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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/08/61 March 8, 1961 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held at 10:00 o'.clock A.M.,. Wednesday, March 8, 1~61 in the Council Chambers, tity Hall with Mayo? Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Schone- man, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland, City Engineer Fortman and Water Super- intendent Humble. Also present were representatives of press and radio. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and .Mr. Clark to approve minutes of regular meeting held march 1, 1961 as written, carried. Clerk stated ~his w~s time and place set for hearing on annexation petition on the Shorewood Drive-Madrona Point Area. No one was present to protest and no written protests had been received. Mayor Domstad stated that the p:~tition had been checked and there had been suf- ficient signatures in favor of the annexation. Mr. Holland stated the committee for annexation had been asked to ascertain whe- ther or not the people wished to v6te in the coming city election. Mr. Farrell Cook stated ther~ was no definite action on this request but he felt most of the people were just interested in being annexed. ~r. Heidemann spoke up that he felt they would like to be annexed before the el- ection. Mr. ~cGowan explained the details which were 0eing worked out in order to make voting possible. Notion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to read the annexation ordinance, carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. ~l, "An Ordinance accepting and incorporating into the corporate limits of the City of Bremerton certain lan~ lying outside the limits of the City of Bremerton and being contiguous to the City of Bremerton, zoning a PORTION THEREOF TO B-B, and declaring an emergency." Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to pass OrdinanceNo. ~l carried as fol- lows: Mr. Domstad, yes; Mr. Clar~, yes; ~r. Schomeman, yes. Mayor Domsta~ welcomed the residents of the annexed area to the city and stated the fire chief an~ police captain were present and they were making immediate plans and studies concerning the new district. ~r. Clark also welcomed the residents and pledged cooperation to their needs and mentioned ~hat the navy yard wo~ld be annexed next week. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2432, "An Ordinance relating to precincts, repealing Section 1 of Ordinance No. 1880 and ~nending Section ~1 of Ordinance No. 1781, and de- claring an emergency." Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Schoneman to pass Ordinance No. 2432 carried as follows: Mr. Domstad, yes; Mr. Clark, yes; Mr. Schoneman, yes; Mr. McGowan suggested those present from the new area pass the word that only those who are annexed from the county voting precinct will be permitted to vote in the city election. Glerk read report of separation for Albert D. Dial, Eng. Admin. Asst., City Eng- ingeer's Office. Motion by Mr. Schoneman an¢~ Mr. Clark to approve the separation, carried. March 8, 1961 (Con't) Clerk presented application for dance hall license at the American Legion, 425 S. Cambrian, signed by Albert R. McCanless, 132 S. Wycoff, approved by Chief Morken. Clerk noted that the ~quest had originally covered to the hour of 1:30 A.M. on Saturday w~ich was contrary to the ordinance and had been crossed off the applica- tion. Mayor Domstad stated that Chief Morken had contacted Mr. ~tcCanless on this mat- ter. Motion by Mr. Domstad and ~r. Clark to approve the application, carried. Clerk presented payroll voucher for period ended Feb. 28, 1961, $46,521.25, aud- ited by W.R. Vaa and approved by Austin M. Clark. Motion by Mt. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to approve the payroll voucher, carried. Clerk presented claim voucher from Internountain ~onst. Co., on X-34 Project, Estimate No. 1, Net $1,605.22, approved by W.L. Fortman, audited by ~.R. Naa. Motion by Rt. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to approve the claim voucher, carried. Clerk presented claim voucher from Intermountain Const. Co., on L.I.D. 285, Est- imate No. 2, Net $1,994.21, approved by W.L. Fortman and audited by ~.R. Vaa. ~,Iotion by 5~r. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to approve the claim voucher, carried. Clerk read letter from Bryan & Bryan,~dated Feb. 28, 1981, addressed to the City Clerk enclosing claim voucher on behalf of his client, Conrad ~. Johnsom for i~26.V0 as per copy of judgment and cost bill also attached. Mr. McGowan asked what fund this should be paid from and City Attorney stated it was part of his budget. Mr. Holland approved the claim. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to approve the claim voucher, carried. Clerk stated he had letter dated March 3, 1961 addressed to the City from Dis- trict Public Works Officer, 13ND, which would amend the contract between the City and the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot, Bangor, to "twenty-five cents per thousand gallons for the first thirty million gallons per month, and six cents per thousand gallons for use in excess of thirty million gal- lons per month,'; also, a lump sum payment of $6,179.77 will be made to the City as additional compensation l'or water service during the period from Feb. 25, 1960 to Nov. 25, 1960 under the rate quoted hez~[nbefore. Mr. Humble stated this agrees with results of study and negotiations between the navy and the city. ~otion by Mr. Domstad and ~,lr. Clark to approve the amendment to the navy yard and Bangor contra~:t and the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign for the city, carried. Clerk read letter dated Jan. 23, 1961 to City Engineer Fortman from J.C. Clay- pool District State Engineer, enclosing two copies of a vicinity map showing in yel- low the proposed FAS Route 1273 and in blue the portion of said FAS route to be de- leted. Letter asked the City Engineer to obtain approval of the city on both copies of the map and return one copy to Mr. Claypool. Cos~issioner Schoheman stated there had been some question in his mind as to the location ~r the right of v~y; that in his meeting in Olympia on Monday the High- way Department stated this just locates ~he proposed highway and the accesses could be changed a little later and the city will have an opportunity to approve the pro- posed project before the final plans. Motion by ~r. Schoneman and ~r. Clark to approve the map and authorize 51ayor to sign for the City, carried. Clerk read a piece of literature from A.P. Carroll, ~anager Puget Sounders, Inc. relating to cross-sound transportation. Clerk stated it is the intention to award after committee study ~he major por- tion of the 6th Street widening project, High to Pacific, to low bidder, North Kit- sap Gravel and Asphalt Company; that the city has been assured the state will pro- vide money for the remaining portion, Pacific to Washington. Mr. Schoneman stated the Highway Comm~ssto~ must meet first and forr~altze the recommendation of the Highway Department to supply the additional funds needed to complete the entire project. 51otion by Mr. Schoneman an~ ~lr. D omstad to award the principal contract from High to Pacil'ic, to North Kitsap Gravel and Asphalt Company, and l~he alternate con- tract be reserved until the city hears from the State Highway Department, carried. A representative was present ['rom the North Kitsap Gravel and Asphalt Company and stated he was happy to accept the award and all that was needed was for the rain to stop and will then go to work. Mr. Paddison stated he was apprehensive that the Golden Age Ce~ter, if approved by the voters would b~, for the exclusive use of the %.ove~nment retirees which was an organized ~ roup. He was assured by the Mayor and Mr. Clark that this was not so, that it would be for all groups and people, especially the aged, and would be under the control of the Park Commission. March 8, 1961 (Con't) I Motion by ~r. Domstad and Mr. Clark to pay all bills that are approved by a maj- ority of the Commissioners, carried. ~eetlng ad j o ur ned. /~CCi~t~C1 e~ k~/~/ 1 APPROVED: '