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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 10.03.1978Minutes of the City Council of Laurel October 3~ 1~78 A re~,l~ meeting of the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montsaa, was held in the CouncLl Chambers, ~-~ was called te order by Nayor Larry D. Norman, at 7:00 o'clock, P~M. , on Tuasda~, October 3~ 1978. COUNCIL MEMB~S PRES~T: Albert Ehrlick Bob Barns Thomas Eilpatrick Donald Meyers Charles Rodgers ~an Carter Ronald Massey Ervin Metzger COUNCIL MEMB~S ABS~IT: N~ne ~NVOOAT~DN: InVocati~ givon by Rev. Pa~l White. ~BS ~R W~ LINE ON WAS~t~NGTON AV~VUE~ I.T.T. Grinnell Northwest Pipe Water Works Supply $10,682.90 ll,9~8.~8 11,785.71 Lass Moti~ by Alderman Mey$~s ~ To accept the bid from I .T .T. Grinnell for $10,682.90. Seconded by Alderman Ehrlick. Carried. Pipe to be purchased from Coal Impact monies. M~NUT~S: Minutes of Septem~ur 19, 1978, approved as corrected. Claims for the month of September presented for payment: Petty Cash Ers. Pearl M. Moran Petty Cash Dave Po~ers Vol. Fire Dept. Darrell McGillen Scott Walton Vol. Fire Dept. Thomas J. Albert Petty Cash Water Dept. United States Laas~-~ Corp. Petty Cash Patty Cash Payroll Fund Williams Agency Cumiu Associates Administrative Services A~ministrative Services Memtana Power Comper~ Montana Dakota Utilities Mountain Bell Emergemcy Medical Services N & R Oxygen Supply Emergency Henry's Safety Supply ~mt-t ~trstive Services Mountat~ ~ell Keith Elton Laurel Co-Op Laurel Auto Parts Associated ~simess Systems ~ & R O~gen Supply Industr~a~ Towel & Cover Montana Dakota Ut~_lites Ace Electric Sonstegaard Plum~ing Mo~ts~a Power Western Fire Equipment National Fire Pr~estion Montana Polar 259.00 5,830.00 25.O~ 725.oo 12 12.50 o.oo 2,5 o.oo 28 223 241.61 231.2 '13 .6 2,657 200.00 200 o00 33.54 3.45 1~0.00 3.90 183 12.98 30.00 :: 1,118.87 150.00 467 385.24 199.92 20.00 5.31 23 °40 37.45 106.83 30.80 83.71 167.71 212.94 80.78 Equipment Rental 20.00 Wt33 iame Agency 12,044.55 Laurel Worden Creameries 35.00 Tarry's Standard 171.00 Pitney Bowes 53.86 Food Farm 11.25 Cottage Print Shop 99.2~ Manley Gsrke 7.50 W~l~m West 7.50 Allie Dolven 7.50 7.5o Andy Muri 7.50 Pearl Laird 7.50 Emelia K. Vogel 7.50 Lmzise Barsness 7.50 Madge Sohmidt 7.50 Vern H~lvorson 7.50 Rosemary Guenthner 7.50 Joan Sorg 7.%0 Wallace MCGee 7.50 Roberb Noe 23.§4 Laoaard Wo~- 7.50 Thriftway 5.79 Structural Consultants, Inc. 36? ~00 Equipment Remtal 92~50 ~ 1 Perry 90.00 Dares Conoco 17.75 Ficthner Chevrolet 190.15 Laurel Auto Parts 14.28 Laurel Auto Parts 5.55 Laurel Sex-¥icenter 5.00 Laurel Co-op 38.93 Coast to Coast 1.99 Michael Todd Company 59.78 Yellowstone Valley Electric 36.85 Laurel OK Hardware 17.61 Equipment Rental 20.00 Equipment Rental 20.00 Yellowstone County Implement 47.70 Laurel Auto Parts 15.98 A & W Construction 100.00 Jostens Library Services 222.75 Psterson Typewriter Exchange 23.00 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Book Nook 9.72 R ~. Bowker Cempar~ 37.50 Arista Corporatic~ 879.00 Ebsco SuBscription Services %03.94 G~mhles 71.50 Laurel Servicenter 14.34 Valley Welders 14.30 K-B Khemioals 13~15 Ph~.lis Burns 2.00 Joy Gre~li 4.00 Laurel Servicanter 282.60 Johnson Ford 121.50 Laurel Servtcenter 42.37 Security Equipment 17.30 Western Drug 7.34 Un, ted ~t 1 ding Centers 3.20 Owl Cafe 36.20 Laurel Veterinary Hospital 113.00 Laurel East Vet. Service 20.00 Cenex 720.24 Equipment Rental 510.00 Equipment Rental 50.00 Equ~pm*nt Rental 50.00 B~ 11 ings Times 138.60 Equipment Rental 20.00 SaBre Corporation 331.85 Dyce Sales 50.6O SEC 164.00 Mountain Bell 24.53 Montana Power Compan~ 212.20 Montana Dakota Utilities 106.95 Burlington Northern 123.14 Gibson Air Conditioning 56.90 W. W. Gr~t~Eer Inc. 10.36 Ramsey Lumber 67.20 Northwest Scientific Inc. 197.00 Price Pharmacy 10.75 Williams Agency 1,691.30 Western Printing 265.56 Mountain Bell 108.06 Dyce Sales 344.00 Montana Power Company 2,092.65 Montana Dakota Utilities 29.19 Yellowstone Valley Wdectric 3.00 Laurel Aqua Knights Great Northern Tool V,] ley Welders Industrial Towel & Cover Energy & Environmental Resource Yellowstone Rental Equipment Rental Equipment Rental Harold Bernhardt Laurel Auto Parts Gambles Va~-leys Welders Coast to Coast Laurel Co-op Keith Elten DistriButor W~l]tam Krug Sand & Gravel Trigon Corporation Stormont Welding Laurel Auto Parts Rapid Tire Dares Conoco ~ Perry Machinery ITT Grinnell Valley Weldere wLlliams Agency Northwest Pipe Northwest Pipe Equipment Rental Laurel Co-op Keith Elton Distributor Laurel Auto Parts Laurel Auto Parts Yellowstone Hydraulics Yellowstone Hydraulics Government Innovators William Krug Sand & Gravel Wi~.liams Agency Yellowstone Bank Montane Po~er Montana Po~er Laurel Co-op 750 .~ 134.0~ 58 .o( 29.5 30 .~ 30 .~ 80.0( 332.5( 137.5( 24.~ 17 7.6! 75.oj 141 .~ 4~.ol 33 3.1.' 57.8', 9.0~ 17 .Of 75.7' 198.k 348.21 80.~ 272.1~ 742 18 .~ 131.61 19.2~ ~48.9~ ~ .0~ 3,382.6~ 2,648.8' 15.~ Motion b~ Alderman Metzger ~ That The claims for September be approved for payment. Seconded by Alderman Carter. Carried. A thank you note was read fr~m the Bundy Fami~. Latter was received from Jim Hunt bidding on the Firemen's house at 208 West 2nd. Cashiers check of $101.00 attached. The clerk is to write Mr. Hunt a letter that the house would have to be re-bid.. The check to be returned. MAYOR WAT~ SYST~N MODIFICATION CONTRACT: Notion by Alderman Eh.rl.iok: To grant the Mayor authority to sign the E~gineer agreement with N. [. M. Associates for the Water System Modification Contract. Seconded by Alderman Meyers. Carried. NORM MACE]~ AND L~0HARD FIC~TN~- - -APPLICATION TO 7ACATE STRmm,': Request to vacate a portion of South Montana Avenue between Blocks 12 and 13 en 4th Street S~.. This matter referred to the Street and Alley C~,m-:ttee. MAYOR - -M~P~R ISAACS REST~NATION: Mayor announced the resignation of Murr Isaacs effective October 1, 1978, Mayor stated that he would like to hire a Certified Engineer. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Discussion Motion b.y Alderman Kilpatrick: That the matter of hiring an Engineer be tabled until the duties of an Engineer have been reviewed. Seconded by Alderman Meyers. Discussion Roll c,ll vote on tabeling the motion is as follows. Those in favor of tabaling are Ronald Massey, Thomas ~lpatrick, and Donald Meyers. Those agatust tabeling are Ervin Metzger, Susan Carter, Albert Ehrlick, Charles Rodgers, and Bob Burns. Motion failed. Vote on original motion carried. Motion b~ Aldarm~ ~lpatrick= That a special masting be set up within a month to outline the duties of an Engineer. Seconded by Alderman Meyers. Carried. Discussion regarding the hiring of a temporary ~,t~diog and Plumbing Inspector. Motion b.y Alderman Ne.yore: That the City hire a ~,~l~Lt~g and Plumbing Inspector on a temporary basis and pay him according to the inspections he makes. Seconde~ by Alde~,~ Eh~liek. Carried. KILPATRICK - -RECONSID~ DECISION ON $~DEWALK ON 8TH AVENUE: Motion by Alderman Kilpatrick: To reconsider previos action regarding the property Owner at §02 West. ~th to io~tall sidewalk on his property. Seco~ied by Alderm-~ Carter. Roll c~ll vote shows Alderman Thomas · ~patrick, Cahrlee Rodgers, Susan Carter, and Ronald Massey voting yes. Vot*~g no Alderman ~lbert Ehrlick, Bob B~rns, Ervin Metzger, and Donald Mayors. The Mayor broke the tie by voting no. Motion failed. ~TY~,T ~LICK - -S~EET AND ~T.T~' ~OI~TTE~ REPOET: Discussion regarding the possibilities of bu~-ing or renting a sweeper. This matter w.~l] be put on the agenda for the next regular C~mcil Discussion regarding the inst-~l~tion of regulation school s~us to be inst~ed at all Laurel Schools. Lenhardt to check into the possibility of State or Federal fending available for signs. Motion h~ Alderman Ehrliok: That regulation School signs be iust~ed at all Schools. Seoomded by Alderman Rodgers. Carried. Motion b~ Alderman ~lick ~ To accept the minutes of the S~reet and Alley Committee dated ~-26-7§ into the official record. Seconded by ~lderman · ~ ~patriek. Carried. CHUCK RODGEES - - PUBI~C HEALTH AND GARBAGE CON~TTE~ :: Hotion bi Aldermaa Rod~ers ~ That the Public Health and Garbage C~..~ttee minutes dated October2~ 1~78 he entered into the official record. Seeonded by ~lderman Meyers. Carried. JO~ MACMART~N - - A~EX OF ~NGEANAM SUBDIVISION: Plarming Board recommends denial of lots ~6 and ~7 Block 1 In~r~b,m Sub- division s~ee no aoeept~ble plan for disposal of water runoff was submitted. No~ion b~ Alderman Metzger: To go along with the reco~mandation of the Pls-~ug Board and der~ a~exation of lots 36 ~ 37. Block 1 In,tahara Subcliv~sion. Seoondad by Alderman Heyers. C~rried. JO~ MACMARTIN TRANSP0~ATION PLAN: Joha l~asMa.~in briefly expemied the Transpox~ation Plan as set up for ~aurel. Notion b~ Alderman Kilpatrick: To adopt these plans as the City of Laurel TranspOrtation Plan. Seconded by Alderman Ehrlick. Carried. REICH - -STORM ~ PLANS M. X. M. Associates has redone the Storm sewer plans from 1974 as drawn up by S. T. R. Estimated cost for downtown business district ~1. 614. 420.OO Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Alternate 2 - A syets~ to ~ drainage both above and below the big ditch $ 14, 240, 990.00 Roger Reich reed a letter from the Ditch Companies stating that they have passed a Resolution saying that the City cannot dump drair~ge into their ditches. Motion b~ Alderman ~h~lick.' That the City Attorney draw up ~1.1 proper Resolutions necessary to p3~ce the matter of Storm Sawer Drainage Plan for the downtown area as a bond issue on the November 7th ballot. Seconded by Alderman Meyers. Carried. Motion b~ ~_lderman Rodgers: To look into studying the possibilities of the Nutting Dream. Seconded by Alderman Carter. Carried. Mayor stated that Darrell Keek has resigned from the Board of ~AJust- me,ts and he would like to appoint Andy Muri. Motion b~ Aldar~_~_ Burns: To accept the Mayor's appointment of Andy Muri to the Board of Adjustments. Seconded by Alderman Metzger. Carried. Motion b~ Alderman Metz~e~: To accept the B~&get and Revenue as presented by the F~n~nce Committee. Seconded by Alderman Earlick. Carried. ~OB ~S - -WAGES: Motion b~ Alderman Burns: That the Clerks in the office and the Super- visary Personnel be given a 415 an hour raise this year and ~05 an hour next year. Also an adjustment to Celia Eastons wage. ~aisee retrOactive to 7 - 1 - 78. Seconded by Alderman Carter. Carried. With Alderman ~hwlick and Kflpatrick voting no. 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 Ma~or and passed by the City COuncil of the City of Laurel, Montana, this 17th day of October, 1978. ~'~" ~ D. Herman, Mayor ~haron He~-~n, Deputy City Clerk