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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/14/67 'April 14, 196V Regular meeting of the City Co~n~cil of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall at 7:30 P.M. on Thursday, April 14, 1967, with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the following: Commission- er Clark, Commissioner Schoneman, City Clerk McGowan, Deputy City Attorney Soriano~ City Planner McConnell, City Engineer Mebus, and members o£ the press and radio. The meeting was called to order by the Mayor and the invocation w~s given by the Reverend Rod Smith, First Christian Church. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as amended. The City Clerk announced it was the time and place set for opening bids on installing floodlights on four poles in Roosevelt Field, and one bid was received. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark the bid be opened, carried tunanimously. City Clerk opened the bid from Pacific Electric iCompany, enclosed certified check $230.00, $4,553.54, including tax. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman the bid be referred to a committee for study consisting of the City Clerk, City Council, Supt. of Parks and Recrea- tion, carried unanimously. The City Clerk announced it was the time and place set for a hearing on re- zoning from R-1 to R-2 on Reid Avenue between Lebo Blvd. and Stephenson Avenue. Several persons interested were in attendance. Notion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the hearing be convened, carried unani- mously. Mr. ~tcConnell appeared before the council and reviewed the action on this re- zone ~p to the present time. AttoDney Bob Bryan, Trepresenting the James H. Robinson Company, the petition- ers, explained the need for housing in Bremerton and that this rezoning does con- form with the comprehensive plan. He stated there was concern about the traffic flow but Mr. Hubert E. Stewart, the architect, also in attendance will explain how it will be handled. ~r. Bryan read a letter from First Federal Savings and Loan Association stating that subject to their approval of the apartment house appli- cation and proper zoning and the ability to obtain ATA form of title insurance, April 14, 1967--Con't. First Federal Savings would be interested in assisting the firm with the construc- tion of an apartment complex on this property. The architect showed some sketches of the proposed plan and explained how the off-street parking would be taken care of. The question of sewers was brought up and Commissioner Schoneman ~tated the City would examine the flow of the sewer before any permit would be issued. Mr. Schoneman also explained.that if the sewer in this area ever proves inadequate due to deterioration, it would mean a new sewer line and would be paid for through a L.I.D. Attorney ~n. Fraser, representing the people opposing the rezoning, pointed out this property was purchased at a reasonable price for R-1 property and that there is presently about thirty tracts already zoned R-2 where multiple family tmits could be built. Mr. Fraser explained t hat a promise was made by the Com- missioners at that time to the property owners in this area that the property alon~ Reid Avenue would remain a buffer zone. He further stated that this high density type of development would strangulate this property as loan values. Mr. R. C. Saluzzi, 408 Willow, and David M. Silva, 414 Plum St., asked ques- tions regarding the rezone. Mayor Jarstad stated his concern at the present time was Lots 66 and 67 owned by Robinson as a possible right-of-way into Stephenson Canyon as now there is only a 40' road. Commissioner Schoneman questioned the use of other property in this area as there has been talk of the Eagles planning to build. Commissioner Clark agreed that while he didn't like to postpone a decision there were questions that have come up that he would like answered enabling the Commisssioners to make a decision. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to defer action until Wednesday, April 26th at l0 o'clock A.M., carried unanimously. City Clerk read a memo from the City Engineer to the City Clerk requesting an Olympia typewriter be declared surplus and that the Planning Dept. was interested in acquiring this typewriter. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. $choneman the typewriter be declared surplus and transferred to the Planning Depto, carried tmanimouslyo City Clerk read a memo from the City Engineer to the City Council requesting authorization from the City Council to proceed with the construction of an additio~ to the City of Bremerton sanitary sewer system on Wheaton Way North of Ivy Road and to call for bids for said project. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad to authorize the construction of sewers as outlined and the ordinance properly prepared $o get this underway and also to include bid opening date set for May 3rd, carried unanimously. City Clerk read a general claim to H G Construction Company covering estimate No. i ~'~eaton Way, curb and gutters from Sheridan Road to Sylvan Way at a total amount of $5,308.02. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to approve estimate No. I for payment, carried unanimously. City Clerk read a claim for damages signed by Frank Dayton, 707 Pacific Ave- nue, in the amount of $88.00 to cover damages to a 4-drawer file when a city build- ing was struck. This will be reported to the insurance company. Three proclamations were read by the City Clerk as follows: Community Mental Health Week, April 17 - April 24 Bremerton Chamber of Commerce Day, Tuesday, April 18 Cancer Control Month -- the month of April A letter from the Puget Sound Power & Light Company was read by the City Clerk recommending the removal of the transformers at the Gorst Creek Pumping Station to a concrete pad on the ground at a contract price of $925.00. plus sales tax. This price also includes the ~emoval of the old poles and wood platform structure and furnishing and installing of one new pole and related material which is necessary to connect the City's transformers with the pumping station. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to authorize the construction as is necessary, carried unanimously. City Clerk read a letter from the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, L. B. Laird, District Chief, estimating their operation and maintenance costs during the per- iod July l, 196V, to June 30, 1968, for the gaging stations to be $3,200e00 which one-half is provided by the Geological Survey. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr.~Clark to authorize the expenditure, carried unanimously. City Clerk read the following notices of employment: LAWRENCE D. WORLAND, Patrolman, 1st year, Police Dept., $500.20 per month, effective April ll, Civil Service Eligible: in the Fire Dept. at $4.61 per hour, t~mporary employees OLE OLSON, extra labor painter, effective April 3, and GUSTAVE SETTLEMEYER, extra help painter, effective April 5. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the employments be approved, carried unanimously. April 14, 1967--Con~t. City Clerk read a change of pay for Lillian Lipets, Water Office, from $1.80 to $~.10 per hour, temporary employee, effective April 7. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the change of pay be approved, carried unanimously. City Clerk read Resolution No. 1330 transferring funds from maintenance to salaries and wages (extra Labor-painters) at a rate of $3.14 per hour or union scale. ~is resolution corrects a resolution passed last week. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the~resolution be passed, carried unani- mously. City Clerk read a contract change order to Johns-Manville Company reducing the quantity of 12" asbestos cement pipe by 4,000 1.f. and increasing the quantity o It f 8 asbestos cement pipe by 4,000 1. f. at a net decrease of $6,040.00. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to approve the change order, carried unanimously. City Clerk read a recommendation of the Fire Department that the fire'hose bids be awarded as follows: 2400 ft. 2~ fire hose to American Rubber Company; - fire hose and 1,250 ft. 3" fire hose to the Crist Company. Dis- 1,O00 ft. l~" cussion followed and motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the recommendation be denied and the bids returned to the coH~ittee for further study, carried unani- mously. The reason for denial was the fact that both companies bid the same per foot for the lb" and 3" hose and American Rubber bid one cent less on t he 2½" hose. City Clerk reported the bid that was opened last week on garden tractors, the committee recommended the award be made to Caldwell Trading P~st, Water Dept. tractor $928.84 with a trade-in $187.44, and Park Dept. tractor, $3,237.04, in- cluding sales tax. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman to concu~r in the recommendation and award to Caldwell Trading Post, carried unanimously. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried unanimously. Commissioner Clark gave a report on his trip to Olympia in regard to the pos- sibility of the Conference Committee, designed to balance the budget, lopping off 25 million dollars due the cities. He stated it appears that there is no serious threat at the present time. Commiss'ioner Clark gave a report on the receipts received in the City on certain funds and made a comparison with the anticipated revenue. Commissioner Schoneman reported on his trip to Washington, D.C., and the Mayor reported the City Council will leave tomorrow morning at 8:30 for a second meeting with the GSA in Auburn on the contemplated purchase of Craven Center. City Clerk reported receiving a check in the amount of $50,818 from the Port Commission in compliance with the agreement with the City. Meeting adjourned. C~TY CLERK A2PROVED: