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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 11.17.1987Minutes of the City Council of Laurel November 17, 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 November 17, 1987. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Ervin Wood Donna Kilpatrick Chuck Rodgers L. D. Collins Chuck Dickerson Donald Meyers Rob Harris Norman Orr COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: None INVOCATION: Invocation given by L. D. Collins. MINUTES: Motion by Alderman Meyers to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of November 4, 1987, as presented, seconded by Alderman Orr. Carried. CORRESPONDENCE: Received the official election results from the County and Bruce Teeters has accepted the position of Alderman in Ward I. Received the October minutes and activity report from the Air Pollution Control Board. Received a copy of the Proposed Hazardous Waste Rules from the State of Montana. City Clerk's and City Treasurerts Financial Statement: The City Clerk's and City Treasurer's Financial Statements month of October were presented for approval. for the Motion by Alderman Rob Harris that the City Clerk's and City Treasurer's Financial Statements for the month of October, 1987, be approved. Seconded by Alderwoman Kilpatrick. Motion carried 8--0. Bid Openings for New Police Cas:.- This being the time and place advertised, and read aloud. all bids received were opened Johnson Ford 317 East Main Laurel, Montana 59044 1988 Ford Crown Victoria 4D "S" Bid Bond Attached Bid price with 1985 Ford as trade in. $11,133.00 Fichtner Chevrolet South East 4th Street Laurel, Montana 59044 1988 Chevrolet Caprice 4 Door Sedan Cashier's Check attached Bid price with 1985 Ford as trade in. $11,449.00 The bids were referred to the Police Committee for recommendation at the next Council meeting. Human Sled Pull Randy Hart, Sales Manager of KBSO Radio, asked permission to close First Avenue from Main Street to First Street North on December 5th from approximately 1:30 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. for a human sled pull in conjunction with the "Dash for the Stash" activities planned by Laurel Merchants. Joe Bradley stated that the State does not want to see First Avenue closed because it is a state highway. Alternate locations were dis- cussed. Upon further discussion it was decided to allow the closure on First Avenue between Main and First Streets. Page2 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Motion by Alderman Dickerson to close First Avenue between First Street and Main Street on Saturday, December 5th for three hours, seconded by Alderman Meyers. Motion carried 8--0. Landfill Hours Jim Flisrand stated the current landfill winter hours are from 10:00a.m. 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. He would like to see the hours changed to 9:00 4:00 p.m. to facilitate the garbage truck. He stated the truck is ready to be dumped by 9:00 or 9:30 a.m. and if there is no operator there the truck will have to push snow to reach the dumping site and this could cause problems for and to the truck. Motion by Alderman Meyers to change the landfill winter hours to 9:00 - 4:00 p.m., seconded by Alderman Harris. Motion carried 8--0. Vacate and Abandon Portions of Cherry Hill Sub. Second Filing. RESOLUTION NO. 2313 NOTICE OF INTENT TO VACATE AND ABANDON CERTAIN DESCRIBED PORTIONS OF CHERRY HILL SUBDIVISION SECOND FILING, IN THE CITY OF LAUREL, AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO EXCLUDE SAID VACATED AND ABANDONED PORTIONS FROM THE MUNICIPALITY. Discussion followed. At this time a vote was taken on a motion that was presented at the September 15th meeting. A motion was made by Alderman Meyers that Resolution No. 2313 be passed and adopted, and was seconded by Alderman Rodgers. There being a division of the house, a roll call vote was taken. Ail Aldermen present voted, "Yes" except for Alderman Orr who voted "No." Motion carried 7--1. The adjacent property owners will be notified of the public hearing. Water Line On Lindy Lane Jim Flisrand stated there is an old 10" water line running from the water plant to the railroad yard. There is one dwelling on this line and their water is discolored due to lack of use on this line. The City discontinued 2600 feet of line below the residence and replaced 800 feet to the north, hoping this would take care of the problem but there is too much volume in the remaining 800' of old line (to the north of the replaced line), that a single dwelling can not draw enough water to keep the lines clear. Jim is asking to tie back into the old 10" line that was discontinued so a small amount of water can be flushed through the line periodically till the remaining 800 feet can be replaced in the spring pending State approval. Jim stated this would require a 20' copper line and a cap which would be a minimum expense to the City to handle the problem throughout the winter. Section 125 RESOLUTION NO. 2318 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH MONY FINANCIAL SERVICES RELATING TO AN IRS SECTION 125 PLAN. Joe Bradley stated there should be two changes made on the resolution. Item #1 should have added to the end "as set forth on the group benefit plan proposal" and in item #6 the word agreement should be replaced by "Proposal". Motion by Alderman Dickerson that Resolution No. 2318 be passed and adopted with the changes recommended by Joe, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 8--0. Committee Reports L-Budqet/Finance Committee minutes of November 4, and reviewed. 1987, were presented Motion by Alderman Harris to enter the Budget/Finance Committee minutes of November 4, 1987, into the record, seconded by Alderwoman Kilpatrick. Motion carried 8--0. --Budget/Finance Committee minutes of November 17, 1987,..were presented and reviewed. Page3 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel --City Council Committee of the Whole minutes of November 4, 1987 were presented. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to enter the City Council Committee of the Whole minutes of November 4, 1987, into the record, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 8--0. --City License Committee minutes of November 16, 1987 were presented and reviewed.~ Motion by Alderman Dickerson to accept the committee's recommenda- tion to grant a city license to Classic Shapes, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 8--0. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to accept the committee's recommenda- tion to grant a city license to The Cop's Shop, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 8--0. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to accept the committee's recommda- tion to grant a city license to Edward D. Jones & Co., seconded by Alderman Rodgers. Motion carried 8--0. Discussion followed on L-T Painting. The Planning Board recommended approval with the total gallons stored not to exceed 50 gallons and pending a fire inspection. Darrell McGillen, Fire Chief, in reference to a fire but he to 30 gallons. stated that latex paint poses no problem recommended the flamable liquids be limited Motion by Alderman Dickerson to grant a city license to L-T Painting with a storage limitation of 50 gallons which includes 30 gallons of flamable material, and pending a fire inspection, seconded by Alderman Orr. There being a division of the house, a roll call vote was taken. Alderman Harris, Rodgers, Dickerson, Orr, Meyers and Alderwoman Kilpatrick all voted, "Yes" and Alderman Wood and Collins voted, "No." Motion carried 6--2. There was discussion on granting a license to Sue's Video Service. The concern was that this same service is offered by other businesses which are located in the business district. This would be taking business away from them and giving it to someone located in a residential area where their overhead to run it is much less. Cal stated there is a provision in the Home Occupation Code that states that if a service is provided in the central business district the Council can deny a home occupation license on that basis. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to accept the Planning Board's recommendation to grant a city license to Sue's Video Service, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 6--1 with Alderman Collins voting "No" and Alderman Wood abstaining. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to accept the committee's recommenda- tion to grant the Shell Shack a pawnbroker's license, seconded by Alderman Meyers. Motion carried 8--0. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to enter the License Committee minutes of November 16, 1987, into the record, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 8--0. -- Public Utilities Committee minutes of November 9; 1987 were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Meyers to grant Curt Bradley a water and sewer refund for the period from July 10, 1986 through July 9, 1987, seconded by Alderman Harris. There being a division of the house, a roll call vote was taken. Aldermen Harris, Rodgers, Dickerson, Meyers, and Wood all voted "Yes." Alderwoman Kilpatrick and Aldermen Collins and Orr voted, "No." Motion carried 5--3. Motion by Alderman Meyersto enter the Public Utilities Committee minutes of November 9, 1987, into the record, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 8--0. -~ellowstone County communication center A letter was presented to the M~v~r ~r~m page4 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Motion by Alderman Dickerson to allow the Mayor to respond to Jim Kraft that Laurel does not wish to participate in the 911 Communication Center in Billings, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 8--0. Comments From the Audience Jean Carroll Thompson, Chairwoman of the Christmas to Remember committee, commented on the activities planned for November 29th. She requested to have two blocks of First Avenue closed to facilitate these activities. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to close First Avenue between Main and First Streets from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. and from Main to the Credit Union from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. on November 29th, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 8--0. Darrell McGillen, Fire Chief, asked permission to hold a fireworks display at Firemen's Park on November 29th. Motion by Alderman Meyers to grant the fire department permission to hold a fireworks display at F±remen's Park on November 29th, seconded by Alderwoman Kilpatrick. Motion carried 8--0. Chuck Dickerson asked Jean Carroll Thompson to make arrangements with Greyhound to have an alternate pickup area for the times the street will be closed on November 29th and December 5th. Off Street Parking Regulation Cal Cumin explained there is a regulation on off street parking for expanding businesses which states parking needs to be provided within 900 feet of the business but not across a main arterial route. It is the Planning Board's recommendation that they eliminate the off street parking requirement for parking across a main arterial route. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to direct the City Attorney to draw up an Ordinance eliminating the off street parking requirement of parking across an arterial route, seconded by Alderwoman Kilpatrick. Motion carried 8--0. Home Care Facility Cal stated the Planning Board recommends approval for Betty Winkel's home care facility and also, that there be no public hearing on it. He said such things as the number of beds, size, etc. are Board of Health issues that they will address at a public hearing held in Laurel. Cal stated these are issues the Planning Board cannot address through zoning and since she meets all the zoning requirements, they recommend approval to the Council. This will come before the Council at a later date. Mayor Gauthier welcomed Bruce Teeters to the Council meeting. MAYOR'S COMMENTS: Mayor Gauthier would like to appoint Cal Cumin to replace Rusty Rokita as the grant writer to the CDBG grant. Motion by Alderman Meyers to make Cal Cumin the grant writer on the CDBG grant, seconded by Alderman Dickerson. Motion carried 8--0. Mayor Gauthier appointed James Fox as the new Animal Control and Parking Officer. Motion by Alderman Rodgers to confirm the appointment of James Fox as Animal Control and Parking Officer, seconded bY Alderman Dickerson. Motion carried 8--0. Commodities Distribution The Mayor stated Chuck Parker is in charge of the commodities distribution. It is handled through Human Resource Development Council and Chuck can be reached at 248-1477. The Nazarene Church has offered to let the people wait inside the church for the truck and it may be a couple months before the change takes place. The Mayor stated he will be setting up new committees and making appoint- ments to them after the first of the year. He asked that anyone with a preference let him know. Committee Meetings Ambulance Committee will meet November 24th at 5:30. Police Committee will meet at 6:30 on November 24th. Page5 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Street and Alley Committee will meet November 19th at 5:30. There being no further business to come before the Council at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. Sharon Herman, Deputy City Clerk Approved by the Mayor and passed by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, this 1st day of December, 1987. ATTEST: Sharon Herman, Deputy City Clerk