Betsy Peabody Sent - City of Bainbridge Island

Dennis Fisher, Page 4
II. BACKGROUND
WSDOT has recently acquired property in Eagle Harbor formerly owned by Bainbridge Marine Services, to
allow for expansion of the Washington State Ferries maintenance facility.
Concurrent with this acquisition, WSDOT has participated with PACCAR Inc. In the design of sediment
remediation in the West Harbor Operable Unit of the Wyckoff /Eagle Harbor Superfund Site. IN consideration
of new information obtained during the design effort, and in order to facilitate WSDOT’s facility expansion
and address local community needs for maintaining a private boatyard facility or other private water-dependent
industrial or commercial operations in this area, WSDOT has proposed to construct a 0.9-acre nearshore fill on
Eagle Harbor tidelands owned by WSDOT. Project approval by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), under the authority of both Superfund and the Clean Water Act, is necessary prior to construction.
WSDOT and the City of Bainbridge Island both understand the strong desire of the local community to
set aside approximately 1 acre of WSDOT’s recently acquired site for long-term lease by a private waterdependent
industrial or commercial operation such as a boatyard, consistent with the City of Bainbridge
Island’s comprehensive land use plan and direction provided under the state Shoreline Management Act.
Accommodation of such a private operation at the site was an objective of the WSDOT/EPA nearshore fill
proposal. In order to provide both EPA and the local community with additional assurances that private waterdependent
industrial or commercial operations will continue at the site, WSDOT and the City of Bainbridge
Island have jointly developed this MOA.
III. PROVISIONS
In consideration of mutual promises herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. Approval of Future Site Development Permit Applications. The City of Bainbridge Island is expected to
approve forthcoming development plans and associated permits for the expansion of the Washington State
Ferries maintenance terminal at Eagle Harbor. Nothing in this MOA is intended to prevent the City from
requiring additional mitigation including, but not limited to, construction of noise and view buffers as a part of
their normal development review and permit approval process.
2. WSDOT agrees to enter into a long-term lease or leases, for a minimum of 20 consecutive years from the date
of this agreement, of an approximate 1-acre area to either a private water-dependent industrial or commercial
operation or to the City of Bainbridge Island.
IV. EXECUTION
This agreement becomes effective upon signature of the City of Bainbridge Island and the Washington State
Department of Transportation.