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Home My WebLink About06/15/2011 DIGITAL RECORDING aft CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES June 15, 2011 AL 0 $ 2011 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order in the City Council Conference Room 603, of the NOW DICKS GOVERNMENT CENTER, 345 6th Street, Bremerton, Washington, Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at 5 00 PM, with Council President Will Maupin presiding Council Members present were Nick Wofford, 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 Roger Hennigan of Apostolic Life Tabernacle MAYOR'S REPORT — Mayor Lent • Presented a Mayor's Appreciation Award to local artist Gerald Wright for his generosity in donating his painting titled "A Perfect Balance" to the City of Bremerton, • Proclaimed July 2011 as "Parks & Recreation Month ", and brought forward Jeff Elevado of the Parks & Recreation Department to accept the proclamation, as well as to provide highlights of Park's Department events and activities taking place this summer, • Recognized the members of the City's Street Department for all of their efforts, • Thanked all of the members of the Ferry Lobbying Committee including Council Member Adam Brockus • Announced that the Bremerton Bar & Grill will be hosting a fundraiser this Saturday evening from 5 00 to 8 00 PM to benefit the USGA Junior Amateur Golf Tournament, • Announced that the United Way "Day of Canng "will be held on Wednesday, June 22, • Proclaimed July 4, 2011 as "Independence Day" in the City of Bremerton, • Looked forward to the Grand Opening of the new Rice Fergus Miller office on June 24, • Hoped people would try Sabaidee, a new restaurant serving Thai and Lao cuisine, and • Encouraged the public to attend the South Kitsap Industrial Area (SKIA) Open House tomorrow, June 16, from 5 00 to 7 00 PM in the Meeting Chambers PUBLIC RECOGNITION Lena Swanson asked for consideration from the City for more flower baskets on Callow and better care of the Pendergast Dog Park, considered withdrawing from the District 6 candidacy, and suggested the City license bikes CONSENT AGENDA A Check Numbers 343469 through 343646, and EFT -10938 through EFT -10975 in the amount of $3,905,511 82, Regular Payroll for the pay period ending May 31, 2011 in the amount of $767,79208 B Minutes of Meeting — June 1, 2011 C Minutes of Study Session — June 8, 2011 D Appointment of Jeremy Southerland to the Design Review Board E Reappointment of David Dinkuhn to the Design Review Board F Appointments of Carolyn Neal, Deborah Housen, and Michelle Tomlinson to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee G Bid Award to Fields Roof Service, Inc for the West Section Roof Replacement at the Police Facility located at 1025 Burwell Street City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Page 2 of 4 H Amendment to the Security Contract with Kitsap County for Court Security Services I Professional Services Agreement with the Broughton Law Group, Inc, PS for Legal Services J Professional Services Agreement with the Summit Law Group to negotiate collective bargaining agreements 05 57 45 M /S /C /U (Runyon /Robinson) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented PUBLIC HEARING 6A — ORDINANCE NO. 5151 VACATING A PORTION OF THE ALLEY BETWEEN WERNER ROAD, MONROE STREET, BLUMER STREET, AND AUTO CENTER BOULEVARD Gunnar Fridriksson Civil Engineer with the Public Works & Utilities Department, summarized that David Barcelon petitioned the City of Bremerton to vacate the westerly 510 feet of the alley adjacent to Blumer Street The easterly portion of the alley was vacated in 1995 with Ordinance No 4501 for the applicant's development of the Truck Town dealership The existing alley is an undeveloped dead end right -of -way which has no potential for development by the City All adjacent properties surrounding the alley are owned by the applicant This is a Class III Right -of -Way and compensation is not required in accordance with Bremerton Municipal Code (BMC) Chapter 11 20 140 There were no comments from the public 05 59 43 Motion to vacate the alley was made by Wheeler, and seconded by Brockus Comments m support of the vacation were provided by Mr Wheeler and Mrs. Arends 06 00.55 M /S /C /U (Wheeler / Brockus) Move to pass Ordinance No 5151 to vacate a portion of the alley between Werner Road, Monroe Street, Blumer Street, and Auto Center Boulevard GENERAL BUSINESS 7A— PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH AHBL FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE KIWANIS PARK AND GREEN STREETS PROJECT Wyn Birkenthal Parks & Recreation Director, explained that a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was advertised on March 4, 2011 for the consultant section for the Kiwanis Park and Green Streets Project Of the five (5) submittals received, AHBL was ranked as the most qualified to perform the civil and structural engineering services necessary for the project The proposed contract includes Low Impact Development (LID) design services for Kiwanis Park improvements and Street Improvements on 4 and 5th Streets in the vicinity of Kiwanis Park A PowerPoint presentation was made by Collette Berna of the Parks & Recreation Department to show the highlights of the project There were no comments from the public 06 12.09 Motion to approve the professional services agreement was made by McConnell, and seconded by Runyon Discussion was then opened to the Council Mr Runyon asked who the volunteers could contact in the City to assist with maintenance issues Ms Berna answered that she may be contacted directly at (360) 473 -5429 Mr Wheeler asked if the City is responsible for maintenance of the rain gardens Ms. Berna responded that if the rain gardens stopped working, then the City would be responsible, but light maintenance such as weeding will be provided by volunteers City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Page 3 of 4 06 16:25 M /S /C /U (McConnell /Runyon) Move to approve the Professional Services Agreement between the City of Bremerton and AHBL in an amount not to exceed $76,462, and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with same terms and conditions as presented 7B — BUDGET ADJUSTMENT TO COVER THE COST OF ADDITIONAL SUNDAY FOOT FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN BREMERTON AND PORT ORCHARD Becky Hasart Financial Services Director, stated that the City of Port Orchard contacted the City of Bremerton to gauge interest in extending the foot ferry service between the two cities every Sunday between Memorial Day and Labor Day There is currently an agreement for Saturday service and for specific "festival" Sundays This discussion would add the remaining Sundays not already covered The intent is to spur economic development and tourism for both downtowns and the Port's marina There were no comments from the public 06 19 30 Motion to approve the budget adjustment was made by Runyon, and seconded by McConnell Discussion was then opened to the Council, Mr. Runyon, Mr Brockus, Mr. McConnell, Mr Maupin and Mr. Wofford provided comments m support Mr McDonald was concerned about spending the money right now, and Mr Wheeler would like to hear more from the local businesses because he Is not convinced that they support the idea 06.40.25 M /S /C (Runyon /McConnell) Move to authorize the Finance Department to amend the non - departmental cost center budget in the General Fund for up to $6,435 to fund the twelve (12) additional Sundays for foot ferry service between Port Orchard and Bremerton Voted in favor of Motion Runyon, Robinson, Arends, Wofford, McConnell, Brockus, Maupin Voted against Motion Wheeler, McDonald Motion carried 7 -Yes, 2 -No COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Nick Wofford thanked all of the citizens who volunteer their services, and promoted `think global but shop local' Carol Arends was thankful for all of the businesses that have been able to stay open, and reported on the CenCom Policy Board meeting she recently attended Dianne Robinson invited everyone to attend the Juneteenth Celebration that will be held this Saturday, June 18 at Evergreen Rotary Park from 1 00 to 6 00 PM Greg Wheeler encouraged citizens to shop the local businesses, looked forward to the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Annual Conference that he will be attending next week with fellow Council Member Nick Wofford and Mayor Patty Lent, and thanked Dave Fergus for providing an informative report on the 9/11 Memorial Design at his District 5 Meeting held Monday night adding that he was pleased with the feedback Roy Runyon reminded everyone that the Bremerton Farmer's Market is held at Evergreen Rotary Park from 4 00 to 7 00 PM every Thursday through October 13, and the SKIA Open House will be tomorrow night, June 16, from 5 00 to 7 00 PM in the Meeting Chambers Adam Brockus announced that the Manette Garage Sale would be held all day on Saturday, June 25, and the Hill Climb Dedication for Jennifer Balliet would be held on Sunday, June 26 at 2 00 PM at the corner of East 11 Street & Trenton Avenue City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Page 4 of 4 Jim McDonald discussed the highlights of the 2 -'/2 hour Public Works Committee Meeting that was held yesterday, including a thorough report from the Forestry Division, and announced that the Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Celebration will be held on Wednesday, June 29 from 9 30 to 11 30 AM in the Meeting Chambers which will also include walking tours downtown and around the wastewater treatment plant Will Maupin discussed the progress of the City's CSO program and the improvements and the significance of the CSO celebration to be held on June 29, mentioned that there will be a ballot issue in November proposing the reduction of Council Districts from 9 to 7 and that the City will need volunteers to write the pro and con statements for the ballot President Maupin adjourned the Council Meeting at 6 55 PM Prepared and Submitted by ORI SMITH Legislative Assistant Attest ( CAROL EITGEN, City /Clerk WILL MAUPIN, tity Cou it President WM CIE Iscg i i