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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 03.18.1986Minutes of theme C 8ty19Council of Laurel ' 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 March 18, 1986. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:- Ervin Wood Chuck Dickerson Donna Kilpatrick Donald Meyers Mel Krug Rob Harris L. D. Collins Norman Orr COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: NONE The flag presentation was conducted by Junior Girl Scout Troup #104. INVOCATION: Invocation given by Alderman Krug. MINUTES: Motion by Alderman Meyers to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of March 4, 1986, as presented, seconded by Alderman Orr. Carried. CORRESPONDENCE: Received a letter from Francis Dewing; Vice President of Laurel Senior Citizens Center, regarding the spending of Federal Revenue Sharing Funds. Received the February minutes and activity report from the Air Pollution Control Agency. Received a letter from the U.S.Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, regarding a meeting March 26th at 1:30 p.m., at 1629 Avenue D, Building C, in Billings, to discuss a Land Evaluation and Site Assessment System. Received the February issue of High Water, Floodplain Management Section, ' from Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. Received a copy of a letter written to American Arbitration Association from B. E. Longo, regarding an answer to the Volk Construction claim and counterclaim. CITY CLERK & CITY TREASURER'S FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY: The City Clerk and City Treasurer's Financial Statement for the month of February was presented for approval. Motion by Alderman-Harris to approve the City Clerk and City Treasurer's Financial .Statement as ,presented, seconded by Alderwoman Kilpatrick. Motion carried 8--0. GEORGETTE PACHECO stated it's called Alpine Gem Floral; and she asked permission to sell flowers on street corners. They will stay on private property and not interfere. Motion by Alderman Meyers to approve the request for Georgette Pacheco to sell flowers on the street corners, seconded by Alderman Krug. Motion carried 8--0. BID OPENING - STREET SWEEPER: This being the time and place advertised, all bids received were opened and read aloud. 1. Normont Equipment Co. Bid Bond attached 1157 Smelter Avenue Black Eagle, MT. 5941.4 ' 1 new Elgin Pelican HH Custom Street Sweeper with trade-in 2 3. L & L Equipment Company Bid Bond attached 942 Senora Billings, MT. 59105 1 new SunVac Street Sweeper with trade-in Rimrock Equipment Company no Bid Bond P. 0. Box 1396 Billings, MT. 59103 1 new Elgin Whirlwind II Street Sweeper with trade-in 4. Pioneer Equipment & Supply Bid Bond Attached 624 Dakota Box 3087 Cashier's check in the Butte, MT. 59702 amount of $7,715 1 new Athey Street Sweeper with trade-in $62,687 5 8-, 9-8 7> $81,310 75,810 $87,000 82,377 $77,150 72,150 page 2 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel 5. Hall-Perry Machinery Co. Bid Bond attached P. O. Box 30518 1728 Old Hardin Road Billings, MT. 59107 1 new Johnson Street Sweeper $86,791 with trade-in 73,248 The bids were referred to the Street & Alley Committee and will be reviewed at their March 20, 1986, meeting. A recommendation will be made at Council meeting on April 1st. ORDINANCE NO. 831 (second reading): ORDINANCE NO. 831 (second reading) AMENDING SECTION 12.04.090, PRICE OF LOTS, OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE. Piotion by Alderman Meyers that Ordinance No. 831 (second reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Krug. Discussion. Motion by Alderman Orr to amend and add Section F to sell lots con- - secutively in the new sections of the cemetery, seconded by Alderman Meyers. Motion carried 8--0. Being as this was a public hearing - the Mayor asked if there were any comments from the audience? none Upon taking a roll call vote, all aldermen present voted,"YES." Motion carried as amended 8--0. ORDINANCE NO. 832 (second reading): ORDINANCE NO. 832 (second reading) RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE CEMETERY COMMISSION Motion by Alderman Dickerson that Ordinance No. 832 (second reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Orr. Discussion. Motion by Alderman Krug to delete reference no. 12.04.020, seconded by Alderman Dickerson. Motion carried 8--0. Again, this was a public hearing. There were no comments from the audience. Upon taking a roll call vote, all aldermen answered, "YES." Motion carried as amended 8--0. A resolution was presented to hold a public hearing to use park-land for construction of a new library. RESOLUTION NO. 2190 RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE QUESTION OF VdHETHER CITY LANDS IN THOMPSON PARK SHOULD BE USED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW LIBRARY. ' Motion by Alderman Krug that Resolution No. 2190 be passed and adopted, seconded by Aldercaoman Kilpatrick. Motion carried 8--0. COMMITTEE REPORTS: -City Council Committee as a Whole minutes of March 4, 1986, were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Meyers to enter these m seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 8--0. --Police Committee minutes of March 6, 1986, were Discussion regarding vehicle height obstructing Motion by Alderman Dickerson to enter into Committee minutes of March 6, 1986, seconded by carried 8--0. inutes into the record, presented and reviewed. the view at intersections. the record the Police Alderman Orr. Motion --Parking and Public Buildings Committee minutes of March 11, 1986, were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Krug to make a budget transfer of $3,200 and construct two walls at the FAP Complex, seconded by Alderman Harris. Motion carried 8--0. Discussion regarding two public parking lots; one at Blackburns and another .page 3 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel ' at Fireman's Park. The Chamber of Commerce would like to know if the City can contribute any funds? Dean Rankin speaking on behalf of the Chamber Parking Committee, stated there are actually three areas we are concerned with. The City lot, Black- - burns, and Fireman's Park. PIe saw a perfect opportunity with the State going to re-do the highway. Also the tenants are upset receiving tickets-all the time for parking in vacant lots. We feel responsibility to our customers, tenants and employees. They are the ones that work downtown. Dean handed out papers concerning Fireman's Park. The Chamber feels the area between Dave's Conoco and Chamber Building can be put to good use, and 22 parking spaces. We would not take anything away from the west part of the park. Further down at Blackburns, there could be an additional 46 parking spots. Mr. Blackburn wanted to sublease it to the City, conse- quently the Chamber would be the third party. A lot of problems could .occur from that. Cashell Engineers did the ,preliminary-work and came up with an estimate of $26,000 for these two parking lots. This was referred to the Budget/Finance Committee for an amount that the City Council could contribute. Fireman's Park was referred to the Parlc Committee. Another item was the loading zone at the flower shop (Nature's Corner). This was referred to the Street & Alley Committee. Motion by Alderman Kruq to enter into the record the Parking and Public Buildings Committee minutes of March 11, 1986, seconded by Alderman Dickerson. Motion carried 8--0. --Public Utilities Committee minutes of March 11, 1986, were presented and reviewed. Discussion on Water System Development Fee. Motion by Alderman P4evers to direct Joe Bradley, City Attorney, to prepare an ordinance for a-Water System Development Fee, seconded by Alderman Krug. Motion carried 8--0. Jim Flisrand reported on the lift station located between Elm and Fir. There is a need to replace this lift station as soon as possible due to unsafe conditions. The Mayor said -that we should try to get an air exchanger this fiscal year. It's dangerous for employees to work in this area due to deadly gasses. Motion by Alderman Meyers to enter into the record the Public Utilities Committee minutes of March 11, 1986, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 8--0. --Ambulance Committee minutes of March 11, 1986, were presented and reviewed. Dale Sanford was present to discuss the EMT course. At this time (8:40 p.m.) Alderman Meyers left to answer a fire call. Motion by Alderman Krug to have the Ambulance Committee pursue this EMT course committee further with details being presented at a later date, seconded by Alderman Wood. Motion carried 7--0. ' Motion by Alderman Dickerson to enter into the record the Ambulance Committee minutes of Diarch 11, 1986, seconded by Alderman Krug. Motion carried 7--0. COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE: NONE MAYOR'S COMMENTS• The Mayor changed the Department Head meeting to Monday, March-24th at 4:00 p.m. The Mayor asked permission to leave the State. b4otion by Alderman Krug to grant the Mayor permission to leave the State, seconded by Alderman Dickerson. Motion carried 7--0. The Mayor appointed Earl Linger to the Police Commission, replacing Grant Lawyer. Motion by Alderman Harris to confirm the Mayor's appointment of Earl Linger to the Police Commission, effective May, 1986, seconded by Alderman Dickerson. Motion carried 7--0. Cashier/Udtility Billing Clerk The Mayor appointed Jeanette Dolechek, effective April 1, 1986, as cashier/ utility billing clerk, to replace Celia Easton who is retiring April 25, 1986. page 4 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Motion by Alderman Krug to confirm the Mayor's appointment of Jeanette ' Dolechek as cashier/utility billing-clerk, seconded by Alderman Dickerson. Motion carried 7--0. Jim Flisrand stated he received a letter from Barry O'Leary regarding SID #108. They will try and get together with the engineer and the City on the project to resolve the problems in the next week or two. There was also some concern from the Fire Department and Police Department on the building west of Beyl's on South 1st Avenue. I contacted the property owner and they are taking bids for demolition. Joe Bradley N7e got a preliminary analysis report on the Laurel codes from Book Publishing Company out of Seattle. They will be wanting to meet with the City within the next 3 to 4 weeks. Jim Flisrand said he received an answer back from the State regarding the transfer station at the landfill. Our current lease will not handle the construction of the transfer station. We will have to acquire a new lease at a different site. I'm working on the paper work at this time. There being no further business to come before the Council at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 8:52 p.m. Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk Approved by the Mayor and passed by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, this 1st day of April, 1986. Bob Ga thie Mayor TEST: onald L. Hackmann, City Clerk