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Home My WebLink About08/04/2010 c��o� DIGITAL RECORDING �� CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, August 4, 2010 �1G �' $ 2010 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at 5:00 PM in Council Conference Room 603 of the NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT CENTER 345 6tn Street, Bremerton, Washington, with Council President Nick Wofford presiding. Council Members present were Will Maupin, Carol Arends, Dianne Robinson, Greg Wheeler, Roy Runyon, Cecil McConnell and Jim McDonald. Council Member Adam Brockus was absent. Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich; City Clerk Carol Etgen; and Legislative Assistant Lori Smith. A CouNCi� BR�EFi►v� 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 Reverend Paul Meeker of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Patty Lent... • Introduced Bob Battin of the Bremerton Central Lions Club who then introduced Japanese Exchange Students Saori Ooka; Aiko Karakawa; and Yumi Komatsu. The Mayor added she will be hosting Rvoii Ishikawa, who is also visiting from Kure, Japan. • Presented Colen Corev; Joanne Corev; Eduardo Aban; Larrv Matel; Scott Correv; Terrv Deverv; Ghvrn Hobson; John Corev; Mike Hart; and Jim lovenelli with certificates of appreciation to thank them for their efforts in creating the new "fish pond" arrangement at the intersection at 4` Street and Pacific Avenue. • Recognized members of the Bremerton Women's Roller Hockev Team and their Coach Frankie Lee with a plaque to honor the win of their 17 National Title out of the last 18 years; • Wished the United States Coast Guard a Happy 220` Birthday; and particularly thanked all the local men and women shipmates stationed in and around our community for their service guarding our military and civil maritime interests and responsibilities around the globe; • Proclaimed Thursday, August 26, 2010 as "Women's Equality Day" in recognition of the gp` anniversary of the day the 19 Amendment was.ratified, giving women the right to vote, which was accepted by Judv Matchett and Sharon Shrader from the Kitsap League of Women Voters; • Also proclaimed and Saturday, August 7, 2010 as "Kitsap County Interfaith Day of Prayer" to show our community's support for those struggling to survive and keep their hopes alive, which was accepted by ; and invited all citizens to participate in the event scheduled from 10:00 to 11:00 AM at Evergreen Rotary Park; • Acknowledged the Kitsap PUMA Soccer Team for advancing one additional level in the US Open Cup this season, and shared the sentiments sent out by the owners and members of the team thanking the community for their support; and • Introduced and welcomed the City's new Public Works & Utilities Director Vincent Akhimie PUBLIC RECOGNITION & ANNOUNCEMENTS Ed Cain asked the City to take a good look at the unfinished sidewalks near recent street projects completed downtown because he has personally suffered a knee injury; and also asked if the City can address the pigeons and their droppings that are out of control. John Thomas expressed his concern that the City must have known about the financing problems with the City pool before it was made public; and also referred to stories he has read recently in the Kitsap Sun about the City's interest in renting more space in the Norm Dicks Government Center and questioned why the City didn't use this money instead to make much needed street improvements. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, August 4, 2010 Page 2 of 3 CONSENT AGENDA A. Check Numbers 338846 through 339056; and EFT-10049 through EFT-10096 in the amount of $1,946,749.63; Regular Payroll in the amount of $733,933.65 for the pay period ending July 31, 2010; and Retiree Payroll in the amount of $79,078.99 for the pay period ending July 31, 2010. B. Grinder Pump System Maintenance Agreement with CoRRECT EQUiPMENT, INC. C. Elevator Service Maintenance Agreement with THYSSEtv-KRUPP E�EVATOR CoRPORaTiorv D. Janitorial Services Contract for (6) City Facilities with A-1 PERFORMatvcE, INC. (State of Washington Contract No. 00508) E. Goods and Services Agreement with FiRE ONE, Irvc. for Monitoring and Maintenance of Fire/Security Alarm Systems and Fire Suppression Systems F. Goods and Services Agreement with PiERCE CouNn SECURin, Itvc. for Security Services and Patrols G. Interdepartmental Agreement for Gold Mountain Golf Complex Lease and Irrigation Water Supply between the City's Public Works and Utilities Department (through its Water Utility) and the Parks and Recreation Department There were no questions or comments from the public... 06:03:31 M/S/C/U (Arends/Robinson) Move to approve the CoNSE►vT AGErv�A as presented. PUBLIC HEARING 6A — ORDINANCE NO. 5119 TO SURPLUS AND TRANSFER PARK PROPERTY TO RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR 11 STREET AND WARREN AVENUE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS: Mike Mecham, City Engineer, used a PowerPointO presentation titled "11 Street & Warren Avenue Intersection Improvements for Safety and Mobility"to further explain the highlights of the project, which will require additional property for the roadway. The Parks Board was consulted and issued an advisory report in March 2006 recommending the Parks property located at 11` & Warren be surplused in accordance with BMC 13.12.030 with a portion transferred to right-of-way and the remainder sold. City Council authorized the sale of the former tennis courts portion of the property and deferred transfer of the remnant portion of the property until further review was complete. The projects right-of-way plan was approved by the Washington State Department of Transportation in March and the City is now acquiring additional property needed for the improvements which includes completing the transfer. President Wofford opened the public hearing to receive comments from the public...With no comments the hearing was closed to the public and opened to the Council for discussion... Mr. Runvon asked if the 200-ft. extension would be pervious or impervious pavement; questioned if a less expensive solution to the problem was considered such as synchronized traffic lights all the way down Warren Avenue; and whether the City's in-house architect would provide assistance with the landscaping design; Mr. Mecham replied a soil investigation has not yet been completed but preliminary indications suggest it will be pervious pavement; answered that synchronized traffic lights will be considered in addition to this current plan, which came at the recommendation of a traffic engineer hired to provide an assessment; and lastly that yes, the in-house architect was asked to provide assistance, but it was his understanding that she is already working on a lot of other projects. Mrs. Arends commented that the traffic seems to only be getting heavier and therefore felt this project to extend the right hand turn lane onto 11` Street was very much needed. Ms. Robinson asked if there has been any difficulty in obtaining the needed houses along Warren I Avenue. Mr. Mecham responded no, that it has been straight forward. Out of five houses, the City purchased two outright, and three are under contract. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, August 4, 2010 Page 3 of 3 06:15:23 First Public Hearing concluded. Because two Public Hearings are required for the sa/e of Park property, no action will be taken until the second public hearing scheduled for August 18... 7�A - ADD�AVC IIAiA/AITA\A►A1 Q�C1IAC�T�1A1 T�AGCl/+ rl��`111 ATI�IAI CAILIAAIf�C11AGwIT�+ non �S^T �1111AMADV DC�A�T• AAII'1 AIIADT TNC DI ICDI C ADTIAAI �tem was postponed... V7�f 7"[TTT7TVTVTT7Tl7 COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Rov Runvon briefed the Council on the issues discussed at the Public Safety and Parks (PSP) Committee meeting held earlier today. Greq Wheeler was pleased at the large turn-out at the District 5& 2 Picnic held last Saturday and thanked all those who helped with the event including Pastor Spears, the nurses who provided blood pressure checks, PROA for providing the burgers, Council staff, spouse Sunny, and fellow Council Member Cecil McConnell for his service as grill master. He mentioned the fun that his family was having by being a host-family for Yumi Komatsu from Kure, Japan; invited the public to the Union Hill Block Party to be held on Saturday, August 14 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM along Veneta Avenue befinreen gtn and 11 � Streets; encouraged the public to attend the Fat Dog Tuesday event as part of the last "Concert at the Park" at Evergreen Rotary Park on Tuesday, August 10; and was proud to announce that his daughter Lucky won 4 gold medals in a recent ice skating preliminary which now qualifies her for a chance to go to the national State Games of America next year in San Diego. Dianne Robinson announced that a New Health Care Law Forum will be held here in the Chambers on Tuesday, August 16 beginning at 1:00 PM and the public is invited. She also expressed her condolences to the family of Kara Lynn Radabah, and mentioned that Kara was in the group of Bremerton High School students that she chaperoned while on a class trip to Italy last year and Kara was always a pleasure to be around. Carol Arends welcomed new Public Works & Utilities Director Vincent Akhimie; and encouraged citizens to participate in the many events going on throughout the summer. Will Maupin talked about a recent visit by his family and the fun time they had at the new fountains in several locations of downtown Bremerton. Nick Wofford reminded the citizens to help clean up the City by cutting tall grass and overgrown weeds. 06:26:18 President Wofford recessed the Council Meeting for a 25-Minute Executive Session to discuss "Potential Litigation"per RCW 42.30.110 (1)(i). No action was taken. With no further business, President Wofford adjourned the Council Meeting at 7:00 PM. Prepar d and Submitted y: LO I MITH Legislative Assistant Attest: � � CAROL ET E, ity Cle k NI OFFO , ity Co ncil President :CE:Is:cg