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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/20/60 April 20, 1960 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held at 10:O0 o,clock A.M., Wednesday, April 20, 1980 at the Bremerton Chamber of Commerce with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Commission- er Schoneman, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland, City Engineer Fortman and Water Superintendent Humble. Representatives of press and radio came in to the meet- ing near adjournment. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to approve minutes of regular meeting held April 15, 1960 as written, carried. Clerk stated this was time and place for opening olds for installation of storm sewer line on 8th Street and that several bids had been received. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Domstad to open the bids, carried. Clerk opened the bids and read from: B~tler Const. & Eng. Co. of Seattle, bid bond enclosed, $91,785.45. Natioanl Const. Co. of Seattle, bid bond enclosed, $88,558,95e Tri-State Const. of Seattle, bid bond enclosed, $80,708.98. Scheumann and Johnson Const. Co. of Seattle, bid bond enclosed, $71,748.00. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to refer the bids to committee for study, carried. Mayor Domstad stated the next Council Meeting, April 27, 1980 will be held at Sheridan Park Community Building at 10:00 A.M., because there will be a number of students from high schools in attendance on that day which is "Youth Day"; also, there will be a L.I.D. hearing and a number of people may come from the Manette area. Clerk stated the Water Department wo~ld like to have the City Council auDhorize off-site sale of building located Just south of the Water Shop. Motionby Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Domstad to authorize sale of this building for off-site removal, carried. Clerk stated the committee to whom the bids for 2" galvanized steel pipe was re- ferred recommends award to Palmer Supply Company, low bidder, to supply foreig~!made pipe. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to concur in the recomendation and make the award to Palmer Supply Co., carried. Clerk presented reports of separation for Theodore Simons, Building Dept., Earl J. Sonier and Donald R. Madlin of the Water Supply Department. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. cl~rk to accept these seaparations, carried. Clerk read notice of employment for Keith E. VanBuskirk, extra labor, Cemetery at $1.81 per hour, effective April 18, 1980. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Domstad to approve the employment, carried. Clerk read notice of change of pay status for William Bates, extra labor-painter, Park~ nd Recreation to $3.31~ per hour. effective March 14, 1960. Mayor Domstad stated that he had been hired at $3.21~ per hour but thiswas in error and should have been ~3.~1~ to comply with the union scale for painters. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Schoneman to approve the change in pay, carried. Clerk presented three applications for transfer of licenses at Pop's Inn, to S.M. Slater, 2812 Farragut, as follows: Three amusement machines, pinball location license and music machine license; all approved by Chief Lewis. Motion by Mr. Domstad and ~r. Clarx to approve the transfers, carried. Clerk reported the Bremer~on Housing Authority has g~ven the city for payments in lieu of taxes for the fiscal year ended Sept. 50, 19S9, $A,88~.55. Budget esti- mate was $~,~81.50. Clerk read an ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance abolishing theposition of Cement Finisher, Step 18, in Water Distribution; increasing the number of Heavy Eq- uipment Operators, Step 18, to three in Water Distribution; and transferring and ap- propriating funds to the item "Heavy Equipment Operator" in Water Distribution." Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. ~omstad to approve the ordinance on first read- ing, carried. April 20, 1960 (Con't) Clerk read an ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance appropriating funds to the office of the Joint~Planning commission which were not provided for in the 1960 bud- get, and declaring an emergency." Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Schoneman to approve the ordinance on first read- lng, carried. Commissioner Clark stated that the contractor, Clark Construction Co., has re- quested a thirty-day extension of time on the new City Hall Job and the matter was referred to the architect to see if thirty days was a reasonable period. The archi- tect has reported back that analyzing each of the change orders and the number of days involved, thirty days time was the total. On each change order the contractor is clearly allowed an extension of time. Also, the rainfall w ich has been above normal could be considered in the extension, but not necessary to do so because of the change order days involved. Mr. Clark stated further that the architect approwes of the request and says the City Hall ~ill be ready for use by the second week of June, 1960. Suggested that a regular request form covering change orders be used for the extension. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Domstad that the City Council approve the thirty- day extension of the City Hall construction, carried. Clerk read letter dated April 13, 1960 addressed to the City Council from Tracy- ton Water Dommissioners, desiring a connection to the Bremerton water system to sup- plement present inadequate.source of supply. Letter gave further details as to number of families involved and suggested the connection and master meter be at the intersec- tion of Pine Road and Weed Avenue. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to take this request into consideration for luther study by committee, carried. Motion b~ Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Domstad that the City Council go on record de- claring its intent to proceed with the improvement of the Manette Reservoir by install- ation of tennis courts and a study to be made by the Eng-ineer of the best method, and the fences to be installed which would offer the least objection to those who might call it interference as far as their view is concerned, and this will be studied out before this is done, carried. Water Superintendent Humble stated a proposal had been received to exchange a parcel of land naar Heinz Lake with the Port Blakely Mill Company. The City owns a triangle of 2~ acres on one Side of the tracks which is separated from the rest of the Water Dept. land but contiguous with the Port Blakely land. They own a similar shaped piece on the city's side of the tracks but with more timber on it. They would like to make the exchange so that their holdings would be contiguous and the Water Dept. would like to do the same thing. Mr. Humble reported further that the stand of timber is quite good and if the city doesn't go ahead with the exchange the Port Blakely Company will log this area otherwise they will leave the stand. The timber has been cruised on both parcels and the price the mill company wants with the exchange is fair'and equitable. Mr. Humble recommended the G~y Council approve the exchange. Mr. Schoneman stated he has inspected the parcels and that this would be a fair exchange. Mr. Holland stated the money involved would be for the city to pay $1,567.77., Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Domstad that the City make this exchange together with whatever money is involved and that the City Attorney make the necessary con- tract, carried. Mayor Domstad left the meeting at this time to go bo Seattle to attend a meet- ing and CommisSioner Clark took over the Chair. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2390, second reading, "An Ordinance establishing pre- cinct boundaries, repealing Ordinance No.~ ~172; Sections 2, 38, 45 and 48 of Ordin- ance No. 1871; and Section 2 of Ordinance No. 2374." Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to pass Ordinance No. 2390 carried as fol- lows: Mr. Clark, Yes; Mr. Schoneman, Yes; Mr. Domstad, absent. Mr. Clark complimented the City Hall constractors, stating they have been doing a good Job and they are being reasonable in manor rhinos when they could have hewed to the line and the city sould be reasonable with them. Mr. Schoneman stated for the press and radio that putting tennis courts on the Manette Reservoir will eliminate the need for maintenance which would be required if grass was kept on the reservoir. Mr. Schoneman stated a petition is now circulating in the Pine Road area for an- nexation to the City. Petition was brought in with a number of names on it and then someone expressed an interest in the petition from the area. It was learned that other signatures should be obtained because the petition had not circulated to all so the petition was returned for further signatures. The first petition contained about fourteen names. April 20, 1960 (Con't) Motion by Nr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. . Meeting adjourned. ~¢~~ ~~ · APPROVED: City Clerk Mayor