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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/11/2026 MINUTESCITYCOUNCILSTUDY SESSION MINUTES Wednesday, February 11, 2026 AStudySession oftheCityCouncil oftheCityof BremertonwascalledtoorderonWednesday, February 11, 2026at5:00PMinCouncilConference Room603locatedintheNormDicks thGovernmentCenterat3456Street, withCouncil President JaneRebelowskipresiding. Other CouncilMemberspresent wereJenniferChamberlin, Denise Frey, ChristyCammarta, Michael Goodnow, Anna Mockler, and RickTift. Legislative OfficeManagerAnneWilliamsprovidedstaff support. A. AGENDABILL BRIEFINGS 1. Confirm Reappointment of VanessaAciertoto BKATCommunityAdvisoryCommittee Public Access Manager Colleen Miko, tobeplaced ontheFebruary 18CouncilMeetingon theConsent Agenda. 2. Corporation RiskManagerSpecialist MelisaFolmer andCityAttorneyKylieFinnell, tobe placed ontheFebruary18Council Meeting ontheConsent Agenda. 3. Public Works Agreement forthePurchase ofPlaygroundEquipmentfromBuell RecreationLLCfortheKitsap LakeParkPlayground Parks & RecreationDirector Tim Barker, tobeplaced ontheFebruary 18Council MeetingontheConsentAgenda. 4. National Fitness CampaignCourtGrantApplication Parks & RecreationDirector Tim Barker, tobeplaced ontheFebruary 18Council MeetingontheConsentAgenda. 5. UtilityRelocation Agreements forSite BandSite CwithKiewit for WSDOT Fish PassageProject ManagingEngineerBillDavis, updated Agenda Billtobeplacedonthe February 18 Council MeetingontheConsentAgenda. President Rebelowski calledabreak from6:11PMto6:25PM. B. GENERAL COUNCIL BUSINESS 1. DiscussiononTransportationBenefitDistrict CouncilPresidentJaneRebelowski and Financial & Administrative ServicesDirectorMike Riley 2. ContinuedDiscussionon PublicCommentandPublicRecognition CouncilPresident JaneRebelowskiandCityAttorneyKylieFinnell. Councilwill reviewresourcematerialsfrom theACLUandMRSC, aswell asexamples ofpolicies thatother Citieshaveadopted. Councilmemberswereaskedtobe preparedtodiscuss theirrecommendationsatthe February 25StudySession. 3. AuditCommittee Briefing (LastMeeting2/2/26) ChairChristyCammarata sharedthere willbeaspecialmeeting onFebruary17atnoontowrapuponefinalauditreport from2025. Goingforwardthe2026meetingschedulewill beeveryother monthonthe secondTuesday atnoon. 4. PublicSafetyCommitteeBriefing (LastMeeting2/3/26) ChairMichaelGoodnow shared themaintopicatthelastmeeting wastheproposedFireLevyLidLift, whichwillbebroughtto theFebruary 25StudySession forreview. 5. RegionalandOther Committee/BoardBriefings President Rebelowskiprovidedan updatefromtheKitsap911retreat. Thetoppriorityofthe2026Boardistoreduce thenumber ofdirectors, which currentlysitsat 13ontheBOD. The Cityisthe thirdhighest user of911 servicesbehind KitsapCounty Sheriff, RegionalFireDistricts, andalltherestofthecitiestotal 13%. TheCityandCountycurrentlyhavethree seatsontheBoard. 6. General Council Business (Onlyasnecessary, astimeallows) wasdiscussed, including theupdated Traffic Calming policythatwassigned bytheMayor attheendof 2025. Docusign Envelope ID: 101D4766-B46D-4330-B2A0-39858B70FA4B CityCouncil StudySessionMinutes Wednesday, February 11, 2026 Page2of2 C. EXECUTIVE SESSION At7:30PM, President Rebelowskiannounced theCouncil wouldmeetfor15-Minutestodiscuss Potential Litigationasallowedunder RCW 42.30.110 (1)(i). Noactionwasanticipated. At7:45PM,PresidentRebelowskicalledthemeetingbacktoorder. D. ADJOURNMENT OFSTUDY SESSION With nofurtherbusiness, theStudySessionwas adjourned at7:45PM. Prepared & submitted by: ANNEWILLIAMS Legislative OfficeManager thAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilonthe18dayofFebruary, 2026. JANEREBELOWSKI, CouncilPresident ATTEST: ANGELAHOOVER, CityClerk JR:AH:AW Docusign Envelope ID: 101D4766-B46D-4330-B2A0-39858B70FA4B