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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 10.20.1987Minutes of the City Council of Laurel October 20, 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 7:06 p.m., on October 20, 1987. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Ervin Wood Donna Kilpatrick L. D. Collins Chuck Dickerson Chuck Rodgers Norman Orr COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Donald Meyers Rob Harris INVOCATION: Invocation given by Alderman Collins. Roger Perkins, Scoutmaster and Bob Western, Assistant Scoutmaster were present with 19 boyscouts from Troop No. 414. They are working on a communications merit badge. MINUTES: Ervin Wood mentioned that Chuck Rodgers was not listed as being present when in fact he was at the council meeting. Without any objection from the Council, the minutes were corrected to show that Chuck Rodgers was present. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of October 6, 1987, as corrected, seconded by Alderman Collins. Carried. CORRESPONDENCE: Received the September minutes and activity report from the Air Pollution Control Board. Received a report from the Montana Department of Health and Environ~ mental Sciences regarding the chemical and organic analysis of the water system. Received a notice of a public hearing on Monday, November 9, 1987 at 9:00 a.m. in Helena regarding proposed amendments to the rules pertaining to Building Codes. Received a "Thank You" letter to the Laurel Volunteer Fire Department from Jim and Renee Southworth for their quick and conscientious work that they performed on the fire at their home on October 2nd. Received a letter from James Kraft, Chairman, Advisory Board, regarding the County-Wide 9-1-1 plan. Received the October Newsletter from the Montana Municipal Insurance Authority. Received a report from the Laurel Police Reserve regarding the hours worked during the 1st quarter of 1987-88. Received the 1986-87 annual report from the Yellowstone City-County Health Department. Received the Centerline Selection Report for the Laurel-to-Bridger 100KV Project from Board of Natural Resources and Conservation. CITY CLERK'S AND CITY TREASURER'S FINANCIAL STATEMENT: The City Clerk's and City Treasurer's Financial Statement for the month of September was presented for approval. Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick that theCity Clerk's and City Treasurer's Financial Statement for the month of September, 1987, be approved, seconded by Alderman Rodgers. Motion carried 6--0. Use of Perpetual Care Funds for Capital Purchases: ORDINANCE NO. 924 (second reading) AMENDING SECTION '12.04.050, OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, ALLOWING USE OF PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS FOR CAPITAL PURCHASES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS Public Hearing - no comment. page2 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel at the October 20, 1987, council meeting Motion by Alderman Dickerson to close the public hearing, seconded by Alderwoman Kilpatrick. Motion carried 6--0. Motion by Alderman Dickerson that Ordinance No. 924 (second reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Orr. Upon taking a roll call vote, all aldermen present voted "Yes." Motion carried 6--0. Deposit To Cover Cost Of Testinq Water Meters: ORDINANCE NO. 925 (first reading) ADDING SECTION 13.04.105, TO THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR A DEPOSIT TO COVER THE COST OF TESTING WATER METERS Motion by Alderman Dickerson that Ordinance No. 925 (first reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Orr. Discussion followed and Ernie stated that the $25.00 charge is not a means to bring in revenue, but a way to cover actual expended costs. He stated the number of residents requesting water meter tests has increased substantially and only one out of every six or eight is found to be defective. It takes approximately 1% hours to do the exchange and test on every meter. If a meter is found to be defective, the $25.00 charge would be refunded to the customer. More Discussion: L. D. Collins stated that the City owns the water meters and he feels it's the City's responsibility to keep them up. At this time the motion was voted on. Upon taking a roll call vote all aldermen present voted "No". Motion defeated 6--0. RECREATIONAL BONFIRES: ORDINANCE NO. 926 (first reading) AMENDING SECTION 9.08.010 OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, ALLOWING RECREATIONAL BONFIRES BY PUBLIC ENTITIES, BY SPECIAL PERMIT ONLY Joe Bradley stated the purpose of the ordinance is to re-enact certain provisions of the uniform fire code that were repealed back in 1983 when the Council prohibited all bonfires. Motion by Alderman Dickerson that Ordinance No. 926 (first reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Orr. Further discussion followed and it was stated that the type of material used for the fire would need to be cleared by the fire chief at the time he issues the permit. L. D. Collins als0 stated that the County has prohibited open burning, so anyone wanting a bonfire in Laurel must also seek a permit from the County in addition to the one from Laurel. At this time the motion was voted on. Upon taking a roll call vote,' all aldermen present voted "Yes". Motion carried 6--0. Transfer Of Funds: RESOLUTION NO. 2315 BEING A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING CERTAIN FUNDS OF THE CITY OF LAUREL, MONTANA This is a resolution authorizing the transfer of funds from the SID 9108 Bond Sinking to the SID Revolving Fund. Motion by Alderman Dickerson that Resolution No. 2315 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 6--0. Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant: RESOLUTION NO. 2316 Page Minutes of the City Council of Laurel at the October 20, 1987, council meeting. coMMITTEE REPORTS: --Ambulance Committee minutes of October 14, reviewed. 1987 were presented and Motion by Alderman Dickerson to approve the committee's recommendation to not charge Mrs. Bolaird for the ambulance call;lon3:?~ September,30th,:1987, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 6--0. Chuck stated the Ambulance Committee had received two bids from Modern Auto to repaint LA-1. The first amount was a paint job only and the other was to include sanding and taping of the ambulance. These amounts were only for the part of the ambulance which was damaged in the accident. If funds are available the committee would like to have the ambulance completely repainted. There was a suggestion to obtain more bids and this matter was referred back to the Ambulance Committee. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to enter the Ambulance Committee minutes of October 14, 1987, into the record, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 6--0. --Budget/Finance Committee minutes of October 6, 1987 were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick to enter the Budget/Finance Committee minutes of October 6, 1987, into the record, seconded by Alderman Rodgers. Motion carried 6--0. --City Council Committee of the Whole minutes of October 6, 1987 were presented. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to enter the City Council Committee of the Whole minutes of October 6, 1987, into the record, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 6--0. --City-County Planning Board minutes of October 15, 1987, were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to enter the City-County Planning Board minutes of October 15;~ 1987, into the record, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 6--0. --License Committee minutes of October 19, 1987 were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to accept the committee's recommendation to grant city licenses to the following businesses: Die Morgen Post Schenk Construction J. & L. Construction Branstetter Construction Lynch Construction The motion was seconded by Alderman Rodgers. Motion carried 6--0. Discussion followed concerning late charges and fines on unpaid city licenses. This was referred back to the License Committee for further discussion. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to enter the License Committee minutes of October 19, 1987, into the record, except for item #2 which was referred back to committee for further study, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 6--0. --Police Committee minutes of October 8, 1987, were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to allow Police Chief Crowe to go out for bids on a new police car, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 6--0. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to enter the Police committee minutes of October 8, 1987, into the record, seconded by Alderman Rodgers. Motion carried 6--0. --Street and Alley Committee minutes of October 15, 1987, were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Collins to allow Ernie to go out for bids for page4 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel at the October 20, 1987, council meeting. --Utilities Committee minutes of October 13, 1987, were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to accept the committee's recommendation to reduce the old Nursing Home's sewer charge for September and October from $100.72 to $11.11, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 6--0. Motion by Alderman Collins to enter the Utilities Committee minutes of October 13, 1987, in to the record, seconded by Alderwoman Kilpatrick. Motion carried 6--0. MAYOR'S COMMENTS: Mayor Gauthier acknowledged the presence of a former Councilman, Kellogg. Lonnie Codification Update: Joe Bradley gave an update on the codification of the City's code. The information is still in Seattle with the Book Publishing Company which is waiting for the changes Joe needs to make. Out of the approximately 100 changes that needed to be made, he has 20 left. He hopes to have this done within 30 days. Once the company receives these changes the first draft should be ready within three to four months. The Department Heads and Council will meet with the Union on October 21, 1987, at 5:00 p.m. in the council chambers. Use of Temporary Portable Signs: Donna Kilpatrick spoke concerning the temporary portable sign at the Jan's IGA store on Main and Fifth Street. It blocks the drivers view of traffic. The police asked the store to move it but it has since been moved back in a position where it blocks the view again. Discussion followed and Joe stated our sign ordinance does not address temporary signs. It was Cal Cumin's suggestion to advise the Planning Board to look into establishing a time frame for these portable temporary signs. Joe stated he would look into other ordinances to see if any pertained to the use of these signs. The findings will be reported on at the next meeting. Council Meeting change: Election day falls on the next scheduled Council meeting so it was suggested that the meeting be changed to Wednesday, November 4, 1987. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to change the City Council meeting from November 3rd to the 4th, due to City election day being held on November 3rd, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 6--0. Certified Cities Program: Cal spoke concerning the Certified Cities Program. He stated Laurel had their certification visit from the State Department of Commerce last Thursday. The department indicated Laurel did well and Cal stated he hopes the City will be certified shortly. The organization is administered by the Economic Development Council and the purpose of the organization is to draw potential business to our community. This organization would have all the pertinent information concerning our community and would present this to a potential business. This would also qualify Laurel's profile to be included in State information that is sent out to prospects both nationally and worldwide. There being no further business to come before the Council at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 8:25 p.m. Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk Approved by the Mayor and passed by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, this 4th day of November, 1987. Bd~ Gauthi~r, Mayor ATTEST: Donald L. 'Hackmann, City Clerk