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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/03/95TAPE #1286 i UNAPPROVED DRAFT CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES COUNCIL APPROVED MAY 17, 1995 MAY 3, 1995 #0010 #0027 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 3, 1995, at 5:30 P.M., with Council President Sherril Huff-Menees presiding. Council members present were Bob Winters, A1 Colvin, Morrie Dawkins, Carlos Montgomery, John Law, David Farr Richard Neville, and Lon Overson. Also present were City Attorney Ian Sievers and City Clerk Kathy McCluskey. The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Council President Huff-Menees and Invocation given by Pastor A.L. Baunsgard of Hillcrest Assembly of God Church. CONSENT AGENDA A. Minutes of Meeting - April 5, 1995 #AB95-093 B. Minutes of Meeting - April 12, 1995 #AB95-094 M/S/C/U(Neville/Colvin) 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. M/S/C/U(Colvin/Dawkins) on May 3, 1995, the Council does approve for payment those vouchers included and further described as follows: 184235, 184243 through 184244, 184284 through 184438 in the total amount of $807,074.64; and Regular Payroll for the period ending April 30, 1995, in the amount of $678,932.87. President Huff-Menees made the following announcement: (1) A Study Session is scheduled immediately following the City Council meeting, in the Council Conference Room. Topic to be discussed: "Communication's Plan". COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Mr. Winters questioned the legality regarding literature that has been placed in the mailbox at his property located at 2012 Shamrock Drive in the Rocky Point/Marine Drive vicinity. Ian Sievers, City Attorney, stated there is a Federal Law that prohibits placing anything in a mailbox that doesntt come through the postal service. Mr. Winters wanted the public to know that as a City Councilman, he will have to abstain from the vote of whether or not to annex the TAPE #1286 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes May 3, 1995 Page 2 of 9 Rocky Point area into Bremerton. In addition, he announced D.A.R.E. Graduations will be held May 4th at Armin Jahr Elementary, May 9th at West Hills Elementary, May 12th at Kitsap Lake Elementary, and a G.R.E.A.T. Graduation to be held May 19th at Bremerton Junior High School. He also thanked those who attended the D.A.R.E. sponsored dance last Friday at North Kitsap Junior High. ~ Mr'. Colvin congratulated the NARFE Association for bringing a regional conference to Bremerton. He will recommend that members attend the Amy Burnett Gallery while in our City. Concerning the "scotch broom" near the Warren Avenue Bridge, he has not received any written responses to his request for information on this issue. He asked the public to notify him if they have concerns regarding the Scotch broom. Mr. Dawkins reported he was part of a selection committee, who interviewed four high school students for a Rotary Club award. During that process, he realized how many smart kids there are in spite of all the press usually given to the kids who do negative things. He wanted the public to know that there are good kids doing good things, and he found that to be refreshing. Mr. Montgomery reminded everyone of the combined District meeting for Council Districts #6, #7, and #8, on Thursday, May 4th, at 7:00 P.M., at the Bremerton School District Office located at the corner of Burwell & Montgomery. He asked citizens to bring their questions and concerns to that meeting. Also, last Saturday he had the privilege of being a Judge for the Loyalty Day Parade held in Port Orchard. Again, he was disappointed that The Sun carried no coverage of the local activities. Mr. Law acknowledged the efforts of City Departments after the rainstorm Saturday night. He and the citizens of Manette appreciated their assistance and it appeared the Manette area was hit extra hard by the storm. Also, Sun Reporter Travis Baker has been the real advocate in trying to straighten out the problems with the new (360) area code, and Mr. Law appreciated those efforts. The next monthly meeting for District #3/Manette Area, will be Tuesday, May 16, 7:00 P.M., at the Senior Center located at 13th & Nipsic. The topic for that meeting will be "Meet Your New Beat Police Officer". With so many members of the Fire Department present at the meeting tonight, he thanked them for all the support their department has given to the District #3 meetings. Mr. Farr also reminded citizens of the combined District #6, #7, and #8 Neighborhood Meeting May 4th, and also invited the Fire Department. Today, he attended the Kitsap Regional Planning Council meeting, where they learned that Kitsap Transit was TAPE #1286 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes May 3, 1995 Page 3 of 9 experiencing increased vandalism to bus shelters. The cost of repairing that damage is rather high, which eventually gets passed on to transit riders. He asked citizens for their help in reporting any witnessed incidents of vandalism. Mr. Neville announced the next Neighborhood Information Network Meeting for Districts #4, #5, and #6, is scheduled for Tuesday, May 9, 7:00 P.M., at the Neighborhood Christian Center located at 5th and Warren Avenue. Mr. Overson reminded everyone of the opening of the Farmers Market this weekend. Ms.. Huff-Menees also invited citizens to the combined District Meeting for Districts #6, #7, and #8. She commented that last Friday she artended the Kitsap Community Action Program's annual Awards Banquet. At that event, the City was presented an award for "Outstanding Contributions to KCAP's Children's Programs", specifically for the City's participation and support in establishing the Rosemary Moen Children's Center in Eastpark. She wanted KCAP to know the City appreciated this award, and felt it was very nice for the City to be recognized for their efforts. MAYOR,S REPORT Mayor Lynn Hotton stated she talked to other areas regarding damage from the rainstorm, and found that Bremerton seemed to be the sole area that was hit and received severe damage. She commended her crews for a job well done in responding to the hundreds of emergency calls that evening. She felt this could be used as a learning experience for any future emergencies, even a large catastrophe such as an earthquake. In addition, the Mayor commented that she also participated in interviews with three young people for a "Mayor's Award" given by the Rotary Club to a graduating high school senior for community service. She was very impressed with the caliber of these young people, who were all interested in careers which would enable them to be of service to people in the community. She says all too often we only hear of the negative things youth are involved in, and that the vast majority of them are quality young people. Mayor Horton conducted a Swearing In Ceremony for the following: Dean Allen Shelton, Firefighter, recently recruited from the Washington State Fire Service Academy where he also received "top of the class" honors; John Paine, Firefighter/Paramedic, an Academy graduate, who is now in the probationary period; Dean Souza, David Bays, and Brian Virgutz, who have completed their TAPE #1286 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes May 3, 1995 Page 4 of 9 one-year probationary period successfully and are now fully commissioned as Firefighter/EMT's with the City of Bremerton Fire Department; Ronald Nelson, promoted from Firefighter/EMT to Fire Lieutenant, effective May 1, 1995; and Ron McKiernan, promoted from Fire Lieutenant to Captain of Training, effective May 16, 1995. PUBLIC RECOGNITION GordV Byrd stated he has not attended a Council meeting lately due to his being ill. BVran Beinkampen, Administrator at Canterbury Manor, which is a senior retirement housing community, brought it to the public's attention that May is "Older Persons Awareness Month", specifically the week of May 14 is designated as "National Homes for the Aging Week". One on the goals at Canterbury Manor is to encourage and assist their residents to remain active in their community and the political process. In support of that goal, he invited each member of the Council, all of the City's elected and appointed members of the community, as well as all seniors in the area, to come together at Canterbury Manor on Wednesday, May 17, 1995, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM for a free barbecue to meet and share ideas. 7A - FRANCHISE EXTENSION FOR TCI CABLE AND FALCON CABLE, #AB95-095 The City hired 3H Cable Communications Consultants to negotiate new franchises for cable services. The process is expected to take minimally an additional 6 to 9 months. Therefore an extension of the existing franchises to completion of negotiations or 4/01/96, whichever comes first, is requested. This will assure continuance of franchise fees and compliance with existing conditions. Kathy McCluskey, City Clerk, stated she spent a few hours today with the consultants, and they began to put together a "wish list" and negotiation strategies. She is also scheduled to be at the June 5th City Council Study Session to make a presentation, which will be followed by Public Hearings as well as developing handouts for the Council. The franchise extensions will extend until negotiations are complete or for one year. Public comment - none. Mr. Law pointed out for the public's benefit that the cost for the consultants is absorbed by TCI and Falcon Cable companies, not the City. Mr. Neville stated this is a good time for the franchising to take place, as we definitely need to move forward. The City's consultants 3H Cable Communications has done some outstanding work #1353 TAPE #1286 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes May 3, 1995 Page 5 of 9 in other municipalities in the State, and having their knowledge to help us move forward with this contract is exceedingly important. M/S/C/U(Neville/Winters) to approve franchise extension with TCI Cablevision of Washington, Inc. and Falcon Video Communications, L.P. until completion of negotiations or April 1, 1996, whichever is sooner. 7B - REOUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR A DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES GRANT, #AB95-096 Congressman Norm Dicks allocated a Forestry Assistance Grant ($50,000) for Bremerton for 1995-1996. The grant will continue to maintain and expand the Bremerton Parks & Recreation Department Municipal Tree program. The Forestry Assistance Grant is disbursed by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. The proposal contains the continuing effort of establishing the Tree Committee, adopting and implementing the City Tree Ordinance, completing the Urban Forest Inventory, and eliminating and replacing hazardous trees. Jodi Wroblewski, Assistant Parks Director, said she was available to answer any questions, and then introduced Kevin McFarland, Municipal Tree Coordinator, who is administrating this program. Mr. McFarland is taking the place of Kathy Van Pelt, who previously held this position. Public comment - none. Mr. Winters, asked Mr. McFarland if the public will have the opportunity to give input as to what types of trees will be selected? Mr. McFarland stated a Municipal Tree Committee has been formed and they will be a liaison or community outreach to obtain suggestions from the public. He emphasized that he is always open to comments anyone may have. Mr. Neville inquired if the committee members have already been selected? Mr. McFarland stated yes. Mr. Neville asked for the public's benefit, what were the objectives? Mr. McFarland stated part of the 1995-96 Urban Forestry Grant Application is an agreement between the State of Washington Department of Natural Resources and the City of Bremerton, and identified the following Objectives: Objective I - Objective II - Objective III Objective IV To Organize Tree Committee To Develop Implementation Strategy for the Adopted City Tree Ordinance Implement the Community Tree Committee Action Plan Promote the Municipal Tree Program, Parks & Recreation Department, Community Tree #1578 TAPE #1286 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes May 3, 1995 Page 6 of 9 Objective V - Objective VI - Committee, and the City of Bremerton Produce Municipal Tree Management Plan/Master Plan Educate the Public and City Staff on Urban Forestry Mr. Neville stated he hoped the work completed by Kathy Van Pelt will help Mr. McFarland. He would feel rather remiss if the City didn't have some kind of a "thank you" for Congressman Norm Dicks for making this $50,000 grant available to the City. M/S/C/U(Montgomery/Winters) to authorize the Mayor to submit a grant application to the Department of Natural Resources for funding assistance through the Forestry Assistance Grant. 7C - BID AWARD - ~OLD MOUNTAIN NORTH GOLF COURSE, PHASE I, #AB95- 097 Bids were opened for the Gold Mountain North Golf Course, Phase I on April 17, 1995. Eight (8) bids were received for Phase I of this project (see attached Bid Opening List). The low bidder is Fore, Inc., from Maple Valley, Washington. The recommendation before Council is approval of Fore, Inc.'s base bid of $2,658,481.04. Also recommended as inclusion with this base bid amount are alternates including, landscaping of various tree species, topsoil management, cart path curbing, gravel service road, hydro-seeding, and optional cart path. The alternate bid amounts total to $178,660.40. The recommendation before Council is approval of Fore, Inc.'s base bid and alternate in the amount of $2,837,141.44. Dan Miller, Public Works & Utilities Project Manager, stated the firm Fore, Inc. was low bidder and also meets the City's criteria for a quality golf course. Indian Summer at Lake Coeur d'Alene, and the Port Ludlow Golf Course are beautiful courses, and are examples of the type of work they have done. The sub consultants for this project also checked out satisfactorily for these two projects. Phase I includes 18 holes of a championship golf course; underground irrigation system; renovation of the existing golf practice facility, No. 9 green; utilities such as water connections and primary power service; and a remote water fountain. The alternates listed above are also included in the parameters of this bid. Public comment - none. Mr. Dawkins commented that even though this new golf course is being named the "North Golf Course", he believes it will probably be called the "Olympic Course" because it has one of the most #1755 TAPE #1286 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes May 3, 1995 Page 7 of 9 outstanding views of the Olympic Mountains that he has ever seen. He feels it will be a spectacular, and also tough course. He believes people from all over the State will come to play on this course once the word gets out. M/S/C(Colvin/Montgomery) to authorize and direct the Mayor to execute the contract for the construction of Gold Mountain North Golf Course, Phase I with Fore, Inc. for the contract amount of $2'~837,141.44 subject to City Administrative Policies and Procedures. Vote on motion: In Favor: Montgomery, Dawkins, Colvin, Winters, Overson, Neville, Farr, Huff-Menees Abstain: Law Motion carried. Mr. Miller interjected the bid amount of $2,837,141.44 includes the base bid as well as the alternate bid amount, but did not include Washington State sales tax, which amounts to $229,808.00. However, the sales tax is figured into the budget. 8A - ORDINANCE (FIRST READING) PROVIDING FOR NEW COUNCIL DISTRICTS FOR THE CITY OF BREMERTONAND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 4227, #AB95- 098 Pursuant to the provisions of RCW Title 29, the City has contracted with the Central Puget Sound Economic Development District to develop a redistricting plan. The results of the District's work have been presented at two public hearings. This Ordinance will implement the redistricting plan as presented. Kathleen MoCluskey, City Clerk, mentioned that rather than having the ordinance describe District properties by legal descriptions, the County agreed to move all split precincts so they could be identified by precinct numbers. That way, when the public asks what "District" they are in, we can ask what "precinct" they are in. It is easier to define the Districts by simply using precinct numbers. The precinct boundaries and numbers have all been prepared by the County. Public comment - none. Mr. Overson stated all previous discussions have revolved around Districts", and now he is hearing "precincts". He has several questions regarding these precincts, or should that even be his concern? Ms. McCluskey stated it is really not part of the City's concern because in the past all of the Districts, for the most part, have been comprised of whole precincts. In answer to Mr. TAPE #1286 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes May 3, 1995 Page 8 of 9 Overson's question, dividing precincts so they are "whole" precincts and not split, is easier for the residents to understand, and much easier for the County Elections Office to run an election. If some of the precincts have lost their balance population-wise, apparently it is not of great concern to the County that it would be disruptive to the Districting process. She can only assume that it did not change that precinct population balance significantly to create a problem. Mr. Overson stated he still had a lot of questions in the presentation of the ordinance itself, such as why does District 8 includes eight separate precincts, but District 4 only includes two precincts? He stated there does not seem to be any rhyme or reason to the process. Ms. McCluskev stated the precincts don't appear to be very uniform because, District 4 for an obvious example, has precinct 38, which is very large in population due to the shipyard. However, some other precincts such as those in the watershed, have no one in them, or maybe only one voter. The County will redistrict again in the year 2000 when the new census is complete. As she understands the law, the County is able to make these precinct adjustments without disenfranchising any voters or creating a problem, so it is basically out of the City's hands. Mr. Neville stated as long as we are now speaking of voting precincts rather than just Districts, he wanted to make it clear to the public what voting precincts are in his District as a result of this change since his District has changed significantly. District #5 now goes across the Warren Avenue Bridge, and will encompass part of East Bremerton, so his voting precincts are going to be numbers 5, 7, 9, 11, 19, and 50. He wanted to remind anyone who had any questions on this to contact Merilynn Erhart in the Council Office, at 478-5280. Mr. Colvin wanted to know his new precinct numbers. Ms. McCluskey stated this may be one Ordinance that Council Members may want to hang on to, since it has a list of each District and the new precinct numbers they contain. She read into record the following: District No. I - Precinct Nos. 52, 56, 58, and 159 District No. 2 - Precinct Nos. 48, 54, and 62 District No. 3 - Precinct Nos. 40, 42, 44~ 46, and 47 District No. 4 - Precinct Nos. 38 and 01 District No. 5 - Precinct Nos. 05, 07, 09, 11, 19, and 50 #2181 TAPE #1286 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes May 3, 1995 Page 9 of 9 District No. 6 - Precinct Nos. 13, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 29 District No. 7 - Precinct Nos. 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, and 23 District No. 8 - Precinct Nos. 21, 31, 32, 34, 41, 49, 51, and 88 District No. 9 - Precinct Nos. 33, 37, and 109 MS. Huff-Menees commented from the standpoint of "precincting", which is the County's responsibility, it is a very complex endeavor because there are a number of uniformity issues that need to be taken into consideration, such as Legislative Districts, Commissioner Districts, and natural boundaries as well. What may seem to be irregularities to us may be based on very substantial legal reasons in terms of the "whole" issue. M/S/C/U(Farr/Montgomery) motion to approve ordinance on first reading, providing for new Council districts for the City of Bremerton, and repealing Ordinance No. 4227. Mayor Horton stated her office has received a few calls from residents on Rocky Point, who have not received their Absentee Ballot for the Annexation issue. She urged anyone that believes they are eligible to vote on this issue to please call the Kitsap County Auditor's Office at 876-7128, and they will take care of it. With no further business meeting adjourned at 6:50 P.M. KATHLEEN L. McCLUSKEY, City Clerk KLM/SH-M/ls cc: Normal Distribution File/Vault