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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 02.02.1999 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUN(IL OF ! XUREL February 2, 1999 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 Chuck Rodgers at 7:00 p.m. on February 2, 1999. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Dirk Kroll Bud Johnson Ken Olson Miles Walton Gay Easton Norman Orr Bill Staudinger COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Gary Temple Mayor Rodgers asked the council to observe a moment of silence in behalf of Miranda Fermer and her family. MINUTES: Motion by Alderman Kroll to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of January 19, 1999, as presented, seconded by Alderman Johnson. Motion carried 7-0. CORRESPONDENCE: Dorsey & Whitney LLP: Memo regarding City and Town Borrowing Authority. MMIA Risk Management Bulletin of January 15, 1999: Year 2000 (Y2K) Computer Preparations. Yellowstone County Air Pollution Control, January 27, 1999: Regulation Revisions. CONSENT ITEMS: a. Claims for the month of January in the amount of $797,458.20. b. Committee Reports. --City Council Committee of the Whole minutes of January 19, 1999 were presented. --Laurel Airport Authority minutes of October 27, 1998 were presented. --Laurel Aimort Authority minutes of November 24, 1998 were presented. --Parks Committee minutes of January 21, 1999 were presented. --Street and Alley Committee minutes of January 21, 1999 were presented. The mayor asked if there was any separation of consent items. There was none. Motion by Alderman Johnson to approve the consent items, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 7-0. SCHEDULED MATTERS: a. Confim~ation of Appointments. Ambulance Reserves: Mayor Rodgers appointed Paul Stanford, Lori Spina, Shane Kuper, Thom Vaughan and Tara Briant to the Ambulance Reserves. Motion by Alderman Johnson to confirm the appointments of Paul Stanford, Lori Spina, Shane Kuper, Thom Vaughan and Tara Briant to the Ambulance Reserves, seconded by Alderman Staudinger. Motion carried 7-0. Laurel Volunteer Fire Department: Mayor Rodgers appointed Rick Gallegos as a fireman for the Laurel Volunteer Fire Department. Council Minutes of February 2, 1999 Motion by Alderman Johnson to approve the appointment of Rick Gallegos as a fireman, seconded by Alderman err. Motion carried 7-0. Laverne Ivie: Yellowstone Conservation District - Information regarding the Conservation District Board. Laveme Ivie introduced Clint McFarland, a member of the Conservation District Board. Clint explained that there are a number of conservation districts in each cotmty across the state. They are charged with administering the 310 Law, a stream, bed and bank preservation law. The Yellowstone Conservation District is very involved in the education of young people. They have had booths at the Nile and the M.A.T.E. for the past eight years, and they consider it to be a very important part of the Conservation Board's activities. The Board acts as intermediaries between federal, state and county agencies on various aspects of conservation. Clint asked the council to recommend someone who is interested in conservation to serve on the Conservation Board. Laveme Ivie stated that the Conservation Board consists of seven members: five elected official and two appointed members from the incorporated cities within our county boundaries. These cities include Billings, Broadview and Laurel. The board already has a member from Billings, and would like to have a member from Laurel to replace Jim Worthington, who served for two years but has moved out of the boundaries. Laverne explained that they do not need a hydrologist or an engineer, but they need someone who is interested in volunteering their time for the conservation of natural resources. The Yellowstone Conservation District meets at 8:00 a.m. on the first Tuesday of each month. The Laurel member would be required to live within the city limits. Laveme left a handbook about the Conservation District with the council for their review. She will check back with Mayor Rodgets in a month regarding his recommendation for a Conservation Board member. Ordinance No. 099-1: Ordinance to regulate and control and prohibit conditions that contribute to community decay. (Second Reading and Public Hearing) ORDINANCE NO. O99-1 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAUREL TO REGULATE AND CONTROL AND PROHIBIT CONDITIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO COMMUNITY DECAY. This being the second reading of this ordinance, a public hearing was held. Mayor Rodgers asked if there were any proponents or opponents. There were none. Motion by Alderman err to close the public hearing, seconded by Alderman Walton. Motion carried 7-0. Motion by Alderman Walton to approve Ordinance No. O99-1, seconded by Alderman Johnson. A roll call vote was taken on the motion to approve Ordinance No. O99-1. All seven aldermen present voted aye. Motion carried 7-0. Ordinance No. O99-4: An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Laurel providing for the immunization, defense, and indemnification of public officials and public employees for liability resulting from an alleged violation of Constitutional Initiative 75. (First Reading) ORDINANCE NO. 099-4 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAUREL PROVIDING THAT THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE BE AMENDED BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER TO BE NUMBERED CHAPTER 2.94; PROVIDING FOR THE IMMUNIZATION, DEFENSE, AND INDEMNIFICATION OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR LIABILITY RESULTING FROM AN ALLEGED VIOLATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVE 75. Council Minutes of February 2, 1999 Motion bv Alderman Johnson to approve Ordinance No. 099-4, seconded by Alderman Orr. A roll call vote was taken on the motion to approve Ordinance No. 099-4. All aldermen present voted aye. Motion carried 7-0. The second reading and public hearing will be held at the council meeting on February 16, 1999. UNS CHEDULED MATTERS: Mayor Rodgers welcomed Yellowstone County Commissioner Jim Reno to the council meeting. Cal mentioned that Jim is planning to attend the next Central Business District planning meeting. Ken Olson requested that some special informative speakers be scheduled for the council meetings with a short agenda. Bud Johnson mentioned that, since the agendas are not final until the Friday before the council meeting, them would not be sufficient time to schedule a speaker just because of a short agenda. The general consensus was that speakers offbring pertinent and valuable infom~ation to the council should be scheduled when possible. Cal Cumin encouraged the councilmen to attend the next Central Business District planning meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 9th, at 5:30 p.m. at Laurel Ford. Mayor Rodgers questioned Cal regarding the status of the Log Cabin Project. Larry McCann said that they are almost ready to advertise for new bids for the project. Cal mentioned that the Canyon Creek project has been delayed because the contractor is not interested in doing it for the price. Larry said that the Chamber recently sent more money to the contractor. There being no further business to come before the council at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 7:22 p.m. Cindy Allen,i'/ecretary Approved by the Mayor and passed by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, this 16th day of February, 1999. Charles Rodgers, May~//~' Attest: Donald L. Hackmann, Clerk-Treasurer