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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/31/82 Tape #272 Side #2 #0462 coa zsszo s SEP 7 1982 AUGUST 31, 1982 Regular meeting of the City Commissioners of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 239 Fourth Street, Tuesday, August 31, 1982 at 9:00 a.m. with Mayor Gene Nelson presiding. Also present were Commiss- ioners Bob Stewart and Tom Swanson; and City Clerk Kathleen Mandioo The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and the Invocation was given by Pastor Childs of the Emmanual Apostolic Church. MINUTES OF AUGUST 24, 1982 Motion by Commissioner Stewart and Mayor Nelson to approve the minutes of August 24, 1982 as presented, carried unanimously. #0488 CLAIM FOR DAMAGES WAREHOUSE FURNITURE Clerk read memo from City Engineer outlining further facts and explanations regarding water run-off damage to the structure. It was his recommendation that the evidence did not support the claim, it was felt the water problem predated the most recent sidewalk replacement. Motion by Commissioner Stewart and Mayor Nelson to deny the claim on the report presented and recommended that a copy of the report be sent to the Claimant, carried unanimously. BUSINESS LICENSE REPORT Clerk stated a Business License Report for the months of July and August had been received and is on file in the Clerk's office. #0628 BID AWARD RESERVOIR CONTROL EQUIPMENT Clerk read memo from Water Supt. regarding Reservoir Control Equip- ment and it was their recommendation the bid be awarded to Stead and Baggerly, Inc., the lowest responsive bidder, meeting the requirements as set forth under the specifications in the amount of $21,520.46. Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to approve the award of the bid to Stead and Baggerly, Inc., upon review and approval of the City Attorney, carried unanimously. #0676 BRIDGE CLUB LEASE TRANSFER Clerk read letter from Mrs. Pat Estabrook requesting the Agreement for the basement rooms of the City Library which she leases for Bridge Club purposes, be transferred to Mr. Lawrence Swan for the rest of 1982 and up to December 31, 1983. Motion by Mayor Nelson and Commissioner Stewart to approve the transfer of the lease, carried unanimously. LETTER RE PARAMEDIC SERVICES Clerk read letter from Paul Tice, MD, Director of Emergency Depart- ment at Harrison Memorial Hospital discussing the possibility of some of the current paramedics within the County, of not seeking to recertify due to some alleged discriminations of the certifica- tion process. Mayor Nelson reported he had met with the local EMS Council and they are aware of the situation and are seeking solu- tions to the problems. City Commissioners Meeting August 31, 1982 Page Two REQUEST FOR USE OF CITY HALL PARK - WORLD PEACE DAY CELEBRATION #1012 Clerk read letter from Ms. Geri Schempp, Secretary ~o AsSembly of the Baha'Is of So. Kitsap who were requesting the use of the City Hall Park on September 19, 1982 for a gathering to promote World Peach in a quiet manner. Mr. Edward Knight, represeting the Chapter of Baha'Is spoke and assured the Council they have had these gatherings for this purpose in the past and they have been quiet and peaceful. Motion by Mayor Nelson and Commissioner Stewart to approve the request, carried unanimously. VFW REQUEST FOR USE OF CAPITAL HILL FIRE STATION Clerk stated this had been held over from last'~eek for input from the Mayor. Mayor Nelson stated he would like to see the group have the use of the storage area in the basement for the bicycles. Commissioner Stewart stated he had no objections but felt they should pay on utilities and/or some maintenance for the use of the building. Mr. Harry Jens, stated he had talked to Mr. Chapman and that temp- orary storage had been worked out until the fire station becomes available. Motion by Mayor Nelson and Commissioner Swanson to approve the request to use a portion of the basement storage area that is out- side for storage without comittment of maintenance or utilities, and if there is some tools, that they can be stored inside out of the weather, carried as follows: Mayor Nelson, yes; Commissioner Stewart, no; Commissioner Swanson, yes. NAVY SEWER RATE ADJUSTMENT 0F ~AY 1982 Clerk read memo from City Auditor regarding the Navy sewer rate adjustment of May 1982 and the methodology of figuring the rate adjustment. It was his recommendation that Council request another analysis be performed in order to determine the actual rates for 1980 and 1981 (based on historical costs and flow data) and a projected rate for 1982 based upon estimated costs and flows. Dis- cussion followed and it was recommended that all persons concerned in determining the adjustment, confer and make the final recommenda- tions. Commissioner Stewart stated the Navy should be informed we are in error on the prior modification and further review of rates only if necessary. CALL FOR BIDS - llTH STREET AND CALLOW AVENUE Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to approve the request to call for bids for the llth Street and Callow Avenue project, carried unanimously. CALL FOR BIDS GOLD MOUNTAIN ROOF FLASHING Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to approve the request ~o advertise for bids on the work required to repair the roof flash- ing at Gold Mountain Golf Course Club House, in the estimated amount of $4,000, carried unanimously. BID AWARD - WHEATON WYA AT LEBO & CHERRY: WASHINGTON & MANETTE BRIDGE; and BURWELL/6th ON CALLOW PROJECT Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to approve the bid award for signal equipment for all three projects to the low bidder, Signal Electric Inc. in the amount of $126,993.45, carried unanimous- ly. Mary Wilson, Traffic Engineer, discussed the operations set for the three signal systems with the Council. City Commissioners Meeting August 31, 1982 Page Three #1935 PUBLIC RECOGNITION Mr. DaVe May, Quik-Lube Corpo addressed Council regarding his products and services and asked that consideration be given to go for bid for this service. Discussion followed in some length regarding the number of and types of vehicles that the City would be sending for this type of service. Motionby Commissioner Stewart and Mayor Nelson to have specs prepared and sent to depart- ment heads for response, carried unanimously. #2244 Mr. Phil Drouin, 103 Olympic Avenue, asked t~e location of the above referenced business, and stated he would like to see this service remain within the City limits. Mr. Ken Bullard, 622 Washington Avenue, discussed his concern over the condition of the sidewalks in front of the 4th Street Bldg., and was advised that it was the responsibility of the property owners to maintain the sidewalks. Mr. Durpey of Washington Filters Service, discussed the possible use of his service which did a micronic analysis of the oil in the vehicles rather than changing as often. Commissioner Swanson stated they were investigating this type of service and suggested he get in touch with Equipment Rental. #2470 ADDITIONAL BLOCK GRANT FUNDS, FISCAL YEAR 1982 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Clerk read memo that additional funding was to be received from HUD for Community Development, Fiscal Year 1982, in the amount of $36,000. Mr. Attebery stated that the funds could be added to increase a designated activity that Council had established in the Final State- ment of Community Development Objectives. Discussion followed by the Council regarding applicable accounts. Motion by Mayor Nelson and Commissioner Stewart to approve the allocation of the additional funds to a contingency fund for parks use, carried unanimously. Commissioner Stewart stated he had sent a qualified escrow officer to the Housing Authority to review the various grant files and had received a report. He stated it did not coincide with Mr. Griek's reports. He stated he now feels a financial audit should be done and requested the same escrow officer be considered to do this audit. Motion by Mayor Nelson and Commissioner Stewart to request the Hous- ing Authority to hire the escrow officer to do a financial audit. Discussion: Mayor Nelson stated he would like to sit down with Commissioner Stewart to see what areas of changes he has made. Motion carried unanimously. Commissioner Stewart presented a three-phase specification for the hab program and discussed this in some detail. These three Phases were discussed in great length. Mr. Attebery stressed that the specs #273 should be very detailed, to eliminate all possible confusion. Side #1 #0007 Mr. Harold Box stated if the Board of Realtors could be of assistance to contact him. Motion by Commissioner Swanson and Mayor Nelson to approve the recommendation of the Three Phase Program be advertised for Bid, with clarifications and expansion of the various assigned responsi- bilities and guidelines that would.apply; meet all HUD and City Specs, carried unanimously. City Co/~missioners Meeting August 31, 1982 Page Four #0270 BLOCK GRANT -- HOUSING AUTEORITY DISCUSSION CONTINUED: Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to approve the continua- tion of various Block Grant Interlocal Agreements which are presently in effect, on a day to day basis until the transition is complete, carried unanimously. Commissioner Stewart and Ken Attebery discussed the Housing Referral Service program and it was Commissioner Stewarts feeling there are several other agencies providing the same service and the money for this should be returned to the government. Mr. Attebery stated he would provide a synopsis of the Housing Referral Program for the Commissioners to review. COOPERATIVE PURCHASING Clerk read memo from Purchasing Agent explaining the Cooperative Purchasing Plan available through King County Directors' Assoc. (KCDA) stating this would be a supplemental source of vendor. Motion by Mayor Nelson and Commissioner Swanson to approve the participation in the KCDA Purchasing Program, carried unanimously. GENERAL CLAIM - BURLINGTON NORTHER RAILROAD CO. Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to approve the Claim for washout repairs in the amount of $672.60 caused by broken water main on June 11, 1982, carried unanimously. PROCLAMATIONS Clerk read Proclamations stating September 7, 1982 as PEACE DAY; September 8, 1982 as NATIONAL CANCER DAY; and September 17 through the 23rd as CONSTITUTION WEEK.. ORD. #3727, DECREASE RATE OF TAX ON UTILITIES Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to pass Ordinance #3727 amending Ord. Nos. 2530 and 3668 to decrease the rate of taxation to six per cent on an incremental basis, carried unanimously. ORD. #3728, ADOPTING SECTIONS OF GAMBLING ACT Motion by Commissioner Stewart and Mayor Nelson to pass on second reading, AN ORDINANCE adopting those sections of the 1973 Gambling Act, which set forth violations of said Act, which constitute a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor, carried unanimously. Mr. Harry Jens talked about the enforcement of the Gambling Act Laws and discussed the many Reno Nights held locally and that no taxation had ever been levied on them. Motion by Commissioner Stewart and Mayor Nelson to have the City Attorney draw up an ordinance to tax special Reno Nights, carried unanimously. ORD. #3729, SCHLIE REZONE Motion by Commissioner Stewart and Mayor Nelson to approve Ord. # 3729 amending the use and area maps of Ord. No. 1792, repealing the land use restrictings of Ord. 3572 and imposing new land use #0930 restrictions (Schlie Rezone~, carried unanimously. MODEL RAILROAD CLUB REQUEST Clerk stated a request had been received from the Model Railroad Club to construct a partition separating them from the area used by Communications. The City is to supply the materials for an estimated figure of $539.69,the Club is to furnish the labor. Motion by Mayor Nelso~ and Commissioner Swanson to approve the costs for the construction of the partition, to be paid from Cumulative Reserve Fund, 02, carried unanimously. City Commissioners Meeting August 31, 1982 Page Five #1040 BREMERTON MUNICIPAL COURT AUDIT Clerk read report from City Auditor regarding his most recent audit in the Bremerton Municipal Court. Discussion followed and it was felt that the recommendations should be discussed with the Judge. involved a.nd proceed with implementation of recommendations. It was felt that a further audit was not desired at this time. Comm- issioner Stewart felt we should work on changes first. BILLS Motion by Commissioner Stewart and Mayor Nelson to approve payment of Special Warrant #5428 in the amount of $1147 and Regular Warrants #05432 - #05547 in the amount of $202,188.54, earried unanimously. SALARY FUND Motion by Commissioner Stewart and Mayor Nelson to approve Retirees Salary in the amount of $41,499.05, carried unanimously. COMMISSIONERS REPORTS Commissioner Swanson discussed the clearing of the land acquired for the sewer treatment plant and options available to clear the timber. These were discussed in some detail. Motion by Commissioner Swanson and Mayor Nelson to open the area to the public for fire- wood purposes, limiting i~ to City residents only, carried unani- #1287 mously. 11:40 a.m. - Recessed to 1:00 p.m. hearing. HEARING - Daniel & Martha Robertson Application for Rezone R-2 to B-2 Clerk stated this hearing had been posted and advertised according to law. The purpose for rezone was to remodel a lower floor of an existing two-story four unit multifamily structure into a 1200 sqo foot office space and continue use of the upper floor as a two-unit apartment. Planning Commission Res. No. 646 recommended approval with conditions. Mrs. Robertson stated they were in agreement with all recommenda- tions. Motion by Commissioner Stewart and Mayor Nelson to approve the request with conditions (attached) carried as follows: Mayor Nelson, yes; Commissioner Stewart, yes; Commissioner Swanson, absent. Meeting adjourned at 1:03 p.m. KATHLEEN L. MANDIO, City Clerk GENE NELSON, Mayor Tape #273 Side #1 #1349 COUNC L ApPROVED SEP