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Deb said the city budgeted $5.5 million for sales tax revenue in 2024 and received about $5.672 million, roughly 1–2% above the budgeted figure. She told council that retail trade showed softness while construction and some wholesale activity supported year‑to‑date totals; the city’s diverse revenue mix helped cushion month‑to‑month variance.

Real‑estate excise tax (REET) revenue was a notable positive: the city budgeted about $350,000 for its quarter‑percent REET buckets and received substantially more (year‑to‑date receipts in the packet showed roughly $589,000 in one quarter‑percent bucket). Deb noted REET is transactional and can fluctuate: sales of subdivisions and large property transactions can produce one‑time spikes.

Other highlights: utility tax receipts came in higher than anticipated (electricity tax and other utility taxes), development fees exceeded projections, park and recreation fees strengthened as programs recovered, and investment earnings were stronger than budgeted due to conservative long‑term purchases made in a higher‑rate environment.

Deb said the result is the city budgeted to draw roughly $2.3 million in reserves but instead saw about $1.2 million of favorable variance; those unspent funds increase one‑time flexibility for council consideration during mid‑year reviews. Deb and council discussed the importance of a structured mid‑year carryover/allocations plan so that any one‑time funds are deployed strategically and not used to obscure recurring costs.

Council members asked for further breakdowns by business district and for follow‑up on B&O tax implementation details; Deb said more granular zone and business‑level data can be shared in the finance office under existing confidentiality rules and that staff will return with further briefings on B&O collections and reporting practices.

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McGlison described a typical market as 35 vendors (25 for the special June date) with a setup beginning in the afternoon and tear‑down after 9 p.m. (one special market would run to 10 p.m.). She said vendors would be required to collect sales tax and that vendors with food service would be required to hold appropriate city permits.

Council members asked about organizer structure, tax collection, impacts on downtown businesses, parking and sanitation logistics. Several council members said they had not received the organizer’s full packet in advance and asked staff to review the materials and the special‑event permit requirements. Staff confirmed that the event would be processed as a special event permit because it involves after‑hours use of the park and public services, and that separate approvals and potential cost recovery for city services (police, public works) may be required.

Council voted to table action and asked staff to return with a recommendation after reviewing the application and the packet materials. Staff will also work with the applicant to identify staging, vendor locations on the park surface, food‑vendor placement, and precise trash and restroom plans, and to estimate city service costs and possible fees or cost recovery arrangements.

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Councilmember Gary (identified in the discussion as a sponsor of the earlier resolution) asked staff to provide cost estimates for each of the four items — “Signage, employee parking, enforcement, paid parking” — so the council could consider the package holistically before voting on March 19. Staff said they will provide rough budget estimates; they noted that some items, such as enforcement models, depend on choices that require further analysis and vendor procurement (for example, a private contract for enforcement versus police enforcement).

Council discussion focused heavily on enforcement. One councilmember asked what police staffing would have to look like if the department were the primary enforcement option; staff and council discussed the possibility that relying on the police would require increasing patrol staffing to avoid reducing service levels elsewhere. Council members also discussed alternative enforcement models used by other jurisdictions (paid street‑scanning services, seasonal enforcement, or contracted staff) and asked staff to include several options and the likely fiscal impact for each.

Councilmember Brooke criticized recent scheduling changes that moved votes to different meetings and said the body should avoid rearranging agendas because of individual absences. Others urged the body to reach a decision next week, noting the issue has been divisive in the community.

Staff indicated they have been meeting with the Historic Downtown Poulsbo Association (HDPA) and businesses to gather information, including an employer survey to identify employee parking needs. Staff also said they have been working to identify parking lots (church, private) that could be used for employee parking and will include those options in the March 19 presentation.

Council set expectations for the March 19 meeting: staff will provide cost guesstimates, enforcement scenarios (including police staffing implications), and summaries of parking‑lot agreements for possible employee parking. Council members asked that presentation materials be shared in advance so members can review before the meeting.

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Public Works and planning staff described the city’s roughly 80 miles of storm pipe network and multiple treatment and detention facilities spanning urban drainage basins. Staff said the plan balances system maintenance, water‑quality improvements for Liberty Bay, and rising regulatory obligations.

Charlie (Public Works) and Rachel Bowen reviewed recent projects completed since the last plan, including the Johnson Parkway/Bjorgen Creek culvert replacements and a Liberty Bay bioretention retrofit tied to the middle school. Bowen noted the city contracts with Kitsap Public Health District for water‑quality sampling and reported generally improving long‑term trends for fecal coliform at many sites.

The functional plan highlights new NPDES permit requirements the Department of Ecology added during the latest permit cycle: increased emphasis on pollutant prevention, more retrofits, tree‑canopy goals, and outreach to overburdened communities. Staff said they performed a gap and staffing analysis and recommended steps to meet the more stringent requirements.

On finance, staff proposed a one‑time $200 increase to the Stormwater General Facility Charge (GFC) and recommended revisiting rates after a separate solid‑waste assessment later in 2025. Staff said the city’s current monthly stormwater rate of $22.67 is slightly below regional averages (about $26); the fund is generally stable for several years but capital demands and permit needs may require future increases.

Council discussed elements of the plan at length: how retrofits and “stormwater parks” can be combined with recreational uses, the interaction of future development (including ADUs and RVs) with impervious surface thresholds, pressure‑washing restrictions tied to older buildings (PCBs), and the potential impact of state and federal funding availability. Staff cautioned the construction CIP list contains opportunistic grant projects — many hinge on competitive grant awards.

Staff will bring back ordinance and rate proposals if council wishes to pursue the recommended GFC increase and will continue outreach on NPDES compliance items that affect businesses and homeowners.

","Public works staff presented a 10‑year stormwater functional plan that inventories the system, outlines capital projects and regulatory obligations under the NPDES permit, and recommends a one‑time increase to the general facility charge and future rate review.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6636585,"Poulsbo Council OKs $238,000 state grant for Eighth Avenue culvert design to improve fish passage",351,1199000,1550000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2609373-3529933f2b7d5ed705b309aa7e8ba4b7&start=1199&end=1550","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2609373-3529933f2b7d5ed705b309aa7e8ba4b7/thumbnail_1199000.jpg","/articles/6636585/Poulsbo/Kitsap-County/Washington/Poulsbo-Council-OKs-238000-state-grant-for-Eighth-Avenue-culvert-design-to-improve-fish-passage","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6636585-e3f78ca55b2808a2f35d5350ec88c7ec/orig.mp4?Expires=1775963072&Signature=QYm5Zn6w8061hI~iQ69tNBToXV6oJvqdhfne5F0taFJMLAxTFNJSZcSodqcBjDdqoFfAMGvaNXRTxKvAYWwlr-PyH9bXZum7jNqK3gQrLriHNFQUKqEjBEDwcuTKXFdh~A3Gd8~VxHJfEiUhb81xejq2Bk0XF7ZapfNwemG1Btk~chesVfb8reexsKnv7QgD6umVd9MzuOnfRjdhEctk3o2p7UP86I-FZnXWsFcHbjEcU2NHOAtxEd7ES7ZBu4SYKqTMgc2kXG7RVUjM2ALIwDPLUWz94PKzRqr2NAWGyI9Sf7hoxeYAFfwX7XTXEorYVny2N2mm40W9xn5bnS3rYQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Poulsbo City Council on March 12 approved acceptance of a state grant to design a replacement for an aging culvert on Eighth Avenue that limits fish passage on the South Fork of Dogfish Creek.

Stormwater Permit Coordinator Rachel Bowen told council the culvert is “an aging undersized culvert, that restricts fish passage on South Fork Dogfish Creek.” She said the Recreation and Conservation Office’s Fish Barrier Removal Board offered design funding: “The total design cost for the grant is $280,000. $238,000 of that will be Fish Barrier Removal Board grant funds and $42,000 of that will be City match.” Bowen said the city has $100,000 already programmed in the Stormwater capital improvement program that will be used for the match and that staff expects to reach 90% design in the first quarter of next year.

Bowen and staff stressed the action on Tuesday covers design only. Bowen said construction costs are not included and would be pursued through separate future grant requests or CIP additions: the city does not yet have construction funding. Council members asked whether the culvert project is tied to a separate Eighth Avenue realignment study; staff said the realignment is an independent, longer‑term planning project and that the culvert replacement is a stand‑alone design needed regardless of how the road is ultimately realigned.

Councilmember questions focused on scope and timing. Bowen said the city initially thought it had not won the grant and that the award was a later opportunity that staff did not anticipate. After questions, a motion to approve the grant agreement and the related budget amendment was made and seconded; the council then approved the motion.

The grant acceptance authorizes the mayor to sign the agreement and moves the design work forward, but construction will require separate funding and additional council approval if and when construction grants or CIP allocations are identified.

Implementation details: staff will complete design engineering work under the grant and then pursue construction grants or program the construction in a future CIP year. Council members and staff noted the need to coordinate design with other nearby drainage and transportation projects so future construction can be performed efficiently.

The council’s approval moves the Eighth Avenue Culvert design into the city’s project pipeline but does not commit construction funds or a final alignment for Eighth Avenue.

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