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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/15/66 December 15, 1966 The monthly night meeting of the City Council of the~City of Bremerton, Wash- ington, was held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall at 7:30 P.M., P.S.T., on Thursday, December 15, 1966, with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the following: Commissioners Clark and Schoneman, City Attorney Fisher, City Clerk McGowan, City Engineer Mebus, City Planner McConnell, Fire Chief Tillett, Municipal Judge Dantelson, other interested citizens, and members of the press and radio. The meeting was called to order by the Mayor and the Invocation was given by Father Dan Hevenor, Episcopal Church. The minutes of the Council meetings of November 30 and December 7 were read and approved as read. The City Clerk re-read the bids on Official Publications and Gasolines and Oils which had been opened on December 7, and stated that after tabulating them he recommended award be made as follows: Official Publications--Bremerton Sun, the only bidder, $1.85 per column inch Gasoline and Oils--Gasoline--Richfield, Regular, $.2045 per gal. Richfield, Preminm, i$'2295 per gal., low bidder Oils--Texaco, $.513 per gal., low bidder Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the awards be made as recommended, car- ried unanimously. It was the time and place set for opening bids on Office Machine Maintenance for the year 1967. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the bids be opened, carried unanimously. Only one bid was received from PENINSULA STATIONERS, Certified Check enclosed for $65.21. ~ reading of the bid was waived. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the bid be referred to a Committee for study, carried unanimously. The City Clerk presented a request for authorization to call for bids for of- fice furniture for the judge's chambers to be located in the City Hall. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark the bid call be authorized, carried unanimously. The City Clerk presented two more requisitions for additional telemetering equipment for the Water Department. They both exceeded the $500 Charter limita- tion. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark the equipment be purchased without cal- ling for bids because there is only one source of supply to complete the system, carrie~ unanimously. Another requisition for the purchase of a portable radio unit costing $55V was presented. The City Clerk read a memo at!;ached to the requisition signed by David Patmon, Radio Technician, which stated that there is only one source of supply for the unit needed. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad purchase be authorized, carried unani- mously. A~Notice of Separation was read for JAMES R. MEVIS, Water Supply Dept., Extra Labor, job completed. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the separation be approved, carried unani- mously. License applications signed by Lester L. Euritt for transfer of Pinball Lo- cation License, Music Machine, Vending Machine, Shuffleboards, and Shufflebowler were read for approval. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the license applications be approved, carried unanimously. A license application for pinball location at the Deluxe Tavern, signed by George Brouwer,was read. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and ~r. Schoneman the application be approved, carried unanimously. The General Claim covering the payroll period ended November 30, 1966, was read in the amount of $62,894.00. The claim was approved by Austin Clark and audited by W. R. Vaa. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the Claim be approved, carried unani- mously. The City Clerk presented a Claim for Damages in the amount of $35,000 suffered by Isabel Sha~ley when she allegedly tripped on the sidewalk in front of the Girl Scout Building on 1109 Warren Avenue. The Claim was reported to the insurance company. The City Clerk read AN ORDINANCE establishing a Municipal Court for the City of Bremerton as a part of the Kitsap County Justice Court District No. 1 as pro- December 15, 1966--con't. vided by RCW Chapter 3.46; declaring the amount of time the Municipal Judge of said Municipal Court shall be required for the Municipal Court of Bremertonsde- claring the percentage.of his salary that should be paid by the City of Bremerton; appointing the Municipal Judge of said Municipal Court; and repealing all ordin- ances and parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith and declaring an emergency. After some discussion as to the effective date of the Ordinance, a motion was made by Mr. Clark and Nm. Schoneman that the Ordinance be approved for pas- sage and publication with the provision that the effective date be the second Nonday in January, 1967, and carried unanimously. Notion by Mr.i Clark and Nr. Schoneman to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the Cormnissioners, carried unanimously. All three Commissioners extended congratulations to Judge Danielson and City Attorney Fisher for being appointed as Judges of the Kitsap County Court District No. i recently. Mr. Clark made the following financial report to the end of November: Cash on Hand, $174.518.21; anticipated receipts are 94.5 per cent in; Expenditures are 91.4 per cent expended. Both Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad commented on the National League of Cities Convention they attended in Nevada. They felt it was a very worthwhile conven- tion and a lot of beneficial ideas were obtained. Mr. Clark commented on the meeting with Governor Evans on December 13, at which he was a delegate, to discuss the possible solutions to the needs of Cities after the defeat of Initiative 226. The Governor had suggested ideas ranging from a 4.$ per cent sales tax to an allocation of $10 million to locml communi- ties. Nr. Schoneman stated that the waters from the heavy rainfall earlier in the week have receded, and conditions are returning to normal. The waterlevel behind Casad Dam-increased by 7'8" in a 24-hour period while the outflow valves were all the way open. Mr. Schoneman stated that the Port Commission has requested that the City of Bremerton make a study of the cost of laying water lines on Airport property at the Kitsap County Airport. Mr. Jarstad introduced the matter of the Ford Avenue vacation under consid- eration by the Council and stated that postponement of the decision has been re- quested until further consultations with Engineers 9an be had. Mr. Jarstad made the following reports for the month of November; HUMANE SOCIETY--1,083 telephone calls, 387 truck calls, 96 complaints investtgate~ FIRE DEPARTMENT--36 fire calls during the month POLICE DEPARTMENT--328 arrests, 243 traffic arrests BRIDGES--showed the largest increase ever; total crossings increased by 65,668. Crossings for November,1966 were 617,766 a~ compared to 552,098 crossings crossings in November, 1965. Neeting adjourned. CIT~CLhRK /