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Home My WebLink About06/04/2014 DIGITAL RECORDING COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES O D Wednesday, June 4, 2014 JUN � 6 101 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at 5:00 PM in Council Conference Room 603 of the NORM DICKS G OVERNMENT CENTER, 345 6 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 Corin; Legislative Assistant Lori Smith; and Kevin Matthew, Information Services Manager. 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 Pastor Mark Adrian of Community of Christ at Memorial Lutheran Church. MAYOR'S REPORT — Mayor Patty Lent... • Reported that the value of the City was increased by $2.7 million; • Announced that there will be a Public Works Public Meeting on June 12 at 5:30 PM in the Meeting Chambers to present different ideas for improvements along Washington Avenue; • Proclaimed June 17, 2014 as "Soroptomist Recognition Day'; which was accepted by Soroptomist President Pat Degracia who invited the Council to attend a Soroptomist Celebration on June 17 at 5:30 PM in the Marine View Room at the Kitsap Conference Center; • Announced there will be free Yard Waste Round -Up for all Kitsap County Residents on Saturday, June 7 from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM at Olympic Organics at 7890 NE Ecology Road in Kingston; • Announced that new street vendor Big Daddy's BBQ Inc. will be hosting `The Great Take Over' on Monday, June 9 from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the PSNS Main Gate; • Announced that the Bremerton Marina will be hosting events in conjunction with National Marina Day & Rendezvous on Friday, June 13 & Saturday, June 14; • Brought forward Sheila Collins who announced that there will be a free 'Welcome to Medicare" Class on Wednesday, June 18 at 7:00 PM in the Orchid Room at Harrison Medical Center located at 1780 Myhre Road in Silverdale; • Proclaimed June 21, 2014 as "12"' Annual Recognition of 149 Years of Freedom from Slavery', and announced that the 12 Annual Juneteenth Celebration will be held on Saturday, June 21 from Noon to 6:00 PM at Evergreen Rotary Park; • Brought forward Police Chief Strachan to discuss that passing is not allowed following use of the roundabout at the end of the Manette Bridge; • Commended Community Development Director Andrea Spencer, DCD Staff, and City Engineer Tom Knuckey for receiving the 'Vision 2040" Award received from the Puget Sound Regional Council at the PSRC General Assembly Dinner; • Displayed a photo of the finished 4 Street improvements (which did not receive an award); • Enjoyed attending the West Hills STEM Academy along with Council Member Mike Sullivan and seeing the projects in action during the 3rd Annual Underwater Vehicle Competition at Olympic High School on May 31; and • Displayed a photo of Tokitae, the new Washington State Ferry, which will be hosting an Open House on June 8; and encouraged support for Enetai to be considered for the next ferry's name. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Bob Dollar invited the community to attend the Red Cross Experience on Friday, June 6 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM in their new location on Pacific Avenue. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, June 4, 2014 Page 2 of 4 Vern LaPrath reiterated a request for speed bumps on Hanford Avenue as a safety measure. Mike Walton Marketing Director of the Bremerton Family YMCA, announced that the Glenn Jarstad Aquatic Center will be closed for maintenance, and brochures on summer camps are now available. Ben Downs agreed with the request by Mr. LaPrath to install speed humps on Hanford Avenue to discourage vehicles from exceeding the speed limit through the neighborhood. President Wheeler suggested that Mr. Downs leave his e-mail address to allow the City to contact him when meetings on the Comprehensive Plan are scheduled. Nathan Read also expressed concern about speeding vehicles on Hanford, and vehicles that cut across lots to avoid traffic signals. Taylor Niemy urged the City to ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides and to use natural alternatives. Scott Rainey Exalted Ruler of Bremerton BPO Elks Lodge #1181, invited the community to a benefit concert by the Bremerton High School jazz choir to benefit the music program on Friday, June 6 and to call (360) 479 -1181 to purchase tickets; and the public is invited to attend Elks Flag Day on Thursday, June 12 with guest speaker Mayor Patty Lent. Dino Davis Public Works Chair stated that the issue of funding 3 speed bumps was discussed, and although there was no funding for 2014, they would discuss providing funds in 2015. CONSENT AGENDA 5A — Claims & Check Register: Check Numbers 358434 through 358570, and EFT -13863 through 13898 EFT- in the amount of $1,476,074.47; Regular Payroll for the pay period ending May 31, 2014 in the amount of $699,559.85; and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending May 31, 2014 in the amount of $54,067.13 5113 — Minutes of Meeting — May 21, 2014 5C — Minutes of Study Session — May 28, 2014 5D— Appointment of Deborah Housen to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee 5E — Appointment of George Willock to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee 5F— Renewal of Shelter Plus Care Agency Service Agreement with Agape Unlimited 5G — Professional Services Agreement with L2Systems, LLC for the Water Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System Upgrade 5H — Purchase for replacement of one 2014 Ford Escape with 4 -Wheel Drive for the Water and Utility Department from Columbia Ford of Longview, WA 51— Amended Interlocal Agreement between the City of Bremerton and the Bremerton Transportation Benefit District (TBD) 5J — Amendment No. 5 to the Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement with Lorax Ventures, LLC for residential airspace on property commonly known as Park Avenue Plaza 5K— Approve Public Pedestrian and Vehicular Ingress /Egress Easements granted to the City of Bremerton by Camits, LLC and United Way of Kitsap County There were no questions or comments from the public City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, June 4, 2014 Page 3 of 4 06:14:35 Motion was made by Runyon and seconded by Daugs... Mayor Lent introduced Ms. Housen and Mr. Willock Ms. Daucas and Mr. Davis thanked them for their service to the City... 06:17:38 M /S /C /U (Runyon /Daugs) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented. GENERAL BUSINESS 6A — GRANTING AIR RIGHTS EASEMENTS BY THE CITY OF BREMERTON TO 606 LORAX LLC FOR THE AIRSPACE ABOVE BURWELL STREET AND THE 4 TH STREET ALLEY FOR A FUTURE APARTMENT PROJECT City Attorney Roger Lubovich explained that 606 Lorax, LLC will begin construction on the apartment project in the near future. Use of the airspace above Burwell Street and the 4th Street alley is required by 606 Lorax, LLC for construction, operation, ownership, and maintenance of the project. The proposed Air Rights Easements grants 606 Lorax, LLC use of certain air space for balconies and related structures. There were no comments from the public... 06:22:20 Motion was made by Sullivan and seconded by Runyon... Questions and comments were provided by Runyon; with responses provided by Mr. Lubovich and Director of Community Development Andrea Spencer 06:25:55 M /S /C /U (Sullivan /Runyon) Move to approve the Air Rights Easements granted to 606 Lorax, LLC; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the easements with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. The granting of these easements is conditioned up 606 Lorax, LLC closing on the purchase of the pad and building permit for the proposed project, permit number BB1140025, is ready to issue. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Mike Sullivan enjoyed attending an hour of the West Hills STEM Academy along with Mayor Patty Lent and seeing the projects in action during the Underwater Vehicle Competition at Olympic High School on May 31; and announced the next Clean -Up of Lions Park will be on June 28 at 10:00 AM. Leslie Dams thanked the staff at Mountain View Middle School for inviting her and fellow Council Members Greg Wheeler and Dino Davis as part of "Career Day'. Jerry McDonald announced that the Red Cross will be hosting an Open House this Friday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at 811 Pacific Avenue and Art Walks in Downtown and Manette will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 PM; and that the Tacoma News Tribune will be advertising the Amy Burnette Gallery; announced two new restaurants The Horse & Cow (on 4 Street) and a BBQ restaurant (former Park Avenue Diner) will be opening soon; also recommended viewing the article on the Poulsbo tour consortium, which Bremerton should also consider; and announced that a District 3 Meeting is scheduled on Monday, June 23 at 6:30 at the Bremerton Senior Center "What's Happening in the Neighborhood" with Community Resource Officer Joseph Sexton and Fire Chief Al Duke. Dino Davis also enjoyed participating in "Career Day' with the students at Mountain View Middle School; announced the Blue Jackets Baseball team will be starting their season on June 6; and encouraged residents to go to Facebook to keep current on events happening at Forest Ridge Park. Roy Runyon reiterated information on the "Getting Ready for Medicare" event on Wednesday, June 18; and noted that today is the 70 Anniversary of the landing of troops at Normandy and the Japanese were defeated by the Navy. i City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, June 4, 2014 Page 4 of 4 Greg Wheeler also attended Career Day and was a guest speaker at an East Bremerton Rotary Luncheon; and thanked Mayor Lent and Department Directors Chal Martin, Andrea Spencer, and Wyn Birkenthal for providing information on City projects for his use during his presentation for the Rotary. President Wheeler announced that the Council will meet for a Special Meeting on Monday, June 16, and the meeting on Wednesday, June 18 would be cancelled. With no further business, President Wheeler adjourned the Council Meeting at 6:35 PM. Pre red and Submitted by: 4do L RI SMITH Legislative Assistant Attest: SHANNON CORIN, City Clerk GREG EELER, City Council President GW:S :I :cg