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Home My WebLink About03/21/2012 COUNCIL DIGITAL RECORDING MOVED CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, March 21, 2012 4 2012 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, March 21, 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 Council Member Faye Flemister MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Patty Lent • Announced that the Mayor, Council Members, and Department Directors would be meeting for a Planning Retreat tomorrow from 4 30 to 8 30 PM in the Mayor's Conference Room, • Reported on the success of recent fundraisers for Amina, and was pleased that several more will be taking place, • Provided an update on residents involved in the RePower Bremerton program, and if anyone was interested in hosting a neighborhood meeting to please contact www RePower org • Reminded citizens about the Event Calendar accessible on the City's website, • Was pleased at receiving a Futurewise Livable Communities Award on behalf of Bremerton, • Will be on the lunch panel at the PSRC Elected Officials Workshop on March 31, • Encouraged attendance at the 55 Annual Washington State Science & Engineering Fair on March 30 & 31, and the Science Film Festival at Olympic College this weekend, and • One section of The Park Avenue Plaza Garage will be opening on Monday, March 26 PUBLIC RECOGNITION Todd Best briefed the Council on the issues with the signal light at Washington Jerry McDonald reiterated information about the upcoming Concierge Tour on Monday, April 2 beginning at 6 30 PM and recommended that the Council support the Joint Ferry Service & Funding Agreement for Sunday and holiday service CONSENT AGENDA 5A Check Numbers 347535 through 347763, and EFT -11701 through EFT -11736 in the amount of $1,464,555 42, and Regular Payroll for the pay period ending March 15, 2012 in the amount of $693,414 08 5B Minutes of Meeting — March 7, 2012 5C Minutes of Study Session — March 14, 2012 5D interlocal Agreement with Kitsap County to form the West Sound Stormwater Outreach Group 5E Puget Sound Energy Request for Easement for 11 Street & Warren Avenue Intersection Improvements 5F Approval of Statutory Warranty Deed for Ostrich Bay Avenue Right -of -Way Dedication 5G Resolution No 3165 authorizing Sole Source Purchase of Flygt Dry Pit Submersible Pumps from Whitney Equipment for the Wastewater Sewage Pump Stations 5H Ordinance No 5181 amending Chapter 2 92 of the Bremerton Municipal Code (BMC) entitled "Office of Risk Management" relating to the City Safety Officer 51 Ordinance No 5182 amending Section 10 04 034 of the Bremerton Municipal Code (BMC) entitled "Inattention to Driving" City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Page 2 of 3 5J Purchase of Playground Equipment for Kiwanis Park from Cascade Recreation There were no comments from the public 05.45 25 Motion was made by Flemister, and seconded by Arends Runyon read the changes to Ordinance No 5982 into the record There were no comments or questions by the Council 05:47:33 M /S /C /U (Flemister /Arends) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as amended GENERAL BUSINESS 6A — APPROVAL OF JOINT FERRY SERVICE & FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR SUMMER SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS Becky Hasart Financial Services Director, explained that the action before Council is the approval of a point agreement between the City of Bremerton, City of Port Orchard, the Port of Bremerton, and Kitsap Harbor Tours for ferry service on Sundays and holidays from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend Kitsap Transit, because of fiscal and union requirements, does not operate at all on Sundays or holidays This agreement, does not supplant any Kitsap Transit funding The agreement does not subsidize the operation of the boat at $146 25 per hour The contract specifies the days and hours Kitsap Harbor Tours (KHT) operates under this agreement KHT charges $2 each way for adults and children over 5 which are deducted from the cost to operate the number of hours that day The net cost (or profit) is divided equally between the three agencies Last year the City paid $4,780 76 to Kitsap Harbor Tours and received funds of $1,062 17 for a total net expense of $3,718 59 Memorial and Labor Day weekends are the big draws that generate a refund back to the agencies By having the DBA, businesses and other organizations begin to advertise now, the more likely the ridership will increase on those Sundays affording the opportunity of a reduction in cost to the City Sales tax generated from the Sunday /holiday shopping should also offset the cost Additionally, it is the motivation behind adding the Bremerton Farmers Market on Sundays at the Harborside Jerry McDonald reiterated that the Council should not only support the Joint Ferry Service & Funding Agreement for Sunday and holiday service, but add later service on Friday and Saturday Carlos Jara downtown business owner and President of the Downtown Business Association, encouraged the Council to support this action to benefit the community and to help the local businesses Peggy Nord Owner of Simply New Antiques, wanted to emphasize that she has committed to being open on Sundays for the last four years, and hoped the Council would support this action Anita Albright Member of the Downtown Business Association, asked Council to pass this action 05.54.15 Motion was made by Runyon, and seconded by Wheeler, Comments and questions were then provided by Arends, Wheeler, and McDonald 05 58:00 M /S /C (Runyon/Wheeler) Move to approve the point agreement for summer Sunday and holiday ferry service and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented Voted in favor of Motion Brockus, Runyon, Wheeler, Flemister, Arends, Younger, Wofford, Daugs Voted against Motion McDonald Motion carried 8 -Yes, 1 -No PUBLIC HEARING(S) — There were no Public Hearings tonight f City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Page 3 of 3 COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Nick Wofford announced the Kitsap Mental Health Services 17 Annual Golf Classic on August 8 at Gold Mountain Golf Club, and that Mental Health First Aid Training classes will be held throughout the year Carol Arends reported that the Charleston Business Association held a meeting last night and that future plans include a Cinco de Mayo celebration on May 5 Faye Flemister announced the NAACP Freedom Banquet would be held April 28 and Salad Bowl on May 19, and thanked the Public Works staff for organizing a wonderful tour of City facilities Greg Wheeler invited the community to attend the next Union Hill Neighborhood Potluck on Monday, March 26, discussed a pledge to take steps to make neighborhoods more safe, announced a Benefit Concert for Amina Kocer- Bowman on Saturday, March 24, and encouraged the community to attend a free financial education class "Recovering from a Financial Crisis" sponsored by Kitsap Credit Union that will be held tomorrow He also thoroughly enjoyed the St Patrick's Day Parade in spite of the rain and thanked the Downtown Business Association for doing a fantastic fob Roy Runyon thanked Public Works staff for hosting a tour of the new Disinfection Facility, and looked forward to the Joint Council & Mayor Retreat and Parking Committee Meeting on March 27 Adam Brockus reported that no District Meeting would be held in March, but the next meeting was scheduled Tuesday, April 24, reported on the successful fundraiser held last Friday at Manette Saloon, and was happy to report his alma mater Lehigh University beat Duke in the NCAA Basketball Tournaments Leslie Dau is was happy to be a fudge at the Crownhill Elementary School Science Fair, thanked Katy Allen for organizing a wonderful and "cool" tour of PW facilities, thanked residents of Hanford for bringing their concerns to the last Council Meeting, encouraged the community to support the fundraiser for Amina on March 24, and thanked Manette Saloon for great event last Friday Jim McDonald thanked Katy Allen for the tour and supporting the District 1 Community Meeting held last night, and looked forward to seeing sidewalk improvements being made along parts of McClain Avenue and East 31s' Street He also enjoyed the St Pat parade and participated in a RePower assessment and even received free light bulbs and lots of ideas to save energy With no further business, President McDonald adjourned the Council Meeting at 6 10 PM Prepayed and Submitted by — mgu� - ) L RI SMITH Legislative Assistant Att t S ANNON CORIN, Interim City Clerk g JIM cDONALD, City Council President JM SC Is cg