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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/23/59 September 25, 1959 Regular meeting of the C~ty Council o£ the Gity of Bremerton, Washington, was held Wednesday, September 25, 1959 at lO:O0 o,cl~ck A.M., in the Conference Room of the Bremerton Chamber of Commerce, 249 Fourth Street, with Austin M. Clark, Acting ~ayor, presiding. Present were Commissioner ~ae~ton, City Clerk ~cGowan, City Attorney Holland, Water Supt. Humble and Assistant City Engineer Stan. Garrison. Also present were representatives of press and radio. Absent, Mayor Domstad. ~otion by ~r. Wheaton and ~r. Clark to approve'the minutes of last regular meet- ing held September 16, 1959 as written, carried. Clerk read reports of separation for Ronald Wagner and Gerald C. Yeadon, Jr., extra labor, City Clerkts Office; Lawrenqe H. Pflughoeft, Street Dept.; Pat Kaye, Phillip Burroughs, Richard Bennett, Gladys Chase, Sharon Walsh, Charles Semancik, Mabel Dickson, Elsie Cunningham and Sue Ellen Ahlqulst, Park a nd Recreation Dept. Motion by Mr. Clark and ~r.~heaton to approve the separations, carried. Clerk presented'notice of employment for George W. Lawter, helper, Street Dept. at ~2.0~ Per hour, effective Sept. 21, 1959. Motion by ~r. ~heaton and Mr. Clark to approve the employment, carried. Clerk presented general claim voucher from W.G. Clark~onstruction Co., on the City Hall Construction Fund for Estinate #l, ~24,09~.64; audited by W.R. Vaa and cer- tified by B. Dudley Stuart, architect. ~otion by Mr.~lark and ~r. Wheato~ to approve the claim voucher, carried. September 25, 1959 (Con't) Clerk stated this was date and place for opening bids for sale of bonds for the City Hall Impro~ment and that four bids had been received. Present for the opening were the following, besides those set forth above, La.try Grams, Nanager of the Nat- ional Bank of Commerce, Joe Walker, Nanager of the National Bank of Washington, Walt. Buffington, Nanager Seattle First National Bank and W.R. Vaa, City Auditor. Notion by Mr. ~heaton and Mr. Clark to open the bids, car~ed. Bids were opened and read from: Seattle First National Bank, cashier's check enclosed for $20,B00.00, total in- terest cost $162,847.50, making effective rate of 4.4789. National Bank of Commerce, manager's check for $20,500.00 enclOSed, total inter- est cost $151,587.B0, effective rate 4.17~8. Foster and Marshall o. and the National Bank of Washington, total interest cost $15~,~8~.00, effective rate 4.2289, with certified check for SEO,OlO.O0 enclosed. State Finance Committee, no bid depoist enclosed, total interes~ cost $18~,485. effective rate ~.50. All bids were at par. Bids were checked by Nr. Vaa and the bank managers and it was agreed that Nat- ional Bank of Commerce was low. Motion by Nr~. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to accept the low bid submitted by Natic~l Bank of Commerce, carried. Mr. Clark requested that the bid deposits be returned immediately t o the unsuc- cessful bidders; thereupon Nr. NcGowan returned the deposits to the representatives. Clerk presented payroll voucher for period ended Sept. l~, 1959, $~8,184.8~, aud- ited by W.R. Vaa.~ Motion by Mr. Clark and Nr. Wheaton to approve the payroll voucher, carried. Clerk read st atement for AuEust, 1959 from Taylor and Bruckart, Inc., showing receipt to the City of $1,~Ol.~, approved by E.G. Humble, Water Su~. Clerk~stated that the vault doors bids were referred to a committee comprised of Architect Stuart end himself and others upon whom they called as needed and it was their recommendation to purchase two one-hour fire vault doors only for $~8~.00, plus in stallation ~ $80.00, each, and plus sales tax. Mr. NcGowan stated that the new building will have fire sprinklers and is occu- pied twenty-four hours per day, thus lessening the hazards. Notion by Nr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to accept Ohe recommendation of this commit- tee and approve the award as given to Barclay Dean Comply, low bidder. Clerk presented the following resolutions for approval of the City Council which authorize the execution and delivery of contract With Puget Sound Power & Light for furnishing Nunicipal Sewage Pumping Power for ten years in the following locations: Resoluti~on No. lO71, Lift Station No. l, Trenton and Shore Drive. Resolution No. 10~2, Lift Station No. 2, 128 Leto. Resolution No. lO?~, Lift Station No. ~, 19th & Olympic. Resolution No. 1074, Lift Station No. 6, 14~ First Btreet~ Resolution No. 1075, Lift Station No. 5, 1~99 Highland Avenue. Resolution No. 1076, Lift Station No. 4, North end of Park Avenue. Mr. McGowan stated the increase in rates was very minor. Motion by Nr. Wheaton and. Mr. Clar to approve the contracts and pass Resolutions Nos. lO71, 1072, 107Z, 1074, 1075 and 10~6, carried. Clerk read letter from Wash. State Liquor Control Board, dated Sept. 4, 19~9, which gave flrures concerning distrihZlon of Liquor profits and sent the City its share which amounted to $1~,957.7~. Clerk read an invitation from ~.P. Carroll, Manager, Puget Sounders, Inc., to participate in a Nationwide Acciden~ Prevention Program. The material presented with the invitation was purely tnfomational. Clerk read letter dated Sept. 17, 1959 to the City Council from Andrew Pendergast, Secretary, Bremerton Park and Recreation Commission, recommending call for bids for the grading of the Leto Field area as per plans and specifications that have been pre- pared by the City Engineer's Dept. Clerk read letter dated Sept. 21, 1959 to the City Council from City Engineer El- ton which stated the Engineer's Office has completed the plans, specifications and con- trac~ documents for grading of the Lebo Field Recreation Area and the proposed w~rk to be done by contract under Project No. X-l~ is now ready to be advertised for bids as shown on the attached "Notice to Contracto~m." Discussion folowed condernin~ the money for this project, $10,000.00, to be fur- nished by the Lion's Club. It was agreed by the Commissioners that if the money was not made available by time o± bid award that no award would be made; also, pointed out that this improvement would be a complete portion of the Job. City Attorney stated that a motion was in order'under the terms stated here that if the money not available at time bid is~to be awarded the matter will~'be dropped. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and ~r. Clark to approve the bid call, carried. Clerk read Ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance amending Section 14 of Ordin- ance No. 1905 and repealing Section ~ of Ordinance No. 1928 and Ordinances No. 1936, 1940, 1991 and 2147." Mr. Clark called attention to the fact that there is an increase in only the basic rate and ~hat the ~ity is going to receive 4% instead of 3% of the gross income. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to approve the ordinance on first reading, carried. September 2~, 1959 (Con't) Mr. Holland gave a resu~me' of business taken up in Bpokane at a meeting he a t- tended of City Attorneys. Gave details concerning new wage and hour law; also, fire- men's pension contributions; and a law suit in Chelan won by plaintiff against Chelan for $100,000.00 whereina boy was hurt when diving into shallow water in the lake. Mr. Clark stated that the present garbage contract continues until 1961 and the ordinance read for first time today closes any further adjustment under the present contract. Mr. Wheaton stated he has spent the last couple of days in Seattle at American Public Works Assn. 'Meeting. Mr. Clark commented that the matter of smoking in local b~es, complaint made by Mr. Paddison at last two meetings, has been taken up with Mr. Hatch and he has pro- mised to immediately check the mabter and see that smoking is stopped on the buses. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to pay all bills that are approved by a maj- ority of the Commissioners, carried. Meeting adjourned. APPROVED: Clty'Clerk ,,,¢~/~¢ Mayor carried.