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1970 - Resolution - Support of Community Economic Revitalization BoardRESOLUTION NO. 1970 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION BOARD (CERB) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE PORT OF BREJ\_~ERTO!'J'-S .fl:V!.ll.T!O.t\J r!.ll.NG.l~•:R .t1.ND !'.~.ll.!NTEN.8..NCE F.ll.CJU:Y .L\.T BREMERTON NATIONAL AIRPORT. WHEREAS, the City supports economic development programs in the South Kitsap County region, and WHEREAS, Bremerton National Airport is an under-utilized airport in the region but has the potential to become a magnet for increase commercial aviation development, and WHEREAS, the Port of Bremerton's capital improvement plan has included construction of structures along Bremerton National Airport's fiight line in support of and to promote aviation-related business, and WHEREAS, the Port of Bremerton has developed plans to construct a 21,332 sq. ft. aviation hangar maintenance/fixed base operator building along its fiight line, and WHEREAS, Avian Aeronautics, Inc. an existing aviation business, would occupy a portion of the building providing much-needed services on Bremerton National Airport, and WHEREAS, the Port of Bremerton applied to CERB for a low interest, deferred payment loan of $432,000 to finance the hangar project, and WHEREAS, completion of this building would allow the airport's principal aviation commercial business to grow and prosper, thus drawing increased private commercial development to Bremerton National Airport, now therefore, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD DOES HEREBY RESOLVE THAT: The CERB Board give maximum consideration to the Port of Bremerton's request for financial assistance in support of the aviation maintenance hangar project, thus bringing more job opportunities to the South Kitsap County region. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, SIGNED by the Mayor and attested by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this 11th d,ay of M:'?n-"2002. c_~~) k{(tc&_,~ LESLIE J. WEATHERILL, MAYOR