HomeMy WebLinkAbout2808 RESOLUTION NO. ~
A RESOLUTION to partner with the communities of Kitsap
County and Kitsap County Emergency Management Council in
support of an earthquake/tsunami hazards demonstration progra~
sponsored by the University of Washington Sea Grant Program.
WHEREAS, the Sea Grant programs in Washington and Oregon have proposed to work
with west coast ports and waterfront communities to help plan actions that would reduce their
vulnerability to earthquake and tsunami hazards, and
WHEREAS, Kitsap County has experienced earthquakes in the past, and scientific
evidence indicates Sinclair Inlet is particularly vulnerable to earthquakes and tsunamis generated
on the Seattle fault, and
WHEREAS, earthquake and tsunami hazard information and models and local
Geographic Information System (GIS) data to help assess our communities' vulnerability are
available for Sinclair Inlet, and
WHEREAS, the land and water uses around Sinclair Inlet are representative of many
port and harbor communities around Puget Sound, and the presence of commumty-wide support
for undertaking a demonstration project augers well for success, and
WHEREAS, the Washington Sea Grant Program, University of Washington, has
identified the Sinclair Inlet port and harbor community, comprising the Cities of Bremerton and
Port Orchard, the Port of Bremerton and Kitsap County, as representing the best opportunity for
a successful earthquake/tsunami hazards reduction demonstration project partnership in western
Washin~on.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Bremerton City Council to accept the
Washin~on Sea Grant Program invitation to parmer with Kitsap County and the City of Port
Orchard, within the Sinclair Inlet port and harbor community to undertake this demonstration
project and encourage its members to provide adequate stafftime to support this partnership
effort.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton on this 4th day of April, 200 I.