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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 11.21.1989Minutes of the City Council of Laurel November 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 President of the Council, Chuck Dickerson at 7:00 p.m., on November 21, 1989. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Ron Marshall Donna Kilpatrick Chuck Rodgers L.D. Collins Chuck Dickerson Bob Graham Bruce Teeters Norman Orr COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: None but Mayor Gauthier was absent, INVOCATION: Invocation was given by Reverend Reiser. MINUTES: Motion by Alderman Orr to approve the minutes of the meeting of November 7, 1989, as presented, seconded by Collins. Motion carried 8--0. regular Alderman CORRESPONDENCE: Received the November minutes and activity report from the Air Pollution Control Board. Received a letter from Roger Perkins, regarding the proposed location for the solid waste transfer site. CITY CLERK & CITY TREASURER'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: The City Clerk and City Treasurer's financial statements for the month of October were presented. Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick that the City Clerk and City Treasurer's financial statements for the month of October, 1989, be approved, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 8--0. LAUREL GARDEN CLUB: Pat Hart and Angle Thom, representing the Laurel Garden Club, came before the council in regard to Firemen's Park. They would like the city to take care of pruning the trees in the park and they would also like to have four more sprinklers installed in their planting areas in order to adequately water what is there. In the future, the club would like to extend their shrubbery and flower plantings closer to the Chief Joseph statue and they were seeking permission for this. This item was referred to the Park and Recreation Committee which will meet on January 13th. PASTOR RAY WILLIS - SNOW REMOVAL: This item was carried over from the last meeting and Joe Bradley checked into the city's alternatives regarding the snow removal district. At this time, every lot within the city limits is part of the snow removal district and the city assessments are based on lot area. Joe said there are three other options that can be considered. They are lot frontage, taxable value proration, and any combination of the three which includes lot area. Joe said nothing can be done to change the current year's assessments. If the council decides to change the way they assess snow removal, it needs to be done fairly soon as it entails looking at every piece of property in town. Pastor Willis questioned the statement that the city can do nothing about their assessment for this year. It is his understanding, in talking to the county, that this snow removal district is a local issue passed by our council. Since that is true, why can't the council take action on a case by case situation if there is a problem. Page2 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Council Meeting of November 21, 1989 He stated again that Calvary Baptist is not objecting to paying for snow removal, but they feel it is unfair to have city lot square footage applied to six acres. He said since the council passed the ordinance, he feels they can act on his request for relief. Joe stated that the resolution for assessing snow removal was passed in August and it is beyond the time for the council to reconsider it. Those taxes have already been assessed, transferred to the county and billed. The council does not have the power to go back and change it nOW. Joe recommended that this be referred to the Budget/Finance Committee to determine whether any changes are necessary for the coming year. JOHN MOHR & FRANK PELICAN - REQUEST FOR 24 HOUR GAMBLING: John Mohr, on behalf of Mr. Pelican, is requesting adoption of an ordinance for 24 hour gambling. The last legislature permitted local authorities to pass ordinances to allow gambling between the hours of 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. This would apply to card dealers and video games. This item was referred to the Police Committee for a recommendation. The committee will meet on December 7th at 5:30 p.m. at the F.A.P. and John Mohr is to be notified. WALT FOSTER - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (ECORD): Walt Foster was not present. RESOLUTION APPROVING BUY-SELL AGREEMENT WITH DEBRA NAVE ON LAND FOR A GARBAGE TRANSFER SITE: RESOLUTION NO. 2425 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A BUY-SELL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAUREL AND DEBRA NAVE FOR THE PURCHASE OF LAND FOR A GARBAGE TRANSFER SITE Dennis Johnson showed slides of what a transfer site really is and how it operates. Dave Michael stated the city has not made a decision on the type of transfer site it will have. At this point, the city is trying to determine which site would best meet our needs and once this is done, the city will apply to the state. It takes approximately three months to get approval and during this time the city will decide which type of transfer site to go with. Dave explained what the city has in mind regarding the transfer site. He said the city cannot afford to go out and build a building and run a full fledged transfer site at this time. Rather, the garbage that is picked up by the trucks will be hauled directly to Billings and we will put two large containers on the land that we purchase in order for residents to haul their own Class III garbage. Every couple of days or as needed, these containers will be hauled to Billings to be dumped. There will be a chain link fence around the area and the site will be manned. Then, at some point in the future, as revenue is generated in the garbage fund, a building will be built and we would go to a full fledged transfer site. The minutes of the Garbage Committee of November 20th were presented and reviewed. Bob Graham explained, for the benefit of the audience~ the reasons we have to be out of our present landfill by May 1st and the options we have. He went on to briefly review the pros and cons of each of the four sites that are being considered. At the last meeting, a decision on the buy-sell was postponed. The Garbage Committee did further research and found that a Mr. Hale owns two sections of land that are adjacent to the Nave property. In Pages Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Council Meeting of November 21, 1989 Joe Bradley from Western Surety. right for the bonding now, speaking with Mr. Hale, he stated he would be interested in selling a portion of the property or trading some of his land for a portion of the Nave property if the price is right. Bob said it is the recommendation of the Garbage Committee to go ahead and negotiate with Mrs. Nave and Mr. Hale for the purchase of the ten acres of Nave property and open up negotiations with Mr. Hale for some type of option for further purchase. Motion by Alderman Graham to enter the Garbage Committee minutes of November 20, 1989, into the record, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 8--0, Motion by Alderman Graham that Resolution No. 2425 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 7--0 with Alderman Graham abstaining. BOB ROSSELOT - GARBAGE DUMP & TRANSFER SITE: This item does not need to be considered due to the passage of Resolution No. 2425. At this time, there was a five minute recess. The council meeting reconvened at 8:00 p.m. Walt Foster was now in attendance and stated he was here to answer any questions that anyone had regarding ECORD but he did not need to address the council. RECONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2420 - DE-ANNEXATION OF PARTS OF CHERRY HILLS SUBDIVISION: Joe Bradley recommended to the council that this item be postponed. Mr. Cantrell is considering donating some land to the city but as of yet, has not made up his mind as to the exact parcel. Motion by Alderman Rodgers to postpone reconsideration of Resolution No. 2420 to de-annex a portion of Cherry Hills Subdivision until December 5th, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 8--0, WESTERN SURETY COMPANY BOND REGARDING ERNIE DAVIS: RESOLUTION NO. 2426 APPROVING SETTLEMENT WITH WESTERN SURETY COMPANY AND AUTHORIZING RELEASE AND ASSIGNMENT OF CLAIM stated the city received a check for $ 30,000.00 last week The purpose of the resolution is to assign the company to go after Ernie to collect the money Motion by Alderman Orr that Resolution No. 2426 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Marshall. ESTABLISHING CIVIL FEES IN CIVIL COURT: ORDINANCE NO. Motion carried 8--0. 956 (second reading) ESTABLISHING CIVIL FEES IN CITY COURT Public Hearing: No comments. Motion by Alderman Orr to close the public hearing, seconded Alderman Graham. Motion carried 8--0. Motion by Alderman Orr that Ordinance No. 956 (second reading) passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Marshall. A roll call was taken and all aldermen voted, "YES." Motion carried 8--0. by be vote