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Home My WebLink About10/21/2015 DIGITAL RECORDING CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, October 21, 2015 The weekly meeting of the Bremerton City Council was calied to order Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at 5:00 PM If1 COUf1Cll COflf@f@f1Ce ROOf11 603 Of th@ NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT CENTER, 345 6`h Street, Bremerton, Washington, with Council President Greg Wheeler presiding. Council Members present were Eric Younger, Roy Runyon, Jerry McDonald, and Pat Sullivan. Council Members Dino Davis and Leslie Daugs were absent. Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich; City Clerk Shannon Corin; Council Assistant Christine Grenier; and Hans Nilsson, Information Services Lead PC Technician. 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. President Wheeler announced that Council Member Pat Sullivan will lead the Pledge of Allegiance; and Reverend David Stewart of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church will provide the invocation. POLICE OATH OF OFFICE CEREMONY —Police Chief Steven Strachan Police Officer Kellv Meade was brought forward a Municiqal Court Judae J�mes Docter to administer the Oath of Office promoting Officer Meade to Sergeant. POLICE DEPARTMENT—Police Chief Steven Strachan A monthly update was provided on Police Department operations; and then Tom Danaher was brought forward to provide an update on the BCAPS Program. A shirt was presented to Mavor Lent who will be joining the community volunteer effort. MAYOR'S REPORT—Mayor Patty Lent • Proclaimed November 1, 2015 as "Extra Mile Day" and acknowledged volunteers from the Beautify Bremerton Clean-Up; • Announced the Bremerton Symphony Chamber Concert on Saturday, October 24 beginning at 7:30 PM at the Poulsbo First Lutheran Church; and a Fundraiser to be held on Sunday, October 25 at 3:00 pm at the Kitsap Conference Center; • Looked forward to the Kitsap Community Health Priorities (KCHP) Annual Summit on Monday, O�tober 26 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Kitsap Conference Center; • Announced the 19th Annual Safe Halfoween "Trick or Treat on the Street" on Saturday, October 31 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM along Pacific Avenue; • Proclaimed Ocfober 22, 2015 as "Lights On After School Day"which was accepted by Alvson Rotter, Bremerton School Board Member, on behalf of West Hills, View Ridge and Armin Jahr Elementary Schools; and • Shared that there are still spaces available for interested residents or Bremerton or Kitsap County in next year's delegation to Sister City Kure, Japan departing on April 26, 2016. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Gale Gillespie reported that he attended a recent Parks Commission Meeting where he tried to get feedback on how to locate funding for Lions Park equipment. Richard Huddv, Parks & Recreation Commission, met recently with Mr. Gillespie to discuss his concerns; and emphasized that the Commission will be reviewing the Master Plan for facilities at Lions Park to determine if any changes need to be made. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Page 2 of 3 CONSENT AGENDA 7A— Claim & Check #'s 365622 through 365773 and EFT's 15379 through 15432 in the amount of $2,806,490.86; Regular Payroll (Pay Out) for the pay period ending September 30, 2015 in the amount of $2,801.23; Regular Payroll for the pay period ending Oc;tober 15, 2015 in the amount of $724,893.47; and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending, 2015 in the amount of $ 7B— Minutes of Meeting —October 7, 2015 7C— Minutes of Study Session — October 14, 2015 7D— Second Amendment to the Cart Pad Lease Agreement for Gold Mountain Golf Course There were no questions or comments from the public... 06:06:21 M/S/C/U (Runyon/Younger) Move to approve the CoNSErvT A�EN�a as presented. GENERAL BUSINESS SA— INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE PORT OF BREMERTON FOR CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACE (ADA COMPLIANT CURB RAMP) AT THE EAST END OF 2 STREET: Tom Knuckev, City Engineer, explained that the City received a request for an Accessible curb ramp at the east end of Second Street adjacent to the entrance of the Louis Mentor Boardwalk. All parking in that location is owned by the Port of Bremerton and posted for Marina use only, and the closest accessible ramp is located on Washington Avenue. To address the request, the City and Port have negotiated an Interlocal Agreement with the City completing the design and construction, and the Port reimbursing the City for the construction cost. The ramp is proposed to be designed and constructed with the Bremerton Crosswalk Improvement project which is scheduled for construction in 2016. There were no comments from the public... 06:10:28 Motion was made by Younger, and seconded by Runyon...Questions were asked by Runyon; with responses provided by Mr. Knuckev... 06:11:47 M/S/C/U (Younger/Runyon) Move to approve the Interlocal Agreement with the Port of Bremerton for Construction of an Accessible Parking Space at the East End of Second Street and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. 8B— LOCAL AGENCY AGREEMENT WITH WSDOT FOR A"SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL" GRANT TO BE USED FOR THE CROWNHILL ELEMENTARY SIDEWALKS SCHOOL: Tom Knuckev, City Engineer summarized that the City has been awarded a $545,000 Safe Routes to School grant to design and construct sidewalks and crosswalk improvements near Crownhill Elementary. The project will design and construct new sidewalks along the east side of Marine Drive between Rocky Point Road and Bertha Avenue and along Dora Avenue making connections between existing sidewalks and the school, as well as a new crosswalk and enhanced safety features at the intersection of Marine Drive and Dora Avenue. This grant is in WSDOT standard form (Local Agency Agreement or LAA) with their standard terms and conditions. The LAA for design is attached; the LAA for construction will be received upon WSDOT approval of the design. There were no comments from the public... 06:16:17 Motion was made by Runyon, and seconded by McDonald...Comments were provided by Runyon; and Questions were asked by Runyon; with responses provided by Mr. Knuckev... City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Page 3 of 3 06:17:22 M/S/C/U (Runyon/McDonald) Move to approve Local Agency AgreemE;nts with WSDOT for the Crownhill Elementary Sidewalks Safe Routes to Schools project and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreements with substantially the same terms and conclitions as presented. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Pat Sullivan thanked volunteers and the Parks & Recreation Department for thf;ir long time efforts on Lions Park Clean-Ups; encouraged people to shop local and to visit holiday craft fairs; and hoped everyone has a very safe Halloween. Grea Wheeler announced on behalf of Leslie Daugs that the next District 2 Community Meeting will be on Thursday, October 22 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM in the Lounge at the Sheridan Park Community Center and will feature guest speakers Andrea Spencer, Community Development Director and Chal Martin, Public Works & Utilities Director to discuss the "East Park Neighborhood". He then announced that all volunteers would be welcomed at the next Kiwanis Park Work Party on Saturday, October 24 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM; and reported that Council Member Dino Davis is attending the Infrastructure Assistance Coordinating Council (IACC) Conference in Wenatchee today with Public Works Director Chal Martin to receive an award on behalf of the City's Public Works & Utilities Department in recognition for the Lower Wheaton Way Transportation Project and the Drinking Water Ultra Violet (UV) Purification Project. With no further business, President Wheeler adjourned the Council Meeting at 6:22 PM. Prepared and Submitted by: . ` CHRISTINE GRENIER Council Assistant Attest: SHANNON CORIN, City Clerk GREG W ELER, City Council President GW:SC:Is: