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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2406 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Bremerton~ Washington~ providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the city at a special election to be held therein on November 8~ 1960 of a proposition of whether or not the city should issue its unl/mited tax levy general obligation bonds in the principal sum of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) in order to provide funds to acquire, construct~ install and make certain capital /~provements to the park and playground facilities of the city; and declar/~g an emergency. WHEREAS, in order to provide the people of the City of Bremerton with modern park, playground, recreational and athletic facilities and to further the public health and welfare of such people~ it is deemed necessary and advisable that the city acquire, construct~ install and make certain capital improvements to the park and playground facilities of the city~ and to provide the money therefor that it issue and sell its unlimited tax levy general obligation bonds ~n the principal sum of Three Hundred Thousand 'Dollars ($300, 000) ; and WHEREAS~ the Constitution and laws of the State of Washington provide that the question of whether or not such bonds may be issued for such purposes must be submitted to the qualified electors of the city for their ratification or reJection~ NOW, THEREFORE, TH~ CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. It is hereby found and declared that the public health and welfare of the people of the City of Bremerton require the city to provide the following capital improvements at and to the following city parks and playgrounds: A. Roos.,evelt Field Rest rooms, ball fields with necessary seating facilities~ new light towers and lights~ new outfield fencing, tile drainage, a:~parking area, and landscaping. B. Forest.. Ridqe Park Surfacing the parking area, landscaping, permanent tables~ fireplaces, benches, lights, and ope~-air cooking shelter, and such other necessary equipment and facilities as shall constitute capital improve- ments. C. Warren Avenue Tile drainage, fences~ lights, landscaping, and renovation of ~ pool. D. Sheridan park center Reconstruction of the tennis court and the acquisition and installation of such other necessary equipment as shall constitute capital ~aprovements. E. E.v_erqreen Park Underground irrigation, tile drainage, grading and resurfacing where necessary, rebuilding and enlarging of the picnic shelter, .renovating the wading landscaping, and the acquisition and lnstallatic~l of such other necessary facilities as shall con- stitute capital improve~ents. F. Manette Field Tile drainage, grading, landscaping, renovation of wading pool~ and acquisition and ~nstallation of such other necessary eqUil~aent as shall .co~ti~ute c~pital improvements. G. ~ebo Field. Acquisition, construction~ installation and making of all capital /mproveamnts as shall be found necessary to provide a complete park and recreational area~ all as more specifically provided in plans now on file with the City Clerk. H. Eve.r.~,.reen .p. ark- Golden Aqe Center A recreational center with all necessary facilities and with caretaker w s quarters. I. Two boat-launching facilities on properties owned by the city and located~ one on the east and one on the west side of the Wa~hington Narrows. J. A patio at the.present municipal sw/mming pool. K. Such playground and park equipment and machinery as shall be found necessary and as shall constitute capital improvements& all other things necessary for the development of park and playground facilities throughout the city~ including Stevenson Canyon Park, Sheridan Park Recreation Area No. 2, and other areas. -2- .s..ect!~0n 2. That for the purpose of providing money necessary to acquire, construct, install and make such capital improvements, the city shall issue and sell its unlimited tax levy general obligation bonds in the principal sum of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000). Said bonds shall bear interest at a rate of not to exceed 6% pot annum payable semiannually, and shall mature in from two to ten years from date of issue in such amounts as will, as nearly as prac- ticable, together with the interest thereon, be met by equal annual tax levies for the paye~nt of the principal thereof and' interest thereon. Both such principal and interest shall be paid out of annual levies of taxes to be made upon all the taxable property within the city without l~mitation as to rate or amount. The exact date, form, terms and maturities of said bonds shall be as hereafter fixed by ordinance of the city. Section 3. It is hereby found and declared that an emergency exists requiring the su~eission to the qualified electors of the city of the proposition of whether or not the cityshould issue and sell said bends for such purposes at a special election to be held therein on November 8, 1960, in conjunction with the county and state general election to be held on the same date. The Kitsap County Auditor, as ex officio supervisor of said county and state general election, is hereby r.equested to call and conduct said special election on said date and to su~uit to the qualified electors of the city the proposition hereinafter set forth. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify to the Kitsap County Auditor said proposition in the following form: -3- PROPOSITION NO. 1 ~aZl t~ City of Br~t~, Wuh~ton, for the pur~e o~ provt~ f~ to W~r~ Avenue~ ~~e ~a sw~g ~ls ~ to acute ~s~ e~t~t ~d to ~ all other ~s n~esS~ ~r ~e ~elo~t of Steve~ C~yon P~ka Sh~t~ its g~eral obligation ~ ~ ~ pr~t~l s~ of $300~000~ sald ~ to ~ ~ter~t at a rate of not to ~oeed 6% ~r ~, to Mt~e ~ fr~ 2 to 10 ye~s ~terest; out of ~ual t~ 1~1~ to b Mde u~n all the t~le pro~rty wtth~ ~ city wt~t l~ttatton as ~o rate or ~t; all ~ Ordtn~ce No. ~w[ of tho ~e ~ll~g plies for each of the voting pr~cts wlth~ the city ~ t~ officials to se~e at e~h ~11~ place for this s~clal elation s~ll ~ the 8~ as the ~ll~g ~ace8 selecte~ for each such voter pr~ut ~nd the ~lectt~ officials to se~e thereat as selecte~ ~ the Kttsap C~ty Auditor for tb c~ty ~ state general elation S~t$on 4. ~t ~ ~~y ~tsts ~d ts here~ declarea to ~tst~ ~d this ord~ce t8 n~.~$~ for the ~dtate prese~atton of the ~ltc peace~ health ~d for the g~eral ~l~e~ ~d the s~ shall ~ ~ full force ~d eff~t ~e~iately u~n ~s~e ~ p~l lc at ton . ~P~ on first re~ ~hts 14th ~y of Septet, 1~0. P~S~ ~ APP~ ~ the City Co~tl of the City of Br~rton~ signed ~ the ~yor ~d attest~ ~ the City Clerk ~ auth~ttcatlon of such ~ss~e thls 21st day of Se~~r; 1~0.