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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/09/97 CO CIL TAPE #1476 UNAPPROVED DRAFT CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JULY 9, 1997 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, July 9, 1997, at 5:30 P.M., with Council President David Farr presiding. Council members present were Bob Winters, Carlos Montgomery, Sherril Huff-Menees, Richard Neville, Lon Overson, John Law, Cecil McConnell, and Al Colvin. Also present were City Attorney Ian Sievers and Deputy City Clerk Paula Johnston. The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Council President Farr, and Invocation given by Dr. David Butimore of Trinity Missionary Baptist Church. President Farr made the following announcement: (1) Council will hold a Study Session immediately following the Council meeting to discuss the "1997 - 2002 Capital Improvement Plan". CONSENT AGENDA A. Minutes of Meeting -- June 25, 1997 #AB97-153 #0029 M/S/C/U(Neville/Montgomery) 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. #0048 M/S/C/U(Colvin/Montgomery) on July 9, 1997, the Council does approve for payment those vouchers included and further described as follows: 210539 through 210541, and 210545 through 210684 in the amount of $228,755.37. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Mr. Colvin announced Council Districts #1 and #2 will join Council District #3 in hosting the "Fire Department On Parade" event on July 15, 1997, 6:00 - 8:00 P.M., at the Garguile's Red Apple Market Parking Lot/Perry Avenue Mall. This event is open to all Bremerton citizens. He wished Councilman Neville a "Happy Birthday". Lastly, he asked the City Attorney to provide him an answer whether or not the City's ordinance addressing weeds is enforceable on City and School District properties? TAPE #1476 city Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes July 9, 1997 Page 2 of 7 Mr. McConnell also encouraged residents to attend the "Fire Department On Parade" event. He noted Sylvan Way is getting a new street, and work is currently underway on the intersection. Mr. Law followed up Mr. Colvin's announcement of the "Fire Department On Parade" event and encouraged members of the public to come out and meet their firefighters personally, learn to use a fire extinguisher, and other fire safety information. Free trading cards, balloons, pop, and popcorn will be available. Mr. Neville thanked his family for remembering his birthday today with balloons and flowers. Mrs. Huff-Menees reminded everyone that the first Concert On The Boardwalk will be held July 11. Mr. Montgomery announced Council Districts #6, #7 and #8 will hold a Joint Neighborhood Meeting on July 31, which will include Mayor Horton and Randy Witt, City Engineer. If members of the public wish to have other City staff members address specific issues at that meeting, he asked them to let him know. Further details on this meeting will be published at a later date. Mr. Winters thanked Jim Spencer, Parks & Recreation Director, for attending a meeting at the County Public Works & Utilities Department regarding weed control in County areas, as well as Kitsap Lake. One of his District #9 constituents, Garland Freymann, who was involved with the Port Orchard fireworks display, asked that a special "thank you" be passed on to the Port of Bremerton Commissioners, the Port of Bremerton, and Gene Baker, Harbor Master. Mr. Fart re-emphasized the entire community is invited to attend the "Fire Department On Parade" event. Regarding the newspaper article in today's SUN about the USS Missouri, he stated that he believed Hawaii Senator Inouye had a serious lapse of judgement when he attacked the City. Mr. Montgomery stated 100 letters were sent to senators requesting that the Navy reconsider their decision awarding the USS Missouri to the State of Hawaii. MAYOR'S REPORT gave a briefing on recent negotiations between the City and Puget Sound Alliance. She complimented Gene Sampley, Public Works & Utilities Director, and Ian Sievers, City Attorney, on their professional representation of the City during the negotiations. Based on the discussions so far, she believes the two parties are coming to agreement on broader areas. Mayor Horton noted Gold Mountain Golf Complex was included in the USGA Turf Advisory Service Report where it was report the new TAPE #1476 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes July 9, 1997 Page 3 of 7 Olympic Course has received rave reviews throughout the golf community in western Washington; the practice tee has been expanded and has one of the finest maintenance facilities built on a public course. The report further commented the fairways on the Olympic course are the best they have seen in the Pacific Northwest; however, they did include several smaller scoped suggestions to enhance the course even more. PUBLIC RECOGNITION H. Emily Moshay, Bremerton resident, announced the next meeting of the Martin Luther King Jr. Constitution Day Committee will be July 10, 1997, at the Bremerton School District Administrative Building, 134 North Marian Avenue, from 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. She recently returned from visiting Hollister, California, where she attended the Bikers' Wild One 50th Anniversary, which was exciting and was a financial windfall for that community. Reports on the event from the Hollister City officials and law enforcement agencies were very favorable. Following up Councilman McConnell's earlier comment about resurfacing Sylvan Way, it is beautiful. She was pleased over the recent placement of two new speed bumps on Park Avenue. Roy McInnis, Bremerton Resident, gave a glowing report on the successful Sinclair Missionary Baptist Church's anniversary celebration for their pastor, Rev. Echols. Del Knauss, Bremerton resident, thanked Mayor Horton for providing him answers to some of the questions he raised at the last City Council meeting. He referenced the City Charter, Section 8 (d)and (e), and expressed his concern the Commission (Bremerton Citizen's Commission On Council Salaries), being able to set salaries for the City Council members by just submitting their initial Schedule Of Salaries for City Council members with the City clerk no later than May 1, 1997, and shall thereafter file schedules by May 1st of the applicable later years so as to coincide with the City budget cycle. "(e)" - Each such schedule shall be filed in ordinance form, shall be assigned an ordinance number, shall be published in the same manner as a City ordinance, and shall become effective thirty days after filing with the City Clerk. He felt strongly that it was the City Council's responsiblity to pass an ordinance implementing their salary structure, not a Commission. He believes, if the Commission uses the process outlined in the Charter, they will face a legal challenge. Ian Sievers, City Attorney, stated at the time the Charter Change was approved, the issue of apparent conflict with State law on salary increases when the Charter Change was addressed. He anticipated having the Council vote on the ordinance even though the Charter does not require that action. He noted the specific explanation of that Charter change addressing setting Council salaries was presented to the Council as well as the electorate and approved. If there is a TAPE #1476 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes July 9, 1997 Page 4 of 7 risk for challenge, he believed it could be minimized by a ratification vote by the City Council. Charlie Brown, Bremerton resident, stated he believed the comments made by Senator Inouye were directed toward the Inactive Ships Facility, not the City of Bremerton. Lannie Gantz, Bremerton resident, read a letter dated April 18, 1997, from Paul Steven Beaver, addressing the issue of fluoridation of drinking water and the adverse affects it can have on individuals as well as identifying areas where it was implemented and then eliminated. President Farr explained at this time there is not an issue before Council addressing fluoridation. Elizabeth Buell, Bremerton resident, questioned if fluoridation was so good for people, why hasn't someone bottled fluoridated water and sold it in stores? 7A - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH WALDRON INTERIM SERVICES FOR PERMIT REVIEWER CONTRACT; AND APPROVING BUDGET ADJUSTMENT #97- 18, #AB97-154 Jack Allingham resigned his position in February. He gave two weeks notice prior to his resignation. We are in the process of hiring his replacement. We expect the hiring process to take four months. (Some of this delay is caused by DCD's workload and management priorities.) Waldron Interim Services can provide us with an interim contractor for $28.00 per hour. Mr. Allingham's cost to the City was $26.59 per hour. We plan to average only 32 hours per week of the interim person in order to keep the cost within budget. The Budget Adjustment request moves the funds from personnel to services. Judy Johnson, Building Development Permit Manager, reviewed the summary statement and offered to answer any questions. Public comment - none. Mrs. Huff-Menees noted during the discussion of this item at the Fiscal and Budget Committee, the primary concern voiced by the members was under Article #3 -Compensation and the issue of a Finders Fee. Mr. Law noted the same concern was raised during the Operation Committee's discussion on this item. Mr. McConnell questioned why it was taking five months to fill the vacated position? He also opposed the inclusion of the "Finders Fee" in the contract and pointed out the start date of the contract was February 28, 1997 and the termination date was August 31, 1997. Ms. Johnson stated she did not have an answer as to the filling of the vacated position, but the start date in the contract reflected TAPE #1476 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes July 9, 1997 Page 5 of 7 the date of employment for the person filling the position under this contract. He questioned Council's ability to modify the contract prior to its being approved. #1159 M/S/C(Huff-Menees/Montgomery) to amend the contract by deleting the "Finders Fee", and to authorize the Mayor to sign the proposed contract with Waldron Interim Services and to approve the related Budget Adjustment request #97-18. Vote on Motion: In Favor: Montgomery, Huff-Menees, Neville, Farr, Overson, Law Colvin Opposed: Winters, McConnell Motion carried. 7B - ACCEPTANCE OF WASHINGTON TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION GRANT. #AB- 97-155 Request the approval and acceptance of the Washington Traffic Safety Commission Grant funding for the Bremerton/Kitsap County DUI Task Force. The grant is in the amount of $28,462.00. The Task Force attempts to reduce the incidence of impaired driving through education and enforcement. It is a joint cooperative effort with the Washington State patrol, Kitsap County Sheriff's Office and all County municipal jurisdictions. Henry Mincey, Police Department Community Resource Division, stated this has been on going funding for several years and he has had the pleasure of managing and administering this program for two years. The Coordinator's position is important as it relates to traffic safety issues, i.e.D.U.I's and drug impaired drivers, throughout Kitsap County. Public comment - none. Mr. Neville commented on the valuable data provided in the Agenda documentation and asked Mr. Mincey to briefly review some of that information for the benefit of the public. Mr. Mincey stated Kitsap county has been targeted as a high risk area by the Washington Traffic Safety Commission for traffic collisions. Therefore, it is important to place emphasis on enhanced County wide education towards traffic safety issues with a strong focus towards restraint usage. Their bench mark is to sustain the current 13% reduction per year in traffic collisions and reach an over all reduction percentage of 35% by 1999. In addition, increase the restraint usage in fatal and serious injury collisions from 47.1% to 50% by 1999. Mr. Neville also pointed out the intent to reach over 1200 students throughout the school year and 20,000 military personnel to highlight the goals and objectives as described in the documentation. He also pointed out there are 20,575 youthful drivers under the age of 24; and he was pleased TAPE #1476 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes July 9, 1997 Page 6 of 7 that pedestrian and bicycle safety was part of this program. He complimented Mr. Mincey for doing an outstanding job. #1441 M/S/C/U(Neville/Colvin) to authorize the Mayor to sign the grant contract. 8A - PUBLIC HEARING - 1998 CDBG/HOME POLICY PLAN, #AB97-156 Attached is the daft 1998 CDBG/HOME Policy Plan which was initially presented to the Council during a study session on May 5, 1997. The Plan identifies the CDBG rules and regulations, as well as the City's allocation process. Availability of the plan for review was advertised in THE SUN on June 11, 1997. A letter announcing availability of the plan was sent to all persons and organizations, who have indicated an interest in the CDBG and HOME programs. A copy of the Plan was sent to those requesting it. A public meeting to discuss the Plan was held June 26, 1997. Debbie Pearler-Stewart, Neighborhood Development Team, stated the City receives approximately $550,000 annually under the Community Development Block Grant Program and approximately $370,000 under the HOME Program from the Federal Department Of Health and Urban Development. The HOME Program is for the development and repair of housing for iow and moderate people. The CDBG program can be used for a variety of different projects for iow and moderate income people, including community centers, parks, infrastructures, removal of architectural barriers, housing and human service activities. City Departments, other local agencies and various non-profit organizations are eligible to apply to the city for these funds. As stated, the Policy Plan and Application provides the program rules and process. The rating factors and regulations are similar to those used in 1996. The Plan includes additional guidance over last year for the distribution of funds after projects have been rated. At the request of non-profit organizations, the City, Kitsap County and United Way collaborated and developed a Budget Form and the attachments that will be required for applicants requesting human service dollars. Comments on the Policy Plan and Application have been positive except for one, which was received from a smaller organization that was concerned with the complexity of the budget forms. The city is available to provide technical assistant on the forms and a public meeting was held on July 8, which was attended by 30 organizations. According to the draft plan, the application deadline is August 27, 1997. TAPE #1476 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes July 9, 1997 Page 7 of 7 Public comment - none. Mr. Neville pointed out another technical meeting is scheduled for July 24. Ms. Pearler-Steward stated they are encouraging anyone intending to apply for CDBG funding to attend the July 24th meeting, which will be held in the Olympus Drive Building. Mr. Neville questioned the number of applications submitted for the previous years allocation? Ms. Pearler-Steward stated over 50 applications were received, which included public services as well as capital projects. Mr. McConnell commented on the detailed questionnaire included in the application. Mrs. Huff-Menses complimented staff on the plan and the fact each year improvements are made that enhance the program. She also commend staff for responding to requests from the applying agencies. For many non-profit agencies these funds are extremely important and enable them to provide services within the community that a governmental entity cannot nor should not provide. It was her hope that guidance will be given to the committee members, who will be making their selections and reading the applications, that they all use the criteria as explained and instructed and that the process be one that is free from flaws that make it difficult for Council when evaluating those recommendations. #1689 M/S/C/U(Huff-Menees/Colvin) to approval the 1998 CDBG/HOME Police Plan as presented President Fart thanked the TV camera crew for their services: Rob Rupe, Patricia Mathes, and James Nobel, Jr. With no further business meeting adjourned at 6:25 P.M. City of Bremerton PJ/DDF/me cc: Normal Distribution File/Vault