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Council takes no final action on donated industrial parcel after procedural review
Summary
An ordinance to accept a donated industrial parcel valued at $185,000 passed on a 3-2 vote but was later flagged as failing to meet the majority-of-members threshold for an ordinance; the council agreed to return the item at a future meeting.
City staff presented an ordinance to accept a donation of tax parcel 5392-000-001-0004 from Port Orchard Industrial Park LLC. The parcel, used formerly for outdoor storage and valued at a joint appraisal at $185,000, was offered with no conditions and staff recommended acceptance for Public Works storage and operational use.
Council discussion focused on maintenance liabilities, particularly stormwater-pond upkeep. One councilmember opposed the acceptance citing insufficient staffing and stormwater funding, calling the parcel a potential liability despite being donated. Other councilmembers thanked the donor and recommended acceptance as a valuable asset.
A voice vote was recorded as 3–2 in favor, but later in the meeting a councilmember noted that an ordinance requires a majority of the full membership to pass and that a 3–2 vote does not meet that threshold when members are absent. Council agreed to bring the ordinance back at a future meeting when a full membership could be present or to reconsider it at a subsequent meeting.
No final adoption occurred; the item will return to a future agenda for formal ordinance passage when the council can meet the legal threshold for an ordinance.
