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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/23/2025 MINUTESCITYCOUNCIL STUDY SESSIONMINUTES Wednesday, July23, 2025 AStudySessionof theCityCouncil of theCityof Bremertonwascalled toorderonWednesday, July 23, 2025at5:02PMinCouncil ConferenceRoom 603locatedintheNormDicksGovernmentCenter that3456Street, with Council President EricYounger presiding. Other Council Members present were JenniferChamberlin, DeniseFrey, MichaelGoodnow, and Anna Mockler. Council Vice PresidentJane Rebelowski andCouncilMember JeffCoughlinwere absent. LegislativeOffice Manager Anne Williamsprovided staffsupport. President Younger announcedthatStudySessions arealwaysopenforthepublictoattendin- personorviewremotely, andthatanyoftheitemsapproved foraction by theCouncil tonightwill beplacedontheAugust 6, 2025 Council MeetingAgenda oras otherwise determined. Itwasfurther establishedthatquestions orcomments by thepublicmaybesubmittedonany item at anytimeby emailto City.Council@bremertonwa.gov. Andremindedeveryone thataudio recordingswillbeavailableonline withinafewdaysfollowingthemeeting. A. INFORMATION ONLYPRESENTATION 1. Update onImpactofHomelessness Outreach PoliceCaptain AaronElton; BrendanPerko andTrishaMunsonwithCommonstreet Consulting, LLC. Commonstreet askedto bring examplesofsafeparking modelstothenext quarterlyupdate. B. AGENDA BILLBRIEFINGS 1. Resolution adopting theKitsapCountyMulti-JurisdictionMulti-HazardMitigationPlan Fire Chief PatMcGanney. Tobeplaced onAugust 6CouncilMeetingConsentAgenda. 2. Ordinance amendingOrdinance No. 5503relating totheCity of 2025to2026Budgets Financial & Administrative ServicesDirector MikeRileyandBudget Analyst MissyGaines. Tobeplaced onAugust 6CouncilMeetingConsentAgenda. President Younger calleda breakfrom6:27to6:36PM. C. GENERAL COUNCIL BUSINESS 1. UpdateonCouncilGoal #8 (iii) Housing Equity Multi-FamilyTaxExemption AdHoc CommitteeMembersEricYounger andDeniseFrey (LastMeeting 7/22/25). Reported detailstobediscussedatthenextStudySession, August13. 2. Update onCouncil Goal #5 EconomicDevelopment LodgingTaxAdHocCommittee Members Denise FreyandMichaelGoodnow (LastMeeting 7/22/25). Reported: Inprocessof preparingaDMORequestforProposal (RFP) andpossibly separating thebrandingintoanRFPseparatefromtheDMO services. This wouldmeanthebranding would happeninlate2026withtheDMOcomingonboardearly2027. TheAdHocCommittee reviewedandapprovedalettertobesenttopastandcurrentLTAC recipients togather their insights asthebranding andDMORFPs arebeingdeveloped. Thedistributionlistwas reviewed andapproved. moretobediscussed atthenextmeeting. 3. PublicSafetyCommitteeBriefing (LastMeeting7/10/25) ChairMichael Goodnow. Docusign Envelope ID: C273ADAA-90BA-4AE7-9CEC-F54E600E73C8 CityCouncilStudySessionMinutes Wednesday,July23, 2025 Page2of3 Reported: Statistics withCommonstreet;policeandfiredepartmentobservationsregarding thfireworksduringthe4ofJuly; formerCityprosecutor, Maureen McKeeman, appointmentas Poulsbo MunicipalJudgeandformerprosecutor, GinaBuskirk, appointmentas DistrictCourt Judge; ChiefWolfeintroducedLieutenant Roebuck tosupportpolicedepartment staff. 4.PublicWorksCommitteeBriefing (LastMeeting7/15/25)CouncilMember DeniseFrey provided anupdate. Reported:TrafficCalming policy, which isawaiting feedbackfrom theCompleteStreets CommitteeMore redlightcameras arebeingadded aroundschools andparks.Theutility landsmanagement planto bediscussedatthe August27studysession; activetransportation plan possibilityofmoving todifferent contractor;critical softwareupdatefor waste watertreatment plantSCADA system. 5.Parks, Finance, Investment, & Parking Committee Briefing (LastMeeting 7/22/25)Vice ChairMichaelGoodnow. Reported:Funding forpaving; midyearbudgetadjustments; parks projects. 6.RegionalandOther Committee/BoardBriefings. Reported:KitsapTransitregardingtheTransitDevelopment Planchanging thezonefor gateway toallow storage;possibly closingQuincySquare ontheweekends toutilizestage, follow-upwithDBA. 7.OtherGeneral Council Business wasdiscussed, includingsoliciting interestforvacant Kitsap CommunityResources board seat. Anycouncilmember interested inbeing considered forthe seatshouldlettheLegislativeOfficeManagerknow bytheendoftheweek. Shewill coordinatenext stepswithKCR. D.EXECUTIVE SESSION At7:15PM, President Youngerannounced theCouncilwouldmeet for15-minutes todiscuss QualificationsofanApplicant forPublicEmploymentortoReview PerformanceofaPublic Employee asallowed perRCW 42.30.110 (1) (g) Noaction anticipated. At7:46PM, President Youngercalledthemeetingback toorderafterextending theexecutive session foranother 15-minutes. Noactionwastaken. thPresidentYoungerannouncedthatnomeetingsareheldon5Wednesdays, sothenextCouncil thMeetingwillbeonWednesday, August6beginning at5:30PMintheFirst FloorMeetingChambers of theNormDicksGovernmentCenter. Hefurtherestablished thatthe publicisinvitedtoattend in personorremotely, butanyone wishingto speakduringPublic Recognition viaZoom mustsubmit theirrequestthroughtheCityClerkbycalling (360) 473-5323atleast24-hourspriortothe meeting. Withnofurtherbusiness, theStudySessionwas adjourned at7:47PM. Prepared &Submittedby: ANNEWILLIAMS LegislativeOfficeManager Docusign Envelope ID: C273ADAA-90BA-4AE7-9CEC-F54E600E73C8 CityCouncilStudy Session Minutes Wednesday, July23, 2025 Page 3of3 thAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilonthe6dayofAugust, 2025. ERICYOUNGER, Council President ATTEST: ANGELA HOOVER, CityClerk EY:AH:AW Docusign Envelope ID: C273ADAA-90BA-4AE7-9CEC-F54E600E73C8