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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/08/73 CITY COUNCIL M~zi'ING MINUTES AUGUST 8, 1973 The rezular meeting of the City Council of the City of B~emer~on, ~shin~ton, was held in the Coun- cil Chambers of Cii~; Hall at 9:00 a.m., PDST, Wednesday, August 8~ 1973. Attending were: Mavor Japstad, presiding; Con, missioner Clark, Conmlissioner Schoneman~ City Clerk Yeadon, City Atto~neV Wal~ren, and representatives of the press and radio. Meetin~ onened with the Pledge of Allegiance and Invcoation by Fathe~ Ashwell of Holy T~inity Catholic Church. MINUTES ~-~tes of AuKust 1~ 1973, were r~ad and approved as amanded. NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT Donald Miller, Wastewater Treatment Trainee, $3.75 hr., 8-13-73, By Examination. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and C~m~uissloner Schoneman to approve the employment ~ cal~ed unanimously. CHANGES IN PAY STATUS Chestep Meigs, Equip. Mtce. to Inspector, $881.75 to $908 + $5.00~ 8-11-73. (Fire) ~andall Calhoun~ Inspector (Prov.) to 3 y~. Fi~efightem, $870 + $50.50 to $819.50, 8-11-73. G. W. C~allaKhem, Jr., Treasu~er~ $1~005.80 to $1,0~8.75~ 8-~8-73, (thd Probation Period). Paula Lohning, Clerk-Typist: Treasurer, $~72 to $500~ 8-1~-73~ (End Probation Period). Paul Colnik, ~ y~. Firefighter to Equip. Mtce., $857.50 to $875.75, 8-11-73. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Co,~lissioner Clark to approve the Changes in Pay Status. Under discus- sion: Co~raissioner Cla~k e~,,~nded City T~easur~r Gallagher on the excellent job he is perfoi~minK as Treasurer. Carried unanimmusly. PAYROLL VOUC}~R Clerk presented Payroll Voucher for *_he pay period July 15 - ~8 Inclusive in the total amount of $1~ ,985.63 ~ which was audited by Harold Fitzwater and approved by C~,~Jssioner Clark. Motion by Co~,,.{ssioner Cla~k and Commissioner Schoneman to approve the Payroll Voucher, car~ed unanimously. LICENSE APPLICATION - PUBLIC BREAKFAST (BREMERTON Ct~TRAL LIONS CLUB) Clerk presented Application for a License to hold a public breakfast on Foul~th Street from Bremer- ton (Central) Lions Club~ a non-profit service club. Motion by Commissioner Clark and Mayor Jarstad to approve the application~ carried unanimously. CLAIM FOR ED~MAGES Clerk presented Claim for Damages from Brad Buskirk in the amount of $1~5.00 which had been refer- red to the insurance company. NOTICE OF ME~iFING - URBAN ARTERIAL BOARD Clerk presented Notice of Meeting of the Urban Arterial Board to be held Thursday, August 16, 1973, CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - AUGUST 8, 1973, continued and Agenda for same. Clerk stated he also received a copy of UAB Revise~ Guidelines of which he furnished a copy to the City Fmgineer. SURPLUS COIN SORTER - TREASURER'S OFFICE Clerk presented request from the City Treasurer to declare one Bodine Coin Sorter surplus, which is no lonKer used by that office. City Clerk stated that it is the mecc~mendation of APA Max Marangi that this item be declared surplus and placed in custody of Small Stores for disposition or use by another department. Motion by Con,missioner Clark and Mayor Jarstad to declare the coin sorter surplus to be disposed of in the best interest of the City, carried unani~Dusly. BID ~RIVER - REPLACT~ENT OF PUMPS (WASTEWATER TREATMENT) Clerk read mend dated August ?, 1973, from A. O. Herrmarm to City Clerk requesting waiver of bid call for the purchase of Chicago pun~s as they are exact replacements and can be installed without piping change and old motors and pedestals used; also, stated that there is only one source of suppl5 for these ptm~s, and money is provided in the 1973 operating budget. Clerk then presented requis- ition for subject pumps; estimated cost being a total of $5,752.00. Motion by Co~missioner Sehoneman and Conmtissioner Clark to approve the Bid ~aiver and authorize the purchase of the pumps, carried unanimously. RESCIND MOTION - FIRE ENGINE NO. 9 ~ity Clerk explained that in a previous meeting Fire Engine No. 9 was declared surplus from the Fire Depa~.t,~ent with the possibility of being transferred to the ~ater De~,t.~nt and that now the Fire Department wishes to retain this fire engine for historic purposes and would like the previous motion rescinded. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Schoneman to rescind the previous motion declaring the enFine surplus in order that the engine be retained by the Fire Depa~.b,ent, carried unanimously. SANITARY SEWER EASemENTS - OYSTER BAY PRESSURE LINE Clerk read memo dated August 7, 1973, from City En~neer to City Council submitting sewer easements from the following: John g Elva Hoskinson; Marion Lee; Harold R. Lee and Marion Lee. Memo stated that these easements are for a proposed sanitary sewer lateral from the Oyster Bay Pressure Line westerlv to a point near Shore~ood D~ive, which lateral will serve three existing houses and as these houses are under more than one ownership it is essential that this lateral becomes a publicly owned lateral and the easements to the City become a necessity. Motion by Con~nissioner Schoneman and Con~nissioner Clark to accept the easements and refer to the C--{--ty Attorney's Office for checking as to form. Con~tissioner Schoneman gave explanation of the background of the easements and the motion was carried unanimously. SEWER SYSTEM TRANSFER TO THE CITY Clerk explained that Eddie Bjork and several others have offered to tmansfer a sanitary sewer system i located next to Metcalf-Grimm Company to the City and he submitted a letter of agreement signed by himself (F~die Bjork), ~nda Bjork, President for Metcalf-Grimm (George Grimm), Dorothy Gri,m, Arthur Metcalf, and Ruth Metcalf, alon~ with Quit Claim Deeds from ~emald Kingen; Edwin and Wanda Bjork; C~orge C. ~ Dorothy L. Grimm g Arthur B. and Ruth Metcalf; and Metcalf-Grinm Mechanical Cor- poration. Clerk stated that one parcel had a mortgage on it and the owner is out of town, and it wa~ suggested that he should he given the opportunity to sign the letter of agreement showing his release. Clerk explained that this sewer system existed when they bougj~t the property from the Gove~,~nt. Motion by Con,missioner Schoneman and Mavor Jarstad to accept the Deeds and dedication of the sewer and to refer them to the City Engineer for checking the legal description and to the City Attorney for checkinK as to form, carried unanimously. AUTHORIZING CITY WORK FORCE - TOPICS PROJECT (6TH g WARREN) Clerk read memo dated August 6, 1973, from Asst. City Engineer to City Council submitting Job Cost Estimate for subject project which had been approved by the Street Depaz,t.ent and as a part of the TOPICS Program; also, stated that it would be in the best interests of the City to be done with City forces. (Total available funding, $24,858.98). Asst. City Engineer Root was present at the meeting and explained that the City forces would do all of the work except for putting in the concrete and the traffic signal which would be done by the contractor; that this would be combining the contract- lng and Citv forces to reduce the cost of the entire project. Motion by Commissioner Schoneman and Commissioner Clark to authorize the Street Department to do ~-~t work, carried unan~usly. OUTSIDE UTILITY AGREEMENT - NE[~4INSKI/JEWEL Clerk discussed status of subject Application for Outside Utility _Agmeement and it was the consensus of the Council to hold the application until a later date. CEhqR GROVE/S}~RIDAN HEIGHTS ANNEXATION Mayor Jarstad suggested that City Attorney check with Prosecuting Attorney to see if the City is to do anything, more with this matter or if it goes directly ix) election. City Attorney Walgren agreed to do this checking. PROCLAMATION - "JOBS FOR VL~rERANS ~©NTH" Clerk read proclamation of the Mayor proclaiming the month of August, 1973, "Jobs for Veterans Month.l" ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY FOR ROTINTIAL SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS Clerk stated that in a previous meeting he was advised to retumn letter dated July 24th from Kramer, Chin ~ Mayo at a later date after arranging a m~eting with this firm. Mayor Jamstad stated that a meetinK had been held but there is no report to be made as of yet on this matter. LER~FER - DOMINION LIFE ASSURANCE RE: GROUP MEDICAL PLAN PROPOSAL Clerk read letter dated August 2, 1973, from Dominion Life Assurance Company to City Council stating CItY COUNCIL ME~TING MINUTES - AUGUST 8, 1973~ continued that they are in receipt of a request including employee data and specifications roi~ a group insur- ance medical quotation for Breme~ton city employees and that official validated expe~ience figures a~e required in order to proceed with a proposal. City Clerk advised that he answered this letter for the Council as follows: Letter dated August 7, 1973~ from City Clerk to Dominion Life Assurance statin~ that he contacted the local office of the Physicians' service and was informed that the City of B~emerton is a member of a state-wide contmact with the Washington Physicians Service and exper- ience fi~Kures are maintained on the whole group, not just an individual city and no figures or experience are available for Breme~ton alone. LE'rlER - TRAFFIC SERGEANT RE: GUARD RAIL ON llTH STRict Clerk read letter from Sgt. Gingrey to Mayer Ja~stad stating he reviewed letter referTed to him from Albel~t Smith requesting a guard Pail between his homo on 951 Highland Avenue and ilth Street, due to the dangerous condition existing with cars losing control and hitting his house. Sgt. Gingrey sub- mitred photographs and a diagrem with his letter which stated it was the reconmendation of himself and Asst. Chief Heru~y that the Street Depa~,b,~nt place a guard mil just inside the sidewalk on the north side of llth Street ten feet west of Highland Avenue to give this area a protective bar~- ier. Conmissioner Schoneman stated there may not be sufficient funding in the Si-meet Dep~.t,~nt to place the additional guard reil and also a guard rail at the top of cemote~y hill which is also very needed. Motion bv Mayor Jarstad and Conmissioner Schoneman to authorize the Street Depa~.t.ent to proceed to p a-l-a-6~-these guard ~ails g if mm{ntenance money in the Street Department is not available, Revenue Sharing Funds be used, carried unanimously. ORDINANCE - CREATING NEW POSITION (ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT) NO. 3081 Clerk read An O~dinance creating a new position fop Engineering Aide II in the Engineering Depar~c- ~nt, and declaring an emergency. Motion by Con~nissioner Schoneman and Conmtissioner Clark to pass Ordinance No. 3081, carried as follows: Mayor Jarstad; yes; Con,missioner Clark, yes; Commissioner Schoneman, yes. CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFUND ACCOUNT (NLW PROCEDURE) Clerk read letter dated August 2, 1973, from City Auditor to City Council explaining that at the present tine refunds are being made by the City Treasurer and this takes place after a customer has closed his account and moved and quite a few checks are returned because of no forwarding address. Letter also stated that by approval of this new procedure the closing transactions will be completed while the customor is still at the counter. Letter stated that this change in operation has been reconm~nded by the State Auditor and will improve customor relations as well as making the handling of refunds much more efficient. (Clerk then read Ordinance and Resolution adopting new procedure as follows). ORDINANCE NO. 3082 - CONSUMER DEPOSIT REFdND ACCOUNT Clerk read An Ordinance providing for the~tablishn~nt of a special checking account for the Water Office to be known as "consumer Deposit Refund Account;" and declaring an emorgency. Motion by Commissioner Clark and Commissioner Schoneman to pass Ordinance No. 3082, carried as o1~: Mayor Jarstad, yes; Commissioner Clark, yes; Commissioner Schoneman, yes. RESOLUTION NO. 1563 - AUTHORIZING SIGNA~dRES ON ACCOUNT Clerk read Resolution No. 1563 authorizing signa~xa~ss of Edna M. Johnson, Tracy M. Lurid, and Cheryl L. Cox on "Consumor Deposit Refund Account" at the Peoples National Bank of Washington. Motion by Con, missioner Clark and Con~tissioner Schoneman to pass Resolution No. 1563, carried as olds: Mayor Jarstad, yes; Con:missioner Clark, yes; Co, i~.~ssioner Schoneman, yes. 10:00 - RECOGNITION OF ~I'i'~]RS NOT ON THE AGENDA E~die Adams stated he spoke with Mr. Whalen who was very pleased with the correction of the parkin~ problem at Bur~ll and Anoka Streets. As a member of the "Charter Committee" Mr. Adams reported that in his review of the Charter he found no ma~or suggested changes; however, may suggest sc~ne minor changes. Mr. Adams reported that he plans to entertain Exchange Students from Japan and their American Hosts and Hostesses on his Yacht for a cruise and picnic lunch. FL~rlTION - ALLEY IMPROV~ (NAVAL IQ OLYMPIC BETWEEN 10TH $ llTH STRLh'i') Clerk stated that subject petition which was presented to the Council last week has been checked by the City Lhg~ineer's Office and is sufficient for an LID according to letter from City Engineer dated August 7. Motion by Commissioner Schoneman and Conmtissioner Clark to proceed with the formation of the LID, carried unanimously. RESOLUTION NO. 156~ - SETTING HEARING DATE (BENDER STREL~i~ VACATION) Clerk read A Resolution setting date of hearing fop the R. L. Bender Street Vacation Application for September 12, 1973, at 10:00 a.m. Motion by Con~nissioner Clark and Con~nissioner Sehoneman to pass Resolution No. 156~, carried as follows: Mayor Jarstad, yes; Co, j,,~ssioner Clark, yes; Conm~issioner Schoneman, yes; carried unan~u! ORDINANCE - FIRST READING: AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE Clerk read An Ondinance amending Section 3~, Chapter 32, Title 1, and Section 1200 of Title IV, Chapter II of Ordinance No. 1792, pertaining to zoning. Motion by Con~nissioner Clark and Commissioner Schoneman to approve ordinance on first reading, carried as follows: Mayor Jarstad, yes; Con,missioner Clark, yes; Comnissioner Schoneman, yes; carried unanimously. PAY BILLS Motion by Conmzissioner Clark and Mayor Jarstad to give a blanket approval of Vouchers No. 7~,~1 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - AUGUST 8, 1973, continued through 74,527, Inclusive, for payment in the total amount of $45,049.58, carried unanimously. REPORTS - COMMISSIONER CLARK 1. Sunday Bus Run total, 163; slight drop in rldership probably due to two bus breakdowns that Sunday. 2. Beard Contest still underway; plan to urge governor Evans to participate in the Beard Contest. REPORTS - COMMISSIONER SEHONEMAN 1. Co~missioners met with Port Co~ission yesterday and the City is to assign their tidelands to the Port for development; one of the plans being for a dock facility which plans will be submitted to Council for further action. 2. Complimented Choral girls from Norway for fine perfoz~nances; played scme No~4eglan songs in their honor on the Carillon Bells. 3. }~d City Clerk read letter from Domsea Farms, Inc., dated August 6, requesting an ease~nt to the bed of Heins Creek and use of included facilities. After discussion it was the consensus of the Council to not grant any easements, but to grant permission for the use of this area and the facilities as requested. Motion by Commissioner Schon~man and Mayor Jarstad to deny the request for easement, but to enter into an Agreement with Domsea to allow them to trap the area (Heins C~eek), carried unanimously. WATER SERVICE TO PLAT OF' SHERIDAN HILLS Clerk read memo dated July 23, 1973, f~om E. R. Weller to Co~missioner Schoneman submitting two plans and estimates on the cost of installing water service to the Plat of Sheridan }{ills. Mayor ~arstad directed the matter be set aside pending the outcome of the annexation election involving this area. REPORTS - COP~SSION~R S(190NEMAN 4. Tr~ing, to get an estimate of the amount of money spent so far on maintenance overlays; if any money is left, will be able to repair other streets in need. REPORTS - CITY CLERK 1. Reported he is un-opposed for office. REPORTS - MAYOR JARSTAD 1. P~esented Fire Report for the month of July with 90 alarms, $300 building loss and $140 content loss which is the lowest damage recorded for July in the last 10 years. 2. New ladder truck in Fire DeparTment very sturdy and a fine piece of equipment. 3. Chief Holtine and other Fire Dept. members along with Police Chief and Dave Patroon to attend Co~m/nications Meeting in Snohomish County. 4. Presented Police Report for July, Total arrests 547 of which 419 were traffic. 5. Lot at Bum~ell and Anoka Streets has been posted; no cars now paz~cing on lot, and a~ea is being patroled for parking violations. 6. Reported on proposal for new naval hospital under study by the Federal government; Jackson Park appears to be a favorable site. 7. Complimented Chamber of Commerce and Military on success of Annual Chamber of Co~neroe-Military picnic held at Kitsap Lake. 8. Attending Air Pollution Control Board Meeting this afternoon in Seattle. 9. Playfields and Termis Courts being heavily used. 10. Plan to play on softball team for "01d Timer's Night" at Roosevelt Field. ~leeting adjourned at 10:40 a.m. G. Of YEADO~R., CITY CL~RK APPROVED BY: Typed By: TS Proofread By: GCY Tape No. 7 - Side "A" 1812 to End