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Home My WebLink About02/23/83Tape 1 Unapproved #0003 Minutes~,~ CITYCOUNCIL MEETING MINUTES February 23, 1983 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held in the Council Chambers, 239 Fourth St., Bremerton, Washington, Wednesday, February 23, 1983 at 5:30 p.m. with Council President Anderson presiding. Those present were: E. L. Sturdivant Spencer Horning Clyde Pachek Roy Mosely Art Anderson Phi] Drouin Jim Adrian Russell Johnson Mayor Dawkins City Attorney Broughton City Clerk McCluskey The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and the invoca- tion was Riven by E. L. Sturdivant. CONSENT AGENDA Minutes of February 9, 1983 AB 83-103 Insurance Bid Award AB 83-104 Clerk stated two bids were received. Recommendation is to award to low bidder, Marsh & McLennen in amount of $99,368 including options two and three. Motion by J. Adrian and E. Sturdivant to approve the Consent Agenda, carried unanimously. #0032 #00~3 #OO73 INFORMATIONAL ITEMS Clerk presented claims for damages from Jack Garman in amount of $129.26 for damage to tire and wheel due to pot hole at construc- tion site and Russell Taylor in amount of one million dollars due to negligent signing of roadway at Harlow Dr. near Kitsap way, which resulted in claimant being struck by motorist driving wrong way on one way street. AB 83-105 A & B CLAIMS/VOUCHERS AB 83-106 Vouchers audited and vertified by the auditing officer as requir- ed by RCW 42.24.090, and those expense reimbursement claims certified as required by RCW 42.24.090, have been recorded on a listing which as been made available to the Council. Motion by P. Drouin and J. Adrian as of this date, the Council does approve for payment those claims as follows: Salary Fund in amount of $193,673.34, PICA in amount of $10,248.09 for payroll period February 13, 1983; employees retirement fund for February, 1983 in amount of $3,6~4.55 and those vouchers included in the Warrant Register further described as follows: Warrant 8623 in amount of $7,480.08 and vouchers 08628 through 08710 inclusive in amount of $175,091.84, carried unanimously. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Dawkins reported on the first Saturday swim and stated due . to the response, the hours may be extended. Mayor Dawkins stated DOE is planning a combined clean-up effort with the City and County in August and asked for the City's sup- port. The Mayor stated the City will hold the annual clean-up in April. #0122 R. Johnson discussed the efforts of all involved in putting to- gether the insurance package for the City. City Clerk discussed the increased coverage in the 1983-84 insurance and decreased cost, and thanked County Risk Manager, Harry Maurer and Joan Webbet for their assistance. City Council Meeting Minutes February 23, 1983 Page Two #0165 CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT B. Broughton stated the Attorney's office will be moving next week to the offices currently occupied by Civil Service and Grants. Mr. Broughton commended the City Clerk and Asst. Purchasing Agent For City Hall remodeling, which is enabling the move to larger offices. #O2O8 HEARING - DIAMOND PARKING AB 83-107 Motion by R. Johnson and C. Pachek to table this hearing for three weeks. B. Broughton stated Council should look at all variances as a total package. Question called on the motion, carried unanimously. #027a #0325 #0363 iIUBLIC RECOGNITION Mary Lou Long, 2433 E. Phinney Bay Dr., inquired about February ]6, 1963 Minutes. City Clerk stated the minutes are not complete and will be approved at next week's meeting. Ms Long discussed a petition to State Legislators u~ging the U.S. Navy; Surgeon General of U.S. and U.S. Corps of Army Engineer's to assist in dealing with the problem of raw human waste flowing into the surrounding water due to inadequate and obsolete sewer facilities and in financing off the plant. She stated there are petitions in both libraries and the meeting room at the Great Northwest Building. Duane Christensen, Police Chief stated the department's proposed reorganizational structure is not on the agenda. City Clerk stated nothing had been received by her office. Chief Christensen stated approval is requested for two positions, which have been approved by Civil Service, and requested funding for reinstatement of Parking Regulator and Warrant Server. B. Broughton stated confirming classifications approved by Civil Service should be placed on the agenda to provide notice to interested parties. #Oz~03 #0491 A. Anderson discussed the Thursday deadline for agenda items to be placed on the agenda. Mary Lou Long inquired into the possibility of Council acting on an issue which is introduced during Public Recognition. E.L. Sturdivant stated rules were established that Council would take no action unless an item is placed on the agenda. R. Johnson stated this is to inform the public of upcoming Council business. Ms Long stated the public will not be informed due to agendas not being published. J. Adrian stated this matter has been discussed and Council expects to have a solution in a few weeks. Walterine Taylor, 2708 Callaghan Drive stated KBRO Radio broad- casts important Council issues. #05~0 #0526 Ruth Davie, 1511 Park Ave, extended an invitiation from the Fourth' District Neighborhood to a dance, Sunday, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Lesiie Clemson, stated he is representing Mrs. Bruce Hunter, Shore Dr. resident and discussed the high tide and waves created due to the Issaquah Class Ferries. Mr. Clemson discussed the ~nmage due to the tide and waves and suggested a letter from the Council would carry more weight than from a private individual. P. Drouin discussed the tide being higher this year compared to past years. Mr. Clemson stated Mrs. Hunter's bulkhead will accomma- date 16 ft. waves, the waves are due to hull construction of ferries. Mr. Clemson stated he attempted to contact the Ferry Captain and stated Rep. Zellinsky also attempted to talk with the Ferry Captain. Discussion followed regarding the speed of the ferries, and hull construction. Mayor Dawkins stated he will contact Captain White of the Ferry Headquarters in Seattle within the next few days. #0801 #O9OO #1012 #1063 #1152 #1369 #1440 #1553 City Council Meeting Minutes February 23, 1983 Pa~e Three PUBLIC RECOGNITION CONTD Ruth Davie stated she concurrs with Mr. Clemson and recommended a letter be written to all legislators. J. Adrian suggested Council write a letter to Rep. Zellinsky. B. Broughton recommended a Resolution. S. Horning suggested J. Adrian draft the Resolution. Mr. Gillard, Shore Dr., discussed unusually high tides this winter, and stated this is due to ferries on the Bremerton run. He stated these high tides occur in the early morning and late evening when the ferries are wide open. He stated high waves are created and discussed damage caused by the waves. E. Sturdivant inquired of Mr. Gillard what is considered damaging waves? Mr. Gillard stated waves over 14 ft. Mary Lou Long discussed RCW 42.20.010 regarding laws concerning ethics and misconduct of state appointed officials. Ms. Long referred specifically to CH2M Hill. Mr. Drouin stated he would like to discuss this in detail with Ms Long. ORDINANCE NO. 3822 - MASSAGE PARLOR AB 83-83 City Clerk stated Section 15A Severability had been added. The City Attorney stated good moral character had been changed to conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude. Motion by R. Johnson and S. Horning to pass on second reading, Ordinance No. 3822, with changes, carried unanimously. PTBA - BUY OUT AGREEMENT AB 83-108 City Clerk read letter from Kitsap Transit (PTBA) requesting extension and reimbursement to the City through February 28, 1983. Also presented was the buy out agreement. J. Adrian inquired into method of planning routes. A. Anderson stated hearings will be held and input regarding routes will be heard at that time. Mr. Anderson stated a good price was received for the buses. He stated two outside appraisals were received and the extensions were due to the need for additional time to finalize the buy out. Motion by S. Homing and J. Adrian to approve the PTBA Agreement for buy out as presented and place the proceeds in Cumulative Reserve Fund, carried unanimously. Mary Lou Long adamantly expressed her displeasure at the City Council for not allowing the Chief of Police to make his presenta- tion. It had previously been explained to Ms Long that this item had not been placed on the agenda for consideration and that it will come before the Council at next week's meeting. REPORTS P. Drouin stated the Sewer Committee toured the Kitsap County Treatment Plant at Brownsville. He stated their system is similiar to Bremerton's proposed system. Mr. Drouin stated tours can be arranged by any member of the public. He discussed the Sewer Committee's regular meeting on February 19 and stated Mr. Glenn Vockrodt was also in attendance. Mr. Drouin stated the next Rate Hearings will be February 28, 1983 at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. in the Great Northwest Building. E. Sturdivant stressed the need for formation of ~ City Charter Committee as time for elections is coming up. Meetin~ adjourned at 6:30 p.m. APPROVED: A~T ANDERSON, Council President KATHLEEN L. McCLUSKEY, City't'~k