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Home My WebLink About04/16/2008 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, April 16, 2008 ~ ., T 200'8 DIGITAL RECORDING 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, April 16, 2008, at 5:30 PM, with Council Vice-President Dianne Robinson presiding. Council Members present were Nick Wofford, Carol Arends, Mike Shepherd, Roy Runyon, Adam Brockus, Cecil McConnell, and Brad Gehring. Council President Will Maupin was absent. Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich; City Clerk Carol Etgen; and Legislative Assistant Lori Smith., The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Brad GehrinQ followed by the invocation provided by Reverend Ron Anderson of the Manette Community Church. Vice-President Robinson announced that prior to the meeting, a Pre-Council Session was held to discuss General Council Business; and a 20-Minute Executive Session to discuss "Potential Litigation" per RCW 42.30.110(1 )(i), with action anticipated. MAYOR'S REPORT - There was no Mayor's Reporltonight... PUBLIC RECOGNITION & ANNOUNCEMENTS Brad Gehrina reminded Bremerton residents that the Annual Spring Clean-Up will be held from Monday, April 21 to Saturday, April 26, and citizens may call the Public Works Department at (360) 473-5920 for more detailed information. . Adam Brockus announced that the next District 3 Meeting would be held Tuesday, April 22 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at the Bremerton Senior Center located at East 13th & Nipsic Avenue. The guest speaker will be Andrea Spencer, Director bf Community Development who will be providing a presentation on "Beginning the Manette Business District Sub-Area Plan", . ,'J', ,. n... _. Roy Runyon invited the public to the numerous Earth Day events including the KiTSA Shoreline Clean-Up event to be held on Saturday, April 19 from 11 :00 AM to 2:00 PM beginning at the Bremerton Boardwalk pump house located at 2nd Street; the Olympic College Earth Day Celebration on Thursday, April 24 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Bremer Student Center; and the Stillwaters Ecofest in Kingston on Saturday, April 19 from 11 :00 AM to 4:00 PM. Mike Shepherd announced that Diamond Parking will allow volunteers participating in the Shoreline Clean-Up to park their cars in the garage near the Boardwalk pump house, and noted that refreshments will be provided after the pick-up. CONSENT AGENDA , , A. Check Numbers 323897 through 3240~7; and EFT-7785 through EFT-7800 in the amount of $820,160.88 (#AB08-085) B. Minutes of Meeting - April 2, 2008 (#A~08-086) . C. Minutes of Meeting - April 9, 2008 (#AB08-087) . D. Southwest Bremerton Sewer Pump StatiO,n Power Line Relocation Agreement with PUGET SOUND ENERGY (#AB08-088) ,,'. ' E. Purchase of Parts from PARKSON CORPORATION for Rebuilding of the Influent Screens for Westside Wastewater Treatment Plant (#AB08-089) F. Basic Life Support Services Agreement betweElnthe City of Bremerton and HANDLERS RACING ASSOCIATION (#AB08-090) , ' City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Page 2 of 4 G. Interlocal Cooperative Purchasing Agreement. between the City of Bremerton and Whatcom County Fire District NO.6 (#AB08-091) , H. Interagency Agreement between the State of Washington, Washington State Patrol, and the Bremerton Fire Department (#AB08..:092) I. Appointment of Holly James and Ryan Rydalch to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (#AB08-093) J. Appointment of Carlos Jara III to the Civil Service Commission (#AB08-094) K. Authorize the City Attorney to initiate drug abatement action at 1215 Gregory Way (#AB08- 098) There were no comments from the public... ' 05:39:15 M/S/C/U (Arends/Shepherd) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented. GENERAL BUSINESS 6A - APPROVAL OF CONTRACT WITH DIAMOND PARKING FOR PARKING ENFORCEMENT AT THE HARBORSIDE PARKING GARAGE (#AB08-095l: Carol EtQen, City Clerk, explained that the contract with Diamond Parking for parking enforcement services at the Harborside Garage expired in July of 2007. .' Services have continued in accordance with the expired agreement. The proposed agreement is for the same base management rate of $4,558 per month with a three (3) percent increase in the third year as a cost of living adjustment, bringing the cost in 2010 to $4,695 per month. An incentive fee of two percent (2%) was also carried in the new agreement. In exchange for no monthly rate increase, one of the four (4) lot checks on weekdays was eliminated and adjustments were made to the contact to reflect what has happened with the scope since the original c()ntract was signed. There were no comments from the public... . . . . Mr. Brockus expressed his concerns with,a private company providing parking enforcement. Mr. Runvon thanked Ms. EtQen for her efforts regarding the parking contract; and invited the public to attend the next "Parking & Animal Control Committee" which will meet again on June 3 at 4:00 PM in the Council Conference Room. , , , Mr. Shepherd added that this contract is, only fon~hforc'ement at the garage and that there has been considerable efforts made to achieve cost sayings. Mr. Brockus appreciated the efforts of the committee, but believed that the company benefiting from the downtown parking lots should not be involved in enforcement. Mr. GehrinQ asked if Diamond Parking owns any part of the parking garage. Ms. EtQen responded that Diamond Parking does not own the garage butthe contract does allow for a 2% incentive beyond a certain amount of revenue earned but does not include revenue earned through parking tickets. Mr. Shepherd emphasized that the incentive is not about negative enforcement and people are encouraged to park at the garage. 05:48:06 M/S/C (Arends/Wofford) Move to approve the Professional Services Agreement with Diamond Parking for parking enforcement services at the Harborside Parking Garage; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. ' City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Page 3 of 4 < ;' Voted in favor of Motion: McConnell, Rl.myo~;, Shepherd, Arends, Wofford, Gehring, Robinson Voted opposed to Motion: Brockus ' Motion carried: 7-Yes; 1-No , " ". 6B - RESOLUTION NO. 3056 REQUESTING hiE WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO NAME THE NEW TACOMA NARROWS BRIDGE THE "BOB OKE BRIDGE" (#AB08-096): Council Member Mike Shepherd summarized that the proposed resolution requests that the Washington State Transportation Commission name the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge the "Bob Oke Bridge". Comments in support of the resolution were provided bv the folio wino: Pat Roqers, Drake Evans; John Taylor; Alyce Eaqans; Warren Van Zee; and Chet Simpson. Mr. Brockus acknowledged that he nadcoristituents with opinions both in favor and against the proposed resolution; but ultimately he feels that the bridge was a good project that increased safety and for that reason he would support this action. . Mr. Gehrinq admitted that although he was not initially in support of the building of this bridge he admits that he was wrong and believes the bridge was built due to Bob Oke's perseverance. Mr. McConnell supported the building' of the bridge, but could not support the naming of the bridge after Bob Oke because of the way he partiCipated in adding several voting jurisdictions that were not regular users of the bridgeto assure that the use oftolls would be approved. , .,. , ' - ~ . Mr. Runyon agrees that the building of the bridge has helped to alleviate traffic jams but did not believe that having the Council approve a resolution :to rename the bridge after Bob Oke would adequately reflect the opinion of the public majoritY. Ms. Robinson referred to two citizen letters in support of this action; and agreed that it would be appropriate to rename the bridge in honor of Bob Oke. 06:04:22 M/S/C (Shepherd/Wofford)Moyetl=> pass Resolution No. 3056 requesting the Washington State Transportation Commissionriame the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge the "Bob Oke Bridge". Voted in favor of Motion: Brockus, Shepherd; Arends, Wofford, Gehring, and Robinson Voted opposed to Motion: McConnell Abstained: Runyon Motion carried: 6-Yes; 1-No; and 1-Abstention PUBLIC HEARINGS .. .,.. ......... 7 A - PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE NO. '5046 AMENDING SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 20 ~'THEZONING CODE" (#AB08-097): Nicole Ward, Community Development, stated that. ,the action before the Council is to conduct a public hearing and adopt Ordinance No. 5046 amending several sections of the Zoning Code, BMC Title 20 relating to landscaping standards, setbacks for commercial structures adjacent to the Low Density Residential Zone, consistency with the Downtown Sub-Area Plan, and minor housekeeping corrections. John Taylor with John L. Scott Real Estate, first commended the Department of Community Development and specifically Nicole Ward for resolving a'setback issue with his client. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Page 4 of 4 Council Members provided their comments in suppoftofthe proposed changes and thanked Planning Commission members and staff for their efforls, in, bringing these changes forward... 06:19:18 M/S/C/U (Arends/Runyon) Move to passbrdinanceNo. 5046 to amend several sections of the Zoning Code, BMC Title 20. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Carol Arends thanked Ms. Robinson for doing a great job chairing the meeting tonight. Mike Shepherd talked about a possible pqrthershipwith Bremerton High School science students who may help monitor Blueberry Park and"eteran Conservation Corps volunteers may become involved with planting trees. Roy Runyon thanked members of the Kiwanis for their work on the Kiwanis Park; and expressed concerns on behalf of residents of the downtown condos about increased marketing efforts. Adam Brockus announced that the Marina would be open on May 31; congratulated Mike Shepherd on his retirement from the Environmental Protection Agency; and warned citizens that the red light cameras are now operational. .. ....' "" . " , " .' ,. ""', '. ',,' ; '" Brad Gehrina announced the Bremerton FarniersMarket would be opening soon near Evergreen Park. " Dianne Robinson reported that several of the Council Members attended a Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council Legislative Dinner last week to hear a briefing on legislative issues and priorities. With no further business, Vice-President Robhl:son a;djourned the Council Meeting at 6:20 PM. Prepared and Submitted by: "Wi; I~, G~, (II it:~~ Legislative Assistant '~. .' ' Attest: C;:" ~, . DRCE:ls:cg