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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/01/2025 MINUTESCITYCOUNCILHYBRIDMEETINGMINUTES Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Thebi-weekly meeting oftheCity CounciloftheCity ofBremertonwascalledto orderWednesday, October1, 2025, at5:00PMinCouncilConferenceRoom603oftheNORMDICKSGOVERNMENTCENTER, th3456Street, in Bremerton, Washington, withCouncilPresident EricYoungerpresiding. Council Members present were Jennifer Chamberlin, DeniseFrey (5:30PMremotely), JeffCoughlin, Jane Rebelowski, Michael Goodnow, andAnnaMockler. At5:30PM, themeetingmovedtotheFirstFloor MeetingChambers. AlsopresentwereCityAttorney KylieFinnell; CityClerkAngelaHoover; Legislative Office Manager AnneWilliams; andITManager DaveSorenson. President Youngerannounced theCityCouncilisconductingtheCouncilMeetingin-person, and because community involvementisencouraged, thepublic isinvitedtoalsojointhemeeting in personor participate viaaremoteoption throughZoomor viewon BKAT; andencouragedanyone whowishestospeak tonight, toprinttheirname clearlyonthesign-insheettobeincludedin thefinal meeting record. Formore information, referto thePublicComment Interim Processhandout. Hethen provided a statementtoaddresschangestotheagendaformatthatwasputintoplace, starting with beforetheCouncil Districtupdates, therewillbeapause onPublic Recognitionwhich iswhyit isnot a, andcomments willbelimitedto businessitemsontheagenda. CONSENT AGENDA 3A Check Numbers412396 through412523andElectronicFund Transfers NumbersV44501 throughV44605 inthegrandtotalamountof $4,231,682.56; Regular Payroll forpayperiod ending September15, 2025intheamountof $1,186,978.15; Regular Payroll Payoutforthe payperiodendingSeptember 15, 2025intheamount of $ 3,788.06; andRetiree Payrollfor payperiodendingSeptember 30, 2025intheamountof $37,832.38 3B MinutesofCouncil Meeting September 17, 2025 3C Minutesof StudySession September 24, 2025 3D Amendamotionpreviously adoptedregardingthereappointment ofVictoriaHilt tothe BremertonHousingAuthorityBoardofCommissioners 3E Local AgencyContractwithSound PacificConstruction, LLCfortheSystemicPedestrian TreatmentProject 3F ContractwithAllStripes, LLCfortheLongLineStriping andPavement Marking Project 3G GoodsandServicesAgreement withNWBoiler, LLCforthePurchase ofaBoiler Vesselfor theWastewater Treatment Plant Therewerenoquestionsorcommentsfromthepublic. 5:36PMM/S/C/U (Chamberlin/Coughlin) Movetoapprove the CONSENTAGENDAaspresented. Motion carriedunanimously. PUBLICHEARING 4A ORDINANCENO. 5519RECOGNIZING THE1896VACATION OFRIGHT-OF-WAYON26TH STREET, WESTOFPHINNEYBAYDRIVE: ManagingEngineerGunnar Fridriksson explainedthat thispublichearingisfortherecognizing, this isnota streetvacationas thestreetwasvacated by operation oflawin1896butrathera clean-upandacknowledgement ofthatvacation. Docusign Envelope ID: CEDEBDEF-6D52-4F09-BC76-EAE0C935ECA4 CityCouncilReg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Page 2of 4 President Younger explainedthepurposeofthisPublic Hearing isto acceptpubliccommentand action is anticipated. Questions orcommentsfromthe publicwereprovided byJoseCamacho, Kathie Lustig, Wesley Weaver Withnofurther questionsor commentsreceived, President Youngerclosed thehearingto the public. 5:46PMMotion wasmadebyChamberlin; andSecondedbyCoughlin. Questions orcomments wereprovided byChamberlin, Coughlin, Rebelowski, andMockler; withresponsesprovided by Mr. Fridriksson. 5:49PMM/S/C/U (Chamberlin/Coughlin) MovetopassOrdinanceNo. 5519torecognizethe1896 vacation of26th Streetlyingwestof PhinneyBayDrive byoperation oflawofthepublicright-of-way. Motion carried unanimously. 4B ORDINANCE NO. 5520APPROVING VACATIONOFTHENORTHHALFOFTHENORTH- SOUTHALLEYLOCATEDBETWEEN5TH & 6THSTREETS, WESTOFVENETAAVENUE: ManagingEngineerGunnar Fridriksson explained thattheadjacent propertyowner haspetitioned theCitytohavethenorthhalfofthealleyvacated inordertoexpand theexistingschoolcampus. Thisalleyisboundedby 6thand5thStreets, lying directlywest ofVeneta Avenue. President Younger explainedthepurposeofthisPublic Hearing isto acceptpubliccommentand action is anticipated. Questions orcommentsfromthe publicwereprovided byJoseCamacho. Withnofurther questionsor commentsreceived, President Youngerclosed thehearingto the public. 5:51PMMotion wasmadebyCoughlin; andSeconded byChamberlin. Questions orcomments wereprovided byCoughlin, Chamberlin, Rebelowski; withresponsesprovided byMr. Fridriksson. 5:53PMM/S/C/U (Coughlin/Chamberlin) Move topassOrdinance No. 5520tovacate thenorth half ofthenorth-southalleylyingwest ofVenetaAvenue between6thand5thStreets. Motion carried unanimously. GENERALBUSINESS 5A RENEWALOFLEASEAGREEMENTWITH THEUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA REGARDINGHISTORIC BUILDING50 (PUGETSOUNDNAVYMUSEUM): Contracts Administrator MelindaMonroesummarizedthattheproposed leaseofferstheNavyMuseum andtheUnited Statesof Americacontinue occupancy anduseofHistoricBuilding 50 (PugetSoundNavyMuseum). There werenoquestions orcomments fromthepublic. 6:00PMMotion wasmadebyGoodnow; andSecondedbyYounger. Questionsorcomments were provided byGoodnow, Younger, Rebelowski, Mockler, Coughlin, Chamberlin, andFrey; with ndresponsesprovidedbyMs. Monroe. Questions orcomments (2 Round) were providedbyMockler, Rebelowski, Younger, Coughlin, Frey; withresponsesprovided byMs. Monroe. 6:24PMCallfortheQuestion waswithdrawnbyPresident Younger. Docusign Envelope ID: CEDEBDEF-6D52-4F09-BC76-EAE0C935ECA4 CityCouncilReg.Mtg.Minutes Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Page3of4 Anna Mocklerleftthemeeting at6:25PM. 6:33PMMotion waswithdrawnbyGoodnow. Motionwaswithdrawn.Noaction taken. REPORTMayorWheelerprovidedhighlightsofthefollowing: thTheunveilingoftheQuincyJonesstatueonSunday, September 28with signagetobe installedmidto lateOctober. thKitsapCountyRegionalTransportationPlanPublicMeetingonThursday, October 30from 5:00to7:30PMat theMarvinWilliams Recreation Center. BremertonCDBGProjectReview Committee Funding RecommendationsandDraft 5Year thConsolidatedPlanwelcomeswrittenpubliccommentnowthroughOctober30. Apublic thhearingwillbeheldonWednesday, November5at5:30 PM. Bremerton Parks andRecreation PROS Plantobe presentedattheCityCouncil Study thrdthSessiononWednesday, November12withpublic hearings onDecember3and17. rdFirstFridayArtWalkonFriday, October3from5:00to7:00PM, highlighting artistJoshua GouldandaParksandRecreation staffwillbefeatured. COUNCILMEMBERREPORTS Jennifer Chamberlinrecognized thelarge amountofpeople inattendance, especiallytheamountof children;andreada . thDeniseFreydiscussedtheProposedHybridShelterLocationfromtheSeptember24CouncilStudy thSession;andannounced theViewRidgeElementary CommunityOpenHouseonOctober6from 6:00to7:00PMat theEastBremerton Community Gym. JeffCoughlinprovided anupdateonthesunkentugboatin the marina. JaneRebelowskiinvited thepublictoattend theDistrict4Community Meeting onThursday, October th16from5:00to6:30PM thMichaelGoodnowfrom5:00 to 9:00 PM throughout theCharleston District. PresidentYoungerannouncedon behalfofAnnaMockler, thnextDistrict6TownhallMeetingonMonday, October 13from5:00to6:30 PMatthe PublicWorksConference RoomattheOysterBayFacility. President Youngerdiscussed thepauseon publicrecognition. ADJOURNMENTOF CITY COUNCILMEETING thPresidentYoungerannouncedthenextStudySessiononWednesday,October 8beginningat 5:00PMintheCouncil ConferenceRoom.Thepublicis welcometo attend themeeting in-person orremotely via Zoom, buttherewillbenoopportunity tocomment,andnoaction willbetaken. Withnofurtherbusiness, PresidentYoungeradjournedtheCouncilMeetingat7:07PM. Prepared &Submittedby: ANNEWILLIAMS LegislativeOffice Manager Docusign Envelope ID: CEDEBDEF-6D52-4F09-BC76-EAE0C935ECA4 CityCouncilReg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Page 4of 4 thAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilonthe15dayofOctober2025. ERICYOUNGER, CityCouncilPresident Attest: ANGELAHOOVER, CityClerk EY:AH:AW Docusign Envelope ID: CEDEBDEF-6D52-4F09-BC76-EAE0C935ECA4