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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/09/81 -- --- COUNCIL APPROVED SideTape 1218 CITY COMMISSIONERS' JUNE 9, 1981 MEETING 2366 Regular meeting of the City Commissioners of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 239 Fourth Street, on Tuesday, June 9, 1981 at 9:05 A.M., with Mayor Glenn Jarstad presiding. Also present were Commissioners Bob Stewart and Tom Swanson, City Attorney Terry McCluskey, City Clerk Kathleen Mandio, and members of the press and radio. The Meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and the Invocation was given by David McFarlane of the Manette Community Church. MINUTES OF JUNE 2, 1981 Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to approve the minutes of June 2, 1981 as presented, carried unanimously. SEPARATIONS, NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT, CHANGE OF PAY STATUS Separations Mark A. Bergsma, Seasonal-Basketball Ref., effective 6-1-81 Donald Rye, Seasonal-Basketball Ref., effective 6-1-81 Kellyene Stallman, Draftsman, Resigned effective 6-8~81 Notice of Employment James Andree Brush, Sr., Seasonal-Band Director, $150.00 per month, effective 6-15-81; Richard E. Norton, Seasonal-Band Director, $150.00 per month, effective 6-14-81; Kim M. Dixon, Clerical Help, Parks and Recreation, $4.00 per hr. effective 6-8-81; Change of Pay Status Toby Lee Mosher, Part Time Nite Attendant, Parks & Recreation, from $~.00 to $5.50 effective 6-1-81; Janice Ohlde, 1st Yr. to 2nd Yr. Patrolman, $9.28 to $9.67 per hr. Roy Alloway, 3rd Yr. to 4th Yr. Patrolman, $10.14 to $10.61 per hr. Kevin Long, 1st Yr. to 2nd Yr. Patrolman, $9.28 to $9.67 per hr. Luis Olan, 1st Yr. to 2nd Yr. Patrolman, $9.28 to $9.67 per hr; effective 6-16-81; Lillian D. Robinson, Playleader Recreation Program, from $4.00 to $4.50 per hr., effective 6-1-81; Terry A. York; Motor Patrolman to Sergeant, $11.28 to $12.53 per hr., effective 6-4-81; Bruce Carver, 1st Yr. to 2nd Yr. Patrolman, $9.28 to $9.67 per hr., effective 6-23-81; Roland Gabriel, 1st Yr. to 2nd Yr. Patrolman; $9.28 to $9.67 per hr., effective 6-16-81; Tom Ainslie, 3rd Yr. to 4th Yr. Patrolman, $10.14 to $10.61 per hr., effective 6-6-81; Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Swanson to approve the Separations, Notices of Employment and Change of Pay Status requests as presented, carried unanimously. LICENSE APPLICATIONS Clerk presented License Application for a Music Machine at the In-Out Tavern; License Renewal for Owner/Operator & Attendant Application for Hwa Ja Hwang, Palace Sauna; and Application for Taxicab Driver License for Rodney Lloyd Swalwell all with Police Department Recommendation of Approval. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to approve the above license applications as presented and approved, carried unanimously. LETTER FROM RICHARD F', THANE Clerk stated that copies of the letter and attachments from Mr. Thane had been distributed prior to the Council meeting and stated that this would be on file in the Clerk's office. Mr. Thane's letter concerned a ticket for a burned out tail light and subsequent court action. City Commissioners ~eting · June 9, 1981 Page Two ADVANCE TRAVEL PROCEDURE Clerk presented memo with recommendations for an employee expense reimbursement policy. Commissioner Swanson expressed a preference for a per diem allowance for food and the room rate should be raiSed. Commissioner Stewart felt employees should drive their own vehicles and gratuities should be observed. City Clerk explained this was a general guideline for all employees and not meant to take into con- sideration those incidences of out of state travel where costs may be higher. She felt the $25 per day for food was more than sufficient and stated City cars are covered by our insurance. Mayor Jarstad stated he felt that we need this type of policy for guidelines and requested that it be brought back to Council next week. 9:30 A.M. - PUBLIC RECOGNITION Mary Lou Lon~, 2433 E. Phinney Bay Drive, stated to Council her concerns over having an in-house attorney; questioned the status of the resolution she had brought into Council re outside utility hookup; and the re-open- ing of the sauna on Callow, stating her recommendations and conditions if they failed to meet the requirements of the license. John Livingston, Rocky Point Road, asked Council regarding Standard Operating Procedures that the City might have regarding reporting of hazard type conditions, ie., running fire sprinklers, gas leaks, etc. Joe Mentor,stated that he is going to back out of the Tourist Bureau venture and turn it all over to.~the Chamber of Commerce and wished them (684) well. He stated he is doing his best to promote the area and that representatives from Paramount Pictures will be staying at the Holiday Inn for at least a month shooting "Winds of War". Mayor Jarstad spoke of a possible tourist promotional idea he was working on in conjunction with Simpson Timber of Shelton and the USS Missouri, a sight-seeing train ride between the two points of interest. Mayor Jarstad stated that he recommended the appointment of Mrs. Nona M. Lansberry, 1909 S. Marine Drive, to the Civil Service Commission vacancy. He stated that Mr. Bill Dane had been an excellent commissioner serving on the Board but that since he now residing outside the City Limits he was resigning. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to approve the appointment of Mrs. Lansberry to the Civil Service Commission Board, carried unanimously. 10:00 A.M. - BID OPENING Computer Line Printer Rush S. Drake Assoc., Inc. - Declined to bid. BDS Computer Corp., B-600 Model, Bid Check, Total Bid $7,438.00 Burroughs Corp., B-9246-6 Model, Bid Bond, Total Bid $11,804.80 Pacific Northwest Electronics, P-600 Model, Bid Check, Total Bid $13,906.00 Heatin~ & Motor Diesels Fuel Feek Service, Bid Check, $1'.37 stove; $1.37 furnace; $1.07 diesel/oil Service Fuel Co., No bid submitted Port O~chard Oil, Bid Check, $1.299 stove; .9962 furnace; .9962 diesel/oil Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to refer the bids'to the respective departments for review and recommendation, carried unanimously. Mayor Jarstad gave recognition to Mr. Fred S. Schoneman who was in attendance at the meeting, and spoke on his many years of dedication and service to the City. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Swanson to erect a sign in--~onor to be installed on the llth Street Overpass naming it the "Fred S. Schoneman Overpass", carried unanimously. LETTER FROM MRS. DOLORES KROGH Clerk stated a letter from Mrs. Krogh had been received stating her concern regarding additional sidewalk needed at the Central Library to eliminate foot patrons from walking in the grass. Commissioner Stewart stated that he had contacted Mrs. Krogh, and went with her to the Library and spoke with Mrs. Heninger regarding this need. He stated that they had all agreed that this additional 20' of sidewalk would be beneficial and the work will be done. Mrs. Krogh's letter will be on file in the Clerk's office. City Commissioners Meeting Jun~ 9, 1981 Page Three (1300) ~MO FROM SAFETY COMMITTEE RE APPOINTMENT OF A' SAFETYINSPECTOR Mr. Armand Tiberio presented a memo to Council from the Safety Committee regarding the appointment of a Safety Inspector due to the recent resignation of Mr. Halffman. The Safety Committee submitted four different options to the Council to consider and requested they study the options and return with a deci§ion. MEMOS FROM ENGINEERING - Contract 91991 - Signal' Electric Clerk read memo from Engineering stating that Signal Electric had completed the installation of the traffic signal at Burwell and Mont- gomery in accordance with the terms of the contract and all plans and specifications and recommending the job be accepted for the purposes of operation and maintenance. Motion by Commissioners Swanson and Stewart to accept the recommendation, carried unanimously. Park Ave. Condominiums, Park Ave. Reconstruction Clerk read memo from Engineering stating that Ryan Built Inc. had installed curbs, gutters and sidewalks on both sides of Park Avenue and has reconstructed Park Avenue north of 17th Street and it was recommended that the work be accepted for the purposes of operations and maintenance. Motion by'Commissioner Swanson and Mayor Jarstad to accept the recommenda- ~-~-on, carried unanimously. R/W Documents - llth & Callow Clerk read memo from City Engineer with attached docume.nts from belmar & Mary Fields, for Right-of-Way at the SW corner of llth & Callow, requesting acceptance and recording. Copies of the documents have been forwarded to the City attorney for review. Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to accept these documents su--~ect to the City Attorney's approval, carried unanimously. Contract #2088 - Change Order No. 1 - R~an Built, Inc. Clerk read memo from Engineering with attached Change Order No. l~author- izing the reconstruction of the Olympic College parking lots F3/S3 by the Contractor constructing the Broadway By-pass Road. This Change Order was an alternate bid to the original bid proposal and all costs of this change order will be born solely by Olympic College. Terms of payment and lines of responsibility between the College and the City are as described in the City/College Agreement which is to be presented to Council for approval. Motion by Commissioners Swanson and Stewart to accept Change Order No.-i--~the amount of $22,759.78, carried unanimously. City of Bremerto'n and Olympic College Agreement Clerk read memo from Engineering with attached Agreement on behalf of the City of Bremerton and Olympic College authorizing the City to re- construct on behalf of the College, parking lot F3/S3 to be accomplished using the contractor for the Broadway By-pass Road. This Agreement has been approved by the City Attorney and approval was recommended. Motion by Commissioners Swanson and Stewart to accept and sign this Agreement, carried unanimously. BID AWARDS - High Pressure Washer Clerk read memo from Equipment Rental Supervisor recommending acceptance of Bid Proposal submitted by Sunset Northwest on Advance 1400 G High Pressure Washer, as their Proposal meets specifications and they are low bidder. Motion by Commissioners Swanson and Stewart to award the bid to Sunset Northwest as recommended, carried unanimously. Engineering '1/2 Ton Pickup Clerk read memo from Equipment Rental Supervisor recommending acceptance of Bid Proposal submitted by Grey Chevrolet as they were the only bidder for Engineering 1/2 Ton Pickup. Motion by Commissioners Swanson and Stewart to award the bid to Grey C e-~let as recommended, carried unanimously. City Commissioners Meeting June 9, 1981 Page Four MEMOS FROM POLICE DEPARTMENT - Police COm~uter This item was discussed briefly with Dennis Plumb and it was the recommendation of the Mayor that a meeting be held as soon as possible to discuss the feasibility of proceeding with the police computer system. Commercial Electric Bill Claim - D. Brady Residence Clerk presented Claim from D. Brady in the amount of $74.55 for a wiring problem at her residence and a memo from Deputy Chief Shoemaker with his recommendation of denial of payment for the claim. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to deny this claim for damages on the recommendation of Deputy Chief Shoemaker, carried unanimously. 10:30 A.M. - HEARING - 6th STREET PARKING Wayne OlSen, Olsen's Sheet Metal, spoke against removal of parking on the south side of Sixth and stated he had not yet seen any reports to substantiate the accidents occuring in that area. Merlin Frohardt, co-owner of Bremerton Realty, stated he had a definite interest in the parking situation on Sixth and felt the removal of the parking meters would definitely hurt the many businesses on that street. He felt that traffic congestion on Sixth could be eliminated by the use (2022) of a free Turn on Red at Sixth and Pacific. Commissioners Swanson and Stewart both spoke on the number of accidents occuring along that area and felt that public safety was very important. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to accept the recommenda- tl--~ of the Police Traffic Division to remove the parking meters on the eastbound lane of 6th Street between Warren and Pacific Avenues, and to change the meters on the westbound portion of 6th Street to 30- minute meters and one-hour zones with posting notice of a tow-away zone between the hours of 4:00 - 6:00 P.M., carried unanimously. MEMOS FROM WATER SUPERINTENDENT - Anderson Creek Pump Station Clerk read memo from Water Superintendent requesting the replacement of the Anderson Creek Pump Station due to obsolescence, and recommended the signing of the Engineering Design Proposal with Gray & Osborne for the design of a pump station. Construction will be set for the spring of 1982. Motion by Commissioners Swanson and Stewart to accept this recommen--d-~n subject to approval by the City Attorney, carried unanimously Water Main Installation - Work Force Account Clerk read memo from Water Superintendent stating connection of the McWilliams' Road Well to the City's water system will be required upon completion of the well at an estimated cost of $14,812.77; as the amount exceeds $2,500 it is requested to advertise as a Work Force Account. Motion by Commissioners Swanson and Stewart to approve the request for Work Force Account in the amount of $14,812.77, carried unanimously. Change Order No. 1 - McKenna Falls Road Restoration Clerk read memo from Water Superintendent stating the area of the McKenna Falls reservoir, poor subgrade material from Station 33 + 60 to Station 36 + 80 was discovered when preparing the road surface for paving. Conditions required removal of the existing materials and placing of additional quantitities of crushed surfacing and asphalt to prevent future deterioration of the new surfacing in the area. It was requested that Council approve the change order in the amount of $5,801.20. Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to approve the Change Order in the amount of $5,801.20 for the restoration of the McKenna Falls Road, carried unanimously. City Commissioners Meeting June 9, 1981 Page Five PROCLAMATION Clerk read Proclamation by Mayor Jarstad stating June 14th through June 20th, 1981 as "KITSAP INDIAN DAYS", and urge the citizens of Bremerton to participate in and acknowledge any and all events scheduled for this 4th Annual Bert Peters Pow-Wow and Kitsap Indian Days. ORDINANCE NO'.~. 364~2 - RE REPEALING' FIRE STATION BONDS1981 Clerk presented Ordinance No. 3642, for second reading, which repeals Ordinance N6. 3626 relating to contracting indebtedness; providing for the issuance, specifying the maturities, maximum effective interest rate, te£ms and covenants of $550,000 par value of "Fire Station Unlimited Tax General Obligation Bonds, 1981" authorized by the qualified voters of the City at a special election held therein pursuant to Ordinance No. 3595; establishing a bond redemption fund; and provid- ing for the sale of such bonds. MOtion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to pass Ordinance No. 3642, carried as follows: Mayor Jarstad, yes; Commissioner Stewart, yes; Commissioner Swanson, yes. ORDINANCE NO. 3643 - RE ESTABLISHING ELECTED OFFICIALS SALARIES/FILING FEES Clerk presented Ordinance No. 3643, for second reading, which establishes the compensation of the elected officials of the City of Bremerton, effective January 1, 1982 and fees for declaration of candidates, and repeals Ordinances 2847, 3076 and 3350. Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to pass Ordinance No. 3643, carried as follows: Mayor Jarstad, yes; Commissioner Stewart, yes; Commissioner Swanson, yes~ ORDINANCE RE ESTABLISHING FEES & PENALTIES FOR IMPOUNDED ANIMALS Clerk presented for first reading, AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 3325 S 1 (as amended) relating to the redemption of dogs and the fees associated therewith; amending Ordinance No. 2458 S 7 relating to the redemption of cats and other animals and the fees associated therewith; amending Ordinance No. 3440 relating to the redemption of horse, cow, goat or other domestic animal and the fees associated therewith; and Ordinance No. 3418 S 2 (as amended) relating to due dates and penalties for late payment of dog and cat license fees. Mr. Bill Mahan, Humane Society, questioned this Ordinance and feels it should be a public hearing for community input. Further discussion followed and it was decided that the first reading for this Ordinance would be on June 16th and second r~ading on June 23, 1981, thus allow- ing enough time for public input. SURPLUS ENGINE Clerk read memo from Equipment Rental Supervisor requesting authoriza- tion to advertise a call for bids on a 360 engine which City Council had approved for surplus 7-22-80. Motion by Commissioners Swanson and Stewart to approve this request to advertise a call for bid, carried unanimously. GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE Clerk presented a memo regarding dues and fee schedules for Group Health Direct and Group Health through AWC. It was stated that under the present contract with WPS, LEOFF 1 employees are not eligible for Group Health Ins. and that it would take 25 or more employees before the City must offer the pro,ram,, however it Can be offered' with l~ss paf_tici~ants.~ ' Motion ~y commissioner ~teywa~t. ~a~a~ .b~a~or :~a~d t~ 5~ue ~th~~ :~i~yJ Clerk be authorized to offe~--~ ~ance tb the employee~,~:carried, una~kfn~tg~l~y. City Commissioners Meeting June 9, 1981 Page Six NORTH KITSAP ASPHALT &' GRAVEL CONTRACT City Attorney stated that we had a Contract with NK Asphalt & Gravel Co. to provide paving material. He stated when they were out on strike, we were required to cover and go to Ace Paving at a higher rate. It was felt that their insurance company should be billed for the difference we had to pay during that time. He asked Council to ratify the purchase. Motion by Commissioners Swanson and Stewart to approve purchases from Ace Paving, carried unanimously. 2494 COMMISSIONERS REPORTS Commissioner Stewart stated he had been in contact with Puget Power regarding Casad Dam. He had also been in contact with two engineering firms for proposals. He was suggesting we enter into an agreement for professional services with Hosey & Assoc. Engineering Company for their services. Commissioner Swanson requested more time to review their credentials. This matter will be brought up to Council in two weeks. Commissioner Stewart also stated that expenses were down for the last month and he was quite impressed with the efforts all departments are making in this direction. BILLS Sp-~al Vouchers #23830 - #23834 in the amount of $22,475.19; and Warrants #23839 - #23992 in the amount of $310,946.51; audited by Bob Dantini, were presented for approval. Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to approve the Vouchers as presented and audited, carried unanimously. Commissioner Swanson stated he was glad we had made some progress towards cutting expenses and more effort will have to be made to cut- back. Commissioners Swanson and Stewart discussed the heating situa- tion in the building and jail, and will do a study comparing the present system to electric heat. Tape Meeting adjourned at 11:45 A.M. 218 ~ide 2 ended KA. THhEEN h. i~NDIO, City Clerk AP P ROVE D: