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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 08.07.1984Minutes of the City Council of Laurel August 7, 1984 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 Albert Ehrlick at 7:03 p.m., on August 7, 1984. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Lonnie Kellogg Marvin Carter Fred Feuerbacher, III Mel Krug Chuck Dickerson Donald Meyers Bob Gauthier Rob Harris INVOCATION: Invocation g~en by Reverend Wilhelm. MINUTES: Motion by Alderman Meyers to approve the minutes of the regular meet- ing of July !7, 1984, as presented, seconded by Alderman Dickerson. Carried. CORRESPONDENCE: Received the annual report for July 1, 1983--June 30, 1984, from the Yellowstone City-County Board of Health. Received a letter from Laurel merchants regarding a trip to Kimberly, District Columbia to review their methods in developing the business community. Received a letter from DNRC, Energy Division, regarding a conference in Living- ston on October 3, 4, and 5 regarding innovative energy financing. Received a letter from the Department of Commerce, Community Development Division, regarding change in State CDBG allocation and summary of CDBG project administra- tion available. Received a copy of "High Water," Floodplain Management Section from DNRC. Phil Curry, on behalf of the National Guard, presented a Certificate of Apprecia- tion to the Mayor and City Council for their support of guardpersons in their employ. CITY CLERK & CITY TREASURER'S FINANCIAL STATEMENT: The City Clerk and City Treasurer's financial statement for the month of June, 1984, was presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Gauthier to accept the City Clerk and City Treasurer's financial statement as presented, seconded by Alderman Feuerbacher. Motion carried 6--0. CLAIMS: Claims for the month of July were reviewed by the Budget/Finance Com- mittee and recommended that they be paid. Motion by Alderman Gauthier to pay the claims for the month of July, seconded by Alderman Kellogg. Motion carried 6--0. WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT PROGRESS REPORT: Jim Kaercher presented a series of slides and als0 a wrStten.re~ort. .The plan~ is apprgximately 45% complete. ORDINANCE NO. 779 (second readin.g) DESIGNATING LI ZONE AND CHANGING THE LAUREL ZONING MAP: ORDINANCE NO. 779 (Second Reading) DESIGNATING LI ZONE AND CHANGING THE LAUREL ZONING MAP. No protestors present. Motion by Alderman Meyers that Ordinance No. 779 (second reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Dickerson. Upon taking a roll call vote, all aldermen present voted, "YES." Motion carried 6--0. page Minutes of the City Council of Laurel TOM POINDEXTER - LAND USE VARIANCE~ TRACT lA AND 2A OF C/S 1780~ R6000 ZONE TO ALLOW A TRIPLEX TO BE BUILT: Alderman Dickerson stated that Tom came to the Street & Alley Committee :on JulyS. Discussion on the owner of Spruce Grove wants to expand that area and pay his share of burying the ditch; Tom does not want to pay on any of the burying of the ditch. Tom was asked to appear at the Council meeting on August 7, 1984, and Larry would have the cost of the materials and labor that would be required to bury that ditch. Also at that time, the Council could ask Tom any questions regarding that property. Larry Peterson stated there is.about 300' between 8th Avenue and the property that Spruce Grove wants to develop. Larry said that Tom is only interested in about 210' of it. Larry said he checked on prices on culvert, material, labor, etc., and the closest.he could come up with was around $24 a foot. Tom's cost for the 200' or so would be right at $5,000. Comparison to Spruce Grove, his cost would be about the same. Tom Poindexter stated he felt he didn't want to put that kind of money out when he was just. Putting in a triplex and Spruce Grove would be adding more units. Larry Peterson said the main concern is the drainage of the ditch. The runoff comes from West 9th down through West 7th to 8th Avenue. Discussion as to whether the street will line up with the present the road. This matter was referred back to the Street & Alley Committee ORDINANCE NO. 780 (second reading) AMENDING SECTION 13.04.030~ LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE {WATER HOOKUP INSTALLATION): ORDINANCE NO. 780 (Second Reading) AMENDING SECTION 13.04.030, INSTALLATION, OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE. No protestors present. Motion by Alderman Kellogg that Ordinance No. 780 (second reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Meyers. Upon taking a roll call vote, all aldermen present voted, "YES." Motion carried 6--0. RESOLUTION CHANGING BOUNDARIES OF WARD 4 TO INCLUDE VILLAGE SUBDIVISION, 2nd street across for further study. INSTALLATION, OF THE FILING: RESOLUTION NO. 2097 CHANGING THE BOUNDARIES OF WARD FOUR TO INCLUDE CERTAIN TRACT, TRACTS AND PARCELS OF LAND AND DIRECTING CERTIFICATION OF THE ALTERED BOUNDARIES. Motion by Alderman Feuerbacher that Resolution No. 2097 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Meyers. Motion carried 6--0. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SWEEPING CONTRACT: An agreement with the Montana Department of Highways for street cleaning on the primary road system in Laurel was presented This would be from July 1 to October 31, 1984, and April 1 to June 30, 1985,in the amount of $1,650.00. Motion b.y Alderman Meyers to approve the agreement with the Department of Highways, seconded by Alderman Dickerson. Motion carried 6--0. PEG ARNOLD - LIBRARY CONTRACT: Peg stated one of the contracts is for Laurel residents to patronize and check books out from Parmley Billings Library. These contracts are between the trustees of the Laurel and Parmley Billings Library. page 3 MinUtes of the City Council of Laurel The other contract is for the Laurel Public Library to ~erve County patrons. The dollar amounts have been based upon the 'usage of each library, and what it costs each library to circulate books. The contract for Laurel residents to use County library is $B,917.98 and the contract the City will receive for County residents is $1B,832.82. Motion by Alderman Carter to approve the library contracts with Billings Parmley Library, seconded by Alderman Meyers. Motion carried 6--0. SALE OF ROAD MIX: Albert~Ehrliek stated he had this put on the agenda and wanted to ask the Council, if we sell road mix to different ones, to have somebody designated to approve the sale. Chuck Dickerson stated he did not feel that the City should sell material out of the City yard to private individuals for personal use. Albert said this is the first time this has ever happened that he knew of. The City has sold it to ~he Golf Course and the schools. Andy Loebe, Street Foreman for the City, stated in the last two years we have sold two pickup loads to the Golf Course, which was about 60 yards. We have also given it to BN when they had done their railroad crossings. Also when Fox Subdivision (Village Sub) ~was being developed, they got between ~ and 6 yards. Jim Redman has taken a few pickup loads in the fall of the year when the City is through chip sealing and has used it to fill in chuck holes at his place. The school, to my knowledge, has never been to the ~hop; if the crew is out patching they~just ask for their potholes to be filled. Andy stated when the articie came out in the Outlook, the City Crew figured it was kind of a slam that the City crew is giving away unauthorized blacktop. The sale or giving away of the blacktop that was in the Outlook last week, was approved by Larry Peterson at City Hall, because I had George Schneider give him a call and Larry said, "Load him up." Motion by Alderman Meyers that Joe Bradley prepare a resolution regarding the sale of City supplies, seconded by Alderman Carter. Motion carried 6--0. RIGHT-OF-WAY EASEMENT WITH MONTANA POWER was presented to bring power to the new wastewater treatment plant. Motion by Alderman Kellogg to approve the right-of-way easement with Montana Power, seconded by Alderman Carter. Motion carried 6--0. RESOLUTION CREATING A TEMPORARY PATROLMAN'S POSITION: Resolution No. 2098 CREATING A TEMPORARY POSITION OF PATROLMAN DUE TO EMERGENCY ILLNESS Motion by Alderman Dickerson that Resolution No. 2098 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Kellogg. After a lengthy discussion, Chuck withdrew his motion and Lonnie withdrew his second. This resolution will be put on the August 21, 198~, agenda. COMMITTEE REPORTS: --Board of Adjustment minutes of July 10, 19B~, were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Carter to enter in the record the Board of Adjustment minutes of July 10, 1986, seconded by Alderman Diekerson. Motion carried 6--0. --Budget/Finance Committee minutes of August 7, 198~, were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Gauthier to enter into the record the Budget/Finance Committee minutes of August 7, 1986~ seconded by Alderman Dickerson. Motion carried 6--0. page 4 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel --Garbage Committee minutes of July 16, 1984, were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Meyers to enter into the record the Garbage Committee minutes of July 16, 1984, seconded by Alderman Carter. Motion carried 6--0. Andy Loebe asked: We have a City employee who is a mechanic, why is the City going outside the City to hire a mechanic to work on the Bomag? Don Meyers stated he can't seem to handle it, he's buried in everything else. Andy also asked why the City crew is not digging the pit~ they did so about two years ago. Don Meyers stated it's because I'm having it dug complete this time, and the reason the City isn't doing it is because we don't have the equipment to do it. The equipment we do have is not designed to dig pits. --Parks & Recreation Committee minutes of July 24, 1984, were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Meyers to enter into the record the Park Committee minutes of July 24, 1984, seconded by Alderman Kellogg. Motion carried 6--0. --Street & Alley Committee minutes of July 26, 1984, were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to enter into the record the Street & Alley Committee minutes of July 26, 1984, seconded by Alderman Carter. Discussion regarding drainage around the Jehovah Witnesses Church. Discussion about curb and gutter on East Maryland Lane on the south side of the street. Motion oarried 6--0. --Investment Committee minutes of August 6, 1984, were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Kellogg to enter into the record the Investment Committee minutes of August 6, 1984, seconded by Alderman Gauthier. Motion carried 6--0. --Police Committee minutes of ~uly 25, 1984, were presented and reviewed. Motion by Alderman Dickerson to enter into the record the Police Committee minutes' of July 2'5, 1984~ seconded by Alderman Feuerbacher. Motion carried 6--0. --Ambulance Committee N6 bids were received on the sale of the old ambulance. This matter was referred back to the committee. Don Meyers - Trees: Don stated that the bushes at the Catholic Church on the corner of West 7th Street and 3rd Avenue~ you can not see past mem. Another one is 9th Street and 1st Avenue. Letters will be sent out to the property owners. MAYOR'S COMMENTS: The Mayor appointed Ed Gabel to the Police Committee. Motion by Alderman Meyers to confirm the Mayor's appointment of Ed Gabel to the Police 'Committee, seconded by Alderman Carter. Motion carried 6--0. Mayor also said he would like permission to call the Fire Department out after 6:00 p.m. to the dump if it's on fire. We do have a burning permit from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Motion by Alderman Meyers to call out the Fire Department ~hen the dump is on fire after 6:00 p.m., seconded by Alderman Carter. Motion carried 6--0. pages Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Peg Kamerzel asked permission to leave the State. Motion by Alderman Feuerbacher to grant Peg Kamerzel permission to leave the State, seconded by Alderman Carter. Motion carried 6--0. Andy Loebe stated the City crew has some used oil that they keep in a drum, and there is a fella from Great Fails who comes around and picks it up and gives cash for it. Any sale of scraps and oil, the money will be turned into the City Clerk's office. Also, Andy stated an-article in last week's Outlook stated something about oil filters. The City crew feels that they are not thieves. Dick Morgan complained of weeds on Cedar Avenue. The parties involved have been sent c'e'rtified letters. Also~ he complained of a hazardous material tanker being parked in the same area. Chuck Dickerson stated that out at Mossmain there have been three cars parked there. They seem to be living out there. Alan Crowe said that area is County, but it has been turned in. There being no further business to come before the Council at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 9:17 p.m. Approved by the Mayor and passed by the Montana, this 21st day of August, 1984. Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk Dona d L Hac mann, City er City Council of the City of Laurel,