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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/27/66 July 27, 1966 Regular meeting of ~he City Council of ~he City of Bremerton, Washington was held in the Council Chambers of the 0ity Hall at lO:O0 oWclock A.M.D.S.T. on Wednesday, July tV, 1966 with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the following: Commissioners Clark and Schoneman, City Attorney Fish,r, City Clerk McGowan, Water Supt. Humble, City Planner McConnell, Captain Ingrain, Asst. Chief Gardner'and members of the press and r~dio. Meeting was called to order by t he Mayor~ and the invocation was given by Captain Fred Russell of the Salvation Army. City Clerk read the minutes of the previous meeting and they were approved as amended. City Clerk announced it was the time and place set for the opening of bids on radio equipment and also modifications to the pri~'ary digester at Sewage Treatment Plant No. 2. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarst~d the bids be opened, carried unanimousl '. City Clerk opened the following bids for modifications to the digester at the Sewage Treatment Plant: O WLeary Contractors of Seattle, bid bond enclosed, total bid ~4,072.00 with tax; Settle Construction Co., Inc. of Poulsbo, bid bond enclosed, $~5,929.20 with tax; Mottner and McCutchen of Seattle, bid bond enclosed I66,268.00 with tax~ Freigang Construction of Tacoma, bid bond enclosed, Total bid 40,V01.56 with tax; Solie Construction Company, of Bremerton, bid bond enclosed 38,89~.69 with tax. MotiJn by Mr. Schoueman and Mr. 01ark the bi~.s be referred to a committee for study consisting of the representative of Gray and Osborne, Mr. Ron Cook, Water Supt. Humble, City Clerk and Mr. Schoneman, for s Imdy and recommendation of avard to be made later, carried unanimously. City Clerk opened the following bid for radio equipment: Motorola Company, Cashiers check enclosed in the amount of $~0.00 total amount of bid after tradein and including tax $5,489.74. Motion by Mr. Jars'~;ad and Mr. Schoneman the bid be referred to a committee for study including Mr. P~tmon of the Radio Shop, carried unanimously. City Cleric explained that a/Petition for vacation of certain roadway easements in the Qualheim project was referred to the City Engineer to define the streets to be vacated. City Clerk read a memo submitted by 2he City Engineer definin~ the boundaries of the Streets men2foned. The vacations will include parts of Hanberg Strc~t, Wilkes Avenue, A~oria Street and all of Jarvis Avenue, Houle Sir et, Monssen Avenue, and C~l-de~sac. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark the matter be referred to the Planning Commission if it has not already been and also referred to the City Attorney to draft a resolution setting the date of hearing, carried~unanimously. July 27, 1966 Con't. City Clerk read notices of employment for: Margaret Morgafi, extra help in the Mayor's Office at $1.80 Per hoUr effective July 25, 1966 temporary employee. James T. Watson, Extra Help in the Cemetery, at $1.90 per hour, effective July 2B 1966 temporary employee~ Fredericks L. Myhre, extra Help in the Commissioner of Public Works Office at'S1.80 Per hoUr, effective July 21, 1966 temporary employee. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the employments be approved, carried unanimously. City Ch rk read changes of pay'for: Ronald G. McConnell, Planner from $700 to $730 per month, effective July 16, 1986 appc~ative~ Edwin D. Sauer, General Foreman in the Garage, frOm $625.00 to $650.00 per month, effective July l, 1966 appointive. Motion by Mr. Sc honeman and Mr. Clark the changcsof pay be approve% carried unanimously. City Clerk read a petition addressed to Commissioner Schoneman signed by prope owners of Lots 1 to 5, First plat of Ba~gerly Manor Marion Avenue South, ~equesting the removal of dirt frc~ street back to the prope~v, ty line with sufficient room for bulkhead. Mr. Schone~an explained that the project under way is a continuation of a widening program that was initiated several years ago. The people are n~ requesting to remove the~dirt which'is within the street right of way. The constructing of bulkheads by them will allow additional parking for the residents. City Clerk had letter s from the Washington State Pollution Control Commission and the Department of Health, both approving the plans and specifications for the digester modifications to sewage treatment plant No. 2. City Clerk read a memo from City Attorney Fisher regarding the purchase of surplus pipe and fittings from Schade and Sons, Contractors, at a considerable savin~to the City. 'Abe opinion stated that he coul~ find no authority for an exception to the charter limitation in Article 7 requiring bids for the expenditure if it exceeds the sum of $500 and which prohibits the breaking down or separating into ~rts a purchase to avoid that prohibition. If the purchase is to be made, he advised, it would have to be done by bid. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarst~d not to make the purchase, carried unanimously. City Clerk read a notice of appeal submitted by Go~don L. W~gren, Attorney for the applicant, Charles'C. Haselwood, doing business as Haselwood Buick, Inc. whereby he is appealing the decision of the Plaoning Commission denying the request for a conditional use permit to permit customer parking at the location of 7th street between Olympic and Naval. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the he~ing on the appeal be s t for August 10, 1966, carried unanimously. Mr. Clark stated that he attendedthe Planning Commis~on meeting at which the request for the permit was denied. He felt disa~pointed that the Planning Commission did not consider more carefully the merits or lack of merits of the request, but rather more or less ~greed with one man present who wanted the Planning Commission to reject the request in order to "put the h~at" on the City Commissioners. City Clerk announced he had ~u 0rd~nance for Second Reading on the rezone of Lots l, 2, and 3, Block 21, Town of Decator, Kitsap County. There was no one present who spoke on the rezone. Mr. Jarstad explained that the Commis~oners wished to postpone the second reading of the ord~.nance untilfurther study cou~ be made of the rezone. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Cl~k the second reading of the rezone ordinanc be postponed until further checking by the City Attorney, carried unanimously. City Clerk read a petition for vacatio~ of a portion of an alley in the vicinity of Kitsap Dairy in Jens Jacobsens Addition to the City of Brnmerton, acco: ting to Plat. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mrj Clark the petition be referred to the Planning Commission for study, carried unanimously. City C]~ rk read Planning CommiSsion Resolution No. 133 approving the request of G.orge McKeown for the reclassification of the W~ of the ~ of the SW¼ of the ~ 1 oEF ~ection 12, Township 24NrlEW~ except that portion which lt~s East of ~infield Avenue from R-1 to R-2. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the Resolution be approved and the hearing be set for August 10, 1966, carried unanimously. City Clerk read Planning Commission R-solution No. 134 approving the request of JamesB. Smith and the Bremerton Plannin~ Commission for the reclassification of Lot 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and the N-~- of Lot 25 Dietz Addition to the To~n of Brmerton, from R-1 to B~3. Mr. C1 rk explained this rezone is on Warren Avenue at 8th Street and involves a watch repair shop. Notion lb~ Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarst~d the hearing on the rezone be held August , 196~, carried, unanimsumly. Ju~y 2V, 1966--Contr. City Clerk read a letter addressed to Mayor Jarstad signed~by S, P. ~Patu Carey, President, Washinton State Parks Association, regarding "Operation Big Tree" involving a large Grand Fir tree located a short distance off Pine Road adjacent to the Bremerton School property. He proposed the tree be preserved as Bremerton~s living Christmas tree. Mr. Jarstqd stated that there is a possibility that this land could be dedi- cated to the City and such an "operationw could be feasible. City Clerk read a letter addressed to the City Council signed by Richard Q. Andersen~ Chairman, Community Theatre Building Committee, submitting a request for permission to build a new community theatre on the site discussed at the Council meeting of July 20, 1966, that is, that area adjacent to the northwest edge of the Warren Avenue Bridge right-of-way and south of Lebo Blvd. Mr. Jarstad the plans have been presented and the decision will have to be a policy decision of the Council as to the location of the structure. The Council will be considering the matter as the theatre building committee is eager to get started. Mr. Jarstad stated that $90,000 Must be raised smd encouraged the coati, it- tee in its efforts. City Clerk had a sampl~ proposal for a feasibility study by William Sherman and Associates, with an opinion submitted by the City Attorney regarding the pro- posal. Motion by Mr. Jarst~d and Mr. Clark the City Attorney make the necessary changed in the proposal, confer with the Council, and have a contract that would be acceptable for action at the next Council meeting, carried unanimously. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried unanimously. Mr. Clark expressed pleasure in having noted in the Seattle paper on Sunday that the Municipal League or, Seattle and King County has endorsed Initiative 2~6 after spending months:: studying the initiative. Mr. Schoneman reported the following: The County is finishing paving Pine Road, The Ostrich Bay-Oyster Bay sewer system is finally functioning and is undergoing tests this week. All large power poles have been removed from llth Street. The paint Job on the two 50,000 gallon water tanks in the old NAD has been inspecte. and found to be satisfactory. Eight lights in the vicinity of the Capital Hill Fire Station will be replaced with ten 7,000 lumen, mercury vapor lights becaume the lighting in the area is in- adequate. Construction of the new Merit Mart sewer is unU~rway. Mr. Schoneman commented on the passing of former City Employee, City Engineer, Ed Severance, who was the first person he worked for in the City. Mayor Jarstad explained that the City must get together wi~h the Fire Dis- tricts of the newly annexed areas, because of the state laws regarding annexations of portions of fire districts. The annexed areas bring with them into the City their proper share of the net worth of the districts. Mayor Jarstad directed City Attorney to properly notify the concerned fire districts. Captain Ingram commen~ed on the Traffic Situation in the City. He explained that the State Highway Engineers have recon~nended that the south side of Kitsap Way be raised to prevent further acct8ents at the corner where Sgt. Williams of the Police Dept. was killed. City Clerk read a letter dated ~ly 10, 1966~ and signed by Bertha E. Jordan, Corresponding Secretary, City Hall Employees Association, stating that at a recent meeting of the City Hall Employees Association, action was taken to request that the City Commissioners adopt an Ordinance lowering the man~atory retirement age for City Employees from 70 to 65 years. Mr. Schoneman stated that the City Council should consider some action in the area as soon as possdble~ preferably at this time when the new budget is being considered. Mr. Clark explained that such a move would require an additional $3,000 in matching funds per year to the pension fund to keep it solvent. He felt, too~ that the matter should be resolved soon. At this time, Mr. Ron Cook, of Gray and Osborne, returned with a recommenda- tion of award to the low bidder, on the moSifications to the primary digester at sewage treatment plant No. 2, Settle Construction C~mpany of Poul'sbo, with a bid ~of $35,924.41, (after finding a i~.21 error in c~mputation of sales tax). July 2V, 1986--Con'te · Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark the award be made to the low bidder as recommended, carried unanimOUsly. APFROI~ED: , CITY ~CLERK ' '