HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/19/64 August 19, 196t
Regular meeting of-the City Council of the City of Bre~erton, Washington, was
held in the Council Chambers of. the City Hall at 10:00 o~clock A.M., D.S.T., Wednes-
day, August 19, 1964 with Mayor Jarstad presiding. City Attorney Fisher was on vaca-
tion. Also present were City Engineer Gardiner, Water Supt. Humble, Police Chief
Plouf, Fire Lt. Floyd and representatives of the press and radio.
Meeting called to order by Mayor Jarstad who led those ~resent in the Flag Salute
invocation was given by Father Correll, St. Pauls Episcopal ~hurch.
City Clerk read the minutes of the reguler metinc of August l~th and were approv-
ed as read.
City Clerk read the following notices of employ~ent: Daiv Mahoney, $8.00 per day
effective August l~th, Lil~guard, Richard H. Wocher, ~10.00 per day, lifeguard, effec-
tive August l~th; Richard Lauder Coombs, $8.00 per day effective August l~th all in
the Park and Recreation Swimming Pool Dept. Mary J. E~ouin, City Clerk's Office,
extra hel~ at $1.80 per hour effective August 14th.
Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman'the employments be approved, carried.
City Clerk read a general claim covering the payroll perlo~ ended August 15th in
the amount of $61,~71.90, approved by Austin Clark and Audited by W.R. Vas.
Motion by Mr. ClarR and Mr. Schoneman the claim b e approved, carried.
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the bills be paid if approved by a majority
of the Commissioners, carried.
Commissioner Clark hoped, with others, that the weather would be nice for the
Kitsap County Fair and Rodeo.
Commissioner Schoneman gave the following report: All work at the well site is
completed--the two wells are capped and the City is now waiting to receive requests
water from the residents in this area so a program can be ~orked out; all calls were
answered yesterday in regard to the flash flood--the lack of separation of the sanitary
an~ storm sewers is the reason for the flooded areas; received a report from the Pol-
ice Dept that the vehicular count on the llth St. connection to this date is approxi-
mately 5800 cars per day--this will increase after the widening of llth Street between
Callow and Chester.
Mayor Jarstad received a vehicular report f~m th~ Washington State Toll Bridge
Authority that the traffic count is up du~ing the Month of July as compared to last
year, 196~-496,000 196~,-51~,9~1; the Slow Pitch Tournament was a cussess and this
was the first State to have a tournament of this kind; first three places were won by
the City of Bremerton and the w!nning team is now attempting to raise funds thru
their own personal efforts to represent the State in the World Tournament.
Mayor Jarstad reported he had invited as guests of the City the other M~ors and
representatives throughout ~estern Nashington to the Kttsap County Fair and Rodeo.
They will be taken aboard the Kitty Hawk for lunch.
Mayor Jarstad sent a letter to the General Services Administration indicating a
desire of the Commissioners to obtain first chance to purchase the surplus part of the
Craven Center Bldg. A phone call was received ~his morning f~om the Aitmtnistration
and they requested a meeting with the Co~anIssioners next week to discuss the matter.
Mr. Wm. Stra~ton, 4a~8 Kelly Road appeared in Council with other property owners
in an area north of Kelly Road and requested authorization from the Co~ncil.to ci~-
culate a petition for annexation. They represented 10% of the proposed annexation.
Commissioner Clark remarked that he certainly welcomed may efforts on the part of
the property owners to annex to the City but this proposed area left one side of Sham-
rock Drive in the Councy and he would like to have included the remaining area which
connects with the City Limits on Marine Drive.
August 19, 1964 (Con't)
Mr. Cia rk volunteered his services if needed to talk to property owners in this
remaining area and explain the advantages of living within the city limits.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to accept the request and authorize the
circulation of a petition subject to revising the boundary limits, carried.
Commissioner Schoneman requested in any event he would like to suggest A1 of
Shamrock Drive be included in the annexation instead of drawing a line down the mid-
dle of the road if only part of the area is annexed.
Meeting adjourned.
APPROVED: C i ty' Cie rk