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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, September 20,2006
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, September 20, 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, Adam Brockus, and Brad Gehring. 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 GehrinQ followed by the
invocation provided by Reverend Paul Meeker of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church.
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.
MAYOR'S REPORT - Mayor Bozeman...
. Gave a briefing on a meeting he held with a Seattle Council Member to solicit support for
the Passenger Only Ferry;
. Presented a Mayor's Employee Appreciation Award to Gunnar Fredrickson of the
Public Works & Utilities Department; and
. Introduced Phil Williams, Director of Public Works & Utilities, with Pat Coxon, Wastewater
Treatment Plant Manager, presented an Employee Suggestion Award to John Bvkonen,
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations Supervisor for a suggestion he provided to use
effluent water instead of water which saved the City
PUBLIC RECOGNITION & ANNduNCEMENTS - There were no comments or
announcements
CONSENT AGENDA
A. Check Numbers 311347 through 311400; and EFT-9230 through EFT-9239 in the amount
of $453,186.77 (#AB06-193)
B. Meeting Minutes - September 6, 2006 (#AB06-194)
C. Meeting Minutes - September 13, 2006 (#AB06-195)
D. Contract Extension between the City of Bremerton and SOREN NORTHWEST, INC. for
Lobbying and Consulting Services (#AB06-196)
E. Acceptance of a Public Works Trust Fund Loan (PWTF) Pre-Construction Loan Agreement
for the Southwest Bremerton Residential Sewer Extension Project (#AB06-197)
F. Professional Services Agreement with URS for Engineering Services for the Southwest
Bremerton Residential Sewer Extension Project (#AB06-198)
There were no comments from the public
Ms. Robinson asked for further discussion of Item 5D to allow clarification of the not-to-exceed
amount for lobbying and consulting fees with SOREN NORTHWEST, INC.
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05:46:20 M/S/C/U (Priest/Arends) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented; with
the exception of Item 50.
Laura Lyon, Finance Director, provided information on how the figures were calculated.
05:53:10 M/S/C (Maupin/Arends) Move to approve Item 50 on the CONSENT AGENDA as
presented.
Voted in favor of Motion: Brockus, Shepherd, Robinson, Arends, Maupin, Wofford, Gehring,
McConnell
Voted opposed to Motion: Priest
Motion carried: 8-Yes; 1-No
6A - ORDINANCE NO. 4979 AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 4959 RELATING TO THE CITY
OF BREMERTON'S 2006 ANNUAL BUDGET (#AB06-199): Laura Lyon, Financial Services
Director, explained that the Bremerton City Council adopted the 2006 annual City Budget by
Ordinance No. 4959 on December 7,2005. Certain programs have been implemented and
actions taken during the year which have an impact on the City's 2006 Budget resulting in the
need to amend the 2006 budget document.
There were no comments from the public.
06:00:07 M/S/C/U (Brockus/Robinson) Move to approve Ordinance No. 4979 amending
Ordinance No. 4959 relating to the City of Bremerton's 2006 Annual Budget.
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
Nick Wofford expressed his concern that only 30% to 40% of registered voters turned out to
vote in the Primary Election yesterday.
Will Maupin briefed the Council on discussions held at the Puget Sound Regional Council
(PSRC) Growth Management Board Meeting last Thursday.
Carol Arends discussed several meetings she has recently attended included the Kitsap
Regional Coordinating Council (KRCC) Board and Executive Committee Meetings.
Dianne Robinson stated that as a Kitsap County Board of Health member, she volunteered to
serve on the Child Death Review Committee and discussed their last meeting. She also
attended the KRCC Brown Bag Lunch to discuss strategies for Public - Private Partnerships
along with fellow Council Member Nick Wofford. Lastly, she reported that she was recognized
by the Association of Washington Cities' (AWC) Certified Municipal Leadership Program.
Mike Shepherd attended the Grand Opening of the Charleston Ballroom; announced that this
Friday is the Admiral Theater Gala; reported that several Bremerton residents competed in the
State Senior Olympics held in Salem, Oregon; and lastly, encouraged all citizens to remain
active.
Wendy Priest thanked all the volunteers who helped clean up the waterfront this past weekend.
Adam Brockus announced the next District 3 Meeting would be held on Tuesday, September
26 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at the Manette Senior Center to discuss the recent sale of the Manette
School to the Bremerton Life Assembly Church; and thanked the band MXPX for a great
concert held at the Admiral Theater last weekend.
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Brad GehrinQ welcomed BLUE MOTORS, a new business; and mentioned the ongoing efforts to
revitalize the Westpark community, the new Municipal Court building, and the new Waterfront
Boardwalk Trail. He also thanked the band MXPX for returning to Bremerton.
With no further business, President McConnell adjourned the Council Meeting at 6: 15 PM.
The Council then reconvened in the Council Conference Room for a STUDY SESSION to receive
a briefing on "Kitsap Harborside Conference Center Operations" and the "2006 Governor's
Economic and Workforce Development Conference",
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Legislative Assistant
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