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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/12/54- May 12, 1953 The regular meeting of the City Council was held on Wednesday, May 12, 1954 An the Mayor,s ~ffice , City Hall. Commissioner Oullln presiding with ~ommissioner Wheaton, City Clerk Mc~owan and Glty Attorney being present. Mayor Yowell in Yakima attending the Executive Board Meeting of the Assoc- iation of Washington Oities. A representative of the press was also in at- tendance. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and kiss Cullin t4e minutes o£ the regular meet- ing of May 5, 1954 be approved as w~tten, carried. The City Clerk announced it was the date and time set for the hearing on v acating c ertain property heretofore dedicated as a street and a cq~ired for street purposes but not used or necessary for a rig~ht of way along National Avenue. No protesta were received and no one was present in connection with the hearing. ~he City Clerk read a proposed ordinance, first reading, vacating cer- tain property along Na.tional Avenue. Motion by ~. Wheaton and Miss Cullin the ordinance be approved on first reading, carried. The City Clerk read reports of separation for: Nathaniel Morrison, Water Department. and Floyd Meckler, Cemetery. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton the separations b e approved, car- ried. The City Clerk read notices of employment for Harold George Lee, ~ark and Recreation Department at $1.80 per hour and Floyd Leo Meckler, Cemetery at $1.72 per hour. Motion by Mr, Wheaton and Miss Culllnthe ~emp~ary non-civil service appointments be appro~d, carried.~ The City Clerk .read a letter, frOm the City Auditor recommending that no payment ~ authorized on Estimate ~ of the Ted Hyde Construction Company, covering the ~construction cfi the Forest Ridge Reservoir, until some action has been taken regarding the~time of cOmPletion. £he City Clerk read a letter from Ted Hyde explaining that the weather cuased delay in the work and also the Completion time was estimated in his bid on the approximate quantitieSas shOwnin the specifications and the Job has,required more reinforcing'Steel and slo the availability of concrete has controlled the~progress of the Job.~ ~l~ne City Attorney suggested the COuncil concur in the ~ity Auditor's recommendation and not pay the claim until a resolution is passed ex~ending the time,for completion. ~r, Wheaton reported that he would call Mr. Cunningham & Associates, Consulting Engineers, regarding the application necessary for the extension of the time limit. Mr. Jack Stocker, 1531 Rainier Avenue, attended the Council meeting in regard to the petition filed agar,at the use of a transmitter at his home for the reason it was believed Mr. Stocker was operating his business in a residential zone. The City Attorney asked Mr. Stocker if this were true and he answered that no cabs operate from his home, he only answers the telephone and dis- patches and cabs downtown. Er. McLeod, Building Inspector, was called into ~he meeting and he quoted a section of the Zoning Ordinance whereby messenger service, dispatch- ing service, etc., classified a person as being in business and in Mr. Stoc~- er's case he would be operating a business in a residential zone. The City Attorney reported he had talked to the Secretary of the Planning Commission and if Mr. Stocker Just used his home for dispatching the Secre- tary felt Mr. Stocker would not be in Ousiness. ~r. Stocker offered to place resistors on the neighbor's television sets if the transmitter cuased any interference. Mr. Wheaton reported the Mayor and he had looked at the tower and could see nothing wrong with it. ~lscussion followed and the City Attorney stated he would look into the matter further and discuss the problem again with the Secretary of the Plan- ning Commission. The City Attorney reported that hhe required deeds from General Petroleum for the four feet on 6th Street and 4 feet on Warren Avenue were now deposited with ~he title Company and that a representative will be in tomorrow to ac- quire ~the building permit for the new gas station. The City Attorney felt the deeds were in order and there were no restrictions contained in the deeds~ Nay 12, 1954 (Con't) Notion by Nr. Wheaton~nd Niss Cullin to authorize the Building Inspec- tor to issue the building permit, carried. The City Clerk brought up for discussion the general claim for personal expense from C.C. Casad in the amount of $27,44, which covered several itesm, one of which was questioned. After discussing~the claim the voucher was approved for payment after deleting the cost of one dinner. The City Clerk read a letter from the Kitsap County Automobile Dealers Association objecting to he City of Bremerton buying motor vehicles from other then franchised dealers licensed to do business within the City of Bremerton. The City Clerk reported that the City of Bremerton is required ~y char- ter to award to the lowest responsible bidder and in almost, every instance the City has purchased automobiles from local dealers but in the case of purchasing trucks, the local bidders have bid on identical trucks to. trucks which bids were made by other than local dealers but they were not as low. Zhe City Clerk was directed to answer the letter. The City Clerk reported that authorization was given a. couple of weeks ago to purchase two trucks for the Street Department and two trucks for the Water Department. Since that time the Water Department bought a trencher and now there are~tsufficient funds to purchase the two trucks. After discussing the matter Nr. Wheaton widhed to call for bids on one flat bed truck. Notion by Nr. Wheaton and Niss Cullin to authorize the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent to cai1 for bids on one flat bed truck for the Water DeN rt- merit, carried. The City Clerk read Ordinance No. 20?0, "An Ordinance providing for the conveyance of certain property of the City'of Bremerton to Sinclair CommunitN Baptist Church. Notion by Niss Cullin and Nr. Wheaton Ordinance No. 2070 be approved, carried. The City Clerk reported that the Reverend,s wife called him and requested that the deed be made to the Sinclair Community Baptist Church and the City Attorney felt the word could be inserted in the ordinance. The City Clerk read Ordinance No. ~0?l, "An Ordinance providing names for certain unnamed streets and ways in the Plat of Olympic Nanor No. ~." Notion by Ntss Cullin and Nr. ~heaton that 0rdina~e No. 20?l be ap- proved, carried. The City Clerk read Ordinance No. ~072, "An Ordinance dedicating certain property as a public street and to be a part of Burwell Street". Notion by Nr. Wheaton~ and NiSs Oullin that Ordinance No. ~072 be approved, carried. The City Clerk read a petition, whimh was in threeeparts, containing 48 signatures in all, requesting parking tickets be issued to any vehicle left at a parking meter longer than two successive hours. The City Clerk reported that the Nayor, Captain Phillips and he had dis- cussed this previously and it was pointed out that the ordinance which sets up parking time in the downtown areas specifies certain areas by one and two hours. This petition is asking that those areas specified as one hour park- ing be extended to two hours which would reqoire an~amendment to the ordinance even though the City prohibits people from feeding the meters. Notion by Niss Cullin and Nr. Wheaton the petition be referred to a Com- mittee comprising the Nayor, Commissioner Cullin~ Commissioner ~heaton and the traffic department and anyone else who may be interested, for study, carried. The City ~lerk read a letter from the Chamber of Commerce reganding a meeting of the Board of Directors in connection with the proposed Warren Ave- nue Bridge. The letter was ordered filed in the Office of. the City Clerk. The City Clerk read a letter from the City Engineer recommending four deeds be accepted by the City Council and recorded, coverin8 two dedications for a portion of the required right of way on Perry Avenue. Notion by Nr. %~heaton and Niss Cullin to concur in the City Engineer,s recommendation and record the deeds, carried. The City Clerk read two copies of letters written by the City Auditor to the Washington State Tax Commission requesting an extension of time beyond Nay 18th in which to pay the assessment due. This extension of time is re- May 12, 1954 (Con't) quested to await the outcome of the hearings of Moses Lake and Ephrate, and also more time was needed to check the assessments. The City Clerk reported that no answers have been received to the letters. The City Clerk read preliminary assessment notices to be paid by the City of Bremerton on the proposed L.I.D. covering street lighting in the downtown area. The notices cover the Fire Station on Pacific Avenue, the Public Library, the City Hall and the Traffic Maintenance property. It was felt that if the L.I.D. was ~pproved it would not ~ necessary to make an emergency appropria- tion but allow for the payment in next year's budget. The City Clerk reported that the Committee assigned to study the bids on painting Fire Station No. 1, recommended the award be made to the lowest bidder, A.G. Hebb. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. ~heaton to concur in the recommendation and award the bid to A.G. Hebb, carried. Mr. ~neaton reported that E.G. Humble, Executive Director of the Bremer- ton Housing Authority, requested the City Council to vote its approval of a plan by the~San Francisco Field Office of the Public HousingAd~inistration to dispose of 260 units at Sheridan ~ark. Motion by Mr. ~heaton and Miss Cullin to concur in the request from the Houslng~uthor~ty and allow the units to be disposed of, carried. Mr. Wheaton reported that he and the City Engineer had appeared before the School Board and received their approval in placing sidewalks, curbs and gutters on the south side of the George Dewey Junior High School. The pro- posed L.I.D. will extend on Holman Street from Perry Avenue to Trenton Avenue. Mr. Wheaton reported a dinner was given in honor of Mr. Nathaniel ~orrison on his retlremen~ from the City Water Department. ~Mr. Wheaton reported t~at w~rk wiil soon start again on the repair of the various intersections under Contract No. 361. City Attorney Wallace reported he had studied Resolution No. 820, setting the rates for the Cemetery. He discovered there was no mention of a charge for a baby grave so at next meeting he will have an amendment to the Resolution. Miss Cullin reported she had received some complaints about the garbage cans on View Crest being lifted out of sunken storage and placed at the curb on collection day without any lids. '~he dogs were carrying the garbage all over the yards. The City Attorney advised it should be ascertained who had requested that the garbage cans be placed at the curb and their reasons for making this request. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. ~eaton to pay the bills if approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. The City Attorney requested that he be excused from next. Council meeting as he has to attend court that day~ Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. ~h eaton to adjourn, carried. APPROVED: Clt~ Clerk