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Home My WebLink About02/19/2014 DIGITAL RECORDING mom CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 0 Wednesday, February 19, 2014 MAR g 1014 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at 5 00 PM in Council Conference Room 603 of the NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT CENTER, 345 6 th Street, Bremerton, Washington, with Council President Greg Wheeler presiding Council Members present were Eric Younger, Roy Runyon, Dino Davis, Jerry McDonald, Leslie Daugs, and Mike Sullivan 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 The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Mike Sullivan followed by the invocation provided by Reverend Jeffery Flood of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church MAYOR'S REPORT — Mayor Patty Lent • Proclaimed Sunday, February 23, 2014 as "Rotary's Birthday', and on behalf of all Rotary members, presented copies of the proclamation to Kyle Kincaid President of the Downtown Bremerton Rotary Club and Gena Wales President of the Rotary Club of East Bremerton, • Brought forward Jack Sipila of Puget Sound Energy who presented the City of Bremerton a Business Energy Management Rebate in the amount of $314,956 for energy saving improvements made at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, • Also brought forward Mike Walton who presented a $148,635 53 check to the City of Bremerton as the first payment toward the $420,000 commitment from the Kitsap Public Facilities District (KPFD) for the Kitsap Conference Harborside Expansion Project, • Proclaimed March 7, 2014 as "Women's History Day', and presented the proclamation to Kathleen Cahall who invited the public to the "Women's Work Breaking the Mold' Exhibit Opening at the Kitsap County Historical Museum on Friday, March 7 from 5 00 to 8 00 PM, • Announced that the Collective Visions Gallery (CVG) will be hosting a free panel discussion on "Art and The Health Community' on Thursday, February 20 from 7 00 to 9 00 PM at the corner of 4 1h Street & Pacific Avenue, • Mentioned that the Amy Burnett Gallery would be donating an 8 -foot salmon sculpture named "The Ancient One" to the City of Bremerton for placement on 4 th Street, • Proclaimed the March 2014 as "Brain Injury Awareness Month", and presented the proclamation to Suzanne Griffin • Displayed current photos of the Kitsap Conference Center 3rd Floor Expansion Project, and announced that a Ribbon Cutting has been tentatively scheduled in March, and • Encouraged citizens to use the Online Public Comment Form now on the City's website to provide their comments on the "Bremerton Parks, Recreation & Open Space Plan Update" BPD BRIEFING Police Chief Steve Strachan provided a monthly update PUBLIC RECOGNITION Dawn Nelson notified the public that the City of Bremerton would be providing Parking Ticket Amnesty from March 3 to 31, 2014 Robert Parker thanked Mayor Lent for her assistance in getting him appointed as a County -wide representative to the Mental Health /Chemical Dependency Tax Citizens Advisory Committee Cynthia Large of Uptown Auto Body on Pacific Avenue submitted a letter expressing her concerns about the negative impact on her business due to the road closures from the Pacific Avenue Project City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, February 19, 2014 Page 2 of 3 Chal Martin thanked Ms Large for the patience she has shown to the City and said that due to conversations with her, he will work to make some adjustments to the upcoming paving schedule CONSENT AGENDA 6A — Claims & Check Register Check Numbers 356976 through 357189, and EFT -13580 through EFT -13619 in the amount of $2,142,431 94, Regular Payroll for the pay period ending January 31, 2014 in the amount of $695,612 17 619 — Minutes of Planning Session — February 1, 2014 6C — Minutes of Meeting — February 5, 2014 6D — Minutes of Study Session — February 12, 2014 6E — Appointment of Jeremiah Wiley to the Parks & Recreation Commission 6F — Purchase of (for replacement) three (3) 2014 Ford Interceptor Utility Vehicles from Columbia Ford of Longview, WA for the Police Department (Patrol Division) 6G — Purchase of (for replacement) four (4) 2014 Ford Interceptor Vehicles from Columbia Ford of Longview, WA for the Police Department (Detectives Division) 6H — Purchase of (for replacement) two (2) 2014 Pickup Trucks, one from Legacy Ford of Pasco, WA, and one from Bud Clary Chrysler Dodge of Longview, WA for the Parks Department 61— 2014 Kitsap Physicians Service (KPS) Premium Rates and Underwriting Criteria 6J — Professional Services Agreement with Parametrix for the Design of the Marine Drive Low Impact Development (LID) Stormwater Retrofit Project John Larson and Deidre McKeel provided comments in support of Jeremiah Wiley's appointment to the Parks & Recreation Commission 6:16:05 PM Motion was made by Sullivan and seconded by Davis, Questions and comments were provided by Runyon and Daugs, with a response provided by Charlotte Belmore of Human Resources 06:17:38 M /S /C /U (Sullivan /Davis) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented GENERAL BUSINESS — There were no General Business items tonight PUBLIC HEARING 8A — PUBLIC HEARING TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NO. 5240 ESTABLISHING A PLANNED ACTION FOR THE GORST URBAN GROWTH AREA (UGA) Allison Daniels Community Development, explained that the action before the City Council is to conduct a public hearing and consider public testimony on a Planned Action Ordinance for the Gorst Urban Growth Area According to SEPA, a "Planned Action" is a designation for a project or elements of a project that shifts environmental review from the time a permit application is made to an earlier phase in the process The planned action analysis applies to the entire study area of the Gorst Urban Growth Area and addresses potential impacts and mitigating measures as a result of the Environmental Impact Statement analysis This action will support the Gorst Subarea Plan which was recently adopted by the City Council in December 2013 under Ordinance No 5237 President Wheeler opened the public hearing With no comments received, President Wheeler closed the public hearing to the public, and opened discussion to the City Council City Council Reg Mtg Minutes Wednesday, February 19, 2014 Page 3 of 3 06:29:35 Motion to pass Ordinance No 5240 was made by Runyon, and seconded by Daugs, Questions and comments were provided by Runyon and McDonald, with responses provided by Ms. Daniels and Lisa Grueter of Burke Consulting 06:31:26 M /S /C /U (Runyon /Daugs) Move to pass Ordinance No 5240 establishing a Planned Action for the Gorst Urban Growth Area COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Roy Runyon announced that volunteers are needed on Saturday, February 22 at 10 00 AM for a clean- up of the right -of -way along 19 Street near the future Lilian A & James Walker Park, asked that citizens complete the survey on the 1A0 of 1% sales tax for mental health and explained that the survey is now available on the City's website Dino Davis thanked the Bremerton Police Department for providing an emphasis patrol recently around local elementary schools Jerry McDonald notified the community that the Kitsap County Hospice Thrift Shop was now open, but an official Open House event was planned for the First Friday Artwalk on March 7, and announced the 23 Annual St Patrick's Day Parade would be held downtown on Saturday, March 15 beginning at 10 00 AM which will also include a March for the 12 Man Leslie Daugs announced the West Sound Agntounsm Workshop would be held on Saturday, February 22 from 8 30 AM to 4 00 PM at the Bremerton Teen Center, encouraged citizens to apply for a vacancy on the City's Audit Committee through a link on the City's website, thanked Wayne Olsen for his years of service on the Audit Committee, encouraged support of the Girls Scouts by buying cookies to help send them to camp, and encouraged citizens to express their comments on the Parks Comprehensive Plan through the City's website Greg Wheeler was pleased to attend and be a guest speaker at the Washington State African American Achievement Awards Dinner over the weekend, and announced that immediately following the adjournment of the Council Meeting, the Council would convene for an Exempt Closed Session to receive an "Update on Labor Negotiations" per RCW 42 30 140 (4)(b), and that no action was anticipated With no further business, President Wheeler adjourned the Council Meeting at 6 55 PM Prep red and Submitted by L RI SMITH Attest Legislative Assistant SHANNON CORK City Clerk W GREG W ELER, City Council President GW SC Is