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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, January 2, 2019'
The weekly meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called to order Wednesday,
January 2, 2019, at 5:00 PM in Council Conference Room 603 of the NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT
CENTER, 345 6t' Street, Bremerton, Washington, with 2018 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 Office Manager Lori Smith; and Kevin Matthew, Information Services
Manager.
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 Reverend Walt LeCouteur of the Kitsap Rescue Mission.
COUNCIL OFFICER ELECTIONS
President Younger opened nominations for 2019 Council President.
Leslie Dau s nominated Eric Youn er.
With no further nominations, President Younger called for a Vote:
Voted in Favor of Younger: Sullivan, Daugs, Gorman, Hillman, Goodnow, Younger
Voted Against Younger: Huddy
By a vote of 6 to 1, Eric Younger was elected to serve as 2019 Council President; and remained
seated as the Chair. He will also serve as Mayor Pro Tempore in absence of Mayor Greg Wheeler,
President Youn er then opened nominations for 2019 Council Vice President.
Michael Goodnow nominated Leslie Daugs.
Richard Huddy nominated Richard Huddy.
With no further nominations, President Younger called for a Vote.
Voted in Favor of Daugs: Sullivan, Daugs, Gorman, Hillman, Goodnow, Younger
Voted in Favor of Huddy: Huddy
By a vote of 6 to 1, Leslie Daugs was elected to serve as 2019 Council Vice -President.
MAYOR'S REPORT
• Kelly Bonomi, (Public Works) was recognized for her outstanding volunteer work with the
tornado relief efforts in Port Orchard and Michael Bishop (Fire Department) was recognized
for spearheading the Annual United Way Campaign which included tornado relief efforts;
• Will have a "State of the City" and list of 2019 Goals available soon; and
• Was excited to be a first-time grandfather to a baby girl born only two -hours ago.
PUBLIC RECOGNITION
Bill Broughton, Attorney, has worked with the owner of Brother Don's to meet the criteria of the
current City Ordinance, and therefore was disappointed to learn the owner was issued three
separate citations in violation of the noise decibel level. He was also disappointed to learn the City
Council has not done anything to appeal or amend the requirements listed in the current ordinance.
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Kelsey Hulse, Community Affairs Officer with Puget Sound Energy, provided a brief post storm
report following the Level E2 tornado in Port Orchard.
CONSENT AGENDA
6A — Claims & Check Register: Check Numbers 382435 through 382585, and EFT -V19300
through EFT- V19335 in the amount of $1,267,795.19; Regular Payroll for the pay period
ending December 15, 2018 in the amount of $844,490.86; Regular Payroll (Pay Outs &
Corrections) for the pay period ending December 15, 2018 in the amount of $204.17; and
Retiree Payroll for the pay period ending December 31, 2018 in the amount of $51,888.75
613 — Minutes of Meeting — December 19, 2018
There were no questions or comments from the public...
05:49:27 M/S/C/U (Sullivan/Daugs) Move to approve the CONSENT AGENDA as presented
GENERAL BUSINESS — There were no General Business Items tonight...
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
Eric Younger presented a plaque to Council Member Tony Hillman in recognition of his service as
District 4 Council Member for the City of Bremerton for the last year.
Tont/ Hillman stated that this would be his last meeting as a Council Member. He specifically
thanked Council staff Lori and Christine, and all of the Directors and their staff for the many, many
hours spent making sure Council had the information needed to make decisions, and doing all the
work so that the City functions. He enjoyed his time in Bremerton, and felt that the Council worked
as a team to meet several important accomplishments such as adding Affordable Housing to its
Goals & Priorities. He looked forward to seeing what Council will be doing in the future; and
encouraged people to apply for the now vacated District 4 position.
Michael Goodnow thanked Council Member Hillman for his service, and stated it was an honor to
work alongside him.
Richard Hqddy addressed the recent investigation and the vote by his fellow Council Members to
censure him, expressing his disappointment at the "rush to judgment" in response to the "false
accusation". He congratulated Council Chairs Younger and Daugs, and looks forward to working
with them in the coming year. President Younger clarified that latitude was given for Mr. Huddy to
provide a statement tonight since per the Council Rules & Procedures, "...any complaint against a
Council Member or City Employee is not to be discussed at a Council Meeting..."
Pat Sullivan thanked Council Member Hillman for his service; thanked the Fire Department for a
recent ride -along opportunity; congratulated the 2019 Council Chairs; and wished everyone a
Happy New Year.
Leslie Daugs thanked Council Member Hillman for his service and wished him well; thanked her
fellow Council Members for electing her as 2019 Council Vice President; and wished everyone a
Happy New Year.
Kevin Gorman enjoyed working alongside Council Member Hillman and wished him well; and
congratulated 2019 Council Chairs .Younger and Daugs.
President younger announced that applications for the vacant District 4 Council Member seat will
be accepted until Noon on Friday, January 4, 2019; and that following adjournment of this meeting,
the Council would reconvene for a Study Session for a Briefing by the Council President regarding
2019 Council Committee Appointments. The Study Session adjourned at 6:33 PM.
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With no further business, President Younter adjourned the Council Meeting at 6:07 PM.
Prep, rd and Submitted by:
LORI SMITH
Legislative Office Manager
APPROVED by the City Council on the 16th day of January, 2019.
ERIC YOUN ER, Ky Council President
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