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Home My WebLink About07/19/2006 DIGITAL RECORDING ,~ '~."..", ~ AU& .lltlOS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, July 19, 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, July 19, 2006, at 5:30 PM, with Council President Cecil McConnell presiding. Council members present were Nick Wofford, Carol Arends, Mike Shepherd, Wendy Priest, Adam Brockus, and Brad Gehring. Council Members Dianne Robinson and Will Maupin were 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 Brad Gehring followed by the invocation provided by Council Member Carol Arends. President McConnell thanked the local pastors for taking their time to attend the Council Meetings to provide an opening prayer; and announced that a Pre-Council Session to discuss General Council Business was held in Council Conference Room 603 from 5:00 to 5:30 PM. MAYOR'S REPORT - There was no Mayor's Report tonight.. . PUBLIC RECOGNITION & ANNOUNCEMENTS - There were no comments tonight... Mary Bertrand, President of Chums of Barker Creek, referred to a letter sent to the County Commissioners by the Bremerton City Council regarding the Comprehensive Plan, and thanked the City in particular for a section that urged protection of the Barker Creek corridor. CONSENT AGENDA A. Check Numbers 309873 through 309907; and EFT -9100 through EFT -9111, and EFT -9113 in the amount of $432,795.37; and Regular Payroll in the amount of $658,579.72 for the pay period ending June 30,2006 (#AB06-146) B. Meeting Minutes - July 5,2006 (#AB06-147) C. Meeting Minutes - July 12, 2006 (#AB06-148) D. West Sound Narcotics Enforcement Team (WestNET) Interlocal Drug Task Force Agreement with Kitsap and Mason Counties (#AB06-149) E. Request to Hire Patrol Officer prior to Officer Litts' Resignation set for September 11, 2006 (#AB06-150) F. Resolution No. 3004 approving the sale of real property located between Trenton Avenue and Jacobsen Boulevard (#AB06-151) G. Appointment of Steven M. Goupil and Emily L. Russel to the Arts Commission (#AB06-152) H. Appointment of Corky Trent and Ruth Enderle to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (#AB06-153) There were no comments from the public. 05:36:33 M/S/C/U (Arends/Maupin) Move to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Don Weslev, Chair of the Arts Commission, thanked Steven Goupil and Emily Russel for volunteering to serve; and thanked the Council for approving their appointments. He further stated that they now have a full Committee, and will be able to move forward and begin meeting. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, July 19, 2006 Page 2 of 3 6A - BID AWARD TO WM. DICKSON CO. FOR DEMOLITION OF CAPITAL HILL FIRE STATION: AND RELATED BUDGET ADJUSTMENT (#AB06-132): (Item was postponed from June 28, 2006 Council Meeting) Michael Mecham, City Engineer, stated that staff recommends that the City Council Award the bid to WM. DICKSON CO. for demolition of the Capital Hill Fire Station in the amount of $54,743.44. In addition to the demolition, City staff intends to relocate City radio/telecommunications equipment and the fire test pit and cap City sewer at the Capital Hill Fire Station site. Staff is requesting a budget adjustment in the amount of $120,000 for the award of the contract to WM. DICKSON CO. relocation of equipment and related services. 05:40:23 M/F (Arends/Motion failed due to the lack of a second...) Move to approve the award of the bid to WM. DICKSON CO. for demolition of the Capital Hill Fire Station in the amount of $54,743.44; and to approve a budget amendment to transfer $120,000 from the Contingency Reserve Fund and authorize the Street Fund to expend this additional amount. 6B - STAFFING REALIGNMENT IN THE PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO ELIMINATE THE POSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST: AND TO ADD A PARK DEVELOPMENT PLANNER (#AB06-154): Wvn Birkenthal, Parks & Recreation Director, explained that this proposal would increase the Parks & Recreation Department's capability to design and complete park planning, renovation, and construction projects in-house by eliminating the Administrative Analyst position and creating a new position entitled "Park Development Planner". The incumbent has been officially notified of this proposed action. It is anticipated that there will be an initial annual savings of approximately $7,000 from this realignment, which will be used to fund additional seasonal maintenance labor. If approved by Council, this action will be effective as of September 1, 2006. There were no comments from the public. Ms. Priest expressed her appreciation for the work done by the person in the Administrative Analyst position [Jodi Wroblewski] and thanked her for her time with the City. Mrs. Arends stated that although she was a supporter of the Parks and the new Parks & Recreation Director, she was disappointed to not see more of a comprehensive plan of what is hoped for the Parks program; and therefore was ambivalent regarding this proposal. 05:47:11 M/S/C/U (Shepherd/Gehring) Move to approve the recommendation to eliminate the position of Administrative Analyst, and add a new position entitled "Park Development Planner" to the Professional Salary Plan at Pay Band 11. Voted in favor of Motion: Brockus, Priest, Shepherd, Wofford, Gehring, McConnell Voted opposed to Motion: Arends Motion carried: 6-Yes; 1-No COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Nick Wofford thanked the four citizens who were appointed tonight for volunteering their time to serve on the various City Committees; and asked citizens to take a look at the cracks and potholes in their City streets as they are driving around, and remember that the City lost approximately $800,000 in funding for street repairs when the $30 car tabs was approved by the voters. He has noticed that our streets are now in pretty bad shape, and therefore encouraged citizens to call the Mayor and let him know that our City streets really need to be repaired. Mike Shepherd discussed his involvement with the Puget Sound Partnership Science Working Group to improve water quality in Puget Sound. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, July 19, 2006 Page 3 of 3 Adam Brockus explained that the bid award to Wm. DICKSON CO. failed because the Council would like to see if a higher amount can be obtained by the sale of this property; and announced that the deadline was soon approaching for non-profit groups to apply for Community Development Block Grants (CDBG). Brad Gehring was reminded that this is the nicest place to live after returning from a cross- country trip on his motorcycle, which led into his announcement that today was "Ride to Work on a Motorcycle or Scooter Day" to help lessen the demand on fossil fuels, traffic, and parking. Cecil McConnell reported that the week-long U. S. Public Link Golf Championship at Gold Mountain Golf Course concluded on Saturday, July 15. He thanked all of the volunteers, and specifically Frank Horton for the tremendous volunteer efforts in making this such a successful event; and thanked the Kitsap SUN for their excellent coverage. With no further business, the meeting of the City Council was adjourned at 6:56 PM. 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