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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/30/69 April 38, 1969 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was held in the Council Chmnbers of the City Hall at 10:00 o'clock A.M., D.S.T., on April 30, 1969, with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the following: Con~nissioner Clark, Con~issioner Schoneman, Deputy City Attorney Sexton, Acting City Clerk Vaa, Fire Chief Tillett, City Engineer McCul]ough, Mr. Ed Adams, and Representatives of the Press and Radio. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Jarstad and the Invocation was given by Rev- erend Paul Felthouse of the First Baptist Church. April 30, 1969--Con't. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as amended. The Acting City Clerk announced that it was the time and place set for a bid opening for office furniture for the Police Department. biotion by ,qr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to open the bids, carried unanimously. 'Ihe Acting City Clerk opened the following bid for office furniture for the Police De- partment: PFNINSULA STATIONERS, Bremerton, Washington, Certified Check for $65.00 enclosed, Item #1 - $219.64; Item #2 - $3S9.99; Item #3 - $99.97; Item #4 - $82.90 ea. or total of $165.80 for two; Item #5 - $203.52; Item #6 - $253.44; Less Trade-in on four (4) desks - $38.00; GRAND 'rOT , - $1,322.97. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to refer the bid to the committee of the whole for study, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk announced that the committee to whom the bids were referred on the IVater Department Surplus Fztuipment recommends the following: Bids on Smith Pipe Cutter and Barco Rm~mer be rejected, and that high bids on all other items be accepted. ,~{otion by Mr. Schoneman ami ~lr. Clark to concur with the recommendations of the committee and award the bids as stated, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk requested authorization to call for bids for fuel and furnace oil for the year July 1st through June 30th 1970, also for asphalt paving, materials, labor and equipment for the year. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to authorize the bid calls as requested, carried unanimous ly. The Acting City Clerk read a memo from Street Superintendent Mottinger requesting authori- zation to call for bids for one (1) Diesel Crawler Type Tractor. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to approve the request for bid call, carried unani- mous ly. Commissioner Schoneman stated that this equipment will be paid for out of the Equipment Rental Fund and the cost is in the $30,000. bracket. The Acting City Clerk had the following Notices of F~mployment: SUSAN M. GII.~ORE, Police Clerk~II in the Police Department at $436.00 per month, effective May 1, 1969, Civil Service Eligible. RICItiI~) SNAN~)N, Firefighter First Year in tim Fire Department, at $595.00 per month, effective May 2, 1969, Civil Service Eligible. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark to approve the Notices of Employment, carried unani- mously. The Acting Clerk had the following applications for Transfer of Licenses for the East- side Tavern: Music Machine, Pinball Location and Trade Stimulant. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to approve the applications, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk had a memo from the Engineering Department which attached a Quit Claim Deed executed by Curtis and Julie Peterson to the City for a strip of land located along tile north boundary of the Plat of Valle-}li, for purposes of installing and maintaining a sanitary sewer line, together with an easement for sanitary sewer installation executed by Verna Mae Car- ter Shelby in connection with the Plat of Rosw~ll. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to accept the Quit Claim Deed and Easement and re- fer to the City Attorney for checking as to form, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk read a letter from the State llighway Commission which enclosed Franchise No. $005, granting to the City the right to construct, operate and maintain an 8" water main upon a portion of SR 3, in Kitsap County. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to accept the Franchise, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk read a memo addressed to Commissioner Schoneman from E. G. Ik~nble, Water Supt., which requested authorization to replace the watermain on the Sunnyhill Road. This will he paid for out of the Kitsap Lake Water District Betterment Fund and the cost will be approximately $10,000. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to authorize the replacement of the watermain on Snnnybill Road, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk read a letter from the City Engineer giving a report ou the validity of signatures on the petition for a Local Improvement District on Callow Avenue between 1Sth Street to 24th Street. Attached to the letter was a summary of project costs, land and improvement val- ues and hack taxes. Tbe letter stated further that the petition is deemed sufficient and valid for the for- mation of a Local Improvement District. [lotion hy Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to proceed with the formation of the Local Improve- ment District, carried unanimously. April 30, 1969--Con't. ~e Acting City Clerk read RESOLUTION NO. 1411 approving the City of Bremerton's entry into a contract for maintenance of sewer service to Parkwood East. ~Iotion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to adopt RESOLIJTION NO. 1411, carried unanimously. ~ayor Jarstad stated that this is a preliminary step toward entering into an Outside Utility Agreement for sewers. Mayor Jarstad stressed the need for this type of agreement in order to prevent future problems of pollution. The Acting City Clerk had four RESOLUTIONS numbered 1412, 1413, 1414, and 141S which authorized the signature of the new City Treasurer, Mr. Shepard, with the various banks. ~lotion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to adopt RESOLUTION NOS. 1412, 1413, 1414 and 1415, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk read a PROCLAMATION signed by Mayor Jarstad which proclaimed the week of May 3rd through llth, 1969 as "SPRING CLEAN-UP, PAINT-UP, FIX-UP WEEK." bhyor Jarstad spoke on the significance of this annually celebrated week and its help in prevention of fires throughout the city. Commissioner Schoneman stated that the Street Department will concentrate efforts on the removal of brush and other debris throughout the city when residents have preperly bound and p~aced the articles to be removed. 5~ayor Jarstad stated that next week, the machine which crushes automobiles, will be in town to destroy the automobiles, which have been collected for this operation. 5~otion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schon~man to pay all bills approved by a majority of the Co~issioncrs, carried, unanimously. Commissioner Clark reported on various Legislative activities and expressed concern over the possible decrease in the cities' allocation for this biennium. Commissioner Clark announced that he would be leaving today to attend a meeting in Seattle with Drs. Denny and Peely of thc Bureau of Governmental Research ~ Services and a small committee of the Association of Washington Cities to continue discussion regarding the program of the Bureau of Governmental Research ~ Services during the next few months. [[e also announced that tomorrow he would be attending, as a member of the Budget and Policy Committee of the Puget Sound Governmental Conference, a meeting relating to budget and general policies. Commissioner Clark then reported that the Cemetery workers are busy getting the grounds ~n shape for the Annual Memorial Day event which is put on by the United Veterans' Council. They are also preparing a permanent tomb for the unknown soldier and are in the process of selecting a permanent site. Commissioner Schoncman reported the following: 1) Various projects throughout the City have been delayed due to the lack of funding assistance from the [lrban Arterial Board. Punds were allocated for the following: (a) Burwell Street - Phase I - 16,076.00 (Second Quarter of 1969) (b) Burwell Street - Phase II - 146,720.00 [Second Quarter of 1969) (c) Burwell Street - Phase III - 217,452.00 [Second Quarter of 1969) 2) lloward Goda~, Consulting Engineer, has everything prepared for a presentation on May 1, 1969, to the Pollution Control Commission for possible funding for the Kitsap Lake sewer installation. tle added that the grant being requested by the City for this project is $143,700. 5) ~r. Schoneman thanked the Pogi Club members for feeding the fish at the Gorst Creek flume. 4) Commissioner Schoneman commented on the fairwell party given for Kitsap County Commissioner .lack Rogers. S) Attended a meeting of the Council on Retirement Ilomes of the Association of l~ashington Cities. 6) Commented on Coral Sea arrival, and wished men well during their stay in Bremerton. Deputy City Attorney Sexton announced that tomorrow, ~ay 1st, is "LA~ DAY". Mayor Jarstad spoke on the proposed County Utility Tax Bill. b~yor Jarstad commended TV Station KrNT (Channel 7) for taking a stand by refusing to allow cigarette commercials on their station. There being no further business, the meeting was ADJOURNED. E; It.'T. l, lcGOW,~a~, CITY CLE]),K