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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/15/2025 MINUTESCITYCOUNCILMEETING MINUTES Wednesday, October 15, 2025 Thebi-weekly meeting oftheCity CounciloftheCity ofBremertonwascalledto orderWednesday, October15, 2025, at 5:00 PM in Council Conference Room 603 of the NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT thCENTER, 345 6 Street, in Bremerton, Washington, withCouncilVicePresident JaneRebelowski presiding. Council MemberspresentwereJenniferChamberlin, DeniseFrey, JeffCoughlin (remotely), JaneRebelowski, MichaelGoodnow, andAnna Mockler. CouncilPresident EricYounger wasabsent. At5:30PM, themeetingmovedtotheFirstFloorMeeting Chambers. Also presentwere CityAttorney Kylie Finnell; CityClerkAngela Hoover; Legislative Assistant Christine Grenier; andITSystems AdministratorScottErickson. VicePresident Rebelowski announcedtheCityCouncilisconductingtheCouncil Meetingin- person, andbecause communityinvolvementis encouraged, thepublicis invited toalsojointhe meeting in-personor participate viaaremote option throughZoomor viewon BKAT; andencouraged anyonewhowishestospeaktonight, toprinttheirname clearlyonthesign-insheet tobeincluded in thefinalmeetingrecord. Formore information, refertothePublic CommentInterimProcedure handout. underItem8A, theExecutiveSession waspulled. CONSENT AGENDA 3A CheckNumbers 412524through412648andElectronicFund Transfers NumbersV44606 throughV44697 inthegrandtotal amountof $2,618,603.34; andRegular Payrollforpay periodendingSeptember 30, 2025intheamountof $1,156,717.41. 3B MinutesofCouncil Meeting October 1, 2025 3C Minutesof StudySession October8, 2025 3D Approvalofaccepting FEMA Grant foranAssistance toFirefighterGrant (AFG) 3E ResolutionNo. 3405toapproveannexation proceedingsfor2925PerryAvenue Parcel #122401-1-033-2002) 3F OrdinanceNo. 5521toamendBremertonMunicipalCodeSection 3.48.030 (e) entitled of-city businesses andcreatea no-feelicenseforbusinesses undertheminimum threshold 3G OrdinanceNo. 5522toamendBremerton MunicipalCodeSection 3.48.030 (s) entitled collection 3H Goods andServices Agreement toPre-PurchaseEquipment for theEastside Treatment Plant UVReplacement Project 3I ContractModificationNo. 10withRedsideConstructionLLCfortheKitsap LakePark Renovation Project 3J Approve ExtensionofAppointment ofChanceBerthiaume asProvisional PublicWorks & UtilitiesDirector 3K CollectiveBargainingAgreementbetweentheCityofBremerton andtheInternational Association ofFireFighters Local437 3L RequestforSalaryAdjustment forLindsey Victor pursuantto Bremerton Municipal Code Section2.50.032(b)(2) Questionsorcommentsfromthepublicwere providedbyMaryLouLong (Item3B), JoseCamacho Item3Band3L), RoyRunyon (Item3K) Docusign Envelope ID: 6A26B938-9AC5-4D89-9A49-FB9A8B499E8A CityCouncilReg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, October 15, 2025 Page 2of 4 5:45PMM/S/C/U (Frey/Chamberlin) MovetoapprovetheCONSENTAGENDAaspresented. Motioncarriedunanimously. GENERALBUSINESS TherewerenoGeneral Businessitems. PUBLICHEARING 6A PUBLICHEARING ONORDINANCENO. 5523TOAMENDBREMERTON MUNICIPAL CODETITLE20ENTITL APPROVEZONINGCODE AMENDMENTS: Planning ManagerGarrettJacksonexplained thattheaction before Councilis toconductaPublic HearingandadoptanordinanceamendingTitle20oftheBremerton Municipal Code, whichwould 1) allowlimited NeighborhoodScaleCommercial usesinresidentialzones (20.46Special Development Standards); 2) establishpermittingprocedures asrequiredperRCW 35.21.683for transitional housing, permanentsupportivehousing, indooremergency shelters, andindoor emergencyhousing (20.42Definitions, 20.46SpecialDevelopment Standards); and3) updatedesign standards forcommercial andmixed-usestructures (20.42 Definitions, 20.62GeneralCommercial, 20.70District Center Core, 20.79HighDensity Residential, 20.82NeighborhoodBusiness, 20.98 Institutional). Apublicworkshop washeldJuly21, 2025, andataPublic HearingheldonSeptember 15, 2025thePlanning Commissionrecommended theCityCouncil approvetheproposed thamendments. AttheOctober8CityCouncil StudySession, theCouncil directedStafftorevise the Neighborhood-scaleCommercial coderecommended bythePlanningCommission to and2) havebusiness operationscease at9PM. VicePresidentRebelowskiexplained thepurposeof thisPublicHearing wastoacceptpublic comment andaction wasanticipated. Questions orcommentsfromthe publicwereprovided byAldenBradford, Chance Corey, Jose Camacho, RoyRunyon, Reama Schuldt, Nate Axtell. Withnofurther questionsor commentsreceived, VicePresidentRebelowskiclosedthehearing to thepublic. 6:04PMMotion wasmadebyChamberlin; andSecondedbyMockler. Questions orcomments were provided byChamberlin, Mockler, Goodnow, Coughlin, andRebelowski; withresponsesprovided by Mr. Jackson. 6:14PMM/S/C/U (Chamberlin/Mockler) MovetopassOrdinance No. 5523asrecommended bythe Planning Commission toamend Bremerton Municipal CodeTitle20aspresented inExhibit B. Motion carried unanimously. REPORT MayorWheelerprovidedhighlightsofthefollowing: Francis StreetOutfallImprovements KitsapLakeStormwaterRetrofit ththPubliccommentaccepteduntilOctober26forthe6StreetActiveTransportation Plan ProjectSurvey Kitsap LakeParkImprovements Bremerton FireDepartment nowhasanadditional EMSvehicle andaFire/Rescue Boat GorstCreekRestoration Project stSalmonTourseventsonNovember1from 11:00AM to3:00PMthroughoutKitsapCounty COUNCIL MEMBERREPORTS thAnnaMocklerannouncedthatapplicationswillbeaccepteduntilFriday, October17fora community member position on theAuditCommittee; commendedITStaffforenablingthe Docusign Envelope ID: 6A26B938-9AC5-4D89-9A49-FB9A8B499E8A CityCouncilReg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, October 15, 2025 Page 3of 4 Bremerton1 AppforbothAppleandAndroidphones; thannouncedthePlanningCommissionMeetingandWorkshoponMonday, October 20at5:30PMto discussCriticalAreas. thMichaelGoodnowfrom5:00 to9:00PM throughouttheCharleston District; congratulatedBremerton businesses whowererecognizedas announced thenextCharlestonBusinessDistrictMeeting onTuesday, stOctober21at6:00PMatUniqueExperience, 623N. Callow Avenue; andreported thatBremerton was featured duringthePLACES Conference heattendedlastweek. JeffCoughlin thankedcitizenswhoserve onourcommissionsandencouraged peopleto applyfor stopenings; announced theDowntownTrickorTreat event onFriday, October 31from5:00 7:30PM. DeniseFreydiscussed theprogress beingmadeattheViewRidgeElementary Schoolprojectsite. JenniferChamberlin highlighted agencies providing resourceswhoarepartneringwithBremerton thFoodline; providedareminder toregister for theTurkeyTrotonThursday, November 27 Thanksgiving at9:00AMat Evergreen RotaryPark; andthelastWarren Avenue BridgeClean-Upfor th2025onSaturday, October 18startingat9:00AM VicePresident Rebelowskisharedthatthereareprograms tosupport military andfederalworkers throughBremerton Foodline; invited thepublicto attend theDistrict4 Community Meeting on ththThursday, October 16from 5:00to 6:30PMatBremerton Foodline at1600 12Street, with andwishedeveryone aHappy Halloween. EXECUTIVE SESSION Item pulled A. 15-Minutes todiscuss Potential Litigation asallowed underRCW 42.30.110 (1)(i) Publiccomments will beacceptedonthisitem, withaction anticipated ADJOURNMENT OFCITYCOUNCILMEETING ndVicePresidentRebelowskiannouncedthenextStudySessiononWednesday, October22 beginningat5:00PMintheCouncil ConferenceRoom. Thepubliciswelcome toattendthemeeting in-personor remotelyviaZoom, buttherewillbeno opportunity tocomment, andnoaction willbe taken. Withnofurtherbusiness, VicePresident RebelowskiadjournedtheCouncilMeetingat6:42PM. Prepared & Submittedby: CHRISTINEGRENIER Legislative Assistant thAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilonthe5dayofNovember 2025. ERICYOUNGER, CityCouncilPresident Docusign Envelope ID: 6A26B938-9AC5-4D89-9A49-FB9A8B499E8A CityCouncilReg. Mtg. Minutes Wednesday, October 15, 2025 Page 4of 4 Attest: ANGELAHOOVER, CityClerk EY:AH:CG Docusign Envelope ID: 6A26B938-9AC5-4D89-9A49-FB9A8B499E8A