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Home My WebLink About04/19/2017DIGITAL RECORDING CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES April 19, 2017 The Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at 5:00 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, Greg Wheeler, Jerry McDonald, Leslie Daugs, and Pat Sullivan. Council Member Dino Davis 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 Jennifer Chamberlin of the American Humanist Society. BREMERT'ON POLICE DEPARTMENT CEREMONY Chief Steve Strachan brought forward Municipal Court Judge James Doctor to administer the Oath of Office to swear in new Police Officers Jason Butler and Sara Felty. MAYOR'S REPORT — Mayor Patty Lent... • Presented a Mayor's Recognition Award to Parks & Recreation employee Jeff Winden for going above and beyond his duties helping a widow locate a headstone; • Recognized and honored retiring Parks & Recreation employee Virgilio "Billy" Ibarra for his 41 -years of service by presenting him a Key to the City; • Honored student winners from the Washington State Science & Engineering Fair; • Hoped everyone would participate in the Water Conservation Challenge, available through April 30 at www.mvwaterpledge.com; • Looked forward to attending the YWCA Women of Achievement Luncheon on Friday, April 21 from 5:30 to 9:00 AM at Kiana Lodge in Poulsbo; • Announced Kids' Fishing Day sponsored by the Poggie Club on Saturday, April 22 from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM at 4398 West Belfair Valley Road near Jarstad Park; • Invited the community to Opening Day of the Farmers Market scheduled on Thursday, May 4 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at Evergreen Rotary Park; • Encouraged the community to please donate generously during the Annual "Kitsap Great Give" on Tuesday, May 2; and • Brought forward Bremerton City Clerk Shannon Corin and Kitsap Transit Clerk of the Board Jill Boltz to present a donation on behalf of the Washington State Municipal Clerks Association to Dave Frederick, Executive Director for Coffee Oasis, in recognition of their work done in the community helping homeless youth; and also announced a 20 -year anniversary celebration at the Poulsbo Community Church on Saturday, April 28. POLICE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING Police Chief Steven Strachan used a Power Point presentation to highlight trends, statistics, and police activity for the -Months of March through early April. Comments and questions were provided by Younger, Daugs, and Huddy; with responses provided by Chief Strachan... City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes April 19, 2017 Page 2 of 5 PUBLIC RECOGNITION Lennie Meder expressed her concern that misinformation has been communicated about the Filipino community, which is actually growing, and is represented by seven local organizations. Dr. Rana T.an, Production Coordinator, Bremerton Community Theatre, announced that the Theatre will be presenting "Evita" through April 30; and along with several cast members, provided a "sneak -peek" performance of a song from the show. Dr. Niran AI-Agba would appreciate the support from the City and the community to do everything we can to keep a comprehensive care plan here in Bremerton; and suggested that more information on, how to help, can be found on Facebook at "MommyDoc": Jennifer Chamberlin announced that there will be a Forum on April 26 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at McCloud's to discuss health care in Bremerton and agreed with the suggestion to please write letters to Governor Inslee. President Younger also encouraged the community to contact the Governor about wanting to keep hospital services in Bremerton. Brandon Soule, Owner of City Cab Taxi Service (CCTS), expressed concern about problems he has experienced with other cab companies, including acts of "sabotage" within the taxi industry in Bremerton. President Younger suggested that these issues be reviewed by the City's Public Safety and Parks Committee. Jo Walter asked where the City stands with the Welcoming City resolution, which she supports. Mary Lou Long was opposed to a resolution that supported illegal immigrants; but proposed a Mission Statement that would show Bremerton was an inclusive City. Sherill Rose read a poem to express her vision that Bremerton is a "Beckoning City". Johnny Walker, President of the Kitsap Patriots Tea Party, was surprised that the issue of a welcoming resolution was still being discussed, and suggested a better way for any person "living in fear" was to learn and honor the US Constitution - the ultimate "welcoming document". Chuck Henderson referred to a recent article of the Kitsap Sun regarding the closure of a portion of a City street, and wanted to know who made the request, and why. Public Works & Utilities Director Chal Martin responded that this issue will be explained in detail at the Council's next Study Session on April 26. CONSENT AGENDA 7A — Claims & Check Register: Check Numbers 372898 through 373263, and EFT -17175 through EFT -17242 in the amount of $2,782,205.51; Regular Payroll for the pay period ending March 31, 2017 in the amount of $775,476.39; and Regular Payroll (Pay Out) for the pay period ending March 31, 2017 in the amount of $39,757.78 713— Minutes of Meeting — April 5, 2017 7C — Minutes of Study Session — April 12, 2017 7D— Confirm Appointment of David Schmitt as Fire Chief at Rate 6 of Pay Band 22 of the Management Professional Confidential and Fiduciary Salary Plan 7E— Memorandum of Understanding with Kitsap Department of Emergency Management; KITZ Radio; and BKAT for use of a Kitsap County owned building (BKAT Television Facility) and Radio Tower as an Emergency/Disaster Preparedness Broadcast Station 7F— Amendment No.1 to the Consultant Supplemental Agreement with SCJ Alliance for the Lebo Boulevard Roadway Improvement Project City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes April 19, 2017 Page 3of5 7G — Phase H and Puget SeuRd Navy Safety PFejecA Item was pulled down to General Business... David Schmitt looked forward to serving as the new Fire Chief for the City of Bremerton. 07:01:30 NI/S/C/U (Ruddy/Daugs) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented. GENERAL BUSINESS 8A — CONTRACT AWARD TO MASSANA CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR THE HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PHASE II AND PUGET SOUND NAVY SAFETY PROJECT: Shane Weber, Transportation Managing Engineer, Public Works & Utilities, explained that the City rejected all bids from the first bid opening on January 31. The project was re -bid, with the bids opened on April 14, 2017. Two bids were received, and Massana Construction, Inc. was the lowest responsive, responsible bidder with a bid of $1,619,296.00. The Washington State Department of Transportation is required to concur with the City's recommendation to award the contract; staff have recommended the bid for approval. The contract is in WSDOT standard format as required for Federal Aid Projects; the complete contract is available for review in the Engineering Office. The project has three parts; it constructs safety improvements at intersections throughout the City (Highway Safety Improvement Project), it constructs a ramp adjacent to the Louis Mentor Boardwalk paid for via an Interlocal Agreement with the Port of Bremerton, and finally it constructs pedestrian improvements in the vicinity of the State Street Shipyard Pedestrian gate using funds remaining from the Burwell Tunnel Construction Project (Navy Safety Project). There were no comments from the public... 07:03:28 Motion was made by Sullivan and seconded by McDonald... Comments and questions were provided by Sullivan, Daugs, Wheeler, and Huddy; with responses provided by Mr. Weber 07:13:35 M/S/C (Sullivan/McDonald) Move to award construction of the Highway Safety Improvements, Phase II and Puget Sound Navy Safety project to Massana Construction, Inc. in the amount of $1,619,296.00, including Washington State sales tax, upon receipt of concurrence to award from the Washington State Department of Transportation; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. Voted In Favor of Motion — McDonald, Wheeler, Huddy, Sullivan, Younger Voted Opposed to Motion — Daugs Motion carried: 5 -Yes; 1 -No COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Richard Huddy discussed his recent visit to Olympia to lobby Legislators against the Certificate of Need proposal to relocate Harrison Hospital to Silverdale, and encouraged citizens to please write to Governor Jay Inslee at the Office of the Governor, P.O. Box 40002, Olympia, WA 98504-0002, call (360) 902-4111, or FAX (360) 753-4110 to submit their own comments opposing the Certificate of Need; and expressing support for keeping a hospital in Bremerton. Greg Wheeler reiterated how important it was for Bremerton to maintain access to hospital beds, and encouraged citizens to go to "MommyDoc" on Facebook to learn the best way to provide testimony to the Governor; and announced that volunteers are also needed for the Kiwanis Park Monthly Work Party on Saturday, April 22 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes April 19, 2017 Page 4 of 5 Jerry McDonald added that comments on Harrison Hospital's Certificate of Need must be submitted by May 1; shared photos of current graffiti near Rainier Avenue, encouraging citizens to report any graffiti; reported on the progress of the Marvin Williams Center; announced that Trawlerfest will be held from May 16 through 20 at the Bremerton Marina; and looked forward to the 1St Annual Bridge Blast Fireworks Display on Saturday, July 1 off of the Manette Bridge. Leslie Daugs welcomed visiting students in the audience from the Bremerton High School Civics Class; welcomed new Police Officers Jason Butler and Sara Felty, and new Fire Chief David Schmitt; thanked Pat McGanney for serving as Interim Fire Chief; congratulated student winners of this year's WSSEF; will be attending the YWCA Women of Achievement Award Dinner this Friday in honor of the first annual Carol Arends Scholarship; invited the community to the Filipiniana Night Dinner Dance this Saturday, April 22 starting at 6:00 PM; was pleased to speak at the Bataan Remembrance Day Ceremony hosted by the Filipino American Association of Kitsap County; and encouraged the community to give generously during Kitsap County's Great Give Tuesday, May 2. Pat Sullivan spoke regarding the Certificate of Need process, and specifically thanked Council Member Huddy and Mayor Lent for their extra efforts to keep a hospital in Bremerton. President Younger announced a 20 -minute Executive Session to discuss a "Real Estate Acquisition" and "Potential and Pending Litigation"... The Executive Session was extended for 10 -minutes... The Executive Session was extended for 5 -minutes... 08:19:25 M/S/C/U (Wheeler/Sullivan) Move to authorize the City Attorney to file a lawsuit for abatement of nuisance on property located at 1717 and/or 1719 Carr Boulevard. There were no comments from the public... 08:20:15 M/S/C/U (Huddy/Sullivan) Move to authorize the City Attorney to move to dismiss without prejudice the pending lawsuit for abatement of nuisance and collection of civil penalties regarding property located at 2430 Snyder Avenue in order to facilitate the sale of said property; and further move to authorize the City Attorney to negotiate, finalize, and execute an agreement with the buyers in substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. There were no comments from the public... 08:21:15 M/S/C/U (Sullivan/McDonald) Move to approve the Purchase and Sale Agreement between the City of Bremerton and Housing Kitsap for Units 1 and 5b of the Norm Dicks Government Center; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented; and to further authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute all documents necessary to close the transaction. There were no comments from the public... With no further business, President Younger adjourned the Council Meeting at 8:22 PM. Prepared and Submitted by: - *Z� S� �, ) LORI SMITH Legislative Assistant City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes April 19, 2017 Page 5 of 5 APPRO ED by the City Council on the 311 day of May, 2017. Eric Young9r, Coun 6 President ATTEST: Shannon L. Corin, City Clerk EY:SC:ls:cg