RES 2002-13 ERICKSEN AVENUE PROVISION OF UNDERGROUNDING EXISTING OVERHEAD UTILITIESRESOLUTION 2002-13
A RESOLUTION of the City of Bainbridge Island,
Washington regarding the provision of undergrounding
existing overhead utilities and adding street lights on
Ericksen Avenue from Winslow Way to Wallace Way as
part of the Ericksen Avenue Pedestrian and Bicycle
improvements project.
WHEREAS, the City has a capital project to improve pedestrian and bicycle
facilities on Ericksen Avenue from Winslow Way to Wallace Way; and
WHEREAS, Ericksen Avenue from Winslow Way to Knechtel Way has
overhead power, communication and other utility lines and
WHEREAS, the City has indicated their desire to underground the existing
overhead utility lines on Ericksen Avenue as part of the project; and
WHEREAS, property owners on Ericksen Avenue have expressed a desire for
undergrounding of the overhead utilities for aesthetic and power reliability reasons, and
WHEREAS, the Bainbridge Island Fire Department supports the undergrounding
of the existing overhead utility line to improve fire fighting operations and safety; and
WHEREAS, city staff, consultant and the City Attorney evaluated using a Local
Improvement District to fund a portion of the undergrounding costs but determined that it
was not feasible in this situation; and
WHEREAS, The city desires to provide street lights on Ericksen Avenue as part
of this project and recognizes that if the overhead utilities are undergrounded, an
independent street lighting system will be required to be constructed as part of the
project; and
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL. OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE
ISLAND DO HEREBY RESOLVE:
1. That the City will underground the overhead utilities as part of the Ericksen
Avenue Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements project using city funds and funds
from those Ericksen Avenue development projects conditioned to underground
the fronting overhead utilities.
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2. That the staff is directed to develop an ordinance for City Council consideration
establishing a requirement that property owners must connect to the underground
utility lines in Ericksen Avenue at their expense within a certain time.
3. That street lighting be added to the Ericksen Avenue Pedestrian and Bicycle
Improvements project using a lighting standard style similar to the street lights
used on Winslow Way from SR305 to Ferncliff Avenue and on Madison Avenue
between Parfitt Way and Winslow Way.
PASSED by the City Council this 10`h day of July 2002
APPROVED by the Mayor this 11th day of July 2002.
ATTE ST/AUTHE NTICATE
L'-' e., ---
Susan P. Kasper, City Clerk
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: June 19, 2002
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: July 10, 2002
RESOLUTION No. 2002-13
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