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MAY 17 , 1995
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The regular 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, May 17, 1995, at 5:30 P.M., with
Council President Sherril Huff-Menees presiding. Council members
present were Bob Winters, A1 Colvin, Morrie Dawkins, John Law,
David Farr, Richard Neville, and Lon Overson. Councilman Montgomery
was absent. Also present were City Attorney Ian Sievers and Acting
City Clerk Rich Hanna.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Council
President Huff-Menees and Invocation given by Reverend Bud Fraser
of First Baptist Church of Bremerton.
CONSENT AGENDA
A. Minutes of Meeting - April 26, 1995
#AB95-103
B. Minutes of Meeting - May 3, 1995
#AB95-104
M/S/C/U(Neville/Farr) to approve the 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.
M/S/C/U(Colvin/Dawkins) on May 17, 1995, the Council does approve
for payment those vouchers included and further described as
follows: 184644 through 184802 in the amount of $379,343.28.
President Huff-Menees made the following announcements:
(1) An Executive Session will be held immediately following the
City Council meeting, in the Council Conference Room, and the topic
of discussion will be "litigation".
(2) A City Council Study Session will be held Wednesday, May 24,
5:00 - 5:20 P.M., in the Council Conference Room, and the topic of
discussion will be "Fire Training Center".
(3) A City Council Study Session will be held Monday, May 22,
starting at 5:30 P.M., in the Council Conference Room, and the
following topics will be discussed:
1) Wastewater Treatment Plant Status Update;
2) Anderson Creek Wellhead Protection;
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3) Land Management Plan;
4) Pendergast Regional Park Operation;
5) Fire Boat'
6) District #1 Neighborhood Meeting - May 18, 1995, 7:00 P.M., at
the Sheridan Park Recreation Center.
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORT8
Mr. Winters congratulated all of the graduating D.A.R.E. students
at Kitsap Lake Elementary. He was very proud of all the graduates,
their speeches and the entertainment they provided. He was
extremely proud of his son, Yohan, for completing and graduating
the 5th grade D.A.R.E. class. He is looking forward to attending
the G.R.E.A.T Graduation ceremony at the Junior High School on May
19, at 9:00 A.M. He is very supportive of the D.A.R.E. programs
and believes it is necessaryto have such programs to help children
at an early age to make the right choices.
Mr. Colvin congratulated Bob Winters for raising such a fine young
man as his son. He emphasized the opportunity to place Initiative
164 before the voters will require 90,000 signatures and if they
are not collected, Initiative 164 will go into affect on July 22,
1995. He encouraged all citizens to be sure and sign the petitions
to place Initiative 164 before the voters. He extended a "welcome"
to a new business in Bremerton - Erhart Enterprises - All Tune and
Lube, at the corner of 6th and Callow; and he found it encouraging
that someone has confidence in the City of Bremerton. He announced
the Bremerton School Districts' Annual Audit Report is available to
the public for their review. Regarding the issue of "Scotch broom"
and its adverse affect on the public, he received two letters, one
from Senator Betti Sheldon and one from Yamamoto's Landscaping.
Also, the issue of Scotch broom will be discussed at the District
#1 Neighborhood Meeting on Thursday, May 18. He thanked everyone
who wrote letters to him about Scotch broom and hoped they also
sent copies to the local newspapers. He added his personal
congratulations to the McKenzie and Mussman families for their
concern and involvement with the youth of their neighborhood. He
extended a special "Welcome" to the NARF Regional Convention, which
will be held in Bremerton on May 24. He announced the Bremerton
Central Lions Club Pancake Feed is coming up on Saturday, May 20.
Lastly, he congratulated Mr. Pena on his 86th Birthday.
Mr. Dawkins reported on Saturday the Bremerton Central Lions Club's
Pancake Feed will be spread out along 4th Street along with the
culinary experts from the United States Navy. He reminded everyone
the Armed Forces Parade kicks off at 10:00 A.M.
Mr. Law humorously expressed thanks to Lions Club members Colvin
and Dawkins for the complimentary tickets to the Pancake Feed on
Saturday. Mr. Dawkins stated he would "put them in the mail"
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tomorrow! Mr. Law reported he had a good turn out for the District
#3 meeting held Tuesday evening. Those attending that meeting had
the opportunity to meet their "Beat Police Officer" and learn about
the community policing program. He missed the May 10th City
Council meeting due to his attending a Washington State Law
Enforcement Fire Fighters Pension Education Association Conference.
He found the conference to be very informative. Also, the newly
elected State-wide President for that organization is Gil Johnson,
Purchasing Agent for the City of Bremerton.
Mr. Farr stated it is nice to see activities start up in the
downtown area, particularly the Farmers' Market. He is looking
forward to the Armed Forces festivities this weekend. He extended
his congratulations to the Erhart's on the start of their new
business at the corner of 6th and Callow.
Mrs. Huff-Menees stated for clarification the G.R.E.A.T. graduation
ceremonies will be held at 7:30 A.M., in the Junior High School
Cafeteria. She wanted to draw the publics' attention to the
photographic display in the Penny's Building, which will open on
Thursday as part of the Armed Forces festivities, and the USS
Missouri opens for public tours on Saturday, May 20. She extended
"congratulations" to former Council member Eileen Fitz for her
being honored with the Crista McCullough Award, a Washington Award
For Excellence In Education.
MAYOR'8 REPORT
Mayor Lynn Hotton presented the following Proclamations:
(1) May 19, 1995 - SENIORS DAY. The proclamation was accepted by
Becky Lorber, Recreational Program coordinator, who outlined
various programs sponsored by the Senior Center and extended a
special invitation to attend their Open House on Friday, May 19,
1995, 10:00 -2:00 P.M.
(2) May 22 - 26, 1995 - PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. The proclamation was
accepted by Kathleen Cahall, Water Resources Manager, who outlined
the areas of responsibility under the Public Works and Utilities
Department. She identified the following recent accomplishments by
the department: (1) construction of the Warren Avenue CSO; (2)
completed design and bidding of the Callow Avenue CSO project; (3)
Wastewater Treatment Plant Collection Odor Control Projects are on
schedule and within budget; (4) the City received grants and loans
for several projects; (5) completed hearing process on Gorst-
Bremerton EIS; (6) completed Transportation Element of the City's
Comprehensive Plan; (7) Pendergast Sports Complex Phase I is near
completion, ahead of schedule and under budget; (8) 245 4th Street
Building elevator project was ahead of schedule and under budget;
(9) Gold Mountain Golf Course Expansion design and bidding
completed on schedule and within budget; (10) the first L.I.D.s in
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years have been undertaken, such as the Kitsap Lake Sewer bidding
and the Wheaton Way sewer construction project; (11) the City's
Commute Trip Reduction goals were met; (12) the completed 4th
Street L.I.D. won an award for its street lights; (13) completed
Public Works Operations building won a "Builder's Award"; (14) the
completion of 1.9 lane miles of local street overlays in 1994; (15)
the City's water system remains one of the few unfiltered in the
state of Washington and the system is being improved with main
construction project, such as the project on Arsenal Way, 9th
Street and Fairgrounds; (16) the biosolids program continues to be
a model in the State. Of the City's entire budget, 40% is spent by
the Public Works and Utilities Budget on programs and capital
projects.
(3) Several Veterans' organizations were acknowledged when reading
this Proclamation -MAY 19-20-1995 POPPIES DAYS. The proclamation
was accepted by a representative of one of the Veterans'
organizations. '
(4) JUNE 10 THROUGH JULY 10, 1995 - PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE MONTH.
The proclamation was accepted by a representative of the Filipino-
American community, who outlined upcoming activities that will
bring together all Filipino groups within Kitsap County as well as
the general public.
(5) MAY 20 - 27, 1995 - SAFE BOATING WEEK. The proclamation was
accepted by Ralph Peterson, Executive Officer of the Bremerton
Power Squadron, who shared the fact the Bremerton Power Squadron
has been teaching safe boating in the Bremerton/Kitsap County/Mason
County areas for 40 years.
(6) MAY 14 - 20, 1995 - ARMED FORCES WEEK
PUBLIC RECOGNITION
Richard Chrisin~er stated, as a former Bremerton resident and now
serving as a liaison officer between the State of Missouri and the
State of Washington in Veterans Affairs, people within Washington
State have a golden opportunity to keep the USS Missouri in local
waters. Veterans throughout the United States would like to see it
kept within the continental United States. During his military
career he had the opportunity to visit the Philippines on several
occasions and believed the Filipino-American community and
veterans, such as he, do appreciate Bremerton and its support of
the military.
Don Larson, President of Washington Scuba Alliance, stated over the
past five years he has been trying to locate a vessel to be used as
an underwater park for scuba diving. He is not real hopeful about
locating such a park in Bremerton, however, he did find a vessel
that could be used for such an attraction. He recently learned
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that a 1940's costal mine sweeper (wooden hull) would be available
once it was raised off the bottom of Sinclair Inlet by the Navy.
The Navy offered to donate the vessel for an underwater park if
appropriate permits were in place. On May 15, Senator Bob Oke set
up a meeting with various state Department Heads to discuss where
such a vessel could be used. The problem they incurred was the
fact there wasn't an already permitted site for such a vessel and
generally the permitting process is rather long and complicated.
One consideration for a site location was the City of Edmonds under
their existing underwater park permit, however, their permits had
expired and the Edmonds Parks Department did not have the funding
or staff to support going through the permitting process for the
new vessel. Alternative locations include Titlow Park in Tacoma,
an area away from the Eamonds Ferry Dock and a possible location in
Potlatch/Moodsport area. Mr. Dawkins asked the general length of
the permit process? Mr. Larson stated it could take between six
months to a year to receive the proper permits. There was some
indication at the May 15th meeting that there were instances where
the process could be speeded up, however, the Shoreline Permit
segment cannot be shortened. He asked if anyone had additional
suggestions to please call him at 373-5367.
David Johnson, member of Citizens Advisory Committee/Wastewater
Treatment Plant Odor Control Project, stated he attended a Planning
Commission meeting on May 16, and expected to have his appeal on
the SEPA Checklist for the Wastewater Odor Control Project
discussed, however, that issue was cancelled. The reason given as
to why that item was canceled was because the Mayor's proposal to
condemn the neighborhood adjacent to the wastewater treatment plant
was not really a plan. His concern with that point is if
condemnation is not a plan, then the Mayor should make a public
statement that the City is not planning to condemn the neighborhood
because it has an adverse affect on the neighborhood both monitory
and emotionally. If the City is planning to condemn that
neighborhood, then that needs to be included in the SEPA Checklist
so the project can go on in a timely manner. He asked that he
receive a response on his request.
7A - CSO WATER OUALITY CHARACTERIZATION - STATE CENTENNIAL GRANT
ACCEPTANCE, #AB95-100
The Water Resources Division of the Department of Public Works &
Utilities applied for and was awarded a Department of Ecology
Centennial Clean Water Grant. The Purpose of the proposed project
is to assess the quality of the combined sewer overflow discharge
and their receiving waters. The entire project is budgeted at
$110,700 of which Ecology will fund $94,095 (85%).
Kathleen Caha11, Water Resources Manager, state the City is pleased
to receive this grant, which will be used to purchase sampling
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equipment, pay for laboratory analysis and personnel time to
perform a comprehensive water quality study of the City's combined
sewer overflows (CSOs).
Public comment - none.
Mr. Neville asked who was the author of the grant application? Ms.
Cahall stated she wrote the grant. Mr. Neville extended a "thank
you" to Kathleen on behalf of all the citizens of Bremerton for
saving them $94,095. He raised the questioned: "will the City
retain the purchased equipment?" Ms. Cahall explained
approximately one half the grant is for the automatic samplers and
the City may retain that equipment as long as it is being used for
the purpose it was purchased. Mr. Neville asked Ms. Cahall to give
a brief description of what is actually being monitored? Ms.
Cabal1 explained the City has 16 CSO outfalls and during rain
events samples will be taken to identify the quality of water being
discharged into Sinclair Inlet and Port Washington Narrows. Samples
will also be taken from the receiving waters to determine the
impact of the discharged water, if any.
Mr. Farr asked Ms. Cahall to elaborate on the statement made under
"IMPACT OF NON-PASSAGE". Ms. Caha11 stated one of the provisions
in the settlement of the Puget Sound Alliance lawsuit was the City
would do the subject monitoring because there isn't a lot of data
on the CSOs. Since the City was required to do the monitoring
consideration was given to see if grant funding was available for
such a project and she was pleased that the City did receive such
a grant.
M/S/C/U(Overson/Dawkins) to approve the Centennial Clean Water Fund
Grant Agreement and authorize the Mayor to sign, subject to City
Administrative Policies and Procedures.
7B - KITSAP PHYSICIANS SERVICE CONTRACT, #AB95-105
The City has contracted with KPS since 1990 for medical services.
The attached endorsement for 1995 reflects the following:
The administrative fee is increased 3%, and is in line
with cost of living increases.
The net insurance premiums remain the same as 1994 and
are less than AWC rates.
The stop loss has been raised to $150,000 with a
corresponding decrease in premium (see attached Exhibit).
All other terms remain the same.
Kathleen McCluskev, City Clerk, noted this will be the sixth year
of the KPS contract, which has been a very successful in that the
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City has built up a $750,000 reserve since pulling out of the AWC
group. However, because it is the sixth year it is probably time
to look at the overall cost of the program and services. It is her
intention this year to hire a broker to look at the services,
costs, etc. The cost of that review will be paid out of the
reserve fund.
Public comment - none.
M/S/C/U(Colvin/Dawkins) to approve 1995 contract with Kitsap
Physicians Service.
8A - RESOLUTION NO. 2513 RECOGNIZING CONTRIBUTIONS OF MUSSI,9.N laND
McRENZlE Fls~ILIES TO STEPHENSON CANYON Ple, RX, #XB95-106
This proposed resolution expresses the City Council's appreciation
for the contributions the McKenzie and Mussman families have made
to the City's park system. Mr. McKenzie was responsible for
building the basketball court at Stephenson Canyon Park off Juniper
Circle for young people in that neighborhood.
When it was discovered that part of these facilities were located
on private property, the Mussman's donated over $1,000 of their
property to bring the entire basketball court within the Stephenson
Canyon Park. The City staff has recently completed the lot line
adjustment and deed recording to expand the park.
Mr. Colvin introduced Dennis Dibley to explain the intent of this
proposal. Dennis Dibley thanked the City Council for honoring the
McKenzie family and the Mussman family. He believes that in almost
every neighborhood there are people who help and care for others
and it pleased him to see such individuals and their families being
recognized as good citizens. One of the younger children in the
neighborhood, Reanna Smith, told how Mr. McKenzie fixed her bike,
gave her roses and talked with her. Mr. Dibley related on the day
Clif McKenzie passed away, Reanna asked him who will now fix her
trikes and toys? Another youth related how Mr. McKenzie would pump
up their basketballs, help fix his bike when it had a flat tire,
but most of all he made them a basketball court. Mr. Dibley stated
kids in the neighborhood thought of Mr. McKenzie as a "saint". He
pointed out the generosity of the Mussman family to donate a piece
of property that was part of the basketball court to the City. Mr.
Mussman is working in eastern Washington and was unable to be at
this meeting.
Mr. Neville thanked the McKenzie and Mussman families for the good
will they showed throughout the neighborhood. It is nice to see
neighbors helping each other in the City and that is what makes
this City special for everyone.
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M/S/C/U(Colvin/Neville) to pass Resolution No. 2513, recognizing
contributions of the Mussman and McKenzie families to the City
Parks system.
8B - RESOLUTION NO. 2514 RENEWAL OF INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH
XlTBAP COUNTY TO I~DMINISTER CDBG ~ HOME PROGI~d~S, #AB95-107
In November 1992 Kitsap County received urban county entitlement
status for the three year period ending in December, 1995. This
required the City of Bremerton to defer its metropolitan city
status and include its population with the county's. A condition
of Bremerton's agreement to defer its entitlement status was that
it would administer the county-wide program. The city entered into
an interlocal agreement with the county for program administration
which will expire on December 31, 1995.
The county must begin the requalification process for fiscal years
1996-1998 immediately. If the City of Bremerton wishes to defer
its Metropolitan City status for the next 3-year qualification
period, remain a part of the County program, and continue to
administer the County program, it must notify the County and the
HUD field office in writing by May 26, 1995. The Mayor recommends
that the Interlocal Agreement be renewed, and requests Council
action to concur with her recommendation.
Pam Root, Acting Development Manager, stated the proposed
resolution would empower the Mayor to defer Bremerton's
Metropolitan City status and to negotiate a new interlocal
agreement with Kitsap County. The City has administered the Kitsap
County HOME and Community Development Block Grant programs for the
last three years. These programs are Federal Revenue Sharing
Programs that primarily benefit low income persons through funds
for housing, community development, economic development and human
services throughout the County. The grants are awarded on a
competitive basis and the entire program is governed by fairly
complex Federal HUD regulations. Every year, since 1992, the
County has received almost four million dollars in combined funds
from these two programs. These programs are now generating some
new loan guarantee programs, which may enable entities within the
County to borrow up to five times that amount. The interlocal
agreement under which the City administers the County program is
about to expire and the City has until May 26 to notify the County
and HUD whether or not they wish to negotiate a new agreement. The
City has the option to revert to its previous status, which was as
a Metropolitan City, under which it would receive about $400,000
only in Community Development Block Grant fund, not the HOME
Program. However, there are several good reasons for the City to
continue its status of deferring Metropolitan City and continuing
to administer and participate in the County's program. There is a
mutual benefit to the City and County. Over the past three years
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organization of these two programs, their spin off programs, and
the planning for those programs have become County-wide. A new
document, Consolidated Plan, has been generated that integrates all
the programs in the participating cities and County into one plan.
This makes for more efficient delivery of all of the services
provided and allows the City to participate and share the County's
political power both local and national, which is becoming
increasingly important because funding is becoming uncertain under
the new Congress. The County has the ability to negotiate the best
possible position for the County and the City. It is also
important for Bremerton to remain at the center of policy making.
Currently, the City writes the plans, gathers the data, coordinates
the program and coordinates the citizen participation program.
Unlike the other cities in the County (Bainbridge Island, Port
Orchard, and Poulsbo), Bremerton is a major player in this program.
We have both our own grants and most of the County programs that
are funded with this money are headquartered in Bremerton. Lastly,
the City has a very efficient and skilled administrative team in
place, which is completely funded by County and City Block Grant
money. The administrative team is knowledgeable of the regulations
and have developed what they think are highly participatory
excellent methods for administering the program.
Public comment - none.
Mr. Dawkins emphasized the cooperative effort between the County
and the City in this endeavor and urged approval of the item as
presented.
President Huff-Menees asked the City Attorney to clarify if a
motion to approve needs to specify the same terms and conditions of
the 1993 interlocal agreement? Ian 8ievers, City Attorney,
explained the documentation in Council's Agenda Packet is the
current agreement that is soon to expire. If approval is given by
a simple motion, the motion should include wording specifying the
existing terms are extended for the additional time.
M/S/C/U(Farr/Dawkins) to pass Resolution No. 2514, regarding
deferral of City population to Kitsap County for purposes of
receiving Community Development Block Grant Funds; and specify that
we continue under the same guidelines of the current agreement.
Mr. Overson noted Ms. Root provided him additional information he
requested during the Council Operations Committee meeting. He
suggested that his fellow Council members review the material as
presented to him. He also believes the City is well represented by
Ms. Root and the administrative team.
Mr. Law added his compliments to Ms. Root and her co-workers on the
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way they are administering the program.
Mr. Colvin extended his compliments to the administrative team. He
asked Ms. Root what the consequences would be if Council did not
pass this item as presented? Ms. Root stated there is the strong
possibility the County would not receive Urban County Entitlement
status without adding Bremerton's population, which was the
condition of the original Urban County Entitlement status. The
other consequence is if the City reverted back to Metropolitan City
status and the County were to able to continue under some sort of
grandfather provision as an Urban County, the City could
conceivable be "left out in the cold" in terms of negotiating
ability in Washington. It is most probable that the effort on the
national level would go on behalf of the County rather than to the
City. She also felt being left out on the planning process would
be a disadvantage for the City. Currently, the program has one
full time staff member totally funded with Kitsap County money, who
does all the planning for Bremerton and the County. Ms. Root could
see very few benefits to the City resuming its former Metropolitan
City status. Mr. Colvin noted Ms. Root indicated that in some
areas the City and County can work cooperatively.
Vote on motion - Unanimous.
9A - ORDINANCE NO. 4514 (SECOND READING) CREATING ANEW FUNDTO BE
CALLED THE EMPLOYEE MEDICAL INSURANCE RESERVE FUND, #AB95-102
Public comment - none.
Mr. Law asked the City Attorney if he should step down from voting
on this issue since he was not present during the vote on the
Ordinance at first reading? Ian Sievers, City Attorney, stated Mr.
Law was eligible to vote on this issue due to it being a
legislative matter not a quasi-judicial matter.
M/S/C/U(Overson/Law) to pass Ordinance No. 4514 on second reading,
creating an expendable trust fund to be called the Employee Medical
Insurance Reserve Fund and designating the purpose and uses
thereof.
With no further busin~ing adjourned at 6:39 P.M.
KATHLEEN L. McCLUSKEY, City Clerk
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