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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/22/2025 MINUTESCITYCOUNCIL STUDY SESSIONMINUTES Wednesday, October 22, 2025 AStudySession oftheCityCounciloftheCity ofBremerton was calledtoorderonWednesday, October 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM in CouncilConference Room603locatedintheNorm Dicks thGovernmentCenterat3456Street, withCouncilVicePresidentJaneRebelowskipresiding. Other CouncilMemberspresent wereJennifer Chamberlin, JeffCoughlin, MichaelGoodnow, Anna Mockler, andCouncilPresidentEricYounger (remotely). CouncilMemberDenise Freywasabsent. Legislative Office ManagerAnne Williamsprovided staffsupport. VicePresidentRebelowskiannouncedthatStudySessions arealways openforthepublic to attendin-person or viewremotely; Item D2withnoaction anticipated; andthatanyof theitemsapproved for action bytheCouncil tonightwillbeplacedontheNovember5, 2025 Council MeetingAgenda orasotherwise determined. Itwasfurtherestablishedthatquestions orcommentsbythepublicmaybesubmitted onanyitem at anytimeby emailto City.Council@bremertonwa.gov. Andremindedeveryonethataudio recordingswillbeavailableonline withinafewdaysfollowingthemeeting. A. AGENDABILL BRIEFINGS 1. Resolution toadopt the2025UtilityLandManagement Plan Forestry Manager Sean Walsh; andRepresentatives fromMason, Bruce, & Girard,tobeplacedonNovember 5 CouncilMeeting GeneralBusiness. 2. Human Resources Manager Charlotte Nelson, to beplaced on November 5Council MeetingConsentAgenda. 3. PublicWorksAgreement withLongBuildingTechnologies, Inc. forInstallation ofthe EmergencyMassCommunication Systemat thePugetSoundNavyMuseum Internal ServicesManagerMattDonleycott, tobe placed onNovember 5Council MeetingConsent Agenda. B. PRESENTATION 1. Quarterly Update from Commonstreet (45minutes) SeniorOutreachandEngagement Specialist TrishaMunson andProjectManager Brendan PerkoInformationonly VicePresident Rebelowski calleda break from 6:54to7:07PM C. AGENDABILL BRIEFINGS 1. Public HearingonResolution toapprovethe 2026 2030Consolidated Plan and Community Development BlockGrant andHOMEFundingRecommendationsforinclusion inthe2026CDBG/HOMEYear 1Year ActionPlan CDBGProgram Administrator Sarah Lynam, tobe placed onNovember 5Council MeetingPublic Hearing. 2. Ordinance to levyPropertyTaxesfor Collection in2026 FinancialServices & Administrative ServicesDirectorMike Riley, tobeplacedonNovember 5Council Meeting Public Hearing. 3. Ordinance to amendandre-establish CityRatesandFeesfor2025 2026Mid-Biennium Financial & Administrative ServicesDirectorMike Riley, tobeplaced onNovember5 CouncilMeeting GeneralBusiness. 4. Ordinance to amendandre-establishUtilityAssessments, Rates, Fees, andChargesfor 2025 2026Mid-Biennium Financial & Administrative ServicesDirectorMike Riley, tobe placed onNovember 5Council MeetingGeneralBusiness. Docusign Envelope ID: C1CB100C-01FD-4E6C-8184-F37118DD9690 CityCouncilStudySessionMinutes Wednesday,October 22,2025 Page2of2 D. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS At8:35PM, VicePresidentRebelowksiannouncedtheCouncilwouldmeetfor15-Minutes to considermattersaffecting nationalsecurityas allowedunder RCW 42.30.110 (1)(a)(i); andthat noactionwasanticipated. At8:54PM, VicePresidentRebelowskicalled themeeting back toorder, thenannouncedthe Council wouldmeetfor30-Minutestodiscussacomplaintbroughtagainstapublic officeras allowedunderRCW42.30.110(1)(f); andthatnoactionwasanticipated. At9:30PM, VicePresidentRebelowskicalled themeeting back toorder. E. GENERAL COUNCIL BUSINESS 1.PublicWorksCommittee Briefing (Last Meeting10/21/25) Council MemberJane Rebelowski reported. 2.LodgingTaxAdvisory CommitteeBriefing LTACChairJenniferChamberlin reported. 3.RegionalandOtherCommittee/BoardBriefings AnnaMockler reportedonthe recent vandalism donetoferries. 4.OtherGeneral CouncilBusiness wasdiscussedincluding PRSCRegionalTransportation PlanCommunityMeeting onThursday, October 30and theKRCC Legislative Receptionon Thursday, November 13. F.ADJOURNMENT OFSTUDY SESSION VicePresident Rebelowskiclosed theStudySession byremindingeveryonethatbecausenext thweekincludeda5Wednesday, there wouldbenoCouncil Meeting; andannouncedthenext thCouncilMeetingonWednesday,November5beginningat 5:30PMintheFirstFloorMeeting Chambersofthe NormDicksGovernmentCenter. Shefurther established thatthe publicis invited to attend inpersonorremotely. Withnofurtherbusiness, theStudy Sessionwas adjournedat9:41PM. Prepared &submittedby: ANNEWILLIAMS LegislativeOfficeManager thAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilonthe5day ofNovember,2025. ERICYOUNGER, CouncilPresident ATTEST: ANGELAHOOVER, CityClerk EY:AH:AW 2 Docusign Envelope ID: C1CB100C-01FD-4E6C-8184-F37118DD9690