HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/29/64 April 29, 1964
Regular meeting of .the City Coumcil of the City of Breme~ton, Washington, was
held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall at 10:00 o'clock A.M., D.S.T., Wed-
nesday, April 29, 1964 with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also present were Commissioner
Clark, Commissioner Schoneman, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland, Park Supt.
Pendergast, Civil Service Examiner Southerland, Fire Chtef.Tillett, City-County Plau-
net Lifvendahl, Joe Weigle, State Sanitarian and representativesof the press and radio
Meeting calledto order by Mayor Jarstad after which he led those assembled in
the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. An invocation was then given by the Rev. Har-
ris L.Floyd, Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church.
City Clerk ~ead the minutes of the last regular m£eting ~hich were approved.
City Clerk read the following notices of employment: Gary L. Rosentangle,
Police Dept. $44§.00 per month effective May i and Howard L. Finn, Engineering Dept.
$448.00 per month, effective April 27th.
Motion by Mr. Schonemm and Mr. Clark the employments be approved, carried,
City Clerk read a change of pay for Frenchot L. Fenske, $384.00 per month effec-
tive May t, Engineering Dept.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the change of pay be approved, carried.
City Clerk read Resolution No. 1242, appropriating excess receipts in the Street
Dept. for Arterial Street matching funds and interest and adding $3500.00 to the
item Capital Outlay machinery and equipment.
Motion by Mr. Schonema~ and Mr. Jarstad Resolution No. 1242 be approwd, carried.
City Clerk read a letter signed by Terenc~ Hanley enclosing a petition for vac-
ation of an alley inBlock 3, Town of Bremerton as per plat recorded in Book 2 of
Plats, at Page 30, records of Kits~p Count~ Washington signed by John Bremer and 4
others. A check in the amount of $15.00 was attached to the letter and petition.
Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the'petition and letter be set aside for
study by the Committee of the Whole, carried.
City Clerk reported the committee who studied the bids opened last week recom-
mended the following awards: Chlorinators - Wallace & Tiernan, lowest bidder.
Andrew Miller Company Items i thru l0 (copper tubing, meter bends,etc.), lowest
bidder. Rockwell Mfg. Co. - water meters, lowest bidder. E.I.M. Co, motorized
valve operating units, lowest bidder.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to concur in the recommendation and ma~®
the awards, carried.
April 20, 1964 (Con't)
City Clerk read a letter addressed to Commissioner of Public Works signed by L.R.
Durkee, Director for Northwest Operations Housing and Home Finance Agency and attach-
ed was an agreement for Public Worksplan preparation whereby the Government offers to
make an advance of not to exceed $26,400 to aid the City of Bremerton in financing
the cost for the proposed construction of sewer additions and improvements.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to
sign the agreement, carried.
City Clerk read a proposed ordinance amending Use and Area Maps of Ordinance No.
1792 and declaring an emergency. (Rezoning area north of Farrells Pharmacy on Wheat-
on Way from R-1 to B-2)
Motion by Mr. Clark and $~. Schcneman to approve the ordinance on first reading
with the final reading next Wednesday, carried.
City Clerk read a proposed ordinance amending use sad area maps of Ordinance No.
1792 and declaring an mmergen~y. (Rezoning for service station on Preble & C~nbrian
from Business (Ordinance No. 1792 to B-2)
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman approve on first reading with passage next
Wednesday, carried.
City Clark read a letter signed by the Mayor to the Bremerton City Council ap-
pointing Mr. Gerard N. Fisher as Bremerton City Attorney effective May 15th, 1964.
Motion by Mr. Sch0neman and Mr. Clark to condirm the Mayor's appointment of the
City Attorney, carried.
City Clerk read a letter addressed to the City Engineer signed by R.W. Kerslake,
District Engineer Washington State Highway Commission, in which there were attached
five copies of an agreement between the State of Washington and the City of Bremerton
relative to the improvement of the llth Street connection. This agreement is No. GC
1562.
Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schonem~ authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to
sign the agreement, carried.
City Clerk read a petition signed by sixty owners of property adjacent to Blocks
2 and 3 of High School Addition to Bremerto~ regarding the actions of Chuck Haselwood
doing business as Chuck Haselwood Buick and/or Chuck Haselwood Used ears in parking
automobiles on the property owned by him fronting on ?th Street in Block 3, High School
Addition. The petition further stated that the said propert? is used as a parking lot
rather than as residential parking although it lies in a zone ~hich is classified res-
idential 1. The signers petition that the ordinances of the City of Bremerton relat-
ive to such use be enforced ~y the City, and that no zoning be permitted in the bal-
ance of blocks 2 and 3, High School Addition to a less restrictive use than is now
permitted and that no zoning be accomplished which would permit public or private park-
ing lots to ~ operated other than in the portion which is now zoned for commercial
~se.
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the petition be referred to a Committee of
the ~ole for study to determine what ordinances are being violated as this was not
outlined in the petition, carried.
City Clerk read a memo f~m the Water Supt to the Commissioner of Public Works
requesting the Water Dept. to install appromimately 935 feet of 8" cast iron water-
main along Kelly Road to connect the existing 8" mains on Marine Drive and Rocky
Point Road at an estimated cost of the installation $5,430.00.
Motion by Mr. Schone~an and Mr. Clark to concur with the request and authorize
the City Clerk to publish the notice of estimated cost for public work in the offic-
ial newspaper, carried.
City Clerk reported he had received a copy of the proposal and contract between
the City of Bremerton and Gray and Osborne, Consulting Engineers, covering profession-
al services for the expansion of the sewerage system.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark approving the signing of the contract for
a sewer plan as outlined, carried.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark authorizing the City Clerk to call for bids
for a used grader and the money is available in the budget, carried.
Commissioner Schoneman reported he and the Street Supt. will be attending a pub-
lic works convention in Pheonix, Arizona a~d will return in a week or so.
Mayor Jarstad reported before an archery range is started on ~he East Side there
will be a public meeting held whereby all the people who are apposin~ or in favor can
attend. Several people attending the Council Meeting spoke against the range being
started.
A gentleman attending the meeting reported a vacant building at 6th and Pennsyl-
vania was in a fire hazardous condition as the windows were broken out and papers
were laying all over the floors.
Mr. Schoneman reported the ownershad been contacted this morning.
April 29, 1964 (Con't)
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman all the bills be paid if appm ved by a
majority of the Commissioners, carried.
Mr. Harry Lamberg asked the Commissioners what progress had been made regarding
the zoning and building code in the City of Bremerton. No action taken.
Mr. Paddison objected to the smoking in the Council Chambers.
Meeting adjourned.
APPROVED: City C~erk