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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/21/2024 MINUTESDIGITALRECORDING CITYCOUNCILMEETINGMINUTES Wednesday, August21, 2024 TheweeklymeetingoftheCityCounciloftheCityofBremertonwascalledtoorderWednesday, August21, 2024, at5:00PMinCouncilConferenceRoom603oftheNORMDICKSGOVERNMENT thCENTER, 3456 Street, Bremerton, Washington, withCouncilPresidentJenniferChamberlin presiding. CouncilMemberspresentwereEricYounger, MichaelGoodnow, JaneRebelowski, Jeff Coughlin, andDeniseFrey. CouncilMember & VicePresidentAnnaMocklerwasabsent. At5:30 PM, themeetingmovedtotheFirstFloorMeetingChambers. AlsopresentwereCityAttorneyKylie Finnell, AssistantCityAttorneyBrettJette, CityClerkAngelaHoover, LegislativeOfficeManagerLori Smith, andITManagerDaveSorensen. PresidentChamberlinannouncedtheCityCouncilisconductingtheCouncilMeetingin-person, andbecauseweencouragecommunityinvolvement, weinvitethepublictoalsojoinusinperson; or participateviaaremoteoptionthroughZoomorviewonBKAT. MayorWheelerprovidedhighlightsofthefollowingitems: PublicCommentsaccepteduntilSeptember8onActiveTransportationPriorityNetwork DefenseCommunityInfrastructureGrantUpdate AnnualChipSealProjectUpdate thWashingtonAvenue & 11StreetChipSealingProjecttobecompletedAugust26to27 GorstCreekFishWeirswereinstalledonAugust9 QuincySquareMuralCommunitypaintingeventonAugust24 AnnualBeautifyBremertoneventtorecycleyardwasteonSeptember14 CONSENTAGENDA 4A CheckNumbers407974through408150andEFTV41589throughV41694inthegrandtotal amountof $3,269,747.15; RegularPayrollforpayperiodendingJuly31, 2024intheamount of $1,150,977.09; RegularPayrollPayoutforpayperiodendingJuly31, 2024intheamount of $4,460.86; andRegularPayrollCorrectionforpayperiodendingJuly31, 2024inthe amountof $1,229.84 4B MinutesofMeeting August7, 2024 4C MinutesofStudySession August14, 2024 4D ConfirmAppointmentofVictoriaHilttotheBremertonHousingAuthorityBoardof Commissioners 4E AgreementwithTacomaPump & DrillingCo. Inc. fortheWell7ADrillingProject 4F ContractModificationAgreementNo. 6withSCJAllianceforDesignoftheWarrenAvenue BridgeProject 4G ContractModificationNo. 2withParametrix, Inc. forEngineeringServicesDuring ConstructionfortheHaddonParkRenovationProject Commentsfromthepublicwereprovidedby 5:41PMM/S/C/U (Goodnow/Rebelowski) MovetoapprovetheCONSENTAGENDAaspresented. Motioncarriedunanimously PresidentChamberlinannouncedthatPublicRecognitionprovidesanopportunityforattendeesto commentsacceptedviaZoom, unlesspriorarrangementsweremadethroughtheCityClerk. She furtherprovidedareminderthatitisElectionSeasonagain; sopleaserefrainfromany endorsementsorcommentsaboutcandidates, orballotmeasures. Weonlyaskthatyoustateyour Docusign Envelope ID: F5DA00FA-3E49-4A0F-AF83-AD7F06E5DD49 CityCouncilReg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, August21, 2024 Page2of3 namefortherecordandpleaselimityourcommentsto3-minutesorless. Atimersystemwillbe usedsothateveryoneistreatedfairly. PUBLICRECOGNITION CommentsfromthepublicwereprovidedbyMaryLouLong; President KathieLustig; NaomieLevine; residentofIllaheeShoresMobileHomePark DebbieZieglar; andMichaelSimonds. GENERALBUSINESS 6A RESOLUTIONNO. 3386TORENAMETHEEASTSIDEVILLAGESUBAREAPLANTO HARRISONHEIGHTSSUBAREAPLAN: District2CouncilMemberDeniseFreyestablishedthat thecommunityoftheCityofBremertondesirestorenametheEastsideVillageSubareatoHarrison HeightsSubareainrecognitionofAngieandBenjaminHarrison, thefoundersofHarrisonHospital. Inaddition, thereisdesireforamemorialinhonoroftheHarrisonsintheareaoftheoldHarrison Hospital. TheactionbeforetheCouncilistoapproveaResolutionfortherenamingand establishmentofamemorial. Therewerenoquestionsorcommentsfromthepublic 6:00PMMotionwasmadebyFrey; andsecondedbyCoughlinCommentswereprovidedby Coughlin, Rebelowski, andChamberlin 6:04PMM/S/C/U (Frey/Coughlin) MovetopassResolutionNo. 3386; andauthorizetherenamingof theEastsideVillageSubareaPlantoHarrisonHeightsSubareaPlan. Motioncarriedunanimously 6A ORDINANCENO. 5497TOAMENDBMCCHAPTERS3.78, 6.32, AND20.04DUETOTHE RENAMINGOFTHEEASTSIDEVILLAGESUBAREAPLANTOHARRISONHEIGHTS SUBAREAPLAN: PlanningManagerGarrettJacksonstatedthatsinceCityCounciladopted ResolutionNo. 3386whichrenamedtheEastsideVillageSubareatoHarrisonHeightsSubarea. The convenience, eachamendmentisincludedwithinoneordinanceratherthanmultipleordinances. OnecodesectionproposedtobeamendedislocatedintheTitle20ZoningCode. Ordinarily, in ordertoamendtheZoningCode, thePlanningCommissionprocesswouldberequired. However, BMC20.18.050 MinorCorrections allowsforanamendmenttotheCodethatdoesnotresultany substantivechangetothecontentormeaningofacodeprovisiontomoveforwardwithoututilizing thePlanningCommissionprocess. Therewerenoquestionsorcommentsfromthepublic 6:07PMMotionwasmadebyCoughlin; andsecondedbyRebelowski Commentswereprovided byCoughlin, Frey, andChamberlin. 6:09PMM/S/C/U (Coughlin/Rebelowski) MovetopassOrdinanceNo. 5497toamendBremerton MunicipalCodeChapters3.78, 6.32, and20.04duetotherenamingoftheEastsideVillageSubarea PlantoHarrisonHeightsSubareaPlan. Motioncarriedunanimously COUNCILMEMBERREPORTS PresidentChamberlinonbehalfofCouncilMemberMockler, remindedthecommunitytoattend thenextDistrict6TownHallMeetingonMonday, September9, 2024from4:00PMto6:00PMin theOysterBayPublicWorksConferenceRoom. thJaneRebelowskisharedmultiplephotosofvehiclesblockingthebikelaneon11Street; and announcedthatthenextDistrict4TownhallMeetingwillbeheldonThursday, September5from 5:00to6:30PMattheBremertonHighSchoolCareerCenterBuilding. Docusign Envelope ID: F5DA00FA-3E49-4A0F-AF83-AD7F06E5DD49 CityCouncilReg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, August21, 2024 Page3of3 JeffCoughlinreportedonthenewboatlaunchrampatEvergreenRo workshoptobehostedbytheDowntownBremertonAssociation; wasexcitedaboutthe nearlycompletedMuralontheParkingGaragefeaturingQuincyJones; sharedvariousinfrastructure examplesseenwhileonarecenttriptoVictoria, BC, wherehealsonoticedadumpsterwasblocking abikelane, provingmany, ifnotall, citiesstrugglewiththisissue. DeniseFreyrecalledtheHarrisonlegacyofAngeline berHarrison (1862-1960); and sharedphotosoftheCouncilMembersbeingservedlunchbythePWDepartmentupatCasad assetmanagementsimportanttosustainingthe assets, whichinturnprotectsourenvironment, includingourwatershed. PresidentChamberlinannouncedthenextStudySessionwouldbeonWednesday, August28 beginningat5:00PMintheCouncilConferenceRoom; andthatthepubliciswelcomeand encouragedtoattendin-personorremotelyviaZoom, buttherewillbenoopportunitytocomment. EXECUTIVESESSION At6:21PM, PresidentChamberlinannouncedthatCouncilwouldmeetfor15-minutestodiscuss pursuantunderRCW42.30.110 (1) (i), withnoactionanticipated; followedby 10-minutestodiscuss ending , withaction anticipated. TheExecutiveSessionwasextendedby5-minutes. At6:46PM, PresidentChamberlincalledthemeetingbacktoorder; andaskedAssistantCity AttorneyBrettJettetoexplaintheactionbeforetheCouncilandtoreadtheMotionfortherecord. Therewerenoquestionsofcommentsfromthepublic 6:47PMM/S/C/U (Goodnow/Rebelowski) MovetoauthorizetheCityAttorneyandMayortotakethe necessarystepstoexcludetheCityfromandoptoutoftheInRe: AqueousFilm-FormingFoams ProductsLiabilityLitigationclassactionsettlementrelatingtoCityofCamden, etal. v. TycoFire Products, LP, CaseNo. 2:24-cv-02321-RMGandtheInRe: AqueousFilm-FormingFoamsProducts LiabilityLitigationclassactionsettlementrelatingtoCityofCamden, etal. v. BASFCorporation, CaseNo. 2:24-cv-03174-RMG. Motioncarriedunanimously. Withnofurtherbusiness, PresidentChamberlinadjournedtheCouncilMeetingat6:47PM. PreparedandSubmittedby: LORISMITH LegislativeOfficeManage thAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilonthe4dayofSeptember, 2024. JENNIFERCHAMBERLIN, CityCouncilPresident Attest: ANGELAHOOVER, CityClerk JC:AH:ls:cg Docusign Envelope ID: F5DA00FA-3E49-4A0F-AF83-AD7F06E5DD49