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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FIB I 1~ ~,~;.j~
January 14, 2004
The weekly meeting of the City Council of the C~ty- of Bremerton was called to order in the City Council
Chambers, 239 4th Street, Bremerton, Washington, Wednesday, January 14, 2004, at 5:30 P.M, with
Council President Daren Nygren presiding. Council members present were Mike Short, Will Maupin,
Carol Arends, Dianne Robinson, Wendy Priest, Cecil McConnell, and Brad Gehring. Council Member
Mike Shepherd was absent. Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich; Interim City Clerk Paula
Johnston; and Council Assistant Christine Grenier Ellingson.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Council Member Cecil McConnell, followed
by the invocation provided by Reverend Scott Huff of St. Luke's United Methodist Church.
President Ny~lren made the following announcements:
1. The Pre-Council session was held in the Council Conference Room from 5:00 to 5:30 PM to discuss
updates to the agenda; and
2. An adjustment was made to the agenda to place PUBLIC RECOGNITION and COUNCIL MEMBER
REPORTS immediately following NEW BUSINESS.
CONSENT AGENDA
A. Minutes of Meeting - December 10, 2003 (#AB004-001)
#0038 M/S/C/U (Priest/McConnell) 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.
#0088 M/S/C/U (McConnell/Short) On January 14, 2004, the Council approved payment of Checks
287193 through 287508; EFT-7986; EFT-7987; EFT-7989; and EFT-7990 in the amount of
$982,225.95 on the Master Check Register.
MAYOR'S REPORT - There was no report this week...
NEW BUSINESS - There were no NEW BUSINESS Items this week...
7A - PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE [FIRST READING] VACATING THE EASTERLY PORTION
OF THE ALLEY BOUNDED BY WARREN AVENUE~ PARK AVENUE~ 8TM STREET~ AND 10TM STREET
(#AB04-002): Michael Mecham, City Engineer, explained that the City initiated the vacation of the
easterly portion of the alley bounded by Warren Avenue, Park Avenue, 8th Street, and 10th Street. This
date has been scheduled for a public hearing in accordance with state law and the Bremerton Municipal
Code for first reading on the proposed ordinance vacating the subject property. The Bremerton Fire
Department has proposed a new Fire Station on the property abutting the proposed vacating portion of
the alley, and will relocate the alley to the west side of its current location. This is a Class ] right-of-way
and compensation is not required in accordance with BMC 11.20080.
There were no comments from the public.
Mr. McConnell asked if there would be sufficient room for the fire station project. Mr. Mecham
confirmed that there would be enough room.
#0t45 M/S/C/U (Arends/Short) Move to approve the attached ordinance on first reading, vacating the
th th
easterly portion of the alley bounded by Warren Avenue, Park Avenue, 8 Street, and 10 Street.
TAPE #1933
City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes
January 14, 2004
Page 2 of 2
PUBLIC RECOGNITION
H. Emily Moshay thanked Police Chief Rob Forbes and the Police Department for their excellent
service.
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
Mike Short announced a lane closure on the Hood Canal Bridge for guardrail repair work starting on
Tuesday, January 13th through Tuesday, January 20th from 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M
Carol Arends was pleased that the snow has melted; and noted that she will have more to report later
when committees begin meeting again.
Dianne Robinson began by discussing the concerns faced by District 6 residents such as street
lighting, need for sidewalks, crime, and Anderson Cove, and announced her plans to have a district
meeting soon. She also expressed her excitement to be part of the Kitsap Treeway Project that was
held last Saturday and thanked Don Larson for his part in organizing that event; and lastly, announced
that in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, several activities are planned for Monday, January 19th,
including the unveiling of the Unity Wall at the Kitsap Pavilion in Silverdale starting at 10:00 A.M.
Wendy Priest encouraged the public to attend the "Shaping Bremerton" workshop to be held on
Thursday, January 15th at the Bremerton School District Administration Office located at 134 North
Marion Avenue beginning at 5:30 P.M.
Brad Gehrin~l commended the Street Department for putting sand and gravel down to help with road
conditions during the snow storm and for being speedy in removing that sand now that the roads are
clear again. He also welcomed the new Harley Davidson shop to the area; and announced that he and
Mr. McConnell would be having a combined District 1 & 2 Town Meeting on February 19th at the
Sheridan Park Center.
Daren Ny~lren thanked Council and staff for helping him make the transition to being the Council
President; and thanked Jim Trainer for planning the tree planting event held last Saturday.
With no further business, the meeting of the City Council was adjourned at 5:45 P.M.
PT~d a.nl Submitted by:
CHRISTINE GRENIER ELLINGS(~)iXI
Council Assistant
PKULA JOHNS/~/ONi Infe~m'City Clerk
City of Bremerton
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