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Home My WebLink About11/18/2025 - Regular - MinutesDocusign Envelope ID: B3921EE1-C8CD-4C34-926B-3637F0B6377F �Volt ORCHARD Meeting Location: Council Chambers 216 Prospect Street Port Orchard, WA 98366 City Council Minutes Contact us: Phone (360) 876-4407 cityhall@portorchardwa.gov www.portorchardwa.gov Regular Meeting of Tuesday, November 18, 2025 Mayor Putaansuu called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Roll Call was taken by the City Clerk as follows: Present: Fred Chang, Councilmember Position No. 6 John Morrissey, Councilmember, Position At -Large Heidi Fenton, Councilmember, Position No. 5 Robert Putaansuu, Mayor Eric Worden, Councilmember, Position No. 4 Jay Rosapepe, Councilmember, Position No. 2 Absent: Scott Diener, Mayor Pro-Tempore, Position No. 3 Mark Trenary, Councilmember, Position No. 1 Staff present: Public Works Director Ryan, Finance Director Crocker, Community Development Director Bond, Chief of Police Brown, City Attorney Robertson, City Clerk Wallace, and Deputy City Clerk Floyd. Audio/Visual was successful. 1. CALL TO ORDER A. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Putaansuu led the audience and Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Moved by Eric Worden; seconded by John Morrissey to Excuse Councilmember Trenary for Personal Reasons and Councilmember Diener for Work Related Reasons. Motion Carried: 5 - 0 Voting For: Fred Chang, Jay Rosapepe, Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey Voting Against: None Docusign Envelope ID: B3921EE1-C8CD-4C34-926B-3637F0B6377F November 18, 2025, City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 7 Moved by Jay Rosapepe; seconded by Heidi Fenton to Approve the agenda as amended. Motion Carried: 5 - 0 Voting For: Fred Chang, Jay Rosapepe, Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey Voting Against: None 3. CITIZEN COMMENTS Christy McGee voiced concerns with troubling, inappropriate, and dismissive comments and actions from the Council. Robert Parker voiced concerns with Councilmember Rosapepe' s actions and content on his Facebook page and asked the City to go after those public records. Tawny Cowan voiced concerns with falsehoods and asked that integrity be restored to the Chambers. Shane Hannon voiced concerns with the City's permitting center and lack of clarity while trying to obtain permits. 4. CONSENT AGENDA Moved by Jay Rosapepe; seconded by John Morrissey to Approve the Consent Agenda as amended. Motion Carried: 5 - 0 Voting For: Fred Chang, Jay Rosapepe, Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey Voting Against: None A. Approval of Vouchers and Electronic Payments Approval of Voucher Nos. 89670 through 89711 including bank drafts in the amount of $501,522.64 and EFT's in the amount of $490,141.82, totaling $991,664.46. B. Approval of Payroll and Direct Deposits Approval of Payroll Check Nos. 0 through 0 including bank drafts and EFT's in the amount of $0 and Direct Deposits in the amount of $298,772.08 totaling, $298,772.08. C. Approval of Contract No. 006-25, Amendment No. 1 with Kitsap Humane Society for Animal Control Services D. Approval of Contract Amendment No. 3 to Contract No.004-23 with Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney for Prosecution of Municipal Criminal Complaints and Civil Infractions E. Approval of Contract Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. C032-24 with Kitsap County for Traffic Control Devices F. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the ER&R Purchase of a F600 Bucket Truck as an Addition to the Fleet Docusign Envelope ID: B3921EE1-C8CD-4C34-926B-3637F0B6377F November 18, 2025, City Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 7 G. Adoption of a Resolution Declaring Certain Personal Property as Surplus and Authorizing its Disposition Thereof H. Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with Newalen LLC for derelict vessel removal services. I. Approval of a Contract with the Washington State Office of Public Defense for a Grant for Public Defense Services J. Approval of the October 14, 2025, City Council Regular Meeting Minutes K. NEW: Excusal of Councilmember Trenary for Personal Reasons and Councilmember Diener for Work Reasons 5. PRESENTATION There were no presentations. 6. PUBLIC HEARING There were no public hearings. 7. BUSINESS ITEMS A. Approval of the September 23, 2025, City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Moved by Heidi Fenton; seconded by Jay Rosapepe to Approve the September 23, 2025, City Council regular meeting minutes. Motion Carried: 4- 0 Voting For: Fred Chang, Jay Rosapepe, Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton Voting Against: None Abstaining: John Morrissey B. Amendments to Port Orchard Municipal Code 20.162 - Critical Areas Ordinance Moved by Eric Worden; seconded by John Morrissey to Adopt an Ordinance repealing and replacing POMC 20.162 as presented. Motion Carried: 5- 0 Voting For: Fred Chang, Jay Rosapepe, Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey Voting Against: None C. Amendments to POMC Title 20 related to Co -living Moved by Fred Chang; seconded by Heidi Fenton to Adopt an Ordinance amending Port Orchard Municipal Code Title 20 to implement the requirements of House Bill 1998 as recommended by the Planning Commission. Motion Carried: 5- 0 Docusign Envelope ID: B3921EE1-C8CD-4C34-926B-3637F0B6377F November 18, 2025, City Council Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 7 Voting For: Fred Chang, Jay Rosapepe, Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey Voting Against: None D. Adoption of a Resolution authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Contract with KPFF Consulting Engineers for the Frederick Reconstruction Design Project Moved by Eric Worden; seconded by John Morrissey to Adopt a Resolution approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract with KPFF Consulting Engineers for the Frederick Street Reconstruction Project in the amount of $312,000. Motion Carried: 5- 0 Voting For: Fred Chang, Jay Rosapepe, Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey Voting Against: None E. Adopting a Resolution Fixing the Date of a Public Hearing on a Petition from Kitsap County to Vacate City Rights -of -way for the City Council's Regular Meeting on December 16, 2025 At 7:00 p.m., Councilmember Worden recused himself from the meeting. Moved by Heidi Fenton; seconded by Jay Rosapepe to Adopt a Resolution setting a Public Hearing for December 16, 2025, at 6:30 PM, on a petition from Kitsap County to vacate a portion of alleys and streets as described. Motion Carried: 4- 0 Voting For: Fred Chang, Jay Rosapepe, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey Voting Against: None Recused: Eric Worden At 7:08 p.m., Councilmember Worden returned to the meeting. F. Approval of the October 21, 2025, City Council Work Study Meeting Minutes Moved by John Morrissey; seconded by Jay Rosapepe to Approve the meeting minutes of Tuesday, October 21st as presented. Motion Carried: 5- 0 Voting For: Fred Chang, Jay Rosapepe, Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey Voting Against: None G. Adoption of an Ordinance Accepting the Donation of Real Property, Tax Parcel No. 5392-000-001-0004, from Port Orchard Industrial Park, LLC Docusign Envelope ID: 83921 EE1-C8CD-4C34-926B-3637F0B6377F November 18, 2025, City Council Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 7 Councilmember Worden said this is a liability to take on infrastructure on a pond as we are not currently maintaining our own stormwater ponds throughout the City. Councilmember Chang said it is a valid concern about the maintenance of the stormwater ponds. Moved by John Morrissey; seconded by Heidi Fenton to Adopt an Ordinance accepting the donation of real property from Port Orchard Industrial Park, LLC. Motion Announced as Carried: 3- 21 Voting For: Jay Rosapepe, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey Voting Against: Eric Worden, Fred Chang H. Adoption of an Ordinance Pertaining to Downtown Parking Lot 1, Amending Port Orchard Municipal Code Sections 10.12.500, 10.12.510, and 10.12.520 Mayor Putaansuu noted there is a parking issue with vehicles camping overnight along the curb at Etta Turner Park. Bob Hampton at the West Bay Center is asking for the City to put 4 -hour parking limitations at that location. Moved by John Morrissey; seconded by Jay Rosapepe to Adopt an Ordinance amending Port Orchard Municipal Code Sections 10.12.500, 10.12.510, and 10.12.520 and adding on the curbing along Etta Turner Park 4 -hour parking. Councilmember Chang said there are people parking overnight along the curbing at Etta Turner Park, but they are not dangerous, and he does not want to chase people away from what is considered safe parking. Motion Carried: 4- 1 Voting For: Jay Rosapepe, Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey Voting Against: Fred Chang City Attorney Robertson interjected that [Business Item 7] G [Adoption of an Ordinance Accepting the Donation of Real Property, Tax Parcel No. 5392-000-001-0004, from Port Orchard Industrial Park, LLC,] needs a majority vote of the full Council under state law so it will need to be brought back for a future meeting when there are more Councilmembers. 8. DISCUSSION ITEMS There were no discussion items. 9. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES A. Council Advisory Committees 1 Adoption of Ordinance requires a majority of City Council (4 votes); accordingly, motion did not carry, as later noted in these minutes. Docusign Envelope ID: B3921EE1-C8CD-4C34-926B-3637F0B6377F November 18, 2025, City Council Meeting Minutes Page 6 of 7 Councilmember Morrissey reported on the November 10th Lodging Tax Advisory Committee meeting. Councilmembers Chang and Rosapepe reported on the November 1st Coffee with Council. 10. REPORT OF MAYOR The Mayor reported on the following: • Future transportation funding needs. • Kitsap Transit meeting updates. 11. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT HEADS Public Works Director Ryan reported on the Bay Street flashing beacon crosswalk, Bay Street overwater structure demolition, Givens Park update, Sidney Ave Non -Motorized Improvements updates, oil sheen incident, and still working on Foster [Pilot Program]. Community Development Director Bond reported on a new webpage for starting a new business and mentioned the number of permits assigned to the Public Works Department is up 20%. Chief of Police Brown reported on the 2026-2030 Strategic Plan and thanked staff and community for taking the time to help develop the plan. He also gave a report on derelict vessels. 12. CITIZEN COMMENTS Brady Muller said the City is not pro -business and mentioned how unfriendly Port Orchard is to developers. There are a lot of businesses struggling. 13. GOOD OF THE ORDER Councilmember Fenton mentioned how nice the view is with the derelict homes down, and November 29th is Small Business Saturday. 14. EXECUTIVE SESSION At 7:58 p.m., Mayor Putaansuu recessed the meeting for a 10 -minute executive session pursuant to RCW 42.31.110(1)(c) to consider the minimum price at which real estate will be offered for sale or lease when public knowledge would cause the likelihood of a decreased price; however, final action, selling or leasing public property shall be taken in a meeting open to the public. City Attorney Robertson was invited to attend and Mayor Putaansuu announced no action would follow. Councilmember Worden did not attend the executive session. At 7:59 p.m. Mayor Putaansuu recessed the meeting for a short break. At: 8:01 p.m., Mayor Putaansuu reconvened the meeting back into session. At 8:01 p.m., Mayor Putaansuu recessed the meeting for the executive session. Docusign Envelope ID: 83921 EE1-C8CD-4C34-926B-3637F0B6377F November 18, 2025, City Council Meeting Minutes Page 7 of 7 At 8:11 p.m., Mayor Putaansuu extended the meeting for an additional 3 -minutes. At 8:14 p.m., Mayor Putaansuu reconvened the meeting back into session. 15. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:14 p.m. No other action was taken. Signed by: Signed by: (�1aLlaU- I°oti �u%Aav� s�u� BOB41 C rEcaZD... Brandy Wallace, MMC, City Clerk Robert Putaansuu, Mayor n n i i r f rrr,o �� sG SEAL ViMBE.h ,t