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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/25/59 March 25, 1959 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held Wednesday, March 25, 1959 at 10:00 o'clock A.M., in the Mayor's Office, City Hall with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland, City Engineer Elton and Water Superintendent Humble. Also present were representatives of press and radio. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve minutes of regular meeting held ~Iarch~, 1959, carried. Clerk stated this was time and place for opening bids on two items - L.I.D. 277 and a station wagon for the Fire Department and that several bids had been re- ceived on both. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to open bids on both items, carried. Clerk opened the bids for new station wagon for the Fire Department and read from: Kluge Chevrolet, $150.00 certified check enclosed, $2,581.15, less $250.00 trade-in allowance, plus $41.80 for police senerator and $~3.40 for differential. Halverson Motors, certified check for $131.23,enclosed, 1959 Plymouth, $2,824.55, trade-in allowance $200.00. Chief Pontiac, $200.00 certified check enclosed, $3,224.62, less $250.00 trade in. Kerr Motors, Ford, $2,685.75, less t~ade in of $225.75. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wh~aton to turn the bids over to Fire Chief and Purchasing Agent and make recommendation to the City Council, carried. Clerk opened the bids for L.I.D. 2?7 and read from: Lent's bid bond enclosed, $5,087.24. Imperial Construction Company, certified check for $350.00 enclosed $6,628.50. Kimbel Logging Co., Inc., Shelton, bid bond enclosed, $5,695.60. Josef Linden, bid bond enclosed, $4,605.24. Bremerton Monument Co., certified check for $250.00 enclos'ed, $4,671.04. Dave Ratzlaff, 0id bond enclosed, $5,357.80. Mr. ~heaton asked the City Engineer to have the bids checked and return immed- iately with a recommendation. Clerk read notice of employment for Sue Ellen Ahlquist and John Sexton, extra labor, $1.50 per hour, Park and Recreation Dept and Ralph Day, $1.90 per hour, ~at- er Supply Dept., extra labor. Motion 'by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to concur with the employments, carried. March 25, 1959 (Con't) Clerk read application for a location license to install pinbal machines at Burt's Chicken Hut, 1138 Winfield, approved by C. Lewis,~Chief of Police, and to be under master license of Elftsap Amusement. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to approve the license, carried. Clerk reported for t~e committee on the sale o~ downed timer, stating that it was their recommendation to reject the only bid received as being too low and to re- call for bids, opening them next Wednesday. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaten to concur with the re~mmendation, carried. Herren Hackler, whose bid was rejected on the downed timer, asked if he could negotiate now a purchase of the timber. He was advised the CSuncil had Just gone on record to recall for bids. Mr. Hackler inquired if the successful bidder would be responsible to remove all the logs, because some were not marketable, and was informed the bidder would be ex- pected to take everything offered. Clerk read claim for damages filed March 24, 1959 by Mrs. Eber R. Edwards for i~387.50 covering damages received in a sidewalk fall at 5th near Pacific. Mr. McGowan stated the insurance company has been notified and that pictures were taken of the place the accident occurred and they would be given to the insur- ance corn?any. Clerk read a copy of a letter dated January 7, 1958 to Mr. Wheaten from U.S. Dept. of Interior, Bonneville PoWer Administration, Portland, Oregon, stating they would like to have a portion of the Citys' pipe-yard located on Montgomery Avenue. Mr. McGowan stated the letter was brought in upon request of the Council at a previous meeting to show Bonneville's interest in the property. Mr. Wheaten commented that Bonneville has agreed to pay the appraised price; ~nd ~hat at the time the letter was written the drydock was not certain but believe the property should now be made available to Bonmeville. Commissioner Clark stated that the government could obtain the property b~ con- demnation if we were to sell it ~o someone else. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark that the Commissioner of Public Works be given permission to sell the property to Bonneville at the time it is wanted, carried. ClerM read letter dated March 17, 1959 to the City Clerk from Health, Education and Welfare Dept., setting forth details of the transfer of the Morrison Building to Christian Schools Inc. Clerk referred to a letter dated Dec. 29, 19~8 from Puget Sound Power & Light Co., to Captain Ted K. Phillips, Police ~ept., giving the results of a study of the street lighting on Pacific Avenue, and recommending that a mercury vapor street lighting luminaire of the same type as those which have been installed on Warren and llth Streets be placed on'each of five poles, located on the west side of Pacif- ic between the main fire station and ~he intersection with llth Street. The City to furnish the fixtures and the company to install without charge. Mr. McGowan explained he had talked with Mr. FarsJe and Mr. Matlock of P.S.P.& L. and the cost of the fixtures would be about $625.00 which exceeds the $500.00 charter limit; however, the company has recommended the same type as now inssalled on the Warren Avenue approaches which is a superior type to those installed under an im- provement program on downtown streets, and for the sake of uniformity in the new ~ar~'en A~enue Bridge area Clerk recommended purchase of the fixtures without calling for bids. The price includes a discount of from 4~-45% which is probably as good as could be expected in a call for bids. Mr. McGowan stated he had discussed this matter with the City Attorneyp also, had checked the prices with an electric supply company. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark that the purchase be made without call for bids, carried. Clerk read letter dated March 23, 1959 to City Clerk from Terence Hanley, At- torney for James O. and Marvel W. Arthur, to wh~h was attached a copy of Notice of Appeal re: L.I.D. 275 entered into Kitsap County Supe~ior Court. Letter asked for copies of various documents in connection with the L.I.D. and the Cle~'k stated there were prepared by his ol~fice and were now ready to be turned over to Mr. Hanley. Clerk presented petition to vacate alley, accompanied by a check for $25.00, filed by the Summit Ave. Presbyterian Church of Bremerton, asking for vacation of a ten foot alley lying between Lots 9 through 17 and Lots~18 through 26, Block 10, Port Orchard, Kitsap County Washington. City Engineer Elton recommended the petition be referred to the Planning Commis- sion for recommendation. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to refer to the Planning Commission for rec- ommendation, carried. Clerk presented petition dated Feb. 16, 1959, signed by Walter C. Stanfill, 1588 Naval Avenue and twenty-nine others, which stated their properties abutted Naval Ave- nue h~etw~en 13th and 19th Streets, and requested t~at the City Officials call a meet- ing of the property owners along the area to discuss theJmprovement of that street. March 25, 1959 (Con't) Mr. Elton asked thst his office be allowed to set the date and time and send out notices to these people. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. 01ark to re§er the petition to the City Engineer and he be authorized to set the date and ti~e and send notices, carried. Clerk read an ordinance, second reading, Ordinance No. 2330, "An Ordinance pro- viding for the maintenance of Sanitary conditions on public and private property; providing for the removal of material detrimental to the p~lic health and welfare therefrom; providing penalties for violations and providing for the severability of the Ordinance." Motion by Mr. ¥~eaton and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2330, carried as fol- lows: Mr. Domstad, Yes; Mr. Clark, Yes; Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2331, 'tAn Ordinance relating to the construction and reconstruction of sidewalks the expense of which to be borne by the abutting proper- ty owner and adopting Chapter 35.69 of R.~.N. and declaring an emergency." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2331 carried unani- mously. Mr. Elton asked if he was now authorized to send out the two letters he had presented at last Council m~eting requesting two property owners to repair their walks. City Attorney agreed that a motion would be in order to add these additional steps in the procedur6 of ordering sidewalk repairs. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Whe aton to authorize the City Engineer to send out the two letters, carried. Clerk read an ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance vacating a p~rtion of Lincoln Avenue from 15th Street to its northern terminus; also a 7 foot alley lying parallel to and 90 feet West of Lincoln Avenue from 15th Street to its northern ter- minus; an8 that alley lying East of Chester and South of 15th Street North of Shep- ~rd Addition. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve the ordinance on first reading, carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2332, "An Ordinance modifying the item Salary and Wages in the Street Fund Budget of 1959 by increa.sing the num0er of Foremen to two and decreasing the number of equipment operators to seven and transferring funds Equipment Operator to Foreman and declaring an emergency." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to pass Ordinance No. 2332 carried un- animously. Clerk presented change in pay status for Archie Mottinger, Foreman, Street De- partment at $459.00 per month, effective April l, 1959. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve the change in pay status, car- ried. Clerk stated the ~nnual report had been completed by Mr. Vaa, that copies were available in his office, and gave the commissioners a copy of the report. Clerk read letter dated March 24, 1959 to Mayor Domstad from Andrew Pendergast Supt. Par: and Rec. Dept., recommending that bids be called for the purchase of 300 portable bleacher seats; and that there is Nufficient money in the Warren Ave. Field Redevelopment Fund to cover the cost. Motion by Mr. ~omstad and Mr. Wheaton to authorize the City Clerk to call for bids for the portable bleacher seats, carried. Clerk read letter addressed to Mayor ~omstad, dated March 24, 1959, from And- rew Pendergast, Supt., Park and Rec., which stated the Park and Recreation Commis- sion at its meeting held March ll, 1959, made the following recommendations to the Mayor and City Council: (1) Concrete bulkhead be constructed on the west side of the ~anette Playfield, from funds in the existing City's General Improvement Fund; (2) Manette Pee Wee Assn., in cooperation with the Dept. of Parks and Rec., be granted approval to erect six light poles and install flood lights for the Manette ?layfiel~, at no exp3nse to the City; (3) South portion of the Manette Community Bldg. be opened for public group use and that this be included in any existing or future leases pertaining to the use oF the building. Mayor Domstad stated the two recommendations concerning the bulkhead and the use of the Manette Community Bldg would~ held in abeyance. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton t approve of the pee wee Assn. to set up their lights, carried. Cler~ read letter from Bremerton Yacht Club, addressed to Mayor and City Offic- ials, dated ~arch 16, 1959, recommending action by the Port District an~ the City to develop a protected moorage facility on city owned property adjacent to the bus- iness district. Mayor Domstad stated the City Council concurs in the letter and that he was writing an answer to the Club; also, mentioned that the Port Commission is in a tur- moil at present. Commissioner Clark co~ented that such a facility might be included in a pro- posal on First Street Development now under consideration. March 95,l' 1959 (¢0ni~ Tom Rlchards and ~ack Roll were present at ~he Meetlng. ~r, Rlchards stated they represented the organized Barbers & Beautlcfans Union Local and submitted a proposed amendment to the zonlng ordinance in the sectlon en~ltled "Home Occupa- tions.'' Motion by ~ir. Clark and Mr. Domstad to refer the proposed amendment to the Ran- ning Commission for consideration, carried. Mr. Elton recommended award be made to Jose£ Linden, low bidder, on L.I.D. 277, and commented that due t o the figures presented by the bidder ~ing what they were, the City could go ahead with the entire work as planned. Motion by Mr. %~eaton and Mr. Domstad to concur in the Engineer's recommenda- tion, carried. Mayor Domstad sbated he had letter from American Legion Post 201, dated March 24, 1959 , volunteering theiz~ services to help clea~ and decorate the City cemetery prior to Decoration Day and they could take care of the veterans' section. Mayor handed the letter to Commissioner Clark and stated that the City would take advantage of ~he offer. Mayor Domstad state'd he had received a letter from the American Red Cross, dated ~iarch 20, 1959, thanking for the contribution to tha~ organization and enclosing a sticker for the window. Motion by Mr. Domstad~and Mr. Wheaton to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Meeting adjourned. APPROVED: City.Clerk