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Home My WebLink About12/26/73 CITY COUNCIL MEL'i'±NG MINUTES DECEMBER 26, 1973 The regular meetinK of the City Council of the City of Bre~mrton, Washington, was held in the . Council Chambers of City Hall at 9:00 a.m. PST, Wednesday, December 26, 1973. Attending were: i Mayor Jarstad, presiding; Cu,.,~[ssioner Clark, Commissioner Schoneman, City Clerk Yeadon, City : Attorney Walgren, and representative of the press. Meet[.nK opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation by Rev. Soule of the Manette Con~nunity Church in Bremerton. ~4I~FES ~ of December 19, 1973, were read and approved as amended. i: MINUTES OF SPECIAL ME,riNG !. M'inutes of Dece~nber 20, 1973, on Special Meeting concemning Sewerage System Improvement Plan, which ! were approved as read. ~ PAYROLL VOUGIER i Clerk presented Payroll Voucher for the Pay Period December 2 through December 15, 1973, in the .. amount of $110,256.1~ which was audited by Harold Fitzwater and approved by Commissioner Clark. Motion by Co,missioner Clark and Cu,.,gssioner Schoneman to approve the Payroll Voucher, carried . unanimously. CLAIM FOR DAMAGES Clerk presented Claim for Damages from Mms. Arlie Curtis of E~lgewood Villa Apaa.b.ents in the amount ' of $55.13 which has been refer~ed to the City's insurance company. LICENSE APPLICATION - MUSIC MACHINE (TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP) IN 8 OUT TAVERN Clerk presented subject application for the In and Out Tavern, formerly the Park Avenue Inn, 507 Park Avenue, which had been approved by the Chief of Police. Motion by Co~missioner Clark and Mayor Jarstad to approve the application, carried unanimously, i LICENSE APPLICATION - DANCING ~ ENrERTAINMENT (SCOTTY'S TAVERN) Clerk presented subject application which had been approved by the Chief of Police. i Motion by Mayor Jarstad and C~,m[ssioner Clark to approve the application, carried unanimously. BID AW/ZRD - CONCRL'rE MATERIALS City Clerk recommended subject award be made to Bremerton Concrete Products and Kenyon Materials [ who bid on separate items. ' Motion by Conmissioner Schoneman and Co, zuissioner Clark to award bid to Bremerton Concrete Products ~ ~----~nyon Materials as reconmended, carried unanimously. BID AWARD - IRRIC~tTION MATERIAL (PARKS DEP~RTME~T) Clerk stated that he discussed subject bid with Park Superintendent and it is their recommendation that the bid be awarded to only bidder, Polson Company, who met all specifications and bid a reasonable price. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Clark to award bid to Polson Company, only bidder, as recon~nended, carried unanimously. CALL FOR BIDS - WATER MAIN 8 WATER SERVICE MATEKIAL FOR 197g . Clerk mead memo dated December 26, 1973, from E. R. Welle~ to Cc~ssioner Schoneman requesting authorization to call for bids to purchase water main and service material to be used in installing and replacing, water mains and services for the year 1974 by the Water Department. Motion bV Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Schoneman to authorize the call for bids, carried unanimouslv . RESOLUTION $ DECISION - BOUNDARY REVIEW BOARD (GEHRING ANNEXATION TO PORT ORCTIARD) 'Clerk presented Resolution and Decision approving the C. ehring Annexation to Port Orchard, as modified. City Clerk explained that this is merely nofification to the City of Bremerton. 197~ UPDATING OF URBAN ARTERIAL Nk~:i)S INFORMATION Clerk presented correspondence from the Urban Arterial Board including updating instructions for Phase II of the 197g ~eban ArTerial needs study. City Clerk stated that this correspondence has been referred to the City Engineer who will prepare the reports required for 1974 related to UAB. PJZSOI/~ION 2 - ~_ALT]! DEPARTMENT (CITY-COUNTY) Clerk mead Resolution 2 - 1973 of the City of Bremerton-Kitsap County Board of Public Health ' adoptin~ regulations and regarding the management of solid wastes in order to preserve, promote, ' and improve the public health in Kitsap County. City Clerk explained that it is necessary for the City Council to approve this resolution. Co~,~gssioner Clark noted that this resolution has been passed bv the Health Board, of which the Cu~,.issioners are all members. . MotiOn by Co~missioner Schoneman and Commissioner Clark to approve' the resolution of the Health ]~of which they are members, carried unanimously. CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - DEC[~BER 26~ 1973 (CONTINUED) RELEASE OF BOND - CLEMENS DRIVE (N. KIT~AP GRAVEL g ASPHALT) Clerk read memo from Asst. City Engineer Root dated December 20, 1973, which stated the City required North Kitsap Gmavel and Asphalt Company to supply a bond to insure the driveway area of the sidewalks on Clemens Drive would be rebuilt to City specifications; that this has been done and Mr. Root recownended bond be released. Motion by Co,,uissioner Schoneman and Co~aissioner Clark to accept the reoor~nendation of the Asst. ~--~,ngineer and release the bond, carried unanimously. PAY BILLS ~ Conmlssioner Clark and Mayor Jarstad to give a blanket approval of Vouchers No. 117 t-~---~h 192 for payment ~ the amount of $115,715.53; ex3rmied unanimously. REPORTS - COMMISSIONER CLARK 1. Wished everT;one a happy New Year Holiday. REPORTS - COMMISSIONER SCItON[MAN 1. Wished everTone a happy New Year Hoiiday. 2. Stated that the Street and Water Depa~.bnents were called to work during the holiday due to flooding situation on Wheaton Way caused by an overflown pond; sand bags were used to stem the flow and efforts will be made to prevent this frc~ happening in the future. 3. Public Works Report for the year is completed and it has been a good year with rn~y completed projects. Expect 1974 to be better year yet. REPORTS - CITY ATTORNEY 1. Wished all the citizens of Bmememton a }~ppy New Year. REPORTS - CITY CLERK 1. Reported he was unable to get anything definite as a result of his trip to the new Regional Federal Energy Office in Seattle in an effort to obtain a gasoline allocation for the City. Stated that the Congress has not yet passed a mandatory allocation law which Senator Jackson is attempting to get through~; also, stated he contacted additional oil companies with rD results. Will continue contacts with FEO Office. 10:00 - RECOGNITION OF MA'r£ERS NOT ON THE AGENDA 1. Fx~die Adams stated that he has enjoyed attending Council Meetings throughout the year and c~nDlimented the Public Works Department and C~,,~ssioner Schone]kmn on their fine responses to some of his suggestions concerning streets and sidewalks in the City. Wished everyone a Happy New Year. REPORTS - MAYOR JARSTAD 1. Wished everyone a Happy New Year. 2. Fire Department was called to work over the holiday for a natural gas line break at the Great Northwest Savings and Loan Building, which matter was taken care of promptlv. Meeting recessed at 10:05 a.m. Meeting. c~ll~l to order at 11:02 a.m. BID OPENINGS - TIRES/TJBES - M~NICIPAL TRANSIT SYST[~ Motion bv Mayor Jarstad and Conlaissioner Clark to open bids as scheduled on the Agenda, carried unanimously. Clerk opened the following bid: Shaub-Ellison, Bremerton, Bid Deposit $50 ............ (Net Discount on State Price - 15 Percent) Motion by Commissioner Clark and Mayor Jarstad to refer the bid to co~laittee for study and peco,~nendation to the Council, carried unanimously. Meeting recessed at 11:07 until 10:00 a.m. Thursday~ December 27, 1973 for adoption of bu~c~et. Recessed meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was called to order at 10:10 a.m., Thursday, December 27, 1973. Attending were: Mayor Ja/'stad, presiding; Commissioner Clark, Conmissioner Schon~nan, City Clerk Yeadon, City Auditor Harold Fitzwater, City Engineer Parker, Asst. Citv Engineer Root, Water Superintendent Weller~ and representative of the press. Mavor Japstad explained that the pm'pose of this reeessed meeting is to adopt the 1974 City budget. C~issioner Clark stated that the budget ordinance has been prepared and is ready for reading. Mr. Clark reported that the total amount of the budget is $11,91~.608 which is $91,232 less than the 1973 budget; also, noted that this decrease is due to two major items, the EEA fund which is being phased out and the UAB Fund which is almost discontinued. Further reported that the budget provides for a six percent wage incmease which will be given to Depa~.baent Heads and Assistants; also, stated that the Council is prepared to meetIthis amount (Six Percent) for other employees after negotiations are completed. CITY C[~UNCIL MELTING MINUTES - DEC~BER 27, 1973 (CONTINUED) )NOTE: RECESSED M~TING OF 12/26/73) 0P/)I~ANCE NO. 3101 - ADOPTING BUDGET FOR 197~ City Clerk read An Ordinance of the City of Bremerton approving and adopting the financial budget for the several funds of the City Goverrment of the City of Br~merTon for the fiscal year 197% and appropriating the amounts set forth in said budget to each department in accordance with RCW 35.33. 075. Motion by Commissioner Clark and Mayor Jarstad to pass 0~dinance No. 3101, carmied as fotl~ws: E. R. Weller, Water Superintendent, questioned whether the Council made any cuts in personnel in the Water Department. C~,,missioner Clark stated that there were no cuts in personnel. Mm. Weller stated that theme are two vacant positions and questioned whether these positions can be filled. Mayor Jarstad stated that these two vacant positions were provided in the budget. Mm. Weller asked if there are any job meclassifieations. Mayor Jarstad stated that this will be handled through a job reclassifcation study to take place later in the year. Mr. Weller asked if any new positions were approved and the answem given by the Council was that no new positior~weme provided in the budffet. City F~ineer, William Parker, asked if anything was provided to give the Engineering Aides an adjustment in salary; that he could not see waiting for the wage survey and meclass~6o~tion study as it was quite obvious that the salaries needed adjustment to allow the Engineering Aides in his Depamtment to eaton the same salary as the Engineering Aides in the Water Depa~.b,~ent. Commissioner Clark explained that it was the conclusion of the Council to wait for the reclassifica- tion study and ~age survey in order that all adjustments in this line are handled p~opemly through this study. Willaim Drake asked if the City's goals and objectives are written down for the citizens to review. Co~missioner Schoneman explained that the Public Works reports are available in his office which include a~ut ten pages of goals and objectives; also~ stated that these are public information and are provided to the press. Mr. Drake asked if copies of City Omdinances are for sale and the City Clerk explained that the Bremerton Code Books are available for sale. Mr. Drake asked if copies of the budget will be made v ' a a~lable to the citizenry and City Clerk explained that copies will be made available at no charge. Mr. Drake asked if theme is an organizational chart available which shows budget responsibilities i of the City Officials. Cc~ssioner Clark stated that responsibility is set forth in the City i Charter of which copies ape available. Drake asked what the statutorTf control is on over-expenditures of the budget. City Auditor stated that overexpenditures ape not allowed; that registered warrants can be issued on an ememgency basis. Con~nissloner Clark stated that there are no overexpenditur~s unless there is an emergency appropriation. Mr. Drake asked if there are inventories kept on the "Stores" in the City. City Clerk explained that inventories are kept. Ce~nissioner Schoneman commented that the budget meetings have been rather harmonious with one exception where he was overruled by Mavor Jarstad and Cc~nissioner Clark on his mequest for with- holding a salary increase to an ~nployee fr~m $8a5 to $1015 per month until the Wage Survey had been concluded. Motion carried as follows: Mayor Jarstad, yes; Commissioner Clark ~ yes; Con~lissioner Schoneman, yes. MEETING ADJOURNED 10:30 A.M. G. . YEADON~ SP~ CITY CLERK APPROVED: ~'GI~NN K. JARSTAD~J~AYOR I TAPE NO. 16 SIDE "B" PR: KR/~-~