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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/16/58 April 16, 1958 Regular meeting o£ ~he City Council o£ the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held Wednesday~ April 16, 1958 at 10:00 A.M., in the Mayor's 8££ice, City Hall with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Cullin, Commiasioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland and City Engineer Elton. Also present were representatives o£ press and radio. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to approve minutes o£ regular meeting held April 9, 1958 as written, carried. Clerk read report o£ separation £or Lon C. James, Extra Labor, Water ~ept., e££ective 4/15/58. M~tion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to approve the separation, carried. Clerk presented notice'o£ employment for Robert C. Left, ~tra Laborer, $1.90 per hour, Cemetery and Corey W. Cannon, Extra Labor, $1.75 per hour, Park and Rec- reation De~t. Motion by Miss Gullin and Mr. Wheaton to approve the employments, carried. Clerk presented application for location license to install pinball-macHines at the Salt Shaker Cafe under master license o£ Heberling, approved by C. Lewis, Ohie£ o£ Police. Application signed by George M. Moses, Rt. 4, Box 1650, Bremer- ton, Wash. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to approve the application, carried. Clerk.read a copy of a lette~' sent by City' Engineer Elton to property owners on Baymont Place who have asked that certain public works be done there without the ususal local improvement district procedure. Total amount estimated to be spen~ would be $2,500.00 and Clerk suggested that it would be. necessary to pass an emerg- ency appropriation ordinance since there is no money appropriated in the budget. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to turn this request over to the City At- torney and City Auditor to bring back information whether an emergency ordinance is necessary or not at the next Council meeting, carried. Clerk read letter dated April 9, 1958 from City Engineer Elton to City Council submitting a quit claim deed from Bremerton School District lO0-C covering needed right of waj for north approach, Warren Ave. Bridge. Letter stated that the deed description has ~en checked, recommended deed be accepted and recorded. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to accept the deed, carried. Kitsap County Commissioner's Resolution No. 20-1958, dated April 7, 1958, was read by Clerk wherein one Justice o£ the Peace position eliminated due to size of population of City of Bremerton, and the County Auditor was directed to accept de- clarations of candidacy for one position only for J.P., Bremerton precinct. April 18, 1958 (CCh't) Clerk presented lease for signature between the City and Bishop and McDowell, a house moving firm, for use of the Sheridan Park Coal Dock for two days within the period of April 14, to April 25, 1958 for $18.50 per day. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Culltn tO approve the lease for moving the houses and authorize the Nayor and City Clerk to sign, carried. Clerk read letter addressed to Mayor Comstad from U.S.S. Bremerton, Singapore, B.C.C., signed by Captain R.S. Craighill, congratulating the Nayor on being re-elect- ed tc office. Clerk read letter dated April 9, 1958 to Mayor Domstad from Don Magnuson, Nem- bet of Congress, relative to city's progress toward a new city hall and that a rep- resentative from HHFA would be happy to discuss the plans with the Nayor; also stated he would take up the matter of returning the Navy Receiving Station to Brem- erton with the Navy Dept. Clerk read letter dated April 15, 1958 to Mayor Domstad from Lybrand, Ross Bros. & Nontgomery, stating if agreeable with the Mayor the firm plans to resume about Nay 1 the management survey authorized by Resolution No. 984. Clerk read a proposed ordinance or resolution by which a Regional Planning Com- mission would be established and by which its responsibilities and procedures would be set forth. Discussion followed the reading and the need for regional planning was cited by City Attorney Holland. Mayor Domstad stated there was to be a meeting concerning regional planning at t~e Kitsap County Court House on Friday this week at 8:00 P.M. Notion by Mr. Domstad ~nd Mr. Wheaton that the proposed ordinance or resolution establishing a Regional Planning Commission be approved as to form and that the City of Bremerton request and urge the other municipalities in Kitsap County to approve such a resolution and in due time establish a Regional Planning CommiSsion, carried, City Attorney Holland commented that the City council should start thinking and take some action shortly as to how they can help the T.B.A. shove the bill through leg~lature to get a cross-sound bridge ; giving T.B.A. support and taking a definite stand on the need for the bridge; also, City Attorney commented effort should be made to tie in a bridge from Gilberton to near Fletcher Ba~ on Bainbridge Island with the cross-sound bridge package. Mayor Domstad stated there was to be a meeting next Wednesday at Olympia called by Bill Buggee and Gov. Rosellini concerning cross-sound bridging to which mayors and County Commissioners have been invited. Clerk read minutes, dated April 18, 1958, of the Investment Board of the City of Bremerton. These minutes set forth that Treasury Bills which came due on April 14th and to come due on April 24th and on May 51st will make the following amounts available for re-~nvestment; Cum. Res. for Water System Lmpr. $~0,000.00; Cum. Res. for Self insurance, $10,000.00; Cum. Res. for Acquisition of Land-Water Dept. $9,000.00; 1955 Water and Sewer Rev. Bond Res., $19,500.00; 1957 Water and Sewer Rev. Bond Res. $5,000.00; 1949 Water and Sewer Rev. Bond Res. $9,000.00. Motion was carried by the Investment Board that the City Council be requested to approve the investments as the funds are available in certificates of the First Federal Sav- ings and Loan Association and other Savings and Loan Associations, up to a maximum of $10,000.00 from each fund; such other Savings and Loan Associations to be chosen by the City Treasurer and to be Federally insured and to have paid at least ~% on its last interest payment date. Notion by ~r. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to concur with the recommendation of the Investment Board, carried. Clerk read an ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance creating the position of extra labor in the Engineering Department, providing for the appropriation of funds for which no appropriation was made in the 1958 budget, and declaring an emergency." Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Niss Cullin to approve the ordinance on first read- ing, carried as follows: Nr. Domstad, Yes. Miss Cullin, Yes. Nr. Wheaton, Yes. Clerk read an Ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance relating to and provid- ing for an occupation tax on persons, firms or corporations, engaged in the business of carrying passengers for hire, from place to place within the City of Bremerton over reg~lar routes and on regular schedules, and amending Section ~ and 5 of Ordin- ance No. 1~15." Notion by Mr. Dom:~tad and Er. Whoa ton to approve bhe ordinance no first reading carried as follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes. Miss Cullin, No,. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Clerk read letter dated April 14, 1958 from the Bremerton Housing Authority to the City Council transmitting a Deed of Dedication from PHA, conveying to the City of Bremerton ~8 acres in the wooded canyon area surrounding Stephenson Creek, 1.~ acres in the approach and parking area for the former Sheridan Fark Ferry Dock, and Block 1 of the Second Addition to Sheridan Par~ including the existing Sheridan Park COmmunity Building. April 16, 1958 (Con't) Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to aceept the Deed and authorize the recording, subject to description check of the City Engineer, carried, Clerk submitted a list of furnishings which are available for purchase by the City from property contained in the Sheridan Park Community Building, stating the original value was SV,299~SS and offered to the City for approximately 20% of val- ue or between $1,300.00 and $1,500.00. Mr. NcGowan commented that this amount would be more than the charter provis- ion allows and that a resolution might be passed setting forth the reasons for making this purchase. Mr. Holland recommended drafting a resolution authorizing Mr. Pendergast to negotiate for the furnishings which come with the building. Motion by Mr. Domstad to refer to the City for draying a resolution. No sec- ond. Commissioner Cullin Stated she felt the money for the furnishings should come from the Cum. Res. for Gen. City structures. Notion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Domstad that the money come from the Cum. Res. for Gen. Cit~ Structures and transfer to the Park Dept. to buy this furniture, car- ried. Regarding the transfer of Cu. Res. for Gan. City Structures Funds to the Park Dept., Mr. Vaa recommended leaving the funds in the account and draw on it by the use of special warrants. City Attorney stated he would have a reeolution or ordinance or written mot- ion to cover the transaction of purchasing the furnishings. ~otion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Domstad that the City Council desires to purchase the furnishings as offered by the Bremerton Housing Authority for FPHA, carried. Clerk presented two petitions for L.I.D. one for Vandalia Ave., from East 9th to East llth and th.~ other for East 10th from Nipsic to Trenton; both for side- walks, curbs and gutters. The first peti t~n was signed by H.E. Hart~field and nine others~ the second by Lee W. Stafford and five others. Notion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to refer to the City Engineer for check- ing and approval, carried. Clerk read letter dated April 14, 1958 from City Engineer to the City Council submitting the Plat of Halverson Third Addition for approval and required signat- ures. Letter stated the plat has the apProval of the Planning Commission and City Engineer and recommended that the City Council also approve the plat. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cultin to accept the plat and approve it and ~uthorize it to be signed, carried. Clerk read Resolution No. 1000, accepting the offer of Horace Burks, Genevieve Burks, his wife, Bessie Harlow Burks, Francis Harvey Harlow and Henry Albert Hat- low to sell Lots 2~, ~3, ~ and ES, Block 7, Original Plat of Bremerton to the city for enlarging the existing City Hall and to provide additional automobile parking space for the sum of $60,000.00, to be paid from the Cum. Res. Fund for Acquisition of Site and Construction of a City Hall; authorizing the Mayor and Commissioner of Finance to remove from the .safety deposit vault United States Treasury Bonds in sai~ reserve fund of the face amount of $~0,000.00; authorizing the City Treasurer to surrender for cash, savings certificate number 97, with First Federal Savings and Loan Assn, Bremerton Branch; authorizing the City Treasurer to deliver to the seller sufficient bonds and cash to consumate the conveyance of the property, upon delivury of a warranty deed and a properly executed voucher; and setting forth that the seller shall accep~ said bonds at face or par value and shall give the city full credit for any interest earned by the bonds to the date of conveyance, and the city to pay in cash the difference between $80,000.00 and the credit for said bonds and interest; and the seller shall pay ~he cost of revenue stamps, title report, excise and 1958 property taxes, if any.~ Notion by Mr. ~omstad and Mr. Wheaton to pass Resolution No. 1000. On the question Commissioner Cullin stated she was in favor of a new City Hall, was in favor of the site and in favor of the plans but not in favor of paying the money Oefore it is known if the citizens of Bremerton are going to go for bonds to build the City Hall; therefore, Miss Cullin suggested there would be earnest money put up now a~d put the matter to a vote of the people and if the proposition fails to carry, then the City would only be out th~ earnest money ~nd would not be left with a white elephant on its hands. Roll was called on the motion with response as follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes. ~iss Cullin, No. ~r. Wheaton, Yes. city Attorney Holland recommended that the transaction be expedited and that the deed be accepted and filed prior to April 50th ac the 1958 taxes for last half of the ycar need not be paid. If the transaction is not completed and conveyance made before April 50th, Mr. Burks will have to pay the 1958 taxes for the full year. Motion by Mr. Domstad and ~r. Wheaton to concur in the City Attorney's recom- mendation carried as follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes. Miss Cullin, No. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. April 16, 1958 (Con't) City Auditor Vaa, asked for comment by Nayor Domstad, stated that it was his thought on t~e purchase o£ the adjoining building that even if a bond issue was turn- ed down by the people in the fall, possiblY the City is better off to have money in real estate than in bonds which have decreased in value due to inflation, since real estate tends to follow inflation. Clerk read Resolution No. lOO1 requesting the Toll BridgeAuthority to use Ind- ian names for new ferries. Notion by Mr. Domstad and Niss Cullin to pass Resolution No. lOO1, carried. Commissioner Cullin reported that she attended a safety meeting in San Fran- cisco and that she had Conferred with Captain Phillips on various features ~hich are priority items so they can be pUt into effect in Bremerton. ~otion by Mr. Domstad and Niss~Cullin to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the commissioners, carried. Meeting adjourned. ~~~~ APPROVED: City ~lerk