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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/23/64 September 23, 1964 ~eg~lar meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held in the Council Ch~nbers of the City HA1 at 10;00 o'clock A.M., D.S.T., Wednes- day, Se~tember 23, 1964 with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Commissioner Clark, Co~ission- er $choneman, City Clerk McGowan~ City Attorney Fisher, Fire Chief Tillett, Capt. Wes Henry, Civil Service Ex~miner Southerland and representatives of the press an~ radie Meetin~ called to order by Mayor Jarstad who led those present in the Fl~g Salute. Invocation was ~iven by Rev. Glenn E. Soule, Manette Community Church. City Cle~ ~e~d t~e minu~es of the l~st meeting ~nd were approved as read. City Clerk ~nnounced it was the ~ate and time set or a hearing on the improve- merit of the alley located in Bloc~ 5 of ~letz's Addition. No written protests were received and no one attended the meeting in regard to this imp~ vement. City C~ rk read Ordinance No. 2612 establishing LID No. 294. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Jarstad Ordinance No. 2612 be approved forpass- age and publication, carried. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and ~r. Clark authorizing the alley imp~ vement to be done by City forces, carried. September 23, 1964 (Con t) City C~erk read the general claim covering the payroll period ended September 15th in the amount of $59,427.?6 approved by Austin Cla~k ~nd audited by W.R. Va~. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman the payroll claim be approved, carried. City Clerk read a claim for damages signed by Ellen N. Nagnuesen~ ~Overin~ dam,. ages to her car when a street grader backed into her car on Jacobson Bvdo Mr. McGowan reported the claim to the insurance company the same day it was re- ceived. City Clerk read the following notices of employment: William D. File, Police Department, $445.00 per month effective September 23rd and John W. Pease, Water De- partment at $1.90 per hour effective September 21st. Notion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Schoneman the employments be approved, carried. City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2613, An Ordinance amending the Use and Area Naps of Ordinance No. 1V92. (Rezoning property adjacent to State Patrol property from R-~ to B-3). Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad Ordinance No. 2613 be approved for passage and publication, carried. City Clerk repo~ted the committee who studied the bids on the fire hose recom- mended the awards be made to American Rubber Mfg. Company for 1,000 feet and Wesco Fire Apparatus Company for 1,000 feet. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the award be made to Americau Rubber for VO0 feet fire hose and Wesco Fire Apparatus Co. for 600' fire hose as recommended by the committee but the amounts have been reduced because the cost of this hose will come within 100.00 of the 1964 appropriation in the budget and this was the quantity asked for in the bid call, carried. City Clerk read a petition signed by Caroline B. Myers and 65 others accompanied by a letter s~gned by Mrs. 0.G. ~Puis requesting steps be taken to enforce the City speed limit of 25 miles per hour ou Halverson Avenue. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the petition be referred to a committee consisting of the Traffic Capt., Police Chief and the N~or, carried. City Clerk read a petition signed by Myrtle Keeney and 1,061 ethers requesting the highway barrier in front of the TBN Supermarket at 3100 Kitsap Way be redesigned to provide a protected left lane for traffic moving east on Kitsap Way for safe en- trance and exit to the TBN parking lot; provide an opening in the existing barrier approximately 100 feet east of the west end of the existing barrier, to give greater safety and visibility to the turning traffic; p ovlde a~otected left turn lane for west bound traffic on Kitsap Way desiring to turn left on llth Street to the resid- ential area; provide a protected left turn lane for both east and west bound traf- fic, at the intersection of Corbet Drive and Kitsap Way. Notion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the petition be referred to a committee con- sisting of the Capt. of TraFFic~ Commissioner of Public Works, and the other two Commissioners for study, carried. Commissioner Clark remarked that there is a problem up there and it has been recognized by everyone but a great deal of money has been spent already by the State on this portion of highway and although everyone is in sympathy with TBN the possi- bility of a left-hand turn or storage land is limited usually to intersections. One minor exception is on the Seattle-Tacoma Highway at the drive in theatre where the owner paid the entire cost of engineering. Notion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad the bills be paid if approved by a majority of Co~mmissioners, carried. Commissioner Clark announced the preliminary budget has been adopted but is out of balance and the City is one unit of the government that has to have a balanced budget--dollar income with dollar expenditure. He invited the public to attend the budget hearings which start October 5th an8 will continue not more than Five days. Commissioner Schoneman reported on the Washington State Good Roads Assn. meet- ing he attenSed in Spokane last week. Resolution ~16 proposed by the Bremerton Chamber of Commerce and the North Olympic Ohambers of 5ommerce that improvements to SR3 (PSH 21) (Sinclair Inlet - Chico Bay) be expidited as soon as possible was pre- sented an~ the action taken was the project is under way and the funds are scheduled, Resolution No. 1V that a high-speed limited access highway be established between the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and the Hood Canal Bridge was presented and the action taken was the highway from Purdy to the Narrows Bridge is to be four lanes soon but the remainder of the road to Sinclair Inlet is adequate for the present. Resolution No. 18 was presented that there be a rerouting of SR 304 (PSH 21) from 6th Street to llth Street and the action taken was they approve this project in principal and rec- commend that the Bremerton City Council negotiate with the Highway Dept. Attorney Fisher reported Les Wright's attorney has prepared a brief for an an- swer by the City Attorney and the City Attorney has prepared a brief ~or an answer by Les ~right's Attorney. This action will not resolve the case but the Judge will hear the case on merits. A visiting Judge will b e required but this is an awkward September 2S, 1964 ('Con't) season for a visiting Judge. Attorney Fisher has heardnothing further on the Corey case. Attorney Fisher reported on his attending a meeting in Spokane of the State Bar Association. Mayor Jarstad introduced Bob Sutton, Managing Editor of Bremerton Sun, he also presented his sister and brother-ln-law, Mr. & Mrs. Paul Wilford. Mayor Jarstad gave a report on his cruise to Hawaii with the Navy and he, heard ~y remarks made from the Admiral down to the crewmen that they are proud of the work d8~e by the workers in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Keyport and Bangor, and also the Navy personnel feel tremendously at home in Bremerton. Mayor Jarstad reported a meeting will be held with the towing operators in town to go over some new rules and regulations. The towing operators will be given a fair and equal share in the towing business that is requested by the Police Dept. Mayor Jarstad remarked the first night council meetin~i will ~ held sometime in October. Meeting adjourned, dp~/~~~