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Home My WebLink About06/16/2010 DIGITAL RECORDING � CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES J �� o � z��o � Wednesday, June 16, 2010 � The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, June 16, 2010 8t 5:00 PM I11 COUtICII COf1f@I'211Ce R00111 603 Of the NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT CENTER 345 6` 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, and Cecil McConnell. Council Member Jim McDonald was absent. Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich; City Clerk Carol Etgen; and Legislative Assistant Lori Smith. A Courvci� BRiEFirv� 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 Cecil McConnell followed by the invocation provided by Pastor Roqer Henniqan of Apostolic Life Tabernacle. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Patty Lent... • Introduced Janet Lunceford, Code Compliance Officer, who demonstrated the vest and gloves to be used by volunteers in the neighborhoods for the new litter pick-up program formed by the city. The program allows for bags to be dropped off for free at the landfill, Kitsap County drop boxes or at the City of Bremerton Public Works facility; • Proclaimed the Week of June 13 - 19, 2010 as "Nafional Reunification Week" to honor the accomplishments and work done by families for child welfare and adoption process, and the proclamation was accepted by Tom Stokes and Mvrta Bowen; • Reported on the 1 Annual Red Cross Lifecycle event she attended on June 5 which had over 200 participants and over $4,000 was raised; • Thanked all those who participated in the Kitsap County Reduce Underage Drinking Task Force and Youth Council from October 2008 to May 2010; • Encouraged people to support the upcoming Library Levy that will be on the November ballot; • Announced that a free Community Block Party will be hosted by Coffee Oasis on Veneta Avenue between 6 and 8` Street; • Invited the public to watch "Amy's City Review" which is aired on BKAT every Sunday at 6:30 PM on Comcast Channel 12 or Wave Channel 3; � Also invited the public to attend the Grand Re-Opening and Open House for the Gift Garden located at 327 Pacific Avenue on Wednesday, June 23 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM and anyone attending may have a free box of shredding done; • Announced that Harrison Hospital will be offering tours on Wednesday, June 30 from 3:00 to 7:00 PM to showcase the new Heart and Vascular Center at 2520 Cherry Avenue; • Looked forward to Downtown Bremerton Association's Old Fashioned 4 of July Parade and Ice Cream Social from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM; • Asked for host families to host two Japanese exchange students who will be arriving on July 27; and • Briefed the Council on the exciting Kitsap Pumas game held last night and the upcoming U.S. Open Cup on Monday, June 22 at 7:00 PM. PUBLIC RECOGNITION & ANNOUNCEMENTS Connie Christman commented on the proposed ordinance that would require a City license fee for landlords and was glad the Council pulled the item off of the agenda for further study. Lee Hansen requested the City give back the parking space that was taken away because the area was in front of an old garage that was no longer used for parking a vehicle. Mike Mecham, City Engineer, stated that he met with City Clerk Carol Etgen and Diamond Parking and it was determined that signs could be posted that would allow parking between the signs. Tim Hinkle supported the plan to re-allow parking in front of old garages; and also stated that he was / not against the proposed plan to license landlords as long as it was a reasonable amount and each unit was not charged. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Page 2 of 4 CONSENT AGENDA A. Check Numbers 338099 through 338303; and EFT-9914 through EFT-9957 in the amount of $2,616,459.86; and Regular Payroll and Payouts in the amount of $914,688.16 for the pay period ending May 31, 2010. B. Minutes of Meeting — June 2, 2010 C. Minutes of Study Session — June 9, 2010 D. Confirm appointment of Vincent O. Akhimie as the new Director of Public Works & Utilities for the City of Bremerton E. Amendment to Extend the Voluntary Separation Agreement with Human Resources Manager Carol Conley There were no questions or comments from the public... � 05:54:53 M/S/C/U (Arends/Maupin) Move to approve the CorvsEtvT A�EN�a as presented. I Carol Etqen, City Clerk, announced that Item 6C has been pulled from the agenda tonight... GENERAL BUSINESS 6A — ACCEPTANCE OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT FOR LIGHTING AND WINDOW UPGRADES AT CITY FACILITIES: Pat Coxon, Wastewater Treatment Plant Manager, summarized that this grant will provide for the removal and replacement of existing lighting with energy efficient lights and installation of motion sensor controls in five (5) city buildings; and energy efficient windows would be installed within the Puget Sound Naval Museum. Total cost of this work is estimated to be $118,318 which equals the total amount of EECBG funds available. In addition to this grant, the City will receive funds from Puget Sound Energy based on total savings from future energy costs, currently estimated to be $85,410. Total grants from EECBG and the matching PSE Grant is estimated to be $203,727.58. Mr. Coxon used a PowerPointO presentation to provide further details of the City's Energy Efficiency Plan; and emphasized that zero matching funds from the City are required to implement the upgrades. There were no comments from the public... 06:01:50 Main Motion was made by Robinson; and seconded by Runyon...Council Members then � began their discussion... % Rov Runvon commented that this project meets the goal of becoming more energy efficient. Cecil McConnell asked how long the Energy Resource Manager position would be in effect and where will the funding come from to pay for this position. Mr. Coxon answered that the position will be contracted out for two years and payment would be reimbursed to the City of Bremerton by the Department of Commerce. Dianne Robinson thanked Pat Coxon for all the work he has done and asked if the project started on April 15. Mr. Coxon stated yes, and that the project is anticipated to be completed on schedule even with the late start. Greq Wheeler asked when the City hires the Energy Resource Manager, will that individual be able to locate additional sources of grant funding. Mr. Coxon responded yes. 06:06:24 M/S/C/U (Robinson/Runyon) Move to approve grant funding from the Department of Commerce 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, June 16, 2010 Page 3 of 4 6B — ORDINANCE NO. 5114 AMENDING SECTION 10.10.140 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE (BMC) ENTITLED "DISABLED PARKING" TO PROVIDE TIME LIMITS Council President Nick Wofford explained that State law allows for the City to provide time limits for disabled parking, but the Bremerton Municipal Code currently does not allow time limits. Time limits are proposed to minimize abuse of disabled parking. 4-hour maximum limit only where posted...but will no longer allow all day free parking. There were no comments from the public... 06:10:55 Motion was made by McConnell; and seconded by Wheeler. 06:11:23 Amendment to the Motion was made by Runyon; and seconded by Robinson... An explanation for the amendment was provided by Mr. Runyon; Debate was then held on whether the amendment was necessary. . . 06:18:45 A-M/S/F (Runyon/Robinson) Move to Amend the Main Motion to change subsection (b) to include "A person operating a public transit agency or non-profit organization vehicle displaying a special license place, card, or decal issued pursuant to RCW 46.16.381 shall be exempt from the 4-hour time limitation imposed under this subsection': Voted in favor of Amendment: Runyon Voted against Amendment: Wheeler, Robinson, Arends, Maupin, McConnell, Brockus, Wofford Amendment failed: 1-Yes; 7-No Discussion was then held on the main motion... Dianne Robinson requested information that would confirm abuse of handicapped parking in the downtown core. Will Maupin believed that the actual use of handicapped parking and abuse of placards should be treated as separate issues; and emphasized that the City should not be providing all day parking in the downtown area for businesses or shipyard workers when the parking should be for the public. Greq Wheeler supported the change to 4 hours and considered that amount of time to conduct business downtown as adequate. Rov Runvon asked if under the current contract with Diamond Parking, that this change can be enforced; and asked for clarification on the volunteer enforcement program. Nick Wofford answered that yes, Diamond Parking could enforce this change under the current contract; and stated that other communities have citizen volunteers who verify proper use of placards and there would be no cost to establish this program in Bremerton. Rov Runvon then asked if people can move to another street for an additional 4 hours. Nick Wofford answered yes. Carol Arends believed that there are many parking related issues to discuss besides abuse of handicapped parking; and had reservations about limiting parking time for individuals who may really need more time to park downtown due to limited mobility. Nick Wofford pointed out that handicapped parking is available in reserved spots or any on-street parking spot with the placard displayed. Will Maupin added that this ordinance targets the abuse of on-street parking, not reserved spaces. 06:35:55 M/S/C/U (McConnell/Wheeler) Move to approve Ordinance No. 5114 amending Section 10.10.140 of the Bremerton Municipal Code (BMC) entitled "Disabled Parking". City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Page 4 of 4 ��` -l1��11A1A�/` NI � � �14� �"�€I�^IN6 �€6TI^N � .�� A� AC TLIC Q�CIIACClT�IAI 11A11A11/�I�AI VV�Tf'fLT�III T T 7f,7 � V �G:V9 'V� r7TG�iTL�rVTrIV �`l111C /Q11A�`\ CAITITI Cll ��1'1CCIAlIT1AAIC» �NB �€�'TIAN �a A� A7A €NTIT6€ ��'€DACATC vvL7CTV��vTC�� cC�vC11�1� ��c►�\v v ��p�C " Item was pulled... Nick Wofford encouraged landlords to provide ideas or comments regarding licenses and/or inspection process. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Will Maupin attended the Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Workshop last night with members of the Puget Sound Regional Council. Carol Arends attended the Chamber of Commerce Luncheon yesterday where the Mayor was the guest speaker. Dianne Robinson also attended the TDR Workshop; will be working with Anderson Cove residents for a litter clean-up; and announced that the Juneteenth Celebration will be held this Saturday from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM at Evergreen Rotary Park. Greq Wheeler was honored to be the guest speaker for the Graduation and Recognition Ceremony at Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church recently; attended an open house for the Bremerton Housing Authority; and also attended the TDR workshop. Rov Runvon referred to an article in the Kitsap Sun about a grant received by Council Member Hilary Franz of Bainbridge Island and part of the grant will be used for home assessments throughout Kitsap County, including Bremerton. Adam Brockus hoped to continue lobbying the Legislature to "build a big boaY' which he said has been delayed for about 15-years; and mentioned that he attended the last Art Walk and encouraged citizens to attend the event next month. ' Nick Wofford encouraged the public to view "Amy's City Review" on BKAT every Sunday at 6:30 PM; announced that the June 23 Study Session has been cancelled; and looked forward to attending the I Association of Washington Cities Annual Conference in Vancouver that week. President Wofford recessed the Council Meeting for the following item at 6:52 PM... 8A — EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PENDING AND POTENTIAL LITIGATION PER RCW 42.30.110 (1) (I) Information Only... With no further business, President Wofford adjourned the Council Meeting at 7:12 PM. � � Prepared and Submitted by: LORI SMITH Legislative Assistant Attest: � � �� CARO ET EN, City I rk , � , 'ty Coun ' resident f�b.T¢.✓v1 t,� � t t rr�a,u��n NW:CE:Is:cg