09/13/1993 - Regular - MinutesPort Orchard, Washington
September 13, 1993
Council of the City of Port Orchard, Washington, called to regular session at 7:30 PM by
Mayor Pro-tem John Clauson. Councilmembers present: Childress, Geiger, Powers, Smith
and Grable. Staff present: Police Chief Mathews, Deputy Clerk Hager, City Planner Brown,
City Engineer Curies, Fire Marshall Wernet, City Attorney McCloskey, and City Clerk Hower.
Councilman Morrison excused (page 1, paragraph 10).
Mayor Pro -tern Clauson led the audience and Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Councilman Grable moved to approve consent agenda items as follows, seconded by
Councilman Geiger.
3.a. August 23, 1993 Council meeting minutes as amended.
3.b. Payment vouchers as follows: Claims Warrant No. 19296-19389 in the
amount of $101,971.48 and August 1993 Payroll Warrant No. 118193-
118378 in the amount of $159,721.98.
3.c. Resolution No. 1645 setting forth facts, findings and conclusions for denial
of application for Special Use Permit as submitted by Roger Hunko and
Robert C. Zornes for property located at 803 Ada Street.
3.d. Resolution No. 1646 amending Resolution No. 1569 establishing increase
and/or decrease of speed limits on City streets or intersections.
(Amendments include (1) change street name to reflect renaming of State
Highway 160 to Mile Hill Drive, and State Highway 166; and (2) increase the
speed limit on that portion of Bethel Avenue from Bethel Wye to southerly
City limits to 35 MPH).
3.e. Ordinance No. 1589 vacating a portion of Grant Street as requested in
petition as submitted by Kevin Tweten, et al with three conditions.
V. Ordinance No. 1590 repealing Ordinance No. 1463 and regulating activities
on City owned piers and docks.
3.h. Excused Councilman Morrison from the 9/13/93 Council meeting.
3.i. Approval and authorization for the Mayor and Police Chief to sign the
revised Interlocal Drug Task Force Agreement.
Bob Ferguson, Kitsap Transit, reported Port Orchard and Kitsap County are in compliance
with the Commute Trip Reduction requirements and presented the new Commute Trip
Reduction Interlocal Agreement for Council consideration.
On motion by Councilwoman Powers, seconded by Councilman Grable, Council authorized
the Mayor to sign the revised Commute Trip Reduction Interlocal Agreement.
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Mayor Pro-tem Clauson opened the 7:35 PM Public Hearing regarding a request to amend
Ordinance No. 1576 which approved the Preliminary Plat of Windfall Place with 22 conditions.
(Jerry Clark, developer).
Mayor Pro-tem Clauson called for public input regarding the amendment to Ordinance No.
1576 approving the Preliminary Plat of Windfall Place.
City Engineer Curles reviewed the developer's (Jerry Clark) request for reconsideration of
Condition #8 of Ordinance No. 1576.
Jerry Clark, developer, approached Council with two offers concerning the Windfall Place
Development: (1) Contributing $250.00 per lot for a total of $11,250 for the enhancement of
an established city park in lieu of establishing a playground in the Windfall Place Development,
or (2) moving the proposed playground from Lot #7 to Lot #22 to provide a safer location
further away from traffic.
Joyce Young, 1761 Pottery Avenue, concurred with moving the playground to Lot #22
because Lot #7 adjoins her property.
Howard Minor, 1400 Bay Street, supported the idea of the cash donation to enlarge an
established city park.
Mayor Pro-tem Clauson called for additional input regarding the proposed amendment to
Ordinance No. 1576 which approved the Preliminary Plat of Windfall Place. As no further
response was received, Mayor Pro-tem Clauson closed the Public Hearing and referred the
matter to Council for consideration.
On motion by Councilwoman Powers, seconded by Councilman Geiger, Council denied
request of a cash donation and retained Condition #8 of Ordinance No. 1576 as approved on
March 22, 1993.
Jerry Clark, developer, submitted a Professional Forester's Report on "Windfall Place danger
trees" and requested Council concurrence to remove dangerous trees within the wetland
buffer area of the Windfall Place development.
After much discussion, Councilman Childress, seconded by Councilman Grable, authorized
Jerry Clark the developer to remove the trees within the wetland buffer area of Windfall Place
development to eliminate a potential hazard.
City Engineer reported on bid opening held September 9, 1993 at 4:30 PM regarding the
construction of new entry and interior doors at the Port Orchard Library. Four bids were
received with the required bid bonds as follows:
Coultas Contractors $20,910.00
4,090.00 - Alternative
New Master Construction
Eugene E. Freigang
Doersan Construction
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$29, 850.00
10,850.00 - Alternative
$18,800.00
5,230.00 - Alternative
$18, 000.00
8,000.00 - Alternative
City Attorney, reported the bid package submitted by Doersan Construction, was not marked
as a bid and was opened in error prior to bid opening, but not reviewed by any staff. City
Attorney determined this was an insubstantial variance and it did not give the apparent low
bidder any special advantage over the other bids.
On motion by Councilwoman Powers, seconded by Councilman Grable, Council moved to
accept the bidding and award the bid to Doersan Construction as the low bidder in the
amount of $18,000.00 with the alternative amount of $8,000.00.
City Clerk reported on the bid opening held September 9, 1993 at 4:30 PM for surplus
firewood. The following 7 bids were received.
Colleen Sanford
$400.00
Douglas and Arlyn Lawrence
85.00
Marven Parks
237.50
Leo and Nellie Remenak
150.00
Jerald and Jacqueline Johnson
216.00
Susan McKitrick
356.00
Richard and Lorraine Farrell
506.95
On motion by Councilman Smith, seconded by Councilman Grable, Council accepted the
bidding and awarded the surplus firewood to the highest bidder, Richard and Lorraine Farrell
in the amount of $506.95.
Mayor Pro-tem Clauson referred to letter from Charles Looney, Sr., requesting a Temporary
Use Permit to allow occupancy of a travel trailer at 186 Tremont Street until October 1, 1993
and annual usage from 4/1 to 10/1.
On motion by Councilman Geiger, seconded by Councilwoman Powers, Council authorized a
Temporary Use Permit to Charles Looney, Sr., until October 1, 1993 and Council will further
review request for a annual temporary use permit from 4/1 to 10/1.
Pat Vurmaz, representing Designer Image and Bruce Irwin, Northwest Grant Service, asked
Council for a letter of endorsement and to accept the position as lead agency on the
proposed Blackjack Creek Stream Profile Chamberlinterpretive Center.
Claire Swan, President Port Orchard Chamber of Commerce, submitted a letter of support for
a Salmon Interpretive Center on Blackjack Creek.
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Terry Heath, President, Port Orchard Bay Street Association, also submitted a letter of support
for the Salmon Interpretive Center on Blackjack Creek.
Jim McKinney, representing South Kitsap Teachers Assoc., advised Council their association
is very much interested in supporting the Salmon Interpretive Center on Blackjack Creek.
Howard Minor, 1400 Bay Street, also spoke in favor of the Salmon Interpretive Center,
however expressed concern with a potential of overburdening the City's Planning and
Engineering staff.
On motion by Councilwoman Powers, seconded by Councilman Grable, Council authorized a
letter of endorsement and support of the concept of this proposed Blackjack Creek Stream
Profile Chamber/Interpretive Center.
On motion by Councilwoman Powers, seconded by Councilman Geiger, Council accepted
proposal from Dr. Howard Minor for the renting of 560 Bay Street in the amount of $460.00
per month and authorized the City Engineer to prepare a lease agreement with review by City
Attorney.
On motion by Councilman Geiger, seconded by Grable, Council authorized Chief Mathews to
sign the Letter of Agreement with South Kitsap School District, Kitsap County Prosecuting
Attorney, Kitsap County Sheriff's Office, Kitsap County Youth Services Center and the
Department of Social and Health Services for the development and implementation of a
networking process which identifies serious or habitual juvenile offenders and provides
selected special emphasis programs for these individuals.
On motion by Councilwoman Powers, seconded by Councilman Clauson, Council authorized
the City Engineer to hire a custodial firm to clean the library building with the expenditure from
the 1993 budget.
Mayor Protem Clauson adjourned Council into executive session to discuss Labor Agreement
negotiations for 15 minutes and then extended an additional 75 minutes.
Meeting adjourned at 11:30 PM.
x---CITY CLERK MAYOR