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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/03/2011 DIGITAL RECORDING r G � CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES August 3, 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 6t Street, Bremerton, Washington, Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at 5 00 PM, with Council President Will Maupin presiding Council Members present were Nick Wofford (arnved at 545 PM), Carol Arends, Dianne Robinson, Greg Wheeler, Roy Runyon, Adam Brockus, Cecil McConnell, and Jim McDonald City Attorney Roger Lubovich, City Clerk Carol Etgen, and Legislative Assistant Lori Smith were present to provide staff support 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 Eric Roberts of New Life Assembly MAYOR'S REPORT — Mayor Lent • Reported on last weekend's successful Summer Brewfest, and that she will soon be meeting with the Washington State Beer Commissioners to begin plans for next year, • Announced the Grand Opening of the Pacific Planetarium at 817 Pacific Avenue this Friday from 5 00 to 8 00 PM with Sky Tours provided every half hour, • Encouraged the community to support the Kitsap SC Pumas by attending the PDL Final Four Championships at the Bremerton High School Memorial Stadium on Friday, August 5 at 7 30 PM, with the Final on Saturday, August 6 at 4 30 PM, • Looked forward to the West Sound Safety & Health Expo that will be held on August 10 from 10 00 AM to 5 00 PM and August 11 from 8 00 AM to 2 00 PM at the Kitsap Conference Center and along the Louis Mentor Boardwalk, • Explained that the Kitsap Health District will provide an informational meeting on City -wide Opiate Replacement Facilities on Monday, August 15 at 3 30 PM in the Meeting Chambers, followed by a City- sponsored information meeting at 6 30 PM, • Invited the public to attend the CSO Ribbon Cutting on August 24, 2011, • Discussed the Summer Playground Program at City parks, and • Announced the 3 Annual Kitsap Wine Festival will be held on Saturday, August 20, 2011 from 2 00 to 5 30 PM at Harborside Fountain Park PUBLIC RECOGNITION Mike Walton Kitsap Family YMCA Marketing Director, provided a list of activities taking place this month at the "Y" including Military Date Night on August 6, Teen Late Night every Friday, and Splash & Jam August 20 He also announced the Centennial Celebration was scheduled on September 17 with events beginning at 11 00 AM and planned throughout the day Roger Zabinski Bremerton Port Commissioner, briefed the Council on "Industry Clusters" which was the focus of discussion at a recent meeting of the PSRC Economic Development District Board He specifically addressed how local development will be affected CONSENT AGENDA A Check Numbers 344167 through 344371, and EFT -11069 through EFT -11115 in the amount of $11,379,425 60, Regular Payroll (Pay outs) for the pay period ending July 15, 2011 in the amount of $48,566 96, Regular Payroll for the pay period ending July 31, 2011 in the amount of $718,125 75, and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending July 31, 2011 in the amount of $77,60000 City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, August 3, 2011 Page 2 of 4 B Minutes of Meeting — July 20, 2011 C Minutes of Special Meeting — July 22, 2011 D Minutes of Study Session — July 27, 2011 E Agreement to Release Interest with the Port of Bremerton to release the right to relocate Barney White Road F Purchase Art Chalk to be used for the 2011 Blackberry Festival Sidewalk Art Contest G Ordinance No 5156 amending Chapter 3 12 060 of the Bremerton Municipal Code (BMC) titled "Authorized Expenditures from Arts Fund" H Ordinance No 5154 amending several chapters of the Bremerton Municipal Code (BMC) to make various code reference corrections and updates 05.48:10 M /S /C /U (Arend s/Wheeler) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented PUBLIC HEARING 6A — ORDINANCE NO. 5157 APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING TERMINATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH PORT BLAKELY TREE FARMS (LIMITED PARTNERSHIP) Community Development Director Andrea Spencer summarized that a development agreement was entered into between Port Blakely Tree Farms and the City of Bremerton on December 6, 2000 On about December 28, 2009, Bremerton West Ridge, LLC acquired all of the property subject to the development agreement No development has occurred on the site following execution and recording of the development agreement West Ridge has requested that the development agreement be terminated A map was displayed to show the area location of the Development Agreement President Maupin opened the Public Hearing With no comments from the public, he then closed the Public Hearing 05.51 27 Motion to approve the ordinance was made by Runyon, and seconded by Wofford Discussion was then opened to the Council for their questions and comments Mr Runyon asked if this item went before the Planning Commission Ms. Spencer replied no, because it was not a required step Mrs Arends pointed out that she and fellow Council Member Cecil McConnell were the only two Council members serving at the time this agreement was originally approved, and noted the way a lot of things have changed in the many years since She provided additional comments to support terminating this agreement 05 . 53:44 M /S /C /U (Runyon/Wofford) Move to approve Ordinance No 5157, and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the Termination Development Agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented GENERAL BUSINESS 7A — ORDINANCE NO 5158 AMENDING CHAPTER 5 16 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE (BMC) TITLED "TEMPORARY MERCHANTS, PEDDLERS, AND MOBILE FOOD VENDORS " : Becky Hasart Financial Services Director, explained that the City of Bremerton recently updated our ordinance in relation to street vendors to include language that clarifies licensing requirements and site location requirements These updates did not address or apply to mobile vendors Mobile vendors are different from street vendors in that mobile vendors are motorized units that may set up in any legal parking space on City streets They must adhere to City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, August 3, 2011 Page 3 of 4 existing traffic, licensing, and parking regulations Unlike street vendors, they do not have minimum distance restrictions from other existing businesses The attached ordinance clarifies licensing, insurance, and safety requirements for mobile vendors operating within Bremerton city limits These updates are designed to improve safety standards for the vendor's customers without impeding traffic flow However, after presentation to the Finance Committee, staff does not have a recommendation either for or against distance restrictions after discussion these updates can be easily incorporated into the proposed ordinance update There were no comments from the public 05 Motion to approve the ordinance was made by Wheeler, and seconded by Runyon Discussion was then opened to the Council for comments and questions 06 56 M /S /C /U (Wheeler /Runyon) Move to approve Ordinance No 5158 of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, amending Chapter 5 16 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Temporary Merchants, Peddlers, and Mobile Food Vendors" 7C — AGREEMENT WITH PROTHMAN, CO FOR INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR Becky Hasart Financial Services Director, stated that the City of Bremerton wishes to engage the Prothman Company to provide Interim Public Works Director services while the City recruits a permanent employee to fill the Director's role This position would be paid by the Prothman Company but the incumbent would serve at the City's direction The City may cancel these services at any time without penalty The interim candidate, Alan Lobdell, has direct experience as a Public Works Director with several Washington cities Mr Lobdell will be allowed to apply for the permanent position but would not have preference based on his interim appointment If the City engages the Prothman Company to assist with the permanent replacement and Mr Lobdell is the successful candidate, the City would not be subject to the Finder's Fee Clause of the attached agreement Mr Lobdell was not part of the assessment team during the 2009 Prothman Company analysis of City operations There were no comments from the public 06 11:24 Motion to approve the agreement was made by Runyon, and seconded by Wofford Discussion was then opened to the Council for comments and questions Mr. Maupin summarized that he was reluctant to bring in a temporary person because he would rather wait to hire a permanent person But without any other options presented, he would support this action to hire an Interim Public Works Director, but only to run the regular day -to -day operations He made it clear that he would not be in favor of a temporary person making any reorganization decisions about staff 06:17.00 M /S /C /U (Runyon/Wofford) Move to authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with the Prothman Company for Interim Public Works Director services with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented The agreement will be limited to 120 days (approx 4 months) Voted for Motion Runyon, Wheeler, Arends, Wofford, McDonald, McConnell, Maupin Voted against Motion Robinson, Brockus Motion carried 7 -Yes, 2 -No City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, August 3, 2011 Page 4 of 4 COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Jim McDonald discussed a recent tour of the Kitsap Readiness Center provided by Fire Chief Al Duke which helped bring clarity to the contract and related documents he previously viewed He was impressed with the facility Adam Brockus thanked all of the people who not only attended, but also helped to make the "Last Drive across the Manette Bridge" event on Sunday, July 24 such a great success Roy Runyon announced a new business Park Avenue Pets has opened at 421 Park Avenue, and displayed pictures to highlight several recent Bremerton events including the Summer Brewfest, the Last Drive across the Manette Bridge, and the downtown Farmers Market event He also noted that change in hours for operation for the foot ferry between Port Orchard and Bremerton for the remainder of the summer Greq Wheeler encouraged the community to attend the District 5 "Lemonade with Your Legislators" Meet & Greet hosted by him on Sunday, August 7 from 1 00 to 3 00 PM at Evergreen Rotary Park, and the Union Hill Block Party on Saturday, August 13 from Noon to 6 00 PM along Veneta Avenue, was pleased to announce the opening of Friends Childcare & Pre - School, located at 924 Cogean Avenue, and looked forward to attending the PUMA soccer game this Friday Dianne Robinson reported on her experience attending the National Conference for the advancement'of Colored People in Los Angeles where she enjoyed attending several workshops Sadly, she extended her condolences to the family of Roy McInnis at the recent loss of their daughter Alisha Mashell Johnson Carol Arends reminded everyone about the First Friday Art Walk events to be held this week, and also encouraged residents to visit, shop, and enjoy the restaurants in Charleston Nick Wofford explained he was late arriving to the meeting tonight because he was enjoying a ride on the USS Sampson, and encouraged people to visit the Park at Jackson & Lund in Port Orchard and ride the steamer train Will Maupin said his wife has been very busy while helping plan the 1961 West High Reunion scheduled on Thursday, August 11 With no further business, the Council Meeting was adjourned at 6 36 PM Prepared and Submitted by �w L RI SMITH Legislative Assistant Attest CARO E GEN, City Clerk WILL MAUPIN, Ci Coun resident WMCEIscg