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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/25/68 September 25, 1968 A re~Har meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall at 10:00 o'clock A.M., D.S,T., on September 25, 196E, with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the following: Conmlissioner ?xlhoneman, City Attorney, Walgren, City Clerk McGowan, Fire Chief Tillett, lqater St~erintendent }~rmble, Sewage-Disposal ,qipervlsor Her- mann, Police Captain Schlie, Consulting Engineer Howard N. Gedat, Office Engineer Thornburgh, Engineer Aide #3 Lucas, Planner Sayers, residents of the Valle-Hi and Rickey Road Local Improvement Districts, and representatives of the Press and Radio, The meeting was called to order by ~layor Jarstad and the Invocation was given by Reverend Dodd of the Assembly of Ged Evangel. Temple, 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 a public hearing on the final assessment rolls of Local Improvement Districts No. 297 (Valle-Hi) and No. 298 (Rickey Road). Motion by b{r. Schonaman and Mr. Jarstad to oven the bearing, carried unanimously. ~yor Jarstad instructed the City Clerk to read any letters of protest. The City Clerk then read a letter from~. 5 ~s, Wesley Fillmon of 718 Sylvan lVay. The letter c]aimed that their lateral had been placed only six {6) feet deed and that theywere un- able to connect from Rasmussen Lane. The question of whether the assessment would be 5% or 6% was also raised in the letter. /rate of interest on the City Clerk ~{cGowan replied that the rate of interest on the assessment would be 5%. Another resident, Mr. Frank thdson of 687 Sylvan l~ay, stated that his lateral had been placed four (4) feet above his basement level and asked about his assessment if it was impossible for him to connect. The matters of both ~Ir. ~ ~s. lqesley Fil]men andMr. Frank I~dson were referred to the City Engineering Department for study. ~btion by ~r. Schoneman and 5~. Jarstad to instruct the City Clerk to read the ordinances adopting the assessment rolls for both Local Improvement Districts, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read ORDINANCE NO. 2817 adopting and confirming the assessment roll for cal Improvement District No. 297, Valle-Hi, providing for the levying and assessing for the costs and exnenses thereof against the parcels and lots of land between the termini and within the boun- daries of said improvement district; providing for the collection thereof; creating and establ]sh- in~ a special ~md therefor: nnd fixing the date for the issuance of bonds in payment thereof. ~tion by ~. Schoneman anti ~. Jarstad to pass ORDINANCE NO. 2817 on first reading, car- ried unanimously. The City Clerk read ORDINANCE NO. 2818 adopting and confirming the assessment roll for lm- cai Improvement District No. 298, Rickey Road, providing for the ]crying and assessing for the costs and exmenses thereof against the parcels and lots of ]~nd between the termini ~nd within the b~mdaries of said improvement district: providing for the collection thereof; creating and estab- lishing a special fund therefor; and fixing the date for the issuanceof bonds in payment thereof. Motion by ~. Jarstad and b~. Schoneman to pass ORDINANCE NO. 2818 on fJrst reading, car- ried unanimously. September 25, 1968--Con't. ~]~e City Clerk announced that it was the time and place set for a bid opening on the re- roofing of the Sm~age Treatment Plants, but that no bids were received. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad to authorize the City Clerk to negotiate with a firm for the re-roofing of the Plants, carried unanimously. The City Clerk announced that the C~ittee to whom the bid was referred on the t~m~ell Street Improvement Project, Phase II, recor~ends that the bid be rejected and a new bid call be issued. ~otion by ~r. Schoneman and ~Ir. Jarstad to concxlr with the recm~endation to reject the hid and authorize the re-advertisement for bids, carried tmanimously. Mr. Schoneman stated that the amount of the bid did not equal the amount of the appr~ria- tion by the Urban Arterial Board. t~e added that if the second bid call fails to promote an ade- quate bid, a review and possible chan~es must be made of the project in order to have a bid meet with the vrosvectus. The City Clerk read a letter from Howard N. Gedat, Consulting Engineer, which recommended that the bid for Local Irm0rovement District #30~, Almira Drive, be awarded to BYRON ROCKSTAD CONSTRUCTION CO., of Tacoma, as the low bidder. Motion by Mr, Schoneman and ~r. Jarstad to concur with the recv,~,endation to award the bid to BYRON ROCKSTAD CONSTRUCTION C~X~PANY, the low bidder for an amount of $137,527.40, Plus Tax, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read a letter si~ned by Gerald P. Thornburgh, O~fice Engineer, stating that the vetition for the formation of a Local Improvement District on 4th Street from Naval Avenue to Olympic Avenue was referred to their office for checl'ing. The letter then gave a rer~rt of the validity of signatures on the petition. The petition was found to be sufficient and valid for the formation of a Local Improvement District. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and ~r. Jarstad to instruct the Eng~neerin~ Denartment to proceed with the necessary steps for the formation of the Local Improvement District, carried unani- mous ly. The City Clerk read a memo from from Street ,Superintendent, Archie Mottinger, request in? authorization to call for bids for one (1) Backhoe-mounted Vibratory Soil Compactor. The City Clerk also read a memo from City Engineer, ~cCullough, requestin~ anthorization to call for bids for the painting of the downtown street li~,ht standards. Motion by ~qr. Schoneman and ~tr. Jarstad to authorize both of the bid calls, carried tmani- mously. The City Clerk read a memo from Andrew Pendergast, Parks g Recreation Department Superin- tendent, recommending that two ~" gate valves and one fi" quick opening valve be declared surplus. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman to declare two 4" gate valves and one 6" quick opening valve as surplus and to dispose of same in the best interest of the City, carried unani- mot,s Iy. The City Clerk had the follow, lng Reports of Separation from the Parks 8 Rec. Dept.: NAqE POSITION DATE [~3W SEPARATED SCOTT I~]~,]]~,~,S Extra I,-~or 9/T77~8 Terminated RICI b~RD KOCH ..... ' " IVTI,I,I~vl MARTIN " " " " k~.NN~l'fl OG, G " " " " ANGEIA VAI.IO{IETFE " ' ..... PAUL ~{ITE ' ...... JC~IN ART~ ~R " " " .lOI~ L. FATHORNE Playleader ,, " }AUREN . FRANCOEUR .... ,' DARYL GREEN " ,, " NPAL A. I~RT ,, " 5TEPttANIE L. HASELI~OD ,, ,, I,TNDA E. HELGERSON ,' " S'rEVE. N D. t[E.I/~,ERSON ', " KA'H ~,EEN JO! ~q.qON ,, ,' GERALD L. LEET~q~I ,, " GARY D. MII,LER " !,~RRY S. PARKER " " BARBARA A. RICHARDS " " " PATRICIA I.. SIIANK " " " SHTRI,EY A. ~e/~IERFTELD " " " JOIL~ J. TIbXTCI~,R " " " DAN tVI[ITE .... JOl~ P. RYND, JR. Swim. Pool Sup, " " PENELOPE M. WILSON l,ifeguard ,, ,, CRAIG E. llTl,l, " " " COLLENE C. Gl,tiM.grAD " ,, ,, TC~iY S. COIqART " ,, ,, LORRAINE DOIA~SETII Learn-to-Swim Inst. ,, ,, Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Scboneman to accept the Revorts of Separation, carried unanimous ly. September 2S, 1968--Con't. The City Clerk had the following Notices of Empl .oyment: TltgI~S E. 5~CIASZEK, Extra Help in the Water Distrilxttion Benartment, at $2.25 per hour. effective September 24, 1968, Civil Service Eligible. DAVID E. JERNBERG, Extra IMlp in the lqater Distribution Department, at $2,25 per hour, effective September 2S, 1968, Civil Service Eligible. Motion by ~lr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad to approve the Notices of E~mloyment, carried unani- mously. The City Clerk had a Claim for Damages signed by Marguerite A. Guest which claimed that her at~temobile had been splashed with cement while Fourth Street was being resnrfaced. The low estimate was in the amount of $30.30. The City Clerk sent a memo together with the Claim to the Insurance Company, stating that the Contractor on Fourth Street would be responsible for the damage. The City Clerk read a letter from the State llighway Commission, signed by R. lq. Kerslake, P.E. which transmitted copies of Agreement No. C~,-2438. C.S. 1804 - SR 3, Oyster Bay to Austin Drive, Brentwood Drive Drainage. Cui~,dssioner Schoneman cu,.~.,ented that a portion of this wroject is being done with City crews, but at the State's er0ense. ~lotion by ~{r. Schoneman and ~{r. Jarstad to approve Agreement No, GC-2438, and sign same, carried unanimeusly. The City Clerk read a letter from the Urban Arterial Board regarding the Burwell Street Irmorovement Project Phase 2 (8-21S2 (2)-). The letter stated that the City's revised estimate For cost of the total project exceeds the ori~,inally authorized amount of urban arterial trust funds. It further stated that the City may advertise for bids for the project, but that the City will be responsible for all funds exceeding those that were originally anthorized and anproved. The Engineering Department was instructed to follow through on the suggestion of the Urban Arterial Board. The City Clerk read a PROCIA~IATION declaring that Wednesday, October 2, 1968 is "NAVAL ~IPPLY CENTER, PIPET ,eflIND DAY". [~otion by ~4r, Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman to instruct the City Clerk to read the Buildin~ Code Ordinance of 1967, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read AN ORDINANCE r~gulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alter- ation, repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equil~ment, use, height, area and maintenance of buildings or structures in the City of Bremerton, providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor, declaring and establishing for the ism,ance o~ permits and collection of fees therefor, declaring and establishin~ fire districts, providing l*enalties for the violation thereof and repealing Ordinances No. 2173 and 2180 and all Ordinances and parts of or~ dinances in conflict therewith. ~totion by b{r. Jarstad and ~{r. Schoneman to approve the ORDINANCE on first reading, carried unanim~s ly. Commissioner Schoneman stated that weather conditions have sloeed dc~en the progress on both B, rwell Street and Fourth Street projects, but if the existing weather continues, l~avin~, should be cum~,leted on Burwell between Warren Avenue and Naval Avenue by next Wednesday. The leveling course is presently being placed for the final paving. lte also reported that the Contractor is presently nlacing curbs and ~tters on Broadway between 13th and 1Sth Streets. Commissioner Schoneman stated that a meeting was held with residents of East 31st Street and it was desired that a non-existent street be :extended that would connect East 31st Street with Rasrm~ssen Plat and Pine Road. This matter was brought to the City's attention by School Officials who state that children have no way of getting to the new Arman Jahr School except via Sheridan Road or Sylvan Way on which the traffic is heavy. A road is needed to connect Pine Road to the existing East 31st Street to the F,nst and this would greatly benefit both the students and the area residents, lie added that it appears that the residents wlll agree to this street connection, and Furnish the necessary, right-of-way for the construction, ~,~ayor Jarstad stated that he received a letter of resignation from [lr. Conrad Johnson, }busing Authority C~issioner, to be effective September 18, 1968. ~lavor Jarstad then moved to at, point ~4r, lterb W. Lengel as Commissioner to take the place of ~lr. Conrad Johnson, and to al~point Mr. Willard K. Anderson to fill the eroired term of ~[r. Bob Kennedy, seconded by ~r. Schoneman and carried unanimously. [~ayor ,larstad spoke on the background and qualifications of each of the new al~pointees. Mayor .larstad then spoke on a news article which was concerning a meeting of the County Ccrmnissioners and the Rocky Point and Phinney Bay residents with regard to annexation to the C'~tv o~ Bremerton. The article reported that several residents questioned the fact that there were no representatives of the City present at the meeting. [{ayor Jarstad wished to noint out that the City never has attended meetings s, ch as this, because the intent of the meeting was to allow any residents of the area to speak to the County Commissioners. He also pointed out that a comment was made at the meeting that the area has sufficient water and therefore doesn't need City water facil- ities, but added that they are paying an additional 25% for it. [~ayor Jarstad stated that all ernmental units involved should take the responsibility of informing the citizens with their best interest in mind. ~layor Jarstad added further that any annexation is programed with the thought in mind of taking a burden off of the County Government, lle also stated that he hoped that through additional hearings, the residents will be able to decide whether or not annexation would be beneficial to them. September 25, 1968--Con't, Commissioner Scboneman coranented that the only way the ~ocky Point area would ever be able to obtain s~ver facilities would be through the City of Premerton's syst~. ~ayor Jarstad announced that C~iss~oner Clark was ill and unable to be .resent at the Counci 1 meeting. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and ~ff. Schoneman to pay all bills approved by a majority of the C~issioners, carri~ unani~usly, ~)being no ~rth~ss, the meeting ~s A~. ~~~ 'GI,F~ K. .JAR~YOR ~ tt, CI~ CLF~K