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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
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MAY t' 2006
DIGITAL RECORDING
Wednesday, May 3,2006
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, May 3, 2006, at 5:30 PM, with Council President Cecil McConnell presiding. Council
members present were Nick Wofford, Will Maupin, Carol Arends, Dianne Robinson, Wendy Priest, and
Adam Brockus. Council Members Brad Gehring and Mike Shepherd were absent. 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 Nick Wofford followed by the invocation
provided by of Pastor Banke of Memorial Lutheran Church.
President McConnell
· Announced that a Pre-Council Session was held in Council Conference Room 603 from 5:00 to
5:30 PM; and
· Announced that a Study Session would be held on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at 5:00 PM in the Council
Conference Room to discuss a proposed ordinance to "Authorize exemptions from ad valorem
property taxation for new multi-family housing in designated centers".
MAYOR'S REPORT - There was no MA YOR'S REPORT tonight. . .
PUBLIC RECOGNITION & SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lori Oberlander, with Habitat Humanity, and Don Nelson, Manager of the Bargain Builders Store,
were pleased to announce that the public is invited to a celebration that is planned at the store on June
3rd to celebrate their first successful year; thanked the City for their support; and encouraged more
people to volunteer.
Dustin Manaini; Jason Clackley; and Brandon Herrell spoke about the Tiki House, where bands
play in a resident garage, and teens and young people have gathered because it is a "positive" place
for youth to go and express themselves with no drugs or alcohol. They encouraged the City to support
the building of a Teen Center, or non-profit venue similar to a successful place recently built in Seattle.
Don Larson provided an update on Earth Day activities, the Sinclair Inlet Clean-Up, and tree planting.
Gordy Byrd was reminding drivers to be more careful and ratient with disabled pedestrians after being
almost hit by a car twice yesterday at 11th & Callow and 11t & Warren.
Helen Miller wondered if the City had an empty building to donate for the purpose of a Youth Center.
Nancy Smith, the mother of a teen who enjoys spending weekend at the Tiki House to hear the bands,
spoke very positively about the kids and the positive atmosphere, and believes it would be a shame if it
was shut down because a few neighbors had concerns about the noise.
CONSENT AGENDA
A. Check Numbers 308059 through 308218; and EFT-8970P, EFT-8971P, and EFT-8972 through
EFT-8985 in the amount of $778,496.95; and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending April 30,
2006 in the amount of $71,141.78 (#AB06-089)
B. Meeting Minutes - April 5, 2006 (#AB06-090)
C. Meeting Minutes - April 12, 2006 (#AB06-091)
D. Ordinance No. 4969, repealing Chapter 2.11 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Traffic
Safety Commission" (#AB06-092)
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E. Service Agreement with Qwest to provide DS1 Service to Listed City Facilities (#AB06-093)
F. 2006 Budget Amendments for 2005 Capital Carry Forward Items (#AB06-094)
G. Ordinance No. 4970, updating references to the Zoning Code in Chapter 2.13 and Rate Table C of
Chapter 3.01 of the Bremerton Municipal Code (#AB06-095)
H. Approval of CDBG Program Administrator at Band 11, Rate 4 of the "2006 Professional,
Confidential & Fiduciary Pay Plan" (#AB06-096)
There were no other comments from the public.
5:55:25 M/S/C/U (PriesUArends) Move to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.
6A - FIRST OF 2 PUBLIC HEARINGS ON FIRST AMENDED CONCESSION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF BREMERTON AND OLYMPIC SOCCER & SPORTS CENTER. LLC [NO
COUNCIL ACTION IS EXPECTED UNTIL THE 2ND PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED MAY 17.2006]
(#AB06-097l: Ken Baawell, Assistant City Attorney, explained that the City and OLYMPIC SOCCER &
SPORTS CENTER currently participate in a concession agreement relating to soccer fields at Pendergast
Park. OLYMPIC SOCCER & SPORTS CENTER desires to construct an additional indoor soccer field and is
requesting additional space for its facility. The proposed agreement amends the concession
agreement by adding space to the concession area and updating other provisions of the contract. It
was stated that two Public Hearings are required before Council action, so there will not be a vote until
the second Public Hearing that is scheduled May 17, 2006.
There were no comments from the public.
6B - PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE NO. 4971. AMENDING SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE
ZONING CODE. TITLE 20 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE (#AB06-098l: Nicole Ward,
City Planner with the Community Development Department, summarized that the action before the
Council is to conduct a public hearing and adopt Ordinance No. 4971, amending several sections of
the Zoning Code, Title 20 of the Bremerton Municipal Code. She explained that a new zoning code
was adopted in December 2005, but because of some minor issues, therefore this ordinance was
drafted to resolve them. 80% of the amendments in the ordinance do not change the intent of the
code. Their purpose is to clarify, refine, and make the code more understandable. Examples of these
changes include: Clarifying the application window for comprehensive plan amendments; Simplifying
drive through lane requirements; Adding necessary definitions; Refining how we round fractions; and
Revising our density calculation
This ordinance also adds 3 new provisions which will:
. Allow for a broader variety of signs in downtown
. Allow non-conforming structures to expand up to 20%, so long as they do not become any
more non-conforming, and
. Allow schools in the R-10 zone an additional 10' of height through the use of a CUP and
increased setbacks
It was explained that these amendments have been reviewed by the Planning Commission and
received a unanimous recommendation for approval; and that other staff amendments that were
without Planning Commissions recommendation were removed and are not a part of this ordinance.
Helen Miller asked if all the sections requested to be removed by the Council were indeed removed.
Chris Huao, Community Development Director, confirmed that they were.
Mr. Wofford stated that he was in favor of these proposed amendments, but expressed his concern
with the section that would exempt single family residents from shielding their trash containers in their
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front yards, which he thought was detrimental to the beatification of Bremerton, and therefore would
like to see this issue addressed in the future.
Mr. Brockus had concerns with the number of dwelling units per acre, specifically, where a large multi-
family unit has been before, then the zoning was changed to R-10. He questioned whether this
change could be used to put in more multi-family apartment buildings where they shouldn't have been
allowed in the first place. Mr. Huao responded that could not be done because there were probably
already more units than is allowed; and multi-family homes are not allowed in R-10 zones.
6:09:42 M/S/C (Priest/Maupin) Move to pass Ordinance No. 4971 to amend several sections of the
Zoning Code Title 20 of the Bremerton Municipal Code.
Voted in favor of Motion: Priest, Robinson, Arends, Maupin, Wofford, McConnell
Voted opposed to Motion: Brockus
Motion carried: 6-Yes; 1-No
7 A - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH PARAMETRIX. INC. FOR PORT
WASHINGTON NARROWS BEACH SEWER. BOARDWALK. AND EVERGREEN PARK
EXPANSION PROEJCT (#AB06-073): Phil Williams, presented a Power Point presentation to explain
that the existing sewer main located in the beach below Washington Street is prone to failure and
requires replacement. Several options for replacing the pipe have been identified. The preferred
alternative would construct a new sewer main in conjunction with an extension of the existing
boardwalk to Evergreen Park. This Contract provides for public involvement, pre-design, permitting,
and design of the new sewer main, extension of the existing boardwalk, and re-development of the
former Chevron Property into an expansion of Evergreen Park. The requested action before City
Council is approval of a contract with PARAMETRIX, INC. for Professional Services, an increase in the
Wastewater budget of $346,750 and authorization of a new budget Fund (Boardwalk Project) for 2006
with budget expenditure approval of $603,250.
Don Larson would like to see the City pursue an underwater park as part of this project.
Mr. Maupin asked if any retail outlets were planned along the boardwalk. Mr. Huao stated that
considerable discussions have taken place on this issue, but currently, the Comp Plan does not
support retail in that area.
Ms. Priest was excited to see this project move forward; and asked when it is expected to start. Mr.
Williams responded that he would only be guessing at this point because of the coordination required
with multiple entities such as the Navy and National Parks.
6:28:25 M/S/C/U (Priest/Brockus) Move to approve the Professional Services Agreement with
PARAMETRIX, INC. for the Port Washington Narrows Sewer and Public Access Project, and to authorize
the Mayor to finalize and execute the necessary documents in substantially the same form for this
agreement; move to amend the 2006 budget
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
Mr. Wofford announced that the City of Bremerton is hosting the 8151 U.S. Amateur Public Links Golf
Tournament at Gold Mountain July 10 to 15, and stated that there were many volunteer opportunities
available; as well as at Builder's Bargains. Lastly, he reported that he went on a ride-a-Iong with a
Bremerton Police Officer, and was very impressed with the professionalism.
Mrs. Arends announced the Grand Opening of Opal Court would be held on May 4 at 1 :30 PM; and
the Grand Opening for the Benedict House would be held Friday, May 5 at 1 :00 PM.
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Ms. Robinson invited the public to a District 6 Community Meeting on Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 6:30
PM at the Penn Plaza to discuss the Industrial Park Development on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Ms. Priest discussed the Rebuilding Kitsap project (formerly known as "Christmas in April") as another
opportunity for volunteers, and thanked everyone involved with the program this year. She also
reported on the Earth Day event held last weekend.
Mr. Brockus talked about TeenFest at the Kitsap mall; mentioned the District 3 Meeting held on May
2, 2006; announced that Manette would be participating in the First Friday Art Walk event this week;
and the First Annual "Magic in Manette for Mothers" would be held on Saturday.
Mr. McConnell stated that registration forms were available at the Council Office for anyone interested
in volunteering for the Amateur Public Links Championship Golf Tournament to be held at Gold
Mountain in July.
With no further business, President McConnell adjourned the regular business meeting of the City
Council at 6:35 PM.
Prepared and Submitted by:
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L RI SMITH 7 .J
Legislative Assistant
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CECIL McCONNELL, City Council resident
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