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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/06/69 August 6, 1969 The regular meeting of t~ City Council of the City of Bremerton was held in the Council Chambers of the City ~11 at 10:00 o'clock A.M., P.D.S.T., on Angust 6, 1969, with Mayor Jarstad ipresiding. Also attending were the following: Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Schoneman, City 'Attorney Walgren, Acting City Clerk Vaa, Assistant Fire Chief Orrfelt, Fire Inspector Crawford, State Representative C. W. "Red" Beck, Gene Nelson, City Planner Plescher, Acting City Engineer ~aley, Attorney John Bishop and representatives of the Press and Radio. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Jarstad and the Invocation was given by Mayor Jarstad. 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 public hearing on a rezone of property located at 4412 Kitsap Way from Residential-One (R-I) to Business-%~o (B-2). ~tion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to open the hearing, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk read the correspondence which had been filed with the Planning Com- mission regarding the rezone. City Planner Plescher pointed out the location of the property on the Comprehensive Plan map and stated that apartments or motels would be the best use of the property and this and adjacent property should be zoned commercial to allow this. Commissioner Schoneman asked City Planner Plescher if anything other than apartments and motels could be constructed in this zone. ~ replied . that there could be other types of buildings and reco~ended that the City enter into a contract to prevent this from happening. Mayor Jarstad asked if there was anyone in the audience who wished to speak for or against the rezone. Attorney John Bishop, representing Curtis Bay, (the petitioner) stated that plans are that the proposed motel be annexed to the Hearthstone Inn, and that the petitioner would be willing to enter into a contract allowing only this type of construction. Attorney Bishop gave additional ~n£ormation on the surrounding property and future plans for it. After discussion, Co~missioner Schoneman moved to concur with the recommendation of the City Planner Plescher to rezone the property located at 4412 Kitsap Way from R-1 to B-2 with the stipulation that said contract be entered into and that a study be made of the Comprehensive Plan ~or this area; seconded by Commissioner Clark, and carried unanimously. August 6, 1969--Con't. The Acting City Clerk read a memo from Andrew Pendergast, Parks [ Recreation Superinten- dent, which requested authorization to call for bids for the construction of four (4) tennis courts at Lions Conu,unity Playfield. The memo further stated that the monies for this project have been requested by application to the State Interagency Comnittee for Outdoor Recreation and will become available on August 25, 1969, providing the application is approved. The authoriza- tion is now being requested in order to expedite the project as monies become available. Motion by Mr. Jars!ad and Mr. Clark to authorize a bid call for the construction of four (4) tennis courts at Lions Conmunity Playfield, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk read RESOLOTION NO. 1422 urging the lqashington State Toll Bridge Authority to not increase rates on auto and passenger ferries of the State of lqashington. Motion by 51r. Clark and b~r. Jars!ad to adopt RESOHrrlON NO. 1422. tinder discussion: Conmissioner Schoneman suggested that an additional clause be added to urge the Toil Bridge Authority to use the services of the Toll Bridge Advisory Council and con- sider their reconmendations to refrain from increasing rates on toll facilities serving the com- munity without such consultation. State Representative C. lq. "Red" Beck urged the Council to also add a clause which requests the State Toll Bridge Authority to standardize .the rates for all four (4) ferry mutes. The motion was then amended to include in the Resolution the above clauses, and was put to a vote and carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk had a PURCltASE REQUISITION which requested that a bid call be waived and authorization be granted to purchase two (2) Steel Strain Poles with Strain Clamps and Anchor Bolts for the Street Department. The estimated cost for this purchase is $800~ and the reason for the request to purchase is because there is only one source of supply available. 5lotion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to waive the bid call and authorize the purchase of the Strain Poles with Strain Clamps and Anchor Bolts, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk had the following NOTICE OF SEPARATION: ~IICI~E1. KALMBACtl, Extra Labor in the ~ater (Sewer) Department, August 1, 1969, Own Request. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and ~r. Clark to accept the NOTICE OF SEPARATION, carried unani- mously. The Acting City Clerk had the following NOTICE OF FJqPLOYI~Arr: VIOLEr I~INRICK, F~tra-llelp in the lqater (Office) at $2.24 per hour, effective August 4, 1969, Temporary Fmployee. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to approve the Notice of Employment, carried unani- mous ly. The Acting City Clerk stated that on auly 23, 1969 a hearing was held on the vacation of Home Street from Sqheaton lqay to the Alley abutting Lot 12, Block 3 and Lot 13, Block 4 of Rythers First Addition to I~catur. tie further stated that at the hearing, the Council tabled the matter until they were able to view the property. ~ayor Jarstad then moved that the City Attorney be instructed to draft a Resolution of the Council's intention to vacate this property, leaving a 10-foot easement in the middle, upon the petitioners building new steps in the middle of the easement, leaving the old steps there for use by the public until the new ones are built, and the paving of a five-foot strip of the easement, seconded by Mr. Clark, and carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk had the following APPLICATIONS for amusemont device location li- censes: Sanmy's Triangle Cafe and Elsie's. The applications were approved by Police Chief Plouf. [lotion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark to approve the APPLICATIONS, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk had the following CLAIb! FOR DAMAGES: ADI~ ALTER, 2509 30th Street East, in the amount of $96.31, for damage to her automobile caused by the Parking Lot Attendant failing to leave car in gear after parking. The Claim was reported to the Insurance Company on August 4, 1969. The Acting City Clerk had a GENERAL CLAIM for payroll for period ending July 31, 1969 in the amount of $115,475.88. The Claim was audited by lq. R. Vaa and approved by Austin Clark. blot!on by bit. Clark and Mr. Jars!ad to approve the GENERAL CIAIM, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk read a letter from Acting City Engineer }taley which gave a report on the validity of signatures for the petition requesting a Local Improvement District on Sanders Avenue from E. 30th Street to E. 51st. Street. The letter further stated that the petition was sufficient and valid for the formation of a Local Improvement District. ~!otion by ~tr. Clark and blt. Schoneman to refer the matter to the Engineering Department for further processing, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk read a letter from Charlene A. McKay which stated that she wished to initiate a change in the Merit ~rt Parking Lot which would eliminate existing problems and possible accidents at the intersection of Riddell Road and Highway 503. She enclosed several diagrams with the letter. blotion by Mr. Schoneman and htr. Clark to refer the letter to the Police Department, Traffic Division, for study, carried unanimeusly. All Comissioners commended her for her foresightedness in the interest of the co.u,unity. August 6, 1969--Con't. The Acting City Clerk read a letter from Raymond Schweigert, President of the Bremerton Police Association, which informed the Council that an election was held to select a bargaining representative for the purpose of representing them in collective bargaining with the City. The election resulted in the unanimous selection of the Bremerton Police Association as the collective bargaining representative for the officers, and they selected Mr. Louis Soriano as their represen- tative. The Acting City Clerk read a letter from Gene Lobe, Kitsap County Co~missioner, which ad- vised the Council that the Kitsap County Commissioners passed a resolution whereby Kitsap County will join the Puget Sound Air Pollution Control Authority on January 1, 1970 and that provision of ! 8¢ per capita should be made available in the City's 1970 Budget. The Acting City Clerk read a letter from the State Department of Fisheries which had a report attached on the Gorst Creek chinook rearing project. The letter stated that the City and i the Pogi Club did a good job and it was worth the effort. The letter further reconmended repeat- !iing the project. The Acting City Clerk read a letter from Lewis-Redford Engineers which enclosed a proposal ire perform a TOPICS Study for the City. The letter also listed several items which must take i place prior to submission of this document to the State Highway Department. i Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to refer the proposed Agreement to the City Attorney for review, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk read a letter from Lewis-Redford Engineers which informed the Council [that Mr. George Morris will act as resident engineer for the inspection of the construction of liWash~ngton Avenue and Burwell Street Project No. C6817. Lewis & Redford will act as technical ad- visors during the course of construction. Commissioner Schoneman stated that this is the only way for the City to obtain a portion of the matching funds. Since the original contract called for Consulting Engineers inspection, a contract change-order will be forth-coming. The Acting City Clerk had a letter from Crawford & Company addressed to Gordon Walgren, City Attorney, which was regarding the Martin lludson accident on July 12, 1969. The letter sug- gested that the City refer the matter to the City's Insurance Company. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to refer the letter to Fulmer & Company, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk had an F~SF~{ENT signed by Delmar V. and Mary L. Fields for the pur- pose of installing, maintaining, using, operating, repairing and replacing a water supply line in Section 8, 'B~P 24 N, R1E, W.M. which had been approved by City Attorney Walgren. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to record the EASF~NT, carried unanimously. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to pay all bills approved by a majority of the Com- missioners, carried unanimously. Commissioner Clark reported the following: 1) Corrected last week's minutes to read 1S4 contestents in the Beard Growing Contest, which is an increase of 62 persons over the previous year or 67.39%. He stated that the Beard Growing Con- testents will be judged on August 23, 1969. 2) Announced that he would attend a meeting of the Executive Board of the Association of Washington Cities tomorrowmorning. At the meeting, consideration would be given for the future location of the Association of Washington Cities. Commissioner Schoneman reported the following: 1) The construction on Burwell Street between Pacific Avenue and Washington Avenue was started on b]onday, August 4, 1969. 2) Con~issioner Schoneman cited a number of streets which have been repaired with an asphalt over- lay on the East side. lte stated that on Monday, the paving machine will again be in use on the west side on a nomber of streets. Commended the Street Department for their work on these projects. 3) Reported that construction on the Municipal Golf Course is progressing rapidly. 4) Reported that he received a letter from a southern Illinois College which is conducting a study on snow and ice removal costs to cities. Mayor Jarstad read a memo from Assistant Fire Chief Orrfelt which stated that the instal- lation of a fire alarm box has been completed by the Fire Department at the Kitsap Lake Junction. David Crawford, representing the Kiwanis Club, thanked the City Council for the use of Jarstad Park for their Pic-Nic. City Attorney Walgren announced that August 18, 1969 will be the court hearing on public use and necessity on the Washington Avenue right-of-way condemnation. There being no further business, the meeting was ADJOURNED. Pd~PROVED: "GLENN K. JARSTA~MAYOR '~ E. Il. T. McGOWAN, CITY