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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/05/91CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JUNE 5, 1991 #0020 #0041 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, JUNE 5, 1991, at 5:30 p.m., with Council President Lynn Horton presiding. Council members present: Lon Overson, Wayne Estes, Spencer Horning, Hank Waibel, C. R. "Tiny" Collins, Morrie Dawkins, A1 Colvin, and Russ Johnson. 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 Clayton Bonar of the First Church Of The Nazarene. President Morton announced Item 6A had been pulled from the Agenda indefinitely and Item 7A had been pulled from the Agenda for four weeks. CONSENT AGENDA A. Minutes Of Meeting - May 15, 1991, #AB91-146 B. Minutes Of Meeting - May 22, 1991, #AB91-147 M/S/C/U(Waibel/Dawkins) to approve Consent Agenda as presented. CLAIMS/CHECK REGISTERS Vouchers audited and certified by the auditing officer as required by RCW 42.24,080, and those expense reimbursement claims certified as required by RCW 42.24.090, have been recorded on a listing that has been made available to the council. M/S/C/U(Colvin/Dawkins) on June 20, 1991, the Council does approve for payment those vouchers included and further described as follows: 130180, 130182, 130204, 130218 through 130443 in the total amount of $340,631.02 and Retirees' Payroll in the amount of $54,328.02. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Mr. Overson stated he was getting great reports on the Farmers' Market and he encouraged everyone to participate. Starting this Sunday there will be an "information wagon" containing tourist type information available on the waterfront. Mr. Estes reported the Warspite group left for their homes in England. This group was proclaiming Bremerton as the "#1 City in the world" and greatly appreciated the warm welcome they received during their visit. He noted recent newspaper articles in The Sun relating to City issues did contain errors and the article in today's edition only contained one error and one deletion. If the TAPE #927 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes June 5, 1991 Page 2 of 9 Pre-Release Prison facility is built, the proposed Vocational School from the College would be primarily for the use of Bremerton citizens. Also, if built, that facility would provide space for a Bremerton City Jail, which would save the City enough money to hire at least four new Police officers, which are needed badly. He expressed concern that during evening hours it is not safe to walk along City streets. He felt the need to keep the pressure on to clean up City streets in order for him to feel save walking around the City. He invited his fellow Council members and Mayor to walk with him any Friday or Saturday evening from 10:00 PM to 2:00AMto see what is really happening during those times. Mr. Morning hoped the streets were safer than what Mr. Estes was indicating. He attended the Subregional Council meeting this date and during this meeting the Kitsap County Board Of Health passed a new fee schedule. A copy of that fee schedule will be available in the City Council Office. Also, there is a new Interlocal Agreement/By-Law Amendments on the Kitsap Regional Planning Council and included in that is Kitsap County having veto power. A copy of this documents will also be available in the Council Office. He announced tipping fees for the landfill will be increased or at least a request will be made next month on July 3, at All Star Lanes, Silverdale. If anyone is concerned with the tipping fee increase, he suggested they attend that meeting to give input. This proposed increase would affect everyone. He congratulated the Children's Hospital and Medical Center and all the chapters throughout Kitsap County and our region, for their raising over two million dollars through a telethon. He congratulated his daughter, who is President of the local Jr. Orthopedic Guild for their fund raising efforts. Mr. Waibel stated for clarification that the tipping fee is the basic fee. On Tuesday evening Bremerton Armed Forces Festival Association held their first annual Recognition Dinner, which was well attended and an exciting event. Planning is already under way on next year's event and even have some carryover funds. Bremerton's float is doing as well as it did last year, winning awards all the way from Wenatchee to Everett. One of the awards included $1,000 prize money, which will help their program. He noted the Farmers' Market already had over 60 vendors, covering 70 stalls. Mr. Johnson stated the increase in tipping fee for the landfill would affect the cost of garage pick up in the City of Bremerton. The City will pay the same tipping fee as someone dropping off their own garbage at the landfill. The nice weather is bringing out more people on the lake, including fishermen and water skiers. Last year Council passed a number of ordinances to try and allow specific times for those fishing and water skiing because the two TAPE #927 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes June 5, 1991 Page 3 of 9 activities do not mix well. He was sorry to say those time limits were not being followed very well so far this year. He was sure, after a few citations by the Bremerton Police were issued, conditions should improve. In reference to the new proposed highway entrance into Bremerton as it was discussed during the Study Session on June 3, the Parks Commission will be participating if the highway touches Forest Ridge Park by working with mitigation funds and planning other types of park development in that general area. The Parks Commission will be holding some hearings on this issue and he hoped the public would give some input on this item. He noted TCI Cable had backed down on their negative advertising and called it what it really was - a rate increase. Mr. Colvin stated he would decline Councilman Estes invitation to walk the streets at night with him. He appreciated Chief Del McNeal's presentation today at the Bremerton Lions Club meeting. He pointed out the City has a Beneficial Suggestion Program and hoped people woul~ use it to convey their suggestions and concerns. Mr. Dawkins reported Council had a Study Session on Thursday, May 30, and the topic discussed was expansion of the Golf Course. Since that meeting he had received many positive comments from people wanting to know when the new 18-hole course would be ready to play. His wife is currently putting on the Women's Golf Tournament and if the new course was ready for play she could fill it up with tournament pariticipants. Mr. Collins reported last week he attended a Visitor and Convention Bureau Board meeting, as a representative of Council, and the outgrowth was the development of a plan to distribute tourist information on the waterfront during the time of the Farmers' Market. Mr. Louis Soriano will provide a wagon type display facility and it will be staffed by a volunteer. This person will be available to provide tourist information, brochures, activity sheet, etc., to those seeking that kind of information. He thanked Mr. Soriano for the donation of the "wagon" and thanked Mike Schroeder for spearheading this project. The Port Orchard Playhouse will provide the volunteer dressed in various type costumes. Mrs. Morton stated she had stepped down as the City's alternate representative to Puget Sound Air Pollution Control Agency and was pleased to announce Councilman Tiny Collins would be filling that position. She thanked him for taking on this task. On Tuesday, June 4, she accompanied her daughter's class from school on a day hike at Crescent Lake. She enjoyed the beautiful scenery and encouraged anyone to take the opportunity to see this beautiful area. She was impressed with Olympic Park Institute, who acted as TAPE #927 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes June 5, 1991 Page 4 of 9 guides to the children. They shared information on recycling, environmental issues, how young people can do their part to preserve the environment and make it better for everyone. Lastly, approximately three times this past week she came very close to hitting, with her vehicle, small dogs that darted out into the street. She encouraged everyone to take extra precaution to keep their pets on a leash or under more control. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Mayor Louis Mentor stated he was sorry to hear Mr. Estes comment in a negative manner about the City. In his 11/2 years as Mayor he had strived to change the attitude of people who live here and to try to develop some pride in the City. He felt this was something that had been lacking for several years and one of the contributing factors for the decline of the City. He felt Bremerton has a very fine Police force that does every thing it can to make it safe for the residents and visitors of Bremerton. In regard to the Armed Forces Festival Float, he displayed recent trophies won from parades in the following areas: Bremerton Armed Forces Parade - Best Float from the USS Nevada; Wenatchee Apple Blossom Festival/May 1 - Queens Trophy; Everett Salty Sea Days -First Place For Community Float. He commended the people who have put in many dedicated hours to the Float and parade participation. Mayor Mentor explained the Suggestion Box is located in the main entrance to City Hall and some of the suggestions he's received were not the kind to repeat. He encouraged the public to use this media of communications. Those that are signed personally usually receive a reply directly from him. Mayor Mentor read a Proclamation proclaiming June 7 -16, 1991, as Philippines Independence Week. Representatives of the Kitsap County Philippine community accepted the Proclamation. Mayor Mentor read a Proclamation proclaiming June 3, 1991, as Navy Wives Club Day. Connie Matfield, Past National Vice President Of Navy Wives Clubs of America, gave a brief history of the organization, their involvement within their respective communities and assistance programs funding for student scholarships. Mayor Mentor read a Proclamation proclaiming June 5, 1991, a day to Honor The New Residents In The Hoskinson Annexation Area. Paul Hoskinson and Bill Seisko, representing the Annexation Area, accepted the Proclaiming and expressed their appreciation. Chief Del McNeal, Bremerton Police Department, presented the Washington State Certified Police Reserves, who completed an intensive training course. He then Commissioned the following selectees as Bremerton Reserve Officers: James Burchett, Mark Burgard, James Byrne, Dana Clevenger, Lee Councilor, Erick Crowe, TAPE #927 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes June 5, 1991 Page 5 of 9 Herb Crowe, Michael Curry, Laura Geschke, David Hall, Danney Jones, Christine Lawson, Allen Macabitas, James Martronic, Peter Mendiola, Martin Miller, Sean Muldoon, James Nicolaus, Cory Ninemire, Roger Ockerman, William Prouse, Bennett Skinner, Ted Slater. Chief McNeal reported representatives of the Police Department, the City's grants writer and Bremerton Housing Authority were invited to Tucson, Arizona, and be involved in a Police Bicycle Conference. This conference was nation-wide and the first of its kind. Bremerton's representation was invited to speak at this conference because of the Westpark Program. From the information given out during this conference, it substantiated the value of having Bicycle Patrols. Chief McNeal hoped Bremerton's Bicycle Patrol Program will be expanded in the near future. Sean Newsome, Bremerton resident, spoke on the new proposed entry into Bremerton. He was concerned that Council was not aware of Parametrix's time lines in studying this proposal and the time frames for needed Council action and how the two relate. He pointed out that so far 75% of public responses made to Prametrix, Inc., have been of a negative nature on this proposal. He was concerned that the proposal would be very detrimental to nice neighborhoods and to Forest Ridge Park. President Morton assured Mr. Newsome that the Mayor and City Council had been briefed on this issue and had received time line information from Parametrix. She suggested that Mr. Newsome contact Mayor Mentor to review some of his concerns. 7B - ORDINANCE #4430 (SECOND READING) AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL 1/4% REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAX, #AB91-139 Public comment - none. Kathleen McCluskey, City Clerk, added that she had contacted the Board Of Realtors letting them know this ordinance was up for second reading; and also that the affective date of the ordinance will be June 20. This information has been included in the Board OF Realtors' Newsletter. Mr. Dawkins stated he was wearing two hats, one as a realtor and one as a Council member. He pointed out Kitsap County had already approved this tax for County residents. He was concerned that if this additional tax stopped one person from purchasing a home, it was not good. He does realize the City needs the additional funds to provide needed improvements. Mr. Collins made the observation that The Sun reported a somewhat confusing article about the City and the City of Port Orchard passing this ordinance last week. #1586 TAPE #927 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes June 5, 1991 Page 6 of 9 Mr. Morning stated he would support this proposal because he felt it was necessary and he would do every thing he could to see that these monies are put back into neighborhoods, preferably into non- arterial streets. President Morton noted there may not be any "good" tax, but doubted there were very many people who would give benevolent funds to cities. M/S/C(Collins/Estes) to pass Ordinance #4430, on second reading, imposing upon consumers an additional one-quarter percent (1/4%) excise tax on real property sales. Vote: In Favor: Opposed: Johnson, Colvin, Collins, Horton, Waibel, Horning, Estes, Overson Overson 7C - RESOLUTION #2349, AUTHORIZING APPLICATION TO I.A.C. FOR BLUEBERRY PARK, #AB91-149 This project offers an exciting opportunity to enhance Bremerton's park facilities by developing a neighborhood park adjacent to Armin Jahr Elementary School. Components of the project include a perimeter walking path, a youth soccer/baseball field featuring all weather material, playground equipment and picnic facilities. A small parking lot and restroom are also planned. The community gardens, or "Pea Patches" and a grove of blueberry bushes will be retained and enhanced with interpretive signs. Vicki Vanneman, Parks and Recreation Director, provided a drawing outlining a preliminary design and the features included are: youth playing field serving soccer, baseball and softball; perimeter walking path; playground equipment; small restroom; couple of picnic shelters' and the pea patches would be retained as well as existing blue berry bushes on the northwest corner of the property. They are very excited about this project and are hopeful it will go forward. The Resolution gives authorization to go forward with the application and also cites the source of 50% matching funding - Fund 304. The process will continue throughout the summer and she will be attending a Technical Review with I.A.C. on June 18. The final presentation for the grant is in September. Prior to September a final decision will need to be made whether to go forward with this grant. Public comment - none. Mr. Johnson stated he supported this proposal, however, he would be open to a cooperative effort to work with the School District in making the park even better. Ms. Vanneman explained the opportunity for discussion with the School District was there and #1786 TAPE #927 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes June 5, 1991 Page 7 of 9 the time is available. Mr. Overson questioned if the funding amount of the project ($275,000) was already in Fund 304? Ms. Vanneman explained those funds are not in Fund 304 at the present time, however they would be out of the 1992 Parks Capital Fund. Mr. Overson urged the Council to think about this funding...if approved Council is saying we'll find $275,000 from some source. President Hotton stated if in fact the City can't get participation with the School District, this application will probably be pulled from the I.A.C. application pool. The intent is to go on with the application at this point to allow some time to negotiate with the School District to see if a joint project is possible. M/S/C/U(Colvin/Dawkins) to approve Resolution #2349, authorizing application for funding assistance for an outdoor recreation project to the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation as provided by the Marine Recreation Land Act. President Hotton pointed out this project is one of the Capital Improvement projects and had been discussed for some time 7D - RESOLUTION #2350, AUTHORIZING APPLICATION TO I.A.C. FOR EVERGREEN NATURAL BEACH, #AB91-150 This park development project will rehabilitate the eroding shoreline and develop a natural pocket beach at Evergreen Park. Approximately 500 linear feet of shoreline will be transformed into a beach that provides safe public access to the water and interpretive signs promoting public education and awareness of shore protection. Additional facilities include park benches, picnic tables and a HCP accessible trail. Vicki Vanneman, Parks and Recreation Director, provided a drawing of the proposed project showing the area as being currently asphalted. It is a cove that once existed and some years ago the City decided to back fill the area and asphalt over it. Since that time, the shoreline has eroded badly, is very unfriendly and people have difficulty accessing the water. They propose to go in and excavate the fill, return the shoreline to the original shoreline and create a new cove. With that there will be a natural beach, similar to the Lions Field natural beach area. The designers thoughts on the excavation to make the project more economical was to take the fill and place it in the area where the old municipal swimming pool was located. Around the perimeter of the project from the existing asphalt roadway there would be an handicapped accessible trail where anyone one could access the area. This trail would provide improved shore retention. Public comment - none. #2265 TAPE #927 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes June 5, 1991 Page 8 of 9 Mr. Overson pointed out that beaches erode and this proposal would not put an end to such problems. Recently he read an article about special systems being developed for eroding beaches in Europe. He questioned if all of the asphalt would be taken out? Ms. Vanneman explained yes, only that currently not accessible to the public. Mr. Dawkins related his early childhood experiences at Evergreen Park when the shoreline was in its natural state. Mr. Johnson questioned if this proposal was one of Mr. Wolfbauer's designs? Ms. Vanneman stated yes. She explained that the gravel used is carefully selected by size and the theory behind it is as the water comes into the shoreline it percolates through the gravel and slides out the bottom, leaving the gravel bed in place. There is some shifting back and forth of the gravel bed. She cited the Lions Field natural beach, which is build on the same design, as a good example of having survived a very severe winter. Mr. Johnson questioned if the funding source would be during the 1992 budget process? Ms. Vanneman stated yes. President Morton stated she would not support this proposal as presented because she believed the funding source of the matching funds should come from the Boardwalk project. She based her decision on the fact that the natural beach park was directly for Boardwalk mitigation that the State Fisheries requested. And, it would give a bitter idea what the true cost of the Boardwalk would be. M/S/C(Johnson/Colvin) to approve Resolution #2350, authorizing applications for funding assistance for an outdoor recreation project to the Interagency Committee For Outdoor Recreation as provided by the Marine Recreation Land Act. Vote: In Favor: Opposed: Overson, Estes, Horning, Waibel, Collins, Dawkins, Colvin, Johnson Horton With no further business the meeting adjourned at 6:45 P.M. TAPE #927 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes June 5, 1991 Page 9 of 9 APPROVED KATHLEEN McCLUSKEY, CITY CLERK Ly~~OR~'~~ LY TON, Council President City of Bremerton KLM/LH/me cc: Normal Distribution File/Vault