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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/26/47 MARCH 26, 1947 The regular meeting or the City Council o£ the City or Bremerton was held in the MayorTs o££ice at the City Hall on Wednesday, March 26, 1947, at 10:00 o'clock a.m. ~ayor Kean presiding, Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Oorst, City Treasurer and City Attorney being present. Motion by Mr. Kean and Ers. Haddon to approve the minutes o£ March 19 and 22, 1947 as written, carried. Clerk stated this is the time and date set £or the hearing on "Appeal £rom the Ruling o£ the Planning Commission". Appeal is on decision denying right to Mr. Schrick~.r to post his sign as requested in the application to the Building Inspector o£ the City of ~remerton. Mr. Schricker was present, and his attorney Mr. Marion Garland, Sr., presented his case. Felt that Mr. $chricker should be allowed to post his sign, as it is not a new business, and there formerly had been a s~gn there, and the proposed sign was to be more modern. Agreed that the sign would be turned o~'f at 9:~0~ an~ also stated that none ol' the neighbors objected to such a neon sign. MARCH 26, 1947 (Cont'd) C. A. Fulmer and John Nerkel were present representing the Planning & Zoning Con~ission, felt that Mr. Schricker should not be allowed to post sign as proposed, as he is operating in a non-conforming zone, and that according to the ordinance he should not be allowed to post such a sign. Felt that even if it were possible for the Council to grant permission that it would more than likely be the first of many sllch cases. There was considerable discussion on the matter. It was suggested that the case should be delayed until next week so that the City Attorney could study the matter with the Committee of the Whole. Notion by Nr. Kemn and Hr. ~orst to delay the hearing until next week for further consideration, carried. (Clerk stated this is time and date set for the opening of bids on Retaining Wall on Shore Drive. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to open the bids, carried. Bids were opened and read by Clerk from the following: Thompson Construction Company, Rocky Point; Bid Bond 5% of contract; Total Bid, $34,134.60. Keith 0. Branch, 2616 E. llth, Bremerton; Bid 2ond 5%; Total Bid, $26,576.20. Starbird Construction Company, Bid Bond 5%; Amount of Bid $32,878.70. ~otion by ~r. Gorst and Mr. Kean to refer the bids to the Commissioner of Public Works and Utilities, City Clerk and Purchasing Agent and City Engineer, carried. Reports of Separation were read by Clerk from James C. Snell, Dick Casad, Her- bert George, Kenneth Jones, C.H.Mathews, Jesse R. Neal, Jr., Rusty King, Felix C. Valente and Ralph J. Jacobs, Recreation. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve separations, carried. Clerk read Notices of Employment for the following: James P. Hestely, Fire; Dick Casad, Vic Cleland, Herbert George, Kenneth Jones, Robert P. Kasey, Rusty King, C. H. Eathews, Jesse R. Neal, Jr., and Harold 0. Webster, Recreation. ~otion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve employments, carried. Letter was read by 01erk from Division of Municipal Corporations, enclosing examiner's report on 12th examination of Bremerton, Transcript of Proceedings of Examiner's Court and e~hibits. Requested officials concerned be contacted on the re- ports, and then reports filed for future reference. Signed Lawrence Hubble, Chief Examiner. Motion by Mr. Ksan and Mrs. Haddon to note contents and direct the City Clerk to do as requested~ carried. Clerk read letter from Herbert Fee, Ptm., ~eteetive Division of Police Depart- ment, requesting leave of absenee beginning March ~6, 1~47, for the period of one year, due to illness in family. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to refer the request to the Chief of Pollee for recommendation, carried. Report from Division of Sanitation for the month of February was presented by Clerk. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to note contents of letter and file in the office of the City Clerk, carried. Letter from Lolita Bliss was read by Clerk. Letter had been referred to City Co~missionsrs by Norman J. Box, Manager of Chamber of Commerce. Letter was in regard to Bremerton and Kitsap Co~mty using Tidelands near the Head of the Bay for industrial purposes. Suggested that if this property is acquired that it be used for park pur- poses, also have swimming pools and grounds with concessions, etc. Attract to,fist trade with such a project. Signed Lolita Bliss, For Better Things'in Kitsap County. Mayor co~ented there were good suggestions b~t Bremerton needs more industries. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to note contents of letter and file, also authorize the City Clerk to reply in any manner he sees fit, carried. Clerk read letter from Clyde Grauerholz, Chief Mechanic at the Municipal Garage, recommending the disposal of the following as surplus: various parta of 1~4~ Hudson 6 cylinmer; 1~39 Hudson Modell 112 parts; parts of 194~ P!~unouth; Motor block as- sembly of 1942 Ford 6 cylinder; 1941 Ford 4 cylinder used motor complete. Recommends parts be declared surplus and disposed of to the best advantage of departments interested. Some discussion occured on the best method of disposing of the surplus. ~otion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to concur in the recommendation and declare the parts surplus and direct the disposal of them by the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent and the Chief Mechanic, carried. Letter from Engineer was read by clerk submitting estimate of cost for improve- ments to Manette Playfield as follows: Retaining Wall North Side, 5,450.00, Sidewalk 480.00, Curb and Gutter 720.00; Low wall East and South Sides, 5,000.00; Steps 500.00; Fence 2,000.00; Finis~ Grading, 600.00; Steel 800.O0; Comfort Station, 5,400.00; Total $~0,950.00. Estimate based on City doing excavation, backfill, moving flagpole and slope grading. Requires 2 contracts, Comfort Station as No. i and the remainder as No. ~. Plans and Specifications are ready on Comfort Station. Remainder of plana will be ready in a few days. Signed E. S. Severance, City Engineer. MARCH 26, 1947 (Cont'd) Mayor commented that Engineer had prepared these plans and made survey as quested, and that there is sufficient in the budget to cover the cost of improvements. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to concur in the reco~mendaMon and direct the City Engineer to prepare the necessary plans and specifications and that the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent be directed to call for bids, carried. City Attorney read Ordinance No. 1726, second reaming, entitled as fellows: AN ORDINANCE vacating a portion of Rodgers Street. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to pass Ordinance No. 1726 on final reading, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, yes; Mrs. Haddon, yes; Mr. Gorst, yes. Ordinance No. 172V was read by City Attorney, second reading, entitled as fol- lows: AN ORDINANCE requiring garbage to be kept in metal cans prescribing size there- of, regulating the disposal of rubbish and ashes, amending Section 3 of Ordinance No. 585. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean to pass Ordinance No. 1727, carried as fol- lows: Mr. Kean, yes; Mrs. Had~on, yes; Mr. Gorst, yes. City Attorney reviewed the matter of the agreement with the Geological Survey of the United States of America on cooperative investigation of water resources of Kitsap and Mason counties. The agreement was first entered into in January 1945, and extended from year to year. By the agreement each contributed $1200 a year, but now a letter has been received from the Cistrict Engineer who states that all their money has 0een used and they lack 8 or 9 per cent of contributing full matching funds, and the Engineer further requests that the City contribute the entire amount as agreed. Council discussed the matter and agreed that so long as the matter has pro- gressed so far and the government would be short only about $135 for the full contri- bution the city should contribute as agreed. Attorney read Resolution No. 572, as follows: WHEREAS, by agreement dated January 22, 1945, the Geological Survey of the ~nited States of America in the city of Bremerton, agreed to maintain a cooperative investigation of the water resources of Kitsap and Mason counties, which agreement has been extended until J~nae 30, 194V; and WHEREAS, the city of Bremerton has for the year ending June 30, 1947, contribu- ted the smu of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1500.00) for such investigation, which funds were to have been matched by the Geological Survey WHEREAS, the city has been notified by the Geological Survey that there will be lacking eight per cent (8%) or possibly nine per cent (9%) of the full amount of funds agreed upon as the federal contribution because cooperative offerings exceed the matching funds appropriated by Congress; and WHEREAS all available funds are badly needed for completing the work program for the Geological Survey's fiscal year and the investigation is desirable and will be of great benefit to the city of Bremerton; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the city council permit the Geological Survey to expend the full share of t~e cooperative funds provided by the city of Bremerton rather than request the return of the eight per cent (8%) or possibly nine per cent (9~) of the ?mnspent funds; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that triplicate signed copies of this resolution be for- warded to the district engineer for the attention of the director of the Geological Survey. PASSED by the City Council, signed by the B~ayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage this 26th day of March, 1947. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to pass Resolution No. 572, carried as fol- lows: Mr. Kean, yes; Mrs. Haddon, yes; Mr. Gorst, yes. Motion by ~r. Kean and ~rs. Haddon to allow all bills if approved by a majority of the council, carried. Mayor commented he had received a telephone call from the Attorney General's office to arrange a meeting as soon as possible, and the meeting had been arranged for Thursday, March 27, 194V, at 10:00 o'clock in Olympia. Suggested that Commissioners, Attorney, Auditor and City Clerk all arrange to go. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to adjourn until Saturday, March 29, 1947, at 10:00 o'clock a.m., carried. Mayor MARCH 29, 1947 The recessed meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was held in the Mayor's Office at the City Hall on Saturday, I~arch 29, 1947, at lO:O0 a.m. Mayor Kean presiding, Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst and City Treasurer being present. Clerk read letter from Housing Authority of the City of Bremerton remitting check No. 6549, $3,525.47, payment in Lieu of Taxes from February 27, 1946 to Septem- ber 30, 1946. Payment represents prorated portion of real property taxes, less de- ductions. This and future payments in Lieu of Taxes will be made through the end of the I'iscal year of Project Wash 3-1 (Westpark). Signed T. S. Morrison, Chairman. Treasurer reported that when the check was received he had consulted with the City Auditor as to the allocation of the money, and both are of the opinion that as it covers a period of 1946 it should be distributed to funds as provided in the 1946 budget, as then the park and library would get a portion and if distributed as in the 1947 budget they would receive no benefits. Motion by ]~rs. Haddon and Mr. Kean to note contents of letter, acknowledge re- ceipt, and authorize the City Treasurer to distribute the money as provided in the 1946 budget, carried. Letter addressed to Mayor signed by a "discusted property owner" was read by Clerk regarding allowing cars to be parked on parking spaces in the city, as bottles and trash are thrown out of cars. Now letter further states they are making parking sales rooms for the sale of used cars. Suggests patrolmen w~tch for parked cars with "For Sale" signs parked on parking strips, to apply to Bergs Parking lot for parti- culars. Located at 7th & Park. Suggests also investigate young people drinking in the office at that address. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to note contents and refer to the Police De- partment, carried. Clerk read letter signed by Paul R. Lewis, President of Bremerton Lions Club, re using Forest Ridge Park for Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Easter morning, which is sponsored jointly by the Eagles and Lions. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to authorize the Lions Club and Eagles to stag~ the annual easter egg hunt in Forest Ridge Park on Easter morning, carried. Mayor read letter from Office of Adjutant General, confirming telephone con- versation with City Treasurer, stated the rental voucher has been extended covering rental of military drill space and storage for the State Guard in the city of Brem- erton from 12-5-46 to 4-5-47. Payment of the rental from 11-6-46 to 12-5-46 will be made within the next few days. Signed E. D. Smith, Major, FD, WNG, Auditor. Some discussion ensued and ~ayor commented that funds for the State Guard have been cut according to all reports, and the National Guard has been discontinued in some places where rent is being paid. Thought possibly a special session of the legislature should be held to provide funds for such rents. However, further ststed that the space being occupied in Bremerton is not very satisfactory for other uses, and it would Oe advisable to leave space now occupied for their uses as it will keep an active State Guard in Bremerton, which would Oe advisable for future Armory being built here. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon that the Mayor be authorized to make proper negotiations to offer free rent to National Guard for a given period of time, carried. Card addressed to City Commissioners was read by Clerk complaining about the water on the side of the street on Park Avenue in front of 92~ and 922. Dress has been sprinkled by car passing. Has been taken up with Mr. Stevenson and he reports to Mrs. Smith that it has already been taken up with the City. Motion by M~. Corer and ~r. Kean to refer to the City Engineer and the Super- intendent of Streets, carried. .. Commissioner Gorst asked the lecense of Ray A. Moore. Star Route 710 Union Washington, to pick ferns at the watershed be revoked, as t~e fire sa~o~ ~[~ ~ ~ea~5t~ of April. ~he license was issued with the ciause that it w~-~ ~-r~o~ble [.y oime. ~r. Gozst further stated there had been no trouble with Mr. Moore, but the Water Superintendent recommends the license be revoked now. Motion by Mr. Gorst and ~r. Kean that the license to Ray A. Moore be revoked as of the beginning of the ~'ire season, carried. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~,ir. Gorst to adjourn, carried. APPROVED: ~ C%ty Cler~ ' ~viayo r