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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/22/59 April 22, 1959 Regular meeting of the City Council o£ the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held at lO:00 o'clock A~M., Wednesday, April 22, 1959 in the Mayor,s Office, City Hall with Mayor Domstad presiding. ~ Present were Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland and City Engineer Elton. Also present were representatives of press and-radio. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to approve minutes of last regular meeting held April 15, 1959 as written, carried, Clerk stated this was time and place for opening bids for painting, etc., of Memorial Swimming Pool and for a hearing on a proposed annexa~on. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to open the bids and hold the hearing at this time; carried. Clerk stated only one bid had been received and read from A.G. Hebb, bid de- posit being a bid bond enclosed, $2,~81e00, plus tam, for sandblasting, preparation work, but not covering caulking of e~pansion Joints. Mr. Hebb offered to negotiate this latter portion of the call for bids after satisfactory method of caulking is worked out between the city and Mr. Hebb. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to refer the bid to the ~ark Dept. and the Purchasing Agent, carried. April 22, 1959 (Con't) Clerk stated he had posted notice of hearing Pet£tion for annexation on March 23, 1959 and no protests had been received. The area petitioned for annexation is described as that portion of Block 1, Goodfellows Navy Yard Tracts, not presently a part of the City of Breme~ton, together with that portion of Forrest Street adjacent, on the east as recorded in said plat; and First Street on the South (named 14th Street in o~ginal plat). Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to proceed with the necessary work to bring this area in, carried. Clerk presented bill of sale from Hilmer Holgerson to City covering cast iron mains lying along Bruenn Avenue, Bu~well, Fifth, Casad and Qualheim. Clerk explained these mains are in a portion of the old Qualheim Project, which was purchased by Mr. Holgerson from the government und it is noEnal procedure to transfer ownership to the cfty so they can be operated, maintained, repaired or re- placed. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Cl~k to accept the bill of sale, carried. Clerk stated he had a ~equisltion from the Street Department for two mobile radios: one for the Street Supt,s car and one for the foreman's car and that these could be obtained from the 0 & GmEadio Supply with whom the City now has a contract and could be purchased under a change order to the contract. Clerk recommended to the City Council they approve adding these two radios to the contract through a chAn~e order and purchase them through this method. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to approve the recommendation, carried. Clerk read notices of employment for BJarne O. Folden, foreman, Cement Finisher, $3.67 per hour and Invgald P. Sabo, cement finisher, Street Dept., at $~.55 per hour and Thomas Christopherson and Russell Dailey, cement finishers, Street Department, $3.42 per hour. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to spprove the employments, carried. Payroll voucherbr period ended April 15, 1959 was presented by Cle~In the a- mount of $44,728.88 audited by W.R. Vaa. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to approve the payroll voucher, carried. Clerk presented general claim voucher to the Kitsap County Treastu~er on the General, Planning Commission, Fund, for $5,000.00, to cover payment as stipulated in Section 11 of City Resolution No. 1029, approved by E.H.T. McGowan, audited by W.R. Vaa. Motion by Mr. C lark and Mr. Wheaton to approve the claim, carried. Clerk stated that last week the Council opened bids on the improvement of Eagle Avenue, etc., only one bid being received which was reported back to the C~uncil at the same meeting by the City Engineer as too high. As a result of this the following numbered resolution was drawn. Clerk read Resolution No. 104S which stated the bid was too high on Eagle, E. 29th, E. 31st and Highway 21-B for sewer improvement; rejected the bid; directed the City Engineer to revise and re-submit his estimate to the City Council and new bid call be instigated; directed the City Clerk to give notice of hearing and publish the resolution; and set the hearing for May 20, 1959 at 10:00 A.M. Motion by Mr. Wheaton~ and Mr. Clark to pass Resolution No. 1048, carried. Clerk read Resolution No. 1049 authorizing funds of the 19&5 Water Sewer Revenue Bond Reserve Fund to be paid into Tacoma,,SawingsLand Loan Assn. and authorizing sig- nature of City Treasurer Edna Odden~ Cl?rh re~d Resoi~tion Clerk read Resolution No. 1050 authorizing funds of the 19~5 Water Sewer Reven- ue Bond Reserve Fund to be paid into Metropolitan Federal Savings and Loan ASSocia- tion and authorizin~ signature of City Treasurer Edna Odden. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to pass Resolution No. 1049 and to pass Resolution No. 1050,'carried. Clerk read notice of appeal presented by James B. Sanchez, attorney for Boyd B. Beck, dated March 24, 19~9, on the decision of the Planning Commission to deny Mr. Beck's application for rezoning of the following described real estate from residen- tial to Commercial: Parcel 9, Block 4, Plat of 2nd Addition to Sheridan Park. Mr. Sanchez was present and requested that the matter be referred bac~ to the Planning Commission; that after the denial had come through he had discussed the mat- ter with Mr. Lifvendahl, the City-County Joint Planner~ Mr. Lifvendahl was present and Joined in Mr. Sanchez' plea that the matter be referred back to the Planning Commission. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to refer the matter back~o'the Planning Commission, carried. Clerk read letter to City Council from W.R. Vaa, City Auditor, datedApril 21, 1959 recommending an appropriation of $2,500.00 be made for interest on the General Fund warrant debt for the year 1959. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Domstad that the emergency appropriation be made in order to comply strictly with the budget law, carried. April 22, 1959 (Con't) Clerk read Resolution No. 1051 directing and authorizing the City Treasurer to transfer from the Cumulative Reserve for General Municipal Purposes Fund the sum of $400.00 to the Cemetery for the sols and'exclusive purpose of providing perpetual care to Lot 1, subdivision E of the Charleston Cemetery; and repealing Resolution No. 1040. Resolution stated this was being done because Minnie A. Foss and 01ga M. Poindexter conveyed to the City Lot 25, Block 4, Dietz's Addition, adjacent to the Warren Avenue Playfield. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to pass Resolution No. 1051, carried. Clerk read Resolution No. 1052 requesting the Toll BridgeAuthority to take an active part in the stabilAzation of this community by making it easily accessible to Seattle, its people and commerce and bY assigning new ferries to the Bremerton run, improving and enlarging the docking facilities by establishing comparable rates and schedules with the competitors 0~ the Bremerton run. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to pass Resolution No. 1052, carried. Mr. Clark repo~ted that the Olympic Lancers Diving Club (Scuba Diving) are in- terested in leasing the unused portion of Second Street Wharf, but are lacking in funds; however, they are able and willing to improve the property and to provide emergency diving services. Mr. Clark stated he had asked the club to write a letter telling the Council what they propose to do ~o a lease could be negotiated with them. Mr. McGowan read the letter from the Club which set forth the details of their proposal. Motion by Mt. Clark and Mr. Domsbad to approve the use of the building on their part subject to work2ng out of a proper lease agreement by the City Attorney, carried. Mr. Clark stated that Mr. Gene Ward, who was present, has talked in the past with the City Council on possible improvement of First Street Dock; that he repre- sents some clients who are interested in it, and today has brough~some general plans to show the proposal. Mr. Clark presented the plans and explained the improvement as being a restau- rant and marina with refueling station, car parking and a freight landing area. Ail three Commissioners stated they wer~ in favor of the proposal and Mr. Ward stated this now completed the first step and he would contact the principals and get the second step in operation. Mayor Domstad welcomed to the Cotmcil several visitors who were present in con- nection with the proposed "art" theater, and explained that the City does not now have an ordinance prohibiting this kind of theater but the City Attorney has made an intensive study to come up with an ordinance which would control the situation and that Mr. Holland has suggested an ordinance alOng the lines of that now in force in Tacoma. Mr. Holland stated before he drew the ordinance the City Council would have to set the plicy; then he read from the present Tacoma ordinance and stated the adopt- ion here would make the operator subject to criminal penalty for violation and if'~ convicted twice in one year would be deemed a nuisance and shut down. In regard to the Censor Board, Mr. HOlland felt the City was too small and there isn't sufficient money to pay for such a board. Mayor Domstad commented that he thought the Council was in agreement on the ordinance and Mr. Whsaton added that he thought the City should have something to give control. Mr. Clark stated he, also, was in agreement with the other Commissioners and that he never favored lewd or such type pictures, but that he did not feel the matter should be pre-Judged since the proposed operator had promised to show only what would be presentable to Bremerton. Mayor Domstad stated he had been in Seattle and had attended the "arb" theater there and did not believe this would be presentable in Bremerton. A number of individuals were present and spoke in favor of an ordinance to control lewd shows and in protest of the proposed "art" theater. City Attorney asked how far the Council wanted to go in adopting the ordinance and Mayor Domstad asked that the loopholes be covered and stated the ordinance will be drawn by next Wednesday for'first reading; also, stated Chief Lewis has written the proposed operator a letter discodraging her from operating here and the Mayor stated he would write her a letter explaining the Council's stand and the proposed ordinance. Mr. McGowan commented that Mrs. Foldevar has not applied for a license yet. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Cl~rk to pay all bills that are spoored by ,a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Seeting adjourned. APPROVED: City Clerk Mayor