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Home My WebLink About09/11/02TAPE #1849 '¢~¢~ CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SEP ! 8 September 11,2002 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 11, 2002, at 5:30 P.M., with Council President Carol Arends presiding. Council members present were Mike Short, Will Maupin, Mike Shepherd, Ed Rollman, Daren Nygren, and Cecil McConnell. Council members Wayne Olsen and Eric Younger were absent. Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich; Deputy City Clerk Paula Johnston; and Legislative Assistant Lori Smith. The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Council Member Cecil McConnel!, followed by the invocation provided by Council President Carol Arends. CONSENT AGENDA A. Minutes of Meeting - August 28, 2002 (#AB02-169) B. Professional Services Agreement for School Resource Officer (#AB02-170) #0020 M/S/C/U (McConnell/Short) 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. #0048 M/S/C/U (McConnell/Rollman) On September 11, 2002 the Council approved payment for those vouchers included and further described as follows: Check numbers 274244; 274262 through 274396; and 274426 through 274617 in the amount of $1,119,392.30; and Regular Payroll in the amount for $1,095,023.43 for the period ending August 31,2002. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Mike Short announced that along with Will Maupin, they would be hosting the next District 8 & 9 Neighborhood Meeting on Thursday, September 26 to discuss "Crime Prevention & Block Watch Programs" with Detective Wendy Davis of the Bremerton Police Department. The meeting will be held in the Conference Room of the Oyster Bay Public Works & Utility Building located at 100 Oyster Bay from 6:30 to 8:00 P.M. Mike Shepherd announced the next District 5 Neighborhood Meeting would be held on Thursday, September 19 to discuss "Concern of residents about speeding vehicles on 4th & 5th Streets" with members of the Bremerton Police Department; and "Neighborhood Parking Issues" with Bob Duprie of Diamond Parking Services. The meeting will be held at the Memorial Lutheran Church located at 10th & Veneta from 6:30 to 8:30 P.M. Ed Rollman reminded the public about the "Culture Fest 2002" event to be held this Saturday, September 14, from 11:00 A.M. to 6:30 P.M. in the Kitsap Pavilion at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds. Daren Ny.qren invited the public to attend the last "Peanut Butter & Jam Session" in the City Hall Park gazebo next Wednesday, September 18 from noon to 1:00 P.M. to hear "Faster Daddy". MAYOR CARY BOZEMAN'S REPORT Mayor Bozeman provided a brief report on the following issues: · The City Budget · Search for new Finance Director · Public Safety Bond Issue TAPE #1849 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes September 11,2002 Page 2 of 3 · Employee BBQ & Golf Tournament · Ice Arena Ground Breaking Ceremony · Pizza Party with Olympic Hopefuls Tara & Dana Kirk · State Auditor's Pre-Exit Conference RE: 2001 Budget · An upcoming visit with King County Executive Ron Sims on September 18 · September 11 Remembrance Ceremony at Bremerton Memorial Stadium at 7:00 P.M. PUBLIC RECOGNmON Allen Shute discussed his frustrations with the City's Diamond Parking contract; and noted his e-mail address was allenshute2000~yahoo.com. Stephanie 'ranqunan, Miss Maria Clara 2002, reiterated information about "Culture Fest 2002" on Saturday, September 14, and noted the event is being sponsored by the Ethnic Unity Coalition of Kitsap County to allow everyone an opportunity in Washington State to "share their culture with each other". Carol Atkinson thanked everyone who contributed to the overwhelming success of this year's Blackberry Festival; and Cynthia £n.qelgau discussed the success of the "Blackberry Fun Run" and the first "Chalk Fesr' event. Don I_arson invited the public to attend the next Kitsap Trees meeting at 6:30 P.M. on Tuesday, September 17 at the Kitsap Regional Library located on Sylvan Way; and the "Sinclair Inlet Clean-Up" event at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, September 21 at the Bremerton Boardwalk. Don Bulmon invited the public to attend a number of activities surrounding an event to preserve the historical "Howe Barn" from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Saturday, September 14 in Port Orchard. 8A - BID AWARD FOR ENETAI PLAZA BUILDING DEMOLITION, (#AB02-171): Gene Sample¥, Director of'Public Works & Utilities, summarized that bids were opened on Monday, August 26, 2002 for the Enetai Plaza Building Demolition. Four (4) Bids were received for the project and the Iow bidder was R. W. Rhine, Inc. from Tacoma, WA with the lump sum bid of $63,750.00. The total contract amount, including sales tax, is $69,168.75. It was pointed out that this contractor's bid amount was even lower than the City Engineer's estimate of between $82,000 to $92,000. There were no comments from the public. Mr. Rollman and Mr. Maupin noted that this action is the start of Bremerton's revitalization. #0690 M/S/C/U (Rollman/Shepherd) Move to approve the bid award to R. W. Rhine, Inc. for the Enetai Building Demolition in the amount of $69,168.75, and authorize the Mayor to execute the same. 8B - GENERAL FUND INTRAFUND TRANSFER TO INCREASE THE 2002 FINANCE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL BUDGET (#AB02-172): Ro.qer Lubovich pointed out that this intrafund transfer in the amount of $53,000 is necessary to fund the hiring of the interim Finance Director, and an additional temporary .66 FTE for the remainder of 2002. The intrafund transfer also includes funding for the permanent Financing Director position for one and a half months. The original appropriation for the Finance Director position was depleted with the payout of the previous incumbent. There were no comments from the public. #0750 M/S/C/U (McConnell/Shepherd) Move to approve the proposed General Fund intrafund transfer from the discretionary reserve to the Finance Department in the amount of $53,000. TAPE #1849 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes September 11, 2002 Page 3 of 3 9A - RESOLUTION NO. 2874, APPROVING STATE REVOLVING FUND LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY AND CITY OF BREMERTON FOR CSO REDUCTION PROGRAM (#AB02-173): Gene Sampley, Director of Public Works & Utilities, summarized that the City of Bremerton has applied for and received a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan from the Department of Ecology to provide Iow interest loans to assist local homeowners in repairing, replacing, or installing new sanitary and stormwater sewer systems as part of the cooperative Approach to CSO Reduction Program, an element of the City's Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Reduction Program. The Department of Ecology has forwarded Loan Number L0300006 in the amount of $250,000.00 to the City for acceptance. Copies of the loan agreement are attached herein by reference. The loan agreement is for a period of 20 years at 1.5 % interest. The action before the City Council is approval of SRF Loan Agreement L0300006 subject to City Attorney approval of final relevant terms and conditions consistent with the stated loan agreement. Don Larson offered free trees, and the services of "Kitsap Trees" volunteers for this project. #0865 M/S/C/U (Short/Maupin) Move to approve Resolution No. 2874 authorizing the City of Bremerton to receive SRF Loan No. 0300006 and authorize the Mayor to execute the same. With no further regular business, the meeting adjourned at 6:03 P.M. Prepared and Submitted by: lOI~I ~MITH Council Liaison PAULA JOHn"FeN, Deputy City Clerk / CAROL ARENDS, City Council President City of Bremerton CAIP JIIslcge c: Normal Distribution File