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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JUL ! J
June 27, 2001
The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order in the City
Council Chambers, 239 4'h Street, Bremerton, Washington, Wednesday, June 27, 2001, at 5:30 P.M.,
with Council President John Law presiding. Council members present were Jim Reed, Conrad Esser,
Carol Arends, Eric Younger, Ed Rollman, and Cecil McConnell. Council members Wayne Olsen and
Mike Shepherd were absent. Also present were Assistant City Attorney David St. Pierre; Deputy City
Clerk Pauta Johnston; and Legislative Assistant Lori Smith.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Council Member Cecil McConnell,
followed by the invocation given by Reverend Richard Stone of Bremerton Unity Church.
President Law made the following announcements:
1) A Pre-Council session was held to discuss general Council business;
2) Council will be holding the next regular business meeting on Monday, July 2"d due to the 4'h of
July holiday falling on a Wednesday;
3) Item 12A, the first reading of an "Ordinance Amendinq Bremerton Municipal Code 15.06,
Setting Utility Assessments, Fees & Char.qes" would be pulled from the Agenda tonight; and
4) A 10-minute Executive Session will be held immediately following the Council Meeting to discuss
"Real Estate Acquisition"; followed by two Study Sessions to discuss an "Update of City's Legal
Services", and "City of Bremerton & Port Orchard Water".
CONSENT AGENDA
A. Minutes of Meeting - May 29, 2001 (#AB01-135)
B. Minutes of Meeting- June 6, 2001 (#AB01-136)
C. Minutes of Meeting-June 13, 2001 (#AB01-137)
D. Minutes of Meeting-June 20, 2001 (#AB01-138)
#0055 M/S/C/U (McConnetl/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.
#0080 M/S/C/U (Esser/Rollman) On June 27, 2001, the Council does approve for payment those
vouchers included and further described as follows: Checks 253342 through 253344; and 253358
through 253361 in the amount of $1,580,382.10; and Regular Payroll in the amount of $802,874.18
for the period ending June 15, 2001.
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
Cecil McConnell agreed with the comments made by Mr. Darrell McDorman during previous Council
meetings regarding the problems with the ingress/egress off of Wheaton Way at the new Walgreen.
Ed Rollman reminded citizens about the El Carnaval Latino event on Saturday, July 7 in downtown
Bremerton; that assistance was still available from FEMA {1-800-462-9029) for earthquake damage;
and lastly he commended the Block Watch Captain in the 600 block of Highland Avenue for alerting
the police and thwarting an attempted burglary.
Carol Arends noted she had a pleasant weekend attending a church retreat; and donations for
Peruvian earthquake victims are being accepted at Los Andes Import shop on Pacific.
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Conrad Esser encouraged citizens to call the Council office to voice their opinion about the possibility
of a mini casino in the City of Bremerton, which may determine the topic of his next district meeting.
John Law announced there would be no District 3 meeting for the months of July and August.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Cecil McConnell discussed his attendance at the Golf Course Board of Directors meeting, which
included a tour of the new clubhouse, and the State Route 303 Bremerton to Silverdale
Transportation Corridor Study; and Carol Arends would be attending the PSRC Operations and
Executive Committee meetings tomorrow in Seattle.
MAYOR'S REPORT
Mayor Horton presented a plaque in recognition of the contributions made towards "Making a
Difference in the Anderson Cove Communitj/' to Lee Fabricators. Inc. (Darrell Lee, Dennis Turner, &
Brad Hanson) which was accepted on their behalf by Jeanni Johnson of the Planning Department.
LEGISLATIVE REPORT - There was no report this evening.
PUBLIC RECOGNITION
Tina Vlasaty, a Commercial Loan Officer with Cascadia Revolving Fund, a nonprofit community
development financial institution, informed the public that her company provides financial assistance
to small companies, and can be reached at 206-447-9226 ext. 112, or www.cascadiafund.org.
Don Larson presented a sign that was made for the Edmonds Underwater Park, designating it a
marine conservation area. He reiterated his desire for Bremerton develop a similar park next to the
Turner Joy, and discussed several grants that are currently available to possibly assist with funding.
Lauralee Hanson discussed her attendance at a Countywide meeting on gambling, provided packets
of information on the subject to each of the Council members. She further expressed.her opinion that
mini casinos in the City of Bremerton would have a negative effect, but requested that the Council
host a Citywide meeting to determine what the rest of the citizens would support.
Betty Pilling, Board President of the AGAPE Program, which provides outpatient treatment relating
to addictions, also expressed her opinion about the negative effects of gambling, and asked the City
to participate with other cities in the community to support a moratorium on gambling activities.
Kathy Michael agreed with the previous comments, and also encouraged the City Council and the
City of Bremerton to organize a public meeting to discuss the impact of gambling and mini casinos.
10A- RESOLUTION NO. 2817 ADOPTING INTERIM PARKS & RECREATION COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN UPDATE (#AB01-139): Jodi Wroblewski, Acting Director of Parks & Recreation Department,
stated that the Department has prepared an interim Parks & Recreation Comprehensive Plan Update
to the 1995 Parks & Recreation Comprehensive Plan. The proposed interim plan gives an overview
of City of Bremerton parks, recreation, and open space planning; identifies regional, community and
neighborhood parks classification systems and standards; proposes urban and regional Parks &
Recreation goals and objectives; identifies potential funding sources; and identifies and interim 2 year
implementation plan. The plan will promote the development, operation, and maintenance of a
comprehensive park, recreation, and open space system throughout City of Bremerton that will
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provide for a wide range of personal, social, economic, and environmental benefits to the citizens of
the City of Bremerton. The interim plan will be further considered through the Growth Management
comprehensive land use planning process during the development and adoption of the City of
Bremerton's City Comprehensive Plan to be accomplished in 2002.
Don Larson encouraged the Parks & Recreation Department to "expand".
Cecil M¢Connell asked what types of restrictions are in place to be eligible for the grant. Mayor
Horton responded that "local match" dollars would probably be required. Ms. Wroblewski added
that an "information booklet" by the Washington State Recreation & Parks Association was available
in her office.
#1295 M/S/C/U (Arends/McConnell) Move to adopt Resolution No. 2817, Interim Parks & Recreation
Comprehensive Plan Update.
10B - RESOLUTION NO. 2818. AUTHORIZING AN INTER-FUND LOAN FROM THE EQUIPMENT
RENTAL FUND TO THE GENERAL FUND: AND BUDGET ADJUSTMENT NO. 01-12 (#AB01-140):
Kathleen McCluskey, Administrative Services Director, reported that the proposed resolution would
provide a portion of the funding for improvements to several City computer systems. The borrowing
authority will be used on an "as needed basis" and will be dependent on the timing of the several
components of the systems improvement project. The proposed budget adjustment will provide
expenditure authority necessary to issue the loan and for the use of the loan proceeds on the
computer systems project.
There were no comments from the public.
#1570 M/S/C/U (Reed/Arends) Move to approve Resolution No. 2818 authorizing the inter-fund loan
from the Equipment Rental Fund to the General Fund.
#1590 M/S/C/U (Arends/Esser) Move to approve Budget Adjustment No. 2001-12.
11A - CONTRACT FOR UPGRADE OF FINANCIAL SOFTVVARE WITH SUNGARD
PENTAMATION. INC (#AB01-141}: Rich Hanna, City Treasurer, pointed out that the City has been
using its current financial software since 1988. In order to be more productive and to take advantage
of the capabilities of current computer technology, the Department is proposing to upgrade these
systems. This proposed upgrade will allow greater access to financial information in departments
throughout the City, and will provide much better reporting and analysis capabilities than those which
currently exist.
There were no comments from the public.
#1797 M/S/C/U (Younger/Arends) Move to approve the contract with SunGard Pentamation Inc. for
upgrade of computer software and authorize the Mayor to execute the same.
11B - PUBLIC WORKS TRUST FUND LOAN AGREEMENT NO. PW-01-691-007 FOR PARTIAL
FUNDING OF THE MANETTE CSO TREATMENT PLANT ~#AB01-142): Tom Knuckey, Utilities
Engineer, announced that the City has been awarded a Public Works Trust Fund (PWTF) Loan for
$3,000,000. This loan provides partial funding for construction of the Manette Combined Sewer
Overflow Treatment Plant. The request before the City Council is to approve the PWTF Construction
Loan Agreement No. PW-01-691-007.
There were no comments from the public.
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#1862 M/S/C/U (Reed/McConnell) Move to approve Public Works Trust Fund (PWTF) Loan
Construction Loan Agreement No. PW-01-69t-007 for partial funding of the Manette CSO Treatment
Plant, in an amount of $3,000,000, and authorize the Mayor to execute the same.
11C - INTER-DEPARTMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR REVENUE SHARING (#AB01-145):
Rich Hanna, City Treasurer, summarized that the proposed agreement will define a system of
sharing incremental tax revenue from the commercial property located between Oyster Bay Avenue,
State Route 3, the Wastewater Treatment Plant and Werner Road. The intention is to share this
incremental revenue between the Wastewater Fund and the General Fund until wastewater has
recovered its expenditures from converting the property from residential to commercial use.
There were no comments from the public.
#2044 M/S/C/U (Reed/Younger) Move to approve the attached interdepartmental agreement for
revenue sharing.
11D - EXTENSION OF BANKING SERVICES CONTRACT WITH BANK OF AMERICA (#AB01-
144): Rich Hanna, City Treasurer, stated that at his request, Bank of America has submitted the
attached offer to extend the current contract for banking services through June 2003. The proposal
contains a revised pricing schedule for banking services, which is expected to increase the cost of
services by approximately 1.5% from our current rates. Also included in the proposal is an offer to
refine the range of banking services to better meet the financial needs and security of the City.
There were no comments from the public.
#2245 M/S/C/U (Esser/Arends) Move to approve extension of the contract with Bank of America for
banking services and authorize the Mayor to execute the same.
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f:~: This item was postponed until the next meeting on Monday, July 2, 2001.
12B - PUBLIC HEARING ON YEAR 2002 CDBG/HOME POLICY PLAN (#AB01-146): Debbie
Peavler-Stewart, Economic Development, pointed out that the draft 2002 CDBG/HOME Policy Plan
was initially presented to City Council on May 23, 2001. The plan identifies the CDBG rules and
regulations, as well as the City's allocation process. A letter announcing availability of the plan was
sent to all persons and organizations who have indicated an interest in the CDBG and HOME
programs and a notice that the plan is available was placed in the 'Bremerton Sun'. A copy of the
plan has been sent to those requesting it. A public meeting to discuss the plan was held on June 13,
2001, where no recommendations were made. According to the proposed schedule, staff will hold a
technical assistance meeting on July 11, and applications will be accepted until August 22.
There were no comments from the public.
#2368 M/S/C/U (Younger/Arends) Move for approval of the draft 2002 CDBG/HOME Policy Plan.
The Council reconvened in the Council Conference room for a 10-minute Executive Session from
6:45 to 6:55 P.M. to discuss "Real Estate Acquisition". With no further business, the regular Council
meeting was adjourned at 7:00 P.M.
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Council again reconvened in the Council Conference Room for two Study Sessions to discuss an
"Update on City's Legal Services" and a discussion on "City of Bremerton and Port Orchard Wate#'.
Prepared and Submitted by:
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P,g,4CL~ JOHN//,~(~N: 5ep-uty City Clerk
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J(:~N LAW, C,k~ (~0uncil President
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