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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/17/69 September 17, 1969 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was held in the Council i!Chambers of the City I~11 at 10:00 o'clock A.M., D.S.T., on September 17, 1969, with Mayor Jarstad ipresiding. Also attending were the following: Commissioner Clark, Acting City Clerk Vaa, Acting !:City Engineer ]laley, Water Superintendent Humble, Office Engineer Thornburgh, Mrs. Olsen - Museum i[Director of Kitsap County [istorical Society, and representatives of the Press and Radio. Commis- Ilsloner Schoneman was attendIng a Pubhc Works Convention in Cleveland, Ohio and went on to Washing- ilton D.C. to accept the Sister-City (Kure, Japan) Photographic Award. , The meeting was called to order by~ayor Jarstad and the Invocation was given by Mayor ~iJarstad. 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 on the ~materials for channelization on Kitsap Way. b~tion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to open the bids, icarried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk opened the following bids: i GRAYSTONE CORPORATION, Seattle, Washington, Item #1 - $1,104.4S; Item #2 - $622.71; Item #3 I Plus $ Round-Trip Ferry Fares - $237.60; TOTAL - $1,998.96; Plus S.S.T. .BP, I~qt~TON CONCRETE PRODUCTS CO., Bremerton Washington, Item #1 - $1,104.45; Item #2 - $622.71; Item #3 - $37.05; TOTAL - $1,764.21; Plus S.S.T. :L [ P CONTRACTORS, Seattle, Washington, Item #1 - $5,283.50; Item #2 - $1,907.40; Item #3 - $41.80; '---'---~~,232.70; Plus S.S.T. Mayor Jarstad suggested that the bids be referred to the Engineering Department at this time in order that a possible recon~endation could be given prior to adjournment of the meeting. The Acting City Clerk announced that it was the time and place set for a public hearing on a proposed Local Improvement District located on Sanders Avenue from East 30th Street to East 31st Street. ~tion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to open the hearing, carried unanimously. September 17, 1969--Con't. Office Engineer Thornburgh stated that the proposed L.I.D. includes curbs, gutters, street surfacing and drainage structures. He added that the width of the street would be 32 feet (curb to curb). Mr. Thornburgh also stated that the estimated front footage charge is $4.62 per foot. The Acting City Clerk read a letter from Acting City Engineer Haley which gave a r~port on the validity of signatures on the petition for the improvement. The Acting City Clerk read another letter from Acting City Engineer Haley which gave a tabulation of the project cost, assessed value of the land and back taxes. No protest was received. Acting City Engineer llaley stated that he received a letter from a resident of Sanders Ave- nue which asked several questions about the improvement, but did not protest, tie stated that the Engineering Department would answer this questions. Mayor Jarstad asked if there was one one in the audience who wished to speak for or against the proposed Local Improvement District. Mr. Cook of 3051 Sanders Avenue stated that he was very much in favor of this improvement and only wished to request that it be done as soon as possible as the street was very hazardous. Mation by Mr. Cla~k and Mr. Jarstad to read the ordinance forming the Local Improvement Dis- trict, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk then read ORDINANCE NO. 2855 providing for the improvement of Sanders Avenue from East 30th Street to Fmst 31st Street by the construction of concrete curbs, gutters and street surfacing. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to pass ORDINANCE NO. 2855 on first reading, carried unani~u-~y. The Acting City Clerk requested authorization (at the request of Commissioner Schoneman) to call for bids for road oil for year ending June 50, 1970. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to call for bids as requested, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk had the following Report of Separation: TERP~.NCE I~LLINGS, Extra Labor in the Water Supply Department, August 16, 1969, Back to School. biotion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark to accept the Report of Separation, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk had the following Notice of Employment: LAURA ~AY I~NGBRECI~, Part-time Playleader in the Parks & Recreation Department, at $2.00 per hour, effective September 1S, 1969, Temporary Employee. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark to approve the Notice of Employment, Carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk announced that an emergency appropriation was necessary for the Treasurer's Office now that the Traffic Ticket Division of the Municipal Court had transferred to the Treasurer's Office. Cormnissioner Clark stated that under the F~xtra-Help category, $1,100. is needed for the remainder of the year for the Traffic Tickets Division. He then moved to instruct the City Attor- ney to draft an ordinance appropriating such funds for said purpose; seconded by Mayor Jarstad, and carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk read a copy of a letter addressed to the Department of Water Re- sources from Kramer, Chin ~, b~yo which gave their 90-day progress report on the City's water right applications. 1he Acting City Clerk had the following Contract Change Order Agreements for the Burwell Street Project - Phase IV: AGREemENT NO. 3 - C.B. Type II at 72+00 ctmnged from 58' left to 35' left. Proposed 8" line from C.B. #1 Station 71+96.6 to C.B. Type II at Station 72+00 was deleted and was Y'd directly into 12" line. Increase - $15.00; Decrease - $212.00. AGREEMENT NO. 4 - Adjust water valve boxes to grade. Increase - $360.00. AGREemENT NO. 5 - 12" concrete storm was carried to Station 69+64 instead of 68+75 (reverse stationing). The type 1 catch basin location at 68+75 will move to 69+25. Increase $516.80; Decrease- $985.45. AGRE~.~NT NO. 6 - The mix for 64 1/2 square yards of concrete driveway type "C" was changed from 14 day class 5 (1 1/2) to class 6.5 {1-1 1/2) Ii.E.S. because of the urgent immediate need for the driveways. Increase - $48.38. AGREPA~NT NO. 7 - 6' wide strip of existing black-top removed on north side of street from Station 66+41 to 69+66 to insure congruency of grade with the newly constructed gutter. Item was accepted on a force account basis. .~tion by ~r. Clark and b~r. Jarstad to approve the Contract Change Order Agreements, carried unani- The Acting City Clerk read a letter from the Acting City Engineer which gave a tabulation of the project cost, assessed value of the land and back taxes on a proposed Local Improvement District on Madrona Point. Acting City Engineer ltaley read a letter dated January 17, 1966 from the City Engineerirtg Department which gave a report on the validity of signatures based upon area and front footage. b~tion by ~r. Jarstad and Mr. Clark to read the resolution setting the date of public hear- ing, carr~-~tmanimeusly. The Acting City Clerk read RESOLUTION NO. 1429 setting the date of public hearing on the proposed Local Improvement District on ~adrona Point for sewers for October 16, 1969 at 7:30 P.M. ~tion by ~r. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to adopt RIP, SOLUTION NO. 1429, carried unanimously. September 17, 1969--Con't. The Acting City Clerk read a ~l~.I) from Acting City Engineer. l[aley which recormnended that the bid on tile materials for the Kitsap Way cha~elization be awarded to BREMERTON CONCRETE PRODUCTS CO~ANY, the low bidder. ~Iotion by htr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark to concur with the recommendation and award to BPJ.~IERTON CONCRETL~CTS CO., the low bidder, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk read RESOLUTION NO. 1430 transferring the position of Clerk-Typist II and funds for same from the ~tunicipal Court Budget under "Salaries & Wages" to the Treasurer's Office. Motion by Mr. Clark and blt. Jarstad to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 1430, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk had RESOLUTION NO. 1431 authorizing the execution and delivery of a contract with Puget Sound Power & Light Company for furnishing Sewage Pumping Power on Jacobsen Boulevard at Enetai Beach. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 1431, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk read a letter from the Kitsap County IIistorical Society, Inc. signed by ~useum Director Mrs. Olsen which stated that the Society has been notified that in order to remain in the present location at 837 Fourth Street, rent of $100.00 per month will be required. The letter requested that the City and County share the cost of rent. b~ayor Jarstad stated that a meeting was held on this matter and the feeling among the Com- missioners was unanimous in that the City and County would share the cost of rent on the [listorical Society. blotion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to instruct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance appropr~ said funds for the remainder of the year and that this expenditure be appropriated in the 1970 Budget, carried unanimously. Co~missioner Clark reported the following: 1) Gave the following financial report for the period ending August 31, 1969: Cash on [land (Tax Supported Funds) - $194,084.91; Receipts - $2,049,581.02 - 69.5% of anticipated for year; Expendi- tures - $2,070,272.74 -. 65.2% of anticipated. . for year. Ile then cited individual receipts which lika.ye .exceeded the~r_e.st?ates~for thxs t~me of year as follows: Business fi Occupation Tax; Power ! Light Franchise; ~elepnone Pranchise; Parking Meter Revenues; Business Licenses ~ Permits; Police i Court Fines; and Garbage Contract. 2) Thanked citizens of Bremerton for their votes in the Primary Election held yesterday Con~rat- ]ulated Mayor Jarstad, Cc~dssioner Schoneman and the successful contestants in the race-~or City Clerk. Acting City Clerk Vaa reported that the election returns came in rapidly as we were through [iby 11:00 Mayor Jarstad reported the following: 1) Announced he would go to Port Townsend tomorrow to be the guest speaker at the lladlock Ilouse for the UGN Kick-Off Campaign in Jefferson County. 2) Urged citizens to participate in the benefit dinner for a Tacoma girl's kidney machine fund. The dinner will be held at Fillippi's Restaurant and all food and help will be donated. 3) Complimented all persons running for city office. Thanked citizens who voted in spite of the bad weather conditions. Mayor Jarstad asked if there was any one in the audience who wished to address the Council. Mr. Raymond A. Norton, 129 North Callow, owner of Holiday Camping Center, requested a de- cision by tile Council on the request of September 3, 1969 to allow parking on Callow Avenue between Farragut and Burwell Streets during non-peak hours. Council members informed him that at the present time a traffic count was being conducted on this strip and when this is completed, a formal request to the State Highway Commission can be made. I)iscussion followed on the parking situation in that area for the future when the arterial system is completed and no parking will be allowed' at all. It was decided that the Council members would meet with the petitioners after the Council meeting to discuss this matter further. There being no further business, the meeting was ADJOURNED. APPROVED: RsT~ E.~t. T. McGOWAN, CITY CLERK