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Home My WebLink About06/02/2010 COUNCL DIGITAL RECORDING Amowrr CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, June 2, 2010 JUN 6 201Q The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at 5:00 PM in Council Conference Room 603 of the NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT CENTER, 345 6 th Street, Bremerton, Washington, with Council President Nick Wofford presiding. Council Members present were Will Maupin, Carol Arends, Dianne Robinson, Greg Wheeler, Roy Runyon, Adam Brockus, Cecil McConnell and Jim McDonald. Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich; City Clerk Carol Etgen; and Legislative Assistant Lori Smith. A COUNCIL BRIEFING was then held to discuss General Council Business at 5:00 PM in the Council Conference Room. At 5:30 PM the meeting moved to the Meeting Chambers. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Jim McDonald followed by the invocation provided by Pastor Scott Shaw of Bremerton First Church of the Nazarene. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Patty Lent... • Reported on the "Fill the Boot" Campaign for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA); • Hosted students from Crown Hill Elementary School last Friday; • Was pleased with the wine tasting and pancake breakfast events included with the Harbor Festival; and • Attended a luncheon with legislators sponsored by the realtors to discuss local issues. PUBLIC RECOGNITION & ANNOUNCEMENTS Katrina Fulkerson Kitsap Family YMCA, announced that Saturday, June 12 will be "Community Day" and will include a picnic beginning at 11:30 AM at the YMCA; Saturday, June 19 there will be an Open House for retiring Executive Director Glen Godfrey; and the "Splash & Jam" program will be from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Please call (360) 377 -3741 if you have any questions. CONSENT AGENDA A. Check Numbers 337819 through 338098; and EFT -9863 through EFT -9913 in the amount of $3,250,746.21; and Retiree Payroll in the amount of $78,743.92 for the pay period ending May 31, 2010. B. Minutes of Meeting — May 19, 2010 C. Minutes of Study Session — May 26, 2010 D. Approve purchase of bulk 12.5% Sodium Hypochlorite Solution from OLIN CHLOR ALKALI PRODUCTS for the Westside Wastewater Treatment Plant E. Approve Pollution Liability Insurance Policy bound by INDIAN HARBOR INSURANCE COMPANY for 2010 through 2013 F. Resolution No. 3118 supporting the initial findings of the Bremerton Economic Development Study and endorsing the Belfair Bypass Project G. Professional Services Agreement with the Law Offices for Kenneth W. Bagwell for Legal Services There were no questions or comments from the public... 05:43:15 M /S /C /U (Runyon / Arends) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented. GENERAL BUSINESS 6A — APPROVE PARKING ENFORCEMENT SERVICES CONTRACT WITH DIAMOND PARKING SERVICES, LLC Carol Etgen City Clerk, explained that the City advertised a Request for Proposal (RFP) for city -wide parking enforcement services on April 5, 2010. Two firms responded by the April 29 deadline. The scope of services outlined in the RFP included city -wide on- street enforcement with the emphasis on the downtown core, residential 1 and 2 hour, and permit only zones surrounding Puget Sound Naval Shipyard with a minimum of 473 patrol hours per month and 104 patrol hours j City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Page 2 of 5 dedicated to off - street enforcement that encompassed the City's 4th & Washington parking garage and the three City -owned lots of Park Avenue. The City received two proposals, one from Republic Parking NW, Inc. and the other from DIAMOND PARKING SERVICES, LLC. Both firms are established and highly recommended throughout the Puget Sound region. The evaluation team is recommending that the City contract with Diamond Parking Services, LLC for city- wide enforcement services for a term of three years. Their recommendation is based upon Diamond Parking's availability and history to perform most effectively the specific scope of services for the price of $19,113 per month. There were no comments from the public... 05:49:30 Main Motion was made by McDonald, and seconded by Runyon. 05:50:15 Amendment to the Motion was made by Maupin; and seconded by Arends... Discussion then began by the Council... Debate was held on whether or not to continue with DIAMOND PARKING, LLC as the City's parking enforcer, and the problems that need to be addressed regardless of who is assigned the contract... 06:14:49 A -M /S /C (Maupin /Arends) Move to Amend the Main Motion to change the Term of the Agreement in paragraph II from a period of 3 -%2 years (July 1, 2010 to December 31, 2013) to 1 -year (July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011). Voted in favor of Amendment: Brockus, Runyon, Robinson, Arends, Maupin, Wofford Voted against Amendment: McConnell, Wheeler, McDonald Amendment carried: 6 -Yes; 3 -No 06:15:10 M /S /C (McDonald /Runyon) Move to approve the parking enforcement services contract with DIAMOND PARKING, LLC and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. Voted in favor of Motion: Runyon, Arends, Maupin, McDonald, McConnell, Wofford Voted against Motion: Brockus, Wheeler, Robinson Motion carried: 6 -Yes; 3 -No 613 — CONTRACT AWARD TO STAN PALMER CONSTRUCTION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE "LIONS PARK RENOVATION" PROJECT Wyn Birkenthal Parks & Recreation Director, stated that sealed bids for construction of the project titled "Lions Park Renovation" were opened on May 18, 2010. The engineer's estimate for this project is $1,284,760.50. Three bids were received for this project; and Stan Palmer Construction was the lowest responsive, responsible bidder with a bid of $1,252,060.00 including sales tax. Richard Nerf of the City's Parks Commission expressed his comments in support of the process to improve the park. Art Castle Kitsap Home Builders Association, congratulated Wyn Birkenthal and Parks staff for obtaining this grant. 06:20:30 Motion was made by Brockus; and seconded by McDonald... Council Members then began their discussion... Roy Runyon asked Mr. Birkenthal to explain the sources of the required matching funds. Mr. Birkenthal explained that the match will come from the recent sale of bonds. Cecil McConnell was concerned that the total cost of the bonds was more than what is being discussed because the amount did not include the interest. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Page 3 of 5 06:23:25 M /S /C (Brockus /McDonald) Move to award the contract in the amount of $1,252,060.00 including sales tax with STAN PALMER CONSTRUCTION, INC. for construction of the project titled "Lions Park Renovation "; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the necessary documents for construction. Voted in favor of Motion: Runyon, Wheeler, Robinson, Arends, Maupin, Brockus, McDonald, Wofford Voted against Motion: McConnell Motion carried: 8 -Yes; 1 -No PUBLIC HEARINGS 7A — APPROVE LOCAL SOLICITATION 2010 JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT APPLICATION Police Chief Craig Rogers summarized that the Bremerton Police Department is applying for the local solicitation Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) that will allow the City of Bremerton to sustain the Community Resource Unit and its crime prevention function with part-time staffing. Without this grant, the Community Resource Specialist position will be eliminated through reduction in force (RIF). The grant will help us sustain our enhanced policing initiative on a part-time basis in years 2010 and 2011. The grant is from the Department of Justice. No matching funds are needed from the City. The total grant amount is $51,155.00, and the grant duration is through September 2011. President Wofford opened up the public hearing... With no questions or comments, the hearing was closed to the public... 06:26:30 Motion was made by Wheeler, and seconded by Robinson... Council Members then began their discussion... Roy Runyon asked if there were "any strings" attached. Chief Rogers responded that "no strings" were attached with this grant. Dianne Robinson commended the Community Resource Officer and was pleased that funding would continue this work. Greg Wheeler also thanked Andy Oakley for a job well done. 06:28:00 M /S /C /U (Wheeler /Robinson) Move to approve the 2010 Justice Assistance Grant Application. 713 — ORDINANCE NO. 5112 TO AMEND TITLE 18 TITLED "CITY FIRE CODE" OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE (BMC); AND TO ADOPT THE 2009 CHANGES TO THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE Fire Chief Al Duke said that the proposed ordinance amends the Bremerton Municipal Code to reflect the updates provided for in the 2009 International Fire Code, adopts several provisions of the International Residential Code and makes other housekeeping amendments to reference the International Fire Code. President Wofford opened up the public hearing... Ron Perkowitz current President of the Homebuilders Association, clarified that he was not against fire sprinklers but wanted it to be a choice, not a requirement. With no further questions or comments, President Wofford closed the hearing to the public... 06:32:40 Main Motion was made by McDonald, and seconded by Runyon... Council Members then began their discussion... Roy Runyon and Greg Wheeler supported the ordinance since the residential sprinklers requirement was removed. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Page 4 of 5 Adam Brockus hoped that the City will be able to work with other cities to address the sprinkler issue. 06:36:38 M /S /C /U (McDonald /Runyon) Move to pass Ordinance No. 5112 amending Title 18 of the Bremerton Municipal Code adopting the 2009 changes to the International Fire Code. 7C — ORDINANCE NO. 5113 TO AMEND CHAPTER 17.04 TITLED "STATE BUILDING CODE ADOPTION" OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE (BMC); TO REPEAL THE ADOPTION OF THE WASHINGTON STATE VENTILATION AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY CODE; AND TO ADOPT THE 2009 EDITIONS OF THE VARIOUS BUILDING CODES JoAnn Vidinhar Community Development, emphasized that the action before the Council is to conduct a public hearing and pass an ordinance amending BMC Chapter 17.04 to adopt the 2009 editions of the International Building Code, International Residential Code, International Mechanical Code, International Property Maintenance Code, International Fuel Gas Code, and the Uniform Plumbing Code, as amended by the Washington State Building Code Council or published by the International Code Council; repeal the adoption of the Washington State Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality Code; and in addition make minor housekeeping amendments for proper references in the BMC. President Wofford opened up the public hearing... Ron Perkowitz President of the Homebuilders Association, commented that patience will be needed while both sides go through this process... With no further questions or comments, President Wofford closed the hearing to the public... 06:41:50 Motion was made by Runyon; and seconded by Robinson... Council Members then began their discussion... Will Maupin asked if these proposed changes are mandated. Ms. Vidinhar answered that these changes are mandated by the State and will become effective July 1 regardless of passage by the Council. Roy Runyon asked for more information about decks. Ms. Vidinhar responded that if a deck were attached to an exit door, then a permit would be required. 06:45:00 M /S /C /U (Runyon /Robinson) Move to pass Ordinance No. 5113 to adopt the 2009 editions of the various Building Codes and to amend BMC Chapter 17.04, City Building Code. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Jim McDonald participated in a panel a few weeks ago to interview candidates for the vacant Public Works and Utilities Director position and hoped that an announcement would be made soon. Roy Runyon attended the Kitsap Harbor Festival last weekend and thanked Carol Atkinson of Main Stream Association and volunteers for making the event happen; and urged the Council to pay more attention to the citizens by taking up the issues that are being raised. Greg Wheeler also attended the Kitsap Harbor Festival and thanked fellow Council Member Runyon and his wife Kimberly for their volunteer efforts; looked forward to his service on the Kitsap Community Resource Board; and attended some very moving Memorial Day services. Dianne Robinson highlighted some of the issues being discussed during a recent Public Works Committee meeting including downtown traffic circulation changes; mentioned that the Economic Recovery (Title H) Grant was discussed during a Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council (KRCC) meeting; and attended several local events. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Page 5of5 Carol Arends attended several Memorial Day events including visits to Ivy Green Cemetery and Federal Cemetery in Thurston County (her brother). Will Maupin also attended Memorial Day services at Ivy Green Cemetery; and thanked the Parks Department for keeping the grounds in excellent condition. Nick Wofford had the opportunity this weekend to represent the City at several Memorial Day events, but would like to see more attendance by the younger generation at these types of events. With no further business, President Wofford adjourned the Council Meeting at 6:53 PM. Pre red and Submitted by R SMITH Legislative Assistant Attes . S' / V, i � �"o CAROL ET :z O il President NW :CE:ls:cg