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Home My WebLink About02/15/2012 DIGITAL RECORDING COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AIRRIP111rol Wednesday, February 15, 2012 7 2012 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at 5 00 PM in Council Conference Room 603 of the NORM DICKs GOVERNMENT CENTER, 345 6 th Street, Bremerton, Washington, with Council President Jim McDonald presiding Council Members present were Nick Wofford, Eric Younger, Carol Arends, Faye Flemister, Greg Wheeler, Roy Runyon, Adam Brockus, and Leslie Daugs Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich, Interim City Clerk Shannon Conn, and Council Assistant Christine Grenier A COUNCIL BRIEFING was 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 Leslie Daugs followed by the invocation provided by Reverend David Malcom. Jr. of Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Patty Lent • Proclaimed the Year 2012 as "International Year of the Cooperatives ", and the proclamation was received by Lorna Moynihan of Kitsap Community Co -Op, • Proclaimed March 2012 as `Brain Injury Awareness Month ", and the proclamation was received by Suzanne Griffin • Introduced Lieutenant Pete Fisher who reported on the ongoing Police investigation and encouraged anyone who may recognize the person of interest from the police sketch, to call the Police Hotline at (360) 473 -5481 immediately, • Encouraged residents to report light outages by calling the Public Works Hotline at (360) 473- 5920, and • Announced that there will be a Neighborhood Summit on Friday, March 5 in the Meeting Chambers President McDonald announced that the Executive Session has been moved from the Pre - Council Briefing to the end of the meeting PUBLIC RECOGNITION Robert Seibert announced the Kitsap Youth Expo on April 21st at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds, and for more information, please visit www kitsapyouthexpo com Gary Butterfield hoped the City would make streets and public safety the primary goals, expressed concerns about the vehicle tab fee being raised during a recession, and suggested that the City un- incorporate to eliminate bureaucracy Jim McDonald thanked his wife Judy and mother Dorothy McDonald for attending the meeting tonight CONSENT AGENDA 5A Check Numbers 347004 through 347264, and EFT -11615 through EFT -11659 in the amount of $2,464,915 64, and Regular Payroll for the pay period ending January 31, 2012 in the amount of $742,117 96 5B Minutes of Meeting — February 1, 2012 5C Minutes of Study Session — February 8, 2012 5D Extension of Inter -Local Agreement with Kitsap County Administrative Services for Court Security Services 5E Approve Conflict Waiver for the Bremerton Transportation Benefit District to utilize the City Attorney's Office for legal representation There were no comments from the public City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Page 2 of 3 05.54 M /S /C /U (Flemister/Wofford) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented GENERAL BUSINESS 6A — ORDINANCE NO. 5179 TO ADOPT THE PROPOSAL TO MODIFY THE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES FOR THE CITY OF BREMERTON FROM 9 TO 7 Bill Eley IT 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 Also at the November 2011 election, the citizens of Bremerton approved a charter change reducing the City's districts from nine to seven A public hearing was held on February 1, 2012 and the action before City Council is formal adoption of the ordinance setting the seven (7) district boundaries The new district boundaries information and maps are available on the City's website if the public has objections to the new boundaries, they have a 45 -day appeal process through Kitsap Superior Court Roger Lubovich City Attorney, clarified that the boundaries are set by current census data and any additional residents or Navy personnel who reside in a particular census block would be considered part of that Council District Becky Hasart Financial Services Director, emphasized that census blocks do not change and any changes in the Navy resident population would not be reflected until the next census There were no comments from the public 05:56:45 Motion was made by Wheeler, and seconded by Runyon, Comments and questions were then provided by Brockus, Runyon, Arends, and Daugs 06 01:54 M /S /C /U (Wheeler /Runyon) Move to approve Ordinance No 5179 adopting new City Council District boundaries for seven City Council Districts for the City of Bremerton based on the year 2010 census, and repealing Ordinance No 5162 relating to City Council Districts 6B — INTER -LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BREMERTON TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT (TBD) AND THE CITY OF BREMERTON TO PROVIDE STREET PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES TO THE CITY ON BEHALF OF THE TBD Roger Lubovich City Attorney, explained that the City of Bremerton created a Transportation Benefit District (TBD) in February 2009 to address the fiscal needs of performing street preservation and maintenance activities within Bremerton City limits On December 7, 2011, the TBD enacted a $20 vehicle fee for this purpose Because the TBD is an independent agency separate from the City, an Interlocal Agreement is needed in order for the City to perform street related projects on behalf of the TBD There were no comments from the public 06.06:47 Motion was made by Runyon, and seconded by Brockus, Comments and questions were then provided by Runyon 06:08:22 M /S /C /U (Runyon / Brockus) Move to approve the Interlocal Agreement between the City of Bremerton and the Bremerton Transportation Benefit District, and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Carol Arends explained that her constituents are concerned about safety, traffic, and parking issues, and have been meeting monthly to find ways to help City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Page 3 of 3 Faye Flemister announced that she and Council Member Arends will be hosting a Combined District 6 and 7 Neighborhood Meeting on Friday, February 24 beginning at 6 00 PM at Bremerton High School to present the "New Council District Boundaries ", and representatives from the Police Department will be available to answer questions and provide a "Public Safety Update ", encouraged people to attend the Salad Bowl Sunday event on February 26 beginning at 4 00 PM in the Presidents Hall at the Kitsap Sun Pavilion at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds, looked forward to attending a Black History Celebration on Friday, February 17 from 8 30 to 10 30 AM at Bremerton High School, and she will be hosting a Block Watch Meeting on February 29 at 7 00 PM at her residence located at 1931 Snyder Avenue Greq Wheeler encouraged the community to attend a District 5 and 6 Neighborhood Meeting on Thursday, February 23 from 6 30 to 8 00 PM in the basement of Community of Christ at Memorial Lutheran Church located at the corner of 10` Street & Veneta Avenue for a discussion on "Public Safety" with representatives from the Bremerton Police Department, and reported on his attendance at today's Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Sally's Camp Homeless Shelter Roy Runyon announced that the next District 4 Community Meeting would be held on Monday, February 27 from 6 30 to 8 00 PM in the Meeting Chambers where the program will include the "Crosstown Pipeline Project" with Ned Lever, Engineering and "Public Safety Update" with Community Resource Officer Andy Oakley Adam Brockus announced that the next District 3 Community Meeting would be held on Tuesday, February 21 from 7 00 to 8 00 PM at the Bremerton Senior Center, and the program will include an update on "Public Works Projects for Manette "by Tom Knuckey, of the City's Public Works and Utilities Department, and members of the Police Department will be responding to concerns and providing a "Public Safety Update" Leslie Daugs announced that the next District 2 Community Meeting would be held on Tuesday, February 21 from 5 30 to 7 00 PM at View Ridge Elementary School located at 3520 Spruce Avenue The program will include presentations on "Council District Boundaries ", "Water - Wastewater- Stormwater Rates ", and Vehicle Tab Fees, and encouraged people to look out for your neighbors and stay safe Jim McDonald attended a Home Dedication Ceremony recently with Habitat for Humanity, and that the public was welcome to attend a TBD Special Meeting in the Meeting Chambers immediately following the Council Meeting tonight Council recessed from 6 17 to 6 45 PM for a 25 -Minute Executive Session to discuss `Potential and Pending Litigation" per RCW 42 30 110(1)(/) No action was taken With no further business, President McDonald adjourned the Council Meeting at 6 46 PM P4ep r d and Submitted by C STINE GRENIER Council Assistant A st SHANNON CORIN, Interim City C erk JI McDONALD, City Council President JMSCIscg