1554 - Resolution - Sinclair and Dyes Inlets Urban Bay Action PlanRESOLUTION NO. 1554
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
DECLARING ITS SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT TO THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SINCLAIR AND DYES INLETS URBAN
BAY ACTION PLAN.
WHEREAS, the water, sediments, fish and shellfish in Sinclair
and Dyes Inlets are contaminated from historic and current pollution
sources; and
WHEREAS, the beneficial uses of Sinclair and Dyes Inlets and
good quality of life associated with living on or near Sinclair and Dyes
Inlets are threatened by these pollution sources; and
WHEREAS, the population of Kitsap County is expected to
increase with resulting increased pressure on marine resources; and
WHEREAS, controlling pollution sources and cleaning up
contaminated sites in Sinclair and Dyes Inlets would benefit the City of
Port Orchard by enhancing its attractiveness as a place to live, work and
plan; and
WHEREAS, it is less expensive to prevent pollution than to
clean up or remediate problems associated with pollution; and
WHEREAS, the City of Port Orchard has participated actively
in the Sinclair and Dyes Inlets Urban Bay Action Program, which has
involved summarizing data, identifying pollution problems, and developing
an interagency action plan to address pollution problems in Sinclair and
Dyes Inlets; and
WHEREAS, the City of Port Orchard has already demonstrated
active, intense support of pollution control measures relating to Puget
Sound through the construction of secondary treatment facilities,
separation of combined sewer transmission systems, pump station upgrades
and other significant shoreline management initiatives, at great rate
payer expense; when other, larger and more affluent Puget Sound
jurisdictions have not made similar improvements; and
WHEREAS, the City of Port Orchard has already begun several
of the actions listed in the 1990 Action Plan;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: that the Port Orchard City
Council does hereby adopt the 1990 Sinclair and Dyes Inlets Urban Bay
Action Plan as a road map for addressing pollution problems and
controlling pollution sources in Sinclair and Dyes inlets, with the
adoption signifying the following:
I. Support for the intent and principles of the 1990 Action
Plan;
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2. Continued commitment and cooperation of the City of Port
Orchard through equitable participation on an interagency
Action Team to guide implementation of the Action Plan;
3. A continued commitment to seek equitable amounts of current and
future resources, including the quest for outside financial
assistance, to implement the actions in the plan that pertain
to the Cit., of Port Orchard, consistent with the participation
of other local, state and federal agencies and jurisdiction.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED by
the Mayor and attested by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this 8th
day of October, 1990.
4LESLMAYOR
ATTEST:
Patricia Hower, City Clerk