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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/07/2012 COUNCIL DIGITAL RECORDING MOVED CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES $ 1 2012 Wednesday, March 7, 2012 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, March 7, 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 Legislative Assistant Lori Smith 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 Pastor Roger Hennigan of Apostolic Life Tabernacle President McDonald presented Council Member Greg Wheeler a Certification of Completion for completing the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Municipal Leadership Program MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Patty Lent • Thanked the Council Members for hosting Neighborhood Meetings, as well as Lieutenant Pete Fisher and Community Resource Officer Andy Oakley for their presentations on public safety, • Announced the Annual St Patrick's Day Parade would be downtown on Saturday, March 17, • Was pleased that Win -Co would be opening on April 1, • Reported the City has created a Police Tip Line at (360) 473 -5481, Public Works Customer Response Line at (360) 473 -5930, and events for a newly created Events Calendar can be submitted to events(a)-ci bremerton wa us and • Kathy Garcia, Bremerton Marina Operations Manager, highlighted the activities taking place at the Bremerton and Port Orchard Marinas PUBLIC RECOGNITION Todd Best urged the City to place speed humps on Hanford Avenue for the safety of residents in the area due to the lack of sidewalks Mark Jones Director of Kitsap Applied Technologies, asked permission of the City to open an unconditional homeless shelter to meet the needs of an emerging problem in the community on March 31 for 10 to 15 beds Vern McCrath agreed with the request for speeds humps on Hanford Avenue, and read letters on behalf of a day care business and another resident also urging speed humps Mike Walton encouraged the community support the YMCA Strong Kids Campaign and other upcoming events at the Kitsap Family YMCA Robert Parker also supported speed humps in the Hanford neighborhood Katy Allen Public Works Director, explained that the City has collected data from the area, and will work with residents from the area to pursue grant funding for traffic calming Beniahmin Downs would like to see traffic slow down in the Hanford area which would also make the neighborhood safer for children to play, and expressed his support for the local YMCA Jerry McDonald announced the 2nd Annual Concierge Tour would be held this year on Monday, April 2 to promote local tourism, encouraged the City to again provide funding to run the foot ferry between Bremerton and Port Orchard on weekends, and suggested the City obtain a PR person Brett Warner asked when the traffic study data would be available, and encouraged the City to cut salaries to address budget issues City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Page 2 of 4 CONSENT AGENDA 5A Check Numbers 347265 through 347534, and EFT -11660 through EFT -11700 in the amount of $2,011,369 56, Regular Payroll (and Pay Out) for the pay period ending February 15, 2012 in the amount of $718,281 38, Regular Payroll for the pay period ending February 29, 2012 in the amount of $689,776 80, and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending February 29, 2012 in the amount of $73,679 96 5B Minutes of Meeting — February 15, 2012 5C Minutes of Study Session — February 22, 2012 5D Minutes of Special Meeting — February 28, 2012 5E Minutes of Special Meeting — February 29, 2012 5F KIDS Rates and Underwriting Criteria 5G Installation of Service Beds on City Trucks purchased in 2011 5H Purchase of 2 Chevrolet Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicles 5I Application to WSDOT for Safe Routes to School Grant Funding 5J Appointment of Harriette Bryant to the Bremerton Housing Authority Board of Commissioners 5K Appointment of Anita Albright to the Bremerton Planning Commission There were no comments from the public 06.11.45 M /S /C /U (Flemister /Arends) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented President McDonald thanked Harriette Bryant and Anita Albright for serving their community GENERAL BUSINESS — There were no General Business items PUBLIC HEARINGS 7A — RELEASE OF STORMWATER EASEMENT FOR BREMERTON HOUSING AUTHORITY Gunnar Fridriksson Engineering, summarized that the Bremerton Housing Authority has requested the City to release a portion of a storm water easement which crosses diagonally across Lot 1 of the plat of Bay Vista — Phase III The easement was created with the plat of Bay Vista — Phase H The lot configuration between the two phases has changed and eliminated the need for this portion of the easement President McDonald opened the public hearing With no comments from the public, the hearing was then closed to the public and open to the Council There were no questions or comments from the Council 06.15:19 M /S /C /U (Runyon/Wheeler) Move to approve the Release of Easement, and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the Release of Easement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented 76 — ORDINANCE NO. 5180 TO VACATE BROADWAY AVENUE FROM 13 AND 16 STREETS Katy Allen Public Works & Utilities Director, and Gunnar Fridriksson Engineering, exFlained that Olympic College has initiated the vacation of Broadway Avenue from 13 Street to 16" Street The City requested a traffic analysis from the college to evaluate the area, and to determine what improvement needed to be made to Broadway Avenue to reduce non - college vehicles using the area This study was performed by Parametrix, Inc in April 2010 The suggested improvement was to vacate Broadway Avenue and construct a new signal at 13 Street & Warren Avenue for access to Warren Avenue City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Page 3 of 4 Bill Wilkie Director of Facilities (Olympic College), John Perlic Transportation Division Manager (Parametrix, Inc), and Brent Carson Legal Counsel to Olympic College (Gordon Derr), provided further details President McDonald opened the public heanng Comments were provided by John H Larson With no further comments, President McDonald closed the hearing to the public, and opened for discussion by the Council 06.39:25 Motion was made by Wofford, and seconded by Brockus Comments and questions were provided by Mr. Wofford and Mr. Runyon 06 46:43 Move to Amend the Ordinance was made by Runyon, and seconded by Younger Comments and questions on the Amendment were provided by Mr. Runyon and Mr. Wheeler 06 55.25 AMENDMENT -M /S /C (Runyon/Younger) Move to amend Ordinance No 5180, Section 3(b) as follows Compensation to the City for this street vacation shall be fully satisfied upon completion of the items listed in 3(a) above, and upon such completion any remaining compensation to the City may be waived by future_act_ion of the City Council in accordance with BMC 11 20 140(E) Voted in favor of Amendment Runyon, Flemister, Arends, Younger, Wofford, Daugs, Brockus, and McDonald Voted opposed to Amendment Wheeler Amendment carried 8 -Yes, 1 -No 07 02:14 Move to Amend the Ordinance was made by Daugs, and seconded by Flemister 07 02:28 AMENDMENT- M /S /C /U (Daugs / Flemister) Move to Amend Section 2 as follows_ _ Broadway Avenue from 13 Street to 16' Street, including that portion of 95 Street that c the two sections of Broadway Avenue in the City of Bremerton Further comments and questions were provided by Mr Younger 07 M /S /C (Wofford /Brockus) Move to pass Ordinance No 5180, as amended, to vacate Broadway Avenue between 13 & 16 Streets, authorize the Mayor to enter into agreements with Olympic College for construction of traffic signal at 13 Street & Warren Avenue, and the purchase of right -of -way subject to City Attorney approval in substantially the same terms and conditions as presented Voted in favor Flemister, Younger, Wofford, Daugs, Brockus, Runyon, McDonald Voted opposed Arends, Wheeler Motion carried 7 -Yes, 2 -No COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Leslie Daugs thanked attendees for coming to her recent district meeting, and thanked Boston's Pizza for raising $1,000 for Amina Adam Brockus announced the Manette Saloon & Sidebar at 2113 E 11 Street would be hosting a $5 -Plate Spaghetti Feed & Silent Auction Fundraiser to help the family of Amina Kocer- Bowman on Friday, March 16 from 6 00 to 8 00 PM Other local businesses in Manette including the Boat Shed Restaurant and Bremerton Bottling will be contributing to the event City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Page 4 of 4 Roy Runyon thanked Ned Lever of Public Works for his presentation on the Crosstown Pipeline Project and Lieutenant Pete Fisher and Community Resource Officer Andy Oakley for their presentation on public safety at his recent district meeting, asked community members to contact the Council Office with comments or concerns regarding chickens since the sunset on the ordinance will be discussed soon, and commented that potential impacts to the City's budget and possible recommendations will likely be discussed at the next Finance Committee meeting Greg Wheeler invited the community to attend the next Union Hill Neighborhood Potluck on Monday, March 26 beginning at 6 00 PM at 916 Veneta Avenue, emphasized that there are positive things going on in the City, discussed a campaign underway to "take back our neighborhood ", and also thanked Lieutenant Pete Fisher and Community Resource Officer Andy Oakley for coming to the District 5 & 6 Community meeting Faye Flemister announced the Annual NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet will be held on Saturday, April 28 with the Social Hour at 6 00 PM followed by Dinner at 7 00 PM at the Baymont Inn & Suites located at 5640 Kitsap Way, enjoyed being a part of the community and welcoming the Captain and Crew of the USS John C Stennis, reported on the Public Safety Meeting held with Council Member Carol Arends and thanked Lieutenant Pete Fisher and Community Resource Officer Andy Oakley for their reports, attended the American Red Cross Hero's breakfast, looked forward to the Annual Salad Bowl event on May 19, enjoyed helping with the Charleston neighborhood clean -up, attended training through the Association of Washington Cities, and sponsored a block watch meeting Carol Arends also thanked Lieutenant Pete Fisher and Community Resource Officer Andy Oakley for attending the Public Safety Meeting and was pleased at the number of attendees, and thanked Bremerton High School for their hospitality She also reported on the Burwell Hill Climb clean -up event held in Charleston Mr Wofford thanked the volunteers for coming forward at the various community events including the fundraiser at Boston's Pizza that raised money for the families of Amina, as well as State Trooper Tony Radulescu Jim McDonald reported that Council Members have been busy with special meetings as well, and discussed a point meeting with the Port of Bremerton Commissioners, as well as a City Budget 101 Workshop provided by Financial Services Director Becky Hasart With no further business, President McDonald adjourned the Council Meeting at 7 30 PM Pre red and Submitte by L R SMITH Legislative Assistant A es SRAWON CORK Interim City Clerk Af JI cDONALD, City Council President JMSCIscg