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Home My WebLink About00253 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF APRIL 21 1964 C014TINUEDL 1 456 be sent to verify the request. City Attorney Abraham told the council that on examination of the proposal after the last council session, irregularl ties appeared which could not be r -j waived, there wore obvious mistakes in the proposal in which he submitted and the situation f ' that if rro onto into a contract with Film ho could withdraw from that ngrcoment because is the mist¢lcea c:oro obvious and ones wvhieh should have boon observed, and for that reason i he is not bound by t]:o proposal. The City Attorney ruled that the DolG:zzio bid was not 1 ,�.. sufficiently clear and res•onnive to the bid call to be accepted and that all thoo ther s` bids and includin- tl:a. LelGuzzio bid slho'.:ld nor; come up for reconsideration. Cotincilman Lindsey ma:o a motion seconded by Councilman Judy that duo to the fact that -i the n^parent Fowl bid of two woelts a-o of DolGuzzio Const. Co. for the installation of pipe was irro,cular that,tee acceptance of tint bid be set aside. :lotion carried.. Afar some discussion, Comcilman Hoglund mndo a motion seconded by Councilman Ruby that Morris. Construction 00. of Tacbma being the fortobid^in•.proper!-.foiqu,thatotlidir bid.be hdeept d. {!) �-:orlon carried. BUILDIEIG P211'ITS The following building nor::its were prosentod and acted upon as follows: r J I J. A. En,,man, He -a, 1764 aq ft, Frame 14th & Gise �10,000.00. r o::e, i_ X27 , Frame Fir & L el3 000.00 Larry A. Elliott,, I • eh ' , , , � L:a..ar S. Cox, Garagc, 24+X26+, Framo, 4th � Logan, v500.00 Lloyd Tranter, reside home, 27+X40+, Cedar Siding, 315 Clillorr, 6200.00.'� IL :: moved by Councilman Judy seconded by Councilman Siebenbaum that the building araLs be rantcc. :.lotion carried. CO:::: *T.IICATIO:?S 4 The followia;-, communications were presented and acted upon as follows: ron Port Townsend Lodge ]TO. 317 - to -wit: i! :•:arch 23, 1964 iff onorable :,:ayor Of the City of Fort Tor-nsond and Llombers of the n� j Council 1 c Port Townsend, 'i,nsningtcn ; Gentlemen: As this lee;e year draws to a close, I 'dish to express my personal thanks to each one for { the as isterce bald guidance u:hici2 was so ;enerously extended on our behalf. Specifically, = wsh to mention the reaction to the Elks-ononsored National Youth Day last May 1. The students c.:osen to particinato certainly ,leaned information and onough experience to pronounce the •'ro-rIm a co;-tplote Success. Port Townsend Elks Lodge Thus long boon a staunch su:D orter of cos ,Ir t activities and the enthusiastic r--sponse to our request for aid in proTnoting South La, has not gone urmoticed. ' T_•e directors of each department and all personnel of tier city government are to be congratulated for t1loir efforts. Sincerely, Sheldon A. Allen Exalted Ruler From Art^.ur S. Einarsen Secretary Port Townsend Park Board - to -nit: -� April 18, 1964 Honorable 'ia:;or and Councilmen, I . Gentlemen: 111� x Thho Park Board wis':has to report that the development of the storm damaged western portion of CEetzemoka Park is progressing satisfactorily for use in 1064. The removal of stumps and rocks, 'lie tilling and leveling of the soil, fencing and replanting are well under way, S and the succoedin; nonths will open more recreational facilities to the public. :io fool the currant condition of' the marl: is a credit to the city and ask your inspection. One added facility well w-Ithin the limis of our budget is needed, however. This is the erection of a si ,le floodlight outside the rest room building. In the absence of such a li;:_t in the past, it has been a fact that undesirable loiterin and littering in this area G1 has been a continuing nuisance. u The erection of such light rests on council approval and, if so approved, instructions to kf'� -a Puget Sound Po.:er L L+;ht Co. to that effect. , 'de earnestly ask i priveilege in the interest of bettor care of t-is property and for th other benefits ecru-n- thereto. . ] Sincerely, j Arthur S Einarsen Secretary, Port Townsend Park Board. ;La:or Sull van referred the above communication to the fire & Light Cornmitteo. '.fayor Sullivan su"'Costed that each chairs=n of each c.h_•aittee a:mould meet with the different • organizcti.ns such as t:a park board, library board. After some discussion Councilman Judy - made a motion seconded by Co•.:ncilman Hoglund that the request for the light needed by the i park and on the su gestin of 1r. Einerson the permission for a light should be 'granted. :'oti:n carried. !' - 1:E:: a OLD 3531E 2`i:i i - Councilman Ruby said that he would like to make a reromendation to the Council & Mayor that different times there has been an audience and thought that it would saying, at quite fff be good to chanr-e the council chairs around so that the Councilmen could see the Mayor and still face the audience. iayor Sullivan mentioned that the sane suggestion had been brough up before but nothing done about it but felt if it could be done to go right ahead. The City Clerk informed thy co•,:ncil of some of the progress on red&stricting the city, saying that the third, 5th, 6th Pets had been cut in half the 7th had been cut into three pact making a total of 12 pets, there was still a lot of work to be done and 'moped to have it finished by June. bar Vic Coster asked the Coundils permission to fun a fence across a city street at the County Cenetery, saying that the street was not being used t::at the cemetery was growing l: t 1rY�1,++ fib r - .i. a:, ,.—_.._ ....._ ,w.n — u—a.......•... •—�.•�. /� {1�n�'�'`{�,��1 451 1 {,YjRj�vY.F+ MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF APRIL 21 1964 C014TINUED r r+�xt up with brush, grass and etc. He would like to fence it off and put sheep to keep the area safk F" cleaned out and at any time the City would like to use the road he would take his fences N tom' ' down. Mayor Sullivan mentioned the possibility of leaseing the street. Councilman Lindsey ,FS, 1; Councilman Lindsey said that lie was again lassoing or vacating streets but was willing 'l p'. to go along with Mr Costars suggestion of fencing with the stipulation that the City could open the street at any time. City Attorney Abraham suggested to the council that an easemo it u� ^u rf, ,• be made up instead of a lease, it could be written up for a specific time. Councilman �; „ Carter made a motion acconded by Councilman Judy that the City Attorney draw up an easement on a yearly basis with the option to renew each year. ?,lotion carried. w= af�l Mayor Sullivan said that on ids 1st the Seniors of the Port Townsend High School would tin,a:> Y Y Ni . take over the City offices and the different departments of the city and on the 2nd of May is } would be clean up day. 1•+khq Fire Chief Jones reported on the Fire Meeting he attended at Yakima saying it was very W�gy' informitive. He asked permission to fire practice some evening at the city hall, he promise i x rii' r hot to burn the place down but would like to have the door unlocked so they vrouldnt have to go through it with an axe. Permission was granted. The City Clerk informed the Fire 4 ' i 4 4Lw^e!"'1 v' `�• i y hr ro Chief that a citzen of Port Townsend would like to buy the Fire Department a new flag if i return he could have the olf Flag.. �- i ,'; Supt. Arey informed the Council that he vras almost through with the water line in the , ,t +v dru;' country and would start the new line on 14t1Y this week. k*�kF� Councilman Carter haid that he had been approchdd about merchandise being displayed on k ti{G the sidewalks, saying that for years merchandise had been displaced on the sidewalks and only taken up about a third of the sidewalk but here lately a boat and trailer h¢d appeared }+.w • on taylor street that took up about throe quarters of the thouldare. After considerable discussion City Attorney Abraham said that the boat & trailer problem could be handled thatj euz;x�r he would talk to the individual and if that would not do any good the would have the police talk MayortSullivan informed the Council that a meeting would be held YHt at his place on _[+ + Monday the 27th, the meeting would be about treatment plants and would like to have the council there along with the City Attorney and the City Engineer. Couhcilman Ruby asked the council what happened to the petition that vras presented ` some time ago on wator pressure and additional hydrants for the north beach area. After some discussion Mayor Sullivan referred the matter to the crater committee. Councilman Ruby requested that the grader smooth out the street at Rose & 0, Mayor/ ,rL�k sullivan referred the request to Street Supt. Arey. yy , i ADJOURNMENT 1.4.h` na rM':i'F.b'ry, *.� As there was no further business to come before the Council at this time it was moved by Councilman Siebenbaum seconded by Councilman Judy that the meeting do now adjourn. !; {I✓�,xr�, Motion carried. i J� G� r MAY 0R��iniJ1'64 x�e ` Attest• _ C i � { �ig Nl,�j��wxy y ° lark: MINUTES OF TRZ REGULAR SESSION OF MAY 5, 1964 ^' %`• '` y+Nt d < . May 5, 1964 r :tn+x Port Townsend, Washington �. #�}pi The City Council of the City of Port Townsend mot in regular session this Sth day of May eN+•h v;CYrY S W. I 6Ws ¢yy 4 1964 at 7:30 Pid in the Council Ohombers of the City Hall, Mayor Sullivan presiding. '. ^.; u . ROLL CALL �"ItbI VIRMIX Officers and members present were as follows: Mayor Sullivan City AttorneyAbrhham Cit v� �i"Iyf. Clerk Youngblood, Councilmen Ruby, Siebenbaum Carter, Judy, Hoglund, Thomas, Co� Councilman Lind: ey absent. ?;tp�„([ • MINUTES OF TiiE AiEVIOUS SESSIONLIT 1 a7. i The minutes of the last previous session were read in full and it vras moved by Councilman '#�'4��r•f t�.�'I Hoglund seconded by Councilman Judy that the minutes be approved as rend and that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign same. ;fiction carried. BILLS & CLAI14S x;ft74arat w. Approved bills as audited by the finance committee were presented and acted upon as fol-o•s:� Sr}. � � Iriv�r .E �� • , CURRENT EXPENSE FUND ------------------Voucher tie. 2067 through 2136 r'3,678.37 l'lATER FUND :r;:::;:..- Voucher No. 629 through 652 2,307.17 --------------------- 'St-.1 r ' „�,,�•; STREET PJIID---------------------------Voucher No. 425 through 435 �1,063.64 SE;1ER FUIID----------------- -- ------- --------Voucher No. 197 through 201 90.20 + LIBRARY FUND------------------ Voucher lie. 422 through 439 360.92 r PARK FUND -----------------------------Voucher Iie. 245 through 258 833.23 IN GARBAGE FUND --------------------------Voucher No. 356 through 361 697.82 J1 ORDINANCE N0. 1321--------------------Voucher lie. 139 through 142 w39,768.23 �• € ` *,g' ORDINANCE 110. 1379-------------------- Voucher He. 86-------------- ,�, 502.32 an forOdamages oSaehotbwater tanktdue toahighlwater pressure ohe readnKya sectionr19oofVOrd01 € g g P , 1110 w'.1ch stated that the city is not liable for damages to high water pressure & etc. r '� i:-'�, .;.r•,: Councilman Siebenbaum madeca motion seconded by Councilman Judy that the bill of Anthony E S ✓, +° r€.'?, Stroder be rejected. Upon the question, City Attorney Abraham informed the council that the bill that was presented to the city could not be paidi,for it visa not in proper form. lie stated that Mr Stroder still could present the claim before the city council in the future but it would have to be in proper form. Upon roll call vote motion was carried. Councilman ' Siebenbadaum made a motion seconded by Councilman Thomas that all other bills & claims be { arefunasrgaad and tt4tofhsomeyor, and arriodk be authorized to draw warrants upon the t proper P Ym ' 1 •t x i