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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
MARCH 17, 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, March
17, 1999, at 5:30 P.M., with Council President Mike Shepherd presiding. Council
members present were Jim Reed, Carlos Montgomery, David Farr Lon Overson, John
Law, Cecil McConnell, and Wayne Olsen. Council member Carol Arends was absent.
Also present were City Attorney Glenna Malanca, Deputy Clerk Gil Johnson, and
Legislative Assistant Lori Smith.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Council President Shepherd
and invocation given by Pastor Talmage Wilson of Charleston Baptist Church.
President Shepherd made the following announcements:
(1) City Council held a Study Session prior to Council to discuss general Council
business, 5:00 - 5:25 P.M., in the City Council Conference Room.
CONSENT AGENDA
A. Minutes of Meeting - March 3, 1999 #AB99-044
B. Tower Lease Agreement with AT&T Wireless Services #AB99-045
of Washington, Inc.
#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.
#0040 M/S/C/U (Montgomery/Farr) On March 17, 1999, the Council does approve for
payment those vouchers included and further described as follows: 228861 through
229006 in the amount of $233,699.46.
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
Mr. Montgomery announced a special District 6-7-8 meeting would be held next
Thursday, March 25, 1999, 7:00 P.M., at the Bremerton Administration Building located
at 134 N. Marion Avenue to discuss "Street Vacations" in Districts 6, 7, and 8. He
invited all citizens to attend,
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Mr. Overson thanked all those involved in the beautification projects downtown. He
assured the public that the Council may be silent, but not "inactive" in the Sinclair
Landing Project, and in fact, Council and staff are working very diligently on this project.
Mr. Law reported on a very successful District 3 meeting held last night, where
attendees were shown the new sketches of the Manette Bridge, which were well
received. He also thanked Alex Young, the Principal Architect; and John Wynands, the
Project Manager from WSDOT for their participation.
Mr. McConnell reported on his participation in the St. Patrick's Day Parade and other
related activities on Saturday. He also attended the District 3 meeting, and was
pleased with the sketches of the new Manette Bridge.
President Shepherd welcomed all citizens to attend the District 5 meeting on
Thursday, March 18, 1999, 6:30 P.M., at the Lutheran Memorial Church located at 10th
& Veneta. Special guest speaker will be Captain J.A. Holden, new Commanding Officer
of Naval Station Bremerton. He also reported on his recent trip to Washington, D.C.,
where he was able to meet with several Legislatures to discuss many City-related
transportation issues, including ferry service and even the possibility of electric busses.
MAYOR'S REPORT
· Notified the public that the "Smile Mobile", a fully equipped dental van, would be in
the area until March 26, at the Kitsap Community Health Center, to provide dental
care for children up to age 13. For more information please call 1-800-367-4104;
· Due to budgetary issues, the Montgomery Street Gate to the Puget Sound Naval
Shipyard would be closed until the end of April; and
· The public is invited to attend the Home & Garden Show to be held Friday through
Saturday at the Kitsap Pavilion.
Mayor Horton read the following Proclamations:
(1) March 18, 1999 as "AbsolutelyIncredible Kid Day'; and
(2) March 24, 1999 as "Kitsap Water Festival f999", which was accepted by Mindy
Fohn, from the Water Resources Division of the Public Works Department.
LEGISLATIVE REPORT
The following answers were provided in response to concerns raised by Del Knauss:
Proposed Sinclair Landing Parking Garage: 1 ) How many cars will it hold? Approx.
2,400; 2) What is the total cost to the City? Around $40 million; 3) How will the City pay
for it? With net parking revenues and 60% of incremental taxes collected as a result of
Sinclair Landing, with the rest, if there were a shortfall, would come from grant funding
and the developer; 4) What were comments of Mayor's financial consultant? The
numbers to date have not been definitive enough to be reviewed by a consultant; 5) If
no development happens, how will City pay for garage? It will not be built.
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Kitsap Regional Planning Council (KRPC): 6) What does the City pay forthe KRPC?
$12,792 for 1999; 7) Does the City receive reports of what the money is used for, and
can the pubtic get copies of these reports? City representatives receive the current
agenda information and previous month's minutes, and are available to the public;
"Inside Bremerton": 8) How much does the show cost the City? The City's contribution
to BKAT includes programming for "Inside Bremerton", City Council meetings, and
occasional miscellaneous meetings or programs. The City pays no other money
additionally; and 9) How much staff time is used to prepare the show? Terrie O'Neill,
Municipal Services Coordinator, spends roughly 4 hours weekly, staff guests could add
another hour. Some guests are from other governmental entities or the public.
PUBLIC RECOGNITION
Susan Brown finalized her comments on the Ethics Code, and asked the Council
President and City Attorney to address 1 ) Council members voting on issues that
directly affect their personal property; and 2) Council members being allowed to
interfere with the Salary Commission due to it being defined as a Legislative issue
rather than quasi-judicial.
Charlene Burnett reported on upcoming events sponsored by the Parks Department.
She also shared plans for the West Sound Arts Council.
9A - REVIEW OF CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF MEDIATION RESOLUTION
BETWEEN PUGET SOUNDKEEPERS ALLIANCE & CITY OF BREMERTON, #AB99-
046
Mediation Resolution in regards to Puget Soundkeepers Alliance v. City of Bremerton
was heard at a Special Council Meeting held March 12, 1999. A Motion was made to
conditionally approve Mediation Resolution with Mayor's confirmation that recent filings
by the Alliance do not defeat the City's ability to perform under the terms of the
Mediation Resolution.
Mayor Hodon reviewed the process that has taken place to date, and asked the
Council to retain the conditional nature of the City's approval of the Mediation
Resolution. She stated this would show the City's support of the original mediated
settlement, minus the latest restrictions requested of by Puget Soundkeepers Alliance.
John Backer asked how much acceleration is going to go on in the stormwater, and
how much is that going to cost the ratepayer. Mayor Hodon responded that if the City
were able to secure grant funding for some of the projects, the City would be able to
continue to deal with the CSO program with only cost-of-living increases. The
stipulation in the Mediated Agreement states that if the City is not able to secure the
grant funding, then they will need to go back to mediation with Puget Soundkeepers
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Alliance. Mr. Farr further clarified that the City's position is to try and meet the
demands of the Puget Soundkeepers Alliance, while also protecting the rate structure
to avoid raising sewer bills.
#1415 M/S/C (Montgomery/Farr) Motion to retain the conditional nature of the City's
approval of the Mediation Resolution until the Court denies the requested relief
including appointing a receiver; freezing assets of the City; suspending the Federal
benefits; and arresting the Mayor. Upon the Court's denial of the requested relief, or
dismissal of the Amended Motion, the City's approval of the Mediation Resolution would
no longer be conditional.
Vote on Motion: In Favor: Farr, Montgomery, Olsen, McConnell, Law, Overson,
Shepherd
Opposed: Reed
Motion carried.
10A - BID AWARD FOR EVERGREEN PARK PHASE I CONSTRUCTION. #AB99-
047
Bids were opened on Wednesday, February 24, 1999 for the Evergreen Park- Phase I
Renovation Project. A total of eight (8) bids were received for the project (see attached
Bid Opening List). The low bidder is DeI-Jen, Inc. from Silverdale, WA for the Base Bid
Lump Sum of $342,000 and Alternates 1 through 5 in the amount of $128,950, for a
grand total (not including WSST) of $470,950. The total contract amount, including
Washington State Sales Tax at 8.1% is $509,096.95.
Dan Miller, Project Manager, identified Alternates 1 through 5 included demolishing the
old restroom, building new restrooms with storage area, and several small picnic
shelters.
Jim Spencer, Interim Parks Director, gave a brief history of work accomplished at the
park in preparation of Phase I. He then presented an overview of the highlights of the
project, including a view area with picnic table; a turnaround area with two handicap
parking spots; a new trail system; a sand volleyball area; a hard court surface area for
half-court basketball, four-square, and hopscotch; and a large toy with soft landing
area. Phase I will also include a new 24-space parking area and relocation of the rose
garden.
Public comment - none.
#2102 M/S/C/U (Montgomery/Gsen) Motion to approve the low bid from DeI-Jen, Inc. in
the amount of $509,096.95, including Washington State Sales Tax, and authorize the
Mayor to execute the contract for the construction renovation of the Evergreen Park --
Phase I, subject to City Administrative Policies and Procedures.
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10B - BUDGET ADJUSTMENT FOR EVERGREEN PARK REMEDIATION PROJECT.
#AB99-048
The Professional Services Agreement entered into by the City of Bremerton and
Exponent (formerly Failure Analysis Associates) on November 20, 1995, for the
remediation of properties to be included in the development of Evergreen Park, has
been amended four times for a total contract amount of $439,871. A summary of
contract amendments and budget adjustments is included as Exhibit "A". The attached
budget adjustment (Exhibit "B") in the amount of $165,000 is required to cover
completion of the scope of work and ancillary expenses.
Gene Sampley, Public Works Director, provided background information on this portion
of the project, which is the expansion of Evergreen Park by approximately 4.5 acres
with properties previously owned by Brem-Air, Lofthus, and Puget Power. He
discussed the history of the process (further details are provided in the Council packet),
including the environmental status, clean-up issues, and scope of the project necessary
to complete the sampling and data collection. The Budget Adjustment included in this
item is needed for 1999 costs to complete the agreed order process, and be eligible for
the Ecology Grant to move forward with the Park development.
Public comment - none.
Mr. Overson questioned the use of funds from the real estate excise tax fund ending-
cash, which is set aside for Capital projects only. Mr. Sampley stated the cost of the
remedial work in this project is the compensation for the property. The City is paying for
the property through the clean-up, which constitutes a Capital project in itself.
#2655 M/S/C/U (Montgomery/Farr) Motion to approve attached Budget Adjustment
Request No. 99-4 to 1999 Real Estate Excise Tax Fund in the amount of $165,000 to
provide for completion of the contracted scope of work and ancillary expenses.
10C - LABOR AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF BREMERTON AND
THE IAFF LOCAL UNION NO. 437, #AB99-049
Pursuant to RCW 41.56, negotiations have concluded between representatives of the
City and the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 437, resulting in the
attached Labor Agreement. These negotiations have been discussed with Council in
executive session. This Labor Agreement replaces the current one, which expired
December 31, 1998. The new Labor Agreement's term is January 1, 1999 through
December 31, 2001. It has been ratified by the Union's membership. Council approval
is required to implement the new agreement.
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Jim Meith, Human Resources Manager, stated this agreement was from an
accumulation of negotiations started back in April 1998 with representatives from the
Fire Fighters Union. Only one issue went to mediation, which was resolved in February
with a representative from the Public Employer Relations Commission.
Public comment - none.
Mr. Overson indicated the impact of this Agreement was over $125,000 to the City (for
1999 only), and therefore, requested further information on where the money was
going. Mr. Meith provided a breakdown of the disbursement which included wages;
medical & dental insurance (actually a credit due to dependent's costs paid by
employees); increase in City contribution to Deferred Comp; and holiday pay
compensation. Mr. Overson disagreed with the holiday pay compensation, stating the
Fire Fighters are fully aware of the possibility of working holidays due to the nature of
their work.
#2900 M/S/C (Montgomery/Olsen) Motion to approve the Labor Agreement By and
Between the City of Bremerton and the International Association of Fire Fighters Local
437, January 1, 1999 through December 31, 2001, and make the necessary change in
the 1999/2000 Budget Book.
Vote on Motion: In Favor: Montgomery, Reed, Olsen, McConnell, Law, Farr,
Shepherd
Opposed: Overson
Motion carried.
With no further business meeting adjourned at 7:00 P.M.
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