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Home My WebLink About06/06/2007 DIGITAL RECORDING CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JIUWl 2 0 2D07 Wednesday, June 6, 2007 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, June 6,2007, at 5:30 PM, with Council President Will Maupin presiding. Council members present were Nick Wofford, Carol Arends, Dianne Robinson, Mike Shepherd, Adam Brockus, Cecil McConnell, and Brad Gehring. Council Member Wendy Priest was 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 Gehrinq followed by the invocation provided by Retired Pastor G.T. Johnson formerly of Brownsville United Methodist Church. President Maupin announced that a Pre-Council Session to discuss General Council Business and a 10-Minute Executive Session to "Review Labor Negotiations" per RCW 42.30.110 (4) (b) were held prior to the meeting; that Item 6A was pulled from the agenda; and Council will meet for a 15-Minute Executive Session to discuss "Potential Litigation" per RCW 42.30.110 (1) (i) and then take action regarding that item. MAYOR'S REPORT - There was no Mayor's Report tonight... PUBLIC RECOGNITION & ANNOUNCEMENTS Mike Walton, YMCA Marketing Director, presented an update on the current activities of the Kitsap Family YMCA, particularly noting the new "Drop-In Military Preschool" for children (ages 2-~ to 5 years of age) from 12:00 to 4:00 PM on Mondays for active military spouses. William T. Duke provided a list of questions and concerns regarding Tweed Industrial Park. President Maupin noted that these questions would be directed to the appropriate Department for a response. CONSENT AGENDA A. Check Numbers 317046 through 317325; and EFT-7154 through EFT-7162 in the amount of $1,902,811.52 for the period ending May 31, 2007; Regular Payroll in the amount of $710,090.91 for the pay period ending May 15, 2007; and Retiree Payroll in the amount of $77,063.68 for the pay period ending May 31,2007 (#AB07-131) B. Minutes of Meeting - May 16, 2007 (#AB07-132) C. Minutes of Meeting - May 23,2007 (#AB07-133) D. Amendment NO.1 to the Professional Services Agreement with URS for Engineering Services for the SW Bremerton Residential Sewer Extension Project (#AB07 -134) E. Contract Amendment NO.3 to Management Agreement with COLUMBIA HOSPITALITY, INC. for Harborside Fountain Park Facilities Operations; and Budget Adjustment (#AB07 -135) F. Lease Agreement with S.G.K. CORPORATION for Commercial Retail Operations at 140 Washington Avenue (#AB07-136) G. Appointment of M. Blair Scheutz to the Arts Commission (#AB07-137) H. Appointment of PRO and CON Committee for West Hills Annexation Ballot Measure (#AB07-138) I. Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement for the Sale of the former West Precinct Building located at 4846 Auto Center Way (#AB07 -139) M. Blair Scheutz thanked the Council for confirming her appointment, and added that she looked forward to working with the Arts Commission. There were no other comments from the public. 05:46:36 M/S/C/U (McConnell/Arends) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, June 6, 2007 Page 2 of 3 GENERAL BUSINESS 6.^. HIRING OF MUNICIPAL COURT SERVICES MANAGER AT 8AND 15. RATE 6 AND WITH 6 MONTH SEVERANCE PACKAGE (1f1\807 140): Item was pulled at the request of the applicant... 6B - ORDINANCE NO. 5011, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF WATER & SEWER REVENUE AND REFUNDING BOND IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $5,375,000 (#AB07-141): Laura Lyon, Financial Services Director, explained that the City's wastewater utility system requires a bond issue to finance the sewer system expansion project to Southwest Bremerton. In addition, the City desires to refund and retire the currently outstanding 1994 Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds maturing on September 1,2007 with principal amount of $2,655,000 outstanding, and the 2005 ULlD Revenue Bond which has a final maturity of September 1, 2015 and with the principal amount of $265,928 outstanding. In order to finance these City capital improvements of the water and sewer utilities and to refund and retire the 1994 and 2005 revenue bonds outstanding, the Director of Financial Services is recommending that the City Council issue a water and sewer revenue and refunding bond with a lien on the revenues of the combined utility system. The City has received a proposal from Bank of America, N.A. to purchase such a bond and on terms and conditions that are acceptable to the Director and is now recommended for approval by the City Council. It was explained that the final rate for the bonds was locked in at 4.28% by mid-morning today (June 6, 2007), which is an increase from the last indicative pricing estimates (dated May 11, 2007) of 0.23%. Phil Williams, Public Works & Utilities Director, presented a Power Point presentation to provide further details of the sewer system expansion project to Southwest Bremerton [including the area of Gorst]. There were no comments from the public. Mr. Shepherd provided comments in support of this action, and thanked the Public Works and Finance Departments for their innovative ideas. Mrs. Arends agreed with these comments and added that the new rate, although higher, was still a competitive rate. Mr. Brockus hoped that the costs associated with the improvements will be minimized. Mr. GehrinQ asked if there were penalty fees for early pay-off of the bonds, and asked if the interest rate was locked in. Ms. Lyon stated that the interest rate was locked in, and explained that if the City requested an early payoff, a computation would be made and a decision made at that time to determine if there was a negative impact. Mr. Maupin commended Public Works and Finance staff for bringing this issue forward. 06:07:05 M/S/CU (Brockus/Shepherd) Move to approve Ordinance No. 5011 authorizing the issuance of a water and sewer revenue and refunding bond in the principal amount of $5,375,000 to fund capital improvements and expansion of the City's water and sewer system and to defease the City's outstanding water and sewer bonds; providing the form, terms, and covenants of the Bond; and approving the sale of the Bond. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Adam Brockus announced a fundraiser would be held on Thursday, June 28 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at the Manette Saloon to earn the required $5,000 for a Neighborhood Enhancement Grant for the Manette area, and thanked Mike Walton for his help in these efforts. Mike Shepherd mentioned that First Friday Artwalk was well attended; and added that there are various community clean-ups planned for next week. Dianne Robinson reported on the Joint Liaison Committee with the Bremerton Housing Authority which included a discussion on the Westpark Development and the relocation process; was pleased that Bay Vista Commons, a senior memory care facility is set for completion on July 11 and a Grand Opening is City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, June 6, 2007 Page 3 of 3 scheduled for August 17; announced that the Washington Stories traveling exhibit was currently in Bremerton this week in the Chambers; mentioned that the Parks Department and Church of Latter Day Saints have formed a partnership to clean up various areas of the City; announced the Juneteenth Celebration would be held at Evergreen Park on Saturday, June 16 with food, games, and other activities; and lastly, she asked citizens to volunteer for the Veteran Memorial exhibit at the Miller Woodlawn Cemetery. Carol Arends was pleased that Forest Ridge Park was included on the list of park sites to be cleaned up and encouraged citizens to contact the Council Office at (360) 473-5280 for more information regarding the clean-ups; was sad to report on the memorial service held for long-time Charleston resident Kelly Laraway. Will Maupin welcomed Nick back from his vacation; reported on a Joint Session with the Council Members and the Bremerton School District Board of Directors on Tuesday, May 22; attended the First Friday Artwalk and the BKA T Emmy Awards held Friday, June 1; noted that a Study Session was held on Wednesday, May 30 to discuss improving the Council's agenda and committee process, which included a briefing by Poulsbo Council Member Ed Stern to describe how the City of Poulsbo incorporated a committee process a few years ago. 'A 15-minute recess was called for Council to go into Executive Session.. .Meeting was called back to order at 6:38:30 PM. 8A - ACTION REGARDING EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS "POTENTIAL LITIGATION" PER RCW 42.30.100(1)(i) (#AB07-142): Mr. Maupin stated that while in executive session, Council Members discussed code enforcement issues. 06:39:00 M/S/C/U (Wofford/Arends) Move to authorize the City Attorney to file and prosecute in the Kitsap County Superior Court the following code enforcement matters: Bremerton v. Donna Joyce and Mike Fisher Bremerton v. Natacha Sesko Bremerton v. Joshua Vandegrift With no further business, President Maupin reminded the public that next week the Council Meeting would be held on Monday, June 11, 2007 due to the AWC Conference then adjourned the Council Meeting at 6:40 PM. ~ LORI SMITH. U Legislative Assistant WM:PJ:ls:cg