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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Workshop Packet 05.02.2023 AGENDA CITY OF LAUREL CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP TUESDAY, MAY 02, 2023 6:30 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS Public Input: Citizens may address the Council regarding any item of City business that is not on tonight’s agenda. The duration for an individual speaking under Public Input is limited to three minutes. While all comments are welcome, the Council will not take action on any item not on the agenda. If a citizen would like to speak or comment regarding an item that is on tonight’s agenda, we ask that you wait until the agenda item is presented to the Council by the Mayor and the public is asked to comment by the Mayor. Once again, each speaker is limited to three minutes. Be advised, if a discussion item has an upcoming public hearing, we would request members of the public to reserve your comments until the public hearing. At the public hearing, the City Council will establish an official record that will include all of your comments, testimony and written evidence. The City Council will base its decision on the record created during the public hearing. Any comments provided tonight will not be included in the recor d or considered by the City Council. General Items 1. Poppy Day Proclamation Executive Review 2. Resolution - A Resolution Of The City Council Approving Amendments To Appropriations And Revenues For The City Of Laurel’s Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Budget. 3. Resolution - A Resolution Of The City Council Authorizing The City Of Laurel-Yellowstone City-County Planning Board To Work With City Staff To Prepare Comprehensive Updates To The City Of Laurel’s Growth Management Plan. Council Issues 4. Council Workshop Scheduled July 4th. 5. Savage Cat Rescue Presentation Other Items Attendance at Upcoming Council Meeting Announcements The City makes reasonable accommodations for any known disability that may interfere with a person’s ability to participate in this meeting. Persons needing accommodation must notif y the City Clerk’s Office to make needed arrangements. To make your request known, please call 406 -628-7431, Ext. 2, or write to City Clerk, PO Box 10, Laurel, MT 59044, or present your request at City Hall, 115 West First Street, Laurel, Montana. DATES TO REMEMBER 1 File Attachments for Item: 1. Poppy Day Proclamation 2 Poppy Proclamation WHEREAS, America is the land of freedom, preserved and protected willingly and freely by citizen soldiers; WHEREAS, Millions who have answered the call to arms have died on the field of battle; WHEREAS, A nation at peace must be reminded of the price of war and the debt owed to those who have died in war; WHEREAS, The red poppy has been designated as a symbol of sacrifice of lives in all wars; and WHEREAS, The American Legion Auxiliary has pledged to remind America annually of this debt through the distribution of the memorial flower; THEREFORE, I, Dave Waggoner of the City of Laurel, County of Yellowstone, Montana, do hereby proclaim this 26th day of May 2023, as POPPY DAY and ask that all citizens pay tribute to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom by wearing the Memorial Poppy on this day. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the official seal of City of Laurel, Montana this 9th day of May 2023. CITY OF LAUREL _______________________ Dave Waggoner, Mayor Attest: __________________________ Kelly Strecker, Clerk/Treasurer 3 File Attachments for Item: 2. Resolution - A Resolution Of The City Council Approving Amendments To Appropriations And Revenues For The City Of Laurel’s Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Budget. 4 EXHIBIT A Budget Amendment Federal Equitable Sharing Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Fund 2952 – Federal Equitable Sharing Original Revenues $ 0.00 Amended Revenues $ 213,366.14 Increase in Appropriation: $ 213,366.14 Original Appropriation $ 0.00 Amended Appropriation $ 213,366.14 Increase in Appropriation: $ 213,366.14 Per the Department of Justice Standard Operating Procedures, appropriations and revenues for the Federal Equitable Sharing Fund may not be budgeted using the fiscal year budgeting process. All appropriations and revenues must be budgeted after the end of the fiscal year, using the budget amendment process. _________________________________ Fund 2250- Police Department- Animal Control Services Original Appropriation $ 4,850.00 Amended Appropriation $ 48,500.00 Increase in Appropriation: $ 43,650.00 Typing error in budget. The money will be taken for the General Fund Reserves. 5 R23-____ Approve Budget Amendments RESOLUTION NO. R23-_____ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO APPROPRIATIONS AND REVENUES FOR THE CITY OF LAUREL’S FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 BUDGET. WHEREAS, the City of Laurel (hereinafter “the City”) adopted all funds revenues and appropriations for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 on September 6, 2022; WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend certain budgets as required by Mont. Code Ann. § 7-6-4006(3) and (4); and WHEREAS, the increase in appropriations and revenues are due to unbudgeted amounts that will be offset by a decrease in reserves. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, that the City Council hereby directs the Clerk-Treasurer to amend the budget as reflected on the attached Exhibit “A” in order to comply with Mont. Code Ann. § 7-6-4006(3) and (4); and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the above amendments are retroactive to June 30, 2022. Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council on the _____ day of May, 2023, by Council Member ________________. PASSED and APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Laurel the _____ day of May, 2023. APPROVED by the Mayor the _____ day of May, 2023. CITY OF LAUREL ___________________________ Dave Waggoner, Mayor 6 R23-____ Approve Budget Amendments ATTEST: _______________________________ Kelly Strecker, Clerk-Treasurer APPROVED AS TO FORM: ______________________________ Michele L. Braukmann, Civil City Attorney 7 File Attachments for Item: 3. Resolution - A Resolution Of The City Council Authorizing The City Of Laurel-Yellowstone City-County Planning Board To Work With City Staff To Prepare Comprehensive Updates To The City Of Laurel’s Growth Management Plan. 8 R23-____ Authorize City Staff to Work with CCPB to Update Growth Management Plan RESOLUTION NO. R23-_____ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF LAUREL-YELLOWSTONE CITY-COUNTY PLANNING BOARD TO WORK WITH CITY STAFF TO PREPARE COMPREHENSIVE UPDATES TO THE CITY OF LAUREL’S GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN. WHEREAS, the City of Laurel’s Growth Management Plan has not been updated for several years, it is outdated, and recent developments have made it apparent that amendments and revisions are necessary; WHEREAS, City Staff is prepared to work with the City of Laurel-Yellowstone City- County Planning Board to update the Growth Management Plan to guide future growth and development within the City of Laurel and its outskirting areas; and WHEREAS, Yellowstone County has also requested that the City of Laurel- Yellowstone City-County Planning Board work with City Staff to update the Growth Management Plan to guide further growth and development within the City of Laurel and its outskirting areas; and WHEREAS, City Staff is prepared to work with the City of Laurel-Yellowstone City- County Planning Board to update the current Growth Management Plan in accordance with the procedures and processes required by Montana law. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Laurel hereby authorizes and directs City Staff to work with the City of Laurel-Yellowstone City- County Planning Board to update the Growth Management Plan to guide further growth and development within the City of Laurel and its outskirting areas. Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council on the _____ day of May, 2023, by Council Member ________________. PASSED and APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Laurel the _____ day of May, 2023. APPROVED by the Mayor the _____ day of May, 2023. CITY OF LAUREL ___________________________ Dave Waggoner, Mayor 9 R23-____ Authorize City Staff to Work with CCPB to Update Growth Management Plan ATTEST: _______________________________ Kelly Strecker, Clerk-Treasurer APPROVED AS TO FORM: ______________________________ Michele L. Braukmann, Civil City Attorney 10