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Minutes
Work Study Session of Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Roll Call was taken by the City Clerk as follows:
Present: Councilmember Position No. 4 Eric Worden
Councilmember Position No. 5 Heidi Fenton
Councilmember Position No. 2 Mayor Pro -tern John Morrissey
Councilmember Position At -Large Jay Rosapepe
Councilmember Position No. 1 Mark Trenary
Councilmember Position No. 3 Scott Diener
Councilmember Position No. 6 Shirah Dedman
Mayor Rob Putaansuu
Mayor Putaansuu called the meeting to order at 6:34 PM.
Staff Present: Public Works Director Ryan, HR Director Lund, Chief of Police Brown, City
Clerk Wallace, Communication Specialist Hansen, and Deputy City Clerk Floyd.
Audio/Visual was successful.
Staff present via Zoom: Community Development Director Bond
1. Call to Order
A. Pledge of Allegiance
The Mayor led the audience and Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Executive Session
At 6:35 p.m., Mayor Putaansuu recessed the meeting for a 30 -minute executive session
pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) regarding legal risks of a proposed action or current
practice when public discussion would have adverse legal or financial consequences for
the agency. Mayor Pro -tern Morrissey, Councilmember Diener, Councilmember Dedman,
Councilmember Rosapepe, Councilmember Trenary, Councilmember Worden, City
Attorney Archer, HR Director Lund, and Police Chief Brown attended. Councilmember
Fenton joined the Executive Session after its commencement as noted in these minutes.
City Attorney Archer noted action may follow associated with the executive session and
the open session will resume at 7:05 pm.
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At approximately 6:55 p.m., Director Lund and Police Chief Brown exited the Executive
Session.
At approximately 7:01 p.m., Councilmember Dedman exited the Executive Session and left
the meeting.
At 7:05 p.m., Mayor Pro -tern Morrissey announced the extension of the Executive Session
for an additional 30 -minutes, and Mayor Putaansuu relayed the extension to the open
meeting. The new time to resume the meeting was announced as 7:35 p.m.
At 7:18 p.m., Councilmember Fenton joined the Executive Session.
At 7:35 p.m., Mayor Pro -tern Morrissey announced the extension of the Executive Session
for an additional 10 -minutes, and Mayor Putaansuu relayed the extension to the open
meeting. The new time to resume the meeting was announced as 7:45 p.m.
At 7:45 p.m., Mayor Pro -tern Morrissey announced the extension of the Executive Session
for an additional 10 -minutes, and Mayor Putaansuu relayed the extension to the open
meeting. The new time to resume the meeting was announced as 7:55 p.m.
At 7:49 p.m., Ms. Fenton exited the executive session and left the meeting.
At 7:55 p.m., Mayor Putaansuu reconvened the meeting back into session.
3. Discussion Items
A. Fundraising Consultant Contract
Brad Thomas with Northwest Philanthropic Partners provided a presentation on
fundraising for the Community Events Center.
Council direction: No direction was given.
B. Special Events
Discussion was not held.
C. Townhall Recap
Discussion was not held.
D. Public Restrooms
Discussion held if the downtown public restrooms should be open in the evenings and
weekends, not just during special events. The bathrooms are maintained by the Port of
Bremerton.
Council direction: Short-term: Look into a partnership with the Port of Bremerton to
possibly extend the timeframe of when the bathrooms are open; and for long-term,
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consider as part of the City's parks plan and potential parks levy.
4. Additional Action
On a motion by John Morrissey, seconded by Scott Diener, to amend the agenda by
adding 3 Business Items to the Agenda, the recorded vote occurred as follows: Voting Yes -
Eric Worden, John Morrissey, Jay Rosapepe, Mark Trenary, Scott Diener; Absent-Shirah
Dedman, Voting No -None. The motion Passed (5-0).
A. Approval of Special Event Street Closure: 57th Fathoms O' Fun Annual Grand Parade
with Great Ball Race
On a motion by John Morrissey, seconded by Jay Rosapepe, to Approve the special event
street closure for the 57th Fathoms o' Fun annual Grand Parade with Great Ball Race, the
recorded vote occurred as follows: Voting Yes -Eric Worden, John Morrissey, Jay Rosapepe,
Mark Trenary, Scott Diener; Absent-Shirah Dedman, Voting No -None. The motion Passed
(5-0).
B. Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Interlocal Agreement C090-14 for Water Supply
with the City of Bremerton
On a motion by John Morrissey, seconded by Jay Rosapepe, to Approve Amendment No. 1
to Contract 090-14 for Water Supply with the City of Bremerton, the recorded vote
occurred as follows: Voting Yes -Eric Worden, John Morrissey, Jay Rosapepe, Mark Trenary,
Scott Diener; Absent-Shirah Dedman, Voting No -None. The motion Passed (5-0).
C. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Contract with
Northwest Philanthropic for Fundraising Consultant Services
On a motion by John Morrissey, seconded by Mark Trenary, to Execute a contract not to
exceed $70,000 with Northwest Philanthropic Consultant Services, the recorded vote
occurred as follows: Voting Yes -Eric Worden, John Morrissey, Jay Rosapepe, Mark Trenary,
Scott Diener; Absent-Shirah Dedman, Voting No -None. The motion Passed (5-0).
5. Good of the Order
Good of the Order not held.
6. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 9:00pm. No other action was taken.
Signed by:
Brandy Wallace, MMC, City Clerk
Signed by:
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Robert Putaansuu, Mayor
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