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COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
May 16, 2001
The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order in the City
Council Chambers, 239 4TM Street, Bremerton, Washington, Wednesday, May 16, 2001, at 5:30 P.M.,
with Council President John Law presiding. Council members present were Jim Reed, Conrad Esser,
Carol Arends, Eric Younger, Mike Shepherd, Ed Rollman, Cecil McConnell, and Wayne Olsen. Also
present were Deputy City Clerk Paula Johnston; Assistant City Attorney David St. Pierre; and Council
Assistant Christine Grenier Ellingson.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Council Member Cecil McConnell, followed
by the invocation given by Pastor Rick Bodrie of Calvary Chapel.
President Law made the following announcements:
1) A Pre-Council session to discuss general Council business was held prior to the Council Meeting,
which included a 10-minute Executive Session from 5:07 to 5:17 P.M. to "REVIEW LABOR
NEGOTIATIONS" per RCW Chapter 42.30.140(4)(b);
2) Council will reconvene in the Council Conference Room immediately following the meeting for a
Study Session to discuss the "MILLER & MILLER REVIEW OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES DEPARTMENT";
3) Item 10E -"PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR FOSTER PEPPER
LAWSUIT SUPPORT" was pulled from the meeting agenda tonight;
4) A Study Session will be held immediately following the Council Meeting on Wednesday, May 23,
2001 to discuss "COMPUTER HARDWARE & SOF'I'VVARE ACQUISITION";
5) The Council Meeting will be held Tuesday, May 29, 2001 at 5:30 P.M.; and
6) The Council and Mayor will participate in a "RETREAT WITH THE FACILITATOR" on
Wednesday, May 30, 2001 from 12:00 noon to 8:00 P.M. at the Oyster Bay Inn on Kitsap Way.
CONSENT AGENDA
A. Minutes of Meeting- April 25, 2001 (#AB01-102)
B. Minutes of Meeting - May 2, 2001 (#AB01-103)
#0080 M/S/C/U (McConnell/Arends) Move to approve Consent Agenda as presented.
CLAIMS/CHECK REGISTERS
Vouchers audited and certified by the auditing officer as required by RCW 42.24.080, and those
expense reimbursement claims certified as required by RCW 42.24.090 have been recorded on a
listing that had been made available to the Council.
#0110 M/S/C/U (Esser/McConnell) On May 16, 2001, the Council does approve for payment those
vouchers included and further described as follows: Checks 252093; and 252104 through 252338 in
the amount of $1,147,626.51.
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
Carol Arends announced a Community Meeting on May 24th from 7:00 to 8:30 P.M. at the Summit
Avenue Presbyterian Church to discuss improving neighborhoods and promoting community
development with Mayor Lynn Horton and Building & Planning Director Chris Hugo. She also
announced a combined District 6 & 7 meeting would be held on May 31st beginning at 6:30 P.M. in
the Boardroom of the Bremerton School District Office located on Marion Avenue. The topic will
include a presentation on "Methamphetamine" by Detective Keith Sargent and Sergeant Larry Hill of
Police Special Operations.
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Mike Shepherd announced a District 5 Neighborhood meeting on Thursday, May 17, 2001 beginning
at 6:30 P.M. at the Memorial Lutheran Church located at 10t~& Veneta with Chris Hugo of the City's
Building & Planning Department; he also reminded citizens to attend the First Friday Art Walk and
related events this week; reported on a Tea Party he attended last week; acknowledged that there is
a great number of people involved in home improvement; and noted that a particular Block Watch
chapter has been highly successful and responsive on the Pennsylvania block.
Ed Rollman invited the public to attend the Centennial Historical Committee Photo Exhibit located at
4th (~ Pacific, depicting the past 100 years of Bremerton's history. The exhibit is free and will be open
on Thursday 11:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M., Saturday 9:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M., and Sunday 11:00 A.M. to
7:00 P.M. The exhibit will be closed until the First Friday Art Walk and then will be open through the
summer. He also reminded citizens to attend other Armed Forces Festival events.
Cecil M¢Connell announced that the final discussion on the Government Center would be held at
Port Orchard City Hall at 7:00 P.M. tonight. He also reported on the combined District 1 & 2 Meeting
held Monday and thanked Officer Paterson and Officer Vertifae for attending the meeting.
Wayne Olsen also thanked the Mayor and the Police Officers for attending the District 1 & 2 Meeting;
and announced the Lyon's Club Breakfast from 6:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, May 19th.
John Law announced that there would be no District 3 meeting for the month of May, but that he
would make up for it with lots of information at the next District 3 meeting on Tuesday June 12%
COUNCIL COMMI'I-rEE REPORTS
Cecil McConnell reported on activity in the Charter Committee, also attended by Ed Rollman, Wayne
Olsen, Carol Arends, and Kathleen McCluskey.
MAYOR'S REPORT
Mayor Horton commended the contributors to the Centennial Display; reported on the Downtown
Library Restoration Project and that pledge cards are available; and encouraged people to attend the
Armed Forces Festival.
The following proclamations were read:
· The Month of May as "Foster Parent Appreciation Month", which was accepted by Rick
Williams, President of the Foster Parent Association;
May 17, 2001 as "Poppies Days'; which was accepted by Ruth King Yates, American Legion
A uxilia fy;
· May 19 - 25, 2001 as "National Safe Boating Week"; which was accepted by Cynthia Urban,
Commander of the Bremerton Power Squadron; and
· May 20 - 26, 2001 as "National Public Works Week" which was accepted by Bob Tulp, Public
Works & Utilities.
Tom Long of Bremerton Rotary briefly described the Rotary-sponsored "JIM SHANK MEMORIAL
SCHOLARLISH ESSAY CONTEST", and introduced this year's First Place Winner "Putting a Stop to
Squatting" by Natanya Wilson; and the First Runner Up "A Community Behind Its Youth" by Chris
Keough. Mayor Horton clarified that the actual house discussed in the "Putting a Stop to Squatting"
essay was not located in the City of Bremerton, and health issues can be addressed by eviction.
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LEGISLATIVE REPORT - There was no report tonight.
PUBLIC RECOGNITION
H. Emily Moshay, Centennial Committee, commented on the Centennial Display and upcoming
Lyon's Breakfast. She added that the adult tickets for the pancake breakfast are $5 and child tickets
for ages 5 to 11 are $2.
Pat Wright, Business Owner, announced the events of the Armed Forces Festival.
Don Larson announced grant opportunities that would help with City greenbelt planning.
10A - BID AWARD FOR DOUBLE DRUM VIBRATORY ROLLER (AB01-104): Jim Or'ton, Fleet
Manager, stated that the Equipment Services Division on behalf of the Streets division called for bids
for a double drum vibratory roller per RCW and City of Bremerton purchasing policies. Four (4) bids
were received, however, only one bid met specifications. It is recommended that the bid be awarded
to Clyde West in the amount of $45,042.36 for a BOMAG BW135AD double drum vibratory roller.
There were no comments from the public.
#1715 M/S/C/U (Reed/McConnell) Move to approve the bid of Clyde West in the amount of
$45,042.36 for a BOMAG BW135AD double drum vibratory roller and authorize the Mayor to execute
the contract subject to current Administrative Policies and Procedures.
10B - BID AWARD FOR RE-DRILLING THE CITY'S WELL 18 (#AB01-105): Kathleen Cahall,
Water Resources Manager, summarized that in August 2000, the City's Well 18 failed from sand
production and is unusable. A video inspection by a hydrogeologist indicated that the well needed to
be replaced by re-drilling a new well in the vicinity. Four (4) Bids were received, with Charon Drilling
submitting the lowest bid at $39,038.56.
There were no comments from the public.
#1800 M/S/C/U (Shepherd/Reed) Move that Council award the installation of the new well to the
lowest bidder Charon Drilling, and authorize the Mayor to sign subject to City administrative policies
and procedures.
10C - REQUEST FOR ACCEPTANCE OF POINT FACTOR JOB RATING SYSTEM AND SALARY
SURVEY AND COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR THE "CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION
STUDY" (#AB01-106): Carol Conley, Human Resources Manager, emphasized that in order to
begin the employee appeal process for the Classification and Compensation Study, it is the
recommendation of the Classification and Compensation Committee (CCC), that the point factor job
rating system and salary/compensation process as outlined in the Prior/Martech report presented to
Council at the Study Session on April 23, 2001 for the Teamsters bargaining unit, be adopted by the
City Council. It is the CCC's concern that without the concurrence of the City Council, the employee
appeal process would serve no purpose. The Council is not being asked to approve the
recommendations or implementation of the study at this time.
There were no comments from the public.
#1940 M/S/C/U (Reed/Shepherd) Move to adopt the point factor job rating system and
salary/compensation process as outlined in the Prior/Martech report presented to Council at the
Study Session on April 23,2001 for the Teamsters bargaining unit.
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10D - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT AMENDMI~NT WITH OLSEN & OLSEN (#AB01-
107): Pe_o_o_v Lesser, Risk Manager, mentioned that Olsen & Olsen has been providing various legal
services to Bremerton since December of 2000. The City is pleased with the quality and cost of those
services; wants to assign the defense of additional matters to this firm; and to extend the contract for
an additional year.
There were no comments from the public.
#2000 M/S/C (McConnell/Younger) Move to approve the amendment to the professional services
agreement with Olsen & Olsen for an additional amount of $30,000 with a total not-to-exceed contract
amount of $49,950.00.
Voted in favor of Motion: Arends, Reed, Olsen, McConnell, Rollman, Shepherd, Younger, and Law
Voted opposed to Motion: Esser
Motion carried: 8-Yes; 1-No
10E PROFS~$!OH.~.L SERVICES ?.GREE."~ENT FOR FOSTER PEPPER L.~.WSU!T SUPPORT
.#¢AB0¢¢44~8~. : Item was pulled from the agenda.
With no regular Council business, the meeting adjourned at 6:31 P.M. Council then reconvened in
the Conference Room for a Study Session to discuss the "MILLER & MILLER REVIEW OF
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT".
Prepared and Submitted by: .
LORI SMITH, Legislative Assistant
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FFA'OL~-J~H~S~ ~eputy City Clerk
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