HomeMy WebLinkAbout2148RESOLUTION NO. 2148
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Mayor
Concurring, requesting that the Washington State Legislature and
The Governor of the State of Washington take action to repeal
construction and measurement standards imposed on the use of
arterial street funds, allow both maintenance and construction
expenditures from these funds and remove the Washington State
Department of Transportations from approval and oversight
functions relating to the use of these funds.
WHEREAS, The City of Bremerton has experienced wide-spread
deterioriation of its streets and must conduct major street
maintenance actions inorder to preserve its transportation system
infrastructure; and,
WHEREAS, The City of Bremerton continues to experience
significant street maintenance costs due heavy industrial
and commuter traffic resulting from operations of the Puget Sound
Naval Shipyard; and,
WHEREAS, The Washington State Legislature designated 4.61 percent
of the state variable gasoline tax for use by cities in street
construction projects; and,
WHEREAS, The Washington State Department of Transportation is
required to approve the proposed uses of these funds and the
methods of construction; and,
WHEREAS, The legislation requires them to approve expenditures
only if the resurfacing is at least 6/100feet in thickness; and,
WHEREAS, This requirement effectively limits the use of arterial
street funds to construction and reconstruction activities using
asphalt hot mix, thereby precluding chip sealing and other
economical or new techniques; and,
WHEREAS, The City of Bremerton was one of the first major
industrial areas of the state to be developed and, therefore, has
many sections of the City's street system requiring major
maintenance actions; and,
WHEREAS, Recent infrastructure studies indicate that
continued maintenance through sealing is several times less
costly over the long run than reconstructions; and,
WHEREAS, The same studies show a shortfall of over $1 billion in
available street funding over the next five years; and,
WHEREAS, If the City of Bremerton is to reverse the past trend
of deterioration in our streets and roads, we must efficiently
stretch our limited financial resources; and,
WHEREAS, The City of Bremerton is better able to recognize our
local street problems and devise appropriate, least-cost
treatments, than it is possible under inflexible legislative
mandates and uniform state rules; and,
WHEREAS, The Legislature recognized this problem for smaller
cities in 1983 and passed HB 285, allowing cities under 5000
population to use arterial street funds for maintenance as well
as construction;
THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT:
1. The City of Bremerton urges the Legislature to repeal
all construction and measurement standards imposed on all
Washington Cities in the use of arterial street funds, as they
did for cities under 5,000 population, and allow both maintenance
and construction expenditures utilizing the most appropriate,
locally determined methods; and,
2. The City of Bremerton urges that the Legislature remove
the Washington State Department of Transportation from any and
all approval and oversight roles concerning the use of arterial
street funds; and,
3. Copies of this resolution are to be furnished to the
Governor of the State of Washington, the Washington State
Senators and Representatives representing Citizens of the City of
Bremerton and the Members of the Transportation Committees of the
Washington State Senate and House of Representatives.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON THIS 14TH
DAY OF JANUARY 1987.
AL COLVIN, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #l
MORRIE DAWKINS, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #2
HANK WAIBEL, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #3
LON OVERSON, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #4.
SHIRLEY MARTY CRUTCHER, COUNCILAN
DISTR. #5
MARY LOU LONG, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #6
C.R. "TINY" COLLINS, COUNCILMAN
DISTR. #7
SPENCER HORNING, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #8
RUSS JOHNSON, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #9
GENE LOBE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN L.McCCLUSKEY, CITY CLERK