HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 02.21.1989Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
February 21, 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 7:02 p.m., on February 21, 1989.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Norman Orr Chuck Dickerson
Donna Kilpatrick Bob Graham
Chuck Rodgers Bruce Teeters
L.D. Collins
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Ervin Wood
INVOCATION: Invocation was given by Alderman Collins.
MINUTES:
Motion by Alderman Rodgers to approve the minutes of the regular
meeting of February 7, 1989, as presented, seconded by Alderman
Collins. Motion carried 7--0.
CORRESPONDENCE:
Received a legislative bulletin from the Montana League of Cities and
Towns dated February 10, 1989.
Received the February newsletter from the Montana Municipal Insurance
Authority.
CITY CLERK & CITY TREASURER'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
The City Clerk and City Treasurer's financial statements for the month
of January were presented.
Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick that the City Clerk and City
Treasurer's financial statements for the month of January, 1989, be
approved, seconded by Alderman Dickerson. Motion carried 7--0.
APPOINT COUNCILMAN:
The following alderman candidates each gave a brief presentation
before the Council made a selection:
Stephen Hollingshead was
Discussion followed with
from the candidates and
candidates indicated that
election.
Ron Duncan
Dick Metzger
Ron Marshall
Emelie Kolschefske
not available for tonight.
a question and answer period and comments
aldermen. The question was asked and all
if selected they would run in this year's
Bruce Teeters nominated Ron Marshall for Ward I Alderman, seconded by
Chuck Rodgers.
L.D.Collins nominated Emelie Kolschefske for Ward I Alderwoman,
seconded by Bob Graham.
Bob Graham nominated Dick Metzger for Ward I Alderman, seconded by
Chuck Rodgers.
Donna Kil~atrick nominated Ron Duncan for Ward I Alderman, seconded by
Bob Graham.
There was discussion regarding the use of a paper ballot on the first
vote to determine the top two candidates. Then one of the top two
candidates will be selected to fill the vacancy.
Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
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Council Meeting of February 21, 1989
Motion by Alderman Graham to cast a paper ballot, seconded by
Alderman Dickerson. A roll call vote was taken and all aldermen
present voted, "YES" except for Alderman Orr, Rodgers and Teeters who
voted, "NO." Motion carried 4--3.
At this time a vote was taken using paper ballots and the results
as follows:
Dick Metzger 2
Ron Marshall 3
Ron Duncan 1
Emelie Kolschefske 1
are
The Mayor stated the winning candidate must have five votes to be
selected.
Motion by Alderman Graham to nominate Dick Metzger to fill the
Ward I vacancy, seconded by Alderman Orr. There was a division of the
house and a roll call vote was taken. Aldermen Graham, Orr, Rodgers
and Alderwoman Kilpatrick voted, "YES." Aldermen Dickerson, Collins
and Teeters voted, "NO." The vote was 4--3.
Motion by Alderman Collins to nominate Ron Marshall to fill the
Ward I vacancy, seconded by Alderman Teeters. There was a division of
the house and a roll call vote was taken. Aldermen Teeters, Collins,
Dickerson and Alderwoman Kilpatrick voted, "YES." Aldermen Rodgers~
Orr and Graham voted, "NO." The vote was 4--3.
At this time Bob Graham spoke in favor of Dick Metzger.
Bruce Teeters spoke in favor of Ron Marshall.
L.D. Collins spoke in favor of Ron Marshall.
Motion by Alderman Rodgers to recess for five minutes,
by Alderman Graham. Motion carried 7--0.
seconded
The meeting reconvened at 7:32 p.m.
Motion by Alderman Orr to nominate Dick Metzger to fill the
Ward I vacancy, seconded by Alderman Graham. A roll call vote was
taken and Aldermen Teeters, Rodgers, Collins, Dickerson and Alderwoman
Kilpatrick all voted, "NO." Aldermen Orr and Graham voted, "YES."
Motion failed 5--2.
Motion by Alderman Collins to nominate Ron Marshall to fill the
Ward I vacancy, seconded by Alderman Teeters. A roll call vote was
taken and Aldermen Graham, Dickerson, Collins, Rodgers, Teeters and
Alderwoman Kilpatrick all voted, "YES." Alderman Orr voted, "NO."
Motion carried 6--1.
Ron Marshall was selected to replace Ervin Wood as Ward I Alderman,
effective March 1, 1989.
Motion by Alderman Dickerson to
effective March 1, 1989, seconded
carried 7--0.
accept Ervin Wood's resignation,
by Alderman Collins. Motion
GREYHOUND BUS DEPOT:
Motion by Alderman Dickerson to continue to review the Greyhound
Bus Depot on an annual basis, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion
carried 7-1-0,
Discussion followed and it was stated that there have been no reported
complaints regarding the depot location.
Minutes of the
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Council Meeting of February 21,
City Council of Laurel
1989
MUSEUM LEASE:
RESOLUTION NO. 2381
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAUREL AND THE
LAUREL MUSEUM, INC., SAID AGREEMENT
RELATING TO A SIXTEEN (16) MONTH
LEASE OF THE OLD LAUREL LIBRARY
BUILDING
Motion by Alderman Dickerson that Resolution No. 2381 be passed
and adopted, seconded by Alderman Rodgers. Motion carried 7--0.
Before taking a vote, the Building Committee minutes of February 15,
1989 were reviewed.
SCULPTURE FOR FIREMEN'S PARK:
RESOLUTION NO. 2382
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING DONATION OF A
SCULPTURE OF cHIEF JOSEPH FOR DISPLAY
IN FIREMEN'S PARK
Motion by Alderman Dickerson to pass and adopt Resolution No.
2382, seconded by Alderman Rodgers.
Joe Bradley contacted Burlington Northern and there is no problem with
placing the statue in the park.
Discussion followed regarding the height of the statue in reference to
children climbing on or hurting themselves on the statue.
At this time a vote was taken. Motion carried 7--0.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
--Building Committee minutes of February 15, 1989 were presented and
reviewed earlier in the Council meeting.
Motion by Alderman Graham to amend the last sentence of the first
paragraph of the Building Committee minutes of February 15, 1989 to
read "Prior to that time the lease..." to "Prior to that time a
lease...", seconded by Alderman Dickerson. Motion Carried 7--0.
Motion by Alderman Dickerson to enter the Building Committee
minutes of February 15, 1989 as amended, into the record, seconded by
Alderman Graham. Motion carried 7--0.
--Budget/Finance Committee minutes of February 7, 1989 were presented
and reviewed.
Motion by Alderman Collins to enter the Budget/Finance
minutes of February 7, 1989, into the record, seconded by
Orr. Motion carried 7--0.
Committee
Alderman
--City Council Committee of the Whole minutes of February 7, 1989 were
presented.
Motion by Alderman Dickerson to enter the City Council Committee
of the Whqle minutes of February 7, 1989, into the record, seconded by
Alderman Collins. Motion carried 7--0.
--City-County Planning Board minutes of January 12, 1989
presented.
were
Motion by
Board minutes
Alderman Orr.
Alderman Collins to
of January 12, 1989,
Motion carried 7--0.
enter the
into the
City-County Planning
record, seconded by
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Council Meeting of February 21, 1989
--City License Committee minutes of February 8, 1989 were presented
and reviewed.
Motion by Alderman Collins to grant a city license to Dan Duke,
seconded by Alderman Rodgers. Motion carried 6--1 with Alderman Orr
voting, "NO."
Motion by Alderman Collins to grant a city license to Rebels
Department Store, seconded by Alderman Graham. Motion carried 7--0.
Motion by Alderman Collins to grant a city license to Ranch House
Cafe, pending a fire inspection~ seconded by Alderman Graham. Motion
carried 7--0.
Motion by Alderman Collins to enter the
minutes of February 8, 1989, into the record,
Kilpatrick. Motion carried 7--0.
City License
seconded by
Committee
Alderwoman
Discussion followed regarding people who do business before the
license is granted.
--Park Committee minutes of February 9, 1989 were presented and
reviewed.
Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick to enter the Park
minutes of February 9, 1989, into the record, seconded by
Dickerson. Motion carried 7--0.
Committee
Alderman
The Mayor stated that the city applied for a grant from the department
of Fish, Wildlife and Parks and received verbal confirmation on that
grant two weeks ago. The money should be released towards the latter
part of April and the major portion of the grant would be used to put
restroom facilities in Thompson park. The remaining money would be
used to complete preliminary projects identified by the grant.
Bob Graham and the Mayor
Park Committee meetings
Park.
encouraged citizens of Laurel to attend the
to voice their opinions concerning Thompson
COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE:
Cal Cumin stated that the county has been working very hard to get the
Anheuser-Busch plant to locate in Yellowstone County. The paper
reported Saturday that they would not locate here and that the remark
came from a gentleman who is the head of the Montana Department of
Commerce. Cal stated this man had absolutely no right to make that
decision because as of Friday evening, no decision had been made by
Anheuser-Busch. Cal said that regardless of the outcome, this man had
no right to make the decision because it is not a state project and
the state has not been involved at all. The County Commissioners are
now writing a letter to the Governor informing him that the county
feels this was a very inappropriate thing to do. He w0uld also like
the mayors of Laurel and Billings to sign this letter.
Roy Williams, on behalf of the Laurel Museum Incorporated, would like
to extend their appreciation for the lease that was negotiated
tonight. He hopes this will become a centennial project that the
whole community will rally behind.
Chuck Dickerson requested permission to use the council chambers for
future meetings of the Centennial Steering Committee. He stated the
meetings will be scheduled so as not to interfere with other meetings
and he will take responsibility for locking up.
Motion by Alderman Collins to grant the
Committee permission to use the council chambers,
Rodgers. Motion carried 7--0.
Centennial Steering
seconded by Alderman
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Council Meeting of February 21, 1989
A Fire Committee meeting will be held on February 27th at
The Police Committee will meet on March 2nd at 5:30 p.m,
MAYOR'S COMMENTS:
The Mayor congratulated Ron Marshall
There being no further business to
time, the meeting was adjourned at
Approved by The Mayor and
Laurel, Montana,
as the new council member.
7:00 p.m.
come before the Council at
8:08 p.m.
Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk
passed by the City Council of the City
this 7th day of March, 1989.
Bob Gauthier, Mayor
ATTEST:
Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk
this
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