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Home My WebLink About09/02/2015 ��ur�c�� DIGITAL RECORDING �� CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES S�P � 6 ZDpS Wednesday, September 2, 2015 The weekly meeting of the Bremerton City Council was called to order Wednesday, September 2, 2015, 8t 5:00 PM 111 COUf1Cll C011f8f@f1Ce R00171 603 Of the NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT CENTER, 345 6�n Street, Bremerton, Washington, with Council President Greg Wheeler presiding. Council Members present were Eric Younger, Roy Runyon, Dino Davis, Jerry McDonald, Leslie Daugs and Pat Sullivan. Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich; City Clerk Shannon Corin; Legislative Assistant Lori Smith; 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. COUNCIL OATH OF OFFICE CEREMONY Municipal Court Judqe James Docter administered the Oath of Office for Patricia "Pat" Sullivan, who was then seated as Council Member for District No. 1. President Wheeler then announced that Council Member Pat Sullivan will lead the Pledge of Allegiance; and Pastor Roqer Henniqan of Apostolic Life Tabernacle will provide the invocation. ELECTION OF COUNCIL OFFICER President Wheeler opened nominations for Council Vice-President to fill the vacant position. Jerrv McDonald nominated Eric Younger. Dino Davis nominated Leslie Daugs. With no further nominations, President Wheeler asked for a vote by ballot. Voted in Favor of Eric Younger: Sullivan, McDonald, Runyon, Younger, Wheeler Voted in Favor of Leslie Daugs: Daugs, Davis By a vote of 5-Votes for Eric Younger; and 2-Votes for Leslie Daugs; Eric Younaer was elected Council Vice-President for the remainder of 2015. FIRE DEPARTMENT Fire Chief AI Duke brought forward Municipal Court Judqe James Docter to Administer the Oath of Office for the following promotions: • John Pavne was promoted from Lieutenant to Captain; • Alex Maaallon was promoted from Firefighter/EMT to Lieutenant; and • Ricardo Valdez was promoted from Firefighter/EMT to Lieutenant MAYOR'S REPORT—Mayor Patty Lent... • Presented the Mayor's Appreciation Award to John Sitton and Chris Kiehl for introducing students to golf through the 2"d Annual Summer Junior Golf Academy; • Announced the "Gimme Shelter" Ride Around Hood Canal for Homelessness Awareness in Kitsap County would be held on Saturday, September 12 beginning at 9:00 AM from Destination Harley in Silverdale and ending at the Bremerton 9/11 Memorial at Evergreen Rotary Park at approximately 4:00 PM; Hailey & Her "Tiny' House will also be participating; • Was pleased that many volunteers have already signed up to help during the All City Clean Up on Saturday, September 19 from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Legion Field and emphasized that only yard waste will be accepted; City Council Reg. 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Minutes Wednesday, September 2, 2015 Page 2 of 5 • The next Stand Down Event for Veterans hosted by Kitsap Area Veterans Alliance and Kitsap County Veterans Program will be on Saturday, September 26 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds Pavilion; • Attended the Audubon Sign Dedication Ceremony to honor a neighborhood group's efforts led by Kathy Medeiros, who with the help of Gene Bullock with the Kitsap County Audubon Society worked to restore the interpretive sign at Lower Roto Vista Park by; and was pleased the event was also attended by Council President Greg Wheeler, Police Chief Steve Strachan, Fire Chief AI Duke, Parks & Recreation Director Wyn Birkenthal, and Tom Danaher; • Announced as part of National Alcohol & Drug Recovery Month there will be a Voices of Recovery through Art Chalk Art Expression Evenf on Saturday, September 19 from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM at Evergreen Rotary Park; • Introduced Cvnthia Enqelqau of the Parks & Recreation Department to announce that the 1%for the Arts Commission has selected artwork from Am Burnett and Joshua Fisher for Utility Box Wrap installations at 6`h &Washington and 11� & High Street; Blair Schuetz, Vice Chair of the Arts Commission presented awards to the artists; Ms. Enqelqau also announced an Open Call for Artists to submit artwork for Utility Boxes that will be selected in the future; • Encouraged community support for the "Eastern Washington Wildfire Relief Supply Gathering Event" to be held on Thursday, September 3 from Noon to 5:00 PM at Brothers Power Sports located at 5205 1 St Street; • Reminder the public that this year's Farmers Market has a few weeks left in their season; • Brought forward Bernie Waldbilliq of Susanna's Antiques, LLC Things from the Past which is now open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM at 310 Callow Avenue; and • Welcomed Pat Sullivan to the Bremerton City Council. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Mike Walton, Community Relations Director with the Bremerton Family YMCA, reported that fall programs are now in progress and include indoor soccer; flag football, swimming lessons, and before and after school programs. John Hanson talked about three major projects of the USS Turner Joy including an upcoming commercial, the filming of an episode of Z-Nation, and this year will be the 10`h Anniversary for the Haunted Ship. There will also be swimming event on September 12 will be a swimming event. Gale Gillespie had questions about how much water is being used for the construction project off of Washington Avenue, how much is it costing, and who is paying for it; and also expressed his concern about the lights being left on at Lions Park last weekend, and the traffic issues that may be caused by the construction project during the Blackberry Festival next weekend. Chal Martin, Public Works & Utilities Director responded that a meter is installed on the hose. Richard Huddv of the Bremerton Central Lions Club invited the public to come out to the Blackberry Festival this weekend. Clancv Donlin with the Port Orchard Bay Street Association announced the 5th Annual "Taste of Port Orchard" will be on Sunday, September 6 from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM; and the 1St Annual Hog Fest & BBQ Cook-Off will be on Saturday, September 20 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The community was invited to attend both events that will be held at and around the Port Orchard Marina Waterfront Park. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, September 2, 2015 Page 3 of 5 CONSENT AGENDA 7A— Claims & Check Register: Claim & Check #'s 364924 through 365132 and EFT's 15232 through 15274 in the amount of $2,504,349.77; in the Regular Payroll for the pay period ending August 15, 2015 in the amount of $722.220.42; and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending August 31, 2015 in the amount of $51,875.12 7B— Minutes of Meeting —August 19, 2015 7C— Minutes of Study Session —August 26, 2015 7D— Minutes of Special Meeting —August 31, 2015 7E— Resolution No. 3251 to establish October 7, 2015 as a Public Hearing date to vacate a portion of 17'h Street between Lafayette Avenue and Corbet Drive 7F— Modification to the Professional Services Agreement with Fraser + Fogle Architects for the Burwell Pedestrian Tunnel Project 7G — Memorandum of Agreement with the US Navy for the Burwell Pedestrian Tunnel Project There were no questions or comments from the public... 06:20:00 M/S/C (Daugs/Runyon) Move to approve the CoNSENT A�Erv�a as presented. Voted in Favor of Motion: Daugs, McDonald, Davis, Runyon, Younger, Wheeler Abstained: Sullivan Motion carried: 6-Yes;-l-Abstention GENERAL BUSINESS 8A— LOCAL AGENCY PARTICIPATING AGREEMENT WITH WSDOT FOR ADA RAMPS ON SR303 (WARREN AVENUE AND WHEATON WAY): Tom Knuckev, City Engineer, summarized that WSDOT plans to construct a pavement overlay of State Route 303 (Warren Avenue and Wheaton Way) through the City of Bremerton in 2017. For compliance with a joint FHWA and Department of Justice Technical Assistance Bulletin, WSDOT will be upgrading several curb ramps along this corridor beginning this fall, and completing the work in 2016. On July 6, WSDOT provided the City with site plans indicating they would install or replace approximately 40% of the noncompliant or non-existing curb ramps along the corridor. Staff negotiated with WSDOT for a 50:50 cost split to construct curb ramps at the remaining locations. The requested action is approval of a Local Agency Participating Agreement with WSDOT to design and construct curb ramps along the SR303 corridor. There were no questions or comments from the public... 06:26:50 Motion was made by Davis, and seconded by Daugs... Questions were asked by Davis; Runyon, and Wheeler with responses provided by Mr. Knuckev and Mr. Martin... 06:36:22 M/S/C/U (Davis/Daugs) Move to approve the Local Agency Participating Agreement with WSDOT for curb ramp design and construction along State Route 303 in the amount up to $100,000, and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. 8B — ORDINANCE NO. 5283 TO AMEND BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE (BMCI CHAPTER 7.05 ENTITLED "PROHIBITED ANIMALS": Roaer Lubovich, City Attorney, stated the proposed ordinance amends Chapter 7.05 of the Bremerton Municipal Code by allowing goats to be kept within the City for vegetation control in specified circumstances and for limited time periods. The ordinance also will allow livestock and other prohibited animals in the City for certain organizations and special events, such as museums and festivals. • City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, September 2, 2015 Page 4 of 5 There were no questions or comments from the public... 06:42:45 Motion was made by McDona/d, and seconded by Runyon... Comments were provided by McDonald and Runyon; Questions were asked by Runyon and Daugs, with responses provided by Mr. Lubovich and Department of Communify Development Director Andrea Saencer... 06:46:12 M/S/C/U (McDonald/Runyon) Move to pass Ordinance No. 5283 amending Chapter 7.05 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Prohibited Animals" 8C —ORDINANCE NO. 5284 TO AMEND BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE (BMC) CHAPTER 9.48 ENTITLED "FIREWORKS": Fire Chief AI Duke explained that the proposed ordinance amends Chapter 9.48 of the Bremerton Municipal Code by limiting the time frame for applying for firework sale permits (May 1 —June 1); requiring applications for Public Display permits to be submitted at least 30 days prior to the scheduled display; prohibiting "Chinese Lanterns" and similar devices with open flames; authorizing the Fire Chief to prohibit all fireworks during times of extreme fire danger; and authorizing the Police Chief or designee, in addition to the Fire Chief or designee, to enforce Chapter 9.48, except those provisions wherein authority is explicitly provided to the Fire Chief. Comments from the public were provided by Chris Williams; and Karen Gower... 06:57:11 Motion was made by Runyon, and seconded by Daugs... Questions were asked by Runyon, Daugs, Davis, and McDonald, with responses provided by Chief Duke;and comments were provided by Sullivan and Wheeler... 07:17:50 M/S/C/U (Runyon/Daugs) Move to pass Ordinance No. 5284 amending Chapter 9.48 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Fireworks". PUBLIC HEARING 9A— PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION NO. 3252 TO ADOPT THE CDBG/HOME POLICY PLAN: Sarah Achaoui, CDBG Program Administrator, announced that the Community Development Bock Grant Staff has completed the 2016 Policy Plan. The Policy Plan is a document which is updated yearly which sets parameters for the management of our HUD entitlement grant awards, provides specific information about the policies and regulations for the use of HUD CDBG and HOME funds. We would also like to announce that the Request for Funding Proposals for CDBG funds will be released on September 1 and due on September 30. All potential applicants must attend a mandatory TA session. There were no questions or comments from the public... 07:22:20 Motion was made by Davis, and seconded by Runyon... Questions were asked by Davis and Runyon; with responses provided by Ms. Achaoui... 07:26:02 M/S/C/U (Davis/Runyon) Move to adopt Resolution No. 3252 adopting the 2016 CDBG/HOME Policy Plan. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Leslie Daups reminded the community that today was the first day of school for the Bremerton School District and cautioned everyone to drive extra safely; and was pleased to welcome Pat Sullivan (another woman to joint her!) to the Council. Jerrv McDonald hoped to see everyone at one of the many Blackberry Festival events scheduled this weekend; including the Grand Opening of Wobbly Hops Pub on Saturday at 11:00 AM. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, September 2, 2015 Page 5 of 5 i Dino Davis also hoped to see a lot of people support the Blackberry Festival this year, and encouraged people to please buy a pie in support of Kiwanis; also reiterated the invitation to visit Susanna's Antiques at 310 Callow Avenue, or any of the other businesses located in the Charleston District. Rov Runvon welcomed Ms. Sullivan to the Council and offered any assistance she might need. Eric Younaer will be attending the Blackberry Festival and intends to buy a blackberry pie and a slug. Greq Wheeler plans to sell blackberry pies with Dino Davis in the Kiwanis Booth; and also mentioned that the Rotary Club will be selling oysters, and Lions Club will be selling "slugs" during the Blackberry Festival. He encouraged the community to enjoy the Festival and all that it has to offer. President Wheeler announced a break from 7:34 to 7:40 PM... President Wheeler announced that the Council would convene for a 15-Minute Executive Session to discuss "Potential Litigation" under RCW 42.30.110 (1) (i) and that no action was anticipated. With no further business, President Wheeler adjourned the Council Meeting at 7:55 PM. Prepared and Submitted by: � � LORI SMITH Legislative Assistant st: SH NNON CORIN, City Clerk GRE HEELER, City Council President GW: :cg