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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/07/2025 MINUTESDIGITALRECORDING CITYCOUNCIL HYBRIDMEETINGMINUTES Wednesday, May7, 2025 Theweeklymeeting oftheCityCounciloftheCityofBremerton wascalled toorderWednesday, May7, 2025, at5:00PMinCouncil Conference Room 603oftheNORMDICKSGOVERNMENTCENTER, th3456 Street, Bremerton, Washington, with CouncilVice President Jane Rebelowski presiding. CouncilMemberspresent were AnnaMockler, Michael Goodnow, Jeff Coughlin, Denise Frey, andJenniferChamberlin. Council President EricYoungerwasabsent. At5:30PM, themeeting movedtotheFirstFloorMeetingChambers. Alsopresent wereCityAttorneyKylieFinnell; CityClerk Angela Hoover; Legislative Assistant ChristineGrenier; andITManager DaveSorensen. VicePresident Rebelowski announcedtheCityCouncil is conductingtheCouncil Meetingin- person, andbecausecommunity involvementisencouraged, thepublicisinvited toalsojointhe meeting in person, orparticipate viaaremoteoption throughZoomorviewonBKAT. MayorWheeler providedhighlights ofthefollowing: QuincySquare Project Wayfinding Sign Project WycoffWallUnderpass PaintandPrep ElectricHydrofoil Feasibility NCAA 2025 WashingtonState FerriesRestoration Plan CONSENTAGENDA 4A CheckNumbers 410737through410954andElectronic Fund TransfersV43352through V43528 inthegrandtotalamountof $4,725,473.40; RegularPayrollforpayperiodending April15, 2025intheamountof $1,119,269.53; RegularPayroll PayOutforpayperiod ending April15, 2025in theamountof $7,326.31; Retiree Payrollforpayperiodending April30, 2025intheamountof $38,881.27 4B Minutes ofMeeting April16, 2025 4C MinutesofStudySession April23, 2025 4D Interlocal Cooperative RAVE Emergency Notification & Alerting System UserAgreement withKitsapCounty Department ofEmergency Management 4E ResolutionNo. 3395andIntergovernmental Agreementwith theSuquamishTribetoDesign aHabitatRestoration PlanfortheGorstCreek FishRearingFacilityArea There werenoquestions orcomments fromthepublic 5:40PMM/S/C/U (Coughlin/Mockler) Moveto approve theCONSENTAGENDA aspresented. Motion carriedunanimously VicePresident Rebelowski announced thatasindicatedonthe Agenda, PublicRecognition provides anopportunity forattendees toaddresstheCouncil onanyissue agendaandprovidedareminder thatnowthatitiselection season, torefrainfromanycomments onpolitical campaigns or ballotmeasures. Therewillbenopublic comments acceptedviaZoom, unless priorarrangements weremadethrough theCityClerkby calling (360) 473-5323atleast24- hourspriortothemeeting. Weonlyaskthatyoustateyournamefortherecordandpleaselimit yourcomments to3-minutesorless. Atimersystem will beusedsothateveryone istreated fairly. Docusign Envelope ID: 5D1F80F9-71F4-442A-BA0B-CD291C479C51 CityCouncilReg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, May7, 2025 Page 2of3 PUBLICRECOGNITION Questionsandcomments fromthepublicweresubmitted by JoslynLaMadrid, Jacq Reed. GENERALBUSINESS TherewerenoGeneral Businessitems. PUBLICHEARING 7A PUBLICHEARINGTOOBTAINCOMMENTONTHE2024COMPREHENSIVE PLANAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS: PlanningManagerGarrettJacksonexplainedthatthe PlanningCommission isscheduled tomakearecommendation totheCityCouncil regarding the 2024Comprehensive PlanUpdateupon theconclusion ofanApril21stPublicHearing. FinalDraft documents fortheComprehensive Plan, andimplementing DevelopmentRegulations, are availablefortheCityCouncil andpublic toreviewatBremerton2044.com. TheApril 23rdStudy Session beginsCityCouncil finalreviewoftheComprehensive Plan, withthePublicHearing scheduled forMay7thproviding anopportunityfortheCityCouncil andpublic tocommentonthe finaldraftmaterials. Apublic hearing forfinaladoption oftheComprehensivePlan, andassociated Development Regulations, isscheduledforJune4th. VicePresidentRebelowskiexplainedthe purpose ofthisPublicHearing istoacceptpublic comment. Withnofurther questionsor commentsreceived, VicePresidentRebelowskiclosedthehearing tothepublic. COUNCILMEMBERREPORTS JenniferChamberlinthankedvolunteers whocameoutonEarth Daytohelppull invasiveplants thatStephensonCanyon; announced theStewardshipGroupwillcontinue tomeetonthe4Sunday throughthesummer, withthenexteventonSunday, May25from3:30to5:00PMstartingfrom 2800 BirchStreet; expanded outreach forBremerton outtoNorthBendonaverychallenging hike toMailboxPeak, andacknowledgedMayasFibromyalgia Awareness Month. DeniseFreyattended theRibbonCuttingCeremony fortheWheatonLandingProject; acknowledged Bremerton HousingAuthorityExecutiveDirectorJillStantonforherefforts in bringing lowincomehousingtoBremerton; urgedAdministration toreachouttotheLibraryand SchoolDistricttofindspaceforapublicly accessible parkandplayground inDistrict 2; announced theGrandOpeningofTheVillage EventCenter onSaturday, May10from11:00AMto2:00PMat 2901PerryAvenue; andannouncedtheJuneteenthKitsapBlockParty onThursday, June19from 1:00to5:00PMat 2901PerryAvenue. JeffCoughlin thankedGarrettJacksonforhispresentationandupdateddraftsofthe ComprehensivePlan; respondedtospeeding concerns, andhopedtobringforwardadraftpolicy soon; alsohopedthatAdministration would improveoutreachtobusinessownerswhen projects areplannedthatmayimpactparkingandaccess; concernedthatcodeupdatesandrelated requirements thatmay impactlocalbusinesses; emphasized theimportance ofmaking appointments totheRaceEquity Advisory Commission; announced thattheDowntownBremerton Association willbe hostingTidyUpeventsonfirstThursdays, startingJune5from5:30to6:30PM, announced Krampus America Convention & Market onSaturday, May10from 11:00AMto6:00 thPMat4StreetandPacific Avenue, andwasamazedbytheelectric hydrofoil. Michael Goodnow announcedtheArmedForcesDayParadeonSaturday, May17; theRoxy Theatrewillalsofeaturethemovie Greyhound, andtheForestRidgeParkStewardshipGroupwill bemeeting from9:00AMto Noon; also, theCharlestonBusiness DistrictMeetingonTuesday, May20at6:00PMatTypewriter Fever; andthanked staffforall theirhardworkonthe Docusign Envelope ID: 5D1F80F9-71F4-442A-BA0B-CD291C479C51 CityCouncilReg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, May7, 2025 Page 3of3 ComprehensivePlan. Anna Mocklerreported onprogress madeontheplayground duringHaddonParkCommunity BuildDayonApril19; wasconcernedaboutrecent vandalism onthenewrestroom; announced the nextDistrict6TownHallMeetingon Monday, May12beginningat5:00PMattheBremerton PublicWorksFacilitylocatedat100OysterBayAvenueNorthwithfeaturedGuestSpeakerUtility commented thatenforcing the municipalcodebetterserves thepeople andpublicinterest; andlastly, a . JaneRebelowskirecognized thatMayisalsoLupus Awareness Month; thanked TaraBurgess of CommunityDevelopmentforbeingthefeaturedguestspeaker atherDistrict 4TownHallMeeting andencouraged everyone whoisalandlord oratenant toread therecently adoptedRental PropertyLicensing Ordinance; believed thattheVillage Center isagreatmeeting space; acknowledged thatspeeding cannotbesolvedjustthrough enforcement andhopeful thatmore fundscanbeusedfortrafficcalming, eventemporary measuresto tryoutfirst. VicePresident Rebelowski announced thenextStudySessiononWednesday, May14beginning at5:00PMin theCouncil ConferenceRoom. Thepublic iswelcometo attend themeeting in- person orremotely viaZoom, buttherewillbenoopportunitytocomment andnoactionwillbe taken. Withnofurther business, VicePresident Rebelowski adjourned theCouncil Meetingat6:39PM. Prepared & Submittedby: CHRISTINE GRENIER LegislativeAssistant stAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilonthe21ofMay, 2025. ERICYOUNGER, CityCouncil President Attest: ANGELA HOOVER, CityClerk EY:AH:CG Docusign Envelope ID: 5D1F80F9-71F4-442A-BA0B-CD291C479C51