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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 04.05.2016 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF LAUREL April 5, 2016 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 April 5, 2016. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Emelie Eaton Doug Poehls Bruce McGee (6:32) Richard Herr Chuck Dickerson Tom Nelson Bill Mountsier COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Scot Stokes OTHER STAFF PRESENT: Noel Eaton, City Planner 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 Mountsier to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of March 15, 2016, as presented, seconded by Council Member Poehls. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All six council members present voted aye. Motion carried 6-0. CORRESPONDENCE. Montana Department of Transportation: Letter of March 23, 2016, regarding 2016-2020 Draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. ExxonMobil Pipeline Company: Letter of March 23, 2016 regarding upcoming pipeline maintenance work on ExxonMobil Pipeline Company's Billings to Silvertip 12-inch crude oil pipeline. Arbor Day Foundation: Letter regarding recognition as a 2016 Tree City USA. COUNCIL DISCLOSURE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS. PUBLIC HEARING. CONSENT ITEMS: • Claims for the month of March 2016 in the amount of$306,659.61. A complete listing of the claims and their amounts is on file in the Clerk-Treasurer's Office. • Approval of Payroll Register for PPE 03/13/2016 totaling$167,471.89. • Approval of Payroll Register for PPE 03/27/2016 totaling$192,975.25. • Receiving the Committee/Board/Commission Reports into the Record. --Laurel Urban Renewal Agency minutes of February 22, 2016 were presented. --Insurance Committee minutes of February 29, 2016 were presented. --Budget/Finance Committee minutes of March 15, 2016 were presented. --City-County Planning Board minutes of March 3, 2016 were presented. Council Minutes of April 5,2016 --Council Workshop minutes of March 29, 2016 were presented. —' --Laurel Airport Authority minutes of November 23, 2015 were presented. --Laurel Airport Authority minutes of January 26, 2016 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 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. CEREMONIAL CALENDAR: None. REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: None. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION (THREE-MINUTE LIMIT): Eugene Eckhardt, 1723 East Maryland, is a representative of the High Pointe Subdivision. He informed the council that a certain party is trying to put a trailer court in an 80-acre lot or parcel of land west of Yard Office Road. The landowners on the south side of East Maryland have been notified of the petition to put 270 trailers in there. The landowners have petitions going around and have collected 58 signatures from people that live in High Pointe Subdivision. High Pointe Subdivision residents plan to attend the City-County Planning Board meeting on Thursday at 10:00 a.m. to submit the petitions to the Planning Board. The residents do not want the trailers because there is too much traffic on East Maryland from the existing trailer court. Since this area is not in the city, patrolling the area is difficult. The police can just stop speeders once they hit a city boundary line and sheriffs are few. There will be more traffic with this proposed trailer court. The road has speed bumps but it is not as wide as it should be for two cars going by each other. Eugene stated that kids will get hit if they are walking. The residents do not want that kind of traffic. If 270 trailers are allowed with one or two vehicles per trailer, that will beat up the road. Eugene wanted to inform the council that the residents are going to oppose this. Policemen have told him that they have a hard time policing the trailer court now, as 90 percent of their calls are in the trailer court and 10 percent are in town. Eugene thanked the council for their time. There was discussion regarding approaching the County Commissioners and the three-step process required of the developer. SCHEDULED MATTERS: • Confirmation of Appointments. Laurel Ambulance Service Mayor Mace appointed Levi Vandersloot, Makayla Schessler, Chris Franklin and Justin Kostelecky to the Laurel Ambulance Service. Motion by Council Member Dickerson to approve the Mayor's appointments to the Laurel Ambulance Service, 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. R16-25: A resolution of the City Council to vacate an alley located adjacent to Lots 13-27, Block 31 of East Yellowstone Subdivision located within the City of Laurel. Motion by Council Member Herr to approve Resolution No. R16-25, seconded by Council Member McGee. 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. R16-26: A resolution approving Amendment No. 6 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. 2 Council Minutes of April 5,2016 Motion by Council Member Poehls to approve Resolution No. R16-26, 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. R16-27: A resolution accepting the bid from Wharton Asphalt, LLC and authorizing the Mayor to sign all related documents for the SE 4th Street Crosswalk and Striping Improvements Project. Motion by Council Member Nelson to approve Resolution No. R16-27, 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. R16-28: A resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract with Industrial Communications & Electronics Inc. for camera equipment and installation at Kids Kingdom Park located in the City of Laurel. Motion by Council Member Dickerson to approve Resolution No. R16-28, seconded by Council Member McGee. 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. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA: None. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS (ONE-MINUTE LIMIT): None. COUNCIL DISCUSSION: Council Member Eaton stated that the Public Works Committee meeting scheduled for April 11th has been cancelled. Mayor Mace stated that the April 12th council workshop will start at 5:30 p.m. Blake Christensen from the Local Government Center will attend to talk about combining boards, commissions and committees. Council Member Dickerson and Council Member Mountsier will not be able to attend the council workshop on April 12tH UNSCHEDULED MATTERS: None. ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Council Member McGee to adjourn the council meeting, 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. There being no further business to come before the council at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 6:42 p.m. Cindy Allen, ouncil Secretary Approved by the Mayor and passed by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, this 19th day of April, 2016. Mark A. Mace, Mayor Attest: yyR Shirley Ewan, Clefk/Treasurer 3