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Home My WebLink About09/05/01TAPES #1790 & #1791 UNAPPROVED DRAF'T''~'MUv~:L~ CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September 5, 2001 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order in the City Council Chambers, 239 4th Street, Bremerton, Washington, Wednesday, September 5, 2001, at 5:30 P.M·, with Council President John Law presiding. Council members present were Will Maupin, Carol Arends, Eric Younger, Mike Shepherd, Ed Rollman, Cecil McConnell, and Wayne Olsen. Council member Jim Reed was absent. Aisc present were Interim City Attorney Loren Combs; Acting City Clerk Rich Hanna, and Legislative Assistant Lori Smith· The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Council Member Wayne OIsen, followed by the invocation provided by Chaplain Conrad Dodd of Kitsap Lake Baptist Church. President Law made the following announcements: 1) A Pre-Council session was held to discuss general Council business; 2) Item 10D under NEW BUSINESS would be heard as a PUBLIC HEARING under item 12B; and 3) The Monthly Study Session would be held immediately following the regular meeting to hear an "UPDA TE OF FIRE OEPARTMENT OPERA TIONS". CONSENT AGENDA - There were no Consent Agenda Items this week. 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. #0010 M/S/C/U (McConnell/Arends) On September 5, 2001, the Council does approve for payment those vouchers included and further described as follows: Checks 255627 through 255786 in the amount of $380,905.23; and Retiree Payroll in the amount of $124,713.01 for the period ending August 31,2001. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Ed Rollman discussed the Blackberry Festival, and thanked everyone for their efforts.. He also announced that Kitsap County residents could dispose of unwanted furniture items for free on "Furniture Amnesty Day" this Saturday, September 8 at the Olympic View Sanitary Landfill; and the Cultural Fest would be held Saturday, September 15 from 10:30 A.M. to 6:30 P.M. at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds President Hall, sponsored by the Ethnic Unity Coalition. Mike Shepherd encouraged the public to support the Habitat for Humanity by attending their Annual Dinner & Auction on Saturday, September 29 beginning at 5:00 P.M. at the Admiral Theater; and discussed several other items including Dr. Willa Fisher's retirement from the Health District; the rummage sale to take place in front of Amy Burnett's Gallery to fund the mural project; the next District 5 neighborhood meeting scheduled for 6:30 P.M. on Thursday, September 20 with Dr. Mike Connolly who will discuss the "Proposed Growth Plan for Olympic College"; and lastly, the plans for a pocket park and pea patch garden organized by residents of McKenzie and Cogean neighborhoods. Eric Younger also encouraged citizens to take advantage of "Furniture Amnesty Day" this Saturday, September 8 at the Olympic View Sanitary Landfill, but warned that appliances were not included. Carol Arends discussed her attendance at Elizabeth Buehl's memorial service last week. John Law announced the next District 3 meeting would be held Tuesday, September 18, 2001 beginning at 7:00 P.M. at the Senior Center located at East 13th Street & Nipsic Avenue. TAPES #1790 & #1791 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes September 5, 2001 Page 2 of 5 COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS Will Maul}in discussed his attendance at the Civic Center Steering Committee meeting, where he was not only impressed by the presentation made by the architects, but also with the portion of the meeting where County and City employees engaged in lively conversation as they discussed ideas about consolidating duplicate services. Carol Arends reported on her attendance at the Kitsap County Board of Health meeting yesterday to discuss budget issues, as well as the Kitsap Transit Board meeting. Lastly, she encouraged the public to attend the Kitsap Public Facilities Meeting on Monday, September 10 at 6:30 P.M. to offer support for the City of Bremerton. Mike Shepherd encouraged the public to attend the Transportation Policy Board meetings to discuss proposed alternatives to the SR303 corridor, and discussed the KRCC Smart Growth meeting he attended along with Ed Rollman. MAYORS REPORT Mayor Horton discussed her attendance at the Welcoming for the USS HOUSTON Submarine as it came into Puget Sound for an 18-month stay in the area; Encouraged anyone interested in international trade to attend the upcoming International Consortium and workshop at the Silverdale Hotel on Saturday, October 12; Thanked all the organizers and supporters for the Blackberry Festival, however apologized that the barricades blocking the streets downtown were not removed after the Blackberry Festival Fun Run; and lastly, a Proclamation was read to proclaim September 1 - October 15, 2001 as Washington Water Weeks, which was accepted by Don Larson, President of the Kitsap Diving Association. He invited the public to attend the Sinclair Inlet Clean-Up and Marine Fair on Saturday, September 15, 2001, from 11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M 10A - APPOINTMENT OF LEA DUFFY TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS. HOUSING/BUILDING CODES (#AB01-195): Mayor Lynn Horton discussed the qualifications and experience of Lea Duffy, then recommended that she be appointed to the Board of Appeals in order to fill a vacancy. There were no questions or comments from the public. #0790 M/S/C/U (Arends/Otsen) Move to confirm the appointment of Lea Duffy to the Board of Appeals, Housing/Building Cod~s. LEGISLATIVE REPORT - There was no report this evening. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Gordy Byrd warned the public that an unauthorized person has been soliciting funds for the "Birdhouse" fund, and cautioned that this person was not working for him, Susan Wright of "Just Your Cup O' Tea" discussed the first planning meeting for the downtown Trick or Treat Event Friday, September 14 beginning at 9:00 A.M. at "Just Your Cup O' Tea restaurant. H. Emily Moshay encouraged a large turnout at Friday, 11:00 A.M. to discuss the mural project at the location of the mural on the building at 7th Street behind 6th Street & Park Avenue. Christopher Clemmons. Russ Gutchewah, and Larry Dickerson discussed a meeting recently scheduled by the Mayor to allow residents of Pennsylvania Avenue to discuss neighborhood issues. Michael Mathews of Michael's Books & Collectibles, elaborated on the problems incurred to downtown businesses when the street blockades were not removed during the Blackberry Festival. TAPES #1790 & #1791 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes September 5, 2001 Page 3 of 5 Don Larson asked if any progress has been made on creating a protected shoreline. Mike Shepherd offered to provide a map and presentation on this issue to the Council. 10B - APPOINTMENTS TO THE LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE (#AB01-196): Council Member Eric Younger summarized that according to Resolution No. 2772, the membership of the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee may be reviewed on an annual basis by the City Council. The proposed appointments would fill vacancies on the Committee, and recommended that the vacancies be filled to allow adequate time for the Committee to meet and review funding applications. There were no questions or comments from the public. #1668 M/S/C/U (Arends/Olsen) Move that City Council approve and confirm the appointments to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee. 10C - REQUEST FOR AN EASEMENT BY PUGET SOUND ENERGY FOR ELECTRICAL FACILTIES AT WELL NO. 21 (#AB01-197): Kathleen Cahall, Water Resources Manager, summarized that Puget Sound Energy is requesting a grant for an easement at Well No. 21 for installation of their electrical facilities in conjunction with the development of the City's new Well No. 21, located at Silverdale Mobile Estates, which is City-owned property. There were no questions or comments from the pubfic. #1720 M/S/C/U (Younger/Arends) Move to approve the easement grant to Puget Sound Energy for the installation of electrical facilities in conjunction with the development of the City's Well No. 21. 1 lA - PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION NO. 2835, REGARDING RECOVERY OF FEES FOR RESECURING THE BUILDING LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY AT 1320 NORTH CALLOW AVENUE (#AB01-199): Janet Lunceford, Building Inspector, stated that on May 7, 2001, Public Works boarded the building located at 1320 Callow Avenue pursuant to a Notice to Vacate issued on May 1, 2001. The residence had been without water service since February and occupancy was deemed unsanitary and unsafe. On June 12, June 14, and June 27, 2001, Public Works re-secured the building after someone removed the boards from the rear of the structure. The cost of the work for all three re-boards was $232.55. There were no questions or comments from the public. #1835 M/S/C/U (Younger/Rollman) Move that Council by Resolution No. 2835, order that the fees in the amount of $232.55 incurred for securing the structure located at 1320 N. Callow Avenue be collected as reasonable abatement costs, and become a lien against the property. 12A- PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE {FIRST READING), REGARDING SIGNS IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND AMENDING BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE 21.02.330(e)(9) AND TITLE 21, APPENDIX FIGURE 3-30 (#AB01-200): Council President John Law emphasized that this ordinance would address sign usage in the right-of-way during Special or Primary Elections. The attached ordinance would amend BMC 21.02.330(e)(9) by including language that limits the size of signs in the public right-of-way. Signs would be 32 square feet or smaller, less than 6 feet in height, and no building permit or zoning approval would be required. Louis Mentor stated that he researched the ordinances prior to erecting signs for his campaign, and has abided by them. He did not feel it was right to now "change the rules in the middle of the game", and suggested that this proposed ordinance required more thought. TAPES #1790 & #1791 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes September 5, 2001 Page 4 of 5 Mike Shepherd clarified that this proposed ordinance would only apply to signs on private property, and that the existing law would apply to signs in right-of-ways, and would remain unchanged. Wayne Olsen asked if only one 4 x 8 sign was allowed per lot. Chris Hugo, Planning & Building Director, clarified that the current proposed ordinance has no restrictions on the number of signs; and noted that these regulations do not apply to the candidates, but to the owners of property. #2380 M/SiC (Shepherd/Maupin) Move to approve ordinance on first reading, regarding signs in public right-of-ways, and political signs, and amending BMC 21.02.330(e)(9) Voted in favor of Motion: Younger, Arends, Maupin, Olsen, Shepherd, and Law Voted opposed to Motion: McConnell and Rollman Motion carried: 6-Yes; and 2-No 12B -PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS (#AB01- 198): Chris Hugo, Planning & Building Director, stated that the City of Bremerton proposes to amend its Comprehensive Plan and Optimum Land Use Map through City and public initiated amendment applications that will be applied citywide as well as to specific properties. The approved amendments would be adopted by ordinance and some amendments are accompanied by related rezones to maintain consistency with the Comprehensive Plan. The proposed amendments are among a total of eleven in the 2000-2001 Docket of amendments for City Council consideration. Loren Combs, Interim City Attorney, announced that the Council would take no action on this item tonight, and because this item was mistakenly advertised as a "NEW BUSINESS" item to "Set a Public Hearing Date", this item would be continued to next week to allow time for any additional public testimony. (1) PLO0-O054 KITSAP WA Y COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT & ZONING (.NANCE.) Mr. Hugo showed visuals while summarizing the Staff Report and Findings & Conclusions. The proposed result would be to change both maps to re-designate the properties specified in the amendment requests. Specifically, the Comprehensive Plan Map would be amended from Low Density Residential (LDR) to General & Highway Commercial (C-G) designations; and the Official Zoning Map would be amended from Residential Low Density (SF-3) to General Business (CB). Carlos Montgomery_ expressed his concern that this item was not advertised properly, and therefore he was not prepared to address this item. Roger Nance responded that there has been 3-½ -years to prepare for this item, and clarified that no changes have taken place since the original unanimous approval by both the City Council and the Planning Commission, and the Denial of the Appeal of the DNS. Helen Miller, et al. read a statement to express views in opposition to this rezone. (2) PLO0-O073 6TM STREET A T CHESTER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT & ZONING (WESLAR) Mr. Hugo showed visuals while summarizing the Staff Report and Findings & Conclusions. The proposed result would be to change both maps to re-designate the properties specified in the amendment requests. Specifically, the Comprehensive Plan Map would be amended from Medium Density Residential (MDR) to Central Business District (CBD) designations; and the Official Zoning Map would be amended from Professional Office (PO) to Business Core (BC). There were no questions or comments from the public. TAPES #1790 & #1791 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes September 5, 2001 Page 5 of 5 (3) PLO0-O077 WARREN A VE. NUE, A T GLARE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT & ZONING(MENTOR) Mr. Hu~Jo showed visuals while summarizing the Staff Report and Findings & Conclusions. The proposed result would be to change both maps to re-designate the properties specified in the amendment requests. Specifically, the Comprehensive Plan Map would be amended from Medium Density Residential (MDR) to General & Professional Offices (C-P) designations; and the Official 7oning Map would be amended from Residential Medium Density (MF) to Health Care (HC). There were no questions or comments from the public. No action is required at this time - The City Planning Commission has forwarded all three proposed amendments the Council with a recommendation for approval. However, the Council will not make any final decisions on these individual proposals until the entire 2000-2001 Docket of Proposed Amendments has been heard, in order to maintain consideration of?heir cumulative effect throughout the process. With the conclusion of regular Council business, the Council meeting was adjourned at 7:20 P.M. Council then reconvened for a Study Session to discuss an "UPDATE OF FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS". Prepared and Submitted by: LORI SMITH, Legislative Assistant Att~~/_~ .~/ FC-A~"~-J-~-I¢~(~,l~'Deputy City Clerk :~"~-JCfCi-N I¢¢¢_/V, City~"-Council President City of Bremerton JL/PJ/Is/cge c: Normal Distribution File