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Home My WebLink About10/18/2017DIGITAL RECORDING CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, October 18, 2017 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, October 18, 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; 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 Eric Roberts of Discovery Fellowship. POLICE DEPARTMENT SWEARING-IN CEREMONY Captain James Burchett brought forward Municipal Court Judge James Doctor to administer the Oath of Office for new Police Officer Samantha Ortona. FIRE DEPARTMENT SWEARING-IN CEREMONY Chief David Schmitt brought forward Municipal Court Judge James Doctor to administer the Oath of Office for new Fire Fighters Carlo Celeste; Orlando Diaz; Spencer Erwin; Cody Hoefs; and Chris Ritter. MAYOR'S REPORT • Chal Martin, Public Works & Utilities Director, commended Chance Berthiaume, Water Resources, who was awarded a Certificate in Professional & Municipal Stormwater Management noting that there only 391 people in the world who have earned this certification; • Holly Peterson of the Bremerton Senior Center, encouraged people to attend the 45th Annual Senior Craft Fair on Friday, October 20 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM and on Saturday, October 21 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Sheridan Park Community Center; • It was announced that the Lebo Boulevard Project is now complete; • October 20, 2017 was proclaimed as "Community Media Day'; with the proclamations presented to Charleen Burnette, Public Access Manager; Milenka Hawkins -Bates, BKAT Advisory Committee; and Sheldon Parr, West Sound Community Television; • The community was encouraged to attend the Peninsula Fruit Club's Fall Fruit Show on Thursday, October 28 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the West Side Improvement Club; and • In recognition of Cancer Awareness for the Month of October, the Haselwood Auto Group held "Drive for a Cause" to raise funds for cancer research at Fred Hutch Hospital; and the City's Police and Fire are wearing pink'on their uniforms. POLICE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING Captain James Burchett outlined statistics from September to early October; and briefed the Council on "Operation Net Nanny". Comments were provided by Daugs and Huddy... President Younger added a special announcement to caution anyone planning to speak during Public Recognition that during the election period, beginning now through the November General Election, that they are prohibited from commenting on any candidate or ballot issues... City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, October 18, 2017 Page 2 of 5 PUBLIC RECOGNITION Mike Walton, YMCA Community Relations, announced fall activities taking place at the Kitsap Family YMCA including the Halloween Hustle on Saturday, October 28 at 9:00 AM; followed by the Fall Festival from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Jim Adrian announced that a Winter Shelter will be in place from November 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018 at the Salvation Army located at 832 6th Street; and that there will also be a Community Meeting on November 2 at 6:00 PM to discuss further details of the planned shelter. Marii Singleton attempted to comment that she doesn't want to be charged by the City to park in front of her own house; but she was directed by President Younger to wait for Item 10A. Susan Mayer and Aimee Oien, Union Shop Stewards representing fellow employees at Harrison Medical Center, expressed their concerns, and asked City officials to join them in holding CHI Franciscan accountable for failing to live up to their mission; particularly after a recent incident where CHI Franciscan management used security guards to close food services to the community in an effort to silence their workers from advocating for themselves, their patients, and to improve hospital staffing. CONSENT AGENDA 8A— Claims & Check Register: Check Numbers 375708 through 375915 and EFT -17815 through EFT -17862 in the amount of $2,560,074.02; Regular Payroll for the pay period ending September 30, 2017 in the amount of $747,117.18; Regular Payroll (Pay out) for the pay period ending September 30, 2017 in the amount of $7,483.08 913— Minutes of Meeting — October 4, 2017 8C — Minutes of Study Session — October 11, 2017 8D— Change Order No. 2 and Administrative Authorization for Closeout the Lebo Boulevard Roadway Improvement Project 8E— Purchase of Office Furniture and Installation Services from Staples Business Advantage for City of Bremerton Offices located on the of the Norm Dicks Government Center There were no comments or questions by members of the public... 06:10:50 M/S/C/U (McDonald/Huddy) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented. PUBLIC HEARINGS 9A — PUBLIC HEARING FOR ACCEPTANCE OF THE 2017 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT: Captain James Burchett summarized that the Bremerton Police Department is applying for the local solicitation of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG). Since 2010, JAGs have been used to help fund the salary of the Community Resource Specialist. The 2017 JAG will be used for the same purpose. This grant will allow the City of Bremerton to continue to sustain the Community Resource Unit and its crime prevention function and programs which include Neighborhood Watch, the Landlord Notification Program, Abandoned Property Program, crime analysis function, enforcement of the Chronic Nuisance Property Ordinance, and the Bremerton Citizen Auxiliary Volunteer Program. The grant is from the Department of Justice. No matching funds are required of the City. The total grant amount is $22,211.00. President Younger opened the public hearing... With no comments received, President Younger closed the Hearing to the public, and opened for discussion with the Council... City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, October 18, 2017 Page 3 of. 5 06.:12:41 Motion was made by Sullivan and seconded by Daugs... Comments were provided by Sullivan, Daugs, Huddy.:. 06:14:20 (Sullivan/Daugs) Move to accept the 2017 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG), and to authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. 9B — PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 3294 APPROVING THE 2018 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) AND HOME FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INCLUSION IN THE 2018 CDBG/HOME ACTION PLAN: Sarah Achaoui, CDBG Program Administrator, stated that on June 21, 2017, City Council approved the 2018 CDBG/HOME Policy Plan outlining the CDBG and HOME funding allocation process. Based on that policy, the program's Project Review Committee has developed 2018 funding recommendations for Council consideration and approval. If approved, these submissions will be sent to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the City's 2018 Annual Action Plan. President Younger asked if any Council Members wish to recuse themselves from the vote and if so, to provide an explanation. Council Members Daugs and Wheeler each explained that they will recuse themselves because they serve on the Kitsap Community Resources Board of Directors. Then both left the dais through the discussion and vote... Comments and questions were provided by Marii Singleton; Monica Bernhard. KCR, Emily Russell. Blue Architecture; Ronald Palmer. New Life Community Development Agency; Charles Henderson, on behalf of several Quincy Square property owners; Marie Vila. Community Frameworks; Collette Jones. Ish Vintage Clothing; Michael Goodnow. Downtown Bremerton Association; and Joanie Pearson; with responses provided by Ms. Achaoui... With no further comments received, President Younger closed the Hearing to the public; and opened for discussion with the Council... 06:47:02 Motion was made by McDonald and seconded by Huddy... Comments and questions were provided by Huddy, Sullivan, McDonald, and Younger; with responses provided by Mayor Lent... 06:51:50 M/S/C/U (McDonald/Huddy) Move to adopt Resolution No. 3294 approving the 2018 funding recommendations to be included in the 2018 Action Plan to HUD, and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the contracts with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented once all funding has been secured and HUD has approved the Annual Action Plan. Following the vote, Council Members Daugs and Wheeler returned to the meeting... President Younger announced that after reviewing citizen comment letters and a discussion with Mayor Lent, it was agreed that public comment would be taken following staff presentations for Items 10A and 10B, but there will be no Council discussion or action taken tonight... GENERAL BUSINESS 10A — ORDINANCE NO. 5335 AMENDING SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 10.10 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED "PARKING CODE". AND REPEALING CHAPTER 11.15 ENTITLED "ON STREET PAID PARKING": Shannon Corin, City Clerk, explained that administration is recommending changes to the Bremerton Municipal Code to incorporate Commuter Parking Zones and have the authority to issue Commuter Permits. This is the first step in establishing a Commuter Parking Program. The ordinance also expands the area for nuisance violators from parking in only the downtown core to all restricted parking zones in the City. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, October 18, 2017 Page 4 of 5 It was further explained that this amendment has a housekeeping item as well. It moves on - street paid parking from BMC Title 11 entitled "Streets and Right -of -Way" to BMC Title 10 entitled "Traffic," and re-establishes and updates current on -street paid parking zones. 10B — RESOLUTION NO. 3295 ADOPTING MANAGEMENT POLICES FOR THE RESTRICTED PARKING ZONE PROGRAM IN SECTION 10.10.040 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE INCLUDING NEW COMMUTER AND PAID PARKING: Shannon Corin, City Clerk, continued that based on the findings and recommendations of the Parking Study, Administration is recommending a Commuter Parking Permit Program for on -street parking. The resolution sets the policies for administering this program. This program balances the needs of both residential and commuters, while giving preference to residential parking. It meets two Council goals: 1) Improve Intra -City Traffic Flow and Reduce Parking Congestion; and 2) Secure Funding for Local Streets and Sidewalk Improvements Comments and questions were provided by Dale Magneson; Del Knauss; Jaime Forsyth; Tom Applewhite; Barbara Conley Daniel Conley; Angela Flesher, Marie Vila; John Flesher, Paul Olsen; Glenn Hodge; Jeff Shipman; Chris Da V Joseph Gilman; Mag_c Williams; Pastor Clint Collins; Michael Goodnow; Sharon Adams; Marji Singleton; and Mary Campbell... Additional information was provided by Mayor Lent and Jeff Aran -go, BERK Consulting... 10C — ORDINANCE NO. 5336 AMENDING SECTION 3.50.050 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED "PERSONS SUBJECT TO TAX — AMOUNT" RELATING TO THE ALLOCATION OF STORMWATER FEES OR TAXES COLLECTED FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS: Chal Martin, Public Works & Utilities Director, and DeWayne Pitts, Financial Services Director, emphasized that the proposed ordinance amends Section 3.50.050 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Persons Subject to Tax — Amount" relating to the as of the utility taxes for water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities in order to allocate stormwater fees or taxes collected to the Transportation Capital Fund for the purpose of funding street improvements within the City. There were no comments or questions by members of the public... 08:02:32 Motion was made by Huddy, and seconded by McDonald ...Comments and questions were provided by Huddy, Daugs, Davis, Wheeler, Sullivan, McDonald, Wheeler, and Younger, with responses provided by Mayor Lent: Mr. Pitts; and Mr. Martin... 08:20:17 M/S/C (Ruddy/McDonald) Move to pass Ordinance No. 5336 amending Section 3.50.050 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Persons Subject to Tax — Amount" relating to the utility taxes for stormwater utilities. Voted in favor of Motion: Huddy, Sullivan, McDonald, and Younger Voted opposed to Motion: Wheeler, Davis, Daugs Motion carried: 4 -Yes; 3 -No COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Richard Huddy provided his support for Harrison Hospital and its workers; viewed the live broadcast of the USS Washington Commissioning Ceremony; attended The Arbor Memory Care Facility's Ribbon Cutting Ceremony & Grand Opening; and acknowledged the Navy's 242nd Birthday. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, October 18, 2017 Page 5 of 5 Dino Davis welcomed volunteers at the next Forest Ridge Park Work Party on Saturday, October 21 beginning at 9:00 AM; reminded Council to provide support to Departments who are working very hard; and also challenged the Council to find new revenue to fund street projects. Greg Wheeler announced that volunteers are needed for the next Kiwanis Park Work Party on Saturday, October 28 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. Jerry McDonald reported on the recent Town Hall Meeting that featured the Police Department's Bike Patrol. Leslie Daugs shared sentiments offered by Mr. Davis; encouraged the community to come to the Annual Senior Craft Fair on Friday and Saturday; announced that Kitsap Community Resources is hosting the Super Saturday Financial Resource Fair on Saturday, October 21 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM; announced that volunteers are needed for the Christmas Angels Program through Kitsap Community Resources; wished a Happy Birthday to Legislative Assistant Lori Smith; offered her support to Harrison Hospital workers; announced the 1St Annual Home Helpers Resource Fair on Saturday, October 21 from 9:00 to 5:00 PM at the Fil-Am Building; reminded people to turn in their ballots by November 7; encouraged people to be safe since it is now dark when school is letting out; and offered condolences to the family members and neighborhood residents in Port Orchard where four family members were killed is a recent fire Pat Sullivan announced that applications are available on the City's website through Monday, October 23 for a volunteer CPA needed to serve on the City's Audit Committee; and looked forward to upcoming Albers Vista Tours on October 21 and 28 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. President Younger hoped to plan a community meeting soon where he looked forward to hearing ideas for a plan to address the algae blooms at Kitsap Lake. With no further business, President Younger adjourned the Council Meeting at 8:39 PM. Prepared and Submitted by: CHRISTINE 6RENIER Council Assistant . APPRO D by the City Council on the 1St day of November, 2017. ERIC YOU ER,it Council President AT ST: ` SHANNON CORIN, City Clerk EY:SC:ls:cg