HomeMy WebLinkAbout2165RESOLUTION NO. 2165-B
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON
REQUESTING THAT THE WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
IN COOPERATION WITH THE AUDITOR OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, REGION I0,
AUDIT AND VERIFY THE VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF RIDERSHIP RECORDS
AND TO INSURE THE PROPRIETY OF FERRYBOAT ALLOCATIONS TO THE
SEATTLE-BREMERTON FERRY ROUTE.
WHEREAS, the Seattle-Bremerton Ferry route is essential to the
Puget Sound transportation network serving commuter, commercial,
tourist and recreation users; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle-Bremerton Ferry route is important to maintaining
resources supporting National Defense requirements of the Puget Sound
Naval Shipyard, including labor and materials available through
metropolitan Seattle sources; and
WHEREAS, the frequent reports continuing to reach the City Council
which allege various attempts to discredit the requirements for a
Seattle-Bremerton Ferry route and resulted in the Council President
requesting assistance of the Washington State Transportation Commission
on April 17, 1987; and
WHEREAS, Bremerton ferry terminal facilities are to be improved in the
near future; and
WHEREAS, assignment of boats of different ferry classes to the routes
throughout the system is based upon ridership records and statistics;
and
WHEREAS, assignment of boats to the Seattle-Bremerton Ferry route is also
dependent on various agreements and covenants with the Federal Government;
and
WHEREAS, frequent complaints continue concerning misidentification of
destimations for Bremerton passengers; and
WHEREAS, numerous classes of ferry riders use tickets that do not clearly
identify destinations (e.g., government, commuter books of various types);
and
WHEREAS, the classes of ferries assigned to the Bremerton-Seattle Ferry
route are at or very near capacity, so that actual demand for their use
cannot properly be recorded; and,
WHEREAS, the extent of ferry service and terminal improvements for the
Seattle-Bremerton Ferry route will be highly dependent on the validity of
ridership records and compliance with existing agreements; now therefore,
BE IT THEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, THAT:
I. It fully supports the Council President's letter of April 17,
t98T, requesting assistance of the Washington State Transportation Commission;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT:
1. In view of the continuing, frequent allegations that are brought
before this body concerning the compliance of the State of Washington with
Federal funding agreements pertaining to ferryboats for the Seattle -
Bremerton Ferry route, that an immediate functional, compliance audit
covering existing agreements with the Federal government be accomplished
jointly by the Washington State Transportation Commission, the Auditor of
the State of Washington and the Inspector General of the United States,
Region I0.
2. The continuing and frequent evidence of erroneous recording
of rider destinations during ticketing transactions, and the apparent
lack of ability to determine route usership of other types of tickets
and coupons also require the immediate initiation of an investigation
and audit by the Washington State Transportation Commission and the
Auditor of the State of Washington to determine the validity and
reliability of the ferry route ridership and user statistics presently
being compiled and used by various governmental agencies and bodies when
deciding on service and resource allocations for the Bremerton - Seattle
Ferry route.
3. Copies of this Resolution will be provided to the Puget Sound
Council of Governments, Congressman Norm Dicks, Inspector General of
the United States (Region I0) and addressees of the April 17, 1987 letter
of the Council President.
4. The City of Bremerton also requests that the results of the
above audits be made available to the public and to the recipients of
this Resolution at the earliest opportunity and no later than December
31, 1987; and
5. That the State of Washington Transportation Commission consider
this Resolution as a request on behal'f of the City Of Bremerton to
refrain from further degradation of service on the Bremerton - Seattle
Ferry route be initiated until the results of the these audits are
known and promulgated.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton this 22nd day of
April, 1987.
AL COLVIN, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #1
MORRIE DAWKINS, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #2
HANK WAIBEL, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #3
LON OVERSON, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #4
SHIRLEY MARTY CRUTCHER, COUNCILMAN 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. McCLUSKEY, CITY CLERK
RESOLUTION NO. 2165-A
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON REQUESTING
THE MARINE DIVISION OF THE WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JOIN THE CITY OF BREMERTON AND LOCAL BUSINESS AND CITIZEN GROUPS TO
PROMOTE INCREASED COOPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF ISSUES RELATING
TO THE SEATTLE-BREMERTON FERRY ROUTE
WHEREAS, policy decisions made by or recommended by the Marine
Division of the Washington Department of Transportation directly
effect the lives and livelihoods of Bremerton citizens and businesses;
and
WHEREAS, modifications to the ferryboat schedules on the Bremerton -
Seattle Ferry route have significant implications'for employers,
employees, educational institutions, sport and recreation events,
and surface mass transit; and,
WHEREAS, modifications to the types of ferryboats, both size and
automobile carrying capacity, have similar effects on riders ability
to cope with these changes without thorough advance planning and notice;
now therefore,
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON
THAT:
I. The Marine Division of the Washington State Department of
Transportation join with the City of Bremerton in establishing a
permanent committee of citizens, government, commercial, educational,
recreational and mass transit elements of the communities on both ends
of the Bremerton. Seattle Ferry route; and
2. The Marine Division of the Washington State Department of
Transportation is requested to convene this committee in a forum
aboard the major commuter runs on the Bremerton-Seattle Ferry route
on a monthly basis; and
3. Copies of this Resolution will be furnished to those individuals
named in Council President's letter to the Transportation Commission
dated April 17, 1987.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton this 22nd day of
Apr i I, 1987.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN L. McCLUSKEY, CITY ~LERK