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Home My WebLink About09/10/03 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SEP I ? 2~o3 September 10, 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, September 10, 2003, at 5:30 P.M., with Council President Carol Arends presiding. Council members present were Mike Short, Will Maupin, Eric Younger, Daren Nygren, Cecil McConnell, and Wayne Olsen. Council members absent were Mike Shepherd and Ed Rollman. 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 Pastor Butch Hall of Kitsap Lake Baptist Church. President Arends made the following announcements: 1. A Pre-Council session was held in the Council Conference Room to discuss updates to the meeting agenda; and noted that an additional item (3D) was added to the CONSENT AGENDA. CONSENT AGENDA A. Minutes of Meeting - August 20, 2003 (#AB03-167) B. Minutes of Meeting -August 27, 2003 (#AB03-168) C. Acceptance of Bid from CUES for the purchase of a Sewer Line CCTV Inspection System (#AB03-169) D. Office Furniture Systems Purchase from State Contract 02898 for Furnishing the new Special Operations Group Building (#AB03-173) #0005 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/Olsen) On September 10, 2003, the Council approved payment for Check Numbers 283156 through 284198; P7829; P7832; P7835; P7846; and EFT7820 through EFT7847 in the total amount of $4,821,832.30; Regular Payroll for the pay period ending August 31, 2003 in the amount of $1,113.402.72; and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending August 31, 2003 in the amount of $216,470.55. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Mike Short thanked all of the citizens who attended the combined Districts 6, 7, 8, & 9 Neighborhood meeting two weeks ago on August 28 to provide their input on the "Pedestrian BTC Access Improvement" proposals, which were presented by Gene Sampley and Gary Sexton. He also reported on his attendance at meetings with KRCC, the Kitsap County Board of Health, the CenCom Policy Board, and the Emergency Management Committee. Will Maupin also thanked the citizens for attending the combined Districts 6, 7, 8, & 9 Neighborhood meeting, and added that all comments and questions will be considered. He reported that he too attended many of the same meetings previously noted by Council member Short, in addition to the Kitsap Transit Board meeting and several "First Friday" events. TAPE #1911 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes September 10, 2003 Page 2 of 4 Eric Younger reported that a representative from Congressman Norm Dicks' office met with several residents from the Anderson Cove area to discuss neighborhood concerns; and that a City Council Study Session was also held with representatives from the Bremerton Housing Authority, where he was able to address additional Anderson Cove issues. Mr. Lubovich confirmed that tax credit designations for Anderson Cove would now be included in the draft ordinance, which means investment dollars can be leveraged into Anderson Cove. Lastly, he also congratulated Ed & Pranvera on the birth of their baby boy on Monday morning. Daren Ny,qren announced that the next District 3 Neighborhood meeting has been rescheduled from September 23 to September 30 to possibly discuss the "Passenger Only Ferry Initiative"; and also invited the public to attend a "Harvest Festival" sponsored by the Bremerton Food Line and BUGS (Bremerton Urban Garden Society) on Saturday, September 20th from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. at the Bremerton Food Line office located at 1600 12t" Street near Olympic College. Wayne Olsen congratulated Ed & Prenvera Rollman on the birth of their baby boy; and reported that he, along with Council President Arends, attended the Open House to see the completion of renovations at the Bremerton Senior Center and Glenn Jarstad Aquatic Center. Carol Arends commented that she attended many of the meetings previously reported on by her fellow Council members, including the Open House at the Bremerton Senior Center and Glenn Jarstad Aquatic Center; in addition to also attending the Public Facilities District meeting on Monday where the official name for the new Conference Center was announced. MAYOR'S REPORT - Mayor Bozernan .... · Thanked the Rotary Club for the $34,000 check they presented to Jim Spencer of the Parks Department, which completes their $100,000 commitment to Evergreen Park; · Thanked U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell for the $250,000 in federal funding she secured to assist in the City of Bremerton's Waterfront Revitalization Project; · Noted that construction will begin in early November for the "Gateway-to-the-Missouri- Gate" project, and that it may affect traffic for awhile; · Discussed the large number of development projects currently in progress; · Invited to public to free City Jazz Concert to be held at Evergreen Park on Saturday, September 13, 2003 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M.; and · Announced the new name for the waterfront development project will be BREMERTON HARBORSIDE and the convention center will be called BREMERTON HARBORSIDE ~, KITSAP CONFERENCE CENTER. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Allen Shute thanked the City Council for the questions they asked during their meeting of the Committees last night; and encouraged citizens to attend the next "Shaping Bremerton" Study Session to be held Tuesday, September 16 at 5:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers E.L. Sturdivant expressed his concern that the City is not paying attention to the "voice of the people" regarding the proposed tunnel; and was also concerned about the poor condition of City streets. Mr. McConnell responded that another District 1 & 2 Town meeting would be held October 23 to allow the public additional time to present their opinions and ask questions. TAPE #1911 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes September 10, 2003 Page 3 of 4 Sherill (Sheri) D. Rose read a poem "Bremerton Beckons"that she wrote to honor the City of Bremerton; and also presented a plaque titled "Exceptional Rules" in remembrance of 9-11. 8A - UTILITY AND LIEN INFORMATION ACCESS SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH WEBCHECK~ INC. (#AB03-170): Michael Wilson, Finance Director, emphasized that this proposed agreement will provide the City of Bremerton an electronic service for accessing lien and utility information for the benefit of title insurance and escrow companies. This service will improve efficiency with which utility and lien information is exchanged between the City of Bremerton and title insurance and escrow companies while generating a new source of revenue for the City's General Fund for this search service. There were no comments from the public. #tt75 M/S/C/U (Short/McConnell) Move to approve the Utility and Lien Access Services Agreement with WEBCHECK, INC. and authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement. 9A - PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE NO. 4866 [SECOND READING] AMENDING TITLE 7 RELATING TO ANIMAL CONTROL (#AB03-164): First reading of this ordinance was heard on August 27, 2003. There were no comments from the public. #1245 M/S/C/U (McConnell/Olsen) Move to pass Ordinance No. 4866 on second reading. 9B - PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE NO. 4867 [SECOND READING] AMENDING CHAP I ER 2.05 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO APPOINTMENT AND CONFIRMATION OF DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS (#AB03-'166): First reading of this ordinance was heard on August 27, 2003. There were no comments from the public. #'1260 M/S/C/U (OIsen/McConnell) Move to pass Ordinance No. 4867 on second reading. 9C - PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE [FIRST READING] AMENDING CHAPTER 2.76 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE AND ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM FOR THF ISSUANCE~ USE~ AND CONTROL OF CREDIT/PURCHASE CARDS (#AB03-t71): Michael Wilson, Finance Director, proposed that the City Council authorize the Mayor and Finance Director to implement and maintain an internal operating system for the distribution, authorization and control of credit/purchase cards issued to and for the benefit of the City and used by City employees and officials. The use of credit/purchase cards is a customary and economical business practice to improve cash management, reduce costs, and increase efficiency in how departments conduct their daily business. Allen Shute offered his observations from the discussions that took place on this item at the Committee meeting, and clarified that this item was to add a "check and balance" system. #t600 M/S/C/U (Short/Maupin) Move to approve an ordinance on first reading, relating to adopting a system for the issuance, use and control of credit/purchase cards by City officials and employees, and amending Chapter 2.76 of the Bremerton Municipal Code. TAPE #1911 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes September 10, 2003 Page 4 of 4 9D - PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE rFIRST READING] AMENDING RATE TABLE A OF CHAPTER 3.01 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO UTILITY/LIEN SEARCH FEES (#AB03-'172): Michael Wilson, Finance Director, explained that in order to implement the agreement with WEBCHECK, INC. to provide electronic service for accessing lien and utility information for title and escrow companies, a search fee needs to be established by ordinance. It is recommended that the fee be set at $30 per search of each parcel requested. There were no comments from the public. #1705 M/S/C/U (Short/McConnell) Move to approve an ordinance on first reading, amending Rate Table "A" of Chapter 3.01 of the Bremerton Municipal Code to include a utility/lien search fee. With no further business, the regular meeting of the City Council was adjourned at 6:30 P.M. L~ RI*/S'~/IITH Legislative Assistant Attest: /'~ ~ CAROL ARENDS, City Council President City of Bremerton CNP JIIslcge