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Home My WebLink About02/18/2009 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES ratA ~ -. 2009 DIGITAL RECORDING Wednesday, February 18, 2009 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, February 18, 2009, at 5:00 PM in Council Conference Room 603 of the NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT CENTER, 345 6th Street, Bremerton, Washington, with Council President Cecil McConnell presiding. Council Members present were Nick Wofford, Mike Shepherd, Roy Runyon, and Brad Gehring. Council Members Will Maupin, Carol Arends, Dianne Robinson, and Adam Brockus were absent due to attendance at the Association of Washington Cities Legislative Action Conference in Olympia. Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich; City Clerk Carol Etgen; and Legislative Assistant Lori Smith. A COUNCIL BRIEFING was held to discuss General Council Business; and at 5:30 PM the meeting moved to the First Floor Meeting Chambers. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Brad GehrinQ followed by the invocation provided by Reverend Debbie Little of First Christian Church. MAYOR'S REPORT - On behalf of the Mayor, President McConnell... . Introduced Andrew "Andv" Parks as City's the new Financial Services Director; and . Welcomed Stacy Dore, West Sound Director of Special Projects for Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound; and Ed Wolfe, along with several youth members of the Bremerton Naval Boys & Girls Club who brought hand-made thank you cards to show their appreciation to the Council and the City for providing funds from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Award Program so that a teen center can be built at the Naval Club. PUBLIC RECOGNITION & ANNOUNCEMENTS Nick Wofford announced the SmileMobile, a fully equipped mobile dental clinic, will be at the Belfair Elementary School located at 22900 NE State Route 3 from March 9 to 13 to provide dental care to children with limited family income, and they will accept medical coupons. Please call (360) 277-2233 to schedule an appointment. He also provided an advance announcement that the Hood Canal Bridge would be closing for 6-weeks beginning in May 2009. Brad GehrinQ announced that the Utility Billing Office moved on Monday, February 9 from their location on Olympus Drive to the newly renovated Public Works Facility located at 100 Oyster Bay Drive; the West Sound Business Expo will be held at the Kitsap Sun Pavilion on Thursday, February 19 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM; and there will be a Lions Park Design Meeting on Tuesday, February 24 beginning at 6:00 PM at the Sheridan Park Community Center located at 680 Lebo Boulevard. Rov Runvon explained that the "Write Plan C" Committee was formed to work on ideas for alternative Ferry funding and their next meeting would be held on Saturday, February 28, beginning at 9:00 AM at the Norm Dicks Government Center. Gordv Bvrd expressed his concern that routes have been cut and fees increased by Kitsap Transit. CONSENT AGENDA A. Check Numbers 329800 through 330131; and EFT-8502 through EFT-8538 in the amount of $2,471,769.23; and Regular Payroll in the amount of $761,629.86 for the pay period ending January 31,2009 (#AB09-028) B. Minutes of Meeting - February 4,2009 (#AB09-029) C. Minutes of Work Session - February 7,2009 (#AB09-030) D. Minutes of Study Session - February 11, 2009 (#AB09-031) City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Page 2 of 4 E. Confirm the appointment of A. Andrew Parks as Director of Financial Services; and approve the hire above Pay Step 1 at Step 7 of Band 22 (#AB09-032) F. 2009 Property Insurance Renewals (#AB09-033) G. Purchase of Excess Liability, Excess Workers Compensation, and Crime Insurance (#AB09-034) H. Resolution No. 3077, approving the "Cornerstone Place" Final Plat (#AB09-035) \. Approve Lease Agreement with PINNACLE TOWERS LLC for Pinnacle/Goldspar towers at Gold Mountain (#AB09-036) J. Approve Lease Agreement with PINNACLE TOWERS LLC for Pinnacle Motorola towers at Gold Mountain (#AB09-037) K. Approve Lease Agreement with STC FIVE LLC for Sprint Nextel towers at Anderson Creek (#AB09- 038) L. Approve the purchase of 8 Ford Crown Victoria Patrol Cars(#AB09-039) M. ,^,pprove tho purchase of 1 Dodge ^venger Polico St3ff Vehiclos (#AB09 010) Pulled down to General Business as Item 6A, Resolution No. 3079... N. Resolution No. 3078, approving a name change of Makayla Avenue to Sound Ridge Drive (#AB09- 041) O. Approve State Participating Agreement for demolition of 650 Washington Avenue (#AB09-042) P. Approval of Remedial Action Grant Agreement with Department of Ecology (DOE) for Chevron Property (#AB09-043) There were no questions or comments from the public.. . 5:50:35 M/S/C/U (Runyon/Wofford) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented. GENERAL BUSINESS 6A - RESOLUTION NO. 3079, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF FOUR (4) DODGE AVENGER POLICE STAFF VEHICLES (#AB09-040): Phil Williams, Director of Public Works & Utilities, explained that the 2009 Budget shows authorized replacement of four staff vehicles, and that the original request was to purchase the 2009 Dodge Avengers from the authorized dealer under Washington State Contract #04508, DWAYNE LANE FLEET HQ of Everett, W A at a total cost of $75,877.16 (including sales tax, but without police equipment). However, because the City Council expressed their desire to save money and purchase the vehicles locally, the resolution if approved, will waive the bidding requirement and authorize a sole source contract for the purchase of the four Dodge Avenger police staff vehicles from BREMERTON DODGE at a cost of $16,895 each (including tax). The replacement vehicles will be placed on a 1 O-year linear replacement collection within the ERR Fund (Department 46, Fund 510) based on their final cost to the City. The EPA mileage rating of these vehicles is 19 mpg in the city, and 27 mpg on the highway. 5:55:05 M/S/C/U (Runyon/Wofford) Move to approve Resolution No. 3079, approving and authorizing a sole source contract for the purchase of four (4) Dodge Avenger Police Staff Vehicles. PUBLIC HEARING 7A- ORDINANCE NO. 5077, AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ZONING CODE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE BAY VISTA (FORMERLY WESTPARK) SUB AREA PLAN (#AB09-044): Andrea Spencer, Director of Community Development, explained that the City's 2004 Comprehensive Plan encourages the preparation of sub area plans for several areas of the city, one of which is the Westpark site. In 2007, the City adopted the Westpark Sub Area Plan. Since 2007, additional site analysis has been conducted and the Bremerton Housing Authority (BHA) has determined that it is City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Page 3 of 4 desirable to make changes to the adopted Westpark Sub Area Plan to foster redevelopment of the site. BHA has also formally renamed the site "Bay Vista". After an extensive public outreach process, BHA developed a revised plan proposal, the Bay Vista Sub Area Plan, and it is this plan that is now before the Council for review and approval. The proposed ordinance accomplishes three things: 1) Repeals the Westpark Sub Area Plan as adopted by Ordinance No. 4998 2) Adopts the Bay Vista Sub Area Plan as part of the Comprehensive Plan. This amendment to the Comprehensive Plan was authorized by Resolution No. 3076 which allowed consideration of this amendment outside the annual cycle. 3) Amends Bremerton Municipal Code (BMC) Section 20.80.080, Master Development Zone, which will activate the development standards contained within the Bay Vista Sub Area Plan. Richard Weinman, consultant with the Bremerton Housing Authority, provided a PowerPoint@ presentation to brief the Council on the major changes in the revised plan. President McConnell opened the public hearing. . . Gordy Byrd was concerned about what type of establishments would be allowed, in particular grocery stores that might sell tobacco and/or alcohol, because young people would be living in the area. Mr. Weinman stated that at this point, the Bremerton Housing Authority does not know who the future tenants will be. 6:14:37 With no further comments, President McConnell closed the hearing to the public... 6:14:46 Main motion was made and seconded; then discussion began by Council Members... Roy Runyon questioned traffic impacts. Mr. Weinman responded that traffic impacts were addressed in the SEPA Addendum for the revised sub-area plan that was published in January, but noted that traffic impacts would be addressed again in response to some of the issues that were raised in the last study session, and that an updated traffic report will be presented along with the preliminary plat application. Brad GehrinQ was impressed with many aspects of the plan however he also expressed his concern about the impact of increased traffic, particularly the impact on the nearby Oyster Bay Center, and was interested to see how the issue was going to be addressed. Another concern mentioned was the 95% clearing of the area. Nick Wofford mentioned that he lives very close to this area and was excited about the project. He also suggested that citizens join him in requesting Bremerton as a new location for the next Trader Joe's through their website at www.traderioes.com. 6:21 :46 M/S/C/U (Runyon/Wofford) Move to pass Ordinance No. 5077, repealing the Westpark Sub Area Plan as adopted in Ordinance No. 4998, to amend the Comprehensive Plan to include the Bay Vista Sub Area Plan, and to amend BMC Section 20.80.080 to activate the development regulations detailed in the plan. 6:22:00 President McConnell announced that Council would now recess for a 20-Minute Executive Session to discuss "Pending Litigation" per RCW 42.30. 110(1)(i) and that action would be action taken. EXECUTIVE SESSION 8A- REGARDING "PENDING LITIGATION" PER RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) (#AB09-045) 6:42:10 M/S/C/U (Wofford/Runyon) Move to approve settlement in the matter of American Honda Motor Company, Inc., Chrysler Motors, LLC, and Ford Motor Company v. City of Bremerton; and authorize the Mayor to negotiate and finalize final payment to the City. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Page 4 of 4 COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Mike Shepherd was pleased to report that during his last neighborhood meeting, plans were made for landscaping four of the churches and two adjacent residential properties .in the neighborhood. Roy Runyon apologized for any confusion but clarified that a few weeks ago the Council only approved the establishment of the Bremerton Transportation Benefit District, but Council has not yet identified a funding source; encouraged citizens to buy goods locally in the City of Bremerton; and lastly he reported on a trip he made to Olympia this morning with approximately 250 other citizens to lobby for an alternative to Washington States Ferry's proposed Plan B that would reduce ferry service. Brad Gehrinq reported on his attendance at the welcoming reception for Admiral Roughhead that was hosted by the Puget Sound Naval Base Association; and welcomed new Finance Director Andrew Parks to the City of Bremerton. With no further business, President McConnell adjourned the Council Meeting at 6:45 PM. Attest: c~~li'ff:::2 CM:CE:ls:cg