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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/10/2025 MINUTESCITYCOUNCILSTUDY SESSION MINUTES Wednesday, December 10, 2025 AStudySession oftheCityCounciloftheCityofBremerton wascalled toorderonWednesday, December10, 2025at5:00PMinCouncilConference Room603locatedintheNormDicks thGovernmentCenterat3456Street, withCouncil President EricYoungerpresiding. OtherCouncil Memberspresent wereDenise Frey (remote), JeffCoughlin, JaneRebelowski, MichaelGoodnow, andJenniferChamberlin. CouncilMember Anna Mockler wasabsent. Legislative OfficeManager AnneWilliamsprovided staffsupport. President Younger announcedthatStudySessions arealways openforthepublictoattendin- person or viewremotelyandthat anyofthe itemsapproved foraction bythe Counciltonightwill be placedontheDecember17, 2025 Council MeetingAgenda orasotherwise determined. Itwasfurtherestablishedthatquestions orcommentsbythepublicmaybesubmittedonanyitemat anytimeby emailtoCity.Council@bremertonwa.gov. Andreminded everyone thataudio recordings willbeavailable online withina fewdays followingthemeeting. A. AGENDABILL BRIEFINGS 1. InterlocalAgreement withKitsapCountyfortheWestSound StormwaterOutreach Group Stormwater Program Manager WillRiley, tobeplaced ontheDecember 17CouncilMeeting ontheConsentAgenda. B. INFORMATIONONLYPRESENTATION Approx. 45minutes 1. Update fromEagles WingsCoordinated CareonMentalHealthandChemicalDependency Programs MichelleFleetwood, Executive Director, andAriana Miller, QualityAssurance Manager. C. AGENDABILL BRIEFINGS (Continued) - 2. ConfirmReappointmentof AnaDoehringtothe Planning Commission MayorGreg Wheeler, tobeplacedontheDecember 17Council Meeting ontheConsent Agenda. 3. Commission onCouncil Salaries Mayor GregWheeler, tobeplaced ontheDecember 17Council Meeting ontheConsent Agenda. 4. Ordinancetoamend theBremerton Municipal Code toestablishtheDepartment ofHuman Resources and replacethePosition ofHuman Resources Manager withHuman Resources Director Human Resources Manager Charlotte Nelson, tobeplacedontheDecember 17 Council Meeting ontheConsent Agenda. 5. Confirm AppointmentofTamekaStewart asDirector of Human Resources atPayBand21, Rate4 ofthe2026 Management, Professional, Confidential, & FiduciarySalary Plan City AttorneyKylieFinnell, tobeplaced ontheDecember 17Council Meeting ontheConsent Agenda. D. EXECUTIVE SESSION 1. 15-Minutestodiscuss QualificationsofanApplicant forPublicEmploymentasallowed per RCW42.30.110 (g) Noaction anticipated Docusign Envelope ID: 424C91AB-A198-4AAE-9D6E-BFD859D8CA97 CityCouncil Study SessionMinutes Wednesday, December 10, 2025 Page 2of 3 E. AGENDABILL BRIEFINGS Continued 6. ContractModificationNo. 1withBruce Dees & Associates forthePendergastRegionalPark Field Improvements Project ParksandRecreationDirectorTimBarker, tobeplaced onthe December 17Council MeetingontheConsentAgenda. 7. Resolution toupdateIndigentDefense ServicesStandardsandaward2026 Public Defense Services Agreement to Yelish, Barkerand Cunningham, PLLC Contracts Administrator MelindaMonroe, tobeplacedontheDecember 17Council Meeting ontheConsent Agenda. 8. Ordinancetoamend Ordinance No. 5503establishing theC 2025-2026budget asamendedbyOrdinance No. 5517 Financial & Administrative Services DirectorMikeRiley, tobeplaced ontheDecember 17CouncilMeeting agendaasGeneral Business. 9. OrdinancetoamendBremertonMunicipal Code Assistant CityAttorneyBrettJette, tobeplaced ontheDecember 17Council Meeting agendaasGeneral Business. President Youngercalleda break from6:53to7:11PM. 10. 2026Lodging TaxAdvisoryCommitteeFundingRecommendations ChairJennifer Chamberlin Postponed toJanuary 14, 2026 11. DraftPublicRecognition andPublicCommentProcedures andCouncil CodeofConduct Policy President EricYoungerandCityAttorneyKylieFinnell. DraftPublic Recognition and Public CommentProcedures tobe revisited withthenewCouncilMembersat thefirstStudy Session inJanuary. TheCouncilCode ofConduct tobeplaced ontheDecember 17Council Meetingon theConsent Agenda. F. GENERAL COUNCIL BUSINESS 1. AuditCommittee Briefing (LastMeeting11/17/25) CouncilMemberJennifer Chamberlin reported. 2. PublicWorks CommitteeBriefing (LastMeeting11/18/25) ChairJaneRebelowskireported. 3. PublicSafetyCommitteeBriefing (LastMeeting 12/4/25) ChairMichael Goodnow reported. 4. LodgingTaxAdvisory Committee Briefing (LastMeetings 12/9/25and12/10/25) Chair JenniferChamberlinreported. 5. RegionalandOther Committee/BoardBriefings None. 6. OtherGeneral Council Business PresidentYoungerannounced aRetirementCelebration thonWednesday, December 17andtheNewCityLeaders Celebration onTuesday, thDecember30; andprovidedanopportunity forthoseinterested inbecoming nominees for CouncilPresident orCouncil Vice-Presidentnextyear tospeak. G. EXECUTIVE SESSION At8:47PM, PresidentYounger announced theCouncil wouldmeetfor30-Minutes to discuss legalrisksof proposed action as allowedunderRCW42.30.110 (1)(i) andthatnoaction was anticipated. At9:20PM, President Youngercalledthemeeting backto order. Docusign Envelope ID: 424C91AB-A198-4AAE-9D6E-BFD859D8CA97 CityCouncil StudySessionMinutes Wednesday, December 10, 2025 Page3of3 H.ADJOURNMENT OFSTUDY SESSION PresidentYoungerannouncedthatthenextCouncil Meeting willbeonWednesday, December th17startingat5:30PMin theFirstFloor MeetingChambersof theNormDicksGovernment Center. Hefurther establishedthat thepublicisinvitedtoattendinpersonorremotely. Withnofurtherbusiness, theStudySessionwas adjourned at9:21PM. Prepared & submitted by: ANNEWILLIAMS Legislative OfficeManager thAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilonthe17dayofDecember, 2025. ERIC YOUNGER, CouncilPresident ATTEST: ANGELAHOOVER, CityClerk EY:AH:AW Docusign Envelope ID: 424C91AB-A198-4AAE-9D6E-BFD859D8CA97