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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/25/2026 MINUTESCITYCOUNCILSTUDY SESSION MINUTES Wednesday, February 25, 2026 AStudySession oftheCityCouncil oftheCityof BremertonwascalledtoorderonWednesday, February25, 2026at5:00PMinCouncilConference Room603locatedintheNormDicks thGovernmentCenterat3456Street, withCouncil President JaneRebelowskipresiding. Other CouncilMemberspresent wereJenniferChamberlin, Denise Frey (remote), ChristyCammarta, MichaelGoodnow, Anna Mockler, andRickTift. Legislative OfficeManager AnneWilliamsprovided staffsupport. A. AGENDABILL BRIEFINGS 1. ConfirmReappointmentofJayMontgomery totheBKAT Community Advisory Committee PublicAccess ManagerColleen Miko, tobeplaced ontheMarch4Council Meeting ConsentAgenda. 2. Confirm Reappointment of CharlesBates tothe CivilServiceCommission Mayor Wheeler, to beplaced ontheMarch 4 CouncilMeetingConsentAgenda. 3. ConfirmAppointmentofChance Berthiaume asPublic Works & UtilitiesDirector atPay Band22, Rate2of the2026Management, Professional, Confidential, & FiduciarySalary Plan HurmanResourcesDirector TamekaStewart, tobeplaced ontheMarch4Council Meeting ConsentAgenda. 4. PurchaseandUpfitofInternational12ydDump Truck Internal ServicesManagerMatt Donleycott, toplaced ontheMarch 4Council MeetingConsentAgenda. 5. Purchase ofVactor2115iPumpTruck InternalServices Manager MattDonleycott, tobe placed ontheMarch4CouncilMeeting ConsentAgenda. 6. 2025 2027Local & Community ProjectsProgramGrantAgreement withtheWAState Department ofCommerce fortheKitsap LakePark Accessibility Improvements Project Parks & RecreationDirectorTim Barker, tobe placedon theMarch4 CouncilMeeting ConsentAgenda. th7. ContractModification No. 5withHDREngineering, Inc. for the6 Street Active TransportationProject; andrelated BudgetAdjustment EngineeringProject Manager NickAtaie, tobeplaced ontheMarch 4CouncilMeetingConsentAgenda. 8. Discussion onadditional Transportation BenefitDistrictfunding opportunity and impact Financial & Administrative ServicesDirectorMikeRileyandPublicWorks OperationsManager, RonMoore. InformationonthehistoryoftheTBDandwhat the additionalfundsgenerated froma $20increase incartabfeescouldbeusedfor. Council is notreadytobringthisitemtoaRegular Meetingandaskedthatinformationontheprojects thatcouldbefundedbepresentedattheMarch 25StudySession forfurtherdiscussion. At7:14PM, Councilmember Goodnow recused himselffromdiscussion andaction onItemA9. 9. 2026Lodging TaxAdvisory CommitteeFundingRecommendations Chair Jane Rebelowski, CityAttorney KylieFinnell, andFinancial & Administrative Services DirectorMike Riley. Writtencomments wereaccepted untilNoononTuesday, February24andactionwas anticipatedonthisitemonlyduetotheneedtodistribute2026 fundsinatimely manner. TheLodging TaxAdvisory Committee (LTAC) received 20eligible requestsfor fundingtotaling 1,363,885. Directionprovided by CityCouncil when considering these requests included support oflong-timecommunityevents, kick-starting newevents, tourism-basedorganizations andvenues, andmunicipal projects. Also, criteria provided bytheCityCouncilwhenevaluating therequestsincluded considerationofeconomic impact, eventsoractivities thatdrawtourists from 50milesormoreaway, eventsoractivities thatfocu requeststhat demonstratedcollaboration withothercommunity organizations. Following the application process, interviewswiththeapplicants were heldonNovember12, November18, Docusign Envelope ID: 3B1641D3-6862-877B-82E2-534C8551E9C9 CityCouncilStudy SessionMinutes Wednesday, February 25, 2026 Page 2of 3 andDecember 9, 2025. Deliberations were thenheldonDecember 9and10, 2025. FundingRecommendations providedbythe LTACwererejected bytheCityCouncilon the February4, 2026, Council MeetingandreferredbacktotheLTAC forfurtherconsideration and explanation ofthedecision-makingcriteria. TheLTAC reaffirmstherecommendations aspresented, withthefollowing criteriaalso considered: 1) Financial needfor marketing events; 2) Timing ofthatmarketing, so Bremerton ispositioned tocompetefortourism withotherwaterfront cities, especiallyduringFIFAandsummer months; 3) Fundingfor marketing withfocus oneventsandorganizations onlyinBremerton, bothfor newrequests andforthoseorganizations whogenerate economicimpact. Thetotalproposed allocationfor2026totals $450,000, notincluding annual commitmentsto theKitsapConferenceCenterfor $250,000and Admiral Theatre for $150,000, makingthe grandtotalforFiscal Year2026at $850,000. 7:24PMMotion wasmadebyChamberlin secondedbyMockler. Questionsandcomments wereprovided byChamberlin, Frey, Tift, Mockler, Cammarata, withresponsesprovided by President Rebelowski andCityAttorney Finnell. 7:35PMM/S/C (Chamberlin/Mockler) Move to approvethe2026LodgingTaxAdvisory CommitteeFunding Recommendations aslistedunderExhibit A. Voted inFavorofMotion: Mockler, Chamberlin, Rebelowski, Cammarata, Frey VotedOpposed toMotion: Tift Recused: Goodnow Motion carried: 5-Yes; 1-No; 1-Recusal At7:35PM, Councilmember Michael Goodnow returnedtothemeeting. B. INFORMATIONONLYPRESENTATIONS 1. Updatefrom Peninsula Community Health Services onthenumerous activitiesthatsupport community members acrosshealthcare, respitecare, housing, andfoodinsecurity CEO JenniferKreidler-MossandChiefCorporate Affairs & LegalOfficerBrynnFelixInformation only. Follow upwillincludescheduling atourof propertiesandprojectshappening acrossinBremerton inthecomingmonths. President Rebelowski calledabreak from 8:25PMto8:40PM. 2. 2027 2028Budget Discussion Financial & Administrative ServicesDirectorMike Riley ThisitemwaspostponedtotheMarch 11StudySession. 3. Overviewof Proposed Zoning Code Amendments: Critical Areas Ordinance (BMC 20.14), Shoreline MasterProgram (BMC 20.16), andLandscaping Code (BMC 20.50) Planning Manager Garrett Jackson, tobeplaced ontheMarch 4Council MeetingonInformationOnly Presentation. Thetimelinetoadopttheseitemswasprovided. Councilmembers were askedtosendquestions tothe LegislativeOfficeManagernolater thanWednesday, March 11. 4. LevyLIDLift Discussion (movedfromearlierontheagendatofinalitem) FireChiefPat McGanney. ChiefMcGanney willpresenthisrequestandadditional supporting documentation attheMarch4Regular CouncilMeeting. Councilmemberswereasked tosendquestions tothe LegislativeOfficeManager nolaterthanMonday, March2. Docusign Envelope ID: 3B1641D3-6862-877B-82E2-534C8551E9C9 CityCouncil StudySessionMinutes Wednesday, February 25, 2026 Page3of3 C. GENERALCOUNCILBUSINESS Allupdateswillbeprovided at theMarch 4 RegularMeeting. 1. AuditCommitteeBriefing(LastMeeting 2/17/26) ChairChristy Cammarata 2. PublicWorks Committee Briefing(LastMeeting 2/17/26) ChairDeniseFrey 3. Parks, Finance, Investment, & ParkingCommitteeBriefing(Last Meeting2/24/26) ChairMichael Goodnow 5.RegionalandOther Committee/BoardBriefingsPresident JaneRebelowski 6.GeneralCouncil Business(Onlyasnecessary, astimeallows) D. ADJOURNMENT OFSTUDY SESSION With nofurtherbusiness, theStudySessionwas adjourned at10:07PM. Prepared & submitted by: ANNEWILLIAMS Legislative OfficeManager thAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilonthe4day ofMarch, 2026. JANEREBELOWSKI, CouncilPresident ATTEST: ANGELA HOOVER, CityClerk JR:AH:AW Docusign Envelope ID: 3B1641D3-6862-877B-82E2-534C8551E9C9