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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommittee of the Whole Minutes 11.16.1993Y_ ri • MINUTES CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE NOVEMBER 16, 1993 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman, Chuck Rodgers Ron Marshall Norman Orr Albert Ehrlick Gay Easton Bob Graham L.D. Collins Lonnie Kellogg OTHERS PRESENT: Vicki Metzger Don Hackmann Cal Cumin Peggy Schram John Minch (Alderman Elect) Cal Cumin said that the Mayor received a request from the Airport Authority, that the City of Laurel expand it's building code jurisdictional area to include the airport. Cal said the.city tried to expand it a couple of years ago to include Riverside Park but the Department of Commerce would not allow it and he gets the feeling that they will not allow it again. One thing the city did not do before was to ask for a public hearing. This would give the people at the airport a chance to air their concerns regarding why they need this authority. Cal suggested that the Mayor write a letter to the Department of Commerce, requesting a public hearing. Chuck said that after the hail damage a couple years ago, we tried this after Dick Larson, State Inspector, nailed us with a large fine. We tried to include our buildings that lie outside of our jurisdictional area and they denied it, but we will try again. Lonnie Kellogg questioned why the airport is requesting that the city do the inspections? Cal said they are very dissatisfied with the state because they do not get inspections in a timely or adequate manner. They are very dissatisfied with the quality of the inspection and the plan review and the time it takes for them. In addition, they have to pay the state for it. The Mayor stated he will send a letter to the Department of Commerce. 10 q?1 T? L7?: Chuck asked Cal if he had any information on the ISTEA program in reference to Canyon Creek. Cal stated he is going to check with the County Commissioners about it tomorrow. Gay Easton reported that on December 1st the school is having a meeting for aviation week with military personnel in attendance. He felt it might be helpful if there is someone from the city represented at this meeting to answer any questions that they have. Chuck said a committee was formed in May to look into grants and the committee has taken the name, Laurel Community Development Committee. This committee has been working hard and they now have a survey that went in the mail today to city residents and those in the outlying areas. The surveys will have to be hand delivered to apartment complexes throughout town. The information received from these surveys will prepare the groundwork for grant applications. Other communities have this ground work done and when they get wind of up coming grants, they are ready to apply. Laurel has never had this information and we fall behind because of it. Chuck reported that South 5th Avenue and the property located around it are in the process of being sold so the city will have to start all over with new owners. Chuck received correspondence from J & F Enterprise Corporation from Ryegate who manufactures Bug Begon. Previously, they had been located on Metzger Road and then moved to Ryegate and they are now looking for a building with 2,400 square feet to set up manufacturing. Chuck said they sent this letter throughout the state. Gay stated there will be a Parks Committee meeting on Thursday regarding Sunhaven Trailer Court at 5:00 p.m. The Street and Alley Committee will meet on Thursday at 5:00 P.m. to discuss the drainage problem at Jan's IGA. L.D. asked the council members to review the Public Utilities Committee minutes before the regular council meeting tonight. Peggy called C & C Lighting on Monday regarding our acoustical problems and they found that we have an impedance mismatch. A possible solution to this is a small three-way conference PA system. It might still require some strategically placed acoustic panels but they did not feel that panels alone would correct the problem. They would guide us in the placement of panels but we could put them together so the cost would be in the PA system. • C & C Lighting works with a wholesale dealer, Pro Audio, in Billings and we will set up a meeting so they can best advise us on what we would need to correct the problem and the cost involved. Discussion regarding the lowering of the ceiling and Peggy said it would help but it would not eliminate the problem because of the smaller jury room off of the big room. It was stated that we would like to preserve the character of this room, if at all possible. The meeting was adjourned at 6:56 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Don Hackmann City Clerk