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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/03/2012 DIGITAL RECORDING coun ARM CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCT 17 2012 Wednesday, October 3, 2012 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, October 3, 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, Faye Flemister, Greg Wheeler, Roy Runyon, Adam Brockus, and Leslie Daugs Council Member Carol Arends was absent Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich, 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 Eric Roberts of New Life Assembly PUBLIC RECOGNITION Todd Best thanked everyone who was able to attend the "Dedication Ceremony for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier" that was held on Saturday, September 29 at Ivy Green Cemetery, and also was pleased to be a part of an event that served complimentary steak dinners to Bremerton Police Officers to thank them for their service, but was disheartened to see no administrative members from the Police Department attend Mike Walton Marketing Director of the Kitsap Family YMCA, reported on the activities and upcoming events at the "Y ", including the ribbon cutting for the grand reopening on Monday, October 15 at 8 00 AM, and cautioned that the pool would be closed for maintenance work at the end of the month but Bremerton members would be allowed use of the pool at the Silverdale "Y" Vern LaPrath thanked Todd Best for his work on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and for organizing the dedication ceremony, and also submitted a bid for $2,000 to install speed humps on Hanford Avenue, which would save the City $13,000 Susan Daniel Kitsap County Historical Society Museum, announced that an Egg Decorating Workshop with artist Olseksandra Pryveda would be held on Saturday, October 13 from 10 00 AM to Noon and from 1 00 to 3 00 PM She also announced that as part of First Friday Artwalk, a new exhibit "Vote— Making Kitsap Voices Count' will open at 6 00 PM Colleen Schmidt referred to an article about two pedestrians hit in the intersection at 6 th & Naval which concerned her because she has long been proposing that the City improve the cross -walk markings at intersections, especially for school children Chal Martin apologized because he agreed that the crosswalks are bad, and said his department is working on it Robert Parker agreed with Ms Schmidt regarding the poor conditions of the crosswalks, and added his concern that the City needs to help more to alleviate the graffiti problem MAYOR'S REPORT • On behalf of Mayor Lent, President McDonald read the proclamation to proclaim the Month of October 2012 as "Community Planning Month" Andrea Spencer Director of Community Development, and Greg Jose Chair of the Bremerton Planning Commission accepted the proclamation, and thanked the other members of the Planning Commission for volunteering their time to address important planning issues, and announced that the next City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, October 3, 2012 Page 2 of 5 two Planning Commission Meetings were moved from their regular scheduled day on the last Tuesday of the month to Tuesday, October 9 and Tuesday, November 13 • On behalf of Mayor Lent, Council Member Faye Flemister read the proclamation to proclaim October 6, 2012 as "Worldwide Day of Play" CONSENT AGENDA 5A Check Numbers 350218 through 350423, and EFT -12183 through EFT -12231 in the amount of $2,296,547 48, Regular Payroll for the pay period ending September 30, 2012 in the amount of $672,904 25, and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending September 30, 2012 in the amount of $63,184 07 5B Minutes of Meeting — September 19, 2012 5C Minutes of Study Session — September 26, 2012 5D Purchase of three (3) Life -Pak Cardiac Monitor /Defibrillators from Physio- Control, Inc 5E GheYFOR PFOPWty Moved to Item 7B under General Business 05:56:10 M /S /C /U (Wofford /Runyon) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented PUBLIC HEARING 6A — RESOLUTION NO. 3180 APPROVING THE AMENDED SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM TO WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY Nicole Floyd Community Development, emphasized that the proposed resolution recommends approval of the updated Shoreline Master Program (SMP) to the Department of Ecology (DOE) who will review the document for consistency with State guidelines Once DOE has finished their review, the City Council will have the opportunity to respond to any recommended modifications and adopt the Shoreline Master Program as an ordinance It is not until both the City and DOE approve the Shoreline Master Program that it will go into effect President McDonald opened the public hearing for comments Comments from the public to express concerns about the SMP were received by Alan R. Beam (also submitted written comments), William M. Palmer of WM Palmer Consultants in Planning in Design spoke on behalf of the Kitsap Association of Realtors (also submitted written comments), and Russ Porterfield Comments from the public to express support for the SMP were received by John Larson (member of the citizen panel to review the submitted SMP), Greg Jose Chairman of the City of Bremerton Planning Commission (also submitted written comments), and Kelli Lambert With no further comments the public hearing was closed to the public and opened to the Council 06:42:10 Motion was made by Flemister, and seconded by Wofford Comments and questions were provided by Runyon, Wheeler, Wofford, Daugs, Younger, Flemister, and Brockus, with responses provided by Ms. Floyd and Mr David Sherrard from Parametrix City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, October 3, 2012 Page 3 of 5 07:14:05 M /S /C /U (Flemister/Wofford) Move to pass Resolution No 3180 recommending approval of the updated Shoreline Master Program to the Department of Ecology GENERAL BUSINESS 7A — RESOLUTION NO. 3181 AUTHORIZING A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT WITH COLUMBIA HOSPITALITY, INC. FOR MANAGEMENT OF GOLD MOUNTAIN GOLF CLUB Roger Lubovich City Attorney reported that the proposed resolution authorizes the City to enter into a sole source management agreement and transition agreement with Columbia Hospitality, Inc for the promotion, operation, and management of the Gold Mountain Golf Club Mike Walton Executive Director of the Kitsap Public Facilities District, acknowledged the City's positive working relationship already in existence with Columbia Hospitality, and therefore believed they would also be effective in managing the City's golf course Todd Best was concerned that Columbia Hospitality did not have specific experience in running a golf course 07:22:05 Motion was made by Daugs, and seconded by Wofford Comments and questions were provided by Daugs, Runyon, Wheeler, Wofford, and Brockus, with responses provided by Mr Lubovich and Becky Hasart, Financial Services Director 07:35:00 M /S /C (Daugs/Wofford) Move to pass Resolution No 3181 approving the sole source Golf Course Management Agreement and the Transition Agreement with Columbia Hospitality, Inc , and further authorizing the Mayor to negotiate, finalize, and execute the agreements with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented Voted in favor of Motion Runyon, Flemister, Younger, Wofford, Daugs, McDonald Voted in opposition to Motion Wheeler, Brockus Motion carried 6 -Yes, 2 -No 713 — CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 TO TALBOT EXCAVATING CONTRACT FOR SITE FINAL RESTORATION AT THE FORMER CHEVRON PROPERTY Chal Martin Public Works Director, explained that on September 27, 2012, a $20,810 48 contract was executed with Talbot Excavating for demolition and grading at the former Chevron Property to stabilize the existing site During execution of the work, additional buried concrete was discovered that requires removal Also, staff concluded the most efficient way to install topsoil at the site is to have this work performed by Talbot Excavating The requested action is execution of Change Order No 1, which increases the contract amount by $9,189 52 to a total of $30,000 John Larson expressed his concern that a scope of work was not included Robert Parker was concerned that taxpayers were not supposed to be paying for work on the 9/11 Memorial work site Mr. McDonald clarified that this contract was not being paid for by the City's General Fund, but the work would be funded by the existing remedial action grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology Todd Best still believed that possible ramifications could result if Council passed this action Russ Porterfield added that he was a member of the Kitsap 9/11 Memorial Committee, and confirmed the committee`approved the $4,500 match funding amount toward this contract City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, October 3, 2012 Page 4 of 5 07:49:25 Motion was made by Brockus, and seconded by Flemister Comments and questions were provided by Brockus, Daugs, Runyon, Wheeler, and McDonald, with responses provided by Mr Martin 07:59:34 M /S /C /U (Brockus /Flemister) Move to approve Change Order No 1 with Talbot Excavating, and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreements with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Leslie Daugs encouraged the community to attend the Annual Harvest Dinner on Sunday, October 28 from 6 00 to 8 00 PM at the Bremer Student Center at Olympic College, announced that the Bremerton Goodwill is hosting free Job skills training from October 5 to December 6 with registration for fall classes ending on Friday, October 5, and reported on her attendance at the rededication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and thanked Todd Best for all his efforts Roy Runyon looked forward to the Bremerton Party that is being held on Saturday, October 6 beginning at 6 00 PM at the Kitsap Conference Center with proceeds benefiting the Bremerton Foodline and East Bremerton Rotary Charities, and announced that he soon would be providing more details regarding an upcoming workshop on Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits Greg Wheeler was pleased to display a baseball hat given to him by members of the Warren Avenue Pee Wees, hoped people would volunteer to help the Bremerton Central Lions Club as they pull weeds along the Lions Park shoreline this weekend, and looked forward to this week's First Friday Artwalk Faye Flemister also thanked Todd Best, as well as members of the community, and local businesses for their wonderful efforts in beautifying the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Memorial Eric Younger was surprised to hear Mr LaPrath state that the City did not have the funds for the speed humps on Hanford Avenue Chal Martin first explained the difference between speed "bumps" which are typically used in parking lots, and speed "humps" which are long and gradual and used on streets to calm traffic, and have been used effectively in areas of the City But research shows that "bumps" are not a good approach for use on streets, are expensive, and can actually be dangerous But his department is continuing to research other options Nick Wofford reiterated that as part of First Friday Artwalk, the Kitsap County Historical Museum will be opening a new exhibit "Vote — Making Kitsap Voices Count' on October 5 at 6 00 PM, and that there will also be an opportunity to register new voters 9A — EXECUTIVE SESSION — 25- minutes to discuss "Pending and Potential Litigation" per RCW 42 30 110 (1)(1) with action to follow 08:42:05 Motion was made by Runyon, and seconded by Wheeler... In response to a request by Council Member Runyon, further explanation on this action was provided by Mark Koontz, Assistant City Attorney, and Chal Martin, Public Works Director 08:45:21 M /S /C /U (Runyon/Wheeler) Move to authorize the City Attorney to Join a coalition of Washington Cities appealing the Department of Ecology standards related to Phase H National City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, October 3, 2012 Page 5 of 5 Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit, to enter into an Interlocal Agreement in substantially the same form as presented to Council, to pay $20,000 for the retention of legal services and litigation costs for the appeal as contemplated in the draft Interlocal Agreement, and to file documents and enter into any agreements necessary to pursue the appeal With no further business, President McDonald adjourned the Council Meeting at 8 45`PM Prep red and Submitt by LORI SMITH Legislative Assistant Attest SHANNON CORIN, City Clerk J�J%� (J -� I r JIM MCD NALD, City Council President JMSCI g