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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08022023_MINUTESDIGITALRECORDING CITYCOUNCILHYBRIDMEETINGMINUTES Wednesday,August2, 2023 TheweeklymeetingoftheCityCounciloftheCityofBremertonwascalledtoorderWednesday, August2, 2023, at5:09PMinCouncilConferenceRoom603oftheNORMDICKSGOVERNMENT thCENTER,3456Street, Bremerton, Washington, withCouncilPresidentJeffCoughlin presiding.CouncilMemberspresentwereJenniferChamberlin, DeniseFrey, QuinnDennehy, MichaelGoodnow, AnnaMockler, andEricYounger. AlsopresentwereAssistantCityAttorney MychaelRaya;CityClerkAngelaHoover; LegislativeOfficeManagerLoriSmith;andITManager DaveSorensen.At5:30PM, themeetingmovedtotheFirstFloorMeetingChambers. PresidentCoughlinannouncedtheCityCouncilisconductingtheCouncilMeetingin-personwith anoptionforthepublictojoininperson, participateviaZoom, orviewonBKAT, because Communityinvolvementisencouraged;andlastly, providedareminderthatnowthatitiselection season, torefrainfromanycommentsonpoliticalcampaignsorballotmeasures. MayorWheelerhighlighted AnewProgramwithPSEtoprovideEnergyAssessmentstoSmallBusinesses thTheStatusoftheWashingtonAvenue & 11StreetConstructionProject TheCitywouldbereceivinga$165,000GrantAwardforAdmiralTheatreImprovements WelcomednewBremertonSchoolDistrictSuperintendentDr. JamesCrawford WaspleasedtheKitsapConferenceCenterisforecastingover30,000attendeesin2024 CONSENTAGENDA 4ACheckNumbers403626through403798andElectronicFundTransfersV37916through V38000inthegrandtotalamountof$3,932,796.07; RegularPayrollforpayperiodending April15, 2023intheamountof $1,012,794.87; andRegularPayrollforpayperiodJuly15, 2023intheamountof $1,072,085.60 4BMinutesofMeetingJuly19,2023 4C MinutesofStudySessionJuly26, 2023 4D ConfirmAppointmentofSusieBeiltotheBremertonHousingAuthorityBoardof Commissioners 4E ConfirmAppointmentofMelissaWatkinsontotheCDBGProjectReviewCommittee Therewerenoquestionsorcommentsfromthepublic 5:46PMM/S/C/U (Chamberlin/Dennehy) MovetoapprovetheCONSENTAGENDAaspresented. PUBLICRECOGNITIONComments fromthepublicweresubmittedbyMaryLouLong;Jane Rebelowski;JoWalter;DawnMichelle;Joslyn;JamesLangenburg;JimCline;JoieHayes; MarwanCameron;JustinGurley;MollyBrooks;andErinnHale GENERALBUSINESS 6ARESOLUTIONNO. 3362TOADOPTTHEWARRENAVENUEBRIDGEMULTIMODAL PROJECTPREFERREDDESIGNALTERNATIVE:ManagingEngineerShaneWeberexplained thatCitystaffhaveconcludedabridgeconfigurationalternativesanalysisandpublicoutreach processthatincludedfiveStakeholderAdvisoryGroup (SAG) Meetings, twopublicsurveys, two openhouses, andpresentationsandbriefingstotheCityCouncil;atotalofelevenalternatives wereconsidered. Projectswereeliminatedfromconsiderationduetostructuralinfeasibility, unacceptablemaintenancerequirements, alignmentwithsurveyresults, andcostconstraints. Asaresultofthefeasibilityandoutreachprocess, StaffrecommendsAlternative2asthePreferred Alternative. Alternative2includes10-footclearwidthpathwaysonbothsidesofthebridgewith DocuSign Envelope ID: 5014A354-13DC-4803-84A5-B4D24A452145 CityCouncilReg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday,August2, 2023 Page2of3 twooutlooksoneachside (fourtotal) andiswithinthecurrentbudgetof $26.5Million. Inaddition, StaffalsorecommendsmovingAlternative3forwardtobebidasanaddalternatewiththe onbothsidesofthebridgebutwillalsorequireutilizingprojectfundstopurchaseanewUnder BridgeInspectionTruck (UBIT) forWSDOTtomaintainthebridge. AnewUBITtruckisestimated at $1MwithadditionalmitigationcoststoWSDOTthatarecurrentlyundefined.SCJAlliance ConsultantAaronKnightwasavailabletoaddtothepresentation. QuestionsandcommentsfromthepublicwereprovidedbyDianneIverson;AmandaRodgers; SharonBudd;ChristopherSusi;JaneRebelowski;TravisMerigan;andSanjayStone aresponseprovidedbyMr. Weber 7:09PMMotioninsupportofResolutionNo. 3363,wasmadebyFrey; and secondedbyMocklerQuestionsandcommentswereprovidedbyFrey, Mockler, Chamberlin, Younger,Dennehy, Goodnow, andCoughlinSecondroundofdiscussionbyFrey, Younger, WithresponsesprovidedbyMr. Weber;PublicWorksDirectorTomKnuckey;Mr. Knight; andPresidentCoughlin Point-of-OrderwascalledbyGoodnowtorequestmoreexplanationaboutAlternativeXResolution No. 3363, witharesponseprovidedbyPresidentCoughlinwhoestablishedthatthealternate versionwasincludedintheonlineCouncilMeeting FollowingseveralroundsofCouncildiscussion, VicePresidentChamberlincalledforthequestion, 8:26PMM/S/C(Frey/Mockler) MovetoadoptResolutionNo. 3363endorsingtheCityof VotedinFavorofMotion: Frey, Dennehy, Goodnow, Mockler, Coughlin VotedOpposedtoMotion:, Younger, Chamberlin Abstained: Goodnow MotionCarried: 4-Yes; 2-No; 1-Abstention COUNCILMEMBERREPORTS JenniferChamberlinaddressed thehomelessnessissuewhilerelatingtoherownexperiences withhomelessness;waspleasedtomeetDr. Crawford;encouragedthecommunitytoviewthe bloomsatBlueberryPark;andwasexcitedtoseethePickleballCourtsfulleveryday. Denise FreyNight/ eventandtheJointDistrict2 & 3CommunityMeetingthatwasheldinconjunctionwithBridging Bremerton; andthankedthecommunityfortheirthoughtfulcommentsontheWarrenAvenue BridgeMultimodalProject. QuinnDennehywasveryencouragedattheincreaseinpublicengagement, movedbythe passionandcommitmentofhisfellowCouncilMembers, andwelcomedDr. Crawford. MichaelGoodnowwaspleasedwhenMayorWheelerrecognizedhimwithaproclamation; and expressedhisdisappointmentatwhathedescribedasalackoftransparencywiththeprocesson thepreviousitem. AnnaMocklerinvitedeveryonetoattendthenextDistrict6TownHallMeetingonMonday, August 14from4:00to6:00PMatthePublicWorksFacility. AndwishedPresidentCoughlinahappy birthday! EricYoungerwelcomedDr. Crawford, andthankedhimforsittingthroughtheentireCouncil Meeting, andofferedobservationsonthepopularityofPickleballandCornhole. DocuSign Envelope ID: 5014A354-13DC-4803-84A5-B4D24A452145 CityCouncilReg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday,August2, 2023 Page3of3 JeffCoughlinechoedcommentsonDr. Crawford, acknowledgedformerSuperintendentDr. Leavell, andwaspleasedwiththecollaborationbetweentheCity, SchoolDistrict, andnon-profits; appreciatedthecommunityandfellowCouncilMembersfortheircomments, efforts, and knowledgeonthehomelessnessissue; wasexcitedforallofthecommunityeventshappeningthis thweekend; thankedPublicWorksfortheextensiveplanningforthe11&PerryandWashington & th11Projects, nowunderway;enjoyedattendingtheKitsapIndustrialReadinessSummithostedby theKitsapEconomicDevelopmentAlliance; andwaspleasedattheturnoutattherecentJoint District2 & 3Meeting. PresidentCoughlinannouncedthenextStudySessiononWednesday, August9beginningat th5:00PMwillbeheldinthe6FloorCouncilConferenceRoomoftheNormDicksGovernment Center, andthepubliciswelcomeandencouragedtoattend. Withnofurtherbusiness, PresidentCoughlinadjournedtheCouncilMeetingat8:55PM. PreparedandSubmittedby: LORISMITH LegislativeOfficeManager thAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilonthe16dayofAugust, 2023. JEFFCOUGHLIN, CityCouncilPresident Attest: ANGELAHOOVER, CityClerk JC:AH:ls:cg DocuSign Envelope ID: 5014A354-13DC-4803-84A5-B4D24A452145