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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, January 25,2006
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DIGITAL RECORDING
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, January 25, 2006, at 5:30 PM, with Council President Cecil
McConnell presiding. Council members present were Nick Wofford, Will Maupin, Carol Arends,
Dianne Robinson, Mike Shepherd, Wendy Priest, and Adam Brockus. Council-Member Brad
Gehring was absent. Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich, City Clerk Paula
Johnston, and Legislative Assistant Lori Smith.
The. Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Adam Brockus, followed by the
invocation provided by Council Member Dianne Robinson.
President McConnell announced that a Pre-Council session was held in Council Conference
Room 603 from 5:00 to 5:30 PM; and he let citizens know that they can receive information on
upcoming Council meetings on the City's website at www.ci.bremerton.wa.us. or by calling the
Courlcil Office at (360) 473-5280.
PUBLIC RECOGNITION & SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS - itA Call to Citizens... II
Charlotte Garrido explained that she was a member of "Kitsap Helps", which is a group of
Kitsap County citizens who offer assistance to communities who lost everything to Hurricane
Katrina. She provided a website at www.kitsaphelps.orQ for people wishing to receive more.
information, or to make donations; asked that the City of Bremerton ratify the City of Moss Point
as a Sister City; and introduced two sisters Cynthia Seawriaht~Wriaht and Sandra Doualas,
who are from a Mississippi Gulf Coast community that was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, and
were flown here to Kitsap County by "Kitsap Helps". Ms. Seawriaht~Wriaht explained that she
lost everything, but feels that the reason may have been to bring people together; and thanked
the City of Bremerton and the County of Kitsap for all their hospitality. Ms. Doualas stated that
she also lost everything, but nothing that ~can't be replaced". Her main concern was that no
distribution centers or other help was being provided by the government for the smaller, outlying
communities; and therefore formed "a small grass-roots organization called "An Outreach at
Love" to assist fellow survivors, especially the disabled and elderly. She thanked everyone for
making them feel so welcome, and stated they would appreciate any assistance that this
community could provide. In response to a request for further details from Mr. Shepherd, Ms.
Garrido stated that she would be happy to set up a team from Kitsap Helps to meet with
officials from the City of Bremerton to discuss possible ways that the City could be involved.
Mike Shepherd announced that tickets were still available fora special presentation of the
"Leahy" singing and dancing group, which is performing at the Admiral Theatre this Friday,
January 27,2006 at 8:00 PM.
Adam Brockus invited the publiC to attend a "Thank You & Retirement-tram-Council' party in
honor of former Council President Daren Nygren to be held at the Fraternal Order of Eagles
located at 6th & Washington from 5:30 to 8:00 PM on Friday, January 27; and provided details
of the "2006 Homeless Count & Outreach" that would begin at 4:00 PM on Thursday, January
26 and end at 4:00 PM on Friday, January 27; and provided contact information for Kitsap
Community Resources Family Service Center at (360) 473-2052 if citizens wished to volunteer
or to make donations.
City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes
Wednesday, January 25,2006
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CONSENT AGENDA
A. Check Numbers 305501 through 305706; and EFT-8796 through EFT-8797; EFT-8799
through EFT-8805; EFT-8807; EFT-8810 through EFT-8811; 8806P; and 8809P in the
amount of $950,487.47; and Regular Payroll in the amount of $627,292.22 for the period
ending January 15, 2006 (#AB06-021)
B. Minutes of Meeting - January 18, 2006 (#AB06-022)
C. Purchase of Excess liability and Workers' Compensation Insurance (#AB06-Q23)
There were no comments tram the public.
5:50:40 M/S/C/U (Priest/Robinson) Move to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.
GENERAL BUSINESS
5A - PREMIER PROPERTIES LLC RELOCATION OF EASEMENTS (#AB06-020):
Michael Mecham, City Engineer, summarized that the City has various water, sewer, storm,
and gas easements running through property owned by PREMIER PROPERTIES, LLC (the former
Coca Cola building). PREMIER PROPERTIES, LLC has requested that the City terminate all of the
current easements and relocate the sewer, storm, and gas easements to clear the title which
will allow better development of the property. The City has no further use for these easements.
There were no comments tram the public.
5:53:20 M/S/C/U (Maupin/Arends) Move to approve the termination of certain easements and
the granting of new easements on property owned by PREMIER PROPERTIES, LLC subject to the
final approval of the Public Works & Utilities Director, and authorize the Mayor to execute the
appropriate documents in substantially the same form as presented.
With no further business, the meeting of the City Council was adjourned at 5:55 PM. Council
then reconvened in the Conference Room 603 for a STUDY SESSION to hear presentations on
upcoming agenda items. The public was invited to attend.
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LORI SMITH
Legislative Assistant
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