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041-19 - Resolution - Adopting the 2020 Legislative AgendaRESOLUTION NO. 041.19 A RESOLUT ON OF THE CIW OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, ADOPT NG THE 2O2O LEG SLATIVE AGENDA. WHEREAS, in 2011, the City hired Gordon Thomas Honeywell Government Affairs to benefit the citizens from the expertise and guidance of a lobbying firm that would assist the Mayor and staff in accomplishing the goals and objectives of the City; and WHEREAS, each year, they continue to advocate for the legislative priorities of the City which has included Phase l! of the Dekalb Pier construction and expansion project; Bay Street Pedestrian Path; Rockwell Downtown Pocket Park, and replacement of the McCormick Sewage Lift Station #2; and WHEREAS, on September 24, 2019, the Mayor presented the draft 2O2O legislative priorities; and WHEREAS, the City has been provided with the 2020 Legislative Agenda; now, therefore, THE C TY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLTOWS: THAT: The City of Port Orchard hereby adopts the 2020 Legislative Agenda, attached as Exhibit A. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, SIGNED by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage this 25th day of November 2019. Robert ATTEST: Brandy Rinearson, MMC, City Clerk CTryO PORTOnCHARD z16 Prospect Street, Port Orchard, WA 98366 (S6o) 826-++oZ o Fax: (S6o) 895-9o29 cityhall @ cityofportorchard. us www. cityofp o rto rchard. us 2O2O Legis ative Priorities South Xitsap Community Events Center The City of Port Orchard, the Port of Bremerton and Kitsap County are all in strong support for the South Kitsap Community Events Center (CEC). The City of Port Orchard and the South Kitsap community have been lacking a central gathering place and has been in need of a community events center venue for decades. A regional development team has created a master plan for the redevelopment of an area of downtown Port Orchard that will include a community events and activity center, shoreline restoration, parking retail, office and residential development. This project would result in an investment of more than 5100 million into Port Orchard's downtown, including a corporate headquarters for Kitsap Bank. The surrounding master plan project and Kitsap Bank corporate headquarters (dependent upon the construction and operations of a Community Events Center) would create hundreds of jobs, retail activity, shoreline restoration, public spaces and result in Kitsap Bank remaining in the community of its founding for many decades to come. The investment in this area of downtown will increase the assessed valuation of these parcels from 53.95 million to 5120 million, resulting in a net increase in annual post-development property tax revenue to various agencies. The City has taken the role as the lead public partner in this project to assist with the effort to identifo and secure funding for the CEC project, including local, state and federal grant sources, private benefactors and other appropriate sources for the funding of the project. The City plans to request State Capital Budget funding in 2020. State nvestment in State Routes Like many cities, Port Orchard faces challenges in maintaining and improving the City's transportation system. State routes - Sedgwick Road (State Route 160) and State Route 15 - traverse through the City and serve as both regional and local thoroughfares. Because these are state routes, the state is responsible for maintaining and improving them to accommodate the region's growing population. The City continues to seek 55 million in transportation funding for two compact roundabouts at the SR-16 and SR-160 interchanges in order to help mitigate congestion along these state routes. Economic Development Tools The City of Port Orchard supports economic development tools that benefit the development of the City's downtown area. The City supports the Association of Washin4on Cities increment financing proposal to support economic development in areas like the City of Port Orchard. Foster P lot Protram The City of Port Orchard was chosen by the State for a water resource mitiSation pilot project, which will inform a legislative task force on options for how to respond to the Foster decision. The outcomes 2o2o Legislative Priorities City of Port Orchard Page zofz of this pilot project, and ultimately the recommendations of the legislative task force are of critical importance for the City and the state. The City seeks ongoing legislative support for these issues as the pilot program and task force continue. The City of Port Orchard supports the Associotion of Washington Cities' legislotive agendo.