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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
October 29, 2003
The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was celled to order in the City
Council Chambers, 239 4 Street, Bremerton, Washington, Wednesday, October 29, 2003, at
5:30 P.M., with Council President Carol Arends presiding. Council members present were Mike
Short, Will Maupin, Ed Rollman, Daren Nygren, Cecil McConnell, and Wayne Olsen. Council
members Eric Younger and Mike Shepherd were absent. Aisc present were Assistant City
Attorney Simon Stoker; Deputy City Clerk Paula Johnston; and Legislative Assistant Lori Smith.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Council Member Cecil McConnell~
followed by the invocation provided by Pastor Roger Henni.qan of Apostolic Life Tabernacle.
President Arends made the following announcements:
1. The Pre-Council session was held in the Council Conference Room from 5:00 to 5:30 PM to
discuss updates to the agenda;
2. A 20-minute Executive Session will be held in the Council Conference Room immediately
following regular business to "REVIEW LABOR NEGOTIATIONS" per RCW Chapter 42.30.140
(4)(b); and
3. There will be a Monthly Study Session next Wednesday, November 5, 2003, beginning at
5:00 PM in the Council Conference Room.
CONSENT AGENDA
A. Intergovernmental Purchasing Agreement with the City of Richland for purchase of a
Backhoe (#AB03-203)
#0025 M/SIC (McConnell/Rollman) 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.
#0055 M/S/C/U (McConnell/Short) On October 29, 2003, the Council approved payment for
Check Numbers 285055 through 285622; and EFT-7909 through EFT-7915 in the total amount
$1,337,331.26.
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
Cecil McConnell thanked Gene Sampley, Director of Public Works & Utilities for the
outstanding job he did in answering questions at the last District 1 & 2 Town Meeting held last
Thursday, October 23, 2003.
Daren Nyqren announced the next District 3 meeting on November 25 at 7:00 PM at the
Manette Senior Center would provide citizens an opportunity to review and ask questions about
the City's proposed 2004 Budget. He also met with several journalism students from Bremerton
High School, and was pleased at their interest in Municipal Government.
Ed Rollman provided a report on the "METH LAB SUMMIT [[" held last week, which provided
citizens an opportunity to educete themselves on this issue, and tools they cen use to protect
their neighborhoods. He also thanked Police Chief Rob Forbes for his participation.
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Will Maupin, Mike Short, and Carol Arends thanked the citizens and "pro" and "con"
representatives who participated in the discussion regarding the Ferry Initiative at the combined
District 6, 7, 8, & 9 Community meeting held last Thursday, October 23, 2003.
MAYOR'S REPORT - Mayor Bozeman...
· Discussed a meeting with members of the Washington State Transportation Commission he
attended last week to further discuss ferry issues;
· Thanked Gene Sampley, Director of Public Works and Jim Spencer, Director of Parks &
Recreation for their collaboration in creating a park on the property above the Boat Shed;
· Reported that Frank Chopp, Speaker of the House, was planning a visit to Bremerton in the
near future to tour the revitalization projects currently underway in downtown Bremerton;
· Attended a meeting with other large-City Mayors from around the state in Seattle Mayor
Greg Nickels' office to discuss tort reform and street funding; and
· Introduced Police Chief Rob Forbes, who honored Rena Brown for her 25 years of service
with the City of Bremerton Police Department.
PUBLIC RECOGNITION
Charleen Burnette from BREMERTON/KITSAP ACCESS TELEVISION (BKAT) explained that BKAT
and COMCAST were working diligently to resolve the audio problems with BKAT broadcasts.
8A - CONTRACT AWARD FOR "SR304 TRANSPORATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT/
MISSOURI GATE PHASE" (#AB03-204): Lynn Price, Project Manager, explained that sealed
bids for construction of the project titled "SR 304 Transportation Improvement Project, Missouri
Gate Phase" were opened on October 9, 2003. Six bids were received for this project, and
STAN PALMER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY was the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder with a
bid of $3,023,451.23 including sales tax. The engineer's estimate for the project is
$3,550,102.70. He also briefly discussed the impact to the traffic during the discussion.
There were no comments from the public.
#0720 M/S/C/U (McConnell/Olsen) Move to award a contract in the amount of $3,023,451.23
with STAN PALMER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY for construction of the project titled "SR 304
Transportation Improvement Project, Missouri Gate Phase"; and authorize the Mayor to finalize
and execute the contract.
8B - REAL ESTATE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT FOR PROPERTY AT 817 10TM
~ rI~I=ET FOR NEW FIRE STATION (#AB03-205): Kathleen McCluskey, of the Economic
Development Department, stated that by Resolution No. 2887 dated March 12, 2003, the City
Council authorized an interfund loan in the amount of $800,000 to cover the cost of acquisition
of real property for the siting of a new Fire Station. The City subsequently purchased property
at 811 Park Avenue for this purpose. The City has recently completed negotiations for the final
parcel necessary for the project located at 817 10th Street in the amount of $101,000.00. Fire
Chief Al Duke was available to answer questions.
There were no comments from the public.
#0848 M/S/C/U (Rollman/Olsen) Move to approve Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement;
and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute in substantially the same form as presented.
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9A - PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2004 BUDGET (#AB03-206): Mayor
Cary Bozeman and Finance Director Michael Wilson provided an overview of the City's
proposed FY 2004 Budget. The City is required by State statute to hold three public hearings
on the budget prior to adoption. The second hearing is scheduled to be held November 12,
2003. There was no Council action required at this time.
At 6:15 P.M., the Council reconvened in the Council Conference room to "REVIEW LABOR
NEGOTIATIONS" per RCW Chapter 42.30.140 (4)(b). There was no Council action required at
this time.
With no further business, the meeting of the City Council was adjourned at 7:05 P.M.
Prepared and Submitted by:
L~,I ~MITH
Legislative Assistant
Attest:
F~ULA J0~l,~l',l~ D~p~ty City Clerk
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CAROL ARENDS, City Council President
City of Bremerton
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