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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/29/59 April 29, 1959 Regular meeting of~the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held at 10:00 o,clock A.M., Wednesday, April 29, 1959 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, Water Sup- e~intendent Humble. 'Also present were representatives of radio and press. Motion by Mr. W~eaton'and Mr. Clark to approve minutes of last regular meeting held April 22, 19~9 as written, carried. Clerk stated this was time and place for opening bids 'for two new police cars and four bids had been received. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to open the bids, carried. Clerk opened the bids and read from: Halvorsen Motors, certified check enclosed for $228.A8, two 1959 Plymouth V8 Cylinder sedans, $4,869.56. Crawford Motors, cashier's check for $117.25 enclosed, two 1959 Rambler Rebel V8 Sedans, $2,251.7B each, or Rambler Ambassador sedans, $2,344.72 each. Kluge Chevrolet, certified check for $250.00 attached, $2,223.96 each unit. Kerr Motors, $2,B17.66 each and certified check for $230.00 enclosed. Motion by Mr. ~omstad and Mr. Clark to turn the bids over to the Purchasing Agent and the Police 'Department for awards to be made next Wednesday, carried. Clerk read report of separation for William J. Markwell, extra labor, Water Department, and for Ronald J. Walker, firefighter. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to concur in the separations, carried. Clerk read change in pay for Ralph E. Day, from extra labor at $1.80 per hour to equipment operator at'$354.00 per month, effective 5/1/89, Water Supply Depart- ment. Mo~ion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve the change in pay notice, car- ried. Clerk read notice of employment for Dallas N. Erickson, firefighter at $370.00 per month, effective 5/8/89. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to approve the employment, carried. Clerk read memorandum from Park Supt. to City Clerk, dated April 22, 1959, rec- ommending that building "N#, 18th and Chester, be sold for off-site removal; the building be ngno longer needed by the sChool district and not desired by city de- partments for salvage. Motion by Mr. ~omstad and Mr. Wheaton to concur with the recommendation, car- ried. Claim voucher for Josef Linden for Estimate 1 (Final), L.I.D. #277, was pre- sented by Clerk, approved by Earl W. Elton for amount due this estimate $4,054.80. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr, ~omstad to approve the claim, carried. Clerk presented claim voucher from City Treasurer for Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund, on Cum. Hes. for General Municipal Purposes for $400.00 in accordance with Resolution No. 1081. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to approve the voucher, carried. Clerk read letter dated April 24, 1959 to the City Council from City Engineer Elton, submitting a signed petition requesting an improvement in the alleys in Block 8, Dietz's Addition; petition signed by 90.84 pereent of the'area and 95.58 percent of the frontage; and recommended that the Council authorize the Engineering Dept. to proceed with this project. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. ~omstad to concur in the Engineer,s recommendation carried. Clerk submitted to the Council a letter from City Engineer, dated April 2~, 1959 which set out the quarterly report of the Engineering Department, first three months of 1959. Clerk read an Ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance appropriating SE,~O0.O0 to the General Fund for the payment of interest on General Fund Warrants for which no appropriation was made in the 1989 budget and declaring an emergency." Notion by Mr. Clark and Mr. ~omstad to approve the ordinance on first reading, carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2~37, "An Ordinance amending Use and Area Maps of Ord- inance No. 1792 and declaring an emergency." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2337 carried unanimous- ly. ~ "~ Clerk read Ordinance No. 23385 "An Ordinance amending~Use and Area Maps of Ord- inance No. 1792 and declaring an emergency." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2~38 carried unanimous- ly. April 29, 1959 (iCon,t) Clerk read Resolution NO. 105~ authorizing funds of the Police Pension and Re- lief Fund to be added to or paid into a savings account in First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bremerton, Wash., and empowering the City Treasurer to do busi- ness with the Association for the fund. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to pass Resolution No. ~08~, carried. Clerk read an ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance relating to admission taxes and amending paragraph A of Section 2~ of Ordinance No. 1821. . Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to approve the ordinance on first read- ing, carried. Clerk read proposed Rental Agreement between City and The Lancers for an area on the Second Street Wharf. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to approve the Rental Agreement and auth- orize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign for the City, carried. Clerk .read Ordinance No. 2339, "An Ordinance accepting and incorporating into the corporate limits of the City of ~remerton certain land now lying outside the limits of the City o~ Bremerton, Kltsap County, Washington and lying contiguous to said City, and declaring an emergency." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2339, carried as fol- lows: Mr. Domstad, Yes. Mr. Clark, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Commissioner Clark reporte~ ~hat as a result of consultation with the architect, tentative schedule dates have been set: middle of next week ~he final plans will be submitted to the commission for approval; about May 13th expect specifications to be ready for approvalp on May 20th will probably call for bids; June 10th is approximate date for bid opening with possible awarding on Wednesday, June 24th, with work to comence about July 1st and moving from the City Hall will be by July 15th. Commissioner Wheaton reported that the Street Superintendent is finding very good cooperation for clean-up week. Mayor Domstad welcomed Mr. Leon Sperling who s tate~ he was present as an obser- ver. Mr. Elton Leonard stated he was speaking foD the Sportsmen's Club and asked if there was any t ruth to the report that the ramp was to be discontinued at Evergreen Park. Mayor ~omstad assured him that there was nothing to this report. Also, Mr. Leonard asked if the old Sheridan Dock site could be turned over to his group for a boat launching area. Mayor Domstad stated this has been offered before to this group and if they would come in with a good proposal they will receive every consideration to take over as a project. Mrs. Ewbanks stated she came to hear the reading of the'proposed ordinance on art theaters. Mayor Domstad stated the ordinance has been written but one paragraph should be changed before any action taken on it. He stated, also, that he had written to Mrs. deFoldvar and she had called him on the telephone and he had informed her ©f the proposed ordinance. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to'pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Meeting adjourned. APPROVED: ~ ~City Clerk