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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 03.02.1993Minutes of the City Council of Laurel March 2, 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 7:03 p.m., on March 2, 1993. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Donna Kilpatrick Gay Easton Albert Ehrlick Bob Graham L.D. Collins Ron Marshall Lonnie Kellogg COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Norman Orr INVOCATION: Invocation was given by Alderman Collins. MINUTES: Motion by Alderman Marshall to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of February 16, 1993, as presented, seconded by Alderman Graham. Motion carried 7--0. CORRESPONDENCE: Received a letter from Ken Haag, Director of Public Works~ regarding House Bill #454 "An Act Amending the Megalandfill Siting Act". Received a legislative bulletin from the Montana League of Cities and Towns. CLAIMS: Claims for the month of February 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 $ 278~068.12 for the month of February: seconded by Alderman Ehrlick. Motion carried 7--0. CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER COMMITTEE: Joanne Fox and' Jean Carroll Thompson, representing the Christmas to Remember Committee~ stated they will be sponsoring a bazaar on April 2nd at the Kinder Closet. They are requesting permission to place tables outside the Kinder Closet in order to sell hot dogs~ hamburgers and pop. Motion by Alderman Ehrlick to allow the Christmas to Remember Committee to set up tables in front of the Kinder Closet during a bazaar on April 2~ 1993, seconded by Alderman Graham. Motion carried 7--0. ESTABLISHING ZERO SETBACK: ORDINANCE NO. 1068 (second reading) AMENDING SECTION 17.16.020 AND TABLE 17.16.020 OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, ESTABLISHING ZERO SETBACKS IN RESIDENTIAL 6,0001 RLMF, AND RMF ZONES IF APPROVED THROUGH THE SPECIAL REVIEW PROCESS Public Hearing: No comments. Motion by Alderman Marshall to close the public hearing, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 7--0. Motion by Alderman Graham that Ordinance No. 1068 ( second reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Kellogg. A roll call vote was taken and all aldermen present voted, "YES". Motion carried 7--0. REPEAL AUXILIARY POLICE TO OPERATE AMBULANCE: ORDINANCE NO. 1069 (first reading} REPEALING SECTION 2.76.030 OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, AUXILIARY POLICE DEPARTMENT TO OPERATE Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 2 Council Meeting of March 2, 1993 Motion by Alderman Marshall that Ordinance No. 1069 (first reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Kellogg. A roll call vote was taken and all aldermen present voted, "YES". Motion carried 7--0. AMBULANCE SERVICE - ASSESSMENT OF COSTS: ORDINANCE NO. 1070 (first reading) AMENDING SECTION 2.76.150 OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE- ASSESSMENT OF COSTS Motion by Alderman Graham that Ordinance No. 1070 (first reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderwoman Kilpatrick. Motion by Alderman Marshall to amend Section 2.76.150, B, by adding, "alter or amend such rates and add or delete charges," seconded by Alderman Kellogg. Motion carried 7--0. A roll call was taken on the motion as amended. Motion carried ?--0 with all aldermen present voting, "YES". ESTABLISHING JOINT HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD: ORDINANCE NO. 1071 (first reading) ESTABLISHING A JOINT YELLOWSTONE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD Gall Kenson, Staff Planner for Yellowstone County, gave a presentation to the council at the February 2nd council meeting and she briefly reviewed it again. Motion by Alderman Kellogg that Ordinance No. 1071 (first reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Ehrlick. Joe Bradley clarified that the City Council would appoint one member to this board and the city has to agree jointly with the other entities on the remaining five members and the historic preservation officer. The majority vote rules and no one entity can veto an appointment. Ron Marshall inquired whether this would cost the city anything and Gall said it would not. The only way the city would incur any costs is if the council would agree to help fund a project through matching funds. No money would be spent without council approval. Gall said she is working with the City of Billings to adopt this same ordinance. Once they adopt the ordinance and appoint their member, the five remaining members can be appointed. Gall anticipates the first meeting will be held at the end of May. A roll call vote was taken on the motion. Motion carried 7--0. COMMITTEE REPORTS: --Budget/Finance Committee minutes of February 16, 1993 were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick to enter the Budget/Finance Committee minutes of February 16, 1993, into the record, seconded by Alderman Marshall. Motion carried 7--0. --City Council Committee of the Whole minutes of February 16, were presented. 1993 Motion by Alderman Collins to enter the City Council Committee of the Whole minutes of February 16, 1993, into the record, seconded by Alderman Ehrlick. Motion carried 7--0. --Parks Committee minutes of February 25, reviewed. 1993 were presented and Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick to enter the Parks minutes of February 25, 1993, into the record, seconded by Easton. Motion carried 7--0. Committee Alderman Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 3 Council Meeting of March 2, 1993 --Police Committee minutes of February 18, 1993 were presented and reviewed. Motion _~_ Alderman Marshall to enter the Police Committee minutes of February 18, 1993, into the record~ seconded by Alderman Kellogg. Discussion followed regarding the requirement that a Municipal Court have a qualified attorney living within the city. Ron pointed out that a city the size of Missoula has a much larger pool of attorneys to choose from. In Laurel, we only h~ve three attorneys and one does not live within the city limits. It was stated that the salary for a Municipal Judge would be the same as for a City Judge. The council asked Joe*s opinion about the Municipal Court. Joe said the city does not have that many appeals that go to a second trial. Last year we only had two, At this time we have several appeals in the works but not all of them will go to trial. So in regard to the second item of the minutes, Joe said he doesn't have much to do and it is not a prime concern. In regard to the distribution of the fines, Joe said that in the past year or two, he thought we only forfeited half of the amount of one fine. Joe did check with the City Attorney's office in Missoula and they like the Municipal Court system but would like to check with some of the larger towns in Montana and find out why they have not gone with the system. The committee will continue to investigate this and report back to the council. A vote was taken on the motion. Motion carried 7--0. --Safet~ Committee minutes of February 19, 1993 were presented and reviewed. Motioned! Alderman Ehrlick to enter the Safety Committee of February 19, 1993, into the record, seconded by Alderman Motion carried 7--0. minutes Kellogg. COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE: None APPOINTMENTS: None A Fire Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, March 4, 1993 at 7:00 p.m. There will be a Public Utilities Committee meeting at 5:00 p.m. on Monday~ March 8th. A Garbage Committee meeting will be 5:30 p.m. held on Monday, March 8th at The Mayor stated that we need all 1993-94 budgets turned in by April 2nd. Chuck stated that he and Dave have been meeting with the foremen and will continue to do so the rest of the week to get their input into the budgets. There being no further business to come before the council at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 7:32 p.m. Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk Approved by the Mayor and passed by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, this 16th day of March, 1993. ATTEST: