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Home My WebLink About02/23/99 TAPE #1598 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 23, 1999 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, February 23, 1999, at 5:30 P.M., with Council President Mike Shepherd presiding. Council members present were Jim Reed, Carlos Montgomery, Carol Arends, Lon Overson, John Law, Cecil McConnell, and Wayne Olsen. Council member David Farr was absent. Also present were City Attorney Glenna Malanca, Deputy City Clerk Paula Johnston, and Legislative Assistant Lori Smith. The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Council President Shepherd and invocation given by Reverend Bill Wambsganss of West Side Baptist Church. President Shepherd made the following announcements: (1) The City Council held an Executive Session, prior to the Council meeting, 5:05 - 5:25 P.M., in the Council Conference Room, to discuss "Potential Litigation". CONSENT AGENDA A. Minutes of Meeting - February 10, 1999 #AB99-030 B. SR 304 Transportation Project, Change Order No. 1 #AB99-031 for Building Move or Demolition No. 1 C. SR 304 Transportation Project Bid Award for Asbestos #AB99-032 Removal No. 3 #0020 M/S/C/U (McConnell/Montgomery) Motion 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. #0025 M/S/C/U (Montgomery/Arends) On February 23, 1999, the Council does approve for payment those vouchers included and further described as follows: 228095 through 228323 in the amount of $568,943.49; and Regular Payroll for the period ending February 15, 1999 in the amount of $ 775,101.30. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Mr. Law announced the next District #3 meeting would be March 16, 1999 to discuss the Manette Bridge replacement. Mr. Overson explained the noise coming from the downtown area is from piles being driven on the waterfront, which is an indication that the construction on the new Transportation Center has begun. He urged citizens to try a new business with good home-style cooking at 853 6th Street, called the "Papa Bear's Eats" restaurant. TAPE #1598 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes February 23, 1999 Page 2 of 4 Mrs. Arends gave notice of a public meeting on the design and construction of the Burwell Hill- Climb as proposed in the adopted Charleston Community Plan on Friday, February 26, 1999, 4:30 - 6:30 P.M., at the Bremerton School Admin Building located at 134 N. Marion. City staff will be available to discuss design alternatives, and will be of primary interest to citizens in the Burwell, Callow, Montgomery, Cambrian, and Wycoff area. For additional information, citizens can call Paul Wandling at 478-2351. President Shepherd announced the next District #5 meeting would be held Thursday, March 18, 1999, with special guest Captain J.A. Holden, Commanding Officer of Naval Station Bremerton. He announced the new exhibit opening at the Kitsap County Historical Museum, "Mt. Rainier National Park: A Kitsap County Perspective" on Tuesday, March 2, 1999, 2:00 - 6:30 P.M., as well as other various events happening this weekend. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Horton announced she was recently notified that the City of Bremerton has been chosen as a recipient of a "2020 Vision Award' through the Puget Sound Regional Council for the Gateway Project (Gorst-Bremerton Connector). The City of Bremerton was in partnership with Kitsap County, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, and the State of Washington, making this project a "model in partnering", which allowed for the leveraging of dollars necessary for the first Phase of the Project. The Award will be presented at the Vice-President Gore/Vision 2020 event to be held in Seattle on Sunday. She thanked the many people involved in the project, in particular, Randy Witt, City Engineer for his persistence in keeping this project moving forward. President Shepherd presented an award to the Mayor, which he had accepted on her behalf at a recent Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) Celebration, to acknowledge the Mayor's contributions for the use of the community in support of their program. She thanked President Shepherd for attending the event in her stead, since she was out of town and could not make the event this year. LEGISLATIVE REPORT · The City Attorney has advised the Council they would each receive a copy of a "Draft Ethics Code" by next Friday. ° In response to the questions raised by Paul Drnjevic, 1) Has the fluoridation equipment been installed; and 2) Has it been pressure tested, it was reiterated again that 1 ) Yes, the fiuoridation system at the Corrosion Control Facility was installed; and 2) Yes, it was water tested. It was also reported that no chemicals have been used, nor will they be used. The system is not functional at this time, and will not be completed. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Susan Brown reiterated her concerns about the City, as well as State Ethics Codes. John Becker voiced his concerns regarding a Resolution for better ferry service; and also questioned why more items were showing up as "Consent Agenda" items. He questioned which R.C.W. contained information about Public Disclosure requirements as they pertained to Public/Private Developments and projects. Ms. Malanca furnished the location of the Public Disclosure Law, which is under R.C.W. Chapter 43.17.310. TAPE #1598 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes February 23, 1999 Page 3 of 4 Carol Atkinson of Bremerton Main Street Association, announced several events were happening in the downtown area on Saturday, March 13, 1999, including the 8th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade down Pacific Avenue, the Irish Potato Relay Race, and an Irish Buffet Luncheon at Melody Lane. The Grand Marshall for this year's event will be Tim Ryan of Tim Ryan's Construction. Paul Drnjevic read a letter into the record, repeating his questions from the two previous meetings on the fluoride issue. Ramona Hopkins continued reading the letter, which has been included in the packet. (The following two Resolutions were submitted as emergency items to the Agenda...) 9A - RESOLUTION NO. 2690, CALLING FOR A COMMITMENT FOR RELIABLE CROSS SOUND FERRY SERVICE A Resolution requesting the Legislature take immediate action as may be appropriate to correct obvious cross sound transportation deficiencies, and to create a Blue Ribbon Task Force to examine corrective action that may be taken. Mayor Horton reported a meeting was held in her office on Monday, February 22, 1999 to discuss the many concerns relating to inadequate operations of the ferry service in Bremerton, including deficiencies in customer service, communications, and unsanitary conditions. She stated the system is flawed, and the time is now to correct the problem. She described a recent break down of a ferry, which caused hours of delay in service because no emergency backup policies were in place to replace the broken down ferry. Mr. Becker offered his support of this Resolution; as well as Wayne Junge of the Bremerton Area Chamber of Commerce, who attended the meeting in the Mayor's office. Ms. Brown hoped the Resolution did not encourage faster ferries, which she felt would be at the expense of the shoreline. Mayor Horton pointed out that this Resolution only dealt with operational issues for reliable service. Mr. Reed reminded the public that this problem existed prior to the use of foot ferries. Mr. Overson congratulated the Mayor for conveying the essence of the concerns. Mr. McConnell encouraged citizens to write their Legislature and other influential members of the government with their comments in support of this Resolution. #1260 M/S/C/U (Overson/Montgomery) Motion to pass Resolution No. 2690, calling for a commitment for reliable cross sound ferry service. 9B - RESOLUTION NO. 2691, IDENTIFYING SERVICE PRIORITIES FOR BREMERTON FERRY SYSTEM A Resolution requesting the immediate assignment of the Super Ferry Kaleetan to the Bremerton ferry run and providing additional auto ferry funding and additional weekend service for the passenger only ferries. TAPE #1598 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes February 23, 1999 Page 4 of 4 Mayor Hodon reported the attendees of the ferry meeting arrived at the following list of priorities: · Assignment of the Super Ferry Kaleetan to the Bremerton-Seattle cross sound run (which allows 60 additional vehicles per ferry; offers a lower-wake design to alleviate further damage to the shoreline; and travels at a higher speed); · Additional funding for auto ferry service to Bremerton during evening hours; · Additional funding for weekend ferry service for the passenger only boats to Bremerton; and · To deal with the issues of customer service cleanliness, and communications. Mr. Drnjevic agreed with the concerns about lack of cleanliness on the ferries, including reuse of cleaning rags, and the incorrect use of chlorine by ferry workers. #1490 M/S/C/U (Montgomery/Arends) Motion to pass Resolution No. 2691, identifying service priorities for the Bremerton ferry route and the ferry system. Mayor Hotton encouraged the public to attend a meeting at the Silverdale Community Center, sponsored by the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council at 6:30 P.M., Thursday, with the Ferry Advisory subset of the Washington Transportation Commission. With no further business meeting adjourned at 6:22 P.M. City of Bremerton P J/MS/Is C: Normal Distribution File