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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/27/2025 MINUTESCITYCOUNCIL STUDY SESSIONMINUTES Wednesday, August 27, 2025 AStudySession oftheCityCounciloftheCity ofBremerton was calledtoorderonWednesday, August27, 2025at5:00PMinCouncil Conference Room603locatedintheNormDicksGovernment thCenterat3456Street, with Council VicePresident Jane Rebelowski presiding. OtherCouncil Memberspresent wereJenniferChamberlin, DeniseFrey, JeffCoughlin, Jane Rebelowski, Michael Goodnow, AnnaMockler, andCouncil President EricYounger (remotely). Legislative OfficeManager AnneWilliams providedstaffsupport. VicePresidentRebelowskiannouncedthatStudySessions arealways openforthepublic to attendin-person orviewremotely, and thatanyof theitemsapproved foractionby theCouncil tonightwillbeplacedontheSeptember 3, 2025Council Meeting Agenda orasotherwise determined. Itwasfurtherestablishedthatquestions orcommentsbythepublicmaybesubmitted onanyitem at anytimeby emailto City.Council@bremertonwa.gov. Andremindedeveryone thataudio recordingswillbeavailableonline withinafewdaysfollowingthemeeting. A. INFORMATION ONLYPRESENTATION 1. SalishBehavioral Health AdministrativeServicesOrganization Update SalishBHASO Executive Director Jolene Kron; KitsapCounty SubstanceAbuse & Services Program Supervisor LauraHyde; andKitsapPublicHealth District ChronicDiseaseandInjury PreventionProgram Manager DanaBiermanprovidedanupdate ontheOpioid Settlement Funds, including howtheyaredetermined, focusareas, andprograms beingsupported. B. AGENDABILL BRIEFINGS 1. Resolution toestablishOctober 1, 2025asthepublichearingdateforthevacationof right- thof-wayon 26Street, west ofPhinney BayDrive ManagingEngineerGunnarFridriksson. Tobeplaced onSeptember 3 Council MeetingConsentAgenda. 2. Resolution toestablish October 1, 2025asthepublichearingdateforthevacationofthe ththalleylocatedbetween5 & 6Streets, west ofVenetaAvenue Managing Engineer Gunnar Fridriksson. Tobe placed onSeptember 3Council MeetingConsentAgenda. VicePresident JaneRebelowskicalleda break from6:25to6:35PM. 3. Approve Upgrade ofBudget Analystto BudgetManagerposition; andApprove SalaryatPay Band14oftheManagement, Professional, Confidential, andFiduciarySalaryPlan presentedbyFinancial & Administrative ServicesDirectorMikeRiley. Tobe placedon September3Council MeetingConsentAgenda. 4. ApproveHumanResources Director SalaryatPayBand21ofthe Management, Professional, Confidential, andFiduciarySalary PlanandApprove Job Description presentedbyFinancial & Administrative ServicesDirectorMikeRiley; andDiversity & CommunityEngagement Manager Jeneise Briggs. Tobeplacedon September3Council Meeting ConsentAgenda. 5. Ordinance to amendBremerton MunicipalCodeChapter3.78entitle-Family Tax presented byCouncilmember JaneRebelowskiTobe placed onSeptember 3 CouncilMeetingGeneralBusiness. Docusign Envelope ID: 1FDCEABA-A8BF-4A1D-AD58-5A04BCE499C1 CityCouncilStudy Session Minutes Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Page 2of3 C. GENERAL COUNCIL BUSINESS 1. PublicWorksCommitteeBriefing (LastMeeting 8/19/25) CommitteeChair Jane Rebelowski. Reported: Eastside TreatmentPlant UVreplacement ontrack; purchaseof F750 multi- purpose truckapprovedinthe2022budget; QuincySquare closedtotrafficFridayafternoons ththroughMondaymornings; acceptance ofgrantfundsforthe6StreetActiveTransportation thprojectanddatefornextpublicmeetingTuesday, September 30; Resolutiontomodify parkingon AlmiraDrive (Safe Routes School Project); applyingforacoupleEcology Stormwater grants; 2streetvacations; Transportation Benefit DistrictFunding Discussion whichwillbeonthenextStudySession; Luminaires Discussion; andCapitalProjectUpdates WarrenAvenueBridge) nodetailsyet. 2. AuditCommittee Briefing (LastMeeting8/25/25) CommitteeChairAnna Mockler Reported: AuditorSims isstillresearchingdatatobeabletocomparewhether thecostof usinga communication consultant is moreefficientthanhiringacommunications manager, informationtobebrought tothecommittee inSeptember; reviewed theworkplan and discussed procurement policies, associatedcosts; andtheforestry intern. 3. Parks, Finance, Investment, andParking Committee Briefing (LastMeeting8/26/25) CommitteeChairJeffCoughlin Reported: Imparkcontract extension anditemsspecific to: regular enforcementMonday throughSaturday andrandomSundayenforcement, pay-by-phoneapp, clearsignage, and personnel; approvalof administrative officeofthecourt grant; Stormwater Capacitygrant; KitsapLakeparkinglotdraining budget; ProsPlangoingthroughtheParksCommission with a draftexpectedbymid-September; upcomingopenings onParks Commission; HR Director 4. RegionalandOther Committee/BoardBriefings. Reported: Councilor Mockler, appointed totheKCR boardofdirectors, discussed Jurassic Parliamenttraining. 5. Other General CouncilBusiness. Willaddextending StudySessionmedia availabilitytoafutureStudySessionfordiscussion; and (2) explore anyremedythatcould beavailable toaddress thenoiseimpactoftheNavy DryDock project tothe Cityandsurrounding community. rdVicePresidentRebelowskiannouncedthenextCouncilMeetingonWednesday, September3 beginningat5:30PM intheFirstFloor MeetingChambers of theNormDicksGovernmentCenter. Furtherestablished thatthepublicisinvited toattend in personorremotely, butanyonewishingto speakduringPublic Recognition viaZoommustsubmittheirrequestthroughtheCityClerkbycalling 360) 473-5323atleast24-hours priortothemeeting. Withnofurtherbusiness, theStudySession wasadjourned at8:36PM. 2 Docusign Envelope ID: 1FDCEABA-A8BF-4A1D-AD58-5A04BCE499C1 CityCouncilStudySessionMinutes Wednesday,August 27, 2025 Page3of3 Prepared &submittedby: ANNEWILLIAMS LegislativeOfficeManager rdAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilonthe3day ofSeptember,2025. ERICYOUNGER, CouncilPresident ATTEST: ANGELAHOOVER, CityClerk EY:AH:AW 3 Docusign Envelope ID: 1FDCEABA-A8BF-4A1D-AD58-5A04BCE499C1