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Home My WebLink About02/20/02TAPE #1820 UNAPPROVED DRAFT CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES February 20, 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, February 20, 2002, at 5:30 P.M., with Council President Carol Arends presiding. Council members present were Mike Short, Will Maupin, Eric Younger, Mike Shepherd, Ed Rollman, Daren Nygren, Cecil McConnell, and Wayne OIsen. 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 Major Jim Baker of the Salvation Army. President Arends made the following announcements: (1) The regular Pre-Council Session, which is open to the public, was held in the Council Conference Room to discuss general Council business from 5:00 to 5:30 P.M; (2) Wayne Olsen was appointed by the City Council to fill the interim District 1 position until the next City General Election in 2003, and was sworn in on February 15, 2002; and (3) Condolences were offered to Council Member Daren Nygren for the loss of his mother. CONSENT AGENDA A. Minutes of Meeting - February 6, 2002 (#AB02-033) B. Purchase Services Agreement with Washington Timberland Management for Timber Harvest Management, Marketing, and Forestry Services (#AB02-034) C. Sole Source Bid for Equipment Restoration of Caterpillar D-6 Dozer (#AB02-035) #0030 M/S/C/U (McConnell/Maupin) 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. #0050 M/S/C/U (Younger/McConnell) On February 20, 2002, the Council does approve for payment those vouchers included and further described as follows: Check numbers 268238 through 268329 in the amount of $312,220.56. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Wayne Olsen stated that although he could not fill the shoes of Glenn Jarstad, he would do his best for the voters of his District and for the City of Bremerton. He thanked ali of his fellow Council members who voted for him to flit the interim District 1 Council Member position. Cecil McConnell welcomed back Council member Wayne Olsen. Daren Nygren thanked his fellow Council members, friends, and co-workers for being there to support him during the recent death of his mother. He assured the constituents of his District that his District 3 meeting was still going to take place on Saturday, February 23, beginning at 10:00 A.M. at the Manette Senior Center to discuss the Bremerton School Levy and the Manette School. TAPE #1820 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes February 20, 2002 Page 2 of 4 Ed Rollman reported on the "Meth Lab Summit" that was held as part of his District 4 meeting last night, and was very pleased that it appeared to be a very productive meeting for everyone in attendance. He thanked everyone who participated. Mike Shepherd invited citizens to attend the next District 5 meeting on Thursday, February 28, beginning at 6:30 P.M. at Memorial Lutheran Church located at 10th & Veneta to discuss an "Update on the Fire Department & Emergency Services". Eric Younger expressed his excitement at seeing participation by members of the City Council at the "Meth Lab Summit" hosted by District 4 Council member Ed Rollman, since this seems to be a serious problem in our community. He also reported his attendance at a "Shaping Bremerton Workshop", and encouraged anybody who is interested in the future development of Bremerton to attend one of the upcoming workshops. Will Maupin reported on the joint District 8 & 9 meeting held last night, and was encouraged at the number of interested citizens who attended to hear the presentations and provide feedback. Mike Short added that Dri Ralph of the Planning Department was in attendance to provide an overview of the purpose for the "Shaping Bremerton Workshops", and stressed to the citizens that they each need to take the opportunity to provide their direct input at these forums. Carol Arends announced her attendance at several of the meetings already discussed, as well as the KRCC Transportation Policy Board meeting yesterday with Council member Mike Short. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Bozeman welcomed back Council member Wayne Olsen; and offered condolences to Council member Daren Nygren at the loss of his mother. · Referring to what he learned at Ed Rollman's "Meth Lab Summit", he offered to work with the Council this year to address how the City could work with homeowners to make them do a better job screening their renters, and holding them responsible for what goes on in these houses. · He provided copies of the report "Economic Stimulus Package Request from Bremerton Washington", which contained details of the projects that he would be proposing in Olympia in the next few days, and discussed his plans to seek funding for these projects. PUBLIC RECOGNITION H. Emily Moshay invited the public to attend the "Salad Bowl Sunday" event to celebrate diversity in our community on February 24, beginning at 4:00 P.M. at the Kitsap Pavilion. Dennis Rickabaugh asked when Otto Jarstad Park would be reopened to the public; and suggested the City could use "hovercrafts" to solve the problems caused by the foot ferries. Don Larson commented that the "hovercraft" would create too large of a spray for use through Rich Passage. Larry Dickerson asked questions regarding an article in The SUN that talked about the City of Bremerton contracting with the City Yakima to provide jail services; and asked the City Administration to officially state the City's "stance on crime". Roger Lubovich indicated that an Agenda Bill is currently being processed to contract jail services with the City of Yakima. TAPE #1820 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes February 20, 2002 Page 3 of 4 Don Lar8on announced that a brief report on Marine Protected Areas was provided by Mary Lou Mills from the Department of Fish & Wildlife at the Scuba Alliance Meeting on February 9, and stated that she was willing to provide this same presentation to the Council at a future meeting. Susan Lavelle, thanked the Mayor, Council members, and residents & voters of District 1 for the kindness and support shown to her dad, Glenn Jarstad. President Arends presented gifts - a video tape from the one Council meeting that Glenn was able to attend, as well as the video tape from the meeting following Glenn's death, when Will Maupin led the community in a moment of silence in his honor. June Jarstad read a letter to express the appreciation of her and her family. Natacha Sesko provided an update on the abatement process of her property. 8A - APPROVAl,. OF BUDGET ADJUSTMENT NO. 2002-02 TO ADD ONE POSITION AND UPGRADE ANOTHER POSITION IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT; BUDGET ADJUSTMENT NO. 2002-03 TO INCREASE THE SALARY FOR THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE: AND BUDGET ADJUSTMENT NO. 2002-04 TO ADD A PUBLIC ACCESS MANAGER (#AB02-036): Rich Hanna, City Treasurer, announced that this agenda bill includes three separate proposed adjustments to the 2002 budget. The first budget adjustment proposes the addition of one position and an upgrade to another position in the Community Development Department, funded from existing extra-help appropriations. The second budget adjustment proposes to increase the salary of the Municipal Court Judge as authorized by ordinance with the increase funded from existing appropriations. The final budget adjustment proposes to add a Public Access Manager position to the budget with 3,/, of the cost funded from existing appropriations of the Community Access Television Fund, and the remaining ¼ funded from increased appropriations in the General Fund. There were no comments from the public. #1353 M/S/C/U (Shepherd/Maupin) Move to approve Budget Adjustment Request No. 2002-02. #1373 M/S/C/U (Younger/Maupin) Move to approve Budget Adjustment Request No. 2002-03 #1426 M/S/C/U (Younger/Short) Move to approve Budget Adjustment Request No. 2002-04. 9A - PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE NO, 4791 (SECOND READING) REGARDING SALARY FOR MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE (#AB02-031): The first reading of this ordinance was heard on February 13, 2002. There were no comments from the public. #1463 M/S/C/U (McConnell/Olsen) Move to pass Ordinance No. 4791 on second reading. With no further business, the Council meeting was adjourned at 6:21 P.M. TAPE #1820 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes February 20, 2002 Page 4 of 4 Prepare/c~and Submitted by: LORI SMITH, Council Liaison PAUL(A/JOHN§T~, ~)ep~ty City Clerk // CAROL ARENDS, City Council President City of Bremerton CA/PJ/Is/cge c: Normal Distribution File