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Home My WebLink About10/08/2019 - Regular - MinutesA 1 I. sower we : Y IIR `"•I 1 41 i 1 *LJV City of Port Orchard Council Meeting Minutes Regular Meeting of October 8, 2019 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Mayor Putaansuu called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Roll call was taken by the City Clerk as follows: Mayor Pro-Tem Ashby Present Councilmember Chang Present Councilmember Clauson Present Councilmember Cucciardi Present Councilmember Diener Present Councilmember Lucarelli Absent Councilmember Rosapepe . Present Mayor Putaansuu Present Staff present: Public Works Director Dorsey, Community Development Director Bond, Finance Director Crocker, City Attorney Cates, Police Chief Brown, City Clerk Rinearson, Operations Manager Lang, HR Coordinator Lund and Deputy City Clerk Floyd. A. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Putaansuu led the audience and Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. EXECUTIVE SESSION At 6:31 p.m., Mayor Putaansuu recessed the meeting for a 15-minute executive session to discuss an existing litigation matter pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i). City Attorney Cates, Development Director Bond, Public Works Director Dorsey and Finance Director Crocker were invited to attend and Mayor Putaansuu announced that action would be taken. At 6:46 p.m., Mayor Putaansuu reconvened the meeting back into session. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: By Councilmember Cucciardi, seconded by Councilmember Clauson, to amend the agenda by adding under Business Item 71 add adoption of an ordinance amending the temporary six-month moratorium adopted under Ordinance No. 020-19-A. Minutes of October 8, 2019 Paee 2 of 7 The motion carried. MOTION: By Councilmember Clauson, seconded by Councilmember Diener, to approve the agenda as modified. The motion carried. �3111111111[4i11MA0 ;TarelmILYiI_AL k�'' Margi Moore, Tina Meekins, Morgan Perry, and Forbes Duncan, voiced their support of Business Item 7A, thanked Council for their work and urged Council to pass the ordinance. 4. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of Voucher Nos. 77715 through 77786 and 77789 through 77852 including bank drafts in the amount of $1,518,175.32 and Electronic Payments in the amount of $2,256.44 totaling $1,520,431.76. B. Approval of Payroll Check Nos. 77787 through 77788 including bank drafts and EFT's in the amount of $132,615.36; and Direct Deposits in the amount of $179,629.13 totaling $312,244.49. C. Approval of September 17, 2019, Work Study Session Minutes D. Excusal of Councilmember Lucarelli Due to Personal Reasons MOTION: By Councilmember Cucciardi, seconded by Councilmember Diener, to approve the consent agenda as presented. The motion carried. S. PRESENTATION A. South Kitsap School District Update Tim Winter, the new South Kitsap superintendent introduced himself and provided his educational and personal background and spoke to his vision for the district. 6. PUBLIC HEARING A. Initiative 976 "Bring Back Our $30 Car Tabs" Mayor Putaansuu opened the public hearing at 6:59 p.m. Gerry Harmon spoke against the initiative noting we need money for the roads. She also hopes we do not increase it over the next few years. There being no more testimony, Mayor Putaansuu closed the public hearing at 7:00 p.m. Minutes of October 8, 2019 Page 3 of 7 B. Surplus of Proprietary Funds (Water, Sewer and Storm Drainage) Utility Equipment Mayor Putaansuu opened the public hearing and there being no testimony, closed the public hearing at 7:02 p.m. 7. BUSINESS ITEMS A. Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Sections 7.01.010 "Definitions" and 7.16.080 "Operation Requirements" of Port Orchard Municipal Code Chapter 7 "Animals" MOTION: By Councilmember Ashby, seconded by Councilmember Clauson, to adopt an ordinance amending sections 7.01.010 "Definitions" and 7.16.080 "Operation Requirements" of the Port Orchard Municipal Code Chapter 7 "Animals", as presented. The motion carried. (Ordinance No. 040-19) B. Adoption of an Ordinance Authorizing a .75 FTE to Increase to 1.0, a 0.5 FTE to Increase to .070 for Police Records Evidence Specialist, a New 0.55 FTE Court Security Officer and Approving an MOU with Teamsters MOTION: By Councilmember Diener, seconded by Councilmember Cucciardi, to adopt an ordinance approving the reallocation of hours for Police Records Evidence Specialist employees; authorizing the execution of the memorandum of understanding with the Teamsters relating thereto; and approving the creation of a new 0.55 FTE, a job description and salary range for the position of Court Security Officer as described above and provided for in the attachments. The motion carried. (Ordinance No. 041-19) C. Adoption of an Ordinance Authorizing the Signing of MOU's with the Police Guild Representing Patrol and the Police Guild Representing Sergeants MOTION: By Councilmember Clauson, seconded by Councilmember Cucciardi, to adopt an ordinance which authorizes the Mayor to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Police Guild representing Patrol Officers and a Memorandum of Understanding with the Police Guild representing Sergeants to revise the language in Article 6.5 of each of the respective collective bargaining agreements. The motion carried. (Ordinance No. 042-19) D. Adoption of a Resolution Opposing initiative 976 on the November 2019 General Election Ballot Minutes of October 8, 2019 Page 4 of 7 MOTION: By Councilmember Rosapepe, seconded by Councilmember Diener, to adopt the proposed resolution opposing 1-976. The motion carried. (Resolution No. 033-19) E. Adoption of a Resolution Declaring Certain Proprietary Funds (Water, Sewer, Storm Drainage) Utility Equipment as Surplus MOTION: By Councilmember Rosapepe, seconded by Councilmember Chang, to approve a resolution declaring certain equipment surplus and authorizing its disposition. The motion carried. (Resolution No. 034-19) F. Adoption of a Resolution Fixing the Date of a Public Hearing on a Petition to Vacate City Right - of -Way, an Alley Between Cline Avenue and Dekalb Street MOTION: By Councilmember Diener, seconded by Councilmember Cucciardi, to adopt a Resolution setting the Public Hearing for November 12, 2019, to occur during the regular Council meeting, on a petition to vacate a portion of City's right-of-way an alley between Cline Avenue and Dekalb Street. The motion carried. (Resolution No. 035-19) G. Approval of a Lease Agreement with the Special Olympics Washington, South Kitsap Flag Football Program for Use of a Portion of Van Zee Park MOTION: By Councilmember Clauson, seconded by Councilmember Rosapepe, to approve a lease with the South Kitsap Flag Football Program, authorizing the Mayor to execute an Agreement for temporary use of the Van Zee Park, including the lights, as presented. Councilmember Ashby noted the rent to the group is $249. The staff report states the field is leased to other groups for $249 for the year and asked if we prorate due to the group only using the field for up to two months. AMENDED MOTION: By Councilmember Ashby, seconded by Councilmember Cucciardi, to amend the lease to have a $50 rent for the duration of the agreement. The amended motion carried. The main motion carried. (Agreement No. 069-19) Minutes of October 8, 2019 Page 5 of 7 H. Approval of the September 24, 2019, Council Meeting Minutes MOTION: By Councilmember Clauson, seconded by Councilmember Cucciardi, to approve the minutes as published. The motion carried. Councilmember Ashby abstained. I. NEW ITEM: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending the Temporary Six -Month Moratorium Adopted Under Ordinance No. 020-19-A. MOTION: By Councilmember Cucciardi, seconded by Councilmember Clauson, to adopt ordinance 039-19 amending Ordinance 020-19-A as presented. Councilmember Chang recommended adding the word applications to the language in the ordinance as to not confuse buildings permits with building permit applications. The motion carried. (Ordinance No. 039-19) 8. DISCUSSION ITEMS (No Action to be Taken) A. 4th of July Fireworks and Kitsap County Code Mayor Putaansuu provided Council with information on Kitsap County's ban on certain fireworks which includes bans on roman candles, multi -cake devices, aerial spinners, multi -shell devices and ground spinners. He asked if we want to mirror what the county is doing or should we have bigger discussions? Council and Mayor continued the discussion of fireworks including weather during the 4th of JUly, reducing use of some fireworks, holding a public hearing and asking the county fire marshal to attend, watching the large firework and personal displays, and adhering to the hours of when fireworks are legal to use. Council Direction: Schedule a public hearing during the second meeting in November [November 261h] and invite the county fire marshal to attend; and bring forth an ordinance mirroring the county's ban on certain fireworks. B. HB 1406 Relating to Encouraging Investments in Affordable and Supportive Housing Mayor Putaansuu said we have taken action to capture the revenue from the state when it comes to the city which will be between $30,000 to $35,000. He has been working with two non -profits that gave him two distinct options. He would like to pick just one of the non -profits; Kitsap Community Resources and Housing Kitsap, and asked Council to discuss the two options and give him direction. Minutes of October 8, 2019 Page 6 of 7 Council and Mayor discussed each of the non -profit's options and asked Mayor Putaansuu to provide more information and clarification. Council Direction: Mayor Putaansuu will bring this item back in 2 weeks [October 22, 2019] with more information. 9. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES Councilmember Clauson reported on the Finance committee meeting held earlier this evening. Councilmember Ashby reported the Economic Development and Tourism Committee is scheduled to meet next Monday [October 14tn] Mayor Putaansuu reported the Utilities Committee is scheduled to meet October 215t. The Sewer Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet November 61n Councilmember Rosapepe reported on last week's lodging tax meetings [October 151 and October 2nd] Mayor Putaansuu reported the KRCC [Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council] retreat and Housing Kitsap. Councilmember Ashby reported on the [KRCC] Legislative Reception. Councilmember Clauson reported on ferries and service. 10. REPORT OF MAYOR The Mayor reported on the following: • Bay Street Pedestrian Pathway meeting and addressed concerns that have been brought up during public comment; • Downtown parking and parking rates; • AWC board meeting; • Council retreat; and • Resurfacing tennis courts at Van Zee Park. Operations Manager Lang spoke to resurfacing and condition of the tennis courts. 11. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT HEADS Public Works Director Dorsey reported on last week's Public Works Board retreat. Minutes of October 8, 2019 Page 7 of 7 12. CITIZEN COMMENTS Gerry Harmon spoke about initiatives and negativity towards government and the way money is spent. Heidi Fenton asked for clarification on Business Item 7F and noted she wants to be more involved in the community. 13. EXECUTIVE SESSION An executive session was held earlier in the meeting. 14. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:42 p.m. No other action was taken. Audio/Visual was successful. Brandy son, MMC, City Clerk Robert Putaansuu, Mayor