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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/06/68 November 6, 1968 A regular meeting of the City Co~mcll of the ~ity of Bremerton was held in the alouncil Chambers of the City Hall at lO:O0 A.M., P¥S.T., on November 6, 1968, with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the following: Con~uission. er Clark, Commissioner Schoneman, City Attorney Walgren, City Clerk McGowan, Fire Chief Tillett, Acting Planner Hofraann, City Engineer McCullough, and a rep- resentative of the Radio. The meeting was called to o'rder by Mayor Jarstad and the Invocation was f~iven by Reverend Glen Soule of F, anette Comm~mity Church. 'M~e minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as amended. The City Clerk announced that it was the time and place set [or two bid openings for thc follow.lng: Painting of Street Light Standards and Brackets; anal Improvement of the intersection at llth & Warren. Hotion by Mr. Schoneman ~and Mr. Jarstad to open the bi~s, carried tmani- mously. The City Clerk opened the following bids on the Street Light Painting; GRAHN PAINTING CO., Bremerton, Washington, Bid Bond Enclosed, Item #1 Un'it Price - $15.50, Total $372.00; Item~#2 Unit Price - $15.75, Total.iB34.75; Item #3 Unit Price - $5.V5, Total $70V.25; Grand Total ,,~l, 914.00. KINNEY'S PAINTING CO., Silverdale, Washington, Bid Bond 'Enclosed, Item #,l~ Unit Price - $~8.00, Total $752.00, Item #2 Unit ~ice - $32.00, Total ~$1,696.00; Item #3 Unit Price - $20.00, Total $2,460.00; GrardTotal $4,908.00. GEN]']i{AL IiIDUSrtRIES; INC., Ly~nwood, Washington, Bid Bond. Enclosed,. Item #1 Unit Price - ~)34.88, Total $837.i2; Item ~2 Unit Prmce - $34.88, Total $1,848,64; Item #3 Unit Price - $14.88, Total $1,830.24; Gra~dTotal ~)4,516.00. Motion by Mr. Sc!~oneman ~nd ~,Ir. Jarstad to award the bid to Grahn Paint- ing Compmny, the low bidder, carried unanimously. The City Clerk opened the following bid onthe Improvement of the llth & Warren Avenue intersection: VALLEY CE~','iENT CONSTRUCTION CO., Auburn, Washington, Bid Bond Enclsoed, Grand Total for all Items - $~5,519.50. ~,~otion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to refer the bid to the committee as a whole for study, as 'the amount was approximately four times greater than the Engineers'. estimate, carried unanimously. The City Clerk announced that ItWas the time and place set for a hearing on the vacation of a street located at Marl, ow and East Highlands. ~otlon by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark to open the hearing, carried unani- mously. The City Clerk ~ead a letter from the City Engineer bo the Planning Com- mission which recommended a conditional vacation of the extension of East. High- lands Street; the condition being that Mr. McKeovm vacate a 20-foot strip on the West side of Winfield, North of East Highlands Street. The City Clerk then read a ~etter from the PlanninE Commission which con- tained excerpts from the Planning Commission minutes. The letter also reconmuen- ded that the vacation be granted if a 20-foot strip of land would be deeded by Rtr. McKeown. The deed was attached to the letter. Mayor Jarstad asked if there was anyone in the audience who wished to speak for or against the vacation. Mr. McKeown then stated that it was his desire for the vacationto be approved by the Council, and that he had heard no opposition to it. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to approve the vacation, and instruct the City Attorney to draft an ordinance which would accomplish ssme, carried ~manimously. The City Clerk announced that the committee to whom the bids on the sur- plus housing were referred reconmxends the following: House located at 2203 Burwell Street be awarded to D. L. Shaw, 1V38 Cart Boulevard, for an amount of i)2,70V.O0; Garage located at ~21 Naval Avenue be awarded to Robert S. Fredericks Rt. #4, Box 2533, for an amount of $75.00; and the garage located at 223 Naval Avenue be awarded to Howard W. Minor~ D.D.S., P.O. Box 129, Port Orchard, for an amount of $51.00. The rest of the bids are to be rejected. },~otion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad to concur with the reconmuenda- tions of the committee and award the bids as listed above, carried unanimously. The City Clerk had a General Claim covering payroll period ending Octo- ber 31, 1968, in the amount of $92,~00.60. The Claim was audited by W. R. Vaa and approved by Austin Clark. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to approve the General Claim, car- ried tmanimously. November 6, 1968--Contt. The City Cl~rk reported that the State had disallowed costs totaling $4,629.38 on the Wheaten Way job. Since these were street 'costs which were not reimbursed, it was necessary for the Street Fund to reimburse the Wheaten Way Construction Fund. The City Clerk then read RESOLUTION NO. 1390 appropriating $4~629.38 from Street Fund Surplus Cash to the Street Fund Capital Outlay for the purpose of reimbursing the ~%q~eaton Way Construction Fund for the items disallowed by the State. Motion by ~Ir. Schoneman and ~r. Clark to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 1~90, car- ried unanimously. The City Clerk~read a PROCLA~L~TION declaring that the week of November 10 - 16 is "HOSPITAL oIIIP HOPE WEEK". '[~e City Clerk read a PROCLAMATION declaring that November 11, 1968, is "VETERANS ' DAY". ~otion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to pay all bills approved by a major- ity of the Commissioners, carried unanimously. Conm~issioner Clark congratulated all .the successful candidates in the 19~8 General Election and commended all unsuccessful candidates for their ef- forts in attempting to serve the public. He particularly congratulated Senator Walgren on his success in the Election. Commission Schoneman stated that the easement for the Barrie property had been received. This problem was one of great concern to the Sewage Treat- ment Department, and this will now allow gravity flow into the sytem which was extended to Valle-Hi when the line through the Barrie property is completed. Motion by ~Ir. Schoneman and Mr. Cl~rk to accept the easement from Barrie, car~-'ied unanimously. Commissioner Schoneman co~m~ended the Street Department for the vast m~ount of work completed this year. He then stated that all maintenance overlay has been completed for this year. City Attorney Walgren reported that Ralph Libsack has chosen not to pro- ceed with any further appeal. The case is now moot. ~.~fcrJarstad congratulated Senator Walgren on his success in t he Election. He further congratulated all successful candidates,also the unsuccessful can- didates, for their efforts. ~.iayor Jarstad then reported that he had contacted Mr. Myers, the Manager of the Associated Grocers, on behalf of Mr. Setterltu]d who ~appeared at last Co~.uucil meeting to see if anything co~ld be done to muffle the noise on the re- frigeration equipment at the [~lant on Wycoff Avenue. Mr. Myers informed Mayor Jsrstad that their company was presently getting estimates on the work that will have to be done to control thc noise. Mayor Jarstad then requested that City Clerk McGowan draft a letter to Mr. Setterl~md informing him of action taken. Mayor Jarstad announced that Fire Lt. Crawfo~d will be attending a Fire Prevention Engineering Conference in Vancouver, Washington, from November 18th through 22nd. The subjects will be explosive dusts, hazardous materials, meth- ods of laying out fire zones, and classification of occupancies. Mayor Jarstad then wished to connnent on articles which appeared in the Bremerton Sun. The articles accused the Mayor of being blind to the fact that there were pinball machine pay-offs in the City of Bremerton. Mayor Jarstad stated the he had not personally seen any. Commissioner Schoneman then congratulated the successful and unsuccessful candidates in the General Election, in particular Senator Walgren. 'Fnere being no further business, the meeting ~Jas adjourned.