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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/28/59 January 28, 1959 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held Wednesday, January 2B, 1959 at 9:50 A.M. in the Mayor's Office, ~ity Hall with Mayor Domstad presoding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk ~cGowan, City Attorney Holland and City Engineer Elton. Also present was a representative of the press. January 28, 1959 (Con't) Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to approve minutes of regular meeting held January 21, 1959 as written, carried. Clerk stated this was date and place for ~olding a hearing on the vacatioh of all of Leonard Avenue and that notices had been posted and no written objections had been received. Motion by Mr. Wh~aton and Mr. Clark to allow the vacation and refer to th'e City Attorney for predation of necessary ordinance, carried.. Clerk read letter dated January 2~, 1959 addressed to the City Council from City Engineer Elton which stated that Mr. C.K.~ McKenzie, Jr., has requested the City to sell him a portion of the property acquired for right-of-way for the North approach to the Warren Avenue Bridge which lied outside the fence and adjacent to his property; that the Engineer's Office field crew has checked the property and their costs for the service is $74.06. Recommendation of the C~ty Engineer to sell to Mr. McKenzie for $100.00. City Clerk stated he had checked to see if anything more should be done than Just to deed to Mr. McKenzie and that the City Attorney had advised that no other action was necessary since the property was deeded directly to the City by the Federal Gov- ernment at no cost. CommisSioner Wheaton commented the area is of no value to anyone else and would be acost to the city in upkeep if retained as right of way property. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to concur in the recon~ndation of the City Engineer, carried. Clerk read letter dated January 27, 1959 to the City Council from City Treasurer 0dden askin~ that a Victor Electric Adding Machine, Model #322561 be declared ~s "Surplus" since there is no turn in value in it. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Domstad to declare the machine surplus, carried. Clerk 'read memorandum addressed to the City Clerk dated Jan. 26, 1959, from An- drew Pendergast, Park and Recreation St~. calling attention to the Civilian Defense Lease for the use of the Manette Community Bldg. which will expire March l, 1959 and assuming that they will want to continue using the building, the lease should be re- negotiated or renewed. City Clerk stated that Margaret Rampp has advised the Civil Sefense would like to extend the lease. ~ayor Domstad asked that this be held up until the Commissioners have an oppor- tunity to discuss the lease with Mrs. Rampp regarding the rest of the building as there is some interest by other groups for its use. Clerk read reports of separation for Harvey Hillyer Sims III and Robert Belle- isle, extra labor; Jerry Dotson, Paul L. Donahue, Robert Lewis Dotson, Prank Alison Logue, part time leaders and Dorothy Luckhurst, checkroom labor, all Park and Re- creation Department. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to approve the separations, carried. Clerk presented application for one .bowler type 10~ machine at ll~ Pacific, Crow's Nest, signed by Martin C. Baxter. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to approve the application, carried. General Claim for Marvin Const. Co. was presented by Cl~rk for $1,6Z6.57, cov- ering Estimate ~4, retained percentage, L.I.D. 275, approved by Earl Elton and audit- ed by W.R. Vaa. Motion by Mr. Uheaton and ~r. Clark to approve payment of the voucher, carried. Clerk read memo. dated Jan. 27, 1959 from Asst. City Engineer Garrison to Mr. Elton relating to the reuqest of Donald J. Moen read at last Council meeting regard- ing a piece of property at llth and Park which he believed was city property and was interested in buying. Memo stated this property has been checked with the Bremerton Title Company and there is no city owned property in Lot l, Block i of the Plat of Warren Smith's Acre Tracts which is not n~eded for street purposes. Clerk read letter dated Jan. 15, 1959 from Hardold D. Paschal, Deputy Secty., Bremerton Public Schools, addressed to City Engineer, which stated the Board of Dir- ectors is re ~uesting the City Council to vacate Lincoln Ave. from 15th to its pres- ent northern end, also a seven Foot alley lying parallel to Lincoln Ave. and approx- imately 90 f~et west of Lincoln Ave., made necessary' for the placing of the new Eng- lish-Social ~cience Building for Olympic College. Also, desires the vacation of an alley which bisects the property owned by the School District on which is located the B Building, which lies on 15th and Chester. Clerk read letter dated Jan. 27, 1959 from Mr. Elton to the City Council which stated the foregoing request was brought before the Planning Commission, then refer- red to the Advisory Committee who visited the site and approved the vacation of Lin- coln Avenue and the alley 90 f~et to the West of Lincoln; also, stated, the reference to the "B" building should have been to the "A" building, and the committee approves the vacation of the alley which bisects the property but not the entire alley as re- quested but only the portion lyin.~ North of the Shephard Addition. City Engineer's letter recommended referring the matter to ~he City Attorney for drafing the proper- ty legal papers for carrying out the recommendation of the Planning Commission. January 28, 1959 (Con't) Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. ~heaton to turn the matter over to the City Attor- ney for preparation of papers for vacation, carried. Clerk asked for authorization to call for bids for Liability Insurance for the year beginning March l, 19§9. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Domstad to authorize the call for bids, carried. Clerk presented a petition signed by 126 persons, beginnin with Alta ~. Thomp- son of 1349 Warren Avenue asking for a stop light or pedestrian push button light at 15th and Warren because of failure of motorists to adjust to 25 M.p.h. and failure of motorists to stop for pedestrian at crossing. Motion by Mr. Uheaton and Mr. Clark to refer to the Traffic Dept., carried. Clerk read letter dated Jan. 26, 1959, addressed to the Council from City Eng. Elton requesting several changes in the salary and position sections of his 1959 budget. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to ~eet with Mr. Elton on Friday of this week to discuss his request, carried. Clerk read letter dated Jan. 28, 1959 addressed from Mr. Humble, Water Supt., to Mr. ~heaton requesting authorization for the Water Dept. to install a cast iron water main and appuDtenances as follows: 810' of 6" pipe along 13th from Lafayette to Corbet Drive; 120~ of 6" pipe along Corbet Drive from l~th North to Join an exist- ing 2" galvanized line at the margin of the Phinney Bay Water District; to be done by force account at a total estimated cost of $Z,790.00. Motion by Mr. ~heaton and Mr. Domstad to grant permission for the Water Dept. to go ahead with the job, carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2~1~, second reading, "An Ordinance appropriating funds for the Duo'chase of a billing machine not provided for in the budget for the calendar year of 1959 and declaring an emergency." Motion by ~r. Domstad and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2Zl? carried as follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes; ~r. Clark, Yea; Mr. Wheaton, ~es~ Clerk read proposed change to plumbing ordinance for second time. Mr. Clark questioned the fact there was no change offered at this time for the gas appliance ordinance inasmuch as he understood the letter from Mr. Irish asked for a similar ~hsnge in the examining board of the gas installers. Mr. Holland said he did not understand that such a change was to be made as he felt the ordinance prepared covered the changes requested in Mr. Irish's letter. After further discussion of this ma~ter a motion was made to table the ordinance Just read. Notion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to table the ordinance until the next meet- ing, carried. Clerk read letter addressed to Mayor Domstad, dated Jan. 22, 1959, signed by John B. Verhelst, Richfield Oil Agent, congratulsting the city upon its efficient police force as displayed by Patrolman Schumann and Williams who secured an unlocked door at his plant while on night duty. Clerk read Resolution No. 1058, resoving that the City of Bremerton will parti- cipate in the affairs of the Puget ~ound Governmental Conference, and the proper of- ricers and employees of said city be and they are hereby authorized to participate in the affairs of said Conference. Mayor Domstad explained that there would be no cost to the city to belong to this Conference this year and the City could drop out if the officials do not like what is done. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to pass Resolutipn No. 1038, carried. City Attorney spoke of his activities with the members of the House Committee on Highways in trying to obtain their "do pass" approval of legislation so the present law could be amended to allow use of funds other than bridge revenue to retire the bond indevtedness. The committee had frowned on an act which might allow state motor vehicle funds to retire the ~nds; however, Mr. Holland reported they appeared to be willing to approve an act which would allow the use of any funds available other than the motor vehicle funds t~ retire the bonds, and ~r. Holland stated further this could be by federal funds or by refinancing the bonds if a lower interest rate was available. City Attorney reported that Senator Purvis has asked Senator Tally to introduce Bill 161 to extend the terms of officials in Bremerton to four-year terms; and Senate Bill 222 is being introduced which will change the time o£ taking office from June to the first Monday in April following election. This would make the "lame-duck" time only abo~t three weeks. Attorney suggested the Council back these bills and stated he would write the letters. Notion by ~r. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton that the City Council be authorized to rec- ommend to support the two bills and letters be written the Senator Cooney on Senate Bill 222 and Senator Talley on Senate Bill 161, carried. January 28, 1959 (Con't) Clerk read letter dated Jan. 27, 1959 addressed to the City Commissioners, signed by Robert J. Forst, 1022 Walnut St., asking that metal street signs be installed in the Sheridan Park area to replace worn out and torn down wooden signs. Mr. Wheaton stated these signs were being taken care of but would hot be able to obtain them and have them installed before the summer. Mr. Otto Chantler and Mike Price for VFW Post ~239 and Howard Shirey of Workd War I Post, expressed their interest in acquiring the Morrison Building. City Attorney stated the state-wide meeting of Firemen's Pension 5cards will meet in Tacoma on February 4, 1959 a Council day and that he has been requested to go and if the Council approves he would attend. It was satisfactory with the CounCil members and Mayor Domstad asked that Mr. Gerard Fisher, Assistant City Attorney, be present next week. Mr. Wheaton reported that the toll bridge equipment has arrived for the Manette Bridge and the contractor is doing everything possible to complete the work so the bridgle may open at an early date. Mr. Clark reported that City Hall plans are progressing necely andabout the let of March the architect will go into final detail plans and specification. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to pay ~ll bills tha~ are ~proved by a major- ity of the Commissioners, carried. Meeting adJourned. ~/~ -~-~., APPROVED: Cit/y Clerk ~t , Mayor