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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 03.07.2000 MINUT! S OF THE CITY (20UN( !L OF ! kURi?,L March 7, 2000 A regular meeting oE the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, was held in the Council Chambers and called to order by Mayor Chuck Rodgets at 7:00 p.m. on March 7, 2000. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Lauren Van Roekel Ken Olson Gay Easton (7:05) Bill Staudinger None Gary Temple Mark Mace Norman Orr Bud Johnson Mayor Rodgers asked the council to observe a moment of silence in behalf of the family of Miranda Fenner. MINUTES: Motion by Alderman Olson to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of February 15, 2000, as presented, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 7-0. CORRESPONDENCE: b. Montana League of Cities and Towns: Letter regarding energy supply program. Montana Department of Environmental Quality: Notice of public hearing for proposed amendments to water quality standards. c. UNUM: Letter regarding voluntary Life and AD&D for Cities and Towns belonging to the Montana League of Cities and Towns. d. Thank you note from Andy Loebe. e. Montana Department of Commerce: Notice to potential TSEP applicants; Planning Grants for CDBG Program for the Year 2000; Year 2000 Application Guidelines for Housing and Community Revitalization and Public Facilities Projects. Montana Taxpayer February - March 2000 issue. g. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks information on Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). PUBLIC ItEARING: Zone change - Rossmoor Subdivision, Block 1, Lot 3 from residential tracts to RMIt. The following notice was received from Attorney Marvin J. Brown on March 7, 2000: "Dear City of Laurel City Council and Zoning Commission: On behalf of Doug Hanson I would like to withdraw his application for the rezoning of the Rossmoor Subdivision Block 1 Lot 3 ." No public hearing was held on the matter. The application could be resubmitted at any time. CONSENT ITEMS: a. Claims for the month of February 2000 in the amount of $136,912.19. b. Committee Reports. --Budget/Finance Committee minutes of February 14, 2000 were presented. Council Minutes of March 7, 2000 --City Council Committee of the Whole minutes of February 15, 2000 were presented. --City Council Committee of the Whole minutes of February 15, 2000 were presented. --Laurel Airport Authority minutes of January 25, 2000 were presented. --Laurel Airport Authority minutes of February 22, 2000 were presented. Resolution No. R99-60: Resolution releasing the bond for park improvement at Village Subdivision. RESOLUTION NO. R99-60 RESOLUTION RELEASING THE BOND FOR PARK IMPROVEMENT AT VILLAGE SUBDIVISION. The mayor asked if there was any separation of consent items. There was none. Motion by Alderman Johnson to approve the consent items as presented, seconded by Alderman Olson. Motion carried 7-0. Alderman Easton returned to the council meeting at 7:05 p.m. SCHEDULED MATTERS: a. Confirmation of Appointments. Public Works Committee; Emergency Services Committee. Mayor Rodgers appointed John Oakes to the Public Works Committee and Ed Thurner to the Emergency Services Committee. Motion by Alderman Johnson to confirm the appointments of John Oakes to the Public Works Committee and Ed Thurner to the Emergency Services Committee, seconded by Alderman Staudinger. Motion carried 8-0. Accept proposed changes in City's Application for Special Review. Set public hearing for April 4, 2000. Cat Cumin stated that the proposed changes in the special review are in the application itself and are not necessarily part of the zoning ordinance. Consideration of this item should coincide with discussion regarding the changes in the home occupation ordinance. The home occupation issue is scheduled for the council meeting on March 21, 2000. No public hearing date was set. c. City of Laurel's Internet web page. Larry McCmm presented the City of Laurel's Internet web page to the council. Steve Klotz has already completed a considerable amount of work on the web page, and the various departments will contribute information regarding their own department. After it is completed, the web page will not require a lot of maintenance. The web site will be connected to the Yellowstone County server as part of the G.I.S. agreement. After the connection between City Hall and the FAP Complex is completed, every employee in City Hall and the FAP will have their own e-mail address, which will eventually be included on the web page. Mayor Rodgers thanked Larry for the presentation and thanked Steve Klotz for his work on the web page. d. Garbage rate increase/Newsletter. Recommend proceeding. The council had previously received a copy of the newsletter. Information regarding the garbage rate increase was included in the newsletter. Larry McCann questioned whether or not the newsletter would be sufficient to satisfy the state law requirements for public notification of a public hearing for the garbage rate increase. If it did not, another letter would be required for notification of the public. Larry plans to propose a resolution for the garbage rate increase at the March 21~t Council Minutes of March 7, 2000 council meeting, and the council would then set a public hearing. The scheduling of each aspect of the garbage rate increase issue is a concern. Alderman Johnson stressed that the newsletter should be considered as a positive means to provide information to the public. Mayor Rodgets agreed that the newsletter should be mailed and that a separate public notice should be sent to fulfill the requirements for public notification for the garbage rate increase. UNSCHEDULEDMATTERS: Mayor Rodgers asked the council for suggestions for one additional member to serve on the Public Works Committee. Mayor Rodgers stated that Jan Faught would be hired for the relief dispatcher position. Alderman Olson mentioned that he would be out of the area for a short time. Motion by Alderman Johnson to grant permission for Alderman Olson to be out of the area, seconded by Alderman Staudinger. Motion carried 8-0. There being no further business to come before the council at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 7:42 p.m. ~iL, ~cretaff2~f[g~',~ Cindy Allen, Approved by the Mayor and passed by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, this 21st day of March, 2000. Charles G. Rodgers, Attest: Mary 7K.~~T~L:easurer