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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/01/67 March 1, 1967 Regular meeting of the City coUncil of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held in the CoUncil Chambers of t~me City Hall at 10:00 o~cleck, A.M., P.S.T., on Wednesday, March l, 1967, with Mayor Jarstad~presiding. Also present were the following: Commissioners Clark and Schoneman, City Clerk McGowan, Fire Chief Til- lett, City Planner McConnell, Ass't. City Engineer Lyle Hay, and members of the press and radio. Deputy City Attorney Soriano was absent. Meeting was called to order by the Mayor and the Invocation was given by the Reverend Harry Timm, First Free Methodist Church. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as amended. The City Clerk explained that at the previous meeting when bids were opened on a pickup truck and a heavy duty van, one bid on the pickup truck from Kluge Chevrolet was inadvertently overlooked at the time of the bid opening, because March 1, 198V--Con't. both bids were enclosed in one envelope which was not properly labelede The City Attorney recommended that the bid be considered as it was in on time. After consideration, the Committee reconm~ends the award be made to Kluge Chevrolet, the low bidder on both items, at the following prices: ~ ton pickup truck - $1,800.8§ Heavy Duty Van - $2,~B0.~ Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the bids be awarded as recommended, carried unanimously. A Notice of Employment was read for: DAVID LEE BILIVEN, Extra Labor in the Park Dept., at $2.00 per hour, effective March 3, 1987, temporary employee. Notion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the employment be approved, carried unani- mously. A Notice of Change of Pay was read for: MARGAHET FORSTEN, Extra Help in the Treasurer's Office, from $1.80 to $2.10 per hour, effective March l, 1987, temporary employee. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the change of pay be approved, carried unanimously. A Notice of Separation was read for: GLENN I. LINER, Firefighter in the Fire Dept., effective March 10, 1987, by his own request. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the Separation notice be accepted, carried unanimously. The City Clerk announced that a bid opening on liability Insurance had been scheduled for this time, but no bids were received. Mr~ Clark commented in explanation later that the Claims against the City hsve been exceeding the premiums involved. It has become,~therefore, an undesir- able type of coversge for the companies to cover the city. Some are willing to consider insurance at the manual rate and others are not interested in bidding at anything under the manual rate. The result is going to be negotiations and, undoubtedly, a higher rate of insurance. A memo was rend requesting authorization to proceed with the installation of the watermain system for the First Addition to Pinewood. About 2600' of 6" C.I. pipe will be required to serve ll2 lots and complete a loop connection to ~'ine Road. The estimated total cost including installation of 3 fire hydrants will be $10,150.00. All of the property in the development will be contributing $1.50 per front foot toward this cost as connections are made. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark that authorization be granted to place the line, carried unanimously. The City Clerk had an application for a license for a Trade Stimulant whole- saler license. The application was approved by the Chief of Police for ~ a year at the $50 rate. Mr. Jarstad explained that the City Attorney had expressed a desire that the Ordinance covering these licenses be studied more before issuing any more trade stimulant licenses. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark that the application b e set aside until next Council meeting and the City Attorney can be contacted regarding these lic- enses, carried unanimously. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried unanimously. Mr. Clark reported that he will be going to Olympia Friday morning to attend an Association of Washington Cities Executive Board meeting. The meeting has been called to discuss the many bills that are facing the cities in the legislature. Mr. Clark reported that the Municipal Officials will continue to be a part of the anti-poverty program through the Community Action Board in Kitsap County. Mr. Schoneman reported on the following: -The homes and business establishments on Washington Narrows have been notified by the Building Inspector and the Fire Inspector regarding the dumping of waste on the bank. the debris must be cleaned up by March,J8. -The Navy is Closing the gate at the end of Shorewood Drive and entrance to Jackson Park. The newly prepared Austin Drive access is available for use as an entrance. -The updating of the lighting in the City is continuing in various areas. -Preparation has been completed for the installation of curbs and gutters on Wheaton Way, and the contractor has been notified. -One 100 per cent petition for one portion of the Valle-Hi Sewer LID has been re- turned. ~ -The beautification of the bridge approach intersection of Lebo and Callahan is under way. March 1, 1967--Con't. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark that the City Forces be authorized to proceed with the work of putting in the laterals in the Oyster Bay Sewer line for hookups to the homes. Mr. Jarstad recognized the presence of the 'President of the Chamber of Com- merce, Mr. Jim Miller, at the meetinge Mr. Jarstad explained that as a result of the earthquake-a few years ago and the resulting destruction of the tennis courts at Lebo Field, it has become neces- sary to install a drain line across the field to divert the natural spring which was discovered after the egrthquak~. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the Council go along with the recommen- allow the 8 drain line to be installed dation of the public works department and " by City Forces, carried unanimously. Mr. Jarstad reported that the Commissioners will travel to Auburn on Thurs- day and will meet With Mr. Barnes, the Head Administrator of the GSA office con- cerning the Craven Center properties surplussed by t he Navy. Mr. Jarstad stated that on Friday he will be working on the by-laws Commit- tee for the Puget Sound Governmental Conference. The Committee is trying to es- tablish a Governmental conference that will combine the present conference and the Puget Sound Regional Transportation Study into one unit. Mr. Jarstad commented that the Police Department work has been increasing to the point where it is going to be necessary to hire more personnel to keep up with the work load. There has been a 68 per cent work increase in all depart- ments, and the situation is critical. Meeting adjourned. APPROVED: CiTY'CLERK