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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/19/67 January 19, 1967 The monthly night meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Wash- ington, was held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall at 7:30 P.M., F.$.T., on Thursday, January 19, 1967, with Mayor Jsrstad presiding. Also present were the following: Commissioners Clark and Schoneman, City Clerk McGowan, Deputy City Attorney Soriano, Park Supt. Pendergast, Fire Chief Tillett, City Planner McConnell City Engineer Mebus, and members of the press and radio. The meeting was called to order b~ the Mayor and the Invocation was given by the Rev. Glen Soule, Manette Community Church. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as amende~ ?he City Clerk announced it was the time and place set for opening bids on a 1~ ton truck for the traffic maintenance division. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark the bi~s be opened, car~.ied tmanimously. January 19, 1967--Con't. The City Clerk opened bide from the following: TRAVELLEWt MOTORS, Certified Check enclosed for ~463.§2. Total net to the City, $8,996.58 with tax, trade-in $400. ALTERNATE: Total net to the City, $9,3?0°36 with tax, trade-in CRA~ORD RAMBLER CENTER, Bid Bond Enclosed. Total net to the City, $8,753.79 with tax, trade in ~500. ALTERNATE: Total net to the City, $8,454.27, Trade-in $500. ALTERN[;TE: Total net to the City, $8,~18.97, Trade-in $500. BENNETT FORD,. Certified Check enclosed for.$4~O. Total bid net to the City, $8,844.80, Trade-in $354. ALTERNATE: Total net to the City, $8,571.01. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the bids be referred to a Committee for study consisting of the Commissioners, the City Clerk, the Police and Fire Chiefs, and Mr. Green, carried unanimously. The City Clerk announced that the Committee to whom the bids on two emergency power generators were referred for study recommend the award be made to the In- strument Laboratory of Seattle, the low bi~der, with a bid of $3,149.50 plus tax. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and ~. Clark the award be made as recommended, car- ried unanimously. ~vo memos were read requesting authorization to call for bids for the follow- ing: Double Jacket fir~? hose for the fire department Mobile two way radio for installation in new 1907 pickup truck for the Street Department. Notion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman the requests be approved, carried unanimously. A memo from the Police Department was read requesting a tape recorder be declared surplus and disposed of in the best interests of the City. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the request be approved, carried unani- mously. A Report of Separation was read for KENNETH R. CARDOll, Part-time leader in the Park Department, termination of tempor- ary employment. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. -Schoneman the separation be approved, carried unanimously. Notices of Employment w~re read for: LILLIAN LIPETS, Extra Help in the Water Accounting Office, at $1.80 per hour, effective January 20, 1967, temporary employee. ANNA S. APPLEYAi~D, Extra Help in the Clerk's Office at $1.80 per hour, effective January 23, 1967, temporary employee. GERALD L. LEET~M, Ptayleader in the Park Department, at $1.80 per hour, effect- ive January 2~, 196V, temporary employee. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the employments be approved, carried unanimonsly. Notices of Change of Pay were read for the following: M~RY DROI~IN, Extra Help in the Clerk's Office, from $1.80 to $2.10 per hour, ef- fective January 16, 196V, temporary employee. ROSALIE t~USCHEL, E:~tra Help in the Water Office, from $1.80 to ~)2.10 per hour, effective January 16, 1967, temporary employee. BRUCE H. NELSON, from Firefighter 3rd year to Firefighter 4th year, from $556.40 · b to $584.60 per month, effective January 1. 1967, Civil Service Eligi lc. LYLE R. STEV~SON, Extra Help in the Engineering Dept., from $1.90 to $2.25 per hour, effective January 15, 196~, temporary employee. DOROT~ S~ITH, Extra Help in the Mayor's Office, from $1.80 to $2.10 per hour, effective January 16, 1967, temporary employee. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the Changes of Pay be approved, carried unanimo~sly. The General Claim covering the payroll period ended January 15, 1967, was read in the amount of $65,863.?8. It was approved by Austin Clark and audited by W. Ro Vaa. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the Claim b e approved, carried unani- mously. A Resolution was read providing for the abandonment of all sums provided in the 1966 budget which remain unexpended on January 20, 1967, with the exception of those listed. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the Resolution be approved for passage, carried unanimously. A Second Resolution was read appropriating excess receipts in the 1966 budget Notion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the Resolution be approved for passage, carried unanimously. January 19, 196V--Con't. A third Resolution was read transferring appropriations between classes, with- in the same fund, in the 1966 budget. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the Resolution be approved for passage, carried, unanimously. The Second reading was held of AN ORDINANC]~ authorizing the designations and employment of owners or operators of business ~e~tablishraents within t he-City of Bremerton as agents for collection of certain utility charges, directing their duties, requiring an indemnity bond and hold harmless agDeement as a condition of designation and employment,. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the Ordinance be approved for passage and publication, carried unanimously. Mr. Clark explained that this is something the City has been working on for some time. It is hoped collection points will be established on the East side, downtown, and in the Callow Area. These points will allow the payment of water bills after the hour of 5:00 o'clock and also on Saturdays. The City Clerk had a ten per cent petition for annexation of an area near Tra- cyton. Moti~n by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the petition be accepted by the Council and referred to the City Engineer for co~firming the lethal signatures and auth- orize the circulation of the seventy-five per cent petition, csrried unanimously. The City Clerk had the contract with the Navy for the museum ~:o be located at the ferry term~nal. Mr. Jarstad explained that the contract has been entered into between the U. S. Navy and the City of Bremerton. The County is going to enter into a contract with the City to share the responsibility and insurance costs of the museum. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the contract be approved but not be signe~ until all the proper parties of the Navy and interested persons are present, carried unanimously. All the Commissioners expressed thanks to Mrs. Olson who helped make the con- tract a reality. The City Clerk read AN ORDIN~NCE adopting certain sections of titles 16,46, and 47 of the Revised Code of Washington by reference, as set forth in Information Bulletin No. 283 of ~e Association of Washington Cities and Bureau of Governmen- tal Research and Services dated May, 1966, providing for penalties for the viola- tion thereof; repealing Ordinance No. 2662, Ordinance No. 2473, and other orgin- ances or parts of;ordina~6es ~ncgnsiste~t.with the sections herein adeopted; pro- viding for the citation thereof; and declaring an energency. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman the Ordinance be approved for passage and publication on first reading, carried unanimously. Mr. Clark explained that terms are being negotiated with respect to the gar- bage contract. Thers was some difficulty In the misunderstanding of terms in the contract. He indicated that there will be a 1B½~ increase~ in the rates after the re-negotiation, as indicated by the cost of living index. Mr. Clark mage a brief report on the Fire Pension and Relief Funds for 1966. The fund has grown to ~913,930.50, with a net effective interest earning on the fund of 5.96 oer cent on investments. The City'Employees Retirement Fund showed an interest and cal~ital gains of $54,395.30 on inYestments of $1,055,000.00, earning nearly 5~. Regarding the receipts for the year 1956, Mr. Clark cited several items that have exceeded the estimated receipt figure for the year. The Cash-On-Hand figure at the end of the yesr was/the hi~st in recent years and reflects a sound bud- get. anticipate~l to be Mr. Clark announce~ the resignation of Mr. Van Emerson, Accountant, for the Water Department. He will be seeking to fill the ap~ointive position within 30 days. ~ar. Clark re]sorted that he was in Olympia when the Gow~rnor gave his State of the State message and also his budget message. He was happy to notice that Cities were first on the list with regard to financial need. Mr. Schoneman reported that he, the City Engineer, Assistant City Engineer, and Captain Ingram, went to Ol~npia to meet with the State Highway Engineer to discuss what might be done on Kitsap Way at the intersections. There is not enough money in the State budget to repave Kitsap Way, but there will be enough for widening and resurfacing of Callow Avenue between Farragut and 6th, and pos- sibly the resurfacing of some intereections on Kitsap Way. Mr. Jarst~a~t commented on the nee8 for beautification of the East end of the Warren Avenue Bridge which has been left since the construction of the bridge. Notion by ~r. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the Council draft a letter to the State requesting an appropriation for beautification of this large area, which is under the jurisdiction of the State, carried unanimously. .January 19, 1967--Con't. Ne traffic on the Washington Avenue Bridge for the month of Deeamber in- creased by There were 396 arrests in ~e Police Department in December, 311 of which were traffic. At this time, ~r. Jarstad introduced the discussfon on the Municipal Golf Course. Mr. Pendergast, Supt. of Parks an~ Recreation, stated that the William Sher- mann and Associates feasibility study has dete~ined that Bremerton is ready to accept a golf course. The study also pointed out that it would incre~the interest in ~olf participation by the High Schools S~d other groups. There are 13 municipal golf courses in Washington at the present time. Mr. Pendergast expressed pleasure with the ideas given by'Mr. Shermann, a fine golf expert. The City Planner introduced and discussed the p~opc~ed sites for the golf course. SITE A: Located in the Water Shed lands (City-o~ed land) SITE B: Located on state school lands (handled through the Department of Nat- ural Resources) SITE C: Holiday Hills, on the Brownsville Highway SITE D: South of the ~tsap Lake Area(originally planned for a golf course in the Comprehensive Plan, however, after stu~y~ has been determined to be unsatisfactory for a golf course.) SITE E: Just beyond the Airport (would be a land lease arrangement) SITE F: Sinclair Heights area (terrain determ~ne~ to be too severe) Another Site, SITE X, was ~iscussed as a possible par 3, 9-hole course be- hind East High School. Mr. Shermann set up a site rating chart and rated the site at Gorst and the State School Lands as the two most feasible for location of a golf course. Nr. Clark presented the financial fig~res for the golf course. The es- timated cost, including the clubhouse, comes to ~378~500. However~ it is likely that this cost could be cut considerably less than 'that figure. After ~iscussing methods of financing the golf course, Mr. Clark stated that the sale of revenue bon~s, as ha~ been initially thought, is possibly the only method that should be taken. Mr. Schoneman stated that the Commission should look into the State lands and try to ~et together with the people and negotiate for a lease. The other Commissioners agreed. At this time, Mr. Kenneth Deitch!er, 1718 North Lafayette, approached the Council and registered a complai~about the action of the Planning Commission in granting a variance pe~it to his neighbor, Mr. Floyd P. Armstead, 1706 N. Lafayette, for his carport. It was determined that the matter was not one that co~[ld be considered by the Council at all, but was, in fact, a matter for the Planning Commission only. ~[eeting adjourned. CITY CLERK APPHO VED: