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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 01.05.1993Minutes of the City Council of Laurel January 5, 1993 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 January 5, 1993. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Norman Orr Albert Ehrlick L.D. Collins Gay Easton Lonnie Kellogg Bob Graham Ron Marshall Donna Kilpatrick COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: None INVOCATION: Invocation was given by Reverend Abelseth. MINUTES: Motion by Alderman Marshall to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of December 15, 1992, as presented, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 8--0. CORRESPONDENCE: Received the winter 1992 newsletter from the Montana League of Cities and Towns. Received a letter and documents regarding the Joint CLG Program (Certified Local Government). This program is an important step towards preserving the unique prehistoric and historic sites throughout the county. CLAIMS: Claims for the month of December were reviewed by the Budget/Finance Committee and recommended.that they be paid. Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick to approve all claims in the amount of $ 256,730.52 for the month of December, 1992, seconded by Alderman Easton. Motion carried 8--0. MONTANA RAIL LINK & CASCADE TIMBER - WOOD CHIP OPERATION: Jerry Parmenter, representing Cascade Timber and Gary Waddell, representing Montana Rail Link gave a presentation regarding their plans for a wood chipping operation in Laurel. With this operation they would make paper chips that would be sent, via rail, to paper plants on the west coast. One plant in particular that they are looking at is Simpson Tacoma Craft. The first stage of the operation would be the installation of a debarker and a chipper. The chips would be loaded onto rail cars and sent to paper plants. They plan to run a single day shift operation where they would load four or five rail cars a day. This operation would employ seven people at the plant and another 35-40 support people in the logging and trucking end of it. Currently, they are logging on ranches in the Snowy and Bull Mountains. They try to offer the ranchers a better market for not only his saw logs, but also the lower quality pine logs. They will chip the logs in Laurel and send them to plants on the coast but they will also market saw logs to mills in Montana. Jerry stated he is affiliated with a saw mill in Kalispell but they will market saw logs throughout Montana. The plant will be built on Montana Rail Link property, north of where the old round house and storeroom were located. In response to a question about the noise factor, Jerry said he has this same operation in Kalispell and it is in the city limits, about four blocks off the main street and there have been no problems concerning the noise. Jerry said the operation will be run by two diesel engines to start with but they are hoping to be electric by the end of the year. Montana Power is doing a proposal and cost projection on it now. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 2 Council Meeting of January 5, 1993 Bob Graham questioned whether there would be any waste product from this operation that the city would have to handle. Jerry said the waste product that comes off a chipped log is bark and some fine saw dust. A plant in Billings has already contacted Jerry to take this and make wood pellets out of it. Bob also questioned Jerry about the fire hazard. Jerry said that any time you have wood around, you have a potential fire hazard but they carry a lot of insurance because each load is valuable. At this time, there are approximately 400 loads of logs in the rail yards so they are very concerned about fire. There are fire hydrants in the area, no smoking is allowed and they keep a bare area around the logs to prevent the spread of fire. Darrell McGillen stated that this operation would fall under the protection of Fire District #7 and being a natural product, he is not to worried about it. There are no hazardous materials involved. Darrell said the company has been in the business long enough to know the hazards themselves. In response to a question about water usage, Jerry said water is used for compaction of the chips in the rail car but this requires very little water. Jerry said the company has built up rail cars and is already saw logs. The equipment for the chipping process has been and building and installation will be taking place through They hope to be operational in late February or early March. shipping purchased February. Jerry stated that his expertise is in logging and timber management and his partner, Phil Johnson, has expertise in the chipping operation. Jerry welcomed any questions or concerns and stated the office phone number is 628-2233. MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT - YELLOWSTONE COUNTY TREATMENT CENTER: Darrell McGillen explained that this is an update of their agreement with the Yellowstone Treatment Centers. A little over a year ago, the Attorney General recommended that fire departments update their mutual aid agreements with whomever they have them with. The recommendation was that the language be cleaned up regarding liability so that each responding agency will be responsible for their own liability on the scene. This resolution will do that with the Treatment Center and Darrell said the department will continue to update others that they have. RESOLUTION NO. 2628 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAUREL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE YELLOWSTONE BOYS RANCH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, INC., FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECURING TO EACH THE BENEFITS OF MUTUAL AID IN FIRE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY Motion by Alderman Kellogg that Resolution No. 2628 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 8--0. AWARD BID - NEW AMBULANCE: The Ambulance Committee minutes of December 18, 1992 and January 4, 1993 were reviewed. Gay said the committee has spent a lot of time reviewing the bids and making phone calls and they feel the best bid is from McPeck Motor Coach. It meets all the bid requirements and specifications. Motion by Alderman Easton to award the bid for a new ambulance to McPeck Motor Coach in the amount of $ 74,190.00, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 8--0. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 3 Council Meeting of January 5, 1993 FLOOD PLAIN REGULATIONS: ORDINANCE NO. 1063 (first reading) AMENDING SECTION 15.48.010 OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, FLOOD PLAIN REGULATIONS Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick that Ordinance No, 1063 (first reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Collins. A roll call vote was taken and all aldermen voted, "YES". Motion carried 8--0. HOME OCCUPATION: Joe Bradley explained that when Book Publishing Company recodified our old ordinances, they left out sub-section C which explains what type of activities we mean when we say home occupation. ORDINANCE NO. 1064 (first reading) CORRECTING SECTION 17.52.030 OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, HOME OCCUPATION Motion by Alderman Kellogg that Ordinance No. 1064 (first reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Orr. A roll call vote was taken and all aldermen voted~ "YES". Motion carried 8--0. CORRECT RECODIFICATION ERROR: Joe explained that the publishing company got a set of figures in the wrong column and Jim Worthington noticed the error when he had inquiries about it. This ordinance will correct the error and put five or more units back under RMF zoning. ORDINANCE NO. 1065 (first reading) AMENDING SECTION 17.16.020 OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, TO CORRECT A RECODIFICATION ERROR ON TABLE 17.16.020 Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick that Ordinance No. 1065 (first reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Easton. A roll call vote was taken and all aldermen voted, "YES". Motion carried 8--0. YELLOWSTONE BANK - GARBAGE FUND LOAN: RESOLUTION NO. 2629 AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT WITH YELLOWSTONE BANK TO FINANCE GARBAGE FUND EQUIPMENT AND EXPENSES AS FOLLOWS: TRUCK WEIGHT SENSORS LANDFILL CLOSURE CONTAINER SITE CONTAINERS SEEDING $ 18~000.00 30,000.00 12,000.00 12,000.00 __5.OO0.0O Motion by Alderman Marshall that Resolution No. 2629 be and adopted, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 8--0. TOBACCO ORDINANCES: ORDINANCE NO. 1050 (second reading) ADDING SECTION 9.22.010 TO THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, DEFINITIONS passed Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 4 Council Meeting of January 5, 1993 Public Hearing: No comments. Motion by Alderman Collins to close the public hearing on Ordinance No. 1050, seconded by Alderman Graham. Motion carried 8--0. Motion by Alderman Marshall that Ordinance No. 1050 (second reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Orr. A roll call vote was taken on the motion and all aldermen voted, "YES". Motion carried 8--0. ORDINANCE NO. 1051 (second reading) ADDING SECTION 9.22.020 TO THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, RESTRICTING TOBACCO PRODUCTS FROM MINORS Public Hearing: No comments. Joe said the question has come up regarding whether a 17 year old store clerk could sell tobacco products. The answer is no. An underage clerk would have to call over another clerk that is over 18 years old to ring up the sale. The Mayor declared the public hearing closed. Motion by Alderman Graham that Ordinance No. 1051 (second reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Collins. A roll call vote was taken and motion carried 7--1 with Alderman Orr voting, "NO". ORDINANCE NO. 1052 (second reading) ADDING SECTION 9.22.030 TO THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, REQUIRING IDENTIFICATION OF MINORS AND POSTING OF NOTICES, AND PROHIBITING MISREPRESEN- TATION BY MINORS OF AGE OR IDENTITY Public Hearing: It was questioned what happens if there is only one clerk on duty and it is a 17 year old. Joe said that person cannot make a tobacco sale. The Mayor declared the public hearing closed. Motion by Alderman Collins that Ordinance No. 1052 (second reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Kellogg. A roll call vote was taken and all aldermen voted, "YES". Motion carried 8--0. ORDINANCE NO. 1053 (second reading) ADDING SECTION 9.22.040 TO THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, RESTRICTING PLACEMENT OF TOBACCO VENDING MACHINES, AND PROHIBITING TOBACCO PRODUCT SAMPLING IN PUBLIC PLACES Public Hearing: No comments. The Mayor declared the public hearing closed. Motion by Alderman Kellogg that Ordinance No. 1053 {second reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Collins. A roll call vote was taken and all aldermen voted, "YES". Motion carried 8--0. ORDINANCE NO. 1054 (second reading) ADDING SECTION 9.22.050 TO THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, PROVIDING FOR CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF OWNERS AND EMPLOYEES Public Hearing: No comments. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 5 Council Meeting of January 5, 1993 The Mayor declared the public hearing closed. Motion by Alderman Collins that Ordinance No. 1054 (second reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderwoman Kilpatrick. A roll call vote was taken and all aldermen voted, "YES". Motion carried 8--0. PAWNBROKER ORDINANCES: ORDINANCE NO. 1055 (second reading) AMENDING SECTION 5.28,010 OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, DEFINITIONS Public Rearing: Richard Barnhardt stated he had questions about this ordinance. The first objection is with the reference to a pawnbroker as the purchaser. Richard said a pawnbroker is like a banker who loans money and takes articles as collateral. The person he is loaning money to is the borrower. The second question Richard had was whether or not he has to keep records of everything that he buys, such as a sleeping bag, since the ordinance stated the purchaser means secondhand dealer. There was discussion regarding the length of time an article has to be held before reselling and whether a report has to be filed when no article has been pawned or received that day. Mike Atkinson stated it is a waste of pawnbroker's time to process paperwork place that day. his department's time and the when no transaction has taken In conclusion, Joe told Richard we only use purchaser when you actually do buy something and the word purchaser comes into it only for the 10 day holding period. The Mayor declared the public hearing closed. Motion by Alderman Collins that Ordinance No. 1055 ( second reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Graham. A roll call vote was taken and all aldermen voted, "YES". Motion carried 8--0. ORDINANCE NO. 1056 (second reading) AMENDING SECTION 5.28.040 OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, PAWNBROKER REGISTER Public Hearing: Richard Barnhardt requested a the printers in Billings need top line in order to print it. change on the form and explained that to have the number of the form on the Ben Brown with First National Pawn, stated the NCIC in the corner of the form is what they use in Billings when they check any serial numbers with the police department regarding suspected items. In Billings, they call in every single gun and the NCIC is a negative check. Often when someone brings a gun in, it may have been stolen years ago and gone through several places and at the pawn shop it finally gets the NCIC and if they get a negative hit, they can hold the gun and the person, if possible, until the police arrive and investigate. Ben said they also do this on other valuable items that have serial numbers such as bicycles, microwaves and stereo equipment. The Mayor declared the public hearing closed. Motion by Alderman Orr that Ordinance No. 1056 (second reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Collins. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 6 Council Meeting of January 5, 1993 Motion by Alderman Kellogg to amend the attachment to switch around the receipt number space and the "For Police Use Only" space, seconded by Alderman Ehrlick. Motion carried 8--0. A roll call vote was taken on Ordinance No. 1056 as amended. carried 8--0. Motion ORDINANCE NO. 1057 (second reading) ADDING SECTION 5.28.050 TO THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, REGULATING PAWNBROKERS DAILY REPORT TO THE CITY Public Hearing: Joe said the last sentence of sub-section A states, "If no article or thing has been pawned or received, a report must be made to that effect". This is the item that was referred to earlier and the Police Chief felt it would cause unnecessary time on the part of his department to process the paperwork. Joe said the council may want to amend it. In regard to a question, Ben Brown stated that all pawn shops that he is associated with send a report each day, by mail, of their transactions. In his case, he has never had a day where no business was transacted. He feels it is a good protection for the pawnbroker. Joe said this report can be mailed in Laurel too, but it has to be done within 24 hours after the close of the business day. Tom Brown stated that as a part-time pawnbroker, he may go a week or two without actually doing any pawn business and he feels it is unnecessary to have to fill out a report if no pawn business has taken place. He said it would be a lot of work on his part and the police department's part to accomplish absolutely nothing. The Mayor declared the public hearing closed. Motion by Alderman Kellogg that Ordinance No. 1057 reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Collins. {second Motion by Alderman Marshal] to amend the ordinance by the last sentence in sub-section A, seconded by Alderman Motion carried 8--0. deleting Kellogg. A roll call vote was taken on Ordinance No. 1057 as amended. carried 8--0. Motion ORDINANCE NO. 1058 (second reading) ADDING SECTION 5.28.060 TO THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODEs PURCHASER TO IDENTIFY SELLER Public Hearing: Richard Barnhardt stated that he often gets people in his shop who do not drive but do have a state identification card and he is asking that this be added to sub-section A. Joe said we can amend the ordinance to read, a valid Montana photo identification card. The Mayor declared the public hearing closed. Motion by Alderman Graham that Ordinance No. 1058 (second reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Collins. Lonnie Kellogg asked if it is normal procedure to thumb print everyone who comes in. Ben Brown stated that in Billings, the shop requires a thumb print from the customer the first time. Most of their customers are repeats and are in regularly but the the thumb print deters the person trying Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 7 Council Meeting of January 5, 1993 to pawn stolen merchandise. Ben said that according to state law, you cannot require a thumb print except for identification for suspicion of crime but they can ask for it and if the person does not give a thumb print, the shop can refuse to do business with them. Joe questioned who is responsible for keeping that first thumb print on repeat customers and what if it's ten years later and they try to pawn stolen merchandise. He said this puts the burden on the pawn broker to remember, but what about the new clerk who doesn't and the customer says he's a repeat customer. From the legal standpoint, we're out of prosecution. Joe suggested that we get a print every time and see how it goes and the pawnbrokers can report back on it. Ben stated that the police department gets the original copy with the print on it. Mike Atkinson said that he has all of Richard's copies with prints since he first began. Tony Coronado stated he is from Laurel and will be working for Ben Brown in the Laurel shop. At this time, he gets thumb prints on approximately 85% of his customers, even the ones he knows. He said even though he knows someone and has done business with them a lot, if the police were to bring him a name and picture and he has to put the two together, Tony questions whether he could always do it. For this reason, he asks for the thumb print and this covers him also. In response to a question, Tony said he would be willing to print all the customers all of the time. Motion by Alderman Collins to amend subsection A, a valid Montana photo identification card, seconded Kilpatrick. Motion carried 8--0. (1) and add, or by Alderwoman A roll call vote was taken on Ordinance No. 1058 as amended. carried 8--0. Notion ORDINANCE NO. 1059 (second reading) ADDING SECTION 5.28.070 TO THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, HOLDING PERIOD Public Hearing: Joe said this ordinance discusses the holding period of 10 days and refers to the purchaser. It is talking about actual purchase transactions where you would have to hold it for 10 days. Richard Barnhardt asked if this also applies to secondhand. Joe said it did and Richard did not agree with that. Joe said these new ordinances were copied right from the ones Billings has so the secondhand dealer falls under the same holding period that the pawn broker does and he even has to report on a daily basis to the police department. Joe said it is up to the council regarding what they want to do in the case of secondhand dealers. Richard said if a purchaser refers to a secondhand dealer, then you*re going to have to go after everyone in town, even the gas stations because they sell second hand merchandise, More discussion regarding whether or not all items purchased by a secondhand dealer are required to be held for 10 days and how do you distinguish between what should or should not be held. Ben Brown said he doesn't see any way around this 10 day holding period. He feels you have to do that because if you don't and you allow the individual to decide what they can sell, you are opening yourself up to people buying things and turning them very fast, before the police have a chance to look at it. Ben does not feel it is unreasonable to expect items to be held for 10 days. Ben said that in Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 8 Council Meeting of January 5, 1993 Billings, 10 days is not enough time for the police to go through all the pawn tickets. The merchandise becomes an opportunity for the police to solve a crime and if it's gone when they come, it will not help them. The police end up going after his customer to find out where that item went. As a person who has had things stolen from him, Ben feels the 10 day holding period allows the police to do their job and it is good protection against people fencing goods in a hurry. More discussion on the holding period for secondhand stores. In conclusion, Joe said this ordinance would require secondhand dealers to hold all articles for 10 days even though we would remove the reporting requirements for secondhand dealers. If you are just a secondhand dealer and not pawning anything, we've taken out the requirement that you file a daily report. They may not ever report that they've got something, but just having it there on the premise may help our law enforcement people track it down. The Mayor declared the public hearing closed. Motion by Alderman Orr that Ordinance No. 1059 (second reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Ehrlick. A roll call vote was taken and motion carried 5--3 with Alderman Collins, Graham and Marshall voting, "NO". ORDINANCE NO. 1060 (second reading) ADDING SECTION 6.28.080 TO THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, ORDER TO HOLD PROPERTY Public Hearing: Tom Brown asked if there is any way the NCIC can be run any faster. Mike stated that the NCIC check only takes a matter of a few seconds. If Tom is not hearing back right away it is probably because of lack of communications or someone is not getting back to him right away. The Mayor declared the public hearing closed. Motion by Alderman Graham that Ordinance No. 1060 reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Kellogg. (second Bob Graham questioned how the police are going to know if a a secondhand store has stolen merchandise if they are not required to report on it. Joe said it is routine procedure for the police to call around if they have a stolen property report. Mike stated that what his department does is ask the victim to go around and see if they can identify their stolen property and report back to the police. They are better able to identify their own property than someone who has never seen it, Joe said this gives the victim and police 10 days to identify it. Richard questioned how someone would know when he purchased an item. Joe told Richard that he should have a receipt of every transaction he makes. Richard said he doesn't always make out a receipt. Joe then explained that if the secondhand dealers do not keep accurate records of their transactions, the city would be forced to tighten up the ordinances and require them to report all activity to the police on a daily basis, Ben Brown said he was confused about how the secondhand dealers were exempt from reporting. Doesn't this create a loophole in the law where somebody can become a secondhand dealer so they don't have to report specific items. Ben said he feels this is very dangerous. He is both a pawnbroker and a second hand dealer. When a customer comes into his shop, he asks them if they want to pawn or sell the item. If they want to get it back, he is a pawnbroker but if they want to sell it outright, he is a secondhand dealer. He feels this will create a big problem with the police. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 9 Council Meeting of January 5, 1993 Joe said the committee discussed this but they felt that since nothing has been required up to this point~ they would start out as minimally as possible. If problems do arise and people start doing everything under the guise of secondhand dealer, then the ordinances will be tightened up. At this time~ a roll call vote was taken on Ordinance No. 1060. Motion carried 8--0. ORDINANCE NO. 1061 (second reading) ADDING SECTION 5.28.090 TO THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, PERSONS FROM WHOM ARTICLES SHALL NOT BE TAKEN Public Hearing: Tom Brown questioned whether this refers to someone who has had one drink or someone who is drunk. Joe said it refers to someone who is under the influence of alcohol to the point where it affects them and this is obvious to you. The Mayor declared the public hearing closed. Motion by Alderman Orr that Ordinance No. 1061 (second be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Graham. reading} There was discussion regarding the term insane and how does someone else judge a person regarding this. Joe said he feels this term needs to stay in the ordinance even though it would be very difficult to determine if someone is insane. Joe said that in the case of our own town, there are a few individuals who are known to be insane so it would not be a good idea to do business with them or anyone else who clearly exhibits this type of behavior A roll call vote was taken and all aldermen voted, "YES". Motion carried 8--0. ORDINANCE NO. 1062 (second reading) ADDING SECTION 5.28.100 TO THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, PROHIBITING PAWNBROKERS FROM PURCHASING ANY ARTICLE FROM A MINOR WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN Public Hearing: Joe said that Richard and Tom are probably questioning how they would know if someone is seventeen years old and has a phony driver's license. It's the same question as how do you know they're under the influence, how do you know they're insane or how do you know they are under eighteen and just lying to you? Joe said the pawnbrokers have a duty to do some minimal checking but their protection is that a court would have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you knowingly violated the law and that is hard to do. Mike Atkinson asked what is stopping kids from writing notes for other kids, saying they are the parent and giving permission for the transaction to take place. Joe said if he were a pawn shop owner, he would call the parents and ask if they signed the note. Ben Brown said he believes it is a state law that you cannot receive any articles from a person under eighteen years of age. He said it is their shop policy not to do business with anyone who is under eighteen years of age. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 10 Council Meeting of January 5, 1993 The Mayor declared the public hearing closed. Motion by Alderman Collins that Ordinance No. 1062 (second reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Ehrlick. A roll call vote was taken and all aldermen voted, "YES". Motion carried 8--0. COMMITTEE REPORTS: --Budget/Finance Committee presented and reviewed. minutes of December 15, 1992 were Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick to enter the Budget/Finance Committee minutes of December 16, 1992, into the record, seconded by Alderman Ehrlick. Motion carried 8--0. --Ambulance Committee minutes of December 18, 1992 and January 4, 1993 were presented. Motion by Alderman minutes of December 18, seconded by Alderman Orr. Collins to enter the Ambulance Committee 1992 and January 4, 1993, into the record, Motion carried 8--0. --City Council Committee of the Whole minutes of December 1, 1992 were presented. Motion by Alderman Marshall to enter the City Council committee of the Whole minutes of December 1, 1992, into the record, seconded by Alderman Kellogg. Motion carried 8--0. --City Council Committee of the Whole minutes were presented. of December 16, 1992 Motion by Alderman Collins to enter the City Council Committee of the Whole minutes of December 15, 1992, into the record, seconded by Alderman Marshall. Motion carried 8--0. --Investment Committee minutes of December 17, 1992 were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Kellogg to enter the minutes of December 17, 1992, into the record, Collins. Motion carried 8--0. Investment seconded by Committee Alderman --Laurel Airport Authority minutes of November 25, 1992 were presented. Motion by Alderman Orr to enter minutes of November 25, 1992, into the Graham. Motion carried 8--0. the Laurel Airport Authority record, seconded by Alderman --Public Utilities Committee minutes of December 14, 1992 were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Marshall to Committee minutes of December 14, 1992, Alderman Orr. Motion carried 8--0. enter the Public Utilities into the record, seconded by --Safety Committee minutes of December 17, 1992 were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Kellogg to enter the Safety Committee minutes of December 17, 1992, into the record, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 8--0. --Street and Alley Committee presented and reviewed. minutes of December 17, 1992 were Motion by Alderman Ehrlick to enter the Street and Alley Committee minutes of December 17, 1992, into the record, seconded by Alderman Kellogg. Motion carried 8--0. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 11 Council Meeting of January 5, 1993 FIRST NATIONAL PAWN - BUSINESS LICENSE: Vicki Metzger referred the council to the License Committee minutes of December 9, 1992. Ben and Barb Brown, owners of First National Pawn, were at the meeting requesting a city business license. The committee recommended approval pending a fire inspection. Ben Brown stated that they hope to be open by February 1st. They have a building permit to put up a few walls that will help accommodate their business and the video store. Ben said they appreciate being able to come to the council meeting to discuss things and they will work with the city on anything that needs to be done. Motion by Alderman Collins to First National Pawn pending a fire Marshall. Motion carried 8--0, grant a pawnbroker's license to inspection, seconded by Alderman COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE: Yvonne Morrissey stated she read an article in the LAUREL OUTLOOK regarding the garbage rate increase. She asked if the city has considered recycling. Her family lived in Germany for four years and they were only allowed one 5-gallon bucket of garbage a week. Because of this, they recycled everything and put it in large divided bins that were provided and set in heavily traveled areas. Yvonne stated that she now lives near Silesia and they have a bin with different slots which is available for recycling about once a month. The council asked Yvonne to attend the next Garbage Committee meeting on January llth at 5:00 p.m. to discuss it and offer any ideas that she has. There will be a Public Utilities Committee meeting on January 11, 1993 at 5:30 p.m. Vicki Metzger asked permission to leave the state from January 8th through the 18th. Motion by Alderman Kellogg to grant Vicki Metzger permission to leave the state, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 8--0. APPOINTMENTS: None MAYOR'S COMMENTS: None Joe Bradley reported that Jean Carroll Thompson was found guilty in city court today of doing business without a city license. The Thompson~s have already appealed it to district court. There being no further business to come before the council at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 8:47 p.m. Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk Approved by the Mayor and passed by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, this 19th day of January~ 1993. ATTEST: Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk