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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/12/82Side #1 .t'i ~.r. C~T~ COmmiSSiOnERS ~EETT~G OCTOBER 12, 1982 Regular meeting of the City Commissioners of the City of Bremerton~ Washington, was held in the Council Chambers, 239 Fourth Street, Bremerton, Washington, Tuesday, October 12, 1982 at 9:00 a.m. with Mayor Pro-Tem Bob Stewart presiding. Also present were Commissioner Tom Swanson and City Clerk Kathleen Mandio. Mayor Nelson was on vacation. The meeting was opened wit~ the Pledge of Allegiance. MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 29, 1982 and OCTOBER 5, 1982 Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to approve the above minutes as presented, carried unanimously. PAYROLL SLIP Motion by Commissioners Swanson and Stewart to approve the follow- ing payroll slip carried unanimously. Adene Vig, Office Asst. Sr., Treasurers, 0%-longevity, from $7.41 to $7.48, effective 1G--10--82 CLAIM FOR DAMAGES -- AMY BURNETT Clerk presented Claim for Damages on behalf of Amy Burnett based on sexual discrimination for failure to hire. Department report from Personnel was read into the record. Motion by Commissioners SwansOn and Stewart to deny the claim, carried unanimously. FIRE CODES APPEALS BOARD Clerk read memo from Fire Chie__f M~igs r~questing a five member appeals board be established to meet the established codes set by the Life Safety Code 1976 edition and the Uniform Fire Code, 1976 edition, which the City has adopted by Ordinance. The follow- ing persons have been contacted and are willing to serve on this board: Mr. Henry Marcotte; Mr. Tom Hess; Mr. Larry Hall~ Mr. Marvin Randolph; and Mr. Steve Bigelow. Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to approve the above as representatives to the board, carried unanimously. SURPLUS ITEM Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to declare surplus and dispose of in the best interest of the City, one Casio AS-P Calcu- lator, carried unanimously. CALL FOR BIDS - CONTRACT FOOD SERVICE This request for bids was for contract food service for City jail inmates for the 1983 fiscal year. Discussion followed regarding the inclusion of a mileage figure if food was to be picked up by City employees rather than delivered. Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to approve the request to call for bids with the inclusion of a mileage figure if the food was to be picked up rather than delivered, carried unanimously. AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR STATE ADMINISTRATION OF SALES & USE TAX Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to approve the Amendment to the Agreement for State Administration of Sales & Use Tax for the purpose of collecting the 1/2% Sales Tax, carried unanimously. City Commissioners Meeting October 12, 1982 Page Two "FRESH ONE" EXTENSION AGREEMENT Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to approve the extension agreement for the "Fresh One", carried unanimously. OIL DISTRIBUTORS BOND Clerk stated that the recent ordinance passed by Council adopting the Mechanical Code Installers consolidated certain elements and completely eliminated the requirement for a distributors bond. This had been a requirement in the past when distributors also did installation. The council felt that this would not be this time as most companies dealing with dangerous flammable materials already carry sufficient insurance. ORDINANCE NO. 3744, 2nd reading, ESTABLISHES FEES FOR SERVICE OF ARREST WARRANTS AND SUBPOENAES Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to pass on second read- ing AN ORDINANCE establishing the fees of the Bremerton Police De- partment for the service of arrest warrants and subpoenaes, and repealing any prior ordinances setting fees inconsistent with those contained within this ordinance, carried unanimously. ORDINANCE NO. 3745, 2nd reading, RE ANIMAL CONTROL, ENFORCEMENT, PENALTIES & PROCEDURES Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to pass on second read- ing AN ORDINANCE relating to animal control, its enforcement, pen- alties and procedures, and repealing Ordo Nos. 1933, 2457, 2458, 3230, 3231, 3160, 3342, 3379, 3654, 3644, 3440, 3325, 3309 and 1122, carried unanimously. ORDINANCE NO. 3746, 2nd readir~, ~E LICENSING OF DOGS, CATS AND SETTING KENNEL FEES This ordinance was read for passage. Discussion followed regard- ing definition of "kennels" and their location in residential districts and further clarification was requested and this will be presented on October 19, 1982. WATERSHED ANNEXATION Memo was read from Planning Director with conditions relating to the annexation of the Watershed property. Discussion followed regarding the proposed zoning for the land. Mr. Attebery discussed the procedures that could be adhered to regarding the annexation and zoning changes. Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson 1) accept the proposed annexatiF require simultaneous adoption of the Comprehensive Plan; 3) require assumption of all City indebtedness and instruct the Planning Department to coordinate rezone of business areas with the approval of the annexation, carried unanimously. 12th AND WARREN STREETS DISCUSSION Clerk read a letter from Mr. Sewell regarding the proposed change in traffic for the 12th Street area. He was not in support of the change to one-way only. Also read was a letter from Mr. Donald Buher also in opposition of the proposed one-way traffic flow for 12th Street with several recommended alternatives. Discussion followed and it was felt there were several good recommendation sub- mitted and these will be forwarded to Mr. Kane, City Engineer, for further review and recommendations for council October 19, 1982. CITY ~ATTORNEY MEMO RE EGAN CHECK MATTER Clerk read memo from City Attorney regarding the Egan Check matter from one week ago council and he stated he would concur with the determination made by the County Prosecutor's Office that this is a civil matter and that criminal prosecution must be declined. City Commissioners Meeting October 12, 1982 Page Three PROCLAMATIONS Mayor Nelson proclaimed October 16, 1982 as THE DAY OF UNITY FOR BATTERED WOMEN and the Week of October 11 - 15, 1982 as NATIONAL COURT OBSERVANCE WEEK in recognition of the Association of Legal Secretaries. CLAIM FOR DAMAGES - CHARLES H. FOSTER Clerk presented a claim for damages in an estimated about of $787.55 for automobile damages for Mr. Foster. This has been sent for department report and will be submitted to the insurance company for their review. LETTER RE LOBE REZONE Clerk stated a letter had been received from Mr. David Murphy objecting to the Lobe Rezone Hearing held last week. This will be sent for filing to the Planning Department. LETTER RE PARADE CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL A request has been received from the Kitsap County Central Labor Council to hold a parade/march on Saturday, October 30, 1982 at 6 p.m. Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to approve the request with appropriate approval of the Police Department and appropriate insurance coverage, carried unanimously. COMMISSIONERS REPORTS Commissioner Swanson stated he had participated yesterday in deposition regarding Winmar. He reported that the signal system at llth and Kitsap seems to be working well and drivers are becom- ing slowly adjusted to the change. Mrs. Walterine Taylor asked about appropriate signing for ~ur~'s to ehe South Lafayette area. Commissioner Stewart discussed the deferred compensation program available to employees. He stated he would be glad to discuss this further with anyone interested. He also addressed the budget request for 1983. At present the amount is up $2 million over last year and he felt this was not in line. He felt the new City council should go into the new year with a balanced budget. Discussion followed. Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to refer back to those department heads their requests if they exceeded 6% over the 1982 budget figure and included a marked increase in per- sonnel, carried unanimously. PUBLIC RECOGNITION A Proclamation declaring October 17 thru October 23, 1982 as VENTURE WEEK was read and three women from the Soroptomist Club presented the members of the Council with a T-shirt in support of their program~ Commissioner Stewart inquired into the status of the bus bench advertising contract and City Clerk addressed the issue stating they were contacting the businesses with contracts to determine the status of those. Further reports would be forthcoming. BILLS Motion by Commissioner Stewart and Swanson to approve Regular Warrants #06125 #06250 in the amount of $183,007.48, carried unanimously. 10:15 A.M. Meeting adjourned to reconvene at 1:30 p.m. City Commissioners Meeting October 12, 1982 Page Four Reconvened meeting of the Bremerton City Council met at 1:30 p.m. Those present were: Mayor Nelson; Commissioner Stewart, Commissioner Swanson and Clerk Kathleen Mandio. ORDINANCE NO. 3742, 2nd reading, DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT Clerk read AN ORDINANCE providing for and ordering construction of two off-street parking facilities to be located on Fifth Street and on Burwell Street; providing for the construction of street amenities and beautification of Pacific Avenue; creating a local improvement district to be known as the Downtown Redevelopment Local Improvement District; and creating a Downtown Redevelopment LID Fund; providing for construction of the contemplated improve- ments; providing for the payment of the costs of such improvement by special assessments upon all property in the districts herein created; providing the method of assessment; providing for the iss- uance and sale of Local Improvement District Bonds or of warrants or installment notes. Clerk read letter from Foster & Marshall stating they wished to include in the previous agreement to the City, the possibility of the issuance of Community Redevelopment Bonds. Also read was a letter from Mr. J. Lamb of Kitsap Time- sharing and Management Services stating their concern over the proposed assessment they received on their properties. Mr. Chuck Bair, representing the Task Force, stated the Task Force has been working together with the property owners to get an evalua- tion of different proposals. Tb~ey requested Council gra~t an extension of at least 45 days for them to submit a proposal consisting of an enclosed climatized mall; 450 rooftop parking spaces and other amenities. The .p_rojec~ was in the amount of approximately $6.5 million dollars. He submitted signatures of support from task force members, property owners and merchants Commissioner Stewart asked if at the end of that time the Council would be presented with a petition from the property owners in regard to the proposed project. Mr. Bair stated that was their intent. Motion by Mayor Nelson and Commissioner Swanson to postpone the second reading of Ordinance No. 3742 for a period of 45 days. Bill Garland, Attorney representing certain property owners, discussed the use of assessments on merchants. Lou Soriano , questioned the purpose of the 45 day delay. Joe Mentor, urged council action immediately on this proposed ordinance and felt a delay of 45 days to be impractical. Motion by Commissioner Stewart to amend the motion to read 30 days rather than 45 days, died for lack of second. Commissioner Swanson stated he feels the new plan is the type that would benefit the business area the most and urged support of the project. Motion carried as follows: Mayor Nelson, yes; Commissioner Stewart no; Commissioner Swanson, yes. Side #2 SPECIAL WARRANT #0375 Motion by Mayor Nelson and Commissioner Swanson to approve payment to Land Title in the amount of $435.29, Warrant #6113, memo from City Attorney, carried as follows: Mayor Nelson, yes; Commissioner Stewart abstained; Commissioner Swanson yes. It was stated for the record that Land Title was used by the Seller(Haselwood) and that the Escrow ea t ' as 'lie l~ing costs Motion by Mayor Nelson and Commissioner Swanson to pass on Emergency, ORDINANCE NO. 3747 declaring the need for condemnation of a parcel of land in and through certain real property for the purpose of con- structing a sewer treatment facility for the City of Bremerton and declaring an emergency, carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 2:15 p.m. APPROVE - GENE NELSON, ayo~ -~ Tape ~277/~2/0324