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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/17/2012 DIGITAL RECORDING COUNM A ROM CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 7 1012 Wednesday, October 17, 2012 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at 5 00 PM in Council Conference Room 603 of the NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT CENTER, 345 6" Street, Bremerton, Washington, with Council Vice - President Greg Wheeler presiding Council Members present were Nick Wofford, Eric Younger, Carol Arends, Faye Flemister, Roy Runyon, Adam Brockus, and Leslie Daugs Council President Jim McDonald was 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 Pastor Jerry Michaels of Voyage Community Church PUBLIC RECOGNITION Robert Parker commented that until flags are properly cared for and have adequate lighting, the flags should be taken down out of respect to the military and to the community, and expressed concerns about the need for a needle exchange program Todd Best reiterated comments made by Mr Parker, and offered to help in any way H. Emily Moshay emphasized that shredded flags need to brought down for disposal next to vacant closed businesses Tina Boewe discussed various services that the Salvation Army provides to Bremerton, and anyone interested in supporting the kettle corn fundraiser may call (360) 373 -5550 Larry Hile continued that the Salvation Army kettle corn will also be available on Thursdays at both Wal -Marts in Bremerton and Poulsbo, the USS Turner Joy "Haunted Ship ", and at the Ghost Tram event in Port Orchard, and any support from the community was appreciated Stuart Walton Asset Building Coalition, announced a "Survive & Thnve Financial Fair" would be held on Saturday, October 20 from 10 00 AM to 2 00 PM at 845 8 th Street Please contact (360) 478 -2301 for more information Ken & Pat Ward encouraged the community to attend the annual "$UM$ Senior Craft Fair & Fundraiser" this weekend Friday, October 19 from 11 00 AM to 6 00 PM and Saturday, October 20 from 9 00 AM to 4 00 PM at Sheridan Community Center, and thanked Council for their support Laurie Olson encouraged the public to research Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO's) because so much of our food supply falls under this category and there are no labeling laws to protect consumers For more information, please visit "You Tube" for a video "GMO Global Alert" or www Iustlabelit or-a Cheryl Stauff owner (along with husband Don) of Boston's Deli & Pizza, thanked everyone who attended a recent fundraising event to raise funds that will be used toward a project to carve a statue out of California cedar in honor of slain Washington State Trooper Tony Radulescu that will then be placed at the District 8 Washington State Patrol Field Office located on Auto Center Way Anyone else interested in making a contribution, may please come visit or call (360) 377 -3595. Tom Bailey agreed with prior comments regarding the flag City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, October 17, 2012 Page 2 of 6 Mary Jane Magnenat invited the community as well as former students and staff of Naval Avenue Elementary School to their 100th Anniversary Celebration on January 25 from 5 30 to 8 30 PM Taylor Niemv offered support for the "Cut the Fat' Campaign, announced that a bike ride is being organized for Friday, October 26 beginning at 6 00 PM at Bicycle Works Shop in Manette, and hoped that the Council would reconsider labeling chalk art as graffiti and wondered if the City did not change its opinion, what would be next Vern LaPrath was concerned about not only empty buildings, but businesses that are moving out of Bremerton, and asked what the City could do to be "business friendly' He also was concerned that former Mayor Cary Bozeman was being proposed to lead a citizen task force because he believes he was not good for Bremerton Jodette Parker agreed with former comments about respecting the flag MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Patty Lent • Responded that she was contacted last week about the flag situation and that those concerns were referred to the budding manager, and that the flags will be retired at dusk until the lights are finally repaired, • Proclaimed October 17, 2012 as "Dr. James Levey Engineer's Day ", Adam Brockus then presented a celebratory award for his work of engineering projects for the past few decades (former Permit Center, former City Hall, Boardwalk, Smith and Bachman Parks) throughout the City, and invited Mr. Levey of Art Anderson & Associates to accept the proclamation, • Proclaimed October 15 through 21, 2012 as "Adult Literacy Week ", and invited Ann Rudniki Kitsap Adult Center and Elaine Bryant Olympic College to accept the proclamation, • Proclaimed October 26, 2012 as "ARC of Kitsap and Jefferson Counties Awareness Day ", and invited Dave Rasmussen President for ARC of Kitsap and Jefferson Counties, to accept the proclamation, who then announced that the "ARC Live & Silent Auction" event would be held on October 26 at the Silverdale Beach Hotel to raise funds for 1,500 clients, and that he appreciates the support from community leaders that have helped keep ARC open, • Announced that the City of Bremerton will be participating in a Region -wide Earthquake Drill at 10 18 AM tomorrow, and encouraged other businesses to participate as well, • Invited Michael Kroston Re -Power Bremerton, who provided an update on the project, and directed interested homeowners and landlords to the website at www RePowerBremerton or-Q • Announced that the City of Bremerton Fire Department will be hosting a "Fire Prevention Day' event on October 20 from 10 00 AM to 4 00 PM at Fire Station No 1 located on Park Avenue, • Looked forward to the Ground - breaking Ceremony for the Youth Wellness Center on October 22 from 3 00 to 5 00 PM with a prospective opening date in June 2013, • Invited Council and the public to the Gorst Creek Watershed and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Scoping Meeting on October 29 from 5 00 to 7 00 PM on West Belfair Valley Highway, and • Invited John Powers Executive Director for Kitsap Economic Development Alliance (KEDA), to provide a quarterly report to the Council and that interested parties may be visit the KEDA website at www kitsageda org to register for upcoming events, and thanked Mayor Lent and Council Member Roy Runyon for serving on the Board of Directors City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, October 17, 2012 Page 3 of 6 CONSENT AGENDA 5A Check Numbers 350424 through 350654 and EFT -12232 through EFT -12271 in the amount of $2,253,583 90 513 Minutes of Meeting — October 3, 2012 5C Minutes of Study Session — October 10, 2012 5D Reappointment of Linda Streissguth to the Bremerton Housing Authority Board of Commissioners 5E Appointment of Charles (Tony) Clements to the Resident Commissioner Position on the Bremerton Housing Authority Board of Commissioners 5F Interlocal Agreement with Kitsap County relating to the provision of Juvenile Detention Facilities 5G Extension of Janitorial Services Contracts for 1 -year with A -1 Performance, Inc 5H Extension of Goods & Services Agreement for 1 -year for the monitoring and maintenance of Fire /Security Alarm Systems and Fire Suppression Systems with Fire One, Inc 5I Interlocal Agreement with Kitsap Transit for Signal System Upgrades to the signal pre- emption system Mayor Lent introduced Linda Streissguth and Charles (Tony) Clements and thanked them for volunteering to serve their community There were no comments from the public 06:41:20 M /S /C /U (Flemister /Arends) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented GENERAL BUSINESS 6A — RESOLUTION NO. 3182 ESTABLISHING A PARKS & RECREATION FUNDING CITIZEN TASK FORCE Wyn Birkenthal Parks & Recreation Director, summarized that the economic downturn and budget constraints present funding challenges for Parks & Recreation maintenance, programs, and facility improvements The Task Force will assess community needs and desires for Parks & Recreation services and make alternative funding recommendations to the City Council Chairperson of the proposed task force, Cary Bozeman, will recruit interested individuals and organizations to participate in this citizen group Shannon Corin City Clerk noted that email and letters received regarding this item have been provided to Council for their review, and will be made part of the record Mr. Birkenthal then introduced former Mayor Cary Bozeman to provide background information and intent of the proposed task force Comments from the public were provided by Robert Parker and Colleen Smidt and responses were provided by Mr Birkenthal 06:51:42 Motion was made by Arends, and seconded by Wofford Comments and questions were provided by Arends and Runyon, and responses were provided by Mr Birkenthal 06:57:05 M /S /C /U (Arends/Wofford) Move to adopt Resolution No 3182 establishing a citizen Task Force to conduct a needs assessment for Parks & Recreation activities, and develop alternative funding methods City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, October 17, 2012 Page 4 of 6 613 — ORDINANCE NO. 5194 AMENDING SECTION 2.03.10 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE (BMC) RELATING TO THE MAYOR'S COMPENSATION Becky Hasart Financial Services Director, stated that the proposed ordinance amends Section 2 03 010 of the Bremerton Municipal Code (BMC) to reduce the Mayor's salary and eliminate the cost of living adjustment Comments from the public were provided by Todd Best Robert Parker and John Powers 07:08:23 Main Motion was made by Runyon, and seconded by Wofford 07:11:07 Amendment (to reduce salary to $100,000 instead of $115,500) was made by Daugs, and seconded by Brockus 07:19:12 Friendly amendment was offered by Younger (to reduce salary to $107,000 which incorporates 30% per capita salary increase from 2003) and was accepted by Daugs, maker of the original amendment and seconded by Brockus. Comments on the Amendment were then provided by Runyon, Daugs, Brockus, Wofford, Younger, and Wheeler 07:23:42 Amendment - M /S /F (Daugs /Brockus) Move to amend Ordinance No 5194 to reduce the Mayor's annual salary to $107,000 Voted in favor of Amendment Younger, Wofford, Daugs, Brockus Voted in opposition of Amendment Runyon, Flemister, Arends, Wheeler Amendment failed 4 -Yes, 4 -No Comments on the Main Motion were provided by Wofford, Daugs, Younger, Brockus, Runyon, Flemister, and Arends 07:35:47 Main Motion - M /S /F (Runyon/Wofford) Move to approve Ordinance No 5194 amending Section 2 03 010 of the Bremerton Municipal Code relating to the Mayor's compensation Voted in favor of Motion Flemister, Wofford, Runyon, Wheeler Voted in opposition of Motion Arends, Younger, Daugs, Brockus Main Motion failed 4 -Yes, 4 -No 6C — AMENDING SECTION 3.48.050 "IMPOSITION OF THE TAX - TAX OR FEE LEVIED" OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE (BMC) RELATING TO THE BUSINESS & OCCUPATION (B & O) TAX — ORDINANCE NO. 5195 (TO RAISE THE EXEMPTION OF REVENUE SUBJECT TO B & O); AND ORDINANCE NO. 5196 (TO EXEMPT THE MANUFACTURING CLASSIFICATION FROM B & O TAXES) Becky Hasart Financial Services Director, explained that the ordinances being presented for consideration include code revisions related to the City's Business and Occupation (B &O) Tax The first proposal raises the exemption of revenue subject to the B &O Tax from $60,000 to $80,000 beginning in 2013 and continues to raise the exemption an additional $20,000 every year for each year thereafter The second proposal would exempt the manufacturing classification from B &O taxes Shannon Corin City Clerk noted that email and letters received regarding this item have been provided to Council for their review, and will be made part of the record Comments from the public were provided by Todd Best Robert Parker Mike Strube Robin Henderson John Powers Brent Warner and responses were provided by Ms Hasart City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, October 17, 2012 Page 5 of 6 Comments and questions were provided by Wofford, and a response was provided by Mr Powers 08:03:06 Motion for Ordinance No 5195 (to raise the exemption) was made by Runyon, and seconded by Wofford Comments and questions were provided by Runyon, Flemister, Wheeler, Daugs, Younger, Brockus, and responses were provided by Ms Hasart 08:11:42 Motion to Continue made by Brockus, and seconded by Daugs Comments and questions on the Motion to Continue were provided by Runyon, Younger, Daugs, Arends, and Brockus, and responses were provided by Ms Hasart and Mr Lubov►ch 08:19:28 Motion to Continue - M /S /F (Brockus /Daugs) Move to continue to date certain December 5, 2012. Voted in favor to Continue Daugs, Brockus Voted in opposition to Continue Arends, Younger, Wofford, Runyon, Flemister, Wheeler Motion to Continue Failed 2 -Yes, 6 -No Comments for Ordinance No 5195 (raising the exemption) were provided by Runyon 08:21:22 Main Motion M /S /C (Runyon/Wofford) Move to approve Ordinance No 5195 raising the exemption of revenue subject to B &O Tax Voted in favor of Main Motion Younger, Wofford, Daugs, Runyon, Flemister, Arends, Wheeler Voted in opposition of Main Motion Brockus Motion carried 7 -Yes, 1 -No 08:22:37 Motion for Ordinance No 5196 (to eliminate the manufacturing classification) was made by Runyon, and seconded by Brockus Comments on the Main Motion (eliminating the manufacturing classification) were provided by Runyon, Younger, Daugs, Brockus, Wheeler, and responses were provided by Mr Powers and Mr Lubovich 08:36:00 Main Motion M /S /F (Runyon /Brockus) Move to approve Ordinance No 5196 to eliminate B &O taxes for those engaged in the business as a manufacturer Voted in favor of Main Motion Brockus, Runyon, Wheeler Voted in opposition to Main Motion Wofford, Daugs, Flemister, Arends, Younger Motion failed 3 -Yes, 5 -No COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Nick Wofford encouraged people to return their ballots either by mail or in the drop -off boxes Eric Younger welcomed Council Member Carol Arends from her hiatus l Carol Arends was thrilled to be back to business and thanked everyone for their warm welcome i f City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, October 17, 2012 Page 6 of 6 Faye Flemister also welcomed Carol back, was pleased to announced that her daughter, Moneya Woods, would be performing in concert on Saturday, October 20 at 6 00 PM at Emmanuel Apostolic Church, then announced that Emmanuel Apostolic Church will be hosting the 13 Annual Women in Red Conference with a financial seminar and luncheon on Saturday, October 20 at 10 00 AM and speaker on Sunday, October 21 at 4 00 PM Roy Runyon announced that Isella Salon & Spa at 511 4 Street will be offering a "Pink Hair Extension for Hope" fundraiser through October for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation Adam Brockus also welcomed back Carol, announced that the next District 3 Community Meeting would be held on Tuesday, October 30 from 6 30 to 8 00 PM at the Bremerton Senior Center located at East 13 Street & Nipsic Avenue with Chal Martin, Public Works & Utilities Director as the featured speaker to discuss "Water, Sewer, and StormwateP and the "17 & Ironsides Reservod', and announced that the Annual Winterfest & Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held on December 7 Leslie Dauas also welcomed Carol back, announced the YMCA Harvest Market will be held on October 26 from 3 30 to 6 30 PM at the Bremerton YMCA, the Holiday Market will be on November 18 from Noon to 4 00 PM in the Norm Dicks Government Center, and the Kitsap Grown Harvest Dinner will be on October 28 from 6 00 to 8 00 PM at the Bremer Student Center at Olympic College Lastly, she was glad that the flag situation will soon be resolved Greq Wheeler also welcomed back Carol With no further business, Vice - President Wheeler adjourned the Council Meeting at 8 44 PM Prepared and Submitted by /J�", � 2 04.. CHRISTINE GRENIER, Council Assistant A SHANNON CORIN, City Clerk McDONALD, City Council President JM SC Is cg