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Home My WebLink About09/05/73 CITY COUNCIL MEEi'ING MINUTES SEf,rLMBER 5, 1973 ~The regular meeting of the Citv Council of the City of B~eme~ton, Washington, was held in the Council iChambers at City }{all at 9:00 am, PDST, Wednesday, September 5, 1973. Attending were: Mayor iJarstad, presiding; Co~missioner Clark, Cu,,,,issioner Sehoneman, City Clerk Yeadon, Assistant City Attorney Sexton, and representatives of the press and radio. (NOTE: Mayor Jarstad arrived at the meeting at 9:30 a.m. because he was attending a meeting at the School Board Office) I{eeting~ opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation by Robert Barth of the Unltv Church. i ~INUTES ~utes of August ?9, 1973, we~e approved as read. SEPARATIONS i John A. Bauer, Part-time Playleadem, Parks Deps~.b~,ent, August 30, 1973. .John Thatcher, b~fe~,uard, Parks and Recreation Depa~.b,~ent, Angust 30, 1973. iCreg Albertson, Extra Labor, Parks and Reemeation Department, August 30, 1973. ~cki J. Keller, Lifeguard, Parks and Recreation Depaz~b,,ent, August 27, 1973. ~onald L. Vehms, Part-time Playleader, Parks and Recreation DeDa~.b,ent, August 27, 1973. ~otion bv Co~missioner Schoneman and Cc~ssioner Clark to approve the separations, carried unanimous i BID AWARD - VIDEO EOUIPMENT (FIRE DEPARTMENT) iClerk read memo dated August 30, 1973, from Dave Patroon and Max Meigs to City Council Pec~,,;,ending isubject bid award be made to Aero Mare, Inc., low bidder. i~otJon bv Co~missioner Schoneman and Cu~,,Llssioner Clark to award bid to Aero Mare, Inc., as ;rec~,~ended, carried unanimously. St~PLUS SCRAP IRON & SCRAP hq'EEL (WATER DISrRIBUTION) Clerk read memo dated September 4, 1973, from E. R. WelleP to Cit%; Clerk requesting authorization to declare surplus and dispose of four (4) tons of scrap iron and scrap steel. Motion by Co~nissioner Schoneman and C~,,,~ssionel~ Clark to declame the it~ns surplus to be disposed o--~the best interest of the City, carmied unanimouslv. SURPLUS ~ TRANSFER - RADIO E~JIP~ENT Clerk read memo dated August 27, 1973~ from Fire Chief Holtine to Max Harangi, ArA, requestin~ eertai] radio equipment to be transferred to Police Depax.b,~nt, Eng~neeming Depa~.b,ent, and Municipal Repair Hotlon by Cu,~,issioner Schoneman and C~],,~issioner Clark to declare subject radio equipment surplus ~ transfer to the other Departments indicated as recommended bv the ~ire Chief, carried unanimously. 12-INCH CONNECTION TO EXISTING WATER MAINS AT ARSENAL WAY ~ BAYVIEW DRIVE Clerk read memo dated September ~, 1973, from E. R. Weller to Co',,,Jssioner Schoneman requesting authorization to complete the connection of the 12-inch water main installed in 1972 along the SR3 FreewaV with the existing 10-inch and six-inch mains on Arsenal Way; that th~s will complete the irelocatinK of all ~tem mains in conjunction with the freewav installation. (Work to be done by Water Department crew on Work Force Account). CITY COL~qCIL MELTING MINUTES - SEPi'iMBER 5~ 1973 (CONTINUED) Motibm by C~issioner Sahon~ ~d Co~ission~ Cla~k to aut~rize the ~rk to be done, c~ied ~ah~uslv. RENOVATION OF ~L FACI~S - I~A G~ Clerk ~ad m~ dated ~pt~p 5, 1973~ f~m City ~eas~r to Ci~ ClePk ce~ifyi~ that by telep~ne convepsat~on Sept~r 5th, Mps. ~pfield of Mp. Wil~m ~pe's Office ~A v~ified that a letter of aut~ri~tion dated Sept~er 5, 1973, has ~en ope~ for ~~ files ~d the City of ~on ~y p~ceed to aw~ the con,ct effective Sept~p S~ 1973~ in the ~ount of $10,657 (tax included) for ~novation of Fuel Facili~. Ci~ Clepk ~ed aw~ be ~de Iow bidder, Co~ial ~ilder~. ~tion bv C~issioner C~rk a~ C~issio~r Schon~ to aw~ sub~e~ con~act to 1~ bidder~ ~ial ~lders~ eff~?ive Sep~r 6, 1973~ ca~ied~uslv. Mayor J~stad a~ived at m~ti~ (9:30 a.m.) PROC~TION - BR~ON }~I~ g FI~{~ DAY ~lerk ~ad p~cl~tion of the Mawr p~la~ Sept~m ~, 1973, as ~e~on's Hunti~ g Fishi~ ~V. R~RT - C~R GRO~TS}~I~ ~I~ ~ON ~ION Clerk ~de a re~ f~ a photostatic co~ of conscience given h~ ~ the ~un~ Auditor includi~ a le~er f~ the ~secuti~ A~o~ey to the County C~issione~ and a ~py of a ~titio~ to c~e the ~undaries in co~ection with the p~s~ ~e~tion election to el~te the ~epi- dan Heights a~a. ~vor J~stad s~ated t~t the Ci~ has received no official ~rs ~d could t~e any ~ of action ~til the offic~ ~ms amc ~ceived. Ted ~er, Ce~ ~ve ~sident, was o~sent to discuss this ~er ~?h the Co~eil. Mp. ~n~ ~uestio~d if the~ was ~y way the Cedar G~ve ~ could a~ex to the City ~t~ut includi~ the Sh~id~ Heights ~. Jarstad ~d Cu,,,,issio~r Cl~k ~n~d that p~ ~d~ies without "isl~ds" ~uld have to ~Jntained in the City acco~i~ to the ~les of t~ ~und~ Revi~ ~d ~ in o~em to do this ~heridan Heights ~uld ~ve to a~ex in ~er f~ Ced~ G~ve to ~ex. ~tem le~hy discussion the ~tter was clos~ ~d ~ action ~s t~en. PAY BII,I~ ~ Co~issio~p Cl~k ~ Ma~p J~stad to ~ive a bla~et ap~val of Vouches No. ~ 7q,823 f~ ~nt in the total ~unt of $32,668.76, taxied ~usly. ~S - C~ISSIO~R C~RK 1. Sugar' Bus R~ - Total ridership, 2?3. 2. Re~ed on su~lus fJ~s of the Off S~et P~ki~ Facilities in the Ci~ as foll~s: First Six ~nths of this ye~, o~rati~ s~lus of $12,2U3.90. Ave~e o~Pat~ s~lus f~ First Six ~nths, $?,0[~0.65; operat~ su~lus fop e~ht-~nth p~i~ (t~ugh A~st of this ye~) $18,663.00. Stat~ that these ~unts ~ quite favorable ~d the cost of the off-s~et ~k~ facilities (includi~ the Parki~ G~e) is ~letely ~id ~ the auto,bile ~rker. ~tep debt se~ice ~d ~nd testes t~ P~ki~ Syst~ Rev~ue F~d has acc~lat~ in ~ight months, $29,820.03. 3. C~issione~ Cl~k outlined s~e of his res~ns~ilities to c~rify ~ stat~ents ~de by his op~nent for office, ~b St~t, which he felt w~ ~sleadi~. ~. Attendi~ meeti~ on ~id~t ~ject at ~or t~ay at 1:00 p.m. BID O~NI~ - ~CE g ~RS (WATtJK SUPPLY) 11:00 Motion by Mawr J~stad ~ ~issioner Sc~n~ to o~n bids on s~j~t it~, ~ied ~usly. ~o~n~ tim foll~i~ bid: Bm~ Pl~i~ g Heati~, Inc., ~e~on, Bid ~ Enclos~ ................... $2,070.60 with Alte~ate Bid ................... .... 2,00?.60 with blotion by Co~issionep $c~n~ ~d ~issioner Cl~k to ~f~ bids to the ~p c~ttee ~nsisti~ of E. R. Weller~ Water SuDt., for studv and ~c~,~,endation of a~, c~ied ~°uslv. ~RTS - CO~ISSI0~R SC}{O~ 1. ~spite w~ weather ~d high ~ter us~e ~ve ~6 million gallons of ~ter in stor~e at Casad '~ ContJnui~ to p~ a~ut ~% ~llion gallons f~m ~derson ~k a~ Gorst Creek; the ~lance comJ~ f~m Well No. 7 a~ C~sad ~. Selective lo~i~ br~i~ in $q3,000 in ~venue (est~ted onlv ~35,000); Revenue fop lof~i~ over a t~ee-ve~ p~i~ ~ted to $150~000. 3. Hollis S~eet Sto~ Sewer - Will ~ntinue first phase t~av then ~ntinue up into the A~a ~ive dj strict. ~. Total valuation of Buildi~ Pe~its for A~st ~s ~77,062. 5. Will ~ havi~ a p~-const~ctlon coherence Friday on the Sixth S~et and W~n Avenue TOPICS ~ject which has gove~ental ap~val; hopefully will c~lete the p~e~ bv Nov~e~ (Fifth ~. Enjoyed attendi~ the d~ieation of ~chester Water ~litv Ia~rato~ ~ t~ed Sector Ma~nuson for his effo~s in establisbi~ this o~ration iJ ~on. CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - SEUFE~BER 5, 1973 (CONTINUED) RE~ORTS - MAYOR JARSTAD 1. Veterans Opportunity Job Fair we] ] attended and ver~; successful. Thanked KBR0 for publicitv on the job fair and the Br~merton Sun. 2. Complimented Fast Side Kiwanis Club for fla~ pole placed in landscaped "triangle" located between Clare $ C~llahan ~-offs from the War%~en Avenue Brid~e. 3. Committee that is meeting regarding M~nicipal Swimm/ng Pool hope6ully will be enlarKed. Letters are being sent to various organizations and activity ~r~ups asking for their representation. 4. Charter C~,~,ittee held first meeting AuKust 21st at which all information was received. Charter Committee will be working eloselv with the City Attorney's Office and w~ll be scheduling their o~an meetinKs. 5. Task force on Waterfront imDrovement moving ahead; James Ellis, Seattle Bondin~ Attorney, will be making a presentation to the City Council. REPORTS - CITY CLERK 1. Saturday morning will be auctioning three surplus Dolice cars and or~ engineering car. 2. Pointed out that Co~missioner Clark is not in charge of the Accountin~ which is detail bookkeep- ing of the General City accounts; that be is in eharEe of the accountability of funds of the City. Stated that one of Mr. Clark's opponents, Bob Stewart, was reported to have blamed Cu~,~ssioner Clark for accounting errors that were foundbv the State Examiner which had nothing to do with Mr. Clark at all. Co~missioner Clark explained that the ~¥easurer makes a monthly report as required bv City Charter ~ich Bob Stewart claimed had not been done; also, agreed with CitV Clerk that the othem charge m~de by Mr. Stew~/~t was e/~roneously att~.ibuted to him. Mr. Stew~l~t,rwho was present, stated that Cu,,~t[ssioner Clark did have responsibility for overall finance of the Citv and should have observed errors in reviewing the rsports. Mr. Stew~ requested a section of the charter be read pointing out Cu,,,~ssioner of Finance responsibilities. TAPE ~ - SIDE A 0-200 G.C. YFADON, S~'[, ,./~T~Y CLERK nT*'m, onH~I'PTT, ~P~PT~ HINU~S