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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/19/73 CITY COUNCIL M~;~31'fNG MIN~rfES SEPTEMBER 19, 1973 , The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of BremePton, Washington, was held in the Council Chambers at City Hall at 9:00 a.m., PDST, Wednesday, September 19, 1973. Attending were IMavor Jarstad, Dresiding; Commissioner Clark, C~,,~gssioner Schoneman, Deputy City Clerk John Ross, i City Attorney Walden, and representatives of the press and radio. MeetinK~ opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation bV Rev. Martin Webber of Chico Alliance i Church. ' MINIrFES ~_~nutes of September 12, 1973, were read and approved as amended. . SEPARATIONS . John Hendricks, Extra Help, Engineering DeDaz~b,ent, Resigned, September 1~, 1973. 'Brad Buskirk, Extra Help, Engineering Department, Resigned, September 14, 1973. ';Daniel ~ovak, E~tra Help, Engineering DePa~.l..ent, Resigned, September 1~, 1973. i~otio_~n by Conmissioner Clark and Mayor Jarstad to approve the separations, carried unanimously. i UOTICES OF L~PLOYME~rf !Virginia H. Hawkins, PT Playleader, Parks and Recreation, $3.05 hour, September 17, 1§73. Etta Frazier, Part-time Plavleader, Parks and Recreation, $3.05 hour, Sept~ 13, 1973. Motion bV Commissioner Schoneman and Mayor Jars~ad to approve the employments, carried unanin~uslv. Ctg~NGES IN PAY STATUS David Thomas, F~l~ineer Aide, Water Office Out~£de, Fmom $600 to $662.50 Mo., September 13, 1973. Joseph Bushaw, Mai~tenanceman, Tmaff~c Maintenance, From $775 + $5 to $860 + $5, September 14, 1973. Raymond P~kem, Heavy Equipment Operator to Maintenance~an, Street to Traffic Maintenance, $~.76 hour to $775.00 + $15 mo., SeDtember 14, 1973. Motion by Co, missioner Sehoneman and Mayor Jarstad to aDprove the Changes in Pay Status. C~,~issione ~eman stated that these chad. es have the approval of the Civil Service Department. Carried ~ unanimous lv. i DAYROLL VOUC}{E~S i?eputy Clerk presented Pavroll Vouchers for the following Pay Periods: July 29 - August tl, 1973; ~.August 12 - August 25,. 1973; August 26 - September 8, 1973; which were audited by Harold Fitzwater !and approve(] bV Co~nlssioner Clark. !~ot[on bv Co~nisslonem Clark and Commissioner Sehoneman to appi~ove ~},e Pav~ol] Vouchers, c/~'~;d [iunanimouslv. '~?MPLOYEES' RETIR~E, NT ~D !Deputy Clerk presented Employees' Retire3nent Fund for September, 1973, in the gross amount of $2,698.15, which was audited by Harold Fitzwater and aDproved by C~[~issioner Clark. ~ %tion by Commissioner Clark and Co~missioner Sehoneman to appmove the Ilmployees' Retirement Fund, l~d unanimously. CAI.L FOR BIDS - MATERIALS ~ SERVICES FOR YFAR 197~ Deputy Clerk mead memo dated September 18, 1§73~ from Max Mamangi, Asst. Purchasing Agent, to City eouncil, requesting authorization to call for bids on the following.: Air Filter Cleaning Services 'in City }{all; Extermination Services on Regular Routine, Citv ~{~].1; Legal Publications, Tires and CITY CO!~CIL M~EI'[N~ MINUTES - SEPTI~fBER. 19~ 1973 (CONTINUED) t~bes and related ,Services, all Departments; Chlorine and A~monia., Water Purification, and Sewage Dispose]; Gasoline, all Departments, Regular and Hi Test; 0ils, Greases and lubrication Products; Office Machine Maintenance and ,Service. Mot{on bv Commissioner Clark and Mayor Jarstad to authorize the Call for Bids, carried unanimously. ACCEPTANCE OF COMPL~;['ED CONT~ACT #1361 - POLICE BOOKING~ AREA REMODELING-, Deputy Clerk read letter dated September 7, 1973, from Barry Branch, Architect, to City Clerk which state(] that an inspection was made September ?, 1973, of subject project and that the work is fully completed ~n accord with the contract plans and specifications. Motion by Commissioner Clark and Mayor Jarstad to accept the project as complete as of September 77~3, and to authorize payment of 90 percent of the contract (10 percent to be held 30 days after acceptance of completion), carried unanimously. Mayor Jarstad cor~ented that this project is a great improvement to the Police Depa~%,.ent operation. JOB COST ESTI~IRTE - FORREST AVENUE CROSSWALK Deputy Clerk re. ad memo dated September 17, 1973, from City Engineer to City Auditor stating that a prospectus ha~ been submitted for subject crosswalk to the State Aid Engineer for his approval of use of half-cent gas tax funds; and that the District State Aid Engineer indicated du~ing a tele- phone conversation that there would be no problem as to approval. Deputy Clerk read m~mo dated Septembe~ 17, 1973, fromm City Auditor to City Council submitting subject Job Cost Est]~te fop appro-: val; that approval at this time would allow the City to proceed with the required legal publication as soon as the .State approval is received. (Total Job Cost Estimate, $3,570.00) Motion by Ccm',,,issioner Schonenan and Cc~nissione~2 Cla~k to approve the Job Cost Estimate. ~o~ss]one~ Echoneman stated that the half-cent gas tax will be funding the entire_ project. Carried unanimously. ' CLAIM FOR DAMAGES - PACIFIC NORq~5~EST BELL Denuty Clerk presented Claim for Damages from Pacific NorCchwest Boll in the amount of $67.69 which II he stated he would refer to the City's insurance co~any. :~ PL^CEMENT OF GUARD RAIL - SHERIDAN ROAD Deputy Clerk ~ead letter dated September 7, 1973, from Chief Schlie to Mayor Ja~stad which stated ! that a hazardous intersection exists at the junction of Pine Road and Sheridan Road and that where Pine Road dead ends into Sheridan Road, the~e ape h0cm~s directly in line with this traffic; 'also, stated that it was his pecon~nendation that the Si-peet Depai'kment extend the present guard I rail an additional 100 feet west on Sheridan Road to give these homes needed protection. Con~niss~oner Schone~%n stated that Revenue Sharin~ Funds will be. used for this project. Motion by Commissioner Cla~k and Mayor Ja~stad to authorize the Si-meet Department to place this g~--~rail usinK Revenue Sharing Funds, carried unanimouslV. . COPJ~ECTI©N PACF - VERGEEN A~SXATION DENIAL RESOII~ION Deputy Cle~ read memo dated September 17~ 1973, from Citv Auditor to Ci%7 Council submitting : substitute pa~.e from the Boundars, Review Board fop the Ve~geer Annexation Denial Resolution; also, expl.aJ.nin~, that the chan~es consisted of the correction of the Wheaton Way spe~linK and the r~ferences to the numaber and names of the businesses in the area of proposed annexation. , s~oner ¢.]ark questioned whether the BoundarV Review Board ~ould substitute this page for their original f~ndings. City Attorney Walg~en stated the City is going to be making an appeal to 8uper~o~ Court based on the ¢rciginal Resolution. Motion by Cor~nissioner Cla~k and Mayor Jarstad to refer the matter to the City Attorney's Office, ca-~d unanlmouslv. u r em a p 9 , from A1 Herrmann, Supt. of Wastewater Treatment to Co~niss~oner Schoneman requesting authorization to waive bid call and purchase pumps directly from the manufaci~mer that can furnish the exact dimension mep]acement for these pumps in a pedestal ty~e which is easier to maintain and because these pu~ps will fit the existing piping in the Station. (Total amount of purchase, $~,~21.80) Mr. Herrmann was pr~_sent and explained the advantages of purchasing these pumps on a direct basis. After further discussion, it was the consensus of the City Council to set the matter aside until the City Clerk returns for a reco~nendation as to what procedure would be.. proper. AMENDME~fF TO SIX YEAR CONSTRUCTION PLAN - SET. HEARING DATE Deputy Clerk read memo dated September 18, 1973, frcm City Engineer to City Council explaining that State Statutes require that everT; street project upon which half-cent gas tax funds are. expended must be supported bv an approved prospectus and must be part of the Six Year Constructinn Program; a/so, reco~vnended the following additions to the Six Year Construction Program: (1) K~tsan Way (Callow-Weslon) This section of State Highway has been turned over to the City and future improvements including the proposed cross-walk at Forrest Avenue should be covered in the S~x Year Construction Plan; (2) llth Street (Park-Kitsap Way) A plan for improved traffic control at llth and Warren is tinder study to relieve the left turn movements and this portion of llth [s not on Six Year Plan; (3) Traffic Control and Signalization, This would be a general use item for autbori?~tion up to ~50,000 which mould provide quick approval of prospecti; (4) Repairs and Improvements - This is also suggested by the State and has been authorized for other large cities and this would be a general use item for total authorization up to $100,000.00. City Engineer Parker was present and he explained that the state would be giving approval on some projects pending addition to the Six-Year Constmuction P~ogram. Motion by Commfss[oner Schoneman and Mayor Jarstad to proceed with p~oper advemtisement for a ~. Heapin~ to be held amending the Six Year Construction Program (Date of Hearing being October 3, 1973), carried unanimously. CITY CO[~qCIL H~;EI'IMG MINlYPES - SEPTEMBER 19~ 1973 (CONTINUED) FASEME~' - LID ~31q -, GLENN VOCKRODT De.utv Clerk read memo dated September 18, 1973~ from City Engineer to City Council submitting ease- ment from Glenn L. Vockrodt in connection with LID #31~ and recommending its acceptance. Motion bV Conmissioner Schoneman and C~m~nissioner Clark to accept the easement and refer to the City ~ev for checking, as to form and to the City Clerk for proper recording, carried unanimously. PROCL/~ITION - "LI~NS I,I~t~T BUI,B SALES" Deputy Clerk read proclamation of the Mayor pmoclaimina~ Sept~nber 21~, 25, and 26, 1973, as "Lions t.iKht Bulb Sales". IR~'I'I't;~ - DOYISEA FAP~4S~ INC. RE~: PERMISSION TO USE BED OF t~INS CREEK Deputy Clerk read letter from Domsea Farms~ Inc., to Cc~rmissioner Schoneman, requesting permission to utilize the existing fish weirs and t~appir~q facilities on the north side of Heins Creek (map attached showir~q area). Co~rnissioner Schoneman stated that the original request of D~nsea was to obtain a lease for the area; however, the consensus of the Council was to grant permission to Domsea to use the area instead of a Lease Agreement. Motion bv C~,,issioner Schoneman and Mayor Jarstad to approve the request of Domsea Farms, Inc., ~ unanimously. 10:~0 - RECOGNITION OF MA'rrERS NOT ON TIrE AGENDA" Beverly Mussman re~orted that there did not seem to be a school sign posted on 15th Street toward Haddon School; also, questioned if there ~as a c~,pletion date set for the Phinney Bay Sewer Project; City Engir~er Parker stated that no definite date has been set; h~vever, they expect to comDlete the project in about two months. Eddie Adams suf0!ested that a sign be posted at entrance to City Parking Garage showing vehicle height maximum allowed. Conm~issioner Clark stated that a sign had been posted which had been taken bv vandals; however, another sign wou~d be posted. }[FARINa - PROPOSED LID - ALLEY I~{PROVEMENT (NAVAL TO OLYMPIC BETWEEN 10TH g L~]) Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Schoneman to hold hearing as scheduled on the agenda, c---~d unanim6usly. DeputV Clerk stated that l~esolution setting hearing date was published in the newspaper September 3rd and ~th, 1973, and that notices of the hearing, cost and nature of irmprovement proposed were sent to people in the proposed LID area according to the law. Citv Engineer Parker Mare a presentation to the Council showing the area of the improvement on a construction plan. Mr. Parker explained that this is a T-shaped alley which runs between 10th Street and llth Streets and between 01vmpic Avenue and Naval Avenue. Mr. Parker stated that the petitions have been checked and valid signature for the total area is 55.58 percent; and valid sir. natures for Total Front Feet is 61.95 percent. Mr. Parker stated that the Impmovement 9istrict can legally be formed because the cost of the project is less than the value of the land and improvements. Co~missioner Clark stated that T-shaped alleys have proven to be a problem to heavier vehicles (C~arbage trucks, etc.) irving to ma~e the turns amound the corners and that perhaps this could be corrected during, the improvement. A citizen in the audience spoke of problems experienced with garbage trucks damaging a shed on his property while trying to make the sharp turn; also, stated he didn't think this could be improved because there is a small house on the other side of the alley. The woman who owned this small house stated that she also has experienced damages caused by f~arbage trucks. No one was present in opposition to the LID Improvement. Motion by Co~missioner CJ~k and Ccmnissioner Schonem~tn to proceed with the LID improvement, carried unanimouslv. aRDINANCE NO. 3085 - BUSEK REZONE Clerk read, §&cond reading, an Omdinance amending the use and area maps according to Ordinance No. ]79~. Motion by Co~missioner Clark and Conraissioner Schoneman to pass Oz~inance No. 3085, carried as ~: Mayor Jarstad, yes; Cc~missioner Clark, yes; Conm%issioner Schoneman, yes. PAY BILI£ ~ Cocmissioner Clark and Mayor Jarstad to give a blanket approval of Vouchers Mo. 7b,899 ~ 7~,981, for payment in the total amount of $883,14~.14, carried unanimously. RF~RTS - CaMMISSI~NEP. CI~kRK 1. Original budget e.~tJamated that ¢11~,000 would be received the first eight months of this year in Busimess and Occupation Taxes (Bg0 Taxes); and the total amount received for the first eight months was $123,9~14.31. Mr. Clark stated that he is very pleased that the amount is over that ori~.inallv estimated which in turn indicates that the pj~oss business in Bremer~on is about 14 million dollars over that which was oriMinally estimated. 2. Spoke on election results and stated he plans to be very imfo~tlve to the people in the campaign ahead. · CITY COUNCIL Mu~i'ID~ MINUTES - SEfd'i~BER 19~ 1973 (CONTIN~KiD) REPO~'S - COMMISSIONER SCf]0DPf74AN '['. Bicycle trail completed at Gorst, paved 11~ miles and is four feet wide. 2. Received $50 donation towards Carillon Bells from Mrs. Hicks in me~ry of her husband, Fred Hicks; plan to purchase l~lne of "When you and I Were Young~ MaF~gie" which was hep husband's favorite tune to whistle. 3. Surprised at Election ~esults, and plan to strer~,~hen campaign. RE.r~RTS - CITY CLEPK DEPU/~ 1. Spoke of errors in Annual Report, and stated that these errors were discussed with State Auditor who understood reason for the errors due to change in equipment and method. REPORT - MAYOR JARSTAD 1. Presented Fire Reported for month of August with a Building loss of $600 and a content loss of $345 which is a very favorable report. Commented on excellent ~rformance of the Fire Department 2. Presented Police Report for August with $00 armests of which 3~0 were traffic. 3. Spoke of election results and stated that he felt the Council has governed the City wisely and used the City's money wisely. Stated that there is still a long campaign ahead. I FxJdie Ad. ams co~nented that ~60 traffic arrests didn't r~lly seem like very much for one month; , . that th~m averages out to about 12 tzckets a day or about one-half tmcket per patrolman per dev. Mavor Jet,tad stated that Mr. Adams could check this with the Police Depa~.b,ent which is enforcing, the trafffic laws very strictly. CR,EP?CE~E' NT OF DAMAGED SEWER LINE (CLARES M~dRSH AREA) dO~.lSS]oDer Sc??.De~MD explained that the sewer line was damaged by Ronald Ross and Mr. Verge~p ur]nK construction and that they are liable for the cost of the replacement~ although the Citv will be doing the work. Citv Engineer recC~nended the City also Durmhase the pipe and then charge ~r. Ross and Mr. Vergeer for the p~pe and labor involved. After discussion, it was the consensus of the Co~mc]l that Mr. Ross and Mr. Vepgeer purchase the pipe. themselves to avoid delav due to ibJd call and to charge them for anV other City costs involved including, labor. 11:00 - BID OPENINGS iMotion bv Mayor Jarstad and Co~miss~oner Schoneman to open bids as scheduled on the agenda, carried .unanimously. Penury Citv Clerk opened the following bids: i FAST PARK NAqJ)RE ARFA FENCING: iSan Jose Steel Company, Bid Deposit ................................................ $ 4,384.00 'U. S. Steel Corporation, Bid Deposit .............................................. ~,897.00 i~otion by Mayor Jarstad and Cc~nissioner Clark to refer bids to proper conmLittee consisting of i~P--~-~s[nK A~,ent/Citv Clerk, and Parks SuDt. , for study and peco~nendation of award, carPied i unanimously. ~![IR~CE REPAIRS AT FIRE STATION #2 Service Fuel, Bid Deposit .... .$ 675.00 :i~nts, Inc., Rid Deposit ................... .... ' ................................... 95q.00 ilHot[on by ~avor Jarstad and Co~missioner Clark to award bid to Service Fuel, low bidder, providing ila~ci[ications are met, carried unanimously. REPAIRS g RE-PAINTING IJBRARY BUIIDINC~ Tames Tucker Painting, Bid Deposit ................................................. $ 2,360.00 loe Kenny Paint,nKk, Bid Deposit ........... 3,180.00 Wotion bv Co~nissioner Clark and Mayor Jarstad to refer bids to con~ttee consisting of Finance i .~-~ss{0ner, Cii~; Clerk, and Architect. Mr. Clark stated that this bid is within the amount 'mnticipated. Carried unanimously. qlGD~L EOf ITPMCNT - FORREST AVE~.~ CRqSSWALK ~conolite, Inc., Bid Deposit ...................................................... ;$ 1,782.73 i[4otlon ,b,V' Commissioner Schon~ ~d Mayor Jarstad to aw~ bid to Fgo~lite, only bidder, ~ied ~Unan~uolv. ~RES~U.~ION g DECISION - ~I~ ~TION TO ~RT OR~ (B0~RY ~I~ ~A~) ~[~putv Clepk p~sented subject Resolution 8 ~cision app~vi~ subject a~exation to Popt ~c~. Meeting adjourned at 11:14 a.m. ,~j~ CI~ C~RK ~I~ K. JARST~ ~R TP: ~ PR: ~/DB TA~ #9 SIDE "R"