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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/24/69 September 24, 1969 The 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;, D.S.T., on September 24i 1969, with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the following: Commissioner Clark, Cormmissioner Schoneman, Deputy City Attorney Sexton, Acting City Clerk Vaa, Battalion Chief Buettgenbach, Acting City Engineer llaley, Office Engineer Thornburgh, Mr. Eddie Adams, Mr. George Yamamoto, and representatives of the Press and Radio. The meeting, was called to order by b~yor Jarstad and tile Invocation was given by Mayor Jar- stad. 'l]le minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as added to. The Acting City Clerk read a HI,fO from Acting City Engineer IIaley which requested authoriza- tion to call for bids for street improvement on Burwell from Olympic Avenue to Naval Avenue (Phase V) to be opened October 8, 1969. Hotion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to authorize the bid call for Bumqell (Phase V) as requested, carmed unanimous]y. The Acting City Clerk read three (5) ~MOS from Don Sauer, City Garage Foreman, requesting authorization to call for bids on the following items: Valve Refacing Machine (old machine to be used as trade-in); Electric l~elder (old machine to be used as trade-in); and Brake Drum Turning Machine and Brake Drum grinder (old machines to be used as trade-ins). Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to declare the old equipment surplus and to authorize bid cal-~for the aforementioned equipment for the City Garage, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk read a ~O from Andrew Pendergast, Parks 6 Recreation Superintendent, which requested that an R C Allen Adding Machine (Model #9S) be declared surplus and transferred to the City Engineering Department which has a current need for the machine. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to declare the R C Allen Adding Machine surplus and transfer ~ Engineering Department, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk had the following REPORTS OF SEPARATION: JOI~ PAUL JONES III, Engineering Aide I, September 19, 1969, O~m Request. GAIL R. Cfi'FO, Extra-Help, Traffic Control Department, September 17, 1969, Own Request. Hotion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to accept the Reports of Separation, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk had the following NCffICES OF ~PLOYMFJqT: CIt~RI.I.:S F. COSTELLO, Engineering Aide I, in Engineering Department, at $481.00 per month, effective September 25, 1969, Probationary until examination. ERVIN E. [~, Patrolman First Year in Police Department, at $595.00 per month, effective October 1, 1969, Civil Service Eligible. DONNA RAYE E. I~OF~NN, Policewoman First Year in Police Department, at $59S.00 per month, effective October 1, 1969, Civil Service Eligible. MIC[~EL M. NELSON, Parking-Lot Attendant Part-time, at $2.00 per hour, effective September 22, 1969, Temporary Employee. JOiLN PAUL JONES III, Extra-Ilelp Part-time in Engineering Department, at $2.62 per hour, effective September 19, 1969, Temporary Employee. ~lotion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark to approve the Notices of Employment, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk had the following Change of Pay Status Report: M. R. BORGEN, From Firefighter Second Year to Third Year, from $620. to $650. per month, effective September 9, 1969, Civil Service Eligible. blotion by Hr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark to approve the Change of Pay Status Report, carried unanimeu s-~i~7.-. The Acting City Clerk had the following APPLICATION: Transfer of ownership by sale of Red Rooster Tavern to Lester L. Euritt for Music Machines. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to approve the APPLICATION, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk ]lad tile following Claim for Damages: WAYNE C. M~T]IEIqS, in amount of $50.00 for broken window in his automobile caused by a baseball which had been hit from an adjacent baseball field, ttis car was parked adjacent to Olympic College. The Claim was reported to the Insurance Company. The Acting City Clerk read a letter from Lewis-Redford Engineers with an attached Proposal for engineering services on the Urban Arterial Board Project for Pacific Avenue. Motion by Mr. Scboneman and blt. Clark to engage Lewis f, Redford Engineers to perform engineering services on the Pacific Avenue project from First Street to Sixth Street, carried 'unanimeusly. Under discus- sion: Co~Mssioner Schoneman stated that this project has been approved by the Urban Arterial l~ard along w~th fonr (4) others that the City forces will engineer. This project will include First Street between Pacific and Washington Avenues and Pacific Avenue from First Street to Sixth Street. Commissioner Schone~mn added that it is anticipated that work will begin in early spring of 1970. September 24, 1969--Con' t. The Acting City Clerk read ~ I~MERGENCY OI~INANCE appropriating $1,100. to the Extra-Ilelp category in the City Treasurer's Budget at an hourly rate of $2.24. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to approve the F~ERGENCY ORDINANCE on first reading, carried unanimously. "file Acting City Clerk read A PROCI2~TION signed by Mayor Jarstad proclaiming the Week September 29th through October 3rd as "OIL I .~EAT I~EF.K." Mr. Eddie Adams, who was formerly as- sociated with an Oil firm in the City of Bremorton, expressed his appreciation to the Council for their recognition to all Oil Dealers in the City. Hotion by Hr. Clark and Hr. Schoneman to pay all bills approved by a majority of the Com- missioners, carried unanimously. Commissioner Clark reported the following: 1) Stated that ali 1970 Budget requests are now in the hands of the City Auditor as of b{onday, September 22, 1969. tte then gave a brief outline of the procedure to be followed by the City this year before final adoption of the Budget in December. 2) Announced that Price Waterhouse has completed their study of the Bremerton-Charleston Trans- portation Company and is now in the process of compiling their findings into a Report. This report should be received by the City next week. 3) Co~nented that plans and specifications are in the process of being prepared for the bid call on the Parking Garage at 4th ~ Washington. lie stated that in the near future, the bid call will be issued. Con~nissioner Schoneman reported the following: 1) Kitsap Way Storm Sewer is still under construction despite the heavy rain conditions. 2) The water main installation across Kitsap }gay was completed last evening. This will be oreof the main distribution lines to the Kitsap Lake area. 5) All Golf Course Paimeays have been cleared. 4) The first good day (hopefully this week) Burwell between Pacific Avenue and Washington Ave- nue will be paved. 5) Received word that J. C. Penneys will deposit $2,000. w~th the City to resurface Second Street. Part of the City's work will be to remove part of the new sidewalk that has been installed just off of Iqashington Avenue in order that five (5) additional parking spaces may be provided for package pick-up. New curbs will be placed which will widen the street by 8 feet at this location. 6) The new Police Pistol Range is completed. Mud conditions exist and those using the Range must usc 4-hheel Drive vehicles to enter. 7) Reported on the 1969 Public Works Congress f~ Equipment Show in Cleveland, Ohio, which he at- tended last week. lie also attended the annual convention of the Town Affiliation Association held in Washington D.C. where he anti George Yamamoto accepted the City of Bremerton's award for first place (for cities of 100,000 and under in population) in the Sister City Photographic Contest which was sponsored by Japan Airlines and the Town Affiliation Association. Comissioner Schoneman then reported on the crime ratio in Washington D.C. 8) b~r. George Yamamoto, who was present, was asked to come forward, lie presented the award for the contest to the Council and was congratulated by all Comissioners for his work on this project. ,X~ayor Jarstad reported the following: 1) Received word from Planning Director Plescher stating that Hr. Perry Lawler, Landscape Ar- chitect, who is preparing the plans and specifications for the bid call for landscaping the north approach to the Warren Avenue Bridge will proceed on the following schedule: a) All plans will be finalized by November lst; b) Bids will be advertised around December lst; c) Construction will be started around January lst; and d) The job will be completed in March, 1970. 2) Reported that Co,,~aissioners attended a ground-breaking ceremony for the new automobile sales complex near the Westpark area. F. xpressed appreciation for the luncheon hosted at the Country Club in honor of this occasion. Mr. Eddie Adams, President of the Council on Aging, expressed his desire for a represen- tative of the City to serve on the Board of Directors on his Council. Ile cited one of his reasons being the elderly citizens' concern regarding the Bremerton-Charleston Transportation Company. Hayer Jarstad stated that this wonld be accomplished. There being no further bus/ness, the meeting was AI)JOIlRNFJ~. ~PPROVE1): GLENN K. JARSTAi~...M~YOR