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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/02/67 August 2, 1967 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Brem~rton, Washington, was held in the council chambers of the City Hall at lO:O0 A.M., P.D.T., on Wednesday, August 2, 1967, with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the following: Commis~ioner Schoneman, City Attorney Walgren, City Clerk McGowan, City Water Sup- erintendent Humb!e,~Fire Chief Tillett, CommunicatiOns Technician Dave Patmon, and members of the press and radio. Commissioner Clark was attending the National League of Cities Con~ention in Boston. The meeting was called to order by the Mayor and the Invocation was given by Reverend Charles Walker, Mt. Zion Baptist Church. The m~nutes of the previous meeting ~.ere read and approved as amended. The City Clerk read the following Notices of Employments: ~RY R. EVANS,Clerk Stenographer i~ City Clerk's Office, at $361.00 per month, effective July 31, 1967~ Civil Service Eligible. ~ LOUISE D. MILLER, Extra Help in City Clerk's Office, at ~2.10 per hour, effective August l, 1967, temporary En~loyee. Mo~ion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the employment be approved, cari?ied unanimously. The City Clerk read a Memo from Dave Patmon, Communications Technician, re- garding bid proposals on Video Recording Equipment in which he stated that the low bidder, Audio Craft, Inc., did not me~t with specifications and recommended that bid award be made to the next low bidder meeting specifications, Educational Elec- tronics Company, for a total bid of $2,644.55. Motion by Mr. Sohoneman and Mr. Jarstad the award be made as recommended, carried ~manimously. The City Clerk had a General Claim covering the payroll period ended July 31, 1967, in the amount of $88,462.71. The claim was audited by W. R. Vaa. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the claim be ap~roved, carried unani- mously. The City Clerk had a General Claim from Econolite, a Division of Tamar Elec- tronics, Inc., for'traffic control equipment at Hal's Corner in the amount of ~1,848.20. It exceeds the charter limitation of $500.00. Notion by ~r. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the claim be approved~ carried unani- mously. The City Clerk had a General Claim from North Kitsap Gravel & Asphalt Com- pany. Because some of the items were not included in the contract with North Kitsap Gravel & Asphalt Company~he requested council approval. ~otion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the claim be approved, carried unani- mously. The City Clerk read a Claim for Damages signed by Edmund Nachinski in which it was claime~ that a window was broken in his home at ~1 Leto as a result of a rock being thrown by a Park Department mower. 'i~ne estimate~ cost is ~20.00~ The claim has been reporte~ to the Insurance Company. The City Clerk read a letter addressed to Mayor Jarstad from the Puget Sound Covcrnmental Conference in which it was stated that they recommended high priority be given an ap~lication by the City of Bremerton for assistance in acquiring a portion of N A D Annex for Park purposes. The City Clerk resd a Memorandum from the State Treasurer which listed the cities and towns in the State that Gualified for participation in funds made available by a recent act of the Legislature, based upon Police and Fire Personnel August 2, 1967--Con't. The City Clerk read an E~IERGENCY ORDINANCE providing for the appropriation of 15,000.00 from the General'Fund to Traffic Naintenance Control (Capital Outlay) for purchase of traffic control equipment, not contemplated in the 1967 Budget. Notion by Nr. Jarstad and Nr. Schoneman that the ORDINANCE be approved on first reading, carried unanimously. The City Clerk stated that he had two emergency ordinances for the s~cond read- ing, but Nr. Schoneman called attention to the fact that emergency ordinances requtr unanimous vote o~ the Council. The second reading Was therefore postponted for one weeke The City Clerk had a copy of a proposed Agreement between the City of Bremerton and H. G. Keppert and Kenneth Hills~ Petitioners for vacation of dedicated but un- opened alley in Terrell's Addition to Charleston, and a new ordinarme in connection with this vacation which the Council will be required to pass as a former ordinance dated ~me 7, 1987, is invalid due to the passage of timee The City Clerk read a propoeed agreement between the City of Bremerton and H. G. Keppert and Kenneth Hills, ~etitioners, in which they agree to provide access to the area for emergency and utility vehicles. The City Clerk read AN ORDINANCE vacating certain portions of an alley located in Terrell's Addition to Charleston, with the provision that an agreement providing for emergency and utility vehicle access be entered into between the City of Bremer- ton and the Petitioners. ~otion by Nr. Jarstad and Nr. Schoneman that the Agreement be approved and the Ordinance be approved on first reading, carried unanimously. Nr. Schoneman suggested that the Agreement be signed by the Petitioners before of the ORDINANCE. The ~City Clerk read a letter from Roy J. Nyklebust, R.S., Solid Waste Program, in Olympia, Washington, stating that the Washington State Department of Health will undertake a survey of solid waste handling practices in the State in June, July and August. Answers will be sought from all who have responsibility in solid waste. Nr. Schoneman read a letter from the State of Washington, Department of Health, s~ing that the Board of Certification for the State of Washington of the Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association announced that Certificates of Competency are being issued to Nessrs. Leonard S. Cl'ark and William Cox. ~r. Clark and Cox were present at the City Council meetin~ and were oresented their certificates bY ~ayor Jarstad. ~ The City Clerk read a leti~er from the Westside Improvement Club in which they asked that they be given the chains and posts on the Craven Center grounds when Craven Center is torn down. Nr. Schoneman stated~that the chains~ and posts requested by the West Side provement Club have already~been spoken for by a City Department and that when the building is torn down, City Departments will be given first consideration on materials that are surplus. Notion by Nrc Schoneman and Nr~ Jarstad to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried unanimously. Nayor Jarstad introduced Nr. Edm~md$, Chairman of Commissioners of Kitsap Lake Water District, who proposed to the Council an Agreement between Kitsap Lake Water District and the City of Bremerton to provide services of maintenance and biIling of the water district until election to determine whether the water district will continue to operate independently or transfer ownership and control to the City. The City Clerk read RESOLUTION #IZ~ which authorized the City to enter into an Agreement with the Eitsap Lake Water District providing for assumption, by the City, of the res$oonsibility for providing all necessary water service to the Dis- trict. The City Clerk read an Agreement between the City of Bremerton and Kitsap Lake Water District, providing maintenance' and billin~ from_the City to the W~t~__~_ Distric . Notion by N~. Jarstad and Nr. Schoneman the RESOLUTION #1~8 b~ adopted and the agreement signed, carried unanimously. Cormuissioner Schoneman reported the following: Water Nains to the airport have been installed up to the point where the new reser- voir will be and pumps have arrived. Kitsap Way Sewers will be completed this week. Naval Avenue curbs are placed and sidewalks are presently being placed. On Olympis Avenae, the Street Department drew started on Nonday taking down trees' and preparing for the pla~mer~ for curbs, gutters and sidewalks. S~set Vista curbs are poured. Nayor Jarstad spoke of the proposed annexation of a portion of the Kitsap Lake area and stated that the last report of progress on the annexation petition petition indicated that approximately 72% of the valuation was now signed. He emphasized the desireability of accom~lishing annexation not later than August 51. Nayor Jarstad also stated that the CityCounczl' had met %~th the Kitsap Lake Fire Department Commissioners and had instructed the City Attorney to draft the necessary contractual agreement to conform with State Law, in the event of succes- sful annexation. August 2~ 1967--Con't. Commissioner Schoneman stated that Gene Shuck~ Inc., dba Claud's Service has the contract for Sewer L.I.D.'S and that he is starting tomorrow on the Rick~y Road'project and because of the fact that Rickey Road is narrow, it will present some traffic problems. The program contemplates completion of all four projects by this winter at which time service will be available to all the people in those districts. They will also be starting on the Shorewood Drive project as soon as the Eitsap Way Project is completed and so we will have equipment working both on Shorewood Drive and Rickey Road. Meeting adjourned,. APPHOVED: ~,; ~Y CLi~RK <I~YDR