05/19/2020 - Work Study - MinutesCALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Mayor Putaansuu called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Roll call was taken by the City Clerk as follows:
Councilmember Ashby
Councilmember Chang
Councilmember Clauson
Councilmember Cucciardi
Councilmember Diener
Cou ncilmember Lucarelli
Mayor Pro-Tem Rosapepe
Mayor Putaansuu
Present via Remote Access
Present via Remote Access
Present via Remote Access
Present via Remote Access
Absent
Present via Remote Access
Present via Remote Access
Present via Remote Access
Staff present via Remote Access: Community Development Director Bond, Police Chief Brown, City
Attorney Archer and City Clerk Rinearson.
Mayor Putaansuu stated Pursuant to the Governor's "Stay Home - Stay Safe" Order, the City will take
actions on necessary and routine business items. The City is prohibited from conducting meetings
unless the meeting is NOT conducted in-person and instead provides options for the public to attend
through telephone access, internet or other means of remote access, and also provides the ability
for persons attending the meeting (not in-person) to hear each other at the same time.
Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Putaansuu led the audience and Council in the Pledge of Allegiance
1. Court House Update Presentation
Ron Thomas, Thomas Architecture Studios, provided a presentation on the Kitsap County campus
schematic design project update. He explained the project schedule, master planning phases, grading
and drainage, landscaping improvement phases, adaptive reuse plan, public spaces, interior and
structural design, and next steps in the process.
Councilmembers, Mayor Putaansuu, and Mr. Thomas discussed the presentation including
timeframes for traffic during road closures, pedestrian traffic, and parking spaces.
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Council Direction: No direction was given
2. Kitsap County Community Development Block Grant Program
Bonnie Tufts, Kitsap County Department of Human Services, and Shannon Bauman with Kitsap
County provided a presentation on the Kitsap County Community Development Block Grant Program
for the 2O2L-2025 Consolidated Plan. Community Development Block Grants and Home lnvestment
Partnership funds are federal sources from HUD for housing, public services, and community and
economic development. Projects benefit low income individuals, families, and neighborhoods.
Further explanations were held regarding how funds are allocated, historical county consortium
allocations, what the consolidated plan is, plan format key components, 5-year consolidated plan,
planning process, plan timeline and priorities, goals and outcomes, current challenges, annualgrant
cycle, eligibility, and2O2L grant cycle information.
Mayor Putaansuu, Councilmembers, Ms. Tufts, and Ms. Bauman discussed the presentation
including public infrastructure projects, application schedule, fund qualifications, future projections,
and the City of Port Orchard's possible involvement.
Council Direction: No direction was given
3. Review of City's Communication Plan
Mayor Putaansuu spoke about the communication plan which included communication goals,
mission, audiences both internal and external, messaging priorities, internal and external
communications, 2020 focus stories, and project calendar.
Ryan Hayter, Hayter lndustries, LLC noted his observations about the City over the past month and
how many relevant and positive stories there are that never see daylight. He emphasized two-way
communication to share and receive news accordingly. He urged Council to reach out to him on his
City email with any questions or concerns.
ln response to Councilmember Rosapepe, Mr. Hayter explained crisis communication from his
perspective from the communications field as compared to the legal field.
Council Direction: No direction was given
4. Types of Nuisances - Bees and Stinging lnsects
Community Development Director Bond said the City Council received a complaint from a resident
whose neighbor is keeping bees. The neighbor has about 8 bee nests in about an 8,000 square foot
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lot. Our Code Enforcement Officer has been researching how to regulate bee issues. ln working with
the City Attorney, they have come up with an approach to make changes to our nuisance and land
use codes. The proposed ordinance is a change to our nuisance code which simply adds language as
to what constitutes a nuisance about keeping hives. The proposal also gives the Code Enforcement
Officer tools to potentially deal with any issues.
Community Development Director Bond said Mr. Price has spoken to the neighbor who owns the
hives and it has mostly been resolved at this time.
Community Development Director Bond would like to bring this proposed ordinance to Council next
week for adoption.
Councilmembers and staff discussed the proposed ordinance and the beekeeping neighbor and had
no issues with the proposed ordinance moving forward.
Council Direction: No direction was given
GOOD OF THE ORDER
ln response to Councilmember Rosapepe, Mayor Putaansuu spoke about the process for Kitsap
County to reopen and provided updates regarding safety precautions at City Hall.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adj ourned at 7:56 p.m. No other action was taken. Audio/Visual was successful
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