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Home My WebLink About08/17/2016 DIGITAL RECORDING CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES � Wednesday, August 17, 2016 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, August 17, 2016, at 5:00 PM in Council Conference Room 603 of the NoRnn D�cKs GovERtvnnENT 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; Legislative Assistant Lori Smith; 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 Reverend Paul Meeker of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church. MAYOR'S REPORT • Proclaimed the Month of September as Recovery Month; • Announced the Remembrance Ceremony at the Kitsap 9-1-1 Memorial on Sunday, September 11 at 5:30 PM at Evergreen Rotary Park; • Proclaimed Sunday, Sepfember 11, 2016 as Sacrifice of Service for the Saving of Souls Day; • Announced the 15'Annual Sacrifice of Service for the Saving of Souls "SOS" 9-1-1 Event on September 11 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM at Evergreen Rotary Park; • Displayed the top 3 winning posters selected in a contest to help prevent youth suicide, and if anyone is battling depression or feeling hopeless, there is help available through the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at www.SuicidePreventionLifeline.orq or by contacting (800) 273-8255; • "Walk, Run, & Roll for Thought - because your Mind Matters" will be held to bring awareness to preventing brain injuries on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Lions Park with check in at Noon, and to please contact www.biawa.orq for more information; • Was proud of the accomplishments of Bremerton-raised Nathan Adrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics and discussed tentative plans to honor him; I • Invited Fire Chief AI Duke to present an Above & Beyond Award to Nicholas Penderqast of the PSNS Fire Department for his bravery and assistance in saving a 70-year old woman who jumped from a 3�d floor deck when her apartment building at 321 Wycoff Avenue was engulfed in flames on July 16, 2016. POLICE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING Police Chief Steven Strachan used a Power Point presentation to highlight trends, statistics, and police activity for the Month of July and early August; and announced the "Community Unity Picnic— Let's Be True to the Black & B/ue" would be held on Sunday, August 21, 2016 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at Evergreen Rotary Park. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Terrv Fessner referred to e-mails he's provided to the Council Members to express his concern about security issues in downtown; and how the approach by different local service agencies can either work or not work, and believes the Salvation Army needs to review their business plan. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, August 17, 2016 Page 2 of 4 CONSENT AGENDA 6A— Claims & Check Register: Check Numbers 369634 through 369823, and EFT-16353 through EFT-16398 in the amount of$1,971,251.55; Regular Payroll for the pay period ending July 31, 2016 in the amount of$707,651.37; and Regular Payroll (Correction)for the pay period ending July 31, 2016 in the amount of$2,739.88 6B— Minutes of Meeting —August 3, 2016 6C — Minutes of Study Session —August 10, 2016 6D— Confirm Appointment of Deanna Jones to the Planning Commission 6E— Amendment to the Annual Compensation of the Municipal Court Judge 6F — Interlocal Agreement with Kitsap County for Provision of Juvenile Detention Facilities 6G — Local Agency Contract with Puget Paving & Construction, Inc. for Austin Drive Pavement Preservation Project 6H — Ordinance No. 5305 providing for the Issuance and Sale of not to exceed $9M Principal Amount of Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds; and Delegating Authority to the Mayor or Director of Financial Services to approve Final Terms of the Bonds Deanna Jones thanked the City of Bremerton for this opportunity to serve. Terrv Fessner asked why the principal amount of$7.8-million that was discussed at the Study Session last week, has increased to $9-million this week. Cathv Johnson, Financial Services Director, explained that after the Public Works & Utilities Department reviewed their Capital Improvements, it was determined that the higher amount was necessary. 06:07:45 M/S/C/U (Huddy/Sullivan) Move to approve the CoNSErvT A�EN�A as presented. PUBLIC HEARING 7A— PUBLIC HEARING ON SURPLUS AND SALE OF 1720 WARREN AVENUE AND 91417T" STREET (FORMER CENCOM BUILDING) TO OLYMPIC COLLEGE: City Attorney Roaer Lubovich explained that on February 10, 2016, City Council approved the sale of property located at 1720 Warren Avenue and 914 17'h Street, commonly known as the former CenCom Building, to Olympic College; but per RCW 39.33.020 and BMC 2.78.060, a Public Hearing is required when the sale of real property is an inter-governmental transfer. President Youn_qer opened the public hearing... Terrv Fessner read a letter into the record to express his concerns with this transaction, summarizing that Olympic College should spend the costs to improve the building and not the City. With no further comments received, President Youn_qer closed the Public Hearing...He then announced that since the sale has already been approved by City Council, no further action was required. Therefore, Administration was authorized to proceed with the closing of the sale... GENERAL BUSINESS 8A— RESOLUTION NO. 3276 TO CHANGE THE NAME OF NORTH SUMMIT AVENUE TO "CAROL ARENDS PARKWAY": Jeff Elevado, Parks & Recreation Director, summarized that the City received a request to honor former Council Member Carol Arends at Forest Ridge Park. Staff presented the request to the Parks 8 Recreation Commission at their June 28, 2016 meeting as outlined in Bremerton Municipal Code 2.82. A motion was passed to retain Forest Ridge Park but to instead consider naming an element of the park or street within the park to recognize Mrs. Arends. Parks & Recreation staff then coordinated with Engineering, Kitsap County GIS, and Kitsap County City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, August 17, 2016 Page 3 of 4 CenCom to determine if North Summit Avenue could be renamed to "Carol Arends Parkway" as outlined in BMC 11.18, and approval was granted. North Summit Avenue is within the boundary of Forest Ridge Park and no residents or property owners will be directly affected by the proposed name change. 06:15:15 Motion was made by Sullivan, and seconded by Daugs... Comments were provided by Daugs (who expressed disappointment that Forest Ridge Park would not be renamed in her honor); and Younger(mentioned that the Arends family was invited but was not able to be in attendance tonight); Mr. Elevado responded that the event was schedu/ed for August 21, 2017 to allow time for the family to arrange their schedules and trave/p/ans... 06:17:25 M/S/C/U (Sullivan/Daugs) Move to adopt Resolution No. 3276 changing the name of North Summit Avenue to "Carol Arends Parkway". 8B —ORDINANCE NO. 5306 AMENDING CHAPTER 15.03.040 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED "SERVICE BEYOND CITY LIMITS": Roper Lubovich, City Attorney, stated that the proposed ordinance would amend provisions of Chapter 5.03.040 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Service Beyond City Limits" relating to the provision of , wastewater utility services outside city limits. Joe Keller expressed concern that the action of this proposed ordinance would be a deterrent that would drive away; and asked what the costs are expected to be and how long it will take to annex into the City. Allison Satter, City Planner, estimated the time to annex could be 3 to 4 months, while more complicated annexations could take up to 6-months; and stated the cost was difficult to determine at this time, but in looking at past annexations, the costs have been $320 for environmental reviews. And when reviewing other cities, they have charged from $500 to $6000 so further conversations are planned to determine the proper fee for small annexations. 06:26:23 Motion was made by Sullivan, and seconded by Whee/er... Comments were provided by Huddy and Younger; and questions were asked by Daugs, with responses provided by Ms. Satter... 06:32:22 M/S/C/U (Sullivan/Wheeler) Move to adopt Ordinance No. 5306 amending Chapter 15.03.040 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Service Beyond City Limits." COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Richard Huddv attended the Ribbon Cutting for the Salad Shack; enjoyed the Manette Edible Gardens Tour; participated in the Lions Park Clean-Up with a crew that included Council Member Pat Sullivan; attended a Navy League Luncheon where the Coast Guard was honored; an opportunity was provided to take photos with a Nathan Adrian poster at the Bremerton Green Drinks; Forest Ridge Park offered trails to help stay cool; and was excited to see all of the happy family members and friends wheri the USS Stennis returned to Bremerton. Dino Davis announced that the Whiskey Jackets wifl provide the entertainment at a Louisiana Flood Benefit Show on Friday, August 19 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at the Honor Bar located at 1223 McKenzie Avenue. He also welcomed home the USS Stennis and thanked the crew for their service. Grea Wheeler welcomed volunteers to join him at the next Kiwanis Field Work Party on Saturday, August 27 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM; encouraged citizens to follow the status update on the City's website for the Bremerton Sidewalk Improvements Projects; shared an artist rendition of the new pedestrian hawk signal lights that will be installed in several locations; announced the Budget Workshops have already been scheduled for November 3, 7, 10 and 15 (if needed); and welcomed home the USS Stennis. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, August 17, 2016 Page 4 of 4 Jerrv McDonald announced the band Caspar Baby Pants was scheduled for the last Music in Manette concert on August 18; reiterated information about the events scheduled as a part of the Annual Fly-In to be held August 19 to 20 at the Bremerton National Airport; the Nick Drummond Band is scheduled to play at the next Rock the Dock concerts on August 20, with The Randy Linder Band on August 27; the 27th Annual Bremerton Rotary Foundation Blackberry Festival would be held September 3 through September 5; Manette Fest will be on September 10; and enjoyed attending the Port of Bremerton's Children's Playground Ribbon Cutting at the Bremerton National Airport. Leslie Dauas reminded families that Bremerton Foodline will host a Back to School event on August 18; and Kitsap Habitat for Humanity will host the Annual Raise the Roof Dinner 8 Auction on September 18. She also congratulated Nathan Adrian on his success at the 2016 Summer Olympics; and welcomed home the USS Stennis. Pat Sullivan enjoyed eating a hot dog at the Grand Opening of the Salad Shack; and also welcomed home the USS Stennis. Eric Younqer shared photos of Kitsap Lake and encouraged residents to contact the Council Office if they wished to stay informed on the clean-up process or to be part of upcoming efforts. With no further business, President Younger adjourned the Council Meeting at 7:00 PM. Prepared and Submitted by: � , L MITH Legislative Assistant APPRO D by the City Council on the 7th day of September, 2016. . . Eric Younge , Couna I sident ATTEST: , ' / Shannon L. Corin, City Clerk EY:SC:Is:cg �