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Home My WebLink About10/01/2014 DIGITAL RECORDING CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCT 1 5 2014 Wednesday, October 1, 2014 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, October 1, 2014, at 5:00 PM in Council Conference Room 603 of the NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT CENTER, 345 6 1 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 Reverend Marta Schellberg of Bremerton United Methodist Church. MAYOR'S REPORT—Mayor Patty Lent... • Was pleased to join her husband at lunch with 104 attendees of his 60'h High School Reunion; • Brought forward Caroline Tompson to present her with the "Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the Budget Year 2014" from the Washington Finance Officers Association (W FOA); • Announced that the Senior Craft Fair will be held on Friday, October 17 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and Saturday, October 18 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Sheridan Park Community Center; • Announced that Columbia Hospitality would be opening a satellite location for the Gold Mountain Golf Shop on Wednesday, October 15 at the Kitsap Mall (across from Macy's); • Announced that Washington Governor Jay Inslee will be the Guest Speaker at the All-Chamber Luncheon on October 21 from 11:30 to 1:00 PM at the Kitsap Conference Center; • Announced that the Youth Wellness Campus would be hosting a Winter Brewfest to raise funds for their sports scholarship program on Saturday, November 1 from Noon to 5:00 PM; • Announced two community events being held on Saturday, October 4 at the Sheridan Park Community Center, the Stand Down for Veterans event from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, followed by the "Oasis Encore Bremerton" event in support of youth in the community from 6:00 to 9:00 PM; • Brought forward Andrea Spencer, Director of Community Development to provide an overview of "Bremerton 2035"; and • Provided information on the Joint Land Use Study (JLUS). PUBLIC RECOGNITION Timothy Olsen spoke of his late father Dr. Terry Olsen, and invited the community to attend his service on Saturday, October 11 at 3:00 PM at Sylvan Way Baptist Church. Mike Walton, Community Marketing Director for the Kitsap Family YMCA, provided an update on the activities of the Y. Annette Atkinson announced there will be a Grand Opening and ribbon cutting at a new retail marijuana store called Highway 420 on Friday, October 10 at 4:20 PM. CONSENT AGENDA 5A— Claims & Check Register: Check Numbers 360305 through 360508, and EFT-14206 through EFT-14244 in the amount of $1,428,460.19; Regular Payroll for the pay period ending September 15, 2014 in the amount of $724,980.61; Regular Payroll (Pay Out) for the pay period ending September 15, 2014 in the amount of $16,039.12; and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending September 30, 2014 in the amount of $54,326.62; 5B— Minutes of Meeting — September 17, 2014 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Page 2 of 3 5C— Minutes of Study Session — September 24, 2014 5D— Addition of 1 (FTE) Utilities Laborer (Grade 4) for the duration of the "Sensus Water Meters and MXU Transmitters Installation Capital Project' (eliminating need for 2 temporary part-time employee positions) 5E— Professional Services Agreement with Summit Law Group, PLLC There were no comments or questions from the public... 05:57:00 Motion was made by Sullivan and seconded by Daugs... Questions were asked by Runyon, with responses provided by Public Works& Utilities Director Chat Martin... 06:00:00 M/S/C/U (Sullivan/Daugs) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented. GENERAL BUSINESS 6A— REAL ESTATE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT WITH BREMERTON/STEPHANUS II, LLC (JOHN STEPHANUS) FOR RIGHT OF WAY ON LOWER WHEATON WAY (LWW) PROJECT: Tom Knuckey, City Engineer, explained that in construction of the project, a CenturyLink vault was uncovered on the south side of East 18th Street. Lowering the vault and associated duct bank is possible, but the time required to do so could potentially delay the project. Staff, working with the project design consultant, identified an alternate roadway design that would allow the vault to remain, does not significantly alter the roadway grade, and still allows for large truck and bus turning movements at the intersection with Wheaton Way. The new alignment does require the purchase of 648 square-feet of private property from John Stephanus, which he has agreed to for $2,500. CenturyLink has agreed to reimburse the City for all costs related to this property purchase and re-alignment of the roadway. There were no comments or questions from the public... 06:04:00 Motion was made by Davis and seconded by Daugs... Comments and questions were asked by Davis and Runyon; with responses provided by Mr. Martin... 00:07:00 M/S/C/U (Davis/Daugs) Move to approve the purchase and sale agreement with Bremerton/Stephanus 11, LLC (John Stephanus) for the additional right of way for the LWW project and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented, and to further finalize and execute any and all documents necessary to complete the transaction. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Leslie Daugs reiterated information on the "Stand Down for Veterans and Their Families" event that will be held this Saturday from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Sheridan Park Community Center; invited the community to a Grand Reopening of the Red Apple grocery store at Perry Avenue Mall on Friday, October 3 at 4:00 PM; invited citizens to participate in the District Profile; and offered condolences to the family of Cecil McConnell. Jerry McDonald was pleased to share a video showing the progress at the Evergreen Pointe site near Evergreen Rotary Park. Dino Davis echoed the sentiments to the family of Cecil McConnell and thanked him for his service. Roy Runyon stated that he too will miss Cecil McConnell, and clarified that Columbia Hospitality will run the Gold Mountain Golf store in the mall, and not the City. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Page 3 of 3 Eric Younger acknowledged Cecil as his mentor, who was proud of knowing more about the Bremerton City Charter than City Attorney Roger Lubovich! He also expounded on a little of Bremerton's contentious history during the time Cecil was in office, and regrets he never got around to meeting up with Cecil for lunch just one more time. Greq Wheeler acknowledged the newspaper article on Cecil McConnell, and believes it summed him up well. He was also pleased to be attending the PSNA & IMF 2014 Apprentice Graduation Ceremony on Friday; and shared that he attended Harrison Hospital's Community Healthcare Advisory Group yesterday. In closing, several photos were displayed to recognize and honor previous Council Member Cecil McConnell who served the City for 16-years, representing District 2 for 4 full terms from 1996 to 2011. Sadly he passed away on Monday, September 29, 2014 at the age of 84... With no further business, President Wheeler adjourned the Council Meeting at 6:16 PM. Prepared and Submitted by: LO I SMITH Legislative Assistant Attest: 6 1�- 11/4 SHANNON CORIN, City erk W GREGEELER, City Council President GW:SC. g