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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/23/67:MAYOR August 23, 1957 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall at 10:OO otclock A.M.P.D.T., on Wednesday, August 23, 1967, with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the following: Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Schoneman, City Clerk McGowan, Assis- tant City Attorney Soriano, Fire Chief Tillett and members of the press and radio. The meeting was called to order by the Mayor and the Invocation was given by Father James Knelleken of Holy Trinity Catholic Church. August 23, 1967--Con't. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as amended. The City Clerk announced that the Committee to whom the bids on the Street Sweeper were referred recommend the award be made as follows: SAHLBERG~EQUIPMENT CO., INC. The next to low bidder, whose bid was $15,322.67 Net. The low bidder, Feenaughty Equipment Co. did not meet the specifications. Notion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the award be made as recommended, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read Planning Commission RESOLUTION #lS1 for rezone from R-2 to B-3 at 819 - 7th. Street at the request of George B. Allen Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman that the petition be accepted and that we set the date of September 6, 196V for ~e Public Hearing, carried unanimously. The City Clerk had a General Claim covering the payroll period ended August 15, 1967, in the amount of $74,762.49. The claim was audited by W. R. Vaa and approved by Austin Clark. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the claim be approved, carried unanimous- ly. The City Clerk read ORDINANCE #2749 amending the use and area maps of Ordin- ance #179~ at the address of lll2 Perry Avenue by rezontng from R-1 to B-3. Notion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark the ordinance be passed on second read- ing, carried tmanimously. The City Clerk read ORDINANCE #2750 amending the use and area maps of Ordin- ance $1792 at the address of 133 Bloomington by rezoning from R-1 to R-2. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the ordinance be passed on second read- ing, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read ENERGENCY ORDINANCE #2751 creating a Municipal Off-Street Parking F~md and providing for an appropriation of funds to the Off-Street Parking Fund. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the ordinance be passed on second reading, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read a Memorandum from Mr. IIumble to Mr. Schoneman requesting Council authorization for the Water Department to replace about 600 feet of two- inch galvanized steel pipe on National Avenue from First Street South with eight- inch cast iron pipe. It also stated that the owners of nearly all of the property have already contributed the front foot charge. The estimated 'cost is i~3,000.00. ~otion by Mr. Schoneman an~ I~r. Jarstad the request be approved, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read a I~lemorandum from Ervin H. Heath requesting Co~mucil. App- roval for the sale of logs being harvested on the Bremerton watershed, and also that the log hauling be done by Hobert Bro~, Oorst, Washington, under common carrier permit regulations for volume and distance of haul. Mr. Schoneman commented that this was in keeping with our established policy. The forester and City employees conduct the logging operation and deck the logs which are then sold to the Mills offering the best price. Motion by Mr. Schoneman an5 Mr. Clark the request for authorization of sale be approved, carried nnanimo~sly. ~e City Clerk read a RESOLUTION authorizing application for fun~ing assis- tance for an outdoor recreetion project to the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Eecreation as provided by the Marine Recreation Land Act and the ~10,O00,000 Out- door Recreation Bond Issue of 1964. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the Resolution be approved, carried unan- imously. Mayor Jarstad stated that we hope to qualify for as much as 75 per cent of the valuation of the land, and that we are very pleased that funding may be available to help acquire lsnd for park purposes. The City Clerk read a letter addressed to the City Council from Nick A. Rud- mand, a Kitsap Lake Area resident. The letter questfone~ several ~hings that al- ready had been brought out at the Review Board Meeting regarding the a~exation. Mr. Jarstad stated that the questions Mr. Rudmand presented had already been answered and that anything he was in question about was written in the ordinance. Mr. Clark brought out tL~ ~act that there was one question asked by [~r. Rud- mand in his letter w~ch was not answered at any time. He asked if this annexa- tion precludes incorporation by the remaining area. Mr. Clark pointed out that in his belief, incorporation by the remaining area has been precluded for some ABgust 23, 1967--Con't. time by State Law. The Law recognizes that an area within five miles from a city is better served by the city. The City Clerk had a 75 per cent petition, with a legal description attached, from property owners, and signed by Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Burks, Mr. and MrS. Robert Harris and Mr. James E. Skirvtng. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark that we postpone action on this ~pplicatiom for annexation until next Council meeting on August 30, 196V, to doubly insure that the surrounding areas of the potential annexation could not also be included in or- der to insure more even boundaries, carried unanimously. Mayor Jarstad recognised the presence of Mr. Skirving and Mr. Burks and stated that his proposal to delay acceptance of the petition does not imply that the Coun- cil would not accept the area encompassed by the description in the petition, but it was felt that, if it is at all possible, an attempt should be made to include additional areas in order to more nearly square off our boundaries. He expressed the hope that the delay would not slow down the plans for development of the area. Mr. Skirving remarked that he was preparing a feasability report to the F.H.A. and would appreciate having a letter from the City, covering comments just made by Mayor Jarstad. He was assured by Mayor Jarstad that such a letter would be drafted. Mr. Burks expressed his pleasure at seeing the Kitsap Lake Area annexed to the City and then stated that he had plans for the development of a rather large area which he hoped would be~annexed to Bremerton along with the properties of Mr. Skirving and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harris. Mr. Burks then presented sketches of a proposed development on his property which included a Mobil Home site, green belts, park areas and permanent residential areas. Each of the Commissioners indicated that he was pleased with the proposed annexation but felt that a delay of one week would not seriously affect any plans for development of the area. Notion by Mr.. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried unanimously. Mr. Clark reported that we are going into a rapid expansion of housing facili- ties, off-street parking facilities, annexation of Kitsap Lake and many others and that it was particularly significant that the Washington Research Council, a non- governmental organization, whose purpose is to criticize weaknesses and commend the strong points of government with the aim of making a better business climate, re- veals that Bremerton enjoys the lowest per capita, cost of Government of the eight major cities of the State. A partial report discloses that the per capita cost for Bremerton is $88.00 per year as compared with ~89.12 in Seattle. He also cited figures which indicate that Bremerton has experienced a smaller increase in crime rate than many of the major cities in the State. He pointed out that, as a member of the Legislative Municipal Interim Committee, he would be attending a meeting in Seattle at which this~subject would be discussed. Mr. Clark also con~ented on the fact that an increase in the State collected, locally shared taxes coupled with this City's share of the 22 million dollars voted by the State Legislative would give us approximately ~i27.9~ per capita which repre- sents an increase of about $9.00 over last year. Mr. Schoneman reported that with the completion of Naval Avenue, the Street Department moved on to other streets and completed what ~ork they were able to do with the amount budgeted. They did make a number of improvements to streets which were be¥on~ the point of maintenance. Those which were completed were Snyder Avenue, l~th to 19th, B4th from Wycoff to Snyder, Wycoff from ~4th to ~$th, Wycoff from Kitsap Way to 9th Street, 9th from Wycoff to Rainier, Wilbert from Kitsap Way to 6th Street, Tines from 6th to 9th, Patten and Arsenal from LaFayette to Marion, LaFayette from Farragut to Preble, East 9th from Nipsic to Shore Drive, Winfield from Winfield North to East 18th. Sewers aT~e proceeding on Sheridan Road. Shorewood Drive is proceeding toward Kitsa Way and it is hoped that Olympic Avenue project will be co~pleted Thursday. The Water Department has tested the line to the Airport and the steel conduit was drilled under the highway extending the main into the Airport area. Mr. Schone man also commented that since we have now acquired Craven Center, we should condidez demolition of the building and call for bids for the surplus materials. Mr. Schone- man then moved that Craven Center be declared surplus. The motion was seconded by Mr. Clark and passed unanimously. ~r. Schoneman stated that he felt the building should be demolished by City forces but prior to that prospective bidders could look the building over to determine what they mi~t be interested in bidding on. He stated that he had discussed demolition of the building with Captain Jensen, Pub- lic Works Orricer in the Shipyard and since the Navy is responsible for a portion of the building he thought that the Navy mi&~t assist by furnishing equipment which we do not possess to assist in the demolition. It is hoped that the work will com- mence in November. He also stated that prior to the sale, City Departments wo~ld ave first chance to salvage any mate.rials that would be useful to their operation. August 23, 1967--Con'to Mayor J~rstad reported that the Warren Avenue Bridge traffic count'for July, 1967, was 439,678 and in July, 1966, was 358,396. The Manette Bridge also showed an incredible for the same period, the figures being 246,0V0 for July, 196V, and 2~!4,107 for 1966. Police arrests were 395 for the month of July, 308 of which were for traffic violations. In July the Fire Department records show 63 fire eal] and two first aid runs. The Housing Authority with a total of 580 mits had 5?3 occupied. Mayor Jarstad pointed out that the new freeway woul~ necessitate the demoli- tion of 100 units at Westpark and he felt that a letter should be sent to John Sullivan, Special Assistant to the Regional Administrator of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, stating that the City contemplates taking action toward meeting the requirements of the workable program° Mayor Jarstad complimented the Chamber of Co~mmerce for putting on a success- ful Street Dance for armed forces personnel and also gave praise to the Police Reserve Association for their assistance to the City Police and ~llitary Police forces. He then stated that he wished to make an announcement of significant interer- est to the City of Bremertono Assistant Chief of the Fire Department, Hal Gard- ner, is eligible for retirement and although official notification has not been handed in to the Fire Pension Board, it will be turned in soon. Mayor Jarstad praised the career of Hal Gardner and commented that upon his retirement he would accept a position with the State Board of Vocational Education. The Mayor then said he wishe~ to announce that, upon the retirement of Mr. Gardner, he is ap- pointing Captain Jack Holtine as Assistant Chief of the Fire Depart~emt. He stated that he had studied the record of Captain Holtine and believes him to be one of the most capable persons in the Bremerton Fire Department and is very able and willing to step into the job. He then extended his congratulations to Captain Holtine who was present at the meeting. Mr. Bob Peters, 1805 Perry Avenue, inquired about obtaining variance to re- model a building on his property which is zoned R-1. Mr. Schoneman suggested that he meet with him and the Building Inspector to study the request. Meeting ad jou~ned. ~NAYOR ~