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Home My WebLink About04/05/2017 DIGITAL RECORDING CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, April 5, 2017 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at 5:02 PM in Council Conference Room 603 of the NORM 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, and Pat Sullivan. Council Member Leslie Daugs was absent. Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich; City Clerk Shannon Corin; Legislative Assistant Lori Smith; and Kevin Matthew, Information Services Manager. A COUNCIL BRIEFING 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 Major Scott Ramsey of Salvation Army. MAYOR'S REPORT— Mayor Lent announced the following... • Presented a Mayor's Merit Award to Bill Davis, Civil Engineer for Public Works & Utilities; • Presented a Mayor's Merit Award to Chance Berthiaume, Water Resources Department; • Proclaimed the Month of April 2017 as Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month which was accepted by Vivian Henderson; • The Mayor's Water Pledge can be taken through April 30 at www.mywaterpledge.com; • Grand Opening for Museum Exhibit "100 Years of Bremerton Water Service" during the First Friday Artwalk from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at the Kitsap Historical Museum on 4th Street; • Proclaimed April 7, 2017 as Bremerton's 100th Anniversary of Water Service Day, which was accepted by Kathleen Cahall, Water Resources Manager; • The National Recreation & Parks Association will be accepting nominations until April 30 for the "Meet Me at the Park' $20,000 grant at www.meetmeatthepark.com; • Artwork from high school students grades 9 through 12 will be accepted until April 10 for the Washington State Ferries Summer Schedule Cover Contest; • Proclaimed April 12, 2017 as Celebration of Arbor Day; which was accepted by Jeff Elevado, Director of Parks & Recreation; who announced the Annual Arbor Day Celebration & Tree Planting on Wednesday, April 12 at 10:30 AM at Blueberry Park; • Gold Mountain Golf Course will be hosting an Easter Brunch on Sunday, April 16; • Sinclair Inlet Clean-Up on Saturday, April 29 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM; • International Military Band Concert on Saturday, April 29 at 7:00 PM in the Bremerton High School Auditorium; and • Commended Interim Fire Chief Pat McGanney and the Bremerton Fire Department for participating in The Big Climb to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in honor of fallen Fire Fighter James "Jimmy" Hendryx. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Paul D. DuFresne, Treasurer for the Bremerton Symphony Association, presented the latest pamphlet, and announced that this will be the 75th Anniversary Season for the Symphony. Mike Walton, of the Bremerton YMCA, announced activities and events taking place at the "Y". James Kinnison, President of the Peninsula Council of the Blind, requested a crosswalk off of Halvorson; and expressed concerned that the audio warning beeps at the crosswalk at Wheaton Way & Sylvan are not loud enough. Lastly, he encouraged attendance at the first ever "Beep Baseball game" in Bremerton where [blindfolded] Bremerton Police Officers are challenging the Seattle South King Sluggers on Saturday, June 3 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Lions Field. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Page 2 of 4 Dave Hedger, Manette Park Improvement Project, provided an update on funding efforts; and announced the 2017 Manette Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 15 beginning at 10:30 AM at the Manette Playfield. Karole Lee Johnson announced several events and provided an update on Seeds of Grace. Gavle Gillespie announced the 2017 MS Walk will be held this Saturday, April 8 at 10:00 AM at the Muriel Iverson Williams Waterfront Park in Poulsbo,,with registration beginning at 9:00 AM. CONSENT AGENDA 5A— Claims & Check Register: Check Numbers 372743 through 372897, and EFT-17127 through EFT-17174 in the amount of$1,101,439.78; Regular Payroll for the pay period ending March 15, 2017 in the amount of $743,255.40; Regular Payroll (Signing Bonus) for the pay period ending March 15, 2017 in the amount of$3,832.57; and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending March 31, 2017 in the amount of$52,728.08 5B — Minutes of Meeting — March 15, 2017 5C — Minutes of Study Session — March 22, 2017 5D — Minutes of Special Meeting — March 29, 2017 5E — Interagency Agreement with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources for a Community Forestry Assistance Grant to fund an Urban Forest Management Plan 5F — Amendment No. 2 to the Janitorial Services Contract with A-1 Performance, Inc. to accommodate Washington State Minimum Wage Increases 5G — Ordinance No. 5318 to amend Chapter 2.88 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Disability Action Committee" 5H — Contract Award to Scarsella Brothers for the East Park Stormwater Outfall Project 5I — Professional Services Agreement with Parametrix, Inc. for Construction Management Services for the Lebo Boulevard Roadway Improvement Project 5J — Amend the authorized Positions in the Department of Financial Services by eliminating four Part-Time Positions (1.46 FTE) and adding one (1 FTE) Office Assistant II Position 06:12:55 M/S/C/U (Davis/Sullivan) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented. GENERAL BUSINESS 6A — RESOLUTION NO. 3288 TO ADOPT THE "AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES" (ADa TRANSITION PLAN: Tom Knuckev, City Engineer explained that the City has developed its ADA Transition Plan to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA Transition Plan is intended to guide the City's efforts to provide an accessible transportation system within the City. Through the implementation of the Plan, the City will identify deficiencies in its physical assets, and provide a prioritized path to correct those deficiencies. The Plan also implements new ADA grievance procedures and appoints the City Engineer or his designee as the ADA Coordinator for the City. The proposed Resolution adopts the ADA Transition Plan. A PowerPoint presentation was presented to provide additional highlights of the ADA Transition Plan. It was further noted that the proposed Resolution repeals and replaces Resolution No. 2409 of 1992, which adopted ADA grievance procedures and required the Mayor to designate an ADA Coordinator. Comments in support of the ADA Transition Plan were received by the following: Michael Bencik and Doug Wood, Members of the ADA Committee; James Kinnison, President of the Peninsula Council of the Blind; and Phil Moser. • City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Page 3 of 4 06:25:30 Motion was made by Huddy and seconded by Davis ... Comments were provided by Huddy, Davis, and Wheeler... 06:29:10 M/S/C/U (Huddy/Davis) Move to adopt Resolution No. 3288 adopting the ADA Transition Plan. 6B — CONTRACT AWARD TO JOHANSEN EXCAVATING, INC. FOR THE LEBO BOULEVARD ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: Rick Zimburean, Public Works & Utilities, summarized that this project received seven bids. The lowest responsive, responsible bidder was Johansen Excavating, Inc., from Buckley, Washington with a bid of$4,934,570.06, including estimated sales tax. There were no comments from the public... 06:33:33 Motion was made by Sullivan and seconded by Davis... Comments were provided by Sullivan and Huddy... 06:34:55 M/S/C/U (Sullivan/Huddy) Move to approve a contract with Johansen Excavating, Inc. for the Lebo Boulevard Road Improvement Project in the amount of$4,934,570.06 including Washington State sales tax; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Pat Sullivan encouraged the community to participate in the next Lions Park Work Party on Saturday, April 8 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM; thanked the Washington Youth Academy for helping clean up Lions Park recently; and enjoyed participating as a volunteer at the annual Washington State Science & Engineering Fair held last weekend, announcing the event next year would be held on Friday, March 23 & Saturday, March 24, 2018. Jerry McDonald appreciated the spring cherry blossoms blooming; provided an update on the projects currently taking place on 4th Street; announced that the Puppet Museum is moving into the Kitsap Historical Museum across the street; added that a presentation on the "Value of Water: A Global Perspective" will be held this Friday at 6:00 PM at the Museum; announced the Bremerton Bridge Blast, fireworks off of the Manette Bridge will be taking place on Saturday, July 1, 2017; and mentioned that the "Rock the Dock" Concert series may line up to start with the fireworks show. Greg Wheeler announced the Easter Egg Hunt at Kiwanis Park would be on Saturday, April 15 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. Dino Davis announced volunteers were welcome at the next Forest Ridge Park Work Party that will be held rain or shine on Saturday, April 15 beginning at 9:00 AM; and encouraged attendance at the Annual Community Commemoration of the Bataan Death March this Saturday, April 8 beginning at 10:00 AM at Bataan Park at the corner of Sylvan & Olympus followed by a Reception at the Fil-Am Community Center. Richard Huddy thanked members of the City Parks maintenance crew for their work on the beautiful flower baskets; thanked former Mayor Cary Bozeman and Marie Vila for organizing Neighborhoods Now!; announced the next meeting would be held on Monday, April 10 from 7:00 to 8:00 PM at the Sylvan Way Library; and reported on his attendance at this year's Washington State Science & Engineering Fair. President Younger announced a 20-Minute Executive Session to discuss "Potential and Pending Litigation"and a "Real Estate Acquisition".... City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Page 4 of 4 07:17:22 M/S/C/U (Sullivan/Davis) Move to accept payment of $150,000 from Capital Financial, LLC, receiver for property owners (named in Superior Court Case No. 14-2-02368-7-7) of property located in the Werner Road area, for payment of Utility Local Improvement District liens in the amount of$150,000.00; and 1) authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and condition as presented; and further 2) authorize the Mayor to extend the term beyond the 6-month term, if deemed necessary and appropriate, to allow for the receivers sale of the property. With no further business, President Younger adjourned the Council Meeting at 7:20 PM. Prepared and Submitted by: (14//ayt.) LORI SMITH Legislative Assistant APPROV by the City Council on the 19th day of April, 2017. ERIC YOUNGER, ' Counci 're 'dent ATT ST: SHANNON CORIN, City Clerk EY:SC:Is:cg