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Home My WebLink About09/07/2011 DIGITAL RECORDING SEP 2 1 2011 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September 7, 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 NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT CENTER, 345 6th Street, Bremerton, Washington, Wednesday, September 7, 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 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 USS Nimitz Command Chaplain Brent Johnson MAYOR'S REPORT — Mayor Lent • Welcomed Stuart Walton of the Washington Community Alliance for Self -Help (C A S H) Program to discuss the program's success, and invited the Mayor, Council, and Community to the "Shop, Meet, Celebrate Local Entrepreneurs In Bremerton" event scheduled on Thursday, October 20, 5 00 to 8 00 PM in the Communitas Building at 920 Park Avenue, • Introduced Collette Berna Parks & Recreation Department, to announce the Lions Park Grand Re- Opening Celebration on Friday, September 9 at 3 00 PM at 251 Lebo Boulevard, • Invited Scott Alexander to provide a PowerPoint@ presentation with highlights of the 64` Annual U S Junior Amateur Golf Championship held recently at Bremerton's Gold Mountain Golf Complex, • Proclaimed October 1, 2011 as Bremerton YMCA's Centennial Celebration Day, and invited the community to a celebration on Saturday, September 17 beginning at 9 00 AM, • Encouraged residents to participate in the Beautify Bremerton Day on Saturday, September 17 from 8 00 AM to 3 00 PM at the Public Works & Utilities Facility located at 3027 Olympus Drive or Evergreen Rotary Park, • Also on September 17 the Sinclair Inlet Clean -Up event will be held from 11 00 AM to 2 00 PM on the waterfront in both Bremerton and Port Orchard, • Proclaimed the Month of September 2011 as Community Health Care Awareness Month, presenting the proclamation to Joan Ferebee Bremerton NAACP President, • Reminded everyone to "drop, cover, and hold" during the Countywide Earthquake Drill to be held at 10 15 AM on Wednesday, September 21, • Reported on Bremerton's Ultraviolet Treatment (UV) Facility Ribbon Cutting event, • Enjoyed attending the Bay Vista Open House, • Proclaimed September 19 to 23, 2011 as Alzheimer's Awareness Week, presented the proclamation to Christopher Dattilio encouraged citizens to wear purple during this week to help bring awareness, and invited the public to attend the 2 nd Annual Alzheimer Awareness Silent Auction fundraiser on September 8 from 5 00 to 7 00 PM and the Remembrance Walk on September 17 beginning at 10 00 AM at Evergreen Rotary Park, • Attended the Smith Natural Play Park Open House at Kitsap Community Resources, • Proclaimed September 11, 2011 as a Day of Remembrance, and presented a proclamation to David Fergus and City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, September 7, 2011 Page 2 of 4 • Announced the 10 Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony will be held on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at Evergreen Rotary Park beginning at 10 00 AM and will include a memorial ceremony at Noon, Ground Breaking for the Kitsap 9/11 Memorial at 1 45 PM and a Sunset Flag Retirement ceremony at 6 30 PM PUBLIC RECOGNITION Sandy Reed of the Elks Lodge invited the community to honor the 9/11 first responders at the Lodge on Thursday, September 8 at 7 30 PM with Dave Fergus as the guest speaker Representatives of Manette Businesses including Rebecca Dove - Taylor Manette Saloon & Sidebar, Ruth Reese Manette Antiques, Pastor Ron Anderson Manette Community Church, and Kate Reid Kate's Jersey's Subs, explained they were feeling very isolated due to the closure of the Manette Bridge, and therefore asked the community for support It was also announced that Manette Fest would still take place this Saturday, September 10 from 10 00 AM to 4 00 PM Dave Fergus Rice, Fergus, Miller Architects, wanted to dispel rumors that they requested the City to make 5 th Street one -way to increase parking, however, he did agree that it was better for 5 th Street to be one -way CONSENT AGENDA A Check Numbers 344592 through 344875, and EFT -11151 through EFT -11207 in the amount of $2,961,920 51, Regular Payroll for the pay period ending August 15, 2011 in the amount of $731,860 63, Regular Payroll for the pay period ending August 31, 2011 in the amount of $766,683 17, Regular Payroll (Payout) for the pay period ending August 31, 2011 in the amount of $2,675 56, and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending August 31, 2011 in the amount of $76,758 65 B Minutes of Meeting — August 17, 2011 C Minutes of Study Session — August 24, 2011 D Award of Janitorial Services Contract for City Facilities (State of Washington Contract #00508) to A -1 Performance, Inc E Purchase of replacement Total Work Station Survey Equipment for Engineering from Kuker- Rankin, Inc 06:29:05 M /S /C /U (Arends /Runyon) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented PUBLIC HEARING 6A — ORDINANCE NO 5161 VACATING PORTIONS OF THE ALLEY BETWEEN HEWITT & VENETA AVENUES, AND 4 TH & 5 TH STREETS Gunnar Fridriksson Engineering, stated that the City of Bremerton initiated the vacation as part of the redevelopment of Kiwanis Park to incorporate the undeveloped alley between Hewitt & Veneta Avenues, and 4 th & 5 th Streets President Maupin opened the Public Heanng With no comments from the public, he then closed the Public Heanng 06 31 16 Motion to approve the ordinance was made by Runyon, and seconded by Wofford There were no questions or comments from the Council 06.31.38 M /S /C /U (Runyon/Wofford) Move to approve Ordinance No 5161 to vacate portions of alley between Hewitt & Veneta Avenues, and 4 th & 5 th Streets City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, September 7, 2011 Page 3 of 4 6B — ORDINANCE NO. 5162 TO ADOPT THE AMENDED PROPOSAL MODIFYING THE BREMERTON CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES Bill Eley Information Services Manager, explained that each decade, the U S Government conducts a census of the nation's population Following the census, City district boundaries are changed to reflect the current population with a view to provide the public, as far as possible, with equal City Council representation To formalize the new district boundaries, the City must hold a public hearing on the proposed boundaries and then adopt the related ordinance The ordinance can not be adopted for at least a week after the public hearing A public hearing on the initially proposed district boundaries was held on August 17, 2011 After public and Council comments, staff has developed a second proposal and does not require any further action until September 21, 2011, at which time the ordinance representing the second proposal will be present for formal adoption The new district boundaries information /maps are available on the City's website Again, if the public has objections to the new boundaries, they also have a 45 -day appeal process through Kitsap Superior Court after adoption of the ordinance President Maupm opened the Public Hearing Todd Best thanked the City Council for their new proposal to keep Forest Ridge Park and Council Member Carol Arends in District 7 Faye Flemister asked how the proposed changes would affect current Council Members residing in their districts Bill Eley explained that if the boundary changes moves a Council Member to a different district, that Council Member would represent his or her district until the changes go into effect in 2014 With no further comments from the public, President Maupm closed the Public Hearing, and opened discussion to the Council emphasizing that no action will be taken until the September 21, 2011 Council Meeting Roy Runyon asked Mr Eley to explain the criteria he used to modify the Council District boundaries Mr. Eley explained that boundaries typically follow geographical features such as streets, rivers or creeks, and property lines Greg Wheeler asked a question about Census Blocks to accomplish redistricting criteria Mr. Eley answered that the Census Blocks are areas containing population Will Maupin commended Bill Eley for keeping neighborhoods together since neighborhoods define the City, not districts President Maupm closed the Public Heanng, emphasizing that no action will be taken until the September 21, 2011 Council Meeting GENERAL BUSINESS — There are no General Business items tonight COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Jim McDonald will be attending the Grand Reopening of Lions Park and Kitsap 9/11 Memorial Remembrance Ceremony Cecil McConnell invited the public to attend the Western Washington Center for the Arts Gala & Fundraiser on September 10 at the Cedar Cove Inn located at 228 Seattle Avenue in Port Orchard City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, September 7, 2011 Page 4of4 Adam Brockus reiterated the events scheduled as part of the annual Manette Fest event that will be held this Saturday, September 10 from 10 00 AM to 4 00 PM Also, a YMCA fun run starts at 8 30 AM and a pancake breakfast starts at 9 00 AM Roy Runyon was pleased at the huge attendance at the Bremerton Blackberry Festival last weekend, announced "The Bremerton Party' will be held on Saturday, September 17 beginning at 6 00 PM at the Kitsap Conference Center with proceeds benefiting the Bremerton Foodline and East Bremerton Rotary charities, and announced the Petersen Farm Fall Fair is scheduled for Sunday, September 18 from 10 00 AM to 5 00 PM off of Trigger Avenue in Silverdale Greq Wheeler also attended the Smith Natural Play Park Open House at Kitsap Community Resources, attended the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting of the S T E M Academy at West Hills last night, and announced that a Own Your Own Home class will be offered on Saturday, September 24 from 8 30 AM to 2 30 PM at the Reid Real Estate Office located at 9564 Silverdale Way in Silverdale, Lastly, he hoped to see everyone attend the Kitsap 9/11 Remembrance Memorial this Sunday and notified the community that the boat launch would be closed that day Dianne Robinson reiterated information about the Beautify Bremerton event on Saturday, September 17, a Kitsap HIV /Aid Walk would also be held on Saturday, September 17, and announced that a Neighborhood Block Watch Captains Meeting will be held on Monday, September 12 beginning at 7 00 PM at Bremerton Police Department located on Burwell Street Carol Arends also encouraged the community to participate in the all -City Beautify Bremerton event, and mentioned that business owners in the Charleston Business District have already started projects to spruce up their area Nick Wofford encouraged attendees of the 9/11 Memorial event to car pool, and mentioned that Olympic College would be providing parking, announced that anyone who qualified should attend the Own Your Own Home class being offered on Saturday, September 24 from 8 30 AM to 2 30 PM at the Reid Real Estate Office located Silverdale, and reiterated that everyone should support businesses by buying local Will Maupin has found that buying local is cheaper than buying on -line, was pleased to see 80- degree weather during this year's Bremerton Blackberry Festival, looked forward to attending the upcoming Centennial Celebration of the Kitsap YMCA, and acknowledged that Manette businesses will struggle through the next couple months, but that a price sometimes must be paid for progress, and better things are to come With no further business, the Council Meeting was adjourned at 7 10 PM Prep red and Submitted b LORI SMITH Atte t Legislative Assistant I L��/ /4� C R ET N, C y Clerk WILL 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