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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/02/58 April 2, 19§8 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held Wednesday, April 2, 1958 at 10:00 A.M. in the Mayor's ~ffice, City Hall with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Wheaton~ City Clerk McGowan and City Attorney Holland. Absent was CommiSsioner Cullin who had gone to Washing- ton, D.C. Also present were representatives of press and radio. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approve minutes of regular meeting held March 26, 1958 as written, carried. Clerk presented separation reports for Thomas E. Gatliffe and Leonard W. Jack- son, Water ~ept. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approve the separations, carried. Clerk presented application for music box license at Johnny's Pizza House, 2003 East llth, submitted by John U. Poch. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to approve the license, carried. Clerk read payroll voucher for period ended March 31, 1958 in the amount of $44,368.29 audited by W.R. Vaa. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approve the payroll voucher, carried. Clerk read claim for damages filed with his office on March 31, 1958 by Agnes M. Stoffel in the amount of $20,000.00 for accident alleged to have occurred on March 23, 1958 at 6th and Veneta due to faulty pav-~ment. Clerk stated he notified the insurance company on April !~ 1958. Clerk read memorandum dated March 31, 1958 from Andrew Pendergast, Park Supt., asking that one electric range be declared surplus and Junked. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to declare the range surplus, carried. Clerk read proposal from Don's Window & Janitor Service of Tacoma, for clean- ing windows monthly in the City Hall for $35.00. Cl~rk stated this proposal had been approved by Commissioner Cullin. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to approve the proposal and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign, carried. Clerk read letter dated March 27, 1958 to the City from E.G. Humble, Exec. Director, Bremerton Housing Authority, enclosing a deed of dedication covering Searle and Graham and the access roadway to the Searle Street ~ire Station. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to accept the deed, carried. April 2, 1958 (Con't) Mr. McGowan stated that in accordance with the direction given him by the City Council his office had prepared an estimate of population as of April 1, 1958 as 28,735 which is a little higher than last year's figure of Motion by Mr. Wheiton and Mr. Domstad to approve 28,735 as official estimate of population, carried. Clerk presented a petition bearing the signature of Woodrow Wiegand, 2635 Cas- cade Trail and 26 others asking that a meeting be arranged so that the petitioners could meet with the City Engineer for a preliminary discussion of a proposed improve- ment district. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to refer the petition to the City Engin- eer to arrange for the meeting requested, carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2270, second reading, "An Ordinance regulating the erection, re-erection, operation, possession and control of signs, amending Section 403 of Ordinance No. 2162." Motion by Mr. Wheaton.and Mr. Domstad to pass Ordinance No. 2270 carried as follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Miss Cullin, absent. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2271, second reading, "An Ordinance creating a special fund to be known as The Public Works Revolving Fund, and providing for the deposit and distribution of money in said fund." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to pass Ordinance No. 2271 carried as fol- lows: Mr. Domstad, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Miss Cullin, absent. Clerk read Resolution No. 999, setting forth that the vacation of an alley loc- ated in Block 5, Charleston Navy View Addition running between Patten Ave. and Rog- ers Street is in~th~est interest of the City; setting forth the hearing May 7, 1958 and requiring the CityClerk to give notice by ~osting and mall. Motion by Mr~ Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approve the ~U~on~ca~b'le.~.?i'~- Clerk read proposed ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance proclaiming a name for a certain unnamed road or place situated on Government Lot 5, Section 16, Town- ship 24 Range 1 East." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approve the ordinance on first read- ing, carried. Cl~rk read letter dated April 1, 195~ to the Mayor and Council from~ R.A. Benson M.D., president Chamber of Commerce, relating to the City 2% gross tax on the Brem- erton-Charleston Transportation Company and stating that the Board of Directors affirms the position of the Chamber of being opposed to the principle of Gross Rev- enue taxation of any private business. Letter was referred to the Mayor. Clerk read Modification Use Permit Agreement between the City and Bremerton Housing Authority for Sheridan Park Community Building, amending the terms of the permit, in tha~ the permit s~all be for 80 days beginning April l, 1958 and the ~ity shall pay BHA one-half of the cost of the electricty consumed and shall pay in full all other utility costs, and the BHA shall be permitted to use necessary office space. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approve the modification use permit agreement and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign for the City, carried. Murt Making, Manager Admiral Theater, and C.A.Baur, Manager Roxy Theater, came before the Council and Mr. Makins spoke on the matter of the city taxi,on theaters asking fo~' relief from this tax. Mayor Domstad stated he had investigated this tax thoroughtly and the Commis- sioners would meet with thses managers tomorrow at lO:O0 A.M. Mayor Domstad also commented that Miss Cullin had informed him she didn't want anything to do with the bus tax and the theater tax so the remaining commissioners would take up the matter. Clerk read letter to the Mayor and Council dated April 2, 1988 from Dr. Benson president chamber of commerce, relating to the plan of the State Highway Dept. ~o widen 6th Street to be paid for by the state if the city will abosrb the cost of providing adequate storm sewer.connections, and the city proposing to pay for the project by a sewer charge. Letter stated that the recommendation endorsed by the ~oard of Directors was in part that the improvement be started immediately and the project be financed by a sewer connection charge similar to that method of financing currently used in neighboring cities. Mr. Wheaton commented that the word should be sewer "use" charge not "connec- tion'' charge. This matter was discussed and then referred to the committee of the whole for a meeting in a few days. Letter was referred to the Mayor. Mayor Domstad stated he had rec~ved a number of letters and telegrams from senators and representatives concerning the recent city resolution relating to the shipyard bill of Butler. April Z, 1958 (Con't) Matter of recommending to the Planning Commission that Sheridan Park Fire Station property be zoned commercial was discussed but no action was taken. The matter had been-previously referred to the committee of the whole. Questions rendered by Err. Jensen, Bremerton Sun Reporter, relative to pro- cedure to be followed in setting up a public works improvement without being an L.I.D. and relative to the proposed stozln sewer project were answered by Mr. v%~eaton and Mr. Elton. On the public works improvement qu~stion~ Mr. Elton suggested that he and Mr. Holland could get together to set up procedure and on the stol~z sewer matter, Mr. Wheaton stated some definite Info~mation should be available in a few days as the Water Dept., and Mr. Van have been working on revising the ordinance on users of water. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. ~eaton to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Meeting adjourned. APPROVED: