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Home My WebLink About12/19/2018DIGITAL RECORDING COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, December 19, 2018 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, December 19, 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; City Clerk Angela Woods; Legislative/Auditor Assistant Christine Grenier; and Network Administrator Dave Sorensen. 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 Bishop Kurt Wiest of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. MAYOR'S REPORT— Mayor Wheeler... • Brought forward Joe Sexton, Community Resource Officer and Block Watch Captains Dianne Manning; Deborah Woolston; and Chris Petiq who presented the "2018 Neighborhood Improvement Awards" to City of Bremerton residents Walter Malloy; Bridget Callahan; Rachel Harris; Ralph & Nancy Ortiz; Brian & Dolores Bennett; Pat Ward & Jim Fox; Aaron & Fumika Baker; Troy Trowler; and Emily Hatt; • Closed with comments on how pleased he was to see increasing permit revenue; and wished the community a safe and happy holiday season. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Perry White shared experiences from a recent trip to Kentucky, where he observed their communities have the same problems as Bremerton, but have a very low -profile police presence. Jerry McDonald was concerned about the lack of progress made on a downtown parking plan, especially with a major shipyard remodel project that is going to draw more workers downtown. Airen Lydick expressed concerns about a white nationalist poster that was distributed within the City limits; asked Council to take action against this rhetoric; and also to revisit the Resolution to declare Bremerton a "Welcoming City". Lindsey Haley, West Sound for Social Justice, shared that concerned individuals will be meeting tomorrow with the Mayor and Police Chief Burchett to discuss the white nationalist posters. Wendy Jones was concerned that the posters' message encourages bigotry and violence. Robin Carsen, West Sound for Social Justice, was also concerned about potential violence against Jews and Muslims. Karen Vargas, Emmanuel Apostolic Church, was concerned for our children and community; and that this hatred needs to be addressed. Kathy Meyer also asked the Council to support the Resolution. Jo Walter stated that action is needed and supported earlier comments. Chuck Tanner emphasized that hatred cannot be tolerated in our community. Jakeer Irvin shared that along with other students from Bremerton High School, they are attending tonight's City Council Meeting as part of an assignment for their Civics class. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, December 19, 2018 Page 3 of 5 06:20:49 Motion was made by Hillman and seconded by Goodnow... Comments and questions were made by Hillman, Sullivan, Huddy, and Younger; with responses provided by Ms. Davis... 06:29:08 M/S/C (Hillman/Goodnow) Move to approve the Professional Services Agreement and Scope of Work for Citywide Weatherization and Minor Home Repair with Kitsap Community Resources in the amount of $100,000; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. Voted in favor of the Motion: Gorman, Hillman, Goodnow, Sullivan, Younger Voted opposed to the Motion: Huddy Abstained: Daugs Motion carried: 5 -Yes; 1 -No; 1 -Abstention 66 — PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BREMERTON HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: Mayor Wheeler shared that the 2019 Budget includes $100,000 for a Rental Assistance, and it was anticipated that this program would be administered by Bremerton Housing Authority (BHA). The attached Professional Services Agreement implements this budgeted program. Highlights of the contract are as follows: 1) Administrative costs that can be billed by BHA are capped at $10,000; and 2) $90,000 will be used for rental assistance for households whose income is between 40 and 60% of Area Median Income (AMI) of Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) income limits. Kurt Wiest, Executive Director for the Bremerton Housing Authority, was also available to answer any questions. Jerry McDonald asked for clarification on overhead costs associated with running the program. Mr. Wiest responded 10%. 06:34:27 Motion was made by Daugs and seconded by Gorman... Comments were made by Daugs, Gorman, Goodnow, Daugs, Huddy and Younger; and questions were asked by Sullivan, Hillman, Huddy, and Younger; with responses provided by Mr. Lubovich and Mr. Wiest... 06:50:09 M/S/C (Daugs/Gorman) Move to approve the Professional Services Agreement with Bremerton Housing Authority for the 2019 Rental Assistance Program; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. Voted in favor of the Motion: Gorman, Hillman, Goodnow, Daugs, Younger Voted opposed to the Motion: Huddy, Sullivan Motion carried: 5 -Yes; 2 -No 6C — 2019 DUES FOR THE CITY OF BREMERTON TO REJOIN THE KITSAP REGIONAL COORDINATING COUNCIL: President Younger explained that the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council Board recognizes Bremerton as an integral part of the Kitsap region, and believe that Bremerton's membership on the Council would be mutually beneficial and strengthen a collaborative approach to land use and transportation issues of benefit to the region. The KRCC Board acknowledges reservations expressed by the City of Bremerton, and proposed to amend the KRCC Interlocal Agreement and Bylaws at the next KRCC Board Meeting on December 4, 2018 regarding the voting structure and quorum per the attached letter. There were no questions or comments from the public... City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, December 19, 2018 Page 5 of 5 Sorenson); and BKAT Manager Jon Rauch for all their efforts in making these Council Meetings happen. Lastly, she wished the community safe and happy holidays. President Younger enjoyed attending the Retirement Celebration for Elaine Valencia with Legislative Office Manager Lori Smith to present a vase on behalf of the Council Members in recognition of her 44 -years of service; announced that applications to fill the soon to be vacant seat in Council District 4 will be accepted until Noon on Friday, January 4, 2019, adding that this appointment will serve until the next General Election results are certified; reminded the community that the Council Meeting on Wednesday, December 26 has been cancelled; and that the next Council Meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. President Younger then announced that the Council Members would be meeting in an Executive Session for 15 -minutes as allowed under RCW 42.30.110 (1)(f). Council recessed at 7:26 PM... At 7:45 PM, the Executive Session was extended 15 -minutes to 8:00 PM, extended 15 -minutes to 8:15 PM, extended 10 -Minutes to 8:25 PM, and then extended 5 - Minutes to 8:30 PM... 08:33:52 M/S/C (Daugs/Goodnow) Allegations were brought to the City Council's attention regarding Council Member Huddy's behavior at and after three public events in October 2018. In response, the City Council decided to hire an outside investigator to interview witnesses and report back to the City Council on what was believed to have occurred. The City Council then reviewed the report. In sum, the investigator found that Council Member Huddy attended these events and made overly familiar statements to young women, or engaged in overly familiar conduct that made the young women justifiably uncomfortable. There were no allegations of any criminal misconduct, or more serious misconduct. Based on the contents of the report: Move to censure Council Member Huddy for such behavior at a public event. Voted in favor of the Motion: Sullivan, Daugs, Gorman, Hillman, Goodnow, Younger Voted opposed to the Motion: Huddy Motion carried: 6 -Yes; 1 -No With no further business, President Younger adjourned the Council Meeting at 8:35 PM. Prepared and Submitted by: CFrRISTINE G ENIER Legislative/Auditor Assistant APPROVED by the City Council on the 2"d day of January, 2019. ERIC YOU ER, CAytouncil President Attest: NGELA O DS, City Clerk EY:AW:ls:cg