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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/14/68 February 14, 1968 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton,~Washington, was held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall' at lO:O0 o'clock A.M., P.S.T., on Wednesday, February 14, 1968, with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the following: Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Schoneman, Acting City Attorney Sexton, City Clerk McGowan, Fire Chief Ttllett and members of the press and radio. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Jarstad and the Invocation was given by l~everend Glen Soule of Marietta Community Church. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as amended. The City clerk announced that it was the time and place set for public hear- ing of a proposed vacation of an alley located between Yantic and Hartford and Farragut and Rogers. Motion by Mayor Jarstad and Mr. Clark the hearing be opened, carried unani- mously. The City Clerk read a letter from R. L. McConnell, Planning Director, showing an excerpt from the Bremerton City Planning Commission minutes of January l?, 1968;i the minutes showed unanimous approval for vacating the alley. Since there was no one present to speak for or against the vacation, Mr. Clark moved to accept the petition and instruct the City Attorney to prepare the ordinance, seconded by Mr. Jarstad. Mr. Schoneman raised the question as to whether or not the Council wanted to take advantage of a recent amendment to the R.C.W. which permits Cities to Charge owners of property abutting a vacated Street or Alley one-half of the appraised value of such Street or Alley. Mr. Clark commented that he felt that the City should establish a policy re- lating to this in order that each instance of a vacation would be treated equitably Mr. McGowan said that he and Mr. Walgren had discussed the possibility of amending the vacating Ordinance and possible the Council would wish to incorporate something in the amendment to cover the s,ibject. The motion was put to a vote and carried unanimously. The C~ty Clerk had a request from the Fire Department that bids be called for on Intercommunications Equipment. Fire Chief Tillett, who was present, stated that this equipment will be used as a back-up for the telephone and will only be used during fire alarms in case of power failure. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman the request be approved, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read a memo requesting that a Bruning Electric Eraser be de- clared surplus. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the eraser be declared surplus and disposed of in the best interest of the City, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read the following Notices of Employment: HORACE F. BLANCHARD, Extra Labor in Park & Rec. Dept., at $2.50 per hour, Effective February 15, 1968, Temporary Employee, DOU~;LAS BARLEY, Temporary Employee in Street Department, at $5.14 per hour, effective February 8, 1968, Temporary Employee. DOUGLAS MOE, Temporary ~ployee in Street Department, at $5.14 per hour, effective February 8, 1968, Temporary Employee. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the Notices of Employment be approved, carried unanimously. The City Clerk had an application for a Trade Stimulant license for Bill's Inn, signed by Lrma Mitchell. Motion by r~r. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the~plicstion for license be approved, carried unanimously. The City Clerk had a Claim for Damages signed by Carl J. Warner for damages sustained when a City truck was parked on a hill rolled backwards onto his lawn and destroyed a flowering shrub. He claimed damages in the amount of $25.00. This claim was reported to the Insurance Company on February 9, 1968. The City Clerk read two letters from the Urban Arterial Board dated February 6, 1968 and February 7, 1968. The letter dated February 6th attached a Notice of Allocation of Urban Arterial Trust Funds for the first phase of the Burwell Street Improvement project which was authorized for development' in October, 1967, by the Urban Arterial Board. The letter dated February 7th enclosed copies of the Agree- ment for the second phase of the Bu~well Street Improvement project. Motion be Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark the second phase agreement for the Burwell Street Improvement project be approved, carried unanimously. February 14, 1968- con't The City Clerk read ORDINANCE NO. #2774 repealin~ Ordinance No. 1963 and amending Sub-section 3 of Section 9 of Ordinance No. #1948 so as to provide for a wiring method using a mort-metallic sheathed cable in approved areas. ~otion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark ORDINANCE NO. #2V74 be passed on second reading, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read ORDINANCE NO. #2777 amending Section #66 of Ordinance No. #2617 and permitting the extension of sewerage service outside of the cor- porate limits of the City of Bremerton in accordance with the policies set forth in Resolution No. #1366. A question arose and it was decided to refer it back to the City Attorney and take action at next Council meeting. The City Clerk read' OHDINANCE NO. #2778 amending the use and area maps of Ordinance No. #1792 and rezoning property located on the south side of Hollis Street between Maple Avenue and Wheaton Way from Residential-One (R-i) to Busi- ness-~ree (B-3). Motion be Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark ORDINANCE NO. #27V8 be passed on second reading, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read a letter from Don Atkinson on behalf of the Citizens Advisory Committee which thanked the Council for support in the drive to pass the January 23rd School Levy. The City Clerk read a letter from Hansen-Adams-Chalker, P.E. stating that they will be doing the work for James E. Skirvlng on the proposed plat of "Indian Hills" but first arrangements must be made for water and sewer facilities. The constr~ction will consist of approximately 500 houses. Mr. Schoneman stated that the existing line is approximately 5,000 feet from the plat. It was concluded that this problem would be considered at a meeting with Mr. Skirving and Mr. Hall. The City Clerk read a letter from Mr. Nail Shiffield who expressed concern about the sewer fee. IIe cited that in ten years the City will have collected $1,080, or over $100. per foot. Commissioner Clark stated that his calculations were incorrect, because he had estimated $9. per month instead of every two months. He also stated that this method of financing has been worked out by one of the best financial houses in the area and it will take 40 years to dissipate the average cost of the installation of line. Discussion followed. The City Clerk read a letter from the Puget Sound Governmental Conference stating that a legal problem had occurred regarding the DOH exercising its duel tax withholding authority on behalf of the Conference. They suggested that (1) the withholding resolutions or ordinances enacted by each City or County be re- turned with a recommendation that such action be rescinded; and (2) the Confer- ence staff prepare and resubmit advance quarterly billings directly to each part- icipating Jurisdiction with a notation that this financial contribution substi- tutes for those moneys which were formerly withheld by the DOH. They enclosed the first direct billing: Prorated share for six-month period commencing Janu- ary 1st, 1968 - $269.00; First quarterly advance billing - $134.50. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad RESOLUTION NO. #1365 be rescinded, and the General Claims be approved, carried unanimously. The City Clerk hsd a petition for a sewer L.I.D. for property owners on Almira Drive and Nome Drive. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the petition be referred to the Engineering Department for checking of validity of signatures and valuation of property, carried unanimously. ~e City Clerk had a petition for annexation to the City with a letter sign- ed by Mr. Wes Self. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the petition be referred to the Planning Department and Engineering Department to check the legal description, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read a letter from Chief John Plouf, Captain Ted Ingram and Assistant & Traffic Engineer Lyle Hay. ~e letter stated that the intersection of llth and Warren has been scheduled for the installation of new traffic control devices to conform with the Bureau of Public Roads memorandum 21-8-66. It attached a drawing which indicates the proposed widening. The letter listed five (5) requests to be approved in order that the proposed new traffic control devices may be properly installed. February 14, 1968 - con't AFter discussion, it was moved by Mr. Jarstad and seconded by Mr. Clark to take the matter under advisement. The thought was brought up by Mr. McGowan that possibly the City could obtain funding from the Urban Arterial Board, and Mr. Schoneman assured him that this would be the main topic of discussion. The motion was put to a vote, and carried unanimously. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to pay all bills approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried unanimously. Commissioner Clark reported on the meeting of the Sub-committee of the City-State Relations Committee of the Association of Washington Cities which he attended last Wednesday, February 7, 1968. tte stated that following the meeting they met with C~overnor Evans and discussed general problems of Cities, particu- larly with relation to forth-coming legislature and action relating to those problems. He stated that on several occasions, the Cmvernor stated that the $22 million dollar appropriation to the Cities was not Just to be for one time only, but must continue and hopefully be increased. ~4r. Clark added that at the meeting they also discussed annexation laws and a trend toward reversing the proliferation of multiple governmental units, special districts, etc. [4r. Clark stated that tomorrow morning he will be Flying to Spokane for an Executive Board Meeting of the Association of Washington Cities, at which time they will receive a number of reports and discuss many different subjects. He then commented on the results of the Forward Thrust Program election in Seattle. Commissioner Schoneman reported that the sewer break is taking conttnous work and should be finished within three more days. He added that the location of the break is very difficult to work in. Mr. Schoneman stated that the scrap metal'from Crnven Center is being clean- ed up an~ all that the City cannot use will be sold for scrap. The Contractor stated that he will be on the Job again in two weeks. He has stayed favorably in the time limitation. Mayor Jarstad congratulated the new Acting City Attorney, Gary Sexton, for passing his bar examination recently. Acting Attorney Sexton reported on the court case of North Perry Water Dis- trict vs the City of Bremerton. He stated that the court determined that the State can challenge the annexation procedures, but the District cannot; this saved the City a substantial amount of time. Mayor Jarstad congratulated Commissioner Clark on his wedding anniversary. Mayor Jarstad commented on the passage of the majority of the Forward Thrust Program in Seattle. Mayor Jarstad reported that the Toll Bridge traffimo has increased from 610,- 863 in January of 1967 to 639,012 in January of 1968. He then stated that at the next Legislature he would like to propose that the salaries of the Toll Takers and the Operating Expenses of collecting for tolls be borne directly out of State Highway funds. Mayor Jarstad then gave the Police Report for the month of January, 1968: 396 arrests; 314 of which were traffic. Me e ~)ad J ourr~ekd. APp ov : &' / u^vn~ t I F~bYun~v 21. 1968