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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/27/58 August 27, 1958 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held Wednesday August 27, 1958 at 10:00 in the Mayor's Office, City Hall, with Mayor Doms~ad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland, City Engineer Elton. Also present were representatives of the press and radio. Motion by Mt. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to approve the minutes of the regular meet- lng of August 20, 1958 and the recessed meeting held August 20, 1958 as written, carried. Clerk stated it was time and place for opening bids for sale of surplus police cars ~nd that several bids had been received. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to open the bids, carried. Clerk opened the hide and read as follows: Otto Jarstad, $112.50 for one Ford and check for $112.50 enclosed. Mildred Cohen, check for $78.10 enclosed, bid of $751.78 for first choice, Car #2, Chevrolet, and second choice, Ford; Peter W. Brown, check for $13~.00 enclosed, $686.00 for Ford, and $654.00 for Chevrolet #6~9. Milton R. Alexander, no check enclosed, $380.00 for Chevrolet #69, mileage, 69321. Carl Block, check for $75.00 enclosed, $727.00 for Car #2, Chevrolet. August 27, 1958 (Con't) Johnny P. Severt, check enclosed for $80.50, Ford $535.00; Chevrolet Car #2, $5 5.00. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to refer to a committee composed of re- presentatives of Police Department and the Purchasing Agent, carried. Clerk read reports of separation from the Park and Recreation covering the following playleaders: Roy Critser, Michael Donahue, Donald Ellis, Sulvia Funk, Donald Thoemke, John Gallucci, Carol Jacobs, Karen Rolstad, Vicki Sinkunas and Myrna Siegel. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to accept the separations, carried. Clerk read notice of employment for Samuel E. Harpham, Building Custodian, $1.80 per hour, effective September 2, 1958. Commissioner Clar~ stated he was hired to fill in for the City Hall custodian while on vacation. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to approve the employment, carried. Clerk read letter dated August 20, 1958 addressed to the City, Attention Mr. McGowan, from United Fire and Casualty Co., in which they denied claim for damages of the City against the liability insurance of Mr. Bancroft who had damaged a park- ing meter with his car. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to authorize the City Attorney to sue for the damages, carried. Clerk asked for authority to call for'bids for bids for the improvement of E. l?th St. from Pitt Ave. to Perry Ave. and Pitt Ave. from E. 16th to its termination point, by grading for and the construction of five foot concrete sidewalks and con- crete curbs and gutters. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clar~ to so authorize the City Clerk as request- ed, carried. Clerk'stated the Water Department wished to have bids called for ten tons of caulking lead and a fence for the new reservoir property. Motion by Mr. ~Mheaton and Mr. Clark to call for bids as requested, carried. Clerk read minutes of the Investment Board of the City of Bremerton dated Aug- ust 2?, 1958 which recommended to the City Council that $10,000.00 of Bremerton 1955 Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds and $4,000 of Bremerton 1957 Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds held by the Cumulative Reserve for Fire Fighting Equipment be disposed of - the 1955 bonds to be purchased by the Cumulative Reserve for Water System Improve- ment, and the 19§7 bonds to be purchased by the Employees Retirement Fund; also rec- commented to the City Council that $3,000 in the Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund be invested in Savings and Loan Certificates; and recommended that the Treasurer be authorized to invest any surplus city funds in registered General Warrants which would be necessary to issue in the very near future. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to approve the recommendations made by the Investment Board, carried. The proposed form of General Conditions to All 0ontracts whichw as submitted to the City Council aC the last meeting and which was prepared by the City Engineer and the City Attorney was again presented to the City Council. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clar~ to approve the form of General Conditions to All Contracts, carried. Mr. Purvis of Purvis Construction Company was present and stated he understood the position of the City Commissioners was the same as last week and he would like to have a postponement of any decision until he had had an opportunity to seek legal advice and that a week would be sufficient time. This request met with the approval of Mr. Wheaton so Mayor Doms~ad asked Mr. Purvis to come to next week's Council Meeting. Clerk read ~n Ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance to regulate and restrict the location and use of buildings and mae of lands within the City of Bremerton; to limi~ the height of buildings, to prescribe building lines and size of yards and other open spaces and to amend Sections 605, 606, 325, subsection D, Section 1609, Chapter 4 of Title ~ and adding a new Chapter 7 to Title ~ and to repeal Sections ~6 and 32? of Ordinance Number 1792, and declaring an emergency." Motion by Mr. WheatoB and Mr. Domstad to ~pprove the ordinance as read carried unanimously. Discussion as ~o whether or not a hearing would be held on the proposed ordin- ance ~ust read was had. City Attorney stated the law concerning the need for a hearing was vague but recommended that the-second reading be held up bo give the public an opportunity to come in. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Domstad to set the second reading for two weeks from today, September 10, 1958, carried. City Engineer suggested the Planning Commission members be invited to attend this m~eting O~S~ptember 10, 1958 and stated that copies of the proposed ordinance will 'be mimeographed and will be available for a charge of 50~ per copy.. August ~7, 1958 (Con, t) Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to pay all bills that are appro Ed by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. ~ City Attorney stated the question has come up regarding the need for more money for the City Hall improvement. Mr.~ark commented the amount needed in addition to that Specified in the re- cent ordinance was ~bout $45,000.00. After discussion as to how to proceed to get the proper amount on the ballot, it was agreed that Mr. Thorgrimson's return from his vacation should be awaited and have him draft the proper ordinance. Erv. Jemsem, Bremerton Sun ~eporte~, questioned the Mayor on the Purvis Construc- tion matter. Mayor Domstad stated that Mr. Wheaton was going to recommend the City Council accept the recommendation of the consulting engineer as to the final estimate, that is that the Penalty be waived and no extra concrete be paid for by the City. Mayor Domstad further commented that the Commissioners had met this morning and he was going along with the consulting engineer's recommendation inasmuch as he was hired for this purpose. Mr. C lark stated his position is the same and that the Engineer gave only his opinion regarding the penalty clause. Mayor Domstad announced he was going over to Seattle tonight to attend the Pug- et Sound Governmental Conference. Attending this meeting were to be the Mayors of Everett, Seattle, Tacoma and Bremerton, and the County Commissioners of King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap Counties. Meeting adjourned. APPRO VED~ Ci'ty Cl%rk Mayor