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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/22/2026 MINUTESCITYCOUNCILSTUDY SESSION MINUTES Wednesday, April22, 2026 AStudySession oftheCityCouncil oftheCityofBremertonwascalledtoorderonWednesday, April 22, 2026at5:00PMinCouncil ConferenceRoom 603located intheNormDicks GovernmentCenter that3456Street, withCouncil President JaneRebelowskipresiding. Other CouncilMembers present wereJenniferChamberlin (remote), DeniseFrey, ChristyCammarata, Michael Goodnow (arrived 5:06PM), andRickTift. Council Member Anna Mockler was absent. Legislative OfficeManager AnneWilliamsprovided staffsupport. A. AGENDABILL BRIEFINGS 1. ContractwithActiveConstruction, Inc. fortheEast9thStreet StormwaterImprovements Project presentedbyManaging EngineerGunnar Fridriksson, Itemtobeplaced onthe May6 CouncilMeeting ConsentAgenda 2. Application forOpportunity Zone2.0Designation forHarrison Heights Census Tract presentedbyCommunity DevelopmentDirector Andrea Spencer. Itemtobebrought back for formal discussionattheMay13StudySession. B. GENERAL COUNCIL BUSINESS 1. AuditCommittee Briefing (Last Meeting4/14/26) ChairChristyCammarata provided highlightsof theApril14meeting, including updates totheWork Plan: AnalyzeLocalProperty TaxExemptionsandSpaceUtilization ofCity-ownedFacilities Reviewwereadded, the Parking ContractCompliance Review willberescheduled toalignwiththe2030renewal, and thenextmeeting will beonJune9. Dataobtainedthrough theProperty TaxExemptions projectwillbe helpfultotheHousing & Homeless Ad-HocCommitteeandBiennial Budget discussionsonrevenue. 2. PublicWorksCommittee Briefing (LastMeeting4/21/26) ChairDenise Freyprovided highlightsoftheApril21meeting, whichincluded ItemA1discussedearlierinthemeeting, thanddiscussiononaPSRCgrantthatwillgotowardsdesignfor11Street improvements over 3phases: Pacific toWarren Avenues, Warren toNavalAvenues, andNaval Avenue toKitsap Way. 3. RegionalandOther Committee/BoardBriefings PresidentRebelowski shared sheattended wasincredibly impressed withwhat theydo andhowmanypeopleandorganizations they supportthroughout theCounty. OtherGeneral Council Business (Asnecessary andastimeallows) Councilmember Christy Cammaratareported thatcommunity outreach isunderway regarding thepossible renaming of8thStreet. Shenoted thatdiscussion oftheproposal andadraftordinanceisanticipated at naming, inwhichtheofficialstreetnameremainsunchanged, asapotential optionforCouncil consideration. CouncilPresident Rebelowskiannounced thatoralpubliccomment andcommunity comment formerlypublicrecognition) is scheduledtoreturnat theMay6RegularCouncil meeting. An onlinesign-upform willbeavailable ontheCouncil website beginning May 1forthosewishing toprovide commentremotely. Councilmember Tiftinquired aboutaccommodation forin- personspeakers, andthere wasconsensus thatindividuals attending inpersonwhosignup whentheyarrive willbegivenpriorityoverthoseintheChambers whochoosetonotsignup. Councilmember Goodnow suggestedimplementing arotatingformat, within-person speakers beginning oralcomment atthefirstmeeting ofthemonth andremotespeakers beginning at Docusign Envelope ID: F11ACAA8-5AEE-89C4-813E-6D786161D5F3 CityCouncil StudySessionMinutes Wednesday, April22, 2026 Page2of2 thesecondmeeting. Councilmembers expressed supportforbothsuggestions, whichwillbe incorporated intothenewprocess. PresidentRebelowskiencouragedCouncilmemberstoreview theCouncil Rules and Proceduresinadvance ofaStudy Session discussioninMay. Duringthisdiscussion, Councilmembers considered therecognition ofCityemployees andreached consensusto defertotheMayorregardingthetiming, method, andselectionofemployeerecognitions. Councilmember JenniferChamberlinrequestedanupdatefrom thecondominium boardofthe Sheaskedthat, iftherequestcannotbeaccommodated, alternative options beconsidered. There wasagreementtobringthisitemforwardfordiscussion attheMay13StudySession. President Rebelowski provided reminders onSaturday, April25. Shealsoreminded Councilmembersto complete therequired stCybersecurityAwarenessTrainingbyMay1. Additionally,aDistrict4 CommunityMeeting willbe heldonMay4from 5:30to 7:00PMatBremertonFoodline featuringadiscussionon Fireworks.Allcommunity membersarewelcome. C.ADJOURNMENT OF STUDY SESSION President Rebelowskiclosed theStudySessionby remindingeveryonethatbecause nextweek thincludeda5Wednesday, therewouldbenoCouncilMeeting;andannounced thenextCouncil thMeetingonWednesday, May6starting at 5:30PMintheFirstFloor MeetingChambersof the NormDicks Government Center. Shefurther established thatthepublicisinvitedtoattendin personor remotely. Withnofurtherbusiness, theStudySessionwas adjourned at6:09PM. Prepared & submitted by: ANNEWILLIAMS Legislative OfficeManager thAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilonthe6dayofMay, 2026. JANEREBELOWSKI, CouncilPresident ATTEST: ANGELAHOOVER, CityClerk JR:AH:AW Docusign Envelope ID: F11ACAA8-5AEE-89C4-813E-6D786161D5F3