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Home My WebLink About01/29/69 January 29, 1969 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was held in the Council Chambers of the City llall at 10:00 o'clock A.M., P.S.T., on ,January 29, 1969, with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the following: Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Schoneman, Assis- tant City Attorney Sexton, City Clerk McGowan, City Engineer McCullough, Office .'Engineer Thorn- burgh, Police Chief Plouf, Fire Chief Tillett, Acting Planning Director l[ofmann, and Representa- tives of the Press and Radio. The meeting was called to order and the Invocation was given by Mayor Jarstad. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as amended. January 29, 1969--Con't. ~e City Clerk requested authorization to call for bids for a vehicle for the Fire De- partment to rep]ace the one totalled out at llth ~ Warren. Motion by Hr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark to authorize a bid call for a new Fire Department ve- hicle, carried unanimously. Tbe City Clerk requested that the following items be declared surplus: One (1) Floor Polisher - Regina Custom Hodel #400 located in the l~ater Shop; one (1) Manual Burroughs Adder #3 576 906 located in the Garage. Hotion by blr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to declare the above listed items surplus and dispose of in the best interest of the City, carried unanimously. The City Clerk had the following Notices of Fmployment: SI~RYL A. MALLIiIT, Clerk-Typist in the Police Department, at $368.00 per month, effective February 3, 1969, Civil Service Eligible. JOl~ R. FoKrER, Part-time Playleader in the Parks ~ Recreation Department, at $1.75 per hour, effective January 27, '1969, Temporary Employee. biotion by bit. Schoneman and ~]r. Clark to approve the Notices of Employment, carried unanimously. The City Clerk had the following Change of Pay Status Reports: KA~LYN kqJSSMAN, F~tra Help in the Police Department, from $2.10 to $2.24 per hour, effective January 1, 1969, Temporary Hmployee. Lf~NARI) S. CI&RK, From Operator II to Operator I in the Sewage Disposal Dept., from $600. to $662.50 per month, effective February 1, 1969, Civil Service Eligible. Motion by Hr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark to approve the Change of Pay Status Reports, car- ried unanimously. 'l~e City Clerk read RESOLUTION NO. 1405 setting the date of public hearing for the final assessment roll for Local Improvement District No. 505, Lafayette Avenue, for Thursday, February 20, 1969, at 7:50 b~tion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 1405, carried unanimously. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to pay all bills approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried unanimously. Cm~dssioner Clark expressed his pleasure at the successful outcome of the Kitsap County Juvenile Ilome Bond issue and the vote on all County School levies with the exception of North Kitsap. lie also cm~ended Mayor Jarstad and Commissioner Schoneman for their contribution toward the success of tim election. Co~Mssioner Clark then gave a brief annual financial report for the year 1968: Casb on tland (Tax Supported Funds) - - - $214,776,63 (Cash Increase During Year of $8,475.45) Receipts ............... $2,667,159.59 = 98.0% Expenditures ............. $2,668,684.14 ~ 96.6% Commissioner Clark explained that the reason for the percentage of receipts received was because the State Allocation was expected by December 31st, but wasn't received until January 2nd. This final allocation was in the total amount of $70,508.00. He further stated that had the allocation arrived on or before December 51st, we would have received a ratio of 100.6% of the anticipated income for the year. Commissioner Clark then cited individual receipts, some of which had exceeded their estimates for the year and some of which had fallen below their estimates as follows: Property 'Faxes - received $413,961.00 - $5,600. less than anticipated (this was due in part to .the 6S and over exemption on property taxes); Admission Taxes - received $91S.00 over estimate; Busi- ness 5 Occupation Taxes - received $1S,25S. over estimate; Power 6 Light Franchise - received $7,005. over estimate; Telephone Tax - received $7,127. over estimate; Parking Meter Revenue - received $2,502. over estimate; Business Licenses ~ Permits - received $864.00 over estimate; Building Permits - received $7,202. over estimate; Pltrabin~ Permits - received $1,075.00 over estimate; Police Court Fines - received $17,283. over estimate; Garbage Contract - brought in $5,243. over estimate; Liquor Profits - received $1S,411. over estimate; and b~tor Vehicle Ex- cise Tax - received $816.00 over estimate. Co~nissioner Clark then commented on various projects that were accomplished due to the State appropriations, lle also commended all City Employees and City Officials for their help in making the successful financial year possible. Commissioner Schoneman announced that the Assistant Director of the Department of Water Resources informed him that the City of Bremerton must prepare plans for the development of the Hamma Damma River if the City wishes to retain the application for the gauging of water in different areas. Coranissioner Schoneman then moved to employ a Consultant toprepare the plan for the future water resources, seconded by Commissioner Clark. Co~raissioner Schoneman stated, under discussion, that the City has bald this application for a number of years, and it is now time that the City take steps to develop the proposed plan. Commissioner Schoneman stated that the fish rearing pond is now being prepared for the barriers and screens. The material will be pre-fabricated in order that it may be completed by blarch 10th, 1969, which is the deadline. January 29, 1969--Con't. Co~missioner Schoneman reported that the City Street Crew tins been divided into three shifts in order to have around the clock service due to the weather conditions. Commissioner Schoneman stated that a letter was received from the Inter Agency Co~ittee on (~]tdoor Recreation which stated that they would like to inspect the site of the proposed muni- cipal golf course on February 6th. Co~nissioner Schoneman added that possibly due to weather con- ditions, that date may not be possible for the inspection, but they would meet with the Council in the near future regarding this. Commissioner Schoneman co~ented on the passage of the school levies and the Juvenile tlome Bond Issue on yesterday's election, tie added that roads and walkways were cleared to the polling places by the public works departments making it easier for citizens to vote. Commissioner Schoneman read a report which was submitted by Ed lqeller, ~ater Distribution Department Supervisor, which told of a fire in a Latmdry llouse in the View Crest Garden Apartments. lie stated that the lqater, Fire and Police Departments were all parties responsible for the extin- guishing of the fire. Commissioner Schoneman co,iuiiended each department for their response to tile fire caused by gas and ability to work together. Comdssioner Schoneman then urged all citizens to feed tile bi~ds. ~layor Jarstad commented on the outcome of the election and stated that it was the highest percentage of yes votes ever cast for a school levy in Kitsap County. ~layor Jarstad wished to caution drivers not to pull children on sleds behind automobiles because of the great risk involved and because it is unlawful, tie also emphasized the extreme danger of fires in the bad weather conditions and urged citizens to exercise safety precautions. ~p~mre~l';. ll.beingT, blcGOlqAN,n° furtherciTybUSiness, theLq~ERK meeting was~/~ADJOUILNF~D~~AD ,/~.~R~~~