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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/24/91TAPE #915 UNAPPROVED DRAFT CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APRIL 24, 1991 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, April 24, 1991, at 5:30 p.m., with Council President Lynn Horton presiding. Council members present: Wayne Estes, Spencer Horning, Hank Waibel, C. R. "Tiny" Collins, Morrie Dawkins, and Russ Johnson. Councilmen Lon Overson and A1 Colvin were 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 Horton and Invocation given by Reverend Rebecca Clark of Bremerton Unity Church. CONSENT AGENDA A. Minutes Of Meeting - April 10, 1991, #AB91-103 Be Change Order No. 1 (Final) Contract No. 3235, McClure & Sons, Inc./Sludge Storage Facility, #AB91-104 #0103 M/S/C/U(Waibel/Estes) to approve Consent Agenda as presented. CLAIMS/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. #0124 M/S/C/U(Waibel/Dawkins) on April 24, 1991, the Council does approve for payment those vouchers included and further described as follows: 128191, 128231 through 128380 in the total amount of $352,126.00 and Regular Payroll period ending April 15, 1991, in the total amount of $398,439.57. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Mr. Estes reported on Tuesday evening he attended a meeting on the new entrance to Bremerton and was amazed at the unruly and angry crowd that attended that meeting. During the meeting, it was explained that Burwell and Sixth Street would become four lane one-way streets. This information greatly upset the people in the audience, as well as himself, and he later talked with Dave Baker, City Engineer, who explained that statement was incorrect and would not happen for many years forward. To do that would have blocked off most of the TAPE #915 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes April 24, 1991 Page 2 of 18 north/south traffic. Mr. Homing reported last Friday he helped celebrate Inez Smock's 99th birthday at a local Mexican restaurant. He hoped he was as active as Inez when he reaches that age. Mr. Waibel stated after serving five years on the Council, he had found when people attend hearings in anger the shame was usually on them. On Monday he watched the Lady Washington, a tall sailing ship, dock at the new marina on Bremerton's waterfront. He noted the ship was very impressive. Mr. Johnson thanked the combined Chambers Of Commerce, Bremerton and Silverdale, for hosting the Secretaries' Day Luncheon at the Kitsap Golf And Country Club. He felt it was a fitting honor for all secretaries, bookkeepers, administrative assistants and all those attending. Earth Day event - he was pleased to hear Don Larson on the Seattle media talking about the waterfront clean up on Dyes and Sinclair Inlets. Also, the fair that was put on and coordinated by the Master Recyclers and Annie Bringleo of Kitsap County. He believed most of those attending this event were Master Recyclers and he found it most enjoyable talking with people who care a lot about the environment. In reference to solid waste, today he received a call from the Seattle/King County Health Department requesting information on the City's electronic Bulletin Board System and the possibility of their using such a system to provide public information on solid waste issues. Lady Washington - he had an opportunity to see the Lady Washington sailing under full sail and found it to be a gorgeous site. School Teachers Strike - he noted Bremerton's community had supported schools strongly in the past and he hoped everyone involved in this situation would realize a majority of the people in Bremerton are behind them supporting education and cautioned that they did not get carried away with the "strike mania". Mr. Dawkins reported Christmas In April was a rousing success and the Bremerton Central Lions Club decided to carry the program a little beyond with some carpeting and new window shades for the home they worked on. They had so many people volunteering to help that they had difficulty finding parking places. He thanked the Mayor and his staff for bringing this program to Bremerton. TAPE #915 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes April 24, 1991 Page 3 of 18 Mrs. Hotton reported today Councilmen Dawkins, Estes, and Mayor Mentor and she plus many staff members attended a workshop on "impact fees". She realizes "impact fees" is sort of the catch words of growth management, however, after going through the scenario with leaders of the workshop it became apparent to her that impact fees are not as simple as they may seem on the surface. It is a complex issue and there is a lot of work to get to the point where impact fees can be adopted and there are a lot of ramifications that come along with impact fees. If a level of service is to be established and adopt that level of service, pass impact fees based on that level of service, then it becomes incumbent upon the local jurisdiction to make sure they can produce and provide that level of service for their whole City, at large. That means if Bremerton had impact fees for upgrading some of the road systems and there was a level of expectations, that means the whole City needed to be raised to that level for that service. In getting several hundred thousand dollars in impact fees may very well commit the City to several million dollars in terms of what would need to be done to the infrastructure. She felt the City needed to go very slowly when looking at impact fees and it may be found that was not what the City of Bremerton needs at this time. She was not saying that it was not a good idea, but she did not want us to be caught up in the growth management mania only to find out it want not the deal with thought it was. She thanked Don Pratt and Mayor Mentor for their setting up the workshop. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Mayor Louis Mentor stated he echoed Councilman Dawkins' comments on Christmas In April program, it turned out to be a very successful event. The Andy Pendergast Tournament was held Saturday and Sunday with 56 local teams playing ball on Roosevelt Field and Lions Field. On Saturday the waterfront clean up went very well. On Sunday, the Bremerton Symphony sponsored a Children's concert and a fun event for the children of the community. Sunday evening he and Lorraine Abbinette attended the Victims' Candlelight vigil held at the Kitsap Pavilion. Today being Secretaries Day, he was happy to announce that his secretary, Elaine Valencia, was selected as the Secretary Of The Year in Kitsap County. He noted a news article, this date, announcing the sale of some Bremer Trust property on the waterfront as well as an article announcing the City was awarded the EDA grant in the amount of $893,000. He announced the City would be accepting application for the Sister City/Kure, Japan program through Friday, May 3. Anyone wanting more information could call the Mayor's Office, 478- 5266. TAPE #915 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes April 24, 1991 Page 4 of 18 MarVLou Cameron, Bremerton/Kitsap County Visitor & Convention Bureau (VCB), reviewed a unique program called Washington Service Corps (Stated funded program) for young people between the ages of 18-25, who are unemployed and/or attending college but carrying no more than seven credit hours. The VCB is participating in this program and their participant, Lila Clark, had some past experience in tourism through taking a course and earning a degree at Eaton Technical Institute in Tourism. She had spent time at Kitsap Federal Credit as a student trainee and also worked at the Martha Mary Day Care Ms. Cameron noted all of those background experiences fit Lila for her position at the Bureau. She will be working with the VCB for six months and has an option to extend that time. This program is a joint venture with shared costs between the VCB and Washington Service Corps, which provides a stipend as financial reimbursement to the Lila along with medical coverage and an opportunity to apply $150.00 towards some additional training and then she would be eligible for another $1,200 in scholarship funds that could be applied toward tuition for furthering her College education. Her duties at the VCB includes: working on a major Naval Reunion project; working on facilities guide for the Bremerton/Kitsap County area; working with tour operator manual information. Lila is involved with other kinds of things, but those named were her major work tasks. Mayor Mentor explained he had already proclaimed this week as "National Youth Service Week", saying hour appreciative we are of what the young people are doing in our community. He read a salute to Lila from the Washington State Service Corps in recognition of "Washington Youth Service Week", April 22 - 16th, 1991, and "National Youth Service Day", April 23, 1991. Lila Clark thanked everyone and stated it was a pleasure for her to work with Ms. Cameron; and she was grateful for the opportunity. Mayor Mentor read into the record a special thank you from Project Family to the City of Bremerton and KITZ Radio for their support of their recent Radio-Thon. Jeff French, KITZ, thanked Lorraine Inabinette and all the volunteers who helped make the Project Family Radio-Thon such a success, and the most successful in the three years it has been broadcast over KITZ. KITZ is currently undergoing ownership and he assured everyone in Kitsap County that KITZ will continue to assist in any way possible community organizations in achieving goals to maintain Bremerton and Kitsap County's #1 status and our superior quality of life. Project Family's goal is to heighten awareness of child abuse and neglect in our community. It was hoped that KITZ's contribution has helped achieve that goal. Marina Rockinger, KITZ Public Service Director, stated of up listen to KITZ one of their liners is TAPE #915 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes April 24, 1991 Page 5 of 18 "keeping Kitsap County informed", and that is exactly what they are trying to do. She extended a special thank you to Lorraine and all the volunteers for their efforts to make this a success event. Vicki Vanneman, Director of Parks and Recreation Department, announced in light of the just announced teachers' strike in Bremerton, their department will run a two-day day care at Naval Avenue Elementary School, April 25 and 26, for students of working parents, K through 6th grades. The fee will be $10.00 per day and kids need to bring their own lunch with the Parks Department supplying juice and snacks. There will be a limit of 60 children to make sure they have a good staff/student ratio. The hours will be 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM. If anyone has any further questions they may call the Parks Department at 478-5305, not Naval Avenue School. Don Larson, Chairman of the Dyes/Sinclair Inlet Clean Up Citizens Advisory Committee, reported on a very successful Earth Day clean up. There were 85 volunteers involved in a variety of clean up projects and several large dumpsters were filled. He read of long list of businesses and organizations who contributed to this event and extended a special "thank you" to them for their participation and support. Morgan Steth, East Bremerton, again expressed concern over having only one garbage collection company in the Bremerton area. He emphasized that almost anything is recyclable. He cited a number of ways to recycle discarded furniture/couches, metals, and other materials; and employing community service type workers to handle such materials. 6A - REAPPOINTMENT OF MARY FIELDS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, #AB91-105 Mary Field was confirmed as a Planning Commission member in May 1987. This term has expired. In order to retain Mrs. Fields on the Planning Commission, her confirmation to fill a full term requires Council confirmation. She has proven to be a valuable member of the Planning Commission and the Mayor submits her appointment to the City Council for confirmation. Mayor Mentor reported Mrs. Fields had served very well on the Planning Commission and other members on that Commission requested that he reappoint her. Mrs. Fields and her husband own an Auto Parks store on Callow Avenue. He urged Council to confirm the reappointment of Mary Fields to the Planning Commission. #1467 M/S/C/U(Collins/Dawkins) to confirm the appointment of Mary TAPE #915 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes April 24, 1991 Page 6 of 18 Field to a full four year term on the Bremerton Planning Commission. 6B - FIRST OUARTER REPORTS FROM BREMERTON/KITSAP COUNTY VISITOR AND CONVENTION BUREAU AND BREMERTON MAIN STREET ASSOCIATION, #AB91-106 Council has requested that a representative from these groups present oral reports on a quarterly basis. Representatives are here to present a first quarter report and to answer any questions that Council may have. Don Atkinson, Media Coordinator-Bremerton Main Association (BMSA), highlighted the following: street (1) Washington State Department Of Community Development notified BMSA that they will be a participant in the Tiered Program. This program will provide additional technical support for the City in efforts to revitalize downtown. (2) There has been publicity out on Amy Bernett's "promotion of the arts" in downtown. Amy has turned over a colored print of her most recent work to BMSA for sale of limited editions with all proceeds go back to promotion of downtown art activities. These funds will be used to encourage/enhance downtown art businesses. This would include such groups as Bremerton Symphony, Admiral Theater, book stores, Hudson Studio and all activities going into Ms. Bernett's gallery, etc. There are two stipulations to qualify for these funds: (1) it has to be a business in the art field in the downtown area; (2) and the activity that we're advertising or promoting/supporting has to be held in the downtown area. The prints are on sale for $95.00 each. (3) Second Annual Bremerton Blackberry Festival occurs on Sunday, September 1, located on 4th Street. (4) BMSA worked with local veterans groups and staged a Support The Troops Rally in March, as well as participated in the effort to bring a National Cemetery to the Kitsap area. (5) On May 5 they will be opening the Sunday "Farmers" Market. On April 30 they will hold their third and final public meeting of vendors, held in Council Chambers Of City Hall. It is anticipated that they may add a mid-week market day between July through July-September during the harvesting season. He noted the recent article in The Sun that outlined all of the Farmers' Markets scheduled for Kitsap County. (6) Much work has been going on in the downtown area as TAPE #915 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes April 24, 1991 Page 7 of 18 buildings are being renovated to house offices for Navy civilian personnel. He encouraged people to come downtown and see all the changes happening in the downtown area. Mim Heuss, Executive Director Bremerton/Kitsap County Visitor and Convention Bureau, distributed copies of her Quarterly Report and the new Visitors' Guide. She emphasized the number and quality of "Bremerton" pictures used in the Visitors' Guide and provided by Laura Elliott, a Bremerton resident. She pointed out that the Turner Joy ad was both nationally and internationally. 6C - APPROVAL OF THE PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, #AB91-092 The agreement if approved by 60% of all units of general governments in Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish Counties would establish the Puget Sound Regional Council. This would replace the Council of Governments presently existing. The Regional Council would adopt goals, policies and standards for regional transportation and regional growth management in the Central Puget Sound area based on local comprehensive plans of jurisdictions in the region. Don Pratt, Director Of Community Development, stated the purpose of this group was primarily transportation planning to make sure Transportation plans are in coordination with one another. This organization is also instrumental in growth management and in future Council should see some discussions about whether or not Comprehensive Plans for Kitsap County/City of Bremerton may be brought to the table of Kitsap Regional Council. In addition, Kitsap County is unique in that we are also members of the Peninsula Regional Transportation Organization (PRTO), which does the same transportation planning. Public comment - none. Mr. Johnson explained the whole replacement of the Puget Sound Council of Governments is a tough issue. In the past he had been a skeptic on this issue and he was not pleased that Bremerton, being the largest City in Kitsap County, did not retain its vote on the Council. However, due to the respect earned by City representatives attending those meetings, he felt the City would still play a significant role. Over the past 4-5 years, Bremerton and Seattle had developed increasingly closer ties, particularly with Mayor Rice; also with some of the King County Council members. After talking with Mayor Rice, King County Councilman Greg Nichols and Seattle Councilman Street, he felt there was a lot of support TAPE #915 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes April 24, 1991 Page 8 of 18 for Kitsap County and desire that study be .given to cross sound issues. He believed this proposal was a start of the new organization and he supported Bremerton maintaining dialogue and work with the people on the east side of the Sound. Right now he calls that "Bremerton's front yard and the focus of our main transportation issues. Over the next decade he believed there may be a sift in that focus for Bremerton and a closer attention given to a growing Kitsap County and Mason County and major transportation routes throughout the Peninsula areas. There is also another major hole that he hoped this Council took the lead on - Puget Sound is the most unique and one of the most usable transportation assets in the entire United States and there is absolutely no one in charge of it. He supported pursuing ways to use the Sound as a transportation asset and getting more trucks and vehicles off the crowded freeways and highways. Mr. Johnson noted he had worked .with Mr. Pratt in putting together a letter in support of this interlocal agreement, including specific concerns that had been raised by Council during deliberation on this proposal. Mr. Waibel supported making Mr. Johnson's letter more conditional and suggested adding the following wording to second paragraph, first sentence: "for as lonq as our continued participation proves beneficial to the City of Bremerton". President Hotton pointed out that even though Kitsap County had only one vote out of 19, it could become a swing vote on issues that come close to a tie vote. She stated Kitsap County needed to exercise a strong role and make sure that we are involved in discussions and planning for the region. Mr. Homing stated from his past experience on the COG Executive Board, he had seen lots of opportunities that Kitsap County fully participated in had a great deal of impact. Those representing Kitsap County have provided good, positive input and he did not foresee that role changing. Mr. Johnson related a discussion with King County and City of Seattle officials as to how well the passenger only ferry worked. He shared with them some of the environmental problems the communities along the shoreline experienced and they questioned "where could one buy a boat that would work"? From that discussion, he learned that King County and Seattle were 100% behind Kitsap County to work with the legislature #2379 TAPE #915 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes April 24, 1991 Page 9 of 18 and Ferry System to meet the cross-sound transportation needs. M/S/C/U(Horning/Johnson) to approve and execute the agreement, including the cover letter as outlined by Mr. Johnson as amended by Mr. Waibel. 6D - INFORMATION ONLY - SERVICE CONTRACT FOR MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF FLEET MAINTENANCE - RYDER MANAGED LOGISTICS SYSTEMS, #AB91-107 In 1986, the City entered into a three year contract with Ryder Managed Logistics Systems (MLS) to manage the City's fleet maintenance program. The contract was subsequently extended. In September 1990, the City advertised for and received Statements Of Qualifications from three firms to provide services. Following evaluations, proposals were requested from two firms. Proposals were evaluated by the City Treasurer, Street Superintendent, Fire Chief and representatives from the Utilities, Parks and Police Departments. The team's consensus was that MLS was best qualified to provide required services. The contract presented includes provisions for enhanced operations features and services for the City and quality incentive for the contractor. The contract includes termination provisions for cause or convenience and provides annual re-opening for fee negotiations. Gil Johnson, Purchasing Supervisor, stated in the summary statement of the Agenda Bill the term "consensus" was not totally accurate because the proposals were critiqued and weighted and Ryder Services was the top contractor proposal received. The proposed contract carries in it a number of improvements over the previous contract. There is a reconciliation of differences and interpretation of various portions of the prior contract. All City vehicles will be included in the contract, including Fire suppression equipment. Additionally, there is provided critique card feedback from user to the contractor to improve communications and an on site computer management information system is included and will be provided by the contractor. There will be required documentation of mechanic training programs and frequent and regular user/contractor meetings. There will be an emphasize on reducing downtime with quality incentives both in a positive and negative sense for the contractor. The contract also offers vehicle pick up, delivery and washing. He noted Rich Hanna, City Treasurer, and Noble Beardsley, Western Regional Manger for Ryder, were available for TAPE #915 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes April 24, 1991 Page 10 of 18 questions Council may have. Public comment - none. Mr. Homing questioned for clarification if Mr. Johnson was correct in his using the term "fire suppression equipment"? Mr. Gil Johnson stated this would include the fire trucks. Mr. Johnson requested staff provide follow up information at the May 1 meeting: (1) will there be any change in the Labor Agreement between the Fire personnel and the City due to the "maintaining of fire equipment"? (2) Are we sure we have language included to make sure the City promptly gets all reports/records required of the contractor? President Hotton stated in the past she had heard comments from various department that they were doing their own vehicle maintenance work because they did not feel service vehicles were being property maintained. She requested Ken Brees, Superintendent of Streets, to comment on the proposed contract and questioned if this new contract would alleviate some of those problems. Ken Brees, Superintendent of Streets, stated that President Horton's comment may be referencing some of the specialized equipment in the Utilities Department. He believes as the Ryder mechanics are further trained they would be capable of maintaining such specialized equipment. There may be some specialized equipment that would always have to be serviced by the manufacturer. He believed if the mechanics could be certified to maintain diesel engines that would help considerably. President Hotton emphasized that if this contract was approved and carried out she would like a six month update report to Council on how the program was working and if all the department heads were satisfied with such service. That would include a cursory look by the City Auditor. Mr. Estes considering some disagreeable comments had been made previously regarding service provided by this provided, he questioned why the extension of the contract went from three to five years? Mr. Brees stated it was his opinion that the City would be getting a better price break for the service. Mr. Estes questioned if Mr. Brees was satisfied with service provided by Ryder? Mr. Brees stated he was satisfied with the proposal as presented. In the past six months to a year they had worked with the contractor more closely and improved communications. Mr. Waibel noted the termination clause in the proposed contract was significantly different than the last contract TAPE #915 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes April 24, 1991 Page 11 of 18 and does provide much more security for the contractor. He questioned if the annual May 1st termination clause was an incentive to obtain better commitment from the contract to do the things that need to be done? Mr. Gil Johnson stated the termination clauses are two edged sword because there is an annual re-opener to negotiate price, there is a termination provision for any incident without cause, there is a termination provision with cause that could be activated in 15 days if the contractor failed to begin to remedy or remedy a condition that was brought in violation of the contract. Yes, it does strengthen the position of the contractor, on the other hand the City does have the "at cause" termination provision on a very short time frame. Mr. Waibel he expects this additional security for the company to allow them to invest in training and other things so they will not lose that investment on a short term basis. 7A - ORDINANCE NO. 4321 (EMERGENCY READING) AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $1.855 MILLION GENERAL OBLIGATION AND REFUNDING BONDS, #AB91-102 The voters approved the Bond Issue in the November 1990 Special Election. City staff worked with Seafirst Bank and Bond Counsel in preparing necessary schedules and documentation required for this ordinance. Rich Hanna, City Treasurer, stated as was mentioned in the title of the Agenda Bill, they are requesting this item be passed on an emergency basis due to the short time line that is necessitated in asking the bank to make the preliminary marketing effort of our bonds in order to establish the sale price of them and the coupons that will be attached and to minimize their market risk, which results in a savings to the City. He outlined the events that lead up to this request. He was proud to announce that the City did receive an "A" bond rating and he thanked the underwriters at Seafirst Bank for their help and support in that effort. The savings to City taxpayers over the life of the bond issue by achieving that "A" rating rather than the next lowest rating is on the order of $50,000. In addition to the favorable rating, it appears that the timing in the market is extremely good. As noted in the Offer Sheet from Seafirst Bank, the City will be able to achieve an additional savings in the principle amount of the bond between the Offer Sheet amount and the final amount will be to sell $1,850,000, rather than $1,855,000. This would mean one less bond that had to be sold in order to achieve the refinancing portion of the issue. All of these things do add up and bring about a savings to the taxpayers. The ordinance includes, by reference two additional documents: TAPE #915 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes April 24, 1991 Page 12 of 18 (1) Refunding Trust Agreement; (2) a two-paged letter from Seafirst Bank stating the purchase offer. Both of these documents have been approved and incorporated by reference within the ordinance. Public comment - none. TAPE #916 Mr. Waibel stated the Fiscal and Budget Committee did review this issue prior to Council meeting and felt it was the best way to combine the two issues land recommended approval. He noted the $5,000 was being taken directly off the amount of bonds required to pay off the 1983 bonds, which was another significant savings. Mr. Johnson questioned what opportunities did Council have to call these? Mr. Hanna stated there are no opportunities to call the bonds prior to 1999, all bonds beyond that date are subject to call. That 8-year "no call" period is very standard for this kind of issue. ~fiPES#916M/S/C/U(Waibel/Estes) to pass Ordinance No. 4321, on emergency reading, relating to contracting indebtedness; providing for the issuance, specifying the maturities, interest rates, terms and covenants of $1.855,000 par value of Unlimited Tax General Obligation and Refunding Bonds, 1991; providing for and authorizing the purchase of certain obligations out of a portion of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds herein authorized and for the use and application of the money derived from those investments; authorizing the execution of an agreement with Seattle-First National Bank, as refunding trustee; establishing certain funds; approving the sale and providing for the delivery of the bonds to Seattle-First National Bank of Seattle, Washington. 8A - PUBLIC HEARING - TO ACCEPT PUBLIC COMMENT PERTAINING TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANAND ZONING OF THE HOSKINSONANNEXATION AREA, LOCATED AT ARSENAL,EST OF MARION AVENUE, #AB91-108 The owners of properties in the vicinity of Arsenal Way and Marion Avenue requested annexation to the City of Bremerton. The City Council approved the initial request and directed staff to proceed with the annexation processing. This public hearing is to consider the recommendations of the Planning Commission regarding a Comprehensive Plan Amendment and City zoning of this Annexation Area, and to accept public comments. Following the Council's decision on the Plan and zoning, the applicant will decide whether or not to continue with the annexation. If they decide to proceed, a final City Council hearing on the annexation will be scheduled, followed TAPE #916 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes April 24, 1991 Page 13 of 18 by the Annexation Ordinance and Plan Amendment Resolution. President Horton asked the "Appearance Of Fairness/Conflict Of Interest" question with all Council members being seated. Ron Hough, Planning Manager, explained this is a pre- annexation/Comprehensive Plan and zoning public hearing. He provided a view graph showing the subject annexation area, comprised of six lots. The owners of three of the lots, Hoskinsons and Seskos, formally requested the annexation of their property last summer and the City Council considered that request for 10% hearing on July 25, 1990. Since that time they had gone through the SEPA process, developed and reviewed the SEPA checklist, DNS was issued, notice of intent was prepared for the Boundary Review Board (BRB) and concluded with no one challenging the annexation within the BRB's 45 review period. The Planning Commission conducted its public hearing on the zoning issue and planning on March 19, 1991. Normally they conduct the final annexation hearing to include zoning and planning, combining it into one public hearing. However, in this case the zoning that was requested by the applicant was not recommended by the Planning Commission. The applicants are concerned about what zoning they may end up with and would like to know Council's decision on zoning would be before they would go all the way through the annexation. By separating the annexation hearing from the zoning hearing, they still have an opportunity to withdraw their annexation request if they don't feel the zoning to be applied to their property is suitable for their needs. Therefore, this hearing is for pre-annexation zoning and related Comprehensive Plan amendment. The existing land uses surrounding the subject area are mostly residential, fairly low density. The areas to the east of Marion are in the City limits zoned residential. Areas to the south and southwest along Loxie Eagans Boulevard consist of a variety of development and lots sizes within the unincorporated area. Most lots are vacant or in single-family use. Commercial uses have developed along Loxie Eagans, including automotive services and an approved service facility that has not yet been constructed. North of the area there is a new apartment development on the County side of the line in the unincorporated area. The existing zoning map shows on the City side Single Family (SF-3), low density residential and Multiple Family (MF) where the convalescent center is located. On the County side of the line is zoned Residential (5-Units per acre) and Mobile Homes (MH). The areas were the auto repair services have been approved are zoned Business TAPE #916 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes April 24, 1991 Page 14 of 18 Trade. Proposed Zoning - at the Planning Commission's hearing discussed the future of this area an concurred this was a transitional area as more traffic is building along Loxie Eagans because this will be a major entrance into the City. It was designed that way and is a major freeway interchange. The Planning Commission agreed that it was not a suitable location for more residential development. They looked at Commercial and Industrial zoning, but they felt because of short blocks and turning distances that make the site undesirable for retail/commercial uses. At the final analysis it appeared that Light Industrial (LI) would be a good transitional use for the area. Light Industrial is compatible with traffic, noise, etc., and can be designed to add minimal impact to surrounding residential neighborhoods. The applicants discussed these proposals with City staff and the Planning Commission's initial recommendation was Industrial Park (IP) zoning. However, after they discussed some of the uses in I P zoning and found them possibly unsuitable for a location that close to residential neighborhoods, they determined that they liked the list of uses better in the BP zone and made that their final recommendation. Mr. Hough referenced a comparative list of uses that are permitted outright in each of the zones (BP), (IP), and (IG). He noted 72% of the uses in a BP zone require a Special Use Permit and one of the reasons the applicant's wanted the annexation was that Mr. Sesko has a building on his property that has been used as a Dance Hall for years and he would like to use it for some other use, preferable industrial light manufacturing, etc. Right now in the County just about anything he would like to do with that building requires a public hearing for an Unclassified Use Permit. He currently has two of those permits on his property, one for the Dance Hall and the other for a parking lot. One idea of coming into the City was to get zoning that allowed more uses outright. When the applicants were confronted with the BP zone, requiring public hearing for 72% of the uses listed, caused them some concern. Under the Industrial Park zone only 42% of the listed uses require a public hearing. Lot development requirements are basically the same in both zones, both have identical setback requirements, building heights, lot coverage, parking requirements, landscaping, etc. The City of Bremerton Comprehensive Plan designates the subject area "Residential", with a split density. The area north of Arsenal is designated "Low Density" and the area south of Arsenal is "Medium Density". Areas to the west of Loxie Eagans and south of Arsenal are proposed for TAPE #916 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes April 24, 1991 Page 15 of 18 "Industrial/Business Park" use. A Comprehensive Plan Amendment would be needed in order to approve some industrial zoning and this is the recommendation from the Planning Commission for that Comprehensive Plan Amendment. There are two homes that front on Marion and are a part of this neighborhood. It is proposed to leave those properties as "residential" zoning so that they would continue to be part of that neighborhood. The hill breaks off from the backs of those homes down and into the Sesko property, giving it a good separation. Mr. Hough noted there is a fairly new use on the corner of Loxie Eagans and Arsenal, a single-wide mobile home was recently placed there (zoned low density mobile homes). That is a permitted use and would be grandfathered in with everything else that was there. The Dance Hall use, if it continued, would also be considered a nonconformity as it is not allowed in either the BP or IP zone. Bill Sesko, 3536 Arsenal Way - property owner, stated all of his property is zoned (County) Business Park and Dance Hall use. They have dropped the Dance Hall use because they had received a lot of complaints from the neighborhood. They feel it would be better served being another type use or even it were Business General it wouldn't be as severe use on the neighborhood. He would like to make it into more of an industrial park, however, if they did not get the Industrial Park zoning they would remain in the County and use the facility as a Dance Hall. He had been approached by the Navy who would like to use the facility for a warehousing/light repair use. He believed the IP zoning would be a much less severe impact on the neighborhood. He had not heard any objection from any of the neighbors over the consideration of going to an IP zoning designation. Paul Hoskinson,919 Weslon Place, property owner, stated he agreed with staff's initial recommendation of the IP zone and Mr. Sesko's personal opinion why an IP over a BP zone would be preferred in this particular case. Current demands in the market place are for warehousing, distribution and service oriented industries. They are getting lots of responses for properties that had gone "wanting" for awhile. This is the · kind of need that is being sought out in the Auto Center area. In his case, he had been approached by principals looking for building sites that would accommodate building along the 10- 20,000 ft. range and would be distribution facilities for wholesale building materials, for example. And, that use would be allowed in an IP zone. He emphasized the fact that they, as developers, need City services and would like to have any new business development within the City limits so that TAPE #916 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes April 24, 1991 Page 16 of 18 the City could benefit from new taxes. grant the IP zone. He urged Council to Mr. Ackerman, 3706 arsenal Way, stated if the Dance Hall use was maintained he did not support the sale of alcohol at that site. He noted there were lots of children in that area and he believed having the availability of alcohol would bring about a negative impact on the neighborhood. Mark Adams, 219 Marion, stated he would support a BP zone because it would be less of an impact on his neighborhood. He wanted a more quite, stable use for the surrounding community. Mr. Hough stated in response to the concern of sale of alcohol, they have a couple uses in the Zoning Ordinance, liquor stores and drinking places with or without entertainment that might apply. None of those uses are allowed in the industrial zone and would not be allowed in the subject area. Mr. Estes questioned the difference between the BP zone and the IP zone? Mr. Hough stated generally speaking there are three industrial zoning districts: (1) Heavy Industry is the Auto Center Way area; (2) Industrial Park is a lighter industrial zone and uses in this zone are required to be indoors, screened, buffered...quieter than the outdoor concrete type operations and large manufacturing businesses; (3) Business Park zone was designed specifically to put in neighborhoods or accommodate existing industrial areas that were surrounded by neighborhoods. These would be very carefully managed and only allow a certain number of uses to assure they would be compatible with the neighborhood. Therefore, the basic difference is the list of uses and how they are permitted. He noted the chart he used showed that 3 out of every 4 uses in the Business Park zone required a Special Use Permit and those generally require a public hearing before the Planning Commission. Mr. Estes questioned if a warehousing type use be acceptable in the BP zone? Ho~g~ stated warehousing was an allowable use in the BP zone ...warehousing general is allowed by Special Use Permit and mini-warehousing is allowed outright in all three zones. He noted Mr. Sesko has an existing structure and would like to make the uses as open as possible so that if someone wishes to utilize that facility they would not have to go through a public hearing before the Planning Commission, which takes three months or more to obtain a Special Use Permit. Mr. Oellins stated this particular area was very near and dear to him because it was close to his residence. He was well TAPE #916 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes April 24, 1991 Page 17 of 18 aware of the topography, which was one of the things that needed to be taken into consideration. He emphasized that he very seldom disagrees with the Planning Commission's recommendation, however, in this particular case he did not agree with them. He believed there is a natural topography that would reduce all of the heavy traffic because trucks cannot use Patten Street. When looking at the uses that are allowed and the ones requiring a Special Use Permit, there is very little that have any major impact in the Industrial Park zone. He believed the IP zone would give the protection of the neighborhood and also allow the property owner to sue the land for the most appropriate use. He felt the Planning Commission was a little too restrictive. President Hotton pointed out for Mr. Collins sake that his residence was located a fair distance from the subject site and did not disqualify him from being seated on this issue. Mr. Homing stated he agreed with Mr. Collins' on this issue. He believed the differences were not a lot and the topography of the site did make the IP zone appropriate. And, he was desirous to bring this property into the City and by giving them for what they feel is most appropriate, IP zoning, they will assure that annexation would proceed. Mr. Dawklns questioned if the subject area was served by septic tanks and when might City sewers be brought to that area? Mr. Hough stated currently they were on septic systems and he was not sure of future plans for expansion of the sewer service. The Utility Department did give their assurance that they could service the subject area. Mr. Johnson questioned if there were any "sensitive areas" and how would that fit into the IP use? Mr. Hough stated "sensitive area" designation on the Comprehensive Plan was put there to just bring it to their attention during the SEPA process. Mr. Johnson stated generally he agreed with the IP zone, however, there were some uses that bothered him, like "other metal fabrications", i.e sheet metal shop and that could mean noise and dust. He questioned if serious considerations were given to negative impacts when Special Use Permits are granted. Mr. Hough stated yes they are. Mr. Johnson pointed out that under some of the athletic uses there was the possibility of negative impacts from outside lighting. Mr. Hough explained there are regulations on lighting to make sure it was not directed on adjacent properties for private recreational purposes. Mr. Johnson also expressed concern of the use of "wood products manufacturing". Mr. Houqh explained wood products mean things like furniture assembly, etc., and TAPE #916 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes April 24, 1991 Page 18 of 18 not the manufacture of plywood. #1094 M/S/C/U(Collins/Horning) approval of a Plan Amendment, as described in Figure 5 of the Staff Report; and approving the application of Industrial Park zoning with the two residential properties remaining as Residential (SF-3) upon annexation. With no further busine . ' journed at 7:49 PM. KATHLEEN L. McCLUSKEY, City Clerk LY Council President City of Bremerton KLM/LH/me cc: Normal Distribution File/Vault