HomeMy WebLinkAbout2102 ORDINANCE NO. 2102
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Bremerton, Washington, pro'~iding for the
acquisition, construction and installation of certain additions and improve-
ments to and extensions of the combined water and sewerage system of the
city, declaring the estimated cost thereof, providing for the issuance of
wate~· and sewer revenue bonds in the principal sum of not to exceed $2,000,00C
to provide funds to pay such costs, confirming the call for bids and letting
of a contract for a certain portion of said improvements, and declaring an
emergency,
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton now owns, maintains and opera~es its
water supply and distribution system, with which the sanitary sewage dispos-
al system of the city has been combined as provided by law, ann which water
system is greatly in need of certain additions, improvements and extensions
in order to properly provide the city and all persons, firms and corporations
within the city and in the vicinity thereof with an adequate supply of water
for all purposes; and
WHEREAS, in order to provide funds to pay the cost of such additions,
improvements and extensions, it is deemed necessary that the city issue and
sell its water and sewer revenue 0onds in the principal sum of not to exceed
$2,000,000; and
WHEREAS, the city has heretofore called for bids for the clearing of
certain lan~ for the Union River reservoir site, and has also let a contract
to the lowest responsiole bidder for clearing such land;
NOW, THEHEFORE, THE CITY OF BR~d~ERTON ~0ES O~DAIN:
Section 1. The following described plan and system of additions and
improvements to and extensions of the wate~~ supply and distribution system
of the city ~with which the sanitary sewage disposal system of the city has
been combined as provided by law~ is hereby proposed, specified and adopted,
to-wit:
A. The city shall construct a concrete dam with all appurtenances on
the Unionkiver at or near the west line of the SW 1/4 of Section 26, Town-
ship 24 North, Range I W. W. M., which dam will provide storage for approxi-
mately 1,500,000,000 gallons of water.
B. The city shall complete the installation of pipe in the McKenna
Falls-Bremerton supply li~e, replace the temporary pipe previously installed
in said line, and shall also construct a settling tank on said line in the
SE 1/4 of Section 35, Township 24 North, Range i W. W. M.
C. The city shall construct and install a new water main across the
Port Washington Narrows to East Bremerton, the South Western terminus of
which shall 0e at or near the intersection of Warren Avenue and the Port
Washington Narrows. In the event a bridge is constructed across said Nar-
rows at or near maid point, saidmain shall be installed thereon.
D. The city shall acquire land for watershed purposes in the Union
River and Gold Creek areas in order to protect its present and future sources
of water supply and the reservoir that will be created by the construction of
the dam provided for' herein.
E. The city shall acquire a site or sites for water reservoirs in East
Bremerton and shall const~'uct one or more reservoirs on suca site or si'res
to be acquired, or on property now owned by the city.
F. The city shall construct one or more reservoirs on the present
reservoir site on Forrest Ridge in the City of Bremerton.
G. The city shall maXe or procure necessary surveys and engineering
studies for additional future sources of water in the Gold Creek, Tahuya and
H~d~& HaRL~la are&s.
The above described improvements shall ce contructed and installed
with all necessary equipment and appurtenances, and said improvements shall
be integrated with the city,s existing water supply and distribution system
wherever necessary.
The ~ity shall acquire all property, real and personal, easements,
franchises, rights-of-way and water rights necessary to carry out the above
described plan of additions and improvements to and extensions of its water
-supply and distribution system, which plan is all as more particularly
set forth in maps, plans and specifications prepared ~nd to b e prepared
by the city's engineers and by John W. Cunningham & Associates, consult-
ing engineers, Portland, Oregon.
It is hereby further provided that the above described plans shall
be subject to such changes as to details or other changes not affecting
the main general plans as shall be authorized by the City Council either
prior to or during the actual course of construction.
Section 2. The estimated cost of the acquisition, construction and
instai-iatio~'of the above described additions and improvements to and ex-
tensions of the water supply and distribution system of the city is here-
by declared to be, as near as may be, the sum of $2,000,000, which cost
shall be paid from the proceeds ct' the sale ol~ the water and sewer rev-
enue bonds of the city hereinafter provided for.
Section 3. The city does he~eby propese and adopt as an integral
part o~"th~'plan for acquiring, constructing and installing the above
described additions and improvements to and extensions of its water sup-
ply and distribution system ~hat payment of the ~ost thereof shall be
made by the issuance and sale of its water and sewer revenue bonds in
the total principal sum of not~to exceed $2,000,000. The exact date oP
dates, ~orm, terms, maturities, covenants and. interest rate or rates of
said bonds shall ce as hereafter fixed by ordinance.
Section 4. The action of the city officials in calling for bids
for the clearing of the land for the Union Ri~r reservoir site and the
letting of a contract for said clearing to the lowest responsible bid-
der iS hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed, and sai5 contract
is hereby declared to be a valid and binding contract upon the parties
thereto.
Section 5, This ordinance is declared to ~e one necessary for the
immediate preserYation of the public peace, property, health and safety
of the people of the City of Bremerton, Washington. An emergency is
hereby declared to exist, and this ordinance is hereby declared to be in
full force and effect from and after its passage, approval ~nd publica-
tion as provided by law.
PASSED unanimously by the City Council of the City of Bremerton at
a regular meeting thereof, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City
Clerk in authentication of such passage, this 9th day of February, 1955.
CITY OF BREN[ERTON, WASHINGTON
ATTEST: BY~~~/~' ~Na yor
City Cler~
APPROVED AS TO FORN:
/s/ Richard Thor~rimson
Of PRESTON, THORGRINSON & HOROWITZ
Special Counsel for the City