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Home My WebLink About04/14/2026 - Regular - MinutesDocusign Envelope ID: EF3653A8-9AAB-8B71-8363-CDF95F774C78 Meeting Location: Contact us: OQ City Hall Phone (360) 876-4407 ORCHARD Council Chambers Email 216 Prospect Street cityhall@portorchardwa.gov Port Orchard, WA 98366 www.portorchardwa.gov City Council Minutes Regular Meeting of Tuesday, April 14, 2026 Roll Call was taken by the Clerk as follows: Present: Councilmember Position No. 4 Eric Worden Councilmember Position No. 5 Heidi Fenton Councilmember Position No. 2 John Morrissey Councilmember Position At -Large Jay Rosapepe Councilmember Position No. 1 Mark Trenary Councilmember Position No. 3; Mayor Pro -Tern Scott Diener Councilmember Position No. 6 Shirah Dedman Staff Present: Public Works Director Ryan, Finance Director Crocker, Community Development Director Bond, Chief of Police Brown, HR Director Lund, City Clerk Wallace, Deputy City Clerk Floyd and Communications Specialist Hansen. Audio/Visual was successful. 1. Call to Order The mayor called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. A. Pledge of Allegiance The Mayor led the audience and Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. Approval of Agenda On a motion by John Morrissey, seconded by Mark Trenary, to add an Executive Session before Business Items. The recorded vote occurred as follows: Voting Yes -Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey, Jay Rosapepe, Mark Trenary, Scott Diener, Shirah Dedman; Voting No -None. The motion Passed (7-0). On a motion by Jay Rosapepe, seconded by Scott Diener, to Approve the Agenda as amended. The recorded vote occurred as follows: Voting Yes -Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey, Jay Rosapepe, Mark Trenary, Scott Diener, Shirah Dedman; Voting No - None. The motion Passed (7-0). 3. Citizen Comments Docusign Envelope ID: EF3653A8-9AAB-8B71-8363-CDF95F774C78 April 14, 2026, City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 6 Robert McGee spoke about lack of trust and culture at City Hall. Jennifer Forbes, Presiding Judge for Kitsap County Superior Court, voiced approval for the proposed street vacation ordinance. John Lacky voiced concerns with the proposed street vacation ordinance. Todd Parkington, acting Assistant Director for Capital Facilities at Kitsap County, responded to Mr. Lacky's comments. 4. Consent Agenda On a motion by Jay Rosapepe, seconded by Heidi Fenton, to Approve the Consent Agenda as presented. The recorded vote occurred as follows: Voting Yes -Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey, Jay Rosapepe, Mark Trenary, Scott Diener, Shirah Dedman; Voting No -None. The motion Passed (7-0). A. Approval of Vouchers and Electronic Payments Approval of Voucher Nos. 90170 through 90184 and 90191 through 90243 and 90250 through 90270 including bank drafts in the amount of $920,946.35 and EFT's in the amount of $1,119,434.20, totaling $2,040,380.55. B. Approval of Payroll and Direct Deposits Approval of Payroll Check Nos. 90185 through 90190 and 90244 through 90249 including bank drafts and EFT's in the amount of $602,878.87 and Direct Deposits in the amount of $595,563.15 totaling $1,198,442.02. C. Adoption of a Resolution Declaring Certain Personal Property as Surplus and Authorizing its Disposition Thereof D. Approval of Special Event Street Closure: The Cruz E. Approval of Special Event Street Closure: Mustangs on the Waterfront Approval of an Agreement with the Police Guild regarding methodology for determining seniority G. Approval of Minutes: March 24, 2026, City Council Regular Meeting 5. Presentation There were no presentations. 6. Public Hearing There were no public hearings. 7. Executive Session Docusign Envelope ID: EF3653A8-9AAB-8B71-8363-CDF95F774C78 April 14, 2026, City Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 6 At 6:45 p.m., Mayor Putaansuu recessed the meeting for a 10 -minute executive session pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) to discuss legal risks of a proposed action when public discussion could have legal or financial consequences for the City. City Attorney Archer was invited to attend and City Attorney Archer noted potential action to follow. Councilmembers Diener and Worden recused themselves from the executive session. At 6:55 p.m., Mayor Putaansuu extended the Executive Session for an additional 10 - minutes. At 7:05 p.m., Mayor Putaansuu reconvened the meeting back into session. 8. Business Items A. Adoption of an Ordinance Vacating City Rights -of -Way On a motion by John Morrissey, seconded by Mark Trenary, to Adopt an Ordinance Vacating the Rights -of -Way, as presented. The recorded vote occurred as follows: Voting Yes -John Morrissey, Jay Rosapepe, Mark Trenary, Shirah Dedman; Voting No -Heidi Fenton. The motion Passed (4-1). Councilmembers Diener and Worden returned to the meeting at 7:23 p.m. B. Adopting an Ordinance amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Port Orchard reclassifying property located at 4385 Sidney Road SW (LU25-Rezone-02), from Commercial Corridor to Commercial Mixed Use On a motion by Scott Diener, seconded by Jay Rosapepe, to approve an Ordinance amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Port Orchard, reclassifying the property located at 4385 Sidney Road SW, from Commercial Corridor to Commercial Mixed Use. The recorded vote occurred as follows: Voting Yes -Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey, Jay Rosapepe, Mark Trenary, Scott Diener; Voting No-Shirah Dedman. The motion Passed (6-1). C. Adoption of an Ordinance creating the position of Compliance Program Manager and setting the salary for the position On a motion by Jay Rosapepe, seconded by John Morrissey, to adopt an Ordinance authorizing the creation of the position of Compliance Program Manager, establishing general qualifications and duties for the position and setting the salary range for the position. The recorded vote occurred as follows: Voting Yes -Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey, Jay Rosapepe, Mark Trenary, Scott Diener, Shirah Dedman; Voting No - None. The motion Passed (7-0). D. Approval of a Contract with Granicus for SmartGOV System Improvements On a motion by Scott Diener, seconded by Heidi Fenton, to Approval of a Contract with Docusign Envelope ID: EF3653A8-SAAB-8B71-8363-CDF95F774C78 April 14, 2026, City Council Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 6 Granicus for SmartGOV System Improvements, the recorded vote occurred as follows: Voting Yes -Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey, Jay Rosapepe, Mark Trenary, Scott Diener, Shirah Dedman; Voting No -None. The motion Passed (7-0). E. Approval of Minutes: March 17, 2026, City Council Work Study Session On a motion by Mark Trenary, seconded by John Morrissey, to Approve the March 17th City Council Work Study minutes. The recorded vote occurred as follows: Voting Yes -Eric Worden, Heidi Fenton, John Morrissey, Jay Rosapepe, Mark Trenary, Shirah Dedman; Voting No -None, Abstaining -Scott Diener. The motion (6-0). 9. Discussion Items There were no discussions. 10. Reports of Council Committees A. Council Advisory Committees Councilmember Rosapepe reported the Sewer Advisory Committee will be meeting at the Lumsden building for their June meeting and the Ad -Hoc Review of POMC 2.04 will be meeting this coming Sunday. 11. Report of Mayor The Mayor reported on the following: • Fundraising contract • Community Service Clean Up Day is May 16 • Update on a presentation from Puget Sound Regional Council 12. Report of Department Directors HR Director Lund reported pursuant to Ordinance [008-20 Delegation Authority to the Mayor for Creating and Modification of Job Descriptions] the job descriptions for City Clerk, Deputy City Clerk, Chief of Police, Lead Court Clerk, Assistant City Engineer, Electrician, Maintenance Technician I, and Seasonal Public Works have been updated. She also reported on updates to the Personnel Policy, Employee Inclusion Commission Survey, and the City has again received the Well City Award from the Association of Washington Cities. Community Development Director Bond said we received the 2025 Annual School Impact Fee Report. City Attorney Archer reported on two court decisions on the Public Records Act. Chief of Police Brown reported on an officer involved accident and hiring of three new Docusign Envelope ID: EF3653A8-SAAB-8B71-8363-CDF95F774C78 April 14, 2026, City Council Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 6 officers. In response to Councilmember Morrissey, he said there is a plan for a presentation for Deputy Police Chief Andy Brandon. City Clerk Wallace reported on the City's new public records and agenda management software. 13. Citizen Comments There were no citizen comments. 14. Good of the Order Mayor Putaansuu mentioned a future topic regarding public hearings during Council meetings. Councilmember Diener reported the City conducted 5,893 inspections in 2025. He also would like Robert McGee to apologize to him about earlier comments he made regarding animal licenses. Councilmember Fenton asked for a discussion on Port Orchard Municipal Code 5.12.120 [Suspension or Revocation Procedure], stating we owe the business community and our constituents to talk about permitting. Councilmember Rosapepe reported on Kitsap Transit and the construction management of the Ruby Creek project, asked for a 30 minute refresher on Robert's Rules of Order at a work study meeting, and said he will be licensing his dog with the City. 15. Executive Session At 8:07 p.m., Mayor Putaansuu recessed the meeting for a 2 -minute break. At 8:09 p.m., Mayor Putaansuu recessed the meeting for a 5 -minute executive session pursuant to RCW 42.31.110(1)(g) to discuss the performance of an employee. City Attorney Archer and HR Director Lund were invited to attend with no action to follow. At 8:14 p.m., Mayor Putaansuu extended the executive session for an additional 5 - minutes. At 8:19 p.m., Mayor Putaansuu extended the executive session for an additional 3 - minutes. At 8:22 p.m., Mayor Putaansuu reconvened the meeting back into session. Docusign Envelope ID: EF3653A8-SAAB-8B71-8363-CDF95F774C78 April 14, 2026, City Council Meeting Minutes Page 6 of 6 16. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8:22 p.m. No other action was taken. 17. Collective Bargaining Session Held. Signed by: �vcunLAIiLLw 4RA5A4RRD0041R Brandy Wallace, MMC, City Clerk �.5igned gppflQpF6 Pu MJA Slug. G�p47n Robert Putaansuu, Mayor