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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/11/58 June ll, 1958 Regular meeting of the City COuncil of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held Wednesday, June il, 1958 at lO:O0 olclock A.M. in the Mayor's Office, City Hall with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Wheat- on, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland and CityEngineer Elton. Also present were representatives of press and radio. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Nr. Domstad to approve regular meeting minutez of June 4, 1958 as written, carried. Clerk reported that the oil bids opened last Wednesday had been tabulated and that it was the recommendation of the committee the award be made to low bidder Un- ion Oil on Diesel Fuel and auto diesel at .1096 per gallon and to Union 0tl on stove oil at .1246 per gallon; also, the bids of Bremerton Oil and Lofthus Oil on heavy fuel oil were identical and the practice has been to alternate the award so it was the recqmmendation to award to Bremerton Oil this year inasmuch as Lofthus Oil had the contract this last year. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to accept the recommendation of the commit- tee and make the awards to Union Oil and Bremerton Oil, carried. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. E~mstad to authorize call for bids to be made for a 1958 chassis and cab for the eductor and trade in 1940 GNC chassis and cab, carried. Clerk read notices of employment for Russell LeRoy Rasmussen, Sr. Engr. Aide, at $400.00 per month, Engineer's Office; Daniel Taylor Seamount, Jr., Engineer Part-time $4t8.00 , Engineer's Office; William Edward Bissell, music director at $50.00 per mo- nth, Park and Recreation Dept.; LeRoy Otto Sandland, extra labor, Traffic Maintenance at $1.90 per hour. · Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve the employments, carried. Clerk read changes in pay status for George B. Morris, Sr. Eng. Aide to Street Engineer at $441.00 per month; Carl D. Smith, Patrolman l/c, $393.00, Police Depart- ment. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approve the changes in pay status, carried. Clerk presented application from Bremerton Mutual Amusement Co. for Master Op- erator of Pinball Devices license, dated June 10, 1958 accompanied by their check for $2,000.00; signed by Colleen McGill Carlson, 105 Washington Ave. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr~ Wheaton to approve the license, carried. Clerk read statement through May 30, 1958 for Taylor and Bruckart, Inc., cov- ering stumpage for production as per agreement dated July 17, 1957 with the City showing a receipt to the city of $251.50; approved by C.C. Casad, Superintendent. Clerk read letter dated June 9, 1958 to the City Council from the City Engineer which stated the Engineer has arranged for a meeting for June 19, 1958 at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers with property owners-in the vicinity of E. lOth and Vandalia to discuss the possbility of expanding the proposed L.I.D. in that area to include other streets badly in need of improvements. Clerk stated he had sent a letter and statement to Seattle F.B.I. Office for rent for May 1958 for two F.B.I. cars which have used the basement next door for parking. The rate is $12.00 per car and they have previously rented from Kerr Motors. Letter dated ~une 10, 1958 from ~ndrew Pendergast, Park Supt. to the Mayor was read by Clerk requesting purchase of a cash register for Memorial Swimming Pool and stating that $600.00 was in the Park budget for this purchase. Motion b~ Mr. ~omstad and Mr. Clark to authorize the City Clerk to call for bids as requested, carried. Clerk read letter from ~ssn of Wash. Cities together with its attached memoran- dum.of the Wash. State Tax Commission which over-rules all previous directives which granted some relief to cities from oppressive state taxation of utility revenues used to retire bonded indebtedness. June 11, 1958 (Contt) Mr. Holland stated there had been discussion at the Assn. of Wash. ¢itles meet- lng in Spokane among the attorneys that a. test case might be started and thattthe proposed city water ordinance should be le~t as it is wherein 20% of all revenue o£ the Water Dept. is to be set aside for payment of interest and redemption of bonds. This provision o£ the proposed ordinance was For the purpose of deducting this 20% before state tax was calculated, but under this tax directive this would have to be reported to the state tax commission as a taxable receipt. Mr. Holland further suggested paying the tax in protest and wait to see if any city brings a test case. Clerk read an ordinance, second reading Ordinance No. 22?9, "An Ordinance chang- ing the name of Olympic View Drive to East Phinney Bay Drive." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2279 carried unanimous- ly. Clerk read an ordinance, second reading, Ordinance No. 2280, "An Ordinance chang- ing the name of Western Avenue an~ naming an unnamed Street lying in Section 16, of Township 24, north range i EWM." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to pass Ordinance No. 2280 carried unan- imously. Clerk read an ordinance, second reading Ordinance No. 2281, "An Ordinance re- lating to the establishment and fixing of the boundaries and voting precincts in the Oity of Bremerton, amending Sections 41 and ~2 o2 Ordinance No. 1781, as amended." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2281 carried unan- imously. Clerk read Resolution No. 1002, resolving that the ~eattle-First National Bank is selected as a bank of deposit for City funds and that funds may be withdrawn by Austin M. Clark or Edna Odden, Commissioner of Finance & Accounting and Treasurer, respectively; and this authority shall continue in force until reEoked in writing. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to pass Resolution No. 1002, carried. Clerk read Resolution No. 1003, which stated the City was now renting from the National Bank of Commerce of Seattle, Bremerton Branch, safety deposit boxes and it is the desire of the City to keep said boxes, and that H.O. ~omstad, Mayor, and Aus- tin M. Clark, Commissioner of Finance and Accounting, are authorized to sign in the name of the City any agreement for the renting of said safe deposit box or boxes and they jointly have access to said safe deposit boxes to inspect or remove or de- posit papers and property of the City as they may deem proper and that upon such ac- cess no further responsibility shall attach to the bank. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to pass Resolutio~ No. 1003, carried. Clerk read Resolution No. 1004, whereby the City deems it to the public inter- est to file for the benefits to be derived under the terms of Public Law 560, 83rd Congress, specifically for financial aid in doing preliminary engineering and archi- tectural work in connection with reconstructing the existing City Hall and its addi- tion and authorizing Austim M. Clark, Com. of Finance to make application for funds and to furnish any information needed to qualify the city for the aid. Motion by Mr. Whe aton and Mr. Domstad to pass Resolution No. 1004, carried. Clerk read Resolution No. 1005, which stated that the public interest will be better served by vacating a portion of Chester Avenue, description supplied in this resolution and City Clerk directed to give notice,.and h~aring to be h~ld July 9, 1958 at lO:O0 A.M., in the Council Chambers. Mr. Holland explained that the property of George W. Martin encroaches in the street right of way and that he has purchased property adjoining to deed to the City when the City has vacated its portion. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to pass Resolution No. 1005, carried. City Clerk asked the Council to set minimum terms on the sale of the former Sheridan Park Fire Station and property. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to set the terms all cash or 20% down, balance in 20 years at 6%, carried. Clerk read letter, dated June 10, 1958 from William Hallowell, 1315 Broadmay, regarding the protest of the new water rates by the organized apartment house land- lords, and asking the Council to take a firm sound for equal treatment of all Brem~ erton citizens. Mayor Eomstad quoted from a letter he received ~ted June 6, 1958 from the Office of Bert Cole, CommAssioner Dept. of Natural Resources, giving a progress report on their activities in changing the harbor area at foot of First Street from Public Place ~o Harbor Area and should be available for leasing within the next thirty days. Mr. William Paddison, 704 12th, Bremerton, suggested the Council have its min- utes read at each meeting and Mayor Domstad stated this will be discussed by the Commissioners. June il, 1968 (Con't) Erv. Jensen, Bremerton Sun Reporter, inquired how much money the City was going to apply for in connection with reconstruction of the City Hall and Mayor Domstad stated the City could apply up to $16,000.00 on the local Housing and Home Finance Agency level and that further funds could be applied for on the Washington D.C. Lev- el. Mr. Jensen also raised the question as to whether the City would call for bids for architectural services and was advised that the City was not contemplating call- ing for bids and did not have to do so under the Charter; however, Mayor Domstad assured Mr. Jensen that the question has been discussed in detail by the Commission- ers, ~'lotion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to allow all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Meeting adjourned.' APPROVED: City Cle~k