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Home My WebLink About07/18/2018DIGITAL RECORDING CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES I Wednesday, July 18, 2018 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at 5:00 PM in Council Conference Room 603 of the NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT CENTER, 345 6th 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; Legislative Assistant and Acting City Clerk 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 Eric Roberts of Discovery Fellowship. FIREFIGHTER PROMOTION & SWEARING-IN CEREMONY Fire Chief David Schmitt introduced new Firefighters Evan Markovich; Rickey Muttart; and Kurt Van Ness; then Judge James Docter administered the Oath of Office. Fire Chief David Schmitt congratulated Lieutenant Jeff Pritchard and Captain Ricardo Valdez on their promotions; then Judge James Docter then administered the Oath of Office. MAYOR'S REPORT— Mayor Wheeler... • Shared statistics on the 5 -year trend for approved permits; and • On behalf of Sarah Achaoui, Community Development Block Grant Administrator, announced the Release of 2019 Request for CDBG Funding Proposal; and provided an update on proactive code enforcement efforts. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Jane Rebelowski expressed her concerns about the unfairness of the Multi Family Tax Exemption to tax payers; and hoped that the Sidewalk Abatement Program would move quickly. Jack Stanfill distributed a letter, and summarized his request for the City to discuss his concerns about the Ueland Tree Farm property, as well as Gorst and Chico Creeks with him directly. Gwendolyn Atwood encouraged the City to ban fireworks. CONSENT AGENDA 6A — Claims & Check Register: Check Numbers 379819 through 380229 and EFT -V18659 through EFT -V18761 in the amount of $5,119,670.16; Regular Payroll for the pay period ending June 15, 2018 in the amount of $833,971.80; Regular Payroll (Supplemental) for the pay period ending June 15, 2018 in the amount of $724.04; Regular Payroll (Pay -Outs and Overtime) for the pay period ending June 30, 2018 in the amount of $33,100.36; Regular Payroll & Retro Pay for Classification Study for the pay period ending June 30, 2018 in the amount of $835,699.08; and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending June 30, 2018 in the amount of $52,614.13. 6B — Minutes of Meeting — June 20, 2018 6C — Minutes of Special Meeting — June 25, 2018 SD — Minutes of Study Session — July 11, 2018 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Page 2of5 6E— Confirm Appointment of Jeffery Flood to the Bremerton Housing Authority Board of Commissioners 6F— Eastside Wastewater Treatment Plant Outfall Lease Agreement with WA State Department of Natural Resources 6G — Purchase of a replacement Ford Police Interceptor from Columbia Ford of Longview, WA; and authorize Budget Amendment to ERR Fund 510 6H — Ordinance No. 5350 to the amend Bremerton Municipal Code Chapters 2.06 and 2.09; and to create new Chapter 2.07 entitled "Office of City Clerk" 61— Confirm Appointment of James Burchett to Police Chief There were no questions or comments from the public... 05:58:00 M/S/C/U (Goodnow/Daugs) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented. Vice -President Huddv thanked Jeffery Flood for his willingness to volunteer. Mr. Flood thanked Mayor Wheeler and Council for their confirmation; thanked BHA Executive Director Kurt Wiest for the opportunity; and looked forward to working on affordable housing. Vice -President Huddv also congratulated Police Chief James Burchett who expressed his appreciation for the thoughtful consideration throughout the process. GENERAL BUSINESS 7A — PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BMcCONSULTING LLC FOR LOBBYING SERVICES: Mayor Wheeler summarized that this Consulting Agreement with BMcConsulting LLC will provide lobbying services from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019; and highlighted a list of accomplishments from this past Legislative session. There were no comments from the public... 06:08:43 Motion was made by Daugs and seconded by Sullivan... Comments were made by Daugs.. . 06:09:56 M/S/C/U (Daugs/Sullivan) Move to authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the Professional Services Agreement with BMcConsulting LLC with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. 7B — INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT WITH WASHINGTON STATE PATROL FOR FIRE SERVICE MOBILIZATION: Fire Chief David Schmitt stated that the purpose of this 5 -Year Interagency Agreement is to provide for the reimbursement of allowable Fire Agency costs incurred while its asset are mobilized. There were no comments from the public... 06:11:45 Motion was made by Sullivan and seconded by Daugs... Comments and questions were made by Sullivan, Daugs; with responses provided by Chief Schmitt... 06:14:08 M/S/C/U (Sullivan/Daugs) Move to approve the Washington State Patrol Interagency Agreement; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. 7C — DISNEY "MEET ME AT THE PARK" PLAY SPACES GRANT ACCEPTANCE; MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE NATIONAL RECREATION & PARK ASSOCIATION TO ADMINISTER THE GRANT FOR THE MANETTE PARK RENOVATION City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Page 3 of 5 PROJECT; AND AUTHORIZE BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE PARKS CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND: Jeff Elevado, Parks & Recreation Director explained that the attached Memo of Understanding with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) is to confirm approval and acceptance of a $30,000 award for the Manette Park Improvement Project. The Meet Me at the Park Play Spaces grant, made possible through the support of The Walt Disney Company, will provide increased access to inclusive play and physical activity for kids and families NRPA will manage the grant and distribute the funds; and there is no required match for this grant. There were no comments from the public... 06:16:03 Motion was made by Gorman and seconded by Hillman... Comments and questions were made by Gorman, Hillman; with responses provided by Mr. Elevado... 06:17:19 M/S/C/U (/) Move to authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented and amend the 2018 Parks Capital Construction Fund Revenue and Expenditure Budgets by $30,000 respectively. 7D — PURCHASE OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FROM LANDSCAPE STRUCTURES INC. FOR THE MANETTE PARK RENOVATION PROJECT: Jeff Elevado, Parks & Recreation Director The City of Bremerton applied for and received funding from the Recreation & Conservation Office's Local Parks grant in the amount of $500,000 for improvements to the Manette Park. One of the main elements of the project is the relocation and installation of a new children's playground area. Equipment pricing has been competitively solicited and publicly awarded through the National IPA cooperative contract. Total Equipment Cost: $98,625.38 with freight and sales tax included. There were no comments from the public... 06:23:05 Motion was made by Gorman and seconded by Daugs... Comments and questions were made by Gorman, Daugs; with responses provided by Mr. Elevado... 06:25:08 M/S/C/U (Gorman/Daugs) Move to approve the purchase of playground equipment from Landscape Structures, Inc. through the King County Directors Association Purchasing Cooperative in the amount of $98,625.38 including Washington State sales tax; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. 7E — PUBLIC WORKS TRUST FUND LOAN FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR THE OSTRICH CREEK CULVERT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT: Katie Ketterer, Public Works Project Manager explained that the Public Works Trust Fund Loan will be used for the Ostrich Creek Culvert Improvements Project. The funds will be managed and distributed by the State Department of Commerce. The Ostrich Creek Culvert project will replace existing undersized culverts at Price Road, Kitsap Way, and Brentwood Road with fish passable culverts and provide stream rehabilitation at the culvert locations. There were no comments from the public... 06:30:55 Motion was made by Goodnow and seconded by Sullivan ... Comments and questions were made by Goodnow, Daugs; with responses provided by Chal Martin, Public Works & Utilities Director and Mike Rile v, Assistant Financial Services Director... 06:35:40 M/S/C/U (Goodnow/Sullivan) Move to authorize the Public Works Trust Fund Loan for the Ostrich Creek Culvert Improvements Project; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the funding agreement with Commerce with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Page 4 of 5 7F — PUBLIC WORKS TRUST FUND LOAN FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR THE PINE ROAD BASIN WATERSHED STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT: Katie Ketterer, Public Works Project Manager, explained that the Public Works Trust Fund Loan will be used for the Pine Road Basin Watershed Storm Sewer Improvements project. The funds will be managed and distributed by the State Department of Commerce. The Pine Road Basin project will include new storm sewer facilities to increase capacity and eliminate residential flooding in the Eagle Avenue Sub -basin, upgrade downstream facilities as necessary, and replace a failing stormwater outfall on the beach at Lebo Boulevard and Sheridan Road. There were no comments from the public... 06:38:32 Motion was made by Sullivan and seconded by Daugs... Comments and questions were made by Sullivan, Daugs, Huddy... 06:41:08 M/S/C/U (Sullivan/Daugs) Move to authorize the Public Works Trust Fund Loan for the Pine Road Watershed Storm Sewer Improvements Project; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the funding agreement with Commerce with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. 7G — CONTRACT AWARD TO TRANSBLUE, LLC FOR PEDESTRIAN CROSSING AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT: Tom Knuckev, City Engineer stated that the work in the Bid Documents includes construction of 8 ADA curb ramps, and sidewalk repairs at 11 locations. Two bids were received; the lowest was from Transblue, LLC from Edmonds, Washington. While the bid cost from Transblue for the ADA curb ramps (Bid Schedules A — D) was consistent with the Engineer's Estimate, recent experience with City construction on residential streets indicates significant cost savings can be achieved if these ramps are constructed using in-house staff. The projected cost savings for the sidewalk repairs (Bid Schedule E) is more modest since the City would contract out the tree removal. In the Bid Documents, staff included language to allow the City to adjust the project scope. The Staff recommendation is to award the Sidewalk Repair work only (Bid Schedule E), and authorize amendments to the contract up to a total expenditure of $107,000 to match the project budget. There were no comments from the public... 06:45:04 Motion was made by Gorman and seconded by Goodnow... Comments and questions were made by Gorman, Daugs, Huddy,- with responses provided by Mr. Knuckev... 06:48:20 M/S/C/U (Gorman/Goodnow) Move to award Bid Schedule E of the contract titled Pedestrian Crossing and Sidewalk Improvements Project to Transblue LLC; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Michael Goodnow announced the next Forest Ridge Park Work Party on Saturday, July 21 from 9:00 AM to Noon; the Kitsap Pride Festival on Saturday, July 21 from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Evergreen Rotary Park; and the Drag Queen Brunch on Sunday, July 22 from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM at the Roxy Theatre. Tony Hillman announced that volunteers are welcome at the Friends of Kiwanis Park Clean -Up on Saturday, July 28 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM; and encouraged the community to be safe while having fun and enjoying the many community events this weekend. Kevin Gorman announced the Manette Neighborhood Garage Sale on Saturday, July 21 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM; the next Rock the Dock Concert on Saturday, July 28 at 5:00 PM on the City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Page 5 of 5 Louis Mentor Boardwalk; the Manette Edible Garden Tour on Saturday, August 4 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM; and Brewfest on Friday, July 21 from 4:00 to 9:00 PM and on Saturday, July 22 from Noon to 6:30 PM on the Louis Mentor Boardwalk. Leslie Daugs shared the Summer Food Service Program schedule; announced the Annual Pacific Islander Festival on Saturday, August 25 from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM at Pendergast Regional Park which will include food and entertainment; welcomed new City Clerk Angela Woods and the new Firefighters; Congratulated Police Chief Burchett; promoted Kitsap Pride Festival events; and although there are no parks in District 2, she encouraged people to visit the amazing 42 restaurants. Pat Sullivan thanked Mayor Wheeler for the Proactive Code Enforcement Program; mentioned that the "Bremerton1 App" is great for reporting concerns and for receiving timely responses; and enjoyed Bridge Blast a few weeks ago. Vice -President Huddy announced that the Kitsap County Crisis Triage Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, July 24 at 4:30 PM at 1974 NE Fuson Road; looked forward to the B -Flat Apartments and Storage on 4t" Street opening next Tuesday; thanked Public Works for great work being done on replacing sidewalks on North Montgomery Avenue; and announced an Alumni Reception with University of Washington President Ana Marie Cauce on Tuesday, August 6 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM at the Kitsap Conference Center. With no further business, President Younger adjourned the Council Meeting at 7:01 PM. Prepared and Submitted by: ORI SMITH Legislative Assistant APPROVED by the City Council on the 1 st day of August, 2018. 07�6e'tl� �� VP ERIC YOUNGER, City Council P siden Attest: GzN� I'JAS-Q� ANGEL OODS, City Clerk EY:AW:ls:cg