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Home My WebLink About03/06/2019 DIGITAL RECORDING CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, March 6, 2019 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at 5:00 PM in Council Conference Room 603 of the NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT CENTER, 345 6'h Street, Bremerton, Washington, with Council President Eric Younger presiding. Council Members present were Richard Huddy, Michael Goodnow, Lori Wheat, Leslie Daugs, and Pat Sullivan. Council Member Kevin Gorman was absent. Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich; Legislative Office Manager Lori Smith; and Dave Sorensen with Information Services. 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. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Wheeler... • Was pleased to learn that the City of Bremerton has received the "2018 Well City Award'; and thanked employees who participate in activities or volunteer on the Wellness Committee, adding that by winning the award, the City would save over $90,000 on 2019 health care premiums; • Announced that applications are being accepted for the Kure, Japan student exchange program; • Discussed the new Bremerton Police Department's "Security Camera Registration Program"; • Provided a follow-up on the City's response to the recent snow storm; and • Encouraged citizens to participate in the Parks Survey currently available on the City's website. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Jerry McDonald referred to a Letter to the Editor in today's Kitsap Sun regarding Complete Streets, observed that a "road diet" has worsened gridlock, and encouraged the City to separate cars from pedestrians by making a lesser used streets pedestrian friendly. He also expressed concern with the increase in local graffiti, suggesting that Council Members regularly tour the areas in their Districts to immediately report any new graffiti. Caroline Stein announced the 62nd Annual Washington State Science & Engineering Fair (WSSEF) was scheduled March 29 & 30; and encouraged volunteers to please sign up. Suzanne Griffin read the proclamation received by Mayor Wheeler to proclaim the Month of March as "Brain Injury Awareness Month; read from a handout on Traumatic Brain Injury Facts; and invited the community to participate in "Light Up the Heavens", the annual Brain Injury Awareness Event scheduled this year on March 31, 2019 at 8:00 PM at Kiwanis Field (or from wherever you are). Daniel Parker expressed his concern for the streets that do not have bicycle lanes, or those streets where bicycle lanes abruptly end; and asked what precautions are used by the City to assure when the sand used on streets is disposed, that it is not contaminated. Public Works Director Chal Martin responded that sand is taken to the local landfill, but will need to find out where it goes from there. CONSENT AGENDA 5A — Claims & Check Register: Check Numbers 383334 through 383524, and EFT-V19505 through EFT-V19557 in the amount of $2,184,004.21; Regular Payroll (Retro Pay) for the pay period January 1, 2018 through November 15, 2018 in the amount of $17,255.91; Regular Payroll for the pay period ending February 15, 2019 in the amount of $882,614.31; Regular Payroll for the pay period ending February 28, 2019 in the amount of$776,747.79; and Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending February 28, 2019, in the amount of $54,140.02 City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Page 2 of 3 5B — Minutes of Meeting — February 20, 2019 5C — Minutes of Study Session — February 27, 2019 5D — Purchase of a Madvac LS175 Compact High Efficiency Vacuum Sweeper 5E — Salmon Funding Recovery Board (SFRB) Project Agreement for the Northlake Way Preliminary Design for the Kitsap Lake Culvert Replacement 5F — Professional Services Agreement with Robinson Noble, Inc. for Hydrogeological Services There were no questions or comments from the public... 06:01:25 M/S/C/U (Daugs/Sullivan) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented. GENERAL BUSINESS — There were no General Business items... PUBLIC HEARING 6A— PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE NO. 5366 AMENDING CHAPTER 20.10 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED "COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS"; AND REPEALING SECTION 20.70.030 OF THE BREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED "ACCESSORY USES" WITHIN THE DISTRICT CENTER CORE: Allison Satter, Senior Planner used a Power Point to assist in explaining that the action before Council is to conduct a Public Hearing and adopt an Ordinance amending Bremerton Municipal Code (BMC) Title 20 related to the following: • Modify Comprehensive Plan Amendment Process. One portion of the proposed amendments to this chapter include revising the Application window for when the City will accept applications to provide more time to process and review the proposals. The amendment also includes modification to this chapter is to add a new section (BMC 20.10.075) to allow a Preliminary Review to evaluate the proposals and reject those amendments that are in direct conflict with Federal, State, or local standards. • Remove the District Center Cores (DCC) Accessory Uses. This portion of the code allows mini-storage as an accessory use within the City's DCC zones (Charleston, Wheaton- Sheridan and Wheaton-Riddell). The concern is that the establishment of mini-storage in our DCC zones will compromise our ability to accomplish the housing and job growth that we have established for these centers. 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... 06:14:00 Motion was made by Sullivan and seconded by Daugs... Comments and questions were provided by Daugs and Younger, with responses provided by Ms. Satter... 06:16:35 M/S/C/U (Sullivan/Daugs) Move to pass Ordinance No. 5366 to amend Chapter 20.10 of the Bremerton Municipal Code related to Comprehensive Plan Amendments; and repeal Section 20.70.030 of the Bremerton Municipal Code related to the District Center Core Zone's accessory uses. COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Pat Sullivan announced that the Lions Park Weed Warriors need volunteers at their next Work Party on Saturday, March 9 from 10:00 AM to Noon. Leslie Daugs shared "What to Carry in Your Car" tips provided by WSDOT; announced that Kitsap Transit now has a mobile app "DoubleMap" to help plan trips using a bus or fast ferry; Puget Sound Regional Council will be hosting an Open House in Bremerton here in the Chambers on Tuesday, City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Page 3 of 3 March 19 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM to take public comment on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for VISION 2050; the Bataan Memorial Remembrance would be held this year on Saturday, April 6 from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM at Bataan Park; and "LFO" Reconsideration Day would be held on Wednesday, April 10 from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM at the Kitsap County Courthouse where legal assistance will be available to request relief from debt caused by criminal fines. Lori Wheat thanked people for comments on keeping people safe no matter how they are travelling; announced the next District 4 Community Meeting will be on Monday, March 11 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM at First Christian Church for an Update on Public Works Projects, Streets & Sidewalks Issues", and there will be an opportunity for Q & A with Public Works staff. Michael Goodnow announced that volunteers are welcome for the next Forest Ridge Park Work Party on Saturday, March 16 from 9:00 AM to Noon; and looked forward to the Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 16 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM in downtown Bremerton. He also recognized the Thai Palace, a new business that recently opened at 610 North Callow Avenue. Richard Huddy thanked Jerry McDonald for his earlier comments on reducing traffic, supported the development of a comprehensive master plan to meet our transportation needs for the next 20 years; recognized Caroline Stein for her long-time involvement in the Washington State Science & Engineering Fair where he looked forward to being a judge; was happy to hear that the Washington state House of Representatives approved a bill that would ban all personal exemptions for the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine; and shared some possible equipment solutions to remove snow from sidewalks. President Younger reminded everyone to set their clocks ahead one-hour for daylight-savings-time this Saturday. With no further business, President Younger adjourned the Council Meeting at 6:32 PM. Prepared and Submitted by: ( / e)97i • /7 2. LORI SMITH Legislative Office Manager APPROV D by the City Council on the 20th day of March, 2019. / - rii/ ERIC YOUNGER; City Council President Attest: 4 / 01)0b GELA '_JODS, City Clerk EY:AW:Is:cg