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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/14/66 September 14, 1966 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held in the ~Council Chambers of the ~ity Hall at lO:OO o'clock a.m., D.S.T., on Wednesday, September 14, 1966, with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the following: Commissioner Clark, City Clerk McGowan, City P.~allner McConnell, Police Chief Plouf, Fire Chief Tillett, Water Supt. Humble, City Engineer Mebus, and membersof the press and Commissioner Schoneman was attending a National Public Works meeting in Chicago. City Attorney Fisher was absent. Meeting was called to order by the Mayor and the invocation was given by the Reverend Harry NA~mah, Kitsap Lake Baptist Church. City Clerk read the minutes of the previous meeting and they were approved as ~mended. Cit[~ Clerk stated that the Committee to whom the bids on a l0t' Altitude Valve for the Water Dept., had been refereed, recommend the award be made to HALLGREN COMPANY, the low bidder, with a bid of $925.30. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the award be made as recommended, carried unanimously. City Clerk read a memo to F. S. Schoneman from E. G. Humble regarding a Change Order to increase the purchase of hydra~zts already awarded on a previous bid opening for hydrants, pipe, etc. The request comes as a result of a study of hydrant availability in areas recently annexed to the City. New installations should be made in the ?etersville Road and Nrentwood Areas. If the quan2ities are increased by immediate Change Order to the existing contract, the items can be included in the same shipment at the same prices with freight included. The Change Order would be to the Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company contract to increase quantities by adding 6 fire hydrants and 6-6w Gate valves. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the Change Order for an increased order~,be approved, carried unanimously. City Clerk read a letter signed by T. R. Ti!lett, Fire Chief, stating the Fire ~ept., requests that 18 helmets, 4 bunker coats, and 6 bunker pants be declared surplus and removed from the inventory list. Chief Tillett explained the items are no longer repairable and can no longer be used. Motion by Mr. J~rstad an8 Mr. Clark the items be declared surplus and disposed of in the be~t interests of the City, carried unanimously. City Clerk read Notices of Employment for: BLAIR L. WAGNER, Extra Halp in the Water Distribution Dept., at $1.90 per hour, effective September 12, 1966, temporary employee. EDWARD HEBERT, Extra Help in the Cemetery at $1.90 per hour, ~ffective Sept- ember 12, 1966, temporaz-y employee. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the mmployments be approved, carried unanimously. City Clerk read a Change of Pay for: VICTOR LUCAS, Engineering Aide Iii, from ~90 to $810 per month, effective September 10, 1966, Civil Service Eligible. Notion by Mr. J~rstad and Mr. Clark the Change of Pay be approved, carried unanimously. City C~ rk had letters and General Claims attached from Gray and Osborne Consulting Engineers, re[~arding the following: 1. Gray and Osborne, Engineering Services for preparation of plans and specifications for improvements to the digester mixer and roof desig~ et Sewage Treatment P~ant No. 2, in the amount of $2,413.68. 2. Gray and Osborne, Engineering Services, Ostrich Bay Sewerage Project and Plant No. 2 repairs and improvements, in the amounts of $76.36 and $96.96. 3. Progress Payment No. 1, Settle Construction Co., Inc., improvements and repairs to digester at plant no. 2, in the amount of $2,273.23. 4. Pro~ress Payment No. 9 and semi-final, project completion, Del Guzzi, Inc., constructor Schedule C, Chlorine Contact Chamber, Sewerage project in the amount of ~25207,72. and Mr, Jarstad Motion by Mr. Clark/the C2aims be approved and paid, carried unan- imously. city Clerk read a letter with a ~it Claim Deed and Agreement attached, signed by V. L. Barnes, Acting Chief, Real Property Division, Property Management and Disposal Service, of the General SertIces Administration. The letter was in regard to a portion of the Bremerton Annex,~U. S. Naval Ammunition Depot, B~ngor, Brcmerton, for which the City paid ~11,700. The land was conveyed to the City of Bremerton, Washington, for public park and recreational area purposes. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the deed be accepted and recorded, carried unanimously. Mr. Jarstad explained the land is approximately 12.1 acres in the vicinity of the freeway construction. Mr. Jarstad further explained that it has been brought to his atten- tion that appr&ximately 200~ of the City's cyclone fencing has been removed in the construction of the freeway. He directed the City P~Anner to investigate the matter. The City Engineer explained that he had checked into the matter earlier and stated that the contractor is required to replace the fencing. City Clerk read a RESOLUTION with a contract attached with Puget So~d Power and Light Company for Municipal Water Pumping Power over a ten year period for the NAD tanks. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the Resolution be passed as Res- olution No. 1312, carried unanimously. City Clerk read the sec.'~,nd reading of AN ORDINANCE amending the Use and Area Maps of Ordinance No. 1792 rezoning from R-1 to R-2 the property between Clare~ and Hemlock on Juniper. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the 0rdin~uce be approved for passage and publication as Ordinance No. 2700, carried unanimously. Mr. Clark explained this property is the Episcopal Church property. City Clerk read the second reading of AN ORDINANCE amending the Use and Area Maps of Ordinance No. 1792, providing for a rezone from R-1 to B-3 of the property at 809 10th Street and 81S 10th Street, described as Lots 12 and 13, Jens Jacobsen's ~ddition to Bremerton. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the Ordinance be approved for passage and publication as Ordinance No. 2701, carried unanimously. Mr. Clark again clarified that this property is owned by the Kitsap Dairy and will be used for their business expansion. City Clerk read AN ORDINANCE providing for and authorizing permanent and temporary voter registration facilities, repealing Ordinance No. 2609 and declaring an emergency. City Clerk explained that the Ordinance will establish a temporary voter registration at ~stpark Rental office, 110 Rus- sell Road, between the hours of 10:00 a.m., to 5:00 p.m., for each of the fiteen days, excepting Sunday, prior to the last day to register in order to be eligible to vote at the State General Election. Motion by Mr~ Jarstad and Mr. Clark the Ordinance be approved for passage and publication, as Ordinance No. 2702, carried unanimously. In discussion, the questio~ of whether or not this Ordinance, which contains an emergency clause, may be pa~sed without the full council voting, was referred to the City Attorney. City Clerk read a Proc]mmation by Mayor Glenn K. Jarstad designating September 16 and 17, 1966, as PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD DIAMOND JUBILEE DAYS, in honor of the 75th anniversary of the shipyard, and urging all ~itizens to participate in the celebration. City Clerk read a letter signed by Mrs. ~0n Lary, 2916 Robin Street, tha~king the City Council for cooperation in seeing that the hazard at the property ab 2916 Robin Street was removed. Mr. Clark explained that lhere was an unoccupied residence at that address and the owners volunteered to' have it ~sposed of. City Clerk read another letter signed by L. V. Bullard, County Engineer with a distribution of construction costs attached to Kitsap County and the City of Bremerton in the matter of construction of Pine Road, which has beencompleted. The Total cost to the City amounts to $12,599.17, which is somewhat less than the preconstruction estimate furnished earlier. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the matter be referred to a com- mittee of the whole for action at the next Council meeting, carried unan- imously. Mr. Jarstad complimented the County for the Job done on the road and stated it has benefited both the County and City. City Clerk read a letter signed by James L. Gordon, City Mayor, City of Olangapo, Philltpines, The letter extended greetings to Bremerton and expressed thanks for the plaque sent them by Bremerton. Mr. Gordon expressed the hope that the two cities can look forward to a more active and positive Sister CityProgram, soon. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. J~rsbad to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried unanimously. Mr. Claz-k announced the Legislative District meeting of the Association of Washington Cities will be held at the Sportsman Restaurant in the even- ing. One of the topics of discussion will be Initiative 2~. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad that at the conclusion of the business of this meeting, the Council recess until Friday, September 16, 1966, at 10EO0 o'clock a.m., at which time the preliminary budget will be adopted, carried unanimously. Mr.£ Jarstad reported~the following for the month of August: 314 arrests in the Police Dept., 246 of which were traffic The total attendance figure of children participating in the Park and Recreation swimming program during the s~nnmer was 18,531. Traffic on the toll bridges has increased. Mr. Jarstad, in the absence of Mr. Schoneman, thanked the residents of llth Street for their patience during the paving processes. He felt the street is now a beautiful addition to the City. Meeting recessed. Recessed meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Wash- ington, was held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall at lO:O0 o'clcok a.m., D.S.T., on Friday, September 16, 1966, with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the following: Commissioner Clark and City Clerk McGowan, Fire Chief Tillett, Police Chief Plouf, and members of the press and radio. Mr. Schoneman was still away at the National Public Works meeting in Chicago. City Attorney Fisher was absent. Meeting was called to order by the Mayor. Mr. Cla~k reported on the budget as follows: The preliminary budget figure for adoption is $7,180,127.03, which includes rebudgeting of pension funds and other miscellaneous funds. The actual operating budget for the year is more in the neighborhood of $2,397,000. The budget deficit has been reduced from $1,051,663.43 to $1,008,417.49 by study already completed. The deficits which make up the $1,008,417.49 included $757,016.80 in the tax supported funds, $25,852.10 in the Garage budget, an(~ $225,548.59 in the Water budget. At this point, Mr. Clark mentioned Initiative 226. If passed favor- ably by voters, monies received by the City in October, 1967, will total $128,0~0. Approximately $512,000 will be received annually after 1967, from the share of the Sales Tax. Mr. Jarstad explained the problem of maintaining the services in the cities and towns without some increases in state monies. Motion by Jarstad and Clark the official notice be read fiEing the preliminary budget figure, carried unanimously. City. Clerk read the Official Notice to be published on September 19 and 26 providing for the adoption of the preliminary budget in the amount of $7,180,127.03. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. ~arstad the Notice b6 published as indi- cared, carried unanimously. Mr. Jarstad and Mr. C~ rk commented on the 75th Diamond Jubilee cele- bration of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and urged all to attend the festi- vities this weekend. APPROVED: E. H. T4 MC~OWAN, CITY CL~K