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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/22/65 December 22, 1965 Regular meeting of theCity Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall at 10:O0 o'clock A.N. Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday, December 22, 1965, with Nayor Jarstad pre~iding. Also present were the following: Commissioners Clark snd Schoneman, City Attorney Fisher, City Clerk NcGowan, City Engineer Nebus, F-ire Chief Tillett, Assistant Chief of Police W. Henry~ Captain of Tra~£tc Ingram, Water Eupt. Humble, Police Chief Plouf, aud representatives of the pre~s and radio. ~eeting was malled to order by the Nayor and the invocation was given by Reverend Payne, Pastor, First Christian Church. City Clerk read the minutes of the previous meeting and they were approved as amende, . De~ember 22, 1965 Con't. City Clerk announced it was the time and place set for opening bids on a new boring machine for the Water Dept. Motion by Mr. Schohemau and N~. Clark the bids be opened, carried u~mnimously. City Clerk opened the foil&wing bids: Star Machiner, no bid; Robert E. Woods, no bid deposit, $1,182.67. Motion by Mr. Schoneman ~nd Mr. Clark the bid be referred to a Committee for study, carried unanimously. City Clerk announced the committees to whom bi~s had been referred at the previous meeting made the following recommendations for award: Chlorine and ~mmonia for 1966 Van Waters and Robers, Inc., the low bidder. Notion by Mx Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the award be made as recommended, carried unanimously. Water Meters, Rockwell Meter Company, low bidder on all items. Motion by Mr. SchonemandKnd Mr. Clark the award be made as recommended, carried unanimously. Gssoline and 0ils for 1966, Regular gasoline Mobile Oil Co., low bid of .20~ per gal. Premium Gasoline, Richfield 0ils,.low bid of .231§; oil Tidewater Oil Co., low bid o£ .515 per gal. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the award be made to the low bidders as stated, carried unanimously, Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the bidsas recorded in the minutes of the meeting of December 15, 1965 be adjusted ~o read correctly, carried u~animously. City Clerk read Planning Gommission R~solution No~ 124 recommending a re-zone of lots I through l0 inclusive, Block 4, Charleston Addition to Charleston, from R-1 ko R-2. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the hearing on the rezoneebe set for January 5, 1966, carried unanimously. City Clerk read the first reading o£ An Ordnance providing fo~ the appropriation of funds for which insmfficient appropriations were made in the 1965 budget and declaring an emergency. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the Ordinance be approved on first reading, carried unanimously. In the disc~ssion, it was explained that the reason for the additional appropriation was because the Equipment Rental Fund was a new requirement under State Law and we lacked the benefit of experience in setting up the rates unforeseen at the time of the preparation of the budget for 1965. City Clerk read an Amendment to the Garbage Contract providing for a raise in the garbage rates of the City. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the amendment be approved and that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign the contract amendment on behalf of the City, carried unanimously. At this point, Miss Ruth Cullin approached the council and stated that contrary to the comments in the newspaper article about the City not rec~ving any more revenue from thc raise in rates, the City will make more money from the rtase in rates. Mr. Cl~rk~plied that the ,point was that'~the 18.~ per cent which the City is enjoying has been reduced to approximstely 1~.~ per cent. This factor will cause the return to be the same amount of money under the increased rate as it did ~uuder the old rate. The rates would have been forced up by another $~tf the City had insisted on receiving the same percentage of the rates. Mr. Griffiths, the garbage contractor, approached the council and stated that according to his calculations with some example figures, Mr. Clark was correct. City Clerk read the first readong of an 0r~nance relating to the collection, removal and disposal of refuse in the City of Bremerton, determining the charges therefore, repealing Ordinance No. 28~8 and amending Sections ~ and ~ of 0r~nance No. ~9. Motion by ~r. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the Ordinance be amended to include the number of steps required to collect the cans as they were includedin the Amendment to the contract, carried unanimously. ~otion by Mr. Schoneman and~r. Clark the ordinance be approved on first reading csrried unanimously. Mr. Clark explained in the discussion that the Ordinance will become ~ffective ~0 days after phblicatien which would be February l, 1966. ~fter some discussion, it was discovered that the amendment to the contract did not include the date the new rates will be effective, and it was decided to add the effective date of February l, 1966, to the Amendment to the ~ontract. Mr. Griffiths representing the Garbage Company was present and acknowledged his concurrence with the date of February let. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the Contract be amended to provide for the effective date of the new rates to be February l, 1966, carried unanimously. E~y Clerk read a notice of separation of Walter Alloway in the Street Dept. Reason for separation was to go into the service. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the separation be approved, carried unanimously. December 22, 1968 Con't. City Clerk read notices of employment for: Larry R. Hall, extra labor in the Street Dept., at $1.90 per hour, effective December 22, 196§$ Ray R. Wiggs, extra labor in the Street Dept. at $1.90 per hour, effective December 16, 198~. Notion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the nottcesof employment be approved carried unanimously. City Clerk read an application for a license for Dancing in Taverns at the "Dug Out Ta~e~n," signed by Edward B. Whitlock, approved by Police Chief Plouf. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the application be approved, carried unanimously. City Clerk read an application for a license for card tables at the Navy Yard Cafe, signed by Leon Bellosil~o, approved by Police Chief Plouf. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman the application be approved, carried unanimously. City Clerk read the general claim covering the payroll period ended December 196~ in the amount of $88, B1~.19 approved by Austin Clark and audited by W. R. Vaa. Notion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the claim be approved, carried unanimously. City Clerk had a temporary receipt from Marshall and Meyer, Inc., for the amount of $74B,298.8~ received in Seattle by the City Clerk and Mayor Jarstad for Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds issued. City Clerk read a list of within fund transfers to be made in accordance with the provisions of RCW ~B.~.120 in the 198~ budget. Notion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the transfers be approved, carried unanimously. City Clerk read a Resolution authorizing transfers within the same fund ~etween classes in the l~8S budget. Notion by Mr. Clark and Nr~ Jarstad the Resolution be approved for passage as Resolution No. 127~, carried unanimously. City C~rk read a Resolution resolving that exce~ receipts in the amount of $10,000 are appropriated in the Equipment Rental Fund budget for the year 1988 to the Maintenance and Operation item 2.11-Vehicle Expense. Notion by N~ C~rk and Mr. Schoneman the Resolution be adopted as Resolution No. 1281, carried unanimously. City Clerk had a petition for an LID on Shorewood Drive East of Birch Drive and wes~ ~a~ro~ I~s~e~ngn~ b~ aPO~lloximately 48 people. o y . d r. lark the petition be referred to the City Engineer for study, carried unanimously. Cit~Cle rk had ten per cent ~2tition for annexation for an area west of Sh~ewood Drive and North an8 East of Kitsap ,ay. Notion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the petition be accepted and referred to the City Engineer and City Att .rney for further study, carried un&nimously. City Clerk read a letter dated December 21, 1965, signed by Boy N. Harris, Director Pollution Control Commission stating in accordinance with the rules and reulations of the Pollution Control Commission, the specifications for the Bremerton project have been reviewed and are approved for the Ostrich Bay Sewerage project. The following is a report to date on the Ostrich Bay-Oyster Bay Sewerage Project (As reported by R~sident Engineer, John A. Peabody) PUMP STATION NO. 15 Del Guzzi, Inc. December 9, 196~ Crane crew consisted of an operator and three men trying to bolster the retaining wall previously built to retain roadway embankment December 10, 1965 Walker cageplaced; l~ steel sheet piles driven for an eight foot penetration December 13, 1965 51 sheet piles placed around the waler cage; one crane operator and three men December 14, 1965 C~ane operator and three men drove 5l steel sheet piles to finished grade of coffer dam December lS, 1968 Crane operator and two men started excavating from inside of coffer dam. Progress slow December 16, 1965 Still excavating December 17, 196~ Slightly softer clay formation struck--5~ to go to reach grade. December 20, 1965 Still excavating--machine breakdown at 4:00 p.m. Excavation is within three feet of grade December 21, 196§ Crane operator and three mendriving piles PUNP STATIO~ NO. 18 Del Guzzi, Inc. December 9, 1985 Two carpenters doing some shop work; very little activity December 10, 1985 Very little~ activity December 13, 1985 Trucks placing backfill dirt; 100 cu yds of bank run sand and gravel were placed on north side of coffer dam December 14, 1985 No work at Sra. 18 December 18, 1985 No activity December 18, 1985 Crane crew operating claming out of the coffer dam December 1V, 198§ Crane crew excava$ing; progress slow December 2~, 1985 Crane and operato~ with one man excavating coffer dam; small deep well pump electrically driven installed in dam for dewatering purposes December 91, 1965 Crane operator with one man have placed a small wheel tractor hoe at bottom of coffer dam; excavation is just about complete SCHEDULE A-SEWERS W. J. Schade & Sons, Ino December 14, 1965 Pipe laying continues; started at 12:45 A.M. to 6:30 P.N. December 15, 1965 No material being placed December 16, 1965 One hoe operator, two pipe men, one laborer and one surveyor pipe l~ing continues December 17, 1965 One crew working laying 24" concrete pipe December 20, 1965 Pipe laying continues; equipment breakdowns slow work December 21, 1965 Pipe laying continues; started at V:30 P.M. and worked until'3:30 A.M. SCHEDULE C-CHLORINE CCNTACT CHAMBER Del~Guzzi, Inc. December 14, 1965 Last of 72" pipe laid today; First two'pipe must be redone, however December 15, ~1965 Preparing subgrade for flash chamber floor; chipped pipe repaired December 16, 1965 Two men fabricating reinforcing steel mat for floor in flasher mixer Three men replacing pipe on ease end of south line December l?, 1965 Forms complete by noon ready for concrete December 20, 1965 Floor slab poured in flash chamber December 21, 1965 Considerable discussion overplaCing of weir and outfall pi~e from chlorine contact chamber RESERVOIR NO. 15 STEEL TANk Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. December 13, 1965 Clearing of road leading to reservoir; (80 per cent finished) December 14~ 1965 Burning brush and logs; all wood logs and debris would be cleared December 15, 1985 One dozer and ope.~ator grading res site December 16, 1965 One do,er and operator cleared 95 per cent of brush logs and trees from roadway and tank site; no other activity December 17, 1965 A number of wood panel forms were on site;' dozer operator bladed off nearly 3~ of tank foundation December 20, 1965 One large dozer and small dozer grading reservoir foundation December 21, 1965 Considerable discussion of grading and finished grade yet to be determined~ Neeting adjourned. E.H.T. McGOWAN, CITY CLEH{ GL~qN K. J~,i~'~, MAYOR