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Home My WebLink About03/04/2009 DIGITAL RECORDING '~ .~ MAR 1 8 20091 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, March 4,2009 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, March 4, 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, Will Maupin, Carol Arends, Dianne Robinson, Mike Shepherd, Roy Runyon, Adam Brockus, and Brad Gehring. 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 Gehrina followed by the invocation provided by Council Member Dianne Robinson. MAYOR'S REPORT . Was pleased to see three new businesses, Group Health, Distributed Energy Management, and Edward Jones Investment moving into the new Tim Ryan building at 6th & Pacific; . Invited the Council Members to attend a luncheon in his office on March 25 to meet Steven HolI, an architect with local roots who now works in New York but is back in Bremerton to offer his design concepts for the planned Youth Center; . Referred to an article in Newsweek that provided optimism about the state of the economy in America; and then brought forward Finance Director Andy Parks to provide a brief PowerPoint @ presentation on the current status of the City's economy. PUBLIC RECOGNITION & ANNOUNCEMENTS Brad Gehrina invited the general public to attend a Public Meeting conducted by the City's Public Works Department to discuss the Sewerage of Gorst on Friday, March 6,2009 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM in the Chambers. Citizens were encouraged to provide comments on this valuable project. Roy Runyon announced that the Kitsap Harbor Festival will be held over Memorial Day Weekend, May 22 through 25 in Bremerton and Port Orchard and citizens may contact Carol Atkinson of Main Stream Association at (360) 377-3041 or bye-mail at ca@bremertonmsa.com for more information or visit the event's website at www.kitsapharborfestival.com. He was also excited to see a new clean tech company in town, Distributed Energy Management, and hoped that bringing businesses in will stimulate the economy. Dianne Robinson encouraged people to support the Bremerton High School "Knights on Tour" program by attending the musical production of "Beauty & the Beast" playing from Friday, March 6 through Sunday, March 8 and on Friday, March 13 and Sunday, March 14. The musical will be held on Fridays and Saturdays beginning at 7:00 PM and on Sundays at 2:30 PM in the Bremerton High School Auditorium. Adam Brockus announced the next meeting on the Manette Sub-Area Plan would be held on Monday, March 16 from 5:30 to 7:00 PM in the Meeting Chambers. Mike Sheoherd encouraged attendance at the First Friday ArtWalk events this week. Nick Wofford summarized that citizens have several opportunities to attend an event on Friday including the Gorst Sewer meeting, a High School musical, and Artwalk activities. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, March 4,2009 Page 2 of 4 Katrina Folkerson from the YMCA provided an update on all of the activities taking place at the "Y" this month; and announced the kick-off for this year's Strong Kids fundraising campaign event which supports all of the youth and teen programs throughout the year, will be held next Thursday, March 12 and was hopeful that the state of the economy will not keep people from participating. CONSENT AGENDA A. Check Numbers 330132 through 330271; and EFT-8539 through EFT-8578 in the amount of $1,566,694.68; Regular Payroll in the amount of $836,944.62 for the pay period ending February 15, 2009; and Retiree Payroll in the amount of $91,372.36 for the pay period ending February 28, 2009 (#AB09-046) B. Minutes of Meeting - February 18, 2009 (#AB09-047) C. Minutes of Study Session - February 25,2009 (#AB09-048) D. Professional Services Agreement with Kitsap Community Resources/AmeriCorps for management of Community Service Work Program (#AB09-049) E. Purchase of a 2005 Komatsu forklift from UNITED RENTALS (#AB09-050) F. Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Bremerton and Teamsters Local No. 589 (#AB09-051 ) G. Approval of Harborside Conference Center Parking and Plaza Agreement (#AB09-052) H. Budget Adjustments relating to City Attorney and Risk Management Funds (#AB09-053) I. Approval of Communications Tower Lease Agreement with USA MOBILITY WIRELESS, INC. (#AB09-054 ) There were no questions or comments from the public... 5:56:40 M/S/C/U (Arends/Runyon) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented. GENERAL BUSINESS 6A - APPROVAL OF TOWER LEASE AGREEMENT WITH SEATTLE SMSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS C#AB09-055): Paul Lucas, Public Works & Utilities, explained that the SEATTLE SMSA liMITED PARTNERSHIP d/b/a/ VERIZON WIRELESS has submitted a proposed lease agreement for the City-owned communications tower located at 1925 East Cheryl Street, Bremerton, Washington. Verizon is requesting a five-year lease with two five-year options to renew with CPI included in the lease and a starting monthly payment of $1,300.00 per month. Currently, only one lessee is now on this tower and they are reducing their presence by two-thirds in the near future. There were no comments from the public. Mr. Gehrina voiced the concerns about Verizon's business practices which were brought to his attention by constituents and therefore did not support continuing the agreement. 6:00:00 M/S/C (Brockus/Runyon) Move to approve the attached lease with SEATTLE SMSA liMITED PARTNERSHIP d/b/a VERIZON WIRELESS; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. Voted in favor of Motion: Brockus, Runyon, Shepherd, Robinson, Arends, Maupin, Wofford, and McConnell Voted opposed to Motion: Gehring Motion carried: 8-Yes; 1-No City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, March 4, 2009 Page 3 of 4 6B - CONCESSION AGREEMENT WITH BREMERTON FARMERS MARKET FOR USE OF EVERGREEN PARK SOUTH PARKING LOT (#AB09-056): Wyn Birkenthal, Director of Parks & Recreation, stated that this agreement will authorize the non-profit Bremerton Farmers Market to use the south parking lot of Evergreen Park on Thursday afternoon from 2:00 to 8:00 PM from May 14th to October 15th for the sale of farm produce, arts, crafts, and prepared food items. The Bremerton Farmers Market will pay the City a fee of $250 per year. Henry Bridaer, President of Farmers Market, was thrilled that farmers would have an opportunity to be part of the farmers market and that they would be good stewards of the area. 6:04:37 Main motion was made and discussion by Council Members continued... Mr. Shepherd thanked all of the people who provided support to the farmers market. Mrs. Arends believed that the event will not infringe upon parking for Evergreen Park and offered her support. Mr. Gehrina asked what the legal process would be to bring vendors in. Mr. Bridaer answered that all vendors must have a current business license and health permits as well as have the approval of the Board of Directors to become an approved merchant for the farmers market. Mr. Runyon asked if there is a need for new growers or vendors. Mr. Bridaer has encouraged participation from outside the City of Bremerton. Cynthia Jeffries-Cyr, CJ's Evergreen General Store, added that people who have vouchers for state supported programs may purchase produce at the farmers markets. 6: 11 :23 M/S/C/U (Robinson/Runyon) Move to approve the agreement for Thursday evening use of the Evergreen Park south parking lot by the Bremerton Farmers Market; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. EXECUTIVE SESSION 7A- 20-MINUTE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS "PENDING LITIGATION" PER R.C.W. 42.30.110(1)(i) (#AB09-057): President McConnell recessed the Council Meeting at 6: 15 PM for a 20-minute Executive Session; at 6:35 PM the Executive Session was extended 10-minutes... at 6:45 PM the Council concluded the Executive Session and returned to the Chambers to continue the Council Meeting... 6:49:10 M/S/C/U (Runyon/Brockus) Move to approve the settlement in the matter of Eric and Kristina Younger to amend an existing easement and to authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the amended easement and settlement documents. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Adam Brockus was pleased to report that he is again employed, and therefore will be able to keep his seat as a Bremerton Council Member representing District 3. Roy Runyon congratulated Adam on his new job and encouraged citizens to shop locally. Mike Shepherd mentioned that he volunteered to staff the emergency shelter during the last snow storm. Dianne Robinson also congratulated Adam on his new job. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, March 4, 2009 Page 4 of 4 Carol Arends was glad Adam would continue serving as a Council Member and congratulated him on his new job. Will Maupin reported on the funding issues for ferries and local projects discussed at the Association of Washington Cities Legislative Action Conference that he attended a few weeks ago in Olympia with fellow Council Members Dianne Robinson and Adam Brockus; and the KRCC Executive Board Meeting on Tuesday with fellow Council Members Carol Arends and Dianne Robinson. Nick Wofford congratulated Adam, encouraged citizens to buy locally, and to volunteer. With no further business, President McConnell announced that a Special Meeting of the Transportation Benefit District Board would be held following the adjournment of the Council Meeting. President McConnell then adjourned the Council Meeting at 7:00 PM. Prepared and Submitted by: ~SWdtr 2 LORI SMITH - Legislative Assistant Attest: (!)-Ule.~-=I>"r $fV~ r CAROL ETGEN, City Clerk ) , Z:~~~?~ CECIL McCO NELL,'City Council esident CM:CE:ls:cg