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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 07.17.1962Minutes of the City Council of Laurel July 17, 1962 regu.lar m~;eting of the City Council. of the City of Laurel, Montana, was held in the Council Chambers and was ca11~d to order by Mayor John Beslanwitch at 7:3~ o'clock P.M., on Tuesday, July 17, 1.962. Upon taking roll calls the fa.ll~r~.ng aldermen answered present: Jacob Ruff Steve Romer Henry Kaiser Roy Edwards Cecil Navy Harold W. Wilson Kenneth Olson Gerald L. Gass The minutes of thy: previous meeting were read. Motion was made by Kaiser and seconded by Romee that the minutes be approv~;d as read. Motion carried. Robert Watson appeared as spokesman for some of the city Employees to pres~;nt twa grievances, as follows 1. Natu.~e of Grievance: Fail.ute to receive the higher rats of pay when temporarily assigned to a higher Classi~eiaation. During the pe:ric~d of June 18th thru June 22nd and Jung 2~th thru June 29-~h. Settl~m~nt Desired: Thy d~_fference between laborer and shovel operator. 35¢ per hours eight hours per day for ~~n days -Total X28.00. Signed: Bi11 Knaub. It was the opinion of the Council that this matter not be consid~r~d at this times as P't~ Knaub has been employed only temporarily, and has only been with -the City for three months. Second Grievance presented as follows for the second time. 1. Nature of Grievance: Failtur~ to receive the higher rate of pay whin temporarily assigned to a higher classifica~r~Qn~ wring the period of P~.y 10 through May 23rd 1962. Sett~~ment desired: The difference between Patrc~~snen and Chief pay - ~1.09 per day for 1.l~. days -X15.26. Signed' Uon G. T,enhardt It was ~~lae opinion of the Council that this r~qu~;st b~ denied main, and not to be considered further until such a time when the contract is re-Qpened. Mo-~i4n to this effect was made by Olsen and 5~cond~d by Navy. Motion carried. Lfi ir*f of Police Gaston asked that sore sort of repairs be made on the Park and Swimming Pool to try tm keep unauthorized persons from the park and Pool after hours. This mattc3r way referred to the Park Committee and the pity Engineer, ~o work with the ~hi~f of Police. Mayor Beslanwitch stated that this should be done even i£ it does cost a co~.siderable emount of money. Bi11 Staudinger appeared before the council 'Go x~;port a county road which is in bad shape. He suggested blading this street and putting in same gravel. H~ was inf'orm~d that this road is out of the City limits and the 'city could do nothing .bout this. Bradle~r is -~o contact the County Commissioners about this matter. Lloyd Shay and Arnold Be~dek app~arPd before the Council and asked if the American Legion organi;~ation could have the u~a of the Riverside Ha11 for a District cars ~ur~uay~ ~epti~mper yin at no charge. He stated. that the ~e~ionaaires would take care of cleaning it and leaving it in good condition. Motion was made by Ruff and seconded by 07.son that permission be granted. Motion carried. Shay then asked whether or not the Legion club could have the in~~urance check which w i11. be paid to the City for the damage done to their clubhouse when a tree fell on it. H~ stated that he felt they could get volunteer help and do a good job of .making the repairs needed with the money they would get. .After discu~sion~ motion was made by Kaisers and seconded by Olson that the cos- of the new meter and the work dons by the City Employes be deducted from this check first, and the rest be turned over to the Legion. Motion carried. One claim was presented for approval: drake-Herne estimate No. 10, in the amount of ~16,6or,36. Motion was made; by Ruf#' and seconded by Gass that this cl~.~n be allowed. Motion carried. Treasurer's reports financial report' cash report, budget and revenue reports for the month of June, 1962, were presented. Motion way made by Ruff and seconded by Ramie that these reports be approved. Motion carri€;d. First meeting iii the budget committee was ca.l.led for Wednesday evening, July 18, at 7:0~ P. M. i Minutes of the City Council of Laurel ~p~ei;al meeting of the City Council to be held on Friday evening, July 2~~ 1962, at 7:3n o~clock, T'.M. Certain tax resolutions were pr~s~nted for approval as follows: RES ~I7TION N0. 1211 RESULUTI(~N N0. 1211, BFIfi1G A RESO~TJT~(~N T,~CTYING TA~FJS ~+0~ GE`iT~'~tAI, AND SP~~IFIC PUrZPOSF;S FOR TT-~; CTTY OF T,ATTREL, MON"T~.NA, FOR THE FIS'~AI; YEAR BEGINNING JZTLY 1st, 196 ,was presented: Notion was made by Ruff and ~econd~d by Nave that this resolution b~ approved. Upon talfl.ng roll ca11 votes a.11 aldermen ~r_esent voted ~~Aye~~ and said resolution was de dared passed and approved. RESOLUTIt~T N0. 1212 RF.~SOLUTION N0. 121.2, F3EING A R~SOLUTIC?N ~:FVYING AND ASSE~~ING A SPECIAI, TAX AGAINST C~~.TAIN PRC?P~RTY DE~TGNAT~'3 AS GARBAGE ND. ~ FdR TFIE REM~VA~ ~F GARBAGE, aN(~W, TrTE~S, AND ~iFFUSE, was pr~senteds Motion wa.s made by Ruff and seconded try Kaiser that this resolution be approved. Upon taking roll call vote, all d~rm~n present voted "Aye" and said r~:solution was declared passed and adopted. RESOLUTION PdO. 121 RESc~LiTTION N0. 1?_13, HEING A R ~S~ZIJTION TaF~VYING AND ASS~',.~SING A S~'ECIAI; TAX AGAT_NST GERmA?N PROPERTY DESIGNATED AS GARBAGE DIS2RI~T N0. FOR T~~ RII~IOVAI, 0~' GARBAGE, SNOW, WE~,DS, AND REFUSE, was presented. Motion was nad~ by Ruff and seconded by Nave that this resolution be approved. Upon taking roll call vote, a1.7. aldexmen present voted ~~Aye" and said resolution was declared ~ass~d and adopted. R~SOLtTTION N0. 121. RFrSOLUTTON N0. 121 B~~1N(~ A RESOLUTION LEVYING AND ASSESSING ALL pF THE PROPERTY ENIBRACFD WITHIN? GARBAGE DZSTRI(7PS NOS. 1 & 2 QF THE CITY OF ~,AtTRET,, MONTANA, FOR THE SPRAYING OF II~TSECTS, was presented. Motion was made by Fluff and seconded by Nave that this resolution be passed and adopted. Upon taking roll ca11 vote, all aldermen present voted '~Aye«, and said resolution was declared passed and adopted. x~soz~u~rroN Nn. 1215 . RESO~UTIQN N0. 1215, BEING A RE'SOT,UTION LEVYING Al`1D ASSFaS=CNG AF.~„ OF TFiE F'Rf~PEftTY .FMBRACID WITHIN SPrCI.l~ INIFROVIIvT~TT ~?"STRI+CT LZ(~-aTING N0. 1, OF TSB' CITY OF IA.tTRFI,, MQNTANA, WITH THREE:~•~'t~ITRTHS OF TH:~ ENTIRE ?COST OF PZA.T_NT~tAl~TCE ~ivTA EL~~~TRICAL CURRENT FOR THf~ Y~R 1962, w~.s presented. Motion was made by Ruff and seconded by Qlson that phis resolution be adopted. Upon taking ro1.1 call votes all aldermen present voted "Ayes', and said resolution was declared passed and adopted. R~.SOLUTION N0. 1215 RESOLUTT~N RIO. 121~i, BEING A RESO~UT 40N T,EVY~I~TG AND AS~ESSIPTG AT,L OF THE FROPERTYF,T!IBR~CF~ T~3~'THlN ~I~CI.AL IMPROV~,,NIE;NT DISTRICT LIGt?TTNG N(~. 2, ~F TI-L~ CITY OF I,AtJREL, MONTANA, WITH THREF_~OTJ?~~`I'HS OF THE Ei`TTIR~ COST OF MAINTIl~IANCE AND ET,Ef;TRI~~ `(~[TR°P~.,TTT FOR THE YEAR 19C2~ was presented. Motion was made by Ruff and seconded by Olson that this resolution be adopted. Upon taking roll ca7.l vote, all aldermen present voted ~~Aye" and said resolution was de~~:ared passed and adopted. RESOLUTION N0. 1217 T__ RESOLUTION N0. 12]_7, BEING A RFSOLITTION LEVYING AND A~SE5SSNG AT.~~ n~ mrxF rnurr~ttlY WITHIN STREET Si1EEPING DISTRICT N0. 1, OF THE CITY OF I.~.UREL, PZ~NT'1~QA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF Z'fiE STn1EEPING OF STREW-i~TS IN THE DOWNTOWN OR BUSINESS DISTRT~"I' was presented. Motion bras made by Ruff and seconded by Gass that this resolution be passed. and adopted. Upon taking ro11 call votes all aldermen pr..~sent voted "Ayes' and paid resolution was de~~;ared passed and adopted. :fi~'SOLUTION N0. 1218 RF"SOLUTION N0. 1218, BEING A R~SO~UTI~N LEVYING AND ASSEti~SING A3.~;, QF TIC' PROPk~TY ENIBRAC~ WITHII~T SpECIPI~ IMpRpVE~IENT DISTRICT N0. 91, C}F THE CSTY pF I,I~1tTl~EL, Mt~NTANA, j~,tlT~i Tf~IE COST Dr CONSTRIJ~CTTNG ~tTRBS AIV~ GUTTERS IN ~ERT~IIN SECTIf)NS OF THE CITY OF LAI?RE~,, MpNTANA, was presented. Motion was r~1ad~ by Ruff and seconded by Olson that this resolution be passed and adopted. Upon taking roll call emote, a]1 aldermen present voted "Ay~t' and said resolution was declared passed and adopted. RF~SOZUTI(~N 1219 ~t~50~UTI0N N0. 1219, BEING A F?ESpL,t01rZON LFV~ING AND ASS~~S]NG A~,~, pT THE PRQPERTY F+~Bk~A.CID TiJITHTN TFiE SPRINKLING, ~-IIPPING AND ~T~AL~CNG DISTRICTS OF 'I'HE CITY OF ~At.TREL, MONTANA, FOR TI-IFa Y?",~=~R 1962, was presented. Motion was made by duff and seconded by Kaiser that this resolution be declared passed and adopted. Upon taking roll call vote, all aldermen present vot~:d "1~re'" and a~,id resolution was declared pa.ssPd and adopted. Edw'~~d~ r'P.l~n'L"ted that the offer from the Council for tYie rad ~o operators to _ Minutes of the City Council of Laurel have two weeks' vacation for the year just finished, and one and a quarter days plus holidays beginning July 1, 1962, was not satisfactory to these men. xft~r much discussion, Mayor B~~lanwiteh suggested that beginning June l,, 1962, the radio pperators b~ allowed the same fiaacation privileges as the other Police and Water Plant per~onr~e~,. ~ Olson made this in the form of a motion, whichs~r~tas seconded by 8 k; wi~h the addition that it be understood that the motion covers vacation tine only ~.nd is not to be construed to include sick leave time, retire- ment or any of the other agreements contained in -the working agreement incorporated in Qrdin~,nce No. 577. Motion carried, with the sug~e~tion that the ~3..ty Ci~~*k send a copy o.f this part of the minutes to each of the radio operators, and to each member of the Police Committee. Ruf'f' asked whether or not an agreement had been signed on that certain piece of property owned by Charles Rodgers which-the city intends tp purchase nor the slam of ~125.(1~. I~Zr, ljradl~y stated that it was all ready to ga wrien he received the legal description. City Engineer is to get this description to Mr. Bradley. Ruff began a discussion off' the sewer line concerning Nordstrom prpperty and }~piscop~.1 Church property. City Engineer reported ~.lso. Ruff reported that there is trouble with the chain hoist at the intake pier, anc1 asked permission tc~ place a cable heist on the water plant budget. Motion was made and seconded that this be done. This to cost in the neighborhood of ~18~.On, .Motion carried. A representative of the Rifle Club stated ghat there would bc~ a Rifle Shoot at Riverside Park on Saturday and Sunday, July 21st and 22nd and requested that the Park be sprayed for insect~* i~' possible on Friday evening, July 20th. After dis- cussion, it was decided that this be done. City Engineer stated that a fQUr-wheel drive vehicle should be pnrc~a~ed to mount the sprayer. on, making for amore efficient and economic job. Motion was made by Ruff and seconded bar Gass that this item be placed on the insect Control budget. Motion carried. City ~ngin~er requested that the city per, ~~.n a~.pha~'t~_~~~l~e~? ~n the budget at an approximate cost of ~295•~~. Motion was duly mace and seconded that this item be placed on the budget. Motion carried. Nave brought up the subject of Alder Avenue once ~.gai_n. 1~ft~r much dis- cussion, motion was made by Wilson and seconded by Naves that the city obligate itself for one -half the cost of putting this street in good condition. NTotion carried, with the suggestion that the Gity Engineer contact the Gas Company, ~.nd inform them that they must leave the streets in good condition when they tear them up. City' Engineer stated that the new High school building permit would be in the amount of ~1,33y.25, and that the contractor states the school is out of the City limits and no ,permit should be needed. Bradley stated that the school intended to come into the City limits, but at the present time there was some difficulty. It was the opinion of the ~,uncil the t the contractor should have the btzi.lding permit before receiving any City water o~ City sewer services. After discussion, motion tiaras made by Ru~'f and seconded by Olson that if the -contractor asks for City water or sewer, `that he be r~quir~d to purchase the permit. Motion carried. City Engineer reported that he had sent out some notices on cleaning up certain properties of old buildings and weeds, and improving the property. He says that he has .had very good results from all the property pwners except the one who owns the old blacksmith shop. Ruff made the motion, seconded by ~.ave, that the ~~~,y +~+i1~ti1CC1' UC ~zv~n -cue au~norl~Gy to clean up this property and to make the ass~;ss- ment against the property owner, C. tiT. Laird. A'~otion carried. A request from Don Lawver to build a fence right up to his ~aliforn~a type sidewalk in h_s back yards was ref~rr~d back to the City `Council from the honing Board of Adjustment. It was stated that this ~a'as not proper, but as there were others in the same neighborhomd, the Zoning Board would not make a decision. Th~.s matter was ref~rr~d to the Street and klle~r committee. Mayor BE~lanwitch asked permission to leave the Mate from August 3rd for two weeks. Motion tras made by Kaiser and seconded by Edwards that permission be granted. AZotion carried. There being no further business to come before the Council at this time motion was duly m~d~ and seconded that the meeting he adjourned. .PTotion carried. Dorothy~;~`Bundy, ty Cle Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Passed by the City Cou nci]. of the City of T,aur~l~ Montanan and approved by the Mayor, this 7th day of Atagust~ 1962. ~ ohn eslanwitch, Mayor ''~l ATTEST; frothy P. dy, ity rk l N 5' ii it i I I ~I I i