HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/29/64 July 29, 196t
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'clockA.M.D.S.T. Wednesday, July
Egth, 1964 with Mayor Jarstad presiding and Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Schoneman,
City Clerk McGowan and City Attorney Fisher p~esent. Also present were Fire Chief Till-
ett, Civil Service Examiner Southerland, City Engineer Gardiner, Asst. City Engineer
Mebus, Police Captain Christiansen and representatives of the press and radio.
Meeting called t order bi Mayor Jarstad who led tho~ present in the Flag Salute
and the invocation was given by Rev. Lyman Gies, an intern at the Charleston Baptist
Church.
City Clerk read the minutes of the regular moeting of July 22nd and were approved
as read.
City Clerk announced it was the date and time set for openin~i bids on seeding the
llth Street slopes end the construction of a partition in the Police Dept. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the bids be opened, carried.
City Clerk opened the following bids on the construction of a partition in the
Police Dept.:
Lofthus Lumber Co., Inc., enclosed certified check $61.49, $1,229.80~ inc~uding
tax.
Bruce Lumber Co., endosed Cashier's check $70.00, $1,383.72, including tax.
Motion by Mr. Clark and mr. Jarstad the bids be referred to a committee of the
whole for study, carried.
City Clerk opened the following bids on seeding the llth street slopes:
Spragues' incorporated, enclosed cashier's check $60.00, $1,200.00 and a telegram
from Spragues Inc. confirming their bid of $1,200.00.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark the award be made to Spragues, Inc., car-
ried.
City Clerk read a notice of employment for Lester L. Scott, WaterDistribution at
$2.25 per hou~ effective August l, 1964.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the employments be approved, carried.
City Clerk read a request from the Fire Chief to call for bids for 3" and 2~
fire hose.
Motion by Mr. Jarstad a~d Er. Schoneman'authorizing the City Clerk to call for
bids for the fire hose, carried.
City Clerk read tw~~ planning commission resolutions, #13 and 14, to rezone from
R-1 to R-2 property at 9th and Adele, Lots 1,2,3,~,~,6,?,8,9, Block D, Blackwell~s
~ddition to the City of Bremerton on the petition of Stanley Torsen and Lots 16 thru
2~ inclusive, Block 2, Terrell's Addition to Charleston, on the petition of John T.
Thompson, Hillcrest School property.
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the resolutlonsbe referred t~ the City
Attorney for drafting the necessary ordinance, carried.
City Clerk rea~ a letter signed by J.K. Mladlnov, Director of Puget Sound Region-
al Transportation Study and attached was Resolution No. 1244, authorizing the withhold-
ing fromm the monthly fuel tax allotments in the amount of $348.00 prior to Januaty,
1965 t cover the extension of time and funds for the study. This was approved by the
former City officials at a meeting in Everett on March 12, 1964. The reason for the
extension of timewas necessitated by the lack of personnel which left for other ~rk ~
and at the time the study was started it could not have been forese,en how long the
study would take.
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman Resolution No. 1244 be approved, carried.
City Clerk read a letter signed by Del Davis, Regional Planner, Dept. of Commerce
and Economic Development and attached were copies of a contract between the City of
Bremerton and the Dept of Commerce and Economic Development by and for the State of
~ashington for the provision of contributed planning services to the City of Bremerton.
Mr. Clark explained this h~s to do with the second phase of the comprehensive
plan.
Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the letter and contract be referred to the
City Attorney for further s~udy of contracts before any action is taken, carried.
Notion by Mr. Clark and ~r. Jarstad the bills be paid if approved by a majority
of the Commissioners, carried.
City Clerk read the monthly letter from Harry Lamberg requesting certain sections
of the Building Code to be enforced.
The City Attorney remarked that the orrespondence is in his office and the op-
inion of Mr. Holland's is still under consideration and study.
Conmaissioner Schoneman gave the following progress reports:~ Opening of llth
Street overpass ll o'clock A.M., Saturday, August lst; approximately 4~2,000 gallons
of water a day being pumped from the two Meadowdale Wells; blacktopping program has
been sudcessful the past week.
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City Attorney reported: Special counselor on the Corey case repc~ted the case
is proceeding fine; and at this time no Asst. Attorney to recommend to the Council.
Nayor Jaratad will be meeting today with the Chief Pilet at Boeings in regard
to the possible useage of the Kitsap County Airport and the proposed instrument land-
ing approach system. He has met with Commander Smtley of Bangor and received facts
and figures for the useage of this field.
Nayor Jarstad gave the following report: first slow pitch tournament will b e
held in Bremerton; City Council commends the representatives of the City who built
the float to be entered in the Seafair ?arage Saturday; received invitation
the Commandant of the 13th Naval District to take a cruise on the "Yorktown" aug-
ust 3rd thru August ?th; in the process of studying the possi~lity ef requesting
the toll b ridge authority to reduce the tolls in crossing the'bridges; recreational
program running real smoothly and the Parks are in fine shape.
Nra. Joyce Sisk, 601 So. Cambrian, attended the Cotmcil Nesting and stated she
believed the police officers on the motor bikes shoul~ wear helmets. Capt. Ch~is-
tensen said the officers have the helmets but sometimes forget to wear them. She
would also like to see a sewerage system extend out to Silverdale as there is a lot
of ~uilding going on there and it is needed.
Nesting adjourned.
APPROVED: city Clerk
May6r~