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Home My WebLink About05/17/2017DIGITAL RECORDING CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES May 17, 2017 The Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, May 17, 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, Dino Davis, Greg Wheeler, Jerry, McDonald, Leslie Daugs, and Pat Sullivan. Also present were Assistant City Attorney Kylie Purves; City Clerk Shannon Corin; Council Assistant Christine Grenier; 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 Pastor Denis Huelle of Peace Lutheran Church. MAYOR'S REPORT — There was no Mayor's Report... POLICE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING Police Captain James Burchett thanked Council Members who attended the Annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service held earlier this afternoon at Miller Woodlawn; used a Power Point presentation to highlight trends, statistics, and police activity for the Months of April through early May; and invited the community to the first "Beep Baseball" game to be held in Bremerton with the Seattle South Sound Sluggers challenging the Bremerton Police Department on Saturday, June 3 beginning at 11:00 AM at Lions Park Ballfields. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Erik Hirt asked questions related to a class project he is working on as a student at Olympic College; with a response provided by President Younger. CONSENT AGENDA A — Claims & Check Register: Check Numbers 373446 through 373663, and EFT- 17291 through EFT -17349 in the amount of $2,547,472.76; and Regular Payroll for the pay period ending April 30, 2017 in the amount of $728,450.12 B — Minutes of Meeting — May 3, 2017 C — Minutes of Study Session — May 10, 2017 D — Confirm Appointment of Dan Nelson to the Design Review Board E — Amendment No. 1 to the Forestry Pre -Commercial -Thinning Contract No. 2016 with D & D Forestry, LLC F — Ordinance No. 5321 to amend Chapter 15 of the Bremerton Municipal Code (BMC) entitled "Municipal Utilities" Dan Nelson looked forward to being part of the Design Review Board, and shared a few of the experiences that he will be drawing from. President Younger thanked Mr. Nelson for volunteering to serve the City. 05:40:40 M/S/C/U (Davis/Sullivan) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes May 17, 2017 Page 2 of 4 PUBLIC HEARINGS 8A — PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE NO. 5319 TO AMEND CHAPTER 20 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE (BMC) ENTITLED "LAND USE": Garrett Jackson, Planner II, explained that the action before Council is to conduct a Public Hearing and adopt an Ordinance amending BMC Title 20 as follows: 1. Design Standards. Revise standards for commercial and multifamily structures in select zones that permit those uses. 2. Traditional Front Yard Setback. Clarify that intrusions into the front yard setback are not permitted within five feet of the front property line. 3. Determining Structure Height. Revise the method for measuring structure height to coincide with the method used in the International Building Code. 4. Design Response Conference. Provide an option to waive the Design Response Conference permit from the Downtown Design Review Board process. 5. Open Space Definition. Remove duplicative definition. 6. Recycling Collection Station. Remove from permitted uses in the General Commercial zone. 7. Conditional Nonconforming Uses. Remove from the nonconforming code section. 8. Outdoor Storage. Consolidate several existing code sections regulating outdoor storage. President Younger opened the public hearing... Comments and questions were provided by Robert Parker with responses provided by Mr. Jackson... With no further comments received, President Younger closed the Hearing to the public; and opened for discussion with, the Council... 06:16:03 Motion was made by Davis and seconded by Daugs ... Comments and questions were provided by Davis, Daugs, Wheeler, Huddy, and Younger with responses provided by Mr. Jackson and Andrea Spencer. Director of Community Development... 06:33:37 M/S/C/U (Davis/Daugs) Move to pass Ordinance No. 5319 to amend Bremerton Municipal Code Title 20 regarding: City design standards, traditional front yard setback, determining structure height, design response conference, open space definition, recycling collection use in the GC zone, conditional nonconforming uses, outdoor storage, and related changes. 8B — PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE NO. 5320 TO APPROVE ANNEXATION OF APPROX. 24.5 ACRES NEAR CORBET DRIVE IN THE WEST BREMERTON URBAN GROWTH AREA: Allison Satter, Senior Planner, summarized that a property owner within the West Bremerton Urban Growth Area ("UGA") has requested that the City Council consider annexing their property to the City of Bremerton. In addition to the initial petitioner, much of this area contains properties that have signed outside utility agreements which consent to annexation. After careful deliberation and consideration of the financial impacts, the Council passed Resolution No. 3287 on March 15, 2017, to accept the initial annexation proposals for 40 parcels or 24.5 acres near the area of Corbet Drive. By accepting the "10% Petition" the Council allowed the annexation to proceed to the second phase of the petition annexation process, gathering of signatures for the "60% Petition." City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes May 17, 2017 Page 3 of 4 Following the public hearing the City Council will determine if it will pass the proposed ordinance and approve the Corbet Drive annexation. In addition to accepting the annexation, the ordinance also establishes an effective date for the annexation following the Boundary Review Board process and establishes the annexed territory's City Council District. President Younger opened the public hearing... Comments and questions were received by Joe Keller, Chris Miller, and Dale Florian with responses provided by Ms. Satter... President Younger closed the Hearing to the public; and opened for discussion with the Council... 06:50:42 Motion was made by Huddy and seconded by Davis... Comments and questions were provided by Huddy, Davis, and Younger with responses provided by Ms. Satter... 06:58:17 M/S/C/U (Ruddy/Davis) Move to pass Ordinance No. 5320 annexing the property within the West Bremerton Urban Growth Area near Corbet Drive into the City of Bremerton. GENERAL BUSINESS — There were no General Business items... COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Richard Huddy encouraged people to visit the Farmers Market on Thursdays; attended the Bremerton Central Lions White Cane Day, Older Americans Conference, Kitsap Celebration of Philanthropy, Disabilities Legislative Reception, Military Culinary Arts Competition, and Scouting Leadership Breakfast; thanked Kitsap Sun Reporter Josh Farley for engaging communities to identify their neighborhoods; recognized I'sh Vintage Clothing & Costume for hosting Bremerton Green Drinks; reported on the panel discussion at the Immigrant Experience; and announced the Bremerton Central Lions Pancake Breakfast during the Armed Forces Festival on Saturday, May 20 from 7:00 to 10:00 AM. Dino Davis commented on the recent earthquakes; and encouraged people to contact the American Red Cross or FEMA to be prepared as possible. Gren Wheeler announced that volunteers are needed for the next Kiwanis Park Monthly Work Party on Saturday, May 27 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM rain or shine; looked forward to the Armed Forces Festival and hoped people would come out to view the parade and to see the City's connection to the military; and also thanked the Lions Club for the annual breakfast and Kiwanis Club for Marshalling the parades throughout the parade's history. Jerry McDonald attended the knighting ceremony of Bremerton High Schools students; announced the TrawlerFest Boat Show from Thursday, May 18 through Saturday, May 20 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Marina; reported on the progress of the project on 41h Street; shared the schedule of events for the Armed Forces Day Festival on Saturday, May 20, which includes the Bremerton Central Lions Pancake Breakfast from 7:00 to 10:00 AM, the Armed Forces Day Parade beginning at 10:00 AM, the Puget Sound Energy Heroes BBQ from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, and Navy League Gala from 6:00 to 9:00 PM; and also looked forward to the Bridge Blast fireworks display on Saturday, July 1 off of the Manette Bridge. Leslie Dauns presented a Certificate of Promotion on behalf of the City of Bremerton to Mountain View Middle School student Matthew Johnson; invited the public to a "Critical Condition of Healthcare in Kitsap Forum" on June 3 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at the Bremerton Teen Center; congratulated the Pacific NW Ilocondia Association for its 30th Anniversary Celebration; also City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes May 17, 2017 Page 4 of 4 recommended that people add prescriptions to their emergency kits and to also remember their pets; shared that Eagles Steak Night will be on Friday, May 19 at 5:00 PM; and lastly, she offered condolences to friends and family of the Mountain View student who drowned recently. Pat Sullivan announced that non-profit organizations which support tourism are welcome to apply for lodging tax grant funding through June 15, and that applications are available through the City's website www.bremertonwa.gov; enjoyed a tour of Albers Vista Gardens and for anyone else interested in a tour please go to their website at www.albersvistagardens.org; was proud to be the MC at the Annual Memorial Day Service on Sunday, May 28 at 2:00 PM at Miller Woodlawn Funeral Home & Memorial Park; reported that Lebo Boulevard is now undergoing a "rubblization" process that breaks up the old roadway to create a solid road base; and hoped to see people at the Lions Pancake Breakfast. Eric Younger announced that the public is welcome to attend the Bremerton Parking Study Open House hosted by BERK Consulting on Wednesday, May 24 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM in the First Floor Meeting Chambers; with more information available at www. bremertonwa.gov/parkingstudy; and encouraged residents who are interested in receiving updates or notices for District 7 Community Meetings or any Council District, to provide their contact information through the Council Office at (360) 473-5280 or City.Council(@_ci.bremerton.wa.us. With no further business, President Younger adjourned the Council Meeting at 7:25 PM. Prepared and Submitted by: CHRISTINE GRENIER Council Assistant APPRO D by the City Council on the 7th day of June, 2017. Eric Younge , Coun Pr siden ATTEST: AL Shannon L. Corin, City Clerk EY:SC:ls:cg