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Home My WebLink About04/18/2012 DIGITAL RECORDING CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APPROM Wednesday, April 18, 2012 SAY Q 2 1012 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, April 18, 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, Adam Brockus, and Leslie Daugs Council Member Roy Runyon was absent 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 • Invited Public Works Director Katy Allen to highlight the reasons why Managing Engineer Gunnar Fridriksson was being recognized with a Mayor's Employee Appreciation Award, • Presented a Mayor's Recognition Award to Paula Gill who was contacted by Carolee Valentine of B U G S to create unique tiles to honor Blueberry Park which were unveiled at the Arbor Day Celebration, 64 students from Armin Jahr Elementary School were acknowledged for plating 3 Western Red Cedar trees, and mentioned that the City of Bremerton was recognized as a Tree City for the 16 consecutive year, • Introduced Caroline Stein Executive Director to present the highlights of the 55 Annual Washington State Science & Engineering Fair (WSSEF) held the end of March, and introduced over a dozen award winning students from local Bremerton area elementary schools, • Urged citizens to commit to decrease water and energy and then sign up from March 30 to April 30 at www MyWaterPledge com for a chance to win prizes, • The Countywide Earthquake Drill will be held at 9 45 AM Wednesday, April 25, • National Take Back Your Medicine Day will hold a one -time event on Saturday, April 28 from 10 00 AM to 2 00 PM at the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office near the Kitsap Mall, • Kid's Fishing Day will be at Glenn Jarstad Park on Saturday, April 28 from 8 00 AM to 1 00 PM, • West Sound Art's Council will host "Haute Tea" on Saturday, April 28 from 4 00 to 7 00 PM, • Pacific Planetarium is celebrating Astronomy Day, Saturday, April 28 from 5 00 to 9 00 PM, • Bremerton Farmers Market will open May 3, and run every Thursday from May 3 through October 18 at Evergreen Rotary Park from 4 00 to 7 00 PM, and on Sundays from June 3 to September 30 on the Boardwalk from 10 30 AM to 2 30 PM • Introduced KEDA Executive Director John Powers to provide a highlight of the work being done by the Kitsap Economic Development Alliance (KEDA), • A Manette Neighborhood Clean -Up to "Help Beautify Bremerton' will be held on Saturday, April 21 beginning at 10 00 AM beginning at Kate's Jersey Subs, and at Forest Ridge Park on Saturday, April 28 from 9 00 AM to 3 30 PM, and • To fight graffiti, a Hot Line has been set up (360) 473 -5920; and Public Works has dedicated a staff person to go out on a weekly basis to check public buildings to eradiate graffiti PUBLIC RECOGNITION Todd Best invited everyone in the City to bring their rakes and other garden tools and participate in efforts to beautify Forest Ridge Park on Saturday, April 28, and also the Union Hill Clean -Up event this Sunday on April 22 City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Page 2 of 3 Carlos Jara as one of the owner's of the Toro Lounge, announced they will be donating 20% of lunch and dinners purchased on Thursday, April 26 to the Kitsap County HIV AIDS Foundation Jerry McDonald provided a briefing on the Concierge Tour held April 2 CONSENT AGENDA 5A Check Numbers 347932 through 348145, and EFT -11773 through EFT -11805 in the amount of $2,049,498 70, Regular Payroll (Refund and Pay Outs) for the pay period ending March 31, 2012 in the amount of $43,606 64, and Regular Payroll for the pay period ending April 15, 2012 in the amount of $666,869 71 5B Minutes of Meeting — April 4, 2012 5C Minutes of Study Session — April 11, 2012 5D Purchase of 2 Flygt N -Style Dry-Pit Submersible Pumps for Pump Station KL -1 5E Purchase of 2 Flygt N -Style Dry-Pit Submersible Pumps for Pump Station OB -1 5F Resolution No 3167 changing the name of Harry Earl Road to Airport Way and Bree Drive 5G Contract Modification for Groundwater Well Technical Assistance with Robinson Noble, Inc 5H Approve 2012 Grant Applications to 1) Federal Highway Administration (pavement preservation), 2) Community Development Block Grant Program (traffic calming), 3) Department of Ecology (remediation), and 4) Washington State Department of Transportation (pedestrian signal improvements) Todd Best urged the Council to approve the grant application for traffic calming Carlos Jara urged the City Council to further continue to solicit grants to improve Bremerton Vern LaPrath. who resides on Hanford Avenue, also encouraged the Council to support the CDBG grant funding application for traffic calming for the safety of residents in the area 06:15:50 M /S /C /U (Flemister/Wheeler) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented GENERAL BUSINESS 6A — AWARD CONTRACT FOR CROSS -TOWN PIPELINE UPPER REACH REPAIR PROJECT TO STAN PALMER CONSTRUCTION Ned Lever Engineering Division, explained that the ductile iron pipe section of the Cross -town sewer pipeline between Naval Avenue and Montgomery Avenue (approximately 3,000 feet) must be replaced due to multiple failures of the pipe The contact consists of three mayor components installation of approximately 2,400 feet of 36 -inch diameter high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe, rehabilitation of 866 feet of existing 30 -inch ductile iron pipe using Cure-in-Place Pipe (CIPP) technology, and replacement of the existing concrete surge chamber at the intersection of 13 Street & Naval Avenue with an HDPE manhole Colleen Smidt expressed her concern that the road closure would affect a lot of parents who take their kids to the Boys & Girls Club Mr. Lever explained that they have not yet, but can talk to the School District, and they currently have a meeting set up with Kitsap Transit She also thought it was a good idea to pass out flyers to the parents now before the school year ends 06:22:05 Motion was made by Arends, and seconded by Daugs, Comments and questions were then provided by Wofford, Brockus, Wheeler, and Daugs, 06:31:35 M /S /C /U (Arends / Daugs) Move to approve the bid for Cross -town Pipeline Upper Reach Repair, and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with Stan Palmer Construction in the amount of $2,356,617 83, which includes sales tax, with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Page 3 of 3 COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Carol Arends encouraged the community to participate in the Forest Ridge Clean -Up on Saturday, April 28 from 9 00 AM to 3 30 PM, and announced that the Charleston area will be hosting a Cinco de Mayo Carnival & Street Fairon Saturday, May 5 from 11 00 AM to 5 00 PM along Callow Avenue Faye Flemister reminded everyone about the Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on Saturday, April 28 beginning with a social at 6 00 PM at the Baymont Inn & Suites, the Annual Salad Bowl Event will be hosted by Emmanuel Apostolic Church on Saturday, May 19, and was pleased to see that Mayor Lent will be honored at the YWCA Woman of Achievement Luncheon on Tuesday, April 24 Greg Wheeler thanked Todd Best for volunteering to park his truck in the parking lot at Community of Christ Lutheran Memorial Church for collection of yard waste as part of the Annual Earth Day Clean Up event in Union Hill on Sunday, April 22, and was pleased to announce the Kiwanis Club would be at Kiwanis Park on Saturday, April 21 to kick -start the redevelopment of the Park that will take place this summer, and will be attending the Women of Achievement Luncheon Adam Brockus announced the Manette Neighborhood Clean -Up will be held on Saturday, April 21 beginning at 10 00 AM at Kate's Jersey Subs, and the next District 3 Community Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 24 from 6 30 to 8 00 PM at the Bremerton Senior Center located at East 13 Street & Nipsic Avenue The program will include a "Public Safety Update" with the Community Resource Officer, and Dick Hayes, former Executive Director for Kitsap Transit will talk about the "Passenger Fast Ferry Test' Leslie Daugs thanked Caroline Stein for her involvement with the Washington State Science & Engineering Fair, announced a fundraiser would be held from 5 00 to 10 00 PM at the Bremerton Bar & Grill on Thursday, April 19 for the family of Amina Bowman, and was pleased to be at the Hyas Tyee Award dinner where Council Member Carol Arends and former Council Member Will Maupm were honored Jim McDonald was shocked, but pleased to learn pea patches were available Residents of the City could lease a plot for $40, or $46 25 for non - residents by registering with the WSU Extension Office located on the 4 Floor of the Norm Dicks Government Center EXECUTIVE SESSION —15- Minutes to "evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment" per RCW 42 30 110 (1) (g) No action was taken With no further business, President McDonald adjourned the Council Meeting at 7 00 PM Pre red and Submitt by LORI SMITH Legislative Assistant SHANNON CORIN, Interim City Clerk �1 �i sZrL JIM cDONALD, City Council President JM SC Is cg