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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/02/2011 i I DIGITAL RECORDING MW CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES �t pU November 2, 2011 zol The wee I kly 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`' Street, Bremerton, Washington, Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at 5 00 PM, with Council President WIII 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 Interim City Clerk Shannon Conn, 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 Ron Anderson of Manette Community Church i MAYOR'S REPORT — Mayor Patty Lent • Received a $25,000 check donated by the Bremerton Rotary, • Proclaimed Friday, November 11, 2011 as Veteran's Day, and Judy Megan of the Bremerton Elks Lodge accepted the proclamation and invited the community to attend the open Lodge meeting on Thursday, November 10 at 7 30 PM with Capt Jerry Coffee as the guest speaker, • Proclaimed the Month of November as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month ", • Announced the "Send Hunger Packing" Community Food Drive for the month of November, • Noted local Pepsi delivery trucks had signs to announce that the new Bremerton Boys & Girls Club its coming soon, • Congratulated Dr Scott Lindquist of the Kitsap Health District for receiving the Annual Public Health Leader Award, and Yolanda Fong for receiving the Emerging Health Leader Award, and • Invited the Council and the Community to the Annual Veteran's Day Program to be held on Friday, November 11 2011 at the Kitsap Pavilion PUBLIC RECOGNITION Don Larson invited the community to attend the Public Meeting on the Sinclair Inlet Shoreline Development Concept Plan in the Meeting Chambers on Thursday, November 3, 2011 Mike Walton Marketing Director at the Kitsap Family YMCA, announced upcoming events Joyce Morton encouraged attendance at the "Survive & Thnve" Financial Class that would be held on Saturday, November 5 at the Kitsap Community Resources (KCR) Offices Carl Gliver owner of Great American Furniture, addressed the City's Budget crisis, and was particularly concerned to read that over 25 City employees would be laid off because it will mean reduced services that taxpayers already pay for Todd Best was also bothered that the City was losing employees, especially when higher management was paid so high, which also is the reason he believed that all City employees should be residents of the City Raven Rayne announced that the next "Cause for Hope" Celebration will be held on Tuesday, November 8 at 6 00 PM in her office, and will be circulating a petition in support of Initiative 502 to legalize marihuana President Maupin welcomed new Interim City Clerk Shannon Corm CONSENT AGENDA A Correction to Check Numbers 345323 through 345535, and EFT -11277 through EFT -11321 that were approved on October 19, 2011, Check Numbers 345536 through 345732, and EFT -11322 City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Page 2 of 5 through EFT -11361 in the amount of $1,029,571 13, Regular Payroll for the pay period ending October 15, 2011 in the amount of $6,108 00, and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending October 31, 2011 in the amount of $76,260 89 B Minutes of Meeting — October 19, 2011 C Minutes of Study Session — October 26, 2011 D Appointment of Gunnar Fridriksson to the position of Managing Engineer E Renewal of Professional Services Agreement between the City of Bremerton and Kitsap Community Resources for Bremerton Community Service Work Program F Award Contract to HOKKAIDO DRILLING, INC for Well 13 & Well 14 Rehabilitation- Replacement Project G Construction Contract to COULTAS GENERAL CONTRACTING for Brick Veneer Installation for the Park Avenue Plaza Project Phase R There were no comment:, from the public 05:59:44 M /S /C /U (Arends /Runyon) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented PUBLIC HEARING 6A — RESOLUTION NO. 3155 APPROVING FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INCLUSION IN THE 2012 CDBG /HOME ACTION PLAN Marie Vila Community Development Block Grant Administrator, summarized that on May 18, 2011, City Council approved the 2012 CDBG /HOME Policy Plan outlining the CDBG and HOME funding allocation process Based on that policy, the program's Grant Recommendation Committees have developed funding recommendations for Council consideration and approval If approved, these submissions will be sent to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the 2012 Annual Action Plan President Maupin opened the Public Hearing for comments Comments received in favor of Resolution No 3155 were received by the following April Mills Roxanne Bryson Holly Ridge Center Executive Director, and Joe Rosack Director of Kitsap Mental Health Services 06:16:35 Motion to pass the resolution was made by Wheeler, and seconded by Robinson Full disclosure was provided by Roy Runyon due to his wife serving as the Executive Director of Bremerton Foodline, and he would voluntarily abstain from the vote, and Greg Wheeler due to being on the Kitsap Community Resources Board of Directors, however City Attorney Roger Lubovich said it was not necessary for him to abstain from the vote Discussion was then opened to the Council for their questions and comments, which were received by Brockus and Robinson 06 21.15 M /S /C (Wheeler /Robinson) Move to pass Resolution No 3155 approving the 2012 funding recommendations to be included in the 2012 Action Plan to HUD, and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the contracts with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented once all funding has been secured and HUD has approved the Annual Action Plan Voted in favor of Motion McConnell, Brockus, Wheeler, Robinson, Arends, Wofford, McDonald, Maupin Abstained Runyon Motion carried, 8 -Yes, 1- Abstention City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Page 3 of 5 GENERAL BUSINESS 7A — PUBLIC WORKS AGREEMENT WITH WESTMARK CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR THE BIOSOLIDS STORAGE RELOCATION /ROOF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT Bill McKinney Forestry Manager, pointed out that the proposed contract is for construction of two pole -type roofs on two identical existing facilities at Biosolids Application Site 1 west of Gold Mountain Golf Course The site has been permitted for biosolids application since 1989 through the Kitsap County Health District and the State Department of Ecology The existing concrete structures were originally built and used for storage of liquid biosolids With the construction of roofs, the facilities will be able to be used to store dewatered biosolids This project will replace the existing dewatered storage facility adjacent to the Gold Mountain Golf Course Maintenance Facility and move biosolids storage operations further from the golf course The contractor named below (Westmark Construction, Inc ) submitted the lowest qualified bid for construction of the two roof structures There were no comments from the public 06 Motion to approve agreement was made by Runyon, and seconded by Brockus Discussion was then opened to the Council for their questions and comments, which were received by Runyon, Wheeler, Robinson, and Arends 06:29:35 M /S /C /U (Runyon / Brockus) Move to award the Public Works Agreement with Westmark Construction, Inc of Tacoma, WA for $80,178 29 including Washington State Sales Tax (WSST) for construction of two wood pole roofs to be installed at the Biosolids Application Site 1, and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented 7B — ORDINANCE NO. 5167 AMENDING BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE (BMC) CHAPTER 3.12 ENTITLED "ONE PERCENT FOR THE ARTS FUND" TO SUSPEND EXPENDITURES FOR NEW ART UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2014 Andrea Spencer Community Development Director, explained that on October 11, 2011, the City Council's Planning Committee met and discussed potential modifications to the City's One Percent for the Arts Program It was felt that it would be in the best interest to suspend expenditures from the One Percent for the Arts Program for the selection, development, and placement of art to a later date due to the City's current budget constraints Ms. Spencer also explained that Section 1 of the ordinance was amended to reflect that the Planning Committee along with the Director of Community Development would now authorize expenditures The committee discussed two options to suspend the program 1) Suspension of only expenditures for new art and applicable capital projects would still contribute money to the program (at this time there are no projects that are scheduled for contribution), or 2) Suspension of both expenditures for new art and applicable capital projects would also not be required to contribute to the program After much discussion, a majority of the Planning Committee (but not unanimously) voted to forward to the Council an ordinance that reflects Option 1 above Other highlights of the proposed ordinance include a) Funds from the One Percent for the Arts Program can still be expended for the repair, maintenance, and installation of our current One Percent for the Arts collection, b) The terms of our current Arts Commissioners will be extended for two additional years to cover the - period of suspension, and c) The period of suspension can be shortened or lengthened by the City Council City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Page 4 of 5 Jim Anderson expressed his opinion about why he believed it was wrong to suspend any aspect of the 1 % for the Arts Program because it keeps the City moving forward Colleen Smidt believed that the City was correct in suspending the 1 % for the Arts Program due to the current economic conditions 06 47:45 Motion to adopt ordinance was made by Wofford, and seconded by Robinson 06:49:15 Move to amend the Main Motion to include a restriction under Section C was made by Runyon, and seconded by Wheeler City Attorney Roger Lubovich was favorable to local preference but expressed caution about restrictions Andrea Spencer clarified that local preference has already been addressed in the Arts Commission Master Plan Comments on the amendment were received by Wofford, Arends, Runyon, Brockus, Maupin, and Wheeler 07 . 05:00 A -M /S /F (Runyon/Wheeler) Move to amend Ordinance No 5167 by adding Section C to BMC Chapter 3 12 — "Puichases of art shall be restricted to works produced by artists based in Washington State, Oregon, and Idaho " Voted in favor of Amendment Runyon, Robinson Voted against Amendment Wheeler, Arends, Wofford, McDonald, McConnell, Brockus, Maupin Amended Motion failed, 2 -Yes, 7 -No 07 11 35 Move to amens' the Main Motion to include language "contribution to and" was made by Wheeler, and seconded by Runyon Comments on the amendment were received by Wheeler, Brockus, McConnell, Runyon, Wofford, Robinson, and Maupin 07:21.30 A -M /S /F (Wheeler /Runyon) Move to amend the ordinance by adding "contributions from Capital Improvement Projects to and" before the word "expenditures" in the second whereas and in the first line of Section 1 Voted in favor of Amendment Wheeler, McConnell, Runyon Voted against Amendment Robinson, Arends, Wofford, McDonald, Brockus, Maupin Amended Motion failed, 3 -Yes, 6 -No Discussion was then opened to the Council for their questions and comments on the MAIN MOTION which were received by McDonald, Brockus, Maupin, Wheeler, and Runyon Andrea Spencer clarified that there are no planned art installations at this time so this is a good stopping point in the program 07 M /S /C (Wofford /Robinson) Move to adopt Ordinance No 5167 as amended (to include the Planning Committee in Section 1), suspending the One Percent for the Arts Program until January 1, 2014 Voted in favor of Main Motion Robinson, Wofford, McConnell, Runyon, Maupin Voted against the Main Motion Arends, McDonald, Brockus, Wheeler Motion carried, 5 -Yes, 4 -No COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Adam Brockus announced that there will be a raffle on Friday, November 4 at 7 00 PM at Kate's Jersey Subs with the winner to be one of the first drivers across the new Manette Bridge with City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, November 1, 2011 Page 5 of 5 proceeds of the raffle to go towards a new Christmas Tree at the end of 11 Street, announced the bridge would be closing tomorrow, and looked forward to the new Manette Bridge Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Thursday, November 10 at Noon Mr. Anderson suggested the tickets be available in other areas of the City Roy Runyon reminded everyone the First Friday Art Walk would be this week Greg Wheeler encouraged attendance at a free "Survive & Thrive" Financial Class sponsored by Kitsap Community Resources on November 5 from 10 00 AM to 2 00 PM, announced the Union Hill Neighborhood Block Watch Meeting on November 7 at the Community of Christ at Memorial Lutheran Church located at the corner of 10 Street and Veneta Avenue, also announced the Veteran's Day Program starting at 10 30 AM at the Kitsap County Pavilion, and had fun at the City Halloween Party Dianne Robinson encouraged people to donate hats, gloves, mittens, scarves or coats for the homeless and low- income by November 10, Mondays through Thursdays, 9 00 AM to 1 00 PM, at the Bremerton United Methodist Church, and announced that there will be a 5 -hour "First Time Home Buyers Class" on Saturday, November 5 at the Reid Real Estate Office located in Silverdale Carol Arends reported the first Safe Trick -or -Treat night in the Charleston Historic District was a success, and as a member of the Audit Committee, a report would be issued tomorrow for unpaid traffic infractions Nick Wofford reminded citizens there was only one week left to vote, encouraged attendance at the Public Meeting on the Sinclair Inlet Shoreline Development Concept Plan in the Meeting Chambers on Thursday, November 3, 2011, and thanked all of the citizens who participate in running local government Will Maupin attended the "Fiddler on the Roof' production at the Bremerton Community Theater and said it was probably the best he has ever seen, and reported on his ride on the passenger only ferry President Mauprn adjourned the Council Meeting at 7 50 PM Prepared and Submitted by LORI SMITH Legislative Assistant st ` 1� SHANNON CORIN, Interim City Clerk _Z4 r G -� wfil MAUPIN, City 6oun c resident WMSCIscg