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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 01.20.1981 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel January 20, 1981 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 Larry D. Bill Brennan Susan Carter Terry Fink Ervin Metzger Herman, at 7:00 p~m., on January 20, 1981. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Albert Ehrl~ck Harold Burns Duane Behm Donald Meyers (late) COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: none INVOCATION: Invocation given by Reverend Wilhelm. MINUTES: Minutes of the regular meeting of January 6, 1981, approved as presented. CORRESPONDENCE: Received a letter from Montana League of Cities and Towns regarding State Revenue Sharing. A resolution was passed supporting such a program. RESOLUTION NO. 18B6 ; STATE-LOCAL REVENUE SHARING Motion by Alderman Behm that Resolution No. 1836 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Metzger. Carried. Letter from City-County Planning Board regarding the four-way stop at 6th Street and 1st Avenue. Discussion. Motion by Alderman Burns to reconsider the action by the Council at their January 6, 1981, regular meeting regarding the stop signs at 6th Street and 1st Avenue, seconded by Alderman Fink. Motion was defeated 6--1. Alderman Meyers not present due to fire call. More discussion. The letter from the City-County Planning Board was referred to the Street and Alley Committee. SID 100: Curt McKenzie presented a copy of a letter written to Sanderson/Stewart/ Gaston in response to their letter of December 31, 1980 (see minutes of January 6, 1981). ORDINANCE NO. 686 (second reading) ESTABLISHING GARBAGE FEES FOR OUT OF CITY RESIDENTS FOR DEPOSITING OF GARBAGE, TRASH, AND WASTE AT THE CITY OF LAUREL LANDFILL DUMP. Motion by Alderman Behm that Ordinance No. 686 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Meyers. Upon taking a roll call vote all aldermen present voted, "yes." ORDINANCE NO. 687 (second reading) AMENDING CHAPTER 2.08 OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE. Discussion by the Council. Andy Loebe stated that if Ordinance No. 687 was passed as it now stands, it would constitute an unfair labor practice. More discussion. Motion by Alderwoman Carter to table Ordinance No. 687 until the next council meeting, seconded by Alderman Burns. page 2Minutes of the City Council of Laurel DAVE POWERS - RECOMMENDATION ON BIDS FOR PAGING SYSTEM: Mr. Powers recommended that the Council accept Motorola's bid on a lease/purchase. The other two bids did not meet the specifications in one way or another. In reviewing the bid, an addition error was discovered making the original bid lower than previously recorded. It was also recommended that leather holsters be purchased to help prolong the life of the pagers, and also to get the amplified charger instead of an ordinary charger. This brought the total price of the chargers up to $11,702.00. Motorola's interest charges are 1B.75%, but Mr. Powers thinks that we can sell the contract locally at a lower rate. Motion by Alderman Meyers to accept the bid from Motorola for lease/ purchase of the pagers for a period of no less than three {B) years nor more than five (5) years, the term of the contract to be determined by the Finance Committee and to give the Mayor authority to sign the contract, seconded by Alderman Ehrlick. Carried. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - LIGHTING DISTRICT: No one was present from the Chamber regarding the light district. Terry Fink commented that Dick Michels had planned to attend tonight's meeting. This was placed on the agenda for the next Council meeting. GRANT LAWVER CHAIRMAN OF THE TRUSTEES~ FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH: He feels and ~'a'rbage rates are too high for the church school. that the Sewer Discussion. Ken Beven commented on the sewer charge. He had checked into this about a year ago, and the charge per student is the way the rate schedule was filed with the Public Service Commission. The garbage matter was referred to the Garbage Rate Study Committee. The Mayor commented that the Garbage Rate Study Committee is in the process of preparing a written report to the Council on their recommenda- tions. ALBERT EHRLICK - STREET AND ALLEY COMMITTEE: Reviewed the proceedings of the meeting on January 12, 1951. Motion by Alderman Ehrlick to enter the minutes of the meeting of January 12, 1981, into the records, seconded by Alderman Meyers. Carried. CURT McKENZIE - INSURANCE COMMITTEE: Reported on the meeting of January lB, 1981. Merritt Williams discussed the specifications. The specs will be set up according to the present insurance the City has. It will be reviewed by local agents to see if there may be other recommendations to improve our insurance program. Dick DeGroot discussed the matter of "agents of record°" Agents in Billings have contacted their companies to become an "agent of record," thereby shutting out the agents in Laurel. There was discus- sion regarding soliciting of bids from resident agents in Laurel only. Motion by Alderman Ehrlick to solicit insurance bids only from the local agents in Laurel, seconded by Alderwoman Carter. Carried. page 3 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel The Mayor directed the Insurance Committee to meet with the local agents to determine what companies they are representing and make recom- mendations to the Mayor. He will write a letter to the local agents stating who is the "agent of record" for each company. SID BONDS AND COUPONS: There was discussion regarding borrowing money from the SID Revolving Fund to pay the bonds and coupons due January 1, 1981. The tax receipts are less than anticipated, and the amount borrowed is needed until such time the receipts are sufficient to pay back the loan. RESOLUTION NO. 1837 BEING ^ RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING CERTAIN FUNDS OF THE CITY OF LAUREL, MONTANA. Motion by Alderman Ehrlick that Resolution No. 1837 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Behm. Carried. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: City Clerk's and City Treasurer's December, 1980, Financial Statements were presented for approval. Motion by Alderman Metzger to approve the Clerk's and Treasurer's Financial Statements as presented, seconded by Alderwoman Carter. Carried. MAYOR'S COMMENTS: Informed the Council of an Executive Order to reduce spending by 25% because of tax receipts coming in slow. (December's General Fund receipts were 21.9% less than the prior year.) CURT McKENZIE - STORM SEWER: The work has been completed on the Lockrem contract for the construction of the storm sewer. We have gone through all of the punch list and Lockrem has posted a $3,200.00 bond to pave the portion of Bernhardt Road on either side of the bridge. Lockrem Construc- tion would like to have their $70,000.00 CD released from the State Trea- surer, which was deposited in lieu of the 10% retainage. I recommend that this be done. Motion by Alderman Fink to consider the project complete, with the exception of surface restoration on Bernhardt Road, to accept the $3,200.00 Performance Bond for this remaining part of the contract and to release the $70,000.00 Certificate of Deposit heid by the State Treasurer, seconded by Alderman Brennan. Carried. LEE KERR AMBULANCE: I the ambulance in general The Mayor commented an executive session. have a presentation I would like to make regarding and a particular grievance that I have. that if this is a personnel matter we will go into Mr. Kerr stated that he waives his right to individual privacy and requests that this meeting be held in public as provided by Section 2-3-203 of the Montana Code. Mr. Kerr presented a letter to the Mayor and members of the City Council and read the letter out loud. The Mayor called for a meeting with the Ambulance and Personnel Com- mittee at 5:00 p.m., on January 21, 1981, to discuss this matter. There being no further business~j~ come before the Council at this time, the meeting was adjourned at ~:~2]p.m. Donald L. ~-ckmann, City Cierk Approved by the Mayor and passed by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, this 3rd day of February, 1981. TTEST: onald L. ~ac]<mann, City Clerk