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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/25/67 January 25, 1967 The regular meeting of the City Co~mcil of the City o f Bremerton~ Washing- ton, was held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall at 10:00 otctock P.S.T., on Wednesday, January 25, 1967, with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the fallowing: Commis~ioners Clark and $choneman, City Clerk Mc- Gowan, Deputy City Attorney Soriano, Fire Chief Titlett~ City Engineer Mebua~ City Planner McConnell, Assistant City Engineer Lyle Hay, Assistant Police Chief Wes Henry, and members of the press and radio. Meeting was called to order by the Mayor and the ~nvooation was given by Chet Simpson, Director, Youth for Christ. The minutes of the previous meeting ~rere r.ead and approved as amended. The City Clerk annotunced that the Committee to whom the bids on the truck for the traffic maintenance division had been referred recommend the award be made to Crawford Motors, the low bidder, for an IH truck with a McCabe powers body for ~8~253.79, with trade-in deducted. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman the award be made as recommended, carried unanimously. January 25, 1967--Con't. A Notice of ~aplo~ament was read for DONALD LAWRENCE DAWES~ Grottudskeeper, in the Park Dept., at $481.00 per month, effective February 6, 196V~ Civil Service Eligible. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the employment be approved, carried unanimously. Requests for authorization to call for bids for the followingwere read: 1. A new tractor-mower for the Gorst Creek Pump Station grotunds 2. Radio for the new ladder.truck just purchased for the Traffic Maintenance Dept 5. Radar speed meter for the,Police Dept. Notion by-Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark the calls for bids be authorized, carried unanimously. Mr. Jarstad explained that there was a lower bid than the budget limltati6n for the Traffic Maintenance truck and this will allow for a radio to be purchased for-the truck. The City Clerk read a letter from the Washington State Highway Commission, Department of Highways, regarding the Franchise renewal granting to the City the right to construct, operate and maintain a 22~" steel water line upon a portion of PSH 21 and 14, in Kitsap County. Two blank forms of acceptance of the fran- chise were attached. Motion by Mr. $choneman and ~r. Clark the Franchise renewal be accepted and approved and filled out to specifications and forwarded.to the State, carried unanimously. Mr. Schoneman stated that the City will be looking for another location for a similar line near the Kitsap County Airport. Application should be made for this also. The City Clerk presented Planning Commis~ion Resolution No. 1~9 whereby the Planning Commission recommends rezone from R-1 to B-$ of the Power Company prop- erty on llth and Park Avenue. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad that the matter take its regular course for rezone, the Ordinance be prepared, and the hearing be set for February 18~ 1987, carrie~ unanimously. The City Clerk rea~ a re¢ommen~ation from the Planning Commission to vacate the alley running East and West between 10th and llth Street and Park and Warren Avenue, for the Power Company. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Sohoneman the matter take the regular proce- dure for vacations and set the date of hearing for February 18, 198V, carried ~manimo~sly. The First Reading was held of ~N ORDINANCE fixing the salaries of the Muni- cipal Judge, and Clerk of the Municipal Court; increasing the 1987 N~icipal Court Budget for judges Pro Tem and Capital Outlay; making appropriations, and ~eclarin~ an emergency. ~otion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the Ordinance be approved on First Read- ing~ carried unanimously. The City Clerk read a letter signed by the Secretary of the Coontz Jr. High PTA, in which a traffic control light is requested at 6th and High Avenue to aid in the safety of the children crossing the street on their way home from school. Mrs. Shear, President of the PTA, stated that maybe the light could be used for control for one hour in the morning and one hour after school. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad that the City Engineer, Assistant City Engineer and the Traffic Captain check into the situation, carried unani- mously. Notion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried unanimously. Mr. Clark commented on the negotiation of terms of the garbage contract. The terms biannually and biennially were confused and it has been decided that the rates will be re-negotiated annually. The rate increase of l~½~ per month per customer and the re-negotiated term~s of the contract will come before the Council at its next meeting. Mr. Clark reported on the financial picture for the year 1966: Receipts were in excess of the estimate by $78,9V6.38. The actual expenditures reflected a budget saving of ~25,420.61. The cash on hand fig~re for the year ended up at ~152,709.54. Mr. Schoneman reported the following: The work at the intersection of Kitsap Way and llth Street is almost completed. The progress on ~heaton Way is continuing with the necessary closing of the street for work only occurring in one lane at a time. The article appearing in the Bremerton Sun concerning the Oyster Bay Sewer Pro- Ject is causing some concern among the residents in the vicinity of the sewer project. Mr. Schoneman invited any who were interested in the project to contact his office and arrange for a personally guided tour of the in- stallation. He stated he has notified the Consulting Engineers, Gray and Osborne, concerning the statement made by Nr. Montgomery that refers to the January type of engineering that was received for the project. The City did not receive a poor engineering job on the project. Until proven wrong, the City will con- tinue to feel that it has received a 100 per cent job that is acceptable to the City. Mr. Jarstad stated that it has been recommended that the City hire its own appraiser for the Craven Center properties, and possibly speed up the Job being done for the Cityls acquisition of the properties. Notion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark that Mr. Arnold Burmaster be engaged to do the job of appraising the properties, carried unanimously. Mr. Jarstad expressed displeasure with the fact that certain members of the Co~nunity Action Board have been "dropped" from the Board and the County Com- missioners had moved to drop out of the Action Board because of its action. The Community Action Board is the Countyts "arm" for the War on P~e~y. He felt that any agency that is using public monies, such ~s the Community Action Board, should always remain under the scrutiny of elected officials who are charged with the operation of county goverrm~ent. Commissioner Clark concurred with the ~ayor's statements with reference to the Community Action Board. Meeting adjourned. CITY CLE~tK ~ ~ APPROVED: ~g. YOR