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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/08/2025 MINUTESCITYCOUNCIL STUDY SESSIONMINUTES Wednesday, October 8, 2025 AStudySession oftheCityCounciloftheCity ofBremerton was calledtoorderonWednesday, October8, 2025at5:00PMinCouncil ConferenceRoom 603locatedintheNorm DicksGovernment thCenterat3456Street, with Council President EricYounger presiding. OtherCouncil Members presentwere JenniferChamberlin, DeniseFrey, JeffCoughlin, andAnnaMockler. Council Vice President JaneRebelowski andCouncilMember MichaelGoodnow wereabsent. Legislative Office Manager Anne Williamsprovided staffsupport. President Younger announcedthatStudySessions arealwaysopenforthepublictoattend in-person orviewremotely; postponeItemA1, addItems B8 & B9, andthatItems B4 & B5willbeheardafterItem B1; andthatanyoftheitems approvedfor action bytheCouncil tonightwillbeplacedontheOctober 15, 2025 Council Meeting Agendaoras otherwisedetermined. Itwasfurtherestablishedthatquestions orcommentsbythepublicmaybesubmitted onanyitem at anytimeby emailto City.Council@bremertonwa.gov. Andremindedeveryone thataudio recordingswillbeavailableonline withinafewdaysfollowingthemeeting. A. PRESENTATION 1. Quarterly Update fromCommonstreet (45 minutes) - SeniorOutreachandEngagement Specialist TrishaMunson andProject Manager BrendenPerkoPostponed toOctober 22 StudySession B. AGENDABILL BRIEFINGS 1. Approval ofacceptingFEMA grantforan AssistancetoFirefighter Grant (AFG) Fire Chief PatMcGanney. Tobeplaced onOctober 15CouncilMeetingConsentAgenda. 2. Resolution approvingannexationproceedings for2925PerryAvenue (Parcel #122401-1- 033-2002) Planning ManagerGarrett Jackson. The CityCouncilacceptstheproposed annexation areaasproposed, willrequiretheassumption ofexistingcityindebtednessby thearea to beannexed, andwillnotrequirethesimultaneous adoption ofthe comprehensive plan. Council confirmed temporary zoningofGeneral Commercial would be acceptable, subjecttoapublic hearingasrequiredperRCW35.63.200. Tobeplacedon October 15CouncilMeetingConsentAgenda. 3. PublicHearingonOrdinance toApproveZoningCodeAmendmentssubjecttotwochanges beingrecommended in theNeighborhood-scaleCommercial asaneligible use; and (2) changing Hours ofOperations limitfrom 10PMto9PM PlanningManager Garrett Jackson. Tobeplaced onOctober 15Council MeetingPublic Hearing. 4. Ordinance toamendtherevenuethreshold forrequiring abusiness licenseforout-of-city businesses andcreatea no-feelicense forbusinesses undertheminimum threshold Tax License Specialist Senior TaraBurgess. Tobeplaced onOctober 15CouncilMeeting Consent Agenda. 5. Ordinancerelatedupdatestothedefinitionsofsales forpurposes ofsalestaxcollection Tax & License Specialist Senior TaraBurgess. Tobeplaced onOctober 15Council Meeting ConsentAgenda. President Youngercalleda break from6:42to7:00PM. Docusign Envelope ID: 696E54A4-6590-4B39-A04C-01289E2FDF84 CityCouncilStudySessionMinutes Wednesday,October 8, 2025 Page2of3 6.Agreement to Pre-PurchaseEquipmentforthe EastsideTreatment PlantUVReplacement Project ManagingEngineerBillDavis.Tobeplaced onOctober 15CouncilMeeting Consent Agenda. 7.ContractModification No. 10withRedsideConstruction LLCfortheKitsap LakePark RenovationProject Director ofParks & RecreationTimBarker.Tobeplaced onOctober 15Council Meeting ConsentAgenda. 8.Approve ExtensionofAppointment ofChanceBerthiaume asProvisional PublicWorks & Utilities Director HumanResourcesManager Charlotte NelsonTo beplacedon October 15Council Meeting ConsentAgenda. 9.CollectiveBargainingAgreement between theCityofBremerton andtheInternational AssociationofFireFightersLocal 437 HumanResourcesManagerCharlotteNelson Tobeplaced onOctober15Council MeetingConsentAgenda. 10.Request forSalary Adjustment forLindseyVictor Pursuantto BMC2.50.032(b)(2) City ClerkAngelaHoover. Tobeplaced onOctober 15Council MeetingConsentAgenda. C.President Youngerannounced thatCouncil wouldnotbemeetingforan Executive Session ItemC1 10-Minutes toReviewthe PerformanceofaPublicEmployee as allowed pursuant toRCW 42.30.110 (g)\]. D.GENERAL COUNCIL BUSINESS 1.PublicSafety CommitteeBriefing (LastMeeting 10/2/25) CouncilMember DeniseFrey reported. 2.LodgingTaxAdvisory Committee Briefing (LastMeeting 10/8/25) LTACChairJennifer Chamberlinreported. 3.Regional andOtherCommittee/Board BriefingsAnna Mocklerreported ontheKitsap TransitBoard. Council Members JenniferChamberlin andJeffCoughlinmentionedthe upcoming KRCCBoardRetreat. 4.Other GeneralCouncilBusinesswas discussed.LegislativeOffice Managertoschedule a presentation byMarliStevens, AssetManager, demonstratingreportingcapabilities ofthe Councilofficers, City Attorney, andLegislativeOfficeManager areresearching andwilldevelopoptions for Public Recognition tobebroughtback toCouncil for discussionNovember12. thPresidentYoungerannouncedthenextCouncilMeetingonWednesday,October15beginning at 5:30PM inthe FirstFloor Meeting Chambers of theNormDicksGovernmentCenter. He further established thatthepublicisinvited to attend inpersonorremotely. Withnofurtherbusiness, theStudy Sessionwas adjournedat8:10PM. Prepared &submittedby: ANNEWILLIAMS LegislativeOfficeManager 2 Docusign Envelope ID: 696E54A4-6590-4B39-A04C-01289E2FDF84 CityCouncilStudy Session Minutes Wednesday, October 8, 2025 Page 3of3 thAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilonthe15dayof October, 2025. ERICYOUNGER, Council President ATTEST: ANGELAHOOVER, CityClerk EY:AH:AW 3 Docusign Envelope ID: 696E54A4-6590-4B39-A04C-01289E2FDF84