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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/02/77 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES APPROVED February 2, 1977 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, February 2, 1977, at 9:05 A.M., PST, with Commissioner Stewart presiding. Also present were Commissioner Schoneman, City Clerk Yeadon, Asst. City Attorney Sexton, and a member of the press. Mayor Jarstad was absent, in Washington, D.C. working on City Business. Meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and invocation was given by Rev. Les Foss of Emmanuel Lutheran Church. MINUTES OF JANUARY 26, 1977 Clerk read minutes of Jan. 26, 1977. Commissioner Stewart ordered the minutes to stand approved as amended. NOTICES OF EMPLOYMENTS Wilfred H. Stone, Jr.., Water Distribution, Serviceman I, $4.71 per hr., effective 1/31/77; Jacqueline A. Morris, Planning Dept., Extra Help, $3.00 per hr., effective 1/51/77; Ann L. Gehring, Accounting/Treasurer Dept., Office Assistant II, $3.73 per hr., effective 1/24/77; and Dennis M. Peterson, Cemetery Dept., Extra Help, $3.25 per hr., effective 1/51/77. Motion by Commissioners Schoneman and Stewart to approve Notices of Employments, carried. CHANGES OF PAY STATUS Shirley Van Hoover, Treasurer Dept., Office Assistant II to Office Assistant III, $3.73 per hr. to $4.19 per hr., effective 2/7/77; M. Yvonne Porter, Office Asst. II, Step 3A to 5B, $3.84 per hr., effective ]/21/77; Betty Love, Office Asst. II (3B) to Office Asst. III (SA), $3.84 per hr. to $4.19 per hr., effective 1/24/77. Motion by Commissioners Schoneman and Stewart to approve Changes in Pay Status, carried. PAYROLL VOUCHERS Claims Fund, FICA and Bank Service Fees, $5,245.41, for Payroll Period Jan. 10, 1977 through Jan. 23, 1977; and Salary Fund, Gross Payroll $177,681.52, for' Payroll Period Jan. 10, 1977 through Jan. 23, 1977, both audited by John R. Ross, City Auditor. Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Schoeneman to approve Payroll Vouchers, carried. CETA CONTRACT MODIFICATION Clerk presented CETA Contract Modification for' February 1977, which increased the contract by $11,508.00 to a new total of $23,016.O0. Motion by Commissioners Schoneman and Stewart to approve CETA Contract Modifica- tion, carried. APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES Taxicab Drivers License: William James Roberts, approved by Capt. Cundiff for Chief of Police. Masseuse License Renewals: Kum S. Hobbs; Ok Yon Barthel; C. M. Barbara Philbrick; Tu Nam Gallegos; Chi Boon Edmonds; Jac Kyung Majors; Sun Hi Anderson; and Hwa Ja Hwang; and Masseuse License Application: Janine H. Gusinde; all approved by Chief of Police and Health Dept. Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Schoneman to approve applications for licenses, carried. WATERFRONT WALKWAY Clerk read letter from Commissioner Schoneman, dated Jan. 31, 1977, which stated that preliminary studies have been prepared for a waterfront walkway which could extend from 2nd St. to the Manette Bridge, and eventually to Smith's Cove; that financing has not yet been secured, or detailed design performed; and that the consultant who has done the preliminary work will attend the Council meeting on Feb. 9, 1977 at 10:00 A.M. to assist in explaining the proposal to owners of adjacent upland property and discuss costs. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES February 2, 1977 Page two R/W WHEATON WAY - BROAD TO RIDDELL Clerk read memo from City Engineer, dated Jan. 51, 1977, which stated that the Firestone Rubber Co. wants to be paid for the six foot of R/W on the west side of Wheaton north of Broad St.; that the R/W has been appraised at $3,800.00 and the money can be taken from the Arterial Street Fund. Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Schoneman to authorize purchase of 6 ft. of R/W, carried. QUIT CLAIM DEED Clerk read memo from Office Engineer, dated Jan. 27, 1977, which requested that the quit claim deed from McDonald to Esser be accepted and recorded. THis quit claim deed is necessary because part of a lease McDonhald has with Esser included a six-ft. right-of-way strip purchased by the City and the State requires the City to have this deed before it will complete the transaction. Motion by Commissioners Schoneman and Stewart to accept Quit Claim Deed and have it approved as to form by City Attorney's office, carried. CALL FOR BIBS - CONCRETE WATER METER BOXES, PLASTIC WATER METER BOXES a CAST IRON VALVE BOXES Clerk read memo from Water Superintendent, dated Feb. 1, 1977, which requested authorization to call for bids on purchase of 325 concrete water meter boxes, 72 plastic water meter boxes, and 200 cast iron valve boxes; that estimated cost is $10,500.00. Motion by Commissioners Schoneman and Stewart to call for bids, carried. PROCLAMATION - NATIONAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK Clerk read proclamation re: National Vocational Education Week. ESTIMATE OF COST OF PUBLIC WORK - NEW WELL Clerk presented an estimate of cost of public work from Water Superintendent for a new well to be drilled near Well #7, at an estimated cost of $13,350.00. Motion by Commissioners Schoneman and Stewart to approve for advertising, carried. PURCHASE OF TRAINING MANNIKIN Clerk read memo from Safety Committee Chairman and City Auditor, dated Feb. 1, 1977, which requested the purchase of one Laerdal Training Mannikin for use by first aid instructors, at the cost of $975.00, plus tax. Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Schoneman to approve purchase of training mannikin, carried. CALL FOR BIDS - FIRE AND POLICE VEHICLES Clerk read letter from Asst. Fire Chief, dated Jan. 31, 1977, which requested that 1969 Chevrolet be declared surplus and that bids be called for a 1977 4-door sedan. He also read a memo from Police Dept., dated Feb. 2, 1977, requesting a call for bids for 8 Police Cars, and trading in 7 cars. Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Schoneman to authorize call for bids for Fire and Police Vehicles and declare the trade-ins surplus to the City's needs and include in the specifications that sales tax paid by the City dealers would be calculated in making the award and directing the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance incorporating these details. Under discussion: Commis- sioner Schoneman recommended that bid specifications in the future should allow the calculations of the City's share of the sales tax. This would make it more fair in evaluating bids when comparing companies within the City and those without the City limits. Mr. Sexton stated this could be done, but it should be by ordinance and could not be retroactive. Motion carried. AWARD OF BID - 4-DOOR SEDAN FOR WATER DEPT. City Clerk read letter from Water Superintendent, dated Jan. 27, 1977, which gave eight additional features which made the next lower bidder in dollars the best bid, as the features would be worth considerably more than the small dif- ference in the bids. Also it was noted that the low bidder was located in Poulsbo and the Assistant City Attorney conmented that this could be a factor -2- This quit claim deed is necessary because part of a lease McDonald has with Esser included a six-ft. right- of-way strip purchased by the City and the State requires t~ City to have this deed before it will complete the ~ansaction. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES February 2, 1977 Page three in making the award because the distance to be traveled for obtaining service would be expensive. Motion to accept recommendation and award bid to Bennett Ford. Under discussion: Mr. Sexton agreed that it was proper to make the award based on the factors out- lined by Mr. Moore and the distance which the City car would have to go to obtain service. Motion carried. SEA SCOUTS & HARPER VOYAGER City Clerk read letter from Victor W. Vaona, St. which stated that he was the father of a Bremerton Sea Scout and he felt that the City should have done some- thing to help the Skipper of the Harper Voyager keep this boat for the Bremerton Sea Scouts. He stated that he felt that some of the tax money could have been used to pay the insurance on the Harper Voyager. Under discussion City Clerk Yeadon stated that most Puget Sound area Sea Scout boats are covered under a blanket policy for craft under 50 ft. and the Marper Voyager is 64 ft., so it could not be covered under this policy. He stated that he will write a letter to Mr. Vaona and explain it to him. ORDINANCE N0. 3340 Clerk read, second reading, "AN ORDINANCE amending the Land Use Restrictions (Site Plan) adopted by Ordinance No. 3259 (LANG/ARROY0)". Motion by Commissioners Schoneman and Stewart to pass Ordinance No. 3340, by title only, carried as follows: Commissioner Stewart, Yes; Commissioner Schoneman, Yes. RESOLUTION N0. 1704 Clerk read, "RESOLUTION authorizing the filing of an application with the Department of Transportation, United States of America, for a grant under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended". Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Schoneman to pass Resolution No. 1704, by title only, carried as follows: Commissioner Stewart, Yes; Commissioner Schoneman, Yes. TRAFFIC COUNT - WARREN ~ llth St. and KITSAP WAY ~ llth St. Clerk read letter from Clarence Dahlke, dated Jan. 31, 1977, which stated that 1975 traffic counts show that the Warren Ave./llth St. intersection accommodated 54,250 cars a day controlled by 12 signal lights, as compared to the 32,350 cars a day at Kitsap Way & llth St. without any lights. He stated further that he felt 4-way intersections are monstrous wasters of time, energy, and material and should be phased out. BILLS Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Schoneman to give blanket approval to vouchers 5553 to 5558 and 5560 to 5642 inclusive in the amount of $45,285.90, audited by John Ross, carried. PUBLIC RECOGNITION Dr. Keith Mars, new Director of the Kitsap Community Counseling Service, thanked the Commissioners for their past support and asked their support in the future. COMMISSIONERS' REPORTS Commissioner Schoneman: 1. In connection with the Library to be constructed off Sylvan Way, the Library Board had thought that the road system that traversed to the south could be built upon as a City street but it belongs to the School District. The Library Board has presented a request to the School District with regard to opening this street as a permanent City street. Mr. Schoneman read a letter dated Jan. 19, 1977 from the School District which stated that although no formal action has been taken, the School Board discussed both an easement and the possibility of transferring the road to the City, as the District may not wish to maintain what appears to be a public street. Also, that the District does not wish to expand the school -3- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES February 2, 1977 Page four grounds beyond its present boundaries. Mr. Schoneman stated he would be willing to accept this on his part of the City Council. He then gave a brief summary of how the road system would be developed. Motion by Commissioners Schoneman and Stewart to accept this street system if the School District cares to donate to the City, carried. 2. Building report for January showing that construction continues. The largest permit requested was the Physical Fitness Building on Kitsap Way, $275,000.00. Total permits issued were 35 for a total of $454,085.00. 3. Had a visit from Jan LaPrath, a blind person who is highly interested in the handicapped, who has asked to have the parking stall for the handicapped which is located in front of the Library moved from the west side to the east side of the crosswalk. Motion by Commissioners Schoneman and Stewart that this be placed to the east of the crosswalk on 5th St. providing it ls approved by the Police Dept., carried. Also, Mrs. LaPrath is going to request two spaces for the handicapped; one on Pacific and one on Callow. This does tie up a meter and the merchants might not approve. For the amount of handicapped persons' use of a parking space, the City might be able to give joint use with a loading zone. 4. Painting of the brackets on Casad Dam was completed on Friday and all the City 5. 222 loads of wood taken out over' the weekend from the proposed nine-hole golf site. Yesterday about 28 more loads went out making a total of 250 loads so far. 6. Had a letter from a person in San Francisco regarding the Casad Dam; she had found a picture taken in Bremerton which appeared in the San Francisco Examiner. She was concerned how the fish were going to climb up the fish ladder. Mr. Schoneman said he would answer the letter and inform her there were no fish involved. Commissioner Stewart: Since the Humane Society is not operating on Monday and does not have night service, Ray Otis, General Facilities Foreman, is taking emergency dog calls. Arrangements have been made with Russ Cart, Humane Society Manager, and he will come down at night if necessary. Mr. Stewart said he appreciated Mr. Otis's attitude in helping with the dog problems. 2. Read a letter he had sent to the Municipal Court and if the City Council has any objections to what he is asking, he would like to know. He stated information he had requested was needed in order to eliminate jail sentence from an ordinance, Mr. Schoneman stated he had no objection to asking for case history information. 3. Going to raise cemetery rates because cost of supplies and operation have gone up. Gave a recount of the proposed rates which included liners, infant burial, urns, and graves. Stated the City is very competitive in the proposed rates except in "Babyland", which will go from $35.00 to $45.00. He stated he would like to get the ordinance changed. He has written to the City Attorney asking him if the City has to accept the welfare business; that the City can't handle this business for the amount being paid. Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Schoneman to have the ordinance changed to increase the cemetery fees. Under discussion: Commissioner Schoneman asked if this would change the rates for those who were already interred and Commissioncr Stewart stated these rates would not change. Motion carried. 4. Stated he had good news and stated that at the close of business for 1976 report shows City received the General Fund $229,067.20 more in receipts than had been anticipated and also the General City Department spent $352,555.02 less than budgeted, giving a net increase of $581,522.29, which is a real good position to be in. Appreciated department heads saving on their budgets; that they had been asked to save 5% and most departments had saved 7%. Stated he was going to ask Moody's for a bond rating and would tryto get an "A" rating which would save hungreds of thousands of dollars on bond issues from the General Fund in the future. He did not believe a finance consultant would be required in this case. He stated he would also like to refinance the Library Bonds and -4- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES February 2, 1977 Page five noted that interest rates have jumped up this week. Also, he stated the General. Fund did not take $400,000.00 out of the Water Dept.; the figure was $363,000.00. He commented he would like to reduce the B&O tax and make the City more competitive w:ith the County. 5. Price Waterhouse was contacted about going over our bus contract. Their fee would be from $900.00 to $2,900.00 depending on what they do in going over the contract. Their representative has pointed out that some of the things they recommended several years ago were not put in the contract. Believes the Council should wait until the Mayor returns before making a decision. Meeting recessed from 10:20 A.M. 'til 11:05 A.M. BID OPENING Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Schoneman to open bids at this time, carried. Two 1/2 ton pickup trucks for Parks a Recreation Dept: Bennett Ford, cashier's check for $50.00 enclosed, $9,179.90; Lucky's Chrysler- Plymouth & GMC, cashier's check for $50.00 enclosed, $9,310.84; Kluge Chevrolet, certified check for $50.00 enclosed, $8,299.82; and Haselwood Buick Pontiac, bid bond enclosed, $8,087.62. Motion by Commissioners Schoneman and Stewart to refer to proper committee and make bid award next week, carried. 3/4 ton pickup truck for Water Supply: Haselwood Buick Pontiac, bid bond enclosed, $4,693.97; Kluge Chevrolet, certified check for $50.00 enclosed, $4,546.19; Bennett Ford, cashier's check for $50.00 enclosed, $4,903.06; and Lucky's Chrysler-Plymouth a GMC, cashier's check for $50.00 enclosed, $4,737.99. Motion by Commissioners Schoneman and Stewart to refer to proper committee and make recommendation next week, carried. COMPLEX SEWER FACILITIES PLAN Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Schoneman to write a letter to CH2M Hill, Bill Dehn, making them know they should move ahead with the City's sewer facility and disregard the original plan which included Port Orchard and Annapolis Sewer District No. 5. Under discussion: Commissioner Stewart stated it was testified by Bill Dehn that the City should move in a hurry; and the City didn't even have time to get a financial consultant; that the City Council has waited a month and costs are going up. He stated further that the City Council had given a deadline to Port Orchard, which was Feb. 1. Commissioner Schoneman commented that he believed CH2M Hill's main purpose in making the study was to determine which was the most feasible method of sewering this area and they came up with a decision to include all districts as well as Kitsap County, Bremerton, and Port Orchard and that this would be the most logical plan. Under the agreement CH2M Hill was only to perform a sewerage study, not to prepare plans and specifi- cations; that this was properly left out because a number of firms were considered to make the study and the City does not have a contract to continue anythina beyond the sewarage facilities plan; that if the motion includes to proceed, that it needs to be held up until 'this firm is considered and others are considered also. Commissioner Stewart stated he was only talking about the plan to be submitted to DOE; that they had asked for alternatives and CH2M Hill has not finished their contract yet and they should finish only what they have under the contract. He stated that CH2M Hill had told the City Council before that the complex facilities plan will not go unless all the districts were included and that Annapolis is out and Port Orchard has not made up their minds. Commissioner Stewart called attention to the high cost of interest on the cost of building the facilities and that the City lost $120,000.00 for the last month's delay and that the City should proceed with its own plant. Commissioner Schoneman commented that the Port Orchard Council has had the same length of time to make up their minds as the City has had and that on Jan. 9, he had specifically asked them to arrive at a decision before the month was out and they verbally agreed to this; they are still weighing this -5- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES February 2, 1977 Page six decision. He stated further that the County Commissioners had called the meeting and Port Orchard Commissioners did not attend because of another commitment. He said he thought that Mayor Jarstad's being absent should be given some consideration. Commissioner Stewart stated he had talked to him and he had informed Mr. Stewart that he did not go for it in the first place, and Mr. Stewart observed the Mayor would wait as long as they would want apparently. Commissioner Stewart stated he had told him it was now or never. Commissioner Schoneman commented the action the City Council has already taken is very similar to the action it is going to take now. He commented that Port Orchard had not personally contacted the City by letter or any other way. Commissioner Stewart stated he had had contact with citizens who had asked him to take the action proposed today. Motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 3341 Clerk read, second reading, "AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 3317, Section 2, by adding a provision allowing the services provided to said Ordinance to bc extended and providing the procedure for such extension". Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Schoneman to pass Ordinance No. 3341, by title only, carried as Follows: Commissioner Stewart, Yes; Commissioner Schoneman, Yes. Meeting recessed from 11:22 A.M. till 11:27 A.M. 0RDINANCE NO. 3342 - DOGBITE Clerk read, second reading, "AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2457, by adding a provision entitled INJURY TO PERSONS, to be published as BMC 7.05.065, and providing for quarantine of animals that have injured persons, and providing for payment of costs incident thereto". Motion by Commissioners Stewart and Schoneman to pass Ordinance No. 3542, by title only, carried as follows: Commissioner Stewart, Yes; Commissioner Schoneman, Yes. Meeting adjourned at 11:29 A.M. G. C. Yeadon, Sr., City Clerk Approved: Robert B. Stewart, Mayor Pro Tem -6-