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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/12/72 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL JUNE 12, 1972 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held in the Council Chambers of City Hall at 9:00 A.M., PDST, Monday, June 12, 1972. Attending were: Mayor Jarstad presiding, Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Schoneman, City Clerk Yeadon, A~sistant City Attorney McCluskey, and representives of the press and radio. Meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation by Mayor Jarstad. MINUTES OF JUNE 7~ 1972 The Minutes of June 7, 1972, were read and approved as amended. SEPARATIONS Roger Sproed, Patrolman EEA, Resigned, June 7, 1972. Clarence Trudeau, Counselor Aide, Council o~ Alcoholism, May ~, 1972. Wilbert Johnson, Counselor Aide, Council on Alcoholism, April 30, 1972. Loretta Dickinson, Clerk-typist, Council on Alcoholism, April 7, 1972. Pamela Finnegan, Clerk-typist, City Attorney's Office, June 9, 1972. Violet Krone, Secretary, City Attorney's Office, June 9, 1972, Leave of Absence. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Clark to approve separations, carried unanimously. NOTICES OF EMPLOYmeNT Philip Scheer, Extra Labor, Water Distribution, $2.25 hr., June 12, 1972. Rick Reed, Extra Labor, Traffic Control, $2.25 hr., June 12, 1972. Steve L. Peterson, Extra Labor, WAter Distribution, $2.25 hr., June 12, 1972. Motion by Commissioner Schoneman and Co~aissioner Clark to apprQve the change order, carried' unanimously. CHANGES IN PAY STATUS Lori Ann Huntley, Part-time Playleader, Parks and Recreation, $1.75 to $1.84 hr. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Schoneman to approve changes in pay. Under discussion: Commissioner Clark n~ted that the previous wage was not included on the change of pay slip and commented that both the new salary and previous salary should be included on the slip. Motion carried unanimously. CLAIM FOR DAMAGES Clerk presented claim for damages from Marlo J. Giannone in the total amount of $42.00 which is to be referred to insurance company. C}~%NGE ORDER - COMMERCIAL BUILDERS Clerk presented Change Order No. 1 to Commercial Builders for preparation work required to be done prior to installation of parking lay-out, in the total amount of $2,513.01. Motion by Commissioner Clark and Mayor Jarstad to approve the change order, carried unanimously. CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE - NEW STATE LAW Clerk presented letters from Standard Plumbing & Heating Company and Lent's, Inc., requesting refund for certain contractor license fees as a result of new Washington State Contractor's Licensing Law passed by the State Legislature and effective May 23, 1972. }~tion by Commissioner Clark and Commissioner Schoneman that this matter be referred to the City Attorney's Office for study and recommendation, carried unanimously. SIX - YEAR ARTERIAL CONSTRUCTION PAROGRAM - HEARING DATE Clerk read memo dated June 12, 1972, from City Engineer to Council, stating it is required that the Six-Year Arterial Construction Program be adopted by the City and forwarded to the Urban Arterial Board by July 1, 1972; also requested that a public hearing be scheduled for June 28, 1972, at 10:00 A.M. }~tion by Commissioner Clark and Commissioner Schoneman that a hearing date be set June 28, 1972, at 10:00 A.M., carried unanimously. CALL FOR BIDS - Traffic Signal {Fourth& Washington) Clerk read memo dated June 9, 1972, from City Engineer to Council requesting authorization to call for bids for the installation of a traffic signal at Fourth & Washington and the installation of curb and gutter on the south side of Fourth Street east of Washington approximately 100 feet; also stated this project is to be constructed under the Urban Arterial program. Motion by Commissioner Schoneman and Commissioner Clark to authorize call for bids. Under dis- cussion: Commissioner Schoneman pointed out the danger of this out-dated signal and explained this new signal would be in conformance with other intersection signals in the area. Carried unanimously BID WAIVER - Heat Lamp Applicator (Street Dept.) Clerk read memo dated June 8, 1972, from Archie Mottinger to Council, requesting bid call be waived for 4' x 6' Heat Lamp Applicator; also stated that 3M Company is the only source of supply for this type of equipment. Mayor Jarstad stated that Central Road District has sign equipment that may possibly be used by the City. Motion by Commissioner Schoneman and Commissioner Clark that City waive the call for bids; but check on practicability of using County Central Road District's sign equipment, carried unanimously. COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - JUNE 12, 1972 (Continued) DISPOSITION OF BIDS - LID #311; #313~ #314 Clerk read letter dated June 9, 1972, from City Engineer to Council, stating he and consulti~. engineer recommend rejection of all bids for LID #311, #313, and #314 and request permission to ~ call for bids immediately on the sewage collection portion of the projects, an immediate call for bids on test boring the pump station sites, and a delay in call for bids for the pump stations. Motion by Commissioner Schoneman and Commissioner Clark to accept the recommendation of City Engineer and Consulting Engineer. Under discussion: Commissioner Schoneman suggested that test boring should have been included in Engineer's original plan; but would now be included in call for bids. Carried unanimously. EASEMENT - Bremerton School District ~a~~dJ-3~-neq~requesting acceptance of easement from the Bremerton SchoOl Dist! to the City of Bremerton for sewer which was constructed in 1942 by the government. Motion by Commissioner Schoneman and Mayor Jarstad to accept the easement and refer to the City Attorney's Office for checking as to form; to be returned to the City Clerk for recording properly, carried unanimously. SEWAGE SLUDGE INCINERATOR - CONTINUING TEST PROGRAM (Kramer, Chin, & Mayo) Clerk read letter dated June 6, 1~72, from Eldred A. Smith, P.E., to Commissioner S~honeman, stating he is seeking tentative approval for conducting a limited test program for a University of Washington master's thesis project using the recently installed pilot fluidized bed incinerator at City's Charleston Sewer Treatment Plant. Commissioner Schoneman explained that Mr. Smith would be working with Kramer, Chin and Mayo nnder agreement City of Bremerton has with them and that Mr. Smith believes this will be a great savings to Kramer, Chin, and Mayo and the City of Bremerton. City Clerk then read agreement of Kramer, Chin and Mayo; which was discussed by the Commissioners. Motion by Commissioner Schoneman and Commissioner Clark to approve the contract subject to review by the City Attorney, carried unanimously. 10:00 - OPEN MEETING No one spoke at this time. LETTER - Dept. of the Navy re: Ship Models Clerk read letter dated June 5, 1972, from Department of the Navy to himself, stating that the termination date of Contract N00024-69-C-0055 covering the loan of technical and exhibition ship models and of a topographical model, has been extended to June 4, 1973, as requested in letter of }~y 23, 1972. LETTER - JOE MENTOR re: Proposed Freeway Clerk read letter dated May 5, 1972, from State Representative Joe Mentor to Director of Highway Department, requesting another meeting with bis staff to review suggested changes to the proposed freeway through Kitsap County. LETTER - TONNESEN BROTHERS Re: LID #312 Clerk read letter dated June 12, 1972, from Tonnesen Brothers Construction Company to City Engineer submitting their proposal for re-grading Lakehurst Drive between station 1 + 00 & 6 + O0 in the total amount of $1,960.00; this proposal was requested by the City of Bremerton. Mr. Parker stated this change order would eliminate two humps in the road, and recommended approval. Motion by Commissioner Schoneman and Commissioner Clark to approve Change Order on LID #312 to To~nesen Brothers Construction Company, carried unanimously. TELEGRAM - USS SACRAMENTO Clerk read telegram from John G. Denham to the Council expressing appreciation for warmth, friendship and courteous hospitality of the citizens of Bremerton to those aboard USS SACRAMENTO during their stay in Bremerton; also stated that due to urgency Bremerton citizens were not able to come on board to visit their fleet-ship and hope on return to this area in July this is possible. PAY BILLS Motion by Commissioner Clark and Commissioner Schoneman to pay all bills that have been approved by a majority of the Commission, carried unanimously. REPORTS OOMMISSIONER CLARK: i. Will be attending meeting of Association of Washington Cities in Seattle temmorrow and is sure it will be an interesting experience as in past years. Stated that the main banquet will be held in the honor of Chester Biesoe, who will be retiring after many years of hard work and faithful service to the Association of Washington Cities. Mr. Clark also commented he will be working on Workshop relating to City Hall and the Media, and will be discussing open meeting laws applying to cities and the Attorney General's opinion on the open meeting laws. Commissioner Schoneman: 1. Stated that due to constant theft of brush in the past, City called for bids for picking brush and the people who had the bid did an excellent Job; and the City is now prepared to call for bids again. Explained this is a reduced amount of property to be leased because of other projects in the area fncluding the golf course. Read letter from Erv Heath w~ich was a draft for contract for the bid call. Motion by Commissioner Schoneman and Commissioner Clark that the City Attorney's Office prepare bid call for brush picking with the covenants of the agreement, carried unanimously. 2. Commented on occurrence Saturday when a car hit the back of a house and stated the City had a bulkhead to prevent this but at the speed the driver was going, the car went over the bulkhead; also commented on dangerous hill where the house was located. COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - JUNE 12~ 1972 {Continued) REPORTS (Con'd) Commissioner Schoneman: (Con'd) 3. King Salmon will be removed this week and will be pumped out and taken to Mmnchester Depot to be placed in pens so they can be reared in salt water. Explained that the State will be releasing the larger salmon periodically from the pens, and at this large size (8 or 10 inches) the salmon tend to stay in Nuget Sound. Stated this is experimental program of the State with the cooperation of DOMSEA. ORDINANCE - CRAWFORD MARLER Clerk read, first reading, An Ordinance amending the use and area maps of Ordinance No. 1792. Motion by Commissioner Schoneman and Commissioner Clark to approve ordinance on first reading, carried as follows: Mayor Jarstad, yes; Commissioner Clark, yea; Commissioner Schoneman, yes. REPORTS City Clerk: 1. Looking forward to attending Association of Washington Cities Convention in Seattle tommorrow and, will be on a panel relating to labor negotiations and mediation. Mayor Jarstad: 1. Stated City should purchase additional parking meters for Fourth and Sixth Streets between Warren and Park Avenues and a bid call should be authorized to establish unit prices for the balance of 1972 so that meters may be purchased beyond the immediate requirement of approximately 58, if so needed. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Clark to authorize call for bids for establishing unit prices for parking meters for the balance of 1972, carried unanimously. 2. Presented Police Report for the month of May with 496 arrests in traffic and a total of 568 arrests. Property reported stolen amounted to $13,528.00 and the Department recovered an Mount of $3,978.00. This report is on file in the City Clerk's Office. 3. Will be attending Association of Washington Cities Convention in Seattle tommorrow and on Friday will be chairing the First Class Cities Meeting at which time problems of First Class Cities are brought to the attention of the general round table discussion. This is a very con- structive meeting and a most important convention. Also hope to see members of the press and radio in attendence. Meeting adjourned 11:00 a.m. APPROVED: G. C. ¥~ADON, SR., '~ity Clerk