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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/02/64 Septembe4 2, 1964 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'clock A.~.;D.S.T., Wednesday September 2, 1964 with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Schoneman, City Cleric McGowan, Fire Chief Tillett, Police Chief Plouf, and represent- atives of the press and radio. Meeting called t order by Mayor Jarstad who led those present in the Flag Salute; invocation was given by Dwight Peterson, Y.M.C.A. City Clerk read the minutes of the regular meeting of August 26th and were approved as re~d. City Clerk announced it was the date and time set for a hearing on Yantic Avenue from Farragut Street to Rodgers Street. No written protests were received. Mrs. Myrtle Cole, 312 So. Yantic; Darrell M. Mclntee, 320 So. Yantic and Mr. C.W. Corm, 347 So. Yantic all appeared in the Council Meeting with various questions regard- lng the improvement but all were in favor of the LID. City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2611, An Ordinance providing for the improvement of Yantic Avenue from Farragut Street to Rodgers Street and establishing the district to be called and known as Local Improvement District No. 293. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the ordinance be approved for passage and publication, carried. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad to call for bids on the improvement, car- vied. City Clerk reported he had a petition signed by R.E. Hamlin, Sr., and 27 others for a local improvement district to be formed in the alley located in Block §, Dietz's Addition. Sept~, 1964 (Con't) Mr. McGowan explained that this petition had already been p~esented to the Coun- cil and referred to the City Engineer at an earlier date. A letter from the City Engineer indicated that sufficient signatures were on the petition and he recommended that the City Counci~ proceed with the creation of the LID. The total project cost estimate amotunts to $1,954.50. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the City Clerk read the resolution, carried. City Clerk read Resolution No. 1246 setting the date of hearing September 23rd to hear protests against the improvements, carried. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark Resolution No. 1246 be approved and in- struct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance to form the LID, 6arried. City Clerk read a notice of employment for Leonard D. Plumb, Police Dept at $445.00 per month effective September l, 1964. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the employment be appro~d, carried. Cit~ Clerk read a change of pay for Rulon Head from $535.00, patrolman to detec- tive at $569.00 per month, Police Department, effective September l, 1964. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the change of pay be approved, carried. City Clerk read the general claim covering the payroll period ended Augast 31st in the amount of $60,398.44 approved by Austin Clark and audited by W.R. Vaa. Motidn by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the claim be approved, carried. City Clerk read a claim against the City Attorney's Fund to John A. Bishop cov- ering partial payment for services as a special counselor in the case of Cory vs. Lewis, Little, Lawrence and Morrison. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the claim be ~proved for payment, carried. Commissioner Clark explained due to the budget item of Asst. Atty. not being filled there is money left in the Salary Fund to take care of this claim. City'Clerk read two general claims to George V. Nolte Co., covering retained percentage~due on the widening of the llth Street connection. One claim in the amotu~t of $1569.68 against the llth St. interchange construction fund and the other claim against the Arterial St. Find in the amount of $550.63, both approved by the City Auditor. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad the claims be approved for payment, carried. City Clerk read a letter signed by Harry Lamberg requesting the zoning ordinances of the City of Bremerton be enforced. Mr. Lamberg attended the meeting and request- ed the newspaper t.~ give his monthly letters some publicity. City Clerk read Planning Commission Resolution No. ll5 requesting the City Council to pass an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 1792 to rezone portions of land in the vicinity of th~ State Patrol on Arsenal Way and Searle St. from R-1 to B-3 as requested on a petition of John A. Riley. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the resolution be rferrred to the City At- torney f~r preparing the necessary o~dinances, carried. City Clerk read a letter addressed to the Mayor signed by Wynne A. Stevens, Jr. Commanding Officer USS Reeves in which he expressed his appreciation for the wonder- ful way in which the Community has received the ship's company of the Reeves. City Clerk read a letter addressed to the Mayor signed by Lt. Governor Cherberg thanking him for the hospitality and many courtesies shown when he visited Bremerton during the Kitsap Fair and Rodeo. City Clerk read a letter signed by Chet Biesen addressed to the Mayor thanking him for the wonderful da during his visit to Bremerton at the Kitsap County Festi- val. City Clerk read a letter addressed to Mr. Humble signed by J.R. Throckmorton, Acting District Engineer, U.S. Dept of Interior Geological Survey in which he listed the estimate of costs for the maintenance and operation of the gaging stations for the fiscal year 1965. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad approve the Hamma Hamma River $570.00, Jefferson Creek near Eldon, $570.00 but to delete the Gold Creek Station as suffic- ient information has been received at this time to discontinue, carried. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad to pay ~ll bills if approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Motion by Commissioner C1 rk and Commissioner Schoneman the bids be opened on constructing a partition in the Police Dept. be rejected as the cost exceeds the anti- cipated expenditure, carried. Commissioner Clark reported on the meeting he and the Mayor and Mr. Schonem~n attended at the Goverr~nental Conference in Marblemount. This particular meeting was called to discuss the open space study. There are 665 mules of shoreline in the State of Washington and 246 miles is in Kitsap County. Sept. 2, 1964 (Con't) Mr. Clark further stated that the qu~stion of a golf course in this area was dis- vussed in a previous Council meeting and statistics show that 3% of the people~ in the U.S, are golfing on a regular basis and by 1975 it is figured there will be 5%, so there is a need for a golf course. Commissioner Schoneman wished to concur with the st~,~ary of the trip to Marble- mount that Mt. Clark reported on, and he further stated that there is a strong need for a full time planner in the City of Bremerton. All the other first class cities have full time planners and Mr. Schoneman recommended for continued good planning for the City of Bremerton a full time planner to be considered in next year's budget. Commis- sioner Cl~k concurred with Mr. Schonemma. Commissioner Schoneman wished to commend Commissioner Clark for his appearance at the Civil Defense meeting and he understood he saved the City a substantial ~mount of money in next year's budget. CommisSioner Schoneman reported that the Street Dept is nowusing Sinclair Park ~Emergency strip as a mixing plant for asphalt; by doing this the strip will have a substantial bas~ for the landing of planes. Commissioner Schoneman reported a piece of ground has been offered to the City for free in the Brownsville area for well drilling and storage purposes and this is under consideration now. Mayor Jarstad gave a report on the Learn to Swim program and also on the Summer Playfleld program. He also was pleased to go along with the constructive idea of hav- ing a full time planner for the City of Bremerton as he felt it would have a real ef- fect on various .proJects coming up in Bremerton. Mr. Jarstad also reported that the City of Seattle is thinking of hiring a man to keep abreast 'of the opportunities offere~ 1st class cities by the Govt. in Washington D.C. in connection with Federal Aid Programs. It was suggrsted that possibly the four surrounding counties could get together and contribute toward this man's salary in order to know what is available. Mr. Jarstad announced that Dee Norton, reporter for the Bremerton Sun, was going to work for the Seattle PI in the near future and he and the other commissioners Join- ed in wishing him the best of luck on his new Job. Mr. Paddison attended the Council Meeting and objected to the food stuffs in front of the market on Btu-well being displayed outside where the dogs run fr®ely. Mr. Otto Jarstad attended the Council meeting and thanked the council members for the raise in his retirement pay each, month. Meeting adjourned.~ ~/~~ APPROVED: Ctby Clerk ~a~or~