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Home My WebLink About11/01/2006 DIGITAL RECORDING e e COUNCil APPROVED ROV 1 5 ZOC~ CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, November 1,2006 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, November 1, 2006, at 5:30 PM, with Council President Cecil McConnell presiding. Council members present were Will Maupin, Carol Arends, Dianne Robinson, Mike Shepherd, Wendy Priest, Adam Brockus, and Brad Gehring. Council Member Nick Wofford was 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 Brad GehrinQ followed by the invocation provided by Associate in Ministry Ethvl Mae Nelson 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; and that a Budget Work Session would be held on Thursday, November 2, 2006 at 5:00 PM in the Council Conference Room. MAYOR'S REPORT - Mayor Bozeman... . Encouraged the Council to support his recommendations for several appointments and reappointments on the agenda tonight; . Set up a meeting his week to start the process for renewing the Anderson Cove area, and thanked Council Member Dianne Robinson for "prodding" this action along; . Asked the Council for their support in approving the Interim Lease for the temporary location of the Municipal Court that is on the agenda tonight; . Announced that a $50,000 grant was received by the Governor's Office to be used for preliminary concept work on developing a retail center in the old J.C. Penney's building; and . A Grand Opening date for the "Fountain Phase" of Maritime Park would soon be announced. PUBLIC RECOGNITION & ANNOUNCEMENTS Mike Walton Marketing Director for the Kitsap Family YMCA, provided an update on recent activities at the "Y" which included the"Military Fall Festival" held last weekend; "Military Date Night" on the 1 st Saturday of each month from 5:30 to 9:30 PM; "Military Family Month" for the Month of November; "Teen Late Night" every Friday from 8:30 to 11 :00 PM; "Splash & Jam" the 3rd Saturday of each month; and the "Harvest Social" that was held on October 26th. Gordv Bvrd was here to say hello and encouraged everyone to "keep smiling". Jerrv Reid, of Reid Realty and President of the Boys & Girls Club, provided a briefing on the newly opened Boys & Girls Club at the Naval Avenue School in Bremerton. Adam Brockus announced a special neighborhood meeting will be held on Thursday, November 16, 2006 beginning at 6:30 PM to discuss options for turning the existin~ reservoir LID into a park. The property may soon be sold to a developer and is located at East 17 h Street & lronsides Avenue. CONSENT AGENDA A. Check Numbers 312333 through 312450; and EFT-9327 through EFT-9339 in the amount of $606,853.90; and Retiree Payroll in the amount of $81,536.43 for the pay period ending October 31 , 2006 (#AB06-227) City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, November 1,2006 Page 2 of 4 B. Appointment of John C. Hassett to the Public Access Citizens Advisory Committee (#AB06-228) C. Reappointment of Wanda Butler; and Appointments of William North, Richard Nerf, and Terry Boyle to the Parks & Recreation Commission (#AB06-229) D. Contract for Supplemental Police Services with Bremerton Housing Authority (BHA) for Westpark (#AB06-230) E. Budget Adjustment request for the Parks and Recreation Department to construct a Greenhouse at Stephenson Canyon and to replace damaged trees in the Gateway (#AB06-231 ) F. Resolution No. 3013, appointing Council Member Brad Gehring as a representative to the Public Transportation Improvement Conference (#AB06-232) G. Staffing request for the Department of Community Development (#AB06-233) William North and Richard Nerf expressed their appreciation for the opportunity to serve the City of Bremerton as members of the Parks & Recreation Commission. 05:47:30 M/S/C/U (Priest/Shepherd) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented. GENERAL BUSINESS 6A - LEASE AGREEMENT WIH JOHN BREMER AND EDWARD BREMER CONSOLIDATED TRUST FOR THE MUNICIPAL COURT (#AB06-237): Gary Sexton stated that the proposed lease agreement provides facilities for the municipal court at 900 Pacific Avenue. This lease is for a two-year term starting January 1, 2007. There were no comments from the public. 05:49:00 M/S/C/U (Arends/Robinson) Move to approve the lease with John Bremer and Edward Bremer Consolidated Trust and authorize the Mayor to negotiate, finalize, and execute the lease. 7 A - FIRST OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS ON LEASE AGREEMENT WITH CLAREMONT EAST RETIREMENT APARTMENTS (#AB06-234): Wyn Birkenthal, Parks & Recreation Director, explained that the Claremont East has used approximately 3,609 feet of City right-of-way and park property located north of Sheridan Community Center on the south side of Juniper Street since 1995 for employee parking. Claremont East's owners are requesting a formal arrangement for the parking use. On September 27, 2006 the Parks & Recreation Commission approved a recommendation that the City enter into a lease agreement for the purpose of allowing Claremont East to continue utilizing parks property. The Public Works Department has agreed to issue a Right-of-Way permit for the use of Juniper Street Right-of-Way. Payment will be made to both the City's Parks and Public Works Departments for the use of the public property. The 2006 assessed value of the property is $12 per square foot. There were no comments from the public. President McConnell announced that this was the first of two Public Hearings; and that action will be taken during the second public hearing that is scheduled for November 15, 2006. Mr. Shepherd stated that at the next hearing, he would like to discuss the difference between parking and normal street lighting, and whether or not more lighting will be required. Mr. Gehrina requested that at the second Public Hearing, the new revised numbers for the square footage be provided, and the figures amended accordingly. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, November 1,2006 Page 3 of 4 7B - PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE NO. 4985. ADOPTING THE 2006 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT DOCKET (#AB06-235): Andrea Spencer, Community Development Director, stated that the action before the Council is to conduct a public hearing and adopt the proposed ordinance for the 2006 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Docket. It was explained that the public may request amendments to the Comprehensive Plan in even-numbered years by submitting a request to the Department of Community Development. No requests for amendments were submitted by the public during the application window of January to April of this year. However, a briefing on the four minor amendments that were identified by Department of Community Development staff was provided. Following a Planning Commission Public Hearing on August 29, 2006, it is now recommended that the City Council adopt these amendments. There were no comments from the public. 05:57:50 Main Motion was made and seconded, as discussion continued... Mr. Shepherd would like to note in the record that Elandan Gardens is currently designated as an "Employment Center" and not a "Low-Density Residential" area, which should be corrected. 06:02:55 M/S/C/U (Priest/Maupin) Move to pass Ordinance No. 4-9M 4985 adopting amendments to the Comprehensive Plan Text and Official Land Use Map as recommended by the Planning Commission. 7C - CLOSED RECORD HEARING AND ORDINANCE NO. 4986. APPROVING THE REZONE THAT WILL CORRECT A MAPPING ERROR FOR THE PROPERTY AT 4475 BIRCH AVENUE WEST (#AB06-236): Andrea Spencer, Community Development Director, mentioned that the action before the Council is to grant approval of a site specific rezone to correct a mapping error for the property at 4475 Birch Avenue West, which is consistent with the 2006 Comprehensive Plan Amendments. President McConnell read the Appearance of Fairness Doctrine and asked if any Council Member should be excused from the vote on this item; he then asked the public if any Council Member should recuse himself from the vote. All Council Members remained seated. Mr. BaQwell explained that this was a Closed Record Hearing, so no new testimony or information will be accepted. The Council may approve and adopt the findings and recommendations; modify and approve the findings and recommendations; reject and deny the findings and recommendations; or continue the closed record hearing and remand the issue to the hearing examiner for clarification. There were no comments from the public. 06:07:50 M/S/C/U (Priest/Arends) Move to pass Ordinance No. ~ 4986 to rezone the property at 4475 Birch Avenue West from City Utility Land to R-10. COUNCIL REPORTS Brad GehrinQ was pleased to report that he used the pedometer donated by the "Y" and logged 8- miles worth of steps. He was sad to report that Jim Stephenson of Step's Chop Shop lost his battle with cancer and a memorial was scheduled November 11 at 12:00 Noon at the Manette Community Church; and Karen Bolin, a longtime community activist, also recently passed away and her memorial service would be held in Auburn. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, November 1,2006 Page 4 of 4 Adam Brockus contacted the Department of Elections and was dismayed to learn that only approximately 27% of the Kitsap registered voters have voted to date, and therefore encouraged everyone to go out and vote. Wendy Priest thanked all of the downtown business owners who stayed open late last night to participate in the Halloween activities. Mike Shepherd had a good time with the Halloween events in his neighborhood. With no further business, President McConnell adjourned the Council Meeting at 6: 12 PM. Prepared and Submitted by: ~ Srdir . ) LO I SMITH '-' Legislative Assistant Attest: c // -~~t# CM:PJ:ls:cg