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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/31/60 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held Wednesday August 31, 1960 at 10:00.0'clock A.M. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, with Acting Mayor Clark presiding. Present were Commissioner of Publi~ Works, Fred S. Schoneman, ~Dity Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland, City Engineer Fort- man and Water Supt. Humble. Absent, Mayor Domstad, in Olympia. Also present was representative of press and also radio. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to approve minutes of regular meeting held August 24, 1960 and special meeting of August 24, 1960 as written, carried. Clerk stated the committee to whom the bids for compact car was referred, rec- commended award to Crawford Motors, American Rambler, low priced car m~eting the specifications. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. ~l~rk to approve the bid award, carried. Clerk presented general claim voucher for Lentrs, L.I.D. Z84, Final Estimate (No. 1), for $2,877.33, approved by Mr. Fortman and audited by Mr. Vaa. Notion by Mr. $choneman and Mr. Clark to approve the voucher, carried. Clerk presented claim voucher for Blossom Bros. for Estimate No. 3, Project X-8, Storm Sewer Construction Fund, for $14,867.22, approved by ~r. Fortman and audited by Mr. Vaa. Also, Mr. ~cGowan read letter addressed to Mr. Fortma~ dated August 23, 1960 from Blossom Bros. Construction Co., which stated the work on X-8 zas completed on August ~3, 1960 and is ready for inspection and final acceptance. The letter was endorsed August 19, 1960 and signed by Mr. Fortman that the job was inspected and approved. ~otion by Mr. Schoneman and ~r. Clark to approve the claim voucher and accept the job, carried. CityClerk presented change order No. 9, B. Dudley Stuart, Architect, on the Clark Const. Co., City Hall improvement, showing so~ary of changes, with a total additional cost of $1,976.57; approved by Mr. Stuart and Rt. Austin Clark. Mr. Clark stated that these had been previously approved but did not have the break- down then. Also, reported that Mr. Vaa had discovered $28.00 sales tax paid on carpentry work that was omitted in the padded cells so deducted from amount due to Clark Construction Co.. August 31, 1960 (CCh't) Also, Clerk presented claim voucher from Mr. Stuart for ~3,054.07 approved by Mr. Clark and audited by Mr. Vas. Commissioner Clark stated Mr. Vas had discovered a slight discrepancy of $5.00 or thereabouts which can be adjusted when final bill- ing is made. Motion by Mt. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to approve the claim voucher', carried. Clerk presented claim voucher from Mr. Clark of Clark Construction Co., for $51,823.49. M~6tVaa had adjusted this bill ~28.00 for sales tax previously paid on car?entry work performed under the contract. Claim approved by Commissioner Clark and audited by Mr. Van. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to approve the claim, carried. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to approve the Change Order No. 9 on the Clark Construction Co., contract, carried. Clerk read letter dated August 30, 1960 to the City Council from Blind Indus- tries of ~ashington, asking either a waiver or an amending of the city ordinance per- taining to the license fee required for selling in the City. Request stated it was made to help blind people ~ employed. Discussion followed. Notion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to take the request under advisement, carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. ~O3, second reading, "An Ordinance relating to the C~ty ~ployees' Retirement Oystem and Disability Pension System under Ordinance No. 157~ and amending Paragraph (a) of Section thereof to limit disability retire- ment to disability incurred while in city service." Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to pass Ordinance No. 2403 carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2404, "An Ordinance amending Use and Area Maps of Ord- inance No. 1~92 and declaring an emergency.-" Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2404, carried. Clerk read letter dated August 30, 1960 to the Council from City Engineer sub- mitting Preliminary Assessment Roll, etc. on proposed LiI.D., Lafayette Ave. N. and Stevens ~rive for Sanitary Sewers. Attached to the letter was an ordinance for read- ing. Discussion was held as to whether notices should be sent out and a hearing held on the preliminary roll. This would entail passing a resolution setting the hearing daL;e and requiring notices to ~ sent which has 0een the policy in the past. After Mr. Fortman advised the Council that 86 4/10% were in f~$~r of the improvement and that a hearing was not actually necessary if the Council'used the petitio.n ~ethod for providing for the improvement, it was felt that by passing the ordinance it would facilitate the improvement which would help due to the lateness of the season. Ordinance No. 2405 was read by Clerk "An Ordinance providing for the improve- ment of Lafayette Avenue N. and Stevens Orive, by installation of a sanitary sewer, sewage lift station and appurtenances all in accordance with the plans, maps, and specifications on file in the office of the City Engineer; adopting saidplans, maps and specifications; establishing an improvement district; providing for the levying of assessments for the paymen~ of such improvesemt and making such improvement pay- able by bonds." Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clar~ to pass the Ordinance No 2405, carried. Clerk read Change Order No. 1, Si th Street widening Project X-24, Ace Paving Company, to increase quantity of concrete sidewalk in place and increase sidewalk removal, total change to increase the contract, $5,740.00, signed by S.A. Christoph- erson, Partner, and W.L. Fortman, City Engineer. Mr. Fortman explained that this would give a new sidewalk throughout the pro- ject rather than replacing certain sections and the change has been approved by the State Highway Department and has been discussed with the Commissioner of Public W~rks. Mr. Fortman also explained that this is only 12% of the t tal cost of the job, only 14% of the total oncrete, and only 9~% over the bid price but it is still under the engineer's estimate. ~otion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to approve change order No. l, carried, Clerk read from copy of a letter dated August 30, 1960 to the city and county ~mmtssioners informing them of a meeting of the Port Commission on Thursday, Sept. 8, 1960 at 7:30 P.M. and asking if the Council Chambers are available. Mr. Clark stated the Council Chambers have been reserved for this meeting. Mr. Clar~ stated he had a letter from the Finance Chairman of the MFOA, City of Facoma, regarding the nemt international MFOA Conference to be held in Seattle on May 21st thru May 25, 1961 and that funds must ~ raised in amount of about ~20,000.00 to cover the expenses. Letter sugaested cities try to appropriate funds in the 1961 budget to help defray these expenses. Mr. Clarx recognized Mr. Lawrence Hatfield, retired Street Supt.; also Pat Nicholson, State Representative, who introduced his stepson, Eric. Mr. Ntcholson stated Gov. Rosellini is going to ask the Legislatuz, e for financial help for the cities and that he, Mr. Nicholson, would be favorable t o the program. August 31, 1960 (Con't) Mr. Clark reported the ordinance on removal of unsafe buildings is still under study. Mr. Jack Winn introduced himself as a consulting forester, left his brochure giving his experience and backgraund. Mee~ing adjourned. ~///~.~ ~~ APPROVED: Clgy Clerk