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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/10/70 JUHE lOs 1970 THE REGULAR HEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF BREMERTON WAS HELD IN THE COUNCil CHAMBERS OF CITY HALL AT 10=00 A.H., D.S.T.s WEDNESDAYs JUNE lOs 1970s WITH MAYOR JARSTAO PRESlDINGe ALSO ATTENDING WERE THE FOLLOHING~ COHMISSlONER CLARK AHD COMMISSIONER SCNONEMANs CITY CLERK YEADONs CITY ATTORNEY ~ALGREHs iASST. FIRE CHIEF BALAZIC~ CITY PLANNER PLESCHER AND CITY ENGINEER PARKER~ ED ADAMS, A REPRESENTATIVE IOF THE PRESS AHD RADIO. THE MEETING WAS CALLEO TO ORDER AND THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY HAYOR JARSTAD. ;THE HINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE REAU AND APPROVED AS ANENDED. iCITY CLERK STATED THIS IS THE TIME AND PLACE SET FOR A HEARING ON THE FOSTER-POTTER REZONE AND THE NECESSARY PUBLICATIONS AND NOTICES WERE POSTED. i~HOTION BY COMMISSIONER SCHONEMAN AND COMHISSlONER CLARK TO OPEN THE NEARING ON THE POTTER-FOSTER !:REZONE~ CARRIEO UNANIMOUSLY. 'CITY CLERK READ PLANNING COMMISSION RES. ~ 190 IN FAVOR OF THE REZONE AND RELATED CORRESPONDENCE AS WELL AS A PETITION SIGNED BY 50 RESIDENTS OF THE AREA PROTESTING THE REZONE APPLICATION. CITY PLAN- iNER PLE$CHER DISCUSSED THE REZONEs USING MAPS OF THE AREA AND REFERRING TO THE ZONING MAP AND THE ICOMPREHENSlVE PLAN MAP. HR. PLESCHER EXPLAINED THE PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND STATED THAT PEOPLE LIV- !~IHG IN APARTMENTS NEED NICE SURROUNDINGS IH WHICH TO LIVE AND SHOULD NOT NECESSARILY BE REQUIRED TO '.LIVE IN NOISY AREAS WITH CAR EXHAUST AIR SITUATED ALONG MAIN ARTERIALS OR ADJACENT TO BUSINESS AREAS. HR. PLESCHER STATED IN HIS PERSONAL OPINION SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS CONSTITUTED A MONOTONOUS PATTERN :.WHICH COULD BE ALLEVIATED BY INTERMINGLING APARTMENT BUILDINGS SUCH AS PROPOSED BY OR. FOSTER. FARRELL iCOOKs ATTORNEY~ REPRESENTING THE OPPOSING RESIDENTS~ SPOKE AGAINST THE REZONE, TOUCHING ON THE FOLLOW~ 'lNG POINTS= (1) THERE WAS NOT A PETITION FILED WITH THE APPLICATION WITH 51~ OF THE O~NERS IN THE !AREA Iff FAVOR OF THE REZONE; (2) THE AREA IS NOT SUITABLE FOR REZONING AS THE SURROUNDING AREA IS ALL SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNITS~ (~) THAT THE REZONE WOULO CONSTITUTE SPOT ZONEING, AND COMPARED THIS APPLICATION WITH THE ~ALGREN-HENTOR APPLICATION WHICH WAS DENIED BY THE SUPERIOR COURT OF KITSAP COUNTY~ ONE OF THE REASONS BEING THAT IT INVOLVED SPOT ZONIIIG. COMHISSIONER CLARK INQUIRED OF THE ~ITY ATTORNEY CONCERNING THE POINT RAISED ON THE 51~ PETITION AND MR. ~ALGREN STATED A LATE AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE CHANGED THE NECESSITY FOR THE 51~ PETITION. HR. ~ALGREN EXPLAINED THAT i~QUIRIHG A 51~ PETITION BEFORE AN APPLICATION COULD BE PRESENTEO TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONSTITUTE[ iA DENIAL OF THE RIGHT OF A PERSON TO BE HEARD IN THE EVENT THAT A LESSER PRECENTAGE WAS OBTAINED. :PERSONS SPEAKING AGAINST THE REZONE ~ERE= RUSSELL SMITH, MRS. LOVEs HR. ~ARDt~SHELDON PARRs MRS. PAR~s ~IR. HARTING AND ATTORNEY COOK. HR. CLARK COHMENTED THAT THE CONCEPT AS PRESENTED BY THE PLANNER IS GOOD OUT THAT PERSONS LIVING IN R-1 AREAS SUCR AS THIS HAVE COME TO THESE AREAS BELIEVING THAT IT WOU~D H :REMAIN R-I~ THAT THE AREA IS COMPLETELY R-1 AND THAT IF THE NEW CONCEPT IS FOLLOWED IT WOULD BE MORE PROPER TO INSTITUTE IT IN AN AREA WHICH IS NOT DEVELOPED. HR. CLARK STATED THIS PARTICULAR REZONE REQUEST WOULD CONSTITUTE AN EXPERIMEHTAL DECISION ON JUST ONE PARTICULAR AREA; ALSO, HR. CLARK STATED ON THIS BASIS HE COULD SEE THAT A SUPERIOR COURT COULD FIND THAT THIS CONSTITUTED SPOT ZONING. FOR THIS REASON I.IR. CLARK HADE THE FOLLOWING MOTION: HOTION DY ~Ro CLARK AND ~AYOR JARSTAD TO DENY THE REZONE~ UNDER DISCUSSIONs MAYOR JARSTAD STATED HE FELT THAT THE CONCEPT RECOMMENDED IS THE COMING THING IN THE PLANNING FIELD IN DENSITY LIVING DUT HE ~OULD FEEL HOPE ENCOURAGED IF THE COUNCIL WERE DEALING WITH A LARGE TRACT OF LAND ~MERE THIS COULD A PROGRAHHED PLAN DEVELOPMENT UNIT. HR. $CHONEMAN STATED HE I~AS IN FAVOR OF THE DENIAL~ AND THAT THERE WERE MANY OTHER OPEN SPACES IN NEARBY AREAS WHICH COULD IIOT RE DENIED IF THIS REZONE HERE ALLOH~ ED OR 0~[IERS OF FORMER HOUSING UNITS COULD HAVE THEM REMOVED AND APPLY FOR REZONE HHICH COULD LEAD TO!i .A COMPLEX OF APARTMENT HOUSES ~HICH HOUED HOT DE FAIR TO THOSE WHO HAVE HEAVILY INVESTED INA R-1 tlEIGHBORHOOD; ALSO, NENTIONED THAT THERE WOULD BE A HEAVIER USE OF SHERIDAN ROAD DY CHILDREN AND THE i'STREET I$ NOT YET IMPROVED FOR SUCH A USE. HOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. CITY CLERK STATED TH~S IS THE TIME AND PLACE SET FOR A HEARING ON THE 7TH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH PEZON AND THE NECESSARY PURLICATIONS ANO NOTICES HAVE BEEN POSTED. .JIOTION BY ~AYOR JA~STAO AND COMHISSlONER CLARK TO OPEN THE HEARING ON THE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCl REZONE~ CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. :CITY CLER~ READ RESOLUTION HO. 18~ FROM THE PLANNING CO~tMISSIOH-AND THE RELATING CORRESPONDENCE WHICH INCLUDED LETTERS FROM THREE RESIDENTS FAVORING THE REZONE. THERE HAS NO ONE PRESENT TO SPEAK IN ~FAVOR OR AGAINST THE REZONE. I~OTION BY COMHISSIONER CLARK AND COMMISSIONER SCHONEMAN TO APPROVE REZONE FOR A REST HOME AND IHSTRUC' THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE THE NECESSARY ORDINANCE# CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ,[~AYOR JARSTAD INTRODUCED HIS SON GENE AND EXCUSED HIHSELF TO ATTEND A MEETING AS A HEMDER OF THE STATE AIR POLLUTION COMMISSION IN TACOMA. HAYOR PRO TEM CLARK PRESIOED OVER THE MEETIHG FOR THE DURATION OF TIlE ~EETIrIG. CITY CLERK READ A CLAIH VOUCHER FROM PUGET SOUND POWER & LIGHT COMPANY FOR (5) FIVE GREY POLES FOR STREET LIGHTING PURPOSES IN THE AMOUNT OF $1~200eOOe CITY CLERK REPORTED SINCE THIS AMOUNT WAS OVER $500e00 AND THERE WAS NO BID CALL IT HUST DE APPROVED IN COUNCIL. HR. SCHO~EHAN STATED IT IS NOT !POSSIBLE TO CALL FOR BIDS FOR SOHETHING WHEN YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY ARE NEEDED~ AND HR. CLARK COM- !MENTED P.S.P. & L. IS THE ONLY UTILITY AVAILABLEe ,~OTION BY COMMISSIONER CLARK AND COMMISSIONER SCHONEMAN TO APPROVE; UNDER DISCUSSIONs HR. SCHONEMAN ilSTATED THE NUMBER OF LIGHTS THAT HAD BEEN INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF ~REMERTON ALLO~S US THE !~SAHE COST FOR POWER THAT WE HAVE SPENT IN PRIOR YEARS BUT INCLUDES AN ADOITIONAL ~00 LIGHTS AS THE ICr~TY HAS MOVED INTO A NEW BRACKET. HOTIOH CARRIED UNanIMOUSLY. 'CITY CLERK READ THE FOLLOWING NOTICES OF EHPLOYMENT: LARRY LEE OTTO-TRAFFIC CONTROLs EXTRA HELP, $2.25 PER HR, EFFECTIVE 6-8-70 RODGER P. BRIGHT-~ATER SUPPLY, EXTRA LAEOR~ $2.50 PER HR, EFFECTIVE 6-15-70 RICHARD AD KABELAC-STREET DEPARTMENT~ EXTRA LABOR~ $2.25 PER NRs EFFECTIVE 6-15-70 MORRIS M. SORIAH0-$TREET OEPARTHENT, EXTRA LABOR, $2.25 PER HR, EFFECTIVE 6-15-70 J0flH 0. AUSTIN.STREET OEPARTHENT~ EXTRA LABOR, $2.25 PER NR~ .EFFECTIVE 6-]5-70 MICHAEL R. DOTSON-WATER SuPPLY~ EXTRA LABOR~ $2.25 PER HR~ EFFECTIVE.6-]5-70 TERRY A. SCHAAP-WATER DISTRIBUTION~ EXTRA LABOR, $2.25 PER HR, EFFECTIVE 6-]5-70 ROBERT ~t. VANDERKLEED-STBEET OEPARTHENT, EXTRA LABOR, $2.25 PER HE, EFFECTIVE 6-B-70 LA%/RENCE C. KNAPP-%'/ATER SUPPLY, EXTRA LABOR, $2.25 PER HR~ EFFECTIVE 6-]5-70 DONALD A. JENNINGS~IATER SUPPLY, EXTRA LABOR~ $2.25 PER HR, EFFECTIVE 6'15'70 JOHN Ho SHEPARD-~ATER BISTRIBUTION~ EXTRA (~ABOR, $2.25 PER HR, EFFECTIVE 6-8-70 TERRENCE d. SH0¥//'~r~N-~ATER DISTRIBUTION, EXTRA LABOR, $~.~5 PER HR, EFFECTIVE 6-]5-70 DENNIS WAYNE BOELKE-PARKS ~ RECREATION~ EXTRA LABOR~ $L.75 PER HRt EFFECTIVE 6-15-70 JERRI LYNN ~ILSON-PARKS ~ RECREATION~ LEARN-T0-S~IH iNSTRUCTOR ~ PT LIFEGUARD~ $2.00 PER HR9 EFFECTIVE 6-1-70 PAUL ANDRE~ GOLNIK-F~RE DEPARTHENT~ FIREFIGHTER FIRST YEAR~ $6~.50 PER ~0~ EFFECTIVE 6-9-70 EUNICE H. BRO~N-CLERK~S OEPARTHENTt EXTRA HELP~ $2.19 PER HR~ EFFECTIVE 6-10-70 JOHN E. GRAHAA-ExECUTIVE~ EXTRA HELP~ ~2.~ PER HR~ EFFECTIVE HOTIOH BY COHHISSIONER SCHO~IEHAN AND COHHISSIONER CLARK TO APPROVE~ UNDER OlSCU~SION~ ~R. SCH~NE- ~AN STATED THIS IS THE LAST OF THE COLLEGE KIDS THAT CAN BE HIRED AS THE BUDGET DOES NOT PROVIDE HONEY FOR ANY ~ORE. HR. SCHONEHAN ALSO STATED HE ~OULO LIKE TO HIRE HORE~ BUT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE t~NDER THE PRESENT CIRCU~STANCES~ TO PUT ON THE ~ATERSHED PROPERTY. ~OTION CARRIED CITY CLERK READ THE CHANGE 0F PAY STATUS REPORTS~ G. L. SORTER-FIRE DEPARTHENT~ FROH ~RB YR TO ~TH YR FIRE FIGHTER~ $715.00 TO ~7~8.00 PER EFFECTIVE STEVEN H. PHELPS-FIRE 0EPARTHENT~ 1ST YR TO 2NO YR FIREFIGHTER~ $65~.~0 TO $682.00 PER EFFECTIVE 6-29-70 BRYON ~RRIGAN-PARKS ~ RECREAT/ON~ EXTRA LABOR~ ~.25 TO $~.]~ PER HR~ EFFECTIVE ~OTION BY COHRISSIO~ER SCHONEHAN AND COHHISSIONER CLARK TO APPROVE~ CARRIED UNANIHOUSLY~ CITY CLERK REPORTED A C~IH FOR DA~GES FILED BY LESTER F. OENEAULT FOR BRICK RETAINING ~ALL AND PLANTERS THAT UERE DAHAGED BY CITY E~UIP. HAY"20~ 1970~ ~N THE AHOUHT OF ~2~856.00 SCHONEHAN STATED THESE PLANTERS ANO ~ALL ARE PROJECTING IN THE PORTION OF A CITY O~NED RIGHT-OF-UAY AHO INQUIRED FROH THE CITY ATTORNEY ~HETHER IT ~AS POSSIBLE THAT THE CITY ~AS NOT LIABLE IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE. ~R. ~ALGREN STATED THAT IF THE LAND ~AS CITY ~NNED THEN IT NAS VERY LIKELY THAT THE CLAIH NAS NOT JUSTIFIED. CITY CLERK REPORTED A COPY OF THE CLAIR HAD GONE TO THE INSURANCE CO~PANY AND THE CITY-ATTORNEY. CITY CLERK READ A ~H0 FROH E. Ge HUHBLE TO F. S. SCHONENA~ DATED JUNE 9~ 1970 RE~ INSTALLATION ~ATERHAIN ON RIDDELL ~0ADe AUTHORITY IS REQUESTED TO PROCEED ~ITH THE INSTALLATION 0F THE ENTIRE LIHE AT THIS TIHE SINCE IT IS A PART OF OUR 1970 PLAN AND THE PIPE IS ALREADY ON HAND. THE ESTIHAT- ED COST OF THE INSTALLATION (S HOTION BY COHHISSIONER SCHONEHAN AND COHHI$SIONER CLARK TO APPROVEJ UNDER OI~CUSSION~ HR. SCH0~E~AN STATED THIS IS iN THE 1BY0 PROGRAm. THIS IS THE ESTINATEO COST AND HHEN THE ~ORK IS COMPLETED THE FINAL COST ~41LL BE REPORTED TO THE CLERKfS OFFICE. HOTION CARRIED UNANIHOUSLYe CITY CLERK READ A ~E~0 FROH CITY'*~NGINEER PARKER TO CITY COUNCIL DATED JUNE 99 1970~ RECOHHEHDING REJECTION 0F THE BIDS OPENED ON ~AY 20~ i970~ AND A NE~ BIO CALL BE ADVERTISED AS SOON AS AODITIONAL PIPE REQUIRED IS ASCERTAINED. ~OTION BY COHHI~SIONER SCHONEHAN AND COHHISSIONER CLARK TO REJECT-BIDS OF HAY 20~ 1970;. UNDER DIS-- CUSSION~ ~R. SCROREHAN STATED THERE ~ERE OIt~Y ~0 BIDS RECEIVED AND THE DIFFERENCE IN THE HATERIALS BID ON NAS NOT A FAIR CONPARISON. ALSO ~R. SCRONEHAN SAID THERE ~ERE BIDDERS AT THE OPENING THAT HAD THOUGHT THEY HAD BIOS PRESENT AND ~ERE SURPRISED TO SEE THERE ~ERE NOT AND AT THE REST.INTEREST OF THE CITY REdECTION OF THE ~lOS AND AUTHORIZATION TO CALL FOR NE~ ONES ~OULO BE A GOOD HOVE. HOTION CARRIEO UNA~INOUSLY. ~OTION BY COHHISSIONER SCHONEHAN AND CO~HISSIONER CLARK TO CALL FOR BIOS FOR THE AHOUHT 0F PIPE NEC- ESSARY TO DO PINE ROAO~ RIDDELL ROAD Atto EVENTUALLY THE CONNECTION T0 THE CLAIR~S ~ARSH AREA. CARRIED UNANIHOUSLYe CITY CLERK READ A ~E~0 FROH ANORE~ PENDERGAST TO CITY COUNCIL DATED JUNE 9~ 1970 RE: HARBOR LEASES~ EVERGREEN PARK. THE HEHO STATED THAT RENT ON HARBOR LEASES ~1276 AND ~1277 COVERING THE HARBOR IN FRONT OF ~VERGREEN PARK ~AS DUE~ ANO RECOH~ENDING PAYNENT OF THE LEASESe ~R. ~EADON ALSO READ A LETTER FRON OEPARTNENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DATED JUNE 2~ ]970~ STATING THAT EVEN THOUGH THE LEASES ARE RENE~ED FOR A T~O YEAR PER,OD THAT PAYHENTS COULD BE HADE ANNUALLY. ~OTION BY COHHISSIONER CLARK AND COHHISSIONER SCHONENAN TO APPROVE PAYHENT OF THE LEASES~ CARRIED U'NANI'NOUSLY. CITY CLERK READ A PAYROLL VOUCHER FO~ PAYPERIOD ENDING HAY ~1~ 1970 IN ~E AHOU~T OF APPROVgD BY COHHISSIONER OF FINANCE~ COHHISSIONER CLARK~AND AUDITED BY HAROLD FITZ~ATER, CITY AUDITOR. HOTION BY COHHISSIONER CLARK AND COHHISSIONER SCHONEHAN TO APPROVEt CARRIEO UNANIHOUSLY. CITY CLERK READ A LE~ER ~OH ~ORTH KITSAP GRAVEL ~ ASPHALT CONPANY DATED JUNE 2, 1970~ TO THE ASST. PURCHASING AGENT RE~ ASPHALT CLASS ~tC~ 0IL FOR PAVING ~ESERVOIR. CITY CLERK STATED THIS COHPANY NAS SUBHITTED A BID FOR THIS SPECIAL HIX AND THIS HIX SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT IN ORDER FOR THE BILL TO BE PAID. ~OTION BY COHHISSIONER SCHONEHAN AND COHHIS$1ONER CLARK TO INCLUDE THE HIX IN THE CONTRACT; UNDER DISCUSSION~ ~R. SCHO~EHAN STATED IT COULD NOT BE FORESEEN THAT THE CITY ~OULD BE BUILDING A LAKE AND IN RELATIOH TO THE COST OF CONCRETE AT $2~g99 PER S~e YD, AS OPPOSED TO ASPHALT FOR ~8.~0 PER SQ. YD. THE CITY IS ~AY AHEAD ON THIS HATTER. HOTION CARRIED UNANIHOUSLY. !CITY CLERK READ A PROCLAHATION FOR "RACE UNITY OAYH FOR SUNDAY,~ JUHE l~s 1970s IN OUR CITY AND URGED !ALL RESIDENTS OF THIS COMMUNITY TO MAKE THIS A DAY OF RESOLVE TO PROMOTE IN THEMSELVES AND IN THE :COMHUNITY THOSE QUALITIES AND ATTRIBUTES WHICH WILL PROMOTE THE BONDS OF LOVE ANO UNDERSTANDING BE- TWEEN ALL RACES ARB NATIONALITIES AND AOVAHCE THE CAUSE OF JUSTICE FOR ALL PEOPLE. COHHISSIONER SCHONEMAN REPORTEDI I) H~['tO FROM MR. PARKER STATING IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING TO INCLUDE ANOTHER YEAR TO ~THE SIX YEAR PROGRAM ON THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WOULD BE MADE IN 1976. i,'MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SCHONEMAN AND COMMIS$IOHER CLARK TO sET A DATE FOR THIS HEARING ON JHNE ['T'~'~'~UNOER DISCUSSIONs MR. SCHONEMAN SAID IT SEEMS LIKE QUITE A DISTANCE AWAY BUT SIX YEARS COMES AROUND QUITE RAPIDLYe THE (~) NEW IMPROVEHENTS PERRY AVENUEt ~TH TO HOLMANj PACIFIC AVENUEs 6TH TO llTH AND THE $CHLEY/MARLOW CONNECTION. MR. YEADON INQUIRED WHETHER THE HEARING WOULD BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL MEETING AN0 IF SO WAS THERE A NEED FOR PUBLICATION. MR. SCNONEHAN STATED MR. PARKER WOULD CONTACT THE CLERKIS OFFICE ABOUT THIS MATTER. MOTION CARRIED. ,2) ~'IAORONA POINT SEWER IS~PROGRESSING RATHER NICELY. MAP AVAILABLE TO ILLUSTRATE WHERE PI P~ NAS i BEEN LAIDe ~) ~ITSAP LAKE IS APPROXIMATELY 2~ COMPLETED AND ESTIMATES ARE BEING PREPARED TO PAY THE CONTRACTSi: 'FOR THAT AMOUNT. HAVE ACQUIRED ONE PORTION OF PROPERTY THAT WE WERE QUITE CONCERNED WITH LAST WEEK AND OD HAVE ALL THE SITES FOR THE KITSAP LAKE IHTERCEPTORe ~) GOLF COUBSE~ CEHENTING THE ASPHALT TODAY AND SOME NECESSARY REPAIRS FROM A LITTLE WASHOUT ON THE LAKE. ~HEN THE SYSTEM IS INm PLANTING WILL START IMMEDIATELY. ~) WATER DISTRIBUTION IS PUTTING IN A LARGER LINE FROM ~C~ENNA FALLS WHICH WILL AID IN STRONGER gETTER WATER DISTRIBUTION. 6) PORT ~ASHINGTON N~RROWS SEWER ENGINEERING IS PROGRESSING ANO PROPOSEO PLANS WILL GE REVIEWED BY THE COUNCIL SHORTLY. 7) THE NAVY HAS INCREASED THE PIPE DIAMETER SIZE AT THE SOUTH END OF PACIFIC AVENUE AS ~E REQUESTED ~D HAD TO PAY ~150.00 SO THAT PIPE ON PACIFIC~ WHEN UNOER CONSTRUCTIONs WILL MEET PROPERLY. 8) SINCE THERE WAS NO OFFICIAL OPENING FOR THE 1.1TH STREET CONNECTOR THE FOLLOWING WAS REPORTED~ 11TN STREET CONNECTOR--IN I~9 CITY ENGINEER SEVERANCE AND MAYOR m;HuM~ KEAN ASSIGNED MR. SCHONEMAN THE SURVEYING OF PROPERTIES AT THE ~EST END OF MANETTE BRIDGE FOR A PROPOSED CUT-THRU TO PACIFIC AVENUE TO RELIEVE THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION. AFTER THREE DAYS OF ESTABLISHING OLD PLAT LINES AND PRO- PERTY LINES~ THE PROPERTY OWNERS DESCENDED UPON CITY ~ALL AND HE WAS ORDERED TO OESIST FROM FURTHER ENGINEERING ON THAT PROPOSED PROJECT. THE SAHE THING OCURRED ON ~ASHINGTON AVENUE BETNEEH THE ~AN- ETTE ~RIDGE AND 6TH STREETs WHERE A THIRD LANE NAS PROPOSED ON THE EAST SIDE OF WASHINGTON BY ELE- VATING THE EAST SIDEWALK AND UTILIZING THE SLOPED PARKING STRIP FOR A THIRD LANE. AFTER ESTABLISHING THE BASE LINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION THE PROPERTY OWNERS DESCENDEO UPON CITY HALL AND HE WAS ASSIGNEO TO A SEWER PROJECT. lfl 1967~ 18 YEARS LATERs JOHN ~ANNON FROM LEWIS & REDFORD~ AND HE WALKED THROUGHi 'SACK YARDS CltECKING ROUGHLY GRADIENTS AND POTENTIAL ALIGNHENT AT THE NOW CONSTRUCTED CONNECTION. AGREED AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS THAT THIS ROUTE WAS THE MOST FEASIBLE TYING INTO THE SIX YEAR PLAN PRO- ;POSED IN ~g61, YESTEROAYs JUNE 9s 1970; THE CULMINATION OF ALL EFFORTS WAS ACHIEVED IN THE OPENING OF THIS LONG SOUGHT CONNECTION, ALL EFFORTS WILL BE PUT FORTH TO COHPLETE THE LAST BOTTLENECK IN THE ENTIRE 2 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT. THE STRETCH BETWEEN 6TH STREET AND THE BRIDGE. ,BURWELL-NAVAL CONNECTOR--ANOTHER PROBLEM OF LONG STANDING WAS RESOLVED WITH THE OPENING OF NEW ~UR- ~ELL AT NAVAL. MANY ACCIDENTS OCCURRED AT THIS LOCATION WHEN THIS PROPETTY WAS OCCUPIED BY HUGE CONCRETE BLOCKS TO PREVENT VEHICLES FROM PROCEEDING AHEAD AND STRIKING THE HOUSES THAT OCCUPIED THIS LOCATION. A GRATEFUL BREHERTON THANKS THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE CREATION OF THE URBAN ARTERIAL ~0ARD MAKING THESE IMPROVEHENTS FINANCIALLY POSSIBLE. (THE CEREMONEY WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE.) CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED: 1) READ A LETTER FROM ~ASHINGTON STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION--DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS TO ~ITSAP COUNTY MEOICAL SOCIETY OATEO JUNE 2s 1970s RE= SIGNS ON MAJOR ROADWAYS INDICATING CLINICSz HOSPITALSs ETC. ~) MEETING ON PARKING LOT AT THE END OF ~URWELL AND PROBLEM OEALI~G WITH AN ALLEY FOR ~REMER~S ESTATE IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AT ~:00 PH. CITY CLERK REPORTED: 1) HE HAD DRIVEN ON THE NEW ROADS AND CONNECTORS AND THEY ARE APPRECIATED. ~OTION BY COMMISSIONER CLARK AND COMMISSIONER SCNONEHAN TO PAY ALL BILLS THAT ARE APPROVED BY A MAJOR~ ITY OF THE COHMISSIONERS~ CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. COMMISSIONER CLARK ~EPORTEOt 1) ATTENDED A MEETING IN SEATTLE ON ~ASHINGTON MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE AND ON RETURNING DROVE OVER THE NEW ROADS. COHMENDED MR. SCHONEMAN FOR THEIR EXCELLENT WORK. ~) ATTENDED HEARING IN SEATTLEs CORONER'S JURY9 WHICH WAS QUITE INTERESTING. '~) IVY ~REEN CEMETARY TRUCK NEEDS REPLACINGs IS 22 YEARS OLDs AND THE COST TO REPAIR WOULD EXCEED THE VALUE OF THE TRUCK. :i~OTION BY COMMISSIONER CLARK AND COMMISSIONER SCHONEMAN TO AUTHORIZE CALL FOR BIDS FOR A ~/~ TON TRUC iWITH A DUHP BACK AND THE INTENT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO FINANCE THIS PURCHASE AS WELL AS DECLARING THE OLD TRUCK SURPLUS~ CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. CITY ATTORNEY COMI*IENTEO ON THE AWARD CEREMONY TO THE FIRE 0EPARTMENT FOR /*.t~ HOURS OF SERVICE TRAIN- lNG PUT IN SPECIAL TRAINING AND COMt*IENDED THE FIRE 0EPARTMENT FOR WINNING THIS AWARD. MEETING ADJOURNED 'GLENN K. JARSTAD