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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/02/2025 MINUTESDIGITALRECORDING CITYCOUNCIL HYBRIDMEETINGMINUTES Wednesday, April2, 2025 Theweeklymeeting oftheCityCounciloftheCityofBremerton wascalled toorderWednesday, April2, 2025, at5:00 PMinCouncil ConferenceRoom 603oftheNORMDICKSGOVERNMENTCENTER, th3456Street, Bremerton, Washington, with CouncilPresident EricYoungerpresiding. Council Members present were AnnaMockler, Michael Goodnow, JaneRebelowski, JeffCoughlin, Denise Frey (remotely), andJenniferChamberlin. At5:30PM, the meetingmovedtotheFirstFloor Meeting Chambers. Alsopresent were CityAttorney KylieFinnell; Acting City Clerk LindseyVictor; LegislativeAssistant Christine Grenier; andITManager DaveSorensen. President YoungerannouncedtheCityCouncil isconductingtheCouncil Meetingin-person, and because community involvementisencouraged, thepublicisinvited toalsojointhemeeting in person, orparticipate viaaremote optionthroughZoom orviewonBKAT. MayorWheeler providedhighlights ofthefollowing: HaddonParkCommunity BuildDayon April19 WaterManagementJobShadowing withWesternWAUniversity Students th6StreetPreservationProject (PhaseIII) Planned Closures forQuincySquareProjectConstructionfromApril 14to18 CONSENT AGENDA 4A CheckNumbers 410442through410669andElectronic Fund TransfersV43161through V43297 inthegrandtotalamountof $3,248,216.33; RegularPayrollforpayperiodending March15, 2025inthe amountof $1,092,925.46; RegularPayrollCorrection forpayperiod endingMarch15, 2025intheamountof $588.34; andRetireePayrollforpayperiodending March 31, 2025intheamountof $36,250.83. 4B Minutes ofMeeting March19, 2025 4C MinutesofStudySession March26, 2025 4D ConfirmReappointment ofKirstenDahlquist totheDesign ReviewBoard 4E ConfirmReappointment ofErinHatchto theDesignReviewBoard 4F AuthorizationtoPre-Purchase Materials fortheCentral BremertonForceMainProject 4G InterlocalContract withHouston GalvestonAreaCouncil (HGAC) BuyforCooperative Purchasing 4H Approval of Collective Bargaining Agreement betweentheCityofBremerton and Teamsters Local 589; ApprovalofManagement & Professional Employees Salary Schedule; andrelatedBudget Amendment 4I ApprovalofDirector ofPublicWorks & UtilitiesJobDescriptionHeard underGeneral Business There werenoquestions orcomments fromthepublic 5:43PMM/S/C/U (Mockler/Chamberlin) Moveto approve theCONSENTAGENDA aspresented. Motion carriedunanimously President Youngerannounced thatasindicatedontheAgenda, PublicRecognition provides an therewillbeno public comments acceptedviaZoom, unlessprior arrangements weremade Docusign Envelope ID: 78510986-B962-46C3-AC72-17F6B8D1E6E6 CityCouncilReg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, April2, 2025 Page 2of4 through theCityClerkbycalling (360) 473-5323atleast24-hours priorto themeeting. Weonly askthatyoustateyourname fortherecord andplease limityourcomments to3-minutesorless. A timersystem willbe usedso thateveryone istreated fairly. PUBLICRECOGNITION Questions andcomments fromthepublic weresubmitted byJoslyn LaMadrid, EarlBurt, NaomiLevine, Andre, Chance, TravisMerrigan, AldenBradford. GENERALBUSINESS 6A APPROVAL OF DIRECTOR OFPUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIESJOBDESCRIPTION: HumanResources ManagerCharlotte Nelson summarizedthatafterreviewandupdates, the actiontonightbeforeCouncil isapproval of theDirectorofPublicWorks & Utilitiesjobdescription. Questions orcommentsfromthepublicwereprovided byTravisMerrigan, AldenBradford, with responses provided byCityAttorney KylieFinnellandMs. Nelson. 6:10PMMotion wasmadebyChamberlin and secondedbyMockler. Questions andcomments wereprovided byChamberlin, Mockler, Coughlin, Rebelowski, Younger; withresponsesprovided byMs. Nelson. 6:21PMM/S/C (Chamberlin/Mockler) Movetoapprovethe Director ofPublicWorks & Utilitiesjob description as presented. Motion carried VotedinFavorof Motion: Frey, Coughlin, Rebelowski, Goodnow, Chamberlin, Younger Voted OpposedtoMotion: Mockler Motioncarried; 6-Yes; 1-No 6B ORDINANCENO. 5510TOAMENDBMCCHAPTER AL PROPERTY REGISTRATIO: CityAttorneyKylieFinnellandDepartment of Community Development AndreaSpencerprovidedapresentation. Thisisthethirdtimethe ordinance amending BMC Chapter 5.06is presentedatStudySession. Wewillpresent recentrevisionsto theproposedordinance developed through a cooperativeeffortbetweentheCityCouncil, Department ofCommunityDevelopment, BMC5.06, wasadoptedin2013andrentalpropertyregistration hasbeenrequiredinBremerton since thattime. Theprimarypurpose ofthe RentalPropertyRegistration codeis conductinginspections or requiringlandlords toprovidethird-partyinspections, BMC5.06requires thatlandlords register withtheCityandcertifytheirrentalunitscomply withrequiredhealthand Theamendments proposed donotaddanynewrequirements orfeestolandlords. Thesubstantive amendmentstoBMCChapter5.06areasfollows: 1) requirerentalproperty registration asaprerequisite foranevictionand2) requirerelocationassistancefortenantswho mustvacate rental properties cityofficials deem immediatelydangerous tolife, limb, propertyor safetyofthepublicoroccupants oftheproperty. Therewerenoquestions orcommentsfromthepublic 6:37PMMotion wasmadebyChamberlin and secondedbyCoughlin. Questions andcomments wereprovided byChamberlin, Coughlin, Frey, Rebelowski, Mockler, Younger, Chamberlin, Mockler, Younger, Mockler; withresponsesprovidedbyMs. FinnellandMs. Spencer. Docusign Envelope ID: 78510986-B962-46C3-AC72-17F6B8D1E6E6 CityCouncilReg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, April2, 2025 Page 3of4 7:03PMM/S/C/U (Chamberlin/Coughlin) Movetoapprove Ordinance No. 5510amending BremertonMunicipalCodeChapter . Motion carried unanimously President Younger 6C SERVICES AGREEMENT WITHNOVOAGLOBAL, INC. FORAUTOMATEDTRAFFIC SAFETYPROGRAM: Contracts AdministratorMelindaMonroesummarizedthattheCitywould liketoenterintocontract withNovoaGlobal, Inc. forautomated trafficsafety systems atsignalized intersections andschoolzonesviathe2022CityofEverettAutomated TrafficSafetyCamera Program RFP022-02. HeidiTraverso ofNovoa Global, Inc. provided a presentation. Questions orcommentsfromthepublicwereprovided byNaomiLevine, withresponsesprovided byMs. Monroe. 7:27PMMotion wasmadebyGoodnowand secondedbyChamberlin. Questions andcomments wereprovided byGoodnow, Chamberlin, Rebelowski, Mockler; withresponsesprovided byMs. Monroe, Ms. Traverso, andMs. Finnell. 7:41PMM/S/C/U (Goodnow/Chamberlin) Movetoapprove Services AgreementwithNovoa Global, Incandauthorize theMayor tofinalize andexecutetheagreement withsubstantially the sametermsandconditionsas presented. Motion carriedunanimously 6D CONTRACT MODIFICATIONAGREEMENT NO. 2WITHHDRENGINEERING, INC. FOR THTHE6STREETACTIVETRANSPORTATIONPROJECT: Engineering ProjectManagerNick Ataieexplained thatthe2024 2029CapitalImprovementPlanincludesfunding in thecurrent annualbudget fordesignofactivetransportation andsafetyimprovements onthe6thStreet corridor. Thescopeofworkconsistsofaroadway re-channelizationincluding theadditionof continuousbike lanesfromwestofWycoffAvetoWashington Ave. Theinitial agreement withHDR Engineering includedsitereview, publicoutreach, and development ofaconceptual alternative layouts. ContractModificationNo. 1includedatime-onlycontract extension. Contract Modification No. 2advancesconceptualalternativestofinalengineering includingdevelopmentofplans, specifications, andestimates. Anadditional openhousewillbehostedaspartofthisagreement includingrefinements topreviously developeddesignconceptsforfurther public input. Contract Modification No. 2hasbeennegotiatedintheamount of $374,682.22increasing theoverall contractnottoexceed amountto $566,432.22. Questions orcommentsfromthepublicwereprovided byDianne Iverson, JacquelineReid, DylanMendenhall, Shane Holman, Chance, Reama Schuldt, TravisMerrigan. 8:03PMMotion wasmadebyCoughlin and secondedbyChamberlin. Questions andcomments wereprovided byCoughlin, Chamberlin, Rebelowski, Mockler, Frey, Coughlin, withresponses provided byMr. Ataie. 8:20PMM/S/C/U (Coughlin/Chamberlin) MovetoapprovetheContractModification No. 2 with thHDRforthe6StreetActive Transportation Project withamodification onpage7at theendof and authorize theMayortofinalizeandexecutetheagreementwithsubstantiallythesametermsand conditionsaspresented. Motion carriedunanimously Docusign Envelope ID: 78510986-B962-46C3-AC72-17F6B8D1E6E6 CityCouncilReg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, April2, 2025 Page 4of4 COUNCILMEMBERREPORTS JenniferChamberlin announced thenextStephensonCanyonWalkingandStewardship Group onTuesday, April22at4:00PM JeffCoughlin thankedthecommunity forcontinuing tospeakupatCouncil Meetings; andlooked forwardtoaddressing standards for JaneRebelowskiprovided a reminderthattheBridging theGapBreakfasttobenefit Bremerton FoodlineonTuesday, April22from 7:30to9:00AMattheKitsapConference Center; and announced thenextDistrict 4TownHallMeeting onThursday, May1from5:00to6:30PMat Bremerton Foodlinefeaturingdiscussion withCommunityDevelopment staffandformer Mayor Lynn Horton Michael Goodnow announced thattheCharlestonBusiness District will behosting aSpring Fling eventonSaturday, April12from12:00to 4:00PM. Anna Mocklerannounced thenextDistrict6TownHallMeeting onMonday, April14beginningat 5:00PMattheBremerton PublicWorks Facilitylocatedat100OysterBayAvenueNorthand that there wasnoplannedguestspeaker ortheme; volunteersareneeded fortheHaddonPark Community BuildDay onSaturday, April19beginning at9:00AM; sharedtheCDCGuidelinesfor COVIDvaccinationsforpeople65yearsandolder; andrecitedapoem byWislawaSzymborska. President Youngerannounced thenextStudySession onWednesday, April9beginning at 5:00 PMintheCouncil ConferenceRoom. Thepublic iswelcometo attend themeeting in-personor remotely viaZoom, buttherewillbenoopportunity to commentandnoaction willbetaken. Withnofurther business, President YoungeradjournedtheCouncil Meetingat8:29PM. Prepared & Submittedby: CHRISTINE GRENIER LegislativeAssistant thAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilonthe16dayofApril, 2025. ERICYOUNGER, CityCouncilPresident Attest: ANGELA HOOVER, CityClerk EY:AH:CG Docusign Envelope ID: 78510986-B962-46C3-AC72-17F6B8D1E6E6