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Home My WebLink About10/24/73 CITY COUNCIL MESI'IN~ MINUTES Of~"OBER 2g, 1973 The r~.gular meeting of the City Council of the City of B~merton, Washington, was held in the Council Chambers of Ci~y Hall at 9:00 a.m.~ ~DST, Wednesday, Octobe~ 2g~ 1973. Attending were: Mavor Jarstad, p~esiding; Co~missioner Cla~k, C~a,',issione~ Scbon~an, City Clerk Yeadon, City Attorney WalK,eh, and representatives of the Dress and r~dio. Meeting opened with the Ple~.e of Allegiance and Invocation bv Mayor Ja~stad. ~{I~E.S ~utes of October 17, 1973, were read and approved. NOTICES OF EMPIIYfMENT JavDiane Markey, Exi-ra Help, Treasurer's Office, $2.g7 hour, Octobe~ 23, 1973. Dorothy Wennell P1vler, ~ctpa Help, Wate~ Office, $2.g7 hour, Octobe~ 18, 1973. '~ Mo/ion by Co~issioner Clark and C~'~,,tlssloner Schoneman to approve the employments, carpled unani- u--- IVs v. i APPLICATIONS FOR TAXICAB DRIVER LICENSE !Clerk presented applications fop Taxicab Drive~ License from Steven Dale Cope and Gale Wesley Nickerson; both of which a~e app~"oved bv the Chief of Police. Motion bV Cu,,,issloner Clark and Mavor Jarstad to approve the applications, carried unani~usly. NOTICE OF SAI~.. OF W^'J.'~s $ ~ RL-'V~ BONDS Ii Clork stated that a Notice of ~ S~le has been prel:m.r~ to open bids at 11:00 a.m., Hov~ml'~r 1~4, 1~73, for the r~u~hase of $1,~00,000 water ,,nd sewer revenue bends of the elty. Motion bv Co~missloner Clark and Co,missioner Sebeneman to authorize the Clerk to p~oceed with the ~ of Bond Sale. Under discussion Co~nlssloneP Cla~k commented that this ~uld clear up all ~ater Sewer 19~7 Construction Fund registered warTants and would enable the City of complete )po~ects that ape under~av. C~ied unanimously. ~rl'~ - WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF REAI,TORS RE: WA'tEK .STORAGE/CE%rrRAL VALLEY AREA Clerk read letter dated October 18, 1973, from subject to Mayor Jarstad stating that develoF]nent of the Central Valley ar~.a fop residential use has been dangerously handicapped bv the lack of ~te~ and ur~.]ng the City of Breme~nton to i, lnediatelv plan fora the develo~merrt of its water syst~n in this area to suDplv the gl~ng need, which is inevitable. Co,,~,issioner Scbeneman stated that '1 a meetin~ was held last week at the Silverdale f4~ade school regarding water service to the Ceni-eal ' Valley area and it was decided that representatives of the various water districts (No~th Per, w, i Silverdale, Bre~rton) shduld meet and determine the established beunda~ies, wh~dh are p~esently .[ ov. erlapping; that once the boundaries a~e established, the proper move can be made toward ii aoequate water supply for the ar~a. Cc,lnissioner Scbeneman stated that anothe~ meeting would he '! held in ~ or three weeks and when a conclusion is reached, the Councils and public bodies would be notified. Irrl'r~,~ - HIG}K~AY COmmISSION RE: CERTIFICATION OF STATE ROUTE THROUGH CITIES Clerk read letter dated October 16, 1973, fzu,, State Highway Co,,,Jssion to City Clerk, stating' that the Cer~ificatlon of Routes description of State Route No. 3 in the City of Bmeme~ton~ no long. er necessary to the State, has been revised to exclude the segment of Limited Access between Weslon Way and Oyster Bay inte~chang, e that was inadve~tentlv contained in the July Certification; that the description as it now stands agrees with that in their letter of Januar~y 12th transferring this segment of SR 3 to hremerton under the provisions of RCW 36.75.090 and Resolution No. 1779. (Attached was copv of transmittal of this revision to State Auditor and Revised Page 2 of the routes) C~mmissioner Schoneman gave a bmlef explanation and ~equested that a copy of the letter be given to him and the City_ Engineer. LL'rI'L~ ~ OPINION REC~RDING CT~RGE MADE BY GLENN VOCKRODT - FROM DR. CAMPBELL Clerk read letter dated October 17, 1973, from DP. Ernest Campbell, Co-Director of the Municipal Research and Services Center of Washin~ton, to City Council, stating that M~. Vockl~odt's cha~Ke ~uld only apply to those second and third class cities ope~atipg under th~ coozlission form of Kove~.~,,,ent, and would not applv to Br~merton, a first class city operating under the conlnisslon form o{ Kove~'~,~nt under its own City Char~er pursuant to A~ticle ×I, Section 10, as amended bv ~mendment g0 of the Constitution of the State of Washinffton; that the fact that the City Attorney is appointed bv the Mavor and conflr~aed by the Council and that the~e may be such assistant attorneys as the C. iJ3v Council mav provide under the Char~er, does not in any way make the City Attorney or Assistant City Attormevs of Breme~ton subject to RCW 35.17.1S0 dealing with political activltv. RESOIlrFION - DEDICATION OF RIGHT OF WAY - SHERIDAN ROAD (NO. 1570) Clerk r~ad A Resolution ~equesting dedication of Ri~.ht o~ Way by Kitsap County fora improvements on portion of Sheridan Road frc~ ]~.bo Boulevard to Wheaton Way. Mot]on hv Commissioner Schoneman and Co~ssione~ ClarP. to pass Resolution No. 1570. Under ~slon C~,,,,,[ssloner Schoneman explained that this resolution(No. 1570) was necessary for improvements to Sheridan Road from Iabo Boulevard to Wheaton Way. Motion carried as follows: Mayor Jerstad, ves~ C~l,,issioner Clark, ves; C~issioner Schone~an, yes. I~'r~'~:~ - ASST. CITY ATTORNEY RE: AMERICAN MARINE BANK ANNEXATION Clerk read letter dated October 17, 1973, fr~m Asst. City Ai-tor~ Sexton to City Council, giving opinion as to the zoning that may be incor~rated in sub~ect annexation petition. Discussion was held and City Clerk stated that he did have afile on this petition in his office. Mayor Jarstad stated the matter should he studied and brought up again next meeting fop discussion and a conclu- sion. CITY COlffqCIL MINlfrES - OCTOBER 2~; 1973 (CONT1]~) SURPi~;S TRUCK - WATER DISTRIBUTION (METRO VAN) ~lerk read m~mo dated October 23, 1973, frown E. R. Wellez~ to Cu,,,issioner Schoneman r~questing that one 1955 International Metro Van Truck be declared surplus; that this truck has been used to test larKe meters in the water system but has become costlv to operate. Memo also stated that the test e~uJrment on the truck will be ~ransferred to one of the other l-tucks now in Water Distribution. Motion by Co,missioner Schoneman and Cu,m,~ssioner Clark to declare the truck surplus to be disoosed o~n the best interest of the City, c~rried unanimously. ORDINANCE NO. 3091 - WORLAND REZONE Clerk read, second reading, An Ordinance amending the use and area maps according to Ordinance No. 1792. Motion bv Co~missioner Clark and Cc~missioner Schoneman to pass Ordinance No. 3091, carried as }~: Mayor Jarstad,ves; Co,l',~issioner Clark, yes; C~,~Jssioner Schon~an, ves. C~ASOLINE SUPPLY FOR 1974 Cil~v Clerk reported on a study and rec~,~mndation made by Max Marangi, Assistant Purchasing Agent, stating that due to a national emergencv concerning allocations of gasoline thane the City Council might consider authorizing an extension of the preserfc gasoline contract into the year 1974. Ci~v Clerk ex-01ained that another supplier would not have an experience or allocation for the City of Bre~er~on and thus, it would be difficult to secure bids. City Ai-~orney Walgren advised that the CiTy must call for bids to which the Cii~g Clerk agreed would be done. FURNACE OIL CObDfRACT - 1973/197~ City Clerk advised that due to ~h~ increases in price of PS 200 oil for furnaces the present suppli~ ~ , . is n~ u~sh~ng PS 200 a~ a 'loss .to h~mself; that he has stated he is going to stop delivering~ any n~x,e oil because of this loss; however, has agreed to delive~ fop a period until the City decides what can be dona. Clerk stated that the supplie~ of PS 200 (Motor Diesel) had a contract with the City showing a discount f~ eur~_nt posted price with ro net m~xi~um; however, the PS 200 (Furnace 011) contlpact ~s sighted for a net ~x~3~um~ also, stated that the total cost involved would be too ~all to try to b~ing court action a~ainst the oil company. City Attorney WalKren advised that the contract may be cancelled by mutual a~nt; b~4~ver, a new bid call should be made rather than negotiation with another supplier; also, advised that a court would not order a comDanv to continue a contract at a loss when due to a national e~ency. Meeting recessed at 9:5S. Called to Order at 10:08 am. RECCG~FfTI~N OF MA'rrH~S NOT ON THE AGENDA Phillip Best, Attorney, su~mtit~ced letter to the City Council (See Below). Lh'rl'E~ - PHILLI~ BEST; A%~fORNEY RE: REZONE REQt~ST - SKIRVIN~= PROPERTY Clerk read letter dated October 19, 1973, f~,~ Phillip Best, At-to~.~v r~p~esenting Kitsap Lake Enviror~mental Association, to City Council ~equestin~ the City Ccunc~l to initiate a rezone Manufacturln~ to R-1 of Droper~ ec~,,~nly known as the Ski~ving Prope~Wcy located on the southwestern edKe of BDeme~ton south of Kitsap ~mke; the ssme propert7 which was rezoned from R-1 to Manufactur- ink in March of 1972. Letter explained that Section 1101 of Citv of Br~mer~con Zonln~ 0pdinance UPovides that proposed amendments or modifications of the zoning ordinance and the zone map may be initiated by motion of the Planning C~,~,tission or of the City Cc~mission (City Council) and that the Planning Cu,,,~ssion decided by vote not to initiate the rezone; therefore, the City Council is being~ asked to initiate the rezone on its own motion. ~tter outlined some. of the reasons fop a decision to initiate the rezone, and thus providing an oppoptunity for a public heaping on the issue~. Letter explained that the Planning Cc~ssion ~uld be %-~ansfer/~ decision to the City Council; also, stated that the CDuncil does not need to make a dete~nation on the merits of the rezone, but onlv needs to make a decision as to whethep there is substantial reason to have a public hea~ing. Discussion was held and it was the consensus of the Council that a heaping should be initiated in order for the public to express thei~ vi~ on the matter. City Atto£.ney Walgr~n stated that this would be proper prOcedure to follow. ~otion bv Commissioner Cl~k and Mayor Jarstad to apDl~ove the request and initiate the hea~ing ~-~--~u~e (PlanninK Cc~mission }{earing and then Council Hearing), caz~ied unaniwously~ ~AY Motion bv Co~miss_~one~ Clark and Mavor Jarstad to give. a blanket approval of Vouchers No. 75,333 ~ ~o. 75,~23, in the amount of ~9S,998.24, caromed unanimously. REPORTS - COMMISSIONER CLARK 1. On Friday ~eceived check from ~MTA in ~mount of 9200,~S9 which is for 2/3 fundinK by Grant to~s the seven new buses. Mm. Cla~k stated that the buses cost about $42,000 each; 2/3 of which ccmes from ~FA leaving 1/3 matching funds of which half of this 1/3 comes fr~m the Motor Vehicle Exise Tax available through the State, leaving the City a cost of only ~7,000 each bus. Stated that buses will be paid for the first of the month (November). 2. Eundav Bus Service - Total ridershiD, 200. 3. City Treasurer, as authorized bv Council, su~titted a bid for the purchase of Po~t of Sheridan Uidelands at auction sale held October 19th, and was successful in purchasing the propek~tf for the iCitv fop the minimum bid ~m~unt of 950 plus costs which amounted to $30.S0, thus the total purchase 'amountin~ to .~80,50 which is very favorable. ~. City Fmplovees have pledged ~3,101 to date for Urtited Fu~ D~ive. Co,,~ended City employees for thei~ ~ene~osltv in contributing to I~ited Fund. REPORTS - CCAMMISSIO~P£R SCHONt2qkN - (See next page) Co[~CIL M~h'i'ING MINUTES - OCTOBER 2g; 1973 (CONTINUED) REPORTS - COb~MISSIONER SCI~N~ 1. ReceSved call this morning at about ~00 a.m. concerning missing person in the watershed area which person was located, but was not in the watershed area. Stated that there have been several reDux.ts of t~esspassing in the Watershed area duri~ this hunting season~ however, the area is 2. Sixth $ W~ TOPICS Pro~ect (Fifth [~nlng) - Concrete Pours going in and sidewalks will be next; should have ever%rthing installed bv the middle of November ar~ signal should be activated bv the end of Move~r. Everything will be ready fop ChPis~Jnas tr~tffic. 3. K~amer, Chin g May~ Consulting Engineer~, plan to make a presentation to the Council regarding the burning of sludge; that thew have developed a new incinerator which they will be demonstrating Thursday, Nov~nbe~ 1st at 2~00 p.m. at the Charleston Teea~ent Plant, REPORTS - CITY CLERK 1. CJtv Auditor, Asst. City Auditor, and Operations Clerk in the Treasurer's Office plan to attend BARS session Octobe~ 29, 1973. Plan to icg to attend the session. City T~easur~_~ will attend BARS session at some other location. Commissioner Clank stated he had the pleasure of serving on the State Coa~ttee for Financial ReporTir~. Systems and these BARS sessions ~e a result of thei~ c~,,,dttee wc~k. REPORTS - MAYOR JARSTAD 1. Police Repor~ for the month of Septembe~ contained ~00 arrests, ~6~ of which ware for traffic. Mayor Japstad stated that this appears to be a high numbe~ of arrests compared to the aver~a~.e month. ConmissioneP Cla~k noted that nc arrests ~ made for drunk-in-public and e~',,'~nded the Alcoho]ic Referral Center fo~ thei~ accomplishments in controlling this ra-oblem. ~4eet~r~q. recessed at 10:55. Called to O~der 11:00. BID OPENIN~ - GUARD RAIL IWot~on by Mayor Jar~tad and C~,',aissioner Schoneman I unanimouslv. Clerk opened the followin~ bids: to open bids as scheduled on the agenda, carried Charles R. Watts Company, Seattle, CerTified Check ~58 . . · S ................. $1, 7B.25 with tax SahlberK..qafetv g Supply Company, Seattle, CerTified Check $50 ........... 2,9Sl.89 with tax Motion bv Conmissioner Schoneman and Cum~ssioner Cla~k to award bid to low bidder, Watts Ccmpanv, i p~v-~ ed they meet all specifications, carried unanimously. MeetinK ad~o~amed at 11:~ a.m. APPROVED: PR~ KRAFT iTAPE 11 SIDE B 1221 TO END