RES 2007-01 PASSENGER ONLY FERRY SERV BY KITSAP TRANSIT:RESOLUTION NO. 2007-01
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Bainbridge
Island, Washington, supporting approval of "Kitsap Transit District
Proposition No. 1 Passenger -Only Ferry Investment Plan and Sales
& Use Tax."
WHEREAS, the Washington State Legislature has made it abundantly clear that it has no
intention of remaining in or returning to the provision of passenger -only ferry service, and the
Washington State Legislature has provided funding only to continue service between Seattle and
V ashon Island until King County can assume it; and
WHEREAS, the Washington State Legislature has authorized Kitsap Transit to provide
passenger -only ferry service in Puget Sound in a public-private partnership that enables Kitsap
Transit to purchase boats, team up with ports to improve and use facilities, and enter into
contracts with private operators for ferry operations; and
WHEREAS, Kitsap Transit has developed a plan that encompasses all aspects of cross -
sound passenger ferry service connecting Southworth, Port Orchard, Bremerton and Kingston
with downtown Seattle, as well as local service connecting Port Orchard and Bremerton; and
WHEREAS, Kitsap Transit's passenger ferry service, at full development, would
provide weekday rush hour trips every 20 to 30 minutes between Kitsap County ports and
downtown Seattle and hourly service at other times and on weekends that would help manage
and mitigate transportation impacts on Bainbridge Island; and
WHEREAS, the voters of Kitsap County will decide on February 6, 2007 whether to
enact a sales tax increase to finance passenger ferries, facilities and services; and
WHEREAS, the proposed sales tax increase is three -tenths of one cent, or $0.30 per
$100.00 of taxable purchase; and
WHEREAS, two-thirds of the capital costs in the initial six-year plan would be funded
from federal or state funds and one-third from the sales tax in Kitsap County; and
WHEREAS, at full development of Kitsap Transit's Passenger -Only Ferry Plan, one-half
of the annual operating costs would be funded from passenger fres, a portion from
miscellaneous income, and the balance from the sales tax in Kitsap and the motor vehicle excise
tax on license renewals in Kitsap; and
WHEREAS, all of the above direct and indirect results of passenger ferries will help
manage and mitigate transportation impacts on Bainbridge Island, provide opportunities for
Kitsap County residents to both live and work in Kitsap County, and thereby generally improve
civic life in Kitsap County; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE
ISLAND, WASHINGTON, AS FOLLOWS:
The City of Bainbridge Island supports approval of "Kitsap Transit District Proposition
No. 1 Passenger -Only Ferry Investment Plan and Sales & Use Tax."
PASSED by the City Council this 24t" day of January, 2007.
APPROVED by the Mayor this 24"' day of January, 2007.
Darlene Kordonowy, Mayor
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATE:
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Rosalind D. Lassoff, CMC
City Clerk
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: January 16, 2007
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: January 24, 2007
RESOLUTION NO. 2007-01
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