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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/12/62 September 12, 1962 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall at 10:00 o'clock A.M., D.S.T., September 12, 1962 with Mayor Domstad presiding. Commissioner Cullin, Commissioner Schoneman, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland, Civil Service Examiner Southerland, Water Supt. Humble, Police ~hief Morken, Fire Chief Tillett, City Engineer Fortman and represent- atives of the press and radio. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Domstad the minutes of the last meeting be approv- ed as written, carried. City Clerk announced it was the date and time set for opening bids on ready-mix concrete, hearing on Kitsap Dairy alley vacation and hearing on proposed L.I.D. 289. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin the bids be opened on ready-mix first and hearing on proposed LID and vacation second, carried. City Clerk opened one bid from Kenyon Materials Co., Inc., enclosed Manager's check for $55.13, $1,12~.45. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Miss Cullin the award be made to Kenyon Materials, carried. Mrs. Rebekah Butcher appeared in Council relative to the alley vacation. She questioned about the hundreds of gallons of water running down the alley and she felt the notice of hearing was not posted on the proper pole and wanted more informa- tion on the alley vacation. Mr. Kennedy, Mgr., Kitsap Dairy, explained the alley wou~d be blacktopped and they have tried to eliminate some of the noise by the trucks loading in the morning instead of late at night. Mr. Domstad explained there would not be anything built into the alley. The cars hhat have been parked on 9th Street will be off the street. Attorney Bill Garland representing the dairy mentioned the main purpose of se- curing this portion of the alley is to afford a means of setting some conveyor belts and get the trucks off the street. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin the alley vacation be granted and instruct the City Attorney to draw the necessary ordinance, carried. Mr. Vern Benson appeared in Council, representing a group of property owners who are against the LID improvement. He stated the improvement will only benefit a small number of people on the upper side and the alley will not be blacktopped and the dust will be bad. Four letters of protest were received. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin the hearing be continued next Wednesday the 19t~, carried. City Clerk read the following reports of separation: Frankie Sharp, Ronald E. Wood and David Jack Weller. Notion by Mr. Schoneman and Miss Cullin the separations be accepted, car?led. City Clerk read a notice of employment for Frankie Sharp, extra labor for the Water Supply at $1.90 ~er hour effective September lC, 196~. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Miss Cullin the employment be approved, carried. City Clerk read a request from the Fire Chief that the 1941 Ford cabover chassis be declared surplus. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to concur in the request and authorize the City Clerk to dispose of same to the best interests of the City, carried. City Clerk read an inter-office memo from the Traffic Captain Police Dept. re- questing a bid call for a motor scooter. Motion by Mr. Domstad a~d Miss Cullln to concur in the resest for a motor scooter, carried. Mr. l~cGowan explained to the Council that he understood t,~ere was only one com- pany who could supply the type of motor scooter needed by the Police ~ept. and if he found this to ~ the case he would li~e permission from tae Council to negotiate a purchase. September 12, 1962 (Cch't) Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin permission ~ granted for the City Clerk to negotiate a purchase if only one supplier, carried. City Clerk read a request from the Park Supt to institute a change order in the Roosevelt Field fence specifications to include installation of one twelve foot drive gate to ~ located in the northeast corner of the field at an approximate cost not to exceed $200.00. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Schoneman to concur in the request for a change order, carried. City Clerk reported he had received the official notice that the preliminary budget for the year 1963 has been adopted and the public hearings will commence on October 1, 1962. The notice will be published in the official newspaper. City Clerk read a cetification that a ~ tition for a proposed initiative ord- inance relating to and providing for an increase in the minimum salaries of the of- ficers and members of the police and fire depts, had been checked and there were sufficient valid signatures to comply with the provisionsof the City Charter. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin and Mr. Schoneman that their request be rejected and this ordinance be turned over to the City Attorney to prepare the nec- essary papers to put on the ballot for the November 6th election, carried. City Clerk read a letter from the Park Supt. recommending the ~ouncil take steps to put a park improvement bond issue om the ballot for the General Election in November. ~otion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cutlin this matter be referred to the general pub- lic of the City of Bremerton for a vote b/ the people on the November 6th ballot, carried. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin authorizing the ~ity Attorney to hire bond counsel to draw up the necessary papers for the park improvement bond issue, carried. Commissioner Schoneman requested a letter of tha~ks be written to the property owners on Marion Avenue who gave approximately 15 feet of their property for a walk- way. Commissioner Schoneman requested the Council to declare the buildings on llth Street, which the City ~cquired, surplus and sold to the best interests of the City. Motion by Mr. ~omstad and Miss Cullin to concur in the request and declare the buildings surplus and authorize the City Clerk to dispose of same to the best inter- ests of the City, carried. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin the bills be paid if approved by a maj- ority of the Commissioners, carried, Meeting adjourned. _~.~~f~ APPROVED: City Clerk Mayor