HomeMy WebLinkAbout1460RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of
the City of Kent, Washington, expressing
the City's interest in providing a Kent
Shuttle Bus Program and seeking approval
from Metropolitan King County allowing
the City to provide the program.
WHEREAS, The City of Kent recently funded and
operated a city shuttle bus program known, as the "Jingle
Bus," which operated between Thanksgiving and Christmas on a
trial basis; and
WHEREAS, the Jingle Bus program was very
successful, receiving participation and support that greatly
exceeded the City's original expectations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that this type of
transportation service would benefit the City's efforts to
reduce traffic congestion and maintain concurrency under
Growth Management; and
WHEREAS, the City Council would like to bring
shuttle bus service back to the Kent area; and
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WHEREAS, the City has made allocations to provide
$69,000 ln funding to provide a single bus operation route
similar to that of the Jingle Bus; and
WHEREAS, before providing this service to its
citizens, the City Council must first obtain the approval
and concurrence from Metropolitan King County to develop
this service; NOW, THEREFORE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The foregoing findings and recitals
are incorporated as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2: The City of Kent hereby expresses its
intent and desire to create a local single bus shuttle route
service, similar to that of the Jingle Bus service provided
in November and December, 1995, in response to the numerous
citizens' requests for such service that have been received
by the City.
SECTION 3: The City Council finds that the
provision of shuttle bus service would both supplement and
enhance the level of bus transit service presently provided
by Metropolitan King County in the City of Kent and greater
Seattle region.
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SECTION 4: The Kent City Council hereby requests
Metropolitan King County to concur with and approve the
City's development of a full time shuttle bus service that
would operate on a route similar to that of the Jingle Bus
on a single bus operations basis.
SECTION 5: Upon receving approval from
Metropolitan King County for this service, City staff is
authorized to enter into a contract to supply single bus
shuttle service as described herein for the remainder of
1996 and to fund such operations from the City's "Downtown
Transit Demo'' budget at an estimated cost of approximately
Passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington this ~ day of ~
1996.
Concurred in by the Mayor of the City of Kent, this
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ATTEST:
BRENDA ITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ROGER A. LUBOVICH 1 CITY ATTORNEY
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I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy
of Resolution No. /tf? 0 1 passed by the City Council of the
~ Ken~ashington, the
~ 1 1996.
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BRENDA TY CLERK
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