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Home My WebLink About10/07/2015 DIGITAL RECORDING C�UN4P1� ��g 9� CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCT 2 1 1015 Wednesday, October 7, 2015 The weekly meeting of the Bremerton City Council was called to order Wednesday, October 7, 2015, 1t 5:00 PM Itl COUt1Cll COflf@f@f1C@ ROOfYI 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 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�BRiEFirvG 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. President Wheeler announced that Council Member Pat Sullivan will lead the Pledge of Allegiance; and Pastor Tim Cartwriqht of Emmanuel Lutheran Church will provide the invocation. MAYOR'S REPORT—Mayor Patty Lent... • Recognized Cathv Johnson and Caroline Tompson for their efforts in receiving the "Distinguished Budget Award" from the Washington Finance Officers Association (WFOA); • Proclaimed the Month of October 2015 as "Domestic Violence Awareness Month", which was accepted by Denise Frev, Executive Director of the YWCA of Kitsap County; and • Was pleased to announce that 46 building permits have been issued so far this year. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Mike Walton, Community Relations Director with the Bremerton Family YMCA, reported that Fall programs and events are under way, including the Halloween Hustle 5K on Sunday, October 25 beginning with a Costume Contest at 2:30 PM; the Annual Harvest Social on Thursday, October 29 beginning at 5:00 PM; and various Dance Classes. Kathv Hartwell presented information found on the Washington State Liquor & Cannabis Board website which indicated the WSLCB will begin accepting retail license applications on October 12; and that there will not be an initial cap on the number of licenses issued. Since Bremerton already has two, she asked that the City please consider a moratorium to not open any more stores. Marqie Sinqleton thanked the City for installing street lights on Dr. ML King Way. CONSENT AGENDA 5A— Claims & Check Register: Claim & Check #'s 365304 through 365621 and EFT's 15307 through 15378 in the amount of $2,663,137.78; Regular Payroll (Retro Fire Pay) for the pay period ending July 15, 2015 in the amount of $57,371.10; Regular Payroll for the pay period ending September 15, 2015 in the amount of $735,465.41; Regular Payroll for the pay period ending September 30, 2015 in the amount of $710,441.84; Regular Payroll (Payouts) for the pay period ending September 30, 2015 in the amount of $18,130.29; and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending September 30, 2015 in the amount of $51,875.12 5B— Minutes of Meeting — September 16, 2015 5C— Minutes of Study Session — September 23, 2015 There were no questions or comments from the public... 05:49:10 M/S/C/U (Runyon/Davis) Move to approve the CorvsENT AGEN�a as presented. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, October 7, 2015 Page 2 of 4 PUBLIC HEARING 6A— PUBLIC HEARING TO PASS ORDINANCE NO. 5285 TO VACATE A PORTION OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR 17 STREET BETWEEN LAFAYETTE AVENUE & CORBET DRIVE: Chal Martin, Public Works & Utilities Director, explained that the property owner of Parcel No. 3759-000-013-0002 has petitioned the city to have the south 10-feet of 17`h street adjacent to his parcel vacated. The proposed vacation will allow the property owner to construct a house on his property in-line with his adjacent neighbors. No street improvements have been proposed in the area proposed for vacation; however, sufficient right of way would remain following the vacation for a standard residential street. Presidenf Wheeler opened the public hearing...With no comments received, the hearing was closed to the public, and opened for discussion to the City Council... 05:50:45 Motion was made by Runyon, and seconded by Davis... A commenf was provided by Runyon... 05:51:08 M/S/C/U (Runyon/Davis) Move to pass Ordinance No. 5285 to vacate a portion of 17th Street between Lafayette Avenue and Corbet Drive. GENERAL BUSINESS 7A—CONTRACT AWARD FOR THE FLOW CONTROL & SEISMIC VALVE PROJECT TO PAPE & SONS: Ned Lever, Managing Engineer, specified that the work completed under this contract includes the installation of precast concrete vaults, isolation and flow control/seismic valves and RTU equipment enclosures. Work under this contract will occur at three separate sites in West Bremerton; the Warren Avenue Bridge; Snyder Ave near the 25th Street intersection; and at the Manette Bridge. There were seven bids submitted. NOVA Contracting Inc. was the apparent low bidder; however, their bid has been rejected as a result of numerous omissions in their bid documents. Pape & Sons Construction, Inc. is the lowest responsible, responsive bidder, in the amount of $898,949.00 (which includes sales tax). Jordan Opdahl, President of NOVA Contracting, expressed his concern with the rejection of the bid proposal submitted by his company; and asked that City Council to please reconsider and award the contract to NOVA Contracting. He believed that the process could be improved if the � City included the Minority Sheet on the Bidder's Checklist of required documents. 05:56:15 Motion was made by Dav�s, and seconded by Runyon... Questions were asked by Davis, Runyon, Daugs, and Younger, with responses provided by Mr. Lever and Mr. Lubovich... 06:11:21 M/S/C/U (Davis/Runyon) Move to approve the bid for the Flow Control & Seismic Valve Project from Pape & Sons Construction, Inc. in the amount of $898,949.00 (which includes sales tax) and authorize Mayor to finalize and execute the contract with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. 7B— RENEWAL OF $150,000 ANNUAL FUNDING COMMITMENT TO TIiE ADMIRAL THEATRE FOUNDATION: Mike Rilev, Assistant Director of Financial Services, stated that per the terms of the Operating Agreement with the Admiral Theatre Foundation, as amended, the City Council annually must renew its commitment to continue its financial contribution to the Foundation. The most recent review has been completed and is being presented prior to the Council's consideration of the 2016 budget. It is the recommendation by the Director of Financial Services that the City Council renew its commitment of the current funding amount of $150,000 per year for 2016. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, October 7, 2015 Page 3 of 4 Brian Johnson, Executive Director of the Admiral Theatre Foundation, urged the Council to support the annual funding commitment. 06:15:35 Motion was made by Davis, and seconded by Younger... Comments were provided by Younger, and Questions were asked by Runyon and Daugs; with responses provided by Mr. Johnson... Mr. Wheeler expressed his appreciation to Mr. Johnson and the Admira/ Theatre Board... 06:23:15 M/S/C/U (Davis/Younger) Move to renew the City of Bremerton's funding commitment in the amount of $150,000 to the Admiral Theatre Foundation per the Operating Agreement as amended. 7C— PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH McCLURE CONSULTING, LLC: Chal Martin, Public Works & Utilities Director summarized that this Professional Services Agreement will provide support to City elected officials and staff in pursuit of project funding. There were no questions or comments from fhe public... 06:24:15 Motion was made by Younger, and seconded by Davis... Comments were provided by Younger, Davis, and Wheeler; questions were asked by Runyon and Daugs; with responses provided by Mr. Martin... 06:25:00 Amending Motion was made by Runyon; which died for/ack of a Second... 06:35:08 M/S/C (Younger/Davis) Move to approve a Professional Serviced Agreement with McClure Consulting, LLC; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. Voted in favor of Motion: Younger, Sullivan, McDonald, Davis, Wheeler Voted opposed to Motion: Runyon, Daugs Motion carried: 5-Yes; 2-No � COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Pat Sullivan urged volunteers to join in cleaning up Lions Park on the 2"d Saturday of each month, including this Saturday on October 10 from 10:00 AM to Noon. Leslie Dauas was sad at the upcoming closure of the Haggen's store on October 30; and reminded people to be informed and to vote in the upcoming election. Jerrv McDonald looked forward to attending the Kitsap Aerospace and Defense Alliance (KADA) Meeting tomorrow at the Bremerton National Airport; welcomed residents to attend his next District 3 Community Meeting on Monday, October 19 beginning at 6:00 PM at the Bremerton Senior Center located in Manette with guest speaker Joe Sexton who will lead a discussion on "Neighborhood Security Issues"; provided a brief report of the Ferry Conference he attended yesterday; and mentioned a meeting with persons interested in purchasing the old Roxy Theatre. Dino Davis enjoyed being on the USS Turner Joy during the filming of an episode of Syfy Channel's "Z-Nation"; and thanked the downtown businesses for making all of the visitors feel so welcome. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, October 7, 2015 Page 4 of 4 Rov Runvon expressed concern that the Bremerton Food Line is in desperate need of volunteers and urged anyone interested to please contact them at (360) 479-6188 or visit their website at www.bremertonfoodline.orq. Eric Younqer after nearly 20-years of trying, he was pleased to finally see progress was being made on the passenger-only ferry. President Wheeler announced that the Transportation Benefit District Board would convene for a Special Meeting following a brief recess. With no further business, President Wheeler adjourned the Council Meeting at 6:45 PM. Prepared and Submitted by: � LORI SMITH Legislative Assistant Att t: • � S ANNON CORIN, City Clerk VV GREG HEELER, City Council President GW:S :I :cg