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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/21/59 January 21, 1959 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton,,.Waehington, was held Wednesday, January 21, 1959 at lO:G0 A.M. in the Mayor's Office, ~ity Hall, with Acting Nayor Clark presiding. Present were Commissioner ~heaton, City Clerk NcGowan, City Attorney Holland and City Engineer Elton. Ale~ present was represent- ative of press. Absent, Mayor Domstad, on business in 01ympia~ Notion by Nr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve minutes of regular meeting held January 14, 1959 carried. Clerk presented not~ce of change in pay status for Kenneth Chase, Supervisor Recreation, $400.00 per month, effective Jan. 1, 1959, approved by Nayor Domstad. Notion by Nr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve the change in pay for Nr. Chase, carried. Clerk read application for pinball location license at ?-il'Tavern, 820 Bur- well St., signed by Ray Lauderback, approved by Chi~f Lewis. Notion by Nr. Clark and Mr. ~neaton to approve the application, carried. Clerk read three applications to State Dept of Natural Resources, Olympia, for timber cutting permit for Taylor & Bruckart, Inc., on various described tracts of land in Kitsap County. Permit would cover thinning operations. These are Water De- partment lands. : Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve and authorize the Mayor to sign the timber cutting permit applications, carried. Clerk presented payroll voucher for period ended Jan. 15, 1959, for $44,740.58, audited by W.R. Vaa. Notion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to approve the payroll voucher, carried. Clerk read general claim voucher from Roney~s Inc., assigned to Pioneer Bank of ~ilwaukie, Oregon, for $~,9~1.16 for payment of new fire engine, approved by FireChtef Tillett and .audited by W.R. Vaa. Notion by Mr. Clar~ and Mr. Wheaton to approve payment to Roney's, carried. Clerk presented two General Claims from B. Dudley Stuart: (1) for architect's services, demolition of Burke Bldg., $158.40; and (2) monthly payments for architect's services preparing working drawings~ $1,6Z~.15; both approved by Austin Clark and audited Oy ,.R. Vaa. Notion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to approve payment to Nr. Stuart, caroled. Clerk read letter dated Jan. 14, 1959 to Nayor ~omstsd from Governor Albert D. Rosellini, thnaking the Mayor for his wire on the financial plight of our Washington cities and stating he would recommend to the Legislature that it provide a means to ~lleviate the fiscal problems of local government. Clerk read letter dated Jan. 15, 1959 to the Nayor and City Commissioners from George S. Callahan, Chairman Board of Commissioners, Housing Authority, enclosing their report of operations for period of fiscal year ending Sept. ~0, 1958. Clerk read undated letter addressed to the City Council signed by Donald J. Moehn, ~18 Sheridan Rd., Bremerton, which stated he is interested in making a bid on a piece of City owned property described partially as Warren Smith Acre Tract, Lot i of Block 1. Acting Mayor Clark referred the request letter to the City Engineer for checking. Clerk read letter dated Jan~ 15, 1959 addressed to the N~or and Council from City Engineer Elton which submitted the Preliminary Assessment Ro~l, and a list of the real and improved valuation in the proposed L.I.D., Trenton Ave. and Alley dir- ectly west of Trenton from Holman to Stoneway, for sanitary sewers and pressure line, and appurtenances. Clerk read Resolution No. 10~7, setting forth the City Council's intention to order the improvement of property abutting upon the alley in plat of George Dewey Jr. High School Addition by Sanitary Sewer and appurtenances and on Stoneway, as well as a pressure line along Trenton between Stoneway and Holman St.; directing the City Engineer to submit to the City Council estimated cost of improvement and valuations; January 21, 1959 that the method of assessing shall be by zone and termini method; directing the City Clerk to give notice to owners by newspaper and mail, and setting the date for hearing protests against the Improvement ~n Wednesday, February 11, 1959 at 10:00 A.M. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to pass Resolution No. 1037, carried. Clerk reported that it was the recommendation of the committee to which the Water Dept. surplus equipment bids were referred to award to the high bidders, as follows: Julius Blatt, 1938 Chevrolet Carryall, $15.95 and 1929 White Chassis, 2 motors, i pump (no tank), $3V.80; and to Robert B. Johnson, the Star Well Drill and appurtenances, $114.00. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Hr. Clark to concur in the committee's recommenda- tion, carried. Clerk read an ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance appropriating funds for the purchase of a billing machine not provided for in the budget for the calendar year 1959 and declaring an emergency.f' Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to approve the ordinance on first reading, carried. Clerk read am ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance relating Jo pl'umbing; providing for th8 examination and licensing of Journeyman plumbers, and for the licensing, registration and bonding of master plumbers; creating an Examining Board or Journeyman Plumbers, defining offenses and providing penalties for vio- lation hereof, and amending Section 4 of Ordinance No. 875." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve the ordinance on first read- ing, carried. Clerk read letter dated Jan. 19, 1959, to City Commissioners from B.A. Getsch- mann, President Kitsap County Fair Assn., asking for extension to March l, 1959 for removing the contents of the old quonset hut. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and MS. Clark to allow the extension and Clerk tO notify the Association, carried. City Attorney reported on his efforts at Olympia in getting a change made in the present law so that money other than tolls alone could be used in paying off the Warren Ave. Bridge debt, and that it looks very favorable for such a bill to be passed by the current Legislature. City Attorney reported that the 1955 Legislature passed a b~ll which extended the terms of office of first class cities to four years with elections to b e held in even-numbered years and that Bremerton was the only city to which it did not apply, although he said it was the intent of the law to include Bremerton. Mr. Holland stated further that he had left a copy of a letter from the Secre- tary of State's Office with Senator Purvis. Mr. Clark pointed out that it had been one of the recommendations of the man- agement survey firm that the terms of office be four years. City Attonney thanked Erv. Jensen, Bremerton Sun reporter, for the good Job he did on reporting the proceedings of the Kitsap County Court in connection with the reservoir case held last Monday. Mr. Kenneth Branch appeared before the Council on behalf of the Park and Re- creation Commission and presented the development plan for Lebo Field which had been worked up by an architectural firm. Mr. Branch stated the Park and Recreation Commission had studied this plan and now recommended it be accepted by the City as the long range plan for Lebo Field. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to adopt the plan, carried. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Whoaton to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. ~cting Mayor Clark recessed the regular Council Meeting until Thursday, Jan- uary ~2, 1959 at 9:00 A.M~, APPROVED: Acting Mayor Clark '~ January 22, 1959 Recessed meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremertoh, Washington was held on Thursday, January 22, 1959 at 9:00 A.M. in the Mayor's Office, City Hall with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Wheat- on, City Clerk McGowan and City Attorney Holland. Also present was rerpesentative of the press. January 22, 1959 (Con't) Clerk read Ordinance No.. 2513, second reading, "An Ordinance providing for the expenditure of funds for which no proytsion was made in the 1958 Park Department Budget, and declaring an emergency." 'Attached was an affidavit for the Mayor to sign. Notion by Nr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2313, carried unani- mously. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2~14, second reading, "An Ordinance appropriating funds for the installation of a lift station not provided for in the budget for the calendar year 1959 and declaring an emergency." Attached was an affidavit for sig- nature of Mr. Wheaton. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2314 carried unani- mously. Clerk read Ordinance No. ~515, "An Ordinance providing for the transfer of ap- propriations in the 1958 budget and for the appropriation of funds received in excess of estimated revenues and declaring an emergency." Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Whe a ton to pass Ordinance No. 2315 carried unani- mously. Clerk read Ordinance No. ~516, "An Ordinance providing for the abandonment of all unexpended funds appropriated in the 1958 budget, excepting certain designated funds, and providing that certain designated funds shall be carried forward and re- main in full force and effect, and be held avaiDable for the purpose of such budget- ary appropriation, and declaring an emergency." Notion by Nr. Clark end Mr. Wheaton to pass 0rdinanee No. 2~16 carried unani- mously. Clerk read letter dated Jan. 20, 1959 from Washington Surveying and Rating Bur- iau addressed to the City Council enclosing three copies of their report of the ac- ceptance test conducted on the 1~50 g.p.m, pumper delivered to your city by Roney's inc., which stated there was no doubt the pumper could meet its rated capacities. Nunicipal Court Judge Ron Danielson appeared before the Council inbehalf of the office spaces which his department would need in the future and in the new City Hall building. He was advised that the architect would be in Bremerton next week at which time he would have an opportunity to discuss his requirements with him. Nayor Domstad reported on his trip to Olympia yesterday, when he went with a group of Eastside merchants and met with Mr. Higgins and Nr. Clees and Nr. Bugge. The Highway Department has asked that a letter come from the City requesting lights on ohe Manette Bridge as they seem to have funds for this improvement; also, they wish a separate letter on improving the approaches to the east end of the Manette Bridge. The merchants have requested some improvements to that approach. Nayor Domstad stated he assumed he had the authority to write such letters. There was no objection from the other Council members. Mayor Domstad also reported that he had met with the Highway Fact Finding Committee. Nayor Domstad also presented figures showing allotment of state funds for Kitsap County roads for next year. Mr. NcGowan read letter addressed to Mayor Domstad, dated Jan. 10, 1959, from Regional Commissioner Holloway, General Services Administration, which stated per- sonal property in the ~orrison Building in Westpark was available on a donation basis to the city and th, t the building itself would also be availahls .to the City on the same basis. Nayor Domstad stated that Er. Humble had informed him the building could be moved off-site. Nr. Holland commented that the ~ark and Recreation Commission had turned down any use of the building; however, Nayor Domstad stated the scouts seemed to be in- terested, in the building. No action taken on this letter. Neeting adJourned. ~.,~~~~ ~'~-~ APPROVED: City Clerk