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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLaurel Urban Renewal Agency Minutes 03.23.2026 MINUTES CITY OF LAUREL LAUREL URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY MONDAY, MARCH23RD,2026 11:00 AM CITY BOARDROOM A LAUREL URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY meeting was held in City Boardroom and called to order by Cami Story at 11:00 a.m. on March 23rd, 2026 COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT OTHERS PRESENT x Judy Goldsby x Dean Rankin x Diane Lehm Gaurav Thakur x Cami Story Daniel Klein x Forrest Sanderson Triple Tree Brad,Doug&Bruce Cheryl Hill x Peggy Pollock Doug Whitney Steve Solberg Cris White Kurt Markegard x Tom Canape KEY CODE:x-present❑-absent L-late General Items: Roll Call Approval of Minutes—All minutes were approved Judy 1st and 2"d by Peggy—all in favor New Business: Signs for Projects-Cheryl presented a design and the committee liked it with one addition for TIFF district to be added. We are still waiting on Matt with Dynamic designs to give us a price of the signs. Project Updates: Ditch Covering Task#5—Construction is set to be complete by April 1"—There was a change order to accommodate fiberoptic lines that were discovered.Another addition to the project was to add edging on the back side of the rock. Judy made a motion to approve that expense,Cheryl 2"d and all was in favor. Lighting on SE 41h St. Task Order#6—Open house went well and we have received several more land owners who have approved the lighting district designs,easement and yearly cost for electrical.We have reached a majority for the project; however we are waiting for a couple more landowners to send in their votes. Project 1-We are waiting for a permit from DEQ to approve a change and it will then go back to MDT to do a final approval. Bids should be going out now in the Month of March.We are looking at starting construction after July 4th celebration. Doug from Triple Tree had asked Cami and Cheryl to come up with a design for the area where they will replace the trees that need to come out.A design was presented and the committee liked the design. Forrest will forward that over to Doug at Triple Tree. Landscaping project by underpass—Park board has approved and liked the idea.Cheryl made a motion to allow Forrest to do a task order for landscaping and bring it to council. Peggy 2"d and all was in Favor. Budget—Forrest has not gotten any updates from the city on the budget. Old Business: Budget:Start preparing for upcoming fiscal year: Forrest got the budget and we went over the numbers. It was suggested to move a few of the line items over to the project line.The committee also had concerns about the$36,000 line item for City Assistance. It was suggested we reduce that and move the remaining to the project line. Other updates: Big Sky EDA&Beartooth RC&D— Thurs there will be an event at Big Sky EDA office from 3-5pm for tech and Bio Science Announcements: Next meeting will be April 13, 2026 Adjourn Meeting:Cheyrl made a motion to adjourn the meeting Peggy 2"d at 12:05pm Respectfully submitted, Cheryl Hill-LURA Secretary The city makes reasonable accommodations for any known disability that may interfere with a person's ability to participate in this meeting. Persons needing accommodation must notify 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.