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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 07.03.1990Minutes of the City Council of Laurel July 3, 1990 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 7:00 p.m.~ on July 3, 1990. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Ron Marshall Donna Kilpatrick L.D. Collins Lonnie Kellogg Bob Graham COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Bruce Teeters Norman Orr Chuck Rodgers INVOCATION: Invocation was given by Reverend Cunningham. MINUTES: Motion by Alderman Kellogg to approve the minutes of the meeting of June 19, 1990, as presented, seconded by Alderman Motion carried 5--0. regular Collins. CORRESPONDENCE: Received the Montana League of Cities and Towns Executive Director's Report, dated June 29, 1990. Received a letter from Curt Rieman requesting permission to hold his annual Beaver Feed on Saturday, July 28, 1990. Motion by Beaver Feed on carried 5--0. Alderman Collins to July 28th, seconded allow Curt Rieman to hold the by Alderman Marshall. Motion FINAL REPORT ON CANTRELL PROPERTY: Jim Worthington gave the final report on the Cantrell property. Mr Cantrell has fenced the property with a five wire fence, the ditch has been placed as requested and a subdivision plat has been prepared which meets the requirements set forth by the council. The plat has been signed by Mr. Cantrell and his wife along with two utility companies and there are still two utilities that have to sign off on it. Jim stated that in checking with the abstract company today, the title report indicates no encumbrances and the taxes have been paid. Jim recommends that the council allow the property to be deannexed and at the same time that the plat is recorded, he must provide the city a warranty for the 16 lots that are to be deeded to the city as part of the agreement. Joe Bradley said the motion should be to allow the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the plat but it should be executed last and everyone else should sign off first. We do not have the abstract or certificate in writing yet but Jim did talk to them today and Joe will need to see it before signing. Motion by Alderman Kellogg to authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to sign off subject to (1. everyone else signing (2. getting the abstract and certificate in writing and {3. subject to Cantrell providing the city with the warranty deed for the 16 lots, seconded by Alderwoman Kilpatrick. Joe Bradley stated he received a call from Mrs. Devener after the last council meeting regarding her misunderstanding of the buffer zone behind her property. It was stated that the buffer zone was strictly the green lots on the map presented but there was a platted street behind all but the two lots directly behind Mrs. Devener's property. Cal Cumin said the idea of having the street as part of the buffer zone was never a part of Page2 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Council Meeting of July 3, 1990 the discussion. The street was included so the city would have access to the lots~ but it was never intended as a buffer to the buffer zone. The intention was to have a one lot buffer and this is what we have. A vote was taken on the motion. Motion carried 4--1 with Collins voting, "NO." AGREEMENT WITH CITY OF BILLINGS TO RENT "ROLL OFF" TRUCK: Alderman RESOLUTION NO. 2451 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAUREL AND THE CITY OF BILLINGS, SAID AGREEMENT RELATING TO THE RENTAL OF A GARBAGE "ROLL OFF" TRUCK Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick that Resolution No. 2451 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Collins. The Mayor stated that the city needs to rent this truck to carry the large transfer site containers to Billings until we get our own truck in December. This will not alleviate the need for our regular garbage trucks to dump each load in Billings once the transfer site is in place. The rent on this truck will be $ 20.00 per hour and a man from Laurel will go to Billings and pick up the truck with the time starting at that point. It was stated that this truck is an extra for the City of Billings and it would be much more feasible for Laurel if we could store the truck here and avoid paying the run around costs. It was stated that Billings will service and maintain the truck under the rental agreement but it was questioned whether the fuel is included in this cost. It was also discussed whether Laurel would have to carry additional insurance if this truck was stored in Laurel. The Mayor stated he will check with Ken Haag and Alan Tandy to see if some kind of arrangement can be made regarding the storage of the truck. At this time the motion was voted on. Motion carried 5--0. PROHIBIT PARKING IN RESERVED CITY BALL EMPLOYEE PARKING SPACES: ORDINANCE NO. 977 (second reading) ADDING SECTION 16.68.015 TO THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, TO PROHIBIT PUBLIC PARKING IN RESERVED PARKING SPACES ADJACENT TO LAUREL CITY HALL ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ALLEY LYING BETWEEN FIRST AVENUE AND SECOND AVENUE AND RUNNING FROM WEST FIRST STREET TO WEST THIRD STREET, RESERVED PARKING FOR CITY HALL EMPLOYEES Public Hearing: No comments. Motion by Alderman Collins to close the public hearing, by Alderman Graham. Motion carried 5--0. seconded Motion by Alderman Collins that Ordinance No. 977 reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Marshall. call vote was taken and all aldermen present voted, "YES." carried 5--0. (second A roll Motion Page 3 Council Meeting of July 3, 1990 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel PARK RULES - PICNIC SHELTER: RESOLUTION NO. 2452 A RESOLUTION APPROVING RULES GOVERNING USE OF CITY PARKS Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick that Resolution No. 2452 be passed and adopted~ seconded by Alderman Graham. Motion carried 5--0. Joe Bradley said a $ 10.00, non-refundable fee will be required to reserve the picnic shelter in advance. Those wanting to reserve it will be required to fill out an application at City Hall which needs to be signed by the police department and the engineer's office. The engineer's office will post a copy of the reservation at the shelter and the party reserving it will have a copy, which they should have in their possession at the shelter. Joe said someone needs to be named on the application as the responsible party and should include their namer address, and phone number. If there is any damage, they would be contacted. No cooking over an open flame or barbecuing is allowed within or under the picnic shelter. FINANCIAL AID FOR SWIM LESSONS AND ADMISSION TICKETS: The Mayor stated two families have inquired whether there is financial aid for swim lessons and admission tickets. This has been discussed in the past but there has never been a request for it until this year. Bob checked with Billings and got a copy of the standards they go by. They base their program on the school lunch standards for low income families and currently they have two families on the program. One is on the reduced fee and the other is free. Bob said if a family qualifies for the program in Laurel, it will just be free. This way we will not be denying anyone under the age of 18 use of the pool and it will help keep children out of the ditches around town. The Parks Committee minutes were referred to at this time. Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick to accept the committee's recommendation to adopt the guidelines Billings has for free swim lessons and admission tickets for those who qualify, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 4--1 with Alderman Kellogg voting~ Discussion followed regarding what system the city should use for the daily admission passes. This was referred back to the Park Committee to implement the rules. COMMITTEE REPORTS: --Budget/Finance Committee minutes of June 19, 1990 were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick to Committee minutes of June 19, 1990, into Alderman Marshall. Motion carried 5--0. enter the Budget/Finance the record, seconded by Discussion followed regarding the repairing or replacing of conduit and coaxial cable at the FAP complex. --City Council Committee of the Whole minutes of June 19, 1990 were presented. Page 4 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Council Meeting of July 3, 1990 Motion by Alderman Collins to enter the City Council Committee of the Whole minutes of June 19, 1990, into the record, seconded by Alderman Graham. Motion carried 6--0. --Parks Committee minutes of June 28, 1990 were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick to enter the Parks minutes of June 28, 1990, into the record, seconded by Collins. Motion carried 6--0. Committee Alderman Discussion followed regarding complaints that too many people are on the roof of the old concession stand building which is now a scorer's booth. For safety reasons~ the roof can only accommodate three people at one time and there have been reports of 12 people being on there. Jim Worthington recently spoke to the American Legion and informed them again that three people is the limit. The question was asked how it was first determined to allow only three people on the roof. Jim stated that the American Legion requested that they be allowed to put a person on the roof to keep score and Jim told them we do not know the structural strength of the roof until it is analyzed. A verbal agreement was made not to have more than three people up there at one time. Joe Bradley stated that this is a city building and we are responsible for it so we need to make sure it is safe. Discussion followed regarding a tribute to D.J. McGillen to be placed in a city park. It was felt that the firemen may have something in mind and we need to speak to them first. Jim Worthington reported that they are planning to keep the pool open during the regular hours on the 4th of July but if conditions warrant, it may be closed early for crowd control. Lonnie Kellogg brought up an item that was discussed at the June 19th council meeting regarding an asphalt charge for work done at 311 Montana Avenue. The party was charged for asphalt replacement on the side of the street where there was no asphalt to begin with. Motion by Alderman Kellogg to refund the difference between alley restoration and street asphalt on work done at 311 Montana Avenue, seconded by Alderman Graham. Motion carried 5--0. COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE: Milt Wester commented on the old concession stand in Thomson Park. He said he was involved in this when it was built and frankly, no one should be on it. It is a flat roof which can easily be cracked or damaged. It was originally built to house the light switches for the ball field and it temporarily housed the concession stand until the new one was built. It is now a storage shed with no safe or convenient way to reach the roof. More discussion followed and Milt said the roof gave them problems from the start and Jim Flisrand went up and made it sound to be a roof only and not a platform for people to stand on. Cal Cumin stated the Shiloh interchange issue has come up again and needs support. Bozeman has done a lot of design work and contributed thousands of dollars to an interchange on 19th Street in Bozeman and they will be ready for construction in October. We here in the Yellowstone Valley, have not got our act together yet as to where the Page5 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Council Meeting of July 3, 1990 Shiloh interchange is going to be built. Cal said what is going to happen is if we cannot consolidate our opinion down here in the valley as to where the interchange is going to go, we are going to loose it. Cal said we have to keep our hat in the ring and keep it stirring constantly. There are going to be two meetings Department and Cal would like to have there or a letter drafted for it. in Billings with the Highway some representatives from Laurel Cai said there are four sites being considered and he feels the one that will be supported will be the most easterly one which is actually located east of the KGHL radio towers. This site is favored because it is presenting the least controversy. MAYOR'S COMMENTS: There will be two approve the claims union contract. special for the council meetings on July 9th at 5:30 to end of the fiscal year and to ratify the There being no further business to come before the time, the meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m. Approved by The Mayor and Laurel, Montana, ATTEST: Council at this Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk passed by the City Council of the City of this 17th day of July, 1990. Bdb Gaut~ier~ Mayor Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk