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Home My WebLink About09/12/90 SEP g6 1990 TAPE ~767 UNAPPROVED DRAFT CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September 12, 1990 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, September 12, 1990 at 5:30 p.m., with Council Vice President Morrie Dawkins presiding. Council members present were: Lon Overson, Wayne Estes,_Spencer-Horning, C. R. "Tiny" Collins and Morrie Dawkins. Councilmen Russ Johnson, A1 Colvin, Hank Waibel and Lynn Horton were absent. Also present were Acting City Attorney Leiia Mills and Deputy City Clerk Gil Johnson The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Council Vice President Dawkins and Invocation was given by Reverend Ken Walls of the Neighborhood Christian Church. CONSENT AGENDA - A. Minutes Of Meeting - August 22, 1990, #AB90-241 B. Bid Award .Recommendation - Playgound Equipment, Awarded To Lybeck's Park and Playground Equipment in the amount of $22,748.14. ~0057 M/S/C/U(Col!ins/Estes) 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 which has been made available to the council. 90108 M/S/C/U(Overson/Coliins) On September 12, 1990 the Council does approve for payment those checks included and further described as follows: 116372, 116373, 116399, 116400, 116402 through 116553 in the total amount of $245,755.81. 6~.- OR~CE ~..~COND READ~NGk~DING BMC__~..32 TO CREATE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS OF THE NOISE ORDINANCE AND Public comment - none. #0108 M/S/C/U(Horning/Estes) to pass Ordinance #4288, on second reading, creating a misdemeanor for second offense under BMC 6.32.110 within a twenty-four hour period; and amending Chapter 6.32 of the Bremerton Municipal Code. Ac~in~ ~K~s.ig~___D~$~.s announced Item 6B had been pulled off the Agenda for further study. COUNCIb MEMBER REPORTS TAPE #767 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes September 12, 1990 Page 2 of 5 Mr. Collins congratulated Alice Tawresey on her appointment to-the Transportation Commission and hoped she enjoys and accomplishes as much as her predecessor. He has had a number of people question him on the Admiral Theater Ballot Measure. He stressed there is no money attached to the Admiral Theater proposition, what they are requesting is a 50 year lease. Under State Law, the City can only make a lease for 10 years, however, considering the amount of money the Admiral Theater Foundation group is putting into the facility, they feel they need a longer lease to protect their investment. In order to extend the 10 year limit, it is necessary to go to the vote of the people. Mr. Horninq stated he also was very supportive of the Admiral Theater lease going from i0 years to 50 years. He pointed out this is what the City did in the case of the YMCA project, which proved to be very successful and a great public/private partnership. This would be an example again of people believing in Bremerton with the private side willing to Dut up somewhere between i I/4 - 2 1/2 million dollars. He encouraged the citizens of Bremerton to support this proposal. There had been some controversy in the Puget Sound Council of Governments' reformatting and he had become the torchbearer for the cities representing the fact that the urban growth boundaries are going to be set in the next year or two and that will determine the quality of life inside the city limits of Bremerton and all of the small cities in Kitsap County. This undertaking had to be done right. For those who have been reading about this subject in the news media, it might appear that yes, the City of Bremerton is being represented very well and possibly being unfair to the County - that is not the case. It is critical that the cities take the growth, including business growth, that cities are the main purveyors of services...it is not meant to use up every acre of County lands for development, it is meant that cities are for higher densities, in the case of Bremerton there are some neighborhoods of high quality and those need to be maintained. The reason Bremerton and Kitsap County are #i City in the nation could not have taken place were it not for the City of Bremerton. There is much beauty within the County, which adds to the quality of life throughout the County, but affordable housing, concentration of services, hospital and community college are ail in Bremerton. Lastly, four of our Council members and Mayor Mentor are representing the voters and citizens of Bremerton on the issue of Roosevelt Field this date. Because of the City Charter, the five Council members present during this meeting will be paid for this evenings work, however, the four Council members who went to K~rkland, at their own expense, will be paid nothing. He did not feel this was right and he hoped that at some point a Charter Committee was formed over the next year to look at salaries and other key issues. TAPE #767 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes September 12, 1990 Page 3 of 5 Mr. Estes stated he was fully in favor of the Admiral Theater proposition for the 50 year lease and he urged everyone to be sure and vote during this primary election. He announced on Saturday, September 15, 1990, 11:00 AM, there will be a ceremony at Ivy Green Cemetery, honoring John Nibbe, a war hero who died in 1902. Finally, Mr. Nibbe is receiving recognition, on his grave site, for his Medal Of Honor, which he received during the Civil War. He invited everyone to this event to share this special occasion. ~.~n_~ President Dawkins announced Council's October Study Session will be held Monday, October 8, 6 - 9 PM. And, he provided some statistics from a report submitted by the Visitor & Convention Bureau: so far in 1990, there had been 8,184 rooms booked through the travel and convention bureau, estimated expenditures of those groups amounted to $613,000, with another estimated $604,000 revenue income from visitors yet to come. Also, he brought attention to a recent news article in the Business Journal referencing Bremerton's #1 most liveable City designation. pUBLIC RECOGNITION ~9h~.~chm_a_R brought to the public's attention the vast amount of volunteer effort that had been generated through local organizations, City departments, active and inactive military personnel to cleaning up Ivy Green Cemetery. He announced a special ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, September 15, 1990, 11:00 AM, at Ivy Green Cemetery, honoring John H. Nibbe, a Medal Of Honor recipient (Civil War). Mr. Eichman gave a brief biographical description of Mr. Nibbe's historical background. For this ceremony there will be an unveiling of a grave marker giving honor and recognition to Mr. Nibbe Deputy Clerk Gil Johnson read a Proclamation noting Mr. John Nibbe's unique role as a pioneer in development of Kitsap County, founder of Nibbeville, owner of six ships in the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet, Merchant Marine Captain, owner of first General Merchandise Store in Bremerton, Civic leader, Postmaster of Nibbevi!le, Postmaster of Bremerton, and his service to his Country, earning the Medal Of Honor during the Civil War. Mayor Louis Mentor proclaimed September 15, 1990, as CAPTAIN JOHN H. NIBBE MEMORIAL DAY, in the City of Bremerton. Councilman Overson presented the Proclamation to Mr. Eichman. Mr. Eichman thanked the Mayor and City Council and encouraged everyone join him on Saturday to honor John Nibbe, as well as viewing the many hours of donated time and effort in the clean up Ivy Green Cemetery. R%~.~ ~.~, Commander of VFW Post 3694, read into the record a letter to Vicki Vanneman, Director Of Parks and Recreation, which included presentation of a 5'x 8' POW/MIA Flag to the City of Bremerton, and the request that this flag be flown on dates recognized as holidays by the City of Bremerton and special Veterans Recognition Days, which were listed. Don Hoch, TAPE #767 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes S~ptember 12, 1990 Page 4 of 5 representing the City of Bremerton Parks Department, accepted the donated flag. Doug_Ber~q~, Chairman of the Citizens Committee For Good Schools, stated he was requesting the citizens of Bremerton to support the School Levy Bond issue on the Primary Ballot. He reminded everyone that the Primary Election was coming up on Tuesday, September 18 and urged everyone to help make this a "good voter turn out" year for this election. He stressed the importance of having adequate school facilities to house the many students who are moving into the district, ali helping to make Bremerton the most liveable City in the nation. De~t~3f~_~e~ Johnsg~ read a Proclamation announcing Westcoast Development and Resource Center will spearhead a community-wide conference in support of minority issues, with the theme "IMPACT '90: MINORITY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT-MAXIMIZED THROUGH ACTION", on September 27, 1990. Mayor Louis Mentor proclaimed September 27, i990, as "iMPACT '90: MINORITY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DAY" in the City of Bremerton. ~9~m__a_n__ ...... ~9~_ Overson presented the Proclamation to Abraham Laners, who thanked the City Council and Mayor Mentor for the Proclamation. DeDut¥ Clerk Johnson read a Proclamation recognizing that it was the privilege and duty of the American people to commemorate the two hundred third a~niversary of the drafting of the Constitution of the United States of America with appropriate ceremonies and activities. Mayor Louis Mentor proclaimed the week of September 17 through 23, 1990, as CONSTITUTION WEEK, in the City of Bremerton. Deputy Clerk Johnson read ~nto the record a letter submitted by Colleen Shorrock, President-Team Captain of the Gold Mountain Ladies Club, stating their concern that the Golf Pro, Scott Alexander and his staff may have been accused unjustly or unjust comments made about them in reference to recent golf fees. The letter was accompanied by a list of 483 co-si~ners of the letter. ~ike Schra~e__~r, representative of the Admiral Theater Foundation, stated for clarification two points on the ballot issue coming up in the Primary Election. The Foundation ~s not requesting that the law be changed - just that an exception be made granting the Foundation a 50 year lease. And, funds will be raised privately to carry out renovation plans for the facility. He urged ali. voters to punch out a YES vote on Tuesday. ~9~.~nn~ 2711 Maple Street, stated he was glad to be back in the #1 most liveable City. He recently experienced the quality of life in Los Angeles, Compton area, and found it less than desirable. The crime rate is so h~gh that the police forces in both Compton TAPE #767 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes ~ September 12, 1990 Page 5 Of 5 and Long Beach are' disbanding and will be serviced by the County Sheriff's Department~ He also appreciated the cooler temperatures in Washington. While visiting there, he attended the National Baptist Convention USA Inc., Don Mansford, 182 Russell Road, stated he had been asked by the Resident Council of Westpark to look into how they might get a juvenile curfew at night. There is great concern that very young children are allowed to be roaming all over town during night time hours. He expressed concern over the City's plan to place a public works complex near Westpark. He was very much against having~ such a facility so near residential areas, noting it would be bringing in hazardous type conditions., noise, ground pollution, paint fu~es, etc. With no further business the meeting was adjourned at 6:18 PM. KATHLEEN-McCLUSKEY, 'C~TY CLERK APPROVED Council President. City of Bremerton KLM/LH/me cc: Normal Distribution File/Vault