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The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Bremerton was held in the City Council Chambers, 239 4th
Street, Bremerton, Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 1985,
at 5:30 p.m. with Council President Art Anderson presiding.
Present were Councilmen Bill Amo, Russ Johnson, Roy Mosely,
Clyde Pachek, Jim Adrian, Spencer Horning and Phil Drouin.
Also present were Mayor Morrie Dawkins, City Attorney Bill
Broughton and City Clerk Kathleen McCluskey.
The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, led by
Council President Art Anderson with Councilman Jim Adrian
giving the invocation.
CONSENT AGENDA
Item #A, Minutes of the May 15th and 16th, 1985, amending
incorrectly identified Legislative bills, Page 2, para. #3,
#AB85-230.
#0049 · M/S/C/U/(Mosely/Amo) to approve the minutes, as amended.
Item #B, Change Order No. 5 to Contract C-7, directs the
contractor to (1) provide ammeters (6) for each sewage pump
motor starter; (2) repair the 15" diameter concrete overflow
outfall from Overflow 2, and (3) replace the existing weir
plate at Overflow 4, #AB85-231. Item #C, Change Order No. 6
to contract C-13, is to document the final contract price
and the final work completion dates for the contract, #AB85-
232.
#0120 · M/S/C/U/(Drouin/Pachek) to approve Change orders No. 5 to
Contract C-7 and No. 6 to Contract C-13 as presented.
CLAIMS/WARRANTS 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.
#0167 · M/S/C/U/(Drouin/Adrian) as of May 22, 1985, the Council, by
a unanimous vote, does approve for payment those vouchers
included in the above list and further described as follows:
voucher numbers #11807 - #11968, in the total amount of
$113,237.28, and voucher numbers #11800 - #11801, in the
total amount of $768.28.
MAYOR'S REPORT
Proclamation #1 - designating May 23rd. as "Military Spouse
Day" was presented by Mayor Dawkins to 5 Military Ship's
Ombudsmen who are responsible as the liasion to the Ship's
Captain when a problem arises or assistance is needed.
Mayor Dawkins noted that the elevator is placed in the shaft
and viewed it's operation. The Scout Hall Roof bids were
determined inadequate, therefore the City is trying to
negotiate a way to complete the reroofing based on volunteer
and community help with financial resources available. The
Contractor is due to begin clearing out the asbestos at
Kiwanis Field. Mayor Dawkins stated he expects to present a
full report on the Block Grant program at next weeks Council
meeting. He invited interested Councilmen and Public to the
unvailing of the Waterfront Design which has been prepared
by University of Washington Student Design Team.
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ATTORNEY'S REPORT
City Attorney Bill Broughton announced that the "Code of
Ethics" Ordinance has been distributed for Staff Review and
should soon be before City Council in it's final draft.
PUBLIC RECOGNITION
Council President Anderson called for any Public Recognition
with no response.
COUNCIL MEMBERS REPORTS
Councilman Horning, reported on the Council Planning
Committee which will hold a special session Wednesday, May
29, 1985, at 4:00 p.m.
Councilman Drouin, distributed handout literature and report
of his trip back to Washington D. C. this past week. He
stated he had the opportunity to tour Wastewater Treatments
Plants in both States of Maryland and Virginia. He provided
samples of sludge, treated in each plant, which can be used
for compost.
Councilman Amo criticized the recent article in the Seattle
PI/Times this weekend which portrayed the City of Bremerton
in an unfavorable light because of it's close association
with the Naval installations. He requested that the Mayor
initiate a letter to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Commander letting them know they are considered a good
neighbor. The Mayor agreed to take care of letter.
Councilman Sturdivant felt the Council, Executive branch and
City in general should respond to the article mentioned.
Mayor Dawkins responded stating there is a planned full page
ad in the Bremerton Sun emphasizing the "good things" of
Bremerton. He stated petitions are being circulated and he
has indication that the response from Bremerton will appear
in the "Pacific" magazine.
Councilman Johnson, noted downtown Bremerton could be
improved visually by replacing parking meters with shrubs
and trees and making shopping in Bremerton more attractive
two-fold by eliminating and monitoring parkers.
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AGREEMENT 945730, #AB85-199
This agreement grants the City easements for right-of-way on
which to construct a portion of the Port Washington Narrows
Beach pipeline. The City paid the $7,080.00 in 1984 under
the DNR policy in effect at that time. This is not a
request to expend additional funds but to get approval of
the agreement in order to allow the City to properly record
the transaction. DNR changed the policy in October, 1984
and now grants easements free of charge. Councilman Drouin
asked if the City could request reimbursement because of the
change in DNR policy. City Attorney stated that a change of
this type is usually not retro however a letter requesting
reimbursement would be worth a try because of the policy
change.
#0969 · M/S/C/(Drouin/Adrian) to accept Department of Natural
Resources Agreement #45730.
VOTE: In favor; Sturdivant, Horning, Pachek, Anderson,
Drouin, Mosely, Adrian & Johnson
Abstain; Amo
Motion PASSED
Item #8B - Pulled.
ORDINANCE (FIRST READING) REPEALING ORD. #1651 & #3125
RELATING TO THE POSITION OF CITY AUDITOR, #AB85-235
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This brings the Bremerton Municipal Code, through ordinance,
in line with the Bremerton City Charter. The Municipal Code
has the Auditor reporting to the City Clerk and the Charter
establishes the Audit Committee and other functions.
Without the change it creates confusion and conflict of
interest between City Charter and Bremerton Municipal Code.
#1149 · M/S/C/(Adrian/Johnson) to approve an Ordinance (first
reading) repealing Ordinances No. 1651 and Ordinance No.
3125 relating to the position of City Auditor.
VOTE: In favor; Sturdivant, Horning, Pachek, Amo
Anderson, Drouin, Adrian & Johnson
Abstain; Mosely
Motion PASSED
ORDINANCE (FIRST READING) SEATTLE REALTY PRE-ANNEXATION
ZONING, %AB85-236
On January 23, 1985, the City Council approved a pre-
annexation zoning of the subject site, to be effective upon
annexation. Before such zoning action is legally in effect,
it must be passed in Ordinance form. Note: Zoning to be
effective only upon annexation.
#1238 ® M/S/C/U/(Horning/Mosely) to approve an Ordinance (first
reading) assigning a City zoning classification to
unincorporated property, generally described as the Sauer
and Hanberg property, which the City of Bremerton proposes
to annex. Upon the date of annexation, this ordinance shall
become effective and this property shall be assigned the
Manufacturing District zoning classification. Approval
includes the necessary Concommitant Agreement.
ORDINANCE (FIRST READING) SETTING FORTH LEGISLATIVE &
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS ON THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE CITY OF
BREMERTON, #AB85-237
Currently, there exists no specific local policy which
identifies administrative and legislative controls on the
expenditure of funds appropriated in the annual adopted
budget. Therefore, the laws of the State of Washington
(which provide broad administrative flexibility) are the
only existing operational guidelines available to the Mayor
and departmental administrators. In addition, there
currently exists no formal approval procedure or policy to
provide for budget adjustments necessary to insure that the
budget can be transformed from a planning document to an
operations tool. This proposed ordinance is submitted for
approval to fill these major gaps in a fashion which would
provide the City's administrators flexibility to carry out
policies adopted by the City Council and insure the conduct
of all City operations in compliance with legislative
intent. The draft policies and procedures will serve as the
implementation orders for the proposed ordinance.
Mr. Les Siglin, Budget Analyst, explained the proposed
ordinance and further detailed the purpose. He stated the
present Policy and Procedure shows no Legislative or
Administrative control. It is extremely hard to track the
paper trail during audit procedures. He emphasized that no
administrator can exceed the budget appropriation within the
budget unit. Councilman Mosely was concerned about
transferring monies from one account to another without
Council approval, or leaving the decision up to only the
Fiscal and Budget committee. Councilman Sturdivant was also
concerned that all budget item changes, after budget is
approved annually by Council, should again reappear before
Council to approve changes. He felt too much authority
would be given to Staff when it is the Council's
responsibility to oversee the budget. Ms. McCluskey
clarified to Councilman Sturdivant that any item over the
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$5,000 maximum still must come before Council for approval.
Councilman Adrian defended the ordinance stating that under
RCW's, the Mayor can move money anywhere, anytime allowing
realignment of the budget at a given time. He felt Council
should not be involved in the every day details because of
time contraints. Councilman Sturdivant still objected
stating $5,000 or under is not minor detail. Councilman
Johnson noted that Council has been got involved in the
small details of the budget since the new Councilmen took
office. Councilman Mosely concur with Councilman Sturdivant
stating the Council is just as available as the Fiscal &
Budget Committee. Ms. Judith Katsirubas, City Auditor,
spoke in support of the Ordinance.
#2736 ® M/S/C/(Drouin/Amo) to approve Ordinance (first reading)
setting forth legislative and administrative controls on the
annual budget of the City of Bremerton.
VOTE: In favor; Horning, Pachek, Anderson, Drouin
Amo, Adrian & Johnson
Opposed; Mosely & Sturdivant
Motion PASSED
ORDINANCE (FIRST READING) CONSOLIDATED CONSTRUCTION AND FIRE
SAFETY CODE, #AB85-234
On February 4, 1985, City Council Study Session, the
Building Official discussed a proposal for a comprehensive
revision of the City's Building/Fire/Nuisance Codes. In
response to this proposal the Council established an Ad Hoc
Council/Staff Building/Fire Code committee to review/assess
and participate in the development of the final ordinance.
Over 3000 pages of mandatory and optional codes were
reviewed and discussed. Goals established included; (1)
minimize costs to the citizens/building community; (2)
contribute to streamline City's permit process (Council SLI
#3); (4) to maximum extent practical parallel the County's
requirements which was felt to be desirable so that
developers in both the City and County were working to the
same requirements; (5) develop a document which provides
reasonable agressive/ambitious Building & Fire Safety
Program for the community recognizing the unique character
of Bremerton the large number of older, existing commercial
and residential buildings, consistent with available
staffing requirements to facilitate enforcement capability;
(6) provide a provision in the ordinance which permits the
average citizen handyman to perform minor repairs on his
home without necessity of a building permit, and (7) provide
a clearly define mechanism for enforcement of nuisance
violations in the City. (i.e, dangerous fences, open wells,
unsafe conditions on private property, etc.). Committee
Chairman Adrian detailed the philosophy of the 7-point
ordinance. He further stated that, unlike present system,
this document can be enforced by our Municipal Court rather
than the County Prosecuting Attorney.
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#0013 Mr. Glenn Vockrodt, 1409 Marlow, had no objections to
approval on first reading of the ordinance but requested
Council to hold 4 weeks for second reading/final passage to
enable those interested, to research the document. Mr. Herb
Effron, Chamber of Commerce Representative felt final
approval should not occur until an open meeting/seminar
outlines to the Public, Businesses, citizens, etc., the
ramifications of this major change in policy. He was
advised after inquiring, that the State presently governs
the electrical code enforcement because the City decided not
to hire an electrical inspector. Mr. George Allan, felt he
was not in agreement with the proposed One-Stop Permit
Center concept. Mr. Bert Gegner, 934 Washington, thought
that with the complexity of the document, he concurred with
Mr. Vockrodt's request to postpone second reading.
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Councilman Adrian noted that a cover letter, along with a
copy of the document was sent to various groups, public,
media, etc. so that the citizenry was aware of the proposed
changes. Councilman Sturdivant felt this was a good
document but agreed that Council should proceed slowly,
allowing time for response by the citizens. Councilman
Anderson was concern with the Fire Safety in older
buildings. Councilman Adrian noted that there is an 18
month compliance grace period and that the Sprinkler
provision for basements is possibly controversial.
#0572 · M/S/C/U/(Amo/Sturdivant) to approve an Ordinance (first
reading) regarding the State Building Code Act and Related
matters, returning to Council in 2 weeks, to be heard and
acted upon at the hour of 5:30 p.m. or after, due to new
summer City Council hours commencing.
With no further business, meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
KATHLEEN L. MCCLUSKEY, Cit~ Clerk
City of Bremerton
APPROVED:
ART ANDERSON, President
City Council
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