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Home My WebLink About10/10/2007 00Utl DIGITAL RECORDING CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCT 1 of 2UD7 Wednesday, October 10, 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, October 10, 2007, at 5:30 PM, with Council President Will Maupin presiding. Council members present were Carol Arends, Dianne Robinson, Mike Shepherd, Wendy Priest, Adam Brockus, Cecil McConnell, and Brad Gehring. Council Member Nick Wofford was absent. Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich; City Clerk Carol Etgen; Deputy City Clerk Cheri Henry; and Legislative Assistant Lori Smith. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Brad Gehrina followed by the invocation provided by Pastor Chris Swan of Bremerton Seaside Church. President Maupin announced that a Pre-Council Session to discuss General Council Business was held prior to the meeting; which included presentations by Phil Williams, Public Works & Utilities Director on 1) A proposed resolution to waive public bidding requirements and 2) A request to award a contract for the replacement of storm and sanitary lines from Broad Street to Hanford Street. Action is anticipated later tonight regarding these items. PUBLIC RECOGNITION & ANNOUNCEMENTS Adam Brockus invited the public to attend the next District 3 Community Meeting to be held on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at the Bremerton Senior Center located at East 13th Street & Nipsic Avenue. The Program Agenda will include a discussion on "Neighborhoods Now!" with Wyn Birkenthal, Parks & Recreation Director; and candidates from local races. Kurt Weist, Executive Director of the Bremerton Housing Authority, advised the Council that they have put together an application to the Department of Housing & Urban Development for a Public Housing Revitalization Grant to assist in the efforts to redevelop Westpark; and invited the Council to attend the 4th and final Community Meeting with the residents of Westpark to be held Thursday, October 11 at 6:00 PM at the Westpark Community Center. Kimberlv Gaunce expressed her deep concern about the danger of pit bulls after her dog was attacked, and therefore would like the City to explore the idea of a ban on pit bulls from parks and school grounds. President Maupin established that the City has an Animal Control Committee chaired by Wendy Priest. Ms. Priest explained that beginning the first of the year, the Animal Control Committee would like to be more proactive, and would begin meeting quarterly. She suggested that if Ms. Gaunce would like to leave her phone number, she would be contacted once a meeting date was set. Ms. Gaunce added that in the mean time, she would be working on a petition to support her proposal. CONSENT AGENDA A. Check Numbers 320038 through 320193; and EFT-7404 through EFT-7418 in the amount of $1,796,292.11; and Regular Payroll in the amount of $699,437.87 for the pay period ending September 30,2007 (#AB07-242) 05:41 :35 M/S/C/U (Priest/Arends) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented. GENERAL BUSINESS 6A - RESOLUTION NO. 3037 WAIVING PUBLIC BIDDING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INSTAllATION OF STORM AND SANITARY LINES FROM BROAD STREET TO HANFORD STREET (#AB07-243): Phil Williams, Public Works & Utilities Director, explained that the City has just determined that approximately 360-feet of stormwater main located west of Wheaton Way between Hanford and Broad Streets is experiencing severe corrosion putting the utility at City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Page 2 of 3 risk of total pipe failure. Total failure of this stormwater main will affect public health and safety. Immediate action is necessary to repair or replace the main and related utilities. There is 360- feet of aging sewer line immediately adjacent to the stormwater main that needs to be replaced at the same time the stormwater main is replaced. RCW 39.04.280(1 )(c) and BMC 2.76.600(a)(3) authorize a City to waive competitive bidding requirements in the event of an emergency affecting public health and safety. MWSH has been issued a permit to develop property on Broad Street. The proposed resolution authorizes the City to waive normal purchasing procedures to have the contractor doing the work for MWSH replace 360-feet of stormwater and sewer mains. Darlene Piper a partner in the "Quail Park Active Living Complex" development explained the details of the planned project for this area, which would be a continuum of care living facility. There were no comments from the public. Mr. McConnell asked about the condition of the pipes outside of the project area. Mr. Williams explained that there is a section in need of repair, but not at the same urgency. A request for the continued pipe work would come in the next year or two. Brad Gehrina expressed his support for the proposed action. Ms. Priest asked what about unforeseen costs? Mr. Williams said the City negotiated a "sharing of the risk" contract. Carol Arends decided that although she was very supportive of this project, she was very concerned about the lateness in which the Council received the associated documents, and the many changes that have since been made, and therefore had trouble approving the request before her tonight. Ms. Piper responded that it took a lot of time to get the final numbers from the contractors, working out the terms of the contract with the attorneys, and deciding on the best materials to use. Mrs. Arends agreed that very capable people were involved, and even though she has great confidence in Mr. Williams, it was ultimately the Council who would be held responsible for voting for this contract if anything went wrong. Ms. Robinson asked what type of risks the City might face. Mr. Williams said anytime you are doing construction below ground there are certain "underground risks"; and also there is always the possibility of risks that are "weather related". He further explained that the anticipated fall rain is what is driving the "emergency status" for this proposed action tonight. 05:52:55 M/S/C/U (Priest/McConnell) Move to approve Resolution No. 3037 waiving purchasing procedures to replace certain stormwater and sewer mains. Voted in favor of Motion: McConnell, Brockus, Priest, Shepherd, Robinson, Gehring, Maupin Voted opposed to Motion: Arends Motion carried: 7-Yes; 1-No 6B - CONTRACT AWARD BETWEEN MWSH. BREMERTON LLC AND THE CITY OF BREMERTON FOR REPLACEMENT OF STORM AND SANITARY LINES FROM BROAD STREET TO HANFORD STREET (#AB07-244): Phil Williams, Public Works & Utilities Director, stated that this agreement is for replacement of a 12-inch diameter sanitary sewer and a 42-inch diameter storm sewer. These pipes extend from Broad Street to Hanford Street, west of Wheaton Way. There were no comments from the public. 06:03:20 M/S/C/U (Shepherd/Robinson) Move to approve the agreement with MWSH Bremerton, LLC and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the necessary contract documents for the agreements in substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Page 3 of 3 Voted in favor of M.otion: Brockus, Priest, Shepherd, Robinson, Gehring, McConnell, Maupin Voted opposed to Motion: Arends Motion carried: 7-Yes; 1-No With no further business, President Maupin adjourned the Council Meeting at 6:05 PM. The Council reconvened in the Council Conference Room for a STUDY SESSION to hear presentations on upcoming agenda items. pr7id~_L LORI SMITH Legislative Assistant Attest: ~~&1~ CAROL EN, City lerk WM:CE:ls:cg