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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/10/58 .. September 10, 1958 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington ~as held Wednesday, September 10, 1958 at 10:00 A.M., in the Mayor's ~ffice, City Hall with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Wheston, City Clerk McGowan, City Att6rney Holland, City Engineer Elton and City Water Sutp. Casad. Also present were representatives of the ~ess and radio. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve the minutes of the r egutar and recessed meeting held September 3, 1958 as written, carried. Clerk stated this was time and place for opening bids for L.I.D. 275 and that two bids had been received. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to open the bids, carried. Clerk opened the bids and re~d from: Marvin Construction Co.~ ~10,549.95. Linden Construcblon Co., $12,V?0.50. Commissioner Wheaton asked Mr. Elton to check the bids over and try to report back to the Council before adjournment. Clerk read letter dated Sept. l, 1958 addressed to the Mayor from Joe~J. King, President Bremerton Aqua6ic Show, which set out that Andy Pendergast, an officer in the recent successful Aquatic Festival, was very helpful in this regard. Clerk read reports of separation for: Leroy Sandland, extra labor, Traffic Maintenance; Donald W. Kipfer, Jmmes P. Cavanaugh and Richard Johnsen, Extra Lab- orers, Water Dept. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve the separations, carried. Clerk read notice of employment for Eugene E. McBride, extra laborer, Water Supply at $1.90 per hour, effective Sept. 8, 1958. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve the employment, carried. Clerk read notice of change in pay status for Tom Pearson~ Maintenanceman- gro~mdskeeper, Park and Recreation at $~26.00 per month, effective Sept. l, 1958. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to approve the change in pay, carried. Clerk read two applications for pinball location licenses: Bremerton Bowling Recreation, signed by John E. Walton, 907 N. Callow; Alibi Tavern, signed by Dave 01sen, 604 4th Street. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to approve these applications subject to Chief of Police approval, carried. Clerk stated the committee to which the police car bids had been referred rec- ommended sale of the Chevrolet #2 to Mrs. Mildred Cohen, high bidder at $751.78 and to Mr. Peter Brown, the Ford, high bid of $666.00; also there was nobid on the Chevrolet designated as Car No. l, and it is the committee's recommendation to ne- gotiate a sale instead of calling for bids again. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton that the recommendations be concurred in, carried. September lC, 1958 (Cont.) Clerk reed petition for ennexation for Lot 12, P~at afl C. Jack Jones Addition, together wit~ all of 1Vth Street lying easterly of the extended west line of seid Lot 12, signed by Ina G. Johnson. Clerk steted this was a 100% petition for one lot. Notion by Mr. ~heaton and Mr. Domstad thet the City Attorney set date for hear- ing according to State Statutes, carried. Notion by Mr. Wheaton end Mr. Domstad to authorize calling for bids for e steel water tower to take the place of the old tower on Sinclair Heights, and for pipe across the new bridge, carried. Clerk stated he had a general claim from Bruce Lumber Company for several pur- chases of tar that the Street Deptart~ent acquired and went over the limit of $500.00 placed by the City Charter; and that he didn't think anyone wes aware of tais going over the Charter limitation as the tar was purchased as the Street De- partment went along on the job. Mr. NcGowan asked the Council to approve the pur- chase. Commissioner Wheaton commented the reason the tar was bought in this manner was to have fresh tar available for the ~srring Job. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Nr. Clark to allow the Bruce Lumber Company voucher in the amount of $514.75 plus sales tax of $17.~B, carried. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to authorize withdrawals from the Peoples National Bank of Washington City Treasurer-War Bond Purchase AJc on either of the signatures of Austin N.Clark, Commissioner of Finance & Accounting, or Edna Odden, City Treasurer, carried. Clerk read letter dated Sept. 8, 1958 signed by Earl W. Elton, City Eng., ad- dressed to the City Council, submitting a petition from the residents of East 99th Street, Eagle Street and Highway 21-B, requesting an eight inch sanitary sewer a- long Eagle and E. 29th, together with necessary appurtenances. The letter set out that there were 60.~1% valid signatures on he petition covering 51.24% of front feet; and stated the City Council may now authorize the preparation of a resolu- tion to create an L.I.D. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to authorize the preparation of the res- ol~tion, carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. ~Z98, second reading, "An Ordinance of the City of Bremerton, Washington providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the city at a special election to be held therein on November 4, 1988 of a propo- sition of whether or not the city should issue i6s unlimited tax levy general obligation bonds in the principal sum of $400,000 for the purpose of providing part of the funds to reconstruct the existing City Hall~and building adjacent there- to, as a new City Hall building and to make certain other improvements to property in the immediate vicinity thereof for civic purposes." ~otion by Mr. Clark end ~r. Wheaton to pass Ordinance No. 2Z9~, carried as follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes. Mr. Clark, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. City Engineer reported to the Council that the bids on LID-Z?5 were in order and that Marvin Construction Co. was low bidder at $10,549.95, which w~s below the estimate previously prepared by the Engineer's Office. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to award the bid to Marvin Construction Compen$, carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. ~B96, "An Ordinance amending Use and Area Maps of Ordinance No. t7~ end declaring an emergency." Motion by Mr. Wheeton and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. ~6 carried as follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes. Mr. Clark, Yes.. Mr. ~heaton, Yes. Clerk stated he hsd an ordinance ready to read regarding use of land area in the City and City Attorney stated this would constitute second reading of this ord- inance and, also, take care of the puolic hearing of which notice was given in the City Council meeting two weeks ago. Clerk read Ordinance No. ~97, second reading, "An Ordinance to regulate and restrict the location end use of buildings and use of lands witht~ the City of Bremerton; to limit the height of bukldlngs, to prescribe building lines and size of yards and other open spaces and to amend Sections 608, 606, $~ and subsection D, S~'ction 160~, Chapter 4 of Title ~ and adding a new Chapter 7 to Title ~ and to repeal Sections ~B6 and ~27 of Ordinance No. 17~B, and declaring an emergency." Notion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to pass Ordinance No. Discussion followed the reading of the ordinance. Notion carried unanimously. Mayor Domstad thanked Welly Q~istorff and the members of the Planning Commis- sion for a job well done, having spent a considerable amount of time in preparing Ordinance No. September 10, 1958 (Con't) ~ayor Domstad stated that Harold Tollefson was present representing Mr. Purvis of Purvis Construction Companyand Mr. Merrill Wallac~, Attorney, was present to make a statement regardin E the New Manette Reservoir. Mr. Wallace stated that he had been employed by a group of citizens and tax- payers to investigate the proposed settlement with the ?urvis Construction Company; that he did not feel the Council was properly settling the claim and that the Coun- cil is giving a gift to the Purvis Construction Company which is prohibited by law; and Mr. Wallace advised that if the Council proceeds with the settlement as author- ized last week there will be a restraining order issued and he will seek a permanent injunction against the City, Mr. Tollefson stated he believed the City Council has made a good compromising settlement and that today they were to sign the release; however, he was agreeable to meeting with the group and make a review of the facts, Mr. Wallace stated this was satisfactory and he would be glad to sit down with the Council and Mr. Toiler- son any time today. After discussion, Com~missioner Cl~rk made a motion to~scind t~e action of last week's Council and return to his original motion that the City Council follow the contract and deny the claim for concrete and follow the contract with respect to the penalty. After further discussion, Mayor Domstad suggested the Council could recess while the group meets with Mr. Wallace, providing Mt. Clark would be willing to with- draw his motion. Mr. Clark stated that the Council could postpone action on the Engineer's rec- o~mmendation and approve the Engineer's estimate; and Mr. Clark withdrew his motion. Mayor Domstad recessed the meeting until this Afternoon, Wednesday, September 10, 1958 at 2:00 o'clockP.M. APPROVED: City ~lerk Mayor September 10, 1958 The recessed meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held Wednesday, September 10, 1988 at 2:35 P.M. in the Mayor's Office, City Hall with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Wheaton~ City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland and City Water Sup~. Casad. Also present were representatives of the press and radio. City Attorney Holland suggested the points which a motion should include if the Council stands by the decision of a week ago concerning the settlement with the Purvis Construction Company. Mr. Clark asked about the penalty clause and Mr. Holland explained that when the release is signed the City is waiving any right to the penalty, in effect the contractor is not going to sue the City and the City is not going to sue the con- tractor; ~hat the claims ofset one against the other and the Council has agreed that the City should pay $2800.00 to Mr. Purvis. Further discussion ensued and then Mr. Wheaton stated he believed the decis- ion made by the Council last week was about as fair as could Oe. Notion by ~r. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to accept the reservoir as completed as of August 1, 1958; approve the Certificate of ~ompletion as executed by John Cun- ningham on September 8, 1958; approve the final estimate as prepared by John Cun- ningham and Associates; authorize the City Clerk to pay the amount due under this estimate; to transfer from the Waterworks Betterment Pund the sum of $2800.00 to the retained percentage fund held by the ~ity of Bremerton subject to further order of the City Council; and to authorize the Mayor and the Clerk to sign the release prepared by the City Attorney as medified by the contractor's attorney and with the approval of the City Attorney which has already been signed by Mr. Purvis cf the Purvis Construction Company, Inc., carried as follows: Mr. Dcmstad Yes. Mr. Olark, No. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Motion by Mr. Domstad and N~. Clark to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Meeting adjourned. APPROVED: City Clerk Mayor