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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010 RESOLUTION NO. 2010 A RESOLUTION declaring the intention of the City Council of the City of Bremerton to order the formation of a local improvement district for construction of improvements to the City's downtown area; and fixing the time, date and place for a hearing thereon. WHEREAS, improvements to the City's central business district has been the subject of many months of planning by a Downtown Redevelopment Task Force assembled for this purpose; and WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton has employed a Downtown Redevelopment Project Team to prepare the preliminary design for improvements to the City's central business district; and WHEREAS, the downtown area of the City of Bremerton is need of redevelopment; and WHEREAS, a real estate appraiser has completed an assessment of the downtown local improvement district area and has recommended a boundary area for this project; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton: 1. That it is the intention of the City Council to order a local improvement district for the construction of the facilities described in this resolution; and 2. That the boundaries of the proposed district are as shown on the map attached hereto and nk~de a part hereof as if fully set forth herein, and are described as follows: Plat of the "Town of Bremerton," recorded in Volume 2, Page 30, No. 3718, Kitsap County, Washington, as follows: Block 1: All lots Block 2: All lots Block 3: All lots Block 4: Lots 1 through the South half of Lot 5 Block 5: Lots 1 through 19 and Lots 28 through 47 Block 6: All lots Block 7: All lots Block 8: All lots Block 9: All lots Block 10: Lots 6 through 9 East Of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Block 12: Lots 1 through 12 Block 13: Lots 23, 24 and 25 Block'14: All lots Block 15: All lots Block 16: All lots The boundaries of the above-described land area can also be described as follows: North boundary: 6th Street, except for lots fronting on Washington Ave., extending West to the alley from 6th Street West boundary: Park Ave., between 6th Street and Burwell, and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard between Burwell and Washington Ave. South boundary: The apex of the triangle formed by the intersection of Blocks 1 and 10 and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard ownership East boundary: The alley West of Washington Ave., from 6th Street to 5th Street, and Washington Ave., from 5th Street Southerly to the South half of Lot 5, Block 4; then Southerly along the Easterly side of Lots 1 through the South half of Lot 5 in Block 4; and Southerly along the East side of Blocks 3, 2 and 2 1 to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. All located in the City of Bremerton, as the said plats are shown in the official records of the Kitsap County Auditor. A map generally depicting the above-described area is attached as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by this reference. 3. That the planned improvements include the following, all located within the above-described benefit area: A. A fiberglass roofing structure will be constructed, which will extend on Fourth Street from approximately City Hall to the Foster & Marshall Building. This roof will also be constructed on Pacific Avenue between Second and Sixth Streets. B. Lighting will be provided within the areas enclosed by the roof. This lighting will include neon as well as overhead lighting. C. Fourth Street will be closed to traffic, and shall be improved with landscaping, kiosks, street furniture and terracing in several areas. D. Gateways and theme elements will be provided to identify the downtown of the City of Bremerton. F. Extensive landscaping will also be done on areas of Fourth and Pacific outside of the mall area. This landscaping will include the planting of approximately 50 large trees. G. Pacific Avenue will become a one-way street with diagonal parking and other street improvements such as the widening of sidewalks and further landscaping. H. Second Street will be converted into a one-way street with diagonal parking. I. Gateways and theme elements will be provided for the entrances to the mall areas, including the intersection of Washington and Fourth, the intersection of Pacific and Fifth, the intersection of Pacific and First, the intersection of Pacific and Burwell, and will also be provided at the end of the mall on Fourth Street. J. A staging area will be constructed at the intersection of Pacific and Fourth Streets which can be used for various civic activities as well as for promotional activities such as car shows, boat shows, fashion shows, flea markets and farmer's markets. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby directed to issue notice of the proposed Local Improvement District to the property owners within the benefit areas, and to further provide them with the dates, time and place of the hearing set by this Resolution. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all persons who may object to the formation of the Local Improvement District be notified to appear and present their objections at.a meeting of the City Council to be held at the Conference Room, Great Northwest Federal Savings and Loan Association, 500 Pacific, Bremerton, to be held on May 31, 1984, at 6:00 p.m., which time and place are hereby set for hearing of matters related to the improvements and all objections thereto, and for determining the method of payment for the improvements. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the estimated total project cost of this improvement is Five Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,200,000.00), of which Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) of the cost is to be borne by the benefiting property owners. The City Engineer and Planning Director are hereby directed to consult with Charles Macaulay & Associates, Ltd., to submit to the Council, at or prior to the date fixed for the hearing, a statement of the proportioned amount of the cost which should be borne by the property in the proposed district; a statement of the aggregate actual valuation of the real estate, including 25% of the actual valuation of improvements in the area of the proposed district according to the valuation last placed upon them for the purpose of general taxation; a statement of outstanding unpaid local improvement district assessments; together with a diagram showing the tracks, lots, parcels of land and other property which will be specifically benefited by the improvements, and a statement of the portion of the cost to be borne by each lot, tract, parcel of land or other property. PASSED unanimously this 18 day of April, 1983, by the Bremerton City Council. BILL AMO E.L. STURDIVANT ROY T. MOSELY 4 JIM ADRIAN CLYDE PACHEK ART ANDERSON PHIL DROUIN SPENCER HORNING RUSS JOHNSON MORRIE DAWKINS Mayor ATTEST: KATHLEEN L. McCLUSKEY City Clerk 5 135.