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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/29/90 19 Bgo TAPE ~762 UNAPPROVED DRAFT CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 29, 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, August 29, 1990 at 5:30 p.m., with Council President Lynn Horton presiding. Council members present were Wayne Estes, Spencer Horning, Hank Waibel, C. R. "Tiny" Collins, Morrie Dawkins, A1 Colvin and Russ Johnson. Councilman Lon Overson was absent. Also present were Acting City Attorney James McNamara and City Clerk Kathleen McCluskey. The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Council President Horton and Invocation was given by Reverend Tom Haush of Peace Lutheran Church. CONSENT AGENDA - A. Minutes Of Meeting - August 15, 1990, #AB90-222 B. Bid Award Recommendation -Timber Sales 4-90, Awarded to Wyckoff Company In The Amount Of $147,330, %AB90-223 #0030 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 which has been made available to the council. #0060 M/S/C/U(Colvin/Estes) On August 29, 1990 the Council does approve for payment those checks included and further described as follows: 115608 through 115611 and 115637 through 115736 in the total amount of $79,118.86 COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Mr. Estes passed some D.A.R.E. badges on to his fellow Council members to help promote against the use.of drugs. He announced there is another program coming out soon - Veterans Against Drugs - and he'll be sharing more information in the future. People are starting to plan for next summer and input is needed from the community on activities needed for children teen years and younger. There are several groups working on this right now and more input is needed as to kinds of activities.., what can be done to make Bremerton a better community. To share such information, please contact the City Council office. Another issue that is of great concern to the citizens is parking. People would be very happy if the senior citizens were eligible for free Residential Parking Permits. He personally would prefer that the City issued "free TAPE ~762 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 29, 1990 Page 2 of 14 Parking Permits" for all residents (2 per family) and any additional permits would cost them something. He hoped Council would consider such a proposal in the near future. Mr. Waibel gave a summary report of the awards earned by the Armed Forces Float during this year: participated in 7 events, winning 5 awards...USS Nimitz Armed Forces Day Parade "#1 Best Overall Entry"; Silverdale Whaling Days Sweepstakes Award; "Most Original" float in Olympia Lakefair; Queens Award in Port Orchard Fathom 'O' Fund Parade; and "Community Division Award For Bremerton sized cities" in the Wenatchee Apple Blossom Festival Parade. The float was seen either in person or over TV by over 2 million people. This float was professional designed and built and he noted there will be need for more sponsors and funds to make an even better float next year. And, he assumed everyone had seen the Money Magazine article on Bremerton being the gl Most Liveable City in the nation. He announced a fantastic event is happening in Bremerton on Sunday, September 2. Mr. Johnson stated Bremerton's Solid Waste Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, August 30, at the Water Operations Office. In regard to the National Cemetery Site Application - Bremerton is in the final four contenders. Mr. Bob Sauter and in his lobbying/politicking has gathered some more support from the National Monument/Veterans Administration at some high levels. He suggest that as politicians are door belling citizens should ask that they give some support to get the National Cemetery in the Bremerton area. In regard to the Ferry System and their new schedule, once again the system doesn't work...so lets make it worse. With the new schedule he can see people getting stuck on one side or the other and a lot of the numbers the Ferry System are using to compute how much ferry service is needed in Bremerton were based on periods of time when Bremerton's ferry docks were closed to large ships during the .renovation construction. Mr. Colvin reported his wife gave him a gl pin long before Bremerton became known as the gl City. Mr. Colvin introduced Mr. Paul Larsen, President of the senior citizens group at Pinewood Manor. Paul Larsen thanked Councilmen Colvin, Waibel and Dawkins for their assistance in getting a bus stop placed at Pinewood Manor. He stated it was hard to put into words how appreciative the residents at Pinewood Manor were when they saw their request for a bus stop had been granted. He noted the City Council does not forget senior citizens and their needs. Mr. Colvin introduced Barbara Nelson and 8-Cheer leaders from Fairview Jr. High School; 3- 8th Graders and 5- 9th Graders. This group has been working hard since being elected at the end of the school year and attended a camp held at the University Of Puget Sound where they earned a trophy for the "Best Jr. High Squad out TAPE #762 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 29, 1990 Page 3 of 14 of all Jr. High Schools participating. They performed the School Fight Song, several cheers and a song routine. Mr. Colvin introduced Loxie Egans. boxie Euans stated he had been working in Washington, D.C., as a photographer for the U.S. Senate, having left Bremerton about 21 years. He reflected on the quality of life he experienced growing up in Bremerton and the solid foundation he formed. He has had the opportunity to photograph four U.S. Presidents and that experience had broadened his education in terms of how politics works. The first time he was in the "Oval Office" of the President, the first thing he did after he left it was to call home and share his exciting moment with his mother and everyone else he could reach by telephone. And, he was going to share Bremerton's being named #1 with his fellow workers in Washington D.C. Mr. Dawkins emphasized that a 3-day holiday was coming up and stressed "safety" during this busy time. Mrs. Horton wished Mayor Mentor a Happy Birthday. She noted she heard the tour of the landfill was very educational for those attending and thanked Mr. Johnson for arranging it. She announced Blacks In Government will hold a Youth In Action Industry 2000 Accessing The Work Place at Olympic College on September 8 - their objectives for this gathering are to interface youth with existing public/private sector professionals/technical/administrative personnel from a cross section of industry. Further information can be obtained by calling 377-7450. On September 29, Blacks In Government will be hosting a welcome to the USS Carl Vinson at Olympic College 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. This afternoon she and Mayor Mentor attended a meeting, including representation from Main Street/EDC/Chamber Of Commerce, to discuss how does the community capitalize on being the #1 City in the Nation. What was discussed was a marketing tool video that could be utilized in an effort to promote Bremerton's residential areas, commercial areas, types of developments the City is looking for; and additionally they discussed doing two separate marketing fairs, one aimed at business primarily targeted for the downtown CBD and the second targeted toward housing in Bremerton (housing opportunities for developers). She noted the Visitor And Convention Bureau were unable to attend this meeting, however, they will participate in future activities planned. Lastly, her Japanese exchange student returned home on tuesday - it was a great month and they enjoyed the opportunity to be a host family. PUBLIC RECOGNITIO~ ~a_~for Louis Mentor read a message received from the Commander of Destroyer Group 1 in San Francisco: "I offer you and all Bremertonians my congratulations upon your selection as Money Magazine's most liveable city in the United States. They have TAPE #762 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 29, 1990 Page 4 of 14 broken the code that the Pacific Northwest enjoys exceptional quality of life. Under your leadership I am certain this new found fame will foster responsible growth and strengthen the bond between your community and mine, the Navy. Again, please accept my best wishes. J.P. Reasons, Admiral, U.S. Navy. Mayor Mentor read a Proclamation which proclaimed the noblest in the kingdom of Berrydome, grand and ever present Blackberry; and in its honor declared a very MERRY BERRY DAY - September 2, 1990 as BLACKBERRY FESTIVAL DAY, in the City of Bremerton. Mayor Mentor presented the Proclamation to the Co-Chairmen of the Festival, Paulette Mentor and Carol Atkinson. Paulette Mentor and Carol Atkinson gave a complete run down of activities planned for Sunday, September 2 and invited everyone to join the fun. Festival buttons were passed out to Council members and staff. Officer Boynton related a recent incident where a young child was attacked by a dog and killed in Bremerton. The City responded with personnel from the Police Department, Fire Department Paramedics, Animal Control, and Police Chaplin on call. Besides City personnel, other individuals came to the aid of the child to get the child away from the dog. A great deal of effort was expended in locating the child's parents and grandparents. This was a very tragic event and even after the death of the child all those involved were affected by what they experienced. In emergency services many people expect the Police and Fire personnel to just get in their vehicles and go back to their job - when something like this happens it is sometimes hard to just return to normal duty. And, when it becomes evident that such an incident is affecting personnel then something needs to be done to address the situation. The City is fortunate because of some efforts by City Police Chiefs and Fire Chiefs a group of fire fighters was developed into a "critical response team" and they respond and deal with the emotional traumas'of the employees from the dispatcher to the ambulance drivers, paramedics, Police Officers and even the Naval Hospital ER staff. It is this type of group that gets together the day after an incident for a debriefing, which is a great benefit to the employee in relieving stress and realize what they would be going through the next several months or even years. This type of service shows there is progression going on in the City of Bremerton - this group has offered to help with the officers as well as all others involved in this tragic accident, including the victim's family. The funeral was conducted by Chaplin Hill and both Fire and Police personnel attended that service. It is this kind of effort and neighboring help that is available from people in the city that in the past had been stated as being a "transient city". It shows that even under the best celebration as the ~1 ranking last week and under the worst situations, people pulled together helping each other and for that TAPE #762 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 29, 1990 Page 5 of 14 everyone should be commended. He thanked the City Council and Administrators of the City over the past years who had put these types of things together to help not only the citizens but ~their employees. Bill Amo, 6625 Lake Drive, stated his thoughts on the recent Council decision regarding the Heeter rezone request. From the action taken during the public hearing process he felt he truly now knows what a "done deal" really is. He stressed if Council members do not follow their own ordinances and consider the public's interest the City's zoning laws will mean nothing. He realizes any action can be rationalized but he requested that before Council hears another rezone that they review, as objectively as possible, the tapes of the last hearing; and then make a conscious decision that is the course desired for the City to follow. Reverend S_a_~_~.~he%., Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, expressed concern over the parking regulations along Burwell, the temporary location of his church. Parking is regulated on a 24-hour basis and on Sundays this is creating a hardship for his congregation to have to pay for parking in order to attend church services. He requested the Council to do some negotiations so that parking regulations could be eliminated on Sunday all day or between the hours of 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM. President Horton requested the City Clerk to contact Reverend Rachel and see what can be worked out. 6A - QUARTERLY ACTIVITY REPORTS FROM KITSAP COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVESOPMENT COUNCIL AND BREMERTON/KITSAP COUNTY VISITORS AND CONVENTION BUREAU, #AB90-224 There is no requirement for Council action. Representatives from both organizations are here to present quarterly activity updates and to answer any questions that Council members may have concerning the expenditure of City funds allocated for program operations. C_l~yde Strickland, President of the Visitor's and Convention Bureau (VCB) and speaking for Mim Heuss, displayed a magazine ad that ran in the Goodwill Games Brochure, which was funded by the Bureau and a number of businesses throughout the County. It was estimated that between 17,000-20,000 people saw that ad and the Bureau's phone number was included at the bottom of the ad for future ~nquiries. He congratulated the City of Bremerton and Kitsap County on becoming the #1 City in the Country. The first day this news hit the press, the VCB received 60 calls directly related to that topic. Every day following they have received at least 50 calls just on that one topic. He related a number of statements made by people calling in requesting information on this wonderful area that become the #1 topic everywhere. He appreciated the offer received from the City Council and Mayor Mentor for some financial TAPE %762 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 29, 1990 Page 6 of 14 assistance, if needed, to help keep up with the cost of postage responding to the increased inquiries. It was learned through their conversation with other City's, who had received the #1 City designation, the information on the %1 City will be out for about one year and request for that information will be about a year. In conjunction with those types of things along with the Ad used in the Goodwill games brochure, they are also doing some joint advertising with the USS Turner Joy group, Bremerton Naval Museum and Keyport Naval Museum with an ad to be placed in Destination Washington, which has a nation-wide circulation. The VCB is working with the Ferry System to put the Visitor's Guide in the Ferry System and for the first time ever they are going to allow a sign to be placed in the Ferry Terminal telling people, once they get here, where they can obtain visitor information. He thanked Mayor Mentor for making an excellent presentation and announcement to the USS Turner Joy reunion group that Bremerton had been selected the %1 City. The VCB sold over $1,000 worth of items, such as cups, mugs, hats, pins, etc., to the Turner Joy reunion group - showing what can happen economically when groups such as this are hosted in our City. Mr. Strickland also thanked Gene Nelson, who created a large welcome event for this reunion group, which was held at the Quality Inn. The VCB has serviced to date more conventions in 1990 than they did in all of 1989. There definitely is need for another hotel and he suggested looking at some incentives or some other waYs to get those hotels to stay in Bremerton. Possibly this effort can be worked through the Economic Development Council. Mr. Strickland thanked the City Council, noting the VCB had been through some hard times, as well as the City, and the Council has always come through with support when needed. Mr. Johnson stated in talking with the staff of the VCB, the %1 City issue should be pursued and he encouraged them to not worry about postage costs because the City has just 12 months to take advantage of the recognition and fund sources for needs will be found to assist in this promotional endeavor. Earl Smith, President of the Economic Development Council (EDC), related the EDC's involvement in promoting Bremerton and the central business district. He spent three hours with Marguerite Smith of Money Magazine talking about economic development opportunities in this area. He stressed the many good things, such as affordable housing and quality of life. He was not the only one sharing this kind of information with Ms. Smith, the Chamber of Commerce, VCB and almost everyone they talked with where promoting this area in much the same way. It was a community effort that made the %1 City designation happen. He related that Bradley Scott Inc., had received inputs from people interested in the Bremer Trust properties from every aspect of the spectrum they were TAPE #762 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 29, 1990 Page 7 of 14 looking for, the single investor to large corporations. USS Turner Joy - $562,000 had been raised in order to do the capital development on the waterfront. He thanked Connie Devaney, Grants Procurement Officer for the City, for her assistance in fund raising. They were able to put $195,000 into the boardwalk project because they were able to work with the City to make that work in their best interest. Time lines on the Turner Joy Project - Port of Bremerton went out for bids on August 17 (to anchor the USS Turner Joy on the water), bids will be opened on September 17 and the earliest they will give a bid is September 24, allowing 90 days to place the ship. This would move the project forward to December 24, however, the ship may not be available to the organization until some time in December and it will take about two months to ready it for placement on the waterfront. Therefore, the best date Mr. Smith could give for the USS Turner Joy being placed on the waterfront was some time in February. Procurement Program - funding for the program had been lost, however, he was determined to continue this program through private funding. Last year they raised almost $8 million through procurement contracts for businesses in Kitsap County. That meant 178 jobs with 80% going into Bremerton. Two Plus Two College Program - this program will work. They have given input to the Higher Education Board and Mr. Smith believes there will be four year college opportunities available through Olympic College. In 1989 EDC won the Washington State Community Education Award and it is for excellence and significance support to community education. Access into the City of Bremerton/CBD - he believes that a new access into Bremerton will bring about a positive economic change. He worked with the Flagship organization in that area and some recommendations will be coming to Council in the near future. Housing - efforts being put into this issue will benefit the City. 6B - REAPPOINTMENT TO HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD - ART MORKEN, JR., #AB90-225 The term of Housing Authority Board Commissioner Art Morken, Jr., has expired. It is recommended that he be reappointed to another term. Public comment - none. Mayor Mentor stated Mr. Morken served an unexpired term and did a very good job for the City and was recommended by his fellow board members. TAPE #762 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 29, 1990 Page 8 of 14 Mr. Johnson stated he had worked with Mr. Morken closely and he had good input from him as to the Housing Authority and transit issues. Reports had been received from other board members that Mr. Morken works very hard on that board and he is also the type who promotes communication between the various bodies that are working together. This is a very important part of the equation of the people who are on City boards. ~2533 M/S/C/U(Collins/Horning) to confirm the reappointment of Art Morken Jr., to the Housing Authority Board. Art Morken Jr., stated he was very glad to be renominated. He had served for two years and had not missed a meeting or session and had taken all training offered. He believes the Housing Board can do a lot for the City and he would like to see more input as to what the City Council wants the board to do. 6C - INFORMATION ITEM - GROWTH STRATEGY KITSAP REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL, #AB90-226 Don Pratt, Director Of Community Development, stated the creation of the Kitsap Regional Council is brought about by two things happening: (1) the disappearance of the Puget Sound Council Of Governments and a search for something to take its place to encourage a forum of local elected officials in Kitsap County to continue discussion that occurred under the purview of PCOG; (2) the requirement by the growth management legislation that was recently passed that required coordinated planning efforts between cities and counties, between counties and counties - that required local governments to find some forum to discuss differences and to mediate or make decisions when something cannot be agreed upon. Subregional council provides a way to do that, it is significant in that local governments are required to find this forum and create it. One comment by the administration, which they encourage Council to consider, is to-caution that another layer of government is not created but what is created is a forum for government talk and a forum to mediate disputes. If another form of government is created, and don't caution against giving it too much authority, then that action is against administration. He stated the Administration supports the Resolution and encourages Council to pass it. President Horton stated the reason for this item is purely informational. Mayor Mentor, Councilman Homing and she will be attending the Subregional Council on Wednesday and they will be giving the City's input to that body at that time. What she is looking for from the Council is input as to how this Resolution is viewed, recommended changes, additions, etc. Public comment - none. TAPE #762 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 29, 1990 Page 9 of 14 Mr. Johnson stated this is the one issue more important than solid waste, however, he stressed the importance in the replacement of a governmental body to address issues between cities within Kitsap County and the County. If something is not developed, he foresees the County taking charge and being the lead agency on issues/funding that would affect the cities, without a process for the cities to give input. The cities in Kitsap County have gotten together and worked with the County to come up with a workable solution. He suggested making the Resolution a little stronger from the cities prospective as to what the cities would do and maybe give a little more authority to the joint group. There are some issues where it would be better if they were in charge of whatever the project may happen to be; and not make it just a place to talk about it. He believes there is a need for this. group to have one professional staff member to serve them and the group to have some authority to make decisions. He did not want to create a huge METRO type organization. President Horton noted during the last two meetings they talked about having a staff member for this group at least through the initial stages, while working on a County Comprehensive Plan and trying to get everything decided as to what the new legislation dictates. How it is divided financially has not been developed, however, it was felt that having a staff person is important. Mr. Collins stated he did have some great concerns about the administrator and the group that is established because it will definitely be a bureaucratic structure. In looking at the text of the Resolution, it states that the "Council shall appoint an administrator", and he questioned if this person does not do what they are asked what process would be used to dismiss that person? President Horton stated that person would be hired by the Council and serve at their discretion. Mr. Col~in~ stated the County then becomes the powerful entity and he was extremely concerned that the staff person would become .subservient to the County, because they are the ones that will be putting on the pressure. He would like to see this worked out a little bit better as to what this staff person would do, where they would come from, etc. As an interim, he preferred seeing the staff built for a short term out of existing staff from each city in the County, and let them design what is needed. Also, he is concerned over the lead government that is being designated to the County. Mr. Johnson requested clarification on the lead government issue - it was his understanding that the Council would be the lead agency, not Kitsap County; and the final word would come from the jurisdictions voting on issues through the Council forum. President Horton stated the County would administer the working conditions and at the time this was discussed it was made perfectly clear that was where the County's responsibility was to end. This person would work directly under the Council, they would be strong enough individual TAPE #762 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 29, 1990 Page 10 of 14 so they could hear both the County' and the cities' version and their ultimate goal was to come up with a Comprehensive County Plan that included' the cities as well. She is confident in the direction they are headed. The point about having various staff from the cities and County - they are participating as a start up now and the cities' Planning Departments and the County's Planning Department are working together. This method will not work out on a long- term basis due to staff constraints. rAPE 763 Mr. Waibel stated having been involved in the parent group for four years, he did have some concerns. In general, one of the things he sees is basically the proposed Resolution is more reaction to the State mandate on growth management than it was attempting to replace the Subregional Council Of Governments. The document is very narrow in its perspective and he would like to see that expanded. He agreed with Mr. Johnson that expansion should be in terms of looking at regional type items and topics. He sees in a couple of instances the Interlocal Agreement is acting as a work scheduling document rather than an Interlocal Agreement. The Council itself should set up its work plan. The way this document reads now it allows the County the ability to veto any action and he did not think that was the cities' intention. He suggested the following changes: (1) Under Definitions (Page 1) a'majority vote does not belong in the agreement. Majority vote is one of the things defined in the By-laws and in fact is defined in the By- laws. (2) (Page 3) under County Duties - that is where Mr. Collins' statements about the County acting as a lead government is in the body of the text...it ways they will be a "lead government". Mr. Waibel stated no, the Council is the lead agency in all these actions and the County may want to be doing some things in terms of administration, but they are not the lead government. He suggested eliminating the second and third line of Item 3 on Page 3 and would replace it with: "The County government shall be a member of the Council and shall represent unincorporated areas in regional planning efforts". By doing this, he eliminated #1 and 2 (those being work schedule items and should be identified by the Council itself), and would leave in newly numbered: "(1) to provide staff, legal and administrative support and facilities for the Council; (2) to develop a work program and budget subject to the approval of the Council; (3) to contract for such consultant assistance as deemed necessary by the Council; (4) to allocate funds according to the work program approved by the Council. He suggested changing Item #4 - Cities Duties to read: "Cities shall be members of the Council and the City shall represent designated incorporated areas in regional planning efforts ........ ". Under Item #7 - Budget - he suggested changing the last sentence to read: "The Council shall adopt the final budget 60 days prior to the end of the calendar year" This allows the County to incorporate for administration purposes into the County's budgeting process. President Horton TAPE 763 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 29, 1990 Page 11 of 14 noted the County did make the point that it needed to be 120 days. Mr. W&ibel stated the County will only review it and give comments 120 days prior to the end to the Council. On Page 5 of the By- laws, Section 1 - Purpose, he suggested reversing the order of items "d" through "a". Getting back to the majority vote, it should remain in the By-laws. On Page 8, Section 8 - Membership And Representation item #6 - he did not know where this language came from. If a majority is to be five votes then that needs to be stated, if a majority is to be of those present, then it should be so stated. If five people are needed out of a nine member body to make a majority - then state it. Do not say "a combination of one of these", etc. What that does is to say there has to be a positive vote by at least one Council member in order for any thing to pass and that does represent a County veto. He supported either saying "a majority is five votes" or "a majority is majority of those present and voting". Mr. Colvin stated he shared the same concerns as Councilman Collins and questioned how much is the City locked into this agreement and if we are not satisfied how much are we obligated to do? President Horton stated according to the document in order to change the By- laws there would have to be 90% of the represented entities in Kitsap County to vote yes. That means if there are any changes they would have to go back to the process of working it through the cities and County and get pretty much a unanimous decision on those changes. Mr. Waibel stated he did not have an alternate proposal for this percentage but it should be addressed whether or not 75% of the members or 2/3 majority could change the By-laws, but he feels it should be something less than 90~. President Horton stated she suspected it probably should read unanimous decision. Mr. Colvin questioned when would the City's portion of the financial obligation come into play? President Horton stated right now the City pays into the Puget Sound Council Of Governments and will continue pay. There have been a couple of mechanisms recommended to help defray the costs of this and once they are looked into a little closer she will bring it back to Council for their input. ~. Homing stated this action is driven primarily by the fact that the Puget Sound Council Of Governments is going out of business as it exists today. What is trying to be done is to set up an agency more like CenCom than like Kitsap Transit. Kitsap Transit is truly a board made up of its members and no body is lead agency - they are the agency. In the case of CenCom that is not the truth, it is a County department and that is the difference. Because of growth management mandates coming from the State has said that the County will be the administrative body where these funds funnels through, the County Commissions have taken up on this lead. What he is hearing from his fellow Council members is that the cities do not TAPE 763 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 29, 1990 Page 12 of 14 give up their power and they will "sit at the table as equal partners" Mr. Collins stated one task of the organization is growth management - only one. Because it will be working in such diverse areas the City cannot have the County take the lead agency on every thing just because they will be the focal point of one item. Mr. Homing stated this is also the agency who will funnel through transportation money, both federal and State. He noted the battleground will be drawn quickly when discussions focus on annexation and those growth areas. Cooperative efforts between the County and cities within Kitsap County has stood out compared to other county/city relationships. Mr. Pratt stated there is a requirement in order for the City to take in some of the money that came with the State Growth Management legislation, such a body as this and a lead agency is required. As he has watched the development of this proposal over this past year, the best chance to form any kind of body is to form a narrow body to respond to the growth management legislation and get use to what kind of a voting scheme they will have and how it will work before enlarging the scope and that is (1) why the timing was that it happened now and not next spring just prior to the PSCOG going out; (2) why it was so narrow. There is a lot of trepidation in bring major issues to this body and he expects to find bigger issues going before the Regional Council than what went before the Council Of Governments. The vote in the Council Of Governments was so weighted, according to some people, that they would never allow major issues to get to the body for a simple majority. Under the Regional Council there was an attempt to balance the voting scheme such that major issues can come before it and thought to be represented fairly. Mr. Waibel noted if "majority vote" was changed to "5-votes, which share representation of the County's population", it does take at least three cities getting-together to make that 5-votes. This is different than three Commissioners getting together and would represent a large portion of the County. Mr. Johnson stated he was not aware that issues did not come before the Subregional Council because some one stopped them from being discussed. ~ P~t__t stated they never saw any of the critical annexation issues before the Subregional Council and one of the primary reasons was the County only had three votes and it was a majority vote of quorum. Mr. Waibel stated those were not brought by the parties because of that voting scheme, not that the voting scheme blocked anyone from bringing topics to the Subregional Council. President ~o~t__o_~n stated she doubted if a simple 5-4 vote would be instituted, it may have to go to a majority of 7, etc. ~A.__._.~_.._O__R~N.A~N_~E___(_F_I~ _~EAP!~ ...... ~_L_.~__A~M~ .... ~ R~_L_A.~.IN___G__ TO TAPE 763 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 29, 1990 Page 13 of 14 REGULATION OF PRIVATELY OWNED BURGLARY AND/OR ROBBERY ALARM, DESCRIBING OFFENSES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH AND PRESCRIBING FEES AND PENALTIES, ~AB90-227 After careful review of the number of false alarms received by the Bremerton Police Department and the fact that it is noted many are repeat offenders, the Police Administration is attempting to curtail this activity which takes manpower away from priority calls. After submittal the City council requested a redraft revision. (1) Response by the individual has been reduced from 10 to three (3) working days; (2) The first alarm will remain $25.00 however, each additional alarm within a quarter will increase to $50.00 for the second alarm and $100.00 for the third and subsequent alarms in a quarter as defined in the ordinance. Public comment - none. Mr. Waibel pointed out under Section 3 - Definitions, the area of preventable and unpreventable false alarms is not mutually exclusive and should be. In other words, there should not be preventable, unpreventable and a third area of false alarms that are not covered in the definitions. The way this read, the lack of maintenance would not be an error on the part of the owner, therefore, would not be covered under preventable or unpreventable. He suggested that Item "D" be changed to read: "Preventable false alarm shall mean a false alarm which is not an unpreventable false alarm as defined in Section 3, Paraqraph C above" %0865 M/S/C/U(Waibel/Horning) to approve Ordinance, on first reading, relating to the regulations of describing offenses in connection therewith, and prescribing fees and penalties, and repealing Ordinance %3159, Ordinance %3177, and Ordinance %3899, pertaining to the regulation of privately owned burglar alarms, as changed in Mr. Waibel's final comments referenced under Section 3 (D). BREMERTON ZONING ORDINANCEAND OFFICIAL ZONING MAP THAT PERTAIN TO OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS, ~AB90-218 A numb er of proposed amendments to various off-street parking requirements of the City's Zoning Ordinance were brought to the City Council for consideration with recommendations from the Planning Commission. The City Council conducted two study sessions and held public hearings on June 27 and August 8, 1990, to discuss the recommendations and to accept public comments. Following the public hearing on August 8, the City Council approved a package of parking-related Zoning amendments. Those amendments will be incorporated into the Zoning Ordinance following adoption TAPE 763 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes August 29, 1990 Page 14 of 14 of the attached ordinance. Mr. Hough stated he did not have anything to add, however he did briefly review the process started 6-7 months ago. Public comment - none. #0993 M/S/C/(Waibel/Dawkins) to approve Ordinance, on first reading, amending certain sections of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Bremerton, Washington, and the Official Zoning Map, as they pertain to Off-street parking. With no further business the meeting was adjourned at 7:39 p.m. KATHLEEN McCLUSKEY,~CI Y CLERK APPROVED ~' Council President City of Bremerton KLM/LH/me cc: Normal Distribution File/Vault