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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/15/89 60UN(,IL MAR 3 0 1989 TAPE #619 UNAPPROVED DRAFT #0031 #0051 CITY COUNCIh MEETING MINUTES MARCH 15, 1989 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, February 22, 1989, at 5:30 p.m., with Council President Spencer Horning presiding. Council members present were Lon Overson, Shirley Marty Crutcher, Lynn Horton, Hank Waibel, C. R. "Tiny" Collins, Morris Dawkins, A1 Colvin, and Russ Johnson. Also present were City Attorney Ian Sievers and Deputy City Clerk Gil Johnson. The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Council President Spencer Horning and Invocation was given by Captain Tom Morrow of the Salivation Army. CONSENT AGENDA A. Minutes of Meeting Held - February 22, 1989, #AB89-056 B. Minutes Of Meeting - March 1, 1989, #AB89-057 C. Bid Award Recommendation - Timbersale 1-89, #AB89-058 M/S/C/U(Waibel/Horton) to approve Consent Agenda as presented. CLAIMS/WARRANT 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/Crutcher) on March 15, 1989, the Council does approve for payment those vouchers included and further described as follows: 42052, 42058 through 42192 in the total amount of $154,701.55- COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Mr. Johnson reported the next two weeks he would be in Washington, D.C.. In the past week he has received a number of comments from constituents and people he works with who have concerns such as: (1) conflict of interest and appearance of conflict of interest when Council and Mayor are serving on same group that money is being allocated to. (Mr. Johnson noted that wording is included in the Contract which addressed audit, however, careful effort must be made to make sure the "appearance" issue is very clear); (2) a number of action items were outside of the original Flagship charter - particularly "changing the type of City Council we have" and having the Chamber of Commerce do a study to be provided to the Mayor. The charter of Flagship is suppose to be for redevelopment of the City and to promote it. Mr. Johnson will pursue getting two copies of the Flagship '88's summary to be placed in Public Libraries for public use. He noted that there is lots of good reference material in the summary which could be of general use. Mr. Colvin announced that a man's sport coat and hat have been left in the City Council Office area...hopefully the owners will reclaim them. Mr. Colvin thanked Councilmen Horning, Waibel and Lynn Horton, Mayor Lobe, and many organizations of the City, as well as Olympic College, for their participation in the Spring Clean Up. He noted there is a concern not only having a clean city one week but continuous. Mr. Colvin also thanked the news media for their interest and assistance in promoting the clean up TAPE #619 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes March 15, 1989 Page 2 of 5 effort. Mr. Dawkins reported he attended the Transportation Committee in Olympia - seems to be a move on the Legislative side to take another look at a bridge between the peninsula and Seattle. Admiral Parker asked for $100,000 to put the study, which was just completed, into action. The Study said two new jumbo ferries were needed, however the current jumbo ferries are having problems and Admiral Parker has asked for an additional $35,000 to hire consultants to figure out what kind of ferries will work best on Puget Sound. Also there is a new Ferry Schedule soon to be coming out and a public meeting will be held to discuss changes, possibly next week, having taken into consideration complaims and concerns relating to ferry service after sports events, etc. Mr. Johnson suggested that the proposed public meeting on the new schedule be held at City Hall and have it televised over Channel 29. Mr. Collins announced that the old West Bremerton Neighborhood is now the Charleston Neighborhood and the Charleston Neighborhood Association will have an organizational meeting on March 23, at the Boy Scout Hall in Forest Ridge Park at 6:30 p.m., with the first regular meeting taking place April 13. At the meeting of April 13 Chief Del McNeal will provide a program on "block watch" and "Dare Program". Mr. Overson stated he was glad to be back in Washington state after spending a couple of weeks in Washington D.C., and now knows what was meant by "go west". The Fiscal and Budget Committee met and even though it is early in the year rapidly the budget is becoming a living document. He noted he was glad to see Flagship '89's document and proposals and good energy being generated to enhance and benefit the City. Mr. Crutcher thanked Councilmen Lynn Horton, Morrie Dawkins, Spencer Horning for attending the dedication of the boat ramp at Evergreen Park and noted what can be done without the City providing funding for the enhancement of the boat ramp. This weekend he viewed a TV program called "Easy Burn" which described a trash burning project in England which has proven to be very successful. He noted this is a good example that not every thing has to be buried in the ground to dispose of waste. The Council Operations Committee met this date where it was reported ~haT millions of dollars have been put into housing throughout the City and what can be done at the present and in the future helping to make Bremerton a better place to liv~ Mr. Crutcher noted he had been asked to serve on one of Flagship's task forces and he looked forward to that opportunity. Mrs. Horton reported as part of the Operations Committee the new grants writer described three grants which she applied for pertaining to "beach access" and also discussed how exactly she is to proceed since most of the grants she has applied for are for matching funds. The Council needs to establish some sort of policy as to how the Council wants her to proceed to maximize dollars. Piecemealing grants is not desirable because the City has to maximize dollars we do have available for those matching funds. This subject will be coming to Council at the April Study Session along with the Housing Rehab Program. Also, on Monday, March 13, Haddon Neighborhood held a meeting to discuss the proposed Parking Plan as it pertains to the Haddon district- around the High School and College area. It was a very informative meeting, somewhat eye opening - the College is in a position where they are guarding all of the students they can and is their contention that some of the students can barely afford tuition and adding parking charges would place an additional burden on them. To off set that, there were some neighbors who TAPE #619 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes March 15, 1989 Page 3 of 5 stated they were impacted and something needs to be done, not only at Olympic College but also at the High School. Lastly, she challenged her fellow Council members to a clean up effort ... by the bag full or by district during the Spring CLean Up campaign. Mr. Hornina reported he artended the Senior Center Pool Shoot, which was a fun event. And, he noted that the City is assisting in the beautification of the Evergreen Boat ramp area by reseeding and restructuring along the waterfront with riprap helping to make it a wonderful in-City park. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Linda Lubmann, 3309 Pine Road, annexation of an area within the after further investigation on resident who wished to annex. spoke in reference to a pre- Sheridan district and reported her part there was only one Mary Waaner, 3125 Rickey Road, spoke in reference to a pre- annexation hearing and noted her opposition as well as presenting a petition signed by residents on the west side of Rickey Road. Her basis for opposition is that the two areas should be considered as two different annexation - the east side of Rickey Road is high density with over 200 dwelling units whereas the west side of Rickey Road has a low density of 11 dwelling units and are being combined with the east side assessed valuation which does not make a fair annexation because on the east side there is a 3 million dollar establishment with 142 living units. Those on the west side are being pitted against the east side. She noted that only three of the 11 dwellings on the west side are part of the Outside Utility Agreement. Paul Drnievic, 2515 E. 22nd, representing Community Concert Association, briefly explained the efforts of the organization and announced they are currently holding a membership campaign. He stated Adult Season memberships is $25.00 per year, Student $12.50 and Family is $60.00. He noted four concerts are sponsored per year and are now being held in the Performing Arts Center at Bremerton High School. Additional information may be obtained by calling 373-4793. Gloria Drnjervic, 2515 E. 22nd, announced a Healthy Living Fair will be held at the Sheridan Parks Recreation Center on Friday, March 17 - 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and Saturday, March 18, 10:00 a.m., to 4:00 p.m. She noted the Fair was free with many speakers, displays and healthful bakes goods for sale. 6A - BUDGET ADJUSTMENT FOR THE SWIMMING POOL HVAC PROJECT, #AB89- 059 A project to upgrade the air-handling system at the City swimming pool was approved in the 1988 budget and award of a contract for the work. was approved in November. Due to uncertainties about the timing of the work, the project was not included in the original 1989 budget. A budget adjustment is needed at this time so that timely payments can be made on the approved contract. Rich Hanna, City Treasurer, stated the contractor is on site and work is on going and the Block Grant portion of the funding has been meeting the financial needs of the contractor as they proceeded through the work. The budget adjustment is necessary to provide the remaining funding for the project. Mr. Overson stated the Fiscal and Budget committee supported this proposal. Mr. Johnson questioned if the majority of the funding came from Block Grant? Mr. Hanna explained that $71,000 of the funds are #1118 1194 TAPE #619 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes March 15, 1989 Page 4 of 5 Block Grant and the Real Estate Excise Tax portion if $131,000. President Hornina stated this was not his favorite use of the 109 Fund, however, the project is so necessary he supported this proposal. M/S/C/U(Dawkins/Colvin) to approve budget adjustment. 6B - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT - ECONOMIC COUNCIL OF KITSAP COUNTY, #AB89-060 The City budget includes $10,000 for services delivered to the City by the EDC of Kitsap County. Council Statements Of Legislative Intent (1989) address the need for a clearer contractual relationship with the EDC. The proposed contract identifies both general promotional activities on behalf of the City of Bremerton and quantifiable work products which serve to monitor economic activity in the City and the EDC's efforts. Don Pratt, Director of Community Development, stated in reviewing the Agenda Bill prior to Council he noted that Exhibit A containing the program that the City is asking the EDC to be responsible for is not included in the packet. He apologized and suggested it would not be appropriate to discuss it at this time without Exhibit A. M/S/C/U(Waibel/Colvin) to table for one week. 7A - ORDINANCE #4191 (SECOND READING) ESTABLISHING A RESCUE ONE FUND, #AB89-032 Ian Sievers, City Attorney, stated this item was tabled for second reading about three weeks ago and the Council was advised that there is confusion with a non-profit fund which parallels the fund proposed in the ordinance. The Council desired to resolve the confusion and obtain input from the Bremerton Fire Fighters who serve as directors of the non-profit fund. The ordinance being submitted for second reading does have their input, in particular detail there is now an employee advisory group that will assist the Fire Chief in his budget proposal to Council, details the kinds of expenditures that can be made from the fund. For Council information although it does not directly relate to the City's fund, the issue with the parallel non-profit fund has been resolved, at least±othe City administration satisfaction. They will be dissolving the non-profit corporation and submitting and transferring all of their assets to the City's fund which is created by this ordinance. Mr. Sievers noted the State Attorney General and State Auditors have to approve the intended action of the non-profit group. Mr. Sievers noted there was one item of disagreement - the Fire Chief did not want to restrict capital expenditures that could potentially come from the fund. The paramedic fire fighters wanted to restrict capital purchases for this purpose and not be available for purchase of vehicles. Mr. Sievers explained the Fire Chief's intent was to leave open the availability of funds in the event of an emergency breakdown which required purchasing some type of vehicle or perhaps purchase a necessary vehicle sooner than otherwise could be possible. President Hornin~ questioned if the intent was for the fund to loan the money to the department? Mr. Sievers stated he believed the Fire Chief's intent was to actually use department fund money to go toward this use. #1542 #1609 TAPE #619 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes March 15, 1989 Page 5 of 5 Mr. Johnson thanked all those involved in what has happened within a short period of time. He felt the action taken would make the process clearer to the public, staff, fire fighters, etc. He agreed with the suggested change to exempt vehicles, however, he felt there was one exception and that was when someone wishes to specifically donate for a vehicle, possibly an ambulance, and he requested that the motion include: Page 2 of Ordinance, #1, adding at the end of sentence "capital expenditures for diagnostic, life support, medical, and rescue equipment unless specifically requested by the donor". Mr. Overson questioned - relative to donations what if someone says they wish to give something to the Fire Department does it go into the General Fund? Mr. Hanna stated the way the proposed ordinance is worded that probably would be the case. There is no other special revenue fund other than the General Fund where that kind of donation would go at this point in time. M/S/C/U(Waibel/Colvin) to pass Ordinance #4191, on second reading, with the following changes: Section .300 - end of first sentence add "unless expressly designated by the donor. And under Item #1 under that section the words be added: "except for vehicle purchase. Mr. Johnson thanked the firemen and Judith Katsirubas who have spent a lot of volunteer time in helping to get the Rescue One Fund books in order and audited. 7B - ORDINANCE #4194 (SECOND READING) TO ADOPT CORRECTIONS TO THE TEXT OF THE BREMERTON ZONING ORDINANCE, #AB89-053 M/S/C/U(Crutcher/Horton) to pass Ordinance #4194, on second reading, correcting errors in the text of the Bremerton Zoning Ordinance, Ord. No. 4172. With no further business meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m. KATHLEEN MCCL~'SKEY, CItY CLERK APPROVED CER HO ncil C y of Brem File/Vault President