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AUG l' 6, 2006
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
VVednesday, August 2, 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, VVashington,
VVednesday, August 2, 2006, at 5:30 PM, with Council President Cecil McConnell presiding. Council
members present were Nick VVofford, VVill Maupin, Carol Arends, Dianne Robinson, Mike Shepherd,
VVendy Priest, Adam Brockus, and Brad Gehring. Also present were Assistant City Attorney Mark
Koontz; City Clerk Paula Johnston, and Legislative Assistant Lori Smith.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Brad GehrinQ followed by the invocation
provided by Pastor Eric Roberts of New Life Assembly.
President McConnell 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; Item 6B under GENERAL BUSINESS
was pulled from the agenda tonight; and the Study Session scheduled Thursday, August 3,2006 to
discuss the proposed "Parking Pay & Display Stations in the Downtown Area" has been canceled.
MAYOR'S REPORT
Mavor Bozeman presented a Mayor's Appreciation Award to Frank Horton tonight because he
was not available last week when the City thanked all of those who volunteered their time to make the
U.S. Public Links Championship at Gold Mountain Golf Complex such a great success.
PUBLIC RECOGNITION & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mike Walton, with the Kitsap YMCA, stated that he would be coming each month to provide an
update on the activities happening at the "Y" such as Friday Night Hoops and Splash & Jam; he was
also dismayed to report the forced closure of their popular "Child VVatch" daycare program that
supported military families due to stricter licensing requirements by the State of VVashington.
Helen Miller discussed a meeting that she and Representative-candidate Trent England had with the
Mayor this morning to find out if the proposed tax advantage would apply to the luxury waterfront
condominiums currently being built by Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority (KCCHA). Will
Maupin directed attention to language in the proposed ordinance, as well as a recent article in the
Kitsap SUN which established that the waterfront district would be excluded from the tax abatement.
CONSENT AGENDA
A. Check Numbers 310242 through 310407; and EFT-9126 through EFT-9137 in the amount of
$2,073,188.56; and Retiree Payroll in the amount of $76,119.93 for the pay period ending July 31,
2006 (#AB06-156)
B. Meeting Minutes - July 19, 2006 (#AB06-157)
C. Meeting Minutes - July 26,2006 (#AB06-158)
D. Purchase of a John Deere 320 Skid Loader from SUMNER TRACTOR (#AB06-159)
E. Risk Management Rebates (#AB06-160)
F. Interlocal Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Agreement with the Bremerton Police
Department (#AB06-161)
G. Contract between Olympic College and the City of Bremerton to provide Leadership Training to
Management and Professional Employees (#AB06-162)
H. Appointment of Maurice Correia to the Civil Service Commission (#AB06-163)
There were no comments from the public.
05:45:08 M/S/C/U (Priest/Arends) Move to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.
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6A - CONTRACT PROVISION FOR WIRELESS INTERNET SERVICE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA
WITH WAVE BROADBAND (#AB06-164): Bill Eley. Information Technology Manager, explained
that the Information Technology Division has solicited proposals to provide a free public wireless
internet service for the downtown area, so as to provide an additional economic boost to that area.
VVAVE BROADBAND provided the lowest cost, responsive proposal. The cost to provide the
infrastructure is $48,250 and it is anticipated that there will be a monthly operating cost of $2,025. It
is anticipated that the operating cost for the remainder of 2006 will be $6,075. Commencing in
January 2007, staff will be working to have the operating costs met or partially met by sponsors in
exchange for an advertising presence on the Splash Page of the service. It was further explained
that this item was not budgeted for in 2006, and therefore a budget adjustment would be required to
implement.
Michael Berinqer, Vice President; and Jamie Aqqen, Owner of L1GHTSPEED BOADBAND, Inc., handed
out a letter to the Council to express their concern that they believed they had submitted a proposal to
the Mayor's Office on April 23,2006, but that no response was ever received. Then, they only
recently learned that their proposal was apparently not received by the Mayor, and therefore not
considered by the City because the proposal was considered "late". They also submitted a report to
show what their company was prepared to offer, which included "free" internet service with no
maintenance or monitoring costs.
Helen Miller asked Mr. Beriner and Mr. Aggen if they received a stamped-receipt from the Mayor's
Office when they originally submitted their proposal, and if not, that should have been done. She also
asked if the $48,250 was for a one time start-up cost or would this be on-going? Mr. Eley explained
that the $48,250 was a one time amount for infrastructure costs; and the $2,025 would be a monthly
occurring cost payable to a company for monitoring the usage and bandwidth to run the system.
Laura Lyon, Finance Director, added that although the City is always interested in receiving
proposals from interested parties, all proposals must be received at the same time and under the
same criteria to allow an "even playfield" for all those wishing to participate. She further explained
that the "door was not completely closed" because the contract tonight applies to only a small area of
downtown, and if it is successful, other segments of the City will provide additional opportunities for
L1GHTSPEED BOADBAND, Inc. and other companies to participate in the next RFP process.
Mr. Shepherd asked if the wireless service currently provided by L1GHTSPEED BOADBAND, Inc.
includes the waterfront. Mr. Aqqen stated yes, and added that they actually cover an area all the
way to VVarren Avenue, and there are plans currently in place to expand even further.
06:04:52 M/S/C/U (Maupin/Shepherd) Move to approve a contract for provision of wireless internet
service in the downtown area with VVave Broadband and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute
the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as contained in the proposal, and
amend the 2006 Budget for Information Technology, authorizing additional expenditures of $54,325
and a corresponding General Fund Transfer.
Voted in favor of Motion: Brockus, Priest, Robinson, Arends, Maupin, Gehring
Voted opposed to Motion: Shepherd, VVofford, McConnell
Motion carried: 6-yes; 3-No
68 GENER.AL MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT
OF TRJ\NSPORT^TION ('NSOOT) FOR THE DO\^.'NTO'NN 8REMERTON PEDESTRIJ\Nf8TC
ACCESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (#l\B06 165): This item was pulled from the agenda...
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6C - LOCAL AGENCY SPECIAL DETOUR AGREEMENT WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (WSDOT) FOR THE DOWNTOWN PEDESTRIAN/BTC
ACCESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (#AB06-166): Phil Williams, Public VVorks & Utilities Director,
summarized that the VVashington State Department of Transportation (VVSDOT) is planning for the
construction of the Downtown Bremerton Pedestrian/BTC Access Improvement Project, which will
require the temporary closure of Burwell Street (SR304) between VVarren Avenue and Pacific
Avenue, and the detouring of SR304 onto other City streets. An agreement between VVSDOT and
the City is required to identify and authorize the use of the detour route, and to address maintenance
responsibilities. The agreement also identifies the improvements to the detour route that will be
performed by the City, with reimbursement by the State.
There were no comments from the public.
06:15:02 M/S/C/U (Arends/Robinson) Move to authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the Local
Agency Special Detour Agreement with VVashington State Department of Transportation for the
Downtown Bremerton Pedestrian/BTC Access Improvement Project.
Voted in favor of Motion: Priest, Shepherd, Robinson, Arends, Maupin, VVofford, Gehring, Brockus
Voted opposed to Motion: McConnell
Motion carried: 8-yes; 1-No
7 A - ORDINANCE NO. 4976. ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE BREMERTON SHORELINE
MASTER PROGRAM (#AB06-167): Andrea Spencer, Department of Community Development
Planning Manager explained that the proposed ordinance makes amendments to the Bremerton
Shoreline Master Program to ensure consistency with new Critical Areas Ordinance regulations
adopted in March of 2006, and to correct clearly outdated or erroneous elements of the existing
Shoreline Master Program. The proposed amendments remove an unworkable provision for view
corridors in single family residential environments and improve public shoreline access with a
documented network of public Shoreline Access points. Geoffrev Wentlandt, also with the
Community Development Department, discussed each of the amendments being proposed in the
ordinance; and further discussed five (5) additional amendments that were added by the City Council
following the initial presentation at the Study Session on July 28, 2006.
Helen Miller asked if the possibility of reducing buffers would depend on having enough money
available to pay for a geo tech and a biologist; and if the proposed amendments to the length of
docks and piers provided too much "power" to the discretion of the Director of Community
Development? Mr. Wentlandt addressed the issue of buffers, explaining that for the first time, the
Critical Areas Ordinance does allow for a buffer amount below the minimum; and described the
proposed "buffer" zone added for docks and piers was to allow room for a transition.
Larry Lober asked if the buffer area was limited to single family or residential use. Mr. Wentlandt
clarified that all of the denser centers with mixed use and multi-family density will still have a view
corridor requirement.
Mr. GehrinQ hoped that a couple of incorrect items could eventually be corrected.
06:32:45 M/S/C/U (Maupin/Arends) Move to pass Ordinance No. 4976, amending sections to the
Bremerton Shoreline Master Program, as amended.
Voted in favor of Motion: Shepherd, Robinson, Arends, Maupin, VVofford, Gehring, Brockus,
McConnell
Abstained: Priest
Motion carried: 8-yes; 1-Abstention
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COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
Brad GehrinQ discussed his involvement with emergency preparedness specifically targeted to small
business owners.
Mike Shepherd invited citizens to join him at the 8th Annual District 5 Picnic at Evergreen Rotary Park
on Saturday, August 19 from 11 :00 AM to 1 :00 PM for hotdogs and hamburgers.
Carol Arends discussed her attendance at the "Lights Out" event at VVestpark Community Center
last night; and the Puget Sound Regional Council Transportation Policy Board Meeting last week.
She also reminded everyone about the First Friday Art VValk activities downtown this week.
Will Maupin also attended the "Lights Out" event, which he described as a great success; and was
thrilled to be on a pick-up game at the YMCA on Monday and Tuesday with Marvin VVilliams, now with
the N BA.
Cecil McConnell was happy to report that he and his wife Mae celebrated their 56th VVedding
Anniversary last night.
VVith no further business, the meeting of the City Council was adjourned at 6:46 PM.
Prepared and Submitted by:
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LORI SMITH
Legislative Assistant
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