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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 03.06.2001MINUTES 0F THE ( ITY ( OUNCIL OF lAUREL March 6, 2001 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, was held in the Council Chambers and called to order by President Gay Easton at 7:00 p.m. on March 6, 2001. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Lauren Van Roekel Ken Olson Gay Easton Bill Staudinger Gary Temple Mark Mace Daniel Dart Bud Johnson COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: None President Easton asked the council to observe a moment of silence in behalf of the family of Miranda Fenner, Mayor Rodgers, and the people around the country who have recently experienced tragedy. MINUTES: Motion by Alderman Staudinger to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of February 20, 2001, as presented, seconded by Alderman Dart. Motion by Alderman Temple, seconded by Alderman Dart, to amend the motion to approve the minutes of February 20, 2001, with a change to Unscheduled Matters, item a., Springsted Incorporated Contract, from verbatim minutes to summary minutes as follows: Motion by Alderman Temple to place the Springsted Incorporated contract on this agenda under unscheduled matters, seconded by Alderman Dart. Alderman Johnson questioned whether the contract would be final if approved at this meeting since some wording referred to the State of Minnesota. Matt Erekson stated that the Governing Law in the contract would need to be changed to "in accordance with the laws of the State of Montana." The agreement could be approved with the condition of negotiation on that particular issue before giving it to the mayor. A vote was taken on the motion to place the Springsted Incorporated contract on this agenda. Motion carried 8-0. Motion by Alderman Temple to approve the Springsted Public Financial Advisers agreement subject to allowing the latitude to our City Attorney to negotiate properly for the benefit of the City of Laurel. Substitute motion by Alderman Johnson to give the staff direction to negotiate a contract with Springsted with the final result that Nathan Tubergen be the agent for the contract, seconded by Alderman Easton. Alderman Temple withdrew his motion. Mary Embleton asked if the contract should be approved by resolution. The resolution to approve the contract will be on the March 6th agenda. A vote was taken on the substitute motion to give the staff direction to negotiate a contract with Springsted with the final result that Nathan Tubergen be the agent for the contract. Motion carried 8-0. (End of amended minutes for February 20, 2001, Unscheduled Matters, item a., Springsted Incorporated contract) A vote was taken on the motion to amend the motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of February 20, 2001. Motion carried 820. Council Minutes of March 6, 2001 A vote was taken on the motion to aPprove the minutes of the regular meeting of February 20, 2001, as amended. Motion carded 8-0. CORRESPONDENCE: a. Letter of February 221 2001 from Laurel Senior center secretary. Mayor Rodgers: Letter of February 22, 2001 tO Betty Vogel - Acknowledgement of donations from the Billie L. Riddle Trust. c. Montana Taxpayer - February 2001. d. Betty F. Vogel: Letter of February 28, 2001 regarding Mayor Rodger's acknowledgement of donations from the Billie Riddle estate. e. Montana League of Cities and Towns: Legislative Bulletin #2001-3. MSU Local Government Center: Letter of March 1, 2001 regarding Municipal Profiles Chart for Fiscal Year 2000; Information regarding Municipal Elected Officials Workshop on May 9-11, 2001. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana: Montana Legislative Status Report - Mid- Session Break February 26, 2001. Alderman Olson directed the council's attention to the conclusion on the third page of Legislative Bulletin #2001-3: "The letters from home did the job in the first 45 days of the Legislature, and as we get close to decisions on the big issues we will be asking again for your help." The committee formed at the previous council meeting for the purpose of reviewing the legislative bills agreed to use this correspondence as their report to the council regarding the legislative process. Another group could be formed to address legislative issues after more definitive correspondence is received from the League of Cities and Towns. Alderman Olson stated that the council should be aware of the legislative bills in order to suppor~ the appropriate action. He also stated that the department heads have kept the council informed regarding several important issues in the legislature. CONSENT ITEMS: a. Claims for the month of February 2001 in the amount of $85,448.45. 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 February 5,2001 were presented. --Citv council Committee of the Whole minutes of February 20, 2001 were presented. --Swimming Pool Task Force minutes of December 20, 2000 were presented. --Swimming Pool Task Force minutes 0f January 17, 2001 Were presented. --Emergency Services Committee minutes Of February 26, 2001 were presented. --City-County Planning Board minutes of March 1, 2001 were presented. c. Resolutions. 1) Resolution No. R01-06: Resolution accepting a contract agreement with Springsted Incorporated as the City's financial advisor for the Sidewalk Improvement Program and authorizing the Mayor to sign said contract. RESOLUTION NO. R01-06 Council Minutes of March 6, 2001 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH SPRINGSTED INCORPORATED AS THE CITY'S FINANCIAL Al)VISOR FOR THE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN SAID CONTRACT. 2) Resolution No. R01-07: A resolution accepting the Lease-Purchase Agreement No. 6368502 with Ford Motor Credit Company and authorizing the Mayor to sign said agreement. RESOLUTION NO. R01-07 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE LEASE~PURCHASE AGREEMENT NO. 6368502 WITH FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN SAID AGREEMENT. 3) Resolution No. R01-08: Accepting the bid of Purification Technology Incorporated for a Pilot Plant Study of the Water Treatment Plant and chemical process and authorizing the Mayor to sign the contract with Purification Technology Incorporated. RESOLUTION NO. R01-08 ACCEPTING THE BID OF PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED FOR A PILOT PLANT STUDY OF THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND CHEMICAL PROCESS AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE CONTRACT WITH PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED. The president asked if there was any separation of consent items. There was none. Alderman Dart corrected the name of a Swimming P0ol Task Force member from Jerry Rittle to Gerry Ready in the minutes presented. Motion by Alderman Johnson to approve the consent items as presented, seconded by Alderman Staudinger. Motion carried 8-0. SCHEDULED MATTERS: a. Confirmation of ApPointments. Laurel VOlunteer Fire Department: President Easton appointed Eric Handegard, Kasey Doto, and Jason Penne to the Laurel Volunteer Fire Department. Motion by Alderman Johnson to approve the appointments of Eric Handegard, Kasey Doto, and Jason Penne to the Laurel Volunteer Fire Department, seconded by Alderman Staudinger. Motion carried 8-0. b. Planning Board recommendations: 1) Annexation and zone change of Certificate of Survey #49. Planning Board recommends denial. Schedule possible public hearing for April 3, 2001. Motion by Alderman Temple to set a public hearing for the annexation and zone change of Certificate of Survey//49 for April 3, 2001, seconded by Alderman Johnson. Motion carried 8-0. 2) Special Review of wireless service communication application. Planning Board recommends denial. Schedule possible public hearing for April 3, 2001. Motion by Alderman Temple to set a public hearing for special review of the wireless service communication application for April 3, 2001, seconded by Alderman Johnson. Motion carried 8-0. Council Minutes of March 6, 2001 3) Discussion regarding interim zoning for wireless communication services. Schedule possible public hearing for April 3, 2001. Motion by Alderman Johnson to set a public hearing for discussion regarding interim zoning for wireless communication services for April 3, 2001, seconded by Alderman Staudinger. Motion carried 8-0. UNSCHEDULED MATTERS: The Public Works Committee meeting is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 12th. Several important issues will be discussed at this meeting. There being no further business to come before the council at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 7:12 p.m. Cindy Aller~ Secretary Approved by the Mayor and passed by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, this 20th day of March, 2001. s, May0r~ f Attest: Mary K~mbleton, Clerk-Treastlre~"- 4