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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/21/66 SePtember 21, 1966 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Wash- ington, was held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall at lOgO0 &'block a.m., D.S.T., on Wednesday, September ~l, 1966, with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the following: Commissioners Clad( andSchoneman, Deputy City Attorney Soriano, Acting City Clerk Vaa, Fire Chief Tillett, W~ter Supt. H'mble, Police Chief Plouf, City Planner ~cConnell,and members of the press and radio. City Clerk NcGowan was on vacation. Meeting was called to Qrder by the Mayor and the invocation was'given by the reverend Axelson, Assistant Pastor, First presbyterian church. Acting City Clerk read the minutes of the previous meeting and they were ~pproved as amended. Acting City Clerk eXlmlatned that pursuant to a recommendation not to purchase the trenching machine awarded on a previous bid call, the committee now recommends the award be made to Star Rentals Machinery, Inc., with a bid of $7,690.67 and a trade-in of $1,119.86 for a machine that better meets the specifications. Notion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the award be made as recommended, carried unanimously. In discussion, Mr. Schoneman explained that this compauy was not the low bidder, but the machine previously decided upon was undesirable for the City's needs. The machine from Star Rentals was demonstrated and found to be more suitable. Acting City Clerk stated that the committee to whom the bids on snow- plows had been referred recommend the awsrd be made to Caldwell Machinery Company, Inc., the low bidder, with a bid. of $1,730.88, Net cost to the City, for two snow plows for front mou~. Notion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the awar~; be made as recommended, carried unanimously. Acting City Clerk aunounced it was the time and place set for hearings on Resolutions Nos. 1~09, 1510, and 1311, which provide for rezorms from H-1 to B-Z of portions of the Valle-Hi and TBSau areas and all of the Tello area. At the time of annexation, provision was not made to retain the zoning pre- viously established by the County in thes~ ~reas. Motion by Mr. Jarstad an¢~ Mr. Cl~rk the hearings be con,.ened, carried unanimously. There was no one present who spoke on the rezone of a portion of the Valle-Hi annexation. Acting City Clerk read the First Reading of AN ORDINANCE amending the Use and Area Naps of Ordinance No. 179~, rezoning part of the Valle-Hi annexa- tion from R-~ to B-5. Notion by Mr. Schoneman and ~'~r. Clark the Ordinance be approved on first reading, carried unanimously. There was no one present who spoke on the rezone of the ~n~ire Tello annexation. Acting City Clerk read the first reading of AN ORDINANCE amending the Use and ~rea Maps of Ordinance No. 1792, providing for a rezone from R-1 to B-~ of the entire annexation. Not~on by Mr. Jarstad an8 Mr. Schoneman the Ordinance ~e approved on first reading, carried unanimously. There was no one present who spoke on the rezone of a portion of the TB&N annexation. Acting City Clerk read the First Reading of AN ORDINANCE amending the Use and Area Naps of Ordinance No. l~9~provlding for a rezone from R-1 to B-5 of a portion of the TB&N annexation. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the Ordinance be approved on first reading, carried unanimously. All three Commissioners expressed pleasure with the fact that the rezoning procedure is being accomplished for these areas, as it was overlooked at the time of annexation. Also, the Commissioners expressed thanks to the City Engineer, City Attorney~ and City Planner who prepared the legal descriptto2ms for the rezones. Acting City Clerk read a Notice of Separation of ~ax Sanders, Maintenance- man in the Traffic Maintenance Divison, by his own request, to be effective September l~, 1960. Notion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the resignation be accepted, carried unanimously. Acting City Clerk read Notices of Separation of the following p~ople from the P~rk and Recreation summer program at the termination of the season: MARK RICIIARDSON, ~'~RY C~MBERLAIN, BARBARA RICHARDS, all extra labor; NELDA REID, C'INDY KING, DAVID tIUGUENIN, LAUREN FRANCOEUR, LINDA DUEMLING, ELAINE BROWN RICHARD LEE ANDERSON, playleaders; TOMMY COLLINES, MAUREEN WILLIAMS, JOHN RYND, JR., CINDY PETTITT, JANICE HULBERT, all in the s~$mming pool d~v~sion. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman the separa~mons ce accep~em, carried unanimously. Mr. Jarstad stated that the staff was outstanding this year. Acting City Clerk read a Change of Pay for: LEONARD D. PLUMB, from Patrolman 2nd year to Patrolman 3rd year, from $498.40 to $524.90 per month, effective September l, 1966, Civil Service Eligible. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman the Change of Pay be approved, carried unanimously. Acting City Clerk read a Notice of Transfer for GORDON E. KRAETSCH, from Water Distributionto Sewage Disposal, at $2.41 per hour, effective September 16& 1966, Civil Service Eligible. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark the Notice of Transfer be approved, carried unanimously. Acting City Clerk read a Notice of Transfer and Change of Pay for: JOSEPH B~ISHAW, from Helper to ~aintenanceman, from Street to Traffic Maintenance Dept', from $2.78 per hour to $$30 per month, effective September 19, 1966, Civil Service Eligible. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the Notice of Transfer and change of pay be approved, carried unanimously. Acting City Clerk read the General Claim covering the Payroll period ended September 15, 1966, in the amount of $64,195.97, approved by Austing Clark and audited by W. R. Vaa. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the Claim be approved, carried unanimously. Acting City Clerk read a CERTIFICATE OF GROUND WATER RIGHT from Kitsap County for the meadowdale well, the certificate has been recorded and is being returned for f~ltng. Notion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the Certificate be accepted and filed, carried unanimously. Acting City Clerk had a Certificate of Census on the annexed area of Peter- sville road which became effective A~gust 26, 1966,The Census shows 613 people living in the area and 161 dwelling units. Motion by Mr. Cl~ rk and Mr. Schoneman the Certificate be accepted and signed by the Mayor and Acting City Clerk, carried unanimously. Acting City Clerk had a copy of a letter signed by City Engineer Mebus and addressed to Fisher Brothers Construction Company regarding the destruction of approximately 200' of City fencing in ~he construction of the Freeway. Mr. Jcrstad stated the Company will be responsible for replacing the fencing and the matter has been taken care of. Acting City Clerk read a letter addressed to F. S. Schoneman and signed by David K. Aldrich, regarding the transfer of the bus bench advertising pro- gram in the City o£ Bremerton, for which Council Approval must be acquired. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark the request for transfer of owner- ship of the program be approved subject ~O checking by the City Attorney before renewal is made, carried u~animously. Mr. Schoneman explained that the program was used for furthering the edu- cational needs of Mr. Aldrich, and Mr. Bergquist, who is taking over the program, plans to do the same for his son. Regarding An Ordinance setting up a temporary voter registration facility at Westpark, that was passed at the previous meeting, the Acting City Cle~ explained that the City Attorney recommended re-enacting the Ordinance, which contains an emergency clause, with the full Council voting on its passage. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the Ordinance be re-enacted, carried unanimously. Motion by Mr. Clark and mr. J~rstad the 0rSnance be approved for passage and publication as Ordinance No~ 2702, carried unanimously. Acting City Clerk read AN ORDINANCE relating to voting precinctw in the City of Bremerton; amending S*ction 43 of Ordinance No. 1781 andSection ~ of Ordinance No. 2685; amending Section 48 of Ordinance No. l~S1 and Section 3 of Ordinance No. 2~04 amending Section 29 of Ordinance No. l?81 and Section ~ of Ordinance No. ~061 and ~ection S of Ordinance No. 2465; and deblaring an emergency. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark the Ordinanc~ be approved for passage and publication as Ordinance No. 2707, carried unanimously. In discussion, it was pointed out that this Ordinance sets up precincts for the newly annexed areas as follows: TB&M annexation becomes part of precinct 28 BRENTWOOD annexation becomes part of precinct 48 PETERSVILLE ROAD annexation becomes part of precinct 43 Acting City Clerk again presented the letter from the County Engineer read at the previous meeting, in which the share to be paid by the City in the pav- ing of Pine Road amounts to $12,599.17. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and M~.Clark the payment be made to the County from the Arterial Street fund when this portion has been approved by the State as an Arterial Street project, carried unanimously. Motion by Mr. Clark ~nd Mr. Schoneman to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried unanimously. Mr. Clark stated that the work on the budget is continuing and meetings ore scheduled for the rest of the day. Mr. Schoneman commented on the Good Roads Convention in Yakima. The presentation mad~ regarding the Arterial Street needs of Bremerton was unan- imously accepted. Matters such as the resurfacing and widening of Callow Avenue, and the repaving of Kitsap Way from Csllow to Kitsap Lake, ~ere brought to the attentio~ of the State Highway Department. Mr. Schoneman explained that the City of Bremerton was reminded that improvement of the Ferry exit facilities at Bremerton must be accomplished before the new and faster ferries are operating early in 1967. Mr. Schoneman ~m~ented also on the National Public Works meeting held in Chicago, attended by some 5,000 representatives from all over the country. Equipment was on display and some of it~ was actually ~emonstrated. He felt the meeting was very worthwhile. All three Commissioners expressed pleasure with the completion of the llth Street paving and widening job and felt it a beautiful aSdition to the CZty. Mr. Schoneman stated the crews are taking advantage of the ~ood weather and accomplishing overlays of asphalt on some streets in the City. Mr. Jarstad stated that the celebratioh in the shipyar~ last weekend was successful and extended congratulations from the City to Admiral Schultz an~ his staff for presenting a celebration wi~ich was enjoyed by all. Mr. J~rstad reported that he has received letters from Congressman Hicks, and Senators Jackson and Magnuson regarding the application by the Port Commission for funds for development of the Kitsap County Airport. He ex- pressed the hope that the application will be successful. MeetingadJourned. ~~_~_~. APPR VED: ~~h~ -. ~ , CIT~ CLERK