HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 12.05.2000 MINUTES OF THIS CITY COUNCIL OF I AUREL
December 5, 2000
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 Chuck R0dgers at 7:00 p.m. on December 5, 2000.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS AB SENT:
Lauren Van Roekel
Ken Olson
Gay Easton
Bill Staudinger
Gary Temple
Mark Mace
Daniel Dart
Bud Johnson
Mayor Rodgers asked the council to observe a moment of silence in behalf of the family of Miranda
Fenner.
MINUTES:
Motion by Alderman Temple to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of November 21,
2000, as presented, seconded by Alderman Johnson. Motion carried 7-0.
CORRESPONDENCE:
a: Montana Department of Commerce: Memo of November 20, 2000, regarding
Summary of FFY2000 HOME Funded Projects.
b. Montana Department of Commerce: Information regarding Montana's Annual
Action Plan Public Review meetings.
c. Laurel City-School Task Force on Drugs and Alcohol: Minutes of meeting of
October 25, 2000.
Mayor Rodgers reminded the council of the joint city/school meeting on Wednesday, December 6th,
at 7:00 p.m. at the Laurel Middle School.
PUBLIC HEARING: Ordinance No. O00-5
ORDINANCE NO. 000-5
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE
CURRENT UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE.
Motion by Alderman Easton to approve Ordinance No. 000-5, seconded by Alderman Olson.
This being the public hearing, no motion was necessary at this time.
Alderman Easton withdrew the motion, and Alderman Olson withdrew the second to the motion.
Mayor Rodgers opened the public hearing.
Mayor Rodgers asked if there were any proponents. There were none.
Mayor Rodgers asked if there were any opponents. There were none.
Motion by Alderman Temple to close the public hearing, seconded by Alderman Olson.
Motion carried 7-0.
CONSENT ITEMS:
a. Claims for the month of November 2000 in the amount of $526,397.95.
Council Minutes of December 5, 2000
A complete listing of the claims and their amounts is on file in the Clerk-Treasurer's
Office.
b. Receiving the Committee Reports into the Record.
--Budget/Finance Committee minutes of November 6, 2000 were presented.
--City Council Committee of the Whole minutes of November 21, 2000 were presented.
--Special Public Works Committee minutes of November 29, 2000 were presented.
c. Resolutions.
1) Resolution No. R00-79: Budget amendment resolution for water lines repair
and replacement in Water Fund.
RESOLUTION NO. R00-79
BUDGET AMENDMENT RESOLUTION FOR
WATER LINES REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT
IN WATER FUND.
2) Resolution No. R00-80: Budget amendment resolution for janitorial services
for the General Fund.
RESOLUTION NO. R00-80
BUDGET AMENDMENT RESOLUTION FOR JANITORIAL SERVICES
FOR THE GENERAL FUND.
3) Resolution No. R00-81: Resolution establishing the development of the
domain name for the City of Laurel.
RESOLUTION NO. R00-81
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE DOMAIN NAME FOR THE CITY OF LAUREL.
4) Resolution No. R00-82: Resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign Change
Order No. 9 for the Water Treatment Plant.
RESOLUTION NO. R00-82
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN
CHANGE ORDER NO. 9 FOR THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
The mayor asked if there was any separation of consent items. There was none.
Motion by Alderman Johnson to approve the consent items as presented, seconded by
Alderman Mace. Motion carried 7-0.
SCHEDULED MATTERS:
a. Confirmation of Appointments.
Historical Board:
Mayor Rodgers reappointed Dr. Don Woerner to a two-year term on the Historical Board.
Motion by Alderman Johnson to confirm the reappointment of Dr. Don Woerner to a two-
year term on the Historical Board, seconded by Alderman Olson. Motion carried 7-0.
b. Ordinance No. O00-$: An ordinance providing for the adoption of the current
Uniform Plumbing Code. Second reading.
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ORDINANCE NO. 000-5
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE
CURRENT UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE.
Motion by Alderman Easton to approve Ordinance No. 000-5, seconded by Alderman Olson.
A roll call vote was taken on the motion to approve Ordinance No. 000-5. All seven aldermen
present voted aye. Motion carried 7-0.
c. Thomae Lumber loading zone.
Motion by Alderman Johnson to place the proposed ordinance to rescind the present loading
zone on the December 19, 2000, agenda, seconded by Alderman Temple. Motion carried 7-0.
d. Public Works Committee recommendation on garbage service.
Alderman Easton stated that the Public Works Committee recently recommended that the City of
Laurel should continue with the container site business and the present rate structure.
Alderman Temple mentioned that Larry McCann found the city's rates to be very competitive when
he researched the rate structures of other garbage service companies. Alderman Temple stated that
the city's garbage service continues to provide an advantage to its residents.
UNSCHEDULED MATTERS:
a. Al Jones - Department of Commerce; Beartooth RC&D.
Al Jones is the Regional Development Officer for south central Montana and works to generate,
develop and expand primary employers into communities to provide family wage paying jobs. Mr.
Jones explained the contract offered by RC&D to provide services in exchange for the Montana
Department of Commerce's Certified Communities annual allocation of $5,000. The Beartooth
RC&D would find and document sufficiently appropriate one-for-one match as required by the
Certified Communities Program. The services would provide the legwork, research, and technical
assistance needed to respond to business relocation inquiries.
RC&D is forming a regional pool, which includes Big Timber, Hardin, Laurel, Red Lodge, Bridger
and Columbus, to provide a Practical way to fulfill the legislature's mandate for use of the available
funds to assist local communities in recruiting new businesses.
Mr. Jones presented Mayor Rodgers with drafts of a sample agreement and recertification resolution.
Cai Cumin suggested that the Laurel Revitalization League should be involved in this process.
b. Presentation to Dr. John Smith.
Mayor Rodgers presented Dr. Smith with a plaque and thanked him for his twenty-five years of
outstanding service on the City-County Planning Board. Mayor Rodgers thanked him for his service
to the City of Laurel throughout the years as a member of the Planning Board.
Cai Cumin mentioned that it was Dr. Smith's idea to develop an industrial park at the Laurel Airport
and a draft regarding that development is available. If the Laurel Airport were annexed into the City
of Laurel, it would provide many opportunities for development of an industrial park in this area.
There being no further business to come before the council at this time, the meeting was adjourned at
7:34 p.m.
Cind~retary
Council Minutes of December 5, 2000
Approved by the Mayor and passed by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, this 19th day
of December, 2000.
Chiles G. Rodgers;May~: ~/
Attest:
ary K. g/:n eton, er -Treasurer
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