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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/02/70 September 2, 1970 ~ Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held in the Council Chambers, City Hall, at 9:00 A. M., DST, Wednesday, September 2, 1970. Presiding was Mayor Jarstad. Present were: Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Schoneman, City Clerk Yeadon, City Attorney Walgren, Asst. City Attorney Kamps, Fire Chief Holtine, Eddie Adams, members of press and radio. Meeting was opened by the flag salute and invocation given by'Rev. Herbert Rast, Pastor, Memorial Lutheran Church. Minutes of the last regular meeting held August 26, i970, were approved as amended, after reading by the City Clerk. CHANGES OF PAY Clerk presented Change of Pay slips for: Joe A. Shoemaker, from Sergeant to Patrolman 4th year, Police Department, $803.00 plus $15.00 to $748.00 plus $15.00, effective September 1, 1970; and Mary P. Wilson, Engr. Aide II, Engineering Department, from $625.00 to $650.00 per month, effective September 1, 1970. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Clark to approve, carried unanimously. Mr. Schoneman com- mented that Mary Wilson had successfully completed a surveying course at Olympic College and was the outstanding student. The increase of wages is within the category and said he was happy to see the city has a lady surveyor, quite capable and she should be commended for her interest in getting the schooling. Mr. Clark Joined in Mr. Schoneman's commendation. September 2~ 1970 (Cont'd.) SUP, PLUS CHAIR Clerk asked for approval to declare surplus a wooden swivel chair no longer needed in the Traffic Office of the Police Department. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark to declare the chair surplus and authorize the City Clerk to dispose of it to the best interests of the City, carried unanimously. CLAIM FOR DAMAGES - BILL HARDING City Clerk read Claim for Damages filed August 26, 1~70, by Bill Harding~ 3336 Sanders Ave., for $15.23, for damages to his car when it was backed into by a police car.~ Insurance company has been notified. CHANGE ORDER - PACKARD PUMP CO. Clerk presented Contract Change Order No. 4, Packard Pump Co., Kttsap Lake Schedule "B", for total of $1,146.24, signed by contractor and recommended by City Engineer. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to approve the Change Order No. 4, carried unanimously. KITSAP LAKE PARK (proposed~ Clerk read Memo. dated August 28, 1970, from Planner Plescher to City Council requesting the City Attorney's Office be authorized to obtain a "Certificate of Necessity" through the courts, in order that negotiations may continue for the purchase of land lying along the southern shoreline of Kitsap Lake. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark to approve of~ the request and refer to the City Attorney's Office; discussion followed as to proper procedure and Attorney Walgren stated an ordinance must be prepared. Motion amended: Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to amend the motion to prepare the necessary ordinance commencing condemnation and including the obtaining of the Certificate of Necessity. Mr. Schoneman questioned need for condemnation and Mr. Clark discussed the need for arriving at fair price for the land. Mr. Jarstad stated because of getting state funds the exact figure must be reached. Mr. Schoneman cautioned about the land being swampy. Mr. Clark commented finally the crux of the matter is to get the true and fair value and this is the reason for the court being involved. Motion carried unanimously. RASMUSSEN - OUTSIDE UTILITY CONNECTION Clerk read letter dated August 28, 1970, from Rasmussen Enterprises to which was attached Applicatic for Utility Connection Outside Bremerton City Limits and Outside Utility Agreement. This is for sewer connection. Area to be served one mile from city limits. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to set aside for further study, Under discussion Mr. Schonem~ stated he was aware of this application and ha~ discussed with the County Engineer Bullard prior to the application being submitted. This is in an area where the coumty is ~tr~i~g to. promote a sewer district and their request is to bring a llne from McWilliams Road to Perry Avenue. Before any- thing is done on this request, Mr. Schoneman stated the Kitsap County Commissioners need to be contacted regarding their overall program for the area. He has asked Rasmussen to submit the application in order to get this matter on the table. Mr. Schoneman commented also that this area is a long ways out and the county will be needing as much support for their sewer program as possib~ motion carried unanimously. KITSAP COUNTY HUMAN SOCIETY - 1971 BUDGET Clerk read letter dated August 28, 1970 from the h~mane Society, attached to which was their budget for 1971, approved and adopted by their Board of Directors. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad ~that a copy of the letter and budget b9 given to each of the commissioners and the matter be set aside and included in the 1971.budget deliberations, carried unanimously. ORDINANCE - ELKS REZONE 1st Reading: Clerk read an Ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance amending the use and area maps of Ordinance No. 1792". Attached to the ordinance ~as contract signed by officers of BPOE No. 1181 and a development plan. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to approve the ordinance on first reading, carried unanimously. ORDINANCE - EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION - Park Dept. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2906, "An Ordinance re-appropriating $942.00 into the Park and Recreation Department Capital Outlay Fund, 3-11, from the General Fund; and declaring an emergency". Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2906; under discussion: Mr. Clark stated this ordinance follows through with the intent to carryover the amount from last year's budget and it was omitted somehow. Motion carried as follows: Mr. Jarstad, Yes; Mr. Clark, Yes; Mr. Schone- man~ Yes. September 2~ 1970 (Cont'd.) ANNEXATION PETITION - STANLEY CLARK Clerk read letter from Planning Aide Hofmann to which was attached a 75% petition for 1.57 acres in Section 2, Township 24 NRIE, signed by Stanley and Gwendalyn Clark, representing 100% of the assesse valuation. Map attached showed the area aa that on which Kaufman Lebo Furniture Co. has Just built.? Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to accept the 75% petition and to proceed with the annexation in its proper form; on discussion: It was discussed whether this would go to Boundary Review Board and Mayor requested the City Clerk to notify the Planner to follow the right procedure as this is the first petition since the new law went into effect; anH Mr. Schoneman commented that this deviates from the policy of keeping the city boundaries squared up but it would profit the city in sale tax receipts. Mr. Clark commented that this area represents a good business development and no doubt other adjoining property will close the gap; also, that there would be exceptions to the rule of squaring up the boundaries of the city. Motion carried unanimously. ROSS - MUTUAL DEVELOPMENT - REZONE Mr. Ross was present and Mayor informed him that the City Clerk had sent him a message there would be no action on his application today. He acknowledged receiving the message. Mr. Ross was par- ticularly concerned as to what was being done on his application and was advised by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad that the city had to make some policy decisions concerning the use of contract zoning and planned to meet with the Planning Commission. Mr. Jarstad said it would probably be next Tuesday at Planning's staff meeting. McCORMICK - CREELMAN VACATION REQUEST Mr. Charles McCormick was present and was informed that the Creelman Vacation was not ready for decision. After short discussion, Mr. McCormick was advised that the Council should be ready for decision in two weeks. NAMING GOLF COURSE - RESOLUTION Clerk read Resolution No. 1468, "A Resolution establishing the name of the Municipal Golf Course of the City of Bremerton" (i.e. Gold Mountain Municipal Golf Course). Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to adopt Resolution No. 1468; on discussion, Mr. Schoneman stated he was glad to see this occur. The name which has been used unofficially, "Fleetwood", Mr. Schoneman felt did n~t properly identify the course and that Gold Mountain was well known and does designate the area. Motion carried unanimously. PAYING BILLS Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the com- missioners, carried, unanimously. REPORTS: CO~ISSIONER CLARK 1. Discussed possibility Of annexing the Watershed property to the City. Joined in discussion by Mayor Jarstad a~nd Commis'sidner Schoneman who also spoke in favor of annexing the watershed and various benefits which would be derived, such as police security and tax income from the golf course were mentioned. No action taken but Mr. Clark stated this should be looked into and if feasible, take this action. 2. Asked how the study was going in getting sewer lines for Washington Avenue and Shore Drive. Mr. Schoneman gave progress report. 3. Just received our second distribution of the city's portion of the sales tax, $78,857.01; com- pared with $32,959.00 in April. Stated that the end result will be to fall short of anticipated revenue, however. 4. Bus operation: Gave highlights of rough draft from Price Waterhouse Co. The bus utility tax, if approved by the voters, will be maximum of $1.00 per month p~r household but it is only planned to use 60¢ for next five years. In order to qualify for state and federal funds have to be the owners of the system. Present passenger rates will remain but a zone charge will be added to patron~ outside the city, probably .05¢ extra. Contemplate replacement of the six buses on the main runs in years 1972, 1973, 1974. Possibly will be a different size bus than now using. Bus drivers will still be working for the present owners and wage negotiations will be between the union and the present owners. A written report will be available by next Council meeting from Price Waterhouse Co REPORTS - COMMISSIONER SCHONEMAN 1. He and City Engineer attended a meeting in Tacoma yesterday which discussed proposed legislation to change the allocation method of 1/2¢ gas tax to grants based on program and priority and paid from a pool. This would involve having another board that would determine if our need was greater than the need for a state highway, a county road, and could move that money to a greater need than our need. Also, stated the city's TOPICS program needed the support of the gas tax revenue. Mr. Schoneman stated he spoke against the proposed legislation. Tacoma officials present at the meeting were not authorized by their Council to speak but thanked Mr. Schoneman afterward for his remarks. September 2~ 1970 (Cont'd.) 2. Met Monday with Mr. Fttzmorris and Mr. Bill Allen of Bureau of Public Roads relative to the proper method of submitting TOPICS prospectus. Their visit to Bremerton to discuss.this subject will be helpful in the future because they were shown exactly what the problems are and they will be familiar with the areas when requests come before them. 3. Reported on a meeting attended in Seattle last Friday for first class cities. Listened to finance directors speak concerning the new double entry bookkeeping system. Mentioned the progres~ Everett is making in the accounting system. 4. Stated the telephone company had requested acquisition or use of a piece of city property adjoining their proposed new building. They would like to put a road across and put a sign on the city land. Discussion followed as to best course to follow. Conclusion of the commissioners was that because the land would have to be declared surplus and sold through public bids, and the fact that the telephone company would then have no assurance they would be successful bidders, it would be better to lease to the company. 5. Gave progress report on Madrona Pt. Sewer and Kitsap Lake Sewer projects. 6. Commended Richard Ellis of the Bremerton Sun for the great action picture printed in the paper, taken at the Fair. BID OPENINGS - SAND & IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR PARKS DEPT. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to open the bids, carried, unanimously. Clerk opened the bids for SAND: KENYON'S MATERIALS $4.55 cu. yd. $5,460.00 Total NORTH KITSAP GRAVEL 3.90 " 4,680.00 " ROBINSON 4.29 " 5,148.00 " Bid deposit checks were enclosed with sand bids for $100.00 each. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark to refer the bids to committee of Park Supt., Purchasing Agent~ City Council and make award at next City Council meeting, carried uananimously. Clerk opened the bids for AUTOMATIC IRRIGATION SYSTEM: Freigang Construction Co. (bid bond) $50,000.00 (Telegram attached to reduce base bid by 35,800.00 Irrigation, Inc. (bid bond) 9,532.00 Mist'er Rain Inc. (ck. $417.50) 8,350.00 " " (alternate) 7,880.00 Robertson Landscaping (ck. $400.00) 5,900.00 Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark to refer to committee of Park Supt., Purchasing Agent, City Council and make award at next City Council meeting, carried unanimously. REPORTS - MAYOR JARSTAD 1. On summer playfield program: Total attendance 47,536; 1969 total was 47,127. Total registra- tion: 1,550; 1969, 1,520. Complimented all those parents and staff of young men and women on the fine program. Also, complimented all those who planned the program and all the organizations that work with youth. The work of these organizations has helped the youth so there are very few prob- lems as compared to other cities, such as property damage and break-ins. 2. Ail youngsters are back in school and asked that everyone maintain his good driving record in this regard. 3. Appreciated getting away for a short time fishing. 4. Introduced former City Attorney, Gerard Fisher, doing a good Job as district court judge in Port Orchard. Mr. Ron Ross brought up the problems concerning rezones again. He stated that sometime ago the City Council had discussed reducing the one year waiting period for re-applying for rezone and asked when a decision would be made on changing the ordinance. Mayor Jarstad stated this is another point which could be brought up at the meeting with the Planning Co~mission. Mr. Ross discussed the new list of procedures put out by the Planning Department. He stated the new procedure would delay considerably getting the application before the City Council; probably three months before the property owner would get a decision. Also, discussed the requirement for plot plan, etc. Felt this new procedure was very restrictive. Didn't feel it was practical from the developers viewpoint. May be all right if the city is going to contract zoming. REPORTS - ATTORNEY WALGREN 1. Reported he was attending this afternoon a meeting of the Interim Municipal Legislative Committee. September 2, 1970 (Cont'd.) 2. That as reported by Mr. Schoneman relating to possible chang~ in the 1/2¢ gas tax that at the Joint Committee on Highways, Committee on Planning, he has made his views known on behalf of the City of Bremerton. REPORTS - CITY CLERK 1. Absentee ballots are ready and sample ballots have been received, also. 2. City Auditor Fitzwater will be holding a workshop in connection with preparation of the 1971 budget, using new approach and forms. Recommended all involved city personnel attend. Meeting adj°urned at 11:30 m' ~1~~~~ enn K. Jar, , Mayor City Clerk