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Home My WebLink About09/20/74 CITY COUNCIL MEEi~iNG SEPTEMBER 20, 1974 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., PDST, ~'R?6~ , September 20, 1974. Attending were: Mayor Jarstad, presiding; C~,,m[ssioner Stewart, C~,,~%ssioner Schoneman, City Clerk Yeadon, City Attorney Walgren, and representatives of the press and radio. Meeting opened with the PI.~qGE OF ALLEGIANCE and Invocation by Ed Voyles, Pastor, Bremerton Revival Center. MINUTES ~ of September 11, 1974, were read and approved as emended. SEPARATION~ Stephen Swanson, EEA Grounskeeper, Parks and Recreation, September 19, 1974, Resigned. Camol A. Zetzd]e, Custc~er Relations Clerk, Water Office Inside, Resigned, October 4, 1974. Williem Truemper, Part-time Help, Street Depa~.b~_nt, September 13, 1974. Gordon Rinke, PT Help, Street Depaz.l.,~_nt, September 13, 1974. Greg Albe~tson, PT Help, Street Dept., Traffic Control, September 6, 1974. The following are all Parks and Recmeation, end of temporary su~ner employment, and ail effective September 14, 1974: John Clymo, Sheree Crosier, Richard Mosolf, Sandra Murphy, PDb~in Stmatton, Darlene Collins, Richard Norton, Rober~c Christensen, Lynn Stokesbary, Bob Batterman; following effective September 18, 1974, fr~m Parks and Recreation Dept.: Harace Blanchard, PT Bkkpr and Anthony White, end of sLm~ner employ. James Root, Asst. City Engineer, Effective Septembe~ 20, 1974. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Cc~,,~,~ssioner Stewart to approve the sepamations. Under discussion: ~,~---~-,.~ssioner Schoneman spoke of the eXcellent job done by James Root who will be going to work for the City of Bellevue. Motion carmied unanimously. CHANGES IN PAY STATUS Marylyn Ba~, from City Clerk's Office to Water Inside Accounting, $530 mo., September 26, 1974. Wilbur Benskin, Foreman (provisional), Water Distribution, $5.41 h~., $eptembe~ 9, 1974. Motion by C~,Hssioner Schoneman and Mayor Jarstad to approve the changes, c~.~.ied unanimously. NOTICES OF EMPLOYMENT Adrian Anderson, Extra ]mhor, Temporary, Street, $2.75 h~., Effective 9/16/74. Williem M. Duffy, Eng. Aide I, C.S. Eligible, $650 mo. Effective 9/23/74. Stephen L. Swanson, EEA Groundskeepem, Parks Dept., $3.61 hm., Effective 9/12/74. Fred R. Weaver, Eng. Aide I, Civil Service Eligible, $650.00 mo., Effective 9/16/74. Motion by C~,~missioner Schoneman and Mayor Jarstad to approve the employments, cazmied unanimously. PAYROLb VOUCHERS On Salary Fund, payroll gross, period Aug. 25 thru Sept. ?, 1974, $124.4~2.25, signed by Chief Acct. Burns, audited by John R. Ross, and on Claims Fund, Cu~¥. FICA and Bank Service Fees %~,~4 Pac. Nat. Bank of WaSh., audited by John R. Rosse, FICA $~,191.05 ami service fees $166.?~, total $4,357.79. Motion bV Cu~,m[ssioner Stewart and Mayor Jarstad to approve the vouchers, caz~ied unanimously. CLAIM FOR DAMAGES i Clerk presented Claim for Damages frc~ Earl T. Woods for $233.98, rock through windshield from Street Dept. work. To be presented to insurance c~any just as soon as report is received from the Street Depaptment. i CITY HALL IMPROVISMENT - PAINTING ~: Clerk presented proposal sul~mitted frcm James H. Robinson Ccmpeny, Inc., via B~.ty Bmanch, A~itect,i I~ for painting new rain water hoppe~, downspout and roof coping to Traffic Shop Building. This work not included in contract. Price, $137.50. . Motion by Con~ssioner Stewart and C~,,.;ssioner Mayor Jamstad to accept the proposal and approve i t-~ange 0mder for signature, when prepared, cazTied unanimously. i SCREENING - STAIRWAYS g ELEVATOR LOBBIES iClerk read me~o dated Sept. 20, 1974, reoon~nending bid award to t~zWcon Gonstmuction (Hurley Higgs)i ~i and stating that the iow bidder, Robinson C~,~any, did not bid on the entire job and Bremerton i Construction is approximately in the r%mnge of what it was figured the job would cost. ~ Motion by C~,,,Rssioner Stewart and Oa~,,.~ssioner Sehoneman to award to the iow bidder meeting i t e-~pecifications, Breme~ton Construction, carried unanimously. Ii HALLGREN CO.INC - VOUCHER FOR OVER $500 t Cl'erk Peal m~mo dated Sept. 20, IW'/~, frc~himself to City Council whleh stated that an order was [placed February 27,197~, for some Rensselaer Check Valve p~x-.ts at which time it was estimated the ;li%os~w~_ul__d ~ $400.00; how.ever, when the bill came in Septeatber the price increases caused the bill ' o ~bZO.UU; that there nave been heavy price increases in steel and cast iron mroducts in the i! past several months and there was no intent to - ass bid roced , . . by p p umes. Recommended the bzll iapprove~ on the oasis of seve~e price incR~eases mn the last szx or seven months. ,[ tlon by Cu~nlSslonep Schoneman and C~,,~lSSlOner Stewarff: to approve the clamm voucher, carmzed . unanimOusly' COUNCIL MINU~S (SEPT. 20, 1974 - CONTINUED) CALl. FOR BIDS - TRUCK CHASSIS (WATER SUPPLY) Clerk read memo dated August~28, 197g, fz~z, Water Supply requesting call for bids for one new dump truck cab and chassis and stating the Water Dept. has the dump box on hand. Budgeted in Item #64 for single axle dump $~,000 and used grader $6,000. Motion by Cu,,,.~ssioner Schoneman and C~,,,~ssioner Stewart ~o approve the bid call, ea/~ried unanimously. CA],]. FOR BIDS - LEGAL PUBLICATIONS 1975 Clerk re~uested authority to call for bids for legal publications for 1975. Motion by Ccmmissioner Schone~/n and Mayor Jarstad to authorize the n~]l for bids, carried u~sly. CALL FOR BIDS - TIRES~ TUBES & RECAPPING 1975 Clerk requested authority to call for bids for tires, tubes and recapping for 1975. Motion by C~,uissioner Schoneraan and Mayor Jarstad to authorize the call for bids, carried unanimously. BOUNDARY REVIEW BOARD - TRACYTON BEACH RD. WATERMAIN EM£~NSION Clerk read letter dated Sept. 12, 1974, _f_r~ ~k)tlndary Review Board which stated thepe was a public hearing to be held September 19th~king if the City was going to demand jurisdiction by the Board. It was noted that the notice had been received too late to make an answer; however, Clerk suggested a letter be sent so the record would be kept straight. C~,,z~ssi6ner Schone~n stated it was a matter of obtaining pipe supplies and there is a long wait after ordering; that there is 3,000 feet on hand and may go ahead with tbx%t amount after Boundary Review Board approval. Also, stated the pro~ect has been gone over by the County engineer and the local engineer. Motion by Co~mtissi~ner Schonem~n and Cc~,~ssioner Stewart authorizing the City Clerk to write ~ Boundary Review Board that the City ,does not d~and a hearing, c~arried unanimously. AWC REGIONAL ANNU~J~ M~ING Clerk noted that the regional meeting will be held September 2~th and about ten officials and employ ecs have registered to a~end. GOVERNOR'S CONFERENCE - CONSUMER PRODUCT SA~'L'IY Meeting scheduled November 13, 197~, at Seattle Center. City Clerk has the agenda. Subjects: Recreation Safety, Traffic Safety, Burn Injuries, Home Safety. SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT - INFO. EROM DOE Clerk presented copy of proposed revisions of Chapter 173-14 WAC (Permit for Substantial Developmenti City Engineer stated he had a copy. The Clerk's copy was referred to George Plescher, Planning Director. PROCLAMATION - CONSTITdTION WEEK Clerk read Mayor's p~ocls~nation for week of Sept. 17 through 23. C~,,,~issioner Stewart spoke of the privileges guaranteed by our Constitution and compared these with conditions he found when traveling to East Gern~ny. BIDS - TRAFFIC SIGNAL - 16TH g WARP~ Clerk stated the bids had been received prior to 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 18th and had been held because the pa~-ticular specifications cai]ed for opening in public and there was no public meeting held this last Wednesday. Motion by Ca~,Jssioner Stewart and Mayor Jarstad tocpen bids, carried unanimously. Clerk opened the following bids and read aloud: Singal Electric~ $25,390 with 5% bid bond enclosed. Pacific Electric, $17,900, with bid bond enclosed. The Electric Construction C~,~any, ~27,~88, bid bond enclosed. Westooast Electric Co., $22,~09, bid bond enclosed. Knobel's Electric, $22,897.00 with bid bond enclosed. Motion by Co~ssioners Schone~k3n and Stewa~ to refer to the City Engineer for study and rec~,,~-ndation, for next week's meeting, carried unanimously. 10:00 A.M. - REPORTS C~,,,~ssioner Stewal~t reported on the following: 1. VTN will make report at next Council Meeting on their study of bus system. 2. ~ave parking revenue figures: All-time high since he has been C~z,,~ssioner frown pa~king facility, actual daily parking 9905.66. $10,75~.78 last month frcm on-street pa~king. Stated that almost one-half of parking meter revenue is going to pay off the loss on the parking garage. 3. Just found out that revenue frc~ real estate taxes will be less in the ec~ing year than in 1975 due to a change in State law. This is at a time when expenses and costs are rising and when income should, also, be rising. ~. City Attorney Walgren has informed him that it is lawful to tax contractors working on projects in the Navy Yard; that this rec~,,~endation esme from Jer~-y WheeleD., License Inspector, and Mr. Stewart c~,,,end,d ,T~¥ ~'~neeler for looking into possibilities of increasing the City's revenue~ which revenue is really is needed at this time. CITY COUNCIL M~L'i'ING - SEFi'LMBER 20~ 1974 (CONT.) COMMISSIONER STLWART REPORTS (CONT.): 5. Reported on results of meeting with various employees, City Attorney's Office and h~mself concerning collection of had debts. Progress being made and new information being gained to help such as notifying the Financial Responsibility Division of the ~icense Depa~nent when a per~on d~naging Citv propez~3; does not have insurance so the driver's license can be suspended until responsibility has been shown. Also~ checking on better ways to collect delinquent B g 0 taxes. COb~MISSIONER SCHONEMAN REPORTS: 1. Appreciated being able to attend Public ~brks and Equipment show in Toronto. Gave a s%mma~y of activities and benefits. 2. Have full signal operation at 6th g WarTen and col-~ections have been made by the contractor. ~ar~icades in the si-meet due to necessity to raise utility cove~s to grade. Will not work today late due to heavy ~iday aft~n traffic at 6th g War~en. 3. Three Wastewate~ employees will be ~eceiving certificates for having passed w~itten examinations, thus having qualified fo~ higher Datings. They a~e Ca~l Galbraith,~ Vicent Delgado, and Donald J. Miller. 4. Building Dept. report as of Septembe~ 16th: $77,394.00 in new work, throughout the City. CITY CLERK REPORTS: 1. Co~,,mnded OoL,~lssioner Schon~nan, the Engineering staff and Street Depaz.b.ent employees for the excellent p~oject being completed at Sixth g WarTen. LEASE MODIFICATION AGRESMENT - G. E. Clerk ~ead modification of Ag~ee~.nt to increase fo~ next ~wo years fr~wa $100 to $118.70. Stated that General Electric had agreed to this increase and explained it had been adjusted by using the Consumer P~ice Index. C~,~Jssioner Stewart stated he wanted to have this method of adjusting the lease, each l-wo yea~s, and asked that it be included in the modification. Clerk stated this would have to be agreed upon by General Electric and he would contact G.E. Lease was r~fel~m~d hack to M~. Walg~en for adding the desiDad clause. SLOPE EAS~3~ENT g AGREEMENT - SUNSET FUND~ INC./K-MART City Clerk presented Slope Easement to the Sunset Fund, Inc., so they could use paint of Maple Street right-of-way~ pmepa~ed by City ATto£-,~ey; also~ presented an Agreement prepared by the City Attorney whereby the Sunset Fund would agree to construct retaining walls and embar~ents as ~equimed by the City in the event the City wished to use the right-of-way to open up Maple S%-~eet. Motion by C~,,~gssioner Schoneman and C~,,L~ssioner Stewar~ to approve the Slope Easement and ~reement and authorize the Mayom and City Clerk to sign for the City, carTied una~usly. CITY CHARJ'ER PROPOSITIONS - RESOLUTION NO. 1615 Clerk read Resolution No. 1615. Mayor asked that the wol-ds "in Public Works" be added to Proposi- tion No. 13. Co,~nissioner Stewar~ stated he understood it had been am~eed that there would be no five-yearn pr~vision for appointing a City Attorney and asked that P~o~sition No. 16 be corrected. The following proposition wording was worked through discussion: "An amen~t to Section 31 of Article VIII of the City Chaz~em providing that the City Attorney and his assistants must all be duly licensed attorneys of the State of Washington or permitted to practice within the State of Washington in accordance with the State Statute o~ Cou~t Rule and further providing that the City Attorney may r~m~ve his assistants at his pleasure." Motion by Cu,,,~[ssioner Stewar~c and Mayo~ Jamstad to pass Resolution No. 1615 as read ar~ emended, carried as foll~s: Mayo~ Jarstad, yes; C~,,~sslone~ Stewal~t, yes; C~,~dssione~ Schoneman, yes. Mayo~ Jar~tad gave thanks to Chamte~ Review C~,,~ttee for thei~ work; also, Dm. Campbell of Research Bureau, and the City Attorney and staff for the t~emendous amount of legal work acecmplished. Ail three c~,missione~s ~ted on the value of the suggested amer~ts. C~,,,~issioner Schonem~n c~,,,~ented further that the origim~l cha~e~ ec~ttee in 1942 should be c~,,,mnded and the char~er should be reviewed periodically. CHANGE ORDER NO. 2 - N. Kr~AP GRAVEL ~ ASPHALT CO. Clerk read me,~) fr~m City Enginee~ Pa/~ker and presented Change Omdep No. 2 fop $276.46 for elbows to connect new inlets on Sheridan Road to the existing risers in the storm sewer. These fittings were found to be necessary afte~ uncovering the connections. Motion by Co~tissioner Sc~neman and Mayor Ja~stad to approve Change O~deP No. 2, carried unanimous~ ORDINANCE NO. 3161 - REZONE/NATIONAL AVENUE Clerk Daad, second reading, An Ordinance amending the use and az~a maps according to 0~dinance No. 1792. Motion by Mayor Ja~stad and C~/~,~ssioner Stewart to pass Ordinance NO. 3161 on second Daading, carried as follows: Mayor Jarstad, yes; Co,~issioner $tewapt~ yes; Cu~,,.{ssioner Schoneman~ yes. ORDINANCE NO. 3162 - ANNUAL TAX LEVY Clerk read An O~dinance of the City of Breme~ton levying municipal taxes against all of the taxable property within the City limits of Br~merTon for the yearn 197~, and approving the assessment roll made by the Assessor of Kitsap Counl7 the~eofrm to be collected in the year 1975. Motion by C~,,.. Schoneman and Mayor Japstad to pass 0Pdinanee No. ~162~ on first reading. COUNCIL MINIII~S - SEPT. 20 (CONT.) Under discussion: C~,,,~ssioner Stewar~ cu,~,~_nted on the fact that there would be about $5,500',less incom~ from this source in 1975 due to a change in the State law. Mr. Walgren discussed the action of the legislature in working out this compromise law which has less impact than the original pro- posal; that this was agreed to by the Associations of the Cities and Counties. Motion oarried as follows: Mayor Jarstad, yes; C~l,~Jssioner Stewart~ yes; C~ssioner Schoneman, yes. ORDINANCE NO. 3163- LIBRARY B,O, ND ISSUE Clerk read Ordinance No. 3163 An Ordinance of the City of Bremerton, Washington, providing for the ~co. ns .t~ucting ?d equipping of a.headquarTers lib--, building in conjunct, ion with R.ur~ Library uzstrlct of Kztsap County, Washington~ on land acquired therefor; decla~lng the estimated cost there-I of as nearly as may be; p~oviding for the borrowing of a total of $450,000.00 and issuing and selling! negotiable general obligation bonds to pay the cost of such acquisitions, and such bonds to be made payable by annual tax levies to be made without limitation as to rate or amount; declaring an emergency; and providing for the sul~ssion of the proposition of incurring such indebtedness and issuing such bonds to the qualified voters of the City at a special election to be held therein on November 5, 1§74~ in conjunction with the State General Election to be held on the same date." Motion by Mayor Jar~tad and Cc~%~Jssioner Stewart to pass Ordinance No. 3163, on first reading, ~ as follows: Mayor Jarstad, yes; C~,,,{ssioner Stewart, yes; Cum,{ssior~r Schon~nan~ yes. RESOLUTION NO. 1616 - BOND COUNSEL - PARK BONDS Clerk read Resolution No. 1616 "A Resolution of City of Bremerton, Washington, retaining counsel for certain services in connection with the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds of the City~. Motion to pass Resolution No. 1616, by Mayor Jarstad and C~-~,~Jssioner Stewal~t, car~.ied as follows: ~P~-~--Jarstad~ yes; Cc~missioner Stewal~t, yes; C~,,,{ssioner $chone~an~ yes. ORDINANCE NO. 3164 - PARK BOND ISSUE Clerk read, first reading An O~dinance of the City of Bl~3ner~on, Washington, providing for the sub- mission to the qaulified electors of the City at the general election to be held Nov. 5 ~ 1974, of a proposition authorizing City to issue its general obligation bonds in the principal amount of not to exceed $1,485,000 for the pu~se of paying the costs of acquiring open-space park area and c~,~re- hensive improvement of parks and recreation facilities within the City and declaring an emergency. Motion by Mavor Jarstad and Cu,~,{ssioner Stewart to pass Ordinance No. 3164, on first reading. C~¥.'~ te~ stated it was his aJm~ and he had discussed this with ~dy Pendergast, that the swin~aing pool! operate from its own revenue. Mayor Jarstad e~,~_nted that money frown the issue would assist in obtaining state and federal grants. The reason the civic auditorium is not listed in capital improv~ ments at this time is the~e is no grant available for this proposed use. Motion carried as follows". Mayor Jarstad, yes; Commissioner Stewart, yes; C~,,.{ssioner Schoneman, yes. LEASE MODIFICATION AGRE~ - C~NERAL ELECI'KIC (GOLD MTN. ) Clerk read Lease Modification Agreement. This had bean re~r~it-ten to include $118.70 month, beginnlngi October 1, 1979, for two year period, and the Consumer P~ice Index to be used in future negotiations. Motion by C~,,,~ssioner Stewart end Mayor ~arstad to approve the agreement~ carried unanimously. GENERAL CHAIRMAN - PARKS BOND ISSUE Motion bv Mayor Jarstad and Co~m. Stewart to appoint the chairman of the BremerTon Park and Recrea- tzo~nd Issue Cc~L[ttee, Morrie Dewkins, overall Cha{~man, eal~ried unanimously. SEWER COMPLEX FACILITIES AGREtMEN'r ! Clerk presented the proposed agres~ent which ~uld be between Kitsap County Sewer Districts 1, 3, 5~ IiiCity of Port O~cha~d, Po~t of Br~merton~ City of Bremer~on, and Kitsap County. Discussion followed llques~onea now a ~e ~s DroKen~ ana wanted to kn~ ~f Po~.~t Or~havd and Annapolis have a~Peed to this i a~ceement. Mayo~ stated at the meetin~ held in Olympia those jurisdictions reprssented stated they !lwould aE~ee to a joint application. Also, stated this is a pa~tne~ship a.?e~nent. No solution was i!a~reed upon as to solving a tie vote. City Engineer Parker stated the City did not have joint pa~t- iinership.before and t.hat.he was satisfied with this proposed agreement. C~,.. Schoneman asked Parked ~f he. was satisfied t.hat .t~.'s was the best proposal~ and Mr. Parkar cu,,uented whenevar there is ia ~..U,.ersh~p, ~ch ~s ? g~ve allele and be thought this was a f~r ~U~ership. Mr. Schoneman i as~ea a~out the ronnu±a for cost and Mr. Parkar advised that it follows city's reco~endation~ also~ stated protection is Step I which was put in along with Step II & III. M~. Parkar stated he did not want to spend too much money in p~elb~ plans and he believed there ave reasonable safeguards built into this proposal now. Mr. Stewar~ stated his concern in possibility of buildin~ a big line to Manchester~ but favored a small line hack to Bremerton. Mr. Parker cautioned a~ainst making a ion by Co~missioner Stewar~ and Mayor Ja~stad to accept the a~veement as prepared and authorize s-i-~tures of Co~missioners and City Clerk, carried ~sly. BILL~ ~ by C~,,,~issioner Stewart and C~,'.lssioner Schoneman to give blanket approval Vouchers 3317 thru ~, amount, $39,19~.14~ c~z,ied unanimously. ADJOURNED 11:50 A.M. APPROVED: G.C. 'YEADON, SR., CITY CLERK GLENN K. JARSTAD, MAYOR ]1 PR/KR-[~ TAPE 33 A g B