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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/19/61 April 19, 1961 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held on Wednesday, April 19, 1961 at lOgO0 o'clock A.N. in the Council Chambers, City Hall with Nayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Commission- er Schoneman, City Clerk NcGowan, City Attorney Holland, City Engineer Fortman, Wat- er Supt. Humble, Chief of Police Norken. Also present were representatives of press and radio. Notion by Nr. Clark and Nr. Schoneman to approve the minutes of regular meeting held April l~, 1961 and special meeting held April 13, 1961 as written, carried. Clerk stated this was time and place set for hearing A.H. Parker's appeal from decision of the Planning Commission. Nayor Domstad asked it there were any protests. There were none. Notion by Nr. Domstad and Nr. Clark to concur with the request of Nr. Parker, carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2436, "An Ordinance amending the Use and Area Naps of Ordinance No. 1792 and declaring an emergency." Notion by Nr. Clark and Nr. Domstad to pass Ordinance No. 2456 carried as fol- lows: Nr. Domstad, yes; Nr. Clark, yes; Nr. Schoneman, yes. Clerk presented notice of employment for George L. Coombs, Cemetery, $1.81 per hour, effective April l?, 1961. Notion by Mr. Clark and Nr. Domstad to approve the employment, carried. Clerk read payroll voucher for period ended April 15, l~61, $46,806.89, audited by WoR. Vaao Notion by Mr. Clark and Nr. Schoneman to approve the payroll voucher, carried. Clerk presented claim for damages filed April 18, 1961 by Guy H. Joscelyn, lO14 Ninth Street, for $500.00 for dsmages made by automobiles backing into his garage. Nr. NcGowan gave a detailed explanation of the background of the claim, and stated a copy of the claim will be forwarded to the insurance company. April 19, 1981 (CON'T) Clerk read letter dated April 18, 1981 addressed to the City Council from Andrew ~endergast, Secretary of the Park Commission, which set out several policies in re- gard to the parks that have been adopted by the Park and Recreation Commission and recommended the City Council encorporate t~ese in a resolution. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. S choneman t orefer to the City Attorney for drawing a resolution and for legal interpretation, carried. Clerk stated the hardware on Re overhead doors at the Water Shop were in bad state of repair and parts of them need to be replaced; that it is almost impossible to draw specifications thau would be equitable for all bidders; that it is hard to determine the work until a repair company would get into the job. Mr. McGowan stated he hadtwo proposals, the best of which is from the Cressy Overhead Door Company; that Me. Humble and Mr. Fortman have investigated the matter; and Mr. McGowan asked the Council to authorize the repairs which woule come to a little less than $1,000.00, which exceeds the limits of the Charter but believed to be the only thing that can be done on this repair. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to authorize the work by Cressy Overhead Door Co., carried. Clerk presented a Statutory Warranty Deed covering a piece or.property at the Anderson Creek Water Shed which the City desires to p~rchase for $800.00 from Ernest E. Cook and Bertha J. Cook, husband and wife. Attached was claim voucher for $500.00 Mr. McGowan stated this deed was to take place of a quit claim deed previously ten- dered on this same property but which ~as been destroyed. Motion by ~r. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to accept the deed and the voucher to be approved subject to first obtaining a title search, carried. Clerk read an Ordinance, second Reading, Ordinance No. 2~37, "An Ordinance pro- viding for an appropriation of funds for khich an insufficient appropriation was made in the 1981 budget and declaring an emergency. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Domstad to pass Ordinance No. 2437 carried unan- imously. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2438, second reading, "An Ordinance relating to Fire Zones in the City of Bremerton, amending the first unnumbered paragraph of Section 18 of Ordinance No. 1972, and declaring an emergency. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2438 carried unani- mously. Clerk read letter dated April 18, 1981 to the City Clerk from Census Board re- turning approved annexation certificate #81-38 and supplementary documents. Mr. Mc- Gowan stated this annexation covered the Navy Yard and a small portion outside of the Yard. Mr. Clark commented that there apparently is no question on the number of men counted on the ships and in the Navy Yard. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Domstad to accept the annexationc ertificate with pleasure, carried. Mr. NelsonE. LYtle, Phinney Bay Water District, was present co~cerning~his ques- tion of obtaining a 8" pipe line connection to a hydrant now served by a 2" main. Mayor Domstad stated the City Attorney has prepared a letter on the question and a copy would be forthcoming to him. Mr. Holland stated he would see that he had a copy in the mail today and that he had sent a copy to Attorney Garland. Mr. Clark asked ii' the matter of the hearing held last week on Austin Cain was ready to be cleared and Mr. Domstad stated Mr. Cain has been working for a ~ew days according to his wife who called yesterday, and that Mr. Cain will be contacting the Commissioners in a few days; also, that Mr. Cain has some employment references to offer in his behalf. Mrs. Gawenka was present an~: stated she was here in the interest of seeing if anything had been done by the City Attorney on the letter of Mrs. Thorne, read at last Council meeting relating to decent literature. Mayor Domstad stated a letter from the City Attorney had jus~ been ~rought in this morning ~nd invited Mrs. Gawenka to read it; also, stated action may be taken a~ next Council meeting. Mr. Harold E. LeMay and Bill Segale, representing Pierce County Refuse Co., and Nick Raffo Garbage Co., Inc., respectively, were present and inquired as towhen Brem- erton would have specifications ready for bid call for garb age contract. Mr. Clark stated this matter is being worked on at this time and specifications will be ready in.order to giv~ ample time to all bidders. Mrs. Dorothy Leeson, 171~ N. Callow, complained of neighbor having six cats, and stated she had not been able to get anyone to take care of this situation. ~ayor explained that the Poundmaster and Chief of Police have'been out to see her but she stil~ claimed she had not been taken care of. Mayor Domstad asked the Chief of Police to contact her again. April 19, 1981 (CON'T) ~ Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Schoneman to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Meeting adJourned~ City Clef