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Home My WebLink About05/04/2016 C.o.UniC1� DIGITAL RECORDING p��>� , ::p� ��`��°� CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MAY � 8 Z�t6 Wednesday, May 4, 2016 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at 5:00 PM in Council Conference Room 603 Of the NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT CENTER, 345 6�`' Street, Bremerton, Washington, with Council Vice President Dino Davis presiding. Council Members present were Richard Huddy, Greg Wheeler, Jerry McDonald, and Leslie Daugs. Council President Eric Younger and Council Member Pat Sullivan were absent. Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich; City Clerk Shannon Corin; Legislative Assistant Lori Smith; and Kevin Matthew, Information Services Manager. A CouNc�� BR�EF�N� 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 Associate Pastor Russ Reuther of Sylvan Way Baptist Church. Vice President Dino Davis on beha/f of Mayor Lent, proclaimed the following: • Sunday, May 22, 2016 as the 8t`'Annual Armed Forces Washington Youth Academy Moforcycle Rally Day with David Ravmond accepting the proclamation; • The Monfh of May 2016 was proclaimed as Masonic Widows Day, with Brian Georqe and Junior Grand Warden RW James H. Kendall accepting the proclamation on behalf of Grand Master MW Donald G. Munks; • The Week of May 1 fhrough 7, 2016 was proclaimed as Drinking Water Week, with City Engineer Tom Knuckev accepting the proclamation on behalf of Water Resources Manager Kathleen Cahall. KEDA 1St QUARTER REPORT John Powers, KEDA Executive Director, summarized highlights from 1 st Quarter 2016. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE Allison Satter, City of Bremerton Planner, provided an overview of proposed amendments to the Zoning Code. Vice President Davis announced the Public Hearing on the 2016 Comprehensive � Plan would be held Wednesday, May 18, 2016. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Marie Vila announced 2016 Season of the Bremerton Farmers Market begins tomorrow night from 4:00 to 7:00 PM, and every Thursday through October at Evergreen Rotary Park. James H. Kendall, on behalf of Grand Lodge Freemasons of Washington, thanked the City for the earlier proclamation, summarized their deep history, and indicated their willingness to increase their involvement in the community. Bernie Waldbillig, owner of Susanna's Antiques, expressed his concern that Charleston is the lost part of Bremerton, and not the "red light district" as was portrayed in a recent newspaper article. CONSENT AGENDA 7A— Claims & Check Register: Check Numbers 368245 through 368430, and EFT-16005 through EFT-16050 in the amount of$1,912,253.70; Regular Payroll (Correction) for the pay period ending April 15, 2016 in the amount of$2,225.57; Regular Payroll for the pay period ending April 30, 2016 in the amount of$679,726.09; and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending April 30, 2016 in the amount of$49,526.52 ,i. , h':F�e City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, May 4, 2016 Page 2 of 3 7B — Minutes of Meeting —April 20, 2016 7C — Minutes of Study Session —April 27, 2016 7D — Confirm Appointment of Milenka Hawkins-Bates to the BKAT Advisory Committee 7E — Confirm Appointment of Eugene Brennan to the Arts Commission 7F — Pollution Liability Insurance with Illinois Union Insurance Company for 2016 through 2019 7G — Authorize Salary for City Auditor Jennifer Sims at Rate 3 of Band 17 (pro-rated at 40%) on the Management & Professional Salary Plan There were no comments from the public... Vice-President Davis acknowledged their presence, thanking Mr. Brennan for volunteering to serve the City; and looked forward to working with Ms. Sims. 06:34:40 M/S/C/U (Daugs/Wheeler) Move to approve the CoNSENT A�EN�a as presented. GENERAL BUSINESS — There were no General Business items tonight... COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Leslie Dauqs announced that volunteers are welcome during the Bremerton School District's "Day of Service" on Saturday, May 14 from 9:00 AM to Noon at Evergreen Rotary Park; will be attending the opening day of the Bremerton Farmers Market, and wished all moms a Happy Mother's Day. � Jerrv McDonald was pleased to attend the retirement ceremony for Randy Olson at the Bremerton � Police Department, where he also found himself volunteering to go on a ride-a-long and touring the jail facility. Greq Wheeler welcomed Ms. Sims and thanked her for accepting the position; and thanked Ms. Hawkins-Bates and Mr. Brennan for their willingness to volunteer their time to serve. Richard Huddv expressed his concern about the Planning Commission's recommendation to reduce required off-street parking for new apartments from 1.5 spaces per unit down to .5; and therefore encouraged the public and local businesses to submit their comments Dino Davis looked forward to the Annual Cinco de Mayo Street Fair & Carnival on Saturday, May 7 from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM along Callow Avenue; announced on behalf of Council Member Pat Sullivan the next Lions Park Monthly Work Party on Saturday, May 14 from 10:00 AM to Noon; and announced on behalf of Council President Eric Younger that applications for lodging tax funding will be accepted by the City of Bremerton until Thursday, May 26. With no further business, Vice-President Davis adjourned the Council Meeting at 6:45 PM. Pre red and Submitted by: � � LORI SMITH Legislative Assistant ,.. .. . . p:;� : . . City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, May 4, 2016 Page 3 of 3 Attest: � SHANNON CORIN, City Clerk . 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