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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/06/81 Tapc 231 I-~ ' ,, I ..COUNCIL s23 APP OVED CITY COMMISSIONERS' MEET NC OCT 31961 OCTOBER 6, 1981 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, October 6, 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 opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and the Invocation was given by Les Otterly of Our Saviours Lutheran Church. MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 29, 1981 Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Conunissioner Swanson to approve the minutes of September 29, 1981 as presented, carried unanimously. NOTICES OF EMPLOYMENT, CHANGE OF PAY STATUS, SEPARATIONS Notice of Employment Darlene Roozen, Extra Help, Police Department, $4.48 per hr., effective 9-2-81 Report'of Separation ~che~Elaine Lougheed, Part time Guard, Parks Dept., terminated due to other employment Change of Pay Status William Scheer, Serviceman St, llB to i!C, Water Dept., $9.33 to $9.61 effective 10-23-81 Terrie Kirchner, Office Asst. II, 3A to 3B, $5.59 to $5.76 per hr., effective 10-13-81 Chuck Fagan, Operator Sr. 11 A to llB, Water Dept., $9.06 to $9.33, effective 10-26-81 Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to approve the Emp~ment, Change of Pay Status and termination as presented, carried unanimousl . ' Ai PLICATIO~ FOR TAXICAB DRIVER LICENSE-Kenneth S. Hart'sen ~ presented an Application fO~ Taxicab Driver License on behalf of Mr. Kenneth Hansen. She stated this has been given Police Department approval. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to approve the applicat'I~as presented with police approval, carried unanimously. LETTER, FROM ALIVE PROGRAM RE PERMISSION FOR PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY & MARCH PERMIT C'~ ~ead a letter from Ginger L. MCDonald, ALIVE Program Counsellor/ Advocate requesting City permission to hold a peaceful assembly and march on October 17, 1981, the National Day of Unity Against Domestic Violence. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Con~issioner Stewart, to give permission to~ a peaceful assembly and march-for ALIVE on October 17, 1981, carried unanimously. MEMO RE CAPITAL ASSET INVENTORY SYSTEM ~i~r'~ read memo from Bob Dantini, City Auditor, with his report of companies contacted and his recommendation of Marshall Stevens Inc. at a contract fee. not to exceed $32,000 for establishing the system and an annual maintenance fee of $3,000, and an additional fee per day to inventory additional buildings of $375.00. Discussion followed regarding the advisability of spending this money at this time. It was decided that it is nec~sary to have an inventory of property with the appraised valuations and a scheduled of depreciation. This would be helpful in particular to determine our insurance costs. It was pointed out that this. is now a requirement by the State Auditors. The project had previously been attempted by in-house personnel, without success. City Commissioners Meeting October 6, 1981 Page Two CAPITAL ASSET INVENTORY $YSTF~ CONTINUED S'~F~"~Ho6ver questioned the cast and time factors involved using a professional business over havinq in-house or retired city personnel being used for this Dro~ect. In ~rder to expedite the project,' contract- ing out was preferred. Motion'by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to approve contracting the services of ~arshall Stevens for a Capital Asset Inventory System, cost. not to exceed $32,090, carried unanimously. 2230 9:30 A.M. PUBLIC RECOGNITION T'~m Pratt, Traffic Division, Bremerton Police Department, read a letter to council refuting statments made by Mr. Lamb in a recent Letter to the Editor printed in the Bremerton Sun, September 30, 1981. The letter stated that in the last two years there have been 6 major accidents in excess of $100,000.00 in damages. The records indicated that since 1973 there have been a total of twelve accidnets, in a recorded amount of $49,350 damage. Officer Pratt pointed out that Mr. Lamb stated his building had been struck three different times, once in 1979, 1980 and again in 1981. No vehicles struck the building between 1973 to 1979. Officer Pratt reported that an Average Daily Traffic count had been done on the Wheaton and Marlowe area and that the average ingress speed had been recorded at 31.5 mpf and the egress speed was 29.2 mph. Lynda Martinsen, 1775 W. Sunn Fjord Lane #9, read a letter to the council requesting their consideration of the land use at Werner and Union as park lands. ~ary Lou Long, asked about not prosecuting the-P.lay~i~e Th~ter~for the visible display of pornographic materials~ She, fel~ that. this matte~ was treated very lightly. Commissioner Stewart stated that he does not feel he is receiving enough information from the City Attorney's office and expressed his desire to have the City Attorney provide him wi~h a report of citations being dismissed and the reason for that action. City Attorney McCluskey stated that it would not be feasible to do this as there are over 2000 citations written in an average month, and they sometimes settle 2530 up to 100 citations per month. Side 2 10:05 A.M. BID OPENINGS - ~Air Conditioning forData ProcesSing No bids were received. 1982 Four Door Sedan Police Department Bennet Ford, Bid Check, total bid $7345.21 Harris Ford, Bid Check, total bid $8110.04 Grey Chevrolet, Bid Check, $8804.04 Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to refer the bids to the appropriate department for recommendation, carried unanimously. Mrs. Myrna Green, addressed council regarding the letters she has brought 0347 t'~ Planning Department regarding the "illegal" hearings held on three different shoreline hearings. Clerk read memo from Planning Director giving his clarification of the various points raised. The City Attorney also stated that the hearings were all held within the guidelines of the law, and the 30-60 day requirement was for the benefit of the applicants, and in all cases referred too, except Larson's, it had been at the request of the applicant to go beyond the limitation for a con- venience of scheduling to them. Mrs. Green stated she felt they had been discriminated against and did not appreciate the extra time and effort being spent on her case. City Commissioners Meeting October 6, 1981 Page Three pUBLIC RECOGNITION CONTINUED 1140 Mary Lou Long, asked if the council aware that some members on the ~laLning Commission live outside of the City and it was reported that at the time of their appointment they lived within the city boundaries but had moved.since that time. Glen Vockrodt, 1409 Marlowe, spoke about the property the city is publI~ing for lease on Wheaton and Marlowe. He stated his concern over the ten year lease period as well as termination only by the City and not the lessee. He stated he felt that if TimeSharing Inc. received the bid they would be including it with their other property on a sale and would be making a profit on it. He would rather see it go for a park and be landscaped. 1540 Mr. Wendell Arnold, 923 Pershing, questioned City Attorney McCluskey reg~'~ng the Briarcliff situation as it related to continuation of "non- amplified music". The discussion centered on the granting of the license with stipulation attached and the process of revocation if it became necessary. Also discussed was the possibility 6f action that could be taken by the superior court judge in the event a compromise was not reached prior to the date of the hearing. 11:20 11:30 - RECESS 11:30 A.M.- HEARING -GROUP RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES AND FAMILY DEFINITION K'~h pres~'~ed to the council, ~e Planning Commission recommendations contained in Resolution No. 609, Amendment To Zoning Ordinance Regard- ing Group Residential Facilities and Family Definition. Following is the definitions suggested: "Group Residential Facility: A full time residential use providing sup~ri~~'~6~l~liary Cal e for a group of persons who are unable to reside in an independent residence because they are physically, mentally medically or legally unable to do so. This definition shall not include nursing homes, schools, hospitals, detoxification centers, jails, institutions or similar facilties. This type facility may include resident supervisory staff, Group residential facilities are further classified as Class 1 or Class 2 according to the character and circum- stances of the residents and according to the number of residents." "Group Residential Facility, Class-l: A group care residence for children wh6 for various reasons can not reside in their natural homes or persons who have severe chronic disabilities such as mental retardation or physical handicaps which result in substantial functional limitations. This class facility would not include facilities to which persons are assigned as a result of criminal conviction or those where residents, individually or by their legal guardian, are not free to terminate their residence at will. This class facility may provide hanilitative services such as physical therapy and training in social skills." "Group Residential Facility, Class'2: A group care residence for juvenile delinquents, the mentally ill, those serving a sentence in lieu of insti- tutional confinement, those needing correctional or mental rehabilitation those needing rehabilitation for social or family problems or for drug or alcohol addiction or abuse. Programs providing alternatives to im- prisonment and providing transition back into the community, including pre-release, work-release and probationary programs which are under the supervision of the court, State or local agency as alternatives to more restrictive forms of detention, imprisonment or institutionalization, are included in this definition. This class facility does not include drug or alcohol detoxification centers. Teaching of work or social skill may be provided in this class facility." City Commissioners Keeting October 6, 1981 Page Four GROUP RESIDENTIAL MEARING CONTINUED Definition of Family: One or more persons related by blood, marriage, adoption or legal ~uardianship, including those sharing a foster parent-child relationship, and/or a group of not more than five (5) persons not so related, together with resident household employees, living together in a dwelling as a single housekeeping unit. In the case where more tham one related family is residing in a dwelling as one housekeeping umit, the largest related family shall be considered the principle resident family and the remaining residents shall be counted as unrelated individuals. This definition of family shall not include those group residential facilities which are defined elsewhere in this ordinance. Mayor Jarstad complimented Ken on his resolution as presented, stating this has been a very emotional subject and felt he handled it very well. 2300 Myrna Green, stated she felt this was another piecemeal attempt at an amendment to the-zoning ordinance like the mobile homes, and stated she felt nothing further should be done until the zoning map is completed. Ken Attebery, told council the Green's want a new zone added to the ordinance called Town House zone. He stated he did not want to add a new zone at this time as it would be out of context with the writing of the new document but that she couldrequest consideration byPlanD_ingCcmmLission Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Swanson to direct the City Attorney to evaluation this resolution for any corrections felt to be necessary and that it be brought back to City Council by next Tuesday, and that the hearing on this resolution be continued at that time for f,~ther community,input, carried unanimously. HINRICHS ANNEXATION PROPOSAL Clerk read memo from Planning Director re above annexation proposal. The purpose of the hearing today was to set the criteria required before a 75% annexation petition can be drawn and circulated. They are: 1. Whether the City Council will accept the annexation if the petitioners are successful in gaining the signatures of the owners of 75% of the assessed valuation. 2. Whether the City will require the assumption of all or any portion of the existing City indebtedness. 3. Whether the City will require the simultaneous adoption of a Comprehensive Plan prepared and adopted in accordance with annexation law. Planning Department recommendations were to have the annexation accepted, indebtedness assumed along with simultaneous adoption of the Bremerton Area Plan. Ken Attebery, Planning Director, stated that the area in question was west of Cedar Grove and Pine Road and north of Sylvan Way. He was not sure the Boundary Review Board would accept this small an area but possibly the area with the new condominiums could be included. City Commissioners Meeting October 6, 1981 Page Five HINRICHS ANNEXATION PROPOSAL CONTINUED: ~r. Bruce Martin, representing Dr. II~ichs, stated they would accept ~i'l rG~m~ati'ons made by t~e planning department and city council. Mction by Commissioner Stewart and Mayor Jarstad to accept the 10% ~e~ron with recomanendations, carried unanimously~ LIONS PLAYFIELD BID AWARD ~'GF["~'o from Engineering Department stating they have reviewed the submitted bids and recommend that the low bid of $93,545.41 sub- mitted hy C. C. Brown Construction, be accepted. Con~issioner Swanson stated he would like to be sure that the bid proposal included sanitary sewer system. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Colmnissioner Swanson to accept the recommendation of C. C, Brown Construction in the amount of $93,545.41, carried unanimously. CITY ACCIDENT PREVENTION ~NUAL Clerk read memo from Safety Committee, with attached final draft of the Accident Prevention Manual that they are recommending to the City Council for adoption. Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to accept the attached manual as recommended by the Safety Committee, carried unanimously. PROCLAMATION C~erk read Proclamation by Mayor Jarstad, proclaiming October 3, 1981 as HOSPITAL, INSTITUTION AND EDUCATION FOOD SERVICE DAY. STREET LIGHT ACCOUNT - GOLD MTN. STREET LIGHT Clerk stated correspondence had been received from Puget Power regarding the reoccuring vandalism to the sodium vapor street light at the entrance to Gold Mountain Golf Course, and they felt it was no longer cost effect- iv~ to maintain this service at this location. Discussion followed, and it was felt that Gold Mt. Golf Course should be contacted to have them consider accepting the contract for the street light with Puget Tape Power. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to have Gold 232 Mtn. assume t'Iiis contract, carried unanimously. 0009 Side LETTER FROM HERDMAN REALTY' RE CITY BUS BARN I Clerk Seated a letter had been received from Bill Herdman Realty with a recommendation of a property site and valued purchase price for city consideration of a future bus barn. This was read for information pur- poses and will be kept on file in the Cterk's office. REQUEST FOR BID CALL- VEHICLE FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT Clerk read memo from Equipment Rental Supervisor requesting authoriza- tion to call for bids on one 1982 3/4 ton Suburban type vehicle to be assigned to the Fire Department. Discussion followed and it was felt that due to necessary budget cutbacks for the next year, that Chief Meigs should discuss this with the commissioners at their meeting next week. CHIEF MEIGS REPORT ON LEYDE AMBULANCE RESPONSES ~lerk read memo from Fire Chief Meigs outlining the guidelines of opera- tion that had been set forth to Leyde Ambulance Company. It was felt that the charges in question had been occured prior to SOPs set forth by the City and that Leyde was responding properly within guidelines. 205 Discussion centered on the area of responsibility for payment of the claims in question and it was felt that the City had never entered into an agreement with Leyde that we were going to be responsible for charges incurred when a private ambulance company responds to an open call on CenCom. It was recommended the claims go back to Mr. Tracy for further handling and that he be informed the City will not pay the bills. It was suggested Mr. Kruse might review the situation. City Co~m~issioners Meeting October 6, 1981 Page Six LETTER FROM CITY OF HOQUI~,~ Clerk stated ~letter °ha~een received from the City of Hoquiam requesting information regarding Bremerton's contract for animal control as well as our ordinance and procedures relative to the fee for handling misdemeanor NSF checks. Also received was a letter from the City of Richland, Washington citing their expenses relating to animal control and indicated they would like to enter into an agreement for computer service with the City in the area of license information. Correspondence has been sent Qn both of these requests. The Commissioners encouraged any help the City can give. LETTER FROM CONTROL JANITORIAL SERVICE RE CARPET CLEANING Clerk read letter from Mr. Fleming, Manager of Control Janitorial Services referencing bid for janitorial service effective 9-1-81; carpet cleaning and back pay for prior carpet cleaning. They stated that under the present contract, Nita's House Cleaning is charging the city a separate price for cleaning carpets. This service as explained to Control, was included in the contract as a part of the general services. They stated if the City chooses to render extra allowances for this service, then their present bid should be reconsidered due to the fact they included carpet cleaning under the cleaning of floor space. It was recommended that the City Attorney look into this and make a recommendation to Council. CO~ISSIONERS REPORTS: ~ayor J~rstad discussed the approval of the Winmar project and the need to work together to discourage its oing fonqard. Mayor Jarstad left 'the meeting at this t~me. City Attorney Terry McCluskey discussed the need to have input from the commissioners relativ~ to the Briarcliff license and pending court hearing, along with possible decisions that might be recommended. After considerable discussion it was felt that the city wanted to have so?e control on this situation in case.~trouble presented itself again. Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to advise City Attorney to restrict the license to uDamplified music and with ondition o enforcing any other,.~lty ordlnances that apply, carrle~ ~nanlmous~y. Commissioner Stewart discussed the necessity of modifying the plans for the dog/cat pound facility. 'Motion by Con~issioners Stewart and Swanson to reject all submitted bi'6s for the dog/cat pound facility and to re-bid this sometime in the future, carried unanimously. Commissioner Stewart stated he would like to have all departments look at their tentative budget requests and see if they could par them down another 15 - 20%. City Clerk was advised to distribute a memo to this effect. CLAIMS, VOUCHERS, PAYROLL Motion by CoF~issioners Stewart and Swanson to approve Claim Fund for ~//~0/81, FICA in the amount of $9,276.78; Payroll Fund for PPE 9/30/81 in the amount of $215,661.40; and Retirees Payroll for PPE 9/30/81 in the amount of $37,727.25; Special Voucher #26626 in the amount of $15,024.08 and Warrant Register #26632 - #26?66 in the amount of $206,184.21, carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 1:05 P.M. ~HLEEN L. ~NDIO, City Clerk APPROVED: K'~'J~RS~' Tape 232 - Side 1 - #1164