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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/07/66 September V, 1966 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall at 10:00 o'clock a.m.,~D.S.T., on Wednes~L~ay, September 7, 1966, with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the following: Commissioner Schoneman, City Attorney Fisher, City Clerk McC~wan, Water Supt. Humble, Fire Chief Tillett, Ass't Police Chief Henry, City Planner McConnell, City Engineer Mebus, and members of the press and radio. Commissioner Clark was on vacation. Meeting was called to order by t~e Mayor and the invocation was given by the Reverend Glen Soule, Manette Community Church. City Clerlc read the minutes of the previous meeting and t~ey were approved as amended. City clerk announced it was the time and place set for hearings on two rezones and on the Park andRec~eation Capital Improvement Program for the years 1967 through 1972. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Sch~L~neman the hearings be convened, carried unanimously. City Clerl[ read Planning Commission Resolution No. ~35 recommending the rezone of property between Clare and Hemlock on Juniper, from R-1 to R-2. There was no .~ne present who spoke on the rezone. City Clerk read AN ORDINANCE amending the Use and Area Maps of Ordinance No. 179~ and providing for the rezone from R-1 to R-2 of the property between Clare and Hemlock on ~niper. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the 0~.dinance be approved on first r~ading, carried unanimously. City Clerk read Planning Commission Resolution No. 136 recommending the rezone of property at 809 10th Street and 813 10th street from R-1 to B-$. There was no one present who spoke on the rezone. Mr. Jarstad pointed out that the r~zone dealt with the expansion of the Kitsap Dairy. City Clerk read the first reading of AN ORDINANCE amending the Use and Area Maps of Ordinance No.'1799 and providing for the rezone from R-1 to B-3 of Lots 12, and 13, Jens Jacobsen's Addition to Br~merton, Kitsap County, Washington. Motion by Mr. J~Rrstad and Mr. Schoneman the Ordinance be approved on first reading, carried unanimously. City Clerk announced the next hearing on the ~ix-year Parks and Recreation Capital Improvement Program. Mr. Jarstad opened the discussion on the program and explained it is a necessary p~rt of making application for available funding to help in some of the planned pro~ects listed in the program. The program shows directions the City would like to see recreation park programs develop. Mr. Jarstad further cited some of the highlights of the program which would expend a total of $761,650 over the entire six-year period. The annual City Budget expenditures contemplated will be about $50,000. Mr. Schoneman stated that the program indicates good planning and, if followed, will see a gr~at improvement in the Park and Recreation area. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman the City of Bremerton adopt by Resolution the six-year C~pital Improvement program for Parks and R~creation Department~ carried unanimously. City Clerk read a Resolutton adopting the six-yoar Parks and Recreation Capital Improvement Program for the period January l, 1967 to December 31, 19B2. a copy of which is filed with the Clerk of the City of Bremerton. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman the Resolution be adopted as Resolution No. 1308, carried unanimously. City Clerk read a Change of Pay for: WILLIAM E. LIVELY, from Motor Patrolman to Sergeant in the Police Dept., from $~7~.10 to $593.90 per month, effective September l, 1966, Civil Ser- vice Eligible. Motion by Mr. Jarstad end Mr. Schoneman the Chan~e of Pay be approved, carried unanimously. Mr. Jarstad expressed pleasure with the appointment of Uill~am E. Lively' to Sergeant, and stated that he is a fine officer. City Clerk read an Application for a license to Conduct rides at the Ferry Avenue Mall from Septemb~r 1~-24, signed by Clyde F. Allen, representing King Amusement Ride~. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman the application be approved, car- ried unanimously. City Clerk read the General Claim covering the payroll period ended August 31, 1966, in the amount of $87,408.10, audited by W. R. Vaa. ~otion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the Claim be approved, carried unanimously. City Clerk had a letter from the National League of Cities dated August 29, 1966, requesting the officials of Bremerton ~ttend the Congress of Cities, the la~ge~t annual, national m~icipal conference of its kind in the ~r~d, to be heldthis year, December 2-~ at Las Vegas, Nevada. City Clerk represented three Resolutions setting September 21, 1966, as the date of hearing on rezones from R-i to B-3 portions of the Valle-Hi and TB&M areas and all of the TellO Ares. At the time of annexation, pro- vision was not made to retain the zoning previously established by the County in these areas. City Clerk read the Resolution setting the date of hearing on the rezone of a portion of the Valle-Hi annexation. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarsta~ the Resolution be approved as Resolution No. 1309, carried unanimously. City Clerk read the RESOLUTION setting the ~ate of hearing on the rezone of a porti n of the TB&M annexation. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman the Resolution be approved as Resolution No. 1310, carried unanimously. City Clerk read the RESOLUTION setting the date of hearing on the rezone of all of the Tell~ annexation. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the RESOLUTION be approved as Resolution No. 1311, carried unanimously. City Clerk read a memo to F. S. Schoneman f~om E. G. Humble requesting authorization to install approximately 1V20' of 8" cast iron pipe along Kttsap Way from Shorewood .Drive to Brentwood Drive and along Brentwood D~ive from Kitsap Way to the Freeway crossing by City Force Account. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the request be approved, carried unanimously. City Clerk read a memo from Mr. Humble to Mr. Schoneman in which he rec- ommended that the award of a bid for the purchase of a trenching machine which wa~; made to the Walter Special Equipment Company on August 31, 1966, be cancelle for the following reasons: 1. Machine does not meet specifications for engine horsepower 2. Malfunction of shields which were intended to prevent dirt from falling back into trench and they also appeared to be too light to withstand normal operating stresses. 3. Rod operating hydraulic cylinder controlling backhoe bucket was scored too deeply to be acceptable. 4. Replacement parts are available at the present time only from the factory in Pennsylvania. The Memo further recommends that the second low bidder, Star Rentals Company, be given an opportunity to demonstrate their machine before 2inal decision is made. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jar~;tad the award for the purchase of the trackmaster machine be cancelled, carried unanimously. The City Attorney recommended investigation into the law concerning contracts before they are fully executied. Mr. Schoneman added that the la bidder must be expected to perform on the job before complete approval is Mr. Schoneman reported: After consultation with Departments, the intersection at Kitsap Way and llth Street will be modified on Sunday to provide for a free right turn on to Kitsap Way from llth Street. ~.~L.. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad that at the completion of the widening of llth street that parking be banned from W~rren Avenue to C~ll~ Avenue on llth Street, carr£ed unanimously. Before the paving is completed on llth Street, closures of the street for short periods will probably be rwquired. Mr. Schoneman further reported that he ~ill be traveling to Yakima in the afternoon to attend a Good Roads Convention. He will be speaking on a Resolution which woul8 provide for the extension of llth Street to Washington Avenue, and the widening of Washington Avenue tto 6th Street. Also, he ~ll speak ~n the possibility of moving the primary state highway to llth Street. Mr. Schoneman explained he will also put in a request for ample funds ~o widen Callow Avenue from Farragut to 6th Street to four lanes, the cost of which would be around $~20,000 to $130,000. Mr. Schoneman further commented that there is a request in to the State to take a survey for the possibility of laying new asphalt from 6t~ and Callow to Kitsap Lake, and also provide storage and turning movements in both directions. Mr. Schoneman explaine~ that it will be necessary to draw new speclfica- tions for the backhoe-loader, on which bids were opened at the meeting Aug- ust 31, 1966, to include some optional and alternate equipment. It was felt that the best prices could be obtained by calling for bids again, rather than negotiating the purchase. Motion by Mr. Schoneman an~ Mr. Jarsta~ the bids on the back-hoe loader be r~jected and specifications be prepared for ne~ bid call, carried unan- imously. City Attorney Fisher explained that there are approxim~tely 26 appeals from Police Court to Superior Court for October and November. The number is a substential reduction from the usual number and it is an indication of the good job being done by the Deputy City Attorney, Soriano. Mr. Jarstad reported that Mr. Sherman of Sherman and Associates, pres- ently engaged in a feasibility study for the City of Bremerton's Municipal Golf Course, will be in town for a few days for consultations regarding the study. Mr. Jarstad reported the following for the month of August: Housin~ Authority reports 564 units occupied, 489 of which are civilian tenants, and 75 military ~enants. Fire Department reports 65 fire calls and 3 first aid calls, which is higher than the average. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. S(~},oneman to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried unanimously. ,~. Jarstad explained that the 75th anniversary of the Naval Shipyard is coming up September 16 and 17, He urged all to make note of the cele- bration and the fact that the B~emerton shipyard is the N~ber i ~ipyard in the nation. Mr. Jarstad reported a meeting to be held in the afte~oon regarding the Navy Muse~ and the possibility of using parts of the fe~'ry retinal building to house the muse~, Mr. J~rstad welcomed Mr. Leroy Willies who is running for a legislative position in Ol~pia. Mr. Willies had a letter for presentation endorsing initiative 226. The letter was turned over to the press for report. Mr. J~rstad also welcomed Mr. Charles Innes md Mr. Sm Morrison of the housing authority and co,ended them for their work. Meeting adjourned. ~ ~ mayor