HomeMy WebLinkAbout012 RESOLUTION NO. 012
A RESOLUTION of the governing Board of the
Bremerton Transportation Benefit District approving a material
change policy.
WHEREAS, Chapter 36.73 RCW and RCW 35.21.255 authorize the City of
Bremerton to establish a Transportation Benefit District within the City jurisdiction for the
purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, providing, and funding transportation
improvements within the district that are consistent with existing state, regional, and local
transportation plans and necessitated by existing or reasonably foreseeable congestion levels; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Bremerton found it to be in the best
interests of the City to establish a citywide Transportation Benefit District consistent with
Chapter 36.73 RCW, to protect the City's long term investments in that infrastructure, to reduce
the risk of transportation facility failures and improve safety, to continue optimal performance of
the infrastructure over time, and to avoid more expensive infrastructure replacements in the .
future; and
WHEREAS, by passage of Ordinance No. 5076, the City Council of the City of
Bremerton established the Bremerton Transportation Benefit District ( "TBD ") as authorized by
RCW 35.21.225 and subject to the provisions of Chapter 36.73 RCW; and
WHEREAS, RCW 36.73.160 requires the Transportation Benefit District to adopt
a material change policy to address major plan changes that affect project delivery or the ability
to finance the plan, and address material changes to cost, scope, and schedule; the level of
change that will require governing body involvement; and how the governing body will address
those changes. NOW THEREFORE,
THE BOARD OF THE BREMERTON TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
DISTRICT DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Material Change to Cost. In the event an approved transportation
improvement project exceeds its original cost by more than twenty percent (20 %), the TBD
Board shall hold a public hearing to solicit comments from the public regarding how the cost
change should be resolved. TBD authorized staff shall consult with the Board President to
inform him or her of the cost overruns for purposes of scheduling a public hearing.
SECTION 2. ' Material Change to Scope. In the event the scope of a
transportation improvement project materially changes from that originally anticipated at project
approval, TBD authorized staff shall consult with and review the changes with the Board
President. The Board President shall determine whether or not to convene a meeting of the
Board for discussion.
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SECTION 3. Material Change to Schedule. In the event that the schedule of a
transportation improvement project materially changes in a way that significantly impacts other
TBD projects or funding, or schedule changes exceed ninety (90) days, TBD authorized staff
shall consult with and review such changes with the Board President. The Board President shall
determine whether or not to convene a meeting of the Board for discussion.
SECTION 4. Severability. If any one or more sections, subsections, or
sentences of this Resolution are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Resolution and the same shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 5. 1Efective Date. This Resolution shall take effect and be in force
immediately upon its passage.
PASSEp by the Transportation Benefit District of the City of Bremerton,
Washington this �� day of , 2014.
Dino Davis, Board President
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
RO ER A. LUBOVICH, Board Atto Shannon Corin, Board Secretary
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