HomeMy WebLinkAbout2314 RESOLUTION NO. 2314
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON DECLARING
ITS SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SINCLAIR
AND DYES INLETS URBAN BAY ACTION PLAN.
WHEREAS, the water, sediments, fish and shellfish in Sinclair and
Dyes Inlets are contaminated from historic and current pollution
sources; and
WHEREAS, the beneficial uses of Sinclair and Dyes Inlets and good
quality of life associated with living on or near Sinclair and Dyes
Inlets are threatened by these pollution sources; and
WHEREAS, the population of Kitsap County is expected to increase
with resulting increased pressure on marine resources; and
WHEREAS, controlling pollution sources and cleaning up contaminated
sites in Sinclair and Dyes Inlets would benefit the City of
Bremerton by enhancing its attractiveness as a place to live, work
and plan; and
WHEREAS, it is less expensive to prevent pollution than to clean up
or remediate problems associated with pollution; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton has participated actively in the
Sinclair and Dyes Inlets Urban Bay Action Program, which has
involved summarizing data, identifying pollution problems, and
developing an interagency action plan to address pollution problems
in Sinclair and Dyes Inlets; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton has already demonstrated active,
intense support of pollution control measures relating to Puget
Sound through the construction of secondary treatment facilities,
separation of combined sewer transmission systems, pump station
upgrades and other significant shoreline management initiatives, at
great rate payer expense; when other, larger and more affluent
Puget Sound jurisdictions have not made similar improvements; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton has already begun several of the
actions listed in the 1990 Action Plan:
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: that the Bremerton City Council
does hereby adopt the 1990 Sinclair and Dyes Inlets Urban Bay
Action Plan as a road map for addressing pollution problems and
controlling pollution sources in Sinclair and Dyes Inlets, with the
adoption signifying the following:
1. Support for the intent and principles of the 1990 Action Plan;
2o Continued commitment and cooperation of the City of Bremerton
through equitable participation on an interagency Action Team to
guide implementation of the Action Plan;
3. A continued commitment to seek equitable amounts of current and
future resources, including the quest for outside financial
assistance, to implement the actions in the plan that pertain to
the City of Bremerton, consistent with the participation of other
local, state and federal agencies and jurisdiction.
PASSED by the Bremerton City Council this 22nd day of August, 1990.
LYNN HORTON, President
APPROVED this 30 day of August, 1990.
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LOUIS MENTOR, Mayor
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN McCLUSKEY, City Clerk