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Home My WebLink About09/03/2014 coun DIGITAL RECORDING CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SEP 9 7 7014 Wednesday, September 3, 2014 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, September 3, 2014, at 5:00 PM in Council Conference Room 603 of the NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT CENTER, 345 6th 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 Chaplain David Stewart of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. MAYOR'S REPORT—Mayor Patty Lent... • Apologized for missing the Council Briefing, but she was in Olympia for the signing of the Washington Military and Defense Sector Bill; • Congratulated Wastewater Treatment Plant Manager Patric Coxon and Public Works Employees Ted Lyon; John Fleming; Larry Willman; and Travis Olson for receiving the Outstanding Performance Award for 2013 by the Washington State Department of Ecology in recognition of the exemplary effort and work accomplished by the City of Bremerton and the dedicated team at the Westside Wastewater Treatment Plant; • Congratulated City Clerk Shannon Corin for earning the Certified Municipal Clerk Certification from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks; • Was pleased at the high attendance at this year's Blackberry Festival; • Was excited that the Grand Opening for the Beyond Accessible Playground will be on Saturday, September 13 at 11:00 AM at Evergreen Rotary Park; • Shared a photo of the new Washington State Ferry Tokitae, and encouraged citizens to vote for their favorite name for the new ferry at efriederich C kitsapsun.com; • Encouraged families to bring their children to the 4th Annual Firefighter Stair Climb on Saturday, September 13 from Noon to 4:00 PM at Fire Station No. 1 at 911 Park Avenue; and • Reminded the community that Beautify Bremerton will be held on Saturday, September 20. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Mike Walton, Community Marketing Director for the Kitsap Family YMCA, first apologized that there'd be a delay to September 22 for re-opening the Glenn Jarstad swimming pool; announced that there will be no joining fees from September 8 through 22 for new members; and mentioned other highlights of youth programs taking place at the Y this month. CONSENT AGENDA 5A— Claims & Check Register: Check Numbers 359981 through 360091, and EFT-14120 through EFT-14160 in the amount of $1,275,365.02; Regular Payroll for the pay period ending August 31, 2014 in the amount of $697,572.58; and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending August 31, 2014 in the amount of $54,326.62. 5B — Minutes of Meeting —August 20, 2014 5C — Minutes of Study Session —August 27, 2014 5D— Lease Agreement between the City of Bremerton and Connections Credit Union, Inc. 5E— Change Order No. 3 to Contract with Pivetta Brothers Construction, Inc. for Evergreen Rotary Park Renovation Project City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, September 3, 2014 Page 2 of 2 05:47:01 Motion was made by Davis and seconded by Daugs... A question was asked by Runyon; with a response provided by Wyn Birkenthal, Parks & Recreation Director... 05:48:55 M/S/C/U (Davis/Daugs) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented. GENERAL BUSINESS— There were no General Business items... COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Mike Sullivan announced the next Lions Park Beach Clean-up will take place on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 10:00 AM; and was pleased to volunteer for the Rotary Club at the Blackberry Festival. Leslie Daugs announced the Kitsap Habitat for Humanity's "Raise the Roof" 15`h Annual Gala on September 27 at 5:30 PM at the Kitsap Conference Center; mentioned that a home will be dedicated to Kitsap Habitat for Humanity on September 4 at 2:00 PM at 137 North Montgomery Avenue; reminded everyone to drive safe now that children are back in school; and enjoyed the Blackberry Festival. Jerry McDonald announced that Free Water Monitoring Training will be held on Monday, September 8 from 4:30 to 6:00 PM at the Collective Visions Gallery located at 331 Pacific Avenue which will be presented by the Puget Soundkeeper Alliance and sponsored by the Chico Creek Taskforce; Manette Fest will be on Saturday, September 6 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM; and Two Sisters Jewelry has moved and is now open for business in Manette. Dino Davis reminded everyone that volunteers are welcome at the Forest Ridge Park Monthly Clean-up; and as a Kiwanis Club member, thanked everyone who purchased ice cream and pie at their booth at the Blackberry Festival. Roy Runyon helped with the weed pulling and clean-up event last weekend at the Lillian and James A. Walker Park; and thanked the citizens who volunteered in the clean-up. Eric Younger had the pleasure of participating in the District 7 Profile Tour with Department of Community Development Director Andrea Spencer and staff last Friday. Greq Wheeler invited residents to attend a public meeting on Tuesday, September 9 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at Bremerton High School that will include an Update on the Bremerton Gasworks Site Clean-Up; and to attend a Joint Land Use Study Public Workshop on Monday, September 15 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM in the Meeting Chambers; and also enjoyed the Blackberry Festival. With no further business, President Wheeler adjourned the Council Meeting at 6:00 PM. Prepared and Submitted by: L I SMITH Legislative Assistant Attest: SH NNON CORIN, City Clerk T LN) G=LER,ELER, City Council President GW:SC:Is.