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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/14/65 July 14, 1965 Regular meeting of the City Council of the CiSy of Bremerton, Washington was held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall at lO:00 o'clock A.M.D.S.T. July 14, 1965 with ~ayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the following: Commissioner Clark, Com- missioner Schoneman, City Clerk Mc Gowan, Ci-ty Attorney Fisher, Police Chief Plouf, Water Supt. HL~nble, Civil Service Examiner Southerland, Acting City Engineer Mebus, Lt. D. F16yd, Fire Dept., and representatives of the press and radio. Meeting was called to order by Mayor Jarstad who led those present in the flag salute and the invocation was given by Reverend Rod Smith, Associate Pastor, First Christian Church, Bremerton. City Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting and they were approved as correc- ted. City Clerk announced it was the time and place set for two hearings; one on the annexation of Valle-Hi, and the other hearing on whether or not to renew the taxi- cab drivers' license of George E. Tarver. Notion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to &m into the annexation of Valle-Hi, carried l:nanimousl ~r. City Clerk announced no letters of protest were received and there was no one p~v~esent in connection with the annexation. City Clerk mead.xa letter signed by Albert G. Navone, John Navone, and Anna L. Eastman concerning their desire to withdraw their property from the proposed annex- ahion. Notion by ~.~r. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman to ~eny the request, and the location remain as so stated in the petition and ordinance to be read, carried unanimously. City Clerk read the proposed ordinance concerning annexing and incorporating into the corporate limits of the City of Bremerton land lying outside the limits of the City of Bremerton and contiguous thereto. ~otion by ~r. Jarstad and Nr. Clark approving the propose8 ordinance, carried unanimously. City Clerk reported a letter from the ~olice Chief had been read at a previous meeting'regar~ing the renewal of the taxicab driver's license of George E. Tarver. Nayor Jarstad stated Nr. Tarver should show cause why there should or should not be revocation or suspension of his license. Mr. ~rdon Walgren, attorney, appeared ~epresenting Mr. Tarver. Nr. Walgren made referenco to ~r. ~cCowan's letter and some disp~te was caused as to Nr. Tarver~s detailed record attached to the letter. Nr. Tarver contended that in none of his con- victions was he involved with his taxi. ~r. Tarver ga~e his testimony saying he has not been advised by the Commissioners of ~remerton what specific cr~es would cause revocation of his license. July 14, 1965 (Cont'd) 7JAt.th~s point there were no q~estions by the Council and Mr. Fisher, City Attorney, proceeded with questions. Fisher pointed out there are two propositions for the Coun- cil to stu~ty: (1) whether to revoke the license, and (2) whether to approve or dis- ~pprove the action of the Police Chief. Mr. Plouf, Police Chief, testified he chose to revoke the license on the grounds of moral responsibility as stated in Ordinance 1733 ~Section 5) in amendment of Ord- inance 1474, entitled AN ORDINANCE providing for the licensing of taxicab drivers in the City of Bremerton and establishing procedure for the revocation or suspension of such license. Mr. ~¥algren contended the action of revocation by the Chief o£ Police was un- constitutional. He contended the Ordinance gives the Police Chief the authority to revoke the license on his Judgment of the moral character of the individual. Walgren cited two incidences of similar occurrences in Tacoma and Kentucky where the attorney felt it was unconstitutional to put such power in the hands of the Police Chief. The question of ~r. Tarver's status as taxicab driver was left status quo until final action is taken on the hearing. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the judgment on the hearing be postponed ~nutil next week to give Mr. Fisher, City Attorney, time to review the law, as his copy of the Ordinance was not ruled to omit the certain portion in contention. City Clerk read a report of sepaz, ation of W. R. Schnelle, pl~nbing inspeco~, effec- tive June 30, 1985, on his own request. '- Motion by Mr. Schoneman~and Mr. Clark to accept the separation, carried unanimously. City Clerk read a notice of employment for Dorothea M. Michael, Clerk's Office $1.SO per hour effective July V, Gary Harold Chamberlain, Park and Recreation, $1.50 per hour effective July 9, 1965, ~lomas A. Neis, Water Distribution, $1.90 per hour effective July 19, all temporary employees. I.~Iotion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman the employments be approved, carried unanimously. City Clerk read a change of pay for Leslie Stoops, ~¥ater Dept. from $1.90 to ii~2.26 per hour effective July 16, 1965, Douglas Quigg, Street Dept. from helper to equip,ent operator from $2.645 to $2.695 plus $.20 differential per hour effec- tive July 16, 1965. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and ~I2. Clark the changes of pay be approved, carried Luuanimously. City Clerk read a letter f rom the Department of Public Health approving the "Engineering Report on Sewage Works Expansion" conducted for the City of Bremerton by Gray and Osborne and endorsing the action in obtaining the study. The letter was si~ned by J. A. Weigel, R. S., Chief, Division of Sanitation. No action was taken on the letter. City Clerk read a memo from Fred J. Mebus, City Engineer, regarding bid eval- uation ~ Park Avenue curbs, gutters and sidewalks. Award was recommen~e5 to the low bidder, H-G Contractors, Bothell, Washington, with a bid of $15,012.30. i~Iotion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarsta~ to accept the recommendation, carried unanimously. City Clerk read a memo from Fred ~Iebus, City Engineer, regarding bid evaluation of Baymont Place Sanitary Sewer. Due to the feelings of the property owners and the desire for competitive bidding, the committee recommended that the single bid presented be reje~te5 and that bi~s be called for at a later date. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to concur with the recommendation, carried unanimously. City Clerk read a letter addressed to the Mayor and the Council signed by Wendell, Vaa, Chairman, Bremerton Employees' Retirement System concerning the Actuarial Report by Coates, Hurfurth, and England, Consulting Actuaries of San Francisco, of a $12,1V2.56 ~eficit in the City's Accumulated Released Matching Account. Mr. Jarstad asked ~r. Clark to make recommendations concerning the deficit. Mr. Clark reported that the Retirement Board recommended tb the Council that the def- icit of $12,172.56 be tr~nsferred from Retained Earnings to the City's Accumulated ~elease(~ ~atch£ng Account. Motion by ~r. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to instruct the CityAttorney to prepare the necessary ordinance to include the provisions as recommended in the Actuaries' report, carried ~animously. Mr. Jarstad mentioned the meeting in the Mayor's office of the Retirement Board in celebration of going over the one million dollar mar!~. City Clerk asked that his letter to the Council be considered along with the other recommendations, that concerns Mr. Humble and himself to receive credit for prior services more than one year prior to the time the Retirement system was established. July 14, (Cont'd) City Clerk read a claim for damages signed by Mrs. Mildred Romero covering the damage to her car when a patrol car pulled into the path of her car across the inter- section from llth Street across Kitsap Way. The amo~mt of the claim was for an undo- termined amount and was reported to the insurance company. City Clerk read a petition requesting appropriate action to get a leash law re- stricting unleashed dogs to the property of their owners in the City of Bremerton. Motion by Mr. Clark and Nr. Jarstad that because there are other petitions sim- ilar to this in circulation, this one be filed for future reference, carried uriah- imously. City Clerk read a memo from Fred J. Mebus, City Engineer, concerning Sewer easements for Shell Oil property on ~'~neaton Way. It was requested that the easements from R. J. and Katherine L. Smith, and James T. and Hilda Hanson be accepted by the City and recorded. The easements were necessary for the instal!a~ion of a sanitary sewer on th~ Shell Oil Station on ~eaton ~ay. ~otion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad to accept the easements and direct City Clerk to record same, carried unanimously. City Clerk read a Revocable Easement on the First Street Dock from the Port of Bremerton. Motion by Mr. Schoneman an~ Mr. Jarstad the easement be approved, carried unanimously. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to authorize the City Clerk to call for bids for the necessary parking meters needed to be installed on the dock, carried unanimously. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to pay all bills, that are approved by the Co~dnissioners, carried unanimously. Mr. Clark gave a report on the Executive Board meeting of the Association of Washington Cities. A hig, hlight of the meeting was the appointment of Mayor Jarstad to the conm~ittoe to work with the inter-agency committee in distribution of the park and recreation money. Mr. Clark gave the financial report for mid-year, 196S. Cash on hand as of June 30 was considerably higher than any of the seven previous yearm. Mr. Schoneman gave a progress report on the Park Avenue curbs, gutters, and side- walks. One portion of the street is ready for the new curbs, gutters, and sidewalks. Mr. Schoneman also reported that the W ter Department will be placing six-inch water m&ins on Cedar Way and Marine Drive to the "T" of Cedar Way where a hydrant will be placed. i~r. Jarstad mentioned appreciation of the signs the park Department is putting up around the city. Also, the Housing Authority reports ~80 units occupied, a gain of O~le. J, PP~CV];D: Cit~ Clezk · - .........