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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 01.17.1989Minutes of the City Council of Laurel January 17, 1989 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 January 17, 1989. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Norman Orr Donna Kilpatrick Chuck Rodgers L.D. Collins Chuck Dickerson Bob Graham Bruce Teeters COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Ervin Wood INVOCATION: Invocation was given by Reverend Holt. MINUTES: Motion by Alderman Dickerson to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of January 3, 1989, as presented, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 7--0. CORRESPONDENCE: Received a letter from Betty Hart requesting the Council's support in obtaining a grant for Community Hope. They would like to hire a full-time director. Received a letter of resignation from Georgia Kline, effective January 16, 1989, stating she will not be able to return to work because of a back injury. Received a letter of resignation from Alderman Ervin Wood effective February 28, 1989, due to an increase workload at EMC. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to receive letters of interest from residents of Ward I to fill the remainder of the unexpired term, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 7--0. Motion by Alderman Graham to advertise for a replacement in Ward I and take letters of interest until February 17, 1989, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 7--0. Received the quarterly hours for the second quarter 1988-1989 from the Laurel Police Reserve and Auxiliary. Received a memo from the Montana League of Cities and Towns regarding Local Government Day at the legislature on January 20, 1989. Received a memo from the Department of Military Affairs, Disaster and Emergency Services Division regarding the 22nd annual Governor's Conference on Disaster preparedness for public officials. This will be held Wednesday, February 15th at the Colonial Inn in Helena. Received a letter from W. Anderson Forsythe and a from EPA regarding Voik Construction's claim on project. copy of a letter the sewer plant Received the December 13, 1988 minutes and activity report from the Yellowstone County Air Pollution Control Board. CITY CLERK & CITY TREASURER'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: The City Clerk and City Treasurer's financial statements for the month of December were presented. Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick that the City Clerk and City Treasurer's financial statements for the month of December, 1988, be approved, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 7--0. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 2 Council Meeting of January 17, 1989 PARKING AGREEMENT WITH YELLOWSTONE BANK: RESOLUTION NO. 2376 APPROVING RENEWAL OF ONE YEAR AGREEMENT TO TRADE USE OF CERTAIN PARKING SPACES WITH YELLOWSTONE BANK OF LAUREL Motion by Alderman Dickerson that Resolution No. 2376 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 7--0. CODIFICATION UPDATE: Joe Bradley stated he has heard from the firm who is doing the codification update and they would like him to revise more old ordinances. Joe said his secretary did the typing before but he inquired as to whether Cheryll would be able to do it in the future. Jim Flisrand recommended that it be done within the next month or two before his department gets busy again. Joe stated he will get it all done next month. COMMITTEE REPORTS: --Board of Adjustment Committee presented and reviewed. minutes of January 10, 1989 were Motion by Alderman Collins to enter Committee minutes of January 10, 1989, into Alderman Graham. Motion carried 7--0. the Board of Adjustment the record, seconded by --City Council Committee of the Whole minutes of January 3, 1989 were presented. Motion by Alderman Orr to enter the City Council Committee of the Whole minutes of January 3, 1989, into the record, seconded by Alderman Dickerson. Motion carried 7--0. --Police Committee minutes of January 5, 1989 were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Rodgers to enter minutes of January 5, 1989, into the record, Dickerson. Motion carried 7--0. the Police seconded by Committee Alderman --Public Utilities Committee minutes of January 10, 1989 presented and reviewed. were Motion by Alderman Collins to adjust the Laurel Junior High Gym's utility bill for water and sewer to the same consumption as last October, seconded by Alderman Dickerson. Motion carried 7--0. Discussion followed regarding the triplex in the 700 block of East 6th Street. Jim Flisrand stated there are three tenants, all on the same shut off valve and two of the tenants are months behind on their utility bills. The problem is the city does not have the option of going in and shutting off the water to force payment so something has to be done. Jim stated the city will try to work something out. with Fred Winters to resolve the problem. Motion by Alderman Collins to enter the Public Utilities Committee minutes of January 10, 1989 into the record, seconded by Alderman Dlickerson. Motion carried 7--0. Page3 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Council Meeting of January 17, 1989 COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE: None L.D. Collins requested permission to leave the State. Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick to grant L.D. Collins permission to leave the state, seconded by Alderman Dickerson. Motion carried 7--0. DISASTER EMERGENCY PLAN: Darrell McGillen stated the Disaster Emergency Plan identifies who is in charge of an emergency disaster. The problem in the past has been coordinating who is in charge of such a situation. A study commission put everything in perspective and outlined a hazardous material response evacuation plan for Yellowstone County and it lists the priorities and who is in charge of these priorities. In reference to Laurel, the Fire Chief is the sole boss after the Mayor has declared an emergency. He is then responsible for ali other departments who are brought in to help in an emergency. The plan is broken down this way for all areas of Yellowstone County and this is just an update on what to do. Darrell stated Laurel has not had a civil defense director for several years and the city needs a plan to follow in the event of such an emergency. The study committee is recommending that all local jurisdictions adopt this plan. Discussion followed on whether this should be passed tonight or put on the agenda for a later date. There apparently is a January 21st deadline for adopting this plan. RESOLUTION NO. 2377 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RESPONSE PLAN Motion by Alderman Dickerson that Resolution No. 2377 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Orr. A division of the house was called for. Aldermen Graham and Collins voted, "NO" and Aldermen Orr, Dickerson, Rodgers, Teeters and Alderwoman Kilpatrick voted, "YES." Motion carried 5--2. There being no further business to come before the Council at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 7:42 p.m. Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk Approved by The Mayor and passed by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, this 7th day of February, 1989. Bob Gauthier, Mayor ATTEST: Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk