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Home My WebLink About06/06/2018DIGITAL RECORDING CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, June 6, 2018 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, June 6, 2018, 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, Michael Goodnow, Tony Hillman, Kevin Gorman, Leslie Daugs, and Pat Sullivan. Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich; 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 Pastor Kevin Clancey of the Firehouse Church. MAYOR'S REPORT — Mayor Wheeler... • Thanked City Engineer Tom Knuckey and staff for their efforts in securing over $5 -million in appropriations for the Washington Avenue & 11th Street Project, with a total of $9.7 —million in total infrastructure funding; • Highlighted the efforts of City employees Shannon Ray and Joan Brookman for their success with the City's newly implemented Passport Program; • Provided advanced notice to the Council Members that he will be requesting several additional staffing positions; • Shared highlights of building permit activity for the month of May; and • Requested the Council Members to consider amending the MultiFamily Tax Exemptions. Interim Police Chief Jim Burchett brought forward Lieutenant Luis Olan, to honor him and recognize his nearly 40 years of service in the Bremerton's Police Department. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Terry Fessner stated that although he continues to experience issues with some homeless persons near his business, he also shared how he's been able to assist several other persons with a hand up. CONSENT AGENDA 5A — Claims & Check Register: Check Numbers 379276 through 379529, and EFT -18553 through EFT -18605 in the amount of $3,658,133.52; Regular Payroll for the pay period ending May 15, 2018 in the amount of $814,839.27; Regular Payroll for the pay period ending May 15, 2018 in the amount of $5,431.50; Regular Payroll for the pay period ending May 31, 2018 in the amount of $854,070.12; and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending May 31, 2018 in the amount of $52,702.92 5B — Minutes of Meeting — May 16, 2018 5C — Minutes of Study Session - May 23, 2018 5D — First Amendment to the Washington State Office of Public Defense Grant Agreement No. 18491 5E— Boom Truck Overhaul and Pre -Certification by American Crane Repair of Tacoma, WA 5F — Purchase of four (4) new Fairbanks Morse Dry -Pit Submersible Pumps from Granich Engineering Products, Inc. for Pump Stations OB -3, OB -4, KL -3, and KL -4 5G — 20 -Year Land Lease Agreement with Donna Hammargren for Sewage Pump Station EB -4 5H — Public Works Agreement with Hokkaido Drilling, Inc. for Contractor Services at Well 20 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, June 6, 2018 Page 2 of 3 51— Bid Award to Core & Main for Replacement of Northlake Way Water Automatic Control Valves 5J — Contract Award to American Construction Company, Inc. for the Eastside Treatment Plant Outfall Replacement Project 5K — Contract Modification No. 2 amending the Professional Services Agreement with Murray - Smith, Inc. for the Eastside Treatment Plant Outfall Replacement Project 51L — Contract Award to NOVA Contracting for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Interceptor Upgrades Project 5M — Contract Award to Insituform Technologies, LLC for the 2018 Sewer Rehabilitation Project 5N — Vacant Land Purchase and Sale Agreement with Lynn S. & Frank A. Horton for the sale of three (3) Vacant Lots located on Sheldon Boulevard There were no questions or comments from the public... 05:57:15 M/S/C/U (Goodnow/Daugs) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented. GENERAL BUSINESS 6A — SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION STUDY AGREEMENT WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE SR303 CORRIDOR PLANNING STUDY: Chal Martin, Public Works & Utilities Director explained that this Agreement with the Washington State Department of Transportation provides the foundation for the City to take lead on the SR -303 Corridor Planning Study, which was funded by the Legislature in April of this year. There were no questions or comments from the public... 05:59:18 Motion was made by Daugs and seconded by Huddy... Comments and questions were asked by Daugs; with responses provided by Mr. Martin... 06:01:38 M/S/C/U (Daugs/Huddy) Move to authorize approval of a Special Transportation Study Agreement with the Washington State Department of Transportation; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. 6B — PARKING LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE PORT OF BREMERTON FOR THE LEASE OF 30 PARKING SPACES AT THE WASHINGTON AVENUE GARAGE: Roger Lubovich, City Attorney, explained that the Port of Bremerton has requested parking spaces during its upcoming construction on property located on Washington Avenue in downtown Bremerton. This Parking Lease Agreement provides for the lease of 30 parking spaces on the second floor in the Washington Avenue Garage for the period of October 1, 2018 through March 31, 2020, with an option for up to two additional six-month extensions. The lease payment is $150.00 per stall per month, plus leasehold excise tax of 12.84%. This agreement has been executed conditioned upon City Council approval. Terry Fessner questioned if the garage is already full and at capacity, who will be displaced when 30 slots are dedicated to the Port of Bremerton? Information Services Manager Kevin Matthews responded there is an average of 7 to 8% vacancy of daily parking, and it's anticipated that the displaced vehicles will move into those vacant spots. 06:05:55 Motion was made by Huddy and seconded by Daugs... Comments were provided by Huddy, Sullivan, and Goodnow... Questions were asked by Daugs, with responses provided by Lubovich and Matthews... Gorman indicated he would recuse himself from voting since he owns a parking permit... 06:12:08 M/S/C (Huddy/Daugs) Move to accept the Parking Lease Agreement with the Port of Bremerton; and authorize the Mayor to finalize the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, June 6, 2018 Page 3 of 3 Voted in favor of Motion: Daugs, Hillman, Goodnow, Huddy, Sullivan, Daugs, Younger Abstained: Gorman Motion carried: 6 -Yes; 1 -Abstention COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Pat Sullivan welcomed volunteers to the next Lions Park Work Party on Saturday, June 9 from 10:00 AM to Noon; and announced that the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee will be accepting grant applications until Thursday, July 12 from non-profit organizations that support tourism. Leslie Daugs announced the next information sessions for the Youth Build Kitsap Program on June 18 and July 11; the Bremerton School District is accepting substitute bus driver applications until June 18, and their Summer Food Service Program will be ongoing from June 18 to August 9; and invited the community to attend an upcoming forum "Faith over Fear Roadshow: Standing with our Muslim Neighbors" to be held on June 21 at the Bremerton Stake of the Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints located on Perry Avenue. Additionally, she displayed a t -shirt promoting June as "Kitsap Transit Month". Kevin Gorman enjoyed participating as the keynote Speaker at the BE$T Graduation Ceremony; and thanked Mr. Fessner for sharing his story, and encouraged him to keep up the good work. Tony Hillman looked forward to attending the Diversity Conference at Olympic College on June 21 & 22; thanked Central Lions President Jim Lamb for the invitation to Beep Ball, which he enjoyed along with Council Member Sullivan, even though BPD lost to the Seattle Sluggers 2 to 0. Lastly, he hopes that serious discussions can be had to address the issue of outside individuals coming here to this community to verbally assault local business owners and take advantage of the vulnerable homeless. Michael Goodnow announced that volunteers are welcome to help clean up Forest Ridge Park at the Monthly Work Party on June 16 and/or on the United Way Day of Caring on June 22. Richard Huddv expressed his appreciation to Mr. Fessner for the work he does downtown; thanked Lt. Olan for his service; welcomed Wilco (where he was pleased to find Tiger Bag Balm); thanked Kitsap Transit for addressing the Fast Ferry Reservation System; and invited the community to the 76th Battle of Midway Remembrance Ceremony to be held tomorrow at 1:00 PM on the Bremerton Boardwalk. Eric Younger mentioned that even though no Council Meeting was held the 5th Wednesday in May, the Council made good use of their time by visiting with members of the Port of Bremerton. With no further business, President Younger adjourned the Council Meeting at 6:28 PM. Pre ared and Submitted by: RI SMITH Legislative Assistant APP Z -1 b the City Council on the 20th day of June, 2018. ERIC YOUN R, i ouncil President Attest: MIKE RILEY, Interim City"Clerk