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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/17/2013 DIGITAL RECORDING eOUNIL AMOS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MAY 0 1 2013 Wednesday, April 17, 2013 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at 5 00 PM in the Council Conference Room 603 of the NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT CENTER, 345 6" Street, Bremerton, Washington, with Council President Greg Wheeler presiding Council Members present were Eric Younger, Carol Arends, Faye Flemister, Wendy Priest, Adam Brockus, Leslie Daugs, and Jim McDonald Council Member Nick Wofford 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 and (due to technical difficulties) was convened five minutes later at 5 35 PM The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Jim McDonald followed by the invocation provided by Pastor Jerry Michaels of Voyage Community Church MAYOR'S REPORT — Mayor Patty Lent • Encouraged residents to take the Mayor's Conservation Challenge by visiting www mywaterpledge com until April 30, • Introduced Caroline Stein Washington State Science and Engineering Fair (WSSEF), and David Rubie Bremerton School District Board Member, who accepted a Mayor's Award on behalf of the 37 students recognized for their exhibits, • Proclaimed April 25, 2013 as "Pay It Forward Day", • Announced that the Bremerton Foodline will be hosting its Annual Empty Bowl fundraiser on Saturday, April 20 at 2 00 PM at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, • Proclaimed April 24, 2013 as "Arbor Day ", • Proclaimed April 22, 2013 as "Earth Day ", • Announced that an Earth Day and Arbor Day Celebration would be held on Wednesday, April 24 beginning at 10 30 AM at Kiwanis Park, • Looked forward to the Annual Kids Fishing Day hosted by the Kitsap Poggie Club on Saturday, April 27 from 8 00 AM to 1 00 PM near Otto Jarstad Park, and • Announced that the Bremerton Farmers Market will be opening on May 2 at Evergreen Rotary Park and on May 5 near the Bremerton Ferry Terminal Police Chief Steve Strachan provided a briefing on the Bremerton Police Department PUBLIC RECOGNITION Mike Strube Bremerton Area Chamber of Commerce, announced the 22 Annual Pepsi Armed Forces Golf Tournament on May 10 and the deadline to sign -up to be part of the Armed Forces Day Parade is April 29 Todd Best welcomed the public to a Memorial Day Service at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Monday, May 27 at 1 00 PM, and encouraged people to help with the next Forest Ridge Park Stewardship Day on Saturday, April 20 from 9 00 AM to Noon Scott Collett Bremerton School District, pointed out that after several latest Public Works street projects, Bremerton is not "bus friendly" and hoped that future engineering decisions would take busses (and other longer vehicles) into account City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, April 17, 2013 Page 2 of 4 Robert Parker agreed that Public Works projects need to take into consideration the drivabdity on our streets for busses and even freight trucks, which is important to businesses who may want to locate to Bremerton He also expressed concern about the current location planned for electric vehicle charging stations that will take up valued parking spaces close to the downtown area because after researching their use in other Puget Sound areas, he learned they are more likely to be located in parking lots (not on the street) and are not really even being used very often Bob Dollar read a letter into the record to also express his concerns about the proposed location for electric vehicle charging stations Dino Davis Sustainable Bremerton, provided comment in favor of the charging stations Vern LaPrath was appreciative of open communication with Leslie Daugs, and was upset about a recent newspaper article about a lease agreement at Gold Mountain Golf Course Jerry McDonald asked that Council consider relocating the flowers currently in the Charleston area to downtown Jodette Parker emphasized that flowers are for Charleston and other areas besides downtown, and did not support charging stations which would remove four parking stalls CONSENT AGENDA 6A — Claims & Check Register Check Numbers 353011 through 353224 and EFT -12737 through EFT -12776 in the amount of $2,311,278 74 66 — Minutes of Meeting — April 3, 2013 6C — Minutes of Study Session — April 10, 2013 6D — Bid Award to ROGNLIN'S, INC for the Eastside Beach Sewer Main Replacement Project 6E — Bid Award for Service Agreement with S VARICK MAINTENANCE for Landscape Maintenance and Service 6F — Ordinance No 5214 providing for the Issuance and Sale of two (2) Limited Tax General Obligation (LTGO) Bonds for the Parking System and Golf Course in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $14,500,000, and delegating authority to Mayor or Director of Financial Services to approve the final terms of the Bonds 6G — Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Bremerton and International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 437 Comments from the public were provided by Bob Dollar 06:37:00 Motion was made by Daugs, and seconded by Priest Comments on the Motion were provided by Daugs and Brockus, with a response was provided by Ms Hasart 06:40:00 M /S /C /U (Daugs /Priest) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented GENERAL BUSINESS 7A — ORDINANCE NO. 5215 ESTABLISHING A NEW CHAPTER 6.10 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE (BMC) ENTITLED "ABANDONED PROPERTY REGISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE ": AND RESOLUTION NO. 3191 AMENDING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT — RATE TABLE C ESTABLISHING FINES AND PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO REGISTER AND MAINTAIN ABANDONED PROPERTIES Andrea Spencer Community City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, April 17, 2013 Page 3 of 4 Development Director, explained that the City has numerous vacant properties, many of which are at some stage of foreclosure It has been shown that vacant abandoned properties lead to increased crime rates, and have a deleterious impact on adjacent properties The City Council has made it a priority to adopt regulations that aid in reducing the impact of these vacant abandoned properties, and to this end, staff has developed an ordinance that addresses abandoned properties It was emphasized that the proposed ordinance requires the following • Abandoned properties must be registered with the City (a property that is not legally occupied, and subject to foreclosure or in foreclosure status), • Registration must identify a local property manager (within Kitsap County) who can resolve issues on the site, • Property manager must conduct monthly inspections to ensure code compliance, and • Property manager's name and 24 -hour contact information must be posted on the site Comments and questions from the public were provided by Dino Davis, Robert Parker, Jerry McDonald, and George Warrington, with responses provided by Ms Spencer 06:56:00 Motion to pass Ordinance No 5215 was made by Brockus, and seconded by McDonald Comments and questions were provided by Brockus, Daugs, Wheeler, Priest, McDonald, and Arends, with responses provided by Ms Spencer 07 06:00 M /S /C /U (Brockus /McDonald) Move to pass Ordinance No 5215 establishing Chapter 6 10 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Abandoned Property Registration & Maintenance" 07.07:00 Motion to adopt Resolution No 3191 was made by McDonald, and seconded by Brockus Questions were asked by Brockus, with response provided by Ms Spencer 07.09:00 M /S /C /U (McDonald /Brockus) Move to adopt Resolution No 3191, amending the Community Development — Rate Table C fees to establish abandoned properties fines and penalties COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Eric Younger was excited about the passage of the abandoned property ordinance and hoped that a similar program for rentals would be next Carol Arends announced that ClayWerks will be hosting its last Girl's Night Out event prior to closing the shop at the Callow Avenue location on Thursday, April 18 from 6 00 to 8 00 PM, reported that a vintage clock is now working and on display in the Charleston area, and encouraged people to volunteer for the next Forest Ridge Park Stewardship Day on Saturday, April 20 from 9 00 AM to Noon Faye Flemister invited the community to attend the 35 Anniversary Celebration Banquet for Emmanuel Apostolic Church on Friday, April 19 at 7 00 PM at Olympic College in the Bremer Student Center Please contact (360) 479 -3674 to purchase tickets or for more information Wendy Priest also encouraged the public to attend the Empty Bowl event at 2 00 PM on Saturday, April 20 at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, and added that she attended last year's fundraiser and the bowls made by art students as well as the soup were all fabulous' City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, April 17, 2013 Page 4 of 4 Adam Brockus invited the public to attend the next District 3 Community Meeting on Tuesday, April 23 from 6 30 to 8 00 PM at the Bremerton Senior Center that would feature a program with Community Development Director Andrea Spencer and Code Enforcement Officer Janet Lunceford to discuss "Code Enforcement and the Abandoned Property Registration & Maintenance Program" He also responded to previous comments about the proposed electric vehicle charging stations as part of the Pacific Avenue project by clarifying 1) No Transportation Benefit District (TBD) funds would be used to install the charging stations, 2) Additional parking spots would be added across the street from the charging stations, and 3) He would rescind his current support for the charging stations if pending legislation was approved to issue $124 tickets to those without electric vehicles parking in the charging station spots Leslie Daugs thanked Fire Marshall Mike Six for a recent ride around during fire inspections, reiterated information about the Empty Bowl event that will benefit the Bremerton Foodline, and looked forward to attending the Habitat for Humanity Bay Vista "Home Dedication Ceremony" on Saturday, April 20 at 1 00 PM Jim McDonald responded to earlier comments regarding newspaper articles about a yearly lease of City property for $1 00 with Scott Alexander for a golf cart business at Gold Mountain Golf Course He stated the headline was misleading because he considers this a great contract for Bremerton that was carefully negotiated by City Attorney Roger Lubovich, and considers it a great deal because the City gets a 50% reduced rate on golf carts, which amounts to a $90,000 benefit to the City And also mentioned that as a City employee for 27- years, Scott Alexander successfully managed the golf course, so summarized this is a "win -win" contract Greg Wheeler also plans to support the Empty Bowl event and hopes members of the community will as well, and announced the opening of the Bremerton Farmers Market, which may be in its last year at Evergreen Rotary Park With no further business, President Wheeler adjourned the Council Meeting at 7 20 PM Pre ared and Submitted by 7t <4 L RI SMITH Legislative Assistant Attest SHANNON CORIN, City Clerk ,�,, J�,, GRE HEELER, City Council President GW S cg