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Home My WebLink About12/17/2014 COUNCIL DIGITAL RECORDING "r-p-R E lam; CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JAN O 7 Wry Wednesday, December 17, 2014 A weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order on Wednesday, December 17, 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, and Mike Sullivan. Council Member Leslie Daugs was absent. 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 Bill Martin of Abundant Life Foursquare Church. MAYOR'S REPORT • Was pleased to accept a Certificate of Appreciation awarded by the Boys & Girls Club Youth Wellness Campus in recognition of all the support they've received from the City; • Invited Police Chief Steve Strachan forward to present a $745 check to Kitsap Cancer Services that was earned by the Police Department during the "Movember" Fundraiser; • Presented a Mayor's Certificate of Appreciation to Richard Sollom and Kris Garland in recognition for their financial partnership with the City to trim two trees and remove a dead tree in a City right-of-way, which improved the City for the benefit of all citizens; • Recognized December 16 as the 40th Anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act; • Brought forward Joe Sexton, Community Resources Specialist, to present the Stn Annual Neighborhood Improvement Awards to City residents 1) Alfonso Batista & Anna Fern, 1544 Naval Avenue; 2) Dino & Christine Davis, 2012 8t Street; 3) Joseph & Diane Fletcher, 2139 5th Street; 4) William Houston, 323 Olympic Avenue; 5) Leonard & Joyce James, 900 N. Montgomery; 6) Garrett & Amanda Justice, 707 Pennsylvania Avenue; 7) Lawrence Mecklenburg, 1120 N. Montgomery Avenue; and 8) Thomas & Christine Murphy, 710 Pennsylvania Avenue; • Announced that Tree Recycling will take place at the Public Works Department on Oyster Bay and at the Water Utility Building on Olympus Drive from December 26 to January 15; • Provided the addresses of the "Best Christmas Light Displays in East Bremertorf'; and • Displayed the photo of Manette that was chosen for the Mayor's 2014 Christmas cards. BPD BRIEFING Police Chief Steve Strachan provided a monthly update on police operations. Questions were asked by Runyon (body cameras for officers and implication of I-594) with responses provided by Chief Strachan... Comments were provided by McDonald and Wheeler... PUBLIC RECOGNITION Robert Parker thanked Police Chief Strachan for addressing his concerns regarding inadvertent violations with the recent passage of I-594. Jane Rebelowski thanked the Council for slowing down and not taking immediate action to cut down the trees on 4m Street, and instead worked with the State for an alternate solution. Gale Gillespie appreciated the promotion by the Kitsap Sun of Bremerton's High Five and Bremerton's Residential Three. City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, December 17, 2014 Page 2 of 4 CONSENT AGENDA 6A— Claims & Check Register: Check Numbers 361382 through 361603, and EFT-14427 through EFT-14464 in the amount of $2,045,654.76; and Regular Payroll for the pay period ending November 30, 2014 in the amount of $714,584.45 6113— Minutes of Meeting — December 3, 2014 6C— Minutes of Study Session — December 10, 2014 6D— Confirm Appointment of Richard Nerf to the Planning Commission 6E— Confirm Reappointment of Mike Strube to the Planning Commission 61F— Confirm Reappointment of Dennis Treger, CPA to the Audit Committee 6G — Acceptance of Interagency Agreement (IAA15190) "Interpreter Grant' 6H— Acceptance of State of Washington "Office of Public Defense Grant' 61— Renewal of Professional Services Agreement with Kitsap Community Resources (KCR) 6J — Renewal of Property Insurance bound with American Home Assurance Company for 2015 6K— Ordinance No. 5267 adopting 2014 City of Bremerton Budget Amendments 6L— Stormwater Interlocal Agreement with the Port of Bremerton 6M — Additional Rate Advancement for Tom Knuckey, City Engineer 6N — Real Property Lease Agreement with United States of America for Historic Building 50 (Puget Sound Navy Museum) Richard Nerf and Mike Strube commented and thanked the City for this opportunity to serve. Robert Parker referred to Item 6N, and asked about future operation and maintenance costs. Wyn Birkenthal addressed the limited responsibility to Building 50 by the Parks Department. Jane Rebelowski hoped that the City has an agreement in place for maintenance for Building 50. Mayor Lent responded that the City owns the building and is responsible for keeping the building in good shape. 06:20:55 Motion was made by Younger and seconded by Sullivan; Questions and comments were provided by Runyon; with a response provided by Mr. Lubovich... A comment was provided by McDonald... 06:24:48 M/S/C (Younger/Sullivan) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented. Voted in favor of Motion: Sullivan, McDonald, Davis, Younger, Wheeler Voted opposed to the Motion: Runyon Motion carried: 5-Yes; 1-No PUBLIC HEARING 7A— PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE NO. 5268 ADOPTING THE 2014 WASTEWATER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE: Ned Lever, Managing Engineer, Public Works & Utilities, explained that the City of Bremerton has completed the preparation of the 2014 Wastewater Comprehensive Plan (WWCP). The WWCP provides a means to evaluate future wastewater collection system and treatment plant needs, identifies necessary improvements in the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and identifies future service demands based on adopted growth projections. The WWCP will replace the existing 2005 plan and bring the City into compliance with all Department of Ecology regulations for a General Sewer Plan as defined in WAC 173-240-020 and WAC 173-240-050. The plan has been reviewed and approved by the Department of Ecology. City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, December 17, 2014 Page 3 of 4 President Wheeler opened the public hearing...With no comments received President Wheeler closed the hearing to the public, and opened discussion to the City Council... 06:31:28 Motion was made by Runyon and seconded by McDonald, Questions and comments were provided by Runyon and McDonald, with responses provided by Mr. Lever... 06:37:30 M/S/C/U (Runyon/McDonald) Move to pass Ordinance No. 5268 adopting the City of Bremerton Wastewater Comprehensive Plan Update. GENERAL BUSINESS 8A— N.A.D. CABIN RESTORATION LEASE AGREEMENT WITH N.A.D. GUARDHOUSE CABIN FOUNDATION: Wyn Birkenthal, Parks & Recreation Director, explained that the cabin located near the entrance to N.A.D. Park has been vacant since the Boy Scouts terminated their lease in June of this year. Constructed in 1934, the Cabin is in need of extensive repair. In late September, the Parks Department advertised an RFP to determine if there were groups interested in repairing the building in exchange for use of the Cabin. One proposal was received by the October 30 closing date. The N.A.D. Guardhouse Cabin Foundation ("Foundation") proposed to make the repairs outlined in the Inspection Report in exchange for use of the building for activities and events, environmental and historical education, activities supporting recreational use of N.A.D. Park, and community meetings. Under the proposal, the Foundation will make the Cabin available to neighborhood and community groups on a rental basis for meetings and events. The following citizens provided comments in support of the N.A.D. Cabin Restoration Lease Agreement.John Larson, President of the N.A.D. Guardhouse Cabin Foundation; Bernie JMW Fleming, Board Member of the N.A.D. Guardhouse Cabin Foundation (who also provided a report chronicling the cabin's history); Colleen Smidf, Bremerton Parks Commission Chair, Kurt Wiest; Jane Rebe/owski; Jim Adrian; Robert Parker, Deirdre McKeel; Richard Nerf, Patrick Kerber; Bob Dollar, Vice-President of the N.A.D. Guardhouse Cabin Foundation (who also provided a list of signatures from those endorsing the efforts of the Foundation);and Mr. Runyon read into the record a statement submitted by Tom Long, Past Chief Kitsap District Chairman and Scoutmaster of Troop 1544... 07:14:02 Motion was made by Sullivan and seconded by Runyon; Questions were asked by Younger and Runyon; with responses provided by Mr. Fleming, Mr. Larson, and Mr. Lubovich; Comments were provided by Sullivan, Davis, Runyon, and McDonald... Mr. Wheeler thanked the Foundation for their efforts... 07:28:56 M/S/C/U (Sullivan/Runyon) Move to approve Lease Agreement with the NAD Guardhouse Cabin Foundation and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the lease with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Eric Younger said it felt good to end the last meeting of the year on a positive note; and thanked the Cabin Foundation for their efforts. Roy Runyon reminded citizens that Monday was the 223rd Anniversary for the "Bill of Rights", which became law on December 15, 1791; and suggested to citizens the importance of ensuring that elected officials uphold the Constitution and to elected officials, that we think of how we conduct business and follow the principles within the Constitution. Dino Davis thanked the Cabin Foundation volunteers for their commitment to Bremerton; and invited interested volunteers to the next Forest Ridge Park Stewardship Day on Saturday, December 20 beginning at 9:00 AM. City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, December 17, 2014 Page 4 of 4 Jerry McDonald encouraged residents to "buy local"; and reported on a recent Santa sighting in downtown Bremerton. Mike Sullivan announced that the next Lions Park Beach Clean-Up will be on Saturday, December 27 at 10:00 AM; and clarified that the "real' Santa Clause would be at the East Bremerton Fred Meyer on Saturday, December 20 from 12:30 to 3:00 PM; and wished everyone a Merry Christmas. Mr. McDonald responded that the "real' Santa Clause would actually be at the SEEfilm Bremerton Cinema on Saturday. Greg Wheeler announced that the next Council Meeting would be held on Wednesday, January 7, 2015; wished everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year; and expressed appreciation to Mayor Lent and all her staff. President Wheeler mentioned that following a 5-minute recess, the Council would meet briefly for an Exempt Closed Session to discuss "Labor Negotiations or Proceedings" under RCW 42.30.140(4)(b). With no further business, President Wheeler adjourned the Council Meeting at 7:37 PM. Prep ed and Submitted b LORI SMITH Legislative Assistant t: ICA SF1,ANNON 'C'ORIN, City Clerk )V", Wi—� GRE HEELER, City Council President GW:SC:ls:cg