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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/08/51 August 8, 1981 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held at 10:00 o'clock A.M., D.S.T. in the Mayor's Office, City Hall, Wednesday August 8, 1951. Mayor Kean presiding with Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner ?~eaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Wallace, City Treasurer Nutter. Also present were Jack Rogers, Radio Station K.B.R.O. and several others. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the minutes of August l, as written, carried. City Clerk read Repmrts of Separation for the following: Walter Langland, Water (Sewage Treatment Plant #1) and Fred T. Walker, Garbage Dept. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the separations, carried. City Clerk read Chan~e in Pay Status for the following: Mrs. Agnes M. Whitmore from $190.00 to $210.00 per month. This was held over from last meeting for Mrs. Haddon's signature. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean to approve the change in pay, carried. City Clerk read Notice of B2nployment for Chris Smestad, Water Dept. $2.42 per hour. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve the employment, carried. City Clerk read general claim payroll voucher for the period ending July 31, 1951 in the amount of $39,472.62 which had been approved by City Audito Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton the approval of the voucher, carried. City Clerk read sewer application and agreement from Walter TJ Sundquist and Edna M. Sundquist whereas they desire the privilege of connecting N.W. ¼ of Lot 3, Jensen's Cascade View Tracts with the City sewerage system under the direction of the City Engineer. The $i25.00 deposit has been paid. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean the approval of the connection, carried. City Clerk read letter from City Engineer regarding adjusted balance of fixed char6es for L.I.D. No. 246 to 0e transferred to the General Fund in the ~nount of $111.98. A general claim voucher was attached to the letter covering this amount. Motion by Mr. V~eaton and Mr. Kean the approval of the voucher, carried. City Clerk read general claim voucher covering estimate No. 12, L.I.D. No. 242, in the amount of $12,721.85 to Lents dated August 7, 1951. Attached to the voucher was an itemized list of the expenses. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean the approval of the voucher, carried. August 8, 1951 (Con't) City Clerk read letter from Civil Service Commission dated August 3, 1951 regarding Mr. Orville S. Anderson, ~ former employee of the Street Dept. Mr. Anderson took vacation leave, returned to duty with the Street Dept. and asked for a sixty-day leave without pay to continue in work he had been employed in during his vacation period and was refused his request for leave, which resulted in his resigning. He now petitions for one day's pay for terminal leave earned during his vacation periodc~s~id it is the City Attorney's opinion that the man was entitled to the day's pay but the only way in which this day's pay could be legally paid to Mr. Anderson would be to execute a notice of employment to be followed the next day with a notice of separation. The Civil Service Commission concurs with the City Attorney's opinion but any further action is beyond the jurisdiction of Civil Service Commission and Mr. Adderson has been so informed. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton note the contents and place letter ~n file in Clerk's office, carried. City Clerkr ead letter dated August 2, 1951 from Washington State Liquor Control Board regarding revenue from liquor profit distributions for the calendar year 1951. According to the letter if the earnings continue to go along at the current rate profit distributions for 1952 should return to the level of 1950 when $5.18 per capita was distributed. Mayor Kean reported that under report of the Washington Cities we could expect $5.04 per capita and that is the figure we should continue to use. Mayor Kean asked to have the contents of the letter noted and filed. City Clerk read letter from C. A. Merchant dated August l, 1951 cancelling his lease for rental of office space at 12 Second Street Dock but stating that Mr. Fred Harris, his successor wishes to continue leasing the same space on the same basis. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the cancellation of the lease with C.~A. Merchant and refer the matter to Mrs. Haddon, Commissioner of Finance, to negotiate with Mr. Harris for a lease, carried. City Clerk reported having the lease and agreement between the City of Bremerton and Horluck Transportation Co., which was held over from last week waiting for Mrs. Haddon, ready for approval now. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean the approval of the lease with Horluck Transportation Company, carried. City Clerk read claim for damages from Arnold A. Fox, 864 4th Street, in which he claims a city of Bremerton grader pulled down a Puget Sound Light pole which struck and inflicted damages to his parked car. Attached to the claim were two estimates. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to refer the claim to the insurance company, carried. City Attorney reported that it was his understanding that all claims be reported to the insurance company and that in return they would be approved or denied. In regard to the claim of Heintze, bicycle accident in Eastpark, against the city the title company says they do not find any record of the streets in Eastpark being dedicated to the city and City Attorney would like authority to write Gould and Gould to see why they won't make a recommendation in~iting for this particular claim. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~Mheaton to concur in this recommendation and refer to City Attorney authorizing him to negotitate with the insurance people, carried. City Clerk read letter from Chester Biesen, Executive Secretary, Association of W~hington Cities, dated August 3, designating Bremerton on October 24th as a ho~t city for one of the 1951 series of regional meetings to be held throughout the State. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton the contents be noted of the communication and ii~ there is no opposition the Mayor will make the necessary preparation for the meeting the 24th, carried. City Treasurer reported he had called Mr. Lyle Lemley, President of the State Assn. of the Mun. Off. Assn., and he informed him that the Finance meetings will be Thursday and Friday, October 18th and October 19th. Mr. Nutter reported also he has started making arrangements for the entertainment of the guests and approximately sixty will attend. City Clerk read letter from Kitsap County Planning Commission regarding the proposal of Puget Service Co. to lease a three acre tract of County-City owned property at Head of Sinclair Inlet for the purpose of erecting a garbage incinerator, which was introduced to the CountN Planning Commission meeting of July 31, 19B1 by "Hum" Kean, Mayor of Bremerton, rec~ ved favorable endorse- ment by Dhe Planning Commission. The Commission, by motion, stated they could see no objection to th~fproposal since the area was zoned for~industrial use more than a year ago. However Mayor Kean called attention to the fact that Mr. Merkel appeared at August 1st meeting of the City Council stating he thought an amendment was necessary to County Zoning Ordinance. Mayor Kean remarked that the next move now is up to Puget Service Co. and the County Commissioners to sit down with them and discuss the proposition. The two questions in mind now are the fact of re-zoning and about the rental to be charged. August 8, 1~51 (Con't) City Clerk suggested an ordinance establishing a contribution of 10% of gross income from sale of water to General Fund be drawn and City Attorney could see no legal limitation on contributions to General Fund by a City owned utility. Mr. Hubbard, attended the council meeting, and reported the Federal funds were now available for Civil Defense. The amount of $252,000 is for the purpose of stocking medical supplies in different areas to be used if we have enemy attack. He reported that a cormmittee was organized headed by Dr. Foster, who has spent time in studying this matter and Dr. Foster stated that the City of Bremerton should have a minimum of two units, e ach unit costing $4,250.00 of which the Federal Govt. puts up 50%, State puts up 25% and the cities and counties 25%. On this basis the City of Bremerton should pay 34% which would be $2,890.00 for two units. Mr. Hubbard will attend a meeting tonight and he wished the council either to deny this matter or authorize whatever action he could take at the meeting. City Attorney expressed his desire to have the approval of the funds in writing. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to announce our willingness to go along with the proposal as outlined this morning and that we delay any formal appropriation until the necessary papers are available, carried. City Attorney stated that he had communication from Greenwood and Shires regarding doctor and medical bills for Joseph Colton and he felt they should be paid by Firemen's Pension and uhat they totalled less than $100.00. He also asked that the information on this be made available to him by the Clerk's office. City Attorney read Resolution No. 780 as follows: WHEREA~ the assessment roll for Local Improvement District No. 24?, providing for the assessment to pay the improvement of Taft Avenue from a point 13 feet north of the south margin of 20th Street to a point 433 feet north of said south margin of 20th Street has been filed with the City Clerk of the City of Br~nerton. NOWTHEREFORE, be it resolved that Wednesday, the 5th Day of September, 1951 at ll:O0 otclock A.M., D.S.T., of said day at the Council Chambers at the City Hall of the City of Bremerton be and the same is hereby fixed as the time and place of the hearing upon said assessment roll and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and directed to give notice of the time and place of said hearing to all persons who may desire to object to such assessment roll to ma~e such objections in writing and file the same with the City Clerk at or prior to the date fixed for such hearing, by written notice to the owner or the reputed owner of the different properties whose name appears upon s aid assessment roll, by mailing a notice thereof at least fifteen days before the date herein set for such hearing to such owner or reputed owner at the address of such owner as shown on the tax rolls of the County Treasurer for the property described ons aid list and shall further give notice of such hearing by publishing such notice at least five (8) times in the official newspaper, the last publication of which shall be at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date herein fixed for such hearing. The above mentioned improvements including the construction of sanitary sewers and providing for the drainage, together with~e doing of any and all other work in connection therewith as may be necessary to make such improvement a~complete Job. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mrs. Haddon the passage of the Resolution No. 780, carried. City Attorney read proposed Ordinance, first reading, relating to buildings and/or structures within the City of Bremerton and adding a new section to Ordinance No. 1418 as Section 3701-2, approving the use of the Van-Packer chimney. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean the passage of proposed ordinance, first reading, carried. Mrs. Ha!don reported that due to the absence of ~r. Norman Box and Mr. Warden of the Chamber of Commerce there has ~een no meeting on the cleanup of the alleys in Bremerton. To date the Cham~er of Commerce has not appointed anyone to work with the group and Mr. Hall~an, Sanatarian Dept. of Public Health, feels that we have given them an opportunity of sitting down and discussing their mutual problems and as the Cham~er of Commerce represents the businessmen in Bremerton any objections could be handled directly. Mr. Casad reported the need for ready-mix concrete to complete the channel at Gorst Pump Station. He would like the City Clerk to be authorized to call for bids for a certain amount of concrete to be taken on order. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~Mheaton the City Clerk be directed to call for bids for a maximum amount of concrete and to be taken if and when needed for this type of construction, carried. ~r. Casad reported he had a customer for 4~ gate val~es and he would li~e them to be declared surplus and the City Clerk be authorized to dispose of them. The Building Dept. has a car also that should be included with the gate valves. Motion by Mr. Wheaton a nd Mr. Kean to declare the gate valves and Building Dept. car surplus or Junk and for the City Cler~ to dispose of them, carried. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon all bills be allowed if approved by the majority of the Commissioners, carried. August 8, 1951 (Con't) Mr. Wheaton attended the Marine ~ive annexation meeting and reported no progress had been made; also had gone down to the wharf to see what repairs were needed but the tide was too high at the time so will go back again. Mr. Wheaton stated that the Kiwanis Club was having a round table discussion on Thursday August 9th covering various phases of the City's operation and that he had invited Mr. Vaa, Mr. Casad, and Mrs. Haddon to participate in the discussion. Mayor Kean reported that the Naval Shipyard has moved a portion of the I'ence back at the foot of Pacific to permit the installation of a plaque honoring Lieut. Wycoff. This memorial will be erected in connection with the celebration observing the establishment os' the Puget Sound Naval Base. He also stated that the Historical Society was holding a meeting this evening for the purpose of working on plans for a celebration oI' this event. Mayor Kean asked the Clerk to write to the members of the City Budget Advisory Committee requesting that they sit in on Budget Discussions with the City Council. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton request City ClerE be authorized to call for bids for repairing the roofs on Fire Stations, No. l, No. 2, No. 3 and have specifications prepared; also negotiate to make roof repairs on the Recreation Hall and City Hall, carried. Mrs. Haddon brought up the item oI' repairing the furnace in the City Hall. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon the City Clerk and Furchasing Agent and Plumbing Inspector to acquire an estimate of the Job and specifications so we can get the job done, carried. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon the meeting be adjourned, carried. APPROVED: