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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/10/60 February 10, 1960 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held at lO:O0 o'clock A.N., Wednesday, Febru_ry 10, 1960 in the Conference Room, Bremerton Chamber of Commerce, with Nayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commis- sioner Clerk, City Clerk NcGowan, City Attorney Holland, Water Supt. Humble, Street Supt. Schoneman, Acting City Engineer Garrison and Fire Chief Tillett. Commissioner Wheaton absent, being sick in hospital. Notion by Er. Clark and Nr. Domstad to approve minu~es of regular meeting held February 3, 1980 as written, carried. Clerk presented notice of employment for Donald Arthur Deeds, extra labor, Park and Recreation Dept., $1.28 per hour, effective Feb. 10, 1960. Notion by Nr. Demstad and Nr. Clark to approve the employment, carried. Clerk presented two applications for pinball location licenses to operate under the master license of Bremerton Mutual Amusement; Top Hat Cafe, signed by Harry J. Northn, 3~? N. Callow; the Sputnut Shop, signed by E.W. Wade, 153 Pacific; bothap- proved by C. Lewis, Chief of Police. ~otion by Er. Domstad and Nr. Clark to approve the location license, carried. Clerk stated a call for bids had been issued for Comprehensive Public Liability insurance and asked that the City Council confirm the step taken. ~otion by Er. Clark and Nr. Domstad to authorize the call for bids, carried. Clerk presented %laim voucher from B. Dudley Stuart, Architect, for $1,000.00, on the Cumulative Reserve for General City Structures Fund; audited by W.R. Vaa. Notion by Nr. Clar~ and Mr. Domstad to approve the voucher, carried. February 10, 1960 (Con't) Clerk preseflted claim voucher fromW.G. Clark Const. Co. for payment due on con- tract, City Hall Construction Fund, $50,579.42, audited by W.R. Vaa. ~otion by Mr. Clark and ~r. Domstad to approve the voucher, carried. Clerk read An ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance relating to Fire Zones in the City of Bremerton and amending Sections l, 2 and 6 of Ordinance No. 1972." Fire Chief Tillett explained the purpose of the ordinance. Motion by Mr. Clark tQ~table the matter for proper study and not attempt to pass it'at this Council. Mr. Clark stated he had not been given an opportunity to study the ordinance. Mr. Holland and Mr. Tillett went into further detail on the need to approve the ord- inance in order to get something definite Before the £ire rating bureau, and this would show the intentions of the city but the ordinance does not necessarily have to be passed if it does not favorable reduce the fire grading deficiency points. Mr. Clark stated he had no objections to approving the ordinance if it only shows intent. The foregoing motion died for want of a second. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clerk to approve the ordinance no first reading, carried. Clerk read an ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance creating the position of Engineering Administrative Assistant in the office of the City Engineer; abolishing the position of Engineering Aide ii, Range 15; transferring and appropriating fuflds for which no a~propriation'~was made in the 1960 budget; and declaring an emergency." Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr.~omstad to approve the ordinance on first reading, carried. Clerk read Resolution No. 1092, in honor and membory of Angle W. Harrison, who identified herself with Bremerton by her contributions to the community health and welfare by.aiding the support of a hospital. Motion by Mr. Clar~ and Mr. Domstad to pass Resolution No. 1092, carried. Clerk read an ordinance, first reading, 'tAn Ordinance relating to the retire- ~ment of firemen." City Attorney Holland explained the purpose of the ordinance, which has to do with deficiency points for over-age firemen on the recent fire rating of the city. Motion by Mr. Domstad to approve the .ordinance on first reading; seconded by Mr. Clark with the understanding he was not committing himself to final passage and approving ~or further study, carried. Clerk read an ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance regularing the installa- tion, alteration, repair, and operation of electric wiring, co~nections, fixtures, and appliances; providing for the securing of permits and the payment of fees; and amending paragraph 3 of Section 5, Ordinance No. 1948." Mr. Holland explained the purpose of the ordinance: to raise permit fees sli- ghtly and~ovide penalty for anyone starting work without a permit. Motion by Mr. Domst.ad to approve on first reading; seconded by Mr. Clark with the understanding he was not committing himself to final passage and approving for further study, carried. Mr. Garrison reported that the short course sewe~' school that his staff attend- ed in Seattle was a huge success and well worth the trip. Mr. Eddie Adams, Chairman Civic Affairs Committee, Bremerton Chamber of Commerce reported that the wires between the special polea on the sidewalks had been removed; that this was originally in the contract but the contractor had procrastinated on the job. Mr. Adams stated he had heard some comment from contractors who objected to dup- licate permit fees. This happens when a prime contractor takes out a permit for the whole job and then sub-contractors take out permits for their part of the Job, also. Mr. Adams stated he was not suggesting cutting down on the amount of fees to be taken in, but only suggesting a re-arrangement of the permits so that duplication is avoid- ed. Mr. Domstad stated he would have the Building Inspector present at the next Council meeting on this matter. Mr. Adams suggested that when a complaint is receive~ concerning needed repairs to streets that the complaint be not merely recorded but the pe~'son be fully advised as to what steps will be taken or should be taken to remedy the situa~ion. Mr. Schoneman explained that each complaint is acted upon and gave a detailed account of the processing of complaints. Mr. Adams stated he had specific complaint in mind and would provide the de- tails later. Mr. Holland commented on the duplication of permit fees that this is pre~lent throughout the entire state and complaints are received from contractors every day; but if these fees were not charged, then theinspector would have to charge time on an hourly basis on each inspection and Mr. Holland stated he did not believe this would be satisfactory. Mr. Clark stated that in the future he ~as going to move to t able any ordinance that comes to the Council that has not 0een brought in for the agenda by the day be- fore, Tuesday, l:O0 o'clock, so the Council me,abets can check the ordinance. February 10,'1960 (Con,t) Mr. Clark reported the City Hall is coming along well and that the ceramic or terra cotta is ready to go on sometime this week. Mr. Domstad reported that Mr. Wheaton seemed to ce somewhat better this morning. Mr. Tillett recommended that a copy of the ordinance approved this moring relat- ing to fire zones and a map showing the proposed changes be sent to Mr. Weir.in San Francisco, And ask him specifically what gain the City's fire ratine would receive and ask for the answer immediately so that the information might be available by next Council meeting. Mayor Domstad approved the recommendation. Fire Chief Tillett stated a procedure had been worked out with the Chief of Pol- ice to have his officers report building activity around town to the Building Depart- ment for checking to see if a permit has been secured; and 18 deficiency points have been corrected by this procedure. ~Ar. Holland reported that a method has been worked out to handle building permits more efficiently. Motion by Mr. Doms tad and Mr. Clark to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Meeting adjourned. APPROVED: City 'Clerk '- Mayo~ -