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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/03/2025 MINUTESCITYCOUNCILMEETING MINUTES Wednesday, December 3, 2025 Thebi-weekly meeting oftheCity CounciloftheCity ofBremertonwascalledto orderWednesday, December3, 2025at 5:00 PM in Council Conference Room 603 of the NORM DICKS GOVERNMENT thCENTER, 3456 Street, in Bremerton, Washington, withCouncil President EricYoungerpresiding. CouncilMemberspresentwereJennifer Chamberlin, Denise Frey (remote), JeffCoughlin (remote), JaneRebelowski, Michael Goodnow, and AnnaMockler. At 5:30 PM, the meetingmovedtotheFirst Floor Meeting Chambers. Alsopresentwere CityAttorney KylieFinnell; CityClerk AngelaHoover; LegislativeAssistant Christine Grenier, andITManager DaveSorensen. President Youngerannounced theCityCouncilisconductingtheCouncilMeeting in-person, and because community involvementisencouraged, thepublic isinvitedtoalsojointhemeeting in personor participate viaaremoteoption throughZoom orviewonBKAT; andencouragedanyone whowishestospeak tonight, toprinttheirname clearlyonthesign-insheettobeincludedin thefinal meeting record. Formore information, refertothePublic CommentInterimProcedure handoutonthe entrance table. CONSENT AGENDA 3A Check Numbers413116 through413264 andElectronic Fund Transfers NumbersV44988 throughV45097 inthegrandtotalamountof $3,755,707.73; Regular Payroll forpayperiod endingNovember15, 2025intheamountof $1,294,505.29; andRetiree Payrollforpay periodendingNovember 30, 2025 intheamount of $37,832.38. 3B MinutesofCouncil Meeting November 19, 2025 3C ChangeOrder No. 1withSound PacificConstruction, LLCfortheCentralBremerton Force MainReplacement Project Therewerenoquestionsorcommentsfromthepublic. 5:32PMM/S/C/U (Mockler/Rebelowski) MovetoapprovetheCONSENTAGENDAaspresented. Motion carriedunanimously. GENERALBUSINESS There arenoGeneral Businessitems. PUBLICHEARING 4A PUBLICHEARING ONORDINANCE NO. 5529TOAPPROVETHE2025-2026MID- BIENNIUM BUDGETUPDATE: Financial & Administrative ServicesDirectorMikeRileyexplained thatt forthe 2025-2026mid-bienniumupdate. Themid-bienniumupdateanticipates aproperty taxincrease of the full1% asallowedbylaw. Utilitytaxrateshaveaprojected increaseof3% yearoveryearforwater, wastewater, andstormwater. TheproposedbudgetalsomaintainstheB&Otaxexemptionrateto 1,040,000andincludes interfundtransfers betweenfunds where appropriate. Overall, therevenue projections throughoutallfunds remainconservative. President Younger explainedthepurpose ofthisPublicHearing wastoaccept publiccomment and action wasanticipated. Questions orcommentsfromthe publicwereprovided byJoseCamacho, RobinWeldin, Nate Axtell, withresponsesprovided byDirector Riley. Docusign Envelope ID: 66C9E085-BF43-4932-A1D9-29B9FF943EB7 CityCouncilRegularMeetingMinutes Wednesday, December 3, 2025 Page 2of 3 Withnofurtherquestions or commentsreceived, President Youngerclosed thehearingto the public. 5:45PMMotion wasmadebyChamberlin; andSecondedbyRebelowski. Questions orcomments wereprovided byChamberlin, Rebelowski, Frey, Coughlin, Mockler, Goodnow, andYounger; with ndresponsesprovidedbyDirectorRiley. PresidentYounger openeda2 roundofquestionsor comments, which wereprovided byFrey, Chamberlin, Rebelowski; withresponsesprovidedby DirectorRiley. 6:15PMM/S/C (Chamberlin/Rebelowski) MovetopassOrdinance No. 5529to approveandadopt the2025-2026Mid-BienniumBudgetUpdate inaccordancewithRCW.35A.34.130. VotedinFavorofMotion: Rebelowski, Goodnow, Chamberlin, Younger VotedOpposed toMotion: Frey, Coughlin, Mockler Motion carried: 4-Yes; 3-No 4B PUBLICHEARINGONORDINANCETOADOPTTHE2026PARKS, RECREATION, AND OPENSPACE (PROS) PLAN: Director of ParksandRecreation TimBarkerexplained thatthe actionbeforetheCityCouncil istoholdapublic hearingandapprovethe2026Parks, Recreation, andOpenSpacePlan, whichupdates theplanadopted in2020. Theprocessfordeveloping theplan updateincludedconductingacitizensurveythatreceived900responses, holding discussionsatten Parks andRecreation Commission meetings, andpostingadraftplanontheCitywebsiteforreview andcomment. OnSeptember 23, 2025, theParks andRecreation Commissionvotedtorecommend theplantotheCityCouncil forapproval. TheStateofWashington requiresthatlocaljurisdictions maintain a Parks, Recreation, andOpenSpacePlan to beeligibleforgrant funding. President Younger explained the purposeofthisPublicHearing wastoacceptpubliccomment and noaction wasanticipated. Questions orcommentsfromthe publicwereprovided byRobin Weldin, JoseCamacho, Chance Corey, NoemiLevine. Withnofurther questionsor commentsreceived, President Youngerclosed thehearingto the public. REPORT MayorWheelerprovidedhighlightsofthefollowing: Business ExpansionatthePortofBremerton TemporaryOccupancygranted forWestSoundTechnicalSkillsCenter thPublicMeetingattheRoxyTheateronTuesday, December 9from5:00to6:00PMto discuss theweekend closuresofQuincySquare thKrampusnachtBremertononSaturday, December6from2:00to9:00PMinDowntown Bremerton COUNCIL MEMBERREPORTS thJenniferChamberannouncedthe5AnnualEggnogMileonSaturday, December13starting at 9:00AMfromCaféPerfettoat2811WheatonWayand costumes arewelcome. DeniseFrey provided noreport. JeffCoughlin congratulatedDowntown Bremerton AssociationfortheirWinterfest lastSaturday; invitedthepublictoFirstFriday ArtWalkfrom 5:00to8:00PMinDowntown Bremerton, Manette, and CallowAvenue; Krampus Downtown nextSaturday; public meeting attheRoxyonTuesday, ththDecember9; andGreen Drinks onThursday, December 11atQuincySquareandKitsapHistory Museum. Docusign Envelope ID: 66C9E085-BF43-4932-A1D9-29B9FF943EB7 CityCouncilRegularMeetingMinutes Wednesday, December 3, 2025 Page 3of 3 JaneRebelowskishared infographicsfrom theKitsapCounty Treasurer, which outlined tax allocationperdollarforan averagetaxpayer budget; andprovided a reminderoforganizations thatarehelpingthoseinneedover theholidays; thannouncedKrampusvs. Santaon Saturday, December 13from 4:00 to8:00 PMonCallow Avenue. thMichaelGoodnowannouncedtheCharlestonHolidayCelebrationonTuesday, December 16at 6:00PMatMomentsat330NorthCallowAvenue; welcomed newbusinesses GrazeandBlossum & Balloons soon tobeopened at327NorthCallow Avenue; provided areminder aboutCallowNights rdcontinuingon3Fridaysfrom5:00 to8:00PM; andannounced thatSanta willbeattheRoxyTheatre thonSunday, December7at11:00AMfollowedby afreemovie screeningof Elfat1:00PM. Anna Mocklerprovided a reminderaboutthePSE planned poweroutagefrom9:30 PMonFriday, ththDecember5to7:00AMonSaturday, December 6; announcedthatorders arebeing acceptedfor thMountainSummitonSunday, December7from3:00to 5:00 PMat thePublicWorksOysterBay thMeetingfeaturingCommonstreetonMonday, December8from 5:00to 6:30PMalsoatthePublic WorksFacility; discussed thePROS Plan; andannounced theKitsap Housing andHomelessness thCoalitionisacceptingcommentsontheir5-YearPlanuntilMonday, December8at https://kitsaphhc.org. EricYoungerwishedeveryone Happy Holidays. ADJOURNMENT OFCITYCOUNCILMEETING thPresidentYoungerannouncedthelastStudySessionoftheyearisWednesday, December 10 beginningat5:00PMintheCouncil ConferenceRoom. Thepubliciswelcome toattendthemeeting in-personor remotelyviaZoom, buttherewillbeno opportunity tocomment, andnoaction willbe taken. Withnofurtherbusiness, President Youngeradjourned theCouncilMeetingat7:06PM. Prepared & Submittedby: CHRISTINEGRENIER Legislative Assistant thAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilonthe17dayofDecember 2025. ERICYOUNGER, CityCouncilPresident Attest: ANGELAHOOVER, CityClerk EY:AH:CG Docusign Envelope ID: 66C9E085-BF43-4932-A1D9-29B9FF943EB7