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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/06/2013 GOMM DIGITAL RECORDING A ® CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEB 2 0 2013 Wednesday, February 6, 2013 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at 5 00 PM in Council Conference Room 603 of the NORM DICKs GOVERNMENT CENTER, 345 6th Street, Bremerton, Washington, with Council President Greg Wheeler presiding Council Members present were Nick Wofford, Eric Younger, Carol Arends, Faye Flemister, Wendy Priest, Adam Brockus, Leslie Daugs, and Jim McDonald 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 A Swearing -In Ceremony was held at 5 15 PM in the Meeting Chambers for Wendy Priest, appointee to District 4, immediately following was the Council Meeting at 5 30 PM The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Jim McDonald followed by the invocation provided by Pastor Mark Adrian of Community of Christ at Memorial Lutheran Church PUBLIC RECOGNITION Bob Davies hoped that Bremerton would address zoning issues now to be ready to go once the State and the Federal government has ironed out the issues with the passage of Initiative 502 Mike Walton YMCA Marketing Director, highlighted the results of the recent membership drive, the upcoming fundraising event, and new programs and classes being held at the Bremerton Family "Y" Vern LaPrath expressed his frustration that even after 10 -years of making the request, there are still no speed humps installed in the Hanford neighborhood Todd Best thanked Council Member Leslie Daugs for walking the Hanford neighborhood with him and Mr LaPrath, and encouraged the City to assist their cause in making their streets safer John Thomas was able to get the potholes on his streets paved, but was surprised to learn a portion of Cascade Trail Road has not been paved for over 60 -years He also quoted an article in the Kitsap Sun that mentioned the poor condition of Sheridan Park Recreation Center, and hoped that the City will address the lack maintenance to buildings owned by the City Jerry McDonald suggested that the City of Bremerton send a representative to future Port of Bremerton Commission meetings, increase the relationship with the City of Port Orchard, specifically related to marketing, and lastly provided a reminder that Roger Brooks was coming back to Bremerton on Thursday, February 21 at 6 00 to discuss the "13 Impacts of Branding" Ronnie Croley suggested that the City move the William Bremer Memorial to a more distinguished location in the City, and pointed out that it is difficult to read the names at the bottom of the USS Franklin Memorial MAYOR'S REPORT — Mayor Patty Lent • Was pleased to announced that the City was working together with the Kitsap Peninsula Visitor & Convention Bureau to create a map showing the locations of over 100 Memorials around the City, • Introduced Chal Martin Public Works Director to provide a briefing on several mayor projects including the Pacific Avenue Reconstruction Project from 6 to 11 Street, the repaving of the intersection at 11 & Warren Avenue, the one -block project in Manette on East 11 Street, and the new shelter at Jarstad Park that was a partnership project between the City of Bremerton and the Kitsap Community Foundation, • Thanked Joe Hudson, owner of Evergreen Trophy and Kitchen, and would be joining him in the first Blue Ribbon Committee Meeting with other members of local business owners, City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, February 6, 2013 Page 2 of 4 • Proclaimed the Month of February 2013 as "Black History Month ", which was accepted by Ms. Meme Randall who also announced a Black History Month celebration that would be taking place on Friday, February 22 from 8 30 to 9 45 AM at Bremerton High School, • Announced that the Black History Museum, located on Park Avenue, would be open during Black History month, • Also announced there will be an Open House hosted by the City on the Utility Rate Study on Monday, February 11 from 5 30 to 7 00 PM in the Meeting Chambers, and • Added that other opportunities for the public to learn about the utility rate study will be during a District 3 Community Meeting on February 26 and a Chamber Luncheon on February 19 INFORMATION BRIEFING - John Oppenheimer CEO for Columbia Hospitality, provided an overview of recent changes at Gold Mountain Golf Course, and acknowledged the team's enthusiasm in this transition Lem Zilz Vice President of Operations, discussed changes that have been made regarding maintenance and repairs, and announced that as of February 17, brunch will be returning to the restaurant Daryl Matheny General Manager, mentioned changes that have been made at the marketing level and reported on last year's "Stay and Play" program, and announced that the Valentine's Day Dinner will be held on February 14 and 15 Mark Knowles Head Professional, explained that new promotions have drawn some business to the golf course, which is great during unpredictable winter weather Bret Matteson President of Columbia Hospitality, recognized the commitment made by Columbia Hospitality, Gold Mountain Golf Course, and Kitsap Conference Center to provide incredible experiences for guests and deliver results to the City CONSENT AGENDA 6A — Claims & Check Register Check Numbers 351880 through 352234, and EFT -12531 through EFT -12583 in the amount of $2,658,130 09, Regular Payroll for the pay period ending January 15, 2013 in the amount of $707,586 94, Regular Payroll for the pay period ending January 31, 2013 in the amount of $723,081 20, and Retiree Payroll ending January 31, 2013 in the amount of $62,659 57 613— Minutes of Meeting — January 16, 2013 6C — Minutes of Study Session — January 23, 2013 6D— Renewal of Excess Liability Insurance with IRONSHORE SPECIALTY INSURANCE, Excess Workers' Compensation Insurance with SAFETY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, and Crime Insurance with GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE as bound for 2013 for the City of Bremerton 6E — Approval of Upgrade to the City's Financial Management Software, and Amendments to Contract with SUNGARD - PENTAMATION 6F — Sole Source Purchase of five (5) 8 -inch "FMC Chiksan Swivel Joints" for Digester #1 from COLE INDUSTRIAL for Upgrades to the Westside Wastewater Treatment Plant 613 — Sole Source Purchase of two (2) Skid Mounted Digester Gas Compressors from NASH for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Digester #1 and #2 City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, February 6, 2013 Page 3 of 4 6H — Agreement with PARAMETRIx, INC for "Pacific Avenue Final Design" Project 6I — Bid Award for Services Agreement to MERCHANT PATROL SECURITY for Security Services and Patrols 6J — Purchase of Sensus Water Meter Transceiver Units (MXU's) from FERGUSON WATERWORKS 6K — Confirming Appointment of Steven Strachan for Police Chief above Rate 1 There were no comments from the public 06 35 28 M /S /C /U (Arends /Brockus) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented PUBLIC HEARING 7A— PUBLIC HEARING AND RELEASE OF EASEMENT FOR HIGHMARK HOMES LLC Chal Martin Public Works & Utilities Director, summarized that the new property owner for the Eastpark development, Highmark Homes LLC, wishes to revise lot lines to increase the size of several lots Various utility easements were created for the City With the recording of the plat of Eastpark, the utility easement was found to be not needed Staff recommends release of the easements President Wheeler opened the public hearing for comments With no comments, the public hearing was closed to the public There was no discussion by the City Council 06.37.05 M /S /C /U (Flemister /McDonald) Move to approve the Release of Easement, and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the Release of Easement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented GENERAL BUSINESS 8A — AMENDMENT NO 1 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH EXELTECH CONSULTING FOR THE "ANDERSON COVE LID" PROJECT Chal Martin Public Works & Utilities Director, explained that the City executed an initial contract with Exeltech to evaluate the Anderson Cove site The evaluation has been completed and proposed site improvements have been coordinated with the funding agency, the Department of Ecology (DOE) Staff recommends retaining this consultant for preparation of a set of plans and specifications and construction management services The requested action is approval of Amendment No 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Exeltech for $80,008 05 This will bring total contract cost to $104,917 50 Wyn Birkenthal Parks & Recreation Director, provided a PowerPoint® presentation to show the detailed plans for the Park, and also demonstrated the involvement of the community There were no comments from the public 06 46 25 Motion was made by Flemister, and seconded by Arends Comments and questions were provided by Flemister, McDonald, and Wofford, with responses provided by Mr Birkenthal 06:51:35 M /S /C /U (Flemister /Arends) Move to approve Amendment No 1 to the agreement with Exeltech Consulting, and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Jim McDonald discussed his plans to attend the Rotary fundraising dinner, and the Voca People show at the Admiral Theater City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, February 6, 2013 Page 4 of 4 Leslie Daugs was excited to see that a groundbreaking ceremony had been held for the Boys & Girls Youth and Wellness Center, and looked forward to the Habitat for Humanity office and store relocating to Wheaton Way Adam Brockus announced that the next District 3 Community Meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 26 from 6 30 to 8 00 PM at the Bremerton Senior Center featuring a presentation on the "Utility Rate Study" by Public Works & Utilities Director Chal Martin, encouraged the community to attend the Open House on the Utility Rate Study on February 11, was pleased to see the Admiral Theater was filled with football fans for Super Bowl XLVII Lastly, he announced that a free Pyrex Seminar will be held on February 16 from 1 00 to 3 00 PM at Amy Burnett's Gallery Wendy Priest thanked Council Members for their support, recognized Roy Runyon for his service to District 4, and also thanked fellow candidates Dino Davis, Anita Albright, Jerry McDonald, Michael Goodnow who also applied for the vacancy Faye Flemister announced that the Bremerton High School Black History Celebration including the 2012 Washington State African American Achievement Awards will be held on Friday, February 22 from 8 30 to 9 45 AM in the Bremerton High School Auditorium She encouraged people to contact (360) 373 -1752 for further information Carol Arends looked forward to Kitsap Sports returning to Callow Avenue, and was also very pleased to see progress on the Lillian A Walker Park Eric Younger responded to issues raised by citizens earlier in the meeting about problems with their streets and challenged the Council to find a dedicated funding for streets while discussing goals next week Nick Wofford agrees with Mr Younger that the Council should try to find a funding source for City streets, which he has tried to do before and no one has been able to offer a "Plan B" Greg Wheeler hoped that this subject could be addressed by the Council when they discuss goals, was pleased that information on the Utility Rate Study would soon be ready for the public, congratulated Wendy Priest and welcomed her back to the Council and also thanked the other candidates With no further business, President Wheeler adjourned the Council Meeting at 7 05 PM Prep ed and Submitted by LO I SMITH Legislative Assistant Attest SHANNON CORIN, City Clerk GRE HEELER, City Council President GW SC Is cg