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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/21/2011 � J DIGITAL RECORDING ( c'°' CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 2 �Z I!M e December 21, 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 6 Street, Bremerton, Washington, Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at 5 00 PM, with Council President Will Maupin presiding Council Members present were Nick Wofford, Carol Arends, Greg Wheeler, Roy Runyon, Adam Brockus, Cecil McConnell Council Members Jim McDonald and Dianne Robinson were absent 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 Cecil McConnell followed by the invocation provided by Bishop Kurt Wiest of The Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints, Sinclair View Ward MAYOR'S REPORT — Mayor Patty Lent • Invited Wyn Birkenthal Parks & Recreation Director who explained that the Kitsap 911 Memorial Committee has redesigned the Memorial, with drawings on display in the lobby of the Norm Dicks Government Center, and citizens are encouraged to provide their comments, • Summarized all of the events and other highlights that took place in Bremerton over the past year, thanked the Council for their support, and ended by reading a Charles Dickens poem, Pickwick Papers, 1836 PUBLIC RECOGNITION Gary Nystul City Auditor, presented a plaque on behalf of the City Audit Committee, to Council Member Cecil McConnell in recognition of his service to the Committee Mowdie Somati read a statement, that in summary stated the rights of citizens are "under attack" and citizens should not give up their liberty Del Knauss thanked Council Members Maupin, McConnell, and Robinson for their service, and invited the Council Members to attend a meeting on Tuesday, December 27 from 5 30 to 6 30 PM at the same building where a homeless shelter is being proposed, which he does not believe is an appropriate location for such a center Walt LeCouter Director of the Homeless Shelter, explained that the shelter was being proposed to meet the needs of people who need an overnight shelter, and connect them to other necessary services Raven Rayne encouraged home ownership in the City of Bremerton, and passed out Christmas Cards that also included an invitation to the next "Cause for Hope" meeting on Tuesday, January 10 at the downtown Windermere office Abby Burlingame Kitsap County Association of Realtors, thanked Cecil McConnell for the hard work he has provided on behalf of all of his constituents CONSENT AGENDA A Check Numbers 346250 through 346478, and EFT -11461 through EFT -11497 in the amount of $1,367,653 03, Regular Payroll for the pay period ending December 15, 2011 in the amount of $719,041 91 B Contract Award to H2O Solutions, LLC for Reservoir 4 Maintenance, Cleaning, and Inspection C Reappointment of Dennis Treger, CPA to the Audit Committee City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, December 21, 2011 Page 2 of 4 D Resolution No 3159 authorizing a Finance Agreement for the purchase of 9 Toro Motors, and an Inter -Fund Loan to Gold Mountain Golf Complex Fund from the Equipment Rental Reserve Fund E Approve Renewal of Property Insurance with Affiliated FM Insurance for 2012 F Confirmation of Katrina Allen as Director of Public Works & Utilities for the City of Bremerton There were no comments from the public 05 M /S /C /U (Runyon /Arends) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented GENERAL BUSINESS 6A — RESOLUTION NO. 3160 REVOKING RESOLUTION NO. 3158 AND REJECTING THE KITSAP COUNTYWIDE PLANNING POLICIES AS ADOPTED BY THE KITSAP COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Andrea Spencer Community Development Director, summarized that on December 7, 2011, the City Council passed Resolution No 3158, ratifying amendments to the Countywide Planning Policies (CPP's) Following additional review of the CPP's policies for Essential Public Facilities (EPF) and the Washington Administrative Code (WAC), specifically WAC 365- 196- 550(3)(d), which describes that if an essential public facility and its location have been evaluated through a state or regional siting process, the county or city may not require the facility to go through the local siting process During the CPP update process, amendments to Element G were made to reflect consistency with PSRC's Vision 2040 The update did not consider recent changes to state regulations related to EPF Therefore, a comprehensive review and appropriate amendment of Element G is necessary to ensure consistency with state regulations At the study session on December 14, 2011, the City Council directed staff to bring a resolution that both revoked the previous ratification resolution and rejects the amendments to the CPP's until such time as Element G is appropriately amended Roger Zabinski Port of Bremerton Commissioner, felt it would be irresponsible for the City of Bremerton to revoke the entire Countywide Planning Policies, and recommended that KRCC first get a chance to amend the section in question 05.54:10 Motion to pass Resolution No 3160 was made by Runyon, and seconded by Wofford Discussion was then opened to the Council for their questions and comments, which were received by Runyon, Maupin, and Wheeler Ms Spencer addressed Council concerns, provided further clanfication to explain why she believed it was necessary to revoke the current CPP's, and further explained that this was the reason for the process 06 05:35 M /S /C /U (Runyon/Wofford) Move to pass Resolution No 3160 revoking Resolution No 3158 and rejecting the Kitsap Countywide Planning Policies 6B — ORDINANCE NO 5174 TO AMEND CHAPTERS 1010 AND 10 11 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE (BMC) RELATING TO PARKING ENFORCEMENT Roger Lubovich City Attorney, explained that the proposed ordinance updates the provisions of BMC Chapters 10 10 and 10 11 to correct outdated references to the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and makes other changes relating to the enforcement provisions for parking There were no comments from the public 06 08 45 Motion to approve Ordinance No 5174 was made by Brockus, and seconded by Runyon Discussion was then opened to the Council for their questions and comments, which were received by McConnell, Wofford, and Maupin Mr Lubovich addressed Council concerns City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, December 21, 2011 Page 3 of 4 06 M /S /C /U (Brockus /Runyon) Move to approve Ordinance No 5174 amending BMC Chapters 10 10 and 10 11 relating to parking enforcement 6C — ORDINANCE NO. 5175 TO AMEND ORDINANCES NO. 5133 AND NO. 5153 MODIFYING THE 2011 ANNUAL CITY OF BREMERTON BUDGET Caroline Tompson Financial Services Budget Analyst, summarized that the Bremerton City Council adopted the 2011 Annual City Budget by Ordinance No 5133 on December 1, 2010 and amended the 2010 Annual City Budget by Ordinance No 5153 on July 6, 2011 Subsequently, certain actions have been taken and conditions have changed which have an impact on the final 2011 Annual Budget, resulting in the need to amend it There were no comments from the public 06.14:48 Motion to pass Ordinance No 5175 was made by Wheeler, and seconded by Arends Discussion was then opened to the Council for their questions and comments, which were received by Runyon 06:16:25 M /S /C /U (Wheeler / Arends) Move to approve Ordinance No 5175 of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, amending Ordinance No 5133 and Ordinance No 5153 relating to the City of Bremerton Fiscal Year 2011 Budget 6D — APPROVAL OF THE 2012 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS (IAFF) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT Becky Hasart Financial Services Director, explained that the attached represents the one year contract extension negotiated with the IAFF Local 437 (fire union) There are no substantive changes in the language with the exception of incorporating the current memorandums of understanding (MOU) that are still relevant In addition to the one year roll over, the fire union has agreed to continue their 3 4% wage donation to the City for fiscal year 2012 This is immortalized as a separate MOU for signature Also, there is a separate MOU with regards to call back provisions in the event of a reduction in force This contract extension and both MOU's were approved by the fire union last week Don Stauff thanked the firefighters for donating 3 4% of their wages back to the City, but was still concerned about the proposed overtime costs 06:20:05 Motion to approve the collective bargaining agreement was made by Brockus, and seconded by Wheeler Discussion was then opened to the Council for their questions and comments, which were received by McConnell, Brockus and Runyon Ms Hasart and Fire Chief Al Duke responded to questions 06:24:15 M /S /C /U (Brockus/Wheeler) Move to approve the Collective Bargaining Agreement and the related MOD's for wage concessions and call back between the City of Bremerton and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 437 and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute these agreements with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Nick Wofford wished everyone a happy holiday and a prosperous new year Carol Arends thanked attendees of the Soldier Lane Christmas event in the Charleston District Greg Wheeler announced that a Severe Weather Shelter would be operating at the Bremerton Food Line located at 1600 12 Street until December 22, encouraged people to donate to the Bellringers Campaign, and wished the community a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, December 21, 2011 Page 4 of 4 Roy Runyon reminded citizens to not only "shop" locally, but to "give" locally, and thanked Council Members McConnell, Robinson, and Maupin for their service Adam Brockus was sad to see that Manette TV was closing their doors, and presented Awards in recognition of significant contributions and service to the presented Awards in recognition of significant contributions and service to the City to Council Member Cecil McConnell for his 16 years of service, and to Council Member Will Maupin for his 10 -'/2 years of service Will Maupin thanked City staff and citizens, expressed his appreciation to Legislative Assistant Lori Smith for her hard work both to Council Members and to him personally during his terms as Council President, and thanked wife Karen for being supportive while he committed much of his time over the past 10 years for Council duties and meetings and really looked forward to the future Cecil McConnell enjoyed working with the Mayor and staff during his time as a Council Member, also thanked Lori Smith for always keeping him informed, and appreciated the legal education he received from City Attorney Roger Lubovich, will miss the City and the City Council, planned to enjoy fishing, painting, and as woodcarving President Maupin (for the last time) adjourned the Council Meeting at 6 36 PM Prepared and Submitted by r LORI SMITH Legislative Assistant Attest SHA ON CORIN, Interim City Clerk I c a- � k,,f , WII& MAUPIN, City Council President WMSCIscg