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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/09/68 October 9, 1968 A regular 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 October 9, 1968, with Acting Nayor Clark presiding. Also present were the fol- lowing: Commissioner Schoneman~ City Clerk McGowan~ Fire Chief Tillett, Asst. Fire Chief 0rrfelt, Planning Aide Hofmann~ City Engineer McCullough, and repre- sentatives of the press an~ radio. The meeting was called to order by Commissioner Clark and the Invocation was given by Pastor Richard Castleman of the East Side Church of Christ. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as amended.. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to delay regular business of the City Council in order that a Statutory Budget Hearing could be held, carried unanimously. The Council meeting was again convened at 10:30 A.M. The City Clerk had the following Notice of Employment: Jf~.~ES N. DOUCETTE, Extra ltelp in the Water Distribution Department, at $2.25 per hour, effective October 3, 1968, Temporary Employee. Motion by Mr. Schone~an and Mr. Clark to approve the Notice of Employ- ment, carried unanimously. October 9, 1968--Con't. The City Clerk had the following Change of Pay Status Reports: M. R. BORGEN, From 1st Year to 2nd Year Firefighter, from '$560.00 to $580.00 per month, effective September 9, 1968, Oivil Service Eligible. DELBEliT NcNEAL, from 1st Year to 2nd Year Patrolman, from $560.00 to $580.00 per month, effective October 2~ 1968, Civil Service Eligible. GERNIE O. SAUNDERS, Communications Clerk in the Police Dept., from $445.00 to $463.00 per month, effective October l, 1968, Civil Service Eligible. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to approve the Change of Pay Status Reports, carried unanimously. The City Clerk had a General Claim for Payroll Period ending September 30, 1958, the amount of $93,525.28. The Claim was audited by W. R. Vaa and approved by Austin Clark. Motion by Mr. Cla~ and Mr. Schoneman to approve the General Claim, carried unanimously. The City Clerk had a claim for Damages signed by Mrs. Marshall P. 01sen who claimed damages in the amount of $1V5,00 as the result of falling on the sidewalk located at 232 Washington Avenue. The Claim was reported to the Insurance Company. The City Clerk had the following Contract Change O~der Agreement: CONT~\CT CHANGE ORDER AGREEmenT No. 3 on Burwell Street, Phase l, Schedule l~ C-6746-1, UAB No. 8-1-138 (1). The Change Order was for the purpose of relocating storm drain to parking strip on south side of Burwell Street between Olympic and Naval Avenues. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to approve Contract Change Order Agreement No. 3 on Burwell Street, Phase l, carried unanimously. The City Clerk had a Statutory Warranty Deed signed by Clyde H. Avery and Lillian P. Avery for road purposes and in lieu of condemnation. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to accept the Statutory Warranty Deed and refer it to the City Attorney for checking, carried unanimously. Commissioner Schoneman stated that the location is north of Sylvan and Pine Road (east of) and will eventually be a connecting street. The City Clerk read a letter f~m Judge Oluf Johnsen in which he con- veyed his thanks to the City Coancil for the official endorsement of the Kitsap County Courthouse and Juvenile Home proposed Bond Issue. The letter further stated that the issue will reappear before the residents of Kitsap County in the General Election and asked the Council's continued support. The City Clerk read a letter from R. E. (Rudy) Hensel which suggested the following improvements to the City: resurfacing of 1st Street near West- park School; re-locating street drain which is presently 8" below surface of the road located opposite of the Wycoff Post Office; 50 MPH Speed Limit on Kitsap Way from Arsenal Way to Kttsap Lake. Commissioner Schoneman stated that the improvements cited in the letter have already been placed on the City's program which will cormnence October 10, 1968. He then commended Mr. Hensel, a former Highway Commissioner,for his suggestions. The City Clerk read a PROCLAMATION declaring the week of October 6, through 12th as-"FIRE PREVF~TION WEEK". The Proclamation included an addendtun which invited the public to attend an open-house at Bremerton's three Fire Stations on Sunday, October 13, 1968. The City Clerk read a letter from Roy A. Franko, Administrative Assis- tant of Olympic College requesting the City~ establish restricted parking on one side of Broadway from 8:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. to allow a smoother flow of tmaffic and eliminate much of the congestion for the property owners on Broadway. Motion by Mr. Schoneman snd Mr. Clark to restrict parking on the West side of Broadway between 15th and 17th Streets between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., carried unanimously. The City Clerk had a request for a street vacation from George McKeown. He then read a letter from the City Engineer which recommended against the vacation of Marlow Avenue because of the possibility of the need for a secon- dary arterial from Wheaten Way to Riddell Road. The letter stated further that the Comprehensive Plan shows Schley Boulevard as the proposed future ar- terial and that Marlow Avenue would serve the future development of the area well. City Engineer McCullough recommended the conditional vacation of the extension of East Highlands Street, the condition being that Mr. McKeown vacate a 20-foot strip on the West side of Winfield, north of East Highlands Street. October 9, 1968--Con't. On October 3, 1968, the Planning Commission approve'd the vacation to co~form with the recommendation of the City Engineer, and recommended that the City Council take action on the matter. Notion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to instruct the City Attorney to draft a Resolution setting the date of hearing for November 6, 1968, carried unanimo~sly. The City Clerk read a letter from the Urban Arterial Board advising the CounCil that the City's request for additional participation in the Burwell Street project, Phase l, in the amount of $36,000 or 10% of the originally auth- orized ..~360,000.00 is approved. Both Commissioners commented on the cooperation of the Urban Arterial Board. The City Clerk stated that on September Z$~ 1968~ a public hearing was held on the final assessment rolls for Local Improvement District No. Since the reading of the ordinance, adjustments were made amo~unting to ~00.00. A new o~d~nance had to be drafted with the correct assessment. The City Clark then read ORDINANCE NO. ~817 adopting and confirming the assessment roll for Local Improvement District No. Z~7, providing for the im- provement of Valle-Hi area, pro¥iding for the levying and assessing for the costs and expenses thereof against the parcels and lots of land between the termini and ~vithin the boundaries of said improvement district~ providing for the collection thereof; ~reating and establishing a special fund therefore; and fixin, the ~ate for the issuance of bonds in payment thereof. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Sohoneman to pass ORDINANCE NO. ~817 on first reading, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read ORDINANCE NO. ~81~ approving and adopting the fin- ancial budget for the departments of the City government for the fiscal year 196~ and ap~ropriating the amounts set forth in said budget to each of said departments. Motion by ~r. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to pass ORDINANCE NO. ~819 on first reading, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read ORDINANCE NO. ~8~0 levying municipal taxes against all of the taxable property within the City limits of Bremerton for the year 1968, and approving the assessment roll made by the Assessor of Kitsap County therefor, to be collected in the year 1~6~. Motion by ~r. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to pass ORDINANCE NO. ~8~0 on first readtng~ carried unanimously. Commissioner Schoneman reported the following on present City Projeets: (1) Lafayette L.I.D. will be completed within one more week. The only por- tions remaining to be completed are the sidewalk pouring and the paving of the street. (~) A storm sewer will be plaeed in the near future on Znd Street from the new Penny's Complex to the Bay. The g-reatest share of cost will be born~ by Penny's, but the outfall will be accomplished by City forces. (3) The Water Distribution Department has completed the short sewer extension on Harbel Drive with the exception of the laterals. (4) A new service station is being constructed at the Northeast corner of the intersection of Wheaten Way and Sylvan Way. It will include sidewalks, curbs and gutters. An 8" water main must be immediately extended beyond the point of the sidewalk's termination. Water Distribution is presently working on t his project. (5) A representative of the Firm of Actuaries retained by the City and a Rep- resentative of the State Employees Retirement System will be in Bremerton on October 15, 1968, to present to the City Employees l~etirement Board and the City Council a comparison between the State System and the City's System. The same presentation will be made to the City Employees at 7:30 P.M., October 15. (6) It is anticipated that the State will be awarding the contract for the improvement of Callow Avenue at the end of this month. The construction will start in November. (7) Mr. Schoneman then moved to declare the Texaco Service Station on 4th and Washington as surplus and that the building and other items belonging to the City be disposed of in the best interest of the City, seconded by ~,[r. Clark and carried unanimously. (8) Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to allow parking on 4th Street unde~ the following conditions: Between Park Avenue and Naval Avenue no parking will be allowed between 6:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. on the south side and ~o parking will be allowed between 4:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. on the north side; Four (4) hour parking will be allowed west to High Street and Six (6) hour parking from High Street to Naval Avenue. Co~uissioner Schoneman then amended the motion to include Burwell Street when completed. The motion was then put to a vote, and carried unanimously. Co~.nmissioner Schoneman stated that this parking is being allowed on a temporary basis ~mtil the amount of traffic warrants complete restriction of parking. October 9, 1968-~Contto (9) ~r. Schoneman reported ~at the new well has been a success. He then com- men~e~ Iry ~oritz for his ability in ~illing the well. Motion ~ Mr. Clark md Mr. Schoneman to pay all bilss approved by a majority of ~e Commissioners, carried un~imously. Commissioner Clark anno~ced that Mayor Jarsta5 was attending a Con- vention of the International Association of Chiefs of Police in Honol~u, Hawaii as a member of the State Law Enforcement Officers Training Co~nission. Co~issioner Clark also a~o~ced that City Attorney Walgren and Dep- uty City Attorney Sexton were both in Court on behalf of the City and were not able to be present at the meeting. Co~issioner Clark reported that he had attended a meeting of a Com- mittee of the Association of Washington Cities yesterday, October 8~ 1968~ at which time a Coherence was held with Governor Evans. ~e Association~ at that time, discussed many different problems of Cities with ~vernor Evans. He added that a similar conference will be held with Jo~ J. 0tConnell~ a candi5ate for ~ve~or. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.