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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/09/2025 MINUTESCITYCOUNCIL STUDY SESSIONMINUTES Wednesday, July 9, 2025 Thebi-weekly studysession oftheCityCouncil oftheCityofBremerton wascalledtoorderon Wednesday, July9, 2025 at5:00 PM in Council Conference Room603locatedin theNorm Dicks thGovernmentCenterat3456Street, withCouncilVicePresidentJane Rebelowskipresiding. Other Council Members presentwere CouncilPresidentEricYounger (remotely), DeniseFrey, Jeff Coughlin, Michael Goodnow, andAnna Mockler. CouncilMemberJenniferChamberlin wasabsent. Legislative Office ManagerAnne Williamsprovided staffsupport. VicePresidentRebelowskiannouncedthatStudySessions arealways openforthepublic to attendin-person or viewremotely, and thatanyof theitemsapproved foractionby theCouncil tonightwillbeplacedontheJuly16, 2025Council MeetingAgenda orasotherwise determined. Itwasfurtherestablishedthatquestionsor comments bythepublicmaybe submitted onanyitem at anytimeby emailto City.Council@bremertonwa.gov. Andremindedeveryone thataudio recordingswillbeavailableonline withinafewdaysfollowingthemeeting. A. AGENDABILL BRIEFINGS 1. ConfirmReappointment ofChuck Henderson tothe CDBGProjectReviewCommittee tobeplacedonJuly16ConsentAgenda 2. ConfirmReappointment ofGrace Crowley totheCDBG ProjectReviewCommittee tobeplacedonJuly16ConsentAgenda B. GENERAL COUNCIL BUSINESS 1. BriefingonAssociationof WACitiesAnnualConference Council MemberJeffCoughlin Follow-Up: Schedule lobbyist updateslaterthisyear. ThePresentation andDiscussion forItem C1washeardfrom5:24PMto 5:58PM. VicePresidentRebelowskicalleda breakfrom6:30to6:40PM. Discussion on GeneralCouncil Business then continuedwithItem B2. 2. Continued Discussion onLodgingTax2027Request ForProposalsforDestination Marketing Organizations PresidentEricYoungerandLegislative Office Manager AnneWilliams. Follow-Up: AdHocCommittee JaneRebelowski, DeniseFrey, Michael Goodnow (to replace Council Member EricYounger) toprepareadraftRequest forProposals; Council Staffto conduct outreachwithstakeholder organizations; anddiscussion tobecontinued to a futureStudySession. 3. Regional andOther Committee/BoardBriefings wereprovidedforthefollowing: 1) Kitsap Transit Board2025to 2030TransitDevelopment Plan; 2) Kitsap911PolicyBoard Charter Update; and3) Bremerton FoodlineLeadership Summit. 4. OtherGeneral Council Business wasalsodiscussed, including: 1) Council Staffwillbe coordinating withAd HocCommittees on projects, andpresentations forCouncil Meetings will bereviewed byLegal; 2) A requestfordiscussion onfunding fortrafficcalming andsidewalks onresidential streetswasdeferred to Parks, Finance, Investment, and ParkingCommittee; and3) Mid-YearBudget Adjustmentswillbescheduledfor anupcomingStudySession. Docusign Envelope ID: 6C550CF6-F5F2-4552-8987-94188D5D3D5F CityCouncilStudySessionMinutes Wednesday,July9, 2025 Page2of2 C.INFORMATION ONLYPRESENTATION th1.Overview of 2025StateLegislative Session & Preview of2026Legislative Session 26 LegislativeDistrictRepresentative AdisonRichards. thVicePresidentRebelowskiannouncedthenextCouncilMeetingwillbeonWednesday, July16 beginningat5:30PM intheFirstFloor MeetingChambers of theNormDicksGovernmentCenter. Shefurther established thatthepublicisinvited toattend in personorremotely, butanyonewishingto speakduringPublic Recognition viaZoommustsubmit theirrequestthroughtheCityClerkbycalling 360) 473-5323atleast24-hourspriortothe meeting. With nofurtherbusiness, theStudySessionwas adjourned at7:44PM. Prepared &Submittedby: ANNEWILLIAMS LegislativeOfficeManager thAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilonthe16day ofJuly,2025. ERICYOUNGER, CouncilPresident ATTEST: ANGELAHOOVER, CityClerk EY:AH:AW Docusign Envelope ID: 6C550CF6-F5F2-4552-8987-94188D5D3D5F