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A RESOLUTION endorsing the Washington State Department of Fisheries
application to the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation for
capital funding for the construction of a public fishing pier and
reef on the Bremerton waterfront.
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton declared the area bounded by 6th Street,
Warren Avenue, the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and the Port Washington
Narrows as a blighted area under State of Washington law July 6, 1977 and
declared a need for signifi.cant urban renewal within the area, and
WHEREAS, the City CounCil of the City of Bremerton appointed itself
as the urban renewal agency to pursue rehabilitation of the Central Business
District of the City, and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton is now actively seeking downtown re-
development supported by a Federal Urban Incentives grant from the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton is participating in a cooperative
planning process with the State of Washington Department of Transportation
for the replacement of the existing ferry terminal with a modern new
facility, and
WHEREAS, these planning efforts are seeking coordinated development
of the entire waterfront from the proposed new ferry terminal north to
4th Street involving additional public sector and private sector invest-
ment, and
WHEREAS, Bremerton's adopted and proposed new comprehensive plan and
Shoreline Management Master Program strongly advocate revitalization of
the downtown waterfront with partioular emphasis on public access and
recreation, and
WHEREAS, the State of Washington Department of Fisheries proposes a
cooperative project with the City of Bremerton for the development and
operation of a public fishing pier on the Bremerton waterfront, and
WHEREAS, the State of Washington Department of Fisheries intends to
seek one hundred percent (100%) capital construction funding for the
development of said fishing pier from the Interagency Committee for Out-
door Recreation.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Bremerton will parti-
cipate in a joint development process with the Washington State Department
of Fisheries for a public fishing pier on Bremerton's waterfront wherein
the Department of Fisheries will pursue funds from the Interagency Committee
for Outdoor Recreation for capital construction and the City of Bremerton
will pursue funds for ongoing operation and maintenance of the facility, and
FURTHER, that the City of Bremerton fully endorses the Department of
Fisheries application to the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation for
100% capital construction funds for said public fishing pier.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Bremerton, signed by the
Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such adoption
this 15th day of April, 1980.
Mayor Glenn K. Jarstad
ATTEST:
City Clerk, Kathleen L. Mandio