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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/10/65 November 10, 1965 Regul r meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was he~ in the Council Chsmbers of the City Hall on Wednesday, November 10, 1965 at 10:O0 o~clock A.~I. Pacific Standard Time, with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were the following: Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Schoneman, City Attorney Fisher, City Clerk McG~an, Water Superintendent Humble, Assistant Fire Chief Hal Gardner, City Engineer Mebus, Traffic Captain Mull and representatives of the press and radio. Meeting was called to order by Mayor Jarstad and the invocation was given by the City Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting and they were approved as ammended. At this point, Mayor J~rstad extended a welcome to Miss Thompson andher seventh grade class from Dewey Junior High School. Miss Thompson introduced her class which was responsible for collecting the most trash in a trash clean-up campaign, recently held at the school. City Clerk read a request from the Water Department to declare a number of items as s~rolus that are stored in the warehouse. ~otion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark the items be declared su~ lus, carried unanimously. City Clerk read a r¢~ort of separation of Loren McKinney, Patrolman 1st year~ effective November 15, 1965. Motion by Mr. Jarstad andMr. Clark the separation be accepted, carried unanimously. City Clerk reada change of pay for: Gilvert W. Carter, Cemetery from $392.00 to $409.00 per month effective November 9, 1965 civil service eligible. Noti~m by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the change of pay be appr0wd, carried unanimously. City Clerk read notices of employment for: Eugene C. Houk, extra labor, water distribution, at $1.90 per hour effective November 10, 1965 temporary employees Kenneth Ray Schoneman, Patrolman 1st year in Police Dept. at $449.45 per month effective November 16, 1965 civil service eligible. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the employments be accepted, carried unanimously. 4f (November 10, 1965 Con'td) City Clerk had an easement on an OysterBay-0strich Bay sewer right of way signed by Fart.l! E. Cook and Shirley G. Cook. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark the easement be accepted, carried unanimously. In the d~cussion, Mr. Schoneman stated he has an easement with one set of signatures signed the previous evening still to come before the council and stated his pleasare with the cooperation of the people in granting the easements for the sewerage project. City Clerk read a request from the Park Department to call for bids for a half-ton pickup truck and the old truck to be declared surplus. City Clerk read a second request fzom the Police Department to call for bids for a CuM~man Police Vehicle, Parking Meters, and new police cars and also request one 1961 H-D three wheeler be declared surplus. City Clerk read a third request from the Water Department for autho~i zation to call for bids on water meters. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to authorize the calls for bids and the declarations of surplus, carried unanimously. City Clerk read a Proclamation by Mayor Jarstad designating November 7-13, 1965 as American Education Week and urging all citizens to enter fully into its observance. City Clerk read an Ordinance of the City of Bremerton, Washington, providing for the issuance and sale of $778,000 principal amount of water and sewer revenue bonds of the City for the purpose of providing part of the funds necessary to acquire, construct and install certain additions and improvements to and extensions of the cc~bined water and sewerage system of the city authorized by Ordinance No. ~6~9 thereof as amended by Ordinance No. 2658; fixing the date, form, terms, maturities and covenants of said bonds; providing that said bonds will be issued on a parity with certain outstanding water and sewer revenue bon~s of the city; creating an Construction Fund; creating a Bond Redemption Fund for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds, and a Reserve Account; providing and adopting certain covenants and protective provisions safeguarding the payment of the principal of and interest on said bon~s; authorizing the sale thereof; and decl~ ring an emergency. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad Ordinance No. 2661 be approved for passage and publication, carried unanimously. Motion by Mr. Clark and Er. Jarstad to instruct the ~ond Counsel to have the bonds printed, carried unanimously. In the discussion, Mr. Clark stated this Ordinance is the result of many consultations and involves a number of major and mhor decisions. City Clerk read R~solution No. ~ fop the creation of a mall excluding vehicular traffic from streets on the Olympic College campus from 8:00/Ad4. to ~:00 P.~4. each day. Eotion by ~r. Clark and Mr. Schoneman Res lution No. l~ be approved for passsge and to include t2~e ~nendment of the time from 8:00 A.E. to ~:00 P.E. to 7:~0 A.E. to 8:00 P.li., carried unanimously. In the discussion, Mr. Clark stated that this is the area surrounding the Olympic Coll~ge which is congested with vehicles. Upon passage of this resolution, it will be pefer~d to the City Engineer for study and a detailed plan, after which two public hearings will be held. Er. J~rstad stated he hopes this will be solution to the traffic control problem of the area. 14orion by Mr. Clark and Er. Schoneman to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried unanimously. I~Ir. Clark reported .a meeting to be held on Friday morning at ten o'clock in Seattle of the subcommittee of the Executive Board of the A~ssociation of W~shington Cities. The Co~m~ittee is continuing its campal, gn for the initiative to come before a vote of the people. ~ir. Clark had a copy of the bond Prospectuf related to the W ter and Sewer revenue bond issue to be sold November 9S, 1965, prepared by William P. Harper and Sons. The prospectus is available for anyone interested in seeing it. f~r. Sch,:-,neman statsd that one of the Strset Department employees cruises the strsets on Sun~ay mornin:~s surveying the, situation of the b~er bottles littering City gtreets. it campaign for removal and disposal of the beer bottles was encoura~ed by all three commi s si one rs. Er. $choneman reported completion of the pro'j~ct on Wehaton Way eliminating the traffi~ hazard for those crossing Wheaten Way at Callahan. ~r. Schoneman reported the planting of 90,000 salmon in Hein's and Alexsnder Lakes in the watershed. Mr. Schoneman reported the tree placement of Fifth Strset and Park Avenue has been delayed because of delivery problems. The trees will not be shipped until weather permits. l~r. Schoneman reported the con~pletion of the paving of the EcKenna Falls road in the w~t ershed~ Regarding a letter received previously from Er. Rogers requesting a street on which his house is located be renamed, ~r. Schoneman reported that only a portion of the street had been ~e~cated for public use and the portion that Mr. Rcgers speaks of is still in private ownership. Prior to any acceptance as a street by the City, it is necessary to acquire that portion that is presently privately owned. (November 10, 1965 Con't) City Engineer Nebus stated that because of this problem the people decided to unofficially call the street Eighteenth Avenue Lane~and post signs for ease of location by friends and relatives. Notion by Mr. Schoneman and Nr. J~rstad to initiate a program on the East Side for increasing the light intensity on Main arterials, carried unanimously. ~r. Jarstad announced the next meeting will be held on Thursday evening, November 18~ 1965, at 9:$0 P.N. Pacific Standard Time. Nr. Jarstad reportad he will attend a luncheon in T~coma at noon at which Congressman Hicks will sp~ak on regulations and ~aws passed by government. ~ieeting a~j ourned. E.H.T. McGOWAN/, CITY CLERK APPROVED: