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Home My WebLink About06/06/2012 DIGITAL RECORDING MIM APPM CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JUN 2 0 2012 Wednesday, June 6, 2012 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, June 6, 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 and Legislative Assistant Lori Smith City Clerk Shannon Conn was absent 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 MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Patty Lent • Presented Ruth Enderle with a "Mayor's Appreciation Award' in recognition of her 20 -years of service as the Executive Director of the Admiral Theatre, • Displayed photos from the recent "Kids to Parks Day' photo contest, and invited Parks Director Wyn Birkenthal to share a report on the field trip to Mount Rainier National Park with a group of kids seeing it for the first time, • Proclaimed the Week of June 18 to 24, 2012 as "Amateur Radio Week ", and then provided the proclamation to Kristogher W. Stafford Vice President of the North Kitsap Amateur Radio Club who invited the public to attend the ARRL Amateur Field Day Exercise June 23 & 24, • Encouraged participating in Kitsap County's "Free" Furniture Roundup Event on Sunday, June 10 from 8 00 AM to 4 00 PM at the Olympic View Transfer Station at 9300 SW Barney Road, • Acknowledged members of the Bremerton Police Department who carried the "Flame of Hope" in the Law Enforcement Torch Run as part of the Special Olympics Opening Ceremonies, • Showed the City Council 2012 -2013 Group Photo, indicating it is posted on the City's website, • Was pleased crew members from the USS Bremerton worked with crews from the City's Public Works and Parks Department to cleanup the Gateway entrance into the City, and were rewarded for their efforts with a BBQ at McCloud's Grill House, • Announced the 2 "d Annual Junior Firefighter Stairclimb Benefit for Amma Kocer- Bowman would be held on Saturday, June 23 from 10 00 AM to 4 00 PM at Fire Station No 1, • The Grand Opening Celebration of the Park Avenue Plaza and Ribbon Cutting for SEEfilm Bremerton Cinema will begin at 4 00 PM on Friday, June 22 at 655 0 Street, • Introduced Syd Nunez and Scott Rainey of Bremerton Elks Order 1181 who organized a very successful "Youth Jamboree" with a $2,000 grant from the organization's National Endowment Fund, and were now pleased to donate a check to the City in the unused amount of $584 75 to be used toward the City's Youth Wellness Center, • Brought forward new Public Works Director Chal Martin to discuss the closure of11th Street between Callow and Naval Avenues from June 13 to mid- August for the Crosstown Major Pipeline Project that will replace a critical sanitary sewer main, City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Page 2 of 4 PUBLIC RECOGNITION Mike Walton Kitsap- Pierce County YMCA, announced several upcoming events including Splash & Jam June 19, Salute Sunday on June 24, Military Date Night on July 7, and Teen Late Nite every Friday, and also provided a construction update and provided the new floor plans CONSENT AGENDA 5A Check Numbers 348561 through 348818, and EFT -11877 through EFT -11930 in the amount of $2,565,739 20, Regular Payroll for the pay period ending May 15, 2012 in the amount of $698,070 28, Regular Payroll Pay Out and Correction for the pay period ending May 15, 2012 in the amount of $3,320 87, Regular Payroll for the pay period ending May 31, 2012 in the amount of $735,896 26, and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending May 31, 2012 in the amount of $63,951 44 5B Minutes of Meeting — May 16, 2012 5C Minutes of Study Session — May 23, 2012 5D Interlocal Agreement for Mutual Aid and Establishing a Traffic Safety Task Force 5E Interlocal Agreement with Kitsap County for Water Main Construction on Orange Drive 5F Confirmation of Shannon Conn as City Clerk 5G Appointment of Heather Stinson as Assistant Director of Community Development at Pay Band 16, Rate 4 Todd Best referring to items 5G and 5F expressed his concern that the City was hiring a Management position in the Community Development Department when he could see no development going on in the City, and believed that the position of City Clerk should have been opened to all interested applicants instead of promoting within 06:07:21 Motion was made by Arends, and seconded by Flem►ster Comments were provided by Daugs and McDonald Runyon commented that he would abstain due to not having a chance to review the Claims and Check Numbers pnor to the meeting 06:09:15 M /S /C (Arends /Flemister) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented Voted in favor of Motion Brockus, Wheeler, Flemister, Arends, Younger, Wofford, McDonald Voted opposed to Motion Daugs Abstained Runyon Motion carried 7 -Yes, 1 -No, and 1- Abstention GENERAL BUSINESS 6A — RESOLUTION NO. 3172 TO AMEND POLICE DEPARTMENT RATE TABLE D RELATING TO CHICKEN LICENSING: AND PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT RATE TABLE F RELATING TO GOLD MOUNTAIN GOLF COURSE RATES & FEES: Roger Lubovich City Attorney, summarized that Rate Table D required updating due to the Council passing Ordinance No 5185, which increased the number of hens that may be kept under a single chicken license Wvn Birkenthal Parks & Recreation Director, referred to Rate Table F and stated that based on recent discussions with the Gold Mountain Golf Course Professionals, selected rate adjustments are being suggested which could help the City capture additional revenue from greens fees There were no comments from the public City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Page 3 of 4 06:12:45 Motion was made by Flemister, and seconded by Runyon Comments and questions were provided by Runyon, Brockus, and Daugs In response to questions Mayor Lent clarified that citizens will be allowed to purchase their chicken license from City Hall, and Daryl Matheny Head Golf Club Pro, confirmed that discounted green fees would still be available for senior citizens and low- income, punch cards would still be offered, and the increased rates would become effective July 1 06:15:54 M /S /C /U (Flemister /Runyon) Move to pass Resolution No 3172 amending Police Department Rate Table D, and Parks & Recreation Rate Table F as presented 619 — ORDINANCE NO. 5186 TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 5173 RELATING THE CITY OF BREMERTON 2012 BUDGET (MID -YEAR BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS) Becky Hasart Financial Services Director, explained that each year during May and June, the City assesses its current fiscal year budget for any needed adjustments Adjustments tend to be needed for the following reasons to adjust the estimated beginning fund balances to actual, to account for subsequent unanticipated or unexpected conditions, to adjust for various Council motions or resolutions, etc The attached ordinance outlines the various reasons for the current proposed budget adjustment There were no comments from the public 06:27:07 Motion was made by Brockus, and seconded by Daugs Comments and questions were provided by Brockus, Runyon, and Wheeler Ms. Hasart provided a PowerPoint@) presentation to highlight further details of the budget adjustments, responded to questions, and acknowledged her staff for their efforts 06:34:25 M /S /C /U (Brockus /Daugs) Move to approve Ordnance No 5186 amending Ordinance No 5173 relating to the City of Bremerton Fiscal Year 2012 Budget COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Leslie Dauas reiterated information about the 2 nd Annual Junior Firefighter Stairclimb Benefit for Amina Kocer- Bowman on Saturday, June 23 from 10 00 AM to 4 00 PM at Fire Station No 1, announced that Boy Scout Troop 1549 and the Knights of Columbus Color Guard will provide a Flag Retirement Service on Saturday, June 16 from 10 00 AM to 2 00 PM at the Holy Trinity Parish located at 4215 Pine Road for anyone who has a tattered U S flag to be retired Adam Brockus regarding the Junior Firefighter Stairclimb Benefit noted that Fire Station No 1 is located at 911 Park Avenue, and expressed his sadness at the passing of Science Fiction Writer Ray Bradbury i Roy Runyon echoed the sentiments about Ray Bradbury, and following several complaints to the City, reminded businesses that there are regulations regarding the use of sign boards Greg Wheeler attended the Farmer's Market opening with fellow Council Members Leslie Daugs and Nick Wofford, noting a special event will be held at the Market every Thursday through October 13 and encouraged others to attend and shop local, and appreciated the Parks Department hosting a neighborhood meeting on Monday to provide information on the Kiwanis Park & Green Streets Project I Faye Flemister clarified the correct way to pronounce Matan Park, and encouraged residents of Anderson Cove to complete a survey on the City's website for their feedback on possible i park improvements i City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Page 4 of 4 Carol Arends figured the Charleston Business District was going to spend the next few weeks adjusting to the mayor traffic revisions taking place when 11' Street is closed between Callow Avenue and Naval Avenue for two months beginning next Wednesday Nick Wofford thanked his wife Mary for 48 -years of making his life interesting With no further business, President McDonald adjourned the Council Meeting at 7 15 PM PnE d Su bmitted b L RI SMITH Legislative Assistant S NNON CORIN, City Clerk dXI McDONALD, City Council President JMSCIscg