There is created a marine access committee for the city, hereinafter called “the committee.” The committee shall be governed by Chapter 2.01 BIMC. (Ord. 2025-22 § 1, 2025; Ord. 2021-16 § 7, 2021; Ord. 2016-07 § 1, 2016: Ord. 2015-13 § 3, 2015)
The processes for vacancies and removal shall be governed by Chapter 2.01 BIMC. (Ord. 2025-22 § 1, 2025; Ord. 2019-01 § 14, 2019: Ord. 2016-07 § 1, 2016: Ord. 2015-13 § 3, 2015)
The marine access committee, working in collaboration with the city, shall implement recommendations for the appropriate provision of public access to water. The marine access committee shall:
A. Work to support awareness, management, and enhancement of public access to and from the island’s waters and water-dependent activities;
B. Actively seek opportunities for public engagement and public outreach to increase awareness of marine access sites of all types (water access, water view, etc.);
C. Promote and coordinate opportunities to develop island-wide marine access sites, especially road ends, as appropriate circumstances occur;
D. Develop and recommend new road end and harbor management policies as needed, for island-wide water access sites;
E. Coordinate with appropriate city staff to implement the marine access policies and goals of the council through measures which include, but are not limited to, recommendation of ordinances, regulations, and other means;
F. Initiate, manage, encourage, and support a program for community stewardship of individual water access and road end sites throughout the community;
G. Actively seek to leverage city resources by identifying donation and grant opportunities and assessing for alignment with city goals and priorities;
H. Enlist volunteers, neighborhood members, and community organizations to assist with the implementation of approved plans and/or projects adopted by the city council;
I. Such other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the city council. (Ord. 2025-22 § 1, 2025; Ord. 2016-07 § 1, 2016: Ord. 2015-13 § 3, 2015)
The processes for meetings, officers, records and quorum shall be governed by Chapter 2.01 BIMC. (Ord. 2025-22 § 1, 2025; Ord. 2019-01 § 15, 2019; Ord. 2016-07 § 1, 2016: Ord. 2015-13 § 3, 2015)