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Home My WebLink About12/16/2025 - Regular - MinutesDocusign Envelope ID: A8086133-5429-4F79-9F9D-B222D015BCF5 �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, December 16, 2025 Mayor Putaansuu called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Roll Call was taken by the City Clerk as follows: Present: Scott Diener, Mayor Pro-Tempore, Position No. 3 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 Mark Trenary, Councilmember, Position No. 1 Staff present: Public Works Director Ryan, Finance Director Crocker, Community Development Director Bond, Chief of Police Brown, City Clerk Wallace, and Deputy City Clerk Floyd. Staff present via Zoom: City Attorney Archer Audio/Visual was successful. Mayor Putaansuu called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. 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 Jay Rosapepe; seconded by Scott Diener to Add to Business Items the establishment of a Council Committee to review and make recommendations to Chapter 2.04 Council Meetings. Motion Carried: 7 - 0 Voting For: Fred Chang, Mark Trenary, Jay Rosapepe, Eric Worden, Scott Diener, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey Docusign Envelope ID: A8086133-5429-4F79-9F9D-B222D015BCF5 December 16, 2025, City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2016 Voting Against: None Moved by Mark Trenary; seconded by Jay Rosapepe to Approve the agenda as amended. Motion Carried: 7 - 0 Voting For: Fred Chang, Mark Trenary, Jay Rosapepe, Eric Worden, Scott Diener, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey Voting Against: None 3. CITIZEN COMMENTS There were no citizen comments. 4. CONSENT AGENDA Moved by Scott Diener; seconded by Mark Trenary to Approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Motion Carried: 7 - 0 Voting For: Fred Chang, Mark Trenary, Jay Rosapepe, Eric Worden, Scott Diener, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey Voting Against: None A. Approval of Vouchers and Electronic Payments Approval of Voucher Nos. 89797 through 89811 including bank drafts in the amount of $492,163.14 and EFT's in the amount of $393,213.66, totaling $885,376.80. 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 $0 totaling, $0. C. Adoption of a Resolution Adopting the 2026 City Council Meeting Schedule D. Authorizing the Mayor to amend the agreement with Newalen LLC for derelict vessel removal services 5. PRESENTATION A. Kitsap Economic Development Alliance Joe Morrison, Executive Director of the Kitsap Economic Development Alliance (KEDA provided a presentation '2025 Year End Update' which included Median Household Income in Kitsap County, Drastic Changes in Housing Affordability in Kitsap, One Kitsap 5 -Year Goals, Current FY 2025-2026, Kitsap Industrial Land, Buildings and Infrastructure Survey, Opportunity: The Highway 3 Corridor and Development, Olhava Campus, Childcare in Kitsap, Matchstick Lab, Research, Community Partnership and Outreach, Apex Classes, Apex Accelerator, and The (Positive) Crystal Ball: Kitsap. Docusign Envelope ID: A8086133-5429-4F79-9F9D-B222D015BCF5 December 16, 2025, City Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 6 Additional discussion was held which included the Gorst project, FIFA, industrial park, Belfair Bypass, facilities at the Port of Bremerton, youth sports facilities, living wages, and motorsports park. B. Vision - Mission — Values Tim Sloane with Sloane Agency, provided a presentation Vision Mission Values Process and Outcome' which included Why Vision, Mission, and Values Matter, The Process, Vision, Mission, Values, and Council Consideration. Discussion was held which included embracing the community aspect of the vision, mission and values, working internally to support each other, vision, mission, and values for the police department, staff surveys, relationship and teambuilding, and training on transparency. 6. PUBLIC HEARING A. CANCELLED - Public Hearing on Ordinance Vacating City Right -of -Way 7. BUSINESS ITEMS A. Approval of an Ordinance Authorizing a Financing Contract through the Office of the State Treasurer LOCAL Program Moved by John Morrissey; seconded by Heidi Fenton to Adopt the Ordinance authorizing the execution of documents associated with the Office of the State Treasurer, LOCAL Program, relating to the purchase of a parcel of real property located at 1333 Lloyd Parkway. Motion Carried: 7- 0 Voting For: Fred Chang, Mark Trenary, Jay Rosapepe, Eric Worden, Scott Diener, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey Voting Against: None B. Approval of a Lease Agreement with Kitsap County for 730 Prospect Street Councilmembers Diener and Worden recused themselves at 7:35 p.m. Moved by Mark Trenary; seconded by Jay Rosapepe to Authorize the Mayor to execute a lease with Kitsap County for the 730 Prospect Building. Motion Carried: 5- 0 Voting For: Fred Chang, Mark Trenary, Jay Rosapepe, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey Voting Against: None Recused: Eric Worden, Scott Diener Councilmembers Diener and Worden returned to the meeting at 7:38 p.m. Docusign Envelope ID: A8086133-5429-4F79-9F9D-B222D015BCF5 December 16, 2025, City Council Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 6 C. Approval of a Purchase with CivicPlus for City's Website, Public Records Request and Agenda Management Software Moved by Heidi Fenton; seconded by Scott Diener to Authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement with CivicPlus to purchase software for a new City website and updated Public Records and Agenda Management software in an amount not to exceed $55,960 including tax, as presented. Motion Carried: 7- 0 Voting For: Fred Chang, Mark Trenary, Jay Rosapepe, Eric Worden, Scott Diener, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey Voting Against: None D. Establishment of a Council Committee to Review and Make Recommendations to Chapter 2.04 Council Meetings City Attorney Archer pointed out there is no actual draft resolution, so the action would simply be by motion. Moved by Jay Rosapepe; seconded by Scott Diener to Adopt a resolution establishing an Ad -Hoc Committee to review and make recommendations to Chapter 2.04 Council Meetings. Motion Carried: 7- 0 Voting For: Fred Chang, Mark Trenary, Jay Rosapepe, Eric Worden, Scott Diener, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey Voting Against: None 8. DISCUSSION ITEMS There were no discussion items. 9. PRESENTATION A. Recognizing Councilmember Chang for his Service to the Public The Mayor and Councilmembers recognized Councilmember Chang for his 20 years of service as a Councilmember 10. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES A. Council Advisory Committees There was no report of Council Committees. 11. REPORT OF MAYOR Docusign Envelope ID: A8086133-5429-4F79-9F9D-B222D015BCF5 December 16, 2025, City Council Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 6 The Mayor reported on the following: • Re-elected to the AWC RMSA (Association of Washington Cities Risk Management Service Agency) Board of Directors. • Old Clifton intertie. • Dedication and Ceremony recognizing Red Lumsden (for 1333 Lloyd Parkway). 12. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT HEADS Public Works Director Ryan reported on staffing, weather and flooding. In response to Councilmember Morrissey, Community Development Director Bond spoke of vacancies and staffing. Chief of Police Brown reported the police department was awarded their Excellence in Service and Leadership Award, drive for Helpline, and Deputy Police Chief Brandon will be attending a 10 -week program at the FBI National Academy. City Clerk Wallace shared that Port Orchard native, Gabe Fernandez and his team won the NCAA College Championship. City Attorney Archer spoke about upcoming trainings she will be conducting. 13. CITIZEN COMMENTS There were no citizen comments. 14. GOOD OF THE ORDER Councilmember Rosapepe said the downtown trees look fantastic all lit up, commended public works for the new Marina Pump Station, asked about posting land acknowledgement to the City's website and voiced concerns with an announcement about quarterly meetings at McCormick Woods. Additional discussion was held regarding the quarterly meetings at McCormick Woods. Councilmember Trenary recognized Councilmember Fenton for decorating the Council tree downtown. 15. EXECUTIVE SESSION At 8:45 p.m., Mayor Putaansuu recessed the meeting for a 15 -minute executive session pursuant to 42.30.110(1)(i), legal risk of a proposed action. City Attorney Archer was invited to attend and she announced no action would follow. Mayor Putaansuu did not attend the executive session. At 9:00 p.m. Mayor Pro-tem Diener extended the meeting for an additional 5 -minutes. At: 9:05 p.m., Mayor Pro -tern Diener reconvened the meeting back into session. Docusign Envelope ID: A8086133-5429-4F79-9F9D-B222D015BCF5 December 16, 2025, City Council Meeting Minutes Page 6 of 6 16. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m. No other action was taken. Signed by: J�va�n lLLw Brandy Wallace, MMC, City Clerk �.5igned by: Dotiet s Robert Putaansuu, Mayor