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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 12.18.2012 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF LAUREL December 18, 2012 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 Ken Olson at 6:30 p.m. on December 18, 2012. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Emelie Eaton Doug Poehls Scot Stokes Tom Nelson Bill Mountsier COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Bruce McGee Mark Mace Chuck Dickerson OTHER STAFF PRESENT: None Mayor Olson led the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag. Mayor Olson asked the council to observe a moment of silence. MINUTES: Motion by Council Member Mountsier to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of December 4, 2012, as presented, seconded by Council Member Poehls. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All five council members present _ voted aye. Motion carried 5 -0. CORRESPONDENCE: WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.: Letter of November 27, 2012. PUBLIC HEARING: None. CONSENT ITEMS: • Clerk/Treasurer Financial Statements for the month of November 2012. • Approval of Payroll Register for PPE 12/09/2012 totaling $200,791.77. • Receiving the Committee Reports into the Record. -- Budget /Finance Committee minutes of December 4, 2012 were presented. -- Council Workshop minutes of December 11, 2012 were presented. The mayor asked if there was any separation of consent items. There was none. Motion by Council Member Poehls to approve the consent items as presented, seconded by Council Member Eaton. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All five council members present voted aye. Motion carried 5 -0. CEREMONIAL CALENDAR: None. REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: None. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION (THREE - MINUTE LIMIT): None. SCHEDULED MATTERS: • Confirmation of Appointments. Laurel Ambulance Service: Mayor Olson appointed Doug Gursky to the Laurel Ambulance Service. er Council Minutes of December 18, 2012 Motion by Council Member Eaton to approve the Mayor's appointment of Doug Gursky to the Laurel Ambulance Service, seconded by Council Member Poehls. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All five council members present voted aye. Motion carried 5 -0. Laurel Urban Renewal Agency: Mayor Olson reappointed Daniel Klein and Dean Rankin to the Laurel Urban Renewal Agency for four -year terms ending December 31, 2016. Motion by Council Member Poehls to approve the Mayor's reappointments of Daniel Klein and Dean Rankin to the Laurel Urban Renewal Agency for four -year terms ending December 31, 2016, seconded by Council Member Nelson. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All five council members present voted aye. Motion carried 5 -0. Park Board: Mayor Olson reappointed Mark Mace, Bruce McGee and Gretchen Paulson to the Park Board for four -year terms ending December 31, 2016. Motion by Council Member Stokes to approve the Mayor's reappointments of Mark Mace, Bruce McGee and Gretchen Paulson to the Park Board for four -year terms ending December 31, 2016, seconded by Council Member Nelson. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All five council members present voted aye. Motion carried 5 -0. Police Commission: Mayor Olson reappointed Mike Michunovich to the Police Commission for a three -year term ending December 31, 2015. Motion by Council Meinber Nelson to approve the Mayor's reappointment of Mike Michunovich to the Police Commission for a three -year term ending December 31, 2015, seconded by Council Member Eaton. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All five council members present voted aye. Motion carried 5 -0. Yellowstone Historic Preservation Board: Mayor Olson reappointed Darrell Aaby to the Yellowstone Historic Preservation Board for a two - year term ending December 31, 2014. Motion by Council Member Mountsier to approve the Mayor's reappointment of Darrell Aaby to the Yellowstone Historic Preservation Board for a two -year term ending December 31, 2014, seconded by Council Member Poehls. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All five council members present voted aye. Motion carried 5 -0. • Ordinance No. 012 -07: Ordinance amending the requirements for sidewalk replacement as provided at Chapter 12.04 of the Laurel Municipal Code. First reading. Motion by Council Member Poehls to adopt Ordinance No. 012 -07, seconded by Council Member Nelson. There was no public comment or council discussion. A roll call vote was taken on the motion. All five council members present voted aye. Motion carried 5 -0. The public hearing and second reading of Ordinance No. 012 -07 will be on the January 15 council agenda. • Resolution No. R12 -100: A resolution of the City Council approving the Sidewalk Replacement Program Policy. Motion by Council Member Eaton to approve Resolution No. R12 -100, seconded by Council Member Poehls. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All five council members present voted aye. Motion carried 5 -0. • Resolution No. R12 -101: A resolution of the City Council authorizing WBI Energy to access Riverside Park to remove abandoned pipeline utilizing an existing roadway. er 2 Council Minutes of December 18, 2012 Motion by Council Member Eaton to approve Resolution No. R12 -101, seconded by Council Member Poehls. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the _. motion. All five council members present voted aye. Motion carried 5 -0. • Resolution No. R12 -102: A resolution of the City Council resetting the December 25, 2012 Council Workshop meeting to December 26, 2012 and the January 1, 2013 regular City Council meeting to January 2, 2013 in order to avoid conflicts with the Christmas and New Year's holidays. Motion by Council Member Stokes to approve Resolution No. R12 -102, seconded by Council Member Nelson. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All five council members present voted aye. Motion carried 5 -0. • Resolution No. R12 -103: A resolution approving the attached Task Order No. 27 authorizing Great West Engineering to perform services for the Preliminary and Final Design Phases, Bidding Phasc, Construction Phase and Post - Construction Phase of the 2013 Water and Sewer Rehabilitation Project. Motion by Council Member Nelson to approve Resolution No. R12 -103, seconded by Council Member Poehls. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All five council members present voted aye. Motion carried 5 -0. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA: None. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS (ONE- MINUTE LIMIT): None. COUNCIL DISCUSSION: Council Members Poehls, Nelson and Stokes wished everyone a Merry Christmas. Council Member Eaton encouraged everyone to recycle their live Christmas trees at the collection site on the south side of Main Street after the holidays are over. Mayor Olson mentioned the meeting with FEMA and the Army Corps tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. at the library. Introductions will be from 8:00 to 8:30 a.m., followed by a tour at the river and a presentation by Great West Engineering. Mayor Olson wished everyone a very safe and joyous Christmas. UNSCHEDULED MATTERS: None. ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Council Member Mountsier to adjourn the council meeting, seconded by Council Member Eaton. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All five council members present voted aye. Motion carried 5 -0. There being no further business to come before the council at this time, the meeting was adjourned at ._ 6:46 p.m. Cind y 'council Secretary � Y Approved by the Mayor and passed by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, this 2 day of January, 2013. / 410.- al ie llliF --% , .. nneth E. Olson, ayor Attest: k ei cc, 6 ( Shirley Ewan, Clerk/Treasurer 3