HomeMy WebLinkAbout3118 RESOLUTION NO. .3t ► 8
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City
of Bremerton, Washington, supporting the initial work of
the Bremerton Economic Development Study and
endorsing the Belfair Bypass as the top regional
transportation priority and consider the connection of the
Belfair Bypass to both Lake Flora and the SKIA Cross-
Connector Roadways.
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton (City) annexed the most of the urban growth
area known as the "South Kitsap Industrial Area" (SKIA) in 2009; and
WHEREAS, SKIA is designated in the Puget Sound Regional Council's Vision
2040 Regional Growth Strategy and the City's Comprehensive Plan as a"Manufacturing
Industrial Center" and these plans designate this territory as a location of intensive
employment and significant job growth over the next 20-years; and
WHEREAS, since March 2008 the City has been an active participant in
Washington State Department of Transportation's (WSDOT) Bremerton Economic
Development Study that analyzes the state highways in the vicinity of SR 3 from US 101
near Shelton to Loxie Eagans Boulevard in Bremerton; US 101 from SR 3 near Shelton
to SR 102 (Dayton Airport Road); and SR 16 from Sedgwick Road (SR 160) to SR 3 in
Gorst; and
WHEREAS, WSDOT is studying SR 3, US 101 and SR 16 because they serve
growing communities and thirty percent of Kitsap County's workforce relies on these
highways to commute to work daily.
WHEREAS, the Bremerton Economic Development Study seeks to identify
improvement strategies that support the economic objectives within the study area,
including SKIA which is bisected by SR 3; and
WHEREAS, the full development potential of SKIA will not be reached without
sufficient infrastructure to support the growth, which includes adequate transportation
facilities; and
WHEREAS, in Apri12010 the City had the opportunity to review the preliminary
draft findings of the Bremerton Economic Development Study, which prioritizes the
Belfair Bypass as the top regional transportation priority and endorses this proposal as it
will support the full build-out potential of SKIA; and
WHEREAS, the City wants to ensure that the transportation network: enhances a
safety by providing an alternative route if Hwy 3 is blocked, facilitates the movement of
� freight, reduces traffic congestion, and reduces air pollution by reducing stop and go
traffic and volume on Highway 3 through Belfair
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WHEREAS, the City believes that in the development of the draft Bremerton
Economic Development Study which will be released later this spring that WSDOT
carefully consider in its alternatives that the northern terminus of the Belfair Bypass with
the goal of having it terminate on Lake Flora Road in close proximiTy to the terminus of
the SKIA cross-connector, with the goal of facilitating freight traffic in and out of SKIA,
which would also serve the regional goal of a.11eviating traffic through Gorst by
channeling traffic over the Lake Flora Road connection to Highway 16 at Sedgwick;
NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council supports the initial findings of the
Bremerton Economic Development Study, which prioritizes the Belfair Bypass as the top
regional transportation priority and encourages the Washington State Department of
Transportation's to continue its efforts toward development of this project and consider
the connection of the Belfair Bypass to Lake Flora and SKIA Cross-Connector
Roadways.
SECTION2. Severabilitv. If any one or more sections, subsect�ans; or -�-. i
sentences of this Resolution are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such deci`sion shall '
not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Resolution and the same shall
remain in full force and effect.
SECTION3. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect and be in
force immediately upon its passage.
� n P SED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington this
day of , 2010.
WOF ' , uncil President ,:,
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTE :
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� OGER A. LUBOVICH, City Attorne CAROL ET EN, ity Cl k
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