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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/20/76 UNAPPROVED MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - OCT. 20, 1976 :'!i; ~ 2; Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 239 Fourth Street, on Wednesday, October 20, 1976, at 9:00 PDST, with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were Commissioner Stewart, Commissioner Schoneman, City Clerk Yeadon, City Attorney Walgren and members of the press and radio. Meeting opened with Pledge of Allegiance and invocation by Pastor Bob Peterson, Emmanuel Lutheran Church. MINUTES OF OCTOBER 13, 1976 Clerk read minutes of October 13, 1976. Mayor Jarstad ordered the minutes approved as read, there being no omissions or corrections. SEPARATIONS Gerald W. Zurbrugg, Fire Dept., 11/4/76; Virgilio A. Ibarra, Parks Dept. 10/15/76. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioer Stewart to approve the Separations. Under discussion: Mayor Jarstad spoke of the unfortunate loss of the services of Mr. Zurbrugg due to disability retirement. Motion carried unanimously. EMPLOYMENTS Richard A. Fitzwater, $5.95 hr, Oper St. 10/18/76, Wastewater. Bruce A. Willjams, Extra Help, 10/14/76, $3.00 per hour, Street Dept. Virgilio A. Ibarra, CETA Serviceman I, 10/18/76, $4.44 per hour, Parks Dept. Donald R.. Paterson, CETA Serviceman Sr., $5.62 per hour, lO/19/76 per hr. Parks. James Howerton, Extra Labor, l0/20/76, $3.25 P/H, Parks Dept. Motion by Commissioner Stewart and Mayor Jarstad to approve the Emploments, carried unanimously. CHANGES OF STATUS OR PAY STATUS Lawrence A. Foster, 3rd yr. Ptm to 4th Yr Ptm, $1,186.63 per mo., 1O/18/76, Police Dept. and Gregory K. Steele, 3rd yr Ptm to 4th yr Ptm, $1,186.63 per mo., 10/18/76, Police Dept. Elaine Yeadon, Dept. Secty., transfer from Parks to Planning, 4.44 per hr, 10/14/76, Toby Lee Mosher, Extra Labor, $2.30 per hr., 10/18/76, Parks Dept. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to approve the Changes of Status or Pay Status, carried unanimously. RETIRMENT LIST - NOVEMBER 1976 Clerk presented pension list for Nov. 1976, audited by John R. Ross, in the gross amount of $2,773.08. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to approve the pensions for November 1976, carried unanimously. APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES Taxicab Driver Licenses: William Lee Schuster, Phillip L. Halsey, Anne B. Friday, all approved by Police Dept.; Jess's Kitchen, 410 Naval Avenue, music Machine, approved by Police Dept. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to approve the applications, carried unanimousIy. MASSEUSE LICENSE APPLICATION - FABEL Clerk presented the application and a memo from the Police Dept., recommending denial due to prior record of convictions in the area of shoplifting, fail to appear for trial, possession of marijuans and prostitution; however, the disposition on a Portland case charging prostitution has not been received as yet. Motion by Commissioner Stewart and Mayor Jarstad to deny the application, carried unanimously. BID AWARD - TRUCK FOR WASTEWATER DIV. Clerk read recomendation of Supervisor Proctor for award of bid to low bidder, Bennett Ford, for truck. Motion by Commissioners Schoneman and Stewart to award to low bidder as recom- mended, carried unanimously. -1- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE TWO OCTOBER 20, 1976 CALL FOR BIDS - VENA/SANDRA LANE RESERVOIR & TRANSMISSION MAIN Clerk read memo dated Oct. 19, 1976, from Water Supt. Moore to Commissioner Schoneman requesting call for bids on the two projects, which have been approved by City Attorney's Office and D.S.H.S. Motion by Commissioners Schoneman and Stewart to allow the bids to be called, carried unanimously. SURPLUS TELEMETRY PARTS Clerk read memo dated Oct. 14, 1976, from Dave Patmon, Supervisor, Communications Dept., recommending the surplus of four old power positioner assemblies and trade-in. Normal trade-in allowance is $100.00 per unit. Clerk recomended Council approve the trade-in. Motion by Commissioner Stewart and Mayor Jarstad to declare the telemetry parts surplus to the needs of the city and authorize their trade-in on new parts, carried unanimously. CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES Mrs. George A. Wilkinson, 4681 West Summit, Port Orchard, $59.12, for repair to pump and Ellen Kirkpatrick, 120 S. Hartford, $36.21, repair to hot water tank; both referred to city's insurance company. HUMANE SOCIETY BUDGET FOR 1977 Clerk read letter dated Sept. 9, 1976, addressed to Mayor Jarstad, giving information relating to the proposed budget for 1977 for the Society. Com- missioner Stewart read the total of the budget in the amount of $54,480.88 and stated this is approximately $20,000.00 over present budget. Mayor Jarstad asked that the correspondence be placed in the file for budget considerations. LIBRARY LEASE - SHERIDAN Clerk read memo dated Oct. 19, 1976, from Park Supt. Pendergast, recommending the agreement between the city and the Library for use of a portion of the Sheridan Park Community Building for Branch Library purposes be renewed for another year, commencing January 1, 1977, with same terms as previous agreement. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to approve the agreement subject to review by the City Attorney, carried unanimously. McLAREN REZONE Clerk read memo from Ken Attebery, Asst. City Planner, recommending City Council set hearing date on Planning Commission denial of McLaren rezone application. Motion by T'layor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to set the hearing date for November 17, 1976, at 10:30 A. M., carried unanimously. SHORELINES HEARINGS BOARD MEETING (re: Richard W. Person) Clerk read letter from Shorelines Hearings Board which stated a pre-hearing conference would be held Thursday, November 18, 1976, at 10:00 A. M. in the City Council Chambers, Bremerton. LOCAL PUB. WORKS CAPITAL DEVEL. & INV. ACT OF 1976 Clerk read memo dated Oct. 20, 1976, to City Council from Bob Theroux, Grants, giving data concerning Title II of the Act, regarding Countercyclical Fiscal Assistance Payments, and asking that the Statement of Assurances be authorized for signature of the Mayor for immediate mailing to Office of Revenue Sharing.. Motion by Commissioner Schoneman add Mayor Jarstad to authorize the signing of the Statement of Assurances, carried unanimously. RESOLUTION No. 1691 - Anthorizing Bank Signatures Clerk read Resolution No. 1691 authorizing bank signatures at Pacific National Bank of Washington, for Richard L. Goodpasture, Joan M Hudson, Robert B. Stewart, said signature card changed due to marriage of Josh Hudson. Motion by Commissioner Stewart and Mayor Jarstad to pass Resolution No. carried as follows: Mayor Jarstad, Yes; Commissioner Stewart, Yes; Commissioner Schoneman, Yes. -2- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page three October 20 1976 PUBLIC WORKS ACT - APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS Mayor Jarstad discussed the possibility of funding under this 1976 Act the competition for approximately $42,000,000.00 allocated to this region. Schools have heen placed on a par with cities, and schools are making appli- cations for large amounts of money so it is not possible to tell now, con- sidering the formulae being used, just what projects in the state will receive funding when potentially there will be some one-half billion dollars of grant applications for the forty-two million dollars. Mayor Jarstad also stated that applications are being prepared for senior citizens and youth center and a new fire station. Also, that public works has submitted projects for both street anal utilities area and the federal people have suggested a priority be estahlished by the City Council because of the scramble there will be for funds. The city is intending to submit applications for projects from a high figure of over one million dollars to some in the thousands of dollars. Mayor Jarstad stated the Council should at this time authorize these projects to be submitted for action by Region X Administrators. Commissioner Schoneman then spoke on the projects that his department is preparing to submit for action. Commissioner Schoneman read memo dated Oct. 20, 1976, giving informa- tion concerning the 1976 Act and attaching a list of eleven projects, totaling $1,675,O0O.00, and stating that a news release should be given to give the public an opportunity to comment, Mr. Waring, Asst. City Engineer, discussed the lack of funds for these projects and the need to place priorities on the various proiects; also, that a small project may be able to receive funding after larger projects arc funded. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart that the City submit a list of projects and prioritize as No. 1 the youth and senior citizens building, as No. 2 the Wheaton Way project (No. 76-13), No. 3, a new fire station on the east side, followed by the street' projects, and followed by the Utilities projects. Under discussion: Mayor Jarstad stated all applications will be looked at; also, Wheaton Way already has a No. 1 priority out of EDA from regular sources of money and hope that between the present application and the regular sources from allocations in 1977 the city will receive funding. Commissioner Schoneman stated that due to urgency outlined by the rules govern- ing, the applications a press release of projects was submitted to the newspaper but was withheld from publishing at the time and the original list included the construction of a Q-hole golf course plus the waterfront walkway plus a by-pass line, (Sheridan Interceptor). Motion carried unanimously. 10:00 Public Recognition Mr. Kirby Smith recommended using senior citizens for part-time work in checking meters and thus releasing Police officers from this work. Merlin Frohardt, Bremerton Tomorrow, introduced Larry Faulk of McLean & Co., Inc., Investment Bankers, who made a slide presentation relating to their offer to assist the downtown redevelopment as an Investment Banker acting as underwriter to represent the public sector and interface with the Down- town Property Owners. Presentation gave a suggested initial sequence of events in redevelopment and bow a utility local improvement district (ULID) might be formed. BILLS Motion by Commissioner Stewart and Mayor Jarstad to give blanket approval to vouchers 4310 to 4384 inclusive in the amount of $52,391.02, as audited by John R. Ross, carried nnanimously. COMMISSIONERS ' REPORTS Commissioner Stewart: 1. Spoke of increase in transit insurance; may have to go to $1.00 house- hold tax next year because of increase in costs. 2. Have asked city auditor to reconcile all checking accounts for internal control. This includes, besides the Treasurer, the Municipal Court and Building Dept. Asked if the commissioners objected and Commissioner Schoneman and Mayor Jarstad stated they had no objections. -3- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page four October 20, 1976 3. City Council passed an ordinance over a year ago to give back consumer deposits; there are over 4,000 consumer deposits and sent out about 600 checks recently and over 300 came back as undeliverable. An effort will be made to find the people. If this fails will have to advertise in the newspaper. In the future, deposits will be returned if customer pays promptly after one year or after an account is closed out. Checks will be sent out right away. Commissioner Schoneman: 1. City Clerk read letter addressed to Commissioner Schoneman, dated Oct. 15, 1976, from Puget Power, which stated that in the past year Puget Power revised its pumping schedule from a primary delivery rate with the customer owning the transformer to a secondary delivery schedule with the Company owning and maintaining the transformers. To conform with the rate, the Company is offering to purchase the city's transformers at the following locations: Pump Station, Olympus & Barnett, $343.51; Gorst Creek Pump Station, $2,277.73; Pump Station at 3009 Olympus Drive, $697.51; Anderson Creek Pump Station, $1,826.06, total for four pump stations, $5,144.81. Recommended accepting the offer as being good for the city. Originally, the city paid for their installation. Some are old and some are new so they have to discount some. The Company will be obligated to maintain them. Motion by Commissioners Schoneman and Stewart to declare the transformers surplus and to accept the Puget Power offer as in the best interest of the City, and to sell to Puget Power as a single source since there is only one electric utility service in the Bremerton area, carried unanimously. (Mr. Walgren advised this is a proper motion.) 2. Reconstruction of 17th and Warren - project waiting for paving material to be delivered today; there will he an area left for beautification. 3. llth and Warren - finally completed all the work there including replacing curbing with buttons and lowering a manhole. 4. Officer O'Neill has received indoctrination concerning "crime alert" and has been asking questions concerning lighting especiaIly in the downtown area because good lighting is a deterrent to crime; discussed with him plans for increasing lighting in the central business district by use of sodium lights in place of the present mercury lights. Would like to take in an area from at least Seventh Street to the ferry terminal and the increase does not include any additional poles. 5. Candidate for governor, Dixie Lee Ray, was in the city this week, had a good reception in the mayor's office and was glad to see her speaking to the people here in town. 6. Need blood donors today, sponsored by the Lions Club. 7. Building permits, October 1st to date, 57 issued, total valuation of $142,837.00. Mr. Walgren 1. Discussed n report of the Department of Revenue concerning multiple taxes. Mayor Jarstad 1. Reported on the Association of Washington Cities regional meeting held in Poulsbo last evening. 2. Thanks to some hard work by Senator Walgren and others in the state there is coming an increase in the ferry service to Seattle. This run has had an increase in use which is the highest in the state. Due to Kingdome Stadium and Trident travellers. 3. Thanked news media for assistance in getting out information on the capital improvement bond levy; kick-off rally Thursday at Sheridan Copununity Bldg. Have talked to City Attorney abont legality of paying costs of postage to get out information to city voters and have been advised this is proper and legal providing the city council pass a resolution authorizing public funds to be used for mailing. Discussed costs. -4- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Page five October 20, 1976 RESOLUTION NO. 1692 Clerk read, "A Resolution allocating the funds necessary for the development and distribution of materials to provide voters of the City of Bremerton with information concerning City of Bremerton Proposition No. 1 and City of Bremerton Proposition No 2, which are to appear on the November 2, 1976, ballot." Motion by Commissioner Stewart and Mayor Jarstad to pass Resolution No. 1692, carried as follows: Mayor Jarstad, Yes; Commissioner Stewart, Yes; Commissioner Schoneman, Yes. Meeting recessed from 10:55 A. M. to 1l:OO A.M. BIDS - JanitoriaI Service Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to open the bids carried unanimously. Clerk opened the bids and read from the following: Western Janitor, personal money order for $50.00 enclosed, $359.00 per month. Well Done, check for $50.00 enclosed, $1157.08 per month. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewart to refer to a committee and check with City Attorney on bid specifications, carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 11:08 A.M. City Clerk Approved: