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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/25/93TAPE #1132 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 25, 1993 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, August 25, 1993, at 5:30 P.M., with Council President Eileen Fitz presiding. Council members present were Richard Neville, Lynn Horton, Hank Waibel, C.R. "Tiny" Collins, Morrie Dawkins, Russ Johnson, and Lon Overson. Councilman Al Colvin was absent. 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 Ken Friesen, Principal at Kings West Secondary School. CONSENT AGENDA A. Minutes of Meeting -- August 4, 1993 #AB93-173 #0013 M/S/C/U(Waibel/Horton) to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. CLAIM8/WARRANT 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. #0027 M/S/C/U(Horton/Neville) August 25, 1993, the Council does approve for payment those vouchers included and further described as follows: 168909, 168911 thorough 168915, 168917 through 169056 in the total amount of $255,606.55. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Mr. Overson referenced a report provided by Police Chief Del McNeal on a County Work Release Facility Analysis and the reasons why it should not be located at the Eagles Building in downtown Bremerton. Mr. Overson contacted the Department of Corrections to see if the Eagles Building had been removed from the list of potential sites for such a facility and was told the site was not fatally flawed and still under consideration. Additional sites for such a facility are being looked at and then compared with what had already been identified as potential sites. Now, he wonders what the Department Of Corrections means when they say "standards" because they don't appear to be following their own standards. Documentation showing input from citizens reflects that the TAPE #1132 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 25, 1993 Page 2 of 15 Department of Corrections had not received very much input from people in Bremerton opposing placement of a work release facility in downtown Bremerton. He encouraged the citizens of Bremerton to voice their opinion and/or write letters to the Department of Corrections on this proposal and how it will impact the community. Mrs. Horton announced she will be riding along with Police Office Greg Steele this Friday evening. She expects to have her "eyes opened" on activities going on in Bremerton on a Friday night. Mr. Collins stated he felt it was time to speak out to his constituents that to his knowledge there is no anticipated. procurement of land nor any condemnation process going on. And, if there is a person who is running for City office that is saying they will keep all condemnations from happening in the neighborhood, please ask what condemnation they are talking about. Mr. Johnson brought up the issue of Federal Communications Commission and the new cable TV rules that are going into effect. He noted channel line ups will be changing on both franchises, TCI and Falcon. The cable companies are saying all the changes are driven by the FCC and that the cable companies are forced to make the changes. Mr. Johnson noted the cable companies are not really forced to do anything, but what they are trying to do is get their rates as high as possible under the current FCC guidelines because it becomes a benchmark year. In the case of Falcon Television, the channel reline ups are perverse. The rates that they are charging are significantly higher than those of TCI for similar services. He emphasized most people in Bremerton are not serviced by Falcon, however, he is within their service area. New proposed rates are: $2.00 each per month for TNT, CNN, ESPN, USA, CNN Headline News, Family Channel, Discovery Channel, and Prime Sports Northwest. If someone wants to take all the channels there is a special price of $5.00/month. In exchange, looking at channels 2 through 13, which are the normal channels most folks tune in to, Channel 2 will now be KTVW, a Christian station out of Tacoma, their local channel will be Channel 3, Channel 4 KOMO, Channel 5 KING, Channel 6 Home Shopping Network, KIRO, Channel 8 KBC Shopping Network, PBS, Channel 22 now on Channel 10, Channel 11, Channel 12 and Channel 13. Besides all of the changes going on, there have been a number of memos from the Cable Advisory Committee reflecting what they have been looking at as to compliance with the City's franchise in areas of reporting requirements, logging of complaints, and some technical standards. He TAPE #1132 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 25, 1993 Page 3 of 15 believed now is a good time for Council to hold a public hearing and decide if the City should take formal action on the franchises that tend to be out - of - whack. Another concern has been the fact that Bremerton Access Television through Falcon has been off the air almost as much as its been on due to equipment failure. He would feel comfortable if within the next month the City Council would hold a public hearing to take input from the public and decide whether or not to take any further actions. Mr. Neville reminded everyone that the Cable Communication Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public and the next scheduled meeting is September 20 in the City Council Conference Room (#209). Mr. Johnson emphasized the proposed cable changes will impact the community and interest should be up. He would expect valuable input on this issue if people are willing to come to the City Council and share their comments. Mr. Overson noted that the cable companies are saying they are making changes in order to be in compliance with the change in laws of 1992. He was not sure that was what the law intended and asked for an interpretation of the law to see if that was its intent. Mr. Johnson stated he believed there are outside resources available to provide such information including the Cable Access Committee members, Association of Washington Cities (AWC) and NATOLA, whose national offices happen to be in the Pacific Northwest. Mr. Waibel stated he felt it would be appropriate to open the discussion on all general TV franchises. He noted TCI was including more channels than Falcon for their basic charge and reducing the cost in other areas. #0328 M/S/C/U(Johnson/Overson) that the City Attorney and City Clerk establish a public hearing within the next month to consider whether or not the City Council should take any action regarding our cable television franchises and in setting up that hearing making sure that all due process provisions of the franchise agreements and Franchise Ordinance are followed. Mr. Overson reminded everyone that the Kitsap County Fair stated this date and would run through August 29th. He received a first hand report that the Fair was a "great event" from several members of his family who are visiting from out - of - town/state. Mrs. Fitz reported these are school registration days and there are many new students coming into our communities. Mrs. Horton announced Kitsap Community Action Program (KCAP) is sponsoring an "Adopt A Student" program where donations of money, school supplies and clothing can be made by individuals TAPE #1132 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 25, 1993 Page 4 of 15 within the community for needy students. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Mayor Louis Mentor reported on August 19 he presented certificates and trophies to the basketball players involved in the City's outdoor basketball program. He was pleased about the number of youth who turned out for that program and he extended special "thank you" to the Donnell Washington, who coordinated that program along with the Parks Department. On Friday, August 20, various City departments put on a "Kids Day On The Boardwalk". He was pleased to report a very large number of kids turned out for this event and the weather cooperated, helping to make it such a success. On August 21 he attended a "Barn Dance" and auction sponsored by the Kitsap Historical Society. On August 24 a Farewell Party was held for the exchange students from Kure, Japan. The Bremerton students who were sent over to Kure, Japan, had returned and attended the going away party. On August 24 one of the head people of the Economic Development District from Washington D.C., visited Bremerton and had the opportunity to view the boardwalk and see first hand their investment of approximately $2,000,000. On this date he made an appeal for funds to the East Bremerton Rotary to fund some of the amenities for the 4th Street L.I.D. He was pleased to report that he received a check from East Bremerton Rotary for benches. In reference to the prison siting brought up by Mr. Overson, they did take the advice that he offered them in his letter about going to the realtors and seeking their help in finding other locations that might work for such a facility. In regard to the issue of funding for law enforcement, Mayor Mentor read the following from a thank you letter received from Governor Mike Lowery: "Everyone in Washington State should be able to enjoy the simple pleasure of walking down the street feeling safe and secure. Yet, with the rise in violent crime that is invading every corner of our State, feeling secure when you leave home is sadly becoming a nostalgic notion. That is wrong. It is my goal to make communities throughout Washington safer for everyone. We all agree we need to invest in Police and Sheriffs departments to arrest criminals and the jails to lock them up, however, what we look at making our counties, cities and towns truly safe and going down the road to long lasting security we must look at the whole cycle of violence and crime. For too long we have spent most of our money, energy and time on the tail end cycle of crime. Think about it - when we arrest an offender, goes through the Justice system and finally put them behind bars that is after the crime has been committed. Leaders throughout our state, elected officials, law enforcement Prosecutors and many others are beginning to recognize that TAPE #1132 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 25, 1993 Page 5 of 15 arresting and locking up criminals is only one part of the solution. We all agree and must .look at ways to prevent crimes from happening in the first place. Simply put, we need to look at the roots and causes of crime in our society. We must find ways to allow us to step into a young person's life and guide him or her away from a life of crime. If we don't aggressively address prevention and early intervention, we will never be able to build enough jails and prisons". Mayor Mentor noted unfortunately that is a fact of life and we need to look at other ways and that the Governor is serious in addressing that. He referenced a newspaper article about downtown Bremerton and what's happening. He noted Pat's Cookie Jar in east Bremerton has expanded. He announced the upcoming events: Kitsap County Fair and Rodeo, Blackberry Festival September 4 & 5, on August 31 ground breaking for the Andy Pendergast Regional Park (Mayor Mentor extended special "thank you" to the people who worked hard to make this project come true - Ace Paving, Brem - Air Disposal Inc., Bremerton Rotary Club, Chuck Hazelwood, Kitsap Physician Service, Paramedics Inc. and Bremerton City League Softball players and Kitsap area Soccer players. Lastly, he announced Pop's Inn Softball Team will be in Sacramento, California this weekend playing in a National tournament. President Fitz announced Agenda Items 7B, 7C and 7D have been pulled off the Agenda. Vicki Vanneman, Director of Parks and Recreation Department, handed out invitations to the Andy Pendergast Regional Park ground breaking to all Council members. Lastly, on Thursday, August 19 there was a large news article in The Sun about a great program for pre - teens called Leader In Training Program. She acknowledged that the publicity for the program was great, however, several places in the article identified the program as part of the YMCA program, which was incorrect. She wanted the City Council and the general public to be aware of the fact that the Leader In Training program is part of the Parks Department Program. She held up the larger newspaper article that talked about the program and she also displayed the very small "correction" notice that was printed the next day identifying the fact that the program is sponsored by the Bremerton Parks Department and not the YMCA. She emphasized the YMCA has lots of wonderful program, however, this was not one of them! Don Larson, 135 Rainier Avenue, reported a recent issue of Northwest Passage magazine printed an article about SSB-5332 for underwater parks and how it was passed. At the end of that article, it listed Mr. Larson's name and telephone TAPE #1132 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 25, 1993 Page 6 of 15 number. As a result of that article, he received several calls from people interested in learning how such legislation got passed and the location of a boat. As of this date, he had not had any comments on an underwater park in Bremerton from either the City Council or Parks Commission. He did note that Mayor Mentor has shownsome enthusiasm toward such a proposal. He has not wavered in his opinion that an underwater park near the Turner Joy would be a real asset combined with the 4th Street improvement project. He noted the Washington Scuba Alliance Directors are trying to set a meeting with State Officials in November to come up with an outline on how to go about establishing an underwater park. He announced Coastweeks have released their journal of water related activities - Understanding The Connections. He reported his Scuba Diving Club is sponsoring a continuous slide show at the Kitsap Regional Library on September 11 and on September 18 that same group will coordinate a clean up effort on the First Street Dock. He reported the Coast Guard Auxiliarynotified him that a 40 ft. Coast Guard cutter may come to Bremerton on the 18th and offer tours for the public. And, efforts are underway to have a Coast Guard helicopter "sea rescue" demonstration also on the 18th. Lastly, the Coastweeks events journals are available, free to the public, by calling 1-800-424-4EPA, or they may be obtained at the Kitsap Regional Library and at Key Banks. Phil Olwell, 2455 N. Wycoff, stated he wished to bring before Council his concerns over staffing of the City's Drug and Gang unit. In late 1992, he chaired a committee that successfully campaigned for a $450,000 levy issue to get the Drug and Gang Task force started. At that time, the unit was to consist of three 2 - man teams and a D.A.R.E. Officer ( Mr. Olwell placed emphasis on - one Officer dedicated to D.A.R.E. program for 12 months). On August 20, he attended the Kids Day activities on the boardwalk with his children, who had a great time. In his opinion, the D.A.R.E. program for Bremerton Police Department was not represented to the extent that he felt it should have or could have been. He believes the City, at this time, should have two Officers with the abilities to work D.A.R.E. in the community and in the schools. At the Kids Day event on August 20, Officer Fitzpatrick, who was hired on with funding from the Levy, was in attendance and doing a good job even though he did not have a booth. Mr. Olwell assured everyone that he was not criticizing or placing any blame on Officer Fitzpatrick. He questioned why was Officer Fitzpatrick situated at that event the way he was when the attendance at that activity was much larger than expected. What an opportunity, and in his opinion what a missed opportunity for getting the most exposure possible at one location. He TAPE #1132 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 25, 1993 Page 7 of 15 learned that Officer Fitzpatrick is not scheduled to be back in the schools until January of 1994. When he heard that comment, he questioned Officer Fitzpatrick and was told he would not be working again in the D.A.R.E. program until January. When asked further why that would be, Officer Fitzpatrick replied he was working in the Unit. Mr. Olwell stressed Officer Fitzpatrick is the D.A.R.E. Officer and he wants to know why he is not working fully in the D.A.R.E. Officer's capacity. As a follow up, Mr. Olwell called Officer Fitzpatrick's supervisors and talked with Mayor Mentor about this situation. Their response to his inquirywas that school was out for the summer. Mr. Olwell stated school will not start in January...it is starting now! He did not want to miss the boat for the next three months with the City's D.A.R.E. Officer and who's to say that they'll keep on that assignment or that the Drug and Task Force will be functioning in January. To his knowledge, Officer Fitzpatrick worked January through May as a D.A.R.E. Officer and in June he was back within the Unit. He believes there needs to be some sort of direction and someone held accountable within the Police Department to find out where he is and why he isn't going to start up with the school year...September. He noted Officer Jon Johnson, who is the other D.A.R.E. Officer and Officer Fitzpatrick could be making a very big impact and he believes we are missing a large part of that opportunity. He referenced Mayor Mentor quoting from a letter from Governor Lowery talking about "prevention", and if the D.A.R.E. program isn't a large piece of prevention then he questioned what is? Prevention was a very big selling point when the Police Levy was promoted door - to - door. He urged Council to look into staffing of the D.A.R.E. program. He quoted Captain Hatfield's statement in a newspaper article printed in June: "I think some people have expectations here that are not quite realistic. The gang unit is not a reactionary force that we are going to throw against the gangs". Mr. Olwell stated if that unit is not going to be reactionary then it must be proactive and what a better way to be proactive than with the D.A.R.E. Officer that was stipulated in the original levy. He had conversations with Police Chief Del McNeal, who indicated the D.A.R.E. Officer would be in place for a year, not 4 - 6 months. Mr. Olwell stressed the D.A.R.E. Officer needs to be allowed or directed to stick with the program and work with Officer Johnson. News articles in The Sun, this date, talked about the Drug and Gang Unit "finally" getting on board. The word "finally" may be stretching it some because we are pretty close to where we hoped to be by this time. He reminded the Mayor, City Council and general public that we need to get moving on it as it is an important piece of the puzzle not only today but tomorrow and into the future. Today's TAPE #1132 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 25, 1993 Page 8 of 15 newspaper also talked about removal of graffiti. Sgt. Mox of the Unit believes it is important that at some time this Council pass an ordinance requiring building owners to remove graffiti. He was not sure that would be an answer to the problem, but it was something that needed looking at. He emphasized the City did not need to drag its feet because the unit is fully funded and ready to go. The news article quoted Sgt. Mox that the unit will also begin working with educators on gang prevention measures. Mr. Olwell emphasized the Department already has that capability - just utilize it and get the other D.A.R.E. Officer rolling, don't wait until January. In closing, heurged Council and any other member of this community to step forward and participate on committees and attend Study Sessions to see that the allocated funding is utilized appropriately and of benefit for City of Bremerton. Don't just allow certain individuals to manage your tax dollars, you need to have a say in how those dollars are put to work. Mayor Mentor stated the City's D.A.R.E. Officer works when the School District allows them to and that officer does a number of things other than just the D.A.R.E. program, such as the Block Watch program. The D.A.R.E. officer must be worked into the curriculum of the schools. He emphasized he appreciates Phil Olwell's help in getting the levy passed, but it is more complex than just putting an officer out 5-days a week, 12 months of the year into the schools. Phil Olwell re- emphasized that the Drug and Task Force levy specified a full time D.A.R.E. Officer for one year. All he wants that Officer to do is to work in the capacity of the D.A.R.E. Officer currently working that program. He does not need to be with the Drug and Gang Task Force Unit or doing secretarial work as the Captains and Sergeants he talked with this week told him. That Officer needs to be proactive out in the community. Bernie Forte, Executive Director POWER, stated he concurred with Phil Olwell that the D.A.R.E. Officers needs to have more visibility within the community. He announced on September 2, POWER is sponsoring another community forum to be held at Emanuel Apostolic Church, 6th Avenue. The theme of the September 2 meeting will be programs, jobs, counseling, education, and love factor that goes along with it as it relates to gangs and street kids. Their guest speaker at that meeting will be Clarence Scott, founder and Executive Director of the Excellence Program and author of Silent Drive By. Those interested in attending that meeting are asked to come with "peaceful" solutions to steering young people in the right direction. In reference to local TV Cable service, he supports the efforts of TCI and stands back of them because of TAPE #1132 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 25, 1993 Page 9 of 15 their commitment to provide job training for youth at risk. He reminded everyone that "rap" sessions with youth will start on Monday, August 30, at 7:00 P.M., at POWER's office, 920 Park Avenue. All at-risk youth and youth from dysfunctional families are welcome to attend the rap session. Rev. Sam Rachel, who is a state certified counselor for drug abuse and prevention, will lead the rap session. Next week POWER will be selection their 15 - member Board Of Directors, of which Loxie Egans, of The Sun, David Bown, Civil Service Officer for City of Bremerton and Council President Eileen Fitz are candidates being considered to serve on that board. Mike Brown 1904 Marine Drive, stated he wished to comment on a discussion held at the previous Council meeting on the Overwater Park Mitigation Project. At that meeting, several Council members expressed concern over some costs incurred to complete the mitigation. He believed he had a little better understanding of that process because he is in the contracting business. He emphasized a baseline bid for a project like the mitigation project with an additional unit cost is really the only way a project like that could be handled safely. The reason for that is if a contractor would have to give a flat line number for the completion of the project, not knowing what the scope of work would be, he would most likely "pad" it beyond what reasonable expectation were to insure that he would not be damaged in that process. Therefore, a baseline number and additional unit cost is monitored, which he felt was monitored well by the Administrative staff. Personally, he felt a good job was done with that project and when looking back to what was there before the project and then look at it now, he felt everyone should be happy and proud of the result. While out boating with some of his friends, some very complimentary comments were made about improvements made to Bremerton's waterfront. He stated he wholeheartedly supports the Mayor and his staff and Council members who supported that project. Caroline Marshall, 3238 View Drive, member of KCAP Board Of Directors, stated earlier in the Council meeting Councilman Horton mentioned the Adopt - A - Student program that KCAP is sponsoring for the second year. This program consists of providing for back - to - school supplies and clothing for children of low income families. She emphasized public contributions to this program are greatly needed and she encouraged everyone in the community to participate by calling the KCAP Office 377-0053, and do it soon as school is starting. Elizabeth Buell, High Avenue, stated she understands Council cannot respond to her on her question, however, she would like ! TAPE #1132 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 25, 1993 Page 10 of 15 to hear that something will be done about the odor problem at the sewer treatment plant. She believes someone from the Roto Rooter Company has an idea of how to correct the odor problem and urges that someone from the City Administration follow up on that information. Nathan Slicker, 985 Melanie Court, stated in reference to the previous discussion on the D.A.R.E program, he agreed that it is a good program because he took it last year and thinks it will help in the future of our schools. He believes very strongly that a D.A.R.E. Officer should be available year round so that all the kids can learn from that program. He noted that gangs are a problem and suggested maybe the City needed to expand the Drug and Gang Task Force so there will be people working on D.A.R.E. and on gangs. 6A - SMALL WORKS ROSTER PROJECT AWARD: SWIMMING POOL RESURFACING, #AB93-167 Small Works Roster Project Specifications were prepared and distributed to qualified roster contractors to resurface Bremerton Municipal Pool. Bids were opened Tuesday, August 17, 1993 for the resurfacing project. Two bids were received and recorded as follows: Base Bid William Smith $64,773.13, including tax *Natare $64,719.00, including tax *Natare was disqualified due to lack of registration as a contractor with the Department of L & I, and failing to obtain a license from the Department of Revenue authorizing the company to transact business in the State of Washington. Vicki Vanneman, Director Parks and Recreation, stated she would defer all technical_questions to Jeff Elevado, Pool Maintenance Specialist. She explained that her staff has recognized over the years the need to begin researching the proper way to address a failing pool tank at the Bremerton Municipal Swimming Pool. Up to this point, it has not been a critical problem but the surface has become rough and she is concerned if some kind of refurnishing isn't done now, there will be major problems later. Several options were identified to take care of the failing surface of the tank and they are recommending installing a PBC liner application. The proposal was put out to bid at a project cost of $64,000 and two bids were received being $50.00 apart in cost. In the process of reviewing bids, the City was made aware of some shortcomings in the low bidders' packet, specifically they lacked a registration from the State Department Of Labor and TAPE #1132 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 25, 1993 Page 11 of 15 Industries, which is required in order to submit a bid for a public project in the State of Washington. Because of that, both the City's Purchasing Department and City Attorneys' Office have recommended that the bid be awarded to William Smith Associates although they were not the low bidder. She hopes to complete the refurbishment of the tank during their publicized maintenance down time that occurs in August. She anticipates having the pool available for public use by September 13. Public comment - none. Mrs. Horton questioned if the new surface would be more like fiberglass and slick on the bottom? Ms. Vanneman explained the bottom of the tank would not be slick due to the surface on the liner itself was roughed up enough so there is traction. Mrs. Horton questioned the guarantee on this product? Ms. Vanneman stated the liner has a 10 year guarantee for the materials. Mr. Neville questioned if the proposed product was relatively new and if so is that the reason there were only two bidders and one was out - of - state; and what was the life expectancy of this product? Jeff Elevado, Pool Maintenance Specialist, explained the process has been used in Europe extensively for the past 25 years and came into the United States in 1986. The two companies that provide this product are out of Indiana. As of now, both companies combined have over 3,000 applications of this product in the United States. He noted the City of Chicago is redoing all of their fiberglass and metal pools with this product. Mr. Dawkins questioned the life expectancy of the liner? Mr. Elevado stated the company's literature states they project a life expectancy of 25 years with the product being guaranteed for 10 years for both the material and workmanship. Any other renovations process used, whether fiberglassing or plastering, the most they could expect would be 3 - 5 years and cost wise the liner is the best in length of time of service. Mr. Overson stated one aspect of a pool is the appearance of depth. The proposed liner appears to be a uniform color and structure and he questioned if there will be black markers for different depths, etc.? Mr. Elevado explained the liners are marked in black to designate the racing lines and some safety lines will also be added that were not in existence to determine drop offs and depths, which will bring the pool up to Washington State Code. The City was grandfathered in under the State's new laws because the pool was built before this TAPE #1132 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 25, 1993 Page 12 of 15 time, however, line markers will be added to bring the City in compliance with State requirements. Mr. Johnson thanked Ms. Vanneman and Jeff for their research into this product. #1987 M/S/C/U(Johnson/Waibel) to award the contract to resurface the Municipal Swimming Pool be awarded to William Smith as to specifications and low overall bid received. 6B - APPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION -- JOHN M. HANCOCK, #AB93-174 There is a vacancy on the Planning Commission and it is recommended the vacancy be filled by John M. Hancock. Mayor Louis Mentor briefly reviewed Mr. Hancock's educational and employment background and community involvement. He believes Mr. Hancock will bring a new prospective to the Planning Commission and recommended approving his appointment. Public comment - none. #2068 M/S/C/U(Collins/Neville) to confirmthe appointment of John M. Hancock to the Planning Commission. 6C - APPROVAL OF CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE NON- UNION MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS OF: POLICE CHIEF, CITY ATTORNEY, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY II, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY I. AND PUBLIC DEFENDER (MUNICIPAL COURT), #AB93-175 Revised Classification specifications for the positions of Police Chief, City Attorney, Assistant City - Attorney II, Assistant City Attorney I, and Public Defender (Municipal Court) have been prepared and posted by the Civil Service Office. No appeals were received by August 3, 1993, the final appeal date. No disputes exist with any labor organization on the exclusion of all these classifications from bargaining units. The specifications are now presented to the City Council for formal approval. It will be necessary to add the Public Defender (Municipal Court) to the Management and Professional Staff Compensation Program to establish applicable salaryand benefits. This action will be presented to the Council on a separate agenda bill. Caroline Marshall, Personnel Director, stated this is another group of job descriptions that are presented to Council for official approval and to officially replace those which are currently on file. Both Council committees have reviewed this proposal and there was no controversy either in Civil Service, Bargaining Units or anyone else. TAPE #1132 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 25, 1993 Page 13 of 15 Public comment - none Mr. Waibel stated it should be noted that this format does fall within the ADA requirements for essential duties and is part of the process Council has to approve. #2174 M/S/C/U(Johnson/Dawkins) to approve the revised classification specifications as follows: Police Chief: replaces specifications for Police Chief dated January 1987. City Attorney: replaces specifications for City Attorney dated January 1987. Assistant City Attorney II: replaces specifications for Assistant City Attorney II dated January 1987 and February 1991. Assistant City Attorney I: replaces specifications for Assistant City Attorney I dated January1987 and February 1991. Public Defender (Municipal Court): replaces specifications for Public Defender (Municipal Court) dated July 1992; and to authorize replacement of old specifications with revised specifications as an attachment to the employment contracts with affected incumbents. 7A - RESOLUTION NO. 2443, FINAL PLAT APPROVAL - "ARVON AVENUE VILLAGE" SUBDIVISION ON ARVON AVENUE NORTH OF 16TH STREET; APPLICANT: RAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, #AB93-176 The Preliminary Plat for Arvon Avenue Village, a ten lot subdivision, was approved by the City Council on April 14, 1993 subject to 10 conditions (see Exhibit III). Improvements necessary for road access, utilities, and fire protection have been constructed in compliance with the conditions of the preliminary plat approval. Now, a plat map prepared by a licensed surveyor has been submitted for Council approval. If approved, the plat will be recorded with the County Auditor. RCW58.17 Boundaries and Plats requires Final Plat approval by the City Council. Shane Jensen, Planner, stated the proposed resolution will finalize the Arvon Avenue Village plat. At this point, the project is vested under the design that was approved during the preliminary stages when Council dealt with design and TAPE #1132 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 25, 1993 Page 14 of 15 other issues; and there cannot be any substantive change to the plat or to its design. The developer has worked to meet all conditions that were attached. Now, the process brings the final approval before Council, which includes sign offs by various Department Heads stating that those conditions have been met. Denial of the plat at this point would require findings that conditions of the preliminaryplat were not met. Approval of the subject resolution would enable the lot lines to be created and for the lots to be individually sold and recorded at the County Auditor's Office. Public comment - none. Mr. Waibel stated one of the conditions was the dedication of five feet of property adjacent to Arvon Avenue. He did not see that stipulated on the map and questioned if had read the map wrong? David Smith, developer of Arvon Village, stated he believed the easement was shown on the map, however, it is shown as four feet, which is incorrect and will be correct to reflect "five feet" prior to its being recorded. Mr. Johnson stated he still could not vote in favor of this proposal, however, if it passed he hoped the motion would be subject to the filing of a corrected map with the City Clerk of the City of Bremerton. President Fitz stated she had driven to the area and it does look like a little village with the houses being in various stages of completion. Mr. Dawkins stated he had shown several other contractors the project and they have asked lots of questions about urban villages. He agreed such housing was not something everyone would go for, however, it is affordable housing and it is needed. Mr. Johnson stated he wants to see what that development looks like in 15 years. #2456 M/S/C(Waibel/Dawkins) to approve Resolution No. 2443 accepting the Final Plat for "Arvon Avenue Village", subject to the condition that the corrected map be filed first with the City Clerk and properly filed with the County. Vote on motion: In Favor: Overson, Neville, Horton, Waibel, Dawkins, Fitz Opposed: Johnson, Collins. TAPE #1132 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 25, 1993 Page 15 of 15 With no further business meeting adjourned at 6:50 P.M. KATHLEEN L. McCLUSKEY, City Clerk EILEEN FITZ, Council President City of Bremerton KLM/EF/me cc: Normal Distribution File/Vault