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Home My WebLink About04/04/2018DIGITAL RECORDING CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, April 4, 2018 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at 5:00 PM in Council Conference Room 603 of the NORM DICKs GOVERNMENT CENTER, 345 6 1 Street, Bremerton, Washington, with Council Vice -President Richard Huddy presiding. Council Members present were Michael Goodnow, Tony Hillman, Kevin Gorman, Leslie Daugs, and Pat Sullivan. Council President Eric Younger 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 Retired Pastor Russ Reuther formerly of Sylvan Way Baptist Church. MAYOR'S REPORT — Mayor Wheeler... • Provided data to show the 5 -year trend of approved City permits; • Discussed grants for planned improvements of Kitsap Lake and at Kitsap Lake Park; • In preparation for applying for grant applications, the community is invited to provide feedback on the Warren Avenue Playfield Renovation Concept; and • Met with Presidents of Western Washington University and Olympic College to discuss the upcoming Sub -Area Plan Review and Market Analysis for East Bremerton which will include the former Harrison Medical Center site. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Mike Walton discussed the events and activities taking place at the Kitsap Family YMCA including Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 21 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM with free food, games, and activities; and mentioned that after 10 -years, this would be his last report since he is moving on to another business venture. On behalf of the City, Vice -President Huddy thanked him and wished him well. David Raymond with the Kitsap 911 Memorial Stewardship Program, reported on the recent clean-up event at the Kitsap 911 Memorial; and noted that since they ran out of time, he invited volunteers to the continued clean-up event on Saturday, April 14 at 2:00 PM. Caroline Stein summarized the highlights of the 2018 Washington State Science & Engineering Fair; thanked Council Vice -President Huddy and Council Members Sullivan and Hillman for volunteering their services; and announced the next WSSEF would be held March 29 & 30, 2019. Terry Fessner pointed out that the grounds around the Norm Dicks Government Center look really nice; asked if the City could replace a tree that was removed from 5th Street in front of the Kitsap Sun, especially since it was planted in honor of a child Sarah Maryann; and also hoped the City would soon illuminate the streetlights recently installed along the new sidewalks at East Park. CONSENT AGENDA 5A— Claims & Check Register: Check Numbers 378155 through 378340, and EFT -18357 through EFT -18397 in the amount of $1,536,376.62; and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending March 31, 2018 in the amount of $57,808.40 56 — Minutes of Meeting — March 21, 2018 5C — Minutes of Study Session — March 28, 2018 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, April 4, 2018 Page 2 of 4 5D — Legal Services Retention Agreement with Matthew W. Cockrell & Associates, P.C. for Environmental Insurance and Cost Recovery Matter 5E — Change Order No. 2 to Professional Services Agreement with Cosmopolitan Marine Engineering for Sediment Sampling & Analysis and Combined Sewer Overflow Post - Construction Monitoring Report 5F — Sole Source Purchase of Hardened Impellers and Volutes from Pump Tech, Inc. for the three (3) Sulzer ABS Pumps at Pump Station CW -1 There were no questions or comments from the public... 05:58:00 M/S/C/U (Gorman/Daugs) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented. GENERAL BUSINESS 6A — INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH CENTRAL KITSAP FIRE & RESCUE AND SOUTH KITSAP FIRE & RESCUE FOR FIRE GROUND SURVIVAL TRAINING AND GRANT APPLICATION: Fire Chief David Schmitt explained that this Agreement will allow Bremerton to apply for a Fire Ground Survival Program Grant, and to utilize the Grant proceeds to facilitate the Train -the -Trainer program among the other local Fire Agencies. A short film entitled "Fire Ground Survival Program" was shown to provide more details on the training. There were no questions or comments from the public... 06:05:32 Motion was made by Daugs and seconded by Sullivan... Comments were provided by Daugs and Hillman... 06:07:02 M/S/C/U (Daugs/Sullivan) Move to approve the Interlocal Agreement between the City of Bremerton, Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue, and South Kitsap Fire & Rescue; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. 6B — RESOLUTION NO. 3305 ACKNOWLEDGING COMMITMENT TO MATCH SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM GRANT FUNDS FOR WASHINGTON AVENUE AND 11TH STREET IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT: Tom Knuckev, City Engineer, summarized that staff recommend the City pursue funding from the Surface Transportation Program for improvements on Washington Avenue and 11th Street in the current Regional and Countywide grant competition. The improvements would include design and construction of a roundabout at the west end of the Manette Bridge, along with full street reconstruction from the roundabout north and west to Pacific Avenue. The STP program funds projects at a maximum of 86.5% with a minimum match of $13.5%. The estimated cost of this project is $4,800,000, and staff intend to request $4,152,000 in grant funds, requiring the City commit to providing matching funds of $648,000. In addition, the STP Program rules state that expending STP grant funds for any phase of a project, including design, commits the recipient to constructing all phases of the project within 10 -years of receipt of the grant funds. For this grant cycle, KRCC has required applicants to include acknowledgment of these requirements from the governing body of the City with the grant applications. Dino Davis provided comments to express his concerns with the high cost for this project, and the lack of a completed traffic study. Terry Fessner was tired of the City redoing street projects at this intersection. 06:24:14 Motion was made by Goodnow and seconded by Gorman... Questions were asked by Goodnow, Gorman, Hillman, Sullivan, and Daugs; with responses provide by Mr. Knuckev... Mayor Wheeler added comments in support of the grant and the project... City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, April 4, 2018 Page 3 of 4 06:54:41 M/S/C (Goodnow/Gorman) Move to approve Resolution No. 3305 acknowledging the commitments associated with receipt of Surface Transportation Program Grant funds for the Washington Avenue and 11th Street Improvements Project. Voted in favor of Motion: Gorman, Goodnow, Sullivan, Huddy Voted opposed to Motion: Hillman, Daugs Motion carried: 4 -Yes; 2 -No 6C — NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT CENTER TENANT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT PHASE II BUDGET ADJUSTMENT: Chal Martin, Public Works & Utilities Director, stated that work is set to begin to finalize the interior building improvements for the City's recently -purchased space in the Norm Dicks Government Center. The last phase involves work on the east end of the fifth floor to accommodate Information Services and the Prosecutors. We are asking for $120,000 of budget authority to do this work. There were no questions or comments from the public... 06:56:23 Motion was made by Gorman and seconded by Goodnow... Comments were provided by Gorman and Daugs; and questions were provided by Daugs and Hillman; with responses provided by Mr. Martin... 07:08:42 M/S/C (Gorman/Goodnow) Move to approve a budget adjustment to increase the General Fund Facilities expenditure budget by -$120,000, to modify Norm Dicks Government Center fifth floor space for the City's Information Services staff and the City's Prosecuting Attorney staff, with a transfer of revenue from Real Estate Excise Tax receipts (Fund 308) in the same amount. Voted in favor of Motion: Hillman, Goodnow, Sullivan, Gorman, Huddy Voted opposed to Motion: Daugs Motion carried: 5 -Yes; 1 -No COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Pat Sullivan invited volunteers to the next Lions Park Monthly Work Party on Saturday, April 14 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM to pull weeds and clean up the shoreline; and mentioned how much she enjoyed working as a volunteer with Caroline Stein at the WSSEF, was honored to provide welcoming remarks to kick off the event and to hand out awards, and looked forward to next year. Leslie Daugs was pleased to be one of the featured speakers at the Bataan Remembrance Day Ceremony on Saturday, April 7 beginning at 9:30 AM at Bataan Park; invited the public to attend the Grand Opening of the Habitat for Humanity Store Annex also on Saturday, April 7; announced the Annual Lowe's National Women Build Week from May 8 through 12; provided an update on the Kitsap Transit Composition Review Board; looked forward to brainstorming ideas for "Low Income Affordable Housing" at a stakeholder's meeting on April 15; thanked volunteers who help at the Salvation Army; thanked Mr. Walton for his efforts to keep the City informed on activities at the Bremerton Family YMCA; thanked Ms. Stein for her work on the WSSEF; and welcomed new Audit Committee Member Darryl Scott Riley. Kevin Gorman announced a Ribbon Cutting at 1:00 PM & Open House from Noon to 4:00 PM for the Freedom Boat Club on Saturday, April 7 at the Bremerton Marina; the Annual Arbor Day Celebration to be held on Wednesday, April 11 at 11:00 AM at the Whitey Domstad Vista located at the east end of the Manette Bridge; and announced the Public Grand Opening & Open House of the Marvin Williams Recreation Center on Saturday, April 7 at 10:00 AM; and reflected on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the life lessons he learned from him. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, April 4, 2018 Page 4 of 4 Tony Hillman also enjoyed volunteering at the Washington State Science & Engineering Fair; thanked Council Member Daugs for her work representing Bremerton at the Kitsap Transit Composition Review Board Meeting; and invited his constituents to a District 4 Community Meeting on Saturday, April 21 from 10:00 to 11:30 AM in the Lower Level of the Community of Christ at Memorial Lutheran Church located at the corner of 10th & Veneta, noting the Program will include a "Meet & Greet", a discussion about the Council's 2018 Goals & Priorities, District 4 Priorities, and Q&A. Michael Goodnow enjoyed being interviewed by the BKAT staff for an episode of the "Inside Bremerton" Program, and looked forward to seeing it televised tonight at 7:30 PM. Richard Huddv mentioned that Council President Younger was out of town; enjoyed volunteering at the Washington State Science & Engineering Fair; thanked and congratulated Council Member Daugs for helping Bremerton retain its two seats on Kitsap Transit's Composition Review Board; honored the memory and commemorated the 50th anniversary of the loss following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and shared his favorite quote "The time is always right, to do what is right..." ; encouraged attendance at the Grand Opening of the Marvin Williams Recreation Center; and at the "Understanding Homelessness" Workshop hosted by the Bremerton Central Lions on Friday, April 27 at 3:00 PM at the Kitsap Conference Center. With no further business, Vice -President Huddv adjourned the Council Meeting at 7:30 PM. Prepared and Submitted by: LORI SMITH Legislative Assistant APPROVED by the City Council on the April 181h day of April, 2018. v—,— ERIC YOUN%tR, C ouncil President Attest: SHANNON CORIN, City Clerk EY:SC:ls:cg