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Home My WebLink About05/21/03TAPE #1894 ~ JUN 112803 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES May 21, 2003 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, May 21, 2003, at 5:30 P.M., with Council President Carol Arends presiding. Council members presenti were Mike Short, Mike Shepherd, Ed Rollman, Daren Nygren, Cecil McConnell, and Wayne Olsen. Council members Eric Younger and Will Maupin 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 McConnell, followed by the invocation provided by Reverend G.T. Johnson of the Brownsville United Methodist Church. President Arende made the following announcements: 1. A Pre-Council session was held in the Council Conference Room to discuss updates to the meeting agenda. CONSENT AGENDA A. Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with the City of Lynnwood for Mobile Computers (#AB03-088) B. Professional Services Agreement with Measurement Research Corporation for the "2003 Pavement Condition Survey" (#AB03-089) #0025 M/S/C/U (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. #0045 M/S/C/U (McConnell/Rollman) On May 21, 2003, the Council approved payment for Check Numbers 281051 through 281247; P7666C; EFT7668; and EFT7671 through EFT7677 in the total amount of $957,186.78. COUNCIL MEMBERS Wayne Olsen was impressed that a marching band from the City of Sultan was performing in the Armed Forces Day Parade. Damn Nvaren congratulated Greg Meakin on the opening of the ice arena; and announced that representatives from the BREMERTON ICE ARENA, as well as CHAFFEY HOMES would be available at the next District 3 Manette Neighborhood meeting to provide an "Update on the Development of Eastparl(' on Tuesday, May 27 from 7:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the Manette Senior Center. Ed Rollman thanked Greg Meakin and the Haselwood's for their efforts in opening the ice arena; was pleased with the turnout at the Armed Forces Day events; told the public to call the State Patrol if anyone spots a bear since the State Patrol would be responsible for dispatching a Fish and Game Warden to investigate; noted the presence of the cranes in the downtown area; and announced that the next District 4 Meeting would be held tomorrow at the Washington Mutual Bank building located at 5th and Pacific Avenues from 7:00 to 8:30 P.M. to hear a residential parking proposal. TAPE #1894 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes May 21, 2003 Page 2 of 5 Mike Shepherd commented on last week's district meeting which included discussion on parking issues; and announced that the Memorial Day Ceremony would be held at the Ivy Green Ceremony located at the corner of 13th & Naval Avenue on Monday, May 26~h starting at 1:00 P.M. Mike Short reported on the District 8 and 9 meeting held last Thursday, and thanked all the citizens who attended. Carol Arende mentioned the Armed Forces Day Parade, and thanked Pat & Susan Wright and all of the volunteers who participated. She also discussed a KRCC Countywide Planning Policies meeting to be held tomorrow at the Presidents' Hall at the Fairgrounds from 7:00 to 9:00 P.M.; and announced that the next District 6 & 7 meeting would be held on Thursday, May 29th starting at 6:30 P.M. to be held at the Public Works Facilities Building located at 100 Oyster Bay Avenue. The discussion would include review of the parking committee findings. MAYOR'S REPORT - Mayor Bozeman ... · Invited the public to sign up for a passenger ferry demonstration by Kitsap Transit on Saturday, May 24th · Thanked Charleen Burnette of BKAT for televising the Armed Forces Day Parade · Complimented Michael Wilson, Finance Director and his staff for the quarterly finance report that was recently produced · Thanked Greg Meakin, the Haselwood's, and City Attorney Roger Lubovich for their involvement in bringing the ice arena project forward · Stated that he will continue to work with the legislature to acquire more funding for downtown improvements for the capital budget, and indicated stated that funding has been secured for a naval museum · Informed Council that an annexation project will be presented in the next few weeks · Expressed a commitment to consider funding sources for a new skateboard park · Proclaimed the Week of May 18~ through May 24~ as "Emergency Medical Services Week", which was accepted by Fire Chief Al Duke PUB~.IC RECOGNITION Pat Wriuht thanked the many people who offered their assistance in the very successful 55th Annual Armed Forces Day parade. Alex Hesse Sie~ert, Executive Director of POSITIVE SOLUTIONS BENEFITS RESOURCE CENTER, submitted a letter into the record expressing his concerns with the CDBG funding process. Police Chief Rob Forbes invited the public to attend the Law Enforcement Memorial Service on Fdday, May 23 at 1:00 P.M. at the Rotary Evergreen Park. Gordy Byrd commented that he was happy to be here tonight. 8A - EA~TPARK PHASE ! - DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BREMERTON AND THE CHAFFEY CORPORATION (#AB03-090): Gary Sexton, Economic Development Director, summarized that the Phase ! Development Agreement between the City of Bremerton and CHAFFEY CORPORATION sets forth the agreement for CHAFFEY to perform a market study, create a critical path for design development coordination with the City's Department of Community Development, development of a concept site plan, TAPE #1894 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes May 21, 2003 Page 3 of 5 architectural review, and study for proposed housing types and mixture. The agreement includes payment of a fee in the event of termination, and an option to purchase upon approval of design and other conditions. Herb Chaffey was in attendance to answer any questions. There were no comments from the public. Mr, Nvuren asked for clarification on the process that Chaffey would go through to reach the development phase of the project. Mr. Sexton explained that a market study would be conducted to come up with housing alternatives to meet the needs of the City and community, and emphasized there would be meetings held to incorporate public comments. An appraisal would be done and a sale price would be set. Once the parcel is sold then construction could begin. #1600 MISICIU (Nygren/McConnell) Move to approve and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the Eastpark Phase I Agreement between the City of Bremerton and the CHAFFEY CORPORATION in substantially the same terms and conditions as contained in the proposed agreement, as amended. 8B -PUBLIC WQRKS AGREEMENT WITH STIRNCO STEEL STRUCTURES, INC. FOR FIRF STO~AGE AND BUILDING [PUBLIC SAFETY BOND ISSUE] (#AB03-091): Kathleen McCluekey, Administrative Services Director, stated that the contractor will provide an approx. 50 by 66 foot pre-engineered metal building, including concrete foundation and floor slab to be located adjacent to the Olympus Avenue Fire Station No. 3. This building is a replacement building for the current Fire Department warehouse which houses the antique fire truck, back up fire pumper, and bunker gear. An additive bid was received for a wash bay of approximately 50 by 25 feet. Fire Chief Al Duke provided comments in support of this agreement. There were no comments from the public. #1927 M/SICIU (McConnell/Olsen) Move to approve contract with STIRNCO STEEL STRUCTURES, INC. for replacement building and wash bay, and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the same in substantially the same form as attached. 8C - PURCHAS~ AND SALE AGREEMENT WITH US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR POLICE AND MUNICIPAL COURT BUILDING [PUBLIC SAFETY BOND ISSUE] (#AB03- 092): Kathleen McCluekey, Administrative Services Director, reminded Council that the City made an offer on the US Bank Building last year. it was determined at that time that the location across from the new Government Center and in the downtown core was ideal for a Public Safety Facility housing both Police and Court. The lot size is approximately 52,090 square feet. The three story building, built in 1977, is approximately 20,500 square feet. There are 68 parking spaces on site. The Bank accepted our offer and has been in the process of finalizing their agreement for a new location. The attached purchase and sale agreement provides for a due diligence period of 60 days for the City to obtain clear title, perform environmental assessments, and obtain an appraiser's confirmation of property value. The City has obtained sufficient information from the current owners of the building, and property to be confident that we can complete our review in the 60 day period. There were no comments from the public. #2227 MlSlClU (Shepherd/Rollman) Move to approve the Pumhase and Sale Agreement with US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION in the amount of $1,000,000; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the same in substantially the same form as attached. TAPE #1894 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes May 21, 2003 Page 4 of 5 8D - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH ARAIIJACKSON ARCHITECT & PLANNERS FOR POLICE AND MUNICIPAL COURT BUILDING [PUBLIC SAFETY BOND IssuE] (#AB03-093): Kathleen McCluskey, Administrative Services Director, pointed out that the City issued an RFQ for architect services in February, and 12 responses were received. The project team selected four firms for interview, which were held in March. The interview team evaluated each firm based upon the following criteria: a) strength of the proposed team; b) demonstrated flexibility in design concepts; c) experience in designing Police/Court Facilities; d) compatibility/responsiveness to owner team; and e) location of key personnel. The architect firm of ARA#JACKSON ARCHITECT & PLANNERS was selected. Municipal Judge James Docter provided his comments in support of the selection of this firm. There were no comments from the public. #2570 M/S/C/U (Shepherd/Rollman) Move to approve professional services contract with ARA#JACKSON ARCHITECT & PLANNERS for design of the Police and Court Facility. 9A - PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE NO. 4854 (SECOND READING) VACATING A PORTION OF THE ALLEY BETWEEN 5TM 8, 6TM STREETS~ AND PACIFIC & WASHINGTON AVENUES (#ABI;)3-085): First reading of the ordinance was heard on May 14, 2003. Mike Mecham, City Engineer, was available to answer any questions. There were no comments from the public. #2791 M/S/C/U (Rollman/McConnell) Move to pass Ordinance No. 4854 on second reading, vacating a portion of the alley located between 5th & 6th Streets, and Pacific & Washington Avenues. 9B - PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE {FIRST READING) APPROVING SWC PARTNERSHIP REZONE FROM SINGLE FAMILY 3 (SF- 3) TO TO GENERAL BUSINESR IGB) 1~B03-054): Ro~ler Lubovich, City Attorney, explained that at the Closed Record Hearing on May 14, 2003, the City Council accepted the findings of the Hearing Examiner, who recommended approval of the SWC Partnership Rezone from Single Family 3 (SF- 3) to General Business (GB). The proposed ordinance accomplishes the rezone. There were no comments from the public. #29t5 M/S/C/U (McConnell/Rollman) Move to approve the proposed ordinance on first reading. 9C - PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE (FIRST READING) RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT (#AB03-095): Mike Mecham, City Engineer, mentioned that City staff have prepared a new Transportation Development Code Ordinance that defines the responsibility of development with regard to transportation improvements. The new ordinance repeals existing BMC Chapter 15.01.100 entitled "SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS" and replaces it with a new chapter 15.01.100, amends Chapter 11.08 and Chapter 11.10 relating to sidewalk construction and maintenance, adds a new Chapter 11.12 entitled "TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT CODE" and amends Section 13.10.080. Attached is a summary of the major features of the Transportation Development Code Ordinance. There were no comments from the public. #3375 M/S/C/U (McConnell/Nygren) Move to approve the proposed ordinance relating to transportation development and improvement on first reading, as amended. TAPE #1894 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes May 21, 2003 Page 5 of 5 9D - PUBLIC H~[ARING AND ORDINANCE (FIRST READING) AMENDING BMC CHAPTER 11.03 RELATING TO LONG TERM RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMITS (#AB03-096): Mike Mecham, City Engineer, said that the current criteria in Chapter 11.02 of the Bremerton Municipal Code provides for long-term use of City right-of-ways up to five years. The proposed ordinance provides for extended long-term right-of-way use permits up to 10 years under certain circumstances. These circumstances may include structures, facilities, and uses that involve capital expenditures and long-term commitment of use for private development. There were no comments from the public. #3520 MISICIU (Short/Olsen) Move to approve the proposed ordinance on first reading. With no further business, the regular meeting of the City Council was adjourned at 7:10 P.M. Prel~red and >~,~nitted,~y: I~)1;~1' gMITH v Attest:~ /,~~/_~_ Legislative Assistant PAt~I~uA J(~NST,~,'Dep~ty City Clerk / CAROL ARENDS, City Council President City of Bremerton CA/PJ/Is/cge