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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/12/94 COU IL TAPE #1167 UNAPPROVED DRAFT CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 12~ 1994 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, January 12, 1994, at 5:30 P.M., with Council President Eileen Fitz presiding. Council members present were Sherril Huff-Menees, A1 Colvin, Richard Neville, Morrie Dawkins, Bob Winters, Lon Overson, and John Law. Also present were city Attorney Ian Sievers and City Clerk Kathleen McCluskey. The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Council President Fitz and Invocation given by Deacon Jim Bemis of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church. President Fitz announced Council will hold an Executive Session immediately following the Council meeting on a matter of "real estate". CONSENT AGENDA A. Minutes of Meeting -- December 22, 1993 #AB94-007 %0020 M/S/C(Neville/Colvin) to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Vote on Motion: In Favor: Overson, Neville, Fitz, Dawkins, Colvin Abstain: Law, Huff-Menees, Winters Motion carried. CL~IMS/WARR~/~T 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. #0031 M/S/C/U(Colvin/Dawkins) January 12, 1994, the Council does approve for payment those vouchers included and further described as follows: 172032, 172033 through 172037, 172038, 172043 through 172248 in the total amount of $865,825.38. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS President F~tz reported following interviewing seven candidates for the City Council District %6 position, Mr. David Fart was selected TAPE #1167 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes January 12, 1994 Page 2 of 13 to fill that position. The final decision was very difficult due to the quality of candidates. President Fitz introduced Mr. Farr. David Farr stated he had resided in District #6 for about five years and in the Bremerton area since 1965. Recently, he took an early retirement from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard where he served in the Nuclear Project Management Office for approximately six years. He was impressed with the qualifications of two other applicants, whom he met while Council was making their final deliberation. He was surprised and pleased to be selected to serve as a City Council member and thanked the Council for extending this honor to him. He does not have any "agenda" coming onto the Council and he felt that his management experience will allow him to be a valuable participant. Ne looks forward to the challenge and believes Bremerton is a great City. It does concern him that some of the people in the area do not appreciate how good Bremerton is and maybe its image is a little tarnished. He believes the potential for Bremerton is great. Residents of District #6 can contact him at 377-5268. President Fitz announced on Wednesday, January 19, 5:30 P.M., Mr. Fart will be sworn in as a City Council member prior to his being seated on the Council. Mr. Law announced District #3 will hold its first monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 18, 1994, 7:00 P.M, at the Senior Center on Nipsic Avenue, - topic "Public Safety". He is very interested in sharing ideas and dialogue with District #3 residents. Mrs. Huff-Menees reported she along with Councilmen Law and Winters attended an AWC sponsored conference for newly elected officials this date, which she found to be very informative. One major point that she brought back from that conference was that the strength of a governing body is strongly determined by the participation of its citizens. She is hopeful that people within the Council districts will take advantage of opportunities to participate in government through neighborhood meetings and City Council meetings. She hopes to have a location and date for a neighborhood meeting in District #7 in February. Mr. Colvin reported he was very pleased with the tribute paid to Pat Carey through the recent dedication of S. P. "Pat" Carey Vista park. He extended condolences to Pastor Danny Allen in the recent loss of his wife. He was pleased that Pastor Allen has shown an interest in becoming involved with the Cable Access Communications Committee. He reminded everyone of District #l's Neighborhood Coalition meeting on January 20. Mr. Winters reported the AWC conference for newly elected officials was very beneficial in that it provided very useful information in how the functioning body of the City Council as well as the Mayor work together. Keeping communications open between the Legislative TAPE #1167 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes January 12, 1994 Page 3 of 13 body and the Administration is a key element. He displayed a map showing District #9 and reviewed its boundaries. He encouraged residents of District #9 to call him to share their comments and concerns. He is looking forward to setting up a community group within the District in order to improve communications between the residents and City government. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Mayor LYnn Horton discussed her first week on the job as Mayor. She presented her goals and objectives to the department heads and they in turn conveyed their goals and objectives. The next step is to meld those goals and objectives together and come up with Department Head goals and Department goals. The ultimate outcome of this process will be to come up with City-wide goals and objectives that will have definitive time frames. She and her staff critiqued last week's City Council meeting and Council's last Study Session in order to develop better ways of information presentation to assist Council in its decision making process. On Tuesday, January 11 she attended a meeting of Block Watch Captains at Sheridan Park Recreation Center (35-40 people). At that meeting, she talked about a "Neighborhood Information Network" that could be used as a conduit to provide information to the residents and the public. President Fitz suggested Mayor Horton contact the six individual, who applied for Council District %6 position and were not selected, to possibly become involved because of their good qualifications to assist in some of her projects. Mayor Horton noted several of them were already included on the list. Brian Mueller challenged Council on a procedural point relating to Resolution %2453 and the fact that a correction of a typographical error was made administratively and not brought back before the Council for a re-vote. Ian $~evers, city Attorney, explained administrative corrections to typographical errors can be made as long as they do not change in any way the original intent of the document. Mr. Mueller stated he believed Council members were confused as to which initiative they were actually voting on. President Fitz assured Mr. Mueller that the only problem with the resolution had to do with a typographical error that was corrected and had it in any way changed the intent of the document, she would have brought it back before the Council. Ca1 Leichman, 205 High Avenue, talked about the City of Everett's funding source for similar sewer improvements to their sewer system as those being proposed by the City, that included a low interest loan (4%), and a grant from the State covering 35% of the cost of that system. He obtained that information from a newspaper article in the Everett Tribute dated 12-22-93, and from speaking with Janet Boyd, DOE Project Officer (206 - 407-6564). The DOE Project Officer for the Bremerton area is Margaret Hill (206-407-6544). He was TAPE #1167 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes January 12, 1994 Page 4 of 13 informed by Margaret Hill and another DOE staff person that there are two different types of funds available: (1) Centennial Clean Water Fund, which is a grant and a loan. Currently, there is 31.4 million dollars available through that fund of which METRO and City of Spokane have 16.8 million dollars earmarked for them, leaving 13.2 million dollars available for other jurisdictions, including Bremerton. A plan and specifications are required to be submitted to DOE by February 25th, however, the effective deadline for the City is January 25th. As of January 11, DOE had not received any plan or specifications from Bremerton. He was also informed that Bremerton had received $37,500 for the design of the Warren Avenue Basin project. The second fund available is the State Revolving Fund (SRF), and to eligible for that fund a Facility Plan is required. As of this date, DOE had not received such a plan from Bremerton. He questioned how about giving the residents of this City the best possible break and go after State funds rather than expensive Revenue Bond? President Fitz asked Mayor Horton if she would have a member of the Public Works Department address that issue at the next City Council meeting. Karen Williams invited everyone to the Martin Luther King Scholarship Fund luncheon on Sunday, January 16, 1994, 2:00 P.M., at the Kitsap County Golf And Country Club. Mayor Lynn Horton will give the Welcoming Address, with Senator Jessie Wineberry as Guest Speaker. Bernie Forte, POWER, announced the next POWER meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 13, 7:00 P.M., at Sinclair Missionary Baptist Church. Jack Lefcoski, West KitsapLake, reported he was the only member of the public attending the City Council Study Session, on January 11, where they voted in a Councilman for District #6. He complimented the City Council on the excellent manner in which they conducted the interviews of all seven candidates. He encouraged people to become more interactive with City government by attend City Council meetings at least three or four times a year and or writing them letters sharing their views and concerns. President Fitz stated it would have been nice to have had representation from District #6 at the time the seven candidates were interviewed. Mr. Lefcoski questioned if the City had filled the position of Grants Writer? President Fitz stated a Grants Writer position is funded in the 1994 budget, however, no one has been hired to fill that vacancy. Mr. Lefcoski stated he felt that should be a priority of the City considering the need for grant funding opportunities. He offered another option...to establish a 3-5 citizens action committee made up of local people who already have necessary credentials to carry out such work. President Fitz noted she believed Mayor Horton would be coming before Council with a proposal based on involving TAPE #1167 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes January 12, 1994 Page 5 of 13 citizens in grants writing project. Gordv Bvrd, P.O. Box 930, encouraged people in Bremerton to become more involved. He announced as of this date he had collected $14,319.44 for his shelter for the homeless. Don Mansfor4, Westpark Residence Council, extended a "welcome" to the new City Council members. He extended an invitation to Council District #7 representative Sherril Huff-Menees to attend the February meeting of the Westpark Residence Council. He suggested Mrs. Huff-Menees consider using Westpark's new facility for a District-wide meeting. He was glad to see that Olympic College students were capable of crossing Warren Avenue to use College facilities planned for the east side of Warren Avenue. In reference to the sewer contract, he suggested looking for some liability on the part of the people responsible for designing and constructing the sewer treatment plant. He was encouraged by the interest being shown by new Council members to hold regular Neighborhood meetings. With all the concern about providing youth with opportunities for sporting activities, he pointed out Bremerton Housing Authority and HUD have and are going to the expense of putting in indoor and outdoor basketball courts, two baseball fields, and a soccer field. He felt it would be beneficial to the City and Westpark residence if joint use of those sport facilities could be initiated. 6B - POSITION DESCRIPTION - CITY COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE ASSIST~NTt UPDATED TO REFLECT DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. #AB94-013 During the 1994 Budget Review process, the City Council discussed personnel positions and determined that the Legislative Assistant classification should be updated to better reflect the duties and responsibilities assigned to that position. Mr. Winters noted the value of the Legislative Assistant to the newer members of the City Council to understand the function of the Legislative body. President Fitz explained the responsibilities of the Legislative Assistant covers a wide range of research projects and the day-to-day running of the City Council office, which will be expanded to include attending outside meetings to garner information for the Council. Roy McInnis, 2711 Maple Street, reminded Council they needed to address this issue on a position basis, not on the person currently filling the position. #1797 M/S/C/U(Neville/Law) to approve the revision to the Legislative Assistant job description, identifying the duties and responsibilities therein. TAPE #1167 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes January 12, 1994 Page 6 of 13 6A - CONTI~ACTAMENDMENT: CITY COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE ASSIST~NT, #AB94- OO8 Following a review of the City Council personnel positions, the City Council deemed that a more consistent process for awarding compensation and benefits for the position of Legislative Assistant should be developed. The attached contract implements the recommended changes. President Fitz explained the intent of this proposal is to provide a more streamlined process for increasing compensation and/or benefits for this at-will position. The position of Legislative Assistant is an at-will position and not tied to other contracts. Public comment - none. #1891 M/S/C/U(Colvin/Dawkins) to approve the amended Employment Contract for the position of Legislative Assistant. 6C - APPOINTMENT OF ALTERNATE TO THE PUGET 8OUND AIR POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY BOARD. #AB94-014 The Mayor of Bremerton is automatlcally a Board member of the Puget Sound Air Pollution Control Agency. Mayor Horton is recommending that Mick McKinley, Fire Chief, be the permanent alternate to represent her on the Board. Mayor Horton thanked the Council for adding this item on short notice, which was due to the next PSAPCA meeting scheduled for the next day - January 13. It was her feeling that Chief McKinley was a natural to fill that position since it is his department that must enforce PSAPCA regulations. Public comment - none. Mr. Neville questioned if any overtime would be incurred by Chief McKinley taking on this responsibility? Chief McKinley explained all City managers are exempt from overtime. #1997 M/S/C/U(Dawkins/Law) to confirm the appointment of Mick McKinley as the permanent alternate for the Mayor on the Board of the Puget Sound Air Pollution Control Agency. Chief McKinley expressed his interest in serving in this position especially since the Fire Department is on the front line for complaints concerning PSAPCA regulations. His goal is to make it more user friendly towards the average citizen, who is trying to obtain information on burn bans. 7A - ORDIITANCE (FIRST READING) FOR PARK DEDICATION AND PROTECTION TAPE #1167 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes January 12, 1994 Page 7 of 13 OF THE 8.p. "PAT" CAREY VISTA. #AB94-009 The Bremerton Parks and Recreation Department and the Bremerton Parks and Recreation Commission built and designated a viewing area known as the S.P. "Pat" Carey Vista in recognition of Mr. Carey's dedicated service to preserve and protect park lands. One of his major objectives was to dedicate and legally preserve parks in the City of Bremerton. It is fitting that the small, but symbolic vista which personifies his vision for park lands be formally dedicated and protected. The 1989 Parks Protection Citizen's Referendum authorizes the City Council to add lands to the protected parks listing in the Bremerton Municipal Code by a single City Council majority vote of those present [BMC 13.12.020(b)]. Vicki Vanneman, Parks and Recreation Director, noted former Councilman Russ Johnson had hoped to make this presentation before Council, however, since he was unable to do that, she would serve on his behalf. When it became apparent that Mr. Carey could no longer take an active part on the Parks and Recreation Commission, the Commission voted unanimously to make some type of gesture to recognize his contributions over the many years. In her opinion, there had been no other staff member, Commission member or elected official that has made a greater contribution to parks and recreation than Mr. Carey over the past 30 years. Mr. Neville stated during his tenure on the Parks and Recreation Commission he found Pat Carey's knowledge of parks and park issues to be invaluable. He acknowledge Mr. Carey being a pioneer and leader throughout the State. He extended a special "thank you" to Pat for his assistance in years past. Mr. Colvin noted Mr. Carey and his wife are well known for their good works in other areas of the community as well. Mr. Dawkins reported today Pat has great recall of Bremerton's parks history and is a tremendous citizen. Public comment - none. Mr. Neville pointed out a typographical error in the fifth paragraph:" ..... area including Blake Island, Manchester, Fort Ward..." #2294 M/S/C/U(Neville/Dawkins) to approve ordinance as corrected, on first reading, officially dedicating the S.P. "Pat" Carey Vista as a Bremerton City Park, including the Vista under the Parks Protection Ordinance and Amending Chapter 13.12 of the Bremerton Municipal Code. 7B - ORDINANCE (FIRST RE/%DING) PROVIDING FOR CABLE TELEVISIONEATE TAPE #1167 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes January 12, 1994 Page 8 of 13 REgULaTION. #AB94-010 The City was approved by the FCC to regulate basic cable service rates effective October 7, 1993. The attached ordinance must be effective within 120 days of that date, or February 7, 1994. The cable operator has 30 days to file their rates and supporting documentation with the City for acceptance or rejection of the rates. All future rate increases will require Council action. This item has the support of the Cable Communications Advisory Committee. Kathleen McCluske¥, City Clerk, stated the franchise authority, which is the City of Bremerton, may only regulate rates for Basic Cable and for the customer premises installation costs and equipment. The City does not regulate rates for expanded service, that is handled by the FCC only on a complaint basis. There is no review for Pay-For-View. Currently, there is a "rate freeze", @which has been extended to February 15, however, if the proposed ordinance is passed, it will be effective approximately the end of January and will be provided to the cable companies and the City begins the process of rate regulation. Under the FCC's rate freeze order, the cable companies can retier or reconfigure their services during the period of the freeze as long as the overall bill does not exceed the average subscriber bill. After February 15, if the city does not pass this ordinance, basic service would be unregulated and the City would not have the opportunity to review rates. Following certification, the cable companies have 30 days to submit their basic service/installation and equipment rates to the City. Ms. McCluskey discussed the following: (1) the meaning of "benchmark" and how it affects the rate structure for basic services and cost of equipment; (2) the process used once cable regulations are implemented; (3)availability of refunding if it is determined that charges exceeded the benchmark and are inappropriate under the FCC scheme; (4) Current rates - Falcon Cable has approximately 27 channels on Basic ($18.67) and 8 on ale cart ($4.95), which is their expanded service. Falcon's actual cost for providing basic and ale cart has increased over their prior cost during this "freeze" period. TCI has 15 basic channels ($10.02) and 17 expanded ($10.70). TCI's costs have slightly decreased since rate regulation began. In addition to the rates, the City did file a customer service and consumer protection letter with Falcon Cable and TCI Cable in August of 1993, which was allowed through one of the new provisions in the FCC rules. The FCC concluded that the standards should be enforced at the local level and the City now needs to adopt enforcement rules and TAPE #1167 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes January 12, 1994 Page 9 of 13 penalties should the cable companies not comply. The FCC does not specifically state they will accept appeals, but they did add language stating they retain the authority to address as necessary systemic abuses that undermine the statutory objective. If the City finds itself in a rate dispute, the FCC will review rate disputes. The City did file a complaint with the FCC about the configuration of Falcon Cable rates and as of this date there has not been a response from the FCC. It was Ms. McCluskey's understanding that the FCC received thousands of filings, which could be the cause for the delayed response. The tax on the cable system is a 5% franchise tax and a 2% utility tax, which was enacted by the Council in 1992. Mr. Neville pointed out in order to protect the City's interest Ms. McCluskey and Ian Sievers, City Attorney, participated in a Cable Regulation Seminar along with the City joining National Association Of Telecommunications Officers And Advisors Association (NATOA). Ms. McCluske¥ emphasized in the relative short time the City has belonged to NATOA she has found their service to be of real value. Mr. Overson questioned if, in the near future, there will be changes involving cable being delivered to households through telephone lines? It is his understanding that the City has no right to regulate anything to do with telephone service. Ms. McCluskey stated at this point it was her understanding that the City would not have the authority regulating telephone lines, but there is a lot happening in that arena. Ian Sievers, City Attorney, stated there is an exception to the new FCC regulations amendments - dial tone exception for telephone. From the recent news stories some of the mergers in mini-bell systems throughout the country are taking advantage of that loophole and getting into some of the information delivery services that might now be provided by cable. Mr. Overson questioned the City's internal process for facilitating the rate control process and who would have the rights and powers to enforce it? Mrs. McCluskey explained after talking with NATOA on that point, it appears that whatever process is currently in place within the City for public information and hearings is what can be used. There will be two public hearings on rates and they will come before Council for approval. When the refranchising process begins, some of the issues regarding telephone line usage will be part of that process. Mr. Law questioned if the process described would be handled locally or would the City enlist the assistant of a consultant? TAPE #1167 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes January 12, 1994 Page 10 of 13 Ms. MoCluske¥ stated the City's staff will handle the responsibility for the process. #TAPE #1168 Gord¥ Byrd, P.O. Box 930, stated he would like a more clear explanation of what this proposal is all about in layman's terms. Ms. MoCluske¥ explained the City will be regulating cable rates and will start that process by adopting the FCC Rules. Mr. Winters stated there are no guarantees as to how soon cable service could be delivered through the telephone lines. He questioned what would happen to the City when cable service becomes part of the telephone lines? Mr. Sievers explained if the cable services goes through the telephone lines, the City will not be in the position to regulate rates. Under Washington State Law, the City cannot franchise telephone companies. President Fitz questioned what was the problem before regulation? Mr. Sievers stated people were not satisfied that competition was adequate to create market rates and that rates were too high and profit markets were too high for cable companies. The FCC studied the problem and set up the benchmark to bring down rates to a more competitive level. 90068 M/S/C/U(Neville/Colvin) to approve ordinance,on first reading, to provide for the regulation of basic service tier rates and related equipment, installation and service charges of any cable television system operating in the City of Bremerton. 7C - ORDINANCE (FIRBT READING), ZONING TEXT ~uMENDMENT: "PRIVATE EDUCATION FACILITY" USE TO BE ALLOWED IN THE CBR AND SC ZONES BY SPECIAL USE PERMIT. #AB94-011 The City Council approved the recommended amendment at the public hearing of January 6, 1993. The amendment can be enacted after two readings and approval of the amending ordinance. #0359 Shane Jensen, Planner, stated the proposed ordinance would allow the private educational facility in the one residential and one commercial zone that does not currently allow that use. It is proposed to use ~he Special Use Permit process so that neighborhood impacts can be controlled, the public's best interest served and proper development standards set in place to provide mitigation for any type of impacts that may be determined. Gord¥ Byrd, P.O. Box 930, questioned the intent of the proposal and how it might affect his developing a shelter for the homeless? Mr. ~ensen explained the applied definition: "that private educational facilities is any building or group of buildings the use of which meets State requirements for primary, secondary or higher education and which does not secure the major part of its funding from any TAPE #1168 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes January 12, 1994 Page 11 of 13 governmental agency". ROV McInnis, 2711 Maple Street, questioned if he understood correctly that it will no longer be necessary for someone to apply for a Special Use Permit for a school facility within those two zones? Mr. Jensen explained currently there are areas within the City that do not allow private educational facilities. The proposed amendment would allow those uses if they are approved through a Special Use Permit process. Mr. Winters felt it would be beneficial if Mr. Jensen would explain how to obtain a Special Use Permit and questioned if there was some kind of chart available. Mr. Overson asked that the discussion be returned to the Agenda item, not using this time to inform the public as to a process within the Planning Department. President Fitz questioned the appropriateness of the new City Council members voting on this item since none of them were seated at the time of the public hearing? I&n Sievers, City Attorney, stated the new Council members should be excused from voting on this item. The policy on land use hearings where there was an earlier public hearing prior to the hearing of the Ordinance on first and second reading, that we won't change the substance of the decision made at the first hearing because that was when the majority of public input is taken. The decision on the first and second reading of the ordinance is to see if the wording of the ordinance implements Council's decision from the earlier hearing. He suggested that the new Council members cast an "abstain" vote. M/S/C/(Neville/Colvin) to approve ordinance, on first reading, ordinance, which would allow a private educational facilities use in the Central Bremerton Residential and Shopping Center Zones with approval of a Special Use Permit. Vote on motion: In Favor: Overson, Neville, Fitz, Dawkins, Colvin, Abstain: Law, Winters, Huff-Menees Motion carried. Mr. Jensen briefly explained, for the public's information, how someone could pursue developing a private educational facility in the allowable zones. 8A - PUBLIC HEARING= RESOLUTION NO. Z454, REGARDING THE RECOVER~ OF FEES FOR ~BATEMENT OF DANGEROUS CARPORT ~T 3016 E. 19TH STREET #AB94-012 In October of 1993, the City was forced to abate a dangerous TAPE #1168 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes January 12, 1994 Page 12 of 13 structure located at 3016 E. 19th Street, owned by Helen Henkle, after she failed to abate the condition, as ordered by the Building Official. President Fits ask the "Appearance Of Fairness/Conflict Of Interest" question with all Council members being seated. #0725 David Nelson, Building Official, stated this particular abatement process was one with a historical background of several years, which the City inherited from the County. Since the technical processes were not deemed appropriate, a decision was made to re- abate the problem. With the cooperation from the owner some of the problems were resolved, however, time elapsed and the problem regrew, which was again re-abated. Following the third time the site was re-abated, the property was sold in a tax sale. The person who purchased the site did applied for permits to remodel the building so that it could be put back on the market, however, no improvements were made and in later conversations with that owner he indicated the property had been sold back to the previous owner. The previous owner has been totally unresponsive to the overall condition of the site over a seven year period, therefore, the City took action to remove a carport that was leaning and in danger of collapsing and blackberry bushes that had become a habitat for rates. The City did abate the building, removed the carport, removed the blackberry bushes and secured the home. He urged Council's approval of this proposal so that his department can recoup the expenses of abatement by lien against the property. Mr. Overson questioned how dangerous could a carport be? Mr. Nelson explained when talking about protection of property because of dangerous conditions that exist is danger to existing people or personal property damage. This particular carport was built next to the neighbors garage and was leaning in such a way that it could have damaged the neighbor's carport. The house is vacant with an absentee ownership and there was concern that children might play in that area and pull the structure down on them. Public comment - none. Mr. Law questioned if Mr. Nelson expected the abatement of the vacated building to happen in 1994-19957 Mr. Nelson stated the building is not currently inhabitable and could not be placed on the market as housing stock, but it is a substantial house that has been enclosed and secured. It does not present a danger until it becomes open to vagrants or juvenile activity, etc. He would still like to remedy the serious conditions that exist and is hopeful that something will happen that will put the house back on the market. If the building continues to deteriorate the City would then have to take steps toward abatement. TAPE #1168 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes January 12, 1994 Page 13 of 13 President Fitz questioned when could the City expect to receive the $1,800 from the lien? Mr. Nelson stated in three years. Mr. Colwi~ questioned if the City charges interest on monied owned to the City? Mr. Nmlson stated by State law the City is allowed to charge up to 12%. Ian Slever$, City Attorney, stated the interest rate is the same as the interest charged on overdue taxes on real property, including late fees. Mr. Overso~ questioned the need for 21 man hours to carry out the abatement? Mr. Nelson explained the actual work was done by 4-5 Street Department personnel, who accomplished the work within a half day. Mr. overso~ noted part of the recommended motion is that the City Council finds the charges just and he needed additional input to make just a determination. Mr. Nmlso~ stated only those charges actually incurred in the demolition are charged against the property. The demolition work could possibly have been done at a lesser expense if the property owner had taken on the responsibility, however, they chose not to pursue any effort to correct the problem. M/S/C/U(Overson/Dawkins) to find, by Resolution No. 2454, that costs incurred for the abatement of the carport structure at 3016 E. 19th Street are just, and that these fees be charged as a lien against the property. With no further business meeting adjourned at 7:42 P.M. KATH~EEN L. McCLUS~Y, City Clerk EIL~EN FITZ, Cornel President City of Bremerton KLM/EF/me cc: Normal Distribution File/Vault