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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/09/75 CITY COUNCIL ~G JANUARY 9, 1975 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of B~emerton, Washington, was held in the Council Chambers of City Hall at 9:00 a.m., PST, Thumsday, January 9, 1975. Attending were: Mayor Jarstad, presiding; Con~ssione~ Stewai~t, Cu~,~ssione~ Sehoneman, City Clerk Yeadon, Asst. City Attorney Pinckney, and mepresentatives of the press and radio. MeetinK opened wi.th the PledKe of Allegiance and Invocation by G.C. Yeadon, Sr. MINUTES ~ of Dec~nber 31, 1975, were approved as read. SEPARATIONS Fred Reiter, Par~y Chief, Engineering Dept., Resigned, Januar~ 17, 1975 Herbert Clark, Hvy. Equip. OpP., Street Dept., Retirement, Januar~ 1, 1975 Motion by Commissioner Schoneman and C~,,missioner Stewart to approve the sepamations, carried unanimously. EMPLOYMENTS Dennis Wright, Asst. City Engineer, $1,233.33, January 6, 1975. TLmothy P. Miller, PT Playleader, Parks Dept., $2.15, January 4, 1975. Henri J. Campbell, PT Playleader, Parks Dept., $2.00, January 4, 1975. Motion bV Cu~,,issioner Stewart and Mayor Jarstad to approve the employments, carried unanimously. CHANGES IN PAY & CHANGES IN STATUS Robert D. Theroux, Fr~m EEA to CSE*, Grants Administrator, Deeembe~ 30, 1974.. Leonard Sigurdson, From A~A to CSE*, Opt. 1/Wastewater, December 30, 197~. Gerald Wheeler, Fr~m ~A to CSE*, City 1~r~asurer's Office, December 30, 1974. James Halffman, Engineerin~ Aide II, $409 to $4.79, Deeembe~ 30, 197~. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and C~,,,.~ssioner Stewart to approve the Changes in Status and Changes in ~ carried unanimously. *CSE - Cieil Service Eligible. SALARY ADJUSTMENT- DEPT. HEADS/ASST. DEPT. HEADS ~otion by Mayor Jarstad and C~,~,issioner Stewar~c to grant a 12 pepeent cost of living pay increase ~o-~se r~n-uniformed employees, including ~ity ~le~k, not covered by Union negotiations, without an incmease in Longevity pay and sub, eot to ceiling on salaries to be implemented by Resolution No. 1627; carried unanimously. RESOLUTION NO. 1627 Clerk read A Resolution imposing a ceiling on salaries of City employees. (Limited to $20,000 per annum). Motion by Ccmmis§toner Schoneman and C~l,,issioner Stewart to pass Resolution No. 1627, carried as ~: Mayor Jarstad, yes; Cur, nissioner Stewart, yes; Cu~,,~issioner Schoneman~ yes: DISCUSSION - BINGO TAX Various organization representatives were present including Eagles FOE 192, VEW, ~merican Legion Post 68, Knights of Columbus, Elks. Representative pmesented resolution to the Council. Clerk read the resolution requesting the first $3,000 of gross net receipts be exempt from taxes and a rate of 5 percent be taxed on everything above $3,000 of gross receipts. Mayor Jarstad stated he ~ould like to see a five percent tax on everything. Eagles Representative Steve Wyatt and representative of VFW stated they felt the stra{ght 5 percent tax on everything would be best. Mr. Wyatt stated the resolution was a mistake, and this is not what they want. Motion by C~issioner Stewart and Cu~,~,~ssioner Schoneman that before the City makes a decision, a letter should be sent to the State to find out what gross revenue is for bingo games in this area; carried unanimously. 10:00 - REPORTS & PUBLIC REOOGNITION CO~ISSIONER b"fLWART: 1. Expressed regrets at the death of City Tmeasurer Wayne Galla~hem~ stated he was an excellent administrator and has left a well-tralned staff. Will miss him as a city employee and a friend. Con~nended Dick Go~dpasture for time he has been putting into the operation of the City Treasurer's Office. 2. Recu~,~'~ended Council approve changing bus routes in East Bremerton to serve hospital and Sheridan Village area without going out to the Value Giant fimst on that run and extendir~ the Perry Avenue ~s route for better coverage. Stated that reeu~m~endations made by VTN study should be acted on. Moti6n~y Cu,,~issioner Stewart and Mayor Jarstad to make these changes on the East Br~merton Route, carried unanimously. 3. Stated he is opposed to restrictive legislation on bu~_ldir~ co, es; that at the present time, a window can't be repaired without a Building Pe~mlt. Con~nissioner Sehoneman cc~nented that Cu,,,~ittees have reviewed the State Code in the past and made certain exceptions or mevisions before City adoption. 4. WinnebaKo Company ~as proposed to furnish mobile~hcmes in order to take care of CONSTELLAT~0N cPew members. CITY COUNCIL MEETING ~ JANUARY 9, 1975 (Cont.) 5. Reported on meeting with HUD officials regarding Bremerton 'redevelopment. Very enjoyable meetings, and they said the new housing application is a simple one to make out. 6. Cxapies of Official Budget are available, and copies have been given to the library. EXTENSION OF CABLE TV EXISTING FRANCHISE ~otion by Co~nissioner Stewart and Co~nissioner Schoneman to extend the existing CAble TV Franchise at the present time until the new o~dinanee (No. 3191) goes into effect and they can go under this, CSLrried unanimously. REPORTS - COMMISSIONER SCHONN~AN 1. Material for traffic signal at lSth g Warren will be shipped to Olympia January 24, tested, and then shipped to Brene~ton. Should be activated in February. Very needed as a safety measure. Traffic f;-o~ Sons of Noz~ay ~all will have to use 16th Street access and the ~nall roadway which runs parallel with the bmldge will only ben-used for 01ympic College Access. 2. Enjoyed meetin~ with State people and ecmplimented tine Mayor on his official duties in showing these people the needs for the City of Bremerton. 3. Read a~ticle concerning need for public restrocm facilities and asked Mr. Stewart if the parking garage rest-rooms ooUld be opened. Mr. Stewart stated the vandalism is too great for re-opening the facilities. 4. Consideration is still being given to "right-turn lane" traveling north on Washington to· Manette BridKe. State Highway Depa~'.h'~ent agreed a traffic count should be made to determine this need. Cum~issioner Stewar~ commented he felt the change should be made. 5. City will be putting in bids for 25 supportive positions under Ceta #5. 5. Feel mandatory jail sentence should be authorized for conviction of destroying or ~enovlng city traffic signs; that this action is a l-~afflc hazard and could cause fatal accidents. 7. h%fD people will be meeting with Captain Manganaro of the shipyard regarding Bremer~con Redevelopment. 8. Expressed sympathy at the death of City Treasurer; that he was ver~ dedicated and devoted to his work and will be missed by everybody. REPORTS - CITY CLERK 1. Expressed sympathy at death of Mr. Gallagher, City Treasurer; that they had huil~ a friendship, and he is sorry he has passed away. .MAYOR REPORTS: 1. Extended sympathy to sons, father, and wife of Mr. Gallagher; that he appreciated him as a friend and will forever rsmember him. Noted that it was through Mr. Gallagher's eo~m¥~unications with the Navy that the City obtained shell casings around the USS BRtl~QVION bell placed in City Hall. 2. Concurred that right-turn lane at Washington north to Manette B~idge wo,?ld appear to be in best interests. 3. City during 1975 will complete Parks Planning Study; that unless the City has a good plan, will not be able to obtain state or federal monies. APPLICATIONS FOR TAXI CAB DRIVERS LICENSE Ray A. Blac~ood, approved by Captain Cundiff for Chief of Police. Marshall N. Justice, approved by Asst. Chief Kvistad for Chief of Police. Motion by Cu~,~'~issioner Schon~nan and Cc~missioner Stewart to approve the applications, carried unanimously. APPLICATION FOR MASSEUSE LICENSE Clerk presented Application for Masseuse License from Tok Sun McDowell which was approved by Police and Health Depa~.b~ents. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Co,~,~issioner Stewart to approve the application, carried unanimously. Co~missioner Stewart asked if this license is transferable in the case of an attendant changing establishments. City Attorney to check this out. CAII FOR BIDS - POLICE CARS City Clerk read memo dated 9 January 1975 from Chief of Police to City Council requesting authorization to call for bids for five new police cars with five cams to be traded in. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Cu~issioner Schoneman to authorize bid call, carried unanimously. COUNCIL MEF"J'ING- JANUARY 9, ,1975 (Cont.) BID WAIVER - NCR MAINTENANCE Clerk requested approval of bid waiver for maintenance of NCR 400 machines and accessoz~y equiFment; that this is the single source of supply. Motion by Mayor Ja~stad and C~m,~is~oner Stewart to authorize bid waiver, carried unanimously. MEMO - CITY AUDITS Clerk read memo from Cum,issioner of Finance to City Clemk giving .suggestions for ameas to be audited; that it is a must that all responsible people know that they are. being audited. Discussion was held and the Cu,,issionems concurred that the City should mainta{n an audit and make sure all funds in the City ape properly utilized and recorded. Meeting recessed 10:55. Called to Order 11:02 a.m. BID OPENING - COMPUTER Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Stewar~ to open bids as scheduled on the agenda, ear~ied unanimously. Clerk Opened the Following Bids: Sperry Univac, Seattle; Hewlett Packard, Bellevue- NO BID; IBM, Seattle; Eleetonle Systems, Bellevue; General SYstems Corporation, Seattle; Burroughs Corporation, Seattle; National Cash Register Company, Seattle; City Clerk explained that Honewell, Inc. sulmitted a bid 43 minutes later than the time advertised. Asst. City Attorney Pinekney advised that the bid would have to be rejected in accordance with the advertisement. Motion by Cu,,~issioner Stewart and Cu~ssione~ Sehoneman to return the bid unopened carmied ~-----~ous ly. , Conmissioner Stewart stated the bid should be reformed to a eu]~,ittee consisting of Richard Burns, Chief Accountant; Douglas Fisher, Computer Progr~nmer; Asst. City Treasurer Richard Goodpasture, and City Clerk G.C. Yeadon; Cu,,~issioner Stewal~t. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Cu~issioner Sehoneman to refer the bids to this o~ittee for study and recu~,,endation of awaI~ at a later date; carmied unanimously. APPOINTMENT OF MUNICIPAL JUDGE Mayor Jarstad reported that he has appointed Kenneth Lewis as Municipal Judge effective January 13, 1975, in accordance with the City. Charter. Mayor spoke on behalf of Judge Danielson, and wished him well in his retirement. SIGNATURE AUTHORIZATIONS Clerk advised that City Council approval is required to change signature authorization ca~ds for City bank accounts to delete G.W. Gallagher, and to add' Paula J. Lohning, Operation Clerk. ~,~tion by Co~missioner Stewart and Mayor Jamstad to authorize this change, eazmied unan~cusly. SURPLUS R.C.W. SET ~lerk read me~m dated 8 January 1975 from City Auditor to City Clerk requesting City Council declare surplus the superseded R.C.W. set in the Clerk's Office; tha~ this set consists of 17 books and 22 pamphlets, and whereas a different format is to be used in the future, no further use of these volumes is forseen. Motion by C~,,.is~ioner Stewart and Mayor Jarstad to declare the items surplus to be disposed of ~ the best interest of the City, ear. tied unanimously. BARRICADING OF STREETS FOR SLEDDING Clerk read mono dated 23 December 197q from Park Superintendent to Mayor Jarstad requesting= authorization to barricade certain streets which have previously been designated as sledding areas in case sufficient snow falls this winter; that approval of this request is in the interest of the public safety and will provide safe sledding areas in various neighborhoods throughout BDenerton. ~otion by Cum~isisoner Stewart and Mayor Jarstad to grant the request, earmied unanimously. NOTICE OF UAB MEETTING Clerk advised that UAB Meeting is being held January 9~ 1975, 9:30 a.m., and the notice was not received soon enough to report to Council. NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING - LAND USE PLANNING Clerk presented Notice of Public HearinK of House of Representatives regarding Land Use Planning Draft. Date: Jan. 11, 1975, 1:30 p.m., at ~buse Office Building in Olympia. PROCLAMATION - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN' S YEAR Clerk read proclamation of the Mayor proclaiming the year of 1975 as "International Women's Year". LETTER- DOE (WAC AMENDMENTS) Clerk read letter dated 24 December 1~74 from Dep~'.~'~mnt of Ecology advising that they have amended by enerKency regulations WAC 173-22, Designations of Wetlands Associated with Shorelines of the State subject to the Shoreline Management Act of 1971. CITY OOUNCIL MEETINg L"JAN~A~¥ LEITER - HIGHWAY COMMISSION/PAVEMENT MARKING DEM0NSTRATION PROGRAM Clerk r~ad letter dated 30 December 1974 from state HighWay CX~nis~lon to Mayor Jamstad advising that they are in the p~ocess of progranming th~ City's project for construction with the Federal Highway Administration for pavement mapkings in accomdance with the location, description, and types of materials as shown on project prospectus; also, stated the total project cost is estimated at $14,500, with Federal-aid fund participation being $14,500, and that projects like this are considered Federal-aid funds participating in the const,.uction portion only. MENTOR PROPERTY EASEMENT (KITSAP WAY) Clerk read memo dated 3 January. 1975 from City Engineer to City C.lerk stating that after consultation with Com,issioner Schonenan it is reccgmended that the easement be accepted and recorded in its present form; that the easement does not mean the sewer line in the easement is accepted for maintenance. Motion by Co~nissioner Schoneman and Mayor Jarstad to accept the easement in present foe and ~.----~_r to City Clerk for recording, carried unanLmously. EXCHANGE OF WATERSHED LAND STATE dlerk presented documents for the Land Exchange, and explained that the exchange was approved several months ago by City Resolution No. 1594. Conxnissioner Stewapt noted that the State is eonveyin~ land to the City by Quit~C~aim Deed and the City is conveying land to the State by Statutory/ Warranty Deed. Discussion held, following motion made. Motion. by Mayor Japstad and Cc~missioner $tewar~ to request a Warranty Deed from the State for the exchange of this properdfy, carried unanimously. NAME FOR STREET NEAR FREEWAY Clerk read memo dated 8 January 1975 from City Fagineer to City Council stating that the new access from Pleasant Drive to the Freeway access to be n~ned Auto Center,Way, has no name and is confusing to travelers, and suggesting this access be ns~aed by Ordinance at the same time the n~ning of Auto Center Way becomes effective. Mayor stated this could be handled after following through on re-naming portion of Arsenal to Auto Center Way. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and O~missioner Stewart that portion of Arsenal Wav be renamed Auto Center Way and proper procedures be followed, carried unanimously. LETTER - DOE - FINGER WHARF SHORELINE MANAGEMENT PERMIT APPLICATION Clerk read letter dated 26 Decemb~mm~1974 frcm Depa~.tment of Ecology to Planning Department advising that 45-day review period on this project will terminate Decenbar 2?, 1974, and if no notice of appeal is received by this date, construction pursuant to the permit may cu~,,enCe. LETTER - CARLES CARR RE: HUMANE SOCIETY Clerk read letter dated 3 January 1975 from Charles Carp to Humane Society (copy) advising that unlicensed dogs he has reported are still running loose, and they are policing people, not dogs, and the people are paying for it. MAILGRAM - FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT Clerk presented Mailgr~n' frcm Allen E. Pmitchard, Executive Vice President of National League of Cities, advisinK that United States Supre~n~nCour~ on 31 December 1974 in the case of National Le~e of Cities V. Brennan enjoined the Depa~.b.ent of Labor frcm applying the Fair Labor Standards Act to Cities and States pending a decision by the Cour~ on the Act's constitution- ality. City Clerk noted that resolution directed to be prepared on this matter should be withheld pending court decision. RONALD ROSS ANNEXATION PETITION (CLARES MARSH) Clerk read memo dated 8 January 1975 frcm Planning Depa~,b~ent ~ City Council sul~itting ten percent annexation petition and ree~,,~,ending procedures to be followed by the City Council. Motionby Mayor Jarstad and Cu,..,~issioner Schoneman to accept the 10 percent petition and follow the recommendations of the Planning Depar. lment, meet with the parties involved and answer 'any questions prior to the ?5 percent petition, carried unanimously. 0RDINANCE NO. 3192 - BAKER REZONE Clerk read, second reading, An Ordinance amending the use and area n~ps of Ordinance no. 1792. Motion by Co~nis~oner Sehoneman and Mayor Jarstad to pass Ordinance No. 3192, carried as olds: Mayor Jarstad, yes; Oommissioner Stewar~, No; Conmissioner Schone,~mn, yes. BILLS Mo-~n by Co~missioner Stewart and Mayor Jarstad to give a blanket approval of Vouchers No. 45?6- [~6~? and 4~48-4684 in the amount of $26,05?.95 and $44,689.93; carried unanimously. ~ETIN~ ADJ~rRNED 11:50 a.m. ~ ~LENN K. JARSTAD, MAYOR