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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
November 26, 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, November 26, 2002, at 5:30 P.M., with
Council President Carol Arends presiding. Council members present were Mike Short, Will Maupin, Eric
Younger, Mike Shepherd, Daren Nygren, Cecil McConnell, and Wayne Olsen. Council member Ed
Rollman was absent. Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich; Deputy City Clerk Paula
Johnston; and Council Liaison Lori Smith.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Council Member Cecil McConnell, followed
by the invocation provided by Pasfor Gordon Go,red, Associate Pastor with Sylvan Way Baptist
Church.
CONSENT AGENDA A. Minutes of Meeting - October 30, 2002 (#AB02-237)
B. Minutes of Meeting - November 6, 2002 (#AB02-238)
#0010 MISICIU (McConnell/Olsen) 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.
#0030 M/S/C/U (Younger/McConnell) On November 26, 2002 the Council approved payment for Check
Numbers 276637 through 276797 in the amount of $487,799.21; and Regular Payroll for the period
ending November 15, 2002 in the amount of $869,285.52 on the Master Check Register.
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
Mike Shepherd provided a brief report on the discussions held at the District 5 meeting on Thursday,
November 21,2002 regarding "Nuisance Properties" and "Chester Terrace"; and reported on his
attendance at the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) December Conference.
Daren Nv_oren reported on the goals of a "BUGS" (Bremerton Urban Garden Society) meeting he
attended last evening, and asked any dtizens interested in gardening to please call the City Council
office at 478-5280. He also announced the next District 3 meeting would be held tonight at the Manette
Senior Center from 7:00 to 8:30 P.M. to provide citizens an opportunity to provide input and comments
on the City's 2003 Budget.
Carol Arends offered condolences to Ed & Pranvera Rollman upon hearing news of the death of
Pranvera's father in Albania.
MAYOR'S REPORT
On behalf of the Mayor, Sherril Huff-Menees thanked the employees from the City of Bremerton for
their efforts in collecting a total of 820 pounds to donate to the Food Bank, and also wished everyone a
very Happy Thanksgiving.
PUBLIC RECOGNITION
Allen Shute expressed his concern with the proposal to charge a residential parking fee.
James Greier also was not in favor of the proposal for residential parking permits.
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Del Knauss summarized his views on how he believed the Mayor and City Council could out costs (i.e.
not receiving pay raises and making cuts in the upper echelon of the Planning Department) to help
manage the City Budget.
Helen Miller was concerned that money from the Public Safety Bond would also be used to pay the
salary of a Project Manager when the money was intended for new police and fire equipment and
facilities.
9A- ORDINANCE [FIRST READING] CREATING UTILITY LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
(#AB02-239): Mike Mecham, City Engineer, summarized that the proposed ordinance establishes Utility
Local Improvement District 2002-01 and orders the carrying out of the improvement of the West 650
Zone distribution water main and provides that payment for the improvement be made by City funds and
special assessments upon the property in the district. Robert Earl, Engineering Project Manager,
provided a power point presentation on the Project Profile, ULID Boundary & Improvements, Estimated
Construction Costs, Preliminary ULID Cost Estimate, Assessment Rate Development, and Preliminary
Assessments (full details of each subject are contained in a copy of the report which is included as part
of the Council Packet).
There were no comments from the public.
Following discussion from the Council, the vote was as follows:
#0785 MISICIU (Maupin/Younger) Move to approve the proposed ordinance on first reading.
With no further regular business, the meeting adjourned at 6:00 P.M.
Attest: /,~ ~ ~
P-AL~,-A JOH~l~ ~'~p~Jty City Clerk
CAROL ARENDS, City Council President
City of Bremerton
Prepared and Submitted by:
LOI~MITH
Council Liaison
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