HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/15/70The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held in the Coun-
cil Chambere, City Hall, at 7:30 P. M., DST, Thursday, October 15, 1970. Attending were: Mayor
Jarstad (presiding), Commissioner Schoneman, Deputy City Clerk John Ross, City Attorney Walgren,
Eddie Adams, and representative of Press. Commissioner Clark and City Clerk Yeadon were in Rich-
land, Washington, attending meetings of the Washington Municipal Finance Officers Association alo~
with City Treasurer Shepard, Auditor Harold Fitzwater, and Chief Water Accountant Edna Johnson.
Meeting opened with Pledge Allegiance, Invocation by Mayor.
Minutes of the last regular meeting, held October 7, 1970, were read and approved as amended.
EMPLOYMENT
Terry Stephen Saunders - Water Supply - Extra Labor - $2.25 - effective October 13, 1970
Motion to approve by Commissioner Schoneman and Mayor Jarstad, carried unanimously.
SEPARATION
V. Hammons - Water Dist. - Helper - effective October 9, 1970 - at own request
Motion by Commissioner Schoneman and Mayor Jarstad to accept, carried unanimously. Commissioner
Schoneman expressed regret at this man's leaving.
CHANGE OF PAY STATUS AND CHANGE OF STATUS
Walter Alloway - from Water Supply to Street - from $600.00 per month to $3.53 - effective
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Terry Bence - Water Distribution - from $3.00 to $3.06 - effective 10/16/70
James Doucette - Water Distribution - from $3.25 to $3.32 - effective 10/16/70
Richard D. Gruber - Water Distribution - from $2.88 to $3.06 - effective 10/16/70
David Harris - Water Distrtb. - from Pipeman to Hvy Eq. Opr. - effective 10/16/70 (status only)
David Jernberg - Water Dtstrib. - from $3.25 to $3.32 - effective 10/16/70
Wayne Noonan - Water Dtstrib. - from $2.55 to $2.88 - effective 10/16/70
Motion by Commissioner Schoneman and Mayor Jarstad to approve, carried unanimously.
October 15, 1970 (Cont'd.)
SKIRVING REZONE
Deputy Clerk read memo from City Clerk Yeadon explaining that, because of defect in published notice
as to date of hearing, hearing would have to be re-set and suggested date of October 28.
Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Schoneman that-a hearing on application of James Skirving
fo-~--~ezone be set for October 28 at the regular meeting of the Council, carried unanimously.
IRRIGATION SYSTEM -WARREN AVENUE BRIDGE LANDSCAPING
Clerk read memorandum from Supt., Dept. of Parks & Recreation to Mayor Jarstad dated August 18, 197011
requesting authorization to call for bids to provide and install an underground irrigation system
for the proposed landscaped areas of the north approach to the Warren Ave. Bridge per agreement
#2686, dated January 28, 1970 with the State of Washington State Highway Commission.
Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Cormnissioner Schoneman to authorize call for bids, carried unanimously.
SURPLUS REFRIGERATORS
Clerk read memo dated October 9, 1970 from Supt. Park Dept. recommending that two 1942 CROWN FRIGI-
DAIRES be declared surplus, being no longer useable but boxes could be used for paint lockers.
Motion by Commissioner Schoneman and Mayor Jarstad to approve, carried unanimously.
COMMUNICATIONS
(Read by Clerk)
Letter Sept. 28, 1970 from Howard N. Godat & Associates, Consulting Engineers, to Mayor and Co~mis-
sioners, re Kttsap Lake Sanitary Sewer L.I.D. (NOTE; Hearing has been set for October 21, 1970.)
Letter Sept. 28, 1970 from Dept. of Ecology, State of Washington, advising approval of interim
reports on modifications to sewage treatment plants and bypass analysis of Sanitary Sewer System.
*Letter of October 13, 1970 from Wm. P. Harper & Son & Company transmitting replacement bond proposal
Mayor Jarstad commented that every avenue of financing had been explored and it was the general
conclusion that no better financing could be obtained.
OFF STREET PARKING FACILITY
*Clerk presented bid of Wm. P. Harper & Son & Company dated October 13, 1970 for Parking Revenue Bond~
of the City of Bremerton, total par value of $1,025,000.
Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Schoneman to execute .this agreement~ carried unanimously.
coMMUNIcATIONS (cont.'d.)
Letter October 13, 1970, from Department of the Navy, San Bruno, California re memorial for Lieut.
A. B. Wyckoff, USN. Mayor Jarstad commented that this was the customary application for license
covering use of facilities.
Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Schoneman to approve apPlication~ carried unanimously.
Letter dated October 8, 1970, from Washington State Council of County and City Employees AFL-CIO to
Mayor Jarstad and Commissioners regarding contract proposal. Mayor Jarstad commented that we would
continue to negotiate in good faith.
Letter dated October 9, 1970 from BOEING Computer Services to Mayor Jarstad re their computer syste~
Mayor Jarstad commented that their representative has not shown up yet, but that we will listen to
their proposal and City Clerk Yeadon and City Treasurer are investigating the advisability of going
into a modernized computer system.
Clerk read Proclamation, signed by Mayor Jarstad, proclaiming Wednesday, 11 November 1970 as
VETERANS DAY.
ORDINANCE AMENDING USE AND AREA MAPS OF ORDINANCE NO. 1792
Clerk presented Ordinance and explained that rezone had been approved by City Council some time ago;
that Ordinance had never been read because no plan or Declaration of Land Use Restriction had been
presented but same had now been received.
Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Con~nissioner Schoneman that proper ordinance be read, carried unanimousl',.
Ordinance read by Clerk: Title "Ordinance Amending Use and Area Maps of Ordinance No. 1792".
Motion by Commissioner Schoneman and Mayor Jarstad to approve Ordinance (first reading), carried
unanimously.
October 15~ 1970 (Cont'd.)
GENERAL REPORTS
Cormnissioner Schoneman
Reported Sheridan Road storm sewer project will be slowed a bit as they struck rock. High Avenue
almost completed. Madrona Point sewers and Kttsap Lake Sewers progressing rapidly now but waiting
for pumps to come to Bremerton. Puget Power have requested easement for underground cable up Gold
Mountain, which easement will be presented at a subsequent Council meeting. Commented on vandalism
of fire hydrants; the danger to the perpetrators as Well as the serious lowering of water in reser-
voirs; hope ordinance can be prepared by Attorney allowing imprisonment of five years maximum for
such tampering--but City Attorney advised could not go beyond present law with an ordinance and that
the State law would have to be changed to do this.
Will install a barricade on the new llth Street cut-through where the car hit the house--although
this had not been considered a high-speed area. Ready to start on Kitsap Way lighting plan but have
to wait for approval under TOPICS Program; may not get money if start project before approval. Toll
on Manette bridge show greatly increased useage, and Warren Ave. bridge holding its own; total lia-
bilities now $1,615,482, and it is expected both bridges would be paid off and tolls removed approx-
imately in the Spring of 1972. Old Kitsap Lake water mains largely replaced.
City Attorney Walgren ·
Filed a number of condemnation actions last week, starting with Clares Marsh project; anticipate
may have some other actions in that area. Have also filed seven or eight separate actions involvin
Kitsap Lake project.
Commenced condemnation--damage aspect--of the Madrona Point sewerage project yesterday afternoon;
Mr. Parker has been an outstanding witness and has testified about five hours thus far; case has
been completed as far as the City is concerned. The two respondents left are Mr. Middleton and
Mr. Landry, and their portion of the trial will commence Wednesday, October 21; will take another
day before completed. This is first time case being tried 'in Kitsap Superior Court under six-man
Jury--with the purpose of speeding up the work, but it has not done so. Asst. Attorney Kamps is
attending Traffic Court School at Northwestern University this week. Now have extension agreement
for bus system.
TRANSIT SYSTEM
Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Schoneman to read Extension Agreement with Bremerton Char-
leston Transportation Company, proposing to ex-tend agreement executed September 24, 1970 under the
same terms and conditions except as to the paragraph regarding "Monthly Rental", carried unanimously/i
Clerk read Agreement. :
Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Schoneman to extend agreement with amendment to paragraph
concerning mileage rates: increasing rate to 82¢ per mile and eliminate limitations on payments of
differences between mileage charge and revenue collected; carried unanimously.
OVERTIME PAY - Jack Lewis
Commissioner Schoneman read memo. from Engineer Parker re overtime worked by Mr. Lewis in connection
with Kitsap Lake Interceptor project.
Motion by Commissioner Schoneman to approve payment -- not seconded. Mayor Jarstad suggested matter
be held in abeyance until Council meeting October 21 and that a copy of memo be given to each Com-
missioner for study.
REPORTS ~cont'd.)
Mayor Jarstad
Bridge tolls show healthy increase; net retained revenue through nine months ending September 30,
$519,000; with bonds outstanding at present amounting to $1,598,000, at the present rate of reten-
tion of earnings, bridges should be free of tolls possibly early in 1972. Police report showed
total arrests 551, of which 451 were traffic violations; Mayor then read a list of over 60 types of
charges, to show what goes on in a normal month. Stated that the City Attorney's office has en-'
countered a doubling of case load since in office, and commended Attorney for fine operation out
of his office on Police Court--including Messrs. Kamps and Sexton. Commented that there appears to
be a softening of discipline and disregard for law in our communities which is nationwide; that
although we had hoped that we could improve people's sense of responsibility and maintain better
discipline through higher fines and penalties, at the present time the latter are not being imple~
mented as they should be
Referring to trip to Chicago last week as a member of the Steering Committee of the National Public
Safety Committee of which the Mayor of Detroit was Chairman: found in talking to mayors and repre-
sentatives of safety divisions in other cities that their problems were the same as those faced
in Bremerton. It was their Job to reevaluate the National policy statement which we try to llve by
and get help from Federal Congress in our Federal Crime Control Bill and those priorities that we
think are most important in our Statement of Policy. Uppermost in many of these areas is the com-
mitment of money on the Federal level, through the Law and Justice Committees of the States; seems
to be the motivating use of money is in the drug-abuse field; it demands the most attention and is
receiving the most approvals. It is a common problem.
October 15~ 1970 (Cont'd.)
~Also reported that the meeting of the mayors representing the Puget Sound area on ~riorities we wan~
to attach to legislation that will be proposed at the upcoming legislature, was another refreshin
iimee~ng' Referred to Senator Walgren as being very active in legislation for cities and hoped heg
wouiu get more solid backing on legislation we have been working on for years, from those people who
are well known to many legislators of the committees. As a result of that meeting, came to the con-
clusion that fiscal responsibility of the cities was the number one priority; we in the City of Brem-
erton are living within our budget and consider this our high-priority Job every fall.
In this light, we recognize there is no help forthcoming in getting other tax sources to help the
cities until the real, unfair tax burden the State is now assuming through the property tax and sale~
tax is changed; everybody was in complete agreement in supporting the Tax Reform package; it was
ipassed by both houses of the legislature and endorsed by both political parties, and Mayor Jarstad
expressed the hope that this took it out of the political arena.
Asked Attorney Walgren to take some action out of his office regarding the failure of the operators
iof the parking lot at the east end of Burwell Street to take proper safety precautions emphasized by
the Council in previous negotiations, which failure resulted in a car going over the embankment Just
recently. (Action requested for tomorrow.)
!In response to a statement from the audience that there is no guarantee in the proposed tax reform
!measure that the tax will stay there, Mayor Jarstad replied: There is no guarantee that the present
tax structure will not continue to rise; we need a more equitable tax from those in their earning
!years; that he recognizes he will pay an increased tax and recognizes the obligation he has to live'
up to so there won't have to be such a large tax on his property when retired. The entire present
tax is being borne by property; many people in the higher ineom~ brackets recognize the fairness of
it and are putting efforts into passing it; the B&O tax is a regressive tax on the man in business,
who has to pay a tax to the State of Washington--whether or not he earns a dollar of business.
Stated that the ~heory of man's-ability-to-pay is the fairest way to operate.
Mayor Jarstad mentioned that since November 11 is a Holiday, Veterans Day, the regularly scheduled
meeting of the Council would be held on Thursdp.y~ovember 12, at 9:00 A. M~t~nstead of Wednesday
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: · ~, M yor G.C.~on, Sr., ~ity Clerk