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Home My WebLink About02/24/2026 - Regular - MinutesDocusign Envelope ID: 1E24E4F1-744E-8707-8124-83C34E91DD6F �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, February 24, 2026 Mayor Putaansuu called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Roll Call was taken by the City Clerk as follows: Present: John Morrissey, Mayor Pro-tem, Position No. 2 Scott Diener, Councilmember, Position No. 3 Jay Rosapepe, Councilmember, Position At -Large Shirah Dedman, Councilmember, Position No. 6 Mark Trenary, Councilmember, Position No. 1 Eric Worden, Councilmember, Position No. 4 Heidi Fenton, Councilmember, Position No. 5 Robert Putaansuu, Mayor Staff present: Public Works Director Ryan, Finance Director Crocker, Community Development Director Bond, HR Director Lund, City Attorney Archer, City Clerk Wallace, and Deputy City Clerk Floyd. Visual was successful. Audio had technical issues. 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 Shirah Dedman; seconded by Heidi Fenton to Remove Consent Agenda Item C Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Conservation Grant Agreement with Puget Sound Energy for the Completed Relight Washington Street Lighting Work under the TIB Phase 5 Project, and move to Business Items. Motion Carried: 7 - 0 Voting For: Mark Trenary, Jay Rosapepe, Scott Diener, Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey, Shirah Dedman Voting Against: None Docusign Envelope ID: 1E24E4F1-744E-8707-8124-83C34E91DD6F February 24, 2026, City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 2o17 Moved by Jay Rosapepe; seconded by Mark Trenary to Approve the agenda as amended. Motion Carried: 7 - 0 Voting For: Mark Trenary, Jay Rosapepe, Scott Diener, Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey, Shirah Dedman Voting Against: None 3. CITIZEN COMMENTS City Attorney Archer explained no more public testimony is allowed during the first citizen comments regarding Business Item 7A Adoption of an Ordinance amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Port Orchard reclassifying property located at 1061 and 1083 Hull Avenue (LU25-Rezone-01), from Residential 2 to Residential 3, as the public hearing was closed at the last meeting. Comments will be allowed at the end of the meeting during second Citizen Comments. Steve Sego, Coreen Haydock, Ray Cline, Nate Cline, Sarah Butler, Clancy Donlin, Mike Anderson, Dave Montour, Kristi McGee, Katie Hudkins, Jamie Williams, Kane Fenner, a citizen (no name), Gary Anderson, and Brian Lyman, voiced concerns with the Community Development Department and Permit Center, explaining issues with permitting, inconsistent inspections, processing, and customer service. Robert McGee explained the Washington Survey and Rating Bureau classification for the City of Port Orchard has increased from level 3 to level 4 and how it affects city residents. He also spoke about the City cancelling fire marshal jurisdictional services with South Kitsap Fire and Rescue. 4. CONSENT AGENDA Moved by John Morrissey; seconded by Jay Rosapepe to Accept the Consent Agenda as amended. Motion Carried: 7 - 0 Voting For: Mark Trenary, Jay Rosapepe, Scott Diener, Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey, Shirah Dedman Voting Against: None A. Approval of Vouchers and Electronic Payments Approval of Voucher Nos. 90061 through 90082 including bank drafts in the amount of $75,516.02 and EFT's in the amount of $205,582.18 totaling $281,098.20. B. Approval of Payroll and Direct Deposits Approval of Payroll Check Nos. 90055 through 90059 including bank drafts and EFT's in the amount of $297,380.12 and Direct Deposits in the amount of $297,574.04 totaling $594,954.16. Docusign Envelope ID: 1E24E4F1-744E-8707-8124-83C34E91DD6F February 24, 2026, City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 7 D. Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Cybersecurity Grant Agreement with the Homeland Security Administration (HSA)/Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) for the Implementation of a Secure Enterprise Password Management System under the 24SLCGP Grant Program E. Approval of the January 27, 2026, City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 5. PRESENTATION There were no presentations. 6. PUBLIC HEARING There were no public hearings. 7. BUSINESS ITEMS A. Adopting an Ordinance amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Port Orchard reclassifying property located at 1061 and 1083 Hull Avenue (LU25- Rezone-01), from Residential 2 to Residential 3 Moved by Mark Trenary; seconded by Scott Diener to Adopt an Ordinance amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Port Orchard, reclassifying the property located at 1061 and 1083 Hull Avenue from Residential 2 to Residential 3. Councilmembers Fenton and Dedman voiced their concerns with the rezone ordinance. City Attorney Archer pointed out the dais microphones are not all working. A handheld microphone was suggested to be used for recording purposes. Moved by Shirah Dedman; seconded by Heidi Fenton to allow Councilmember Dedman to reread her speech due to technical difficulties. Motion Carried: 4- 3 Voting For: Scott Diener, Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, Shirah Dedman Voting Against: Mark Trenary, Jay Rosapepe, John Morrissey Councilmember Dedmen restated her concerns with the rezone ordinance. Original Motion: Motion Carried: 5- 2 Voting For: Mark Trenary, Jay Rosapepe, Scott Diener, Eric Worden, John Morrissey Voting Against: Heidi Fenton, Shirah Dedman B. Adoption of a Resolution Approving a Memorandum of Understanding with the Washington State Department of Transportation for WSDOT Fish Passage Program Coordination Docusign Envelope ID: 1E24E4F1-744E-8707-8124-83C34E91DD6F February 24, 2026, City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 7 Moved by Eric Worden; seconded by Jay Rosapepe to Adopt authorizing the Mayor to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Washington State Department of Transportation for coordination on the WSDOT Fish Passage Program. Motion Carried: 7- 0 Voting For: Mark Trenary, Jay Rosapepe, Scott Diener, Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey, Shirah Dedman Voting Against: None C. 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 March 24, 2026 At 7:48 p.m., Councilmembers Diener and Worden recused themselves from the discussion and vote. Moved by Heidi Fenton; seconded by Jay Rosapepe to Adopt setting a Public Hearing for March 24, 2026, at 6:30 PM, on a petition from Kitsap County to vacate a portion of alleys and streets as described. Motion Carried: 5- 0 Voting For: Mark Trenary, Jay Rosapepe, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey, Shirah Dedman Voting Against: None Recused: Scott Diener, Eric Worden At 7:54 p.m., Councilmembers Diener and Worden returned to the meeting. At 7:54 p.m., Mayor Putaansuu recessed the meeting for a 5 -minute break. At 7:59 p.m., Mayor Putaansuu reconvened the meeting D. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Professional Services Agreement for the Annapolis Creek Fish Passage Project At 7:59 p.m., Councilmember Worden recused himself from the discussion and vote. Moved by Scott Diener; seconded by Mark Trenary to Adopt authorizing the Mayor to execute a Professional Services Agreement for a design consultant for the Annapolis Creek Fish Passage Project in an amount not to exceed $735,041. Motion Carried: 6- 0 Voting For: Mark Trenary, Jay Rosapepe, Scott Diener, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey, Shirah Dedman Docusign Envelope ID: 1E24E4F1-744E-8707-8124-83C34E91DD6F February 24, 2026, City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 7 Voting Against: None Recused: Eric Worden At 8:05 p.m., Councilmember Worden returned to the meeting. E. Approval of a Resolution authorizing a Permitting Pilot Program and Associated Agreement with PermittableAl Moved by Scott Diener; seconded by Jay Rosapepe to Adopt a resolution creating the PermittableAl pilot program and authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with PermittableAl. Motion Carried: 7- 0 Voting For: Mark Trenary, Jay Rosapepe, Scott Diener, Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey, Shirah Dedman Voting Against: None F. Adoption of a Resolution Granting Final Plat Approval for McCormick West Division 15, Phase I Final Plat Moved by Mark Trenary; seconded by Scott Diener to Adopt a resolution as presented, granting final plat approval for McCormick West, Division 15, Phase 1. Motion Carried: 7- 0 Voting For: Mark Trenary, Jay Rosapepe, Scott Diener, Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey, Shirah Dedman Voting Against: None G. Approval of the February 2, 2026, Special City Council Meeting Minutes Moved by Jay Rosapepe; seconded by Mark Trenary to Approve the Special Meeting Minutes of February 2, 2026, with a scrivener's error, Councilmember Morrissey is the Mayor Pro-tem, not Councilmember Diener. Councilmember Worden also pointed out that Councilmember Diener attended this meeting, and the minutes will need to be updated accordingly. Motion : 7- 0 Voting For: Mark Trenary, Jay Rosapepe, Scott Diener, Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey, Shirah Dedman Voting Against: None Docusign Envelope ID: 1E24E4F1-744E-8707-8124-83C34E91DD6F February 24, 2026, City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 6o17 H. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Conservation Grant Agreement with Puget Sound Energy for the Completed Relight Washington Street Lighting Work under the TIB Phase 5 Project Moved by Shirah Dedman; seconded by John Morrissey to Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Conservation Grant Agreement with Puget Sound Energy. Councilmember Dedman voiced concerns with the City switching to LED street lights. Motion Carried: 7- 0 Voting For: Mark Trenary, Jay Rosapepe, Scott Diener, Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey, Shirah Dedman Voting Against: None 8. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Tremont 2 and 3 Recommended Alternatives Mayor Putaansuu and Public Works Director Ryan provided a presentation which included Tremont Street, Port Orchard Blvd to Sidney Avenue -Connections & Crossings, Proposed Cross Section and Tremont & Sidney Intersection -Roundabout Alternatives. Additional discussion was held which included needing to align this with the City's comprehensive plan, multimodal pathway, acquiring right-of-way, Transportation Committee recommendation, bike lanes, sidewalks, grant funding and approval of the proposed cross section. 9. REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES A. Council Advisory Committees Councilmember Trenary reported on the February 17th Finance committee meeting. Councilmember Rosapepe reported on the February 18th Land Use committee meeting. 10. REPORT OF MAYOR The Mayor reported on the following: • Town hall meetings. • Decision needs to be made on the SR166/Bay Street project and when it is going to take place. Mayor and Council briefly discussed, with a consensus reached to start construction in 2027. Additionally, the Bethel project would be pushed to 2028. • Community Events Center updates; Interior lettering and fundraising/philanthropic giving. • Legislative session updates. • Acknowledged challenges in the building department and permitting department. Docusign Envelope ID: 1 E24E4F1-744E-8707-8124-83C34E91 DD6F February 24, 2026, City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 7 of 7 11. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT HEADS Public Works Director Ryan reported on augmentation station for the foster pilot program. Community Development Director Bond reported on parking enforcement vehicle and license plate reader system. Additionally, he presented his plan on how to fix processes in the permit center. Council and staff discussed the process, building code, and customer service. Moved by John Morrissey; seconded by Jay Rosapepe to extend the meeting for 10 minutes. Motion Carried: 7 - 0 Voting For: Mark Trenary, Jay Rosapepe, Scott Diener, Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey, Shirah Dedman Voting Against: None 12. CITIZEN COMMENTS Ron Rider shared concerns regarding the permitting process and code enforcement, noted little has changed since his time as a Councilmember from 2000-2004, and asked the Council to provide a formal response to the many concerns expressed during the meeting. 13. GOOD OF THE ORDER No Good of the Order was held. 14. EXECUTIVE SESSION There was no executive session. 15. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:40pm. No other action was taken. Signed by: Brandy Wallace, MMC, City Clerk DocuSigned by: rCOCUr Robert Putaansuu, Mayor