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Home My WebLink About07/09/03 TAPE #1899 ~ JUL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES July 9, 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, July 9, 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 Mike Shepherd and Eric Younger were 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 Pastor Rick Bodrie of Calvary Chapel. 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; and 2. A Study Session will be held on Monday, July 14~ at 5:30 P.M. to discuss "Amending the 2003 Budget". CON~ENT AGENDA A. Minutes of Meeting - June 11, 2003 (#AB03-120) B. Contract Award to A.M. James Company, Inc. for Reservoir No. 6 - Elevated Tank Repair and Seismic Upgrades (#AB03-121) C. Amendment No. 3 to Professional Services Agreement with Acres International for Security Assessment of Casad Dam and the Water System (#AB03-122) D. Renewal of Banking Services Contract with Bank of America (#AB03-123) #.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. #0065 MISIC/U (McConnell/Olsen) On July 9, 2003, the Council approved payment for Check Numbers 282245 - 282490; EFT7722; EFT7725; EFT 7732 - EFT7739; and EFT7741 in the total amount of $3,671,857.98; Regular Payroll for the pay-period ending June 30, 2003 in the amount of $1,145,591.00; and Retiree Payroll for the pay-period ending June 30, 2003 in the amount of $138,445.16. COUNCIL MEMBERS Wayne Olsen announced that he was recently elected as Secretary for the Central Lions Club. Daren Nvaren announced the next District 3 neighborhood meeting would be held Tuesday, July 22, 2003 from 7:00 to 8:30 P.M. at the Manette Senior Center located at E. 13th & Nipsic. Ed R~lman announced that the "First Friday Art Walk" events would be held this week due to the 4 of July holiday last week; indicated that he voted ~no" regarding the CenCom tower for the Olalla area due to unanswered questions; thanked the sponsors of "Peanut Butter & Jam Sessions" and "Concerts Above the Boardwall('; discussed his attendance at a neighborhood Block Watch meeting; and lastly, provided follow-up reports on several citizen concerns. TAPE# 1899 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes July 9, 2003 Page 2 of 4 Will Maupin reported on his attendance at the Floating Forum on the Argosy ship to discuss passenger-only ferry service; and also meetings of the Kitsap Transit Board and Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council. Carol Arends reported that she too attended a number of meetings including the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council, CenCom, Kitsap Transit Board, and Kitsap Board of Health. MAYOR'S REPORT- On behalf of Mayor Bozeman, Sherril Huff Menees.,. · Announced the Concert on the Boardwalk series; · Introduced Jim Spencer, Parks & Recreation Director who announced several summer programs for children sponsored by the City of Bremerton; and · Introduced Bob Tulp, Operations Manager with the Public Works Department, provided a briefing on the upcoming "World Changers" program from July 19 through 26; PUBLIC RECOGNITION Don I.~, rson shared his ideas for creating more landscaping for the downtown area. Carol Atkinson invited the public to attend the first "Above the Boardwalk Concert Series" (at 2"d & Washington) beginning this Friday to hear "Junior Cadillac" from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Gordy Byrd explained his reasons for not supporting passenger-only ferry service. James Robinson and Zoltan Szi;lethv from the Kitsap Regional Economic Development Council (KREDC), expressed their appreciation for the support from the City of Bremerton, and provided a presentation on the services their organization provides to the community. 8A - PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT KITSAP LAKE; AND RELA[Eu BUDGET ADJUSTMENT {#AB03-124): Jodi Wroblewski, Parks Department, summarized that in 2002, the City of Bremerton sold .18-acres of park land to Bremerton Chrysler for $51,000. The sale settled an encroachment issue by this business. Because the property was given to the City for park purposes, it was required that the City replace it with more park land. Two pieces of property were identified south of Kitsap Lake Park; a 10-acre parcel owned by John Branin and J.L. Heagy and a .87-acre parcel owned by Terry Ryon. Both properties were appraised by A.C.E PS, Inc. and were found to have significant wet-lands. After negotiating with the property owners and receiving the National Park Service approvals, the Parks & Recreation Department is prepared to purchase the two pieces of property as replacement for. 18-acres lost by encroachment. There were no comments from the public. #1400 M/SIC/U (Short/Maupin) Move to approve and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreements with John Branin & J.L. Heagy and Terry Ryon with substantially the same terms and conditions as contained in the proposed agreements. #1420 M/S/C/U (Short/Olsen) Move to approve the related Budget Adjustment subject to current City Administrative policies and procedures. TAPE# 1899 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes July 9, 2003 Page 3 of 4 9A - PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE NO. 4859 (SECOND READING) RELATING TO REGULATORY LICENSES AND FEES (#AB03-117): The first reading of this ordinance was heard on June 25, 2003. Mike Wilson, Finance Director, provided a brief report and was available to answer questions. There were no comments from the public. #1550 MIS/CIU (Nygren/Olsen) Move to pass Ordinance No. 4859 on second reading. 9B - PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE NO. 4860 (SECOND READING) ADDING A NEW SECTION TO CHAPTER 21.02 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE~ PROVIDING STANDARDS FOR THE SITING OF WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES (#AB02-118): The first reading of this ordinance was heard on June 25, 2003. Paul Roflerson, Planning Manager, provided a brief report and was available to answer questions. There were no comments from the public. #1600 M/S/C/U (OIsen/Short) Move to pass Ordinance No. 4860 on second reading. Wayne Olsen stepped out of the meeting at approx. 6:28 P.M. and was not available for the following vote... 9C - PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE NO. 4861 (SECOND READING) AMENDING CHAPTER 21.02 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO THF REGULATION OF OFF-PREMISES SIGNS (#AB03-119): The first reading of this ordinance was heard on June 25, 2003. Paul Rogerson, Planning Manager, was available to answer questions; and Chris Hugo, Director of Community Development provided a suggested change for Section 5, Item (p)(5). Joe Mentor strongly recommended that the Council not pass this ordinance, stating that it would not help, but rather hurt local businesses. He also suggested that Mr. Hugo rewrite this ordinance to address the concerns that this ordinance was too restrictive regarding "sandwich board" signs. Mr. Hugo clarified that he did not write the ordinance, but that the language was developed and submitted by a committee of citizens. Mr. Ro;lerson provided additional information to help explain the decisions made by the citizen committee. #2450 MIS/CIU (Sho~Nygren) Move to pass Ordinance No. 4861 as amended, on second reading. (Wayne Olsen was not available for this vote) Wayne Olsen returned to the meeting at approx. 6:32 P.M. 9D- PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE (FIRST READING) VACATING THE SOUTHERLY SIX FI~tET OF EAST 31sT STREET BETWEEN OLYMPUS DRIVE AND SAUNDERS AVENUF (#AB-125): Gene Sampley, Director of Public Works & Utilities, said that the City has initiated the vacation of the southerly six feet of East 31st Street between Olympus Drive and Saunders Avenue. This date has been scheduled for a public hearing in accordance with state law and TAPE# 1899 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes July 9, 2003 Page 4 of 4 the Bremerton Municipal Code for first reading on the proposed ordinance on the subject property. 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. #2605 M/S/C/U (McConnell/Rollman) Move to approve the attached ordinance on first reading, vacating the southerly six feet of East 31 st Street Right-of-Way between Olympus Drive and Saunders Avenue. With no further business, the regular meeting of the City Council was adjourned at 6:50 P.M. Prep/?d and,Submitted by: LO~I SMITH -- ' ~ Legislative Assistant At t e '~./~~¢~.,~ ~ ;J~)~NS,~I~, ~eputy City Clerk CAROL ARENDS, City Council President City of Bremerton CNP JIIslcge