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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/05/2025 MINUTESCITYCOUNCILMEETING MINUTES Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Thebi-weekly meeting oftheCity CounciloftheCity ofBremertonwascalledto orderWednesday, November 5, 2025, at 5:00 PM in Council Conference Room 603 of the NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT thCENTER, 3456 Street, in Bremerton, Washington, withCouncil President EricYoungerpresiding. Council Members present were Jennifer Chamberlin, DeniseFrey, Jane Rebelowski (remotely), MichaelGoodnow, andAnnaMockler. Council Member JeffCoughlin wasabsent. At 5:30 PM, the meetingmovedtotheFirstFloorMeetingChambers. AlsopresentwereCityAttorney KylieFinnell; City ClerkAngelaHoover; Legislative AssistantChristineGrenier, andITManager DaveSorensen. President Youngerannounced theCityCouncilisconductingtheCouncilMeeting in-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, refertothePublic CommentInterimProcedure handoutonthe entrance table. CONSENT AGENDA 3A CheckNumbers 412649 through413030 andElectronicFundTransfers V44698through V44910 inthegrandtotalamount of $8,547,528.85; RegularPayroll forpayperiod ending October15, 2025intheamount of $1,178,895.42; RegularPayroll correctionforpayperiods May15, 2025toOctober15, 2025intheamount of $116.60; Regular Payrollpayoutforpay periodendingOctober15, 2025intheamount of $6,591.21; andRetireePayroll forpay periodendingOctober31, 2025intheamountof $37,832.38 3B MinutesofCouncil Meeting October 15, 2025 3C Minutesof StudySession October 22, 2025 3D OrdinanceNo. 5524toamendBremerton MunicipalCodeSection 2.05.020entitled 3E PublicWorksAgreement withLong BuildingTechnologies, Inc. forInstallation ofthe Emergency MassCommunication SystematthePuget SoundNavyMuseum Therewerenoquestionsorcommentsfromthepublic. 5:33PMM/S/C/U (Chamberlin/Goodnow) MovetoapprovetheCONSENTAGENDAaspresented. Motion carriedunanimously. PUBLICHEARINGS 4A PUBLICHEARINGONRESOLUTION NO. 3407TOAPPROVETHE2026-2030 CONSOLIDATED PLANANDCOMMUNITYDEVELOPMENTBLOCKGRANTANDHOME FUNDINGRECOMMENDATIONS FORINCLUSIONIN THE2026CDBG/HOMEYEAR1ACTION PLAN: CDBGProgramAdministratorSarah Lynamexplained thatonJune4, 2025, theCityCouncil approvedthe2026CDBG/HOMEPolicyPlanoutlining theCDBGandHOMEfundingallocation 2026-2030 ConsolidatedPlan. Based onthosepriorities, theProject Review Committee (PRC) hasdeveloped the2026CDBGfundingrecommendations (ExhibitA) forCouncilconsideration and approval. Proposed useforCityHOMEfunds aredetermined bytheKitsapCountyGrantReview Committee andarepresentedto CouncilfortheirapprovalinExhibitB. Ifapproved, thesesubmissions will be In compliance withtheU.S. Department of HousingandUrbanDevelopment (HUD) regulations Docusign Envelope ID: 2B2F20AD-8E8C-4921-8B83-6405960A9900 CityCouncilRegularMeetingMinutes Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Page 2of 5 24CFRPart 91), theCDBGConsolidatedPlanisadoptedandsubmittedeveryfiveyears. TheCity ofBremerton andKitsapCountyentitlement grantprograms, consistingofCDBGandHOMEfunds, implement thisplanasaconsortium. ThejointplanincludesHousingComponentsdetailing useof HOMEfunds. TheCityhasastand-aloneplan (ExhibitC) detailingitsuseofCDBG fundswhichwill beincludedintheConsortiumPlan. Thecurrent5-yearplanwillexpireonDecember 31, 2025. President Younger explainedthepurpose ofthisPublicHearing wastoaccept publiccomment and action wasanticipated. Therewerenoquestionsorcommentsfromthepublic. Withnofurther questionsor commentsreceived, President Youngerclosed thehearingto the public. 5:49PMMotion wasmadebyFrey; andSecondedbyChamberlin. Questions orcomments were provided byFrey, Chamberlin, Goodnow, Rebelowski, Mockler; withresponsesprovided byMs. Lynam, CityAttorney KylieFinnell, Financial & Administrative Services DirectorMike Riley. 5:56PMM/S/C/U (Frey/Chamberlin) MovetopassResolution No. 3407approvingthe2026-2030 ConsolidatedPlanand2026CityCDBGandHOMEfundingrecommendations forinclusion inthe agreements withsubstantiallythesametermsandconditionsaspresented. Motion carriedunanimously. 4B PUBLICHEARINGONORDINANCE NO. 5525TOLEVYPROPERTYTAXESFOR COLLECTION IN2026: Financial & Administrative Services DirectorMikeRiley explained thatcities over10,000inpopulation areallowed toraisetheirannualpropertytaxcollection byeither1% orthe amount oftheJuly ImplicitPrice Deflator (IPD), whicheverislower. Thisyear, the IPDwas2.44%. TheCityisrequestingthefull1% increasetoourgeneralpropertytaxandEMSlevyover theprior construction, hasbeenincluded in the2025-2026Proposed Mid-Biennium Budget. RCW 84.52.020 requiresalltaxin certification includestheenabling taxordinancesettingthepropertytaxrate. Thesedocuments must besubmittedtothecounty byDecember 1, 2025. President Younger explained the purposeofthisPublicHearing wastoacceptpubliccomment and action wasanticipated. Therewerenoquestionsorcommentsfromthepublic. Withnofurther questionsor commentsreceived, President Youngerclosed thehearingto the public. 6:00PMMotion wasmadebyGoodnow; andSecondedbyMockler. Questions orcomments were provided byChamberlin, Rebelowski, Frey, Goodnow, Younger; withresponsesprovided byDirector Riley. 6:06PMM/S/C (Goodnow/Mockler) MovetopassOrdinance No. 5525establishing theamount tobe collectedin2026bytaxationontheassessed valuationoftaxable propertywithin theCitylimits of Bremerton andsetting thepropertylevyrate. Docusign Envelope ID: 2B2F20AD-8E8C-4921-8B83-6405960A9900 CityCouncilRegularMeetingMinutes Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Page 3of 5 VotedinFavorofMotion: Rebelowski, Goodnow, Mockler, Frey, Younger Abstained: Chamberlin Motion carried: 5-Yes; 1-Abstention GENERALBUSINESS 5A ORDINANCENO. 5526TOAMENDANDRE-ESTABLISHCITYRATESANDFEESFOR 2025-2026MID-BIENNIUM: Financial & Administrative Services DirectorMikeRiley summarized thateachyear, aspartofthebudgetprocess, thevariousCitydepartments reviewtheircharges, ratesandfeesforservicesandmakerecommendations onanychanges needed. ExhibitAincludes recommended changestofeeschargedbythevarious departments. Therewerenoquestionsorcommentsfromthepublic. 6:08PMMotion wasmadebyGoodnow; andSecondedbyMockler. Questions orcomments were provided byChamberlin; withresponsesprovided byDirectorRiley. 6:12PMM/S/C/U (Goodnow/Mockler) MovetopassOrdinanceNo. 5526amending andre- establishing CityRatesandFeesfor2025-2026mid-biennium. Motion carriedunanimously. 5B ORDINANCENO. 5527TOAMENDANDRE-ESTABLISHUTILITY ASSESSMENTS, RATES, FEES, ANDCHARGESFOR2025-2026 MID-BIENNIUM: Financial & Administrative ServicesDirectorMikeRiley explained thatthisordinanceistoamendandre-establish the2025- 2026mid-biennium UtilityAssessments, Rates, Fees, andCharges. Therewerenoquestionsorcommentsfromthepublic. 6:16PMMotion wasmadebyMockler; andSecondedbyGoodnow. Questions orcomments were provided byChamberlin, Mockler; withresponsesprovided byDirectorRiley. 6:21PMM/S/C/U (Mockler/Goodnow) MovetopassOrdinanceNo. 5527amendingandre- establishingAssessments, Rates, Fees, andCharges forWater, Wastewater, Stormwater, andother relatedservicesfor 2025-2026mid-biennium. Motion carriedunanimously. 5C RESOLUTIONNO. 3406TOADOPTTHE2025UTILITYLANDMANAGEMENTPLAN: ForestryManagerSeanWalsh, alongwithrepresentatives fromMason, Bruce, & GirardWendy WenteandBrentKeller, summarized thattheCityofBremerton ownsandmanages approximately 8,000acres ofUtility land, ofwhichapproximately 3,000acresaretheUnionRiverWatershed. createdaUtility LandManagement Plantoprovideguidance onthemanagement ofthese landsand updated theplanin1996. Thepurposeofthisprojectisto updatethe1996planwithcurrentbest scientificbased practices. TheCityCouncil wasupdated on theproject andprovided achanceto submitcommentsontheDraftPlanthroughaseriesofpresentations heldatStudySessionson September 25, 2024; April 9, 2025, andJune11, 2025. Publiccommentwascollected onthedraft thndplanviaanonlineformwiththecommentperiodopenfromJune11throughJuly2. Mason, Bruce andGirardpreparedtheFinaldraftupdatetotheUtilityLandManagement Planconsidering existing information, therefined Plangoals andconstraints, theupdated baselineresourceassessment, the specialtopicsinvestigation andpubliccomment. ApprovedbytheUtility LandManagement Plan Advisory Committee, itisrecommended CityCouncil adoptsthe2025UtilityLand Management Plan Updatebyresolution. Docusign Envelope ID: 2B2F20AD-8E8C-4921-8B83-6405960A9900 CityCouncilRegularMeetingMinutes Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Page 4of 5 Questions orcommentsfromthe publicwereprovided byAldenBradford, DaveWinslow; withresponsesprovided byMr. Walsh, Ms. Wente. 6:53PMMotion wasmadebyFrey; andSecondedbyChamberlin. Questions orcomments were provided byFrey, Chamberlin, Mockler, Rebelowski, Younger; withresponsesprovided byMr. Walsh. 7:20PMM/S/C (Frey/Chamberlin) Movetoapprove ResolutionNo. 3406toadoptthe 2025Utility LandManagement PlanandauthorizetheMayortofinalizeandexecutethePlanwithsubstantially thesameterms andconditionsaspresented. VotedinFavorofMotion: Chamberlin, Frey, Rebelowski, Goodnow, Younger VotedOpposed to Motion: Mockler Motioncarried: 5-Yes; 1-No REPORT MayorWheelerprovidedhighlightsofthefollowing: BremertonHarborside SignageUpdate BremertonBoardwalkMaintenance Update thWashingtonAve & 11StreetUpdateandupcominglaneclosures WinterPreparations forinclementweather Pre-Approved ADUPlansUpdate Bremerton Think Tankfooddonationbarrelsat5 cityofficesandlocations COUNCIL MEMBERREPORTS JenniferChamberlin discussed hervisitsthePendletonPlace, apermanent supportive housing; and EaglesWingsCoordinatedCare, anon-profitthat providessafety, stability, and community forpeople living withmental health challenges andchemicaldependency. DeniseFrey reported thattherewerelotsofthingshappening inherdistrictthatshewillbe discussingatalatertime. JaneRebelowskireported that theBremertonFoodline willbeexpandingtheirhours starting thNovember10from11:00 AMto6:00PM; andannouncedtheTurkey TrotonThursday, November th27at9:00AMwithvolunteer positionsavailable. Michael Goodnow announced thataspartofNativeAmericanHeritage Month, theRoxyTheatrewill ththhostafilmseriesfeaturingSugarcaneonThursday, November6, EarthtoSkyonNovember13, thandFishWaronThursday, November 20; reportedthatCalloween wasfantasticthisyear; and thKrampusversusSantaonSaturday, December13withmoredetailstofollow; thenextCharleston thBusinessDistrictmeetingonTuesday, November18at6:00PMatUniqueExperience; HolidayPot thLuckonDecember16at6:00PM. Anna Mocklerreported about theHabitatforHumanity 1stAnnualBreakfast andthe3housesbuilt thisyear; announced thefreeCommunityPresentation bytheKitsapEnvironmental Coalition on thSunday, November 16from3:00to5:00PMinKingston; announced hernextTownHallMeeting on thMonday, November 10from 5:00to6:30PMinthePublicWorksConference Room at100Oyster Ave. North; and TownhallMeeting inDecember willdiscussthehomelessresponse; thsharedthatforesterJoshuaWrightwillbethepresenteronSunday, December 7fortheGreen Mountain Summit; encouraged supportforfoodbanksandFoodline; andpresentedavideo recording showing salmonswimming during theNovember 1Salmon Tour. thPresidentYoungerannouncedthenextStudySessiononWednesday, November 12beginningat 5:00PMintheCouncil ConferenceRoom. Thepublicis welcometo attend themeeting in-personor remotelyviaZoom. Docusign Envelope ID: 2B2F20AD-8E8C-4921-8B83-6405960A9900 CityCouncilRegularMeetingMinutes Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Page 5of 5 With nofurtherbusiness, President Youngeradjourned theCouncilMeetingat7:49PM. Prepared & Submittedby: CHRISTINEGRENIER Legislative Assistant thAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilonthe19dayofNovember 2025. ERICYOUNGER, CityCouncilPresident Attest: ANGELAHOOVER, CityClerk EY:AH:CG Docusign Envelope ID: 2B2F20AD-8E8C-4921-8B83-6405960A9900