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Home My WebLink About01/19/05 CIIIJL DIGITAL RECORDING ,~ : .:' . .' , CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES fEll 1 I lOOS Wednesday, January 19, 2005 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order in the City Council Chambers, of the NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT CENTER 345 6th Street, Bremerton, Washington, Wednesday, January 19, 2005, at 5:30 P.M., with Council Vice-President Cecil McConnell presiding. Council members present were Mike Short, Carol Arends, Dianne Robinson and Brad Gehring. Council Members Daren Nygren, Wendy Priest, Mike Shepherd, and Will Maupin were absent. Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich; City Clerk Paula Johnston; and Legislative Assistant Lori Smith. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Gehring, followed by the invocation provided by Pastor Butch Hall of Kitsap Lake Baptist Church. Vice-President McConnell made the following announcements: 1. A Pre-Council session was held in Council Conference Room 603 from 5:00 to 5:30 P.M. which included a 15-minute Executive Session to "Review Labor Negotiations per R.C.W. 42.30.140(4)(b); and 2. Item 6A under NEW BUSINESS was pulled; and Item 7D under PUBLIC HEARINGS was postponed for one week. MAYOR'S REPORT - Mayor Bozeman... . Proclaimed the Month of January 2005 as National Mentoring Month, which was accepted by Mary Ellen de la Pena, Kitsap County Human Services Manager. Ms. de la Pena mentioned that if individuals would like more information regarding the March 12 Youth Mentor Walk, to please call 337-4878. Robin Carson, Kitsap County Youth Mentoring Program Coordinator, thanked Mayor Bozeman and Council Members for the proclamation. . A Housing Forum was held on Tuesday, January 18; . A retreat for Department Heads will be held February 10 & 11 at Alderbrook Inn; . The City has provided a proposal for downtown projects and hoped to have that proposal included in the State Capital Budget; . There is ongoing discussion regarding the selection of the site for the new Municipal Court and Police Building; and . Negotiations are continuing for the expansion of Evergreen Park. PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS - There were no announcements tonight... CONSENT AGENDA A. Check Numbers 296765 through 296996 and EFT -6619 through EFT -6649 in the amount of $1,776,441.56 (#AB05-007) B. Minutes of Meeting - December 22, 2004 (#AB05-008) C. Minutes of Meeting - December 29, 2004 (#AB05-009) D. Minutes of Meeting - January 5, 2005 (#AB05-010) E. Minutes of Meeting - January 12, 2005 (#AB05-011) F. KITSAP COUNTy/CITY OF BREMERTON Addendum to the Contract for Incarceration of City Prisoners (#AB05-0 12) G. Professional Services Contract Amendment with YAKIMA COUNTY for Inmate County for Inmate Housing (#AB05-013) H. Traffic Safety Task Force Mutual Aid Agreement and Interlocal Agreement (#AB05-014) I. Budget Adjustment for Reassignment of Pay Band for Paralegal position from Professional Pay Band 8 to Pay Band 9 (#AB05-015) M/S/C/U (Arends/Robinson) Move to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, January 19, 2005 Page 2 of 4 6f\. AMENDMENT TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ACTION PLAN FOR 2003 (#AB05 016) Item was pulled from the agenda... 6B - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE PORTICO GROUP FOR DESIGN FOR THE MARITIME PARK AND MEMORIAL PLAZA (#AB05-017): Gary Sexton, Economic Development Director, reported that staff recommends the City of Bremerton enter into the professional services agreement with the PORTICO GROUP for completion of concept design work for the Maritime Park and Memorial Plaza including: Phase I) Completion of concept renderings and master plan; and Phase IT) Completion of construction documents, plans, specifications and bid documents (contingent on City approval of concept design). Compensation for Phase I shall not exceed $34,209; and Phase IT shall not exceed $195,000. There were no comments from the public. Amended-M/S/C/U (Short/Robinson) Adding "with Council approvaf' after the word "hire" in paragraph 1. "Scope" on page 59 of the Professional Services Agreement. M/S/C/U (Short/Arends) Move to approve the Professional Services Agreement with the PORTICO GROUP for concept design work for the Maritime Park and Memorial Plaza, and authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. 6C - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH RDG PLANNING DESIGN FOR DESIGN WORK AND SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR THE MARITIME PARK NAVAL MUSEUM (#AB05-018): Gary Sexton, Economic Development Director, stated that staff is recommending that the City of Bremerton enter into a professional services agreement with RDG PLANNING & DESIGN for completion of design work and schematic design for the Maritime Park Naval Museum, also known as Building 50. Phase I includes complete concept renderings, master plan, interpretive plan, program and adjacencies for Building 50's adaptive reuse into a Naval Museum. Compensation is not to exceed $30,000. Phase IT (contingent upon arrival of schematic design) includes completion of construction documents, plans, specifications and bid documents for Building 50 renovation and its immediate surrounding site work. Compensation is not to exceed $96,000. There were no comments from the public. Amended-M/S/C/U (Short/Robinson) Adding "with Council approvaf' after the word "hire" in paragraph 1. "SCOPE" on page 66 of the Professional Services Agreement. M/S/C/U (Short/Arends) Move to approve the Professional Services Agreement with RDG PLANNING & DESIGN for design work and schematic design for the Maritime Park Naval Museum and authorize the Mayor to execute same with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. 7 A - ORDINANCE rFIRST READINGl AMENDING TITLE 2 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO CITY COUNCIL AND DEPARTMENTS (#AB05-019): Roaer Lubovich, City Attorney, said that the proposed ordinance amends and updates certain provisions of Title 2 of the Bremerton Municipal Code regarding the City Council and certain offices of the City by revising the schedule of regular City Council Meetings for November and December to accommodate holiday schedules and updating provisions relating to the Investment Committee. The proposal to add SECTION 4 which would have deleted the section regarding "OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT" for the Office of City Attorney was removed. There were no comments from the public. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, January 19, 2005 Page 3 of 4 M/S/C/U (Arends/Robinson) Move to approve the proposed ordinance on first reading amending Title 2 of the Bremerton Municipal Code, as amended. 7B - ORDINANCE rFIRST READINGl CREATING CHAPTER 2.32 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED "GOLD MOUNTAIN COMPLEX BOARD OF DIRECTORS" (#AB05-020): Roaer lubovich, City Attorney, pointed out that the current provisions of the Bremerton Municipal Code do not provide for a Gold Mountain Complex Board of Directors. The proposed ordinance creates a new chapter in the Bremerton Municipal Code, which formally establishes and provides for membership in the Gold Mountain Complex Board of Directors. There were no comments from the public. Ms. Robinson questioned why citizens did not sit on this Board. Mr. lubovich admitted that he did not know the history of this Board, but he assumed that the reason was because it was an advisory Board for an enterprise fund; and citizens sit on the Parks Commission. Mr. McConnell compared it to the same reason that citizens do not sit on other Department boards regarding operational aspects of the Departments. M/S/C/U (Arends/Short) Move to approve the proposed ordinance on first reading creating Chapter 2.32 of the Bremerton Municipal Code, which formally establishes a Gold Mountain Complex Board of Directors. 7C - ORDINANCE rFIRST REAOINGl AMENDING CHAPTER 9A.44 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO PEDESTRIAN INTERFERENCE (#AB05-021): ROQer Lubovich, City Attorney, summarized that the City is currently planning for a pedestrian friendly environment in its downtown area and anticipates increased pedestrian traffic as a result of downtown redevelopment efforts. The proposed ordinance provides regulations relating to pedestrian interference in order to provide a safe environment for both pedestrian and vehicular traffic. There were no comments from the public. M/S/C/U (Short/Robinson) Move to approve the proposed ordinance on first reading which enacts regulations relating to pedestrian interference. 7D RESOLUTION NO. 2951 ADOPTING NEW RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE CITY COUNCil (#J'.B05 022) Item was postponed for one-week... PUBLIC RECOGNITION - There were no public questions or comments tonight... COUNCil MEMBER REPORTS Brad Gehrina announced that motorcyclists will travel to Olympia to visit their Legislatures on Thursday, January 20, and anyone interested in joining them is welcome. Dianne Robinson announced that a first-time home-buying forum will be held at the Westpark Community Center, and anyone interested in attending may call 782-5432 for more information. Carol Arends was happy to report that even though we received 4-inches of rain, no damage was reported. Mike Short passed on information provided by PRTPO that there may be up to a 30-minute delay on January 20 from 9:00 AM. to 3:00 P.M. while traveling via the Hood Canal Bridge. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, January 19, 2005 Page 4 of 4 With no further business, the meeting of the City Council was adjourned at 6:15 P.M. CM/PJ/ls/cge