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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/07/2012 DIGITAL RECORDING COUNCIL APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES DEC 0 5 2012 Wednesday, November 7, 2012 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, November 7, 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, Eric Younger, Carol Arends, Faye Flemister, Greg Wheeler, Roy Runyon, Adam Brockus, and Leslie Daugs Also present were Assistant City Attorney Mark Koontz, 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 Reverend Michael Walter of Kitsap Unitarian Universalist Fellowship PUBLIC RECOGNITION Mike Walton Marketing Director of the Kitsap Family YMCA, provided an update on the status of the construction project and also reported on the activities and upcoming events at the "Y" Jerry McDonald invited the community to hear motivational speaker Roger Brooks present "Making Bremerton and Port Orchard a Destination' on Monday, November 26 from 6 00 to 8 00 PM at SeeFilm Cinema He will accept any donations toward the $2,000 00 cost Larry Meyers referred to the current rate study in progress, and asked if the City would consider not charging the higher sewer rates in the summertime for the water that is going on the lawns because he was concerned about all the unsightly brown grass during the summer Chal Martin confirmed that a water meter is at every service location, and that the sewer rates are based on the average water consumption during the 6 -month period during winter months (Oct/Nov /Dec and Jan /Feb /Mar) but sewer rates are not charged for additional water used during the summer Robert Parker expressed support for the City's LEAN Graffiti program currently being used in the Charleston area, and hopes the program will expand to other areas of the City MAYOR'S REPORT • Introduced Bremerton High School Football Coach Nate Gilliam along with several senior football players, and encouraged the community to support their first trip to the State Playoffs in 19 years this Friday, November 9 at 7 00 PM at the Silverdale Stadium, • Announced a series of events from November 13 to 17 to promote "Re -Power Bremerton Week' including a service project with Habitat for Humanity at Bay Vista from November 15 at 8 30 AM to Saturday, November 17 at 2 30 PM, and with Puget Sound Energy for the "Re- Energize Your Lighting Evenf on Tuesday, November 13 from 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM and on Wednesday, November 14 from 9 00 AM to 7 00 PM in the Meeting Chambers, • Invited Bremerton High School DECA students who organize the annual Thanksgiving Outreach Dinner that will be served for those in need at the Sons of Norway Hall on Tuesday, November 20 beginning at 10 00 AM until the food is gone (approx 5 00 PM), • Proclaimed the Month of November 2012 as "Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month ", and invited Joan Mabut with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network to accept the proclamation as well as discuss the importance of educating our legislatures to support pancreas cancer research • Invited Sara Meagher Board President and Julia Zander Market Manager for the Bremerton Farmers Market to provide an overview of the 2012 season, and also to announce the "Holiday Market" event on Sunday, November 18 from Noon to 4 00 PM here in the Meeting Chambers, City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Page 2 of 6 • To fight hunger, the "Send Hunger Packing" food drive will be held through the month of November with bins in various locations around the City to collect non - perishable food donations, and on Sunday, the "Kitsap Interfaith Network Hunger Walk' would begin at 2 00 PM from Our Lady Star of the Sea Church to the Norm Dicks Government Center with a 3 00 Program, and • Hoped the Council and community would attend the Veteran's Day event "Honor All Who Served' organized by the Navy League and will be held at the Kitsap Sun Pavilion on Monday, November 12 from 9 00 AM to 1 00 PM, with the program scheduled from 10 30 to 11 45 AM CONSENT AGENDA 5A Check Numbers 350655 through 350959, and EFT -12272 through EFT -12335 in the amount of $2,703,906 40, Regular Payroll and Payouts for the pay period ending October 15, 2012 in the amount of $707,843 69, Regular Payroll for the pay period ending October 31, 2012 in the amount of $764,720 45, and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending October 31, 2012 in the amount of $63,042 34 5B Minutes of Meeting — October 17, 2012 5C Minutes of Budget Workshop — October 22, 2012 5D Minutes of Study Session — October 24, 2012 5E Minutes of Budget Workshop — October 29, 2012 5F Re- appointment of Greg Jose to the Bremerton Planning Commission 5G Re- appointment of Rick Tift to the Bremerton Planning Commission 5H Appointment of Shawntel (Shawn) DInkuhn to the Bremerton Planning Commission 5I Appointment of David Farr to the Bremerton Design Review Board There were no questions or comments from the public, Shawn DInkuhn was Introduced 06:24:15 M /S /C (Arends /Runyon) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented Voted in favor of Motion Daugs, Runyon, Wheeler, Flemister, Arends, Younger, Wofford, McDonald Abstained Brockus Motion carried 8 -Yes, 1- Abstention PUBLIC HEARINGS 6A — PUBLIC HEARING AND RELEASE OF INGRESS AND EGRESS ACCESS EASEMENT FOR BAY VISTA PLAT Chal Martin Public Works & Utilities Director, stated that the City of Bremerton has been approached by the Bremerton Housing Authority to vacate an ingress and egress easement which crosses the property across old roadways which are no longer being used The phased platting of the area has now been completed and all new roadways needed for access have been dedicated and constructed, and so the easement is no longer needed President McDonald opened the public hearing for comments With no comments received the public hearing was closed to the public and opened to the Council Members for discussion 06:26:11 Motion was made by Flemister, and seconded by Runyon Questions were asked by Runyon and Daugs, with responses provided by Mr Martin 06:27:45 M /S /C /U (Flemister /Runyon) Move to approve the release of the access easement and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the release document with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Page 3 of 6 613 — PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION NO. 3183 APPROVING THE 2013 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) AND HOME FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INCLUSION IN THE 2013 CDBG /HOME ACTION PLAN Marie Vila CDBG Program Administrator, summarized that on May 16, 2012, City Council approved the 2013 CDBG /HOME Policy Plan outlining the CDBG and HOME Funding allocation process Based on that policy, the program's Grant Recommendation Committees (GRC) have developed funding recommendations for Council consideration and approval If approved, these submissions will be sent to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the City's 2013 Annual Action Plan Rosalyn Owens serving on "GRC — Public Services" also provided additional comments about the process President McDonald opened the public hearing for comments, which were received by Joe Roszack, Director of Kitsap Mental Health Services, Robert Parker and Stuart Walton Kitsap Community Resources With no further comments, the public hearing was closed to the public and opened to the Council Members for discussion 06:47:18 Motion was made by Daugs, and seconded by Brockus Comments and questions were provided by Daugs, Brockus, Runyon, Wheeler, Wofford, Wheeler, and Flem►ster, with responses provided by Ms Vila 06:53:49 M /S /C (Daugs /Brockus) Move to pass Resolution No 3183 approving the 2013 funding recommendations to be included in the 2013 Action Plan to HUD, and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the contracts with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented once all funding has been secured and HUD has approved the Annual Action Plan Voted in favor of Motion Runyon, Wheeler, Flemister, Arends, Younger, Wofford, Brockus, McDonald Abstained Daugs Motion carried 8 -Yes, 1- Abstention 6C — PUBLIC HEARING ON REVENUE SOURCES FOR THE PROPOSED 2013 BREMERTON BUDGET (FOR COMMENT ONLY, NO ACTION), AND PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE NO. 5197 LEVYING PROPERTY TAXES FOR COLLECTION IN 2013 (ACTION ANTICIPATED) Bec Hasart Financial Services Director, clarified that the purpose of tonight's public hearing is to take comments on the proposed revenue sources, including property and EMS taxes, for the 2013 budget year Revenue sources are outlined in the 2013 Proposed Budget Document Property and EMS taxes are adopted separately by ordinance The City's property taxes are levied on an annual basis through passage of an ordinance Per Referendum No 47 (passed in November 1997) and Initiative 747, City's with a population over 10,000 are limited in how much they can increase property taxes to either 1 % or the Implicit Price Deflator (IPD), whichever is lower This year, the July over July IPD is 1 295% The attached ordinance recommends increasing both the general property tax levy and the EMS levy r the full 1% as allowed bylaw However, the EMS levy is also subject to the $ 050 per $1,000 of the assessed value cap, which limits our EMS collections for 2013 The attached ordinance also reauthorizes the tax collection to pay the debt service associated with the voter approved Public Safety Bond President McDonald opened the public hearing for comments, which were received by Todd Best . City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Page 4 of 6 With no further comments, the public hearing was closed to the public and opened to the Council Members for discussion 07:16:23 Motion to approve the ordinance was made by Wofford, and seconded by Brockus Questions and comments were received by Brockus, Runyon, Wheeler, and Daugs, with responses provided by Ms Hasart and Fire Chief Al Duke 07:27:51 M /S /C /U (Wofford /Brockus) Move to approve Ordinance No 5197 levying property, EMS, and public safety debt service taxes for collection in fiscal year 2013 6D — PUBLIC HEARING ON RESOLUTION NO. 3148 TO RECOVER ABATEMENT COSTS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2116 5 TH STREET Janet Lunceford Code Enforcement Officer, Community Development Department, explained that on April 13, 2012, the City secured the house and removed garbage and debris from the property located at 2116 5th Street pursuant to an order issued by the City of Bremerton Administrative Hearing Examiner The owner of the property stated that the house was occupied without her permission, had no water or sewer service, and acknowledged that is was a public nuisance She further acknowledged that she understood that the City would place a lien on the property title for the cost of the work The cost charged to the revolving abatement fund for this action totaled $2,410 24, which included administrative fees as specified in Rate Table C of the Bremerton Municipal Code The Notice of Hearing was advertised in the Kitsa Sun on October 26, 2012, was posted on the front door of house on the property located at 2116 5" Street, and was mailed to the property owner by both regular mad and electronic certified mad Council must now decide if the fees are just and reasonable, and how they should be collected President McDonald opened the public hearing for comments, which were received by Dean O. Davis and Robert Parker With no further comments, the public hearing was closed to the public and opened to the Council Members for discussion 07:33:40 Motion was made by Wheeler, and seconded by Wofford Comments and questions were provided by Wheeler and Runyon, with responses provided by Ms Lunceford 07:36:54 M /S /C /U (Wheeler/Wofford) Move to adopt Resolution No 3184, ordering that the fees incurred for securing the house and removing garbage and debris from the property located at 2116 5 1 Street be collected as reasonable abatement costs and become a lien against the property GENERAL BUSINESS 7A — ORDINANCE NO. 5198 AMENDING SECTION 2.03.010 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE (19MC) 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 to reduce the Mayor's salary and eliminate the cost of living adjustment Comments from the public were received by Robert Parker Todd Best and Jerry McDonald 07:43:070 Motion was made by Runyon, and seconded by Daugs Comments on the Main Motion were provided by Runyon and Daugs, with responses provided by Ms Hasart A proposal to delay this action until the hiring of a City Administrator could be considered was introduced by Wofford, with comments received by Brockus, Runyon, and Wheeler City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Page 5 of 6 07:49:10 Motion to Continue to a date certain of April 17, 2013 was made by Wofford, and seconded by Arends Comments on the Motion to Continue were provided by Daugs, Wofford, Runyon, and Wheeler 07:52:15 Motion to Continue /S /F (Wofford /Arends) Move to Continue this item to a date certain of April 17, 2012 Voted in favor of Motion to Continue Arends, Wofford Brockus, Wheeler, Voted opposed to Motion to Continue Younger Daugs, Runyon, Flemister, McDonald Motion carried 4 -Yes, 5 -No Additional comments on the Main Motion were provided by Brockus and Younger 07:54:33 M /S /C (Runyon /Daugs) Move to approve Ordinance No 5198 amending Section 2 03 010 of the Bremerton Municipal Code relating to the Mayor's compensation Voted in favor of Motion Younger, Wofford, Daugs, Brockus, Runyon, Wheeler, Flemister, Arends Voted in opposition to Motion McDonald Motion carried 8 -Yes, 1 -No COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Leslie Daugs hoped everyone would come to the Harvest Market on November 18 from Noon to 4 00 PM in the Chambers, and also wished everyone a happy Thanksgiving Adam Brockus announced the Annual Wmterfest would be held on Friday, December 7 from 5 00 to 8 00 PM with activities downtown and in Manette, encouraged the community to attend the Bremerton High School Knights State Playoff football game this Friday at 7 00 PM at Silverdale Stadium against Archbishop Murphy from Everett, was pleased that Kitsap Sports was leaving Silverdale and relocating back to Bremerton, and thanked everyone who voted in the recent election Roy Runyon encouraged attendance at several local events including his next District 4 Community Meeting on Tuesday, November 27 from 5 30 to 6 30 PM in the Meeting Chambers, several "Medicare Part D Assistance" events sponsored by the State Insurance Commissioner that will be held in several Kitsap County locations, and the presentation on "Making Bremerton and Port Orchard a Destination" on Monday, November 26 from 6 00 to 8 00 PM at SeeFilm Cinema on 4 th Street Greg Wheeler hoped people would attend the next Union Hill Neighborhood Meeting on Monday, November 12 from 6 30 to 7 30 PM in the basement at the Community of Christ Memorial Lutheran Church, and attend his next District 5 Community Meeting on Monday, November 17 beginning at 6 30 PM also in the basement at the Community of Christ Memorial Lutheran Church Faye Flemister enjoyed volunteering at the Washington Youth Academy where mock fob interviews were held for the cadets, and also enjoyed attending the Women in Red Financial Conference along with Mayor Patty Lent, and thanked Council Member Daugs for attending her daughter's concert Carol Arends mourned the passing of former Council Member Charles R `Tiny" Collins who served 2 terms representing District 7 from 1986 through 1993 President McDonald reminded the public that no Council Meeting would be held the week of November 21 With no further business, he adjourned the Council Meeting at 8 05 PM City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Page 6 of 6 Prepared and Submitted by LORI SMITH Legislative Assistant Attest SH NNON CORIN, City Clerk JI McDONALD, City Council President JM SC Is cg