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Home My WebLink About01/21/87#0013 · #0039 TAPE #418 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES January 21, 1986 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 21, 1986, at 5:30 p.m. with Council President Spencer Homing presiding. Council Members present were Lon Overson, Mottie Dawkins, Marry Crutcher, Hank Waibel, "Tiny" Collins, Mary Lou Long, A1 Colvin and Russ Johnson. Also present were City Attorney Ian Sievers and City Clerk Kathleen McCluskey. The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by President Homing with Pastor Dave Parker of the Sylvan Way Baptist Church who also serves as a Bremerton Police Department Chaplin, giving the Invocation. CONSENT AGENDA Item #A - Minutes of January 7, 1986, #AB87-011; Item #B - Minutes of January 14, 1986, #AB87-020; Item #C - Bid Award Recommendation - Typewriter Maintenance for 1987 be awarded to Cascade Office Equipment as to specifications and low overall bid received. M/S/C/U/(Dawkins/Collins) to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. CLAIMS/WETS REGISTER 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/(Crutcher/Overson) on January 21, 1986, the Council does approve for payment those vouchers included and further described as follows; Regular Warrants, #27367 - #27440 in the total amount of $181,829.21 and Payroll Vouchers in the total amount of $S06,297.64. COUNCIL MMER REPORTS Mr. Johnson reported that; (1) .the draft "Statements of Legislative Intent" will be scheduled for City Council next week. (2) He has prepared the Resolution to deal..with setting rules and regulations on Kitsap Lake regarding power boats, etc. He commended the cooperation of both the Fire and Police departments in their assistance. Mr. Colvin stated he was pleased with the participation by the Elected officials, employees and public in the recognition of "Martin Luther King's" birthday which was held Sunday, January 18th. Mrs. Lonq said she also artended the affair and concurred with Mr. Colvin's comments. She stated she was impressed by the speech given by Ms. Veronica Santos this years Martin Luther King Scholorship recipient. She reported she also artended an evening recognition of Dr. King at the Sinclair Baptist Church. Mr. Collins reported attending two committee meetings; (1) Council Planning Committee which discussed transportation for the City of Bremerton with a basic plan for the Westside nearly complete but the Eastside is still a problem. He stated the Public Works/Planning Committee will work during the first quarter and is scheduling a report to the Council late March or early April. (2) The Public Safety committee TAPE #418 ' City Council ,,~g. Mtg. Minutes January 21, 1987 Page 2 of 5 was given a presentation from Acting. Police Chief Joe Hatfield who gave resume of what the department has done in order to meet their FY87 budget reduction of $150,000. Mr. Waibel concurred with the statement by Mr. Collins that the Eastside area needs i't's present transportation system studied in order to make the needed impr6vements. Mr. Waibel was also in attendance at the aforementioned meetings and stated there is positive steps being made by departments in order to utilize manpower. Mr. Crutcher stated he talked with several Naval Commanders regarding the anticipated move to Bremerton by U.S.S.Nimitz personnel and familys and commended the Mayor, Staff and Law Enforcement officials for making this a better community. He emphasized the continued need to clean-up the City and noted Mr. Clausen, a downtown businessman, donated $20.00 and challenged others businesses to meet the donation which will help defray expenses of volunteer clean-up. He stated the volunteers are still in need of pickup trucks and more volunteers. Mr. Crutcher presented a check to Mr. Colvin and reported that a Mr. John Smith, unable to attend the Martin Luther King celebration, donated ~he check for $22.00 towards the scholorship fund. Mr. Dawkins reported attending the State Transportation committee meeting held in Olympia on Thursday January 15th. He stated there were a couple individuals on the committee who wanted funding for the "foot passenger" ferries eliminated, however the support ensured funding is in place for two additional boa~s, but may be purchased from another source if the experimental ferry has more problems. Mr. Dawktns artended the Board of Realtors installation January 17th. He stated Mr. Ray Varner, Curator of the Pearl Harbor Naval Ships Museum, is planning to retire in the Bremerton area next year and hopefully he will extend his expertise to the local Museum. Mr. Varner told Mr. Dawkins that the local Museum is one of the finest he has seen for it size. Mr. HorninQ stated he was also in attendance at brunch honoring Dr. King. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Mrs. Mary Drouin, 103 Olympic Avenue, is Chairman of a committee entitled "Busy Hands Extension Homemakers", a group of 17 individuals dedicated to cleaning up the City of Bremerton prior to the arrival of the U.S.S.Nimitz. She read a prepared letter appealing to all citizens to do their part in picking up all litter, garbage, painting their homes, if needed and general sprucing up of yards. Kick-off for the program is February 13, 1987. Mr. Joe Stark, ?07 Anoka, concurs wholeheartedly with the efforts of Mrs. Drouin's committee. He stated there is a problem, especially during soccer season, at Coontz field where users are leaving debris and garbage with no one responsible for custodial care of the field. He suggested' using jail inmates and offered his time to supervise these individuals. Mr. Homing stated there is the problem with supervision but will advise the Mayor of the request and ask for a response. Mr. Dawkins added that .there might be a legal question of liability. Mr. John Henry, member of the "Busy Hands" stated he, Mrs. Henry, along with Mr. & Mrs. Drouin met with the Mayor TAPE #418 -- City Council 1 .. Mtg. Minutes January 21, 1987 · Page 3 of 5 yesterday. The commit. tee was advised to contact Fire Marshal Chet Meigs who will try to obtain litt,~r bags. He asked that a representative from each district get involved in the committee to achieve the communication needed in order to make a 100% effort throughout the City. Mr. Homing asked Council Member Crutcher to coordinate with the committee. Mrs. Katharine Stark, 206 Anoka, requested that an "absentee landlord" ordinance be drafted, if there is not one on the books, establishing their responsibilities to property owned but not occupied. She offered as an example, the old Nygaard's Grocery Store which has been boarded up for years and is an eyesore on Callow Avenue. Mrs. Stark also complained about the vehicles being allowed to park on sidewalks, forcing foot traffic on streets which is dangerous. Mr. Horninq stated he will have the City Attorney research and see what can be done. Mr. Johnson felt it was not a lack of laws but the ability to enforce is the problem. He encourage the citizens to speak up and advise the City of problem areas. Mr. Crutcher stated he has been working with City Engineer Baker and Planning Director Don Pratt the past year in an effort to identify the absentee-landlord by listing properties. Mrs. Long also encouraged citizens to contact their Council Member when a problem is identified. Mr. Phil Drouin, 103 Olympic, stated (1') he supports his wife's undertaking of the "Busy Hands"; (2) commended the new Council as a group; (3) "Busy Hands" asked that the City Council support the Mayor in the clean-up effort, e.g. junk cars, and (4) asked if Council secretary could furnish the ordinances requested, and stated the Mayor committed his secretarial support in taking the calls and complaints. Mr. Drouin also reported the illness of former Council Member Clyde Pachek who suffered two strokes but is at the home of his sister in Omaha, Nebraska, and will be returning to the Bremerton area within a few days where he will recouperate at his daughter's home in Olympia. Mr. Roy Mclnnis, 2711 Maple, responded to Mr. Crutcher's appeal by donating a pick-up truck for the clean-up efforts and addressed Mr. Colvin with a contribution of $20.00 cash to the Martin Luther King Scholorship Fund because he was unable to attend the event. Mr. Wilson, 4819 Arsenal Way, thanked the Mayor and City Council, on behalf of his constituents who were unable to attend the meeting, for Resolution #2137 designating January 19th as recognition of Dr. King. !He also stated that his group appreciated the coverage by the Bremerton Sun and the Flag donated by the VFW for the ceremony. Mr. Dawkins noted that the stree~ sweepers are operating five days each week, contrary to rumors. #6A - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT'- CABOT DOW ASSOCIATES, #AB87-021 The 1987 Budget allocates funds in the Personnel Department to continue with the services of Cabot Dow Associates. Cabot-Dow Associates is assisting with data input and participation on the City's Labor Negotiating Team to deal with the complex and difficult issues surrounding the Police and Fire Contracts. Rates are established in the Contract. The 1986 cost for their services, without going to arbitration, was $10,700. Envisioned in 1987 is an amount of $]5000 to cover contract contingencies. Mr. Dave Hiestand, Personnel Director, stated the City has progressed during the past four years with !~abor negotiations with the TAPE #418 -- City Council g. Mtg. Minutes January 21, 1987 Page ~I of 5 #1234 #1572 #1918 #2001 4 unions representing other than key-management employees. He stated Cabot Dow can furnish the computerized information that cannot be done by the City because of lack of staff. In response to questioning, he stated the City saved $3,300 of the $14,000 earmarked for this purpose in 1986. . M/S/C/U/(Waibel/Overson) to approve entering into a Profes- sional Services Contract with Cabot Dow Associates to enhance data input for labor negotiations. #GB - AMENDMENT NO. 8 ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT; BREMERTON WASTEWATER FACILITIES, #AB87-022 This amendment includes additional work items performed and identified since the last contract amendment dated October 9, 1985. The items have been previously discussed as to scope and estimated cost in the attached "Letters of Authorization!'. The tasks are either completed or well on the way to completion. Mr. Baker, City Engineer, stated this action is to formally amend the contract document. He said the work has been in progress for some time. Mrs. Long wanted to know why this did not come before Council Public Works Committee with Mr. Overson defending the request because for a period of time there were no Public Works committee meetings, which Mrs. Lonq chaired. Therefore he did not feel Staff was remiss in the procedure it followed. Mrs. Long asked that in the future department heads should communicate to the proper Council committee overseeing their particular activity. · M/S/C/U/(Colvin/Crutcher) to approve Amendment No. 8, Engi- neering Services Agreement - Bremerton Wastewater Facilities. #6C - COASTAL ZONE NANAGEMENT GRANT NO. G0087059, #AB87-023 The City of Bremerton has been awarded a 820,000 Coastal Zone Management Grant to (1) develop a Waterfront Urban Renewal Plan for the downtown Waterfront and (2) update the City's Shoreline Master Program. Ms. Kay Wilson, Senior Planner stated that the City agrees to match with an additional $5,000 in funding. She stated $20,000 is earmarked for the Urban Renewal Plan (waterfront) and S5,O00 for the City's Shoreline Master Program. She said the procedure to be used will be to upgrade the Shoreline Master Plan to be consistent with the new Comprehensive Plan/Zoning Ordinance. Further the downtown renewal project will be assistant by the grant by seeing that the regulations and procedures are in place for downtown urban renewal. Mr. Waibel stated his packet did not indicate that the City Attorney had reviewed. City Attorney, Ian Sievers assured Mr. Waibel he had reviewed. · M/S/C/U/(Crutcher/Waibel) approving the Coastal Zone Manage- ment Grant No. G0087059. RESOLUTION #2155 SETTING HEARING DATE FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATION,' #AB87-024 RCW 35.79 outlines the procedures for vacations of Streets and Alleys. The passage, publication and posting of a Resolution, setting a Hearing date, not less than 20 days or more than 60 days after Resolution passage is required. This will be returned to Council for a Hearing on March 4, 1987, with appropriate staff review and input. · M/S/C/U/(Waibel/Colvin) to approve Resolution #2155, setting Right of Way Vacation Hearing date for March 4, 1987. With no further business, meeting adjourned at 6:37 p.m. TAPE #418 _ City Council g. Mtg. Minutes January 21, 1987 Page 5 of 5 KATHLEEN L. MCCLUSKEY,~~Cit Clerk Director of Administrative Services APPROV : / / / il President cc: Normal Distribution File/Vault