With newly sworn-in council member Scott Deiner manning the Position 3 seat in the City Hall chambers, the Port Orchard City Council voted unanimously to endorse the South Kitsap School District’s $126.992-million bond issue to build a second high school.

The Jan. 12 endorsement followed a presentation in favor of the construction bond by Superintendent Michelle Reid and a public forum discussion.

The South Kitsap School Supporters group is in the midst of its Yes4SK “Invest With Yes!” campaign to generate support for the bond. The group is conducting meetings and support events throughout the district.

The Port Orchard Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors also offered its endorsement of the bond measure in a letter to the Independent Wednesday.

Deiner wasn’t the sole new face at the council table. He was joined by new mayor Rob Putaansuu and council members Clancy Donlin and Shawn Cucciardi.

In other council action,  an ordinance allowing up to 30 units per acre in mixed-use zones in the city was approved.

The vote also gives the go-ahead for developing up to 48 units per acre in what’s known as the Central Downtown Overlay District, or downtown Port Orchard.

Nick Bond, the city’s development director, recommended the ordinance as a way to beyond the current 12-unit per-acre limit.

The ordinance still keeps a lid on existing building regulations, including height restrictions and downtown design requirements.

Bond told the council the density restrictions were limiting options for development in the downtown corridor area.

In other council decisions:

John Clauson was elected mayor pro-tempore and will stand in for Putaansuu when he is absent.