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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/08/69 October 8, 1969 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was held in the Council Chambers of the City 1~all at 10:00 o'clock A.M., D.S.T., on October 8, 1969, with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also attending were the following: Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Schoneman, Dep- uty City Attorney Sexton, Acting City Clerk Vaa, Assistant Fire Chief Orrfelt, Acting City Engin- eer llaley, O££ice Engineer Thornburgh, Water Superintendent llumble, Police Chie£ Plou£, Mr. Ed Adams, and representatives o£ the Press and Radio. The meeting was called to order by blayor Jarstad and the Invocation was given by Reverend Lewis Schultz o£ the Charleston Baptist Church. 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 bid opening on the construction o£ Phase V of the Burwe11 Street Project. ~4otion by ~fr. Schoneman and ~r. Clark to open the bids, carried unanimously. ~e Acting City Clerk opened the following bids: C~[~ERCIAL ['~XCAVATING, Mount Vernon, Washington, Bid Bond enclosed, Total Bid - $129,832.00. GISKE CON~'RUCTION CO., Seattle, Washington, Bid Bond enclosed, Total Bid - $139,650.00. BUTLER CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING CO., Seattle, Washington, Bid Bond enclosed, Total Bid - $1~0,933.00. SELECT CONTRACTORS, INC., Seattle, IVashington, Bid Bond enclosed, Total Bid - $121,356.00. October 8, 1969--Con't. Motiony Mr. Sohoneman and Mr. Jarstad to refer the bids to the -Engineering Department, Urban Art~albBoard and Council for study, carried unanimously. . The Acting City Clerk had the following CONTRACT ~b~NGE ORDER AGREEI~_NTS on the Burwell Street Project - Phase III, Schedule II: AGREI~ *~dNI NO. 10 - Remove Elevator Shaft which was directly under new sidewalk - FORCE ACCOUNT. AGREI~dNT NO. 11 - Payment for backfill when portion of sewer was omitted after the trench ]lad been excavated - FORCE ACCOUNT. AGREEMFJqT NO. 12 - Conflict in grade design Sta. 70+70. Redesign, time loss & re-excavation - FORCE ACCOUNT. AGREF3~NT NO. 13 - One "8" tee had to be inserted because of sewer lateral'- INCREASE OF $10. AGREI~ *{FJqT NO. 14 - 8" Sewer line had to be moved because of conflict with water line. This is to pay for extra excavation - FORCE ACCOIrNT. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to approve the CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER AGREE/qFgrrs, carried "unanimous ly. The Acting City Clerk had the following CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES: JO[~ I). LECLARE - $30.00, for damages to his home when City sewer backed up flooding basement at 103 North Montgomery on September 17, 1969. KA~nZRINE Il. SNYDER - Undetermined amount of Damage for rise in sidewalk which caused her to fall at the location of Sheridan Park tlall on October 1, 1969. Both claims were reported to the Insurance Company. The Acting City Clerk had the following NOTICES OF HqPLOYMENT: PEGGY L. OTTO, Assistant Playleader in the Parks & Rec. Dept., at $1.60 per hour, effective October 4, 1969, Temporary Employee. DAVE BROUSSARD, Extra-Ilelp in the Water Supply Department (Forestry Division), at $2.25 per hour, effective October 6, 1969, Temporary Employee. hYEREIT L. KINSLOW, Patrolman, First Year in the Police Department, at $595.00 per month, effective october 1, 1969, Civil Service Eligible. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark to approve the NOTICES OF tglPLOY~NT, carried unani- mously.- The Acting City Clerk had the following GF -JqERAL CLAIM for payroll for period ending Sept- ember 30, 1969 in the amount of $102,323.21. The Claim was audited by W. R. Vaa and approved by Austin Clark. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to approve the G .ENERAL CLAIM, carried unani- mously. The Acting City Clerk read a LETTER from the Civil Service Comission which recommended that the City either provide additional manpower or extra compensation equal to the rank being performed in the Fire Department as Firefighters have been required to act out of capacity, in violation of Rule II, Section 2 of the Civil Service Rules. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schone- man to refer the letter to the Council for further study, carr~e~animously. The Acting City Clerk read a letter from TEAMSTERS, CI[~UFFEURS & I~LPERS LOCAL NO. 672 which urged the City of Bremerton to not issue a cab license to Mr. Leslie Leaf, owner of the Arrow Cai) Company, until such time as his operation complies with the applicable state and federal laws. The letter had attached copies of letters written to the Social Security Administration, Eraployment Security Department, Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor & Industries, all informing of Arrow Cab Company's refusal to comply with various laws. Commissioner Clark stated that these letters, the recomendation of Police Chief Plouf, and all other information placed in the hands of the Commission will be taken into consideration in coming to a final decision. The Acting City Clerk had a BULLETIN from Kenneth N. Gilbert, Supervisor of Elections, from which he read Item #4 which stated that the Attorney General has advised that the common election date for holding city, tom and district general elections throughout the state makes November 4, 1969 a legal holiday even though not a state general election. Motion by Mr. Clark and blt. Jarstad to comply with the Attorney General's decision to declare Novem~ 4, 1969 a legal holiday, carried unanimousl7. llle Acting City Clerk had the OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF CANVASS of the election returns for City Primary Election held on September 16, 1969. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to file tile document, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk read a PROCLAbCTION signed by Mayor Jarstad, proclaiming the week of October 5 through 11 as "NATIONAL FbIPLOY THE PtlYSIC~kLLY I1ANDICAPPED WEEK". The Acting City Clerk read t3~RGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 2857 appropriating $150.00 for '~qis- cellaneous--Contributions to Other Agencies" fund for payment of one-half monthly rental required by the Kitsap County Ilistorical Society. blotion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to pass ~RGENCY ORi)INANCE NO. 2857 on second reading, carr~e~-3--~animously. The Acting City Clerk read E?qERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 2858 appropriating $37,000. to the Wat- er Distribution Budget for Pipe and Appurtenances. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to pass [~FZRG.ENCY ORDINANCE NO. 2858 on second reading, carried unanimously. October 8, 1969~-Con't. Tile Acting City Clerk read ORDINANCE NO. 2859 levying municipal taxes against all of the taxable property within the city limits of Bremerton for the year 1969, and approving the assess- ment roll made by the Assessor of Kitsap County therefor, to be collected in the year 1970. ~otion by ~tr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark to pass ORDINANCE NO. 2859 on first reading, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk had an A~ENDED OUTSIDE UTILITY AGREEMENT with L R L Development Com- pany which is being proposed due to the City's passage of Ordinance No. 2856 which amended Or- dinance No. 2786 so as to allow reimbursement for costs of constructing extended sanitary sewer- age lines. Several changes to the proposed Agreement were suggested by the Commissioners. ~lotion by ~Ir. Clark and blr. Jarstad to approve the Ab~3qDED OUTSIDE UTILITY AGREEMENT with L R L Develop- ment Company subject to the requested changes being made, carried unanimously. The Acting City Clerk had the following OUTSIDE UTILITY AGREEMENTS for City sewers: WILLAR]) A. NELSON, Route #S, Box 212, Bremerton. Ivy Road Sewer is available to property. A. A. IK)BSON, 12~4 - 9th Street, for property located at 1~ ~larion, North. ~arion Avenue Sewer is available to property. ~otion by ~lr. Scboneman and ~r. Clark to approve the OUTSIDE UTILITY AGREI~ -~3qTS, carried unani- The Acting City Clerk read a letter from the I)EPART~IFJ~T OF TI~ NAVY, signed by Uenry C. llajek, Director, Ileal Estate Division, which confirmed a verbal agreement to extend the termination date of License NOy(R)-96791 which authorizes the City of Bremerton to operate and maintain, at no cost to the C~vernment, certain water lines, including fire hydrants and appurtenant fixturds, sanitary sewer lines, and the 10-inch cast iron water main from Arsenal ~ay to the present south boundary of Bremerton Annex, to August 51, 1970. 'rhe letter requested that the City indicate its approval by signing the' duplicate copy of the letter where indicated and return to their Command. Cotmnissioner Schoneman had previously complied with this request. The Acting City Clerk read a ~ from Acting City Engineer ltaley which requested authori- zation to call for bids for the construction of concrete curbs and gutters on Sanders Avenue from East 30th to East ~lst Street under L.I.D. #508. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and B~r. Jarstad to authorize tile hid call as requested, carried unani~u-----fl~. ,~otion by ~r. Clark and b~r. Scboneman to pay all bills approved by a majority of the Com- missioners, carried unanimously. Commissioner (;lark reported on thc following: 1) Attended a preview of the new Penneys Store last night and attended the ribbon-cutting cere- mony this momling. Conlnented on caliber of store. 2) Announced that he had been elected as Chairman of the newly created ~/ashington State Municipal Research Council. lie stated that this Council was created by the Legislature to handle the ~qotor Vehicle Excise Tax Punds which are available to Cities for municipal research and services and amounts to approximately $310,000. per biennium. This Council will allocate funds to State A- gencies, Educational Agencies or Private Consulting Firms who are carrying out municipal research services for cities. 3) Announced that the conrpiled budget is now in the hands of the Council. lie stated that at the present time an imbalance exists in the amount of $1,201,147.66. lie also stated that the City will be faced with a net loss in revenue of approximately $5~,000. in 1970; part of which is at- tributed to the decrease in Navy population as of April 1st, 1969, and the elimination of revenue from the pinball and punchboard operations. 4) Conmended tbe City employees for their generous contributions toward UGN for the year 1970. lie stated that there is an estimated 25% increase in contributions over last year. Conunissioner Schoneman reported on the following: 1. Crews were able to complete the paving jobs on Burwell between P/ashington and Pacific Avenues and Second Street between Washington and Pacific Avenues in time for the opening of the new Pen- heys Store. This completes Schedule II of Burwell Phase IV Project. 2) Tile Kitsap Way Storm Sewer has been completed. Crews are presently blacktopping the ditch surface. 5) A meeting was held with a representative of the Northwest Division of the Department of In- terior Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, regarding fiscal requirements in connec- tion with a proposed 35% grant for the Kitsap Lake sewer, which hopefully will be approved by Nov- ember 1st. With a State grant of 15%, the City will have to finance S2% of this estimated $479,000. job. It is the intention to call for bids in November. Mr. Godat, Consulting Engineer, had gone over the proposed project with the representative of the RWPCA. 4) Crews are having problems trying to burn the debris at the golf course site because of the wet weather. $) Commended the Water Supply crew for obtaining a replacement dozer motor for under $500. to re- place one broken-dowo which would have cost $3,000. to rebuild. Ail the work was done by City crews. 6) The East side lighting installations have been completed on the following streets: East lligh- lands, Parker, Brashem, East 23rd, Nipsic, And East 21st. This includes two {2) lights per block. tie stated that this is now a safer area. 7) The Commissioners met with representatives of a Consulting Engineering Firm who are in the pro- cess of moving towards a study that is necessary to allow the City to receive $4% federal funds from the TOPICS Program for many hazardous conditions, that will be determined by the study. It will also include complete lighting of any arterial. The City is proposing that the first program of lighting will be Kitsap Way from Callow Avenue to Kitsap Lake. [lo stated that Puget Sound Power ~ Light Company proposed a plan for this project several years ago, but the cost was too October 8, 1969- -Con't. great. The City will now ]lave tile ability to proceed. The remainder of tile cost under the TOPICS "54%" Program may be paid out of the 1/2¢ Gas Tax Fund. 8) The monthly meeting of the puget Smmd Governmental Conference will be held tomorrow. Prior to the regular meeting, an early meeting will be held to discuss the possibilities of a new site for the Conference. The Acting City Clerk read a letter from the Puget Sound Governmental Conference which en- closed a certification for the city's application for an interest-free loan from the Department of Housing & Urban Development for the planning for upgrading the city's sewage treatment plants at Manette and Charleston, as required by the Water Pollution Control Commission. Discussion fol- 1 owed. blayor Jarstad gave thc following Reports for the month of September, 1969: 1) Toll Bridge Report - Net increase in crossings on both bridges - 52,919. lie stated that the estimate of the Toll Bridge Authority that the bridges will be free by 1972 will probably run true. 2) Police Report - 285 arrests, of which 183 were traffic, 25 disorderly conduct and drunk & dis- orderly, 29 drunk, and 48 others. This shows a slight decrease from previous months. 3) Fire Ileport - 69 fire calls, of which 19 were residential, 8 mercantile, 1 storage, 20 brush & grass, 10 automotive, S miscellaneous, 1 needless, and 5 false alarms. The value of the build- ings was $848,000. while the loss on buildings was $4,675. The value of tile contents was $485,000. and the loss on the contents amounted to $2,900. 4) Reported that parking meters were purposly left-off Burwell Street fronting the Penneys Store, in order that a smooth traffic flow may be possible. It it can be shown that this extra lane is not needed, possibly half of the parking meters may be restored. 5) Urged public to attend the public Bremerton City F~nployees' Association meeting Thursday eve- ning at 7:30 P.M. at w]iich time all candidates for city office will give presentations and will then hold a question & answer period. There being no further business, the meeting was ADJOURNED. APPROVE. D: