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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/23/2025 MINUTESCITYCOUNCIL STUDY SESSIONMINUTES Wednesday, April23, 2025 AStudySession oftheCityCounciloftheCity ofBremerton was calledtoorderonWednesday, April 23, 2025at5:00 PM in Council Conference Room603locatedintheNormDicks Government thCenterat3456Street, with Council President EricYounger presiding. OtherCouncil Members presentwereJenniferChamberlin, DeniseFrey, JeffCoughlin, JaneRebelowski, MichaelGoodnow, andAnna Mockler. Legislative AssistantChristineGrenierprovidedstaffsupport. President Younger announcedthatStudySessions arealwaysopenforthepublictoattend in-person or viewremotely, publiccomment willbetaken forItem C1, sinceaction isanticipated, andthatanyoftheitemsapproved foraction bytheCouncil tonightwillbeplacedontheMay7, 2025Council Meeting Agenda (orasotherwisedetermined). It wasfurtherestablishedthatquestionsorcomments by thepublicmay besubmittedonany item at anytimeby emailto City.Council@bremertonwa.gov. Andremindedeveryone thataudio recordingswillbeavailableonline withinafewdaysfollowingthemeeting. A. AGENDABILL BRIEFINGS 1. Interlocal Cooperative RAVE Emergency Notification & Alerting System UserAgreement withKitsapCounty Department ofEmergency Management ConsentAgenda 2. ResolutionandIntergovernmental Agreement with theSuquamish TribetoDesignaHabitat Restoration Planfor theGorstCreekFishRearingFacilityAreaConsentAgenda 3. Public Hearing toobtain comment onthe2024 Comprehensive PlanandDevelopment Regulations President Younger calleda break6:16to6:30PM. B. GENERAL COUNCIL BUSINESS 1. UpdateonCouncil GoalNo. 1 (i): DevelopCommunityOutreach Policy AdHocCommittee JeffCoughlin, JenniferChamberlin, andAnnaMockler 2. Update onCouncil GoalNo. 5: LTACPolicies & Procedures AdHocCommittee Eric Younger, DeniseFrey, andJaneRebelowski 3. PublicWorksCommitteeBriefing (LastMeeting 4/15/25) ChairJaneRebelowski 4. Parks, Finance, Investment, & Parking Committee Briefing (LastMeeting 4/22/25) ChairJeff Coughlin 5. RegionalandOther Committee/BoardBriefings 6. OtherGeneral Council Business wasalsodiscussed. C. EXECUTIVE SESSION At7:45PM, PresidentYounger announcedtheCouncil wouldmeet for20-Minutestodiscuss thatactionwas anticipated. At8:06PM, PresidentYounger called themeeting backto order; andasked Assistant City Attorney MychaelRayatoexplain theaction beforetheCouncil. Therewerenoquestions orcomments fromthepublic. Docusign Envelope ID: BDA25461-6BB5-440F-B47E-864B93B70FBD CityCouncilStudy Session Minutes Wednesday, April 23, 2025 Page 2of2 8:07PMMotion wasmadebyRebelowski andseconded by Mockler. Questionsorcomments were provided byCoughlin, Mockler. 8:09PMM/S/C/U (Rebelowski/Mockler) Movetoauthorize theCouncilPresident tonegotiate compensation andextenda conditionalofferofemployment for thepositionofLegislative Office Manager toAnne Williams. Motion carriedunanimously President YoungerclosedtheStudy Session byreminding everyone thatbecause nextweek thincludeda5Wednesday, there wouldbenoCouncilMeeting; andannouncing thenextCouncilMeeting willbeonMay7, 2025beginningat5:30PMintheFirstFloorMeeting Chambersofthe NormDicksGovernmentCenter. Hefurther established thatthe publicis invited to attend in personorremotely, butanyonewishing tospeakduring PublicRecognition viaZoom must submit theirrequest throughtheCityClerkbycalling (360) 473-5323atleast24-hourspriortothe meeting. Withnofurtherbusiness, theStudySessionwas adjourned at8:10PM. Prepared & Submittedby: CHRISTINE GRENIER LegislativeAssistant thAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilonthe7dayofMay, 2025. ERICYOUNGER, Council President ATTEST: ANGELAHOOVER, CityClerk EY:AH:CG Docusign Envelope ID: BDA25461-6BB5-440F-B47E-864B93B70FBD