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Home My WebLink About11/02/05 COla DIGITAL RECORDING APPIIMIl CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES NOV t 6.ZOM Wednesday, November 2, 2005 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order in the City Council Chambers, of the NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT CENTER 345 6th Street, Bremerton, Washington, Wednesday, November 2, 2005, at 5:30 PM, with Council President Daren Nygren presiding. Council members present were Mike Short, Will Maupin, Carol Arends, Dianne Robinson, Wendy Priest, Cecil McConnell, and Brad Gehring. Council Member Mike Shepherd was absent. Council Also present were Assistant City Attorney Ken Bagwell, City Clerk Paula Johnston, and Legislative Assistant Lori Smith. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Cecil McConnell followed by the invocation provided by Reverend Paul Meeker of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church. A moment of silence was then held in memory of the passing of Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks. President Nygren announced that a Pre-Council session was held in Council Conference Room 603 from 5:00 to 5:30 PM; that the Council would be holding a Joint Session with the Bremerton School District Board of Directors on Thursday, November 3 at 5:30 PM in the School District Administrative Building located at 134 North Marion Avenue; if citizens would like to receive information on upcoming Council meetings, they may go to the City's website at http://www.cLbremerton.wa.us, or call the Council Office at (360) 473-5280. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Bozeman... . Presented the Mayor's Employee of the Month Award to Charlotte Belmore of the Human Resources Department, and thanked her for her efforts and dedication; . Acknowledged the efforts of Gary Sexton in several on-going City projects; . Announced the Port of Bremerton will soon be ready to go out for bids on the new Bremerton Marina; . Thanked the "Friends of the Library" for their gift of funds for use in renovating the downtown library; . Commented on an article in the KITSAP SUN regarding the County Commissioner's denial to the Bremerton Housing Authority (BHA) for purchasing property in the County that was to be used for relocating Westpark residents; and added that the City remains committed to working with both BHA & the KitsapCounty Consolidated Housing Authority (KCCHA). PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS . President Nygren invited Council Member Carol Arends to present the City Pride Award for the Month of October 2005 to District 7 residents Michael & Beverly Kelly of the 100 block of North Lafayette Avenue. Mr. Kelly was present to accept the award and thanked Council Member Arends and the City for this recognition. CONSENT AGENDA A. Check Numbers 303683 through 303844; EFT-8657; EFT-8659; EFT-8661 through EFT-8671; 8658P; and 8660P in the amount of $708,063.29; Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending October 31, 2005 in the amount of $101, 441.02 (#AB05-245) B. Minutes of Meeting - October 5, 2005 (#AB05-246) C. Minutes of Meeting - October 12,2005 (#AB05-247) D. Minutes of Meeting - October 19, 2005 (#AB05-248) E. Minutes of Meeting - October 26, 2005 (#AB05-249) F. Bid Award to ADVANCED DOOR SERVICES, INC. for Fire Station Apparatus Bay Door (#AB05-250) G. Professional Services Agreement with HDR ENGINEERING for Water System Plan and Regulatory Technical Evaluation (#AB05-251) H. Budget Adjustment for FY2005 Regarding Position Reclassification for "Web Support Specialist" in Public Works & Utilities (#AB05-252) I. Professional Services Agreement with the BREMERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT for Full-Time School Resource Officer position (#AB05-253) City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, November 2,2005 Page 2 of 3 J. Professional Services Agreement with KCRlAMERICORPS for Community Service Work Program (#AB05-254) K. Professional Services Agreement with ROVANG & ASSOCIATES for Public Defender Services (#AB05- 255) There were no comments from the public. 5:42:40 M/S/C/U (Priest/Arends) Move to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. 6A - ORDINANCE NO. 4952 AMENDING CHAPTERS 7.04. 7.15. AND 13.04 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE (BMC) REGARDING ANIMALS AT LARGE (#AB05-256): Ken Mickelson, Parks & Recreation Director explained that he has been working with a group of citizens to develop a dog park where supervised dogs may go unleashed for exercise, socialization, and fun. The proposed ordinance amends the provisions of Chapters 7.04,7.15, and 13.04 of the Bremerton Municipal Code (BMC) to allow unleashed dogs in designated dog park areas within the City parks system. The Parks & Recreation Commission has reviewed this program and recommends the revision. He added that the ordinance would allow additional dog parks within the Parks system that would not require additional approval of the City Council. Additionally, he invited everyone to attend the Grand Opening and naming of the new dog park that would be held Saturday, November 5,2005 at 10:00 AM. There were no comments from the public. 5:46:00 M/S/C/U (Arends/Priest) Move to pass Ordinance No. 4952, amending Chapters 7.04,7.15, and 13.04 of the Bremerton Municipal Code (BMC) relating to animals at large. 6B - CONTRACT WITH SYNERGY CONSTRUCTION. INC FOR GENERAL MANAGER/GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR BREMERTON HARBORSIDE PARK. NAVAL MUSEUM/BUILDING 50 RENOVATION. AND MEMORIAL PLAZA (#AB05-242): Gary Sexton, Economic Development Director recommended that the City of Bremerton. enter into a contract for General Manager/General Contractor for Bremerton Harborside Park, Naval Museum/Building 50 Renovation and Memorial Plaza in order to provide services during the design phase including design considerations, value engineering, cost estimating, alternative construction options, and project construction phase. Harborside Park will include reconstruction, design and installation of the USS STENNIS mast, placement of rocks, trees, artifacts, and other elements and materials. Naval Museum/Building 50 Renovation consists partly of Building 50 remodel for use as a museum with build out of a basement storage and interconnection to a building addition that is constructed partly from shipyard steel materials. Memorial Plaza consists partly of stepped plazas, placement of PSNS artifacts and landscape materials and development coordination with PSNS security and BCT/Pedestrian Access (Tunnel) Project. There were no comments from the public. 6:02:15 M/S/C/U (Arends/Short) Move to approve the General Manager/General Contractor Agreement with SYNERGY CONSTRUCTION, INC., as amended, for Bremerton Harborside Park, Naval Museum/Building 50 Renovation, and Memorial Plaza in the amount not to exceed $4,504,200.00; and authorize the Mayor to finalize the agreement in substantially the same form as presented in conjunction with City Attorney approval. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Sandy Schaut was concerned about a pumping station at 25th & Snyder that blocks a view of the water. The Public Works Department had explained to her that the facility has been there a long time, and therefore was "grand-fathered in", but she recently found out that the faCility was only installed in the last three years. She quoted Item 3 regarding "View Protection" of the "Utilities" policy of the Shoreline Master Plan that indicates scenic views are to be protected. President Nygren asked that Ms. Schaut provide her concern in writing to receive a written response. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, November 2, 2005 Page 3 of 3 Larry Taylor also commented on the same issue, and asked the City Council to explain how the development in that area fits into the Policies and Regulations of the Shoreline Master Plan, and provided copies of the "Utilities" section. President Nygren reiterated his request that the concerns be provided in writing to receive a written response from the City. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Brad Gehring reported on the successful "Survival Saturday" event that was held this past weekend; and announced that he would be hosting a Public Information Meeting on Thursday, November 10th beginning at 6:30 PM .at the Sheridan Park Recreation Center Lounge located at the corner of Clare Avenue & Lebo Boulevard with representatives from the Public Works Department to discuss the "Warren Avenue Off-Ramp to Callahan Drive Project". Wendy Priest thanked the downtown businesses that stayed open late on Halloween to hand out candy; and reminded the public about the First Friday Art Walk activities this week. Carol Arends enjoyed her attendance at the annual Spaghetti Festa last Sunday sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, and reported on recent Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council Meetings she attended. Will Maupin reported on his attendance at the new 405 condominium project downtown, and feels the future is very bright for Bremerton. Mike Short announced that WSDOT would be providing "draw span testing" on the Hood Canal Bridge Thursday, November 10 from 4:00 AM to Midnight. The information letter is available at (360) 473-5280. Daren Nygren thanked the Parks Department and all the volunteers for putting on the well attended Halloween festivities at Sheridan Park; and also thanked the downtown businesses for participating in Halloween fun. Lastly, he thanked Assistant City Attorney Ken Bagwell for sitting in for City Attorney Roger Lubovich who is on a trip to his homeland in Yugoslavia. With no further business, the meeting of the City Council was adjourned at 6: 1 0 PM. Prepared and Submitted by: ~ :5iiJtu LORI SMITH Legislative Assistant Attest: DN/PJ/ls/cge