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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 06.22.1994Minutes of the City Council of Laurel June 22, 1994 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, was held in the Council Chambers and called to order by Mayor Charles Rodgers at 7:00 p.m., on June 22, 1994. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Chuck Dickerson Albert Ehrlick John Minch Donna Kilpatrick Gay Easton Bob Graham Ron Marshall Lonnie Kellogg COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: None iNVOCATION: Invocation was given by Alderman Kellogg. MINUTES: Motion by Alderman Marshall to approve the minutes of the regular of June 7, 1994, as presented, seconded by Alderman Ehrlick. Motion 8--0. meeting carried CORRESPONDENCE: Received a copy of a letter to Eugene Barsness from Cal Cumin regarding a manufactured/modular home. (See the City County Planning Board minutes of June 9, 1994.) Cal Cumin commented that a mobile home is not permitted but a modular home is acceptable. Received a memo from the Laurel Airport Authority regarding police services at the Laurel Municipal Airport. The Mayor referred this to the Police Committee. Received the May minutes and activity report from the Yellowstone County Air Pollution Control Board. Received a memo from MMIA regarding a workshop, "Violence at Work"~ to be held July 20th from 10:00 a.m. to noon at EMC. CITY CLERK'S & CITY TREASURER'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: The City Clerk's and City Treasurer's financial statements for the month of May were presented. Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick that the City Clerk's and City financial statements for the month of May, 1994, be approved, Alderman Ehrlick. Motion carried 8--0. Treasurer's seconded by PUBLIC HEARING - PROPOSED CHANGES TO LAUREL AIRPORT ZONING: This being the time and place advertised, a public hearing was held. PROPONENTS Cal Cumin stated the Planning Board recommends changes to the Laurel Airport zoning and he explained these changes to the council with the use of a map. He discussed the length and width of runways, Ldn or noise zones and flight pattern areas and the requirement that any new residential development in this area must provide an air navigation easement. Cal said this has been reviewed by the Airport Authority and the Planning Board has held two public hearings on it. They also sent out letters to the Billings Board of Realtors and to all Laurel realtors and they received no feedback from anyone. Bob Graham stated that the easiest way to do this would be to make the navigation easement a part of the subdivision covenant. This way, if you buy a house in one of these subdivisions, you automatically agree to the easement and it does not have to be handled on a house per house basis. In regard to existing homes that are located in the city, Cal said they grandfathered in but if they expand or make any major changes, we will try get the air navigation easement through the building permit process. are to More discussion and Cal pointed out the distance and area covered by the flight pattern area and how it currently extends south, as far as the high school. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 2 Council Meeting of June 22, 1994 OPPONENTS: None Motion by Alderman Kellogg to close the public hearing, seconded by Alderman Dickerson. Motion carried 8--0. Ordinances will be prepared, regarding the changes, for the July 6th council meeting. PUBLIC HEARING - PROPOSED CHANGES TO SPECIAL REVIEW PROCEDURES: This being the time and place advertised, a public hearing was held. PROPONENTS: Cal said our existing special review process is confusing and it refers to zoning changes, which it is.not. This is to merely clarify the process. it as Cal discussed the changes under Chapter 17.68 of the Special Review Process. We need to add the process of notifying the adjacent property owners within three hundred feet and the property owner needs to get a certified list of adjacent owners from the Clerk and Recorder's Office. In Section 17.68.040, Cal said we need to delete section A and change section B to A and section C to B. The zoning commission will make a recommendation to the council to: 4 Grant the application for special review; Deny the application; Delay action on the application for a period not to exceed thirty days; or Grant the application subject to condition and recommendations and give the reasons therefore. Cal said the Planning Board held a public hearing and they had a lot of questions but they received no negative comments. OPPONENTS: None Motion by Alderman Graham to close the public hearing, seconded by Alderwoman Kilpatrick. Motion carried 8--0. Ordinances regarding the changes will be prepared for the July 6th council meeting. PUBLIC HEARING - CTEP GRANT APPLICATION: This being the time and place advertised, a public hearing was held. Cal stated the CTEP grant application is for ISTEA funds and we have a deadline of June 30th in which to submit an application. Over the last year, we have held six public hearings between the Planning Board and the City Council. The first round of applications produced three proposed projects; a bike path, a railroad museum and the Canyon Creek Project. The bike path was eliminated because the application was inadequate. Cal said we concentrated on the other two projects and submitted the Canyon Creek Project in cooperation with Yellowstone County. Yellowstone County subsequently funded the Canyon Creek Project 100%. We then submitted the Laurel Railroad Museum to the State Department of Transportation and it was denied. At this point, we were back to square one. The Firemen's Park facility is a lead-in to the Canyon Creek Project as a visitors center and Cal called the state but they said it would not qualify as a project. The CTEP Program is for non-motorized transportation. This is a six year program where we get so much a year and if Laurel does not put in an application, we will loose approximately $ 31,000.00 this year. The city would have to come up with 13% of the project and they will cover the rest. If we do a pedestrian type project, they will charge us 20% for some reason, Cal said. With the deadline of June 30th approaching fast, Cai said we decided to submit a project for wheelchair accessible sidewalks around the schools. Along with this, the city has committed themselves to improvements in Wasson Subdivision and Cal said he worked most of these improvements into the application. He distributed a copy of the improvements submitted in the grant and stated the total project comes to $ 38,217.00. The city would be committed to paying $6,639.00 towards this project. Cal said a decision has to be made on this tonight so it can be submitted by the deadline. Page 3 Council Meeting of June 22, 1994 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel The Mayor said he received a note from the Governor's office requesting that any city who will not be using these funds to please sign them over to the State, with no obligation, to be used for renovation on the Capitol Building. Dave said he took this to the Street and Alley Committee and they recommended going with the project Cal outlined. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to close the public hearing, seconded by Alderman Graham. Motion carried 8--0. Motion by Alderman Graham to accept and approve the CTEP Grant Application, seconded by Alderman Minch. Motion carried 8--0. 1993-94 AUDIT CONTRACT: Don Hackmann stated that letters were sent to the three CPA firms in town and only one bid was received. The bid from Steve Cosner was opened June 15th and was for $ 7,500.00 per year for a two year contract. Don commented that the state requires that anyone auditing government entities must be on a roster. Steve is on a temporary roster and is currently being. audited and he will not know if he is on the permanent roster until after his audit. Don suggested awarding the bid to Steve Cosner, contingent upon him being placed on the state's permanent roster. Motion by Alderman Marshall to award the bid to Steve Cosner, CPA, in the amount of $ 7,500.00 per year for a two year contract, contingent upon him being placed on the state's permanent roster~ seconded by Alderman Dickerson. Motion carried 8--0. AGREEMENT WITH B-S PARTNERSHIP: RESOLUTION NO. R94-26 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAUREL AND B-S PARTNERSHIP, SAID AGREEMENT RELATING TO THE EXCHANGE OF REAL PROPERTY FOR RIGHT TO A WATER HOOKUP Motion by Alderman Dickerson that Resolution No. R94-26 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Marshall. Lonnie Kellogg commented that as far as a reservoir site, the city still has land available within the city where we could put a tower to serve the west end. Another concern of his is that we would have to cross someone else's land to get to this property. The distance is about 60' from the road right-of-way to this property. The other property is owned by Bob Rosselot and as Lonnie understands it, Bob offered this land for the reservoir when homes were built in this area. For some unknown reason, the city turned Bob down. Lonnie has heard the comment that he would never let the city cross his land for this project. If this is true, the city would have to go to court and condemn the land in order to get the right-of-way. After listening to comments about extending water service outside the city for two taps, Lonnie said he has always been opposed to extending services outside the city limits without annexation. Legally speaking, Lonnie is wondering if the city would be required to provide city services to the homes in the area that are outside the city limits? Lonnie said there are too many unanswered questions and he feels we need some expert opinions regarding this. At this time, Bob Graham stepped down as an alderman and spoke to the city council. Bob Graham said they do have an engineer reporting on this from HKM Associates. It is true that the city could provide a tower to serve the west end but, with the use of a map, Bob showed the much larger area that could be served by a reservoir. In regard to the question about having to hook up other homes to the service, Bob said he doesn't know the answer to that. It use to be that you did and Bob remembers a case from the western part of the state where property owners sued the city for the right to hook up to a line that ran adjacent to their property. The state ruled in their favor and said that if you have a water line that is Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 4 Council Meeting of June 22, 1994 Bob said Laurel is faced with a dramatic loss of funds and next year we are going to be in a very tough crunch. Bob said the city can make money by selling water. We do have water to sell and it is being done in other areas of the state as a revenue source. This would give us the opportunity, in the future, to sell water to people who are outside the city. Bob has been approached by people on West 9th Street, on the way to the golf course, about the possibility of getting city water. The line would be completed at their cost and it would be written into a contract that they are responsible for any maintenance and repairs. He feels this would be a source of revenue and we would not have to supply them with any other city services such as police protection or city sewer. In regard to Bob Rosselot, Bob said he approached him and he never personally mentioned to him that he would not let the city cross his land. Bob Graham said he even tried to buy the lot that would give him access to his own property and Bob Rosselot said he could not sell it because it is tied up in litigation with his parents' estate. Bob Graham commented that this is a public hearing and Bob Rosselot is not here to object tonight. Bob Graham said he feels this is a very good deal for the city. He has even offered to abandon the road that goes by Bob Rosselot's house if he will grant the city access to the reservoir road. Gay said he spoke to Bob Rosselot and he said there would be no problem getting the access as long as he is able to hook up to the water. This comes back to the question of whether we are going to sell water to people outside the city? Lonnie said he has a real problem with selling water outside the city and our budget is really constrained. In order for the city to sustain itself, it has to grow and if all these people get the service without having to come into the city limits and pay higher taxes, they are not going to come in. If we let one person do it, we could be forced by the courts to expand services outside the city limits to other people. Bob Graham said he can see why Bob Rosselot wants the water because it would enhance his property value tremendously. Bob said there would be no cost to the city to get this site for a future reservoir. He feels that with the problems we are currently having with our reservoir, it may not be that long before we need to do something. Our oldest reservoir is virtually useless and the current reservoir is in need of repairs but we cannot shut it down to do the repairs. Bob said the only thing B-S Partnership is gaining from this is access to their property and they would like the two water taps for their future building sites. Chuck stated that he spoke with Bob Rosselot and he offered the city acreage on which to put a reservoir but his offer is contingent upon getting a water hookup to his property so he can buy city water also. Bob would put in all the lines at his own expense. Chuck said that with the Rosselot land, the city would have to put up a tower at least 80' high in order to reach the same elevation of the land that B-S Partnership is offering for a reservoir. In regard to the people outside the city limits who want water, Ron questioned whether we can force them to sign a waiver of annexation? It was stated that we can force them to sign a waiver of annexation and we recently did this with Jack Roma. There was discussion regarding Valley Drive and it was stated that nothing new has been done in this area for years and we do not have any waivers of annexation in this area. Don Hackmann clarified that water revenue stays in the water fund and it would have nothing to do with 1-105 or helping out the general fund. Bob said we heard tonight that we cannot make repairs to our water lines and we are having to increase our water budget by 12% this year. We have got to have some other source of revenue to keep this town running in the water and sewer departments. He feels this is the way to do it. Chuck Dickerson questioned whether the city would have to maintain these services? Page 6 Council Meeting of June 22, 1994 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Bob Graham said he feels the city should have the property owners sign an agreement that they install and maintain the lines. It was stated that the city would be responsible for the meters that would be installed. In regard to a question, Cal Cumin said this would not require a special review. If the city went with a tower, that would require a special review. Gay commented that there are homes in the $ 250,000.00 range and we are loosing the tax base on them by just giving them water. It would be to our advantage to force them into the city. Regarding 1-105, Don said there is a provision in state law that allows for reevaluation and also for annexations. If a subdivision should come into the city, we can adjust it. Discussion regarding the extent of city services that would need to be provided and talk of streets and sidewalks that would have to be installed. Cal said what we need to do is set it up so that when the city wants to annex the area, it can. What happens quite often in annexation, is that you have an area that the city needs to annex but you cannot do it because it does not meet the qualifications for annexation. If you get the waiver of annexation, it addresses these problems and the city can annex when necessary. Cal said this definitely needs to apply to Rosselot also. He cautioned the council not to extend the water outside the city without getting a waiver of: annexation. The waiver is what protects the city. Regarding the access road which B-S Partnership would construct, Cal said the road needs to be built to county road standards and this needs to be in the agreement. Cal said it is very expensive, but it must be done to standards. Gay commented that when something is offered, it is not for free but on the other hand, when you pass it up, it never comes back a second time. Donna asked Joe Leckie to check and see if there is a law that wound require the city to provide water service to anyone adjacent to the water main. The council also asked Joe to check the agreement and make sure the road would be built to county road standards as Cal had stated. Bob said he would be willing to have the council amend the resolution to include that the road be built to county road specifications. It was stated that the agreement includes a waiver of annexation for B-S Partnership. Cal Cumin stated earlier that he had not seen the contract and Chuck Dickerson said he would like Cal Cumin to review the contract before a decision is made. Motion by Alderman Kellogg to table Resolution No. R94-26 until the next council meeting, seconded by Alderman Marshall. Motion carried 7--0. Bob Graham returned to his seat as an alderman. AMENDING THE MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR'S JOB DESCRIPTION: ORDINANCE NO. 094-8 (first reading) AMENDING SECTION 2.44.020 OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THE MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick that Ordinance No. 094-8 passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Easton. A roll call all aldermen voted, "YES". Motion carried 8--0. (first reading) be vote was taken and Lonnie Kellogg inquired whether the council director or an engineer. He said we would council meeting if we adopt this ordinance. is going to go with the maintenance have to make a decision at the next He still feels we need an engineer. Donna said she would like to see a public works director with engineering skills. Bob Graham would like to see the same thing as Donna and he would like this person to be one real good boss! He would put that as the number one requirement, that he be able to supervise men and women. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 6 Council Meeting of June 22, 1994 Chuck Dickerson said he would like to willing to sign a ten year contract. and have them go somewhere else. see the same thing and be someone who is We don't want to bring them in, train them The Mayor stated his own feelings are that having both a utilities director and a maintenance director would be great, but it would be too time consuming for this council or any mayor to give guidance over two individuals instead of one. If you have an engineer or a public works director, you have one person in charge. Chuck said we need to make a decision soon because Dave is about burned out. Gay said that if we have an engineer, maybe we are going to have to classify him and what his duties are. We are going to have to reverse our thinking and have an engineer who would also be the maintenance director. APPROVE CITY LICENSES: The License Committee minutes of June 20, 1994 were reviewed at this time. Bob reported that Fox Lumber has never passed a fire inspection and they have yet to put in the required sprinkler system. They also have lumber stacked too close together and they were told to rectify it. They have not corrected either problem and the license has never been issued. Vicki Metzger said the committee recommended giving them a grace period of 90 days to get the sprinkler system installed. This will be a total of 1 year and 3 months that we have given them to get it in. It was stated that we are still holding the original license, it has never been issued, but this has not stopped them from doing business. Bob stated the Kinder Closet applied for a license for their bus depot only. Last year the city felt they were operating two businesses out of one building and we went to court over it. The city won and they did purchase the second license. Bob said the Thompson's will be notified that they need to purchase a second license again. Bob said the Thompson's actually applied for two licenses, one for the bus depot and the other one is for their ice cream machine that is based out of their home. In regard to fire inspection fees, the committee feels the initial fee needs to be increased to $ 25.00 and each additional visit would be $ 10.00. Vicki said this would encourage people to keep their appointments with the fire inspector and not waste so much of his time. Motion by Alderman Graham to draw up a resolution increasing the flat fee for a fire inspection to $ 25.00 and $ 10.00 per visit after that, seconded by Alderman Dickerson. Motion carried 8--0. Regarding the Kinder Closet, Vicki said the city has bent over backwards to let the bus stop out on First Avenue but this is tender territory because this is their lifestyle. Donna said the Kinder Closet is no more, it is now the Laurel Bus Depot. Vicki said that is where the problem comes in. When we went to court over this, Jean Carroll was told she could not advertise a restaurant, which she has done. If she wants a bus depot only, she needs to get a lot of the things she is selling out of there. Thompson's have a home occupation for their home and it has nothing to do with the downtown business. Vicki said she has tried to work with Jean Carroll a lot and has tried to get her to understand the need for the different licenses. Vicki said she needs to quit fighting the city and work with us because she knows she is in violation. Lonnie said we need to turn this over to Vicki and Joe Leckie. Vicki said that even if it is turned over to them, she would like a recommendation regarding how the council feels about not letting the buses stop until she comes into compliance. Ron said the council reviews the bus depot on an annual basis around January or February. We have already approved it for another year and we are locked into this agreement. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 7 Council Meeting of June 22, 1994 Regarding the other things that are going, on in the building and the sales :out of their house, Ron feels we need to hold their licenses until everything is cleared up. Motion by Alderman Marshall to hold Laurel Bus until all matters of their licensing are cleared Graham. Depot's business license up, seconded by Alderman Lonnie questioned whether we are going to allow them to do business? Vicki said we can't let them if we are saying they cannot be licensed until they come into compliance. If they do business on Main Street~ then we are not enforcing what we said, that being that we will take away their license until they comply. Joe said we could give them a citation for operating a business without a license. Donna asked if we are going to do this to Fox Lumber also? It was stated that what we do for one, we must also do for the other one, even through the circumstances are different. At this time a vote was taken on the motion. Motion carried 6--2 with Alderman Kellogg and Minch voting~ "NO". John said that if we do it for one, we have to do it for all businesses. cannot pick and choose who we do it for. We The Mayor reiterated that the council is saying they can do the bus depot business because that is what their license is for but it is the other types of business that you are saying no to. Several in the council clarified that the council is withholding the Laurel Bus Depot business license until they clear up all licensing matters. Bob said he feels we need to amend the motion to allow both Thompson's and Fox Lumber a certain time limit to come into compliance. The committee recommended that we ~llow 90 days for Fox Lumber to come into compliance and Bob said they need this much time to do so. Members of the council stated that we have already given them a year to comply and they haven't done anything. It was stated that the business probably did not take the council seriously and figured we would not do anything about it. Vicki said she feels Thompson's did not feel the city would pursue the issue but we did and we took them to court. John feels we should give them a 30 or 45 day extension and if they need more time, they will have to come back to the council. Bob Graham wanted to amend the previous motion that passed but was told he cannot amend a motion that has already been passed. Motion by Alderman Graham to reconsider the previous motion regarding Laurel Bus Depot, seconded by Alderwoman Kilpatrick. Motion carried 8--0. Bob wanted to make a motion to withhold the license for Fox Lumber and the Laurel Bus Depot for 45 days until they come into compliance with our city laws. Joe Leckie said there is a distinction he is having trouble with regarding Fox Lumber. You have a business entity who does not qualify for the license because of the fire inspection. With Laurel Bus Depot~ as long as they do just the bus depot, they are qualified to get a license. It's the restaurant~ food sales or knickknacks that they are doing at the same time, that requires a second additional license. Under these conditions, Joe said he can see a probationary period for Fox Lumber but with the bus depot, he does not feel it is appropriate to withhold a valid business license, under the assumption that they are going to continue to operate some other business. If they do this, we investigate it and proceed to take action against that business activity. Motion by Alderman Graham that we do not withhold the Laurel Bus Depot license, seconded by Alderwoman Kilpatrick. Motion carried 7--1 with Alderman Marshall voting, "NO". {A point of order was taken later in the meeting and the council was told to disregard this motion.) Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 8 Council Meeting of June 22,1994 Bob said that as chairman of the License Committee, he strongly recommends that the city takes all legal action against the Laurel Bus Depot if they try to operate other businesses besides the bus depot. If we don't, they are making a mockery of us. Joe said an investigation needs to be done regarding what other businesses are being run within this building. John Rosenberg said that Joe, Vicki and himself will meet on Tuesday to determine how they want to proceed to see if Thompson's are conducting other businesses within that establishment. Donna questioned what are they allowed to do under the bus depot business license? Vicki said this was explained quite a few times about a year ago. The reason they need a license for the bus depot is because it is a service. They fought this saying they could do anything they wanted and the court determined that it is a service they are offering. At that time, Greyhound came in and bought the business license for the depot but Thompson's never did buy the license for the Kinder Closet. Vicki said she believes that they still have two businesses in the one building. For a point of clarification, Don Hackmann said there was a motion to reconsider the previous motion to hold the Laurel Bus Depot license until everything is cleared up. Don asked Joe if they could just reconsider the motion or do they have to revote on it? Joe said they could just revote on the original motion to hold the Laurel Bus Depot's business license. A point of order was taken and the council was told to disregard the motion made by Bob Graham and seconded by Donna Kilpatrick that we do not withhold the Laurel Bus Depot's business license. At this time a revote was taken on the original motion which read: to hold Laurel Bus Depot's business license until all matters of their licensing are cleared up. Motion defeated 7--1 with Alderwoman Kilpatrick voting, "NO". Motion by Alderman Marshall to grant Fox Lumber 45 days, beginning July 1st, to comply with the fire inspection, seconded by Alderman Graham. Motion carried 8--0. Motion by Alderman Marshall to approve the business licenses for the 1994-95 year, including Laurel Bus Depot, seconded by Alderman Graham. Motion carried 8--0. Chuck Dickerson stated the minutes should read that he was present, not Chuck Rodgers. Motion by Alderman Graham 20th, 1994, into the record, 8--0. to enter the License seconded by Alderman Committee minutes of June Dickerson. Motion carried COMMITTEE REPORTS: --4th of July Planning Committee minutes of May 23, 1994 were presented and reviewed. Donna reported that the street dance will be held in front of Laurel-Worden Creamery on July 3rd from 9 p.m. to 1:00 a.m., as had been done years ago. The Jaycees will hold their breakfast in Firemen's Park from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. There will be a kiddies parade at 10:30 a.m. with the main parade at 11 a.m., starting at Wood's Powr Grip. The barbecue will be held in Thomson Park following the parade and baseball games will be held throughout the weekend. Vicki commented that she has a problem with the minutes on page 3, regarding Christmas to Remember selling beer in the park. It was mentioned earlier that we only allow non-profit organizations to sell in the park. Vicki said in minutes of past years, if beer is sold, we have to provide protection. She talked to the police and they do not have the manpower. Donna said that Mike Atkinson and Mark Committee and at the time, they saw no state beer license. Kauffman are members of the 4th of July problems with it as long as they have a Vicki said Christmas to Remember is a Laurel business. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 9 Council Meeting of June 22, 1994 More discussion and it was stated that the beer will be bought from the Cheerio and profits will go to the committee. The beer will be sold only during the chili cook-off contest. A discrepancy was found in the minutes on the bottom stated that "by a Laurel business" needs to be deleted. Christmas to Remember organization will be selling business. of page three and Donna It was stated that the the beer, not a Laurel Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick to enter the 4th of of May 23, 1994, into the minutes with the correction, Kellogg. Motion carried 8--0. July Committee seconded by minutes Alderman Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick to approve the recommendations of the 4th of July Committee as presented, seconded by Alderman Kellogg. Motion carried 8--0. --Budget/Finance Committee minutes of June 7, 1994 were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick to minutes of June 7, 1994, into the record, carried 8--0. enter the Budget/Finance Committee seconded by Alderman Minch. Motion --Budget/Finance Committee minutes of June 8~ 1994 were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderwoman minutes of June 8~ 1994, Motion carried 8--0. Kilpatrick to enter the Budget/Finance into the record~ seconded by Alderman Committee Dickerson. --Budget/Finance Committee minutes of June 15, 1994 were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderwoman minutes of June 15, 1994, Motion carried 8--0. Kilpatrick to enter the Budget/Finance into the record, seconded by Alderman Committee Dickerson. --City Council Committee of the Whole minutes of June 7, 1994 were presented. Motion by Alderman Whole minutes of June 7, Motion carried 8--0. Marshall to enter the 1994, into the record, City Council Committee of the seconded by Alderman Dickerson. --City-County Planning Board minutes of June 9, 1994 were presented and reviewed. Cal Cumin reported that Gene Barsness is asking to put a modular mobile home on a lot in Whitfield Subdivision~ which is next to the Laurel Clinic and zoned Residential Professional. Cal explained the situation to the council and said the home must meet the Uniform Building Codes. Cai also reported on the Airport project. They applied to the Tradeport Authority for $ 29,620.00 in grants to build some new taxi ways and to put in new hangers. They have trouble providing money which benefits private hangers. At their meeting last week, they did approve a grant of $ 15,000.00 to the Laurel Airport Authority and the remainder as a loan, which will be paid for out of hanger fees. They tied this to a requirement that Laurel do an Airport Master Development Plan because they see the Laurel Airport as an important reliever in this region to Billings Logan International Airport. They want it developed into a transportation hub and industrial park for the airport. This will be an expensive plan and Cai said the airport is currently doing a Master Facilities Plan as required by the FAA at a cost of about $ 46,000.00. Motion by Alderman minutes of June 9~ 1994, carried 8--0. Dickerson to enter the City-County Planning Board into the record, seconded by Alderman Kellogg. Motion --Laurel Airport Authority minutes of May 24, 1994 were presented. Motion by Alderman Kellogg to enter the Laurel Airport Authority minutes of May 24~ 1994, into the record, seconded by Alderman Marshall. Motion carried 8--0. COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE: Chuck Dickerson questioned whether anything has been done about Thnmmnn Pnnl~ Page 10 Council Meeting Minutes of the City Council of Laurel of June 22, 1994 Dave Michael said it is being taken care of. There was discussion about licensing and it was stated that wh0ever hires an outside contractor is responsible for making sure they have a city business license. Bob Graham requested permission to leave the state for the month of July. Motion by Alderman Ehrlick to grant Bob Graham permission to leave state, seconded by Alderwoman Kilpatrick. Motion carried 8--0. the Chuck Rodgers requested permission to leave the state from July 7th- 12th. Motion by Alderman Kellogg to grant Chuck Rodgers permission to leave state~ seconded by Alderman Marshall. Motion carried 8--0. the APPOINTMENTS: The Mayor reappointed Bob Western to the Airport Authority for a five year term, expiring June 30, 1999. Motion by Alderwoman Kitpatrick to confirm the Mayor's appointment of Bob Western to the Airport Authority, seconded by Alderman Easton. Motion carried 8--0. The Mayor stated the Library Board is looking for a replacement for Cam Calvert~ who does not wish to be reappointed. The Mayor reappointed John Smith as a city representative to the City-County Planning Board. Motion by Alderman Marshall representative to the City-County Kilpatrick. Motion carried 8--0. to reappoint John Smith as a city Planning Board, seconded by Alderwoman Discussion regarding Larry Thomas on the City-County Planning Board. It was stated that he is a city representative and yet, he does not own any property in the city of Laurel. MAYOR'S COMMENTS: The Mayor reported that through negotiations last year~ we increased longevity from $ 7.26 to $ 7.60 for fiscal year 1994-95. This was inadvertently left out of the city council minutes so this is being mentioned to get it in the record. Motion by Alderman Marshal] to approve the longevity increase to $ 7.50 for fiscal year 1994-95 for all eligible employees, Alderman Dickerson. Motion carried 8--0. from $ 7.25 seconded by The Mayor stated there has been interest in city lots in Cherry Hills and the parties are wanting to buy all the lots. Lonnie stated the Building Committee is working on this and they will present a proposal to the council in a month. A special budget/finance meeting will be held the claims and a special council meeting will approve the June claims. at 4:30 p.m. on July 7th to review follow on July 7th at 5:00 p.m. to There being no further business to come before the council at this time, meeting was adjourned at 9:07 p.m. Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk the Approved by the Mayor and passed by the City Council of the city of Laurel, Montana, this 5th day of July, 1994. ATTEST: Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk