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Home My WebLink About04/06/2011 DIGITAL RECORDING CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APR 2 0 2011 Wednesday, April 6, 2011 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at 5 00 PM in Council Conference Room 603 of the NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT CENTER, 345 6 th Street, Bremerton, Washington, with Council President Will Maupin presiding Council Members present were Nick Wofford, 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 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 Cecil McConnell followed by the invocation provided by Retired Pastor Oliver Warren formerly of Eagles Wings Fellowship Church MAYOR'S REPORT — Mayor Lent • Presented a Mayor's Appreciation Award to the Bremerton Fire Department for their efforts in organizing the fundraiser for Hunter Smith, 4 -year old son of City of Bremerton Firefighter Rob Smith, • Thanked City employees Pam Bykonen, Community Development and Mike Bishop, General Facilities, for being leaders in the 2010 United Way fundraising campaign and was pleased to announce that City employees contributed $30,623, • Was pleased to receive a tour by volunteers from the Chuckwagon Senior Nutrition Program and 50/60 Meals on Wheels Program, • Thanked Council Members Greg Wheeler and Nick Wofford, members of the USS Nimitz, and all community residents who participated in the recent planting project at Lions Field, • Proclaimed Saturday, April 9, 2011 in honor of the annual "Bataan Death March Memorial ", and encouraged the public to attend the event beginning at 9 30 AM, and • Announced the "Take Back Our Drugs" one -time event on Saturday, April 30 from 10 00 AM to 2 00 PM at Kitsap Mall, and • Announced that City employees would participate in the County -wide Earthquake "Drops Cover' Hold On'" Drill scheduled on April 20 at 9 45 AM PUBLIC RECOGNITION Mike Walton Marketing Director with the Kitsap Family YMCA, provided an update on the Kids Strong Campaign and Resolution Runs, and announced a "triple header ", 3 free family events scheduled on Saturday, April 16 (Healthy Kids Day, Pools Day, and Splash & Jam) Robert Medley encouraged the community to attend the Annual Bataan Death March Memorial Service on Saturday, April 9 beginning at 9 30 AM at Bataan Park Joe Hudson owner of Evergreen Trophy, expressed his concerns about the proposed plan by the City to move utilities, especially how the City was able to vacate the alley without notifying any of the property owners Mayor Lent indicated that the City is putting together a packet of information which will include notifications related to the permitting of this project, and hoped that questions provided by property owners will be answered CONSENT AGENDA A Check Numbers 342315 through 342588, and EFT -10739 through EFT -10783 in the amount of $1,467,185 99, Regular Payroll for the pay period ending March 15, 2011 in the amount of City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Page 2 of 4 $730,734 74, Regular Payroll for the pay period ending March 31, 2011 in the amount of $765,614 93, and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending March 31, 2011 in the amount of $82,63318 B Minutes of Meeting — March 16, 2011 C Minutes of Study Session — March 23, 2011 D Minutes of Special Meeting — March 30, 2011 E Purchase of one (1) 2011 Ford Escape Hybrid for the Water Resources Division F Amendment No 1 to Interlocal Agreement with the Kitsap County Health District for Kitsap Regional Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) Clean Run -Off Project G Green Superintendent Agreement with Ed Faulk Operations, LLC for Gold Mountain Golf Complex H Golf Management Agreement with Scott Alexander's Golf Shop, Inc for Gold Mountain Golf Complex I Lease Agreement with Scott Alexander's Golf Shop, Inc for Gold Mountain Golf Complex J Goods and Services Agreement with Will Robinson for Lions Park Whale Play Sculptures K Resolution No 3137 to establish May 18, 2011 as a Hearing Date to vacate an Alley for Olympic College between 13 and 15 Streets, West of Warren Avenue There were no comments from the public 05:55:05 M /S /C (Runyon/Wheeler) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented Voted in favor of Motion McConnell, Brockus, Runyon, Wheeler, Robinson, Wofford, Maupin Abstained Arends Motion carried 7 -Yes, 1- Abstention GENERAL BUSINESS GA _ PRQ IRCT 11CC1GAI AQRr = hACA1T WITH DI IRCT C�rShISR `aDCQC \ FOR C�`LIC111 11 C 7A 11 h i - 0 ERGROUNQ CONV€RSIGN Q_ F PA vIC 1Q_ 1r IC 1 R PRQVE 1ACAITC G � �L�v =�r� ^v� � v v v Tr rc v� inn --rcv mc�-� -ry €RQh -0041 STS °CU Item was pulled PUBLIC HEARING 7A — RESOLUTION NO. 3138 TO DECLARE RESERVOIR NO. 14 (LOCATED AT THE SOUTH- WEST CORNER OF IRONSIDES AVENUE & EAST 17 T11 STREET) CITY WATER UTILITY PROPERTY SURPLUS Gunnar Fridriksson Public Works & Utilities, summarized that Reservoir No 14 is located at the southwest corner of Ironsides Avenue and East 17 Street The reservoir was in service until 1991 when it was retired due to small size, elevation issues with supply system and service area, and persistent leaking problems The City Water Utility and Engineering staff recommends surplusing the property Paul Correll Board Member of the Manette Neighborhood Coalition, questioned the reasons why the property, including the alley, needed to be surplused John Strauss summarized the issues that he outlined in an e-mail sent to the Council [the e-mail in its entirety has been included as a part of the record] Mike McWilliams summarized the issues that he outlined in several a -mails sent to the Council [the a -mails in their entirety have been included as a part of the record] City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Page 3 of 4 With no further comments, President Maupin closed the public hearing 06:07:20 Motion to pass Resolution No 3138 was made by Runyon, and seconded by McConnell, Discussion was then opened to the Council Mr. Fridrikkson responded that the alley was purchased in 1957 for access to the reservoir site and that area was not intended for public access Mr. Runyon asked for the assessed value of the property and where the proceeds of a sale would go, and asked if this area is a park, given that the area is used for recreational purposes Mr. Fridrikkson responded $90,000 and that proceeds of a sale would go into the Water Utility Fund for capital improvement project, and stated that the property is not on the list of protected parks, so the property is not recognized as a park Mr. Runyon also noted that he supported a citizen backed plan to purchase the property for their use Mrs. Arends asked if the City was required to surplus the property before the City could do anything with the property, including selling the land to the neighbors Mr. Lubovich confirmed that was correct Mr. Brockus reported that this issue was discussed at the last District 3 Neighborhood meeting on March 29 and neighbors asked the City for more time to come up with a plan to purchase the property for use as a neighborhood park 06 Amended Motion to change the date from November 18, 2011 to April 30, 2012 in Section 2 of the Resolution was made by Brockus, and seconded by Runyon, Discussion then continued by the Council Mr Runyon asked if the property were sold, would real estate excise tax be generated from the sale Roger Lubovich answered no Mr Brockus hoped that a future change in use of the property will ultimately benefit the community Council Members also offered comments of support for the amendment 06.26:25 A -M /S /C (Runyon /McConnell) Amendment to change the date from November 18, 2011 to April 30, 2012 in Section 2 of the Resolution No 3138 Voted in favor of Amendment Brockus, Runyon, Wheeler, Robinson, Arends, Wofford, Maupin Voted against the Amendment McConnell Amendment approved 7 -Yes, 1 -No 06:26:55 M /S /C (Runyon /McConnell) Move to pass Resolution No 3138 declaring City Water Utility land surplus Voted in favor of Motion Runyon, Wheeler, Robinson, Arends, Wofford, McConnell, Maupin Voted against the Motion Brockus Motion carried 7 -Yes, 1 -No COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Adam Brockus reminded the public that the Manette Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic from July to October, although it will remain open to pedestrians, and also attended the Washington State Science & Engineering Fair held last weekend City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Page 4 of 4 Roy Runyon also attended the Washington State Science & Engineering Fair, invited the public to attend an Earthquake Preparedness Workshop hosted by the Kitsap Department of Emergency Management on Monday, April 18, and announced that the Bremerton Bar & Grill, located at 109 Pacific Avenue will be open for business on April 18 For more information on available fobs, please visit www lobs worgboard /neighborhoodgrills Greg Wheeler mentioned that he too attended the Washington State Science & Engineering Fair, as well as the event to say farewell to Captain Olsen on April 15 He also announced that the Rotary Annual Garage Sale ( "RAGS ") event would be held on April 16 at the Kitsap Fairgrounds, and the Sinclair Cleanup event was also on April 16 Dianne Robinson announced the Matan Park Construction neighborhood meeting will be held on April 19 beginning at 5 30 PM at 2220 Anderson Street Carol Arends emphasized the importance of the Bataan Death March Memorial event on April 9, and hoped that the public would make an effort to attend Nick Wofford mentioned that lodging tax funds were provided to the Washington State Science & Engineering Fair and explained that lodging tax revenue benefit non - profit organizations, who in turn, during events, generate revenue by encouraging people to stay at Bremerton hotels Will Maupin enjoyed his recent trip to Cabo San Lucas as well as the weather there i 9A — EXECUTIVE SESSION At 6 42 PM, the Council convened for a 15- Minute Executive Session to consider a Real Estate Acquisition per RCW 42 30 110 (1)(b) Information Only No action was taken With no further business, President Maupin adjourned the Council Meeting at 7 00 PM i Prepared and Submitted by 4 L RI SMITH Legislative Assistant i a Attest CAROL E G N, City Urk WILL MAUPIN, Ci Council esident W M CE Is cg