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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/28/51 599 Fe0ruary 28, 19Sl Regular meeting oi~ the City Council cZ~ the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held February 28, 1981, Wednesday, at 10:00 A.M., in the N~yorws Office, City Wall. Mayor Kean presiding and Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Wheat- on, City Clerk McGowan, City Treasurer Nutter, Assistant City Attorney Gate~, Captain of Traffic Phillips, City Engineer Severance, Water Superintendent Caa- ad. Also present, Glen Hallman, County-City Health Sanitarian, Harold Staley, Teamsters Union and Paul Ryan of the Bremerton Sun~ Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve minutes of February 21, 1951 as written, carried. Clerk stated this Was date and time for opening bids for furnishing a wire fence and two bids nad been received. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to open the bids, carried. Clerk opened the bids and read from: Cyclone Fence Company, $?,17~.82, check enclosed for $378.00. Real-Lock Fence Company, bid bond for 5% enclosed, $7,266.00. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and ~r. Kean to refer the bids to the Water Superin- tendent, City Engineer, Commissioner of Public Works and Purchasing Agent for awarding a contract, carried. Clerk stated this was date and time for hearing on proposed L.I.D., on La- fayette Avenue from First Street to a point 230 feet north of the centerline of Coontz Street by installing sanitary sewers and one written protest had been received. Clerk then read the protest, dated February 26, lBSl~ from Selmer C. and Esther L. Paulson, 1127 Trenton Avenue, which stated the proposed improvement could not be used on lots 3 and 4, Block 2, Original Town of Charleston, as the sewer will not ~ laid deep enough andthey have already installed a sewer GOO February 28, 1~51 (Con't) line i'rom Cambrian Avenue on First Street to lots 1 and 2 and will use this sew- er when they build on Lots 3 and 4. City Engineer stated this protest represents only 10% of the property in the sewer ~istrict and this is insufficient to prevent the installation of the sewer. Mr. Severance recommended that the Council adopt ttze ordinance ordering the L.I.D. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to accept the recommendation of the City Engineer, carried. Mr. Gates read Ordinance No. 1~20, "An Ordinance approving and adopting the maps, plans and specifications for the improvement of Lafayette Avenue from First Street to a point 230 feet North of the centerline of Coontz Street by the construction of sanitary sewers." Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to pass Ordinance No. 1920, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Wheato~, Yes. Mr. Gates read Ordinance No. 1921, "An Ordinance providing for the improve- ment of Lafayette Avenue from First Street to a point 230 feet North of the cen- terline of Coontz Street by the construction of sanitary sewers, all in accord- ance with the plans, maps and specifications on file in the-office of the City Clerk, establishing an improvement district, providing for the levying of as- sessments for the payment of such improvement and making such improvement pay- able by bonds." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to pass Ordinance No. 19~l as read, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. ~addon, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Report of separation was read by Cler~ for J.J. Okeson, Water Department. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve the separation, carried. Notices o~ employment were read by Cler~ l~r Lloyd C. Mattox, Charlie M. Fox, James J. Lewis, all $1~60?per hour, Garbage Department; Melvin L. Mar- shall and Howard E. Walters, $1.53 per hour, Water Department. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Wheaton to approve the temporary employments, carried. City Cler~ read change in pay status for Marion W. Kelley, $1.60 Se $1.64 per hour, Garbage .~epartment. Motion by MrsJ Haddon and Mr. Wheaton to approve the change in pay status, carried. Clerk read the following applications l'or transfer of licenses due to bona ~'ide sale, a~l approved by the Chief of Police: W.J. and Nann L. Krieder, Blue Jacket Tavern, 6A5 - 4th Street, transfer of dancing and shuffle pool license; George Brouwer, Chicken Coop Inn, 2606 - 6th Street, card tables and music in Class "H" establishment licenses. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the transfer of licenses, carried. Cler~ read application for Wholesaler of Trade Stimulant Devices from Northwest Candy Inc., l~16 E. Mercer Street, Seattle, approved by City Treasur- er and Chief or Police. Motion by Mr. Kean and. Mrs. Haddon to grant the license, carried. Application was read by Clerk from W.J. Drieder, Bluejacket Tavern, 645 4th Street, for three Trade Stimulant Devices, approved by City Treasurer and Chief o~ Police. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to grant the license, carried. Cler~ read letter dated February 24, l~S1 ~rom Daniel F. Ericksson & A.H. Helke, who are contractors of garbage hauling in suburban.King and Snohomish counties, expressing an interest in a garbage contract for the City. Mayor stated if no objections the contents of the letter shouldbe noted and con~unication filed in the Clerk's office. Clerk read letter, dated February 23, 1951, from Planning Commission, ad- dressed to the.Chief Deputy City Clerk, stating that the Planning Commission has reviewed the ir budget and revised it, maXing a reduction of 46% in expenditure. Details of the reductions were set out in the letter. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to accept the voluntary reduction and refer the matter to the City Auditor for the preparation of the necessary reduc- tion in the budget, carried. Clerk read letter from the City Auditor dated February 28, l~S1, to the Council sta~ing the unpaid balance on the purchase of a TD-18 International Tractor-Doxer for the Garbage Department is now due and payable in the amount of $~,700.42 and there is not sufficient money in the Garbage Fund to pay the claim w~.ch has been received. Fe0ruary 2~, l~S1 (Con,t) Auditor recommended that a temporary loan in the full amount be made from the General Fund in order to keep the fund on a cash basis rather than issue a separate series of registered warrants, which loan would be repaid from time to time as I~nds become available, or ii' the collection of garbage is let on contract the entire amount would be paid back at that time. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to concur in the recommendation and refer the matter to the City Attorney and City Treasurer for the preparation oi' the necessary papers, carried. Clerk read letter dated February 27, 1981 I'rom Captain Phillips~ Traffic Division, with reference to the Business Center Playroom letter of February 19, 1951. Captain PhiLlips recommended that one twelve minute meter be installed in front os the location at 242 Burwell which would greatly relieve a frequent traffic congestion that occurs when cars double park in order to let young- sters off at the Playroom. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to concur in his recommendation and refer back to the TraI'fic Division to make the change, carried. Clerk presented application l'or taxicab operation and a stand from Dale A. Carter, which had been referred by the Council to t he Police Department for recommendation. Recommendation of the Police Department is that the appli- cation be disapproved. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to concur in the recommendatio~ and do not grant the license, carried. Mayor asked Captain Phillips ii' he wanted to make any co~mnents relative to proposed changes in the taxi cab ordinance as discussed with the Attorney,s Office. Captain Phillips mentioned proposed change t o have each cab owner's taxis the same color rather than have five owners with about ten differen~ colored cabs; aslo, to ~ake a change relative to ma~king of stands. He stated that the union and the ca~ owners would like to have the ordinance provide that a certain percentage of the cab owners would have to be in favor of a rate change be~ore any ca~ company could change rates. This was discussed and Mr. Gates stated he felt this could be provided for in an ordinance. Mayor read a n~lmber of proposed changes and then suggested the committee of the whole meet after this Coun~ i meeting for working out the details of the proposed changes so an ordinance could be dra~n. Relative to restricting the number of cab owners, the Assistant City Attorney stated his oI'fice has a serious question as to whether a provision such as this should be in an ordinance. Mr. Staley commented that all the proposed changes have been approved by the union. Mr. W.A. Mahan, 914 McKenzie, complained that he had only two collections si~ garbage since the 18th o~ December, both of which were in January. He said he did not feel he should pay for a service which he did not receive, and in addition to not receiving service, he claimed that he ~ade many trips to the incinerator with burnable and other trips to another place he owns where he buried other garbage. When he explained his house location, it was apparent that the reason he was missed was due t o the fact his can ~uld not be reached from the alley as other places nearby but the truck would have to go to the I'ront of his house to get his garbage, and the new employees would not realize this. Mr. Gates explained that the City could adjust bills as was done in Jan- uary, Out Mrs. Haddon stated she did not feel this was a general situation. It was then suggested that by resolution Mrs. Haddon could be given per- mission to make adjustments to those accounts thought worthy. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to r eI~er to the Commissioner in charge of the Garbage Department and the City Attorney to discuss ways and means of taking care of this and other problems~ carried. Mr. Gates read letter, dated February 24, l~S1, to the Council from Rich- ard Goldsworthy, operator of the Spic & Span Confections, which is a mobile popcorn truck dispensing confections on the streets of Bremerton. The letter called attention to the fact this his I~ree license obtained under state law to do with verterans who are peddlers, would no longer be free due to a recent ruling of ~he State Supreme Court. He asked that the license fee be lowered to $50.00 per year due t o the fact his operation was not profit- able enough to stand $25.00 per month, the present license fee. Attached to the letter was a suggested form of ordinance In order to make this reduction. Mayor stated this request could be discussed at the Committee of the Whole meeting which is to follow the Council meeting, since it involved use o f the streets and therefore was related to the discussions to be had on taxi cabs. February 28, 1~61 (Con't) Mrs. Haddon stated she has been inI'ormed that the skylight over the Water Accounting Office would have to be replaced and would cost over SB00.00 for the job and t~at it has been suggested to her to have the skylight removed en- tirely and The roof filled in at that place. Mr. Wheaton stated he felt the skylight was necessary.~o good lighting and ~,~ ~ °~$~~ v~ntilation ~' ~ was involved through it~e~e~v~unteered to check up on the matter before anything was done. Mrs. Haddon then referred the matter to Mr. Wheaton. Mr. Kean discussed his activities at Olympia and referred to several bills of interest to the City on which he had been working. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to allow all bills if approved by a majority oi' the Commissioners, carried. Clerk stated there was a bid opening Friday at lO:O0 A.M. for sale oi' a raI't of logs. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to recess until lO:00 o'clock Friday morning, carried. APPROVED: ' } ~tt~ Clerk Mayor March 2, 1951 Recessed meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washing- ton, was held Friday, March 2, 1981 at 10:00 o'clock A.M. in the Mayor's of- lice, City HAD1, Bremerton, Mayor Kean presiding and Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Treasurer Nutter being present. Present at the end of the Council meeting was City Attorney Wallace. Also present during the meeting was Paul Ryan, Bremerton Sun and Del Taylor. Clerk stated it was date and time for opening bids for sale of a raft of logs. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to open the log,;raft bids, carried. Clerk opened the bids and read from: Pope and Talbot, $10,158.8§. Robinson Plywood and Timber Company, $10,926.68. Defiance Mill Company, $10,926.68. Coos Bay Pulp Corporation, Anacortes Division, Donald W. Lyle, Inc., $9,300.00. Nettleton Timber Company $10,101.80. All bids were accompanied by checks for 10% of the amount of the bid. Clerk explained~that the bids which were for the total ceiling price or were higher than the ceiling price were to be subject to the casting of lots to determine which one was to receive the bid. He said this way of handling the bids had been recommended by the City Attorney and the bidders had been so advised. Mayor Kean stated that perhaps the City of Bremerton might be setting a precedent in awarding a bid in this way so he called the City Attorney on the telephone to discuss the matter. City Attorney gave the Mayor the instructions as to the proper way to handle the award, stating that each of the three names of the top bidders should be written on a separate piece of paper and this should be done in an- other room. Then the City Clerk should draw from a hat. mayor stated that in order to make it clear all three names were in the hat that the City Clerk should draw all three names and the last one drawn would be the successful bidder. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that all the names taken from the hat be read and the last O~[e drawn will be the successful bidder, carried. Mayor left the CoU~Qil room and then came back with a hat in which the three bidders, who qualified for the drawing had their names. Clerk drew the names and read in this order: De~iance, Robinson, Anacortes Pulp. Motion by Mr. ~heaton and Mr. Kean to award to Anacortes Pulp, carried. The bid of the Coos Bay Pulp Corporation, Anacortes Division, contained a request Ibr an invoice warranting that all logs have been produced in accord- ance with ell applicable laws and regulations, including the Fair Labor Stands Act, as amended; and warranting that the prices are within the ceiling prices established by the Defense Production Act of 1950. Motion by Mr. Wheaton . ; ....k;~.~..:'.to instruct the City Clerk to invoice them in the proper method and get it through. Mayor Kean suggested the Clerk discuss this with the City Attorney to see ii' ail in order as this is the first bid under the ceiling prices and Clerk com- mented that this request was the first received since handling log raft sales. Motion did not receive a second. Mayor Kean stated that Mr. Olson from Public Works Office in the Navy Yard had called and reported that the wood bull rail on the South side of Burwell be- tween Pacific and Warren was rotten and should be replaced. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to refer this matter to the Commissioner of Public Works for study, carried. Mrs. Haddon stated the Garbage 'Department is going to worm both Saturday and Sunday bi' this week and the dump will be open from 9:00 to 4:30 on Saturday and Sunday for private dumping. Clerk read application for transfer of music machine license from George Brouwer, Chicken Coop Inn, 2806 Sixth Street. Clerk stated this request was in accordance with the provisions of the music machine ordinace wherein a lic- ense may be transferred due to a bona fide sale. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to grant the license iI'~ accordance with the ordinance, carried. Clerk reported that Ted Domning was appointed to replace John Gib son on the Insurance Advisory Committee. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr; Wheaton to approve the recommendation and that Ted Domning be appointed to succeed John Gibson on the Insurance committee, carried. Mayor Kean stated that the City of Renton is calling for bids for hauling their garbage and asked the City Clerk to call the City Clerk of Renton for a copy bi' their specifications. Narch 2, 1951 (Con,t) Cler~ repo~Ded that he had written to Ralph Purvis accepting h~ resig- nation from the Budget Conn~ittee and had also written to mr. Kerr $o suggest two names from whom the City could choose Nr. Purvis, successor. Paul Ryan commented that he had received information from the Budget Com- mittee that they are now wor~Ing on a written report which they will go over Tuesday night and if they agree unanimously on it, the report will be their final one; and if they don't agree unanimously it will be submitted as a pro- gress report and they will work i~urther on something they can agree on. Their recommendations will be specific. Nayor Kean stated he had been contacted ,by ,the new State PaDrol sergeant in this district who had heard there was a house on the watershed for sale. Cler~ stated this house had never ,been declared surplus. Nr. Casad stated he would like to get the house off the watershed ii' it is declared surplus ~nd that a Z'air amou~lt of time should be given to have this done. Notion by Nr. Kean and Nr. Wheaten 'to declare that building surplus and sell iO with a reasonable time given to move it, carried. City Attorney read Resolution No. 76~ as follows: WHEREAS, heretofore the City of Bremerton entered into a contract wish Howard Cooper Corporation for and on behalI' of the Garbage Department of said City for the purchase of a TD-18 International Tractor-Dozer upon which was paid the sum of $11,O00.O0, and leaving due and unpaid the sum of $5,?00.42, which balance is now due and payable and the said Howard-Cooper Corporation has presented a general claim for said balance, and WHEREAS, there is not sufficient money at the present time in the Gar- bage Fund to pay the a~ove balance due on said purchase and that in order to ~eep the Garbage Fund on a cash basis and make it unnecessary to issue a sep- arate series of registered warrants, a ~emporary loan in the amount of the unpaid balance of $5,700.42, should be made from the General Fund to the Gar- bage Fund, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HESOLVED by the City of Bremerton that the tempor- ary loan in the said amount of $5,700.~2, be made from the general i~und to the garbage fund to be thereafter repaid as funds become available. Notion by Nfs. Haddon and Nr. Kean to pass Resolution No. 76~, carried as follows: Nr. Kean, Yes. Nfs. Haddon, Yes. Nr~ Wheaton, Yes~ Notion by ~r. Kean and Nr. ~n~aton to adjourn, carried. APPROVED: C~y Clerk