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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/18/90CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JULY 18, 1990 #0018 #0033 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, July 18, 1990 at 5:30 p.m., with Council President Lynn Horton presiding. Council members present were Lon Overson, Wayne Estes, Spencer Horning, C. R. "Tiny" Collins, Morrie Dawkins, A1 Colvin and Russ Johnson. Councilman Hank Waibel 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 Horton and Invocation was given by Captain Tom Morrow of the Salvation Army. CONSENT AGENDA - A. Minutes Of Meeting - July 2, 1990, #AB90-181 M/S/C/U(Overson/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. M/S/C/U(Colvin/Dawkins) On July 18, 1990 the Council does approve for payment those checks included and further described as follows: 113006 through 113011 in the total amount of $3,341.33. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Mr. Estes reported work is still underway on the "vicious dog" ordinance and he invited those people who had complaints about such dogs to come to the next City Council meeting and make their statement during the Public Recognition segment. In regard to bike parking problems, he has discussed this issue with Mayor Mentor and asked that anyone having a concern over this issue to please contact the Mayor. And, he pointed out that the time for filing for elected official positions is now...and he encouraged any and all who are interested in running for public office and serving their community, to get up the courage to place their name on the ballot. Mr. Estes invited Karen Flynn, Kitsap County Auditor, to give a special report. Karen Flynn reported on Civil Pride Honor Roll, which is a program sponsored by the County Auditor's Office to honor senior citizens in Kitsap County who have voted continuously for 50 years or more. There is a celebration planned on August 9, 2-4 PM, at the Kitsap Pavilion and applications are available to seniors throughout the County. Each eligible senior will receive a Certificate and pin. Attending the ceremony will be TAPE #749 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes July 18, 1990 Page 2 of 13 Secretary Of State Ralph Munro, Congressman Norm Dicks and Congressman John Miller. She noted there are two purposes for this program: (1) to honor the people who are the most consistent voters in the United States; (2) to set these people forth as examples to the young people in this Country that voting is something that is valued as an important right and privilege. Anyone wanting more information may call the County Auditor's Office 876-7128. Mr. Horning stated he had the opportunity on Tuesday evening to stroll along the recreational pier, which he found to be very enjoyable. During his stroll, he talked with a man, who was fishing off the pier, about the quality of the fish caught in that area. This man stated he had done extensive research on fish in Sinclair Inlet and he believed they are safe to eat. Mr. Horning stated he hoped this person would write a letter to the editor explaining his position regarding warnings against eating fish caught in Sinclair Inlet. Mr. Johnson announced the City's Solid Waste Advisory Committee will be meeting Thursday, 5:00 PM, in the Council Conference Room. In regard to activity on Kitsap Lake, he was pleased with recent Police patrols and their ticketing boating abusers. He thanked the Police Officer who volunteered the use of his boat and it appears that one of the lake property owners has volunteered the use of his boat for the rest of the summer and the appropriate agreement is being prepared. And, he was pleased to announce Animal Control is finally getting staffed up. Olympic College - Mr. Johnson has talked with Mayor Mentor and City staff for taking aboard and considering all the information provided by the College during the recent Study Session, not only regarding Roosevelt Field, but also long range plans for the campus. He felt some very good information was given during that meeting and the City will be working on a response. Mr. Colvin stated he received a letter from Dr. Simpson, Olympic College, expressing the urgency for moving ahead. He has discussed this issue with some of his constituents and they have expressed feelings that Dr. Simpson is bluffing .... Mr. Colvin did not believe Dr. Simpson was a man who bluffs. Special thanks were given to Dave Baker, City Engineer and Ron Hough, Planning Manger, for their timely response to concerns within District #1. And, he thanked Merilynn Erhart, Council's Legislative Assistant, for the new Council agenda format. He noted various members of Gold Mountain Golf Club have contacted him regarding the recent rate increase. He thanked Andy Parypa for the information he researched on golf course fees and in his opinion reconsideration of that increased rate has merit. He cited several questions asked by the golfers: (1) If the meetings of the Golf Course Board were open to the public? (2) If the minutes of the Golf Course Board meetings were TAPE #749 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes July 18, 1990 Page 3 of 13 available to the public without filing a public disclosure form? (3) Are advanced notices of Board meetings required for this group, particularly when they do not meet at the same place for each meeting? Ian Sievers, City Attorney, stated the Public Meetings Act requires that any subagencies of a governing body defined as any body that is created by statute, ordinance or other legislative act, is subject to the Public Meetings Act. The Golf Course Board Of Directors is created by Council to approve policy, therefore, their meetings are subject to that Act and are open to the public. This group does have regular meetings that are scheduled at the beginning of the year - meeting every other month. A schedule of where those meetings take place and times is available from the Parks Department and minutes of those meetings are kept and available through the Parks Department. Mr. Colvin questioned if the meeting dates and times are required to be published? Mr. Sievers stated as an alternate to individual publication of the meeting times an agency or subagency is allowed to publish a Regular Meeting Schedule, which was done prior to Ms. Ohlde leaving the City. If the regular meeting place is changed, a special notice should be made regarding that change. The schedule of meetings sets those meetings at the Parks Department Office or during the three summer months at the Golf Course itself and to his knowledge that information was included in the advanced notice published. Mr. Collins reported he is the one who is proposing that an ordinance be prepared on "vicious animals" rather than specifically against "Pit Bulls", because he did not think the breed of dog was significant but more an action of a dog of any breed or another type of animal. He also spent some time on the recreation pier and was very pleased except for some damage done by vicious animals (human) who destroyed that which has been built. He cited the fact that two fire extinguishers had been thrown into the water, graffiti writing on the new pier and a concrete bench had been thrown into the water. He expressed his concern and the fact that he did not understand why people would do such destructive acts. On Tuesday, July 24, there will be an informational meeting on the new proposed highway entry into Bremerton. This is of great interest to his particular neighborhood because the new highway will be going through District #7. The meeting will be held at the Bremerton School District Office, Montgomery Avenue, 7:00 p.m., and in attendance will be Mayor Mentor, City Engineers and anyone else who has anything to say about the proposed entrance plans. This is not a public hearing, this is an informational meeting. Lastly, he will be traveling along with City staff to the City of Spokane regarding acquiring of grants for First Time Homeowners Program. Mrs. Horton reported she had an enjoyable week off in San Francisco and she and her daughter, Leslie, had the opportunity to "ride an TAPE #749 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes July 18, 1990 Page 4 of 13 elephant" PUBLIC RECOGNITION Mayor Louis Mentor reported the Police Patrol will be continued on Kitsap Lake during the summer months and also the City had received a very strong show of force by the Shore Patrol in the downtown areas, along with the City's new Bike patrol. He emphasized that the Navy has been and will continue working with the City in every way possible to improve patrolling activities in the City. And, he has talked with merchants in the First Street area and they are pleased with the enhanced patrols. Ruth Davies, 1511 Park Avenue, presented a petition from Ferry riders and requested that City officials call a special meeting or put the issue on a regular City Council meeting addressing "Ferry Service" to the City of Bremerton. She stated she had been told by a State Legislator, and an appointed official in the State Transportation Department that the County Commissioners, Flagship and Bremerton City Council members wanted the 8-hours of car ferry service cut off so the ferry riders would use the passenger only ferry. She requested that this allegation be addressed during the requested public meeting. She is not satisfied with the reasoning used by DOT for setting run schedules and particular types of boats, and felt that no one in Bremerton cares about the difficulties ferry riders are experiencing. Andy Parypa 1122 Hayward, stated he felt the Board of Directors of Olympic College and upper level Management are a sham in the way they have conducted themselves since the issue of Roosevelt Field came up. There was never a doubt in his mind that Olympic College wants Roosevelt Field and Roosevelt Field only. He questioned where in this City is there a piece of property available that would hold 450 vehicles and be developed at a cost of $500,0007 Many alternative sites for parking were suggested, however, the excuse given why they were not suitable was: (1) students would not walk the distance. He noted that during a public meeting the College Student Body President stated that students would park on the north side of Warren Avenue Bridge if they had a lot located there. He cited the Editorial section of the "Progress Report", this date, which addressed the statement that students can't get an education because of parking limitations...editor noted if a student really wants an education they would find other means of getting to the school if parking was such a critical issue. Also, Mr. Parypa addressed the issue of walking several blocks may be dangerous for female students. He cited the fact that grade school children, within the Bremerton School District who live within one mile of their school, must walk or be driven by their parents. Children in Jr. High School must walk if they live within 1-1/2 mile of their school and High School students must walk to TAPE #749 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes July 18, 1990 Page 5 of 13 school if they live within 2-miles of their school. Based on the fact that small children are required to walk fairly long distances, he did not have any sympathy for young adults having to walk a few blocks to park their vehicles while they attend class at Olympic College. Lastly, he felt the vacated Haddon School site would be an excellent play field for children, however, in his opinion it was totally out of the question to place tournament type ball fields on the site. 6A - CONTRACT FOR VIDEO ARRAIGNMENT SYSTEM, ~AB90-182 Contract with Court Vision Communications, Inc., to design, install and test a video communications network between the County Jail and the Municipal Court for the purpose of conducting Municipal Court preliminary appearances and arraignments rather than transport prisoners to the Court Room. Services include demonstration and training to personnel. Total cost of services and communications hardware is $45,900.00 and the vendor was selected from the Pierce County bid list through an interlocal purchase agreement. A1 Colvin questioned how this system would work? Kathy Johnston, Court Administrator, briefly reviewed the video system hookup with visual screens for the defendants, Judge and attorneys. Mr. Colvin questioned how this system would be cost savings to the citizens? Ms. Johnston stated she was not sure at this time, however, it would allow the Warrant Officers to serve more warrants once they were out of the transporting of prisoners duties. She noted that if someone objected to the video arraignment process then they would be transported from the County Jail to Municipal Court to come before the Municipal Judge. #1385 M/S/C/U(Horning/Colvin) to approve contract for purchase of Video Arraignment System. 6B - BREMERTON/KITSAP COUNTY INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT REGARDING BUILDING DEPARTMENT BACK UP OPERATIONS, #AB90-183 The City of Bremerton and Kitsap County (and all other cities in Kitsap County) adopted the Model Conservation Standards of the Bonneville Power Administration in 1989. The County agreed to act as lead agency for purposes of developing technical expertise and providing training. Concurrently, the City and County agreed to provide back up services to each other's building operations. Common costs were established for this back up. Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and prudent public management requires that an Interlocal Agreement be established to cover this TAPE #749 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes July 18, 1990 Page 6 of 13 proposed agreement. Don Pratt, Director Of Community Development, stated last year the city of Bremerton, along with other cities in Kitsap County and Kitsap County, were early adopters of the Bonneville Power Administration Model Conservation Code. As early adopters, these entities were eligible for a fair amount of training funds and some incentive funds to be passed on to home builders. The program is fairly complex as is the technical improvements that must be made to the home and projects built under the Model Conservation Code. In order to handle the complexities of the administration of the BPA funds, train personnel to effectively and economically administer the grant, the City has agreed that Kitsap County will be the lead agency, both for the administration and for the training and staffing up of the technical skills required to carry out the program. The City negotiated with the County to carry out these responsibilities through the Interlocal Agreement being presented for approval. While negotiations were going on the Kitsap County Director Of Community Development, Ron Perkerewicz and he took the opportunity to establish a back up program for non- BPA issues. In the event either governmental body had an immediate need for assistance in building inspections, a call could be made and the back up effort provided. Included in this agreement is a reciprocal agreement with City/County that when they need help they can call the City of Bremerton for help and in turn the City can call on them for help, if needed. There is no relinquishment of jurisdiction. Inspections are carried out under the governing rules of that jurisdiction. Ron Perkerewicz, Director of Community Development for Kitsap County, stated this agreement will provide some back up. At the current time, back up is almost an extinct species around the Puget Sound Area. He polled 30 jurisdictions about two months ago which showed over 50 job vacancies for Building Inspectors. There are virtually no Building Inspectors or Plan Checkers available. In trying to fill open positions in this area, different agencies have been sharing any applicants that apply. Presently Kitsap County is backing up the City of Winslow as well. The County has hired on additional staff to handle the BPA administrative work. Public comment invited - none received. Mr. Overson questioned if there was any hope in the future that the lack of Building Inspectors would change? Mr. Perkerewicz stated no, and actually the problem may worsen. To illustrate how desperate one becomes, they recently put out a "wanted poster" to 400 jurisdictions in Washington and Oregon, looking for people who would work during their vacations. The County even offered a free beach house to live in while they gave their time to the County. TAPE #749 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes July 18, 1990 Page 7 of 13 In response they have found someone who was willing to work under those conditions and have three weeks in August covered by such a person. Currently, they have a Building Inspector I position open, having received about 30 applicants Mr. Perkerewicz thinks approximately one half of those applicants will not be qualified. They have also looked into the possibility of using Summer Interns from the Building Inspection trade school, however, none were available this late in the year. Mr. Estes questioned what are the qualifications necessary to be become a Building Inspector without having to go out-of-state? Mr. Perkerewicz stated on the Fire Code side the local Fire Chiefs have developed a curriculum at Olympic College to get people an Associates Degree in a Fire Service Command and get them educated enough to pass a minimum certification test on the Building Code. The Certification examination is done by the International Conference Of Building Officials. There are several categories: (1) Fire Codes; (2) Building Codes; (3) Plan Check; (4) Plumbing Code; (5) Mechanical Code. Once the certification is obtained, a person would then be ready for employment. To get the initial education, Seattle Community College has several programs and it takes several years to get through that process. The University of Washington is starting to expand their scheduling to train people in not only building construction but maybe in Building codes and Building Inspection. Mr. Estes questioned if it would be possible for someone to study on their own and then take the certification test? Mr. Perkerewicz stated there have been some very studious people who have studied the codes and eventually passed the test, but without a little of the practical side of building construction it becomes very difficult. The visual on- site work compared to the "book knowledge" is the real secret and that is what the out- of-state schools provide. They also specialize in rehabilitation programs for injured construction workers, who have one side of background but need the technical side to become certified. The pass/fail rate is about 704 for first time test takers, so it is not easy to just pick up a book and study the technology. Mr. Collins questioned under payment for services...would actual money exchange hands or would it be done on an I.O.U basis? Mr. Perkerewicz stated it would most likely be done on an I.O.U basis to be discussed at the end of 80-90 day periods. Currently, the City and County do joint ventures, i.e. booth at the Kitsap County Fair, etc. Mr. Collins stated it was his understanding that it was not on an I.O.U basis as the agreement specifically delineates payment rates. Mr. Pratt stated he would be fully prepared to make payment when payment is due. His budget is based on providing the services for "x" number of dollars and whether he has to hire or contract with the County he is budgeted adequately. Mr. Perkerewicz stated the reason to use the I.O.U. system to ease the TAPE #749 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes July 18, 1990 Page 8 of 13 accounting process. If the activity increases then the review and billing process would be set up more frequently. Mr. Collins pointed out that the agreement specifically states that there "will be payment for each and every inspection". Mr. Pratt stated there is a clause in the agreement which allows for settlement of accounts every 60 - 90 days. Mr. Collins pointed out that clause was not under Section 4, the Payment section. Mr. Pratt read from Section 4: "The County and City shall reconcile the inspection and plan check payments owed each other on January I and July I of each year and make payment accordingly at that time". Mr. Johnson stated he did not agree with everything that has been stated - he noted when Mr. Mumma first started talking about this Energy Code, he was talking about a City of Bremerton program, grants for the City of Bremerton and never once did he hear the County mentioned; now, suddenly Kitsap County is the lead agency. In his experience when the County is lead agency every grant dollar slams tightly shut and the City gets zero but still has the responsibility and can't do anything about it. Without a doubt, the Department Of Ecology will not even consider a grant to the City of Bremerton even for a Municipal program for solid waste because Kitsap County is the lead agency. As of yet, the City of Bremerton has gotten "zero" help to implement the Waste Not Washington Bill. And, he questioned what would stop that from happening on this issue? Mr. Pratt stated the grant specifically mentions all of the cities in the County being recipients of grant funds up to a certain amount. Any contractor building a facility in the City of Bremerton will be due "x" number of dollars after a Building Permit is issued and final inspection is made - then the County, under contract, is obliged to pay it. He did not want the responsibility of collecting or dispersing funds. There are also identified training funds and equipment funds in the agreement and he and Mr. Perkerewicz determined it would be most beneficial to the citizens of Bremerton to have Kitsap County take more training money than what Bremerton received because the County would then provide technical services. On the other hand, he is confident the contract gives the City access to those technical services. He believes it is sound public policy to pursue these things, it is professionally developed and he has confidence in his ability to work with Mr. Perkerewicz and to obtain the services they have committed to in the Agreement. Mr. Johnson stated initially he saw the Energy Program being administered strongly through the City of Bremerton, it is being contracted out to the County. Mr. Pratt stated the City is not contracting out services...City personnel will be trained to do Energy projects at a certain level. He did not believe it was effective for the City to train to a high degree complexity for one energy project per year. Janet Lunceford has been identified as the City's Energy expert, she will be trained adequately to handle an appropriate number of projects that go #1980 TAPE #749 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes July 18, 1990 Page 9 of 13 through the Planning Department. Mr. Perkerewicz briefly reviewed what took place...the County went to all the cities in Kitsap County through the Subregional Council and asked them to join the County in becoming one of the first counties to adopt the Energy Codes...the County being the leader and the funds received from BPA would be divided up among the participants. The City is guaranteed the same amount of money through the contract with the County as what they would receive if the City had done it alone. The City will receive $125.00 for every house that receives a Building Inspection, $200.00 technical assistance for every house inspected, the homeowner gets the same amount of money - County pays 754 and Puget Power pays 254 ($1,250.00). The discretionary funds are the training funds and start up funds, which are granted through a budget request process. This process would be the same whether it was the City or County who acts as lead agency. Mr. Johnson questioned Council representatives on the Subregional Council why Council was not apprised of this action. Mr. Pratt stated it was his recollection that one of the major selling points of this proposal was an opportunity for the whole County to do the early adopter program in common. The words "the County will be the lead agency" may not have been spoken, however, he believes it was sold as a package deal when presented to the other cities. Mr. Homing stated the Subregional Council does not make decisions for the City. What was agreed to was the cities would take back to their respective Council's to jointly participate in the early adopters program. President Hotton questioned because there are some differences in some of the things the City requires versus what the County requires, such as sprinklers, does this give any hope that there will some day be uniform requirements for the County and could this be construed as a first step toward that endeavor; and would it pertain to only those Fire Safety Codes in the State Uniform Building Code? Mr. Pratt stated this agreement has no bearing on what codes are being adopted or administered in each jurisdiction. President Hotton pointed out that if the inspectors on both sides are going to deal with codes for each jurisdiction, then it would make sense to move toward some sort of uniformity, where possible. And, therefore, it would be a much easier process on the building inspectors as well as a cost savings to the tax payers. Mr. Pratt stated not on the basis of this agreement. M/S/C(Dawkins/Colvin) to authorize Mayor Mentor to sign the Interlocal Agreement between the City of Bremerton and Kitsap County regarding Building operations. Vote: In Favor: Abstain: Overson, Estes, Horning, Horton, Collins, Dawkins, Colvin Johnson TAPE #749 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes July 18, 1990 Page 10 of 13 6C - MAYOR'S REVISED 1990 COMITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM, #AB90-184 HUD has advised all CDBG recipients nationally that it is reducing the CDBG allocation by 1,194, a $4,000 decrease in the City of Bremerton's 1990 CDBG Entitlement. The 1990 CDBG Entitlement for the City of Bremerton will be $333,000. The $50,0000 of reprogrammed funds is unchanged. It is necessary to reduce specific project allocations by 1,194 in order to comply with the new Entitlement amount. Carol Dickinson, Community Services manager, stated the recommendations as presented have been reviewed by the Mayor's CDBG Advisory Committee, supported by the Mayor and all of the sub- grantees have been contacted, whether or not they were directly affected and there has been a full disclosure and knowledge. She noted that no one liked having their entitlement reduced, however, they do understand where the reduction is coming from and not a decision based at the City level, but is a Federal HUD requirement that is being imposed on the City as well as all other City and County entitlements across the nation. This recommendation shows that there is an across the board 1.194 reduction to all of the projects equally, with a couple of exceptions. There was no reduction to the Zoning Ordinance Refinement project due to their having a substantial reduction in January when HUD reduced the City's allocation the first time. The second exception is the Weatherization Program operated by Kitsap Community Action Program. Weatherization's allocation for 1990 took quite a hit over its allocation for 1989 as a result of less funds to give out, so they worked hard not to impact them further and absorbed the reduction in the City's Housing Rehab Loan Program, on the waterfront boardwalk and from the two Administrative budgets to Community Services. Tami Kellog, Executive Director YMCA, stated as a representative of the subgrantees, they were not pleased to hear about another 1.194 reduction and there have been letters written to State Congressmen telling them the affects on local programs due to reduced funding by HUD. Mr. Johnson questioned if the City would be spending the funds quickly? Ms. Dickinson stated that was the intent. Mr. Johnson shared his concern that if funding is not spent, particularly in the housing rehab program, the Federal government will take back those funds. Ms. Dickinson stated spending funds quickly in some programs might be difficult but not impossible. Currently, under the Rehab program they have approved one loan and construction is over 504 complete, there are five homeowners who have been forwarded to the Bank and it is expected all of these loans will be approved. There are 21 single family homeowners projects out to TAPE #749 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes July 18, 1990 Page 11 of 13 bid and she expects all of those projects to get underway. And, HUD representatives monitored the program in early June and at that time discussion was held on status of all programs and projects and they indicated they had no problem with the City's progress. They acknowledged that the City is working hard and honestly to carry out planned projects and other cities across this State and region are also having problems getting their housing rehab programs implemented. Mr. Colvin questioned if the housing rehab program is confined to certain sections of the City? Ms. Dickinson stated yes, the housing rehab area is essentially the majority of central west Bremerton. It is an area that has been approved by HUD for housing rehab and expenditure of block grant funds because of the aging house stock, income of renters and owner occupied in that area. #2974 M/S/C/U(Overson/Johnson) to authorize the Mayor to submit to HUD a revised statement for use of 1990 CDBG funds consistent with the revised 1990 CDBG Entitlement of $333,000, approved by same, and to authorize the Mayor to revise agreements with the subgrantees accordingly. The City Council further directs the City Treasurer to administratively distribute CDBG funds in the 1990 Budget which is to be amended. 6D - REVISED 1990 COMITY SERVICES BUDGET, #AB90-185 The 1990 budget for Community Services was adopted in December, 1989 prior to determining the actual 1989 budget carry over and prior to HUD approval of the 1990 CDBG Entitlement. In February, 1990, City Council adopted a Budget Adjustment reflecting the 1989 carry over and the actual 1990 CDBG Entitlement. Subsequently, HUD has reduced the 1990 CDBG Entitlement by 1.19%, and the City Auditor has completed an audit of Community Services including several recommendations, which must be acted on by City council via a Budget Adjustment. Carol Dickinson, Community Services Manager, reviewed the spread sheet, which identified in detail the Community Services Block Grant Programs, funding levels and reflecting the 1.19~ reduction levels. And, the difference between the budget brought to Council in February and the balance at this time is the expenditures they thought could be booked in 1989 but had to be brought over into 1990. Public comment invited - none received. TAPE #750 #0061 M/S/C/U(Johnson/Colvin) to adopt the 1990 Community Services Budget as adjusted to incorporate the revised 1990 CDBG Entitlement, and the revised 1989 budget carry over. #0088 TAPE #750 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes July 18, 1990 Page 12 of 13 President Horton announced that item 6# (A)(B)(C) had been pulled off the Agenda for one week. 7A - ORDINANCE ~4279 (SECOND READING) AMENDING PENALTIES POSSESSION OF FORTY (40) GRAMS OF MARIJUANA, #AB90-179 Public comment invited - none received. FOR M/S/C/U(Johnson/Colvin) to pass Ordinance #4279, on second reading, changing penalties for possession of marijuana, and amending Chapter 9.88 of the Bremerton Municipal Code. 8A - INFORMATION ITEM - PUGET SOUND WATER OUALITY AUTHORITY AND DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY PUBLIC PRESENTATION, #AB90-189 Connie Devaney, Grants Manager, announced Susie Calhorn, representing Puget Sound Water Quality Authority (PSWQA), would be giving an update on any new changes to the Puget Sound Water Quality Management Plan; and Dr. Fran Solomon, representing the Department Of Ecology (DOE), would provide an update on changes and the City of Bremerton's responsibility relating to the Dyes Inlet and Sinclair Inlet Action Plan. Susie Calhorn, PSWQA, handed out copies of SOUNDWAVES, which is a newsletter published by the Authority, and which included a summary discussion on the Draft 1991 Puget Sound Water Quality Management Plan. Also included in the printed summary was a list of program elements that involve local governments. Public Comment is being accepted on the Draft Plan up through Friday, July 20, 1990. A Draft Final will be issued in October and there will be another opportunity to give comments on the Draft Final, with formal adoption of the final plan in November. Ms. Calhorn explained the plans programs, and significant changes to the 1989 version of each program, which included: Estuary Management, Fish and Wildlife Habitat Protection, Spill Prevention and Response, Monitoring, Research, Education and Public Involvement, Puget Sound Foundation, Household Hazardous Waste, Nonpoint Source Pollution, Shellfish Protection, Wetlands protection, Municipal And Industrial Discharges, Contaminated Sediments and Dredging, Stormwater and Combined Sewer Overflows, Laboratory Support. In response to Ms. Calhorn's presentation, Council members expressed the importance that the State understand financial limitations experienced by cities and other governmental bodies when certain conditions or restrictions are mandated by the State. And, that it had to be the State's responsibility to provide some funding to implement such mandated requirements. Dr. Fran Solomon, DOE, stated she would be reviewing the Urban Bay TAPE #750 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes July 18, 1990 Page 13 of 13 Action Plan for Sinclair and Dyes Inlet. Her presentation included slides which showed major pollution sources and problem areas in both Inlets, how the action plan was developed, its content and the implementation process. An Urban Bay Action Program is an interagency and citizen effort to identify and solve pollution problems in bay located in or near major population centers and small cities. It is the overall effort to clean up Puget Sound. People from City and County departments, State and Federal Agencies, local Native American Tribes, industries, businesses, environmental groups, schools, recreational interest meet and work together to common goals of protection bays from further pollution and cleaning up areas that are already polluted. They have found that having a good Urban Bay Action Program provides a good coordinating overlay for existing environmental programs and regulatory requirements. With no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m. APPROVED L~~NNHO~TON, Council President City of Bremerton KLM/LH/me cc: Normal Distribution File/Vault KATHLEEN McCLUSKEY, CI~'CLERK