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Home My WebLink About09/11/68 September 11, 1968 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was held in the Counci ] Chambers of the City thll at 10:00 o'clock A,M,, D.S.T., on Se. tember 11, ]968, with S~ayor Jarstad vresiding. Also vresent were the following: Cormnissioner Clark, Cu, l~tdssioner Schoneman, City Attorney l~algren, City Clerk McGowan, Eire Chief Tillett, City Engineer Pat McCul]ough, City Plan- ning Director R. L. McConnell, Pollce Chief Pleuf, and Representatives of the Press and Radio. The meeting was called to order by ~ayor Jarstad and the Invocation was given by Reveren(~ Darrell Bellville of the Sylvan ~ay Baptist Church. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and a~proved as amended. The City Clerk had the following Reports of Separation: RDSSELL J. I~BARD, Civil ~ngineer I, September ~, 1968, At Own Request, lAURENCE DRADE, Extra lmbor in the Water Supply Department, August 30, 1968, C~n Request. GftRIAND VREYMANN, Extra Imbor in the Water Supply Department, August ~0, 1968, Own Request. ~otion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad to accept the Re~orts of Sevarat]on, carried unani- mously. The City Clerk had the i~ollc~ing Notices of F~mloyment: VIRGINIA M. ~I~l, Part-time Leader, Parks F, Rec. Dept., at $2.00 net hour, effective Sentember 10, 1968, Temporary P~p]oyee. DANIEl. ~. CHAVE, Z, Forestry Aide, in the Water ~rroly Dept., at $2,72 per hour, effective September 10, 1968, Civil Service Eligible. C, ERAI.D A. TOI2~N, Pipeman in the Water Distribution Department, at $S.25 per hour, effective September 10, 1968, Civil Service Eligible. September 11, 1968--Con't. ~)tion by ~tr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to approve the Notices of Enmloyment, carried unanimous ly. The City Clerk had the following Change of Pay Status Reports: ,lOIN J. i~I.F,Y, Assistant City Engineer, from $818,40 to $852.50 per month, effective September 4, 1968, Civil Service Eligible. DAVID L. SILIVEN, Maintenance Man ~ Groundskeeper in Parks ~ Rec. Dept,, from $490. to $510./mo. effective September 1, 1968, Civil Service Eligible. b~tion by ,~r. Schoneman and ~tr, Clark to al~prove the Change of Pay Status Reports, car- ried unanimously. The City Clerk had a General Claim for Pay Period ending August 31, 1968, in the amount of $98,395.56. The Claim was audited by ~/. R. Vaa and approved by Austin Clark. ~totion by Mr. Clark and b{r. Jarstad to approve the General Claim, carried unanimously. The City Clerk had a PROC[A~TIaN declaring thmt September 15th through 21st is "FOUARE DANCE !,~EK", The City Clerk had letters from Judge Oluf Johnsen and County Comission Chairman Jack Rogers which requested the City Comi~sion to endorse the Bond Levy for the addition to the Conn- ty Courthouse and the new Juvenile Home. The letters were read at the Council meeting of Sept- ember 4, 1968, but action was delayed until Cm~dssioner Clark could be present as he had been out of ~lavor Jarstad then moved to endorse the proposal Bond Issue that will be before the peo- ple of [itsap County, seconded by [lr. Schone~an, and carried unanimously. The City Clerk read ORDINANCE NO, 2815 which repeals Ordinance No. 2798 and adopts the 21st Edition of the Life Safety Code, National Fire Protection Association publication No, 101, 1967. ~4otion by Mr. Schoneman and bit. Clark that ORDINANCE NO, 2815 be passed on second reading, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read ENERGENCY ORDINANCE NO, 2816 which specifies and adopts a plan for the construction of certain additions and traprovoments to and extensions of the sewerage system of the City, and declaring the estimated cost thereof as required by RCIq 35.67,030. b{ot]on by Mr. Schonoman and b~r. Clark that F/qE, RGFNCY ORDINANCE NO. 2816 be passed on first reading, carried' unanimously, ~lotion by ~Ir. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to pay all bills approved by a majority of the Com- missioners, carried unanimously. Commissioner Clark gave the following financial report for the period ending August 31, 1968: Cash on lland - $286,469.65; Foopenditures - $1,739,638.39 ~ 62.97% of anticinated expendi- tures: Receipts - $1,819,806.86 ~ 66.64% of anticipated ~eceipts. Commissioner Clark then reported that when the budget requests were received, a deficit existed in the mount of $579,209,43: since some of the adjustments have been made, it has been decreased by $25,535.00, The imbalance to date is $553,674.00. Cm~Mssioner Clark then reported on a Conference he attended in San Francisco of the nan- power Strategy which is designed to improve the careers of municipal employees and opening the gates for employment. He stated that there were many cities who had appropriated positions, but could not find employees to fill them, as the professional peOple in many cases were ~n positions that could have been filled by a less qualified person. Mr, Schoneman reportod that he had received a petition for the improvement of 4th Street from Olyr~ic Avenue to Naval Avenue, ~iotion by Mr. Schoneman and ~r. ,larstad to refer the petition to the Engineering Beparto~ ment for checking of the signatures, carried unanimously. Comnissioner Schoneman then stated that when Mr. Osborne of Gray [ Osborne was contacted last week regarding the se~qer project for /itsap Lake, he advised the City that his firm would not be able to continue work for the City at the same rate of pay, and that a letter of confir- mation would follow. After considerable discussion, City Attorney Walgren recumended that the Council re- hire C, ray ~ Osborne at a higher rate of Cay, or hire another firm. ~iotion by ~r. Schoneman and ~lr. Jarstad to request various Engineering firms to submit prosnectus reports for the work, carried unanimously. Cm~issioner Schoneman stated that he had received a request to dondemn a building lo- cated at 426 Washington Average. The building had been inspected by the ltealth, Fire and ~uild- lng gepartments. It will be tm to the o~ner to remove the building, and if he refuses, the City will have it removed at the owner's expense. Commissioner Schoneman renorted that the lateral installation was cormleted on Oyster Bay. ~r. Schoneman also reported that the paving on 4th Street will be acconmlished on Friday, Septomber 13, 1968. City Attorney Walgren reported that on Monday, September 9, 1968, the Superior Court set a .Jury Trial for the Fall Jury Term of October and November. There were thirteen peal cases from ~micipal Court tlmt were set for trial for October 8, 9, [ 10. He also stated September 11, 1968--Con't. that November 27, is the date set for the final concluding act on the case of the Barrie easement. City Attorney lqalgren then reported that he will be in lValla lqalla tomorrow to testify be- fore the Sub-Committee on Highway Safety of the Joint Ct~imidttee on Highways. Proposed legislation will be discussed relating to the problems of overpasses, pedestrian walk~eays, etc, This will re- late to the City of Bremerton's problem on tqheaton l~ay and the Silverdale area. ~layor Jarstad read a letter from a resident of Seattle who wished to convey his thanks to the Police Degartment of Bremerton for the help he received from two Police Officers, Jim Ryan and Larry Netterfield. ~ayor Jarstad then asked that Chief Flour relay the message to the Department. Mayor Jarstad stated that he received a letter from the National I,eague of Cities request- in~ his acceptance of an appointment to represent the state on a three-member l~lblic Safety Com- mittee. ~layor Jarstad had a memo from Traffic Cal~tain Ingram regarding the installation o6 traffic lights at Kitsap l~ay and Shorowood Drive. The equioment will arrive on September 26th, and the installation will be in operation by the first week in October. ~layor Jarstad reported that Fire Inspector Horton will be attending a Fire Investigator Seminar in Yakima, September 11, 12, and l~th. Mayor Jarstad gave the following Housing Authority Report for August, 1968: 575 Occupied Unitsl 5 Vacancies. ~ayor Jarstad gave the following Fire Report for August, 1968: 63 Calls, 3 First Aid. 19 of the calls were brush and grass; loss on buildings $1,335.00; loss on contents $305.00. Three residents of Kitsap Lake then addressed the Cormcil regarding the sower situation on Kitsap Lake. They inquired about certain applications that were to be made to the State Pollution Control Board. The Council and City Engineer ~cCullough advised them satisfactorily. There being no further business, the meeting was ADJOIIRNED,