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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/20/70 MAY 20s T970 THE REGUALR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF BREMERTON WAS HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAHBERS OF CiTY HALL AT ~0~00 A.M.z D.S.T.s WEDNESDAY~ HAY 20s 1970~ WITH ~[AYOR JARSTAD PRESIDING. ALSO ATTENDING WERE THE FOLLOWING, COHHISSIONER CLARKs COMMISSIONER SCHONEMANs CITY CLERK YEADONs CITY ATTORNEY WALGREN CITY ENGINEER PARKERs CHIEF OF POLICE PLOUFs ASST. CHIEF OF POLICE HENRYs ASST. FIRE CHIEF BALAZICs CAPTAIN LITTLEs REVEREND QUELLOs MR. WILLIAM FRAZIERs MR. LAWRENCE SORIAHO, OWNERS AND DRIVERS OF SEVERAL TAXI CAB COMPANIES IN BREMERTON~ AND A HEMBER OF THE PRESS. MAYOR JARSTAO CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 10=00 A.M.s D.S.T.s AND THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. QUELLO OF THE OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH. CITY CLERK READ THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING AND THEY WERE APPROVED AS AMENDED. CITY CLERK READ REPORTS DF SEPARATION~ GARY GAGNE -- WATER 0EPARTMENT -- EXTRA LA~OR -- $-14-70 -- qUIT LISABETH FUGITT -- TREASURERgS OFFICE -- CLERK TYPIST -- I+-30-70 -- OWN REQUEST. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLARK AND COHMISSIONER SCHONEMAN TO APPROVEs CARRIED UNANIHOUSLY. CITY CLERK READ REPORTS OF EMPLOYHENTz GARY PETER QUINN -- PARKS ~ RECREATION -- MAINTENANCE -- SHIMMING Pool -- $2.00 PER HR. 5-18-70 VIRGIL L. HAMHONS -- WATER DISTRIBUTION -- EXTRA LABOR -- ~2.5~ PER HR -- 5-18-70 ~IOTION DY MAYOR JARSTAD AND COHMISSIOHER $CHONEMAN TO APPROVEs CARRIED UNANI~0USLY. CITY CLERK REAO CHANGE OF PAY REPORTS, TERRY L. ~ENCE -- WATER DISTRIBUTION -- HELPER -- $2.88 TO~O0*P£R ltR -- 5-16-70 DANIEL K. CHAVEZ -- ~ATER SUPPLY -- PUMP OPERATOR -- ~57~ TO ~600 PER HO -- 6-1-70 GARY [.ARSON -- FIRE DEPARTMENT -- Eq HTCE TO LIEUTENANTs $764.50 TO $803.00 + 5.00 6-1-70 I40TION OY COHMISSIONER SCNONEMAN AND COMMISSIONER CLARK TO APPROVE, CARRIED UHANIMOUSLY. CITY CLERK READ A PAYROLL VOUCHER FOR PAY PERIOD ENDING MAY ~5s 1970s BEING ~ARRANTS #293~-29666 AMOUNTING TO $98,181.02, APPROVED BY AUSTIN M. CLARKs COMHISSIONER OF.FINANCE AND AUDITED BY HAROLD E. FITZWATERs CITY AUDITOR. ~OTION BY COHMISSIOHER CLARK AND COHMISSIONER SCNONEMAN TO APPROVEs CARRIED UNANIHOUSLYe CITY CLERK READ RETIREMENT FUND LIST FOR BREHERTON EMPLOYEES FOR MAY, 1970s IN THE AMOUNT OF $2s871.93. MOTION BY COMMISSIOIIER CLARK AND COMHISSIONER SCHONEMAN TO APPROVEs CARRIED UNANIHOUSLY. .' CiTY CLERK READ A PROCLAHATION FOR BUDDY & HEMORIAL POPPIES ON MAY 22~ 23# 1970s WHICH URGED ALL PATRIOTIC CITIZENS TO WEAR A HPoPPYg~ AS MUTE EVIDENCE OF OUR GRATITUDE TO THE HEN OF THIS COUNTRY WHO HAVE RISKED OR LOST THEIR LIVES ON FULFILLING THEIR OBLIGATION AS AMERICAN CITIZENS. CITY CLERK READ (2) TWO EASEMENTS: (1) FOR MADRONA POINT--ALFRED & CONSTANCE JESSUP; (1) FOR KITSAP ~ LAKE--A~ASTASIA N. LEONARD. MOTION BY COHMISSIONER SCHONEMAN AND COMMISSIONER CLARK TO ACCEPT EASEMENTS AND REFER THEM TO THE ~"~"~TTORNEY FOR CHECKINGs AND RECORDING~ UNDER DISCUSSIONEs MR. SCHONEMAN STATED THESE ARE ALL THE EASEMENTS FOR THESE PROJECTS WITH THE EXCLUSION OF ONE ~HICH ~AS OVERLOOKED. MOTION CARRIED UNANI- MOUSLY. !CITY CLERK READ A LETTER FROM OLYMPIC CENTER DATED MAY 15s 1970, TO "RED~ SOUTNERLANDs CIVIL gERVICE i ~XAHINERs AND ATTACHED CERTIFICATE OF MERIT RECEIVED FOR SERVICES RENDERED TO PERSONS IN THE CAREER !:DEVELOPMENT PROGRAH. i CmTY CLERK READ A LETTER FROM AMERICAN LEGION POST # 68 DATED MAY l~s )gTOs TO THE CITY COUNCmL, RE: !FAST AL)S AND THE DISORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE YOUTH THAT FREQUENT THE ESTABLISHMENT. CITY CLERK READ !!ANOTHER LETTER FROM RICK J. HENRYs CARETAKER OF THE HALL, REGARDING THE SAHE. MAYOR JARSTAD SUGGEST- ED THE CHIEF OF POLICE RECEIVE COPIES OF THE LETTERS AND INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEMS. CITY CLERK READ A LETTER FROM THE PORT OF BREMERTON DATED HAY 6s 1970s TO HR. $CHONEMANs REt BARNEY UNITE ROADs WATER HAIN EXTENSION. THE LETTER WAS READ FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKtS OFFICE. THE LETTER STATED APPROVAL OF THE INSTALLATION. · CITY CLERK READ A LETTER FROM WASH INGTON STATE H IGH~/AY COHHISSION DATED HAY ]5, ]970s TO HR. SCHONEHAN, RE: SYLVAN ROAD TO RIDDELL ROADs PROJECT L-5816, UTILITY LOCATION. THE LETTER STATED THE UTILITIES LOCATED IN THE CITY WILL BE RELOCATED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE STATE AND THE UTILITIES LOCATED OUTSIDE THE CITY WILL DE RELOCATED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CITY. CITY CLERK READ A LETTER FROM HOWARD N. GODAT & ASSOCIATES DATED HAY ]5s 1970~ TO HR. SCHONEMAN, RE: ENGINEERING CONTRACT FOR SANITARY SEWER FACILITIESs PORT WASHINGTON NARROWS. THE LETTER STATE[ LOW TIDES ARE DURING THE WEEK OF MAY 18-22s 1970s AND IT IS NECESSARY TO DO THE SURVEY AT THIS TIHEe CITY CLERK READ THE CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES. HOTION DY COMMISSIONER CLARK AND COMMISSIOHER SCHONEMAN TO ACCEPT CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZE SIGNATURES UNDER DISCUSSION, COMMISSIONER SCHONENAN STATED IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THIS PROJECT BE STARTED AT THIS TIME AS TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. IF THESE TIDES ARE ~ILIZEO IT IS A~TICIPATED THAT THE TIME OF COMPLETION OF THE JOB COULD BE THIS FALL. HOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. CITY CLERK READ A LETTER FROM KITSAP COUNTY HEOICAL SOCIETY DATED HAY ]4s 1970, TO CITY COUNCILs RE HIGHWAY DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR EMERGENCY HEDICAL FACILITIES. MR. ~ALOREN COMMENTED ON THIS LETTER ~ND STATED HE WOULD SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE COUNCIL ON THIS MATTER AS SOON AS HE HAS RECEIVED WORD FROM THE STATE MIGHWAY COMMISSION. COMMISSIONER SCHONEHAN STATED THE SIGNS ON OLD BURWELL COULD BE REMOVED AS THEY STATE NO PARKING AMI THE STREET IS NOW A DEAD END AND SUITABLE FOR PARKING. ALSO9 THE STATE HAD CONTACTED HR. SCHONEHAN IN CONNECTION WITH A NEW SIGN FOR THE HISSOURI STATING THEY WILL FURNISH THE POLES AND MATERIALS~ ETC. IF THEY CITY WILL DO THE WORK. CITY CLERK READ ORDINANCE N0.*2BBS, SECOND READING, AMENDING CHAPTER VIs SECTION 702, oF ORDINANCE NO. 1792. HO.TION DY COMHISSIONER SCNONEHAN AND COMHISSIONER CLARK TO PASS ORDINANCE NDe 288~s CARRIED UNANI- MOUSLY. MAYOR ~ARSTAD READ A LETTER FROH THE OFFICE OF THE ~ICE PRESIDENT DATED APRIL ~1~ 1970, TO HAYOR JARSTAD RE~ CONFERENCE ON ~UESDAYs ~AY 2~s I~O~ THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD TO DISCUSS PROBLEHS RELATING TO THE EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS OF AREAS ENCOMPASSING HULTIPLE GOVERNMENTAL dURIS01CTIONS. HAYDN ~ARSTAO SAID HE HAD BEEN ASKEO TO REPRESENT THE PUGET SOUND GOVERNMENTAL CONFERENCE ~HtCH WILL PAY HIS EXPENSES. HOTION BY COHHISSIONER SCHOHEMAN AND COMMISSIONER CLARK TO OPEN BIDS ON PiPE FOR PINE ROADs CARRIE( UNANIMOUSLY. CITY CLERK READ THE FOLLOWING HETROPOLITON CONCRETE PIPE, INC.s.AURURN BID BOND--SCHEDULE A ~50,165.15 CASCADE 0ULVERT~ ARLINGTON--CHECK $800.00--SCHEDULE B $14~685,60 ALTERNATE HOTION BY COMMISSIONER SCH~NEMAN AND COMMISSIONER CLARK TO REFER BiOS TO APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND AWARD AT NEXT WEEKtS MEETING~ UNDER DISCUSSIONs HR. SCHONEHAN STATED THERE IS qUITE A PRICE DIFFERENCE RUT THERE IS ALSO A DIFFERENCE IN THE MATERIALS OFFEREO, [4OTION CARRIED UNANIMOUS~ MOTION BY HAYDN ~ARSTAO AND COMMISSIONER CLARK TO HAVE CITY ATTORNEY WALGREN READ ORDINANCE REGARO- ING"~"~"~XI CABS FOR APPROVAL ON FIRST READINGs CARRIEO UNANIMOUSLY. CITY ATTORNEY WALGREN READ ORDINANCE RELATING TO AND REGULATING THE CONVEYANCE OF PASSENGERS FOR HIRE IN THE CITY OF BREMERTON. HOTION BY HAYOR JARSTAO AND COMMISSIONER CLARK TO APPROVE ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING~ UNDER DIS- CUSSION, COMMISSIONER CLARK INQUIRED ABOUT SECTION ~1 AND REQUESTED COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY BE CHANGED TO CITY COUNCIL. ~R. CLARK ALSO COMMENTED ON THE FEE FOR CABS NOT BEING INCREASED~ NOW- EVER, IT IS THE COUNCILIS INTENDIONS TO A~END THE ORDINANCE GOVERNING B ~ 0 LICENSES AND PUTTING CAGS UNDER THIS ORDINANCE. COMMISSIONER $CHONEMAN INQUIRED WHETHER THE CITY COUNCIL IS TO BE FORMEO BEFORE RATES COULD BE CHANGED. HR. ~ALGREN STATED THERE WOULD DE A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE ANY CHANGES WERE MADE AND AN ORDINANCE WOULD HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO AMEND ANY RATES OR MAKE ANY CHANGES. HR. SORIANO INQUIRED IF THE ~0 DAY TIHE PERIOD GIVEN FOR TRANSFERRING FROM ROM-METERED TO METTERED CADS COULD BE EXTENOEO TO AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR OR A SIX MONTH PERIOD. HOTI.ON DY HAYOR JARSTAO AND COMMISSIONER CLARK TO CHANGE THE ~0 DAY PERIOD TO ~0 DAY PERIOD FOR TRANSFERRING FROH NON-METER TO METERED; UNDER DISCUSSION, HR. SORIANO DISCUSSED THE POINT OF ALL CAI HAVING TO BE METERED; MR. ~RAZIER~ ATTORNEY FOR HR. KINGe SPOKE IN FAVOR OF THE ORDINANCE AND THE FACT THAT CADS SHOULD BE METERED; MR. LEAF SPOKE AGAINST THE ORDINANCE AND STATED THaT THE ORDINAN~ WRITTEN FOR CORPORATION CAB COMPANIES NOT THE ONE-CAB OUTFITS. HR. LEAF ALSO STATED THAT CHANGING FROM NON-METERED CABS TO METERED WOULD PROVE A HARDSHIP FINANCIALLY AND THEREFOREs NEEDS LONGER THAt ~0 DAYS TO TRANSFER; DON IRELAND SPOKE AGAINST THE ORDINANCE AND THE COUNCIL STATING THAT THE ORD- INANCE WAS WRITTEN FOR CORPORATION COMPANIES AND WOULD PUT THE SHALL OUTFITS OUT OF BUSINESS WITHIN THREE MONTHS; NORM HAMILTON STATED HE WAS INTERESTED IN AN ORDINANCE'THAT WOULD BENEFIT THE DRIVER WHO ARE TRYING TO HAKE A LIVING AND THE PEOPLE THEHSELVES WHO CAN NOT AFFORD TO RIDE METERED CABS; ~ICRIE ~ING SPOKE AGAINST NON-METERED CABS AND IN FAVOR OF THE ORDINANCE. HOTION FOR CHANGE IN TIME PERIOD CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE ON FIRST READINGs CARRIED UNANI- HOUSLY. CITY CLERK READ A PETITION SIGNED BY L~ PEOPLE FAVORIHG M0OT~S OWL CAD COMPANY RECEIVING THEIR LICENSE. CITY CLERK READ LETTERS FROM HR. PETER Gl BERMINGHAM~ HRS. ~ORTH A. STORMS STATING THEIR OPINIONS ON LICENSING CABS. HR. YEADON REPORTED ON SEVERAL CALLS HE HAD RECEIVED FAVORING THE HOOT~ OWL COHPANY RECEIVING THEIR LICENSE. MAYOR ~ARSTAO READ A LETTER FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE STATING NE HAD INVESTIGATED THE ALLEGATIONS MADE BY HR. KING AT THE MEETING HELD MAY 13, 1970. THE LETTER STATED THE CHIEF OF POLICE HAD FOUND OUT NOTHING THAT ~OULD REVERSE HIS RECOMMENDATION OF GRANTING THE LICENSE TO HR. WALKER. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLARK AND MAYOR JARSTAO TO GRANT HOOTIS OWL COMPANY A LICENSE, CARRIED UNANI- MOUSLY. HOTION BY HAYOR JARSTAD AND COMMISSIONER CLARK TO DENY HR. LEAF HIS FOURTH LICENSE; UNDER DISCUSSION~ ~'~L~AF COMMENTED ON THE ALLEGATIONS MADE TOWARD HIM LAST WEEK, HAY 13~ 1970~ BY HR. KING. COMMIS- SIONER CLARK INQUIRED WHETHER HR. LEAP COULD PUT TME 4TH LICENSE TO USE IMMEDIATELY AHO WHY HIS THIRD LICENSE WAS NOT BEING USED AT THIS TIME. ~R. LEAP STATED HIS THIRD CAR HAD BEEN WRECKED AND HE WAS STILL TRYING TO RECEIVE THE SETTLEMENT. THE POURTH LICENSE ~OULD BE PUT TO USE AS SOON AS THE MONEY WAS AVAILIDLE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER CARe HRe FRAZIER SPOKE AGAINST MAe LEAF RECEIVING THE FOURTH LICENSE. HR. SCHONEMAN ASKED WHETHER THE MOTION MIGHT RE AMENDED TO STAR THAT UPON UTILIZATION OF THE THIRD LICENSE AND EVIDENCE TO USE THE FOURTH LICENSE WITHIN ~0 DAYS OR A WEEK HRo LEAF COULD BE ISSUED THE FOURTH LICENSEe MAe YEADON STATED THATRNY LICENSE ISSUED MUST HAVE AN AUTO~OBILE MODEL IIUMBER AND LICENSE TO BE ISSUED ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT ORDINANCE. COMMISSIONER SCHONEMAN STATED HE DOES NOT LIKE TO DISCRIMINAT AGAINST ONE COMPANY AND GRANT A LICENSE TO ONE AND NOT THE.OTHER; H0~- EVER~ UNTIL THE OTHER LICENSE IS USED IT DIDNIT SEEM THERE NAS ANY CHOICE. COMMISSIONER CLARK ASKED MR. LEAF IF HE ~OULD ACCEPT ANOTHER LICENSE SUBJECT TO UTILIZING HIS THIRD ONE. HR. LEAF REPLIED ALL HE WANTED ~AS A YES OR NO ANSWER FROM THE COUNCIL. ~OTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. CITY CLERK READ ORDIHARCE NO. 2897 AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 2886 RELATING TO CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF LASIOCAMPIOAE (CATERPILLARS) AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. HOTION DY COMMISSIONER SCNONEMAN AND COMMISSIONER CLARK TO PASS ORDINANCE NO. 2887; UNDER DlSCUSSlON~ Re~'~'~'~HONEHAN STATED THE CITY LICENSED SPRAYERS STILL ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GO ON TO PRIVATE PROPERTY AND THAT COMMERCIAL SPRAYERS MUST DE USED TO DO THAT WORK. ~OTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. CITY CLERK READ A L~ASE AGREEHEr~T BETWEEN THE CITY AND ROBERT DULLARD LEASING A BROWNSVILLE WELL AND THE T~ENTY-FIVE FOOT AREA IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING THE WELL AS IT NO~ EXISTS AND DEVELOPING WATER SERVICES. HOTION BY COHMISSIONER SCHONEMAN AND COMMISSIONER CLARK TO ACCEPT AGREEMENT, UNDER DISCUSSION, HR. ~MAN STATED HE IS HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION~ ~OTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. HOTIO~ DY CONMISSIONER CLARK AND HAYOR JARSTAD TO PAY ALL BILLS THAT ARE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF TH COMMISSIONERS, CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. COMMISSIONER CLARK REPORTED: (1) ~US SITUATION. AIMING TO START A TEMPORARY LEASE AGREEMENT AND A POSSIBLE SUBSIDY TO INSURE SERVICE UNTIL IT CAN COME BEFORE THE PEOPLE FOR A VOTE POSSIBLE IN SEPTEMBERe COMMISSIONER CLARK REPORTED: (I) GOLF COURSE. PAVING OF THE STORAGE RESEV01R TURNED OUT BEAUTIFULLY~ ROLLING OF THE SLOPES IS COMPLETE0 AND READY TO TAKE ON WATER; WATER DEPARTMENT IS FINISHING UP THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM~ PLANTING HOPEFULLY TO START FIRST OF NEXT WEEKe 11TH STREET PAVED HONDAYe ASPHALT COMPANY HAS BEEN DELAYED BUT ASSURES THE CITY WILL HAVE THE ASPHALT THIS MONOAYe (3) SIGNALS GOING IN AT 1]TN & PACIFIC AND NAVAL & BURWELL. NEVER HAD SO MANY CATERPILLARS ANO HAVE RECEIVED ~T LEAST ~25 CALLS REGARDING THEM. ~ATER 01STRIDUTION IS INSTALLING A WATER LINE OH ~ASHINGTON AVENUE SHOULD BE COMPLETED THIS WEEK CHINOOK SALMON ARE BEING VIE~EO TODAY FOR RELEASE NEXT WEEKe NOTIFICATION WILL DE GIVEN TO THE CITY WHEN THIS WILL TAKE PLAEE* (7) LETTER FROM MR. KAMPS REGARDING PROSECUTING TRESPASSERS ON THE ~ATERSHED PROPERTY, HRe SCH~HEMAN STATED THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AND MUST BE KEPT CLEAR OF TRESPASSERS. (8) PICKUP ~EEK ~AS A GREAT SUCCESS. PICKED UP 470 YARDSAND RECEIVEB 374 CALLS. CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED: (1) ON ~UTLER CONSTRUCTION VS CITY OF ~REME:~TON CASE HAVING RECEIVED A CHAtIGE OF VENUE FROM I(ING COUNTY TO KITSAP COUNTY. CITY CLERK REPORTED: (I) CALLING FOR BIOS FOR AN OPENING OH JUNE 24~ 1970, REGARDING THE POSSIBLE PARKING GARAGE ~ITH A BEGINNING CAPACITY OF 275-300 PARKING SPACES. HAYOB JARSTAD DELAYED HIS REPORT UNTIL NEXT HEETING. HEETING ADJOURNED AT ~:55 P.He~ DeS.T.~ G. C.. YEAOOH~ SR., C'ITY~i. ERK '