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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEB 9 101
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday,
February 4, 2015, 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
Drugs, and Mike Sullivan. Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich; City Clerk Shannon
Corin; Council Assistant Christine Grenier; 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 Bishop Larry Robertson of Emmanuel Apostolic Church.
MAYOR'S REPORT —Mayor Patty Lent...
• Plans to attend an assembly at Bremerton High School as part of Black History Month events;
• Announced that 9 local honorees were recognized at the Annual Washington State African
American Achievement Awards Program & Dinner held last Saturday;
• Read a proclamation to Proclaim February 2015 as "Black History Month", which was
accepted by Bishop Larry Robertson of Emmanuel Apostolic Church;
• Invited Julie Graves of "Project Connect" to report on the Community Resource Fair held on
January 28; and Terri Schroeder to report on the "Point in Time" Homeless Count;
• Read a proclamation to Proclaim February 6, 2015 as "National Wear Red Day"in support
of the American Heart Association and Women's Health;
• Introduced the Bremerton Symphony Association's String Quartet who performed "Over the
Rainbow" and "Happy Birthday' (in honor of Peggy Howland); and
• Read a proclamation to Proclaim February 4, 2015 as "Peggy Howland Day"to
acknowledge her lifetime advocacy for education programs in Bremerton, which was
accepted by Peggy Howland; and wished Mrs. Howland a very Happy 95th Birthday!
PUBLIC RECOGNITION
Caleb Finnegan and Ben Maxwell of Boy Scout Troop No. 1539 reported their attendance at the
Council Meeting tonight would assist them in earning a Citizenship Badge.
CONSENT AGENDA
5A— Claims & Check Register: Check Numbers 361802 through 362072, and EFT-14513 through
EFT-14567 in the amount of $1,041,473.47; and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending
January 31, 2015 in the amount of $60,466.21.
5B— Minutes of Meeting —January 21, 2015
5C— Minutes of Study Session —January 28, 2015
5D— Excess Liability, Excess Worker's Compensation; and Crime Insurance for 2015
5E— Resolution No. 3241 to approve the City of Bremerton Investment Policy
5F— Third Addendum to the Admiral Theatre Operating Agreement
There were no comments from the public...
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05:58:05 Motion was made by Sullivan and seconded by Daugs; Comments were provided by
Runyon.
05:58:55 M/S/C/U (Sullivan/Daugs) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented.
GENERAL BUSINESS
6A— PROJECT DESIGN AGREEMENT WITH PUGET SOUND ENERGY FOR SCHEDULE 74
UNDERGROUND CONVERSION; AND REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH MAPLETREE
INVESTMENTS LLC AND BREMERTON TOWERS DEVELOPMENT LLC FOR WASHINGTON
AVENUE (FROM 4 STREET TO 6 TM STREET) IMPROVEMENTS: Chal Martin, Public Works &
Utilities Director, explained that the Olympic Gateway Towers project will redevelop property on the
east side of Washington Avenue immediately north of 5th Street. The property is within the work area
of the City's Washington Avenue Community Boulevard project; the City's project will precede the
redevelopment project. To coordinate construction, the City and the Developer (Mapletree
Investments, LLC and Bremerton Towers Development, LLC) have negotiated an agreement where
the Developer will construct some improvements that were included within the City's project scope,
and the City will construct some of the improvements the Developer is responsible to construct.
In general, the City is deferring work the Developer would remove or destroy in their construction, and
the City is constructing underground work that would otherwise conflict with the City's project. Work
constructed by the City includes Schedule 74 utility undergrounding within the limits of the
development. The Developer will reimburse the City for all improvements constructed by the City that
are its responsibility.
There were no comments from the public...
06:02:27 Motion was made by Runyon and seconded by Sullivan; Questions and comments were
provided by Runyon; with a response provided by Mr. Martin...
06:04:15 M/S/C/U (Runyon/Sullivan) Move to approve the Project Design Agreement for Schedule
74 Underground Conversion with Puget Sound Energy and the Reimbursement Agreement with
Mapletree Investment LLC and Bremerton Towers Development LLC for Washington Avenue
Improvements; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreements with substantially the
same terms and conditions as presented.
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
Leslie Daugs thanked the Police Department for a recent "ride along", which provided her with an
even deeper appreciation for the work they do; and also participated in the viewing of a training video
used by Police Departments to assist Officers in emergency situations.
Jerry McDonald reminded citizens that First Friday Artwalk events are taking place this week in
Manette and in Downtown Bremerton; and encouraged the community to visit the Collective Visions
Gallery to view the 2015 Washington State Juried Art Competition.
Roy Runyon announced that there will be a Joint Planning Session between the Council Members,
the Mayor and Department Directors on Saturday, February 7 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in the
Cascade Room at the Gold Mountain Golf Course; and offered one rider an opportunity to carpool to
the meeting by contacting him directly at (360) 440-0620 or roy.runyon@ci.bremerton.wa.us.
Eric Younger acknowledged and welcomed the Boy Scouts who were in attendance tonight; and
admired their patience since Council Meetings can sometimes be quite lengthy.
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Greg Wheeler appreciated the Symphony's performance during the Mayor's Report tonight;
announced that the next Council Meeting on Wednesday, February 18 will be cancelled due to a lack
of a quorum; but that a Council Special Meeting will be held the following night on Thursday, February
19 beginning at 6:30 PM in the Meeting Chambers to allow time for the Mayor and Council Members
to return from the Association of Washington Cities Action Days Conference being held in Olympia.
He also encouraged carpooling to the Planning Session on Saturday; and looks forward to the
meeting being "live streamed".
President Wheeler announced that immediately following a 5-Minute recess, there will be a meeting
of the Transportation Benefit District Board.
With no further business, President Wheeler adjourned the Council Meeting at 6:10 PM.
Prepared and Submitted by:
CHRISTINE RENIER
Council Assistant
Attest:
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SHANNON CORIN, City Clerk
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GREG nEELER, City Council President
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