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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 07.16.1991Minutes of the City Council of Laurel July 16, 1991 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 Bob Gauthier at 7:12 p.m., on July 16, 1991. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Norman Orr Lonnie Kellogg Donna Kilpatrick Bob Graham L.D. Collins Ron Marshall Chuck Rodgers Bruce Teeters COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: None INVOCATION: Invocation was given by Alderman Collins. MINUTES: Motion by Alderman Collins to approve the minutes of the regular meetlng of July 2, 1991, as presented, seconded by Alderman Rodgers. Motion carried 8--0. Motion by Alderman Orr to approve the minutes of the special meetings of July 8, 1991, as presented, seconded by Alderman Collins. It was noted that in the meeting regarding street materials, the final motion should read "to enter the Street and Alley Committee minutes" and not the Budget/Finance Committee minutes. There being no objections, the minutes stand as corrected. Motion carried 8--0. CORRESPONDENCE: Received a letter from Curt Rieman regarding the annual Beaver Feed on July 26th and 27th, sponsored by Little Big Men Pizza and Curt's Saloon. Motion by Alderman Kellogg to allow Curt Rieman to hold the Beaver Feed on July 26th and 27th, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 8--0. Received a letter from the Montana Department of Health and Environmental Services regarding underground storage tanks. Received the June minutes and activity report from the Air Pollution Control Board. Received a copy of an application for Transfer of Ownership of Montana Retail On-Premise Consumption Beer/Wine License for Pelican Truck Plaza. LONG DISTANCE TELEPRONE CARRIER: This item was postponed until the next council meeting. GARY'S WRECKER SERVICE - CITY LICENSE: Gary was unable to attend the meeting tonight so this item was postponed until August 6th. BUDGET TRANSFERS: RESOLUTION NO. 2541 BEING A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING BUDGET TRANSFER OR REVISIONS Motion by Alderman Kellogg that Resolution No. 2541 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 8--0. ADOPT PRELIMINARY BUDGET AND TAX RESOLUTIONS: There will be a public hearing on the preliminary budget on August 6th. Motion by Alderman Collins to adopt the preliminary budget, seconded by Alderman Kellogg. Motion carried 8--0. The City Clerk stated the tax resolutions will be levying 116 mills for general and specific purposes which is the same as last year. Page 2 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Council Meeting of July 16, 1991 RESOLUTION NO. 2542 BEING A RESOLUTION LEVYING TAXES FOR GENERAL AND SPECIFIC PURPOSES FOR THE CITY OF LAUREL, MONTANA, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 1991 Motion by Alderman Collins that Resolution No. 2542 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Graham. Motion carried 8--0. RESOLUTION NO. 2543 BEING A RESOLUTION LEVYING AND ASSESSING ALL OR THE PROPERTY EMBRACED WITHIN SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT LIGHT NO. 2 OF THE CITY OF LAUREL, MONTANA, WITH THE ENTIRE COST OF MAINTENANCE AND ELECTRICAL CURRENT FOR THE YEAR, 1991 Motion by Alderman Kellogg that Resolution No. 2543 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 8--0. RESOLUTION NO. 2544 BEING A RESOLUTION LEVYING AND ASSESSING ALL OF THE PROPERTY EMBRACED WITHIN SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT LIGHT NO. 3, OF THE CITY OF LAUREL, MONTANA, WITH THE ENTIRE COST OF MAINTENANCE AND ELECTRICAL CURRENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 1991 Motion by Alderman Marshall that Resolution No. 2544 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 8--0. RESOLUTION NO. 2545 BEING A RESOLUTION LEVYING AND ASSESSING ALL OF THE PROPERTY EMBRACED WITHIN THE CITY OF LAUREL, MONTANA, FOR SANDING, SNOW REMOVAL AND/OR PLOWING Motion by Alderman Collins that Resolution No. 2545 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 8--0. RESOLUTION NO. 2546 BEING A RESOLUTION LEVYING AND ASSESSING ALL OF THE PROPERTY EMBRACED WITHIN STREET SWEEPING DISTRICT NO. 1, OF THE CITY OF LAUREL, MONTANA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE SWEEPING OF STREETS IN THE DOWNTOWN OR BUSINESS DISTRICT Motion by Alderman Marshall that Resolution No. 2546 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Rodgers. Motion carried 8--0. RESOLUTION NO. 2547 A RESOLUTION LEVYING AND ASSESSING ALL OF THE PROPERTY EMBRACED WITHIN SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 100 OF THE CITY OF LAUREL, MONTANA, WITH THE COST OF CURB, GUTTER, PAVING, WATER & SEWER IN MOGAN SUBDIVISION Motion by Alderwoman Kilmatrick that Resolution No. passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Kellogg. Motion 8--0. RESOLUTION NO. 2548 2547 be carried A RESOLUTION LEVYING AND ASSESSING ALL OF THE PROPERTY EMBRACED WITHIN SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 102 OF THE CITY OF LAUREL, MONTANA, WITH THE COST OF CURB, GUTTER, PAVING & STREET SIGNS IN WHITFIELD SHERIDAN SUBDIVISION Motion by Alderman Kellogg that Resolution No. 2548 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Marshall. Motion carried 8--0. Page3 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Council Meeting of July 16, 1991 RESOLUTION NO. 2549 A RESOLUTION LEVYING AND ASSESSING ALL OF THE PROPERTY EMBRACED WITHIN SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 108 OF THE CITY OF LAUREL, MONTANA, WITH THE COST OF PAVING AND STORM DRAINS IN MURRAY HEIGHTS Motion by Alderman Rodgers that Resolution No. 2549 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 8--0. RESOLUTION NO. 2550 A RESOLUTION LEVYING AND ASSESSING ALL OF THE PROPERTY EMBRACED WITHIN SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 109 OF THE CITY OF LAUREL, MONTANA, WITH THE COST OF STREET PAVING, CURB & GUTTER, DRIVEWAY, SANITARY SEWER & WATER IN MURRAY HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION Motion by Alderman Orr that Resolution No. 2550 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Kellogg. Motion carried 8--0. Notices will go the Laurel Outlook next Wednesday on all the resolutions, except the SID's and the public hearing will be held on August 6th. A special council meeting will be held on August 12th to adopt the final budget. COMMITTEE REPORTS: --~bulance Committee minutes of July 15, reviewed. 1991 were presented and Discussion regarding whether the city should accept assignment from insurance companies, for services rendered to ambulance attendants. Ron Marshall said the city does not do it for others who are on limited incomes and he feels it is not fair to single out ambulance personnel. Bob Graham spoke in favor of it because he said these people are providing a valuable service for our community and getting paid very little for it, so he feels we should accept assignment for them. An informal vote was taken and it was the general consensus of the council not to accept assignment and the Mayor concurred. Motion by Alderman Teeters to enter the Ambulance minutes of July 15, 1991, into the record, seconded by Marshall. Motion carried 8--0. Committee Alderman --Board of Adjustment minutes of July 9, reviewed. 1991 were presented and Motion by Alderman Kellogg to enter the Board of Adjustment minutes of July 9, 1991, into the record, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 8--0. --Budget/Finance Committee minutes of July 2, 1991 were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick to enter the Budget/Finance Committee minutes of July 2, 1991, into the record, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 8--0. --Budget/Finance Committee minutes of July 8, 1991 were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick to enter the Committee minutes of July 8, 1991, into the record, Alderman Kellogg. Motion carried 8--0. Budge/Finance seconded by --City-Council Committee of the Whole minutes of June 18, 1991 were presented. Motion by Alderman Kellogg to enter the City-Council Committee of the Whole minutes of June 18, 1991, into the record, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 8--0. Page 4 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Council Meeting of July 16, 1991 --City-Council Committee of the Whole minutes of July 2, 1991 'were presented. Motion by Alderman Kellogg to enter the City-Council Committee of the Whole minutes of July 2, 1991, into the record, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 8--0. --Fourth of July Committee minutes of July 9, 1991 were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick to enter Committee minutes of July 9, 1991, into the Alderman Teeters. Motion carried 8--0. the Fourth of July record, seconded by Bob Graham commended Donna put in on this committee planned. Kilpatrick for all the hard work she has and seeing that everything got done as --Parks Committee minutes of July 11, 1991 were presented and reviewed. Discussion regarding people who are allowing their dogs to run in Firemen's Park and are not cleaning up after them. Joe said he will draft an ordinance addressing the problem of dog feces in the park and it will be on the agenda for the next council meeting. Discussion on the bad shape of the tennis courts. It was stated there are large cracks in the surface and the nets have been cut and need to be replaced. It was stated the nylon nets should be taken down during the winter months and be replaced with the chain ones. Jim Worthington is looking into different proposals for the surface of the courts. In speaking with other communities, some are now using a surface which resembles outdoor carpet and Jim is trying to get information on this. Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick to enter the Parks minutes of July 11, 1991, into the record, seconded by Collins. Motion carried 8--0. Committee Alderman WILLIAM'S PROPERTY: Joe Bradley informed the council that there has been a resolution prepared on the William's property. Olivia Bridges did sign the buy-sell and it is an offer to sell the property to the city for $ 40,000.00 net profit. The city would have to absorb the closing costs, title insurance and possibly her share of the 1991 taxes if the county will not forgive them. This item will be put on the agenda for the next council meeting. COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE: S.J. "Sig" Diegel, President of Asphalt Supply, stated they would like to apply for a variance to put up another tank. Sig stated the company made a request for a variance in 1988, but they were turned down in January of 1989. They have made improvements since that time and they would like to once again apply for the variance. Joe Bradley stated they can reapply one year after they have been turned down. They would need to go through a public hearing with the Planning Board. It needs to be published two times prior to the meeting, but this can still be done before the next meeting on August 8th. Certified letters would be sent to all residents within a certain distance of the plant informing them of the request for variance and they may speak at the public hearing. Sig stated he will send someone to the city offices tomorrow to start the paperwork and Joe said hopefully it will be completed in time to hold the hearing on August 8th. POLICE RADIOS: Mike Atkinson, acting Police Chief; reported on the lighting damage to the base radio at the FAP. The repairman said the radio can be fixed Pages Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Council Meeting of July 16, 1991 as a temporary measure but there is no guarantee how long it will last. Their salesman called and said they have a radio that is similar to the old one with a few added capabilities. It would costs $ 1,100.00 to replace the old one and an additional $ 300.00 to hook it up to the recorder system. More discussion followed regarding insurance coverage and the amount of deductible. Motion by Alderman Orr radio for approximately $ Motion carried 8--0. to purchase and install a police base 1,400.00, seconded by Alderman Graham. MAYOR'S COMMENTS: LIBRARY BOARD APPOINTMENT: The Mayor appointed Butt Kucera to period, ending June 30, 1996. the Library Board for a five year Motion by Alderman Collins to confirm the Mayor's appointment of Butt Kucera to the Library Board, seconded by Alderman Kellogg. Motion carried 8--0. POLICE APPLICANTS AND APPOINTMENT: The Mayor stated the Police Commission has given him a list of applicants for Police Chief that they would like to interview. Bob is setting up interviews but the process is slow. He does not expect the job to be filled until around September 1st. The advertisement for a police officer will be in the paper for two weeks with a deadline of August 9th. Due to the shortage of personnel in the police department, the Mayor would like to extend the appointment of Alan Crowe as Sergeant from August 1st to the 30th. Bob said there are vacations scheduled into August and if this extension is denied, vacations would have to be cancelled. Motion by Alderman Teeters to confirm the Mayor's appointment of Alan Crowe as Sergeant from August 1st to the 30th, seconded by Alderman Marshall. Discussion followed and it was stated the other officers have earned their vacation and it is unfair to deny them their time off. At this time there was a vote on the motion. There being a division of the house, a roll call vote was taken. Alderman Teeters, Collins, Kellogg and Orr voted, "NO." Alderwoman Kilpatrick, Alderman Rodgers, Graham and Marshall voted, "YES." Motion tied 4--4. The Mayor broke the tie with a "YES" vote to keep Alan until August 30th. Motion carried. Bob Gauthier requested permission to leave the State from August 1st to the 10th. Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick to allow the Mayor to leave the State, seconded by Alderman Kellogg. Motion carried 8--0. There time, being no further business to come before the Council at this the meeting was adjourned at 8:18 p.m. Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk Approved by the Mayor and passed by the City Council of the City Laurel, Montana, this 6th day of August, 1991. Bob Gauthxer, Mayor of Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk