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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/24/68 January 2h, 1968 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton~ashington~WS held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall at 10:OO A.M., P.S.T., on Wednesday, January 24, 1968, with ~ayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the following: Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Schoneman, City Attorney Walgren, City Clerk McGowan, Fire Chief Tillett, Office Engineer G. P. Thornburgh, a resident from Kitsap Lake, and members of the Press and Radio. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Jarstad and the Invocation was given by Reverend Peterson of First ~ethodist Church. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as amended. The City Clerk read the following Notice of ~mployment: ~BRY M. LINDSAY, Civil Engineer, in Engineering Department, at $575.00 per month, effective January 2h, 1968, Temporary employment. ~otion be ~&r. Schoneman and ~. Jarstad the Notice of Enployment be approved, carried un- animously. The City Clerk read the following Change of Pay Status Reports: FRANK L. JACKSON, ~'art-time Playleader in Park & Rec. Dept., from $1.50 to $1.$0 per hour, effective January 16, 1968, Temporary Employee. BRIAN D. HORISH, Part-time Playleader in Park & Rec. Dept., from $1.~0 to $1.60 per hour, effective January 16, 1968, Temporary Employee. Motion by ~r. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the Change of Pay Status Reports be approved, carried unanimously. The City Clerk had a Claim for Damages signed by Ray Sumrall which stated that a City vehicle ran a red light and struck his automobile. The amount of damage w~s determined to be $359.95. He also requested car rental while repairs are being made. This has been reported to the Insurance Company. The City Clerk read a letter of resignation from Glenn L. Vockredt, a member of the Planning Commission. Notion by ~r. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to accept the letter, carried unanimously. Each Council member expressed approciation for his work on the Planning Commission. The City Clerk read two invoices from Lewis-Redford Engineers, Inc. for professional services given on Bu~,~ll Street Improvement. One invoice was in the amount of $2,321.64; the other was in the amount of $5,702.hO. ~otion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the invoices be approved in accordance with the Contract, carried unanimomsly. The City Clerk read a letter from Howard N. Godat and Associates which proposed to do the Street Needs Study for the City. He stated that the study basically requires three (3) phases of detail work: A. The present structural and physical conditions of the streets and their ability to adequately move traffic; B. The Lmprovements required on the street systems to ade- quately move traffic in the .year 1990; C. The cost of improvements to provide adequate street system for the ysar 1990. It also stated that since the Street Needs Study must be completed and submitted no later than March l, 1968, it is imperative that the physical inventory be started as soon as possible. The total fee paid for the Engineering services shall not exceed $1,600.00. Motion by ~r. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to accept the proposal and that a contract be prepared and that his services be made available as soon as possible, carried unanimously. Nr. Schoneman stated that it is felt that the City's Engineering Field Crew and Office Personnel will help with this program. ~yor Jarstad stated that this Street Needs Study is a demand put upon Cities as a result of last legislature. ~r. Clark stated that this will form the basis for use of the new Urban Arterial Funds made available by the last legislature; and the first large example is the Bur, ell Street Im- provement. Motion by Nr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to pay all bills approved by a majority of the Commis. sioners, carried unanimously. Commissioner Clark advised that he received notice from Senator Durkin, Chairman of the Legislative Interim Municipal Committee, advisimg of two co~ittee meetings to be held during February. February 5th in Olympia, the committee will discuss the Optional Municipal Code and Senate Crime Resolutions will be held; also testimony will be taken from the Mayors of Olympia, Lacy, Yelm, Shelton and Tenino with reference to the use of the Legislative appropriated funds. February J3rd, in Seattle, will be a combined meeting of the Municipal committee and the Citizens Advisory Committee. ~r. Clark then stated that within a day or two he will be able to give a complete financial report for the y~ar 1967. They will be optimistic and encouraging as we had expected. January 2h, 1968 - con't Commissioner Schoneman and Commissioner Clark both publicly congratulated Mayor Jarstad for becoming a grandfather yesterday. Commissioner Schoneman read a report from the Forrester and Assistant Forrester. They re- quested Council permission to sell approximately 250,000 board feet of timber to Pan Pacific. All logging~ will be done by City employees. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the request for sale of appreximately 250,0OO board feet of timber to Pan Pacific be approved, carried unanimously. ~tr. Schoneman commented that the ;rice offered for this timber is double what previously had been offered. Commissioner Schoneman stated that today the widening of hth Street was started. This will be from Park Avenue to Naval, four-lane, new sidewalks, curbs and gutters. City Attorney ~algren reported on the court case of Aaberg vs the City of Bremerton. He stated that it must be determined whether or not a road was opened up at any time during the years 1892 to 1897, which will have to be determined by circumstantial evidence. The case has been set for further hearing on February 5th. ~ayor Jarstad reported that Consulting Services Corporation from Seattle and Development Hesearch Associates from Los Angeles wdll be here today; and January 3Oth, Economic Research Associates will be here from California aL1 in regard to the Civic Auditorium Study. He then read letters from men in Viet Nam regarding the Christmas Ditty Bags which were sent to the men there. ~rs. Daniel Eder, who lives at 6102 Elaine Court, expressed her objections to alleged violations of a conditional use permit granted, by the County, to the ~vner of Mapledale Motel & Trailer Court. This is in the area recently annexed by the City. She stated that the ~vaer, Mrs. Brown, had violated rules regarding natural screening and set back and had permitted open sewer lines to drain onto property of others. She expressed the hope that the Council would soon adopt the new zoning ordinance which would contain provisions to enforce the correction of some of these faults. City Attorney ;~algren stated that he had given an opinion to the Planning Commission based upon the Language used in the annexing ordinance. However, there are a couple of questions that he ~nd ~,~r. McConnell would like to have answered and he is submitting them to Dr. Campbell of the Association of ~ashington Cities. Mayor Jarstad then complimented ~r. Peterson as it was his first time for giving the Invoca- tion. Mayor Jarstad then read a letter from Del Webb regarding the construction of a golf course. The letter s~ate~ %hat it was not wise to proceed with the development. ~et ~a~ourned. [~ ~~~~~ At'PROVED: ~ ~ '- ~,~y(~ ' / CITY CLERK