HomeMy WebLinkAbout2579RESOLUTION NO. 2579
A RESOLUTION FOR AMENDMENT TO THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE
FOR THE SR3/304 BREMERTON FERRY TERMINAL TO GORST VICINITY
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City Council passed Resolution Number 2534 on November 21, 1995
establishing the preferred alternative for the SR3/304 Bremerton Ferry Terminal to Gorst Vicinity
Highway Improvement Project, and;
WHEREAS, a Value Engineering analysis recommendation to re-evaluate the preferred
alternative selected on SR304 between the Charleston District and Downtown was accepted by
the project Executive Steering Committee members and the City Council, and;
WHEREAS, a committee was established to re-evaluate the preferred alternative on
SR304 between the Charleston District and Downtown and make a recommendation to the City
Council, and;
WHEREAS, the committee had a series of open meetings with staff to gain an
understanding of the issue, held two public open houses to gain community input, distributed
informational flyers/meeting notices to the effected area twice, and participated in a City Council
study session and the public hearing on the SR304 re-evaluation, and',
WHEREAS, the committee recommends that the existing preferred alternative to "do-
nothing" on the Burwell Street portion of SR304 between the Charleston District and Downtown
be modified to generally provide for three lanes of traffic, two eastbound and one westbound with
parking on one side of the street and landscaping throughout the corridor, and;
WHEREAS, the City Council, at its regular meeting of December 11, 1996 held a public
hearing to reconsider the preferred alternative for SR304 from the Charleston District to
Downtown.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Bremerton:
That the Resolution number 2534 which established the preferred alternative for inclusion
in the Final Environmental Impact Statement be amended by deleting the recommendation for
Section C, Number 2 and replacing it with the following:
Revise the Executive Steering Committee recommendation for that portion of Alternative
C-3, between Callow Avenue and Washington Avenue from a one-way couplet on 6th
Street and Burwell Street, to provide for:
· Three lanes of traffic on Burwell Street generally from Hewitt Avenue to
Pacific Avenue, with two lanes eastbound and one lane westbound.
· Retaining parking on one side of the street.
· Off-street parking to offset the removed on-street parking as appropriate.
· "Bulb" out curbs at intersections.
· Landscaping on Burwell Street
· Improvements to the traffic signal coordination system on Sixth Street to
address westbound traffic,
· Improvements to the Burwell Street and Warren Avenue intersection.
· Safe pedestrian movements across Burwell Street, particularly at State Avenue
and High Avenue.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton this 23rd day of December, 1996.
JOHN LAW
Council President
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN L. McCLUSKEY, City Clerk
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