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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/07/59 October ?, 1959 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held at 10:00 o,clock A.M.,, ~ednesday, October 7, 1959 in the Conference Room of the Chamber of Commerce, 249 Fourth S~eet with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland, Assistant Engineer Stanley Garrison and'~ater Superintendent Humble. Also present were representatives of press and radio. Notion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to approve the minutes of meeting held Sep- tember 30, 1959 as written, carried. Clerk stated this was time and'place for hearing on ~'inal assessmen~'r0~[ 8n L.I.D. 282, improvement 0r the alleYs'ih BlOCks i and 6, Dietz's Addition, and no w~tten protests received. No one-was present in protest;' Clerk read Ordinance No. 2387, "~u Ordinance adopting and confirming the assess- ment roll for Local Improvement District No. 282, providing'for the improvement of the slleys in Blocks i and 6, Dietz~s Addition, as in said Ordinance described; providing for the levying and assessing for the costs and expenses thereofagainst the parcels and lots of land between the termini and within the b~undaries of said improvement district; providing for the collection thereof; creating and establishing a special fund therefor; and fixing the date for the issuance of bonds in payment thereof." Motion by Mr. Wheatq~ and Mr. Clark t~ p~ss Ordinance No. 2367, carried as follows: Mr. Domstad, yes; Mr, Clark, yes; Mr. Wheaton, yes. Clerk stated this was time and place for opening bids for the improvement of Leto Field. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to open the bids, carried. Clerk opened the bids and read from Blossom Bros. Logging and & Const. Co., Su~ quamish, certified check enclosed for $500.00, $9,629.60. Excavators, Inc., bid enclosed, $6,996.00. Harold G. LaVele Const; Co, Cashier's check enclosed for $500.00, $9,963.00. Robert L. Marsh Const., bid bond enclosed, $5,581.20. Motion by Mr. ~Vheaton and Mt. Clark to turn the bids over to the City Engineer, carried. Cl~rk read notice of employment for Avis Roche~ extra labor (clerical), Civil Service Office at $1.80 per hour, effective Oct. 2, 1959. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to concur in the employment, carried. Clerk presented claim v~uoher covering payroll for period ended Se~$. 30, 1959, $45,041.18, audited by W.R. Vaa. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to approve the voucher, carried. Clerk presented general claim voucher from W.G. Clark Const. Co., on the City Hall Construction Fund for payment for August 1959, $22,059.23, architect's certificate dated Oct. 6, 1959 was attached; claim audited by W.R. Vaa. The claim should have read for the month of "Sep2ember". Motion by Mt. Clark and Mr. Wh~ato~ t? approve the claim subject to correcting the Month, carried. Clerk presentedLclaim voucher on the City Hall Const. Fund from B. Dudley Stuart, architect, for $4,364.49, audited by W.R. Vas. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Domstad to approve the claim, carried. Clerk read letter dated Oct. 5, 1959 from the Pacific Tel. & Tel. Company, Seat- tle Office, addressed to Commissioner Wheaton, making application for permission to construct an 8-duct transite korduct run along the south side of 6th Street, between Montgomery and Bertha, together with necessary lateral ducts and six manholes; set of plans attached. This is to provide additional circuits to West Bremerton; work may be done by independent contractor; and lette~ asked for a list of requirements and conditions from the City. Mr. Wheaton stated one of the conditions would be that the concrete would have to be cut by sawing and not by a Jackhammer, and then be patched up. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to turn the papers over to the City Engin- eer for report back to the Council, carried. Clerk read letter, undated, to the City Counctl~from the City Engineer, request- ina~ authority be granted to send out house numbering changes which resulted from the renaming of portions of certain streets and highways to Wheaton Way. Letter contained the changes needed. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve the request, carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2Z68, second reading, "An Ordinance vacating a portion of an alley running between Montgomery and Callow Streets and South of llth Street. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Comstad to pass Ordinance No. 2~68 carried unan- imously. Clerk read license agreement 0etween Safeway Stores, inc. and the City, dated Sept. 22, 1959, whereby Safeway grants to the City, for the benefit of the public us- ing the unvacated alley in Block 2~, ~rd Addn. to Charleston, the non-exclusive right of free ingress and egress to and from Montgomery Ave. and over and across the Safe- October 7, 1959 (ConSt) way parcel by a route convenient to the public, and the City grants Safeway the right to pave and use for automobile parking purposes the southerly 12 feet of Lot ll. The License Agreement contained several other provisions for protection of each party. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve the license agreement, carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2369, second reading, "An Ordinance amending Section 14 of Ordinance No. 1905 and repealing Section ? of Ordinance No. 1928 and Ordinan- ces No. 1936, 1940, 1991 and 214V and declaring an emergency." Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to pass Ordinance No.:2369 carried unanimously. Clerk read Ordinance No. 23?0, second reading, "An Ordinance relating to the Municipal Water Supply and Sewage Disposal System of the City of Bremerton, Washing- ton, regulating the se of water therefrom; providing for the sale of water and sew- age disposal services; fixing the price or rate thereof; providing methods of col- lecting rates; fixing penalties for'violations and amending Ordinance No. 2288, and repealing Section 2 of Ordinance'No. 2329." Motion by Nr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2370 carried unanimously. Clerk presented Resolution No. 1078 which muthorized the execution and delivery of a contract with Puget Sound Power & Light Co., for furnishing Mercury Vapor Street lighting for ten years and rates Set forth in the contract. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to appr~we the contract and pass Resolu- tion No. 1078, carried. Clerk read Resolution No. 10V9 setting the hearing on the fimal assessment roll for L.I.D. No. 280 for Wednesday, Nov. 4, 1959 at 10:00'A.M., and City Clerk to give notice by mail and five tim~s in the official newspaper. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to pass Resolution No. 1079, carried. City Attorney stated that Mr. McBride would like to have the Council make a de- cision on his appeal from the Planning Commission denial of his application for fe- z ning at or hear Hal's Corner. Mr. Holland stated that Mr. NcBrid~ would not consider any compromise of his ap- plication and would not retreat from his position. Motion by Mr. Clark and Nr. Domstad to deny the petition, carried. Mayor Domstad reported he had received a letter from the new commanding officer of the U.S.S. Bremerton which stated the officers and men are still talking of their visit here and the fine time they had. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to pay all bills that are approved by a maj- ority of the Commissioners, carried. Mr. Clark commented on the McBride appeal and d~nial that it was unfortunate a solution and could not have been reached and the thought~of the Council was to solve the problem rather than turn it down, and the Council is trying to encourage new business in keeping with proper planning. APPROVED: City Clerk October 7, 1959 (eon't) Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to recess until lO:O0 A.M. tomorrow morning, carried. APPROVED: Cf~y Clerk ~ 'Mayor ~ October 8, 1959 Recessed Statutory Budget meeting of'the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held at 10:00 htclogk A.M., Thursday, October 8, 1959'in the Mayorfs Office with Mayor Domstad presiding. PreSent were Commissioner ~lark, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan and City Auditor Vaa. Also present was Tony Balazic and Norman Crist from the Fire Department. Mayor Domstad asked that three positions for captains be added to the budget in the Police Department so that the three Lieutenancts could be moved up. Mayor Dom- stad stated the extra $12.00 being paid to Lt. Plouf for his work in the Detective Division would not be necessary in the new captain's position.. It was discussed that the three lieutenants would have to take examinations offered by the Civil Service Commission and it would be up to the Chief to see that the men took the examinations. It was suggested that the budget be flexible enough ~o that if a man dows not qualify by examination he can remain at lieutenant's rank. Mr. Vaa stated he-had made the changeLfrom lieutenants to captains as requested. Also, Mr. Vaa stated he had effected chanEes in social security and retirement which were necessitated by the One-step raise decided upon by the Commissioners. Also mentioned by Mr. Vaa that it had been the Commissioners' desire to stan- dardize the pay of the heavy equipment operators in the Street and WaterDepartments. Before a one-step raise is figured, the pay Scale would be $2.30 plus .29~ an hour differential while operating heavy equipment. Mr. Vaa stated after all changes made there was a $973.00 surplus in the tax supported fundS which doesn't include any savings~possible in the Health Dept. re- quested budget, There might be, therefore, $1887.32 additional savings. It was agreed ~y the'Commissioners to have additional $2~,000.00 contributed from the Water Department. Mr. Clark reported that the County Commissioners were allowing the Health Dept. less than requested but more than the 1959 budget. They are allowing for a $10.00 raise straight across the board. Recommended by Mr. Clark that the City allow the same percentage increase as the County~ this would be less than requested for 1960 but more than the 1959 budget provided. The cut from the ~ity's Health budget amount- ed to $k,887.32. The Commissioners agreed to ~rant a one-step pay raise to all employees. This ~ounts to about 4% raise and Wouid run from ~12.00 to $25.00 per month or average of about ~16.00-$18.00.per month. Commissioner Clark recommended that Nell Block, Secretary, be put up one extra step; that she has been an employee for ten years and is still on the bottom step and feels she is entitled to this increase. Mayor Domstad and Commissioner Wheaton concurred with Mr. Clark. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clar~ to make the change, carried. Mr. Vaa stated that in accordance with Judge Danielson's suggestion and the con- currance by the Commissioners the Municipal Court budget shows $10.00 to be paid to pro-tem for arraignments and $25.00 to be paid to pro-tem for contested cases and arraignments when held at the same time. ~r. Vaa stated that the Civil Service budget is set up for full a~propriation including one range increase that everyone is getting. Commissioner lark stated it was still felt theposition could be part-time but if examination for a secretary- examiner proves it could not it could still go to full-time.. Also, it was agreed that nothing could be done properly as far as the one-half time is concerned until the departments move back into the new City Hall. Mr. Vaa stated that in order to set the budget the way the Commissioners want it he has made the one-half time posi- tion at half of $436.00 or $218.00, and the full time position made at $472.00. Mr. Clark stated the surplus at this time is $2,693.22; also, he s~.ggested per- mits be increased in order to bring in additional revenue and perhaps some cutting down be made during the coming year. Mayor Domstad Suggested the Commissioners could meet later on these s ggestions and work out details. The City ~ngineer's request for reclassification of some employees was discusaed and it was the Commissioners decision to make no changes. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to adopt the budget as changed and have the ordinance prepared and recess this meeting until tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 o'clock P.M., carried. October 8, 1959 (Con~t) Tony Balazic thanked the City Council members for granting the City employees the salary and wage increases and Mayor Domstad thanked them for their interest and for coming to the meetings. Mayor Domstad commended Mr. Clark~and Mr. Wheaton for the hard work done in getting the budget job completed; also, thanked Mr. Vaa for his services in prepar- ing the budget. Meeting recessed to 4:00 P.M. tomorrow. APPROVED: City ~lerk October 8, 1959 Special meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held Thursday, October 8¢ 1959 at ll:O0 o'clock A.M. in the Mayor's Office, with Mayor Domstad presiding; Present were Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Wheaton and City Clerk Nc Gowan. Also present was Armin Jahr; Chairman of the Park Board and Lloyd D~nning, Vice-President of local Lions Club. Mayor Domstad statedthis special meeting had been called for the purpose of considering and awarding bid on the improvement of Lebo Field and that the press and radio had been notified of this special meeting. Mr; McGowan stated the'low bidder was Robert L. Marsh Construction Co., from Seattle, $5,581.20, plus $4.00 per cu.yd, for any solid rock excaSation. Mr. Jahr stated the bid was within the estimate and the Fark Board has gone on record to make the award to the low bidder with the motion including an addition- al amount that is n~cessary for contingency~ approximately $400.00, to cover the cost of raising a manhole and for sales tax. Mr. Jahr stated the Park Board accept and notify the low ~dder to be on th8 Job as soon as possible in order that the Lions Club may continue their project. Mr, McGowan raised the question as to payment to the City for' engineer,s fees and Mr. Dunning stated he understood there would be some expense but it would be at cost by theCity. Mr. Lloyd Dunrttng presented a letter from the Lions Club and'stated the action of the Council to~y makes the Lions Club members feel real good after having spent a considerable time on theproJect withoa~yan[areal results for q~ite a long period. Mr. Dunning promised a check from the Lions Club for $6,000.00 will be turned over to the City Monday morning. Mayor Domstad congratulated the Lions Club on the work they htve done. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to award the bid to low bidder, carried. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to adjourn, carried. APPROVED: City ~le~k October 9, 1959 Recessed Statutory Bpdget Meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held at 4:00 o'clock P.M., Friday, October 9, 1959 in the Mayor's Office at l?th and Warren~with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, CoH~issioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan and City Auditor Vaa. City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2371, "An Ordinance of the City of Bremerton approving and adopting the Financial Budget for the several departments of the City Government of the City'of Bremerton for the fiscal year 1960, and appropriating the amounts set forth in said Budget to each of said Departments." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2371 carried as fol- lows: Mr. Domstad, yes; Mr. Wheaton, yes; Mr. Clark, yes. City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2372, "An Ordinance of the City of Bremerton, levying municipal taxes against all of the taxable property within the City Limits of Bremerton for the year 1959, and approving the assessment ~oll made by the As- sessor of Kitsap County therefor, to be collected in the year 1960." Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to pass Ordinance No. 23V2 carried unan- imously. Mo Octobel~ 9, 1959 (Con't) Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to adjourn the statutory budget hearings, carried. APPROVED: ' Ci~by Mayo~'