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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 09.05.1978Minutes of the City Council of Laurel September 5, 1978 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, was held in the Council Chambers, and was called to order by Mayor Larry D. Herman, at 7:00 o'clock, P.M., on Tuesday, September 5, 1978. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: INVOCATION: Albert Ehrlick Donald Meyers Ronald Massey Thomas Kilpatrlck Susan Carter Ervin Metzger Harold Burns Chuck Rodgers Invocation given by the Rev. W. Whanger. MINUTES: Minutes of regular meeting of Aug. 15th, approved as presented. CORRESPONDENCE: Invitation to the Mayor and Aldermen, along with their families, to attend the annual Firemans chicken and corn feed Saturday, September 9th. Letter read from the Dept. of Community Affairs regarding our aPplication for a preliminary engineering grant to be used for a master plan study for the Laurel Airport. All Applications for loans and grants must be reviewed by the Aeronautics Board prior to approval. Our application will be submitted at their September 7th meeting. Letter of Resignation from Fred Feuerbacher III from the Laurel Park Board, effective September 9, 1978. Mayor has accepted this resignation with regret. Thank you note from the Bud Kilpatrick family was read. CLAIMS: Mont. League of cities and Towns 1,098.03 Social Security Div. Petty Cash Petty Cash Vol. Fire Dept. Scott Walton Contributions U.S. Leasing Corp. Contributions Contributions Contributions Contributions Mont. State Treasurer Cumin Assoc. MDU Mont. Power Wymo Communications H-R Oxygen Dyna Med. Peter son Typewriter ICBO Peterson Typewriter Artcraft of Billings Laurel Coop Laurel Servicenter Montana Power H-R Oxygen Mont. Power Co. Industrial Towel & Cover Wesco Thomas Albert Garbage Thomas Albert Larry Herman Terry's Pizza Parlor Water Operating Stormont Welding Tractor & Equip. 5,144.13 314.00 131.26 505.00 12.50 439.47 166.64 439.46 439.46 439.46 439.46 518.00 2,000.00 79.51 35.29 141.23 3.90 148.50 213.06 130.00 42.00 204.05 34.70 3.20 176.46 35.10 471.96 20.00 73.77 1,100.00 50.00 283.00 21.00 100.00 15.00 32.00 445.04 Karla Calhoun 30.00 State Compensation Fund 2,197.31 Petty Cash 27.08 Dave Powers 25.00 Darrell McGillen 12.50 Water Dept. 223.80 Ron Brown 80.00 Petty Cash 85.10 Petty Cash 115.66 Petty Cash 175.92 Petty Cash 14.74 Mont. State Treasurer 155.40 Petty Cash 21.75 Mont. Dakota Utilities 2.88 Mt. Bell 22.43 Henry's Safety 126.04 Yellowstone Office Supply 32.13 Convoy Co. 15.50 Mt. Bell 480.72 Valley Welders 24.50 Clarence Sonstegaard 36.00 Selbys 61.38 Waterworks Supplies 14.52 Dean's Mobile 454.88 Laurel Auto Parts 81.29 Laurel Servicenter 678.33 Superior Signal Co. 40.90 Thriftways 52.68 Gibson Air Conditioning 93.00 Ramsey Lumber 94.32 General - Street 195.00 Water Operating 72.50 Thomas Albert 135.00 Laurel Slaughter Plant 118.00 Kim Robertson 10.00 Sweeping 40.00 Laurel Auto Parts 65.54 Laurel Auto Parts 11.30 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Water Operating 15.00 Laurel Auto Parts 98.40 Gaylord Bros. 41.05 Big Sky Linen 18.98 Coast to Coast 51.36 H.R. Wilson Co. 55.00 Walden Books 48.12 Gaylord Bros. 135.00 Rapid Tire 8.17 O.K. Hardware 78.73 All Seasons Power Products 68.92 SEC Corp. 144.00 K-B Chemicals 12.95 ~enry's Safety Supply 14.41 Coast to Coast 5.81 Owl Cafe 42.15 Cenex 3,720.52 Water Operating 225.00 General - Street 1,092.50 Ace Electric 92.47 Dyce Sales 151.80 Mt~ Bell 19.16 MDU 95.98 Coast to Coast 6.65 Nach Chemical 7.33 HKM 11,173.73 Dyce Sales 3,784.00 Transport Clearings 54.27 MDU 25.52 Yellowstone Valley Electric 3.00 Laurel Co-op 25.18 Industrial Towel 21.75 General Street 250.00 Laurel Hardware 26.25 Dean's Mobile Service 150.62 Waterworks Supplies 3,883.86 Northwest PipeFittings 732.93 General - Street 190.00 Northwest Pipe Fittings 148.55 Water Operating 20.00 Rapid Tire 7.00 Laurel Auto Parts 23.99 Laurel Auto Parts 60.19 Yellowstone Bank 2,648.87 Misc. Tax Div. 58.82 Sanderson/Stewart/Mueller Ing. 705.84 Mont. Power Co. 571.55 Dean's Mobile 12.37 Ramsey Lumber Co. 83.75 Yellowstone Co. Implement 125.30 Cathy Schreiner 114.45 Cottage Print Shoppe 16.86 Big Sky Linen 8.77 Readers Digest 12.95 Regent Book Co. 62.26 Walden Books 105.23 Gambles 22.08 B.J. Rapir 87.15 Rapid Tire 28.56 Big Ditch Co. 1.00 Robert Weatherford 83.00 Ramsey Lumber 6.45 Thriftways 46.33 Wymo Communications 57.80 Laurel Vet. Hospital 152.00 William Krug 960.00 Sweeping 70.00 Garbage 10.00 Michael Todd 56.00 SEC Corp. 144.00 Mont. Power Co. 215.72 B.N. 140.04 Gibson Air Conditioning 50.00 MDU 377.60 Mt. Bell 100.92 SEC Corp. 180.00 Mont. Power 2,124.26 Bearing Supply 152.30 Wesco 21.49 Laurel Auto Parts 85.10 Food Farm 19.62 Hall-Perry Machinery 643.68 Coast to Coast 15.96 Laurel Servicenter 198.00 Northwest Pipe Fittings 189.27 Northwest Pipe Fittings 347.48 Northwest Pipe Fittings 462.41 General - Street 197.50 Dean's Mobile 431.13 Tractor & Equip. 38.14 Government Innovators 16~75 Madison Bionics 61.58 Hoven Construction 5,823.20 Northern Testing Lab. 541.00 James Murphy 294.10 Mont. Power Co. 559.66 Robert J. Brady 982~96 Motion by Alderman Ehrlick: That the claims be approved. Seconded by Alderman Metzger. Carried. BIDS ON SEWER REHABILITATION PROJECT: Bid Proposal for Schedule II from Guildner Water and Sewer Total Bid 96,854.96 No~ bids received for Schedule I. The bid from Guildner Water and Sewer referred to Roger Reich of HKM for further study. ANNEXATION - MURRAY HEIGHTS: RESOLUTION NO. 1704 EX~ENDING TEE BOUNDARIES OF TR~ CITY OF LAUREL, MONTANA, TO INCLUDE LOTS THREE (3), FIFTEEN (15), AND SIXTEEN (16), BLOCK SIX (6); LOTS ONE (1), T~REE (3), FOUR (4), FIVE (5) AND SIX (6), BLOCK NINE (9); AND LOT ONE (1), BLOCK TEN (10), IN MURRAY HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, SECOND FILING, YELLOWSTONE COUNTY. Motion b~ Alderman Ehrlick: That Resolution No. 1704 be passed and adopted. Seconded by Alderman Massey. Motion Carried. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel ANNEXATION - WARD SUBDIVISION: RESOLUTION NO. 1705 EXTENDING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF LAUREL, MONTANA, TO INCLUDE LOTS FOUR (4) THROUGH ELVEVN (11), BLOCK ONE (1), WARD SUBDIVISION, YELLOWSTONE COUNTY. At this time the council went to a committee of the whole for discussion of the Annexation of Lots 4-11, Block 1, Ward Subdivision with an R-1 zone desig- nation. Clyde Pearson and Glenn Korber, owners of these lots, spoke in regards to their plans for developing the area. Mark Wallace, spokesman for the residents in the area, presented a petition signed by 90 residents protesting the R-2 zone of lots 4-11 in Block 1, Ward Subdivision. Discussion regarding drainage in this area. The developers to present a plan for drainage at the next meeting. Also discussion of possibly changing the zone designation from R-2 to R-1. At this time Resolution No. 1705 was tabled until the next regular meeting on September 19th. MUP~R ISAACS - SIDEWALK ON 8TH AVE. Discussion regarding who is responsible for putting in the sidewalk at 802 West 9th Street on the 8th Avenue side. Motion by Alderman Ehrlick: To write a letter to the property owner at 802 W. 9th Street (Lot lB Block 5, Casa Linda Sub.) asking him to install the sidewalk on the 8th Avenue side of his propert~ or the city will do the work and assess it against his taxes. Seconded by Alderman Meyers. Motion carried with Alderman Massey voting "No". ALBERT EHRLICK - STREET AND ALLEY COMMITTEE MINUTES: Motion by Alderman Ehrlick: That the Street and Alley Committee minutes dated Aug. 29th, be entered into the official minutes. Seconded by Alderman Kilpatrick. Carried. MAYOR'S COMMENTS: Mayor stated that Ken Beven will represent the City of Laurel and the State of Montana at the AWWA convention in Vancouver, B.C. Mayor Herman would like to commence with the Coal Board grant applica- tion for upgrading the 7th Street interceptor. Also check into alternate funding from either F.H.A. or a Revenue Bond Issue. Motion by Alderman Meyers: To give the Mayor authority to pursue this matter and check into F.H.A. or a Revenue Bond Issue as alternate funding. Seconded by Alderman Ehrlick. Carried. Discussion regarding a trailer parked on a city street for more than 5 days. Chief of Police directed to take care of this matter. The Mayor appointed the following people to the Police Auxiliary or reserve. AUXILIARY: Jim Morrison Mike Haskill Bill Brennan Mike Penne Dick Nauman Clovia Barndt Pat Morrison Bill Michaelis Jack Stevens Margaret Gatts Duane Behm Sue Strand Kelly Besel Don Brown Dave Little Jim Morrison Mike Baskill Bill Brennan Mike Penne Minutes of the City Council of Laurel There being no further business to come before the council at this time, the meeting was adjourned. Sharon Herman, Deputy City Clerk Approved by the Mayor and passed by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, this 19th day of September, 1978. Larry D. Herman, Mayor ATTEST: Dorothy P. Bundy, City Clerk