RES 99-36 EXTENDING RESPONSIBILITIES OF ROAD END ADVISORY COMMITTEERESOLUTION NO. 99-36
A RESOLUTION of the City of Bainbridge Island, Washington,
amending Resolutions 92-35 and 96-44, extending the ..
responsibilities of the Road End Advisory Committee'to include
activities that implement the committee's recommendations
approved by the City Council conceming recognition, protection,
and maintenance of City roads and road ends abutting bodies
of salt water on Bainbridge Island.
WHEREAS, the Road End Advisory Committee has admirably performed its original
charge to inventory and characterize all city roads abutting the saltwater environment surrounding
Bainbridge Island pursuant to Resolutions No. 92-35 & 96-44, and
WHEREAS, road ends are a valuable and protected resource for access to the shoreline
by local citizenS, and should be utilized appropriately by our citizens for marine and general
environmental education, history, water rescue, fire safety, viewpoints, and a variety of
recreational purposes; and
WHEREAS, a goal of the City is to place in effect programs that protect and enhance
public access to shorelines as weI1 as to safeguard the rights of private property owners adjacent to
public shoreline access points; and
WHEREAS, activities on the shoreline must be planned and carried out in a manner
consistent with the goals, policies and regulations in the City's Shoreline Master Program and
RCW 58.17 and the State Shoreline Management Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE
ISLAND, WASHINGTON, DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Committee Purpose. The City Council of the City of Bainbridge Island,
Washington, assigns to the Road Ends Committee (the Committee) the responsibility for
implementing recommendations for the appropriate utilization of road ends as approved under
provisions of Resolutions No. 92-35 and 96-44.
Section 2. Road End Committee. The Committee as constituted under Resolutions No.
92-35 & 96-44 shall continue to serve the city's road end goals. Current members may be
re-appointed for a three-year term or may be replaced if unable or unwilling to continue.
Section 3. Committee Action. The committee shall oversee the prioritized list of
recommended projects and plans for each road end site. The Committee shall promote and coordinate
opportunities to develop individual sites as appropriate circumstances occur. Further the Committee will
prioritize recommendations and will undertake coordination of actions to insure successful and timely
completion of projects within the resources available to the city.
The Committee will make recommendations for the action plans for road
ends to the City of Bainbridge Island Public Works Department and the
City Administrator.
The City Administrator or his/her designee will serve as advisor to the
Committee to insure that all recommendations comply with plans and
regulations of concerned jurisdictions.
C. The Committee will make efforts to enlist individuals, neighborhood
members, and community organizations to assist with the implementation
of the approved plan as adopted by the City of Bainbridge Island City
Council.
Section 4. Reporting. The Committee will report to the City Council at least annually on its
activities.
PASSED by the City Council this 8thlay of December, 1999.
APPROVED by the Mayor this 9thJay of December, 1999.
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DWIGHT SU~ON, Mayor
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATE:
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FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
RESOLUTION NO.
December 2, 1999
December 8,
99-36
1999