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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/25/2026 MINUTESCITYCOUNCILSTUDY SESSION MINUTES Wednesday, March25, 2026 AStudySession oftheCityCouncil oftheCityof BremertonwascalledtoorderonWednesday, March25, 2026at5:00PMinCouncilConference Room603locatedinthe NormDicksGovernment thCenterat3456Street, withCouncil President JaneRebelowskipresiding. Other CouncilMembers presentwereJenniferChamberlin, DeniseFrey, Christy Cammarta, Michael Goodnow, Anna Mockler, andRickTift. Legislative Office ManagerAnneWilliamsprovided staffsupport. A. INFORMATIONONLYPRESENTATION 1. 2026 WAState Legislative SessionWrap-Up State LobbyistBryanMcConaughy, BMc Consulting, LLC. efforts, severalprioritieswere successfullyadvanced, including securing $3,000,000fortheBremerton-MasonSewer Line and $294,000 fortheStephensonCanyonParkOff-LeaseArea. Inaddition, theWarren AvenueBridge Pedestrian Projectremainsfullyfunded within theTransportation Budget. OtherBremerton-servingprojects receiving fundinginclude $309,000forEagleWings Coordinated CareShelter, $201,000forBremerton Foodlineprojects, and $927,000for CrossroadsVillageaffordablehousing (unincorporated). FollowuptoclarifyifHB2420 increasingsmallworksroster limits hasanyimpacton projectsthatcanbe completedwith Citystaff. 2. ProposedZoningCodeAmendments: Critical AreasOrdinance (BMC Chapter 20.14), ShorelineMasterProgram (BMC Chapter20.16), andLandscaping (BMCChapter 20.50) PlanningManager GarrettJackson, tobeplacedonaStudySession pending Department ofEcology review, estimatedwithinthenext30days. President Rebelowski calledabreak from 7:21to7:30PM. B. AGENDABILL BRIEFINGS 1. Ordinancetoamend Shoreline MasterProgram PlanningManager GarrettJackson 2. PlanningManagerGarrett Jackson 3. InterlocalCooperative Agreement withJefferson County forJailServices Lieutenant RyanHeffernan, tobeplaced ontheApril1MeetingontheConsent Agenda. 4. Goods andServicesAgreement withCore & MainforPurchase ofa Pressure Reducing ValvePackage StationandBudgetAdjustment WaterUtilityManager CamiApfelbeck, tobeplaced ontheApril1CouncilMeeting ontheConsentAgenda. 5. Goods andServices Agreement withNorthCoast Electric Company forPurchase of Multiple LiftStationProgrammable LogicControllersand Variable Frequency Drive Replacements Wastewater Manager EricBurris, tobeplaced ontheApril1Council Meeting ontheConsent Agenda. 6. Resolution toplaceaProperty TaxLevyIncreaseforAdditional PublicSafetyServices ontheAugust4, 2026, Primary Ballot FireChief PatMcGanney, tobeplaced ontheApril 1CouncilMeeting asaGeneral Businessitem. 7. Discussion onincreasing thecurrent Transportation BenefitDistrict fundingandhow additionalrevenuegenerated could beusedtoimprovelocalroads Itempulled and rescheduled totheApril8 StudySession. Docusign Envelope ID: C955AB4E-2C4D-8F1F-82B1-BB3BF3F2C3F9 CityCouncilStudy SessionMinutes Wednesday, March25, 2026 Page 2of 3 8. 2027-2028BudgetPreparation Discussion CouncilPresidentJaneRebelowski and Councilmember MichaelGoodnowreported onthefeedbacktheyreceived fromthepublicat ththeBudget101WorkshoponMarch19. Therewasgoodattendanceandengagement, and a surveywassenttogatherfeedback fromparticipants. ItisexpectedtheDirector ofFinance andAdministration willprovideanoverview ofthe2027-28budgetprocess andcalendarat theApril8StudySession. 9. Review ofRule9, Items 2 (Public CommentonAgenda Items) and3 (Public Recognition) President JaneRebelowski andCityAttorney Kylie Finnell reviewed prior Councildiscussions toconfirm consensus onproposed amendments to Rule9, Items2and3. ForItem2, PublicCommentonagenda andconsentagenda items, Council agreed to implement a90-secondtimelimit perspeaker. Astandard disclaimerwill beincludedateach meeting outlining thepurpose, expectations, andrulesofpublic comment, includingthe processforsubmittingcomplaints regarding CitystafforCouncilmembers. Theintentofpublic commentistoprovideBremerton residents withanopportunitytooffer inputonCitybusiness. Avoluntary sign-insheet willbemade availabletoallowindividuals attending in persontoindicate theirdesireto speakonaspecificitem. Thesign-inwillinclude optional fieldsforname, district, andcontactinformation. second n advanced registrationprocess willbedeveloped, withtheCouncil Officecoordinating withIT toestablish theprocedure. Itwill includeprovidingthezoomcodeandlikelyhaving torequest aspot withinacertainamountoftime inadvanceofthemeeting. Whilenoformaloveralltime limitwillbe established, Council expressedagoalof limitingthetotalcommunity comments period toapproximately 30minutes. TheplacementofCommunity Commentswillbeafterthe Council alsodiscussedreducingthelengthofCouncil District updatesandlimiting discussion toCitybusinessorevents duringhappening. Other updatesmaybesharedthroughdistrict meetings oralternative formats. Implementationofthese changes ispendingadditionalinternalcoordination toensure technicalfeasibilityandclearcommunication withthecommunity. Acomprehensivereviewof theremainingRules & Procedures, aswellas theCouncil Code ofConduct, Roles and Responsibilities, andAgendaBillPolicy, will bescheduled for theApril8andApril22Study Sessions, withtheintentofadoptingupdatestothefullRules & Procedures document throughasingleresolution. C. GENERAL COUNCILBUSINESS 1. PublicWorksCommitteeBriefing (LastMeeting3/17/26) ChairDenise Freyreportedthat mostitemsdiscussedwerebroughttoStudy Session earlier. 2. Finance, Parks, Investment, & Parking Committee Briefing (LastMeeting 3/24/26) Chair Michael Goodnow reported onvarious grantsthatarebeing appliedforandwillbringbackfor discussionshouldtheybeawarded. Discussion aboutadesiretostartlooking atmonthly budgetinformation asthe2027-28budgetprocess should bekickingoffsoon. 3. Homeless & Housing AdHocCommittee Briefing (LastMeeting 3/25/26) Rebelowski, Frey, Tift Docusign Envelope ID: C955AB4E-2C4D-8F1F-82B1-BB3BF3F2C3F9 CityCouncil StudySessionMinutes Wednesday, March25, 2026 Page3of3 3. RegionalandOtherCommittee/BoardBriefingsPresident JaneRebelowski reportedon arecent Kitsap Economic Development Alliance (KEDA) meeting, notingafocus onchildcare initiatives. Shealsoshared thattheCityhasunused CommunityDevelopment BlockGrant CDBG) funds associatedwithanorganizationthathasnotexecutedacontracttoadvance childcare servicesinBremerton. Moretocomeonwhat theoptionsareforthosefunds. CouncilmemberAnnaMockler reported onarecentKitsapTransitmeeting, includingastudy exploring potential routeexpansions inselect service areas, which areanticipatedtohave significant costimplications. Safe parkingwasalsodiscussed; duetooperational complexities, itwasnoted thatthe issuewasfelttobemore appropriatelyaddressedthrough theKitsapRegionalCoordinating Council (KRCC) rather thanKitsapTransit. Itwasnotedthat Commissioner KatieWalters mayraisethistopicwith theKRCC Executive Committee. Councilmember Jennifer Chamberlinreported thata recentKitsap911meeting focused primarilyonmanagerial compensation. Additionaldiscussiononothertopicswasrelatedto potentialsolutions toGorsttraffic, withallproposed options involvingabridge component, as wellasanewdronepolicy specifictonaval installations. Coordinationisexpectedtobegin gencies. 4.General CouncilBusinessPresident Rebelowski broughttrainingandtheupcoming AssociationofWashingtonCitiesconferenceinJune. ItwasnotedthattheCouncil Office budget canaccommodateuptotwoattendeesfor the conference. Considerationwas givento Councilmemberswhohavenotpreviously attended. CouncilmembersMichael Goodnow and JenniferChamberlinexpressed interestinattending. Moredetails willbeprovided tothemon datesandtraveloptions. D. ADJOURNMENT OFSTUDY SESSION Withnofurtherbusiness, theStudySessionwas adjourned at9:22PM. Prepared & submitted by: ANNEWILLIAMS Legislative OfficeManager stAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilonthe1dayofApril, 2026. JANEREBELOWSKI, CouncilPresident ATTEST: ANGELAHOOVER, CityClerk JR:AH:AW Docusign Envelope ID: C955AB4E-2C4D-8F1F-82B1-BB3BF3F2C3F9