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Home My WebLink About12/31/58 December 31, 1958 Reg~lar meeting of the City Council of' the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held '~.~ednesday December 31, 1958 at lO:OO o,clock A.M. in the ~ayor's Office, City Hall with ~,~ayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Commissioner ~Theaton, City Clerk ~ficGowan, City Attorney Holland~, City Engineer Elton and City Water Supt. Humble. I,.~otion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clar,~ to appro',.e minutes of. December 24, 1958 as written, carried. Clerk reported for the Committee which studied the b~ds for a wire mesh fence for ~: Waoer Dept. reservoir, stating the Committee recommended the low bidder re- ceive the sward, the AnchOr Post products Company. Motion by Mr. V~neaton and I~ir. Clark to concur in the Committee's recommenda- tion, carried. Clerk reported for the Committee which studied the bids for erection of a steel water tower and storage tank, stating they recomended award to t~e low bidder, Gra- ver Tank and M£1g. Co., on Alter~ate #2, Vynl coated tank, at $42,774.00. ~,~otion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to concur in the recomendation, carried. Clerk read notices of employment for the following1 Park and Recreation Depart- men.~ ,2csitions: Martin Krafcik, Patrick Pender~ast, Jerry C. Dotson, each at ~1.50 per h~ur and Donald Ellis, part-time leader at ~1.90 per hour, Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to concur with the employments, carried. Clerk read changes in pay status for R. Frank Dashiell, equipment Operator, Water Supply at $354.00, plus .20 differential; ~lussell L. Rasmussen, Civil Engineer I at i~418.00 per month; Fred S. Sc.,.oneman, Street Supt. to $490.00 per month; Ev- erett G. Humble, Supt., $600.00, Water De~t; Ronald J. Walker ~395.00 per month, firefid~ht.er 1/c. Motion by Mr. ~neaton and A~r. Clark to approve the changes i~ pay status, ca,,tied. Clerk presented claim voucher from Earl Mon~ for final contract payment of i~i506.00 approved by Austin M. Clark and S. Oudley Stuart, architect. ~.'!otion by Mr. Clark and Mr. ~mstad to approve the clsim, carried. Clerk presented letter from Wash. State Liquor Control Bcg rd~ dated Dec. 1958, giving distribution of final payment for 1958 in amount of ~43,437.99 and sub, ted this made year's receipts over $4,160.00 of estimate. ~'~otion by ~r. ~heaton an(] Mr. Clark to accept the report, carried. Clerk stated the tire, tubes, recap and repair 0ids had oeen studied very ti:oroughly and that Saindon's was low 0idder and reconnnended award to Saindon's. ~,lotion by Mr. Wheaton and ~r. Clark to concur in the reconkmendation, carried. Clerk read letter addressed to the City Council, dated Dec. 27, 1~58, from Roneys Inc., asking for further extension of'delivery of fire equipment to January 15, 19~9 and tAat delivery should be made prior tc this date. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton that they be given tiiat extension and t~oe>~ ~ be notified, carried. Clerk read letter of Dec. 29, 1958 from Walter Lorenz, 2308 8th Street, sug- ~esi~ing the City Commissioners and Planning Co~mnission go on record as opposed to fuhure col~l~ercial strip development on lltl~ from Pacific to Callow and on Warren from 6th to the Warren Ave. P~ridge. Mayor Domstad asked that the letter be sent to the Planning Commission. Clerk stated the Housing Authority had available as surplus for $100.00 a piece of office equipment similar to our bookkeeping-payroll machine and recommend- ed t.uat the City Council make an emergency appropriation to acquire this ~achine. I,~r. McGowan stated the machine was worth much more than this s~um and could se used for both a stand-by machine and, also, could be used on some of' the current opera- tions. t'Iotion by Mr. Clark and l~ir. %~heaton that an emergency appropriation be made in connection wibYi tt"~e 195~,~ budget for this purpose, carried. Clerk read letter dated Dec. 29, 1958 addressed to ~'~r. R.D. Walker, Executive Director, Housing Authority, from General Services Administration setting, fgrth procedures to be followed so the Housing Authority might ce able to 'obgain ~hrough neg3tiate~J sale additional space at the Westpar'~ Fi~'e Station. Procedure calls for ~ letter request from the ~,iayor to purchase a tract a, nd the lette!, sho~ld be supported by a city reeolution formally adopted by the City Council. :,ir. Humble amplified the letter by stating there would be no cost to the City i'or its request and ona~ the space was needed because a new highway would cut off a comuer of ~he buildin~ and some of the present land space. ~,(otion by ~,Ir. '/~he atom and Mr. Clark to approve the request and instruct the City Attorney to write the necessary Resolution, carried. December 31, 1958 (CON'T) Cler~ read Resolution No. 1033, resoving to hear petition for vacation of Leonard Avenue on January 28, 1959 in the Oouncil ~hambers at 10:00 A.~d., and the City ¥1~rk to give notice by posting. ~ ~ioti~,.,n by IvIr. %~fhe a ton and ~lr. Clark to pass Resolution No. 10~, carried. A ~Ir. ~ local resident and employee of General Services Administration, stated the ~orrison Hall, Wsstpark, was to be disposed of because of new highway to g,., through t;~at area and there were some pers-onal property items upon which the GSA s~t no value that were available as a gift. He asked if the City would accept the electric stove, refrigerator and settees an~ (hairs an~ then ~ive the stove and re- frigerator to Boy Scout Troop $12 which meets at the hall in ~orest Ridge Park. Also statec~ the Fire Dept. was interested in the settees and chairs. l,iayor Domstad stated he felt the City would he ~lad to accept this equipment. city Attorr~ey ~reported on the investigation he had made relating to the pro- perry whir: has been approved for sale at 12th an,~ ~hcldon off ~ic~enzLe. He stated uhere is a stri? fot~r f~eet wide which is now bein,a utilized by adjoining property owners. It is not dedigated as stDeet or alley &,nd was acquired by tax foreclosure from the county in 1929. After discussion, City Engineer suggested that the City negotiate sale of the strip property first and then dispose of the parcels. ~ity Attorney had previously recommended the City Treasurer offer for sale the parcels and negotiate witt~ the property owe%ers on the other piece for a nominal sum and get it on the tax rolls; however, after ~Ir. Elton's suggestion the City At,or- kney L~ad no oojection to holding off-on the sale of the parcels. I~iotion by l¥~r. Domstad and ~r. ¥~heaton that the City Engineer ascertain who is utilizin6 the strip and the the City Engineer may discuss a negotiated sale with the interested property owners, carried. I~.lr.. Wm. Paddison asked th~ t consideration be given to installing a cross walk at llth & Park. ~ir. '~'~heato commented that a numser of crosswalks are ~oing to be put in yet on Warren Ave. project. Clerk read letter dated Dec. 30, 1958 to the City Council from State Highway Commission, w~-ich stated-that certain streets have been selected as the route to serve the Port Wash.harrows Bridge and ,~re to become a part of Secondary State i[~ghway No. 21-B, effective Nov. 25, 1958. From the junction of Primary State High- way I~o. 21 at ~h~ intersection of 6th Street and Warren Avenue via ;~arren Avenue and the Fort Wash.z~arrows Bridge to a junctio~n with Secondary State Highway 21-B a~ Sher£~an ~oulevard (Road). Clerk stated letter will be turned over 'to Engineer. Clerk read letter dated Dec. 29, 1958 to the Council from Albert J. Wilson, President, Bremerton-Kitsap County Council of Churches, stating if a representative of t±'~e Church Council can be of assistance and advisory value to the City they would be lad t,~ be represented at the City Council meetings by Rev. Glen Souls who has been designated as representatove pf the Church Council. ~lr. Joe Weigel, Health Dept. Sanitarian, appeared before the Council and stated he ~as oeen ask~,d tc~ take over the position being, vacated by John Lundberg w,o re- signed from the i,iarine Drive Water District. This would be in addition to City- County llealt~ JDept. functions and he wondered if he would be permitted to serve in this secondar~ capacity. ~!r. Holland stated h would chech the law on the conflict of interest provis- ions and lot ~,ir. ~'~'eigle know what the legal status would be in this request. ~otion by i,lr. Domstad and l'~ir. Clark to pay ~,11 sills that are approved b/ a majority of the Commissioners, carried. ~vlr. Clark stated he had enjoyed his first seven months in office. l,[e e ting adjourned. APPROVED: City C~ier:, Mayor