HomeMy WebLinkAbout2037 RESOLUTION 2037
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON requesting the
State of Washington through the Office of Financial Management
review the City of Bremerton 1984 population estimate
particularly with regard to U.S. Naval ships requesting an
allowance be made for additional population resulting from the
aircraft carrier upgrade program.
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton is the home of Puget Sound Naval
Shipyard (PSNS) a U.S. Naval facility; and
WHEREAS, PSNS is used for the aircraft carrier upgrade,
modernization and maintenance program; and
WHEREAS, when an aircraft carrier is brought in for upgrade, the
ship is in port for about two years depending on services
required; and
WHEREAS, the exchange of ships does not always occur at the most
convenient of times for.example the U.S.S. Constellation left
Bremerton on January 23, 1984 and the U.S.S. Ranger arrived on
April 14, 1984; and
WHEREAS, the scheduling in and out of the exchange of aircraft
carriers left the City of Bremerton without a carrier in port on
your specified date of April 1, 1984, but the U.S.S. Ranger was
on a firm schedule; and
WHEREAS, it is obvious that except for the exchange period there
is a carrier in port which brings with it a large crew which
request and require city services; and
WHEREAS, the U.S.S. Ranger has a crew complement of 2.500 persons
not counting dependents that travel to the home port of the ship,
the U.S.S.. Constellation having 2,800 persons on board when it
departed; and
WHEREAS, there is a larger population shift related to a singular
event but which is generally stabilized in numbers by exchange of
ships; and
WHEREAS, the State of Washington does benefit from the location
of U.S. military facilities within the State; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton would loose at least $41.69 per
person in state shared revenues and a loss of certain federal
dollars allocated on the basis of population estimates.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Bremerton City Council does
hereby request that the State of Washington, particularly the
Office of Financial Management is requested to adopt and use a
provision that allows in population estimating a factor to be
used which would reflect estimated population impacts associated
with major military personnel shifts resulting from military unit
exchanges which only leave a short gap for the transition period
but which place a large population impact on the community on a
regular and ongoing basis; and
FURTHER, the City Council does request a specific review of the
Bremerton 1984 census estimate specifically requesting the State
of Washington to add a factor to the current estimate reflecting
the presence of the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Ranger; and
FURTHER, the City Council does hereby request and direct that the
City Clerk transmit prior to June 22, 1984, certified copies of
this resolution to the Governor of this State, the Director of
the Office of Financial Management, and to the State Senators and
Representatives from this area as well as the U.S. Congressional
delegation from this area.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Bremerton this 13th
day of June , 1984.
BILL AMO- District #1
E.L. STURDIVANT- District #2
ROY T. MOSELY- District #3
JIM ADRIAN- District #4
CLYDE PACHEK- District #5
ART ANDERSON- District #6
PHIL DROUIN- District #7
SPENCER HORNING- District #8
RUSS JOHNSON- District #9
MORRIE DAWKINS, Mayor
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN L. MCCLUSKEY
City Clerk