HomeMy WebLinkAbout2110RESOLUTION NO. 2110
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton is a municipal
corporation of the State of Washington having within its
boundaries a large federal military installation, specifically
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton does not realize any
real property taxes from this installation as it is owned by the
federal government and therefore exempt from taxation by state
and local government; and
WHEREAS, the presence of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
within the City limits of the City of Bremerton requires the
City to provide extensive governmental services to the federal
installation and to those persons living and working within said
federal military installation including, but not limited to,
street construction and maintenance, park construction and
maintenance, police protection, municipal court prosecution, fire
protection, water and wastewater utility services, and animal
control and disposal; and
WHEREAS, while there are several federal programs in
place to assist local jurisdictions in providing governmental
services to federal installations there is no single uniform
federal program and there is no program in place to assist the
City of Bremerton in providing these services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton is experiencing
declining revenues from all areas including other assistance from
the federal government such as revenue sharing and block grant
programs; and
WHEREAS, this loss of revenue is making it increasingly
difficult to provide necessary governmental services to all
citizens of this community including those living and working in
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard; and
WHEREAS, a uniform federal payment in lieu of taxes
(P.I.L.O.T.) program would treat all local and state governments
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providing services to federal installations uniformly and fairly;
and
WHEREAS, the failure to provide such a system will only
result in a decrease in the quality of life for those federal
personnel living and working within the City of Bremerton; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON
That the City Council of the City of Bremerton
respectfully requests the Congress and President of the United
States of America to establish a uniform payment in lieu of taxes
program to assist all state and local governments in providing of
services to those living and working within federal installations
and facilities, said federal program to be based either upon a
percentage of gross revenues generated by the federal
installation or facility, or on the state and local property tax
which would be assessed were the federal property subject to
property taxation.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton
this 11th day of June, 1986.
GENE LOBE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN L. McCLUSKEY
City Clerk