HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/27/68 November 27, 1968
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was held
in the Council Chambers of the City Hall at lO:00 o'clock A.M., P.S.T., on
November 27, 1968, with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the follow-
ing: Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Schoneman, City Attorney Walgren, City
Cl~rk NcGowan, City h~]gineer McCullough, Fire Chief Tillett, Civil Service Sec-
rctary Southerland, Office E~gineer Thornburgh, Acting Planning Director Hofraann,
Sewage Disposal Supervisor Herlwnann, Planning Commission Member Lloyd Dunning,
and Representatives of the Press and Radio.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Jarstad and the Invocation was
given by Rev. Glen Soule of Manette Community Church.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as written.
The City Clerk announced that it was the time and place set for bid open-
ings on the following: Gas & Oil for Year 1969 and Chlorine & Ammonia for Year
1969.
Motion by Mr. Clark and 5Lt. Schoneman to open the bids, carried unani-
mously.
The City Clerk read the following bids on Gas & 0il for the Year of 1969:
STANDARD OIL CO., Seattle, Washington: Certified Check for $1,000 encl. osed,
Regular Gasoline - $.2265/ga1., Premium Gasoline - $.2439/gal., Lub. Oil -
$. 595/gal.
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO., Bremerton, Washington, Certified check for $50.00 en-
91osed,, Regular Gasoline .- Maximum $.281./.gal. Discount $.0565/gal. Net
$.2245/gal. Premium Gasoline - Maximum ~,326/gal; Discount $.0~65/gal.
Net $.2495/gal. Lubricating Oil - Net $.69/gal.
RICHFIELD OIL CO., Los Angeles, California, Certified Check for $1,000 enclosed,
Regular Gasoline - Maximum $,296/ gal. Discount $.07/gal. Net $.226/.gal.
?r.em.ium Gasoline - Max.imum .$~l/gal. Discount $.0945/gal. Net $.2465/ga1.
~uor~cating 0il - Net $.512/ga1.
MOBIL 0IL CO.., Los Angeles, California, Certified Check'for $900 enclosed,
~eg~--~r Gasoline - Maximum $.291.0/ga1. Discoun~ $.0610/gal. Net $.2~/gal.
Premium Gasoline - Max..imum .~331/gal. Discount $.079/ga1. Net $.2~2/ga1.
Lubricating 0il - Net $.76/ga1.
Notion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to refer the bids to the Committee
as a whole for study, carried unanimously.
The City ¢l,erk read the following bids on Chlorine & Ammonia for the Year
1969:
VAN WATEBS& ROGERS, Seattle, Washington, Bid Bond Enclosed.
PENNSALT CHEMIC~kL CORP., Tacoma, Washington, Certified Check for $500 enclosed.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad to refer the bids to the commit-
tee as a whole for study, carried unanimously.
The City Clerk read a memo from Street Supertntend~n~ Mottinger stating
that the Committee to whom the bids were referred on the Backhoe and Soil Com-
pactor recommends the following: The bid on the Backhoe be awarded to Inter-
national Harvester Company and the bid on the I~ibra~ory Mounted Soil Compactor
be awarded to Fray Equipment Company, both low bidders.
~otion by Mr. Schoneman and Hr. Clark to concur with the recom~enaations of the co~ittee
and award the bids as stated, carried unanimously.
The City Clerk read a memo from Water St~erintendent, lknnble, stating that the Co.u,Jttee
to whom the bids were referred on the Water Meters recormmends tbe following: Calmer Meter Cem-
nanv for meters tip to 2" in size and Rockwell Meter Comany for meters over 2";
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and ~r. Jarstad to concur with the recommendations of the Com~it-
tee and a~ard the bids as stated, carried unanimously.
The City Clerk had the following Notices of En~loyment:
FIENE, E. C.~lPY, Extra llelD in the Water Supply Department, at $2,25 Der hour,
effective November 27, 1968, Tenr~orary Fmployee.
P~3BBI L..STONER, Fxtra Ilel~ in the Planning Department. at $2.10 per hour, effective November 23, 1968, Temporary F~mloyee.
Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark to a~prove the Notices of F~n~loyment, carried unani-
mously.
The City Clerk had the following Change of Pay Stares neport,:,
k~NNETIt JON VAN VOORIIlS, Supervisor of Recreation, from $600. to $637.50 ,er month, effective December 1, 196a, Civil Service Eligible.
Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark to approve the Change of Pay Status Re~ort, carried
unanimous ly.
Mayor Jarstad con~nended Mr. VanVoorhis For his excellent work in the ~ecreation De,art-
ment.
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The City Clerk had the following Claims for Damages:
RANDY lq. CrYPtS, $5,100.37 for false arrest charge, September 3, 1968.
DORDTIPf J. IVAGNER, $20,000.00 for fall caused by a ledge in the sidewalk on Darwell near Chester,
August 12, 1968.
MRS. ALMA A. RICE, $26.00, for fall which broke her eye glasses and mined her purse, caused by
broken concrete sidewalk on WycoFf Avenue in front of the ~%,coff Avenue Post Office.
All Claims were reported to the Insurance Co~oany.
The City clerk had almroximately 30 easements and one deed all regarding Local Improvement
Districts Nos. 303 and 304.
Motion bv Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to accent the easements and deed and have recorded.
subject to approval by the City Attorney, carried unanimously.
The City Clerk read ORDINANCE 5t3. 2822 amending Section 2,:of Ordinance No. 2767 entitled
"AN ORDINANCE ,amending sub-section (a) of Section 13 of Ordinance No, 1572 so as to provide for
a mandatory retirement age of sixty-five (65) years and' vrovlding that such ordinance take effect
,lanttnry l, 1969" by changing the effective date of said Ordinance to April 1, 1969.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to pass ORDINANCE NO. 2822 on second reading, car-
ried unanimously.
The City Clerk ~ead ORDINANCE NO. 2823 relating to outdoor fires, repealing Ordinance No.
2379 and amending Section 7 of O~dinance No. 2068 by permitting nutdoor fires to be spark-arrested
by #12 gauge wire instead of #10 gauge.
~etion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to pass ORDINANCE NO. 2823 on second reading, car-
ried unanimously.
The City Clerk read ORDINANCE NO, 2824 repealing ordinance No, 2500 and amending Section
19 of ordinance No. 1972 relating to zoning of the City of Rremerton into fire districts and es-
tablisbin~, the limits of such districts.
Motion bv Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman to pass ORDINANCE NO. 2824 on second reading, car-
ri ed unanimously.
The City Clerk read ORDINANCE NO. 2825 amending the use and area maps of Ordinance No.
1792 and rezonin~, property located at 2600 IVheaton Way from Resldentiai-qSm (R-2) to I~siness-
Three (B-5).
~Iotion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to avvrove ORDINANCE NO. 2825 on first reading, car-
tied tmani~aous ly.
A Contract was attached to the Ordinance which nrovided that the north 4,000 sO. feet of
the nroperty could only be used for a medical-dental clinic and no other rx~rpose.
The City Clerk read a memo from City Engineer, Pat blcCullough, requesting that the Citv
Council accept L.I.D. Nos. #299 and #500. and that the City co, q)lete the cleanup necessary to
comply with the contract and withhold the cost from the final na.vment to the Bonding Comphny.
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to accept L.I.D, Nos. #299 and #.100, carried unani-
mous ] y.
The City Clerk read a letter From W. R. Vaa, Chairman of the ltremerton E~roloyees' Retire-
ment Board, which requested the City Council to transfer the City F~loyees' Retirement funds to
the Public Fanvloyees' Retirement System and that none of the existing benefits of the City's sys-
tem--such as the death benefit--be imnaired.
~otion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to concur with the request of the Fmployees~ Retire-
ment Board, and transfer the City's Retirement Funds to the public EJmloyees' Retirement System,
carried unanimously.
~{r. Vaa's letter stated that a petition favoring this action had been received from the
City employees signed by 115 of the a~proximately 115 to 120 effected.
~ayor Jarstad c~,~,,ented that a factor of inmortance in this matter was that the Chairman
of the Senate Committee on Public Retirement systems endorsed this move as through in the best
interest of the employees and general government.
Commissioner ~honeman commented that the Public P~mloyees' Retirement System Chairman,
~lr. Baker, informed him that he would ask for an increase of aperoximately 15 to 20% for ~resent
pens i oners.
qq~e City Clerk had an A~pcal from the Plannin~ Coamission's decision of November 20, 1968
for which a request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow for ev~loyee parking at 661 and 911
Pleasant Avenue failed to pass. The petitioner, Joe Mentor, wished to appeal to the City Council
in order that a favorable decision could be rendered.
~lotion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to accemt the Avneal and to set a date of hearing
for December 18, 1968 at 10:00 o'clock A.M., carried unanimously.
Tbe City Clerk had PLANNING C(!~HSSION RESOUrFION NO. 173 requesting the City Council to
nass an ordinance amending, the use and area naps of Ordinance No. 1792 and rezone property locat-
ed at 900 Pacific Avenue from Residential-Two (R-2) to l~lsiness-Three (B~3).
Motion by ~ir. Schoneman and b{r. ,larstad to accept PlAN~IING CO~{ISSION RESOLlrFION NO. 173
and set a date of hearing for December 18, 1968, at 10:00 o'clock A.M., carried unanimously.
The City Clerk had PIANNING CO~qISSION RESOLLrFION NO. 174 requesting the City Council to
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n~ss an ordinance amending the use and area rm~ps of ~rdinnnce No. ]792 and rezone pronerty ]ocate(1
at Run,ell and Naval Avenue from Residential,One (R-l) to gus]ness-Three (B-3).
Hotion q~y ~lr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to accept PIMJqNING CC~,~ISSI(~N RESOLUTION NO. 174
am! set a date of hearing for December 18, 1968, at ]0:00 o'clock A,M., carrie(] unanimously.
Hot]on by Hr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to amend the three (3) previous motions by chang]n2
the set dates of public hearing from December ]8, at 10:00 o'clock A.M. to December 19, at 7:30
P.H., and also to change the date and time of thc Re~,lar City Council meeting, to Thursday eve-
ning, December 19, 1968, at 7:30 P.H., carried unanimously.
Hot]on hy Hr. Clark and ~ir. Scboneman to nay all billz mnproved by a majority of the Com-
missioners, carried unanimously.
Con~nissioner Clark reported on a meeting he attended o~ the Ore,on League of Cities, rep-
rescntin~ the Association of Washington Cities, last week. He con~ented that many Resolutions
adopted in ~re~on are similar to ones adopted in Washin..p. ton, verifying that the two States' orob-
1ems are alike.
Co~nissioner Clark also reported on a meeting held with all six Le¢islators with the
City Can~nissioners. Hany of the City's problems were discussed, and all in attendance felt that
the meeting was beneficial.
Commissioner Clark then commended Senator Durkan for his past Le,gis]ative acts which have
bonefite(! the citizens of the State and for his prefi]ing o¢ Senate Bill #S for the ]969 Legis-
la,fire wbich ailocates 60-million to the cities and towns o~' the State.
Con~issioner Clark announce(] that he would be attending the National l,ea~ue o(r Cities
Convention in New Orleans and would be serving on the Resolution Coat,tree and the Policy Com-
mittee on Revenue and Finance, both representin¢ the Association of Washington Cities.
Commissioner Schoneman reoort~d that as o~ November 25, 1968, the Urban Arterial Bond
Fund Expenditures total $391,009.01 on Ik~rwell Street Phases l, 2 ~ 3.
A prospectus bas been prepared for the Sth Phase of the t~rwell Street Improvement Projectli
whicb will be from Arvnn to Naval Avennes. The first Phase:will be accepted within a f~v da~s,
as there is still some clean-up work to be done, ~
Cou~issioner Schonemn reported that the first pouring on the llth Street & lYarren Ave~
hue Intersection will be done today. The City will trade a 4 x 80 strip of land for a S '
x 35' strip owned hy a resident of Warren Avenue for sidewalk nurnoses,
Commissioner Schoneman stated that the surplus housing) sale has totaled $4,40~. to date.
Four:.(d) homes and three (3) garages have been sold to date. If the renw~ining bui]din~s are not
sold, they will be demo]]shed.
Con~nissioner Scboneman remorted that the Texaco Service Station at 4th & Washington is
bein~ removed am! a plan for parking is being develon~d;~by the City En.flineering Department.
City Attorney Walgren reported on various City Court Cases.
~$r. Walp. ren stated that he had a renlacement ~ee.d involving the triangle of land, deed-
ed to the State for Highway nurposes, for the Council's execution.
~fayor Jarstad commente(t on the meeting held with the Legislators yesterday.
Mayor Jarstad, on behalf of the City of Bremerton, extended best Wishes to Margaret k~c-
Pherson, Kitsap County Auditor, on her retirement.
Hayor Jarstad then recognized ~4r. Lloyd Dunning who was in the audience and welcomed him.
There being no further business, the meeting was AFOOI~RNED.
h~,- 4 1OAR . E.~H. T, MalCO)WAN, CITY CL~RK