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DIGITAL RECORDING
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Jut .1 2007
Wednesday, June 20, 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 20,2007, at 5:30 PM, with Council President Will Maupin presiding. Council
members present were Nick Wofford, Carol Arends, Dianne Robinson, Mike Shepherd, Wendy
Priest, Adam Brockus, Cecil McConnell, and Brad Gehring. 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 Adam Brockus followed by the invocation
provided by Council Member Mike Shepherd.
President Maupin announced that a Pre-Council Session to discuss General Council Business and a
15-Minute Executive Session to "Review Labor Negotiations" per RCW 42.30.110 (4) (b) were held
prior to the meeting.
MAYOR'S REPORT
. Ian Coen, Probation Officer for the Municipal Court, was recognized by Mavor Bozeman as
the "Employee of the Month" for the Month of June;
. Was pleased to report that The Olympian Newspaper was in town to do a story on "Downtown
Revitalization" featuring three cities: Bellingham, Vancouver, and the City of Bremerton;
. The new City of Bremerton "City E-News" newsletter will be ready to launch on Friday, June
29 and will be a great way to get news to citizens; and
. The first resident of the 400 Condominiums paid a visit to the Mayor's Office and it was
exciting to see the start of residents living in downtown; and he also enjoyed seeing a lot of
people outside enjoying the new features of downtown Bremerton.
PUBLIC RECOGNITION & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Adam Brockus reiterated information about a fundraiser that would be held by the Manette Business
and Manette Neighborhood Associations on Thursday, June 28 between 5:00 and 8:00 PM at the
Manette Saloon to raise funds for the Neighborhood Enhancement Grant Program.
Nick Wofford encouraged citizens to attend the Public Open House in the Chambers on July 12 from
5:30 to 7:30 to provide their input on the draft for the Downtown Sub Area Plan, the Transportation
Non-motorized Plan, and the Park's 6-Year Plan.
CONSENT AGENDA
A. Check Numbers 3173266 through 317628; and EFT-7180 through EFT-7206 in the amount of
$4,466,070.59 for the period ending May 31,2007; Regular Payroll in the amount of $758,763.19
for the pay period ending June 15, 2007 (#AB07-143)
B. Minutes of Meeting - June 6,2007 (#AB07-144)
C. Rental of 5 Kyocera Copiers from UNITED BUSINESS MACHINES (#AB07-145)
D. Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with the City of Ruston (#AB07-146)
E. Contract Award to NORTHERN CON AGG, INC. for "Warren Avenue Off-ramp to Callahan Drive"
Project (#AB07 -14 7) It was noted that construction will begin in approximately 6-weeks...
F. Westpark Historic Preservation Memorandum of Agreement (#AB07-148)
There were no comments from the public.
05:43:50 M/S/C/U (Priest/Arends) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented.
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GENERAL BUSINESS
6A - MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE SUQUAMISH TRIBE TO STRENGTHEN
THE GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERNMENT RELATIONSHIP (#AB07-149): Phil Williams, Director of
Public Works & Utilities, explained that the goal of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is to
strengthen the government-to-government relationship with the Suquamish Tribe. This will be
accomplished by forming an intergovernmental committee that will meet regularly to discuss and
resolve issues of mutual interest. The initial meeting frequency will be quarterly, and the first meeting
will be held within 60-days from approval.
There were no comments from the public.
05:47:20 M/S/C/U (Brockus/Wofford) Move to approve the Memorandum of Understanding with the
Suquamish Indian Tribe and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the necessary documents for
the memorandum in substantially the same terms and conditions as presented.
6B - SALE OF CITY PROPERTIES TO BUZZ HOLMES ADJACENT TO AND ABUTTING HIS
PROPERTY ALONG CHARLESTON BEACH ROAD (#AB07-150): Phil Williams, Director of Public
Works & Utilities, stated that the City received an offer of $365,520 for the purchase of eleven (11)
properties which are adjacent to property currently owned by Buzz Holmes. The properties were
purchased as part of the "SR304 TIP - Navy Yard Highway Phase" Project, and will be surplused
once the project is completed. Physical occupation of the parcels will be delayed until substantial
completion of the project.
Buzz Holmes thanked the Council for providing this opportunity for him to share his vision of this
redevelopment project.
06:05:30 M/S/CU (Arends/Robinson) Move to approve the sale of the properties as presented, to
Benjamin P. Holmes for $365,520 with an option for an additional parcel for $9,480; and authorize the
Mayor to finalize and execute any and all documents necessary to close the transaction.
6C - CONTRACT AWARD TO CECANNTI. INC. FOR "SR304 TIP - NAVY YARD HIGHWAY
PHASE" PROJECT (#AB07-151): Phil Williams, Director of Public Works & Utilities, explained that
sealed bids for construction of the project titled "SR304 TIP - Navy Yard Highway Phase" were
opened on May 22,2007. The engineer's estimate for construction of the project is $5,118,237.77.
Two bids were received for this project. CECANNTI, INC. was the lowest responsive, responsible
bidder with a bid of $6,679,111.18 (including sales tax) for the base bid and alternate bid items 1 and
2. He further stated that the City would work with the contractor to ease the congestion during the
construction.
There were no comments from the public.
06: 13: 12 M/S/CU (Brockus/ Arends) Move to award a contract for the base bid and alternates 1 and 2
in the amount of $6,679,111.18 (including sales tax) with CECANNTI, INC. for construction of the
project titled SR304 TIP - Navy Yard Highway Phase" and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute
the necessary contract documents for construction.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
7A- ORDINANCE NO. 5015 AND PUBLIC HEARING FOR ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL
BUILDING CODE (#AB07-152): JoAnn Vidinhar, Department of Community Development, stated
that the action before the Council is to conduct a public hearing and adopt Ordinance No. 5015
amending Bremerton Municipal Code (BMC) Chapter 17.04 to repeal the adoption of the 1997
Uniform Housing Code and Uniform Code for the Amendment of Dangerous Buildings; and adopt the
2006 editions of the International Building Code, International Residential Code, International
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Mechanical Code, International Property Maintenance Code, International Fuel Gas Code, and the
Uniform Plumbing Code, as amended by the Washington State Building Code Councilor published
by the International Code Council; and in addition, make several housekeeping amendments to Title
17 and Title 3 Revenue and Finance - Rate Table C relative to the code adoption.
President Maupin opened the Public Hearing. With no comments from the public, the Public
Hearing was closed and opened to the Council...
Mr. Shepherd briefly discussed the options available for the appeal process; and Ms. Vidinhar
explained that the City has a process for appeals to be heard by a Hearing Examiner.
Mr. GehrinQ expressed his concerns about the inflexibility of the code which does not allow for
regional differences. Mr. Maupin added that this does not affect current structures. Ms. Vidinhar
responded that there are resource materials are available at the library and at the Department of
Community Development; and these amendments would apply to new construction or remodels.
Mr. Wofford asked if there is there a provision for temporary or storage structures. Ms. Vidinhar
answered that smaller storage sheds would not require a permit and that buildings over 120 square
feet would require a permit.
Mr. Shepherd asked if there will be significant changes in property maintenance requirements as it
would apply to the homeowner. Ms. Vidinhar explained that there is little difference between the
building code being proposed and the current abatement code.
Mr. Gehrinq asked if there is a provision for carport structures. Ms. Vidinhar stated that permits
would be allowed for larger carports assuming proper anchors are being used and smaller carports
that may not go through the permit process would still need to meet the code requirements.
06:28:20 M/S/C (Shepherd/Brockus) Move to pass Ordinance No. 5015 to amend BMC Chapter
17.04 Buildings and Construction, Chapter 17.56 Certificate of Occupancy, and Chapter 3.01
Community Development - Rate Table C.
Voted in favor of Motion: Shepherd, Robinson, Arends, Wofford, McConnell, Brockus, Priest, and
Maupin
Voted opposed to Motion: Gehring
Motion carried: 8-Yes; 1-No
7B - ORDINANCE NO. 5016 AND PUBLIC HEARING FOR ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL FIRE
CODE. WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS (#AB07-153): Fire Chief AI Duke pointed out that pursuant to
Chapter 19.27 Revised Code of Washington (RCW), the 2006 edition of the International Fire Code,
as adopted by the State of Washington, applies to all cities, including the City of Bremerton, effective
July 1,2007. The proposed ordinance amends the Bremerton Municipal Code to adopt the 2006
International Fire Code with local amendments.
President Maupin opened the Public Hearing. With no comments from the public, the Public
Hearing was closed and opened to the Council...
Mr. GehrinQ provided his support for the amendments and believed that safety issues were
addressed.
Mr. Brockus indicated that new projects like the town homes proposed for the Charleston Beach area
will now need to meet sprinkler requirements.
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06:32:25 M/S/C/U (Brockus/McConnell) Move to pass Ordinance No. 5016 adopting the 2006 edition
of the International Fire Code including local amendments.
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
Cecil McConnell played in the golf tournament prior to the Association of Washington Cities (AWC)
Annual Conference and reported on sessions he attended, including a workshop on ethics.
Adam Brockus mentioned that he went on a tour of neighborhood centers in Tacoma as part of the
Annual Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Conference he attended last week.
Mike Shepherd mentioned that he met with a group from the South Puget Sound Area to discuss
progress in economic development; and thanked volunteers from the Church of Latter Day Saints for
coming to Bremerton and helping to clean up parks.
Dianne Robinson stated that the youth workshop was the most interesting part of the Conference;
and that she helped paint blue benches in Anderson Cove as part of a beautification project.
Carol Arends enjoyed the tour of the waterfront in the Port of Tacoma during the Conference; and
mentioned the continued clean-up projects still going on at Forest Ridge Park, and appreciates the
efforts of all volunteers.
Nick Wofford also discussed the waterfront tour he participated on as part of the Conference and a
workshop on citizen volunteering, and thanked all of the citizens who are currently volunteering on
City boards and commissions.
Will Maupin was pleased to see that all of the Council Members were able to see a different part of
Tacoma as part of the organized tours taking place at the Conference; reported on a tour of
condominium and rental housing which were built under the tax abatement program; attended the
Chamber Luncheon with Lori Smith and Christine Grenier and was pleased with the presentation on
the Boardwalk and Ron Sher's plans for the JC Penney building.
With no further business, President Maupin adjourned the Council Meeting at 6:45 PM.
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