August 11, 2026, City Council Meeting

The August 11, 2026, Port Orchard City Council meeting approved a development agreement with McCormack Communities LLC for park and open-space mitigation in the McCormack Urban Village. The agreement allows certain planning-area recreation requirements to be met through a regional-style park, enhanced reforestation, and other provisions while retaining park impact-fee obligations; council approved it without opposition. Council also approved a downtown building façade grant agreement for 821–825 Bay Street, owned by Scott Schaefer, subject to final city attorney review. The city grant is capped at $15,991.50 toward a stated total project cost of $22,845. Council discussed clarifying code interpretation for proposed fiber-cement siding, with staff to follow up on code or policy clarification.

Council adopted the 2024–2025 Water System Plan update by a 5–1 vote. It consolidates water-demand forecasts, regulatory requirements, and capital planning through 2042, and supports eligibility for infrastructure grants and loans; debate focused on whether the plan’s inclusion of future fluoridation infrastructure preempted a separate community decision. The Sherman Avenue Stormwater Park remained at the planning and outreach stage, with further engineering design anticipated if the project proceeds; staff also noted a consultant was pursuing groundwork for a stormwater grant application. The council discussed county sales-tax revenue sharing and the upcoming budget process but took no related spending action. An executive session on real estate was scheduled with no action to follow.