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Home My WebLink About10/04/2017DIGITAL RECORDING CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES I. Wednesday, Qctober 4, 2017 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, October 4, 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, Leslie Daugs, and Pat Sullivan. Council Vice President Jerry McDonald was absent. Also present were Assistant City Attorney Kylie Purves; 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 Fire Department Chaplain Bill Martin. MAYOR'S REPORT — Mayor Lent. • Brought forward Director of Public Works & Utilities Chal Martin to introduce Forestry Service Supervisor Ken Donleycott to receive a Certification of Appreciation on behalf of the City of Bremerton from the Washington State Departments of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Fish & Wildlife for a "timely completion of Road Maintenance and Abandonment Plans and the commitment to meeting water quality standards and fish passage requirements on forest roads... "; • Brought forward Recreational Program Coordinator Cynthia Engelgau of the Parks Department to introduce Arts Commission Chair Garrett Nobbs; Arts Commission Member Deborah Woolston; Olympic College Art Department Faculty Members Marie Weichman and Michael Laughlin; and Executive Director of the Olympic College Foundation David Emmons to talk about the unique partnership that allowed Olympic College students Gretchen Lund and Lisa Jet-Yeng Zhu to submit art that was selected for two Utility Cabinet Wrap Art Projects; and also to receive the Mayor's Citizen Recognition Award for their efforts; • Encouraged the community to view the art gallery placed on the new Washington State Ferry "Chimacum" featuring 16 pieces of contemporary art work of local artists selected by the Arts Commission; • Congratulated longtime Parks & Recreation employee Virgilio Ibarra and Maintenance Supervisor Tom Cressman on their recent retirements; and brought forward several Parks Department staff members including Steve Mutek, Steve Munson, Jeff Winden, Dave Coleman, Juanita Talavera, Anna Thomas, Francisco Dominguez, Mike Kelly, Scott Ferido, and Reynaldo Circulado to thank them for all their hard work this past summer; and also led them in a chorus of Happy Birthday in honor of Parks & Recreation Director Jeff Elevado; • Acknowledged the brand new sign provided by Signworks at the YMCA that displays the Bremerton High School swim records; • Invited the community to the Aqua -Fair on Saturday, October 7 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Otto Jarstad Park; • Thanked Abraham's House for all their work in the community, announced their new location at 335 Wycoff Avenue; and was looking forward to the retail store opening soon; City Council Reg. 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Minutes Wednesday, October 4, 2017 Page 2 of 3 • Hoped that everyone would take advantage of a free or low cost Flu Shot Clinics being held in various locations in the City; • Steps to Housing workshops hosted by the Kitsap Community Resources to help people find housing will be held every Tuesday at 1:00 PM at 1201 Park Avenue; • Was pleased to see the City's "Permit Activity Valuation" continued to thrive; • Proclaimed the Month of October 2017 as "Domestic Violence Awareness Month"; inviting Harriette Bryant, President of the YWCA Board of Directors to accept the proclamation; and Victims Legal Advocate Theresa Slope to announce that in recognition of "Start the Week Without Violence", a vigil will be held on Monday, October 16 beginning at 7:00 PM in the parking lot of the YWCA on Pacific Avenue, followed by a procession to the Norm Dicks Government Center where the lights will be lit up in purple as part of the Shine the Light campaign "in remembrance of domestic violence victims and in honor of survivor's courage; and • Brought forward Fire Chief Dave Schmitt to provide,a briefing on Dire Ops 101, a National Training Program held last Saturday, September 30 attended by Mayor Patty Lent; Council President Eric Younger; Council Vice President Jerry McDonald; and Council Members Leslie Daugs, Greg Wheeler, Dino Davis, and Richard Huddy. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Marie Vila announced Community Frameworks was having an event to celebrate the 20th Built in Bremerton Home on Friday, October 20 from 9:30 to 10:30 AM at 1123 Highland Avenue. Fred Downey expressed his concern about the parking situation on his street. President Younker asked him to provide his contact information for the City Clerk to provide a response to his questions. CONSENT AGENDA 5A — Claims & Check Register: Check Numbers 375447 through 375707 and EFT -17760 through EFT -17814 in the amount of $3,379,144.65; Regular Payroll for the pay period ending September 15, 2017 in the amount of $787,148.83; Regular Payroll (Pay Out) for the pay period ending September 15, 2017 in the amount of $17,564.94; and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending September 30, 2017 in the amount of $49,507.09 56 — Minutes of Meeting — September 20, 2017 5C — Minutes of Study Session — September 27, 2017 5D — Purchase of an Accubatch Brine Maker from Cargill Deicing Technology, Inc. of North Olmstead, OH There were no comments or questions by members of the public... 06:08:27 M/S/C/U (Huddy/Sullivan) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented. GENERAL BUSINESS — There were no General Business items... COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Pat Sullivan announced that volunteers are welcome for last "Lions Park Monthly Work Party" of the year on Saturday, October 14 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM; that applications for a volunteer CPA position on the Audit Committee are being accepted until October 23; unfortunately was not able to attend the Fire Ops 101 training due to being away on vacation; and expressed sorrow for the recent tragedy in Las Vegas. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, October 4, 2017 Page 3 of 3 Leslie Dauqs announced the Filipino -American Heritage Day Celebration on Saturday, October 7 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM at the Filipino -American Community Center; thanked Rob Ashmore of the Fire Department for his efforts in organizing the Fire Ops 101 event; and sent thoughts and prayers to all those affected by the recent tragedy in Las Vegas. Greg Wheeler thanked everyone from the Fire Department involved in organizing the Fire Ops 101 event; and also expressed thoughts and prayers for the families of those killed in the Las Vegas mass shooting. Dino Davis was moved, again, by this latest tragedy and the senseless loss. Richard Huddy expressed his thoughts on the recent Las Vegas tragedy; reported on the progress of a vacant property abatement that he hopes to complete in the next 30 days; thanked the Fire Department for providing the Fire Ops 101 training; enjoyed attending the rollout of Washington State Ferries new concessionaire CenterPlate; presented a conceptual design for a proposed Bremerton Hospital; thanked Republican representative Michelle Caldier and Democratic representative Sherry Appleton for working together to stop the relocation of Bremerton Harrison Hospital; and discussed a recent meeting of the Kitsap Aerospace & Defense Alliance (KADA). President Younger announced that the Bremerton City Council will be hosting a Community Meeting on Monday, October 9 from 6:30 to 8:00 PM in the Meeting Chambers featuring the Bremerton Police Bike Unit — Special Patrol; and following adjournment tonight, the Council would be meeting in an "Exempt Closed Session" under RCW 42.30.140(4)(6) to discuss Labor Negotiations. With no further business, President Younger adjourned the Council Meeting at 6:22 PM Prepared and Submitted by: LORI SMITH Legislative Assistant APPRO D by the City Council on the 18th day of October, 2017. ERIC YOUN R, City ncil President ATTEST: , & �A C SHANNON CORIN, City Clerk EY:SC:ls:cg