HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/24/65 February 24, 1965
City Clerk announced it was the time and place set for epening bids on lia-
bility insurance and because there were no Commissioners present the bids would
be opened and referred to Council Meeting at lO:00 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Present were the City Attorney Fisher, Civil Service Examiner Southerland and
Gerald Thornburgh of the Engineering Office.
Two bids were received: Northwestern Mutual Insurance, no deductible,
$6,331.00! $50.00 deductible, $5~943,00; Soriano Insurance Company, no deductible,
6,468.00, $50.00 deductible, $6,017.00. The bid from Northwestern Mutual Insur-
ance was not broken dove~ in detail for each exposure.
The hearing on LID 294 will be continued tomorrow. No one present interest-
ed in the LID.
APPROVED: City Clerk
February 25, 1965
Regular meeting of the CityCouncil of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was
held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, February
25, 1965 with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the following: Commis-
sioner Clark, Commissioner Schoneman, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Fisher,
Asst. Fire Chief Gardner, Police Chief Plouf Sanitarian Joe Weigel, Gerald Thorn-
burgh, Engineers Office and representative of the press.
Meeting called to order by Mayor Jarstad who led those present in the Flag Salute
and Rev. Ti~n, Free Methodist Church gave the invocation.
February 25, 1965 (Con't)
City Clerk read-the minutes of the last meeting and they were approved as read.
City Clerk announced it was the time and place set for a hearing on LID 294.
Notion by Mt. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the hearing be continued, carried.
City Clerk reported one letter of protest was received but this gentleman has
now withdrawn his letterbecause the matter was satisfactorty~taken care of. City
Clerk read Ordinance No. 2623, An Ordinance adopting and confirmint the assessment
roll for LID 294 and providing for the improvement of the alley located in Block
5 of Dietz's Addition.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the ordinance be approved for passage
and publication, carried unanimouhly.
City Clerk announced the bids on liability insurance were opened yesterday
and it was the feeling of the co~multtee that considered the bids the one from B.A.
Getschmann Co. was not complete and did not comply with the specifications; there-
fore Mr. McGowan recommended the bid be awarded to Louis Soriano Insurance Agency.
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the bid be awarded to Louis Sorlano In-
surance Agency, carried unanimously.
Mr. Louis Soriano attended the Council meeting and suggested to the Council
members that it may be to the City's benefit to call the insurance agents and find
out why they are not submitting a bid.
Mr. McGowan remarked that approximately five to seven agents picked up the
specs.
City Clerk reported the committee who studied the bids of copper tubing, brass
fittings and so forth made the following recommendations f~r award: Grinnell Co.
of the Pacific items 27 ~h~u 47; H.D. Fowler, items 10,19,21 t~A25; Andrew ~ller
items 5-8, 12-16, 18; Pacific Water Works Supply, items 9, 11, 17 and 20; Pioneer
S~pply, items 1-4 and item 26.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the awards be made as outlined by the
City Clerk, carried unanimously.
City Clerk read the following notices of transfers: Charles Weeks from Police
Traffic Mtce to Engineers $550.00 t~ $437.50; Lyle Bennenett from Meter Mtce to
Traffic Mtcema~, $530.00 to $540.00, Zon Cunningham from Cemetar$ at $428.50 to
meter mtce at $S20.00. Ail effective March 1st, 1965.
Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman the transfers be approved, carried.
City Clerk read a change of pay for Arthur T. Welle~ Water Dist from $1.90 to
$2.26 per hour effective March 1st, 1965.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the change of pay be approved, carried.
City Clerk read a letter addressed to the City of Bremerton Commissioners and
Kitsap County Commissioners from J.L. Hunt, requesting a renewal of his lease on
City,County owned land for another five years.
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the letter referred to a committee of
the whole including the County Commissioners for consideration and study, carried.
City Clerk read a letter from the Asst. Fire Chief requesting 600' of 2~" fire
hose be declared surplus and disposed to the best interests of the City.
Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the hose be declared surplus and authorize
the City Clerk to dispose to the best interests of the City, carried unanimously.
City Clerk requested Council approval to declare surplus one McCulloch power
s.aw.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to ~oncurin the request and declare the
saw surplus and authorize the City Clerk to dispose in the best interests of the
City, carried unanimously.
City Clerk requested approval to call for bids on a new accounting machine and
have the old Burroughs declared surplus.
Motion by Mr. Clark and ~r. Jarstad to concur in the request, authorizing the
City Clerk to call for ~ ds and dispose of the old accounting machine in the best
interests of the City, carried.
City Clerk reported the original easement with Bonneville Power Co., along
the power line in Sections 31 and 32 ~24NR1E provided the ~eadline for the r~ov-
al of logs from the right of way sometine in 19~4 but a new deadline was set for
approximately April 1, 1968. It has been determined by Con~issioner Schoneman and
Water Supt. Humble these logs could be removed from the right of way, stock piled
by City employees and sold by negotiated sale. The City Forester contacted several
loggers and came up with a proposal from F.A. Mclntyre who agreed to haul the logs
to the mill at the following price: $30.00 M BF Douglas Fir; $20.00 M BF Alder;
$15.00 M §~ he~lock and cedar and $5.00 cord for pulp alder. The difference be-
tween the abo~.~e prices and the log selling price would be Mr. Mclntrye's compensa-
tion for the work performed.
Mr. McGowan suggested that this could be accepted as a contract when signed by
the Mayor and City Clerk but the City Attorney felt it should be fiEned up as to
what Mr. ~clntyre would be paying the City of Bremerton.
February 25, 1965 (Con't)
City Clerk read a claim for damages in the amount of $46.80 signed by Robert
H. Lewis covering damages to his car when it was hit by a City car. Mr. McGowan
reported the claim has been reported to the insurance company.
City Clerk read an easement from William Adelbert and Martha Lewis to the City
of Bremerton covering a strip of land 10 feet wide between Sheridan Road and E. 30th
Street upon which to lay, operate and maintain sewer pipes,together with any nec-
essary appurtenances within said easement.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad to accept the easement and have same
recorded, carried unanimously.
City Clerk reported a census was taken ~n the recently annexed area East o2
Trenton Avenue and found 74 persons living in the area and the annexation certifi-
cate was prepared in accordance with the Washington State Census Board to this
effect.
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the certificate be signed by the Mayor
and City Clerk, carried unanimously.
City Clerk read Resolution No. 1259 authorizing the deposit of funds of the
Employees Retirement Fund into the Port Angeles Savings and Loan Association.
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman Resolution No. 1259 be approved, carried.
City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2624 an Ordinance providing for a Deputy City
Attorney and declaring an emergency.
Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman the ordinance be approved for passage
and publication, carried unanimously.
City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2625, An Ordinance vacating Cane Court located
on Parcel 3, Block 2, Second Addition to Sheridan Park, Kitsap County, Washington.
Notion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad Ordinance No. 262§ be approved for
passage and publication, carried unanimously.
City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2626, An Ordinance vacating that portion of Han-
berg Street between Houle Street and Kean Street in the City of Bremerton.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark Ordinance No. 2626 be approved for pass-
age and publication, carried ~unanimously.
City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2627, An Ordinance amending the Use and Area
maps of Ordinance No. 1792. (R-2 to B-2, View Crest Garden Rental Office)
Notion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad Ordinance No. 2627 be approved for pass-
age and publication, carried unanimously.
City Clerk read a letter to the City of Bremerton signed by C.E. Danner, Man-
ager Utilities Management Branch, Northwest Division, Bureau of Yards and Docks,
regarding a contract for negotiated sewage disposal service for U.S. Naval Ammuni-
tion Depot, Bangor, Bremerton Annex, Bremerton, Washington. Attached to the letter
were five copies of the contract and if acceptable by the City of Bremerton they re-
quest four copies to be returned to their office for execution by the Navy.
Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the contract be referred to the Committee
of the ~Tnole including the City Attorney for further s~udy, carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the bills be paid if approved by a major-
ity of the Commissioners, carried unanimously.
Commissioner Clark urged the people in Bremerton to help the Commissioners in
supporting House Bill #537 which allows cities to share in the sales tax revenue.
He stated that this would help in providing more services to the public, help in
obtaining more capital outlay items to replace badly worn out equipment and also
would help in increasing the salaries of the City employees.
Commissioner Clark and the other two Commissioners welcomed the 74 new people
who c~me into the city limits thru the annexation of the area east of Trenton Ave.
Commissioner Clark announced this was the first morning the new amplification
system was put into operation.
Commissioner Schoneman gave the following progress rep~: Completed the wid-
ening at 4th and Naval; completing the widening at Naval Avenue between 6th and 7th;
widening a portion on llth Street between Olympic and Marguerite.
Mr. Schoneman repo~ted all three commissioners will be meeting in Mr. Rupeiks
office of Clark, Coleman and Rupeik for a review of the comprehensive plan they have
prepared.
City Attorney Fisher announced Attorney Ken Lewis will be Deputy City Attor-
ney thru June and beginning July 1st, Larry Soriano will be coming into Mr. Fisher~s
office and ~ ll take over the duties as Deputy City Attorney.
Mayor Jarstad reported the General Services Administration of~ice has extend-
ed another 30 days for the purchase of the Craven Center property which will allow
the Commissioners time to make proper requests.
FebDuary 25, 1965 (Con'~)~
Mayor Jarstad announced Commissioner Schoneman has been appointed as a member
of the~Policy Board of the Puget Sound Governmental Conference.
Mee ~ing adjourned. .
APPROVED: City Clerk