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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/23/61 February 15, 1961 (Continued) Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held at 10:00 o'clock A.M., Thursday, February 23, 1961 in the Council Chambers with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Scnoneman, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland and Water Skit. Humble. Also present was representative of the press. Motion by Mr. Clark ant Mr. Schoneman to approve minutes of regular~meeting held February 15, 1961 as written, carried. Clerk stated this was time and place for opening bids for liability insurance and that two bids had been received. Motion by Mr. Dometad and Mr. Clark to open the bids, carried. Clerk opened the bids and read from B.A. Getscb~mann, total without deductible ~8,721.16, with deductible, ~8,106.42. Wang Inv. Co., with deductible, ~8,397.61. ~otion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Domstad to refer the bids to co~m~ittee for study, carried. Clerk stated this was time and place for opening bids for brushpicking and sev- eral bids had ~een received. ~otion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clar~ to open the bids, carried. Clerk opened the bids and read from: Howard L. ~utlen, Donald L. Schauer and Theodore B. Lincoln, ~1805.00. Elmer ~atson, $1500.00. 'Theodore E. Brose, Jr., $1,127.00. Robert S. Kanekkeberg and Gordon E. Smith, $1V00.O0 per year or 21% of 'the value of the br,~sh removed whichever is greater. Ernest Hopper, $1,000.00. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and ~r. Clark to refer the bids to committee for study, carried. Mr. Schoneman commented on the brushpicking bids that it was too ba~ income hasn't been received from this source for the last ten years as the brush has oeen available. Mr. Clark stated thatthe apparent high bid of $1800. justified Mr. Schoneman's belief that a harvest of about $2500.00 could be expected. Clerk presented two applications for license at LaSt Chance Tavern and two tran- sfers of license at the same location, 630 Burwell Street, covering Trade Stimlant License, tobacco and confection, music machine, record player and shuffleboard. Bus- iness has been purchased b3 Ray ~resson; all licenses approved by Chief of Police. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to concur in the Chief's recommendation, car- ried. Clerk presented claim voucher for payroll covering pe~,iod ended Feb. 15, 1961, $47,585.74, approved by Austin Clark, audited by W.R. Vaa. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to approve the payroll voucher, carried. Clerk read letter dated Feb. 15, 1961 addressed to the city from State Census Board which stated a census must be taken or estimated as of April l, 1961. Mr. Mc Gowan recommended that inasmuch as no funds had been set up for a census in the 1961 budget a census be made by estimating the population. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark authorizing the City Clerk to prepare an estimate of the population for the Census Board, carried. Cle~k read letter dated Feb. 20, 1961 to the City Council from City Engineer Fofeuan attaching a Change Order No. l, for the storm sewer installation on North Lafayette and Stevens Drive necessitated by the need for certain design changes that became evident after the original project ~s started. Total change order to Inter- Mountain Const. Co., contract, $2,019.50. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to approve Change Order No. l, carried. Clerk read letter dated Feb. 17, 1961 to the City Council from Farrell E. Cook, Secretary, Planning Commission, which stated the Planning Commission had approved the following variances, all of which require the concurrence of the City Council: (1) A.H. Parker's petition to rezone from Commercial to R-2, carried 81.49 percent of t~e eurrounding prope~,ty owners. The commission approved a building permiZ, subject to Council ~pproval, prior to thepubllc hearing on the rezoning, which hearing will be held on March 15; (2) The commission appro~d the use by the Schriker Estate of the Northeast corner of 13th and Naval for op.~ration of a greenhouse; (3) The com- mission approved the rebuilding of a service station, now a non-conforming use, and granted the variance, subject to Council approval. Clerk read letter dated Feb. 21, 1961 from Heldn Graham Greear, outlining the proposed use of the Schriker nursery and greenhouse business, i.e. to lease to Mr. J.B. Brown with ultimate purchase of the prope~,ty and business planned. Mrs. Greear was present with Mrs. Sc~riker. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission, carried. Mrs. Greear thanked the City Council for the action taken which she believed constituted a proper action and that Mr. Brown appears to be a responsible person who will be an asset to the con,unity. Feb. 23, 1961 (Con't) Clerk read letter addressed to the City Hall f~m Herb Bridge, of Ben Bridge Je~ier, 20V Pacific, which stated that he understood there.is a movement underway to provide parking on Second Street and endorsed this idea. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Domstad that the Council go on record as favoring the orderly development of off-street parking in that or any denuded area, carried. On A.H. Parker's petition to rezone from Commercial to R-2, referred to in let- ter above, City Attorney Holland stated the Planning Commission must set up a formal resolution showing that they have taken affirmative action on the petition. On the rebuilding of a service station, referred to in the Planning Commission letter above, the City Council was willing to take action. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Domstad to approve the rebuilding of the service station, carried. Clerk read letter to the City Council from KStsap County Joint Planning Commis- sion, signed by Ralph E. Lifvendahl, Director, which stated it was written on re- quest of the Planning Con~ission relating to the disposition of the land classifica- tion of property which is located on SSH 21 and Shorewood Drive, located within the proposed annexation area; that the Planning Commission recommends that in the event of annexation the land be either rezoned B-1 or B-2. City Attorney Holland stated he had asked for the letter so that it may be read for the first time and give the Council opportunity to study the matter. Mr. Holland also commented that this is in commercial use and the~.e is no use to put them through the rezoning.application if the City Council should feel they be a business zone. Mr. Clark stated that he felt thence is a principle involved here that any area coming in where there is existing business that they will not suffer but that they should remain as a business zone. Motion by Pr. Clark and Mr. Domstad that the area remain as a business zone, carried. '.Clerk read Resolution No. 1124, resolving to rescind Resolution No. 1123. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clar~ to pass Resolution No. 1124, carried. Clerk read Resolution No. 1125, "A Resolution of the City of Bremerton, Wash- ington, fixing polling placo~ and naming election officials for the city general and special election to be held on March 14, 1961." ~otion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Schoneman to pass Resolution No. 1125 carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2428, second reading, "An Ordinance relating t o Fire Zones in the City of Bremerton, amending Sections l, 2 and 4 of Orcinance No. 19V2 and repealing Sections 3, 5, 6 and 7 of Ordinance No. 1972." ~ Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2428, carried~' Clerk read Ordinance No. 2429, second reading, "An Ordinance relating to em- ployment, vacation and sick leave; amending Section 4 of Ordinance No. 2386; and de- claring an emergency. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2429, carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2430, second reading, "An Ordinance relating to the municipal water supply, authorizing fluoridation thereof, declaring the estimated cost and p~ovidlng for payment by water users, all subject to referendum at the municipal general election of March 14, 1961, prescribing a ballot title and d eclar- i~g an emergency." Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Schoneman to pass OrdinanceNo. 2430 carried unan- imously. Mr. McGowan brought up for dis~ssion the mat~er of whetnerit would be possible to prepare the books for the new proposed annexation, if the annexation is consumated on March 8th at the hearin&, so tha~ thepeople may be able to vote if they desire. After discussion of this matter, Mr. Clark suggested the City should do every- thing possible in the Pig task of the City Clerk, including the hiring of extra help if necessary. Mr. McGowan suggested that the Council take up the matter of whether the resid- =nts would like to have the opportunity of voting at the hearing scheduled for March 8th and that the City Attorney could have the precinct ordinance ready for passage at that time. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Schoneman that the City Attorney assist the City Clerk in getting these things together for the hearing, carried. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark that all bills be paid that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Commissioner Clark commended the Chamber of Commerce for its action in endors- ing the First Street Dock issue; that they had given this endorsement after exhaus- tive study and it was unanimous; that he hoped the people of Bremerton will consider this action as being a serious effort on the part of the Chamber. Feb. 23, 1961 (Con't) Mr. Ulark stated with reference to the proposed annexation of the navy yard that the proposition has been worked on to some great extent and he would like to recall that several months ago he proposed the idea at the suggestion of the editor of the Bremerton Sun and at that time, and from the telephone on the editor's desk, he con- tacted the City Attorney relative to possibility of annexing the navy yard; that for some reason the proposition was channeled through the Mayor,s Office; however, Mr. Clark stated the main thing was to get the matter done, and he had another proposal to give at this time. He then read from RCW 35.13.130 "Petition Method" for annexa- tion and suggested that it would seem to be possible to have a petition to property contiguous to the west end of the navy yard and include as a description the entire navy yard area. Mr. Clark stated he felt the key to the proposal was found in the law which states "It must be signed by the owners of not less than seventy-five per- cent in value, according to the assessed valuation for general taxation of the pro- perty for which annexation is petitioned." Mr. Clark stated the Navy Yard has no assessed valuation for general taxation; therefore, there would be no ne~essity of signature by the navy. Mr. Schoneman stated the reason the bid for Sixth Street widening isnot being awarded today is that it is 0etng held up in Olympia trying to get more money to com- plete the job to Washington "venUe. He said he has been assured the bid will be a- warded at the next Council Meeting. Mr. Holland gave a rescue' of his activities in attempting to get the annexa- tion consumated and that he had been thinking of the possibility of this annexation for over a year. Mr. Clark said he felt this proposal should be tried and there ~ould be nothing lost. Motion by Mr. Clark that the Council take immediate action to follow this method. Mayor Domstad commented briefly on his efforts via the navy, Representative Toll- efson, Senator Magnuson and the Attorney General to work out this annexation. Mr. Clark stated the friendly cooperation of the navy isneeded but he did not feel this move would hurt the navy as he didn't believe it would have to involve the navy at all. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to attempt to annex the navy yard through the means which appears to be clear, carried. Mr. S~honeman stated he believed the City should make any attempt to annex and if legal, this appears to be a good means. Mayor Domstad commented he had never, talked to Mr. McHenry a bout the annexation but had talked to Admiral Dolan. City Attorney also stated he did not remember talking to Mr. Clark; that no one had taken the initiative and he asked Mr. Lifvendahl to write the letter. APPROVED: City Cl~rk ....... Ma~5r-