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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 3, 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, January 3, 1990 at 5:30 p.m.,
with Council President Spencer Homing presiding. Council members
present were Wayne Estes, Lynn Horton, Hank Waibel, C. R. "Tiny"
Collins, Morrie Dawkins, A1 Colvin, and Russ Johnson. Councilman
Lon Overson was absent. Also present were City Attorney Ian Sievers
and City Clerk Kathleen McCluskey.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Council
President Horning and Invocation was given by Reverend Van Chinchin
of the Bremerton Bible Church.
ELECTION OF CITY COUNCIL OFFICERS
President Homing requested nominations be made for the position
of City Council President. Councilman Collins nominated Councilman
Hank Waibel and Councilman Johnson nominated Councilman Lynn
Horton.
Mr. Colvin stated his vote was previously committed and questioned
why Councilman Waibel felt he should be considered for this
position? Mr. Waibel stated he feels it is important that the
Council President and Mayor Pro Tem be chaired by someone who
supported the new Mayor during his campaign and who supports his
ideas, who will not be antagonistic toward his ideas which would
give him the chance to get his feet on the ground. He believed if
the other candidate for Mayor had been elected he too would have
wanted that same support and would have asked for that kind of
PreSident. President Homing stated four years ago he supported
fellow Councilman Jim Adrian for Mayor, who was not successful in
that campaign and Mayor Gene Lobe took office. At that time he,
Mr. Horning, was selected as Mayor Pro Tem and Council President
and he worked together with Mayor Lobe, both being committed very
strongly to this community/City in moving it forward. He did not
believe there was anyone who he is aware of who could argue with
Councilman Horton or Councilman Waibel or himself or any of the
other Council members as to dedication to moving this City forward.
And, he, as the defeated candidate, emphasized the fact that he has
committed to Mr. Mentor and suspects all of the Council members
have and he does not think it is necessary to have someone who
supported him, thus is the most qualified to be City Council
President. This is a big job and Mrs. Horton has not had the
opportunity before but she has proven she is capable; and, Mr.
Waibel has previously held the position of Council President and
Mayor Pro Tem and did a fine job. But, he suspected that the
Council all needs to move together. Lastly, he stated he felt it
would be very complimentary to have Councilman Horton as Council
President.
Mr. Johnson stated both Council members are good candidates and he
believes Mrs. Horton would do an excellent job as Council
President; but he did not want to see the Council deciding who
their officers would be depending on who is the Mayor of Bremerton.
He believes the Council's officers and who presides over Council
business is the Council's business.
Mrs. Horton stated it is true that she did not support the winning
side in the Mayoral election. She believes that she is
professional enough to rise above any political campaign and she
had done so successfully in the past with various groups in the
City. She related that "obstacles only appear when one's eyes are
taken off the goal". And, she believes the goal of the Council and
Mayor Mentor is that Bremerton be brought back to be the City it
truly can be and she has not lost the sight of that goal nor did
she feel anyone else in the Council had either. She stated she was
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very amenable working with Mr. Mentor and she has told him such.
Vote: For Mrs. Horton: Horton, Dawkins, Johnson, Homing
For Mr. Waibel: Estes, Waibel, Collins, Colvin
Mr. Collins stated he would like to take another vote and to do it
by secret ballot and questioned if this could be done legally? Ian
Sievers, City Attorney, stated a secret ballot was probably always
in violation of the intent of the Open Public Meetings Act and
making what was required an open meeting a quasi Executive Session.
As was mentioned in the Council Study Session, the last Legislative
Session did add language in a subsection which states: "no
governing body of a public agency or any meeting required to be
open to the public shall vote by secret ballot. Any vote taken in
violation of this subsection shall be null and void and shall be
considered an action under this chapter". Therefore, it was his
opinion that no votes can be taken by secret ballot and must be
held at a public meeting.
President Horning stated due to a tie vote the election of City
Council Officers will be scheduled for the January 10 City Council
meeting with all members of the Council present.
CONSENT AGENDA
A. Bid Award Recommendation - 36" Transmission Main Old Belfair
Highway - Awarded to: Sheldrup Construction Co., in the amount
of $393,794.00, #AB90-001.
B. Bid award recommendation - Crosstown Water Pipeline Extension -
Awarded to: Marv's Utility Specialties in the amount of
$152,377 plus tax, #AB90-002
I0283 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.
~0305 M/S/C/U(Colvin/Horton) on January 3, 1990 the Council does approve
for payment those checks included and further described as follows:
102331, 102346 in the total amount of $271.00 and Retirees Payroll
in the total amount of $49,982.27.
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
Mr. Estes stated he 'is the "rookie" on the City Council and would
like to start a committee which would address developing a Code Of
Ethics Ordinance which could be easily understood. He requested
volunteers from the general public who would be interested in
working on this committee to contact the Mayor's office or City
Council Office. Mr. Estes emphasized the important of such an
ordinance so that City employees would know what should be done
and what procedure should be followed so that they would have a
little more job security.
Mrs. Horton reported the Operations Committee met this date and she
learned Puget Power would be going through her district and an area
around Montgomery near the School Administration building pruning
trees. And, according to the contract that the City just passed,
Puget Power has to enter into some dialogue with the City. She
will be attending a meeting with Puget Power on Friday and hoped
she could get word out to her district on this proposed work so it
can be done in a calm a~ reasonable fashion.
Mr. Waibel reported he had a very good holiday season and looked
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forward to the new year.
Mr. Collins announced the public can drop off their discarded
Christmas trees at 15th and Park and the Street Department will
dispose of them.
Mr. Dawkins wished everyone a happy New Year and reported that Gold
Mountain Golf Course year end report acknowledging another record
golfers year. Number of golfers per day averaged about 200
individuals with heights during June, July and August of over 8,000
people per month.
Mr. Colvin wished everyone a happy New Year and noted a lot of
emphasis has been placed on redevelopment of the downtown area and
he hoped the City would not forget the neighborhood areas paying
close attention to the needs, such as potholes, dogs and other
concerns of the citizens.
Mr. Johnson encouraged people who ride bicycles to and from work
to be sure and wear some kind of reflectors or light colored
clothing so that they can be seen. He noted in 1985 the City was
only getting about 1/4 million dollars in revenue from the Golf
Course and this year for the first time it has amounted to over
1/2 million dollars with an increase in numbers of players from
47,000 to almost 60,000 in that time span. So, it has been a good
investment and he was somewhat doubtful when Bill Broughton, past
City Attorne~ projected those figure~ but glad it turned out to be
factual. Mr. Johnson supported Mr. Estes's idea relating to the
Ethics Ordinance and noted there are vacancies on the "Ethics
Board" which should be filled.
Mr. Horninq expressed a welcome to the new year and noted the
Council may appear to have a little difference over leadership for
this year but emphasized this Council is committed with Mayor
Mentor to move the City forward.
PUBLIC RECOGNITION
Mayor Louis Mentor wished everyone a happy New Year and stated it
was a pleasure for him to start 1990 working toward making
Bremerton a better place to live, work, shop and do business. And,
he is looki'ng forward to this next year working with the Council -
there is so much potential in the City and people are just
starting to see Bremerton and there is an opportunity here to
really see some definite changes for the better. He noted there
are openings on the Parks Board, Planning Commissio~ as well as the
Ethics Commission and notice will be going out to the public
seeking volunteers to fill those vacancies.
Jim Strait, 6530 Harlow Drive, stated a new year is beginning with
a new Mayor and new a Council member and he did not envy the tasks
ahead for either the Mayor or City Council. However, he feels the
City Council has been unjustly criticized by a number of business
interests who want to spend the taxpayers money for their personal
interest. He encouraged the Council to "keep up the good work" and
continue to question requested expenditures of taxpayers dollars,
continue to do the job they have been elected to do - working for
the people and the City of Bremerton.
Hank Clark, 129 Sheridan Rd., spoke as a member of the Parking
Committee and noted his experience on that Committee was very
interesting as well as frustrating. He expressed concern that the
Committee has experienced less cooperation from the Police
Department now that officer Tom Pratt is no longer on the Committee
and hoped the Police Department would continue to support the
Committee's efforts by providing a knowledgeable officer in the
area of traffic control to serve on their Committee. He commended
Officer Pratt for his assistance to the Committee during their
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deliberations on the Parking Plan and parking problems throughout
the City. Now that the City has a Parking Plan, effort of
enforcement can be pursued and any parking problems experienced now
and in the next 5-10 years could double and triple. He pointed out
the following three things that he believes are basic and essential
to having a citizens type Parking Committee function: (1) give
credence to those individuals who volunteer to serve and work on
the committee; (2) better communications with the Police Department
- there is a communications problem between the Police Department
and the Committee which has been depressing for the Committee; (3)
Committee needs the City Council's support. He noted he cannot
complain about the support received from the City Council - it has
been excellent. He can complain, however, about the problem of
communications with the Police Department and he does not
understand why it exists.
Roy McInnis, 2711 Maple Street, stated his welcome and hello to
Wayne Estes as a new City Council member and to the new City Mayor
- Louis Mentor. At this time he did not have any major complaints
and looked forward to the coming year.
Don Mansford, President of Westpark Residents Council, invited
Councilman Collins and Mayor Mentor to attend their Council's
meetings which are held the second Wednesday of every month, at
110 Russell Road - Haddon Hall.
INFORMATION ITEM
6A - BREM-AIR DISPOSAL, INC., 1990 GARBAGE RATES, ~AB89-005
The contract with Brem-Air Disposal calls for an annual rate
adjustment based upon a specific index. The increase is 5.144 per
the September 1988/1989 index. Pursuant to the contract the rate
increase does not require Council approval, only presentation to
the Council.
Kathleen McCluskey, City Clerk, stated Council's Agenda packet
contained the current years rates, proposed rates and the CPI Index
that was used to calculate the new rate.
President Horninq questioned if the rate schedule followed the
terms of the contract? Mrs. McCluske¥ stated yes and she also had
the City Auditor review it as well and he found it in compliance.
Mr. Waibel stated in looking at the index provided, he could not
find the August 31, 1988 index for services less rent/shelter and
it was quoted on the information provided and questioned its
location? Ms. McCluskey stated she was not sure if it just did not
get attached to the information packet, however, she would provide
Mr. Waibel with a copy.
Mr. Collins clarified for the public that this Agenda Item was
simply informing the Council that garbage collection rates were
being increased according to the contract which was entered into
in 1981.
Mr. Johnson stated the current contact will be expiring in 1991 and
work on a new contract will be started in the very near future.
He believed the CPI Index language was placed in the original
contract in order to be fair to both the garbage hauler and the
City over the long run without going through an involved process
and arguing how much it would cost for picking up garbage. Now,
it is recognized many things have changed since this contract was
written and no longer does the price of garbage pick up have to do
with gasoline/tires on garbage trucks but more so the cost of
landfills and type of commodities that are being included under the
hazardous laws. The direction he sees the City going would be to
come up with formulas that establish fair garbage rates depending
on volume of trash, how far it gets hauled, what size of container,
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hazardous substances and special materials, etc. It is difficult
to defend something based on an index that is printed from the
Department of Commerce during this economic age.
President Horning noted this is the 9th year of a 10 year contract
and was calculated at that time on the CPI Index and was absolutely
fair, however, at this point he feels it may be more fair for the
citizens considering the problems at the end - disposal site. In
the future everyone will be confronted with a great number of
obstacles that at this time may not be aware of. He emphasized
the importance of having citizens involved in helping to develop
a new contract with the garbage hauler, landfill and all
implications from State and Federal laws. He urged anyone interes~d
in serving on this committee to contact Mayor Mentor's office or
the City Council's office.
NEW BUSINESS
7A - INCARCERATION OF CITY PRISONERS/ADDENDUMTO EXISTING CONTRACT
WITH KITSAP COUNTY, ~AB90-003
Under Section 10(a) of the Contract for Housing prisoners, between
the City of Bremerton and Kitsap County it states ..."It is the
intention of the parties that City pay to County the actual cost
incurred by County in incarcerating City prisoners. In
establishing the per diem fees it is not intended that county
receive any profit"... Mr. Nogle, Director of Financial
Responsibility for Kitsap County addressed the increase for 1990,
projecting $42.16 (pg. #2 of Letter) for one (1)prisoner, per day
cost. The increase requested by Kitsap County, per the attached
addendum, is $40.00 per 24-hour period to house one (1) Prisoner.
This is less than projected and agreeable with the Bremerton Police
Department. Therefore, this will be an increase of $10.00 per day,
per prisoner. The City is currently paying $30.00/day.
Mr. Dawkins questioned if a City's prisoner was held for only 12
hours does the City get prorated or is the City charged for a 24-
hour period? Chief McNeal stated the City gets charged the full
24-hours under this proposal as it is set up. The City does have
an agreement with the Sheriff's office.., if someone is brought in
but is going to go into Court right away then that person will be
held in a "holding cell" and the City will not be charged for a 24-
hour stay. There is a little give an take on this, however, the
City could be charged for that "holding" period.
Mr. Johnson pointed out the cost for a bed since 1987 went from
$32.00 to $42.00 and their expenditures have gone from $1.3 million
to $2.1 million and he questioned what has brought about this large
increase for just 38 additional beds? Chief McNeal stated the City
Auditor did do a review of their expenses relating to the charges
being requested and indicated this is the actual cost and they are
not charging the City any overhead fees. Mr. Johnson suggested
going back to the County and asking them why it now costs twice as
much for 138 beds three years later. Chief McNeal stated when the
contract was negotiated some years ago in anticipation of the
City's jail being shut down, the contract price was not changed and
was at an old/lower price than actual expenses.
Mr. Colvin questioned what options did the City have if it didn't
renew the contract? Chief McNeal stated Kitsap County Jail is the
only place housing prisoners in the County but there are ~ other
options - consider the City's jail area (which still does not meet
standards) or possibly build a new City jail. President Horninq
pointed out that the City financed the City's portion of the County
Jail and the requested 24-hour costs is the cost of administration.
Chief McNeal stated the City did not commit to house so many beds
per day...the City is charged for only those actually used. During
the budget process alternative items were looked at, such as the
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home detention system, which would be a better option for the City
if the Judge determines it is appropriate.
Mr. Waibel pointed out the actual costs for 1987 was $1.2 million,
1988 $1.4 million $1.1 million,and 1989 amounted to $1.5; with a
projected cost of $2.1 million for 1990. He questioned why there
was a gradual increase for a few years and then a tremendous jump
for 1990. Chief McNeal stated he did not have an answer, but that
was one of the reasons the Auditor was asked to review their stated
costs. He offered to go to the Sheriff's Department and ask them
for additional information relating to the large increase being
requested.
Mr. Johnson stated the County did provide a letter which stated:
"the 1990 funds do include equipment rental and revolving fund
charges for jail maintenance, depreciation expense and telephone
expenses. From his experience when paying internal governmental
revolving funds and equipment rental funds, the rates are fairly
high. Sometimes it is less costly to actually buy needed equipment
rather than rent it.
President Horninq suggested holding this item over for one week in
order to obtain answers to some of the questions raised.
t0682 M/S/C/U(Johnson/Colvin) to table this item for one week pending
clarification of increase in expenditures between 1987 and 1990.
7B - CONTRACT WITH KITSAP PHYSICIANS SERVICES FOR MEDICAL BENEFITS
PROGRAM, tAB90-004
In September, 1989, the City requested quotations for Medical,
Dental, Vision and Life Insurance Plans. After a thorough analysis
by the Medical Benefits Committee comprised of the Risk Manager,
Personnel Director, Administrative Services Director and our
consultant from Corroon & Black, KPS was selected to provide
retiree and Plan A & B Medical Services. Group Health, Healthplus
and the Dental Plan will remain with A.W.C. at this time. The
overall KPS bid is slightly lower than A.W.C. The main benefit is
that KPS has provided their quotation on an experienced rated-
retention accounted basis. This means that future rates will be
based upon the City of Bremerton experience and any premium dollars
not utilized for claims, claims reserves and administration will
be refunded to the City at final accounting. Also, KPS will
provide management reports regarding plan utilization. The City
will now have the ability to manage and control the benefit plan.
Kathleen McCluske¥, City Clerk, requested the Council to approve
contracting with Kitsap Physicians Services so that staff can
proceed over the next week bringing back the actual contract the
following week.
Rob Schneidler, KPS, 400 Warren Avenue, briefly explained the delay
in delivery of the proposed contract and was standing by for any
questions the Council might have.
Mr. Johnson questioned if there would be any problem continuing
this item for one week? Mr. Schneidler stated he doubted there
would be any problem. Mrs. McCluske¥ stated staff would like the
Council to designate KPS as the City's carrier due to the fact that
they are signing employees up and she encouraged some kind of
acknowledgement to that affect. Mr. Schneidler explained their
company submitted a proposal in response to the City's request for
proposals, which included benefits to be provided, prices charged
for those benefits and basic arrangements for the contract along
with administrative fees. So, the proposal is their contract and
to his,~der$±anding the City has accepted the proposal. The contract
merely restates what was in the proposal and if the City Attorney
does not feel the contract says what the proposal states then it
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can be changed appropriately. Ms. McCluske¥ stated Council can
accept KPS's bid and approve the contract at a later date.
~1902 M/S/C(Johnson/Dawkins) the City Council accept KPS bid based on
their proposal and continue final contract approval in one week.
Vote: In Favor: Estes, Horton, Homing, Collins, Dawkins,
Colvin, Johnson
Abstain: Waibel
With no further business the meeting was adjourned at 6:35 p.m.
KATHLEEN L. MCCLUSKEY, CI~fY CLERK
APPROVED
SPENCER' i
HORNING, 1 President
City of Bremerton
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