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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/19/80 gNAPPROVED MINUTES CITY COMMISSIONERS ' MEETING MINUTES February 19, 1980 TAPE #179 ReglJ]ap meeting of the City Cc~nissioners of the City of B~eme~ton, Washin~on (B) 1560 was held in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 239 Fourth Street, Tuesday, Feb~y 19, 1980 at 9:05 A.M., with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were Commissioner Swanson, City Clerk Mandio, .~t. City Attorney McCluskey and representatives of the press and radio. Conrmissioner Stewart was absent, on vacation in Bullhead, Arizona. Meeting ~as opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and invocation was given by Rev. Farrell of Westpark Ckrist~sn Chorch. MINUTES OF FEBRUA~f 13, 1980 Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner S~anson to approve minutes as c~--~--qNT~ted, carried unanimously. NOTICES OF EMPLOYMENT Cindy Ederegger, Police Dept., Extra Help - Matron $4.00 per hr., 2-13-80. Joel Bennett, Water Supply, Extra Help - $4.25 per hr., 2-19-80. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Swanson to approve notices of employment, carried unanimously. CHANGES OF PAY STATUS Rebecca Kerr, Accounting/Treasurer, Office Asst. II to Office Asst. III, $4.99 to $5.61 per hr., 2-18-80. Llewell.yn J. Williams, Building Dept., Building Inspector 14-B to 14-C, $9.81 to $10.10 per hr., or $1,750 per mo., 2-22-80. Chester W. Meigs, Fire Dept., 4th yr. Fir~fighter to Fire Inspector, $?.51 to. $10.38 per hr., 2-4-80. John A. Wilkins, Fire Dept., Fire INspector to 4th yr. Firefighter, $10.28 to $?.51 per hr., 2-4-80. Deborah S. Pickett, Parks 8 Recreation, Extra Labor (Sr. Guard/Pool) $4.00 to $4.40 per hr., 2-4-80, terminate approx. Sept. 1980. Pmed Reinke, ~ter Dist., Extra Help, $4.50 to $5.50 per hr., 2-19-80, heavy skilled labor with a serviceman I's proficiency. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Swanson to approve changes of pay status, carried unanimously. INTER-FUND TRANSFERS City Clerk preserr~ed Inter-Fund Transfers, Nos. 1630 through 1639 inclusive. Motion by Conmissioner Swanson and Mayor Jarstad to approve Inter-Pund ~ers, subject to changes brought to his attention by Shirley Van Hoover. Shirley Van Hoover, 2309 Holman St., stated on page 1, No. 1630, item 6, the fund number is in error. The n~mber should read 524-20-38-00. She further stated on page 2, No. 1631, item 4 h~s been charged to sales of unleaded gasoline. This should be placed some where else in the inter-fund transfer, as it is work done by the Stmeet Depa~.O,Lent for the Storm Sewer Construction Pund. Should show a cmedit to the Stmeet Fund rather than the Water Pand. Motion by Commissioner S~mnson and Mayor Jarstad to approve the Inter-Fund Transfers subject to the amendments of these two items, carried unanimously. CALL FOR BIDS - One Ton Cab & Chassis City Clerk read memo from Water Supt. requesting authorization to call for bids for one new one ton cab and chassis and sm~plus one used 1963 Ford flatbed truck and a 1950 GMC tractor. Motion by Commissioner Swanson and Mayor Jarstad to approve call for bids for one new one ton cab and chassis and surplus one used flatbed truck and a tractor, carried unanimously. CITY COF~ISSIONERS MINUTES February 19, 1980 Pa~e two CALL FOR BIDS - Railroad Spu~ Timbe~ Sale Wate~ Supt. requested authoPization to call fop bids fop P~il~oad Spu~ Timbe~ Sale. Co~ssione~ Swanson advised he wishes to hold this fop one week and have copies di~stpibuted to the appmopriate depapt~nents for review and study. BID AWARD - Materials to Rebuild ClaPifie~s City Clerk read memo from Len Cla~k, ~astewate~ Facilities recon~nending accepting the bid for materials to rebuild clapifie~s be awarded to the only biddep, 8er~ish Bea~ing & Industrial Supplies, Inc. It is also Pecon~nended that thei~ exception of 1~0 days delivery be accgpted~ which is a saving to the City of $q43.27. Motion by Mayor Ja~stad and Commissione~ Swanson to accept the bid fop materials to ~ebuild claPifie~s be awarded to C~r~ish Bea~ing $ Indusi-~ial Supplies, Inc. with theiP exception of 1~0 days deliver~, carried unanimously. WATER/SEWER ORDINANCE City Clerk r-~d memo f~om C~.,nissione~ Stewar~c on Wate~/Sewe~ Ordinance. The memo states he does not agpee with the 300 cubic feet maximum in Section ~ fop a numbeP of Peasons. Pul~the~ states he does not a~ee with Section 7, because state law and good business sense tells us oup ehapges should be based on cost of o~ation~ not on the C.P.I. Discussion followed and MayoP Ja~stad and Conmuissione~ Swanson conc~d with the changes. Motion by C~L,~issione~ Swanson and Mayor Ja~stad to pass Watep/SeweP 0~dinanee on the second Peading with changes proposed by Co~.,~issione~ Stewart. .Mm. McCluskey stated the ordinance cannot be passed on the second ~eading as Council meeting last week ~as on W~dnesday, and will therefore have to be held fop Council next week. Clepk stated this will be put on next week's agenda. LETTER FROM HEADQUARTERS !st BATTALION 803D ARMDR Ci%7 Clerk ~d invitation to attend opening ceremonies of the 1st Battalion 803D At, nor Mini Tank Range at the Bmeme~ton Array Nation G~mrd Ar~nor~, 1500 hou~s, Mar~h 9, 1980. LE/TER FROM BETTY A. COOK City Clerk pead lette~ fr~m Betty A. Cook u~ging the down zoning of the a~ea bound on the noPth by Sylvan Way, south by East 31st St., west by Halverson and east on Olympus. She stated this will be sent to Planning Department. PETITION - Futur~ use of existing Compute~ Room City Clerk pead petition, signed by numerous City employees, Pequesting considera- tion be given to the possible use of the existing compute~ room as a luncPa~ocm fo~ City Hall employees. Petition stated the p~esent lunchroom would be better fop the Police De~ent, as it is next to the detectives section of the Police Dept. and without the p~esent use as a lunchr~x)m, the~e ~uld be no tmaffic in that area. MayoP Japstad stated this is & good rec~l~endation and suggested the Cc~missioner discuss it with thei~ depts. Co~,~uissioner Swanson stated he would like %o get the Police Dept. ideas on this. This will be looked into and will bring it back befoPe the council next we~k. DELINQUENT WATER CHARGES Ccmmnissioner Swanson r~ceived ~equests that t~o water accounts be looked into, and Peques/ed delinquent eha~ges be eliminated as the bills wer~ not r~eeived on time. These ape account no. 2-37910, 2710 Schley Blvd. and account no. 2-87~0~C, 3627 Wheaton Way. MDtion by Ccm~nissioner Swanson and Mayor Jarstad~ to eliminate delinquent charges as bills were not ~eceived on time, carried unanimously. CITY COMMISSIONERS MINUTES Fekm~y 19, 1980 Page three PETITION ~r. Peter Tissitor, 315 So. Lafayette presented a petition to the City Council requesting the City Cu,,~issioners close all tmuck traffic down Patten Ave. downgrade to So. Lafayette Ave. and Rodgers, and re-route tmuck traffic in this residential area onto main thoroughfare routes. The petition'is signed by approximately 112 persons and is on file in the City Clerk's office. Ccmmissioner S~mnson stated he will look into this. O~.RDINANCE - First Reading, Establishin~ Charges for Hydrant Maintenance ulty Clerk mead, f~rst readzng, AN ORDINANCE repealzng § 3 (K)' of Ordinance No. 3147 and establishing c~harges for hydrant maintenance". Cc~missioner Swanson stated he would like to review this ordinance before taking action. Discussion followed, and the proposal was made to take action when Council reconvenes. Council recessed 9:35 to 10:05 COMMISSIONER REPORTS Conmis sioner S~nson: 1. Requested City Council and Civil Service endorsement of changes in position titles. The changes will affect only the sub-professional and higher categories. Specifically, the following title or changes would transpire: Civil Engineer to Civil Engineem I; Survey Party Chief to Civil Engineer II; Office Engineer to Civil Engineer III; Design Engineer to Civil Engineer IV ~ Field Engineer to Civil Engineer V. In some instances, two categories will be at the same pay scale. Letter has been sent to Civil Service and the Union asking for their approval. ~otion by Commissionem Swanson and .Mayor Jarstad to endorse change in position ~-ftles as stated above, carried unanLmously. 2. Co~missioner Swanson suggested the City Treasurer set up a line item for Fire Hydrant Maintenance receipts. He stated this will not require an Ordinance. ..wotion by Co~,~issioner Swanson and Mayor Jarstad to direct the City Treasurer to set up line item for Fire Hydrant Maintenance receipts, carried unanimously. City Clerk: 1. The City Clerk stated she had attended the Association of Washington Cities Legislative Conference in Olympia with approximately 160 other elected City officials throughout the state. There were sevemal bills of interests before the legislative committee including HJR 22, which was passed through the committee on that day. Council recessed 10:15 to 10:30 HEARING - K. C. Enterprises, Request to amend Ordinance No. 3471 City Clerk stated reports from the Police Dept. and Compliance Officer have recommended item 5 of Ord. No. 3471 be deleted, and that no street light be required as there are now street lights and lights in the parking lot. If the floodlights ape left on in front of the building, that is ample lighting. No report was received from the Engineering Dept., but they would make every effort to have a report before Council next week. Cc~missioner Swanson stated the City is the only authority that can request street lights, and that decision could be made by the Engineering and Police De. pts. at a later date if necessary. Motion by Cu~.,~ssioner Swanson and Mayor Jarstad to accept the reports, and ~ item 5 from Ordinance No. 3~71, carried unanimosuly. CITY COMMISSIONERS MINUTES Feb~y 19, 1980 Page Four RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND FLOOR STRUCTURAL CHANGES Commissioner S~nson stated that Mm. Wayne Cowley has suggested structural changes between the Building, Planning and Engineering depa~.h~ents to improve and develop ~mployee traffic flow and efficiency between the departments. He requested authorization to expend general funds, not to exceed the sum of $4000 fop these structural changes. Motion by Con, missioner Swanson and Mayor Jarstad to authorize expenditume, not to exceed $4000 for structural changes to those departments, carried unanimously. Council recessed 10:35 to 11:00 BID OPENINGS Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Conm~issioner Swanson to open bids in order on the agenda, earmied unanimously. Fire Station - Second Floor Slab: Conopete Contractors, Inc. bid check enclosed, Steel Girders Reinforced Concrete Slab; $16,555.00 Earl Lincoln Construction, Inc.bid bond enclosed, Retainin~ Wall Backfill Concrete Slabs, $19,900.00. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Cc~missioner Swanson to refer bids to the proper c~-~ttee for review and evaluation, carried unanimously. Spacesaver Fork Lift: Air-Mae, bid bond enclosed, $8371.35 including tax, with exceptions. Hyster Company, bid check enclosed, $9712.50 including tax. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Swanson to refer bids to the Water Department fop review and recommendation, carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned 11:15 A. M. l<a'~h_3.~n L. Mandib, C±ty' Clerk Approved: