Fiscal Note

Each piece of legislation that appropriates funds, creates position authority, or will create a financial impact through policy direction or otherwise, requires a fiscal note. The fiscal note should be drafted by department staff and should include all relevant financial information. After preparation by departmental staff, the Department of Finance will review and make necessary revisions before transmittal to Council.

Department:	Contact Person/Phone:	DOF Analyst/Phone:
DCLU	C. Susan McLain, (206) 684-0432

Legislation Title:

AN ORDINANCE relating to eating and drinking establishments, updating definitions, establishing a conditional use criterion for certain higher-impact types of establishments, correcting minor errors, and amending SMC Sections 23.45.110, 23.46.004, 23.47.001, 23.47.006, 23.47.010, 23.47.028, 23.47.042, 23.48.008, 23.50.014, 23.50.027, 23.53.020, 23.53.030, 23.54.015, 23.66.234, 23.72.008, 23.84.004, 23.84.010, 23.84.012, 23.84.030, 23.84.038.

Summary of the Legislation:

The attached will update the definitions for restaurants and specify which restaurants are subject to an administrative conditional use (ACU) process. The proposal responds to current trends in the food service industry. The amendments would also update definitions for establishments that serve alcoholic beverages in order to accommodate emerging trends in restaurants concepts as well as changes in the State Liquor Control Board rules.

This ordinance does not have financial implications.

Appropriations (in $1,000’s):

Fund Name and Number	Department	Budget Control Level*	2003 Appropriation	2004 Anticipated Appropriation
TOTAL			0	0

* This is line of business for operating budgets, and program or project for capital improvements

Notes:

Expenditures (in $1,000’s):

Fund Name and Number	Department	Budget Control Level*	2003 Expenditures	2004 Anticipated Expenditures
TOTAL			0	0

* This is line of business for operating budgets, and program or project for capital improvements

Anticipated Revenue/Reimbursement (in $1,000’s):

Fund Name and Number	Department	Revenue Source	2003 Revenue	2004 Revenue
TOTAL			0	0

Notes:

Total Permanent Positions Created Or Abrogated Through Legislation, Including FTE Impact; Estimated FTE Impact for Temporary Positions:

Fund Name and Number	Department	Position Title*	2003 FTE	2004 FTE
TOTAL			0	0

* List each position separately

Do positions sunset in the future? (If yes, identify sunset date):

Background (Include brief description which states the purpose and context of legislation and include record of previous legislation and funding history, if applicable):

Please see attached Director’s Report and Recommendation dated January 14, 2003.

The financial cost of not implementing the legislation (Estimate the costs to the City of not implementing the legislation, including estimated costs to maintain or expand an existing facility or the cost avoidance due to replacement of an existing facility, potential conflicts with regulatory requirements, or other potential costs if the legislation is not implemented):

Possible alternatives to the legislation which could achieve the same or similar objectives (Include any potential alternatives to the proposed legislation, including using an existing facility to fulfill the uses envisioned by the proposed project, adding components to or subtracting components from the total proposed project, contracting with an outside organization to provide the services the proposed project would fill, or other alternatives):

Is the legislation subject to public hearing requirements (If yes, what public hearings have been held to date):

Other Issues (including long-term implications of the legislation):

Attachment: Director’s Report and Recommendation