HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/20/65 October 20, 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.S.T. on Wednesday, Octob~
20, 1965, with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the following: Commissioner
Schoneman, City Attorney Fisher, Acting City Clerk Wendell Vaa, City Engineer Mebus,
Water Superintendent Humble, Assistant Fire Chief Hal Gardner, Captain Ingram, Polic.
Department, and representatives of th. press and radio. Commissioner C~rk wam at a
Washington Municipal Finance Offic~s~Association meeting in Spokan., andCity Clerk
McGowan was ill.
Meeting was called to order by Mayor Jarstad and the invoication was given by the
Mayor.
Acting City Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting and they were approved as
corrected.
Acting City Clerk announced it was the time and place set For opening bids on Parking
Meters.
Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman the bidsbe opened, carried unanimously.
Acting City Clerk opened the following bids: Traffic Appliance Corp., enclosed
cashier's check, nine twin-type manual meters $941.61 and two single-type manual meters
$106.81; Rockwell Manufacturing Company, enclose~ certified check, nine twin-type automat
meters $994.05 and two singl~-type automatic meters $120.86.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the bids be referred to a committee for stud'
including City Clerk McGowan, Traffic Captain Ingram, and Mayor Jarstad, carried
unanimously.
Acting City Clerk read a notice of employment for Joseph Bushaw, Street Dept., $1.90
per hou~ temporary employee effective 0ctoSer ~5, 1965.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the notice of employment be approved, carried
unanimously.
Acting City Clerk read a notice of employment for Mary J. Drouln~ Commissioner of
Public ~%rks, $!.80 per hour, temporary employee effective October 6, 1965.
Motion by Mr. Schomeman and Mr. Jarstad the employment be approw~d, carried unanimousl
Acting City Clerk read a notice of transfer for the following: Ruth Austin, Clerk
Typist, from Police Dept. to Comm. of Pub Works at $350.50 per month effective October 16
1965, Civil Service Eligible. Jun~ Y. Casey, Clerk Secretary from Comm. of Pub Works
to Police at $3~2.00 per month effective October 16, 1965 Civil Service Eligible.~
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the transfers be approved, carried unanimousl'
Acting City Clerk read the general claim covering the payroll period ended October
15, i965, in the amount of $59,124.81 approved by Austin Clark and audited by W~ R. Vas.
Motion by Mr. J~rstad and Mr. Schoneman the voucher be approved, carried unanimously.
Acting City Clerk read two letters: A letter dated October ll, 1965, signed by
Ruth Bercot, President Bremerton City Employees Association, thanking the Mayor and
City Commissioners for the five per cent wage increase for city employees to become
effective soon.
A letter dated October 19, 1965 signed by Joe Roozen, President Firefighters Local
#43V thanking the Mayor and Commission rs for the five per cent wage increase to become
effective soon for city employees.
Both letters noted that the pay raises will be a tremendous morale booster for
employees.
In re?ly, Mr. Jarstad stated that the comments are appreciated and he hopes future
conficence of the employees will be maintained.
Acting City Clerk r~ad Resolution No. 1~74 relating to the necessity of maintaining
a Clerk-Secr~tary in the Identification Office and also the necessity of maintaining
a Cl~rk-Typist in the operation of the Commissioner of the Public Works office.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jars~ad that Resolution No. 1~74 be passed, carried
unanimously.
Acting City Clerk re~d Resolution No. 1275 relatin$ to the employment in 1965 of the
City's own pl~ner and resolving the appropriation of $5,400 for salary of a City Planner
and $1,2~6.18 for office supplies under Capitsl Outlay-Equipment, all in the City Planning
Commission budget for 1965, be transferred to the ~iscellaneous budget-Contribution to Joi~
Planning during theperiod frc~ April l, 1965 through December l, 1965 because the City
of Bremerton does not intend to hire its own planner during the budget year 1965 as
anticipated in the preparation of the-budget for the year.
~lotion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman the ~$Glutton be passed, carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schone~an the/~ay $2,545.38 constituting its
quarterly share for the expense of operating the Joint Planning Commission.
October 20, 1965 (eon't)
Acting City Clerk read for information (to be heard by a full council at a later
date) AN ORDINANCE granting to NORTHWEST CONJ~UNITY CABLE T.V. CO., INC., its successors
and assigns, a license to construct, operate, and maintain a coaxial cable subscriber
system for television, radio, and other audio-visual electrical signal distribution
throughout the City of Bremerton, and revoking 0r~ nance No. 2592.
At this po nt, Mayor Jarstad~ recognized the presence'~of Mr. JabS, Superintendent
of Bremerton Schools.
Mr. Jahr approached the council and expressed pleasure with the adopting of the
budget on behalf of the Park Commission. Mr. Jahr then stated that he wou~ like to
present Mr. Halvorson, Chairman of the Bremerton School Board.
Mr. Halvorson approached the council and first expressed pleasure at the passage
of the bond issue at the September election. Mr. Halvorson then annoullced he had
"Certificates of Meritorious Service" to present to Mayor Jarstad, CommissionerClark~
and Commissioner Schoneman for their efforts contributing to the success of the recent
bond issue passed in the City ~r schools.
Mr. Jarstad echoed the comments of Mr. Jahr and Mr. Halvorson and stated his
pleasure with Bremerton having a school district "second to none." He went on to say
that along with the growth of the City, the primary function is to train the young
people and special commendation should go to the program put on by the school district
in making the bond successful.
Mr. Schoneman, too, thanked the ~chool board for the Certificate and thanked the
School Board for granting an easement to the City across school lands for the Ostrich
Bay-Oyster Bay Sewage project.
Acting City Clerk r ~ad a memo signed by E. G. Humble addressed to Commissioner
Schoneman stating the Bailey flow meter at Sewage Treatment Plant #l is out of order
and requesting authorization for conversion of the model to a more up to date, effio[&~t
model. This request was made because the cost of the conversion ~mld exceed the $500
budget limitation, and because there was only one source of supply, the call for bids
would be unnecessary.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad to accept the recommendation and authorize
the purchase of the conversion, carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad to pay all bills that are approved by a
majority off the commissioners, carried unanimously.
Mr. Schoneman announced a program of up-dating the lighting throughout the city.
Lights on Perry Avenue have been'removed and replaced with V,000 mercury vapor lumen
lights. The program is started on the arte~ials,'and will include several areas of the
City.
City Engineer Mebus presented a ten per cent annexation certificate for annexation
of a forty acre piece of land adjacent to Pine Road just north of Sylvan Way which had
been circulated by Mrs. Brower.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad to accept the petition and waive the
assumption of existing City bonded indebtedness, carried unanimously.
Mr. Jarstad reported the events of his trip to Washington, D.C. He statedthat
Senators Jackson and Magnuson were very helpful in setting up appointments immediately
upon his arrival there. He reported meeting with Mr. Griffin, Assistant Administrator
of Utilization &fDisposal Services of the GSA, audMr. H. Greenberg, Co~mnission
Utilization & Disposal Service of the GSA, for an entire afternoon conoerning Craven
Center. They were very helpful in suggestions of different programs that could apply
to the acquisition andplans for the site. The General Services Administration directed
their staff people in San Francisco to make an appointment with the City of Br~merton
at mhich time they will come to Bremerton andspend an entire day going over the program
for extension of Pak Avenue and beautifying the area.
Mayor Jarstad also met with Mr. Thomas L. P. Ferry, Deputy Chief of Construction
Gra~ts Branch Water Pollution Control Division, Public Health Service, regarding Federal
grants to the "660" program d®aling with the pollution control program that municipalities
schedule thrm]ghout the various states and the position in which the City of Bremerton
finds itself. Mr. Ferry assured Mr. Jarstad that the minute ~ngress approp~ ares
the money under the Supplemental Appropriations Bill, money will be made available to the
State within two weeks, and upon the certification by the State Pollution Control
Agency that Bremerton is high on the priority list, they will have an inspection team
here immediately to give Bremerton as much immediate attention as possible.
Mayor Jarstad reported that on Friday he and the other Commissionerswill meet with
Mr. Ha~:,ris of the State Pollution Qntrol Commission.
Mr. Jarstadalso reported meeting with Larry Jones, Chief of the Bureau of Public
Roads, and having an inte~ing discussion on the Puget Sound Transportation Study.
Mr. Jarstad visited with the Secretary of the Navy and stated that the Secretary
praised the fine job that workmen are doing in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
October 20, 1965 (Con't)
Concerning the results of his trip, Mr. Jarsta~d stated that the City of Bremerton
made a lot of progress in the Ostrich Bay Sewerage Project in relation to the Supplemental
Ap0ropriations Bill in Congress, and the trip wasmade because the City of Bremerton
wants to go all out in justifying its ap lication for Federal
~r. Jarstad expressed special thanks to senators Magnuson andJackson, Congressmen
Hicks and Talli and to their staffs for the fine cooperation extended to the City of
Bremerton in setting up the special appo:~ntments for him.
Mr. Weigel, City of Bremerton Health Department, approached the Council requesting
an Orddnance be drafted and sent to John Gardner, Secretary of the United States Dept.
of Health, Education, and Welfare requesting favorable consideration of the Manchester
site for the shellfish E~.perimental Laboratory.
Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman to have the City Attorney dealt the necessary
Eesolution, carri ed unanimously.
I~r. Pat carey, President, State Psrks Association, approached the Council concerning
the Msnche~ter situation discussed by the Council andcalled attention to the work his
association has done over six yearts time to keep the ~anchester property involved in the
shellfish lsboratory selection available for public use.
Mr. Jarstad thanked ~r. Carey for his efforts on the pro ject.
Mr. Jarstad e~ressed his regret at the passing of Mr. Otto Voll andstated he held
a position of high comuunity respect in Bremerton.
Mr. Ingrm,u, Captain of Traffic, reported preparations for the meter installation
on the First Street are underway.
E.H.T. McGOWA~N, CITY CLE~K
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