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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/09/67 August 9, 1967 Regular meeting of the City Council of the Oity of Bremerton, Washington, was held in the Council Cha~n~bers of the City Hall at lO:O0 o'clock a.m., P.D.T., on Wednesday, August 9, 1967, with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the following: Commissioner Schoneman, Commissioner Clark, City Attorney Walgren, City Clerk McGowan, Fire Chief Tillett, Superintendent of Streets Archie Nottinger, Chief Sanitarian Joe Weige!and members of the press and radio. The meeting was called to order by the Mayor and the Invocation was given by Reverend Ron Whitney, Revival Center. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as amended. The City Clerk read a memo requesting that two typewriters in the Police De- partment be declared surplus. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman the request be approved, carried unanimously. Mayor Jarstad read a request for Bids from Chief of Police John E. Plouf for complete installation of traffic activated type signals for llth. & Warren with "Walk" and'~)on't Walk" included. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman the request be approved, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read a Notice of ~aployment for Edward Arthur Ingram, Pat- rolman 1st. Yeat, at $500.20 per month, effective August 7, 1967, Civil Service Eligible. Mayor Jarstad commented that he was pleased that we have available manpower for our Police Force and congratulated the Civil Service Board, who has the respon- sibility of giving examinations for Police Officers. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman the employment be approved, carried ubnanimously. ri~ne City Clerk read a Claim for Damages signed by Orville E. Johnson in which it was claimed that oil in the water ruined $24.98 worth of clothes. The claim has been reported to the Insurance Company. The City Clerk read an Inter-Office Communication to Mr. Schoneman from-Mr. H~nble requesting the authorization to call for bids for the furnishing of 270 feet of 18 inch concrete pipe which will be required as an extension to the steel con- duit under the highway at the Airport. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark the r~est be approved, carried unani- mously. The City Clerk read a letter from James E. Skirving to the City stating that he wishes to annex 2~6 acres to the City. Mr. Skirving was in attendance at the Council meeting and was introduced by ~ayor Jarstad. He stated that he hoped to build 6BO residences on the property. Mayor Jarstad reco~mmended for the Council's approval that we accept the let- ter of intent as a 10% petition which must qualify according to State Law and that after the meeting they could sit down with Mr. Skirving and square off our bound- aries in conjunction with the annexation that is before us. In other words, he stated, "with the property and other adjacent property i~ will bring, we can square off ~ur boundaries, as we do not want any islands left or Jagged points so with this property and with everything back towards Navy Yard City, it will make the total City boundaries comprehensive and will fit in very fine with the develop- ments that are going to go in there." He also stated "we certainly appreciate the effort that Mr. Skirving has, over the years, put forward with this in mind and I think it's coming at a very opportune time. Ris rema~s about housing for the August 9, 1967-~Cont. for the future growth of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard is certainly a very factual statement." Mr. Clark stated that "the petition is certainly welcome and as Mr. Skirving said, one of the great needs in our area is housing and certainly this offer is one of the finest potentials for a substantial housing expansion. Having Just returned from the Boston area, I find we still have time to plan our land properly to conform with the growth of the City and so~ welcome." Notion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman that we accept this petition as the 10% petition, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read AN ORDINANCE vacating certain portions of alleys located between Burwell and Second Streets, and Washington and Pacific Avenue, and provid- ing for reversion to the City of Bremerton on non-action. Motion b~ Mr. Schoneman the ordinance be approved on first reading, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read AN E~RGENC¥ ORDINANCE appropriating funds not provided for in the 1967 budget for the Maintenance and Operation F~nqd of the Parks and Rec- reation Department, in the amot~t of $150.00. Motion by ~r. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the ordinance be passed on second reading, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE appropriating funds not provided for in the 1967 budget for the Maintenance and Operation Fund of the City Attor- ney's office in the amount of $1,000.00. This was to cover the expenses in the anti-trust suit against Chief-alkali companies. Notion by Mr. Schoneman ~nd Mr. Clark the ordinance be passed on second read- ing, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read a letter from the General Services Administration to ~ayor Jarstad stating that the purchase of Craven Center Recreation Center, Bremer- ton, had been accepted and the purchase price in the amount of thirty three thou- sand five hundred dollars ($~Z,800.00) was received August 9, 19~. Attached to the letter was a Q~Itclaim Deed describing the purchase area. ~'gotion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark that we accept the Quitclaim Deed from the Federal Government for the Craven Center properties, carried unanimously. Er. Jarstad corm~ented that he knew how much work went into this purchase of Craven Center, as the Council debated with the Federal Government to come up with a fair price. Today, he also adde~, was a fine day to have this complete~ and con- gratulated both of the Comm~issioners for their hard work. Commissioner Clark stated that it was rather a significant day for the City. The pushing through of Park Avenue is goin~ to be very beneficial for many years. Commissioner Schoneman stated that he also was happy that we have the proper- ty, and that our next project will be the removal of the building. ?~ayor Jarstad sthted that the Co~nacil mentioned a decision would be rendered on the rezone request of the Barcelon property on Perry Avenue and that ~r. Barcelon and residents from the area were in attendance. He stated that the question had been discussed by the City Council and that they have viewed the property very carfully and were prepared to render a decision. He said it was certainly an important question that we are always concerned with whenever a rezone in a business area comes before us that borders strictly upon a residential area, and as in this case, there are rights and privileges of a zoning that is already there which cannot be changed. The complaints that have been lo~ge~ by the people have been carfully weighed by each commissioner. He further stated that each commissioner should express his thoughts before a motion was made. Commissioner Clark commented that this had been a very difficult decision. He stated that there were many factors to be taken into account such as the very sincere and definite opposition of people living in the area; but on the other hand the rights of the individual who has property which is presently properly zone~. The property on w~ich the business operates is zoned for commercial use and may op- erate there in~efinitely. There is the fact that this is a somewhat narrow street, probably not i~eal for commercial operation, however, we have to face the fact that it is there, so the question then comes "should we deny the request for rezone which was substantially approved by the Planning Co~ission, who gave Considerable study to this and if we actually did do it, would it solve any problems? I have come to the conclusion that is would not. Actually the business is there and will undoubtedly be there for a ntmiber of years but will be handicapped by its space limitations and the old building that it sits in. On the other hand, ~ it better to grant this rezone and permit the building to be reconstructed and to allay to some substantial degree the noise ~roblem that exists in the area and to provide fo~ adequate off-street parking to relieve the pressure of the street?" Mr. Schoneman commented that "were this rezone to locate a new business in this particular area, I would certainly deny it. As stated, the street is narrow, the business exists and it will continue to exist, regardless of the decision made here. It is a move into residential area concurred to by the Planning Commission and whichever way it goes, the business will remain and that particular portion of land could revert to a parking lot. But it is there and will remain there. At this time I mu prepared to concur with the Planning Commission for a rezone.'~ Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to concur with the Planning Commission that the rezone be approved, carried unanimously. August 9, 1967--Cont. Mr. Jarstad commented that the new building would eliminate a fire hazard to a substantial degree. Mayor Jarstad noted that Mrs. Catherine ~ybark, Mrs. William LaRoche, and Mrs. Phil Aughnay were in the audience and asked them if they would step forward and address the Council. All three ladies then presented an annexation petition containing the signatures of property owners representing in excess of 75 per cen~ of the assessed valuation of the Kitsap Lake Area. Mayor Jarstad then read a letter from the office of the City Planner which stated that the petition had been checked and it had been determined that the sig- natures represented ownership of property in excess of 75 per cent of the total assessed valuation of the .area. Notion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark that the annexation petition be accepted and a date of Public Hearing be set for August 16, 1967~ carried unanimously. All three Commissioners commended the three ladies for their efforts in ob- taining signatures and expressed their appreciation to the Fire and Water Distr~ct Con~issioners for their cooperation. Mayor Jarstad stated that he had scheduled a meeting of the Review Board for August lOth. at 9:00 A.M. and that the action taken by the ~eview Board wou~ be filed ~th the Cotmcil at the Hearing on August 16th. ~otion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried unanimously. Mr. Clark gave a financial report for July: Cash on Hand - $234,347.31; Amount Received through July - $1,38V,~28.29 which represents 64.1% of our estim- ated receipts; and ~t,305,590.52, 56.3~ of our anticipated expenditures. Er. Clark then commented on a visit made by the three Commissioners and other members of the Mayor's Human Relations Committee to Seattle to observe the work of the Seattle Opportunity Improvement Council. This is a joint venture of the Office of Economic Opportunity and the Department of Health, Education & Wel- fare to provide Job training for people at the poverty level. It covers an area from teaching the illiterate to read and write to the more tect~ical skills such as carpenters, electronics and experts, draftsmen, etc. Hr. Clark remarked that while, as.a member of the local office of Economic 0pport~mity Board, he has been considered antagonistic to their methods and wanted to point out that he favored this sort of an approach to the problem. Mr. Clark had just returned from the National League of Cities Convention in Boston which he said was one of the finest conventions he ever attended. ~uch of the discussion was timely and related to the riots which were then taking place in several of the major cities of the United States. He particularly enjoyed hearing addresses given by Vice President Hubert Humphrey and Mayor John Lindsey of New York. Mr. Schoneman reported the following: S~mset Vista will be paved today which will complete this portion except for minor sidewalk work. Gorst Pump Station Roadway will also be paved this afternoon. On Olympic Avenue, portions of the curbing has been poured and forms are being placed. This is on L.I.D., North of llth. Street. Naval Avenue is getting the final pours today in preparation for paving which will be started the 14th. and final paving the 15th. of this month. Shorewood Drive Sewer has started with the completion of Kitsap Way Sewer. The connection has been made into the wetwell and the program of laying the pipe will continue as soon as this connection has been finalized. Sheridan Road has been torn up and the sewer line is presently laid from the point of beginning to where it meets with Rickey Road. The Airport line is to the point where the new reservoir will be. Today the pump house is being constructed. We will soon be serving water to the Airport site. Yesterday, August 8, 1967, the members of the Policy Committee met with the Policy Committee of the Puget Sound Cmvernmental Conference in Tacoma to review the contract and agreement with the State Highway Commission. It was adjusted somewhat and tomorrow, August lC, 196V, the agreement will be brought to the Puget So,md Governm~ental Conference which meets at lO:00 in Seatt~. ~Iayor Jarstad spoke of the significance of the day in all respects and how it had been a day of history in Bremerton. APPROVED: cITY I~YOR ~