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Home My WebLink About04/20/2016 DIGITAL RECORDING CnUNC�I n f�;r�.r�IP3 � '�� CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES �AY ` � �016 Wednesday, April 20, 2016 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at 5:00 PM in Council Conference Room 603 of the NoRnn DicKs GOVERNMENT CENTER, 345 6th Street, Bremerton, Washington, with Council President Eric Younger presiding. Council Members present were Richard Huddy, Dino Davis, Greg Wheeler, Jerry McDonald, Leslie Daugs, and Pat Sullivan. Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich; City Clerk Shannon Corin; Council Assistant Christine Grenier; and Kevin Matthew, Information Services Manager. A CouNc�� BR�EF�NG 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 Pat Sullivan followed by the invocation provided by Pastor Denis Huelle of Peace Lutheran Church. POLICE DEPARTMENT CEREMONY Police Chief Steven Strachan presented a Recognition P/aque to Serqeant Randv Olson in appreciation for his 28 years of service to the City of Bremerton; and wished him well in his retirement. Mavor Lent thanked Sergeant Olson for his service to the community. Judqe James Docter performed the Oath of Office during a Swearing-In Ceremony promoting Police Corporals: Aaron D.W. Elton; Timothv J. Garritv; Steven M. Polonsky; Todd C. Bvers; James D. Miller; Dahle L. Roessel; and Rodnev L. Rauback. MAYOR'S REPORT—Mayor Patty Lent... • Introduced the Merit Award winning students from Bremerton area schools who participated in the Washington State Science and Engineering Fair(WSSEF); • Caroline Stein thanked City Council for attending the WSSEF and specifically President Younger and Mayor Lent for being guest speakers; and added that every hotel room in Bremerton was vacant during this very successful event; • Encouraged the community to take the Mayor's Conservation Challenge at www.mvwaterpledqe.com; � 0 • Presented a Mayor's Appreciation Award to Coco Bear, a very helpful dog who routinely chases off Canadian geese from City parks which was accepted by Cris Larsen; • Announced the Annual Kids Fishing Day on Saturday, April 23 from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM at 4398 West Belfair Valley Road; • Looked forward to the Cinco de Mayo Street Fair and Carnival on Saturday, May 7 from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM along Callow Avenue; • Mentioned that the Salvation Army has opened registration for youth ages 6 to 16 for Summer Camp on June 20, July 11, and July 25 at Camp Arnold in Eatonville and more information to contact (360) 373-5550; • Shared that Impark is posting signs on vehicles parked along 4th Street between Pacific and Park Avenues and on Park Ave from 4�h to Burwell Streets where the time limit will be changing from 3 hours to 2 hours; and • Reminded the community that the Annual Kitsap Great Give will be on Tuesday, May 3. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, April 20, 2016 Page 2 of 5 POLICE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING Police Chief Steven Strachan used a Power Point presentation to highlight trends and statistics for the Month of March to early April; provided an update on the "Fuzz" Fund; mentioned that Pastor Rob Steinbach of Seaside Church will be a new Police Chaplain; and sadly reported that retired K-9 Officer Lance, former partner to Sergeant Renfro, passed away yesterday. Comments were provided by Daugs... COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE Allison Satter, City Planner, announced that the draft Comprehensive Plan is available for viewing under"Bremerton 2035' at www.BremertonWA.qov; and the "Zoning Code Updates" will be featured at the next meeting. Lisa Grueter, with BERK Consulting, discussed the highlights of the "Appendix". Comments were provided by Wheeler... PUBLIC RECOGNITION Sunnv Wheeler announced that the newly formed Bremerton Parks Foundation is now an official 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and will be able to help with much needed projects in Bremerton, especially with matching funds on grants. She added that she is serving as President; former Parks Director Wvn Birkenthal will be Vice-President; and former Council Member Jim McDonald will be Treasurer. Lastly, she mentioned that donations are welcome and a website and Facebook page are coming soon. Comments and questions were provided by Daugs; with responses provided by Ms. Wheeler... John Hanson, Bremerton Historic Ships Association Board President, reported that significant financial progress has been made towards moving the USS Turner Joy into dry dock for improvements; and announced several upcoming events that will be supporting tourism. Rana Tan, Bremerton Community Theatre, encouraged people to contribute to the theatre during the Annual Kitsap Great Give event on May 3 to help with much needed repairs. Hollv Gilman announced the next Civil Survival Workshop on Saturday, April 23; hoped the City would support forming a work group to help released prisoners re-entering society; and lastly, encouraged support for an ordinance to "ban the box" on employment and housing applications that ask for criminal felony history. 0 Marji Sinaleton reiterated her request for the City to reconsider the �etback requirements for parking lots that are adjacent to homes. CONSENT AGENDA 8A— Claims & Check Register: Check Numbers 367932 through 368244, and EFT-15944 through EFT-16004 in the amount of$2,101,663.14; Regular Payroll (Pay Out) for the pay period ending March 31, 2016 in the amount of$7,567.48; and Regular Payroll for the pay period ending April 15, 2016 in the amount of$717,580.85 8B— Minutes of Meeting —April 6, 2016 8C — Minutes of Study Session —April 13, 2016 8D— Confirm Appointment of Jack Edwards to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee 8E— Confirm Reappointment of Carolyn Neal to the Kitsap Coordinated Grant Recommendation Capital Committee City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, April 20, 2016 Page 3 of 5 8F— Confirm Appointment of Michael J. Brown to the Kitsap Coordinated Grant Recommendation Services Committee 8G — Master Service Agreement, Statement of Work, and Service Contract with CodeSmart for the OCourt System 8H — Amend Police Department Authorized Staffing to add a Lieutenant Position and eliminate a Corporal Position 8I— Approval of Joint Powers Agreement with National Joint Powers Alliance 8J — Purchase of a 2016 Schwarze A7 Tornado Regenerative Air Street Sweeper from EnviroClean Equipment, Inc. of Gresham, Oregon 8K— Ordinance No. 5298 amending Section 15.06.030(a)(2)of the Bremerton Municipal Code (BMC) entitled "Temporary/Construction Water Meters" 8L— Sole Source Purchase of two Flygt Dry-Pit Submersible Pumps from Whitney Equipment for Pump Station CE-4 8M — Goods & Services Agreements for purchase of 1) the 2000 Road Bridge from Rapid- Span Structures; and 2) the 3000 Road Bridge#2 from Big-R Bridge to be installed at the Watershed 8N — Contract Award to Coatings Unlimited for"Reservoir 16 — Exterior Coating Replacement ProjecY' 80 — Resolution No. 3266 authorizing an Application to the Washington State Recreation & Conservation Office for a Washington Wildlife & Recreation Program Local Parks Grant to Renovate Manette Playfield 8P— Resolution No. 3267 authorizing an Application to the Washington State Recreation & Conservation Office for a Youth Athletic Facilities Grant to Renovate Manette Playfield 8Q— Resolution No. 3268 authorizing an Application to the National Recreation & Parks Association for a Great Urban Parks Campaign Grant to Renovate Manette Playfield 8R— 2016 Budget Adjustment for Harborside Fountain Upgrades There were no comments from the public... 0 06:54:30 M/S/C/U (Daugs/Davis) Move to approve the CoNSENT A�ENOA as presented. GENERAL BUSINESS 9A— LETTER TO KITSAP REGIONAL COORDINATING COUNCIL (KRCC) TO ACKNOWLEDGE OBLIGATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FEDERAL FUNDING: Tom Knuckev, City Engineer, explained that the City intends to submit several grant applications in the coming months including one for federal funding through the PSRC Regional process, and three through the countywide process. A condition in the countywide application is for the Council to acknowledge the time, phase, and funding obligations associated with the federal funding. An outline of the applications being pursued, and the timeline and obligations are also attached. There were no comments from the public... 06:56:10 Motion was made by Daugs, and seconded by McDona/d ... Questions were asked by Davis; with responses provided by Mr. KnuckeY and Public Works Director Chal Martin. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, April 20, 2016 Page 4 of 5 06:57:45 M/S/C/U (Daugs/McDonald) Move to approve letter from the City of Bremerton to the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council acknowledging obligations associated with federal funding; and authorize the Mayor to sign and submit the letter with substantially the same text as written. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Richard Huddv reported that comments received to-date on Kitsap Transit's 2016-2036 Long Range Transportation Plan may result in a review of routed bus service, and reminded the public that the deadline for comments is May 12; added that City parking policies and procedures will be reviewed soon by a consultant; and encouraged people to provide comments on the City's upcoming Zoning Code update. Dino Davis missed President Younger while he was away; looked forward to the Cinco de Mayo Celebration on Saturday, May 7; congratulated Sunny Wheeler on the formation of the Parks Foundation; and attended a roundtable on how to increase access to affordable housing. Greq Wheeler welcomed volunteers for the next monthly Kiwanis Field Work Party on Saturday, April 23 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM, adding that refreshments and tools will be provided to volunteers; was very excited that the City now has a new partner to help improve City parks and explained that the Bremerton Parks Foundation will be accepting donations at P.O. Box 745 Bremerton, WA 98337 or for more information, to contact bremparksfoundation(c�qmail.com. Jerrv McDonald attended the Fleet Reserve Association Branch 29 Awards Ceremony (on behalf of the Mayor) on April 12 for the 2016 Americanism Essay Contest Winners held last week; announced the 2"d Annual Ladies Night Out will be on June 9 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM in downtown Bremerton; commented that Bremerton is being noticed with recent appearances on television featuring Mayor Lent and Council Member Dino Davis; looked forward to fun community events like Rock the Dock Concerts and the Beer Festival planned for this summer; and encouraged downtown merchants to stay open on the weekend. Leslie Dauqs announced that the Women Build Ladies' Night Out will be on Thursday, April 28 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Purpose Boutique at the corner of 4'h Street & Pacific Avenue with proceeds benefiting Kitsap Habitat for Humanity; there will be a Women's Build event on Saturday, April 30 from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM on Harris Avenue in Port Orchard; thanked Council Members Wheeler and Davis, and Mayor Lent fo�participating in the 75�h Anniversary of the Bataan Death March; offered condolences to Jack Arends and his family on their loss of former Council Member Carol Arends, who passed away last week; and ended her report by pointing out that she was wearing a "baro" to honor her Filipino heritage, and as a way to say"thank you" and "I love you" to her mother and father. Pat Sullivan thanked Caroline Stein for all of the time she contributes for the Science and Engineering Fair and was looking forward to the event next year; and expressed condolences to Leslie Daugs on losing her father. Eric Younqer with sadness informed the public that former Council Member Carol Arends passed away last Wednesday; offered his condolences on behalf of the City Council and Council staff Lori Smith and Christine Grenier to Carol's son, Jack and his family; shared photos of Carol during her amazin 16 years of service to the City of Bremerton; announced that Memorial Services will be held on Sunday, April 24 beginning at 3:00 PM at the Kitsap Conference Center; and ended with a moment of silence in her honor. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, April 20, 2016 Page 5 of 5 With no further business, President Younger adjourned the Council Meeting at 7:17 PM. Prepared and Submitted by: . .. CHRISTINE GRENIER Council Assistant Attest: � SHANNON COR , City CI �1� 7�� ERIC YOUNGER, City Council President EY:SC:Is:cg � �