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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/21/2011 DIGITAL RECORDING OCT 0 5 2011 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES QXft September 21, 2011 AMDVM 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 6 th Street, Bremerton, Washington, Wednesday, September 21, 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 and Council Assistant Christine Grenier were present to provide staff support City Clerk Carol Etgen was absent 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 Mark Adrian of Community of Christ at Memorial Lutheran Church MAYOR'S REPORT — Mayor Lent reported on the following • Reported on the Gorst Memorial Dedication held on September 12 th , • Thanked volunteers from Puget Sound Rental Owners Association (PROA), Benedict House, Fresh Start Transitioning, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, All- Shred, Good Will, Value Village, and Council Member Roy Runyon who helped out with the Beautify Bremerton event held last Saturday She also thanked Don Larson and Council Member Nick Wofford for helping with the Sinclair Inlet Clean -Up held on the same day, • Introduced Ken Marlin Manager of A -1 China Buffet who discussed the recent grand opening on Wheaton Way, which he hoped will help bring in local fobs to help the economy, • Thanked the Church of the Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and its eight wards for assisting in several projects during the Beautify, Bremerton event and invited Mikel Anderson to discuss how the volunteers came together to make a positive impact, and • Proclaimed September 24, 2011 as "National Public Lands Day" PUBLIC RECOGNITION Cheryl Stauff read a letter into the record to outline her concerns regarding the Kitsap Memorial 9/11 Committee and her reasons for resigning as Treasurer for the Committee Jack Stanfill expressed concerns about speeding along Northlake Way especially since there are areas where children are boarding or unloading from school busses CONSENT AGENDA A Check Numbers 344876 through 345096, and EFT -11208 through EFT -11235 in the amount of $1,485,202 56, and Regular Payroll for the pay period ending September 15, 2011 in the amount of $734,89476 B Minutes of Meeting — September 7, 2011 C Minutes of Study Session — September 14, 2011 D Bremerton Kitsap Access Television (BKAT) Service Contract with Kitsap County E Contract Award to Valmont Industries, Inc for installation of 100 -foot self supporting radio tower at 100 Oyster Bay Avenue F Revision of Service and Easement with Puget Sound Energy (PSE) for Warehouse Building at 100 Oyster Bay Avenue G Appointment of Samantha Heinrichs to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee 05 51 17 M /S /C /U (Arends/Wofford) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Page 2 of 4 GENERAL BUSINESS 6A — RESOLUTION NO 3152 SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE YOUTH WELLNESS CAMPUS Mayor Lent explained that in October 2010, the City of Bremerton and the Bremerton School District entered into an agreement to conduct a geo- technical survey on the former East Bremerton School site for the Youth Wellness Campus The City hopes to attract organizations promoting youth health and wellness and is in support of the concept of the campus It was emphasized that the resolution does not obligate the City to finance the development Colleen Smidt a volunteer for the West Sound Boys & Girls Club, was pleased that a partnership with the City will move this project forward 5 56 Motion to support resolution was made by McConnell and seconded by Wofford Discussion was then opened to the Council Comments were made by Runyon, Brockus, Wheeler, and Maupin 05 M /S /C /U (McConnell/Wofford) Move to approve Resolution No 3152 as presented 613 — ORDINANCE NO 5162 ADOPTING THE AMENDED PROPOSAL MODIFYING THE BREMERTON CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES (THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER T 2011) Becky Hasart Financial Services Director, reiterated that the proposed boundaries take into consideration data from the 2010 Census, comments from the public, and input from the Council Members There were no comments from the public 06.00 45 Motion to approve the ordinance was made by Wofford, and seconded by McDonald There were no questions or comments from Council Members 06 01 M /S /C (Wofford /McDonald) Move to approve Ordinance No 5162 adopting new City Council District Boundaries for the City of Bremerton based on the 2010 Census Voted in favor of Motion Brockus, Wheeler, Robinson, Arends, Wofford, McConnell, Maupin Abstained Runyon Motion carried, 8 -Yes, 1- Abstention 6C — RESOLUTION NO. 3151 APPROVING ONE -WAY TRAFFIC AND ANGLE PARKING ON 5 T " STREET BETWEEN PACIFIC & WASHINGTON AVENUES Gunnar Fridriksson Public Works and Utilities (Engineering Division), explained that the Washington Administrative Code requires a resolution to permit angle parking and one -way traffic on City streets This requirement was discovered subsequent to the implementation of these traffic revisions on 5 th Street A traffic study with the goal of increasing the number of parking spaces on 5 th Street was completed, and the study recommends one - way traffic and angle parking There were no comments from the public 06 52 Motion to approve the resolution was made by Runyon, and seconded by Brockus Discussion was then opened to the Council for their questions and comments Carol Arends pointed out that one -way traffic is awkward when there are special events on Pacific Avenue, and that turning from 4 th Street to Pacific Avenue is a tight turn which creates traffic problems Adam Brockus personally preferred the road to return to two -way, but agreed with the proposed changes since the responses to the survey clearly supported one -way travel City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Page 3 of 4 Nick Wofford asked how the prior parking spaces were utilized Mr Fridriksson answered that parking was used during construction of the Tim Ryan building Mr Wofford expressed concerns over spending additional funds to implement the change which wasn't worth the cost to add a few additional spaces Cecil McConnell believed that the City needed to address complaints about lack of parking Roy Runyon stated that the survey of downtown businesses and residents indicated support for the change and therefore offered his support, but asked if the traffic flow can be reversed during special events Mr. Fridriksson answered yes Greg Wheeler asked what the impact would be to reverse the traffic flow, and then possibly making the change later Gunnar Fridriksson answered that the road and signage would be changed at an added cost then later if the City decides to change to one -way, the same work being undone would be re -done Will Maupin believed that it would be fiscally prudent to go back to two -way traffic in terms of cost, and dust address the issue of adding more parking at a future date when there was a need for it Jim McDonald liked the additional parking, especially during large events like Blackberry Festival, and hoped the City would move forward on this issue Dianne Robinson believed that the City has already gone through the process (even if done incorrectly) so now it should dust remain one -way traffic so no additional funds were spend 06 16 M /S /C (Runyon /Brockus) Move to pass Resolution No 3151 to approve one -way traffic and angle parking on 5 th Street between Pacific and Washington Avenues Voted in favor of Motion Runyon, Wheeler, Robinson, McDonald, McConnell, Brockus Voted against Motion Arends, Wofford, Maupin Motion carried, 6 -Yes, 3 -No COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Dianne Robinson attended a meeting of the Kitsap Mental Health Services Board last night, thanked Tracey Williams for being an advocate for Anderson Cove and wished him luck in his work that will be taking him to the Middle East, provided an update on Matan Park, and announced that the 99 Annual Celebration Dinner for Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church will be held on Friday, October 14 Greg Wheeler thanked staff Lori Smith, Christine Grenier, and Bill Eley for all that they do for the City Council, announced that the Union Hill Neighborhood Association would be meeting on Monday, October 3 at the Community of Christ at Memorial Lutheran Church, encouraged residents to make their homes more energy efficient by participating in the Re -Power Kitsap Project since he personally had an interesting energy audit done at his home, and invited people to attend the Bremerton Figure Skating Club's Chuck Haselwood Tribute Exhibition on Saturday, September 24 at the Bremerton Ice Arena Roy Runyon mentioned that he is also scheduled for an energy audit, was impressed with the hard work by the Puget Rental Owners Association (PROA) and Benedict House during the Beautify Bremerton event, and announced the Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management (KCDEM) Home Retrofit "Bolt It, Brace It, Do If' Class would be held on Saturday, September 24 from 1 00 to 4 00 PM Adam Brockus encouraged people to attend the next District 3 Community Meeting on Tuesday, September 27 from 6 30 to 8 00 PM at the Bremerton Senior Center located at East 13 Street & Nipsic Avenue to hear discussions on the Reservoir Lid at Ironsides, Manette Bridge Opening, Shore Drive Pipe Installation, and Saving Manette Businesses He encouraged citizens to contact (360) 473 -5280 with any ideas for future meetings City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Page 4 of 4 Jim McDonald invited the public to attend the next District 1 Community Meeting on Thursday, October 6 from 6 00 to 7 30 PM at the Sheridan Park Community Center to discuss the proposed expansion of the Port of Tracyton and proposed reduction in Council districts from 9 to 7 Cecil McConnell urged District 2 residents to attend the District 1 Community Meeting since the port expansion could effect their taxes, and was excited that businesses are either moving to or considering a move to the Wheaton Way corridor Will Maupin announced that the next District 8 Community Meeting would be held on Tuesday, October 25 from 6 30 to 8 00 PM in the Meeting Chambers and will include a presentation on the Shoreline Master Program and discussion on plans for installing sewers on Rocky Point and Marine Drive As a member of the Kitsap Transit Board, he attended the roll -out of the new Kitsap Transit Worker - Driver Busses on Monday, and reported on the presentation made by himself and Auditor Gary Nystul before a delegation of representatives of 25 countries regarding "Accountability in Government' this afternoon This visit was arranged through the World Affairs Council of Seattle 06 35:52 The Council recessed then met in a 40- Minute Executive Session to discuss "Pending Litigation" per RCW 42 30 110(1)(i) No action was taken President Maupin adjourned the Council Meeting at 7 25 PM Prepared and Submitted by c C I TINE GRENIER Council Assistant Attest &Oty" ��49,44) CAROL ET N, City Cler WILL MALIPIN, Cit Counc esident WMCEIscg