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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/21/51 February 21, 1981 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Waahington was held Wednesday, February 21, 1951 at 10:O0 A.M. in the Mayor's Office, City Hall, Bremerton. Mayor Kean presiding and Commissioner Haddon, Commission- er Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Treasurer Nutter, Assistant'City Attorney Gates being present. Also present were the following: James E. 8kirving, Rob- err Guy~ Paul Ryan, Mr. Carter of the Puget Sound Power & Light Company, Harold Staley and Mr. Bercot. Motion by Mr. Keau and Mrs. Haddon to approve minutes of regular meeting of February lA, 1951 as written, carried. Clerk stated it was date and time for opening parking meter bids. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to open the meter bids, carried. Clerk opened the bids and read from: Duncan Meter Corp.~ for Miller parking meters, bid bond enclosed, price for new Miller meters, $88.78 per unit at Bremerton, including standard and bell base. Mr. Groves, representing Duncan Parking Meter Corp., stated that if the City did not want the standard than $2.00 could be deducted from the meter price, and if the base was not wanted then an additional §O~ could be deducted. He also stated the price quoted was F.O.B. Bremerton. Mr. Groves also called attention to the growing shortage of critical materials used in parking meters manufacture and the fact that his company has received a very large order from the City of Chicago, and suggestedhthe City of Bremerton consider ordering a sufficient quantity in order to ~nsure having meters when they are needede Mr. Groves stated that the bid, if awarded, could be added to the former contract as far as financing was concerned and arrangements could be made to pay for the new meters along with the meters previously purchased. Clerk then opened the bid from M.H. Rhodes, Inc., for Mark-Time Hurricane Model "FL" Parking Meters, unit price, complete, less installation, $8~.00; and complete with installation, $59.00, with a cash discount of 8% for payment with- in 80 days; bid bond attached. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. ~addon to refer ~he 0ids to the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent, City Auditor, Captain Phillips and Mayor Kean, carried. Separations were read by Clerk for: William P. Seller; Milford D. Welch; Joseph Panenka; Wilbur H. McCoy; Everett Ae Watson, all of the Garbage Depart- ment and R.J. Calnan, Water Department. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean to approve the separations, carried. Notices of Employment were read by Clerk for: Chris Smestad, $2.198 per hour, Water Department; N~edham Coleman, Cuyler Lanier, Jack E. Enhleder, Lee 0. Easter, $1.88 per hour, Water Department. Leroy A. Duda, $1.8~ per hour, Virgil A. Hulse, $1.80 per hour, Garbage Department; Frank Nincevich, $1.2~ per hour, fark and Recreation; Edward M. Maseli, $1.80 per hour; Walter M. Langland, Andrew F. Hernandez, both $1.80 per hour, Garbage Department and Benjamin H. Duke $1.6A per hour, Garbage Department. Motion 0y Mrs. Haddon and ~. Wheaton to approve ~he temporary employments, carried. Clerk read changes in pay status for James A. Botz and William Lively, Pol- ice ~epartment, both $292.00 per month. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the changes in pay status as read, carried. Clerk read application for Wholesaler License, Trade Stimulant Devices, from M. Maurice Kind, 108-1st So., Seattle, approved by Cib-y. Treasurer and Chief of Police. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the proper license, carried. Clerk read application from Geo. H. Swanson, 218 First Street, Bremerton, for one additional taxi cab for Black and White & Blue & White Cabs, approved by Chief of Police and Captain Phillips; also read application for three addition- al cabs for Arrow Cab Company, Hobert Guy, owner, approved by Chief of Police and Captain Phillips. Motion 0y Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve recommendation and grant the licenses, carried. Clerk read letter dated February 20, 19~l, from Ralph Purvls, to Mayor Kean, asking that his name be withdrawn from composition of the Cittzens~ Advisory Committee concerning the budget. He stated this was due to press of work and other activities and that he had been nominated by the Municipal League. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton that the City Clerk accept the resigna- tion with regret and request the Municipal Association to submit two more names for the selection of one, carried. Clerk read letter, dated February 18, 198l, from Morton K. Matthewson, Field Scou~Executive, thanking the City for making it possible for the Boy Scouts to participate in City government day~ February 21, l~bl (Contt) Mayor Kean ordered contents noted and letter filed. Letter was read by Clerk from Business Center Playro0m~ 242 Burwell Street signed by Mrs. Lela Ames, Owner, asking that, if possible, two twelve-minute meters or a loading zone be placed at the entrance of the playroom. Letter gave the reasons for the requesto Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton to refer the communication to the Police Department and Captain Phillips of the Traffic Div~s~pn, for recommendation, carried. Clerk read a letter ~'rom Puget S~ud Power and Light Company, with accom- panying easement, a eking that the easement be approved for running a line over the Cemetery. Mr. Carter, of the light company, was present and stated this form oI' ease- ment has met witl~ the approval of the City Engineer. Mayor suggested t hat the regul~ procedure be followed in granting approval and that is t o have the City Engineer make written recommendation to approve the casement. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to accept the request and refer the mat- ter to the City ~ngineer and if his recommendation if favorable that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign the easement~ carried. Mr. Gates read communication from E.B. Lent of Lent's, 27B Fourth Street, ,Bremerton, dated February 20, 1981, which stated that the letter constituted their acceptance o~' the City's billing to them for labor, materials and equip- ment rentals supplied by the City of Bremerton from December 8 to December ~, 19~0, inclusive, and ~otaling $88~.12, this amount to be deducted from your final payment on the Snyder Avenue Sewer. District contract. Mr. Wheaton stated the money should go into the Street Fund and Mr. Nut- tar outlined the financial procedure to accomplish this. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to refer,the letter to the City Engin- eer, City Auditor and City Treasurer to handle, carried. Mr. Gates read Resolution No. ~SB as follows: WHEREAS, heretox~ore the City o~ Bremerton entered into a certain contract with Lent's for certain work upon Snyder Avenue and other sewer district work under L.I.D. ~4~ and WHEREAS, the date for completion in the original contract was set as of Feb- ruary ~, l~Bl, but that due to certain ~elays beyond the control of the con- tractor,~due t o the inability te obtain proper materials and due also to inclem, ent weather, it will ~e impossible to complete the contemplated work ~y t~he date specie'led in th~ contract, and WHEREAS, no liquidated damages were specified in the contract as.between the City of Bremerton and the contractor a~d no damages of any nature will oc- cur by reason of the failure of the contractor to complete its work on the date specified, and said contractor has made a request in writing~r an extension of l~O days or until the E~rd of June, 1981~ ~ NON, THEREP~ORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Bremerton that the time for completion of the work contemplated under the contract for L.I.D. B4~ be and hereby is changed to and extended until the ~Zrd day of June, 1981, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT no liquidated damages or damages of any nat- ure shall be asserted by the City of Bremerton by reason of the ~ailure to complete the contract on the da~e specified and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT a copy o£ this resolution be forwarded by the CityClerK to Lent's and to the surety on the contractor's performance bond. Motion by Mr. ~eaton and Mr. Kean to pass Resolution No. ~B, carried all members voting Yes. Mr. Gates read Ordinance No. l~l~, "An Ordinance ~amending Section ~ of Ord- inance No. l~18 and declaring an emergency." ~otion by Mr. Wheaton and ~rs. Haddon to pass Ordinance No. l~l~ as read, carried~ as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Assistant City Attorney stated he had prepared five ~opies of the first rough draft of the proposed garbage contract. The question as to whether or not the Council was ready for authorizing a call for bids fo? a garbage contract was discussed and Mayor Kean stated that the Council has already notified inten- tion of calling for bids, and now the commi~ioners are trying to get finished specifications. Mrs. Haddon commented that the garbage situation is improving and it is not too Oad considering the men don't know the town. ~ayor Kean asked why there is such a turn over and Mrs. Haddon stated that the older employees had left and some of the new men aren't satisfactory for the type of work. Discussion was held as to whether or not the dump should be opened to the public for d~mping on Sundays. It was felt that the cost of opening was pro- hibitive; also~ there is an ordinance against the hauling of garbage through the City streets without a permit~ February 21, 1~51 (Con,t) Mrs. Haddon mentioned that some people have complained of no garbage se~- vice in January and she wondered what the ,Council wanted to do, This matte~ was discussed but no action was taken. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to allow all bills if approved Ay a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Mayor Kean suggested the Clerk's Office make up an annual report, fairly complete, and in a narrative form and asked how expensive it would be to do this. Clerk stated this could be mimeographed but wondered how available the in- formation would be from the various departments. Both Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean stated, that most departments had reporte al- ready available. Clerk said he would undertake to have an informative narra- tive report compiled. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton that uhe City Clerk and Purchasing Agent be authorized and directed to compile an annual report to make available to the public, carried. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to authorize the City Clerk and Purchas- ing Agent to call I'or bids for the purchase of ~wenty I'ire hydrants, carried. Mr. Nutter reported that yesterday afternoon he, Mr. McGowan, Mr. Vaa, Mr. Wallace and Mr. Gates studied the business tax ordinance. ~is meeting was held for the purpose of getting definite ideas on the ordinance and possibly coming up with some definite rules and regulations. Mr. Nutter reported further that ~he number of applications received has passed the 500 mark and that there would be a story in the newspaper on Monday relative to those who are delinquent. Mayor Kean asked ~he City Cler~ to read an, e~itorial which ,appeared in a Portland newspaper relative to the cooperation 0etween the City and Portland businessmen in putting o~r a business and occupation tax and Cler~ read the editorial. Motion by Mr, Kean and Mr. Wheaton to adjourn, carried. Mayor