History
The Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council is the local council of governments
in Kitsap County. It is the forum established through an inter-local agreement
among its current core members - Kitsap County, the four Kitsap Cities (Bremerton,
Bainbridge Island, Port Orchard, and Poulsbo) and the Port of Bremerton - to work
together on issues that affect the entire community. In addition, Naval Base Kitsap
is an Ex Officio member to provide coordination among local and federal actions, and
Kitsap's two federally-recognized Tribes are in the process of developing
a Memorandum of Understanding covering their Associate Membership.
View the Interlocal Agreement (October 2007)
The Kitsap Regional Coordinating has evolved and changed over the past 15 years.
Originally established in 1992 to serve the planning objectives of the Washington
State Growth Management Act, its role has been carefully reviewed several times in
its short history.
- In the early 1990's, the Council was recognized by the Puget Sound Regional
Council as the Kitsap countywide entity charged with collaborative transportation
planning and distribution of federal transportation funding through its
four-county program.
- In the late 1990's, the Council's Executive Board changed its name from the Kitsap Regional
Planning Council to the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council, to reflect its
interest in cooperative action on a range of issues beyond transportation and
land use.
- In 2003, the Executive Board refined language in the Countywide Planning Policies
describing its role as a forum for building consensus and resolving conflict
among its members on issues relating to the Countywide Planning Policies.
- In 2005, the Executive Board amended its by-laws to add the Port of Bremerton and
Naval Base Kitsap to its membership.
At this time, the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council serves four purposes:
- The Council's Executive Board is responsible for the distribution of state and federal grant funds:
- Federal Transportation Funding (through the Puget Sound Regional Council)
- Community Development Block Grant Program (except for City of Bremerton)
- State 2060 & 2163 Low Income Housing Grant Programs
- The Council is recognized by State and regional agencies as the "voice" for
Kitsap County on countywide transportation planning and policy issues.
- The Council coordinates the review and monitoring of the Kitsap Countywide Planning
Policies and the related Population Forecasting and Distribution required by the
State of Washington Growth Management Act, through its Executive Board and multi-jurisdictional
senior staff committees.
- The Council is the vehicle for other multi-jurisdictional collaborative projects
identified in its annual Work Program, for example:
- Kit~Net (Broadband)
- Coordinated State Legislative Agenda
- Solid Waste Facility & Program Planning
Council leadership rotates annually. Past chairs have included current County Commissioner
Jan Angel and past Commissioners Chris Endresen and Patty Lent, Bremerton City Council Member Carol Arends, Poulsbo (past)
Mayor Donna Jean Bruce, and Bainbridge Island Mayor Darlene Kordonowy and past mayor
Mayor Dwight Sutton and Port Orchard (past) Mayor Kim Abel. 2008 elected officers are:
- Chair: Councilmember Carol Arends, City of Bremerton
- Vice Chair: Commissioner Steve Bauer, Kitsap County
View Structural and Organizational Chart
View Bylaws
(adopted December 20, 2007)
Relationship to Other Regional Planning Organizations
The Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council is the countywide organization that interfaces with
multi-county land use and transportation planning organizations:
2008 Adopted Work Program
View 2008 Adopted Work Program
2008 Adopted Budget
View Adopted 2008 Budget
2008 Member Dues
View Adopted 2008 Dues
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