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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/27/67 September 27, 1987 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall at lO:00 o'clock A.M.P.D.T., on Wed- nesday, September 27, 1987, with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the following: Commissioner Clark, Co~,~issioner Schoneman, City Attorney Walgren, City Clerk McGowan, Fire Chief Tillett, City Planning Assistant Jim Hofmann, City Engin- eer Fred Mebus and members of the press and radio. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Jarstad and the Invocation was given by Reverend Melvin R. Unruh from Summit Avenue Presbyterian Church. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as amended. The City Clerk had a General Claim covering the payroll period ended September 15, 1967, in the amount of $70,851.06. The claim was audited by W. R. Vaa and ap- proved by Austin Clark. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the claim be approved, carried unanimous- ly. ~he City Clerk read the following Notices of Employment: DELBERT DEAN MC NEAL, Patrolman 1st Year in Police Department, at $800.20 per month effective October 2, 1987, Civil Service Eligible. DOROTHY LAWTER, Extra Help in City Clerk's Office, at $2.10 per hour, effective September 22, 1967, Temporary Employee. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the employment be approved, carried unani- mously. The City Clerk read the following Change of Pay: GARY LARSON, from Firefighter 4th Year to Equipment Maintenance, in Fire Department from $584.60 to $600.20 per month, effective September 19, 1967. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman the Change of Pay be approved, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read a letter from Ron McConnell, Planning Director, recommend- ing denial of a petition by the Marine Drive Water District for vacation of a por- tion of street right-of-way at 17th & Rocky Pt. Road. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad we set a date of Public Hearing for Octobe~ 25, 1967, at lO:O0 o'clock A.M., carried unanimously. The City Clerk read ORDINANCE NO. 2757 amending the use and area maps of Or- dinance No. 1792, and rezoning the George B. Allen property from Residential-Two (R-2) to Business-Three (B-3). Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark the ORDINANCE NO. 2757 be approved,on first reading, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 2753 rescinding Ordinance No. 2748 and vacating certain portions of alleys located between Burwell and Second Streets, and Washington and Pacific Avenue. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 2753 be passed, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read ORDINANCE NO. 2756 accepting and incorporating into the corporate limits of the City of Bremerton certain land lying outside the limits of the City of Bremerton, being contiguous, commonly known as the South Kitsap Lake Area, and establishing the effective date as November 8, 1967. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman the ORDINANCE NO. 2756 be passed on second reading, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read EMERGENCY OHDINANCE NO. 2755 relating to the Voting Pre- cincts in the City of Bremerton and amending Ordinance No. 1781. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 27§5 be passed~ carried unanimously. The City Clerk read a letter From the Planning Director to the Planning Com- mission recommending that the petitioner desirous of rezoning property located at 1888 Pennsylvania Avenue North from Residential-One (R-l) to Business-Three (B-~) be required to obtain consent of 51 per cent of the owners by land area within the 200 foot radius, or the Planning Commission initiate a rezone in accordance with Section ll05 of Ordinance No. 1798, and that a study of the area be initiated in order that the Comprehensive Plan might be updated. It also recommended that the rezone be granted with the stipulation that it be used for parking only, and that a contract should be drawn up between the City and the petitioner which would in- clude this agreement. The City Clerk then read Planning Commission Resolution No. 152 requesting the City Council to pass an ordinance amending the use and area maps of Ordinance No. September 27, 1967--Con't. 1792 and rezoning property located at 1565 Pennsylvania Avenue, North, from Resi- dential-One (R-l~ to Business-Three (B-0). Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad that we set a date of Public Hearing for October ll, 1967 at 10:00 o!clock A.M., carried unanimously. The City Clerk read a letter from the Planning Director to the Planning Commis- ion recommending that either the Planning Commission make a study and initiate a rezone for this and other property in the area or table the petition until the ap- plicant obtains the consent on owners of not less than 51 per cent by area of all property within the distance of 200 feet, streets and alleys excluded, of the pro- posed district. The City Clerk then read Planning Commission Resolution No. 153 requesting the City Council to pass an ordinance amending the use and area maps of Ordinance No. 1792 and rezoning property located at 831 Pacific from Residential-One (R-l) to Business-Three (B-3). ~ Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad that we set a date of Public Hearing for October 11, 1967 at 10:00 o'clock A.M., carried unanimously. The City Clerk read a letter from the Planning Director to the Planning Comm- ission recommending that the property located at 543 Leto Blvd. be rezoned from Residential-One (R-l) to Residential-Two (R-2), as the property owners representing 88.5 per cent of the area have petitioned. The City Clerk then read Planning Commission Resolution No. 154 requesting the City Council to pass an ordinance amending the us~ and area maps of Ordinance No. 1792~ and rezoning property located at 543 Lebo Blvd. from Residential-One (R-l) to Residential-Two (R-2). Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad that we set a date of Public Hearing for October ll, 1967 at lO:O0 o'clock A.M., carried unanimously. The City Clerk read a PROCLAMATION stating that the week of October i - 7, 1967 is "SPRING GARDEN PLANTING WEEK." Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad that we pay all bills approved by a major- ity of the Commissioners, carried unanimously. Commissioner Clark gave a report on his trip to Prince George, British Columbia where he represented the Association of Washington Cities at the Convention of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities. He pointed out that the expenses for the trip were borne by both the Association of Washington Cities and the Union of Brit- ish Columbia Municipalities. He drew comparison between the manner in which cities business is conducted in British Columbia and Washington, noting that two major concerns of both groups were money and Home Rule. Mr. Clark then stated that the Commissioners are now involved in balancing the budget for the year 1968 and Public Budget hearings will commence on Monday, Octo- ber 2, 1967 at lO:O0 o'clock A.M., at which time the public is invited to make any comments or suggestions regarding the budget. He briefly reviewed the budget from the date the preliminary budget was pre- sented to the present. There was an ititial imbalance in the total budget of $817,145.11 and there is a tentative imbalance as of now of~ $485,769.04. Commissioner Schoneman reported that he has a request from Motorola Company for the use of a former sighting tower on Gold Mountain within the Watershed to be used for leasing space for transmitting equipment. He stated that this matter is being considered by the Council at the present time. Mr. Schoneman also stated that the Telephone Company is considering use of a site outside the Watershed for similar installations but they would find it neces- sary to use a road going through the Watershed to get to a site which they are leasing from the State. There is, however, one bridge crossing in need of repair for which the Telephone Company proposes to supplement the cost of repairing per- haps through the purchasing of materials. Mr. Schoneman stated that as indicated by articles in the newspapers, he had been reluctant to agree to the establishment of a fish rearing station at Gorst Ptm~p Station until several questions had been answered and an opinion had been ob- tained from the Health Department. He then read a letter which he had sent to the State Department of Health and a reply to this letter from Bernard Bucove, M.D., Director of the Department of Health. This letter stated that the Department of Health could not sanction the use of the Gorst facilities for this purpose for the following reasons: (1) Commercial fish food is not prepared for human consumption and frequently contains pathogenic organisms. (2) It is our policy not to permit a fixed connection, at any time, of a part of a water supply to any unapproved source of water. He further stated that if the Gorst Creek facility is no longer needed for the production of potable water, and it was disconnected from the system his Department wonld have no further inter- est in the matter. Mr. Schoneman stated that he felt that this letter should answer the questions in the minds of the Commission but he did point out that he had suggested to Mr. Tollefson that a site adjacent to Gorst Creek Pumpint Station could be made avail- able to the State to be developed at their expense. September 27, 1987--Con't. City Attorney Walgren reported that the Supreme Court had recently ruled in favor of the City involving the Navy Yard City Sewer District. Since there is apparently no request being made for a re-hearing before the Supreme Court, the City may now make application to the Superior Court to find out the total of pay- ments due the City which have been withheld and effect the release of this money by the County Treasurer. The application will be made forthwith. Mayor Jarstad announced the membership of the Bremerton City Safety Committee is almost complete with only about four left to be contacted and he hopes to be able to disclose the names of the full committee next week. This committee will work with the State Safety Committee which has been in existence for many years. Mr. Jarstad also reported that he has received letters from five downtown businessmen, whose businesses, until recently, were closed on Sundays but now stay open, who are concerned about the parking problem. They request that speci- fic areas in the downtown area be restricted to two-hour parking on Sundays. Mayor Jarstad suggested than an immediate study be made of the matter and that a solution to the problem be found. Mr. Schonemsn stated that ha had been approached on the same subject and an additional problem seems to be that encountered by visitors to the shipyard who can find no place to park in the proximity of the Main Gate. Mayor Jarstad remarked that the East-West football game is scheduled for Friday night, September 29, 1987. He urged citizens to attend and enjoy the half-time show which will be staged by the two best drill teams and bands in the State of Washington. The new score-board will also be dedicated at this time. Mr. Jarstad stated that the public should be made aware of the new parking lot at Roosevelt Field which is Just two blocks from Memorial Stadium. Mr.. Schoneman announced that he and Ed Weller would be attending the Public Works Conference October i through 5, 1987, at the Boston War Memorial Auditorium. Mr. Clark reverted to the letter from Dr. Bucove and stated that he shared Mr. Schoneman~s and Dr. Bucove's concern for the protection of the drinking w~ter of the City, but he does not like to consider the matter closed at this point and feels that a discussion should take place by the Colm~issioners with Dr. Bueo~e. He stated that he recalled a statement by the Director to the effect that the fish food now being used by the Department was completely sterile and packed with vitamins and thus would present no hazard to water consumers. He would like to see the matter looked into thoroughly before it is considered closed. Mr. Schoneman stated that the Health Department contacted the Fisheries De- partment and learned that the type of food used is not fit for human consumption and this is the food that would be used in the rearing pond. Mayor Jarstad commented that he would like to hear the opinions of the Health Department on what steps might be taken to make it possible to use the settling basins for the reading of fish. He also agreed with Mr. Schoneman's long range point of view in making a site available to the Fisheries Department £o~ ~ha~co~- struction of rea~ing ponds. Meeting adjourned. CITY CLERK /