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Home My WebLink About06/11/03 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES J~/[ June 11, 2003 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order in the City Council Chambers, 239 4t~ Street, Bremerton, Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 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, Cecil McConnell, and Wayne Olsen. Council member Eric Younger was 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 Jonathan Oleson with Youth Ministries at Sylvan Way Baptist Church. Presi~lent Amnds made the following announcements: 1. A Pre-Council session was held in the Council Conference Room to discuss updates to the meeting agenda; and 2. There will be no Council meeting next Wednesday, June 18 due to the lack of a quorum. CONSENT AGENDA A. Minutes of Meeting - May 14, 2003 (#AB03-104) B. Minutes of Meeting - May 21, 2003 (#AB03-105) C. Bid Award to TEC CONSTRUCTION, INC. for Biosolids Roof Structure for Forestry Division (#AB03-106) D. Contract Award for Construction of "West 650 Pressure Zone Transmission & Distribution Watermains" Project (#AB03-107) E. Contract Award for the "Casad Dam Intake Tower Upgrades" Project (#AB03-108) #0035 M/SIC/U (McConnell/Rollman) Move to approve Consent Agenda as presented. CLAIlilIS & 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. #0075 M/S/C/U (McConnell/Olsen) On June 11, 2003, the Council approved payment for Check Numbers 281530 through 281864; and EFT's 7690, 7691, 7693, 7695 through 7698, 7770 through 7702, and P7694 in the total amount of $1,721,974.78; Regular Payroll for the Pay Period ending May 31, 2003 in the amount of $1,140,655.12; and Retiree Payroll for the Pay Period ending May 31, 2003 in the amount of $138,445.16. COUNCIL MEMBERS Mike ~hort applauded the efforts of the D.A.R.E. program and commended the 60 students who recently graduated the program during a ceremony at Kitsap Lake Elementary School. Will Maupin reported on his attendance at the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council meeting, where a Resolution was approved to designate Silverdale as a "Puget Sound Regional Growth Center~' which will put Silverdale in line to receive funding for transportation issues. He also attended the Kitsap County Board of Health and Kitsap Transit Board meetings; and mentioned the "First Friday Art Walk" he attended last week. TAPE# 1897 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes June 11, 2003 Page 2 of 4 Mike Shepherd also attended the "First Friday Art Walk", noting in particular the new medical exhibit in the Kitsap Historical Society Museum; announced his intention to attend the Association of Washington Cities Annual Conference in Spokane next week; and discussed his participation in the Ferry Advisory Committee meeting held last Saturday. Ed R(~llman was proud to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Emergency Services Center; and provided a brief report on the Residential Parking Committee meeting. Lastly, he complimented Legislative Assistant Lori Smith for her assistance in adding the City Council Goals on the City web site. Daren Nvclren concurred with the positive comments made by Council Member Rollman, and also thanked Legislative Assistant Lori Smith for the work she provides for the Council. He was sad to note the passing of Jean Staley, a resident of Manette, and sent his condolences to her family. Lastly, he thanked members of "BUGS" (Bremerton Urban Garden Society) for all their hard work and efforts to create gardens in the community. Cecil McConnell invited citizens to attend the next District 1 & 2 Town Meeting on Thursday, June 19 from 6:30 to 8:00 P.M. to hear a presentation on the proposed ~1% for the Arts Initiative". Waynff Olsen noted that he would not be at the District 1 & 2 Town meeting due to his plans to attend the AWC Conference in Spokane, but encouraged residents to attend. He also reported on his attendance at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Emergency Services Center. Carol Arends reported that she also participated in the Emergency Services Center groundbreaking ceremony and several First Friday Art Walk activities. MAYOR'S REPORT - Mayor Bozeman ... · Informed the Council of the DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY'S intention to discontinue security services at Jackson Park, and hoped that a solution can be found so there will not be a strain on local law enforcement; · Announced that a "Regional Forum on Passenger Ferry Service" will be held Tuesday, July 1st from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. on the Royal Argosy ship; · Was encouraged by interest generated at a meeting to discuss waterfront condominiums; · Stated that Bremerton Central Lions Foundation has pledged $25,000 towards a campaign for a new skateboard park; · Mentioned an e-mail received from a college student with suggestions on improving City's website, such as adding links with photographs of ongoing City projects; · Said that there may be a request for a tax increase to cover ferry service improvements on the November ballot; and · Congratulated Kathleen McCluskey on receiving a community service award from the Bremerton Area Chamber of Commerce. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Michal~l M®cham, City Engineer, announced WSDOT will be striping Kitsap Way from 11~h Street to the SR3 Interchange beginning next week. TAPE# 1897 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes June 11, 2003 Page 3 of 4 8A - INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BREMERTON AND KITSAP TRANSIT REGARDING THE "BREMERTON CONFERENCE CENTER" PROJECT (#AB03 109): Gary Sexton, Economic Development Director, stated that the Interlocal Agreement is the second phase, final agreement of understanding between the CITY OF BREMERTON and KITSAP TRANSIT. The agreement sets out reconfiguration of property ownership, distribution of costs for the parking garage, plaza and streetscaping, distribution of air space sale revenues, allocation of environmental and indirect costs, as well as reaffirmation of development and management responsibilities. There were no comments from the public. Mr. Rollman asked what kind of involvement the Navy would have in this project. Mr. Sexton clarified that the Navy would have no involvement in this project. #t 200 M/S/ClU ($hort/Olsen) Move to approve and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the Interlocal Agreement between the C;TY OF BREMERTON and KITSAP TRANSIT regarding the Kitsap Regional [Bremerton] Conference Center Project in substantially the same terms as contained in the proposed agreement. 9A - PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE (FIRST READING) REGARDING ZONING TEXT AMEI~DMENT TO BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE 21.02 FIGURE 152 (B) FOOTNOTF RELATING TO BUILDING HEIGHT WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN ZONE (#AB03-110): Chris Hugo, Community Development Director, reminded the Council that on December 30, 2002 they adopted new downtown development regulations which included a limitation on maximum building heights and number of stories in the downtown waterfront zone. On March 3, 2003, the Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority applied for an amendment to the zoning code text to allow up to six stories rather than five as specified in the new regulations. The proposed change does not alter the maximum allowed building height or the amount of allowed building bulk. Following public hearing on March 18, 2003, the City Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of the change. There were no comments from the public. Mr. ll~upin commented that this is a good revision in the code since it would encourage more people to build businesses downtown; and asked if there were limitations on the amount of space a business can take up on a property. Mr. Hugo responded that the limitations allow views around buildings and this could be accomplished by 1 ) setting a limit for the ratio of total floor area to site area; and 2) having a view corridor requirement. Mr. Rellman asked where the property line would be measured from for homes along Washington Avenue. Mr. Hugo emphasized that the measurements are taken from the center of the building footprint per state law to determine building height since the properties in the downtown area have downward sloping grades. He clarified that the change in code only affects buildings taller than 5 stories. Mr. Rellman asked if the City can charge impact fees for any view corridors that would be compromised. Mr. Hugo answered that the issue was considered in the planning stages of the Conference Center project so the view corridor would not be impacted. #1395 M/S/C (Maupin/Olsen) Move to approve ordinance on first reading. Voted in favor of Motion: Rollman, Shepherd, Maupin, Short, Olsen, McConnell, and Arends Abstained: Daren Nygren Motion carried: 7-Yes; 1-Abstention TAPE# 1897 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes June 11, 2003 Page 4 of 4 9B - PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION NO. 2893 SETTING A HEARING DATE OF JULY 9. 2003 FOR VACATING THE SOUTHERLY 6 FEET OF EAST 31s~r STREET BETWEEN OLYMPUS DRIVE AND SAUNDERS AVENUE (#AB03-111): Michael Mecham, City Engineer, explained that the City initiated the vacation of the southerly 6 feet of East 31st Street between Olympus Drive and Saunders Avenue. The vacated area will be incorporated into the abutting City owned property to provide adequate area for fire station expansion. This is a Class ! Right-of-Way and compensation is not required in accordance with BMC 11.20.080. There were no comments from the public. Mr. Rollman asked if there were tenants, landlords, or homesteaders living on this site. Mr. Mecham assured him that there were not. #t475 MIS/C/U (McConnell/Rollman) Move to pass Resolution No. 2893, setting a hearing date of July 19, 2003, for vacating the southerly 6 feet of East 31st Street between Olympus Drive and Saunders Avenue. The Council met for an Executive Session in the Council Conference Room from 6:20 to 6:37 PM. to discuss "Litigation". They reconvened in the Council Chambers at approx. 6:38 'IOA - EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS A "LITIGATION" ISSUE (#AB03-tt2): RoRer Lubovich, City Attorney, provided information to the Council during an Executive Session in the City Council Conference room to discuss a litigation issue. After the discussion, the Council reconvened and took action to allow the City Attorney to file suit against KCM, Inc. There were no comments from the public. #1595 M/S/C/U (Maupin/McConnell) Move to authorize the Office of the City Attorney to file suit for breach of contract and other causes of action against KCM, INC., a wholly owned subsidiary of TETRA TECH, INC. With no further business, the regular meeting of the City Council was adjourned at 6:39 P.M. Prepped and Submitted by: L(~RI' SMITH Legislative Assistant F~(LILA J~)~NS/~OI~, ~eputy City Clerk // CAROL ARENDS, City Council President City of Bremerton CAIP JIIslcge