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Home My WebLink About12/26/68 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was held in the Council Chain- fibers of the City Mall at 10:00 o'clock A.M., P.S,T., on December 26, 1968, with Mayor Jarstad pre- isiding. Also present were the following: Coii~,,issioner Clark, Commissioner .e~honeman, City Attorney P/algren, City Clerk ~cGowan, Fire Chief Tillett, Acting Planning Director Hofmann, City Engineer :Ah, and Representatives of the Press and Radio. The meeting was called to order and the Invecation was given by Mayor Jarstad. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as amended. The City Clerk announced that the Ct~a,,ittee to whom the bids on Radios were referred recom- mends the following: Item Nos. 1, 2, and 3 (P/ater Distribution 1 ~ 2 and Engineers 3) be awarded to Ganeral Electric Co. on their Prime Bid for a unit price of $697.68 each; Item Nos. 4, 5, and 6 (Police Department) be awarded to General F, lectric Co. on their alternate bid for unit prices as ~follows: #4 - $927,94:#5 - $],108.05: ~, #6 - $1,297.53; and Item No. 7 ~Fire Department) be award- ',ed to General Electric on their Prime Bid for a unit price of $781.28. ~otion by ~r. Jarstad and Mr. Clark to accept the recommendations of the Cc,~ittee, and . award the bids as stated above to General Electric. the low bidder in each instance, carried unani- mous ly. i The City Clerk requested that the following vehicles be declared surplus for trade-in or i transfer to another City Department: (1) 1952 1/2 Ton G~C Pickup 0~ater De~t.) (1) 1960 Chevrolet Pidkup with Utility Body (~/ater Dept.) (1) 1965 Chevrolet/License #D-4178/SN154695L182258 (Police) (1) 1966 Chevrolet/License #D-4175/SN154696L198558 (Police) (1) 1966 Chevrolet/License #D-4176/SN154696L198640 (Police) (1) 1965 Chevrolet/License #D-4179/SN154695L182556 (Police) (I) 1966 Chevrolet/License #D-4171/SN154696L198520 (Police) (1) 1966 Chevrolet/License #D-4174/SN154696L198514 (Police) (1) 1962 llarley Davldson ~iotorcycle/SN62G-2320 (Police) Motion by ~tr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to declare the vehicles surplus and dispose of in the i best interest of the City, carried unanimously. The City Clerk had the following Notices of Pmployment: ~JOSEPH TRI[DELL, F~tra llelp in the Engineering Department, at $2.62 per hour, effective December 20, 1968, Temporary Employee. !AVIS L. ROCt~ Clerk 1/2 Time, in the Clerk's Department, at $409.00 per month, effective December 23, 1968, Civil Service Eligible. GARY F. MacPI~RSON, Fxtra Help in the Parking Lot ( Treasurer ), at $2.00 per hour, effective December 27, 1968, Temporary Fa~vloyee. ~otion by ~tr. Schoneman ami ~r. Clark to approve the Notices of Employment, carried unan~- .~ mously. The City Clerk had the following Change of Pay Status Reports: i:ADA LANE,. Night Attendant in the Parks ~, Recreation Department, from $420.~ to $447, ~er month, A. effective January 1, 1969, Civil Service Eligible, i~t~RY DROUIN, Fxtra Delp in the Clerk's Department, from $2,10 to $2.24 per hour, , effective January 1, 1969, Ter~orary Fmployee. Motion by htr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to approve the Change of Pay Status Reports, carried unanimous ly. i The City Clerk had a list of raises for employees which will go into effect January 1, 11969. Motion by ~r. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to adopt the list, carried unanimously, The City Clerk read RESOLUTION NO. 1399 which adopted certain transfers of appropriations i betaeeen classes within the same fired in the 1968 Motion by ~r. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to adopt REF~LUTION NO. 1399, carried unanimously. ' The City Clerk read RESOLUTION NO. 1400 which adopted certain appropriations of excess fe- i ceivts to the 1968 Budget. Motion by ~lr. Schoneman and ~4r. Clark to adopt RESOLUTION NO, 1400, carried unanimously. December 26, 1968--Con't, The City Clerk read a letter from the City Engineer which gave the preliminary assessment roll, preliminary assessment map, totals of the real and imvroved assessed valuation as shown on the rolls of the County Treasurer and estimated costs of the proposed improvement. The letter further recc~,.,ended that the Council set a date of public hearing for the Local Improvement DisL trict for Jara,ary 16, 1969, at 7:30 P.M. The City Clerk read RESOLUTION NO. 1401 which set the date of ~ublic hearing on the pro- posed Local Improvement District for sidewalks, curbs, ~utters, street surfacing and drainage structures on 4th Street between Naval Avenue and Olympic Avenue, for January 16, 1.069, at 7:.~0 P.M. Motion by Mr. Schoenman and ~r. Clark to adopt R£SOLIrFION NO. 1401, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read a letter from the State of Washington Public Employees' Retirement System signed by Lloyd G. Baker, Director, which stated that the Retirement Board unanimously ap- proved the ordinance passed ~y the City authorizin~ participation of the eligible employees of Bremerton in the l~ashington Public Employees' Retirement System effective January 1, 1969. Motion by Mr, Clark and Mr. Schoneman to pay all bills approved by a majority of the Con~nissioners, carried unanimously. C~,,i,lssiener Clark announced that as of Jaouary 1, 1969, the City will be taking over the operation of the parking lot at 4th ~ Washington with its own personnel. He added that this will be available for short-term parking only at the present time. lie added further that the small lot facing 4th Street has parking meters installed and the present rate is 10~ per hour, but as soon as additional parts are obtained for the meters, the rate will be increased to 10¢ per half-hour; the same as the 4th F, Park parking facility. Co~nissioner Clark reported that the 4th ~, Park rmrking lot has been running full the ~ast several days. Through December 24th, the amount of gross revenue received from the lot in Decem- ber has been approximately $1,400. C~,,~,dssioner Clark then coranended ~.~yor Jarstad, C~ilssioner Schone~an and City Clerk ~IcGowan and all city employees for their work durin~ the year, and wished everyone best Wishes for the holidays. Commissioner Schoneman read a portion of the Forester's report which stated that the total revenue received this year for timber harvest was $20,243.25, He stated that since the City is under a long-range forestry plan and its expected income from it, he would have to decline the proposal oF Taylor ~, Bruckhart, Inc. Ue added that the City is presently under the best system possible for the forestry industry in long-range planning. Co~,~dssioner Scheneman read a letter from the District Resident En£ineer of the State lti~hway Department, Art Swaboda, which confirmed that the storm sewer had been completed on Brentwood Drive as of December 20, 1968. Commissioner Schoneman stated that he was informed by the Traffic ~aintenance Department that, with the exception of one relay line which would quardinate the lights on the Freoway en- trance with the Shorewood Drive-Kitsap Wey intersection, the lights could be in operation tomorrow C.,,~,dssioner Schoneman reported that the Planning Department is presently preparing the anplication to be submitted on January loth to the Interagency Cc,~,dttee for matching funds for the proposed Municipal Golf Course, and area photographs are required. He stated that the Parks t, Recreation Department is also making application to the I~teragency Co~,ittee for the improve- ment of Lions Field which will need area photographs also, I[e then suggested that the Council ar~rove the engagement of a rec~,,ended person to take the panoramic area photos of both areas since the rates are very reasonable. Commissioner Schone~an expressed appreciation to the other Council members and all City employees for their work in 1968. A nroposed Ordinance on the mandatory retirement age for City Fmployees was read and discussed, but no action was taken. City Attorney ~talgren discussed the Implied Consent Initiative #24~and informed the Council of questions that have been raised on this measure. City Attorney Walgren then presented the Council with a Ouitclaim Deed for a piece of property deeded to the City by the State in trade for a small triangle of property. ~otinn by Mr. Schoenman and b~r. Clark to approve the Ouitclaim Deed, carried unanimously, The City Clerk read AN ORDINANCE amending the use and area maps of Ordinance No. 1792 and rezonin~ property located at 900 Pacific Avenue from Residential-Two (R-2) to Business-Three (~-3). Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman ~o.i~prove the ORDINANCE on first readln~, car- ried unanimously. The City Clerk read AN ORDINANCE amending the use and area maps oi~ Ordinance No. 1792 and rezoning property located at the corner of Burwell and Naval Avenues from Residential-One (R-I) to Business-Three (B-3). ~btion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to approve the ORDINANCE on first reading, carried unanimously. C~*~mdssioner Clark wished to refer to Mr. Schoneman's remarks on the ~orestry proposal. Ue wished to inform the public that the City was not declining 1/4-million dollars without reason. lie added that it is felt that the City's present forestry system would prove to be more profitable over a period of years. The value of' timber remains there whether it is cut or not. December 26, 1968--Con't. Mayor Jarstad thentZanked all e~'~¥1oyees, city officials, and citizens of the City for their i~elp and kindness during the past year and wished all hap1~y holidays. He then ct, iunented on some of the vrojects to take place in 1969 through the City. All Ct,~a,,issioners then ctaiaiended the citizens for their attractive Christmas decorations their homes. There bein~ no further business, the meeting was APOO~VED. !APPROVED: ~o_~ . , J ' ~J_ January 2. 1969 E, H, T, McGOlqAN,ZCITY CLERK