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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/28/60 May 25, 1960 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held Wednesday, May 25, 1960 at 10:00 o'clock A.M., at the'ConferenCe Room of the Chamber of Commerce with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Schoneman, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland, City Engineer Fortman, City Water Superintendent Humble. Also present were representatives of press and radio. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to approve minutes of regu~r n~eting held May~lS, 1960 as written, carried. Clerk stated ir'was time and place for opening bids for installation of padding and floor covering for two mental cells in the new city jail and t~mt only ome bid had been received. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to open the bid, carried. Clerk opened the bid and read from Evergreen Upholstery and Rug Company, certi- fied check ~or $~36..20 enclosed, $~,619.22. Notion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to refer to committee for recommendation, car- ried. Clerk presented notices of employment for Gerald N.' Aldrich, extra labor, Water Distribution at $1.90 per hour and Noel F. Schoneman, extra labor, Water Supply at $1.90 per hour. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to approve the employments, carried. Clerk presented application to transfer of Ownership for music machine'license and pinball machine location license at the Traveler's Cafe to Bremerton Amusement Inc., G.W. Dexter., approved by the Chief of Police. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Schoneman to approve the transfers, carried. Clerk stated it was the committee's recommendation ~o award to Motorola Communi- cations Co. the contract to furnish thmee transmitter-receiver portables. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Schoneman to concur in the recommendation, carried. May 20, 1960 (eon't) Clerk read letter dated May 19, 1960 to the City Council from Farrell E. Cook, Secretary of the Planning CommisSion, which attached'a petition of J.B. Yoder to vacate an alley described as "Bouth 15 feet of the N. 150 feet of the W 102 ft., Tract 5, Moudies Buodivision", and letter stated it was the opinion of the Planning Commission that the recommendation shOuld be tO the City Council to deny the peti- tion. The petitiQn was signed by Mrs. Helen S. Tierney, 1820 14th Street and twelve others. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to set the hearing on the vacation petition for June 22, 1960 at 10:00 A.M. and refer to City Attorney for preparation of the resolution, carried. Clerk read Planning Commission Resolution No. 87, dated May 18, 1960, request- ing the City Council to pass an ordinance amending.the Use and Area Maps of Ordin- ance No. 1792 in the following manner: Lot 20, Block 2, Navy Park First Addition to Charleston from CommerCial to Residential Two (R-2). City Engineer Fortman ~xplained that a property owner wanted to repair his house and the requirements of a CommerCiaI classification were too restrictive thus wanted to have the area changed to R-2. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Domstad to authorize the City Attorney to draw up the ordinance, carried. Clerk read letter dated May 24, 1960 to the City Council from City Engineer Fortman, which submitted Preliminary Assessment Roll and a list of the real and im- proved valuation of real property in the proposed local improvement district for sanitary sewer installation, Yantic Avenue, Rodgers to Farragut, and recommending the City Council proceed with the creation of the L.I.D., inasmuch as the assessed value of land .and improvement is considerably in excess of the amount required to permit the.improvement. Clerk read Resolution No. 1098 which declared the City Council's intention to order the improvement of Yantic, between Rodgers and Farragut, by construction of an 8" sanitary sewer and appurtenances; set forth the method of apportioning the costs; directed the City Clerk to give notice of hearing on the proposed improve- ment; and set thedate for hearing, June 22, 1960 at lO:00 A.M. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Domstad to passResolution No. 1098, carried. Clerk read letter dated May 25, 1960 to Commissioner Schoneman from Water Supt Humble, requesting authorization for the Water Dept. to install new water mains as follows: 4,000 feet of 8" cast iron pipe'along Pine Road from Sylvan Way to Fay Sutton Road, estimated cost $19,818.00; 1,056 feet of 8" asbestos cement pipe along Fay Sutton Road from Pine Road to Smith Road; 1,584 feet of 8" asbestos cement pipe along Smith Road from Fay Sutton Road to Vena Street,, estimated cost Si1,116.00; total estimate $30,934.00; that negotiations are now underway with the Tracyton Water District on an agreement under which they would buy water from th~ City and negotia- tions are also underway with the Kitsap County Fair Assn., and the Kitsap Stampede promoters to extend a water main from the Tracyton branch connection to the Fair Grounds, so that they also may have city water if financing can be arranged. The City has surplus water which may be sold and the investment of the City should be recovered through charges. Attached to the letter was the "Notice of Estimate of Cost of Public Work" which would be published in the official newspaper. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Domstad for the extension of this line subject to concluding satisfactory agreements with the Rodeo people and the Tracyton Water District, carried. Clerk read undated letter, received May 18, 1960, to Mayor Domstad from S.E. Ruehlow, Commanding, U.S.S.fLexington, commenting on the pleasant experience of hav- ing been stationed for a time in Bremerton. Commissioner Clark commented that he is now an honorary member of the crew of the U.S.S. Lexington, having had the honor of going to California on this ship and that he was glad for the axperience. Clerk read letter dated May 23, 1960 to the City from Employment Security De- partment, the local office, relating to need for employment for graduating seniors. Clerk read letter dated May 21, 1960 to the City Council from l~ter L. McHugh on behalf of East High School Teacher, Richard Jones, recently removed from his teaching position. , Clerk rea8 ~lAgreement to Exbend Lease~! between City and Kttsap C~unty Civil~ Defense Council covering the building located on Manette Playfield, lease is extend- ed one year, commencing May l, 1960. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to approve the agreement and the Mayor and Clerk be authorized t6 sign for the City, carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2395, second reading, "An Ordinance relating t o the office of Found Master, the regulation and charges for the City Pound; repealing Section 6 of Ordinance No. 1933 and amending Section 7 of Ordinance No. 1933" Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2395, carried. May 20, 1960 (Con,t) Clerk read an ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance authorizing the construc- tion of a water main in Kitsap County and making funds available f or its construction" Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Domstad to approve the o. rdina~c e sUbject to sat- isfactory agreement with the Fair Association and Rodeo people, carried. Clerk read an ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance regulating and restrict- ing the location and use of buildings and the use of land within the City of Bremer- ton; limiting the height of buildings, prescribing building lines and the size of yards; amending Section 305 of Ordinance No. 1792; and repealing Ordinance No. 1412." Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Domstad to approve on first reading, carried. Clerk presented petition signed by Evelyn C. Walton and 22other persons re- questing that accesses to the new Safeway parking lots from Montgomery Ave. be dis- allowed and a traffic divider be installed on llth Street to discourage North-South "Thru" traffic on Montgomery Avenue. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark that this petition be referred back to the Planning Commission for further study, carried. Mr. Schoneman stated in connection with the foregoing petition that the accesses will be held up and Mayor Domstad agreed with this statement. Mayor Domstad Presented to Mr. Isaac Soriano, representing the YMCA, money orders for total of $1,000.00 received from the crew of the U.S.S. Coral Sea. This money was sent to the UMCA in appreciation of services rendered. Mr. Soriano stated he was glad to receive the funds for the local YMCA. Mayor Domstad introduces three girls from local high schools who would be at- tending Girl's State held at Ellensburg. These girls were Betty Isley and Sharon Kuykendall from West High and Portia Price from East High. Mr. Clark stated the new City Hall is nearing completion and will be completed end of next week. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Domstad that ~the Council be recessed until 9:00 o, clock tomorrow morning for the purpose of awarding the~ bids on the steel furniture for the City Hall, carried. Mr. Clark commented in 'connection with the letter read previously from Peter McHugh that the local school board is composed of a fine group of people who are giv- ing their time with no return whatsoever; and the only return is in the taking of an active part in education; that they are fine, loyal people who have oftend efended the right of free speech and whatever incorrect thing may have been done will be cor- rected by the Board. Mr. Schoneman stated the city is beginning to share in some of the fruits of the water main out in the county; that he has a petition which he is going to give to Mr. Fortman for annexation to the City of an area oi' about 20 acres located just north Sheridan between Pine and Rickey. ~igned by Joseph Nettekowen and 2~ other persons. Mr. Holland recommended that any petitions on alley or street vacations received be given to his office first. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to pay all bills that are approved by a maj- ority of the Commissioners, carried. Meeting recessed until 9:00 A.M., tomorrow morning. APPROVED: Clt~ Cl~rk May 26, 1960 Recessed meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton~ Washlngton~ was held Thursday, May 26, 1960 at 9:00 o'clock A.M., in the Conference Room of the Cham- ber of Commerce with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Com- missioner Schoneman, City Clerk McGowan and City Athorney Holland. Also present was representative of the press. City Clerk stated inregard to bids for supplying new steel furniture that com- mittee meetings have been held and hearings have been had and studies have been made, and the final meeting was held prior to this meeting this ~orning, which was compris- ed of the Council Members, the City Clerk and the ~ity Attonney; and their recommend- ation is to award the balance of the bid covering the steel furniture to Peninsula Stationers as being the best bid and meeting the specifications, and it is the low aggregate bid. Motion by Mr. Clark and ~r. Schoneman to concur in the recommendation and award May 26, 1960 (Con't) the bid to Peninsula Stationers on the steel furniture, carried. Meeting 'ad Joul~ned. APPROVED: