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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
August 22, 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, August 22, 2001, at 5:30
P.M., with Council President John Law presiding. Council members present were Jim Reed, Will
Maupin, Carol Arends, Eric Younger, Ed Rollman, and Wayne Olsen. Council members Cecil
McConnell and Mike Shepherd were absent. Also present were Interim City Attorney Loren Combs;
and Legislative Assistant Lori Smith·
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Council Member Wayne Olsen, followed by
the invocation provided by Reverend W##am Wambs~Tanss of West Side Baptist Church.
President Law made the following announcements:
1) A Pre-Council session was held to discuss general Council business; and
2) A 20-minute Study Session will be held immediately following the regular Council Meeting to
discuss the "PROPOSED COUNCIL OFFICE LAYOUT IN THE GOVERNMENT CENTER".
CONSENT AGENDA
A. Minutes of Meeting - July 25, 2001 (#AB01-185)
#0020 M/S/C (Arends/Olsen) Move to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.
Voted in favor of Motion: Olsen, Rollman, Younger, Arends, Reed, and Law
Abstained: Maupin
Motion carried: 6-Yes; l-Abstention
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.
#0040 M/S/C/U (Reed/Olsen) On August 22, 2001, the Council does approve for payment those
vouchers included and further described as follows: Checks 254950 through 255276 in the amount of
$1,584,598.85; and Regular Payroll in the amount of $853,892.77 for the period ending August 15,
2001.
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
Jim Reed invited all residents of the City to attend the District 9 Neighborhood Meeting on Thursday,
August 23, 2001 in the Conference Room at the Oyster Bay Public Works & Utilities Building
beginning at 6:30 P.M.
Will Maupin commented on the amount of information he has reviewed since being appointed as
District 8 Council member, and understand that he still has much to learn; and was very impressed at
the conduct of Councilman John Law's well attended District 3 Neighborhood meeting.
Carol Arends shared a very nice letter received from the Youth Ministry of Jefferson Avenue Baptist
Church in East Pointe Georgia concerning the World Changers volunteers; and reported on her
attendance at the Gateway Opening Ceremony held last Friday in recognition of the completion of an
important phase of the SR304 Transportation Improvement Project - "The Gateway Project".
Ed Rollman reminded the public about the "Cultural Fest" to be held Saturday, September 15 from
10:30 A.M. to 6:30 P.M. at the President's Hall at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds; and the Display of
Antique Cars during the Blackberry Festival on Sunday, September 2.
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August 22, 2001
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John Law was pleased at the turnout for his District 3 Neighborhood meeting held on Tuesday,
August 21, and thanked the residents for their support of the four outstanding candidates that are
currently running for the position of District 3.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS - There were no reports this evening.
MAYORS REPORT
Mayor Horton presented a plaque to John POD.De, Wastewater Operations Manager, in recognition
of Bremerton being featured in the July 2001 issue of Public Works Engineering, Construction &
Maintenance for having the "First Ever HRC CSO Treatment Facility in the Nation"; invited the
Council to attend the "Farewell Event" for the Japanese exchange students from Kure, Japan at
Sheridan Park on Thursday, August 23 at 5:30 P.M.; and offered best regards to Paula Johnston,
Deputy City Clerk, who is recovering from an illness.
LEGISLATIVE REPORT - There was no report this evening.
PUBLIC RECOGNITION - There were no comments this evening.
President Law announced that the Council would soon be considering emergency legislative action
to the ordinances regarding the size and location of political signs. Citizens were encouraged to
voice their concerns by calling the Council office at 478-5280.
Meeting was adjourned at 5:57 P.M. and reconvened in the Council Conference Room for a Study
Session to discuss the "Proposed Council Office Layout in the Government Center".
Prepared and Submitted by:
LOR~'SMITH, Legislative Assistant'
Attest:
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/J~H~AW, C,..,~Co~r~cil President
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