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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/19/2015 C���C�L DIGITAL RECORDING � ��'@, �'� �'.. �ry�� CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SEP 0 1 ZO15 Wednesday, August 19, 2015 The weekly meeting of the Bremerton City Council was called to order Wednesday, August 19, 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, and Leslie Daugs. The Council 1 District seat was vacant. Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich; City Clerk Shannon Corin; Council Assistant Christine Grenier; and Kevin Matthew, Information Services Manager. A CouNci� BRiEFiN� 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 Leslie Dauqs followed by the invocation provided by Reverend Paul Meeker of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church. POLICE OATH OF OFFICE CEREMONY— Municipal Court Judge James Docter... • Administered the Oath of Office Ceremony for Police Officer Joshua Stottlemver. POLICE DEPARTMENT—Police Chief Steven Strachan... • Provided a monthly update on Police Department operations; • Introduced Tom Danaher, Bremerton Citizen Auxiliary Patrol, who reported on community . patrols that began in July; and • Was joined by Fire Chief AI Duke who shared information from the ongoing investigation into the Motel 6 Fire that happened last night. MAYOR'S REPORT— Mayor Patty Lent... • Proclaimed the Month of September 2015 as "Recovery Month"; and the proclamation was accepted by Deanne Montaomerv, Bremerton Substance Abuse Coalition; • Introduced Cvnthia Enqelqau, Parks Department, who reported on the "Fun at the Playground" Summer Program; and recognized youth volunteers who participated in the "Playground Mural Project"; � • Reminded the community that the last Music in Manette Concert of this summer will be on Thursday, August 20 and the final Rock the Dock Concerts will be on Saturday, August 22 and 29; • Looked forward to the many activities in the upcoming 26th Annual Blackberry Festival during Labor Day Weekend; • Announced that the Gift Garden at 327 Pacific Avenue has official Seattle Seahawk items and gifts; • Brought forward Jeff Elevado, Parks Department, who made a brief presentation on ballfield programs and current conditions at Pendergast Regional Park; • Invited Tom Knuckev, City Engineer, to discuss the Washington Avenue Community Boulevard Project and the next series of closures and traffic revisions; • Encouraged residents to participate in the "Beautify Bremerton" City wide Clean-Up on September 19 from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Legion Field; • Hoped volunteers would consider serving on the BKAT Citizens Advisory Committee; and • Reported on the Astronomer's Conference being held in Bremerton this week. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Page 2 of 5 PUBLIC RECOGNITION John Hanson, Bremerton Historic Ships Association President, provided an update on marketing efforts which included the Seattle Premiere Attractions brochure. Julia Ernest recently moved to Bremerton and provided positive comments on this "diamond in the rough". CONSENT AGENDA 7A— Claims & Check Register: Check Numbers 364720 through 364923, and EFT-15193 through EFT-15231 in the amount of$2,171,439.29; and Regular Payroll for the pay period ending July 31, 2015 in the amount of$738,751.87. 7B— Minutes of Meeting —August 5, 2015 7C — Minutes of Study Session —August 12, 2015 7D— Salary Increase for the Municipal Court Judge for 2015 and 2016 7E — Memorandum of Agreement By and Between North Kitsap Fire & Rescue (as the Lead Agency), City of Bremerton Fire Department, Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue, Poulsbo Fire Department,and Bainbridge Island Fire Department for an Assistance to Firefighters Grant 7F— Purchase of a Cascade Mixed Flow Pump from Triangle Pump & Equipment, Inc. forthe Biofilter Process at the Wastewater Treatment Plant 7G — Public Works Agreement with Fields Roof Service, Inc. for Roof Replacement of City- Owned Building at 1720 Warren Avenue 7H — Public Works Agreement with Sabelhaus West, Inc. for Exterior Painting of the Naval Museum � 71— Local Agency Professional Services Lump Sum Consultant Agreement with Skillings Connolly, Inc. for Bremerton Crosswalk Improvements 06:33:12 M/S/C/U (Daugs/Younger) Move to approve the Co►vsENT AGEtv�A as presented. GENERAL BUSINESS 8A—CONTRACT WITH KING COUNTY DIRECTIONS ASSOCIATION (KCDA1 PURCHASING COOPERATIVE TO FACILITATE PENDERGAST FIELD #2 SPORTS FIELD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS WITH GREENSHIELD SYSTEMS LLC: Jeff Elevado, Parks and Recreation Department, summarized that in 2013 and 2014 the City installed sub-surface drainage improvements at Pendergast Regional Park Fields#1 and #3 respectively. The I improvements greatly reduced ponding in the outfield, increased safety for softball players and decreased the amount of staff time needed to prepare these fields for league and tournament games following rainy weather. The attached contract with King County Directors Association (KCDA) will facilitate the construction of a similar sub-surface drain system on Pendergast Field #2 completing the drainage improvements for the complex. KCDA is a non-profit purchasing co- op used by municipalities and school districts to obtain volume pricing for goods and services. Bremerton is a member of KCDA. Greenshield Systems LLC will pertorm the work under the contract. The tasks include installation of perforated pipe in sand filled trenches, tie in to a drain that carries water away from the ball field playing surface and restoration work for the disturbed area. Work is anticipated to begin September 1 so that the project will be completed before school leagues begin. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Page 3 of 5 There were no comments from the public... 06:34:42 Motion was made by Daugs, and seconded by Davis ... Questions were asked by Daugs; with responses provided by Mr. Elevado. 06:36:57 M/S/C/U (Daugs/Davis) Move to approve a contract with KCDA for the Pendergast Regional Park Ball Field #2 drainage improvements and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms as presented. �Q 1 /1f�AI A�_`CAI�`V DA�TI/`IDATIAI/'_` A�`_CCCIIAGAIT 1A/ITL1 \A/CI'1/1T C�l� AI'lA CAIIADC �lAl w�wrcc-�zvcr�v�—rra��-rv�rrrs�r�mv-rcv�tcz��r�rrr-��rrrr��vv v-�-� vrcTcorrrv+T�rrv vr� �`,��,�� /\A►ADCCAI A\/CAII IC AAI11 1AILICAT�IAI WAV\ ►tem Pulled... T7T/'TITITCf�'7'TrLTfV �TI'[fSo ■�R'G7'�f"oTr�7TTT7 8C — ORDINANCE NO. 5282 TO AMEND CHAPTER 15.06 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE (BMC) AND ORDINANCE NO. 5265 RELATING TO ASSESSMENTS, RATES, FEES. AIVD CHARGES FOR WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER SERVICES: Milenka Hawkins-Bates explained that the Financial Consulting Solutions Group (FCS) was retained by the City to perform a general facilities charge (GFC) update for water, wastewater and stormwater utilities, in conjunction with the review of the City's miscellaneous fee schedule. The proposed ordinance incorporates amendments to Bremerton Municipal Code Chapter 15.06 and ordinance 5265. Exhibits A and B outlines assessments, rates, fees, and charges for water, wastewater and stormwater services recommended by FCS as determined by the study. Ms. Hawkins-Bates also provided a PowerPoint Presentation outlining the process used to develop the proposed changes in rates and fees. Cathv Johnson, Financial Services Director and Wavne Hamilton, Utility Operations Manager, were also available to answer questions. Comments from the public were provided by Teresa Osinski, Executive Vice-President of the Kitsap County Home Builders Association; and Joe Keller, Public Works Engineering Division. 06:50:17 Main Motion was made by Davis, and seconded by Younger...Comments were provided by Davis, Runyon, Daugs, Younger, McDonald, and Wheeler; and Questions were asked by Runyon with responses provided by Mr. Lubovich, Mr. Keller, and Ms. Osinski...Questions were asked by Younger with responses provided by Ms. Hawkins-Bates, Ms. Johnson, and Mike Eliason, Kitsap County Association of Realtors...Questions were asked by Davis with responses provided by Ms. Johnson...Questions were asked by Mr. McDonald with responses provided by Ms. Johnson... 06:50:17 MAIN — M/S/D (Davis/Younger) Move to pass Ordinance No. 5282 amending Chapter 15.06 of the Bremerton Municipal Code and Ordinance No. 5265 relating to assessments, rates, fees and charges for water, wastewater and stormwater services. 07:44:10 REFER— M/S/C/U (Runyon/Daugs) Move to refer the item to the next Study Session. PUBLIC HEARINGS 9A— PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 3250 DESIGNATING A BLIGHT ZONE DOWNTOWN: Sarah Achioui, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Administrator, stated that the proposed resolution would renew the Blight Designation for the Downtown target area. The Blight designated area is shown in Exhibit A of the proposed resolution. This target area has been identified to receive a set percentage of CDBG allocation can be used to abate blight conditions. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Page 4 of 5 President Wheeler opened the public hearing...With no comments received, the hearing was closed to the public, and opened for discussion to the City Councrl... 07:52:57 Motion was made by Younger, and seconded by McDonald ...Comments were made by Daugs, Davis, Runyon, and McDonald. 07:57:50 M/S/C (Younger/McDonald) Move to approve Resolution No. 3250 designating Blighted area in the Downtown core as shown on the map in Exhibit A. Voted in Favor of Motion: Runyon, Younger, McDonald, Davis, and Wheeler Voted Opposed to Motion: Daugs Motion carried: 5-Yes; 1-No COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Rov Runvon commended the Hotel 6 Manager for doing the right thing by evacuating guests quickly to prevent a tragedy and thanked first responders. Dino Davis also thanked the Hotel 6 Manager and first responders; and encouraged people to have an emergency preparedness kit and plan. Jerrv McDonald agreed with comments from Mr. Davis about being prepared; announced that the final Rock the Dock Summer Concerts beginning at 5:00 PM on Saturday, August 22 on the Boardwalk featuring "Chance McKinney" and on Saturday, August 29 featuring the "Kim Archer Band"; a final opportunity to attend an "Astronomy Talk" will be on Thursday, August 20 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at the SEEFiIm Cinema; "Passages" will be providing the last Music in Manette performance of the summer on Thursday, August 20 at 6:30 PM at the Whitey Domstad Vista Park; and a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Wobbly Hopps Brewery located on 4'h Street will be on Saturday, September 5 at 11:00 AM. , Leslie Dauas reminded the community that school will be starting soon and that the Back to School Fair & Fun Run will be held on Wednesday, August 26 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at Mountain View Middle School; shared that the Habitat for Humanity will be holding its Annual "Raise the Roof' Dinner and Silent Auction on Saturday, September 19 at 7:00 PM at the Kitsap Conference Center; and also thanked the first responders for all they did and offered prayers to those who are recovering from injuries, and thanked the Red Cross for offering their services to those in need. Grea Wheeler encouraged volunteers to participate in the monthly Friends of Kiwanis Park Work Party to be held on Saturday, August 22 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. President Wheeler announced that we have lost our colleague Mike Sullivan and unfortunately the Council must fill that vacancy. Applications are being accepted until noon on Friday, August 28 to fill the vacant District 1 Council seat. Interested applicants are encouraged to visit the City Website or contact the Council Office for more information. Interviews are tentatively scheduled for August 31 at 5:00 PM with the term of office beginning on September 2. Mike Sullivan will be missed. With no further business, President Wheeler adjourned the Council Meeting at 8:09 PM. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Page 5 of 5 Prepared and Submitted by: ' � CHRISTINE GR NIER Council Assistant Attest: SHANNON CORIN, City Clerk �/V GRE HEELER, City Council President GW:S � s: g