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Home My WebLink About11/20/2019 DIGITAL RECORDING CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, November 20, 2019 The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at 5:00 PM in Council Conference Room 603 of the NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT CENTER, 345 6th Street, Bremerton, Washington, with Council Vice-President Leslie Daugs presiding. Council Members present were Richard Huddy, Michael Goodnow, Lori Wheat, Kevin Gorman, and Pat Sullivan. Council President Eric Younger was absent. Also present were City Attorney Roger Lubovich; City Clerk Angela Hoover; Legislative Office Manager Lori Smith; and Information Services Manager 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 Vice President Leslie Daugs followed by the invocation provided by Pastor Barry Bandara of Gracepoint Church. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Wheeler was pleased to report on the following items... • A high number of linear feet of sidewalks and curb ramps has been installed; and • The City of Bremerton was featured in the Kitsap Arts & Entertainment Upbeat Magazine. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Roy Runyon requested to know if any item is planned for removal from the agenda tonight; and then commented on the encampment issue being discussed by the Planning Commission. CONSENT AGENDA 5A— Claims & Check Register: Check Numbers 3896813 through 386963, and EFT-V20503 through EFT- V20560 in the amount of$2,682,731.33; Regular Payroll for the pay period ending October 31, 2019 in the amount of$926,688.43; and Regular Payroll (Pay Out) for the pay period ending October 31, 2019 in the amount of$4,375.88 5B — Minutes of Budget Workshop— November 4, 2019 5C — Minutes of Meeting — November 6, 2019 5D — Minutes of Study Session — November 13, 2019 5E — Ordinance No. 5384 amending Sections 3.48.090 and 3.86.040 of the Bremerton Municipal Code (BMC) relating to Business and Occupation Taxes 5F — Interlocal Agreement with the City of Port Orchard for the Purchase and Sale of Assets in the 580 Zone 5G — Shoreline Master Program Update to accept Department of Ecology Grant; and authorize Professional Services Agreement with The Watershed Company 5H — Ordinance No. 5386 levying Property Taxes for Collection in 2020 51— Professional Services Agreement with the Law Offices of Bagwell & Harvey PLLC Questions were asked by Roy Runyon, with responses provided by Finance Director Mike Riley and City Attorney Roger Lubovich... 05:39:40 M/S/C/U (Goodnow/Sullivan) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented. GENERAL BUSINESS 6A— PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH SKILLINGS CONNOLLY, INC. FOR DESIGN OF THE WASHINGTON AVENUE & 11TH STREET IMPROVEMENTS [ROUNDABOUTS PROJECT: Engineer Andrea Archer-Parsons explained that in June 2019, the City accepted a United States Surface Transportation Program (STP) Grant through the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) to City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, November 20, 2019 Page 2 of 5 design and construct a roundabout at the west end of the Manette Bridge and full street reconstruction from the roundabout to Pacific Avenue. The City advertised a Request for Proposals and received proposals from four qualified design firms. Three firms were interviewed and Skillings Connolly was selected to perform the design. The Professional Services Agreement will be in WSDOT standard agreement, with its standard terms and conditions. Comments were provided by Roy Runyon; and questions were asked by Mike Simpson, with responses provided by City Managing Engineer Shane Weber and Public Works Director Tom Knuckey... 05:48:45 Motion was made by Gorman; and seconded by Goodnow... Comments were made by Gorman, Huddy, and Sullivan; and questions were asked by Daugs, with responses provided by Ms. Archer-Parsons... 05:54:43 M/S/C/U (Gorman/Goodnow) Move to approve the Professional Services Agreement with Skillings Connolly, Inc. for the design of the Washington Avenue & 11th Street Improvements Project; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. 6B — ORDINANCE NO. 5381 AMENDING AND RE-ESTABLISHING CITY RATES & FEES FOR 2020: Financial Services Director Mike Riley summarized that each year, as part of the budget process, the various City departments review their charges, rates and fees for services and make recommendations on any changes needed. The attached included recommended changes to fees charged by the various departments. A question was asked by Roy Runyon, with a response provided by Director of Community Development Andrea Spencer... 05:56:45 Motion was made by Wheat; and seconded by Gorman... Comments were made by Huddy and Daugs... 05:61:18 M/S/C (Wheat/Gorman) Move to pass Ordinance No. 5381 amending and re-establishing City Rates and Fees for 2020. Voted in favor of Motion: Gorman, Wheat, Goodnow, Sullivan, Daugs Voted opposed to Motion: Huddy Motion carried: 5-Yes; and 1-No 6C — ORDINANCE NO. 5383 AMENDING AND RE-ESTABLISHING UTILITY ASSESSMENTS, RATES, FEES, AND CHARGES FOR 2020: Financial Services Director Mike Riley established that the proposed ordinance was to amend and re-establish the 2020 Utility Assessments, Rates, Fees, and Charges. Questions and comments were made by Roy Runyon and Mike Simpson; with responses provided by Mr. Riley... 06:06:48 Motion was made by Wheat; and seconded by Sullivan... Comments were made by Wheat and Gorman; and questions were asked by Huddy and Daugs, with responses provided by Mr. Riley, Mr. Knuckey, and City Engineer Ned Lever... 06:20:25 M/S/C (Wheat/Sullivan) Move to pass Ordinance No. 5383 amending and re-establishing 2020 Assessments, Rates, Fees, and Charges for Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, and other related services. Voted in favor of Motion: Wheat, Goodnow, Sullivan, Gorman, Daugs Voted opposed to Motion: Huddy Motion carried: 5-Yes; and 1-No City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, November 20, 2019 Page 3 of 5 PUBLIC HEARINGS 7A— PUBLIC HEARING FOR EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT: Police Chief Jim Burchett summarized that the Bremerton Police Department is applying for the local solicitation of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG). Since 2010, funding has been used to help fund the salary for the position of the Community Resource Specialist. The grant will allow the City to continue the Community Resource Unit and its crime prevention function and programs. The grant is from the Department of Justice. No matching funds are required of the City. The total grant amount is $20,200. Vice-President Dauqs explained the purpose of this Public Hearing is to accept public comment... Questions and comments were made by Roy Runyon; with responses provided by Chief Burchett... With no further comments received, Vice-President Dauqs closed the Public Hearing; and opened for discussion with the Council... 06:25:45 Motion was made by Huddy; and seconded by Gorman... Comments were made by Huddy, Gorman, Wheat, and Daugs... 06:29:10 M/S/C/U (Huddy/Gorman) Move to approve the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant; and to authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. 7B — PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE NO. 5385 GRANTING FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH PUGET SOUND ENERGY: City Engineer Ned Lever, stated that the proposed ordinance grants Puget Sound Energy, Inc. the right, privilege, authority and franchise to install and maintain their facilities within and upon the City's rights-of-way for purposes of transmission, distribution, and sale of energy for power, heat, light, and any other purpose for which energy can be used; and to charge and collect tolls, rates, and compensation for such energy and such uses. The terms updated in this Franchise Agreement are section 5, the Indemnification and Insurance requirements, and section 9, Term of the agreement. Vice-President Dauqs explained the purpose of this Public Hearing is to accept public comment... Questions and comments were made by Roy Runyon; with responses provided by Mr. Lever and Puget Sound Energy(PSE) Municipal Manager Amy Tousley ... With no further comments received, Vice-President Dauqs closed the Public Hearing; and opened for discussion with the Council... 06:39:37 Motion was made by Huddy; and seconded by Gorman... Questions and comments were made by Huddy, with responses provided by Mr. Lever and Ms. Tousley... 06:45:38 M/S/C/U (Huddy/Gorman) Move to approve Ordinance No. 5385 granting a Franchise Agreement with Puget Sound Energy; and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the agreement with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. 7C — PUBLIC HEARING (FINAL) ON THE FY-2020 CITY OF BREMERTON BUDGET: Financial Services Director Mike Riley provided a Power Point presentation on the 2020 City of Bremerton Budget, explaining that Budget Workshops were held on October 28, October 30, and November 4, 2019 where an overview of the Mayor's proposed budget was presented to the City Council. Public comments will be taken into consideration before Council adopts a final ordinance. This is the second of two public hearings on the budget; the first public hearing was held on November 6, 2019. The attached ordinance represents the final proposed 2020 Fiscal Budget. If adopted, this ordinance would become effective January1, p 2020. City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, November 20, 2019 Page 4 of 5 Vice-President Daugs explained that the purpose of this Public Hearing is to accept public comment... Comments were made by Roy Runyon, Mike Simpson, Flannigan Fitzgerald; Bremerton Housing Authority(BHA) Executive Director Kurt Wiest, Shawna Freitas, Kitsap Community Resources (KCR) Executive Director Jeff Alvey... With no further comments received, Vice-President Daugs closed the Public Hearing to the public; and opened for discussion with the Council... 07:11:30 Motion was made by Goodnow; and seconded by Sullivan... Comments were made by Wheat, Sullivan, Goodnow, Huddy, and Daugs; and questions were asked by Huddy and Daugs with responses provided by Mr. Riley, Ms. Tompson, Mr. Knuckey, and Mayor Wheeler... 07:37:36 M/S/C (Goodnow/Sullivan) Move to pass Ordinance No. 5387 approving and adopting the budget for the City of Bremerton for the fiscal year 2020; and appropriating the amounts set forth in each fund in accordance with RCW 35.33.075. Voted in favor of Motion: Sullivan, Gorman, Wheat, Goodnow, Daugs Voted opposed to Motion: Huddy Motion carried: 5-Yes; and 1-No COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS Richard Huddy shared that the downtown Marina Square Project will include apartments, hotel, and underground parking; asked that administration address the need at several locations for signage (no turns or no parking), sight impaired crossings, and parking enforcement near stop signs; congratulated Mick Hersey on being named the Kitsap Veteran of the Year and thanked all of those who attended the ceremony in his honor; enjoyed attending a Marine's birthday celebration at Naval Base Kitsap; enjoyed attending the Port of Bremerton Annual Meeting; and expressed concern about cars crossing traffic to get to the Starbucks on Kitsap Way and believes C-curbs would make it safer. Michael Goodnow announced tickets are on sale now for a special, one-night only event "An Evening with Brian Stokes Mitchell' on Saturday, December 7, 2019 beginning at 7:00 PM at the Roxy Theatre. Lori Wheat invited members of the public to attend the last Work Party of 2019 at Kiwanis Park on Saturday, November 23 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM; and the next Community Meeting in District 4 on Monday, November 25 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM at the First Christian Church with featured guest speaker Senior Planner Allison Satter who will discuss Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). Kevin Gorman thanked City staff for all their efforts, and the many nights spent with them presenting the Budget. Pat Sullivan also thanked City staff for all their efforts preparing and presenting the Budget. Leslie Dauqs reported on a trip with Kitsap Transit Board Members to the Gillig Electric Bus Factory in northern California; was pleased with the new signal recently installed at E. Broad Street; and announced that the public is welcome to attend the Grand Opening for the new Wheaton Way Transit Center on Monday, November 25 beginning at 10:00 AM. With no further business, Vice-President Daugs adjourned the Council Meeting at 7:49 PM. Prep-redand Submitted by: ,,,o, „././L (c_ wy___ LORI SMITH Legislative Office Manager City Council Reg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, November 20, 2019 Page 5 of 5 APPRO ED by the City Council on the 4th day of December, 2019. ERIC YOUN R, City unc President Attest: ANGELA OVER, City Clerk EY:AH:ls:cg