A. The city council of the city of Yakima, by appropriate action, may modify the provisions of the ordinance codified in this chapter or provide for the disestablishment of the Yakima County tourism promotion area, after adopting a resolution of intention to such effect. Such resolution of intention shall describe the change or changes proposed, or indicate that it is the intention to disestablish the Yakima County tourism promotion area, and shall state the time and place of a public hearing to be held by the city council of the city of Yakima to consider the proposed action.

B. If the operators of lodging businesses which paid over forty percent of the tourism promotion charges imposed within the Yakima County tourism promotion area during the preceding calendar year file a petition with the city council of the city of Yakima or the Yakima hotel and motel commission requesting that the city council of the city of Yakima adopt a resolution of intention to modify or disestablish the Yakima County tourism promotion area, the city council of the city of Yakima shall adopt such resolution and act upon it as required by law. Signatures on such petition shall be those of a duly authorized representative of the operators of lodging businesses in the Yakima County tourism promotion area. In the event of failure on the part of the city council of the city of Yakima to honor this request, the participating local governments reserve the right to withdraw from this agreement upon three months notice to the other participating local governments. Provided, however, the effective date of any modification or withdrawal shall be coordinated with the Washington State Department of Revenue in conjunction with its responsibility to administer the tourism promotion charges imposed pursuant to this chapter.

C. In the event a resolution under subsection A or B of this section proposes disestablishment of the Yakima County tourism promotion area, the city council of the city of Yakima by ordinance shall disestablish the Yakima County tourism promotion area; unless at such hearing, protest against disestablishment is made by the operators of lodging businesses paying over fifty percent of the tourism promotion charges in the Yakima County Tourism promotion area. (Ord. 2004-17 § 1 (part), 2004).