HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/16/69 ,January 16, 1969
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was held in the Council
Chambers of the City llal] at 7:30 P.~{., P.S.T,, on January 16, 1969, with Mayor Jarstad presid-
ing. Also present were the following: Cu,~,issioner Clark, Co,~nissioner Schoneman, City Attor-
ney Assistant Sexton, City Clerk ~tcGowan, City Engineer ~tcOfllough, Office Engineer Thornburgh,
Act lng Pl arming Director ttofmann, residents of Shorewood Drive, Kitsav h[ay, 4th Street, numerous
citizens ~qho were interested in the proposed Municipal. C, olf Course, and Representatives of the
Press and Radio.
The meeting was called to order by ~layor Jarstad and the Invocation was given by Rev-
erend Glenn Soule of Manette Cm~mnity Church.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and anproved as mended.
The City Clerk annm~nced that it was the time and vlace set for three (3) m~hllc hear-
ings for the following: Hearing on Proposed Local Improvement District on 4th Street between
Naval and Olympic Avenues; Local Improvement District No. 299 - }(itsap lqay for the avnroval of
the final assessment roi1; and Local Improvement District No, 300 - Shorowood Drive for the
approval of the final assessment roll.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and ~lr. Jarstad to open the hearings in the order listed above,
carried unanimously.
The City Clerk read a petition and two letters from owners of proverty revresentlng
over 73% of the valuation of the property which objected to the proposed Local Improvement Dis-
trict for several reasons.
The Council answered various questions raised by residents of the area in the proposed
l,ocal Improvement District who were present and explained that if at any time in the future
the residents again wished to reactivate the Local Improvement District, it could be done with
the circulation of another petition.
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to accept the petition and recognize that the mount
of signatures on the petition warrant dropping the Local Improvement District nroceedings and
to close the hearing, carried unanimously.
The City Clerk read ORDINANCE NO. 2830 which adopts and confirms the assessment roll for
Local Improvement District No, 299, providing for the improvement o~:Kitsap lqay at Oyster Bay
Avenue, mroviding for the levying amt assessing for the costs and expenses thereof against the
parcels and lots of land between the termini and within the boundaries of said inmrovement dis-
trict; ~roviding for the collection thereof; creating and establ ishing a special fund therefor:
and fixing the date for the issuance of bonds 5n payment thereof.
~[ayor Jarstad asked if there was anyone in the audience who wished to s~eak for or a-
gainst the assessment roi1; there being none, Cor~nissioner Schoneman moved to ,ass ordinance
No. 2950 on first reading, seconded by Commissioner Clark, and carried unanimously.
The City Clerk read ORDINANCE NO, 2831 which adopts and confirms the assessment roll for
l,ocal Improvement District No. 300, providing for the improvement of Shorewood Drive Area, pro-
viding for the levying and assessing for the costs and exvenses thereof against the parcels and
lots of land between the termini and within the boundaries of said imvrovement district; pro-
viding for the collection thereof; creating and establishing a special fund therefor; and fixing
the date for the issuance of bonds in payment thereof.
b~qyor ,larstad asked, if there was anyone in the m~dience who wished to sneak for or against
the assessment roll; there being none, Conmissioner Clark moved to ¢ass Ordinance No.2831 on
first reading, seconded by Co~raissioner Schoneman, and carried unanimously.
The City Clerk had the following Reports of Separation:
JO~q ASJ(INS, Extra Labor in the lqater Distribution Dept., January 9, 1969, At Own Request.
TtP~{AS ~CIAZSEK, Extra llelp in the Water Distribution Dept., ,lanuary 10, 1969, At Own Request.
Xq!RLIN PDT, JR., Bookkeeper-Partsman in Garage, January 3, 1969, Terminated.
Motion by Mr. Schon~mqn and Mr. Jarstad to accept the Reports of Separation, carried
unanimous 1 y.
The City Clerk had the following Notices o~ Employment:
RICItARD E. GAGN~N. Engineering Aide II in the Engineering Department, at $530.00 per month,
effective January 6, 1969, Civll Service Eligible.
I)ENNIS CORESON, Extra Help in the lqater Distribution Dept., at $2.00 per hour,
effective ,larnmry 13, 1969, Temporary Fmplovee.
¢/AI,TER B. ALLOWAY, gookkeeper-Partsman in City Garage, at $2.78 ,er hour, effective January 13, 1969, Civil Service Eligible.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to approve the Notices of Employment, carried
unanimously.
The City Clerk had the following Change of Pay Status Reports:
,11~4 iDB{ANN, Acting Planning Director, from $587.S0 to $622.50 nor month,
effective .lanuary 1, 1969, Civil Service Eligible.
MARY .lANE, GIASER, Part-time Playleader in Parks 6 Rec. Dept., from $2.S0 per hour to $500. per mo.
effective ,lanuary 1, 1969, Temporary Employee.
MARY Y. PORTER, Clerk-Billing 5~achine Onerator in l~ater Office, from $400. to $418.00 ~er mo.
effective January 15, 1969, Civil Service Eligible.
~otion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark to avprove the Change of Pay Status Reports, carried
unanimous ly.
January 16, 1969--Con't,
The City Clerk had the following Requests for Bid Calls:
WATER DEPART~ENT - Cast Iron Pipe, Fittings, AC Pipe, Etc, for year 1969,
WATER DEPARTmeNT - Two (2) Chlorinators and One (l) Differential Converter.
STREET DEPARTMENT - One (1) ~taterial Spreader for l~mp Body ~tount r, Two (2) 1969 Trucks with
l~mp Boxes.
~otion by Mr. Schoneman and ~r. Clark to approve the Requests for Bid Calls, carried
unanimously.
The City Clerk had a request from the Fire Deoartment for the purchase of Intercor~mmica-
tions Equioment. lqhen a bid call was issued on this equipment in July, 1968, no bids were received.
~otion by ~r. Clark and ~r. Jarstad to authorize the C~ty Clerk to negotiate purchase on
this equioment, carried unanimously.
The City Clerk had a request for the ~urchase of three (3) ten-key adders and two (2) Cal-
culators for the Water Office, The rec~est included declaring su~lus ~wo {2} ten-key adders and
three (3} full-board adders.
The City Clerk had requests from the Purchasing Office to declare surplus a Royal Tyl~e-
writer now located in the Building Devartment, also to declare surplus an Electric Adder from the
Treasurer's Office.
S~otion by Mr. Clark and Ntt. SchOneman to grant the requests mentioned above for declaration
of surplus and purchase of various equipment, carried unanimously.
The City Clerk had a Claim for Damages signed hy Clifford E. Salter in the amount of
$78.17. ~tr. Salter claimed that on ,January 7, 1969, the driver of a City Truck ran a sto~ si~n
at the intersection of tlewitt and Gregory lqay and collided with his truck.
The Claim was reported to the Insurance Ct,[,any.
The City Clerk had an AGREFJqE, NT which is entered into annually with the Kitsap County
l~mane Society for services for the year 1969. The amount to be oaid monthly throughout the
year 1969 to the lhmane Society was $1,759.06.
~otion by b~r. Clark and ~4r. Sa:honeman to approve the AGREFI4ENT, carried unanimously.
The City Clerk had a Contract ~or En~ineerin~ Services with ttoward N. Godat ~ Associates
for tho Sanitary Sewer System Plannin~ and Develor~ent for Kitsap La~e.
~Btion by ~lr. Schoneman and ~qr. Clark to approve the Contract, carried unanimously.
The City Clerk read a letter from the Department of Fisheries which enclosed a plan
for converting Gorst Creek flume into Temporary rearin~ ponds.
b~otion by Mr. Jarstad and ~4r. Clark to refer the letter to the committee as a whole
for study, carried unanimously.
The City Clerk read a letter from Rasmussen Enterprises which requested that a portion
o£ property lying west of the existing first addition to Ptnewoed be annexed ~nto the City.
~lotion by ~lr, Jarstad and blt. Clark to refer the letter to the cumittee as a whole
for study, carried unanimously.
~4otion by ~4r. Clark and Mr, Schoneman to ~ay all bills armroved by a majority of the
Commissioners, carried unanimously.
Commissioner Clark reported on the Association of ~/ashington Cities' endeavors in the
1969 Legislative Session, lie stated that the five most important things the Association of
Washington Cities hopes to be accum, lished are: l] Additional Funds to be ap~ro~rlated to
Cities: 2] ~todernization of Annexation Lawsg 3] Funding by State of the un-funded liability
of the Police and Firemens' Pension Funds; 4] Preservation of O~tional ~unicipal Code; 5] c~-
position of "bad" leglslation, by that which would impose additional responsibilities on Cities
without providing for the funds to carry out the responsibilitles.
Commissioner Schoneman reported that to date over $00 incandescent street lights have
been removed and replaced with mercury, vapor lights.
Commissioner Schoneman announced that the h~rwell Street Project Phase #2 will be started
on ~4onday, .lanuary 20, 1969. The project will take approximately 120 days for completion.
Commissioner Schoeeman re~orted that the Contractors for Local Improvement Districts Nos.
302 and 30.3 will begin work on January 27, 1969.
~{ayor Jarstad gave the followin~ Police Re~ort for the month of December, 1968: 402
arrests.
~ayor Jarstad opened the discussion of a ~{unicipal C, olf Course by noting with pleasure the
ntmber of citizens in attendance who were interested in such a project, lle pointed out that the
area which has been selected as a site for the proposed Golf Course was the number One selection
of a firm of Consultants employed by the City several years ago. This area l~es between the Old
and New Belfair IIig}nqays, West of C, orst. It is Water Department Property, but is not an integral
part of the lqatershed, but rather serves as a buffer strip between the l~atershed and Commercial
property and consists of 190 acres.
btayor Jarstad explained that an application had been prepared and presented to the Inter-
A~.ency Con~nittee with the possibility that 75% of the cost will be provlded by the State as the
result of the Cassa~e of Referendum #18 at the last election.
January 16, 1969--Con't,
5{ayor Jarstad then asked Mr. Schonemn to introth~ce Mr. Kenneth Tyson. ~4r. Schoneman,
in presenting Mr. Tyson to the audience, explained that he was presently operating two numi-
ci¢al courses under a lease agreement.
~Ir. Tyson described, with the aid of maps and sketches, what the lay-out of the l~roposed
C, olf Cm~rse would be and invited questions from the audience.
Mr. Tyson and the Co,~,isMoners answered many o;mstlons m~t to them by members of the
audience and after much discussion the meeting was concluded with all present ~ndicating their
en~t~iastic approval of the proposed project.
There being no further business, the meeting was AlllC/~D.
lT... Il. . c' AN, CITY CLERK /GLFJqN K. JARST~, MAYOR