HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Workshop Minutes 03.15.2022MINUTES
CITY OF LAUREL
CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2022
A Council Workshop was held in Council Chambers and called to order by Mayor Dave Waggoner
at 6:30 p.m. on March 15, 2022.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:
_ Emelie Eaton _x_ Heidi Sparks
x Michelle Mize x Richard Herr
_ Scot Stokes x Iry Wilke
x Richard Klose Bill Mountsier
OTHERS PRESENT:
Michele Braukmann, Civil City Attorney
Public Input:
Ron Harmon, Laurel, briefly presented his request to purchase a park from the City of Laurel,
see attached handout.
The Civil City Attorney stated she would commit on the City's behalf to get an answer; however,
there are a number of legal implications in selling park space.
General Items
1. Appointment of Troy Charbonneau and Rebeca Weaver to the Laurel Volunteer
Ambulance Service.
See attached letter from Ambulance Director.
2. Appointment of Jamie Swecker to the Emergency Services Committee.
Mr. Swecker briefly introduced himself to Council.
Executive Review
Resolution - A Resolution Of The City Council Adopting The Laurel Transportation
System Coordination Plan.
This is the annual transit coordination plan. Council sees this yearly
Council Issues
Public Works Committee's next meeting is Monday, March 21, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. in Council
Chambers.
A Council Member was concerned about the homes being built on W. 6"' Street near the West
School bus turnaround.
Council thanked Public Works for tearing down the building at Riverside Park.
On March 23, 2022, the Governor will be in Billings to present Dave Gauslow the Outstanding
Vet Award,
Other Items
Review of Draft Council Agendas
4. Draft Council Agenda for March 22, 2022.
There were no suggested changes.
Attendance at Upcoming Council Meeting
All Council Members present will be in attendance at next week's City Council meeting.
Announcements
The council workshop adjourned at 6:52 p.m.
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Brittney Moo
Administrative Assistant
NOTE: This meeting is open to the public. This meeting is for information and discussion of the Council for
the listed workshop agenda items.
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215 W 15? ST
LAUREL, MONTANA -59044
OFFICE: (406) 628 -- 16111 DISPATCH: (406) 628 - 8737
March 8, 2022
Dear Mayor and City Council,
We are still working diligently in these trying times to recruit. We are excited to announce that we have 2 EMS
providers interested in joining our service as volunteers. We have interviewed the following people and would be
excited to bring them onto our team.
Troy Charbonneau, EMT. Troy is a Yellowstone County Sheriffs Officer. He has worked for the department
for 20 years and before that he worked in the Billings EMS system for many years as an EMT. He has
maintained his EMT certification and uses it as he can with the Sheriffs Department. He is getting close to
retirement and really misses the EMS world. He also has a very strong desire to continue with community
service and would love to join our team.
- Rebeca Weaver, EMT. Rebeca is a newly certified EMT, however she grew up in Laurel and would like to
give back to her community as a volunteer. She and her husband own a family business and she feels that
she has an opportunity to volunteer her time and would love the chance to use her EMT skills.
We are now conducting background checks on candidates. Troy will be excluded from this as Chief Langve confirms
with his current status in the Yellowstone County Sheriffs Office, he has the appropriate clearance. Rebeca's
background check is in progress. If she is granted Council and Mayor approval, once the background check is
complete and approved, we can bring her on the team.
We did lose one of our paramedic volunteers in the last couple of months due to a change in career path and one
of our EMT volunteers just resigned as she was accepted into medical school in Washington.
I feel that these 2 new applicants will fit in great with our current team and our mission to provide excellent care
to our community.
Thank you very much for your consideration on these candidates.
Lyndy Gurchiek, NRP, Director
Laurel EMS
215 W I" Street
Laurel, MT 591044
Igurchiek@laurel.mt.Rov
406-860-8233