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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 03.17.2015 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF LAUREL March 17, 2015 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 Mark Mace at 6:30 p.m. on March 17, 2015. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Emelie Eaton Doug Poehls Richard Herr Chuck Dickerson Scot Stokes Tom Nelson Bill Mountsier COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Bruce McGee OTHER STAFF PRESENT: Monica Plecker, Planning Director Mayor Mace led the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag. Mayor Mace asked the council to observe a moment of silence. MINUTES: Motion by Council Member Poehls to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of March 3, 2015, as presented, seconded by Council Member Eaton. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All seven council members present voted aye. Motion carried 7-0. CORRESPONDENCE. COUNCIL DISCLOSURE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS. Council Members Poehls, Dickerson, Nelson, Mountsier and Herr stated that they have had general conversations with people, including council members, regarding the lease for the baseball fields. PUBLIC HEARING: • Ordinance No. 015-01: An ordinance amending Title 17 of the Laurel Municipal Code to add chapter 17.25 entitled Downtown Overlay District to the City's Zoning Regulations. Mayor Mace stated that this is the time and place set for the public hearing on the City of Laurel's Ordinance No. 015-01 for the Downtown Overlay District. Mayor Mace opened the public hearing and asked staff to present the item to the council. Monica Plecker stated that the ordinance would add the Downtown Overlay District regulations to the Laurel Municipal Code. Since this is an overlay zoning district, these regulations would be in addition to the current zoning regulations. The purpose of the regulations is for the downtown portion of the TIF District, specifically to promote a physical landscape to make the District an attractive place to live and work, to encourage creativity in design and quality site planning, to promote development patterns in coordination with the goals and objectives of the City of Laurel's Growth Management Plan, and to provide consistency to land uses and design that will protect the investment of property owners in the District. Monica explained that the Laurel Urban Renewal Agency initially came up with the idea and identified the need of the District, and then the Planning Board spent several months preparing a useable document. The Planning Board held a public hearing, at which time there was no public comment. The Planning Board unanimously approved a recommendation to submit the document to the City Council. Monica has not received any comments regarding the regulations. Mayor Mace stated that the rules governing the public hearing were posted in the council chambers. Mayor Mace asked three times if there were any proponents. There were none. Council Minutes of March 17,2015 Mayor Mace asked three times if there were any opponents. There were none. Mayor Mace closed the public hearing. CONSENT ITEMS: • Clerk/Treasurer Financial Statements for the month of February 2015. • Approval of Payroll Register for PPE 03/01/2015 totaling$179,305.49. • Approval of Special Retro Payroll Register for Local 316 Union totaling$41,037.56. • Receiving the Committee/Board/Commission Reports into the Record. --Budget/Finance Committee minutes of March 3, 2015 were presented. --Park Board minutes of March 5, 2015 were presented. --City-County Planning Board minutes of March 5, 2015 were presented. --Council Workshop minutes of March 10, 2015 were presented. --Emergency Services Committee minutes of February 23, 2015 were presented. --Laurel Urban Renewal Agency minutes of February 17, 2015 were presented. --Library Board minutes of December 9, 2014 were presented. --Library Board minutes of January 13, 2015 were presented. The mayor asked if there was any separation of consent items. There was none. Motion by Council Member Eaton to approve the consent items as presented, seconded by Council Member Poehls. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All seven council members present voted aye. Motion carried 7-0. CEREMONIAL CALENDAR: None. REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: None. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION (THREE-MINUTE LIMIT): None. SCHEDULED MATTERS: • Confirmation of Appointments. Laurel Ambulance Service: Mayor Mace appointed Tyler Miller to the Laurel Ambulance Service. Motion by Council Member Dickerson to approve the Mayor's appointment of Tyler Miller to the Laurel Ambulance Service, seconded by Council Member Mountsier. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All seven council members present voted aye. Motion carried 7-0. • Ordinance No. 015-01: An ordinance amending Title 17 of the Laurel Municipal Code to add Chapter 17.25 entitled downtown Overlay District to the City's Zoning Regulations. Second reading. Motion by Council Member Nelson to adopt Ordinance No. 015-01, seconded by Council Member Mountsier. There was no public comment or council discussion. A roll call vote was taken on the motion. All seven council members present voted aye. Motion carried 7-0. 2 Council Minutes of March 17,2015 • Resolution No. R15-12: A resolution of the City Council adopting the Laurel Transportation System Coordination Plan. Motion by Council Member Mountsier to approve Resolution No. R15-12, seconded by Council Member Eaton. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All seven council members present voted aye. Motion carried 7-0. • Resolution No. R15-13: A resolution approving Amendment No. 3 to the previously adopted Task Order No. 26, authorizing Great West Engineering to provide additional services relating to the new Water Treatment Plant intake for the City of Laurel. Motion by Council Member Stokes to approve Resolution No. R15-13, seconded by Council Member Dickerson. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All seven council members present voted aye. Motion carried 7-0. • Resolution No. R15-14: A resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract with Stevens Brothers Mechanical for installation of a pump and stairs at the Laurel City Pool. Motion by Council Member Herr to approve Resolution No. R15-14, seconded by Council Member Poehls. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All seven council members present voted aye. Motion carried 7-0. • Resolution No. R15-15: A resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a CodeRED Next Services Agreement with Emergency Communications Network LLC for law '- enforcement/emergency services purposes. Motion by Council Member Poehls to approve Resolution No. R15-15, seconded by Council Member Mountsier. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All seven council members present voted aye. Motion carried 7-0. • Resolution No. R15-16: A resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Zuercher Technologies LLC for the provision of law enforcement software, hardware, services, and support. Motion by Council Member Eaton to approve Resolution No. R15-16, seconded by Council Member Nelson. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All seven council members present voted aye. Motion carried 7-0. • Resolution No. R15-17: A resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a lease agreement with the American Legion and Laurel Little League for baseball facilities as described in the lease agreement. Motion by Council Member Poehls to approve Resolution No. R15-17 to include the amounts of: for the Laurel Dodgers - $750/year for years one and two, $900/year for years three, four and five, and $250/year for the concession stand; for the Laurel Little League - $500/year for years one and two, $750/year for years three, four and five, and $250/year for the concession stand; as stated in the lease agreement, seconded by Council Member Eaton. There was no public comment. Council Member Herr asked to make sure it is part of the agreement that copies of the receipts and improvements for maintenance be given to the city. He would also like to know if the net income from concessions could be included in the lease agreement. There was no further discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All seven council members present voted aye. Motion carried 7-0. • Resolution No. R15-18: A resolution supporting fixing the Primary Care Funding Cliff. Motion by Council Member Dickerson to approve Resolution No. R15-18, seconded by Council Member Mountsier. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All seven council members present voted aye. Motion carried 7-0. 3 -1(74 Council Minutes of March 17,2015 ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA: None. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS (ONE-MINUTE LIMIT): None. COUNCIL DISCUSSION: There was no council discussion. UNSCHEDULED MATTERS: None. ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Council Member Nelson to adjourn the council meeting, seconded by Council Member Mountsier. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All seven council members present voted aye. Motion carried 7-0. There being no further business to come before the council at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 6:52 p.m. Cindy Allen ouncil Secretary Approved by the Mayor and passed by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, this 7th day of April, 2015. Mark A. Mace, Mayor Attest: Shirley Ewan, Clerk/Treasurer 4