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Home My WebLink About09/19/2012 DIGITAL RECORDING CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCT 1 ®� Wednesday, September 19, 2012 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, September 19, 2012, at 5 00 PM in Council Conference Room 603 of the NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT CENTER 345 6 Street, Bremerton, Washington, with Council President Jim McDonald presiding Council Members present were Nick Wofford, Faye Flemister, Greg Wheeler, Roy Runyon, Adam Brockus, and Leslie Daugs Council Members Carol Arends and Eric Younger were absent Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich, 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 Ron Anderson of Manette Community Church PUBLIC RECOGNITION Todd Best provided comments in support of the proposal to lower the Mayor's salary Julia Zander announced that the Kitsap Community & Agricultural Alliance would be presenting the 4 Annual "Kitsap Grown Harvest Drnne►" on Sunday, October 28 from 6 00 to 8 00 PM at the Olympic College Bremer Student Center Taylor Niemy announced that the "Give a Flower to a Stranger" event will be held downtown on Sunday, September 23, and provided comments about grievances as laid out in the "Occupy Wall Street" movement Robert Parker believed that although a review of the Mayor's salary is a politically difficult, it is the responsible thing to do Jerry McDonald provided an update on cooperative marketing efforts being done through the Seattle Visitor & Convention Bureau and Washington State Ferries Vern LaPrath hoped that other salaries would be adjusted and that money put back into the General Fund, and thanked the unknown parties for cleaning up properties in East Bremerton MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Patty Lent • Responded to comments made by Mr LaPrath by clarifying that the clean -up of those properties was done by volunteers during the Beautify Bremerton event last Saturday, • Introduced Coach Frankie Lee and team members Gwen Barry Kaley Slv Kennedy Lee and Bethany Mayer of the Women's Roller Hockey Team "2012 Hurricane Ladies" who will be representing the U S in the upcoming World Championships from November 10 through 17 in Brazil, • Announced the "National POW /MIA Recognition Day' will be held in front of the Keyport Undersea Naval Museum on Friday, September 21 at 7 45 AM, and the "Stand Down for Veterans and them Famihes" event will be held at Sheridan Park Community Center on Saturday, September 22 from 10 30 AM to 2 30 PM, • Proclaimed the Month of September 2012 as "Walk to End Alzheimer's Month ", and presented the proclamation to Bob Roy Executive Director for the Western Washington Alzheimer's Society who invited the community to participate in the "Walk to End Alzheimer's" on Saturday, September 22 at 10 00 AM beginning at Evergreen Rotary Park, City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, September 19, 2012 Page 2 of 4 • Looked forward to participating in the "Dedication Ceremony for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier" at Saturday, September 29 at 1 00 PM at Ivy Green Cemetery, thanked Todd Best for all of his efforts, and invited him to share before and after pictures of the work done on the site, and proclaimed September 29, 2012 as "National Public Lands Day', and • Invited Council Members to attend the Ground - breaking Ceremony for the Youth Wellness Center on October 22 for 3 00 to 5 00 PM CONSENT AGENDA 5A Check Numbers 350001 through 350217 and EFT -12147 through EFT -12182 in the amount of $2,176,518 09, and Regular Payroll for the pay period ending September 15, 2012 in the amount of $681,682 56 56 Minutes of Meeting — September 5, 2012 5C Minutes of Study Session — September 12, 2012 5D Bremerton Kitsap Access Television (BKAT) Service Contract with City of Bainbridge Island for 5 -Year Term (2013 - 2017) 5E Goods and Services Agreement with H D Fowler Company for purchase of Water System Pressure Regulating Valve System Todd Best expressed concerns about contracts that may have longer terms than a mayor's term, and believed that a solution would be to have a shorter term with an option to extend the agreement 06:15:03 M /S /C /U (Flemister /Runyon) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented GENERAL BUSINESS 6A — PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH CROSS, LACROSS & MURPHY PLLC FOR PUBLIC DEFENSE SERVICES Dawn Nelson Municipal Court Administrator, explained that the current provider of public defense services for Bremerton Municipal Court submitted their notice of intent to /withdraw form their contract with the City earlier this year Five firms responded to a request for proposal for public defense services A panel interviewed all five firms and forwarded their unanimous recommendation to the Mayor, who agreed with the panel and chose Cross, LaCross, & Murphy, PLLC to enter into a contract for professional services for legal representation of indigent persons This contract will begin on November 1, 2012 There were no comments from the public 06:17:28 Motion was made by Runyon, and seconded by Brockus Comments and questions were provided by Runyon, Wheeler, Daugs, Wofford, and responses were provided by Ms Corin and Ms Nelson 06:23:45 M/S /C /U (Runyon /Brockus) Move to approve the professional services agreement for public defense services with Cross, LaCross & Murphy, PLLC, and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, September 19, 2012 Page 3 of 4 COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Faye Flemister was saddened at the passing of Roy McI and extended condolences to his family Greg Wheeler announced a Centennial Anniversary for Ebenezer A M E Church would be celebrated October 18 to 21, including the "Formal Dinner Dance & Silent Auction Gala" on October 19 at 7 00 PM at the Kitsap Conference Center, and was pleased to report that his daughter Lucky would be competing in the US Figure Skating "National Solo Dance Championship" in Colorado Springs, along with other skaters from the Bremerton Ice Arena Roy Runyon welcomed "Mobster Mike's Restaurant & Bar" to downtown Bremerton, reminded everyone about the Empty Bowl Fundraiser to benefit the Bremerton Food Line beginning at 2 00 PM on Saturday at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church that would include an auction for a bowl made by Nathan Adrian„ and announced he would be hosting a District 4 Meeting to discuss a proposal to reduce the Mayor's Salary on Tuesday, September 25 from 5 30 to 6 30 PM in the First Floor Chambers of the Norm Dicks Government Center Adam Brockus enjoyed Manette Fest, welcomed a new Thai restaurant to the neighborhood, and encouraged people to see a move at the new theatre which will soon be serving beer and wine in the lounge Leslie Daugs encouraged everyone to attend three worthwhile upcoming events including the Kitsap Habitat for Humanity "Raise the Roof' Fundraising Dinner this Saturday, September 22 beginning at 6 00 PM at the Kitsap Conference Center, the Dedication Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Saturday, September 29 at 1 00 PM at Ivy Green Cemetery, and the "Harvest Dinner" scheduled on Sunday, October 28 from 6 00 to 8 00 PM in the Bremer Student Center at Olympic College Jim McDonald addressed comments regarding contracts signed by the Mayor's while in office, and emphasized that sometimes longer terms on contracts allow for budget forecasting and some may have `but' clauses so that contracts maybe ended He d announced that the Council would recess for an Executive Session and action is anticipated 8A — EXECUTIVE SESSION — 20- minutes to discuss "Potential Litigation" per RCW 42 30 110 (1)(i) The Council recessed from 6 35 to 6 55 PM 06:56:20 M /S /C /U (Wofford /Runyon) Move to authorize the City Attorney to file lawsuits and /or take code enforcement action regarding properties at 600 National Avenue, Bremerton, Washington and 1926 North Callow Avenue, Bremerton, Washington With no further business, President McDonald adjourned the Council Meeting at 6 57 PM Prepared and Submitted by / 1 � w,-- - I' J �., - - — CHRISTINE GR NIER Council Assistant City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, September 19, 2012 Page 4 of 4 Attest SHANNON CORK City Clerk JlIffMcDONALD, City Council President JMSCIscg