HomeMy WebLinkAboutLaurel Urban Renewal Agency Minutes 12.08.2025 MINUTES
CITY OF LAUREL
l l�Ul LAUREL URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY
MONDAY,DECEMBER 8TH,2025
11:00 AM
CITY BOARDROOM
A LAUREL URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY meeting was held in City Boardroom and called to order by Cami Story
at 10:00 p.m.on December 8th,2025
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: OTHERS PRESENT:
x Judy Goldsby x Dean Rankin M Advisory&/or Myrna Beartooth RC&D
x Cami Story x Daniel Klein Forrest Sanderson
x Cheryl Hill x Peggy Pollock Doug Whitney
teve Soleburg
Diane Lehm&/or Advisory
General Items: Matt Wheeler
Roll Call
Approval of Minutes—All minutes were approved Judy and 2nd by Dean—all in favor
New Business:
Update on Bi-Laws and Board Positions: Cami spoke to members of the Laurel City to request information as to why
the bi-laws have not yet been placed on the agenda. It was requested from the LURA committee the V part of Sept 2026.
The committee requested to have the number of committee members increased from 5 to 7 member to stay in compliance
with the state and have both a county and school voting member.The committee have requested to increase the number
to allow the current board committee to stay active to see the project completed,they have been working on for the past
several years and include the state required positions.
Cami received an email from the city attorney that she received this bi-law change on Friday 12/5/25 and responded that
she sent over the needed changes to the city mayor on Sunday 12/7/25.
Cami also sent over another email requesting LURA be put on the agenda for Dec 16"'to approve Peggy as a voting
member.No response has been given.
Ditch Covering: This following week 12/8/25 it is expected that all insurance and paper work will be finalized from
contractor.Triple Tree confirms the project is still on schedule.
SE 4"Lighting: Forrest will send out an invitation and zoom information to all landowners and invite them to a
meeting.The meeting and zoom have been set for Jan 14"'at The Front Porch located at 109 W. 1st street Laurel Mt for
all committee members and landowners to view and ask about the project.
Street lighting district still needs to be finalized and approved.
Update on Sidewalk 7 Lighting Project#1: We have gotten approval from MDT.Triple Tree has a plan to go to bid by
Jan 2026.
Future Projects: Committee discussed several projects both big and small to move forward with.
Dean was able to reach out to Fox lumber and they are interested in working with committee once we have more designs
and project details.Triple Tree is working is in the works to put together task orders of the projects.
Old Business:
Some ideas but not in any particular order:
• RR crossing repair on East Railroad
111 Ave Lighting&continue lighting on Main St.
0 Parking lot on RR property(southside of Main St.&possibly SW corner)
Other updates:
Big Sky EDA—There will be training for any businesses that have foreign ownership.
Beartooth RC&D—Myrna talked more the grant application that was put in for the OR grant.
Announcements: Next meeting will be Dec 22nd,2025
Adjourn Meeting: Cheryl made a motion to adjourn the meeting Dean 2nd at 12:00
Respectfully submitted,
Cheryl Hill
Cheryl Hill-LURA Secretary
The city makes reasonable accommodations for any known disability that may imerfere with a person's ability to participate in this meeting. Persons
needing accommodation must ttot6 the City Clerk's Office to make needed arrangements. To make your request known,please call 406-628-7431,Ext.
2,or write to City Clerk,PO Box 10,Laurel,MT 59044,or present your request at City Hall, 115 West First Street,Laurel,Montana.
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Task Order#5—LURA Project 92 Design,Permitting,Bidding,and Construction Administration
(Bernhardt Ditches)
• Design Updates:
O Completed 95%Design and submitted for review 09/15/2025.
o Working through structural details.
• Schedule:
* 95%Design—Submitted September 15,2025
* 100%Design—October 1,2025
* Bidding—October 2025
* Construction—Begin November 2025
• Budget:
o Contracted-$40,000
o Billed to Date-$4,387.50
Task Order 46—SID Lighting Cost Analysis
• Study report in progress.
• Finishing up final numbers on the project estimates.
• Schedule:
o Submit 99%Report&Estimates for client review by end of day 09/16/2025
o Will make any updates as necessary pending comments from client.
• Budget:
o Contracted-$3,900
a Billed—None to Date.
Thank you again,and please call me anytime at(406)461-7856 if you have any questions or need
additional information.
Sincerely,
Triple Tree Engineering,Inc.