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RES 99-40 ENDORSEMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF KITSAP COUNTY FACILITIES COMMITTEERESOLUTION NO. 99-40 A RESOLUTION of the City of Bainbridge Island, Washington, endorsing the recommendations of the Kitsap Community Facilities Committee and recommending the creation of a public facilities district. WHEREAS, Kitsap County Commissioners created a Kitsap Community Facilities Committee by passage of Resolution 371 on December 16, 1996; and WHEREAS, the commissioners subsequently appointed ten citizens from throughout Kitsap County to "solicit ideas, information and types of facilities needed, the availability of existing facilities whether and what public and private opportunities exist for developing community facilities and the potential sources and mechanisms for fimding community facilities; and WHEREAS, the Kitsap County Commissioners subsequently assigned the Kitsap Parks and Recreation Director, Chris Gears, to facilitate the work of the committee; and WHEREAS, the committee held 20 separate meetings over a 13-month duration reaching three basic assumptions, findings, conclusions and recommendations. Those findings, conclusions and recommendations are contained in the attached portion of the committee' s final report which is incorporated by reference herein; and WHEREAS representatives of the committee acting under the direction of the county commissioners have presented a final report to the city councils of each Kitsap County city and the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council, recommending formation of a public facilities district; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the .City Council of the City of Bainbridge Island, Washington, that the recommendations of the committee are hereby endorsed and that the Kitsap County Commissioners are urged to implement the recommendation regarding other major public facilities by creating a public facilities district and appointing seven people to serve as members of the board of directors of such district. PASSED by the City Council this 22 nd day of December, 1999. APPROVED by the Mayor this 23rd day of December, 1999. TIUTT , iVl'a-yor A TTE S T/A UTHENTI C ATE: SUSAN P. KASPER, City Clerk FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: RESOLUTION NO. 99-40 December 17, 1999 December 22, 1999 0CT-28-1999 12:22 FROM SMITH,O'HARE&MESEMBRINK TO 101033312063408856-9 P.02 Overview of Assumptions, Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations Assumptions: In the early stages of a process which eventually consumed more than 20 meetings, Committee members evaluated data and information from planning documents, the IAC and the Multiple Use of Schools Project to develop three basic assumptions: When viewed in its entirely, the Kitsap County region suffers from a dramatic shortfall of sports, convention, entertainment and recreation facilities. At a minimum, the residents and businesses of the entire Kitsap County region should be able to enjoy the kinds of facilities which are provided to residents in demographically similar counties throughout the State of Washington, Findings: Based upon the research which served as a foundation for the three basic assumptions, the Committee continued its deliberations and developed four fundamental findings: Though there may be opportunities for expanded use of existing community radiities, these facilities will be unable to meet the public' s demand for space, even if utilized to their maximum potential. There is a need for additional sports, convention, entertainment, recreational and other community facilities throughout Kitsap County. If it was economically feasible for these fadlities to be developed exclusively by the private sector, they would already be in place. Since these facilities are not being developed exclusively by the private sector, the public sector must play a role in ensuring that they are provided. Existing governmental agencies (county government, city governments and local school districts) have not been able to find the means of methods to provide these facilities in the past. 0CT-28-1999 12:22 FROM SMITH,O'HARE~MESENBRINK TO 101033312063408856-9 P.03 Conclusions: Within the context of their basic assumptions and fundamental findings, the Committee considered and discussed eleven specific project proposals, and from that process agreed upon a set of logical conclusions: v' It will be necessary for all government agencies and private interests throughout the Kitsap County region to work cooperatively to find the means and methods necessary to provide these facilities. ,/ All available governance methods (including a Public Facilities District, a Special Park DistTict and vadous Inter-Local Agreements) should be explored to fund, develop, operate and maintain these facilities. All available funding mechanisms should be employed to construct, improve, operate, and maintain these facilities, including GO bonds, revenue bonds, impact fees, conservation futures funds, retail sales taxes, grants, user fees, private investments and donations. Recommendations After reviewing and evaluating all eleven proposals, the Committee worked diligently to develop priorities, strategies and a set of final recommendations: ,/' Regarding basic recreation facilities: To address the existing need for enhanced recreation fadlities, the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council (KRCC) should expand its membership to include policy-making representatives from all five public school districts, Olympic College, the US Navy, and other interested public agencies. This groups should meet monthly to provide a forum for discussion and to serve as a catalyst for coordinating the development, operation and maintenance of community centers, aquatic facilities, bali fields, trails, bike routes, performing arts centers and other outdoor recreation facilities. The expanded KRCC should initially focus on the areas of greatest need, and should strive to expedite those programs and facilities which could be developed through better design or management, and in some cases with minimal cost. For those other projects which require additional funding, the expanded KRCC should consider and encourage the continuation of: existing tax support, user fees, impact fees, conservation futures funds, and grants; and where necessary, a voter approved county-wide bond levy, and/or a county-wide operations and maintenance levy. 0CT-28-1999 12:25 FROM SMITH,O'HARE&MESENBRINK TO 10103~312063408856-9 P.04 ,/ Regarding other major public facilities: To address the existing need for unique, destination-oriented facilities, the County Commissioners should create a Public Fadlities District (PFD) to coordinate the development, operation and maintenance of a multi-use outdoor sports stadium, indoor ice arena, indoor soccer facility, indoor multi-use field house, and an enhanced Pavilion/convention center. The Commissioners should appoint the seven-member Board of the PFD with the advice and consent of the expanded KRCC. The PFD should initially focus on those projects which are well suited to a public/private partnership, or to a partnership involving multiple public agencies. When possible, the public support for these projects should be in the form of providing public property for the facilities or public funding for the infrastructure. with the pdvate sector providing capital for construction as well as the ongoing responsibility for operations and maintenance. For those projects which require additional funding, the PFD should consider a voter-approved increase of 1/10 of I percent in the local sales tax, user fees, private investments, grants and revenues from a county-wide hotel/motel tax.