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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/11/2026 MINUTESCITYCOUNCILSTUDY SESSION MINUTES Wednesday, March11, 2026 AStudySession oftheCityCouncil oftheCityof BremertonwascalledtoorderonWednesday, March11, 2026at5:00PMinCouncilConference Room603locatedinthe NormDicksGovernment thCenterat3456Street, withCouncil President JaneRebelowskipresiding. Other CouncilMembers presentwereJenniferChamberlin, DeniseFrey, Christy Cammarta, Michael Goodnow, Anna Mockler, andRickTift. Legislative Office ManagerAnneWilliamsprovided staffsupport. A. AGENDABILL BRIEFINGS 1. AgreementwithCoatings UnlimitedforReservoir18Interior & Exterior Coating Replacement Project CivilEngineerIIDentonLynch, tobeplacedontheMarch18Council Meeting ontheConsent Agenda. 2. Contract ModificationAgreementNo. 1withCummins, Inc. forServicing ofWastewater LiftStationGenerators WastewaterManager Eric Burris, tobeplaced ontheMarch 18 CouncilMeeting ontheConsent Agenda. 3. ProfessionalServices Agreement withParametrix, Inc. fortheView Ridge Elementary School SafeRoutes toSchool (Phase II) Project Engineering Project Manager Nick Ataie, tobeplaced ontheMarch 18 Council MeetingontheConsentAgenda. Follow up duringbudgetdiscussion tolearnoftheimpactonPublicWorksprofessional services agreements nowthattheyaretaxable. Director Berthiaume commentedthatPublicWorks doesa lotofsafetytraining, whichisalsonowbeingtaxed. 4. Ordinance toadopt theCityofBremerton Wastewater Comprehensive Plan Update November2025) ManagingEngineerBillDavis, tobeplacedontheMarch 18Council Meeting ontheConsent Agenda. Theprojectwebpage willbeupdated withthedocumentso thepublic canreviewbeforetheMarch 18Council Meeting. President Rebelowski calledabreak from 6:07to6:15PM. 5. ReviewofRule9, Items 2 (Public CommentonAgenda Items) and3 (Public President JaneRebelowskiandCity AttorneyKylieFinnell, consensus reachedonseveral itemsspecificto PublicComment only: 90secondlimit, signin sheetindicatingname andspecificagendaitem, 24-hradvance registration viaZoom forremoteparticipants, slidecreatedtobeshownateverymeeting to reflect therules. AspecialStudySessionwillbe scheduled following theMarch 18Regular Meeting fordiscussionofchanges toRule9, Item3PublicRecognition. BothItemsaretobe broughtbackto theMarch 25StudySessionforfinalreview. B. GENERAL COUNCILBUSINESS 1. PublicSafetyCommittee Briefing (LastMeeting3/3/26) ChairMichael Goodnow reported onthree housekeepingitems thatlegalwillbepresentingattheStudySession onApril8. 2. Housing & HomelessnessAdHocCommittee Briefing (LastMeeting3/4/26) Rebelowski, Frey, Tiftreportedonactivitiesunderway to understand thedatainKitsap 2030Housing andHomeless Plan. Thecurrentfocus isnot onhomeless solutions, butonh actionsandsupport of ourmostvulnerablecommunity memberscompareto other citiesandtheCounty. Thehopeisthatthiseffortcan helpto expandthesediscussionsandhighlighttheneedfora moreconnected, regionalapproach. Discussion aboutbringingthisissueasanitemforexploration atKRCC. Therewasabrief discussion abouttheSheridan Shelter, confirming thatasof5:00PM, nozoningapplicationor permit application hadbeensubmitted. 3. RegionalandOther Committee/BoardBriefings Councilor Mocklerpresented on her regional committee andboardactivities. Attendeda webinarondocumentation; KitsapTransit Docusign Envelope ID: 46701873-F25F-8719-83F7-59808EFD6FA4 CityCouncil StudySessionMinutes Wednesday, March11, 2026 Page2of2 meetingpassed goalsfor2026; KitsapCommunity Resourcesmeetingwith Executive Committeeandatemporaryremoval fromtheKCRBoard. CouncilPresident andVice President tomeetwithCouncilor Mockler onMonday andhavePresidentRebelowskiwritea letterofsupporttoKCR; finalitem washer TownHallonsolutionstoaddress houselessness whichwaswellattended. 4.General CouncilBusinessCouncilmember Chamberlinreported seeingLimeScooters in Bremerton. Councilmembers to sendquestions theywouldlikethelobbyistto bepreparedto answer in hisreportscheduledforMarch 25StudySessionbyendof nextweek. Councilmembersremindedto holdMarch30-31forCouncil photos, andtheCityCouncil will 2:00PM. C. ADJOURNMENT OFSTUDY SESSION With nofurtherbusiness, theStudySessionwas adjourned at8:00PM. Prepared & submitted by: ANNEWILLIAMS Legislative OfficeManager thAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilonthe18day of March, 2026. JANEREBELOWSKI, CouncilPresident ATTEST: ANGELAHOOVER, CityClerk JR:AH:AW Docusign Envelope ID: 46701873-F25F-8719-83F7-59808EFD6FA4