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Home My WebLink About06/05/2013 COUNCIL DIGITAL RECORDING ARM � CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AN 9 1013 Wednesday, June 5, 2013 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at 5 00 PM in 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 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 Council Assistant Christine Grenier A COUNCIL BRIEFING was held to discuss General Council Business at 5 00 PM in the Council Conference Room, 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 Oliver Warren of Eagles' Wings Fellowship Church MAYOR'S REPORT — Mayor Patty Lent • Presented Mayor's Appreciation Awards to Stephen Tabor and Steven Russell for saving an Individual's life using CPR and AED at the Kitsap Family YMCA recently, • Presented Mayor's Appreciation Awards to Michael Croston Daniel Josephsen Glenn Hagen Troy Olson Richard Periot and Matthew Stefnik for their Involvement In the Re- Power Kitsap Project, and announced that June 15 Is the final deadline to participate In the program, • Announced that comments regarding the City of Bremerton's water use will be accepted until next Monday, and comments are currently being sought regarding the Parks Department through an online survey, • Proclaimed June 19, 2013 as "Juneteenth Day ", and • Encouraged the community to attend games for the Kitsap Bluejackets, especially on Civic Club Night on Monday, June 24 PUBLIC RECOGNITION Mike Walton Kitsap Family YMCA Marketing Director, highlighted upcoming events and programs at the "Y" Bob Dollar thanked the City for those who participated In the dialogue with citizens regarding the�reet Trees Robert Parker acknowledged that while the City can specify who has responsibility for trees, he hoped that the City will keep this Issue on the radar and with` plenty of communication Axel Kaylor raised concerns about early service hours from Waste Management In his neighborhood, and hoped they would honor an original agreement to not Impact people's sleep CONSENT AGENDA 5A — Claims & Check Register Check Numbers 353627 through 353913, and EFT -12849 through EFT -12904 In the amount of $2,172,914 54, Regular Payroll for the pay period ending May 15, 2013 In the amount of $708,207 87, and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending May 31, 2013 In the amount of $55,881 95 5B — Minutes of Meeting — May 15, 2013 City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, June 5, 2013 Page 2 of 5 5C — Minutes of Study Session — May 22, 2013 5D — Minutes of Special Meeting — May 29, 2013 5E — Resolution No 3192 approving Phase I of the Bayside Final Plat There were no comments from the public 05.56.55 Motion was made by McDonald, and seconded by Wofford 05 57 10 M /S /C /U (McDonald/Wofford) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented PUBLIC HEARING 6A — PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION NO 3193 ADOPTING THE 2014 CITY OF BREMERTON /KITSAP BLOCK GRANT NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY (NOFA) AND PROGRAM POLICY PLAN Marie Vila Community Development Block Grant Program Administrator, summarized that the CDBG /HOME Policy Plan is a joint document of the City and County Block Grant Programs that sets parameters for the management of our HUD entitlement grant awards, provides specific information about the policies and regulations for the use of HUD Block Grant funds, includes the Citizen Participation Plan, and outlines the allocation process Ms. Vila noted that a Staff Memo was submitted that listed the proposed changes to the 2014 Policy Plan President Wheeler opened the Public Hearing for comments from the public Comments and questions from the public were provided by Bob Dolla r. with responses provided by Ms Vila and Mayor Lent With no further comments from the public, President Wheeler closed the public hearing 06:10.20 Motion was made by Brockus, and seconded by Wofford Comments were provided by Brockus and McDonald 06:15:55 M /S /C /U (Brockus/Wofford) Move to adopt Resolution No 3193 adopting the 2014 City of Bremerton /Kitsap County CDBG /HOME Notice of Funding Availability and Policy Plan GENERAL BUSINESS 7A — INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE CREATING CHAPTER 5 06 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE (BMC) ENTITLED "RENTAL PROPERTY REGISTRATION " : Council Member Eric Younger explained that there are residential tenants within the City of Bremerton living in residences that are substandard and potentially dangerous to their health and safety Substandard rental housing also has a harmful effect on the value of nearby housing, and creates an environment which creates an increased demand upon City services and thereby adversely affecting the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Bremerton The proposed ordinance establishes procedures related to the registration and inspection of rental dwelling units Mr Younger provided a PowerPoint presentation to outline the potential process that this ordinance would establish, and clarified that this was only an introduction of the proposed ordinance, no action will be taken tonight, and the program would have an effective date of January 1, 2014 Roger Lubovich additionally pointed out that if a resident is required to obtain a general business license in conjunction with rental property, that there is no additional fee to participate in the landlord notification program City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, June 5, 2013 Page 3 of 5 Comments and questions from the public were provided by Priscilla Bailey. Connie Dummell, Puget Rental Owners Association (PROA) read a letter of support into the record, Christina Roik- Per►y. National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM), David Butcher, Charles Cash, Bob Dollar, Deirde McKee /, Jim Adrian, and Chance Pedman, with responses provided by Mr Younger and Mr Lubovich No Council action was required, but comments were provided by Younger, Daugs, Wheeler, F/emister, and Wofford 713 — ORDINANCE NO 5216 CREATING CHAPTER 10 08 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE (BMC) ENTITLED "IMPOUNDMENT OF VEHICLES" (FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED — DWLS) Police Chief Steven Strachan stated that the proposed ordinance creates a new chapter relating to the impoundment of vehicles and establishes mandatory retention periods for vehicles impounded due to violations of driving while license is suspended or revoked in the first or second degree Mr Lubovich provided highlights of the process from the perspective of legal and law enforcement personnel There were no questions or comments from the public 07:15 Motion was made by McDonald and seconded by Brockus Comments and questions were provided by McDonald, Brockus, Daugs, Younger, and Wheeler, with responses provided by Chief Strachan 07.20:25 M /S /C /U (McDonald / Brockus) Move to pass Ordinance No 5216 creating Chapter 10 08 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Impoundment of Vehicles" Council recessed from 7.21 to 7.31 PM... 7C — ORDINANCE NO 5217 AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 5200 RELATING TO THE CITY OF BREMERTON FISCAL YEAR 2013 BUDGET Becky Hasart Financial Services Director, explained that each year during May /June, the City assesses its current fiscal budget for any needed adjustments Adjustments are recommended for the following reasons to adjust the estimated beginning fund balances to actual, to account for unanticipated /unexpected conditions, to incorporate 2012 carryover items, and to adjust for various Council motions /resolutions, etc The ordinance outlines the various reasons for the current proposed budget amendment There were no questions or comments from the public 07:35 10 Motion was made by Priest and seconded by Arends Questions and comments were provided by McDonald, Daugs, and Wheeler, with responses provided by Ms Hasart 07:39.55 M /S /C (Priest/Arends) Move to pass Ordinance No 5217 amending Ordinance No 5200 relating to the City of Bremerton Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Voted in Favor of Motion Priest, Flemister, Arends, Younger, Wofford, McDonald, Brockus, and Wheeler Voted Opposed to Motion Daugs Motion carried, 8 -Yes, 1 -No 713 — SCHEDULE 74 CONVERSION CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH PUGET SOUND ENERGY (PSE) IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE "PACIFIC AVENUE (6 TH TO 11 STREET) PROJECT " : Chal Martin Public Works & Utilities Director, emphasized that with urban City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, June 5, 2013 Page 4 of 5 redevelopment of Pacific Avenue, the City has chosen to underground the private aerial facilities form 6` Street up to 9` Street, including electrical The underground conversion is to be completed in accordance with Puget Sound Energy (PSE) Tariff G, Schedule 74 Approval of the design phase of the Schedule 74 agreement was approved by City Council on April 20, 2011 The design of the conversion has now been completed and accepted by the City and PSE, and the attached Construction Agreement is now requested for approval by City Council There were no questions or comments from the public 07:41 20 Motion was made by Wofford and seconded by Flemister Comments and questions were provided by Wofford, Daugs, Flemister, Younger, and McDonald, with responses provided by Mr Martin 07:52 50 M /S /C /U (Wofford /Flemister) Move to approve Schedule 74 Conversion Construction Agreement with PSE and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented 7E — AWARD CONTRACT TO RV ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR THE "PACIFIC AVENUE (6 TO 11 STREET) PROJECT" Chal Martin Public Works & Utilities Director, affirmed that the City received federal funding from the Puget Sound ReRional Council (PSRC) to make urban redevelopment improvements on Pacific Avenue from 6 h to 11 ` h Streets The project includes a complete reconstruction of the roadway with all new Cit� utilities, undergrounding of the private utilities from 6` to 9` Streets, new aerial utilities from 9` to 11` Streets, a new urban trail connecting the downtown core to Evergreen Park, and Low Impact Development (LID) techniques The City advertised the project on May 10, and opened four (4) bids on May 31 The apparent low, responsive, responsible bidder was RV Associates, Inc for $3,131,378 00 Comments from the public were provided by Bob Dollar. Todd Best. John Haves Larson. and Robert Parker 08 09:35 Motion was made by Wofford and seconded by Flemister Comments and questions were provided by Wofford, Brockus, Daugs, Priest, Arends, Younger, and McDonald, with responses provided by Mr Wheeler and Mr Martin 08.28.40 Amending Motion was made by Wofford and seconded by Daugs Amending Motion was withdrawn 08:31 55 M /S /C (Wofford /Flemister) Move to approve award of the contract for the "Pacific Avenue (6` to 11"' Street) Project ", and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with RV Associates, Inc in the amount of $3,131,378 00, including sales tax, with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented Voted in Favor of Motion Younger, Wofford, McDonald, Daugs, Brockus, Priest, Flemister, and Wheeler Voted Opposed to Motion Arends Motion carried 8 -Yes, 1 -No COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Adam Brockus announced the "Music in Manette" Concert Series to be held every Thursday for the 6 -weeks beginning July 11 from 6 30 to 8 30 PM at Whitey Domstad Vista Park i j Wendy Priest emphasized that the effective date of the new ordinance regarding vehicle impounds is June 15, thanked the citizens who brought the crosswalks issue to the attention of I I City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, June 5, 2013 Page 5 of 5 the Public Works Committee, and was also pleased with the progress of safe crosswalks near schools Faye Flemister announced that the NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Banquet will be held on Saturday June 29 at 6 00 PM, and announced the Washington State United Church Ushers Convention will be held on June 13 through 15 at the Kitsap Conference Center Carol Arends was pleased to report that the Charleston neighborhood is alive and well Nick Wofford encouraged people to volunteer, and reminded everyone that this week was the First Friday Artwalk in downtown Bremerton and in Manette Greg Wheeler looked forward to the Juneteenth Celebration on June 15 from 12 00 to 6 00 PM at Evergreen Rotary Park, and congratulated Parks staff and the Kiwanis Club for their efforts in transforming Kiwanis Park EXECUTIVE SESSION The Council convened at 8 37 PM for a 25- minute Executive Session to discuss "Potential and Pending Litigation" per RCW 42 30 110(1)(i), and "Real Estate Acquisition" per RCW 42 30 110(1)(b) Council Member Nick Wofford recused himself at 9 05 PM dunng discussion of the "Real Estate Acquisition" No action was taken With no further business, President Wheeler adjourned the Council Meeting at 9 08 PM Prepared and Submitted by CHRISTINE GRENIER Council Assistant Attest c SHA14NON CORIN, City Clerk GR HEELER, City Council President GW cg