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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/01/67 November 1, 1967 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:O0 o~clock A.M., F.S~T., on Wednesday, November l, 1967, with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the following: Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Schoneman, City Attorney Walgren, City Clerk NcGowan, Fire Chief Tillett, Chief of Police Plouf and members of the press and radio. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Jarstad and the Invocation was given by Reverend Wallace Smith of Westpark Christian Church. The minutes of the previous mee. tingwere read and approved as amended. The City Clerk read a memo from E. G. Humble to Mr. Schoneman requesting authorization be given to call for bids for the furnishing of equipment approved with the 1968 operating budget as listed below: Replacements: i - 1/2 ton pickup truck i - 4 wheel drive pickup truck November 1, 1967--con't. 1 - 3/4 ton flatbed truck with hoist 1 - I 1/2 ton 2lathed truck ~1 - Crawler type backhoe New Addition: I - Truckdriven power generator Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the Council authorize the. bid call, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read a memo from E. G. Humble to Mr. Schoneman requesting authorization to negotiate with Puget Sound Power & Light Co. for the installation of a line extension of approximately 450 feet and a power service drop at the new airport water storage tank. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark the Council authorize the negotiation, carr~ie8 unanimously. Mr. Schoneman stated that the cost will be included in the overall develop- ment of the system which is taken care of by the Port Commission. The City Clerk read a memo from Dave Patmon to the Assistant Chief of Police, Wes Henry, requesting that a bi8 call be waived, and that three portable radios be ordered at this time in order to obtain the same type portables that they now have so that all accessory items remain interchangeable, particularly batteries and chargers. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the request be approve~, carried unani- mously. The City Clerk read a Report of Separation for Randall Lane Marler, Extra Help in the Water Department, terminated on October 27, 1967. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the Report of Separation be approved, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 2761 appropriating funds not pro- vided for in the 1967 budget in the amount of $10,000.00 to the Traffic Maintenance Control Fund, Capital Outlay Budget for the purchase of steel poles for Traffic Lights and Control Cables, Conduits and Concrete and for the replacement of con- crete disturbed in the placement of the poles. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 2761 be passed on second reading, carried unanimously. The City Clerk read a letter addressed to the City Council from the Kitsap County Historical Association requesting that fire extinguishers and fans from the Craven Center Building be given to the Association for use in the new museum at 837-4th Street. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the matter be taken under advisement, carried unanimously. Mr. Schoneman stated that the phone type fire extinguishers are now non-ex- istent as they were removed some time ago, by the Naval Shipyard, but there are still old type extinguishers. The City Clerk read a letter from the Bremerton Metal Trades Council in which it stated that they protested the proposal of activating the parking meters in downtown Bremerton on Sunday. Mr. Jarstad stated that such a proposal had never been made and that the true proposal was to merely limit the parking time on Sundays for the sake of the busi- nesses which were not foNmerly allowed to stay open on Sundays and now because of recent legislation are allowed to be open. Mr. Schone~an added that this not only applies for the businesses, but also for visitors to the shipyard who need places to park on the street. Mr. Jarstad stated that we will answer this letter and inform them of these factors. The City Clerk read a letter from Dave Patroon, Communications Technician, ad- dressed to Mr. Schoneman which suggested leasing a site on Gold Mountain to Motor- ola, Incorporated~ for one year for the purpose of establishing a two-way radio communication equipment site. He also suggested that the fee be $400.00 per year with the same general lease conditions as the General Electric Company now has with the City, so that Motorola may conduct tests to determine whether or not the site is usable on a long term basis. He further suggested some additions to be included in any new or renewal lease arrangements. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad that She Council study the recommen- dations that were made by Oave Patmon, carried unanimously. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to pay all bills approved by a major- ity of the Commissioners, carried unanimously. Commissioner Clark reported briefly on the Annual District Meeting of the Association of Washington Cities held at the Hearthstone Restaurant on October 31, 1967. He stated that Mayor Raab of Poulsbo was elected to be Chairman of the Leg- islative District of the Association of Washington Cities for the next year. He stated further that the meeting was well attended and there were many interesting November l, 1967--con't. messages given by Legislative Representatives and from the City Manager of Noses Lake Wagner. He then commended the City employees, department heads and other City officials who were in attendance of about 30 in number. The City Clerk read EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 2762 amending Ordinance No. 2?44, adopting a plan for the acquisition, construction and installation of certain ad- ditions and improvements to the extensions of the combined water and s~mge system of the City; declaring the estimated cost and providing for the payments of such cost; creating a Construction Fund and providing for the issuance of warrants agains the same, and for the payment of certain monies therein. Notion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman EMERGENCY OI~DINANCE NO. 2762 be approved on first reading, carried unanimously. Mr. Clark stated that this is to keep up with the rather vast expansion of L.I.D.'s and avoiding the necessity of a series of revenue bonds. Mr. Schoneman reported that the 900,000 gallon reservoir is now in place at the Airport, and to arrive at completion coating of the interior and painting is all that needs to be done. He then asked the Council's concurrence in placing the surplus materials from Craven Center on a walk-through sale held in the gymnasium on November 18, 1967. This the Council agreed to. Mr. Schoneman then stated that the past two weeks they have been interviewing engineers for the urban arterial improvement on Burwell and the Council will pro- bably announce the name of the firm to do the job at the next Council meeting. Mr. Schoneman expressed disappointment because of the vandalism which took place on Lebo Blvd. which destroyed four mercury street lighMin a row. He stated that he hoped this practice would be discontinued and the guilty would b8 brought to ~iustice. Mayor Jarstad reported that the Halloween party held on Halloween night was well attended and that the police department and the Jr. Chamber did a good job. Mr. Jarstad spoke of the serious accident that happened to a small boy on Halloween night. The child's condition is critical. Mayor Jarstad then stated that he will be attending a Safety Meeting of the County Safety Council at noon in Port Orchard today, and that a member of the King County Safety Council would be present to speak at the meeting. He th~reported to the Council that the Park Department has been moving the City-County health facilities from the Harrison Olympic Center site to Nanette Com- munity Building. This was accomplished within one day except for some clean-up. The work was completed by the Park Department Personnel, except for the hiring of ome truck. This has all been logged and has been turned into the County Auditor for payment of services we performed. Mr. Pendergast has analyzed the situation of the utilization of the Manette Community Playfield and Sheridan Park Building, the necessary heat, lights, and water, cost of operation of building, the Janitorial services that the Park Department will give to the Health Board and for the serv- ices and costs to the City of Bremerton for taking care of these facilities, and he came up with a figure of $450.00 per month. This covers janitorial services, lights, heat and water for both buildings. Mr. Jarstad stated that it is very reasonable under the circumstances and that Mr. Pendergast will present this figure to the Health Board for their concurrence. Mr. Clark stated that his figure should not be confused by anyone with what the Health Board would have had to pay in rental, because this is expense that the Health Board would have been paying over and above any rental figures. Mr. Jarstad stated that we are strictly talking s bout the cost involved of providing facilities and maintenance in these areas. Mr. Clark then commented that if the Health Board would have rented facilities in the meantime, they would have had these costs in addition to pay. Mayor Jarstad reported that he had attended the Collective Bargaining Insti- tute that was held in Tacoma last Thursday afternoon and Friday. They had some of the top speakers in the labor field speak to the Institute on what the Collective Bargaining Bill will mean to Municipal employees and other public employees in the years ahead. It is an area that must be thoroughly understood by all parties. He stated that some of the implications that were given by representatives of. labor were very direct and to the point as they felt that all public service employees should have the right to stike and until they have this right~ they are 2nd class citizens. They also did not approve of classified Civil Service and would work towards the elimination of this. They stated that all rights people do have should be dealt with through labor unions by collective bargaining. He stated that they want to gat everything they can away from management, municipalities and State agencies that by law we can't hang on to. Mayor Jarstad stated that the City had investigated the~possibility of grant- ing a holiday on election day, November V, 196V. It was concluded that because of an opinion rendered by the Attorney General that this date could be observed as a holiday. The City Clerk read a letter of resignation from Mr. Fred J. Mebus, City En- gineer. November l, 1967--con't. All Commissioners expressed their regret in loosing him, but praised his am- bitions to further his education and expressed good wishes to him. Mayor Jarstad acknowledged Mr. Warner, the Secretary-Manager of the Chamber of Commerce who w~s present at the meeting. Adjourned.