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Home My WebLink About07/05/2017DIGITAL RECORDING CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, July 5, 2017 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, July 5, 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 City Attorney Roger Lubovich; City Clerk Shannon Corin; Legislative Assistant Lori Smith; and Dave Sorenson, Information Services. 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 Eric Roberts of Discovery Fellowship. MAYOR'S REPORT — Mayor Lent announced the following... • Was pleased to report that the revenues received from permits for the Month of June were double the amount received from the Month of May; • Proclaimed the Month of July 2017 as "Parks & Recreation Month", and invited Cynthia Engelgau, Holly Peterson, and Scott Evans from the Parks & Recreation Department to receive the proclamation and announce upcoming events including Fun at the Playgrounds through August 4 at Blueberry Park, Kiwanis Park, and the Manette Playfield; the West Sound Senior Games from July 12 to 15; and a variety of on-going athletic leagues; • Brought forward Parks & Recreation Director Jeff Elevado and Public Works & Utilities Director Chal Martin to display the Municipal Excellence Award that was presented to the City of Bremerton at the AWC Annual Conference for work done at Lillian A. & James Walker Park; • Brought forward Kathleen Cahall, Water Resources Manager to display the 2017 Exemplary Source Water Protection Award for a Medium System that was presented to the City of Bremerton's Public Works & UtilitiesDepartment by the American Water Works Association; • Shared the schedules for Rock the Dock and Music in Manette Summer Concert Series; • Encouraged attendance at the "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Walk & Family Fun Fair" that will be held on Saturday, July 8 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at Evergreen Rotary Park; • Community volunteers are needed for the 2017 Summer "Point in Time" Homeless Count; • The Kitsap Chordsmen will be performing "Scandimania" on Saturday, July 15 at 2:00 and 7:00 PM in the North Kitsap Auditorium located at 1881 NE Hostmark in Poulsbo; and • A local family (with no cats or dogs due to her allergies) is still needed to host "Kanon", a 17 - year old exchange student from the City of Bremerton's Sister City Kure, Japan for 4 -weeks from July 24 to August 20, and to please contact the Mayor's Office at (360) 473-5266 if interested. FIRE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING Fire Chief David Schmitt reported on fireworks -related issues and statistics from over the 4th of July weekend; and then introduced Captain Brian Marceau, Lieutenant Brian Junkin, Captain Dan Mustard, Lieutenant Craig Patti, and Training Battalion Chief John Payne. POLICE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING Police Chief Steve Strachan used a Power Point presentation to highlight trends, statistics, and police activity for the Months of June through early July; and brought forward Police Officer Chris Faidley who introduced new K-9 Officer Esco. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, July 5, 2017 Page 2of4 PUBLIC RECOGNITION — There were no comments or questions by members of the public... CONSENT AGENDA 7A— Claims & Check Register: Check Numbers 374198 through 374387 and EFT -17468 through EFT -17509 in the amount of $2,844,617.11; Regular Payroll (Pay Out) for the pay period ending June 15, 2017 in the amount of $7,390.09; and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending June 30, 2017 in the amount of $49,379.04 7B — Minutes of Meeting — June 21, 2017 7C — Minutes of Study Session — June 28, 2017 7D — Authorize Hiring of David Johnson, Building Official at Pay Band 15, Rate 6 of the 2017 Management, Professional, Confidential & Fiduciary Salary Plan 7E— Ordinance No. 5327 to repeal and replace Ordinance No. 5300 regarding the 2016 Shoreline Limited Amendments to the Shoreline Master Program 7F — Mutual Aid Agreement for the Provision of Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services 7G — Professional Services Agreement with the Bremerton School District for a Full-time School Resource Officer 7H — Purchase of a John Deere 450KLT Crawler Dozer from Pape Machinery, Inc. of Tacoma, WA for the Forestry Division 71— Agreement with Golden Eagle Evergreens for the Removal and Sale of Minor Forest Products 7J — Commercial Line Extension Agreement with Puget Sound Energy for Pump Station KL -2 David Johnson discussed his background, stated that he looks forward to his position as Building Official for the City of Bremerton, and that his family also looks forward to being a part of the community. There were no comments or questions by members of the public... 06:25:10 M/S/C/U (Davis/Daugs) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented. GENERAL BUSINESS 8A — PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BMcCONSULTING LLC FOR LOBBYING SERVICES: City Attorney Roger Lubovich summarized that this Consulting Agreement with BMcConsulting LLC will provide lobbying services from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. There were no comments or questions by members of the public... 06:27:10 Motion was made by Daugs and seconded by Sullivan... Comments were provided by Daugs, Sullivan, Wheeler, Davis, and Huddy... Additional comments were added by Mayor Lent.. . 06:36:56 M/S/C (Daugs/Sullivan) Move to authorize the Mayor to extend the Professional Services Agreement with BMcConsulting LLC for substantially the same terms and conditions as presented; and increase the 2017 Non -Departmental, General Fund expenditure budget by $24,000. Voted in favor of Motion: Daugs, McDonald, Davis, Huddy, Sullivan, Younger Voted opposed to Motion: Wheeler Motion carried: 6 -Yes; 1 -No City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, July 5, 2017 Page 3 of 4 8113 — ORDINANCE NO. 5328 AMENDING CHAPTER 5.36 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED "SPECIAL EVENTS": Council Member Richard Hudd v stated that the proposed ordinance amends Chapter 5.36 of the Bremerton Municipal Code (BMC) entitled "Special Events" by adding a new section, Section 5.36.080, relating to neighborhood block parties. The motion for adopting the ordinance establishes a $25 street closure fee for neighbor block parties for 2017. Further details were elaborated by City Attorney Roger Lubovich. Citizens who spoke in support of the proposed Ordinance were Lisa Packett, Jean Shannon, Naomi Evans, Amanda Smith, Fred Baker, Jo Walter, Carol Wilkerson, Donald Mathews, Adam Brockus, and Mary Lou Lon ... 07:10:00 Motion was made by Huddy, and seconded by Wheeler... Comments and questions were provided by Huddy, Wheeler, Davis, Daugs, Sullivan, McDonald, and Younger ... with responses provided by Parks & Recreation Director Jeff Elevado and City Attorney Roger Lubovich... Rebuttal comments were added by Davis, Daugs, Wheeler, Davis (P), Huddy, and Daugs (3�d)... Closing comments and questions were made by Younger, with responses received by Mr. Lubovich and Mayor Lent... Mr. Lubovich read a proposed amendment to the Ordinance (last sentence to Section 1, Chapter 5.36.080): "These events are held and attended by people living in the neighborhood surrounding the street, they are not intended to be open to the general public". President Younger asked if there was any objection to the proposed amendment to the Ordinance. With no objections, the amendment to the Ordinance was adopted, and the Motion was amended. 07:58:40 A-M/S/C (Huddy/Wheeler) Move to pass Ordinance No. 5328 to amend Chapter 5.36 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Special Events" as amended; and establishing a $25 street closure fee for neighborhood block parties for 2017. Voted in favor of Motion: McDonald, Wheeler, Huddy, Younger Voted opposed to Motion: Davis, Sullivan, Daugs Motion carried: 4 -Yes; 3 -No COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Pat Sullivan thanked organizers of the 1 st Annual Bremerton Bridge Blast event held last Saturday off of the Manette Bridge; and announced that volunteers are welcome for the next Lions Park Monthly Work Party on Saturday, July 8 from 10:00 AM to Noon. Leslie Daugs announced the schedule for the 2017 Summer Lunch Program; shared that registration is now open for the YMCA Summer Camp at the Bremerton Family YMCA; announced the Back to School Fair & Fun Run will be on August 15 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Mountain View Middle School; invited the community to the Kitsap Pride Festival on Saturday, July 15 from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Evergreen Rotary Park and Pride Party on Friday, July 14 at 9:00 PM in the Fountain Room at Bremerton Harborside; enjoyed attending the Chimacum Community Celebration, noting that reservations can be made online for regular service that begins on July 10. Jerry McDonald reported the 1St Annual Bremerton Bridge Blast off, of the Manette Bridge was a huge success; looked forward to Bremerton Summer Brewfest on July 14 & 15; and shared the schedules for both Rock the Dock and Music in Manette Summer Concert Series. Richard Hudd v thanked members of the community who attended the meeting tonight and expressed their support for the Block Party Ordinance; reported on his attendance at the Association of Washington Cities Annual Conference with Council President Younger and Vice City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, July 5, 2017 Page 4 of 4 President McDonald that was held in Vancouver, WA; and also enjoyed attending the 1 st Annual Bremerton Bridge Blast fireworks show; the Chimacum Community Celebration; and the Story Walk hosted by Josh Farley of the Kitsap Sun. Lastly, he challenged his fellow male Council Members to don a pair of high heels and join him in the "6th Annual Walk A Mile in Her Shoes" (Walk to End Domestic Violence in Kitsap County) event in support of YWCA Kitsap County services for victims of domestic violence and their children to be held on Saturday, July 8 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at Evergreen Rotary Park. Eric'Younger reported that he too attended the Association of Washington Cities Annual Conference in Vancouver, WA, and since it was his first time, he was not sure what to expect but he was pleasantly surprised at how much he enjoyed it. He was pleased to find it very informative as well as productive. With no further business, President Younger adjourned the Council Meeting at 8:13 PM. Prepared and Submitted by: LORI SMITH Legislative Assistant APPRO ED by the City Council on the 19th day of July, 2017. ERIC YOUNG R, City 6Ancil President ATTEST: ` SHANNON CORIN, City Clerk EY:SC:ls:cg