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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/14/75 CITY COUNCIL M~:~:£'IN~ MAY 1~, 1975 The ~egulaP meeting~ of the City Council of the City of Bremer~con, Washington, was held in the Council Chambers of City Hall at 9:00 a.m., PDST, Wednesday, May 1~, 1975. Attending were: ~yor JaPstad, p~esiding; Commissioner Stewal~t, Cu~u~Jssione~ Schoneman, City Clerk Yeadon, Asst. City Attorney McCluskey, and l~ep~esentatives of the p~ess and ~adlo. Meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation by John Ruper~ of Fr~e Methodist Chupch. MINUTES ~ of May 7, 1975, were approved as read. ~LOYMENTS Dale A. Vogltanz, Serviceman I, Water Dist., $3.25 hr., May 13, 1975. Dawn R. Cu~tiss, Extra-Help, Police Department, $2.47 hr., May 21, 1975. Dean Ber~e, Pact-time Playleader, Parks Dept., $2.10 hr., May 9, 1975. Motion by Commissioner Schoneman and Cu~,,~ssioner Stewar~ to approve the emplos~qents, earTied unanimously. PAYROLL VOUCHERS Clerk presented payroll vouchers for the pay period April 21 through May 4, 1975, as follows: Gross Pastroli, ~136,896.53; FICA, Service Fees, 9~,878.52. Motion by Cu~.Jssioner Sehoneman and Co~missioner Stewart to approve the payroll vouchers, carTied unanim6usly. (Audited by Jofm Ross) MASS~3SE LICENSE APPLICATION Clerk p~esented Application for Masseuse License for Jeanne Ann Wy~iek which was approved by Police and Health Depa~.b,ents. Motion by Cu~,~uissioneP Schoneman and Cc~ssioner Stewar~c to approve the application, carried unar~amously. Mayor Ja/~stad dipected City Clerk to follow up on the matter of amending the o~dinance dealing with !lassage Pa~loms to exclude the clause dealing with good moral character; that this is the desire of ~his fellow co~ssioners, and the oPdlnance should be ~nended since they have no intention of upholding the requirement for good moral character. COUNCIL MINUTES - MAY 14, 1975 - CONTINUED >~MORIAL DAY HOLIDAY - FRIDAY, MAY 30TH Clerk advised that State, City, and County employees will observe M~norial Day Friday, May 30, 1975. REJECT BIDS - IVY GREEN CEMETERY HOUSE REMODELING Cu,,,,~ssioner Stewart stated it is recu,,,,endation of eo~nittee to reject bids, and authorize new bid call, hoping to stay within the budgeted amount of the job. Motion by Commissioner Stewart and Mayor Jarstad to reject bids, and authorize a new bid call; carried unanimously. RENEWAL OF lOAN - USN (SHIP MODEL EXHIBITION) Clerk mead letter dated May 8, 1975, frcm Depa~.h,Lent of Navy to City Clerk advising that contraet with City of Bremerton covering the loan of exhibition ship models will expire June 4, 1975, and will be extended upon writtem request of the City. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Co~missioner Schoneman to make a written request to extend the loan, carried unanimously. USS BREMERTON BELL REPORT TO NAVY Clerk advised that he subnitted report to USN regarding the hell display and advised them of improvements to the display. HEARIN~ - SIX-YEAR C~MP. STRELT PROGRAM Clerk read memo dated May 13, 1975, fr~m Asst. City Engineer to City Council requesting City Clerk tm authorized to publish a notice of public hearing for the Six-Year Comprehensive S~reet Program to he held by City Council June 11, 1975. Mo~ion by Conmissioner Schoneman and Mayor Jarstad to direct Clerk to advertise the hearing for June 11, 1975, carried unanimously. PROCLAMATION Clerk read proclamation of the Mayor proclaiming May 11-17, 1975, as "National TDansportation Week" and May 16, 1975, as "National Defense T~ansportation Day". [~f~ - DOG CONTROL Clerk read letter dated May 6, 1975, from C. Adrian Carp to B~%=J~erton Sun, copy to County and City Officials, urging a joint meeting to adopt a control omdinance. Mayor Jarstad stated a meeting should he set up with the Humane Society, and asked the City Clerk to z~mind the Council to schedule this meeting. RENEWAL BROWNSVILLE WELL LEASE Clerk presented lease agreement between City of Br~merton and Robert J. Bulla~d for lease of Brownsville Well for a term ending May 20, 1976. ~otion by ConTniSsioner Schoneman and Mayor Jarstad to approve the lease agreement and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the docemant, cazmied unanimously. LATTER- RE: CENSUS Clerk read letter dated May 12, 1975 from Jess Parker to City Council suggesting possible break- down in the call-~ack procedures of the census takers, and e~m%enting he has talked to several persons not surveyed. Mayor Jarstad stated he appreciated this letter~ and will answer Mr. Parker fr~n his office. I.[eeting Recessed at 9:53. C~]]ed to Order 10:05 RE~ORTS - COPMISSIONER STEWART: 1. Deferred Compensation Program available; City e3mployees can invest up to 25 percent of their salary and earnings as well as the dividends are tax-free until an employee retires. ~. Collected $1,079.90 for monuments and grave markers at cemetery showing a profit of $700.00. 3. First four months of the year treasurer earned $70~853.42 on inves~nents. Interest rates are declining; however, kudget will still he met so far this yea~. 4. Received quote on Pension Fund Bonds and the lowest was 49 1/2 percent of face value. 5. Have been advised that City will have two Seattle Foreign Exchange lines and two SCAN lines for calling throughout the state for 7¢ per minute. REFORTS - CO~ISSIO}UER SC~DN[~AN: 1. Weather has been ideal for pavement programs; however, theme will probably he a hold up due to [brth Kitsap Gravel and Asphalt operational problems. 2. Tracyton Road water line installation progressing well; experienced a few problems which have been worked out. 3. Park Supt. has advised that t~ee planting will c~L,.enee this week on llth Street. Trees were donated by Soroptimist Club. ~. Complimented Marine Corps on exhibition last Friday at West High School; very impressed with the display. COUNCIL MINUTES - ~Y 14~ 1975 - CONTINUED 5. Looking forward to A~med Forces Day Picnic and celebration~ cormnended Chamber of Con~nerce and ~4erchants on their efforts in the events. 6. Building Report for first 15 days in May showed total valuation of $1,159,262. Largest permit taken out for Convalescent home on Marion Avenue for valuation of ~650,000. 7. Suggest all land surplus to the City be put out for bid to sell or lease. Parcel of land at C~)rst zoned oonmercial (6 1/2 Acres) is surplus and should be put out to bid. Motion by Commissioner Schoneman and Mayor Jarstad to authorize bid call for this parcel of land wh-~-~is surplus to the City's needs. Discussion was hsld, and Clerk reminded that previous bid call on this property was not successful and perhaps the City should deal directly with a realtor. Cu~,~,issioner Schoneman stated he would mather %nm7 the bid call first, and then if that doesn't work out this can he considered. Motion carried unanimously. 8. Reported on the surprising n~nber of governmental agencies that must be contacted when the City does any type of maintenance or other work; that at times that vast an~xu~t of requirements seems ridiculous. REFORTS - MAYOR: 1. Complimented Marine Corps of outstanding presentation which he and his f~nily enjoyed veiny much. 2. Armed Forces Day at City Hall to he held tomorrow and this is enjoyed by everyone. Looking forward to the event. 3. Reported on recreation p~ which a~e in "full gear" through the Parks and Recreation Depa~.h,ent; also, reported on full utilization of playfields. 4. Will be traveling to ~oston on the 30th of May as Vice President of the Puget Sound CouncJ_l of Governments, at their expense, to attend the annual conference of the National Association of Regional Council of Gove~-~,~ents. 5. Legislature is still in session, and feel the Bill dealing with sales tax to support public transportation which would eliminate household tax should be a major concern of citizens and local officials. 6. DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) Grant expected for Kitsap County. will enable implementation of a strong enforcement progr~n against DWI's. This will be a great move in making highways safe and controlling the drinking driver. RESOLUTION NO. 1647 - OUTSIDE UTILITY AGeS (POLICY) Clerk ~ead 7% Resolution adopting a new stgtement of policy regarding the extension of City sewer services outside the corporate limits of the City of Bremerton and rescinding Resolution No. 1~ ~hich stated the prior policy on extension of sewer services. (eliminating Outside Utility Agreement s ) ~btion by Co~',,'~ssioner Stewart and Mayor Jarstad to pass Resolution No. 1647, carried as follows: [-~ayor Jarstad, yes; CuL,,issioner Stewart, yes; Commissioner Sehoneman, yes. RESOLUTION ~D. 1648 - 701 PL~,~IMG GRANT Clerk read A Resolution designatiKg George Plescber th~ official to act on behalf of ~he City for .preparing~ and filing application for 701 program funds. Mayor explained this is routine procedure zn proceeding with grant application. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Conmissioner Stewart to pass Resolution No. 1648, carried as follows: Mayor Jarstad, yes; Commissioner Stewart, yes; Commissioner Schoneman, yes. ORDINANCE - TERMINATION WATER-SEWER CONSTR. FUND Clerk read, first reading, An Ordinance terminating the Water and Sewer Construction Fund, 1967, and transferring the balance of said fund to the 1971 Water Sewer Revenue Bond Reserve Fund. ~otion by Conmissioner Stewart and Mayor Jarstad to approve ordinance on first reading, carried as fo-~s: Mayor Jarstad, yes; Conrmissioner Stewart, yes; Commissioner Schoneman, yes. HFARING~ CONTINUATIO~- C0NIFIR DEVELOPMENTS ~otion by Mayor Jarstad and Conmissioner Schoneman to continue hearing at this time~ carried unanimously. Clerk' mead Fnvironmental Assessment and Staff Review stating action of amending the land use restriction through the rezone procedure is considered to be a minor action resulting in insignifi- cant environmental affects, therefore a detailed EIS will not be prepared. ~otion by Mayor Jarstad and Conmissioner Stewart to accept the Environmental Assessment as prepared by the Planning Department, carried unanimously. Clerk read Excerpt of Planning~ Cu,,~.{ssion Minutes dated September 18, 1974, at which time motions were carried unanimously to allow the amendments to the land use restrictions. Clerk read Planning Commission Resolution No. 269 recc~nending proposed amendments to land use restrictions dealing with Lots 17 6 18. Clerk read Excerpt of Council Minutes dated November 13, 1974, at which time a motion was passed to defer action on the matter. COUNCIL MIN~rsS - MAY 14, 1975 - CONTINUt3J, Clerk advised that he has adver~ized notice of continuation of hea~ing being held today in the newspaper, and spoke to Mr. Ibugh Booth of the neighbomhood citizen group as well as Conifer ~epresenta~ive. George Plescher, City Planner showed location of p~oper~cy and land uses in the a~ea. Showed proposed route for bike tmail, and explained set-backs on the proper~y. PROFONENTS ~ips, Attorney representing Conifer, spoke on behalf of the application and explained the proposed amendments, which ~ould he deleting Item 2 of Land Use Res~ictions which reads that the develo~lnent will be made to acc~te elderly persons; also, explained Item 3 would be amended to reve~t parking requirements back to zoning ordinance requirements unless used fop elderly housing and Item 9 would be changed to allow removal of old site plan and attaching a new site plan. Willism Bar~ett, fbnifer representative, with r~aoval of the restrictions, construction could probably cu,,~,ence in foup or five months. No one spoke in opposition to the proposal. r~otion by Cu,,,issioner Schone~an and C~,~issioner Stewart to concur with the reeonmendation Of the ~P-~ng Conmission and amend the T,and Use Restrictions accordingly, carried unar~usly. PRESENTATION - WILLIAM FRASER, ARCHITECT (COMM. THEATER BUILDINg) William T. Fraser, Architect contracted with City of Bremepton fop design of Community Theater Building,, p~esented letter of resignation to the Council and stated his reasons for resigning from the contract. Asst. City Attorney McCluskey asked Mr. Fraser to clarify the fact that City does not owe him any type of fee fop sci'vices rendered up to the present time. M~. Fraser stated this was correct; that the City is not liable for any fee fop services already rendered. 11: 00 - BID OPENIngS r{otion by Mayor Ja~stad and OommissioneP Stewar~ to open bids as seheduled, carried unaninously. ~ATING OILS: Breme~ton 0i1~ Cel~tified Check }inclosed: Stove 0il .......................... $ .~08 Furnace Oil ......................... 372 Semite Fuel, B~emerton, Check ~hclosed: Stove Oil .. ~ .......................... 4580 Furnace Oil ......................... 3790 Heavy 0il ........................... 33~1 Pedepsen Oil, B~emepton, Check Enclosed: ~53!-naee 0tl ......................... 3285 Diesel .............................. 3265 Dane, Br~anemTon, Cashier Check Enclosed: Stove 0il ........................... 3593 Furnace Oil ......................... 3493 Diesel Oil .......................... 3~93 Texaco - Subnitted letter - NO BID. tbtion by Ccinmissionep Stewar~c and Co,,,,~ssionep Schoneman to nefer bids to proper conmittee fop study and meconmendation of award, carried unanimously. PRESENTATION - COP~3N±'~y THEAT~{ GROUP CtePk ~ead ~eleg~am fD~n W. K. Holt, P~esident Bpeme~ton Metal Trades Council requesting Council take whatever action necessary to get the Cu~,~unity Theater Building Prog~em ~ovi~g. The following persons were present speaking in favor of expediting the Community Theater Building program and obta~nlng a local a~ehiteet to proceed with modifying the original plans: David Gr~nt, Rt. 4 ~ox 2288, ~e~ton; Bill Campbell, South Oolby Resident; Ca~l Week, 1305 Morgan Road; Georg~e Wing, South Colby; Avis Lee~ Rt. 4, Poulsbo; James Morgan, 1708 Wheaton Way; Don Sampson, 5~24 Kitsap Way; Peter Petrovik~ 30~1 Rocky Pt. Rd.; Michael Holt, 15~5 Pa~k Avenue; Nancy Gmant, Rt. 1, Box ~288; Bob Wise, 3202 Faz~agut; F~ederick Plucinski; Loretta Stedman, Manchester. ~-1a~op Japstad explained that the Council is working with the Theater, not against the Theater; also noted that the ar~hltect selected and his plans will have to meet approval of the funding agencies. Mayor Japstad confirmed the fact that the present al~-hitect, M~. Fmasep, has been refuted from this project; however, the new a~ehitect would have to ente~ into a contract with the City as was the case with M~. Fraser. BILLS ~n by C~,~ssionep Stewart and Mayor Ja~stad to give a blanket appl%0val of Vouchers 6079 in amouht of $113,951.~1 as audited by John Ross, ca,Tied unanlmausly. r~?;~.'~'Im AIII0pqlNED 11:47 A.M.