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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 04.07.1987Minutes of the City Council of Laurel April 7, 1987 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 April 7, 1987. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Ervin Wood Chuck Rodgers L. D. Collins COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Chuck Dickerson Donald Meyers Rob Harris Norman Orr Donna Kilpatrick INVOCATION: Invocation given by Alderman Collins. MINUTES: Motion by Alderman Dickerson to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of March 17, 1987, as presented, seconded by Alderman Collins. Carried. CORRESPONDENCE: Received a thank you card from Annette Hart for considering her for the position of Alderman in Ward III. Received two legislative bulletins, dated March 17th and March 27th, 1987, from the Montana League of Cities & Towns. Received the March newsletter from the Montana Municipal Insurance Authority. Received a letter from the Laurel Senior Citizens Center advising the City how they spent their Revenue Sharing money. Received an invitation to attend the Silver Tea during Library Week on April 9th from 1--7 p.m. Received a letter from the Montana Department of Highways regarding the abandonment of public right-of-way adjacent to or in the area of the Town Pump development. Received a letter of resignation from Guy Stormont of the Laurel Airport Authority. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to accept the resignation of Guy Stormont from the Laurel Airport Authority, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 7--0. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to advertise in the Laurel Outlook to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Stormont's resignation, seconded by Alderman Meyers. Motion carried 7--0. CLAIMS: Claims for the month of March, 1987, were reviewed by the Budget/Finance Committee and recommended that they be paid. Motion by Alderman Harris to pay the claims for March, 1987, seconded by Alderman Dickerson. Motion carried 7--0. STREET LIGHTS: RESOLUTION NO. 2267 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAUREL AND MONTANA POWER COMPANY, SAID AGREEMENT RELATING TO CHANGING OF 86 STREET LIGHTS IN LIGHT DISTRICT NO. 2. Motion by Alderman Dickerson that Resolution No. 2267 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 7--0. ADDRESS NUMBERS ON HOUSES: ORDINANCE NO. 910 (first reading) ADDING SECTION 15.14.010, DISPLAY OF ADDRESS NUMBERS, TO THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE. Motion by Alderman Dickerson that Ordinance No. 910 (first reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Orr. Upon taking a roll call vote, all aldermen present voted, "YES." Motion carried 7--0. Discq~sion followed that this will mainly be enforced by the building permit process. No one is going out looking for offenders. The police and fire departments can report missing numbers that they find when responding to a call. FINAL PLAT APPLICATIONS: ORDINANCE NO. 907 (AMENDED) (first reading) AMENDING SECTION 18.32.020, FINAL PLAT APPLICATION, TO PROVIDE THAT FINAL PLATS SHALL BE REVIEWED BY PLANNING BOARD, CITY ENGINEER, AND EXAMINING LAND SURVEYOR. page 2 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Motion by Alderman Dickerson to remove Ordinance No. 907 from the table, seconded by Alderman Meyers. Motion carried 7--0. Motion by Alderman Dickerson that amended Ordinance No. 907 (first reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Collins. Upon taking a roll call vote, all aldermen present voted, "YES." Motion carried 7--0. ORDINANCE NO. 911 (first reading) AMENDING SECTION 18.32.030, REQUIRING SUBDIVIDERS .TO HAVE FINAL PLAT CHECKED FOR ERRORS AND OMMIS- SIONS IN APPROPRIATE CASES. Motion by Alderman Dickerson that Ordinance No. 911 (first reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Harris. Upon taking a roll call vote, all aldermen present voted, "YES." Motion carried 7--0. LIBRARY GRANT: RESOLUTION NO. 2268 AUTHORIZING THE LIBRARY BOARD TO APPLY FOR LSCA TITLE II FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW LIBRARY. Motion by Alderman Dickerson that Resolution No. 2268 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Meyers. Motion carried 7--0. WATER DEPOSITS: RESOLUTION NO. 2269 AUTHORIZING TRANSFER OF WATER DEPOSIT CASH FUND TO WATER OPERATING FUND. Motion by Alderman Dickerson that Resolution No. 2269 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 7--0. Discussion followed concerning someone coming in to claim the money once it's been transferred. The City Clerk stated that if they can prove they have not received their deposit, it will then be taken out of the Water Operating Fund. COMMITTEE REPORTS: --Ambulance Committee minutes of March 24, 1987, were presented and reviewed. The Mayor appointed Del Kerr as an ambulance attendant effective April 7, 1987. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to confirm the Mayor's appointment of Del Kerr as an ambulance attendant, effective April 7, 1987, seconded by Alderman Wood. Motion carried 7--0. Motion by Alderman Meyers to grant Pat Metzger a leave of absence from May 10, 1987, to July 10, 1987, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 7--0. Chloe Kaelberer will fill in during Pat's absence. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to enter the Ambulance Committee minutes of March 24, 1987, into the record, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 7--0. --Budget/Finance Committee minutes of March 17, 1987, were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Harris to enter the Budget/Finance Committee minutes of March 31, 1987, into the record, seconded by Alderman Dickerson. Motion carried 7--0. --City Council Committee of the Whole minutes of March 17, 1987, were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Meyers to enter the City Council Committee of the Whole minutes of March 17, 1987, into the record, seconded by Alderman Dickerson. Motion carried 7--0. --City-County Planning Board minutes of April 2, 1987, were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Collins to enter the City-County Planning Board minutes of April 2, 1987, into the record, seconded by Alderman Dickerson. Motion carried 7--0. There was discussion concerning the conflict between Section 17.68.020, LMC, and the Sign Code. The ordinance states pole signs must be 12 ft. off the ground as opposed to the Sign Code which states 8 ft. Joe Bradley will draw up a new ordinance to amend the existing one so it coincides with the Sign Code. The Council was in agreement to allow Terry Fink to put up an 8 ft. sign at the Caboose. page3 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel --City License Committee minutes of March 24, 1987, were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Orr to confirm the granting of City licenses to High Tech Construction, the New Owl Cafe and Dakota Seafood, seconded by Alderman Dickerson. Motion carried 7--0. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to grant City licenses to the following businesses: Aaby Roofing Stormont's Welding Studio Laurel Rick's Repair Engineering Ltd Hill Construction Red's Paint & Repair, seconded by Alderman Meyers. Carried 7--0. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to enter the City License Committee minutes of March 24, 1987, into the record, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 7--0. --Parks & Recreation Committee minutes of February 23, 1987, extended to March 2, 1987, were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Meyers to grant the Laurel Volunteer Fire Depart- ment permission to use Thomson Park for a barbecue, to be held on July 4th, 1987, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 7--0. Motion by Alderman Rodgers to enter the Parks & Recreation Committee minutes of February 23, 1987, into the record, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 7--0. The Mayor informed the Council that the Future Farmers of America has received a grant of $400 for Murray Park improvements. They would like the City to match these funds, and the Mayor advised the Parks & Recreation Committee to review the request at their next meeting. --Parks & Recreation Committee minutes of March 23, 1987, were presented and reviewed. The Mayor stated that the committee was unable to come to a decision about the pool managers and they asked him to review the applicants. He will make a recommendation at the next Council meeting. Motion by Alderman Orr to enter the Parks & Recreation Committee minutes of March 23, 1987, into the record, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 7--0[. --Police Committee minutes of April 2, 1987, were presented and reviewed. Hi-Band Radios There was discussion concerning the purchase of hi-band radios. Bids were received from three companies: Motorola - $8,153.00 GE 7,695.00 Midland 7,745.00 Motion by Alderman Dickerson to accept General Electric's bid of $7,695.00 seconded by Alderman Meyers. Motion carried 7--0. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to enter the Police Committee minutes of April 2, 1987, into the record, seconded by Alderman Meyers. Motion carried 7--0. MAYOR'S COMMENTS: The Mayor stated he will be rearranging the seating in the Council Chambers. Jim Flisrand Discussion regarding property owners doing their own curb, gutter and sidewalk concrete work. Joe Bradley will prepare an ordinance to delete the bonding requirement for property owners only. The Mayor will relax the rules until the ordinance goes into effect, to allow property owners to go ahead with their own work. The Mayor announced that there will be a Department Head meeting the fourth Monday of each month at 7:00 a.m. at City Hall. There being no further business to come before the Council at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 8:12 p.m. ~~/m~~-~' Donald L. ~ackmann, City Clerk Approved by the Mayor and passed by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, this 21st day of April, 1987. ~ ~~ ~b Gauth~e , Mayor ,~EST: