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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/16/65 June 16, 1965 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. SoTo, June 16, 1965 with 6ommissioner Clark, Acting Mayor, Mayor Jarstad was in Tacoma attending the Assoc- iation of Washington Cities Convention, going early to serve on the Resolutions Conmlit- tee. At the end of this meeting the other two commissioners will be going to Tacoma. Also present were the fotlowing-Con~issioner Schoneman, City Clerk ~cGowan, City Attor- ney Fisher, Acting City Engineer Mebus, Fire Chief Tillett, Civil Service Examiner South- erland, Water Supt. Humble, Police Chie£ Plouf and representatives of the press and radio. Meeting called to order by Acting Mayor Clark who led those present in the flag salute and the invocation was given by City Cl~rk McGowan. City Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting and they were approved as corrected. City Clerk announced it was the date and time set for openinf:i bids on re-roofing Fire Station Nc. 3; stove, furnace and fuel oils; hearing on the vacation of Qualheim Avenue; and a hearin~ on the transcript of appeal of Frank Woods, Jr. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark the bids be opened, carried. City Clerk opened one bid on the re-roofing of the fire station from D. L. Morris Roofing, enclosed cashier's check ~95o00, ~190~o90. i~otion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the bid be referred to the City Clerk, Mayor and t~'ire Chief for consideration, carried. City Clerk opened the following bids on fuel oils; Kltsap Petroleum Co., enclosed cashier's check ~50.00, PS 100 o142 PS 200 .114; Lofthus Oil Compaq.y,' enclosed certified chec~ :~50.00, PS 200.115 PS 300 .095; Tidewater Oil Company, enclosed check $50.00, PS 200 o1120 PS lO0 o1449; Richfield Oil Corp., enclosed certified check ~50.00~ PS 100 .145 PS 200 .11; Kelly Northwest Co., Eno., enclosed certified check $50.00, PS 200 .115 PS 100 o!7; Lursen Oil Inc., enclosed cashier's check $50.00, PS 100 o143 PS 200 o1045o ~otion by Mr. Clark and ~r. Schoneman the bids be rcferred to a committee of the whol~ and City Clerk For study, carried. ~otion by Mr. Clark and ~r. Schoneman the hearing of Frank Ho Woods, ~r° be convened, carried. Mr. ~lcC~wan reviewed all the papers in connection with th~s hearinc. Mr. Ray Bartley addressed the council and requested the hearing to be continued another week as he personally hired an appraiser to give a picture of the value o£ the property and the report ~ill be made by next meeting. ~r. Woods petitioned to rezone property ~?rom H-1 to R-2 Lots 1, 2, and 3, Block 21, Town of Decator, and the planning co~ission rejected the petition. Mr. Bartley was representin~ Mr. Woods. Several people were in the audience and they were prot~sting the rezcnin~. ~otion by Mr. Schoneman and ~r. Clark the hearin~ be continued until next Wednesday carried. ~Iotion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the hearing on the vacation of Qualheim Avenue be co~vened, carried. June 16, 1965 (Continued) Mr. ~{cGowan reviewed all the correspondence in connection with the vacation. Mr. ti. !~lgerson addressed the council and stated that the utilities would not be disturbed in any way if Qualheim Avenue was vacated but he requested the un-named street the pro- perty owners are now using be fixed so the gravel is not spread around and he would be will lng to give them right-of-way across his property, to connect with this un-ns~ed street. Attorney Wallgren, representing the people objecting to the vacation, addressed the co ncil and stated that the people do not object to the vacation of Qualheim Avenue or to the proposed warehouse to be b~ilt on this property but they do want to continue a way ~cross the property that connects to an un-named road and they also w~t to make sure that their water and sewers are maintained. Commissioner Clark felt this was a private matter between Mr. Holgerson and the residents. Mrs. Lawrence Bogert addressed the co~mcit and stated that some forty children use this roadway and she would like some guarantee i/or the safety of the children. Mr. Wm. H. King addressed the council who lives on Lilac Lane and he was only objecting if something would change in connection with his sewer hook-up. After more discussion a motion was made by Mr. Schoneman and L~r. Clark the approval of the vacation of Qualheim Avenue and instruct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance, carried. City Clerk read reports of separation for L. A. Stoner, Street Dept. and Kenneth J. Lewis City Attorney's Office. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark the separations be accepted, carried. City Clerk read the following notices of employment: Thomas C. Oldham, Park and Recreation ~1.90 per hour effective June 14th and Denice I. Burt, Park and Recreation ~1.50 per hour effective June l~th; Thomas J. Clarke, Engineering ~1.90 per hour effective June 14th; Bruce T. Matloek, Water Dist. ~1.50 per ho~:r effective June 14th; Ail tempor- ary em!:loyees; appointive in the Attorney's Office effective July 1st, Lawrence Eo Sor- iano, ~400.O0 per month. ~otion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark the employments be approved, carried. City Clerk road a memo from the Water Supt. to the Co~uissioner of Public Works re- questing authorization for the Water Dept. to call for bids for the clearing off and dis- posal of brush, trees and stumps from a 20 foot wide easement strip thro~gh State School Land to permit cnnstruction of the pipeline proposed from the City to Eastside No. 8 wellsite. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark approving the authorization of the call ~'or bids, carried. City Clerk read an inter-office memo from Acting City En[~ineer to the City Co~zncil requesting authorization to call for bids on the curbs, gutters and sidewalks for the improvement of Park Avenue from 4th Street to llth Street. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark the authorization be approved for the call for bids, ca~riedo City Clerk read a letter addressed to the Co~mmissioner of Public Works signed by Thor C. Tollefson, Director Dept. o~' Fisheries advis~n~ they will be rotenoning Alexander Lake within the ne~t few weeks as a fundamental part of their natural-rearing program conducted there. City Cle~ r~ad an appli~:ation for a renewal of pinball operator's license and a check was attached in the amo~mt of t~2,000.00 signed by O. W. Dexter, President Bremerton ~musement Inc. Motion by Mr. Clark and ~r. Schoneman the license be approved, carried. City Clerk road a general claim against the Street Dept. !'or Bremerton Concrete Prod- ucts in the amount of ~1,0~5.08 for pipe and other c:~ncrete products and as it exceeds the limits in the charter Mr. ~cGowan wished council approval. At the time the order was plac- ed the quantity was not known as to how much was needed. Motion b~ Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Cl~rk the claim be approved for pa~unent, carried. City Clerk read a petition signed by George & Thelma Anderson, and 2~6 others re- questing a stop light at the intersection of Highway #$ with Arsenal Way and Shorewood Drive to control traffic and allow the citizens of the City of Bremerton to safely cross Highway #3 at said intersection. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the petition be referred to the Mayor Traffic Capt. and Commissioner of Public Works for consideration, carried, City Clerk reported approximately twelve acres of land at the NAD Annex will be de- clared surplus and the Park Dept. is interested in acquiring this property. This piece of property was formerly intended to be purchased by the Christian Schools. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman authorization be given to make application for the purchase of this property, carried. Commissioners Clark and Schoneman expressed looking forward to the new assistant City Attorney and the com0ining in one office of the City Attorney and Assistant City Attorney. June 16, 1965 (Continued) Commissioner S~,.honeman reported he had two quit claim deeds co~'ering an area at the l?th & Warren bridge approach~ He explainod the City has never had a proper entranceway into Rotc Vista Park and have been tra~relllng across private property. Recently this property was barricaded and now a quit claim deed from Minnie A. Foss to the City of Brem- erton is prepared deeding a long strip of property. The other quit claim deed is from Lillian Paterson to the City of Bremerton covering a parcel of property. ~otion by ~r. Schoneman and ~r. Clark to accept both deeds ~innie Foss and Mrs. Pet- arson subject form by the City Attorney, carried. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and I~r. Clark to approve the transfer ~f both properties to Mrs. Paterson for exchange of the property she dedicated to us, carried. Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark both felt a letter of appreciation sho~_~ld be sent to Mrs. Foss. Commissi:~ner Schoneman reported that he had inspected the property referred to by ~lr. Orin Dixson at last meeting and there is a ramp b~ilt out into the street from the property but this is on a temporary basis and when a full street improvement takes place this w~ll be removed. Motion by Mr. Clark and I~r. Schoneman to pay all bills that are approved by a majorlt] of the Commissioners, carried. 5~r. Don Berger and 5~r. Paterson, representatives of the Alliance Church on Sixth Street addressed the Council and requested parking be allowed on Sundays along Sixth St. Tboy explained' that with "no parking" it would create a mcr,~ hazardous condition for the c}]Jldren who congregate in the front of the church. Capt. Wes Henry addressed the council and suggested these two gentlemen come iht the office and he would show them what would happen if this suggestion they are making was enforced. P~olice Chief Plouf added that parked cars create more of a hazard than anything else; chil~,ren run in and out between the parked cars and cannot be seen before it is too late. Motion by ~r. Clark and ~r. Schoneman in order to 6ive these people a better under- standing of the problem and to allow time for the cormnissioners to discuss this question further wo~ld like to delay the action of no parking for another week and Mr. Schoneman added but not to go beyond a week from tomorrow~ carried. Meeting adjourned. Mayor~