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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/15/65 September 15, 1965 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held in the~Council Chambers of the City ttall at 10:00 A.M.D.S.T. September 15, 1965, .with M~yor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the following: Commissioner Clark, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Fisher, City Engineer Mebus, Fire Chief Tillett, Police Chief Plouf and representatives of the press and radio. Commissioner Schoneman was on vacation. Meeting was called to or~er by Mayor Jarstad and the invocation was given by Rev- erend Glen Soule, Manette Community Chu~ch. City Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting and they were approved as amended. City Clerk announcdd it was the time and place set for hearings on Planning Com- mission Resolutions Nos. 122 and 123. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the hearing on Resolution No. 122 be convened, carried unanimously. There were no people present to be heard representing Planning Co~nission Resolu- tion No. 122. In discussion, ~r. Clark commented the area to be rezoned ~n Resolution No. 1~2 is directly north of the old Hillcrest School and will be used for parking for an apartment house to go on the old school site. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarsta~ the City ~ttorney be instructed to prepare the necessary ordinance for the reaone, carried unanimously. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the hearing on Planning Commission Resolution 123 be convened, ca,Tied unanimously. There were no people present to be heard representing Planning Commission Resolution No. 123. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark to instruct the City Attorney to prepare the necessar~ ordinance for the rezone, carried unanimously. Im reply to an investigation made by theCity Attorney ~s to whether or not the rezone in Resolution No. 123 could be enlarged as requested at the Council meeting of September l, Mr. ?isher stated there mitht be instances where a rezone could be enlarged for reasons of eroneous description, but the Planning Commission is the fact finding body an5 the usual procedure would have to be followed for additional rezon~g.. City Clerk read a note signed by Mr. Vaa requesting Council authorization to have the Treasurer sell $7,000 of investments in Metropolitan Savings & Loan held by the Cumulative Reserve for Acquisition of Land, by September 30, to redeem warrants issued to Smith and Dallin. Mr. Clark stated that this ~s one of several investments in the Cumulative Reserve that is kept working when the funds are not needed. Motion by Mr. Cl~.:rk and Mr. Jarstad the Treasurer be authorized to sell the SV,O00 in Metropolitan Savings & Loan, carried unanimously. City Clerk read changes of pay for the following: i~ALFH LIBSACK -from patrolman to motor patrolman-from $535.20 to $545.30 per month- effective September 16, 1965. DONALD W K~PFER -from motor patrolman to detective, -from $540.30 to $564.54 per month, effective September 16, 1965. Motion by Mr. Jarstad an~ Mr. Clark the changes of pay be approved, carried unan- imously. Mr. Jarstad commented these are two officers who were moved up in the Police De- partment as a result of the creation of the position of Assistant Chief of Police. City Clerk read a claim for damages signed by Northern Pacific Railway Company in the amount of $58.59 for damages caused to communication lines by a Water Department truck on the Water Shed land. The claim was reported to the insurance company. City Clerk had a statement signed by City Attorney Fisher breaking ~own the put- chasing costs and closing costs on the Dallin property in the amount of $8,038.74. Also attached was a voucher to be signed by the Commissioners covering costs of title insur- ance on Dallin property and Smith property. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the voucher be approved and signed, carried unanimously. City Clerk rea(~ a letter from the Department of the Navy dated September 13, stating that Gray and Osborne had applied to them ~n the name of the City of Bremerton for a si~e for a p~m~ping plant for the sewer being installed to serve the Navy h~using now under construction at Bremerton Annex, Amunition Depot, and also stating that under the Con- tract with the City the right is granted provi~ing the pumping plant is used primarily to furnish the service to the Navy. City Clerk had the Annexation Certificate of the census for Tello ~rea for signa- ture by the Mayor and City Clerk. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark to authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to sign an¢~ approve the certificate, carried unanimously. Mr. Clark stated his pleasure at seeing the annexation completed an¢~ welcomed Tello Area. Mr. Jarstad commented that the City Limits signs will go up along side the Tello property. September 15, 1965 (Cont'd) Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the Con~issioners, carried unanimoasly. Mr. Clark commented on the continuation of the work on balancing the budget and stated the round figure of about $20,000 has been shaved from the imbalance. The pre- liminary budget will be adopted by Friday and the budget hearings will be held starting the first Monday in October. Mr. Clark announced a meeting in the afternoon of the liaison Committee with ref- erence to the Harrison Hospital project and the fact that at the time they will learn of the specific plans the State has on the time table for occupation of it. Mr. Clark also reported on the Puget Sound Governmental Conference meeting held in Everett on the regional transportation study. He reported the population of W ash- ington is expected to grow to 2 3/4 million and median ~ncome is forcasted to be $6700 by 1990. Mr. Clark stated that this conference has been beneficial to Bremerton in the past seven years. Mr. Clark reported he was pleased to listen to the reports on the school election held September 14, and with the success of the bond levy will come the new vocational technical school for the area. Mr. Jarstad echoed Mr. Clarkrs co~mments on the school bond levy. Mr. Jarstsd reported the following: Housing Authority for the month of August reports 567 units occupied. Fire Department reports 51 fires and one First Aid call for the month of August. Police Department reports 295 arrests and the picture is decidedly increased over the previo~s year. Mr. Jsrstad co~nended the officers of the Police and Fire Departments for their f;ne work. Parks and Recreation and swishing pool reports 14,6~3 participating young people and a total of 711 young people participating in the Learn to Swim program. Toll bri-dge reports reflect the status of the community. Total traffic count was 581,921 for the month of August, an increase of 50,608 over Aug~st of 1964. City Attorney Fisher commented on the school bond i~sue and the fact that a good many of the young people were supporting the election and were probably instrumental in the favorable result2 of the election. Mr. Jarstad complimented the news medias of the City for their coverage of the affairs of t~:e Government of the City.