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Home My WebLink About03/27/74 CITY COUNCIL M~;Ei'ING MINUTES March 27, 1974 The ~e~ular meetinz of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held in the Coun- cil Chambers of Citv Hall at 9:00 a.m., PDST, Wednesday, Mar~h 277 1974. Attending were: Mayor Ja~stad, nresiding; Co~ssloner StewarT, City Clerk Yeadon~ ;{sst. City Attorneys Jackson and McCluskey. Commissioner Sehoneman attending American Road Builders Association in Nevada. Meetin~ opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation bv Pasto~ John Ruper~c of Pree Methodist Church. · n~ of March 20, 1974, were read and at, proved as amended. SEPARATIONS Rober~a Schepar, Account Clerk, Watel- Office, Mar~h 26, 1974, Resigned. Mancy Kelf, Asst. Citv Tmeasurer, Ma~ch 29, 1974, Retirement. Chaples Costello, Engineering Aide I, March 20, 1974, Resigned. Joseph Izzo, Operator III, Wastewatep Treatment, March 22, 1974, Resigned. Motion by Mavor Ja~stad and Commissioner Stewart to app~ove the separations, carried unanimously. ~DTICES OF DMPLOYMENT Patpicia hei~hton, PT Playleade~, Pa~ks g Recreation, $2.50 he., March ??, 1974. C~rdon Jackson, Extpa labor, Pax-ks ~. Recreation, $2.00 hz.., ~laz~h 27, 1974. lmu~a Kir~, ~ Help, Police Depa~.b~nt, ~2.47 h~., Malx2h 25, 1974. FOKer D~ake, ODer~tol- III, Wastewater, gSS?.50, ADi~il 1, 1974. Motion by Commissioner Stewart and Mayor Ja~stad ~o aDp_rove the employments, campied unanimously. City C~uncil Minutes Continued, March 27, 1974 CHA~F~ IN PAY STATUS Nellie E. Block, Clerk-Secretary, Mayor's Office, 8675 + $~ to $725 + ~4, 3/25/74. Patricia Lateen, Clerk-Cashier, Treasurer, $530 mo., End of Probation, 3/27/?4. Paula J. TDhnin~,, Operations Clerk, T~easurer, $562.50 mo., Aoril 1, 1974. Motion bv Mayor Jarstad and Con~tissionep Stewart to approve the Changes in Pay Status, carried unanimously. CLAIMS FOR DAMAG~ (CHAFEE, SORSBY, lA ROCHE) Clerk presented Claims for Damages as follows: Myron E. Chaffee~ II, in amount of $85.80; Alvina ~%o~sby, in amount of $131.77; M~. and Mrs. Willis LaRoche, in amount of $729.89. Clerk also read Water Department report stating City's position on claim of Mr. and Mrs. LaRoche. All three claims and Water Deoa~'tment Report pefer~ed to City's Insupanee C~npany. APPLICATION FOR TAXICAB DRIVER LICENSE Clerk Dne~sented ADplicatiOn fol- Tawicab DmlveP License f~om Robert Taylor which was approved by captain Deve~V for the Chief of Police. Motion bv Mayor Ja~stad and Co,,~,~ssioner $tewar~ to approve the application, earTied unanimously. APPLICATION FOR OUTSIDE UTILITY AG~/RUIDN HEAD Cle~ presented subject application, and the Mayor set the matter aside for study when Conmtissionep Schoneman returns. CALL FOR BIDS - FIRE HOSE Clerk read memo dated March 25, 197~, from Asst. Fire Chief to City Clerk Pequestin/ authorization to call fop bids fora 1200 feet of 1 1/~ inch hose as approved ~n 1974 budKet. Motion bv Mayor Japstad and Cu~,,~ssioneP Stewart to authorize bid call, ear~ied unanimously. CT~LL FOR BIDS - Sol,q) PROJECTOR (FIRE DEFI'. ) Clerk read letter dated Mar~h 19, 1§7~ from Asst. Fi~e Chief to City Clerk requestinK authorization to call fop bids for one 16 ~ Sound Pro~ectop g Accessories. Motion bv Mayor Ja~stad and Commissioner $tewart to authorize the bid call, carried unanimously. C~Vg~E ORDER #3 - LID #311 SCHEDULE "B" (LDL 1AND DEVELOPMENT CO., INC. ) Clep~ read memo dated March 26, 197~, fz~,~ City F~gineer to City O0unoil submlttlnz subject ChanK~e Order fop new laddeP safety devices to Pump Station 27 and 28 required by new Feder~al and State · %afetv Regulations. Total increase, Motion by ~i~vor Japstad and C~,,Rssionem Stewart that Change O~dep No. 3 be allowed, ear, led unanimously. ROOFINC g REPAIRS - CITY HALL Clerk read memo fr~m City Clerk to Con~nissioner Stewart stating he has discussed proposed job (roofing, exterior g interioi~ repairs to City ~all) with B g K Roofin~ and Cum,ePeial Builder~; that B g K says the City needs a Kenepal ooni-pactor and the leneral eoni/~acto~ lave a ntm~bem of reasons fop needinK an a~chitect to DreDal-e propel~ specifications for all the work necessary, inside and out, and to inspect the work as it is in progl-ess. City Clerk stated he rec~u,mnded this route. Clerk read answer of Mr. Stewart statinK whatever is necessary; fop the repairs should be done. Discussion was held~ and M~. ~tewa~t questioned the need fop an architect. City Clerk stated that he was not Qualified to draw uD the roof specifications which were ve~v involved. City Engineer Par~ep also sooke of s~ne of the comDlicatlons involved, and Kave reasons for needin~ an architect. Motion by CDmmlssioneP Stewar~c ap~ Mayor Jarstad to concur in the City Clerk's recomnendation, carried unanimously. LwrI'ER OF APPF~L - SKIRVIN~ ~0NE City Clerk explained that last week Council passed a motion to allow the appeal of Phillip Best ~ Attorney, on Planning Co,,,,Jssion Decision to extend the conditional zoning f~ R-1 to R-~. and of the Ski~ving Property on We~nem Road. Clerk stated he was advised by the PlanninK Depal.t,~nt that the Planning Commission decision was to extend the conditional zoninK for ~i~. Skirving whose development is based on Kove~.~,ental financings and he did not know if the Cx)uncil has p~ecedenee over matters such as this. Motion bv Mayor Japstad ar~ Conn~issioner Stewar~ to refer this matter to the City Attorneys Office ~rection of proper procedure to follow on the proposed heaping, ca~ed unanimously. GAS LINE,% - F7%STSIDE SHELL STATION ~le'r~ sta~ed he received report fro~ Captain Si-patton statinq Eastside .~nell has been cooperative re~an4i~ Kas line traffic problem; that they now Dump Kas between ~:00 and 4:00 P.m., and now have Canadian Kas and the~e, a~e no lines at present. ALLEY ~PR0VPMDrF BEI~i~N 10176 g llTH AND OLYMPIC AND NAVAL (LID #317) Clerk read memo dated Mar~h 28, 197~,' from City Engineer to City Council submittinK job cost esti- mate fop subject pro~ect, a~d Peck~,,,~nding the Street Department be authorized to perform the construction. Motion bv Conm~issionep Stewart and Mayop Japstad that the job be done on %bpk Force Account ~ °~r~ied unanimously. City Council Minutes Continued, March 27, 1974 PROCLAMATION - F0b-I'ER CHILDREN W~K dlerk read proclamation of the Mayor proclaiming March 31 to Apr~ 6, 197~, as "Breme~ton's Action for Foster Children Week". C~,,,2ssioner Stewar~ stated there is a program at the Olympic Center Retarded Children's Clinic where Senior Citizens ar~ paid to be Foster Grandparents; that this is funded through a ~-~ant. Stated there is need for more Senior Citizen Participation. PROCLAMATION - QUALITY W~K Clerk read P~oclamation of the Mayor p~oclaiming April 21 - 27~ 1974, as "Br~mer~con's 0uality ~ek". NOTICE - t~PLOYER SUPPORT W~< FOR GUARD g RESERVE ~ferk presented Notice of Fnmloyer Support Week for Guard and Reserve fr~m APril 1-6, 1974. LErrER - HIGHWAY O0P~ISSION RE: FAM GUIDELINES g S~INARS Clerk read letter dated March 21, 1974, f~, Highway Cu,,,RSsion to City Co~mcil submittin~ a schedule of seminars to be presented by the State Aid Division related to guidelines and operatin~ p~oeedures in connection with the FAM Funds DistribUtion Foz~mla yet to be approved by the State Highway ex~m~ission. 10: 00 - PUBLIC RECOG~iTION Beverly Mu'sser asked what progress had been made in placing the USS BR~MERTON Bell in City Hall. Mayor Jarstad explained that the Shipyard is preparin~ the bell which will be placed below the stairway at City Hall. NEW POSITION - PARKS DE~T. Clerk read memo dated MarCh 22, 1974, f£om Par~ Supt. to Mayor Jarstad requesting City Council approval he given to e~eate a new position in the Pa~ks Department, liste~ as park Maintenance Man II; also, stated that this position is greatly needed due to recent cut in maintenance employees on EEA program. Stated that the rate of pay ~ould be $3.89.hr., and no additional funds would be required to create the position. ~btion by Mayor Jarstad and Conztissioner Stewart that an ordinance be prepared for next Council h~-~nK, carried unanimously. RESOLUTION NO. 1591 - PARK~RST VACATION HEARING Clerk read Resolution No. 1591 setting date of hea~ing for the Donald P. Parkhurst Right-Of-Way Vacation Application for April 24, 1974, at 10:00 a.m. Motion bv Mayor Jarstad and C~,,,issioner Stewart to pass Resolution No. 1591, carried as follows: · av~Jarstad, yes; Con~tissioner Stewart, yes. ORDINANCE - APPROPRIATING FUNDS/WATeR SUPPLY (HOUGH LOADER) Clerk read, first reading, An O~dinance ~nending Ordinance 3101 which adopted ~ter Depe~.t~,~nt budget of the City of Bremerton for the year 1974, as authorized by RCW $5.~3.091. (Transferring funds from Water Sewer Fund to Water Supply Division for purchase of Hough loader from Equipment Rental Fund. ) Motion bv Co,z%issioner Stewart and ~ayor Jarstad to approve on first readir~, earmied as follows: av~Jarstad, yes; Co~missioner Stew~r~, yes. ORDINANCE NO. 3119 - CITY USE OF STATE MOTEL/HOTEL TAX Clerk read, second reading, An Ordinance levying a special tax of two (2%) per cent to be reimbursed to the City of Bremerton from the present 4.5% Washington State Sales Tax on the sale of or charge made for the furnishing of lodging by a hotel, rooming, house, tourist court, motel, trailer camp, and designatin~ a special fund whereby the monies collected by imposing such tax shall be accumu- lated for a public stadium facility and/or convention center facility. Motion by Co~ssioner Stewart and ~yor Jarstad to pass Ordinance No. ~119. Commissioner Stewart ~---~t clear that this ordinance does not levy any additional taxes; that it just allows the City to get a portion of the State tax already collected. Motion carmied as follows: Mayor Jarstad, yes; Co,,,~ssioner Stewart, yes. ~ar%-y lows suggested the City look fo~a~d to the future and implement planning in connection with uses of futui~e energy soul~ces and fuel. Mayor Jar~tad and Con~nissioner Stewart conc~d that this planning will be done at a higher level of Goverr~mtnt. MENTOR FJtSIMtlNT - SEWER/W~I'~K 5610 KITF~kP WAY Clerk read mem~ dated Mal~eh ~6 ~ 197~, from City Engineer to City Clerk stating easement accepted at Council Meeting Mar~h 20th from ~oe Mentor should not be recorded; that subsequent to the Council Meeting, Mm. Mentor has caused the new sewer to be laid as much as eleven feet off the easenent makin~ the present easement inadequate. City Clerk stated the easement has not been recorded and has been returned to the City tlngineer. M~. Parkem~ City Engineer, was present and e~Dlalned that a new sewer easen~nt will be presented after the sewer is laid and exact legal description is known. Motion by Mayor Ja_~stad and C~ssioner Stewart to accept recon~nendation of City tlngineer regard% in~ easement accepted last meetlng~ carried unanimously. BILLS M-~n by Con~nissioner Stewart and Mavor Jar~tad to give a blanket approval of Vouchers ~b. 1238 ~ '1324 in amount of ~67,557.78;~ carried un~nimouslv. Ct~fY-~0UNCIL M~ZUI'ING MINUTES, CONTI~JED, MARC~{ 27, 1974 REPORTS - COMMISSIONER b'i%WART 1. Reoor~ed that Nancy Kelf is retiPinK~ and that she has performed an excellent job as Asst. City Treasurer. 2. ~buld like the Cil~; ClePk's Office to form a K~ouD in~ordeP to have a "BudKet Review". 3. 0uestioned Citv Fm~ineeP whether the Citv would be able to obtain services of a "bonded" arch- itect. ~. Pa~keP stated that he believed an architect will be liable fop er~op in his design; hog, yep, not fop the work of the contmacto~. Fu~theP discussion was held, and the question was not ~esolved. ~. Raised question o~ whv a man was r~.leased on a minom charge. Mm. Jackson explained the man was picked up in City by a County Deputy ShePiff and should have been b~ought in as CivilJ~m Charade brou~ht UD in District Cou~t One. REPORTS - MAYOR JARSTAD 1. C~ve Februarv report of activities of Citv's Grants Administrator 0ffiee. This re~ort (monthly) is on file in City Clerk's Office. Lmrrv LoNe asked if the City has made a firm decision on location of future Civic C~nter. Mayor Jarstad stated that a final decision has not been made~ and there will be additional citizen in-out before any final planning; however, it was ree~,~nded bv, Drofessional, etc., that the Center be located in 01~mDic College area, and this is the location on which study and ~ro~osal is based. BID OPENINGS - SURPLUS PROPERTY/CULVERT PIPE ~Iotion by Mavor Jarstad and Crmmissioner Stewart to open bids as scheduled on A~enda, carried unani- mously. Clerk opened follow~n~ bids: S~IRPLUS PROPERTY (HIG~{LAND AVENUE): Ronald Asleson, 691 Ford Avenue ......................................................... $750.00 Clerk stated this was the min~mmm amount srmelfied in bid specifications. ~otion by Mav~r Jarstad and Conmissioner Stewart that bid be evaluated and awarded next meeting, carried unanlm~uslv. ~IJLVERT PIPE. (WATER S~IPPLY): North KitsaD Gravel & AsDhalt, Poulsbo ................................................ ~totion by ~yor Jarstad and C~,u~ssioner Stewart that bid be evaluated and awarded next meetinz, carried unanimously. ~ff~71'ING~ A/AIOURMED 11:05 a.m. G. C.' YEAI~ SR., City APPROVED: TP: MB P~: