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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/05/59 August 5, 1959 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Br~merton, Washington was held at 10:00 oVclock A.M., in the Mayor's Office, City Hall, with Mayor Dom- stad presiding and the following being present: Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland, City Engineer Elton, Firemen Bal- azic & Floyd, Horton Hackler and friend and representatives of the ~ress and r~io. Those present were greeted and welcomed by Mayor Domstad. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mt. Clark to approve the minutes of the previous meet- lng and the minutes of special meeting held August 4, 1959 as written, carried. City Clerk announced this was the time and place set for the hearings on three vacations: 1. The NS portion of alley situated in Olock 10 of Port Orchard; 2. An alley running between Lots 10 and 11 of Halverson's Second Addn.; 3. An alley in ~ock 4 of Kietz's Addition. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark that the vacations be allowed, carried. Clerk read proposedordinanc~, "An Ordinance vacating that portion of an alley running between Lots 10 and 11 of Halverson's 2nd Addition." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve the ordinance on first reading, carried unanimously. Clerk read proposed ordinance, "An Ordinance vacating an alley sLtuated in Block 4 of Dietz Addition to Bremerton.~'" Motion by Mr. Whe aton and Mr. Clark to approve the ordinance on first reading carried unanimously. Clerk read proposed ordinance "An Ordinance vacating the North-South portion of an alley situated in Block l0 of Port Orchard." Motion by Mr.Wheaton and Mt. Clark to approve the ordinance on first reading car- ried unanimously. August 5, 1959 (Con't) Clerk read letter dated August 3, 1959 from the International Associatign of Fire Fighters, signed b y A.W. Balazic, Wage Committee Chairman and D.B. Floyd, pres- ident of Firefighters Local ~437, requesting that all firefighters be placed on the step pay plan that other city employees are on and that they be given a full 3 step raise, bringing the pay of a first class firefighter to $454.00 per month. Mayor Domstad assured Mr. Balazic and Mt. Floyd that the Council would do their best for them at budget making time. Mr. J. Harvey Leach and Mr. Cline of the Puget Power Company were present and Mayor Domstad announced they would be heard. Mr. Leach presented the City Treasurer with a check for $39,400.14, which is the amount due the City as occupation tax for the year ending June 30, 1960. City Clerk announced that he had been requested by the City Auditor to remind the Council to remind their department heads that the budgets are due on Monday, August 10, 1959. City Clerk McGowan requested that he be authorized to issue a new call for bids for the demolition of Dormitory "B". Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark that he be so authorized, carried. Mayor Domstad introduced Mrs. Amy Hiland and Mr. Hiland to the Council, explain- ing that Mrs. Hiland is the lady who recently completed a swim from Bremerton to Seat- tle, and she was in town today to put on an exibition at the Memorial Swimming Pool. Mayor Domstad presented an orchid to Mrs. Hiland. Mayor Domstad left the meeting in company with Mr. andMrs. Hiland and Commis- sioner Clark took the Chair. City Clerk announced this was the date and time.f or hearing on an LID for alley in the rear of the Horton Nurshing Home and he had no correspondence on the project. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. CL rk to proceed with the reading of the ordinance establishing L.I.D. 282, carried. City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2352, "An Ordinance providing for the improvement of the alleys in Blocks i and 6, Dietz's Addition all in accordance with the plans, maps and specifications on file in theoffice of the City Engineer; adopting said plans, maps and specifications, establishing an improvement district; providing for the levying of assessments for the payment of such improvement and making such im- provement~payable by bonds." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2352 carried as fol- lows: Mr. Clark, Yes; Mr. Wheaton, Yes; Mr. Domstad, ~bsent. There ~s one person present who identified himself as the p rson who had pre- sented the petition and he said he was very pleased that the improvement was being made. City Clerk McGowan read Ordinance No. 23§3 "An Ordinance approving and confirm- ing the assessments and assessment roll o~ Sidewalk Repair Project X-17, for the re- pair by reconstruction of sidewalks and driveways in the City of Bremerton under Resolution No. lO61, and levying and assessing the amounts thereof, according to ~ene2its, against the several lots, tracts and parcels of land and other property as shown on said roll; providing for the collection of said assessments and authorizing the issuance of sidewalk project fund warrants bo pay the cost and expense of said ~mprovements." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mt. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2353 carried unanimous- ly. Clerk read notice of employment for Richard Harold Crane, extra labor, Park and Recreation at $1.75 per hour, effective August 4, 1959. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. ~neaton to approve the employment, carried. Clerk read notices of separation for: Gary Wortman and Jerry Dotson, Park De- partment; David Hansen, Richard Johnsen, Gordon criag, Jr. and Douglas James from the Wa~er Department, extra laborers. Motion by Mr. ~heaton and Mr. Clark to approve the separations, carried. Clerk read payroll voucher covering pay period ended July 3~, $959 in the a- mount of $50,074.~3, audited by W.R. Vas. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to approve the voubtler, carried. City Clerk read letter signed by Earl W. Elton, City Engineer, dated August 4, 1959, submitting estimate No. i and general Olaim voucher for payment for work per- formed during the month of July by David B. Ratzlaff under L.I.D 280;. also submitting change order No. l, which revises the amount to be paid down $5~.50. The voucher was in the amount of $9,671.22, audited by W.R. Vaa and approved by Mr. Elton. The City Engineer recommended that both be approved. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to concur, carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2354, second reading, "An Ordinance relating to the municipal water supply system of the City of Bremerton, amending Section 16 of Ord- inance No. 2288. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mt. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2354 on final read- ing, carried. August 5, 1959 (Con't) Mr. Wheaton explained that this ordinance requires that meters be used on all service connections for fire protection, except automatic sprinkling systems, ~nd these are required, under this ordinance, to have an outside gong or warning device. City Clerk read letter dated August 4, 1959 from Preston, Thorgrimson & Horo- witz, enclosing an ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of City of Bremer- ton General Gbligation City Hall Bonds, 1959, $400,000.00; requesting that it be in- troduced today and passed on final reading at the regular meeting on August 12, 1959; further advising that he be sent a completed and certified copy of such ordinance, along with certified excerpts of the minutes of the two meetings showing its intro- duction, reading and final passage and approval; also send him a publisher's affi- davit of publication of the ordinance when it has been published. City Clerk McGowan read proposed ordinance "An Ordinance of the City of Bremer- ton, Washington, providing for the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds of the city in the principal sum of $400,000.00 to provide part of the funds for the City Hall capital improvements authorized in Ordinance No. 2295 of the city, adopted September 10, 1958, and authorized by the qualified electors of the city at a spec- ial election held therein on November 4, 1958, providing the date, form, terms and maturities of said konds and for annua~ tax levies to 0e made without limitation as to rate or amount to pay the principal thereof and interest thereon, andcreating a fund for their payment." Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to approve the ordinance onfirst reading carried as follows: Mayor Domstad, absent; Mommissioner Clark, Yes; Commissioner Wheaton, yes. Mr. Clark reported that Mr. Wilson, the superintendent for the W.G. Clark Com- pany was in town and hopes to have men on the job by next Monday and it is interest- ing to note that the general foreman is a Kitsap County man and one or more of the sub contractors are local firms. Attorney Holland explained that Arnold Wang was attempting to plat property in East Bremerton and anticipated the Council approving the plans, but before approval is given must have a public hearing; the Planning Commission failed to hold such a hearing and the plat cannot be filed with the County Auditor until such a hearing is held; Mr. Wang has been so advised and unless the ~ity Council holds t is hearing he stands to lose money on the property; the notices of the hearimg must be posted ? days in advance of the hearing; the notices could 0e posted today and the hearing held next Wednesday which will determine the validity of the proposed plat. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark that the hearing date be set for August 12th and the City Clerk be-instructed to post the notices today, carried. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. C~ rk to allow all bills approvedby a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Meeting adjourned. -, APPROVED: Cl~y Clerk. M~Yor