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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/14/80 - - UNAPPROVED MINUTES CITY COMMISSIONERS' MEETING MINUTES October 14, 1980 Tape 199 Regular meeting of the City Commissioners of the City of Bremerton, Washington, (B) 1367 was held in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 239 Fourth Street, on Tuesday, October 14, 1980 at 9:05 a.m., with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were Commissioner Stewart, Commissioner Swanson, Assistant City Attorney McCluskey, City Clerk Mandio, and representatives of the press and radio. Meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and invocation was given by Mayor Glenn K. Jarstad. · MINUTES OF OCTOBER 7, 1980 Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to approve the Minutes of October 7, 1980 as circulated, carried unanimously. Note: Mayor Jarstad stated that Commissioner Swanson was absent from the City Council meeting on Tuesday, October 7, 1980 due to a funeral he was attending. Mayor Jarstad ask that when a Commissioner is absent from a City Council meeting, it be noted in the Minutes where the Commissioner is. · NOTICES OF EMPLOYMENT, CHANGE OF PAY STATUS, SEPARATION Notice of Employment: Allen Joseph Jacobs, Communications, Electronics Tech. Sr., $8.98/hr, 10/13/80. Terrie Kirchner, Water Distribution, Office Asst., $4.99/hr, 10/13/80. Floyd E. Gingrey, Water Supply, Temporary (Patrolman), $6.50/hr, 10/13/80 -- for one month only, 20 hours a week, to patrol during hunting season. Darlene G. Roozen, Municipal Ct., Temporary, $4.00/hr, 10/13/80. Deborah Bousman Smith, Accounting/Treasurer Dept., Payroll Tech., $5.61/hr, 10/16/80. Jeffrey T. Childs, Fire Dept., Starting Firefighter, $5.83/hr, 10/20/80. Change of Pay Status: Bruce H. Allen, Street Dept., Serviceman I, 7B to 7C, $6.69/hr, 10/9/80. Mable Marshall, Accounting/Treasurer Dept., Office Asst. II to III, 3B to 5A, $5.13 to $5.61/hr, 10/13/80. Ann Finnegan, Data Processing Dept., Office Asst. III to Computer Operator, 5D to 6C, $6.20 to $6.30/hr, 10/13/80. Clareen Hansen, Accounting/Treasurer Dept., Office Asst. II to III, 3B to 5A, $5.13 to $5.61/hr, 10/13/80. David Schurr, Wastewater Facilities Dept., Wastewater Operator II, 9A to 9B, $7.10 to $7.31/hr, 10/15/80. John Bykonen, Wastewater Facilities Dept., Wastewater Operator Sr., I1A to llB, $7.97 to $8.23/hr, 10/15/80. Shirley A. Van Hoover, Street Dept., Cost Analyst/Public Works, Provisional, no change in pay, 10/18/80. Report of Separation: Allen Joseph Jacobs, Communications Dept., Electronics Technician, Sr., lO/lO/80. Margaret Hersey, Accounting/Treasurer Dept., Payroll Tech., 10/24/80. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to approve pay slips as stated above, and noting Floyd E. Gingrey's employment is for a 20-hour week, one month period only, carried unanimously. · CORRECTION TO CHANGE OF PAY STATUS Clerk read a memo dated 10/10/80 from Armand L. Tiberio, Personnel Director, Civil Service Commission re: Kathryn Gosselin. On October 7, 1980 the City Council approved a change of pay status slip for Ms. Kathryn Gosselin, from "temporary" to "student intern". This action was not approved by the CSC nor the Treasurer's office. Motion by Commissioner Swanson and Mayor Jarstad to rescind the motion of October 7, 1980 approving the change of pay status slip and to have Mr. Tiberio review the matter of student interns and Ms. Gosselin's amount of time with the City, carried unanimously. · CITY OF BREMERTON EMPLOYEE'S RETIREMENT FUND Clerk presented for approval the City of Bremerton's Retirement Fund report effective January 1, 1980, in the amount of $2,738.13. Motion by Commissioner Stewart and Mayor Jarstad to approve Fund report, carried unanimously. OGT 21~980 COUNCIL APPROVED CITY COMMISSIONERS' MEETING MINUTES October 14, 1980 Page Two · STREET CLOSURE -- FOREST RIDGE PARK Clerk read letters from Captain Greg Brown, Bremerton Police Dept., and Jack E. Horton, Deputy Fire Marshal, Bremerton Fire Dept., regarding petition and closure of all streets running through Forest Ridge Park except Summit Avenue. Jack E. Horton concurs with the findings at the September 18, 1980 meeting that (1) Summit Ave. to 1st St. will remain open; (2) access road from Summit to Marion will be blocked or gates east of new construction for Francis Haddon Morgan Children's Center; (3) existing gate to water reservoir to remain as is; (4) one-way on Hartford from Summit to 1st St. with parking on east side; and (5) Internal Park road, off of Summit, north of Scout Hall, connecting with access road between Summit and Marion to be left as is. These roads are required to remain open for ingress and egress for both fire fighting and emergency medical responses. It was noted that Olympic Center is putting in some buildings, but would still have access to get to Marion School. Installation of street lights and speed bump were discussed. Mayor Jarstad stated he sees nothing wrong with proceeding with this program and suggested Captain Brown contact the people who attended the September 18 meeting to inform them that we are working on this particular problem and plan to proceed in this direction. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to concur with the street closure findings, carried unanimously. · JENSEN ADDITION WATER DISTRICT AGREEMENTS Russ Hartman, Attorney for the Water Department, presented two agreements for the Council's consideration: (1) Agreement to supply water, and (2) Agreement to install hook-ups and meters. He stated that Terry McCluskey had suggested some changes to the agreements and they were acceptable to the Water District. Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to approve the agreement to supply water as amended by the City Attorney, carried unanimously. Chuck Moore, Water Supt., discussed the master meters necessary on each end of the distribution system. He stated on the new plans there are no master meters. Discussion followed regarding the cost of master meters and the cost of a new computer program for a new billing system. Russ Hartman stated they were not going to install master meters because of the expense. Tape 199 Mel Williams, Water District Commissioner, stated that he had understood (B) 2024 that with the new meters the City did not require the master meters. Mr. Williams asked' if it was possible to have a water inspector from the City on the project. Commissioner Swanson stated that could be worked out with Mr. Moore. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Swanson to approve agreement to install hook-ups and meters, carried unanimously. · PUBLIC RECOGNITION Waltrine Taylor, 2708 Calahan Drive, Bremerton, appeared before the City Council expressing concern over the arrest of a mother of 2 children. Mrs. Taylor wondered why the lady was arrested at 6:30 a.m. about 2 weeks ago. Mayor Jarstad explained to Mrs. Taylor that the warrant servers sometimes have to serve warrants for arrest at unusual hours in order to find the individual at home. Mayor Jarstad will look into this matter and will give Council a report. Mrs. Taylor directed her question regarding the side- walks at llth & Naval to Commissioner Swanson. Commissioner Swanson stated that this sidewalk had to be torn out in order to widen the street, and this was largely a State and federally-funded arterial program. Tape 199 I NEW BUSINESS LICENSES ISSUED AND RESULTS OF TAX AND LICENSE RECOVERY (B) 2260 Clerk read report, dated 10/14/80, from Jerry Wheeler, Business License Inspector, re: new business licenses issued for the month of September 1980, and results of the tax and license recovery efforts to date. The total fees, licenses and taxes collected through the Business License Inspector's compliance and recovery efforts to date amount to $33,798.67. CITY COMMISSIONERS' MEETING MINUTES October 14, 1980 Page Three · OLYMPIC COLLEGE BYPASS PROPERTY ACQUISITION Clerk read a memo, dated 10/7/80, from the Engineering Dept., requesting permission to make offers and to purchase the property necessary for the construction of the Olympic College Bypass. All offers are to be consistent with the property appraisal as prepared by Richards and Associates. Funds for this acquisition are available from the State Board of Community College Education. Motion by Commissioner Swanson and Mayor Jarstad to proceed with these acquisitions, carried unanimously. · SIXTH ST. AND CALLOW AVE. CITY/COUNTY AGREEMENT Clerk read a memo, dated 10/10/80, from the Engineering Dept. re: Supplement No. 1 - Project No. HHS-6679 (1) requesting release of the construction money for the signal installation at 6th Street and Callow Avenue. Motion by Commissioner Swanson and Mayor Jarstad to approve Supplement No. l, carried unanimously. e WHEATON WAY PROJECT - CHANGE ORDER #1 - CONTRACT 1992 Clerk read a memo, dated 10/10/80, from the Engineering Dept., re: Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $1,600 - Contract 1992, for the Wheaton Way Sylvan to Broad project. This Change Order authorizes the raising of one existing sanitary sewer manhole and the shortening of one existing concrete retaining wall and cyclone fence to outside the right-of-way. Funds for this change are available from the FAUS project contingency with local matching monies from 1/2 cent gas tax. Motion by Commissioner Swanson and Mayor Jarstad to approve Change Order #1, Contract 1992, carried unanimously. · BIDS ON 360 DODGE ENGINE Clerk read a memo, dated 10/13/80, from Gary Heath, Equipment Rental Supervisor, re: bids on 360 Dodge engine. The memo recommends that Council accept the $100 bid submitted by Michael N. O'Day as he was the only bidder for the 360 Dodge engine. This engine was surplused from the Police Dept. The Police Dept. was offered approximately $20 for scrap metal. It was the concensus of the Council that all surplus materials must be advertised for formal bid or auction. Tape 199 · LEASE AGREEMENT - 4th STREET BUILDING (B) 2360 Clerk read a letter dated 10/1/80, from Mr. E. J. Bjork, EJB Enterprises, 645 4th Street, Bremerton, informing the tennants of 245 4th Street Building that effective October 1, 1980, the new owners of the building will be: Fourth Street Building Associates, 4403 S.W. lOOth Street, Seattle, WA 98145. The City's lease is for a 5-year period which began April 1, 1978 and shall end March 31, 1983 inclusive. Commissioner Stewart recommended approaching the new owner regarding access to City Hall from the 4th Street Building via the second floor. · ORDINANCE NO. 3608 - SECOND READING - COMMUNITY IMPACT STUDY ON ISSUANCF OF BUSINESS LICENSE Clerk read a memo dated 10/14/80, from Ken Attebery, Planning Director, suggesting two minor modifications to the proposed Ordinance. The first builds in the consumer price index into the fee schedule. The second allows a designated representative to act on behalf of the Planning Director. This change would provide for a continued flow of business license applications in the absence of the Planning Director. The proposed changes are as follows -- Section 10: Forms and Fees; and New Section: Designated Representative. Clerk read, second reading, "AN ORDINANCE of the City of Bremerton requiring a study of the impact that the issuance of a business license will have on the present or planned Bremerton community if any business is issued or renewed a license, authorizing denial of a business license on a finding of significant adverse community impact, and providing appellate procedures; and repealing Ordinance 3578." Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to pass Ordinance No. 3608 on second reading with the two modifications stated above, carried as follows: Mayor Jarstad: Yes; Commissioner Stewart: Yes; Commissioner Swanson: Yes. Ordinance No. 3608 (continued) CITY COMMISSIONERS' MEETING MINUTES October 14, 1980 Page Four o ORDINANCE NO. 3608 (continued) Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Swanson to approve community impact ~nce fees listed as follows: Fee Schedule: a. Community Impact Statement, if required, by applicant- $200.00. b. Appeal of requirement to submit or not submit a Community Impact Statement, by appellant - $25.00. c. Appeal of Planning Director's decision regarding the issuance or denial of a business license, by appellant - $5o.00. carried as follows: Mayor Jarstad: Yes; Commissioner Stewart: Yes; Commissioner Swanson: Yes. · SURVEY FOR MARION AVENUE STORM RETENTION Clerk read a memo dated 10/10/80, from James A. Root, City Engineer, requesting a survey base line be established south of Arsenal Way for use during the Marion Avenue Retention Basin construction. Mr. Root states that their work load is such that they do not have the manpower to perform this work in the time span allocated, and there are HUD Block Grant funds available to cover these costs. Mr. Root requests permission to negotiate with Ward C. Muller to perform the required Professional Services which are estimated not to exceed $1,850.00 total cost. Motion by Commissioner Stewart and Mayor Jarstad to approve use of professional services with Ward C. Muller, carried unanimously. · PROCLAMATION Clerk presented a proclamation of the Mayor: "National Employ the Handicapped Week," October 5-11, 1980. · BILLS Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to give blanket approval to Vouchers 19350 through 19354 inclusive in the amount of $4,799.83 and Vouchers 19359 through 19481 inclusive in the amount of $125,632.16, audited by Darlene E. Herrmann, carried unanimously. · COMMISSIONERS' REPORTS Commissioner Stewart: Commissioner Stewart will be leaving on vacation for 3 weeks and return November 9. He will leave an itinerary for anyone who needs to reach him. Commissioner Swanson: Commissioner Swanson stated that the timber sale has been very productive and helpful, especially for those who depend upon wood as their main source of heating. To date, there have been 2,842 pickups, station wagons, and other modes of transport clearing out the scrap alder and wood from the water site. There is not much scrap left. Tape 199 Mayor Jarstad: (B) 2520 Mayor Jarstad acknowledged Commissioner Schonemann's presence at Council. Mayor Jarstad stated that he and Chief Meigs had been putting together the Emergency Medical Services Levy Voters Information. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Swanson to approve preparation and distribution of the Voters Information, carried unanimously. Meeting recessed at 10:15 a.m., until 7:00 p.m., Thursday, October 16, 1980, at the School Administration Building, Rooms A&B, Montgomery & Burwell Streets re: new community development block grant application. ~,~ , Y~a~thleen L. Mandio, City Clerk APPROVED: