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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/01/56 August 1, 1956 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washing- ton was called to order by Mayor Domstad at lO:O0 A.M., August l, 1956 in the Mayor's ~ffice City Hall. Present at this meeting were Commissioner Cullin, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan and City Attorney Holland. Also in at- tendance were ~epresentatives of the press and radio. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of July 25, 1956 as written, carried. Clerk announced this was time and date for opening of bids for furnishing one Optical Repeating Transit instrument for the Engineering Department and that one bid had been received. Motion by Mr. ~heaton and ~iss Cullin to open the bids, carried. August 1, 1956 (Contt) Clerk opened the bid and read from Wild-Heerbrugg Instruments, Inc., to furnish one Optical Repeating Transit together with leg tripod extension and express charges, $788.00, with certified check for $39.40 attached. Clerk recommended having the City Engineer look over the bid with him before this meeting closes and have the Council take action later in the meeting. Mayor Domstad agreed to hold up action as suggested. Clerk announced this was time and dzte for hearing on final assessment roll on L.I.D. 265, improvement of North Charlotte from 6th to 9th and stated he had received no written protests. No one was present to object in person. Mayor then asked for the ordinmce to be read and the Clerk read Ordinance No. 2183, "An Ordinance adopting and confirming the assessment roll for Local Improve- ment District No. 265, providing for the improvement of North Charlotte Avenue from 6th Street to 9th Street as in said Ordinance described; providing for the levying and assessing of the costs and expenses thereof against the parcels and lots of land betwe~:~n the termini and within the boundaries of said improvement district, provid- ing for the collection thereof; creating and establishing a special fund therefor, and fixing the date for the issuance of bonds in payment thereof." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to pass Ordinance No. 2183, carried. Clerk read notices of employment for: Ruth Bercot, Clerk-Receptionist, Execu- tive Department, $1.80 per hour; Pat Kaye, Lifeguard, $8.00 per day, Park and Re- creation Department; Ronh~d P. Lund, Firefighter 3/c at $329.00 per month, Fire De- partment. ~otion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to approve the employments, carried. Clerk read application for licenses from: Twin's Cafe, for transfer of music license because of sale of business to Margaret N. Martin; Crow's Nest for shuffle- bowler; 'ap~oved by Chief of Police; Dug Out Tavern, renewal license for pinball loc- ation approved by Chief of Police. Motion by ~Ir. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to approve the applications and concur in the r~:commendation of the Chief of Police, carried. Clerk presented general claim voucher from John M. Hanberg for payment of re- tained percentage on L.I.D. 265, $898.72, approved by City Engineer and audited by City Auditor. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to approve payment of the final estimate, carried. Clerk read letter, dated August l, 1956, to the ~ouncil from City Engineer, which presented a petition requesting the improvement-'of Ironsides from Shore Drive to llth Street by sidewalks, curbs and gutters and stating that 77.55% were for the improvement, and recommending that an L.I.D. be established. Letter also stated ti~at city forces will do rough grading and fixed charge of $?00.00 would be included for the grading and black-topping. Petition bore 22 sig- natures, first signer being Frank Kanthack of 919 Ironsides Avenue. Motion by ~r. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to establish the district and refer to the Engineer, carried. Clerk read letter, datedAugust l, 1956, to the Council from City Engineer, which presented a petition bearing 18 signatures, first signer telngTheodore A. Pullman, which petition requested the improvement of the alley Oetween 6th and Vth Streets and running from Naval to Olympic by construction of 6 inch concrete paving. Letter stated that 74.89% were in favor of the improvement and recommended that an L.I D. be established for the improvement and presumed that..city force~ wil~ do the rough grading and remove existing trees within the alley. Motion by Mr. ~heaton and Mr. Domstad to concur in the Engineer's recommenda- tion and establish the district and refer to the Engineer, carried. Clerk stated that Andy Pendergast, ~ark and RecreationSupt., had advised tham there was no current contract with Kitsap County Fair Board and that he wouldlike a new contract drwwn up similar to the previous one. Mr. Wheaton stated he would take ca~e of getting this done. Clerk stated he was going to keep his office open for late registrants for vot- ing to 7:00 P.M., August 6th through the lOth. Clerk stated he had checked on the property which Mr. ~lbert Nelson of ll0 State A~enue desires to acquire and found that the propertyewas ordained as a public park and bathing beach by Ordinance No. 985. Mr. Domstad asked the Clerk to write a letter to ~lr. Nelson advising him of the Ordinance. Clerk stated that the committee had ~lked together on the matter of the sale of surplus police cars and determined the bids were too low and it was the recommenda- tion of ~he committee that the Council authorize the Clerk to again call for bids for next week at lO:O0 A.M., August 8th, 1956. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to authorize another call for 'Olds as recommended, carried. August 1,,1956 (Con't) Merrill Wallace, Attorney, appeared before the Council and stated he was em- ployed by a committee of the police and fire departments to present an ordinance as a prospective initiative on behalf ofpay raises and certain increments after service of years. Mr. Wallace stated it was possible for the City Council to refer the ordinance to the voters without the necessity of having petitions circulated; also, realized the difficulty of city finances but reminded the Council of another occasion where- in the electorate approved pay raises and disapproved a levy to support the raises, and City passed an emergency ordinance to appropriate the funds. Mr. Wallace also suggested the council might approve thc ordinance without referring to the voters; and stated further that there was time to get the ordinance on the general election ballot this fall thus cutting down on the costs which a special e~ection would en- tail. Mayor Domstad asked Mr. Wallace to leave copies of the ordinance for study and discussion. Clerk announced that he and Mr. Severance had Just conferred on the bid for the optical instrument for the Engineers and it was their recommendation that the bid Be awarded to Wild-Heerbrugg Instruments, Inc. Motion by Mr. Wheaton ahd Miss Cullin to concur in the recommendation and make the award to Wild-Heerbrugg, carried. Clerk read Resolution. No. 931, concurrring in the orally recommendation of the Mayor and Commissioner of Finance to the Toll Bridge Authority that the proposal of the Washington Association of Insurance Brokers be accepted for the writing of in- surance on the Manette Bridge as provided in the T.B.A. resolution and official statement, this being the only proposal that evidently could be made by any insur- ance brokers in the state. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to pass Resolution No. 931, carried as follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes. Miss Cullin, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Clerk readResolution No. 932 employing Assistant City Attorney Oluf Johnsen to do the work as necessary, including Court trials, to acquire by purchase or other- wise lands necessary for the construction of the Port Washington Narrows Project, fees to be $10.00 per hour or $400.00 per month, whichever is less. Mr. Holland commented on the resolution stating that to employ an attorney 2~ this~,wohk would be considerably less expensive than having it done by a real estate broker; also, stated the money expended would be reimbuz~sed as part of the package of the project. Mr. Holland explained that if the attorney did any work over the basis of 40 hours in any month that he would not receive anything over $400.00. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin that Resolution No. 932 be passed, car- ried as follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes. Miss Cullin, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Mr. Wheaton asked that action be started immediately to acquire the property for the bridge project because property owners didn't know where they stood in that area, whether their property was to be involved or not. City Attorney filed with the City Clerk three advance copies of proposed of- ficial statement of the Washington T.B.A. on the Port Washington Narrows Project. City Attorney reported that a suit has 0een brought against the city by a Williams of the Sugar Bowl Cafe to restrain the City from putting their music lin- ense fee in ~he General Fund as they are going to pay under protest and are asking the Court to declare the ordinance void. City Attorney commented further on their proposed suit and stated that the license fee would have to be paid by them even though the suit has been instituted and money could be held in suspense. He stated further ~hat whoever has advised the establishments using the music machines not to pay their license fees because o~ the Sugar Bowl's suit has given erroneous advice and the others would have to pay the fee unless they individually file a like suit to have the fee kept out of the General Fund. Clerk stated he had called a number of places on the telephone and several ad- vised him they didn't have to pay because of the suit against the City and Mr. Mc- Gowan stated he had advised them to either pay or cease using the machines, and tha~ they were individually responsible under the ordinance. City Attorney stated there was a. law suit set for trial August l?th, Vere Far- mer vs Holgerson and Oity of Bremerton in connection with damage claim for land- slide and Mr. Holland stated it was city officials' belief that the surface water cause~ the slide and that it might Oecome necessary to have a water geologist tes- tify in this connection; and that he had a client who was thus qualified whose fee would be $75.00 if he were needed and Mr. Holland asked the Council to grant him permission to use this geologist if needed and charge the expense to the Water De- partment. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin that the attorney be allowed to do what- ever is fitting in this connection, carried. August 1, 1956 (Con't) Commissioner Culiin asked if the matter of the Trade Stimulant ~oards was going to be brought up for action toady and Mr. Domstad advised that the City Attorney would bring it up soon and Mr. Holland commented that the matter would be discussed informally with the Commissioners before brought before the City Council for action. Miss Cullin reported that she h~s had the First Street Wharf blocked off com- pletely right at the end of the blacktop and that she was going to have the big 4x4 moved to the end of the blacktop to make a more permanent~closure of the wharf. Commissioner. Wheaton stated he had a memo from Mr. Casad regarding the acqui- sition of a microfilming machine for filming city water department records. Mr. Wheaton said the machine cost had been provided for in the budget and that there was a definite need for it and that other departments could have the use of it, also. He said further study would be made before action is taken. Mayor Domstad stated he had written to Mayor Clinton of Seattle to ascertain the name of the firm that is going to make a survey of the Seattle City government with the view to recommending to the Seattle City Council sayings that might be ef- fected. Mayor Domstad said that Mayor Clinton had written that he would advise him when the City of Seattle had picked the firm. Nr. McGowan discussed the need and use of a machine to make copies of ordinances and resolutions, ete., and that he ,~as studying the various photo-making machines to see which one would fit his office's needs the best. Meeting adjourned. APPROVED: City Clerk Mayor