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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MAY ! ,1 2003
April 23, 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, April 23, 2003, at 5:30
P.M., with Council President Carol Arends presiding. Council members present were Mike
Short, Will Maupin, Mike Shepherd, Ed Rollman, Daren Nygren, and Cecil McOonneil. Council
member Wayne Oisen was absent. Aisc 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 Ron Anderson of the Manette Community
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.
CONSENT AGENDA - There are no Consent Agenda items this week
CLAIMS & CHECK REGISTERS
Vouchers audited and certified by the auditing officer as required by ROW 42.24.080, and those
expense reimbursement claims certified as required by ROW 42.24.090 have been recorded on
a listing that had been made available to the Council.
#0025 M/S/C/U (Younger/McConnell/) On April 23, 2003, the Council approved payment for
Check Numbers 280318 through 280512; 7630P, 7632P, 7625P, EFT 7626, EFT 7627, EFT
7631, AND EFT 7633 in the total amount of $278,285.57; Regular Payroll in the amount of
$909,242.11 for the pay period ending April 15, 2003.
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Mike Shepherd mentioned the Sinclair Inlet Clean-Up Event held last Saturday; and
encouraged residents to shop locally.
Ed Rollman announced the Spring Olean-Up for City of Bremerton residents will be held
Monday, April 21 through Saturday, April 26; commented on the recent District 1 & 2 Meeting
that he attended on behalf of District 1 Council Member Wayne OIsen; and thanked CENCOM
Director Ron MacAffee, CENCOM Board Members, and Kitsap County Commissioners for their
pad in promoting Proposition I to provide for upgrades and maintenance for 911 services.
Daren Nvqren thanked several local businesses for keeping their doors open even during
tough economic times and was hopeful that those businesses would benefit from the downtown
redevelopment efforts.
Carol Arends announced her plans to attend the Puget Sound Regional Council Transportation
Policy Board meeting in Seattle tomorrow.
MAYOR'S REPORT - Mayor Bozeman ...
· Shared his opinion on several comments made at a previous Council meeting when
action was being taken on the "Job Description for Municipal Services Coordinato?' item
· Emphasized that his campaign was based on "change" and "economic developrnenf'
· Explained that success will only happen if alliances and partnerships are formed
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PUBLIC RECOGNITION
Gordy Byrd provided an update on his challenge to collect a large number of tooth brushes.
H. Emily Moshay passed on an invitation from RICE, FERGUS, & MILLER ARCHITECTS who were
hosting the Bremerton Chamber of Commerce "After Hours" event this evening.
Natacha Sesko was concerned about the recent clean-up done on her property. Mr. Lubovich
explained that the property being discussed is part of pending litigation and therefore could not
be discussed.
John Thomas asked for the cost of placing a "City of Bremerton" insignia on manhole covers;
and where money used for 911 services would be diverted since the bond passed.
Don Larson reported on the Sinclair Inlet Clean-Up event held last Saturday; and thanked all of
the businesses for their donations.
Council President Arends clarified for Allen Shute that speakers may not speak for the full
three minutes if pending litigation is at issue.
9A - ORDINANCE (FIRST READING) REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 21.06 OF
THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO COMPREHENSIVE PLANS (#AB03-
063): Ro.qer Lubovich, City Attorney, explained that the current provisions of Chapter 21.06 of
the BMC do not provide adequate procedures for comprehensive plan amendments. The
proposed ordinance provides updated procedures for amending the City of Bremerton
Comprehensive Plan, Chris Hu,qo, Director of Community Development, explained that it has
been 8 years since the last update to the Comprehensive Plan. This proposal would allow for a
change from an annual process to a biennial process.
There were no comments from the public.
Mr. Maupin, Mr. Shepherd, and Mr. Short provided comments in support of this ordinance.
#1309 M/S/C/U (Shepherd/Maupin) Move to approve the proposed ordinance on first reading.
9B - RESOLUTION NO. 2890 SETTING A HEARING DATE FOR MAY 147 2003 REGARDING
A CITY-INITIATED STREET VACATION FOR A PORTION OF AN ALLEY BETWEEN 5TM &
6TM STREETS, AND PACIFIC & WASHINGTON AVENUES (#AB03-064): Michael Mecham,
City Engineer, indicated that the City initiated the vacation of a portion of the alley between 5TM &
6*~ Streets, and Pacific & Washington Avenues. The vacated area will be incorporated into the
abutting City-owned property to provide a site compatible for usage for the Bremerton
Government Center. This is a Class m right-of-way, and compensation is not required in
accordance with BMC 1 'i .20.080. The City Council is being requested to establish a hearing
date of May 14, 2003, to consider the proposed vacation. Staff recommends passage of the
proposed resolution.
There were no comments from the public.
Mr. Shepherd stepped out of the meeting at approx. 6:17 P.M, and was not available for the
following vote...
#1405 M/S/C/U (Younger/Short) Move to pass Resolution No. 2890, setting a hearing date of
May 14, 2003, for vacating a portion of the alley between 5th & 6th Streets, and Pacific &
Washington Avenues.
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Mr. Shepherd returned to the meeting at approx. 6:19 P.M.
9C - PUBLIC HEARING ON 2003 FINAL ALLOCATION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS (#AB03-065): Marylyn
Waibel, CDBG Program Administrator, reported that the City of Bremerton has received
notification from the Department of Housing and Urban Development that the actual year 2003
Community Block Grant (CDBG) allocation is $611,000. The City Council previously approved
awarding $550,000 of the funds to activities recommended by the CDBG Citizen's Advisory
Committee. Based on the ratings it is recommended that the Council award $61,000.00 in
additional funds as follows: $11,667.00 to the Department and Economic Development for
Anderson Cove Planning; $7,360.18 to Kitsap Sexual Assault Center; and $41,972.82 to the
Bremerton Public Works Department for its sidewalk program. In addition, staff is
recommending that $50,000 from the CDBG Revolving Loan Program be awarded to Catholic
Community Services to be used for the reopening of the Gateway Child Care Center.
Don Larson offered the assistance of volunteers from Kitsap Trees to plant more trees.
Dawn Larson, Assistant Childcare Director for Catholic Community Services, expressed her
appreciation for the support received from the community.
Joanne Gowler,, Child Abuse Prevention Program at the Kitsap Sexual Assault Center, also
thanked the City for their support, and in addition thanked the CDBG Advisory Committee and
CDBG staff for their assistance through the process.
Mr. McConnell asked if funds were available to keep the center running. Ms. Larson
explained that with fundraising efforts, it is expected to keep the center open.
Mr. Shepherd provided comments in support of this funding.
Mr. Youn.qer requested further details on the $61,000 allocation for "Anderson Cove Planning".
Mr. Sexton explained that the funds would be used to study the feasibility of building a school
in the Anderson Cove area.
Mr. YounRer inquired about the use of funds for the "Sidewalk Program". Bob Tulp,
Operations Manager, responded that the Engineering Department was awaiting approval of
these funds prior to selecting project locations.
Mr. Younqer further asked how much money was in the CDBG Revolving Fund. Ms. Waibel
explained that when the $61,000 in additional funds was received, the ranking list of applicants
was reviewed, and they simply went down the list. However, she explained that the
Administration did request that if additional funds were received from HUD, that the funds be
allocated to study the feasibility of building a school in the Anderson Cove area, which is an
appropriate use for these funds. Mr. YounRer summarized that although all of the applicants
are worthy of receiving money, he questioned the "fairness" of the process that was used to
allocate the additional funds, and would like to see changes.
Mr. NyRren agreed that the process was flawed, and additionally noted that he would have
preferred to see this information brought to the Council sooner.
Mr. Short added that if the involvement of the Citizen Advisory Committee is bypassed in the
process, that issue also needs to be addressed.
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Mr. Rollman asked for clarification on the ranking of the applicants. Ms. Waibel answered that
the rankings were determined by the citizens' Advisory Committee. However, she reiterated
that the Administration directed the level of funding for two additional projects, the Anderson
Cove Study and Catholic Community Services. She further explained that the other applicants
received funding based on the ranking determined by the committee, and that the ranking of
each applicant was based on the needs of the community.
Mr. Maupin expressed his support for the various projects that were presented, but agreed that
the process needs to be changed.
Ms. Arends thanked the committee for their efforts in reviewing the requests of the applicants.
#2625 M/SIC (Shepherd/Rollman) Move to approve the recommendations for the additional
CDBG funds as described.
Voted in favor of Motion: Rollman, Shepherd, Younger, Maupin, Short, McConnell, and Arends
Voted opposed to Motion: Nygren
Motion carried: 7-Yes; l-No
With no further business, the regular meeting of the City Council was adjourned at 6:49 P.M.
Prepared and Submitted by:
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Attest-'//'-) /0 // Legislative Assistant
CAROL ARENDS, City Council President
City of Bremerton
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