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Home My WebLink About09/01/81 S i de I~ 2 2478 A PROVE- SEPT~BER 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, September 1, 1981 at 9:05 A.M. with Mayor Glen Jarstad presiding. Also present were Commissioners Tom Swanson and Bob Stewart, City Clerk Kathleen Mandio and City Attorney Terry McCluskey Also present were members of the press and radio. The meeting was opene~ with the Pted~e of Allegiance and the Invocation was given by Mayor Jarstad. Commissioner Swanson introduced Mr. David Baker, Asst. City Engineer. MINUTES OF AUGUST 25, 1981 ~tion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to approve the minutes of August 25, 1981 as presented, carried unanimously. NOTICES OF EMPLOYM_5/q~ William Travis Poplin, Operator Trainee, Wastewater Facilities, 6A $6.67 per hr., effective 8-31-81 Tamara Jill Phipps, Operator 1, Wastewater Facilities, 7A, $7.08 per hr. effective 8-31-81 James William Ma,~han, Jr., Probational Firefighter, Fire Dept., $7.10 per hr., effective 8-29--81 Sarah J. Hench, Data Processing, Temporary Programmer, $6.00 per hr., effective 8-31-~1 Theresa Eileen Da~zis, Extra Labor Relief sr. Guard, Parks & Rec., $4.60 per hr., effective 8-28--81 Jon J. McGillis, Relief Guard-Extra Labor, Parks & Rec., $3.75 per hr., effective 8-27-81 CHANGE OF PAY STATUS Tom Baker, Water Dept., Servic~m~n II Step 9A to 98, $7.97 to $8.21 per hr., effective 8-20-81 Michael Joseph LaFrance, Operator Trainee, Wastewater Facilties, from 68 to 6C, $6.87 to $7.08 per hr., effective 9-1-81 REPORT OF SEPARA%~fONS Gernie G. Saunders, Maintenance Electrician Sr., Retired effective 8-31-81 Robert Halmsteiner, Extra ~elp, Engr., Terminated 8-31-81 Mark J. McDonough, Serviceman 1, Terminated 8-26-81 Cheri Forman, Secretary, City Attorney Dept., Resigned effective 8-28-81 Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to approve the Notices of Employment, Change of Pay Status Requests, and Notices of Separations, as presented, carried unanimously. -'DIAMOND PARKTNGRECANCELLATTON OF LOCATION ~ 584 Clerk read a letter from Diamond Parking Inc. stating ~hey wish to give notice they are cancelling our Agreement with the City of Bremerton for Station ~584. Effective November 1, 1981, they Would be willing to re- negotiate a new agreement also effective November 1, 1981 at a payment of $450 per month. It was stated they hav~ had a substantial increase of rent from the Landlord and this is the reason for cancellation. This letter will 5e kept on file in the Clerk's office. '~ '-SCHWARZ/SHERA !2ECLAIMS EXPEI~IENCE FOR JAN. to duNE 198~ Clerk read letter from Schwarz/Shera & Assoc. regarding the upward trend of an increase in cost for health and dental care for the coming year. It was stated that the medical increase is likely to be 35% and the dental 10%. This letter will be kept on file in the Clerk's office. City Commissioners Meeting September 1, 1981' Page Two LETTER FROM KITSAP RESOURCES CONSOLIDATED Clerk read letter from KRC stating they have recently been awarded $199,920 in Ref. 37 monies to provide for expansion of their service site at 500 Union Avenue, Bremerton. They stated their plans for expansion and costs for same. They indicated they would be working to conform will all building permit requirements and will work closely with the Planning Department. This was read for information purposes and will be returned to council after receipt of further information. RENEWAL LICENSE - CHU KWANG CHA Clerk presented renewal application for Chu Kwang Cha for Masseuse License. This has been approved by the Police Department and her medical certification was attached. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to approve the renewal application, carried .... ~__ unanimously. BID CALL -LIONS PLAYFIELD DEVELOPMENT Clerk read memo from Ray Foley requesting authorization to call for bids for the development project at Lions Community Playfield. Total project cost is $163,000 with $123,000 available from an I.A.C. Grant and $40,000 local funds.-Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to approve request for bid for development of the Lions Community Playfield, carried unanimously. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO INCREASE POOL UTILIZATION Clerk read memo from Ray Foley, Parks Dept., requesting permission to implement a special program to promote use of the Municipal Pool by the issuance of free passes, limited one to person, on a "try it-- you might like it" approach, for such programs as adult exercise class, expectant mothers' exercise class, tiny tot swimming, master swimming (2584) and water work shops. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to approve the request to in--~rease use of the pool by issuance of free passes on a non-discriminatory basis, carried unanimously. PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING 'ON H & K INSURANCE BLDG. ~-~erk read memo from Ken Attebery, Planning Director with attached minutes from the Planning Commission hearing of August 26, 1981 re- garding H & K Insurance Bldg. The Planning Commission presented '~ options to Council for their consideration. Discussion followed and it was the recommendation of the Council to have the City Attorney meet with the Planning Director and bring back a definition of the word "Professional Building Only" to council next week for their con-- sideration. MEMO RE BID FOR~ POLICE VEHICLE Clerk read memo from Police Chief Devery stating that the vehicle from the only bidder, Grey Chevrolet, had apparently been sold before the bid could be awarded and he was requesting that a bid call waiver be approved to allow the purchase of a similar vehicle at a cost of $147.0~ more than bid. Discussion followed and it was felt that the City Attorney should look into this matter and make a recommendation to Council at their next meeting. Tape 228 9:30 A.M. ~ PUBLIC RECOGNITION Side 1 Dr. Willa Fisher, Health Director, County Health Department, presente~ to Council a written history regarding the recent Oyster Bay sewage spill. Dr. Fisher explained the procedure the Health Department takes in such an emergency and clarified to the Council the disposal technique~ taken by the Health Department for disposing of drawn blood and samples used for testing purposes. Dr. Fisher stated they would be doing an annual coliform testing of Oyster Bay sometime in Sept. or October and would send the Council an update report City Commissioners Meeting September 1, 1981 Page Three 9:30 A.M. - PUBLI.C RECOGNITION CONTINUED ~a__r~_Lou Long, 2433 Phinney Bay Drive, expressed her concern to Dr. Fisher to notify all the waterfront residents as quickly as possible when suc~ an incident has happened and Mayor Jarstad stated that the Police Department Boat and crew could be used for such a sit-- uation in the future. Mrs. Alta Nelson, of the Briarcliff Restaurant, spoke regarding her objection t~ ~earthstone addition and its impending overload onto the present sewer system (1012 PRESENTATION OF REVISED SITE PLAN & SHORELINE ~NAGEMENT PERMIT ROBERT GREEN Ken Attebery presented the revised site plan on behalf of the Green's along with the Shoreline Management Permit. Commissioner Swanson left the hearing at this time as he lives in the area of the property being considered. Mr. Attebery stated that this revised plan meets with all the zoning and shoreline requirements and it was his recommendation it be sent on to th~ State for their consideration. Motion b~ Mavor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to ~ forward %he documents to the State, carried unanimously. (1282) BID CALL -PRINTING FORMS Clerk read memos from City Treasurer and Purchasing Agent with their recommendations of bid award for printing forms to: 1st Impressions, Items 1, 5, and 7 for a total price of $551.79 plus tax and A to Z Stationers, Items 2, 3, 4, and 6 for a total price of $61.50 plus tax. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to approve the Bid Awards as recommended, carried unanimously. These are bulk prices. BID AWARD -~JANITORIAL SERVICES Commissioner Stewart stated that it was his recommendation to award the bid to Nita's House Care as they were low bidder. Motion by Commissioner Stewart and Mayor Jarstad to approve the awar-~g of the bid to Nita's House Care, carried unanimously. MEMO FROM DATA PROCESSING RE DMS II TRAINING CLASS Clerk read memo from Dick Hurley stating his desire to have a traininq seminar on DMS II for the police data processing system. He had optio~ of sending personnel out for training or having an in-house seminar at a cost of $464. ~Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to approve the request for the in-house training seminar, carried unanimously MEMO FROM DATA PROCESSING RE REVISED BURROUGH'S CONTRACTS Clerk read memo from Dick Hurley with attached revised contracts for signature, at a savings to the City. Motion by Commissioner Stewart and Mayor Jarstad to approve the revised contracts, subject to the City Attorney's approval, carried unanimously. ~ BUSINESS LICENSE REPORT - AUGUST 1981 Clerk read memo from Business License Inspector with attached list of licenses issued for the month of August 1981. This memo will be on file in the Clerk's office. City Commissioners Meeting September 1, 1981 Page Four REQUEST FOR BID CALL- ELECTRONIC UTILITY METER RECORDERS Clerk read memo from C. Moore, Water Superintendent, requesting council approval for bid call for Hand Held Electronic Meter Reading Recorders. The new system proposed would provide a means to record and check meter readings in the field and transmit readings directly to the Central Computer (City Hall), via a controller link at the Water Shop. It was felt that the need for check reads would virtually diminish and the step of keypunchin~ data into the Central Computer would be eliminated. Commissioner Swanson stated that this is highly sophisticated equipment and would be an upgrade to the system. (786) Mary Lou Long, questioned the council regarding water charges based on a minimum flat rate as compared to "actual" readings and charges. It was explained that a minimum rate was necessary to be levied on all customers as this fee was also used for sewer line maintenances, etc. Motion by Commissioners Swanson and Stewart to approve the call for bid for Hand Held Electronic Meter Reading Recorders with Controller Link and Re-Charger,~carried unanimously. CITY CHARTER CHANGE Clerk stated that the charter change regarding the bid laws and the change proposed by the City Treasurer regarding banking institutions, will be deferred and no action taken. 10:30 A.M. - HEARING - SALVATORE FONTANA PETITION FOR~VACATION OF ~IGHT OF WAY ~lerk stated that this had been posted and advertised as required by (1282~ law. No correspondence had been received concerning this request. Mr. Attebery stated that originally this request had been presented with the Mathwig, Lindsey and Fontana petition for Vacation of Right-- of-Way but had been tabled at the request of the petitioner for health reasons. He was now requesting that the area for vacation be extended to include the strip of property adjacent to his, that of Robinson Construction. Mr. Attebery stated that it was the recommendation of the Planning Commission to deny the request based on new information received and the upcoming study report from Entranco. He stated that some other requests have been tabled by the Planning Commission for this reason. It w~s also stated that it was the recommendation of the Planning Department to concur with the Planning Commission's recommendation of denial and to have this tabled for future decision. Mayor Jarstad stated that long range planning should be carefully considered on Kitsap Way and consideration should be given for possible changes in (1460) traffic configurations, beautifications and parking accomodations. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Swanson to refer this petition ~ to the Planning Commission on the recommendation of the Planning Department and the upcoming recommendations from the Entranco report, carried as follows: Mayor Jarstad, yes; Commissioners Stewart, yes~ Commissioner Swanson, yes° ~ PAYROLL - WARRANT LIST . ' Mo~ion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to approve Retirees Payroll for 8-30-81 in the amount of $37,727.25 and Warrant List 926029-- #26206 in the amount of $185.439.22, audited by Darlene Hermann, carried unanimously. City Commissioners Meeting September 1, 1981 Page Five COMMISSIONERS' REPORTS Commissioner Stewart stated he had reported an unsafe and dangerous building on So. Callow to the Fire and Building Departments. City Attorney Terry McCluskey addressed the council regarding the appeal hearing on the Pearl Sauna business license revocation to be held on Wednesday, September 9, 1981. He felt that it might be a conflict for the City'to have the City Attorney's representing the Police Department who issued the report regarding the alleged viola- tion and to represent the City Commissioners who will be hearing the appeal. He stated that he had been notified by the Petitioner's attorney of his intentions to pursue this matter as far as possible in court and it was the recommendation of the City Attorney to have the City retain the services of Dick Peterson of Soriano and Soriano, for a fee of $60.00 per hour, estimating approximately five hours time for this case. He stated the City Attorneys would then be able to act in an advisory capacity to the City Commissioners in the hearing. He felt since the City would be sitting in an quasi-judicial body, it would give them stronger and impartial representation for this hear- ing as well as any future hearings. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Swanson to accept the recommendation of the City Attorney to retain Mr. Dick Peterson of Soriano and Soriano for representation at this hearing, at a fee of $60.00 per hour, carried unanimously. Commissioner Swanson expressed his appreciation to Mr. Bill Parker, Acting City Engineer, for coming out of retirement, for a longer period than originallly planned, to be of service to the Engineering Depart- ment during a time of change. Motion by Commissioners Swanson and Stewart recognizing Mr. PDrker's outstanding contribution as City Engineer, carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 11:10 A.M, KATHLEEN L. MANDIO, City Cle~k~ APPROVED: · . J. S A~ Mayor Tape 228 Side 1 end - 1842