HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 05.04.1976Minutes of the City Council. of Laurel
i~ay 1976
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A regul~.r ~eetin~ of the City Council of the City of Laurels ~iar~tana~
way held 3n the Council Chsmb~rs and called ~o order by Mayor L. M. Yoveti~la,
at 7:~~ o'eloeky P.M., on Tuesday, May !t, 1976.
Upon ~aktng roll call, the following ~,ld~rmen an~~ered pr~se~t
Tc~ Hard ~cxn Kilpatrick E.H. Eb~;rsvi.ller Chuck Rodgers
Su~ar~ Carter He~m.an Michae]. Ervin Metzger
The minutes o~ the previous meeting of Apr3.l 2Othy were read. Ntotion
ways made by Eb~rswS.ll~r acid seconded by H~.rd that the minutes be approved as
read.
Clai~as for the month of Aprii were presented far apprm~al as f~llcaws:
Cathp S~hreir~er 33.0 Gaylord Bros., Iris. 5 .75
Up~tar~G Library Prc~mc~ticmals 9.~~ Edna Shuey 1s8.1~3
Hart-Albin Co. 386.c~ Montana L br~.ty 25.C~?
Big Sky Linen 6.9~ U.~. l~~ws & World Report ?.98 D, ~ Powers 25.00 Harold Gremmer 2~.a0
Vol. Fire I~p.t 204.0 Vol. Fire Dept. 1~~.~0
Petty ~a$h 19.98 Water Dept. 1$x..50
Sol Schoes~ler ~8~.0~ Con~ribut3on$ 1.~1~1.~.6
Petty ~a~h 170.0 Petty Cash 8.70
Gl~,nn Bias l~.~tf Patricia Bier 1~O.f M~uri~e Kaiser 225.04 T~inda Sehyma 15~.Q
H-R f)xygen 1.95 I. Carl Koons $.85
General Fund 1~6.~0 D3rna Med Tne. ~s•~?
~ontribt~tions Fwetd 27.20 Mont. School Equip. lt,836.5a
Social Se~~.r3.ty Div. Lt~515.37 l~o~.t. State Treasurer lt,196.91
Stake Cc~npensation I~~. 3~~51.67 Eanployment Security Divis3o~ 5 2.03
Social Security Div. ~,7,l~.6.l~3 Contrib~ation~ 74.61 Petty Cash ~~7.26 Cc~ntribut3ons 226.70
Mont. State Treasurer 135.OQ Petty Cas~i 107.63
Contributions 722.51 Contributions 166.95
Cont~ibtz~ion.~ l~55.67 Contribntio~s l~l. dl
Contributions 2.17 Cantribut3ons 1,589.~t.
Pagroll Fwd 18, 739.89 C .T .A . Payroll Fwd 1,~:~: ~:6~~'' General 1~6~1~.~~ Ace Elee~rie x.1.58
Ye11o~~teme Bank 3.~0 Cathy SeY~re3.~er 3.20
Billings Pt~.blia L3.brary 199 Big Sky Linen 6.9
Stormont~a Welding s.00 Ha1~~ Gonc3co 26.52.
Laurel ~ervicent~zr 8 .03 W~~tern Printing 2l~9.0~
Selb~r~s 17.10 Duro-Test Corp. ?5•~9
Williaar~ Krug 2~.~.00 La~r~l Auto Pare 2l~8.73 Bearings Supply 17.23 Carpenter Paper 2$.8
Ray's Concrete For~~.r~g ~.~3.75 ~rv~tt Pr~i~ing lt.~0
yat~rel Coop 9.00 Northvet~t Piggy ITt3Zitie~ 85~..~t5
Yellow.~tone Hydraulics, Inc. 135.~~ ~'ichtner Chev. 32.7~t
Water Operate. 71.50 Peterson Typewriter 161.17
Dorn Nash Traetors~ Inc. 32.l~5 State Publ3.sh3izg 5.9~t H-ft C}~rgen 15.9 DC?ATI~ 5 M~~J1~ SE;I'~71CE 263.86
Standard Oil Co. 2l~.57 Al1ie's H~rdwar~ .9~
United Building Center 27.82 RaYnse~r Lumber Co. 6.16
Pitney Be~wes 115.04 Price Pharmacy 25.39
U.S. Leasing corp. 166.6lt Who Cc~mun3.ca~ions 7.54
Western Drug 28~.~0 Superior Fire Apparatus ~-5.15
Yellowstone Go. 121.95 A & I Distr3.butor~ 83.65
Garnbl~s ~t8.83 Fox Oil Co. 8.25
Montana Dakota Utilities 2l~8.16 Montas~.a Dakota Utilities 221.61
Mto Be11 267.l~2 Midland. Implement 12.7? R.L. Polk 5b.~~ Yellowstone Va11ey ETisetric 22.18
Montana Power Co. 201.1l~ A. Conrad 70.04
Scheeler Ready M~.a 306«63 Northwestern Ur~i.aersity 5!~•(
Laur~1 Veterinary Hospital 56.0 Laurel Outlook 28. 5
Billings Counseling Assoc. 10~.0~ Price Pharmacy 8.26
Western Drug x.20 Yellowstone office Supply 23.x.7 Building & Safety D~p~. 50.0 Building & Safety Dept. 150.Q0
Dea~'~ Mobile 17.3~t Western Printing 8.Q0
Hays Conc3eo 3.00 Gambles 1.16
H. K. M. 3,120.00 Piney Bowes 211,:~.~3
General 36.50 Montana Foxes 1,1~8.,1a.Z
Yellowstone Va11ey El~etroc 3.0~ Mt. Be11 61.8l~ l~or~t. Dakots Utilities 123.3b Standard Oil 3l~.1~0
Dean'. Mobile 1lt9.7~ Stormont i~Telding 32. 2
Tree electric Service 1~.5~ Laurel Coop 27.06 I
Hall-Perry Machinery X29.68 Yapuncich, Sanderson & Broom 75.00
' Western Drug 2.53 Laur~;l Auto Party X1.39
i Cost ~o Coast ~7.7~ A11i~' ~ I-iard~are 1.9~ ' William Krt1g 37.~~ Duro Test 1QS.1~6
Indu~trisl Tow~I 20.10 Henrys Safety ~uPPlg 5~.•~ '
S.~". C. 12 .04 Industrial Systems lt~.1.6
Water Operating 21.E Northwest Pipe 1,077.1
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General 31.54 Burlington Northern 99.5?
stational ~~~h Register 91~•~Q Mont. Power Co. 1lt8.9l~
Burlington Northern 10.00 Mt. Bell 21~..1,~
Mont. ~kota Utilities 33.30 Deat~~ s Mobile 7.22 Ills Weber Machine & Welding 27.0 H-R (hrygen 29.0 I~
Peterson Typewriter 155.~~ Water Operating 35.00
Gar1 Wei~~nar~ & Sony X3.50 James Whiteny 240.00
01~I. Wold 5.73 Bearing Supply Co. 23.62 I,
Laurel Auto Party 23.37 Coa.s~~ to Coat 15.29 ~
Dyce Sales 38.6 S.E.C. Corp. 12.00
Jim Rec~~ ~8.0(~ Tri-Jack Manfg. 316.~~ Mont. Powder 37.4I~ Pitney Bowes 27.l~.53
Water operating 20.00 Alli~~~ Hardware 2.3~
Elk River Concrete 167.00 General 3.7~
standard Oil Co. 27~..~8 Dean's Mobile 29.3?
Water E~rating 17.0 Ben's Inter~tat~ Cori 15.t3~
Lapel Auto Parts 1 .72 Tra.~tor & Ec~t~ipeanent 26.62
Dave Powers 192.1.2 Ch~.rles Rodgers 118.66 Dears t s Mobil 3.37 Mont. Power Lt75.70
Mont. Power 1177.18 Cen~x 623.25
Deans s Mobile 10.59 I,aux•e1 Auto Parts 2.69
Allied Equipment 63.32 General 9.5
Mont. Dakota Utilities 3.87 Mont. Powexr X8.19
E. F. Link Assoc. 607.5 Ptorthern Testing Lab. 33. 0 Water Upsrating 5.f~0 Star Sex~rice 8,1~b.~
Central Electric 2~74~.DU Slovarp Brothers 5~t,932.00
Senior' ~ Dinner Program C,004.~ General ].?~..2,~
Motifln was made by ~ber~vilZer and seconded by Metzger ghat the claims be allowed.
Motion carried.
The M~.yor stated ~ha~ he knew he way last on the agenda but would like
to be first sine he was going ~o get e~7.led to go to work. He stated that he
~ws there is tendon between the office personnel, depart~ne~~~~heads, the chieF
o~ police, City Engineer, City Attorney, Personnel director and himself. H~
sa3.d that h~ doe~n~t l~o~r where the prmblem 13.es bud would like ~o heax e~run~nt~
from anyone involved. Severs]. aldermen stated that they felt the new syst~~ was worl~ing well. Monte stated that h~ way having trouble with the Police Ch3.~f in
suppling him with the n~c~~~ary personnel recmrd~. Kilpa~ri~k asked the Mayor
how much authority the co~rnnittees have. City Attorney Mated tha.~C the Mayor should
design~t~ the ec ittee~ a~.thorit~r when he makes the appointments. The M~.yor
stated that since them way not much cc~nent we wc~u].d ~u~t have to wait for the
explosion.
oRnzrr~c~ xo. 615
AN ~R})TI~AIviCE CREATII~Qr A POLICE CtIHINII5SI01~ FUR THE CITY OF LAUREL,
MONTANA, ways pre~e~ted ag~.in. The P~ayor stated ~hat~ the City Attorney explained
several 3.te~s on this ordinance and he thinks i~ is al~~ ~S:. ht. ~4otian w~.~ made
by ~ilpa~r ck and seconded by Carer that Ordinance No. 615 be passed and adopted. Upon taking roil call vole, all aldex~n.en prese~~ voted "Aye"~ and said ordinance
No. 615 be d~elared pa~s~d and adopted. The M~.yor then appointed Inez Vaughn for
a thr~;e y~,ar period, Chuck GibZ~~n for. a two yeax period sand another ~n~b~r ~o be
appc»i~ted at a. later date. Motion was made by Kilpatrick and seconded b~
Ebersviller to accept the Mayor's appointments. Motion carried. K3.lpatriek
thin made the motions seconded by Michael that the Mayor be given the authority
~co appoin.-c scmr~eone else wizn ia.na.~ approva.~. ati one nexti ~t~e~cing. riotia.on carries.
Anyone appointed ~o this ec~ruaai~ssion cannot held any other elective or appoin~iv~
mun.i.cipal office while sex^~rice as a me~n.ber oP the ecxr~r~is~ion. There~o~~ at ~hi~ time Tne~ Vaughn asked that she be clisrnissed from all other duti~~ with the city.
Tnea also thanked the council for ~h~ cooperation she received while servi~~ on
these ecx~mittees. Motion was made by Kilpatrick and s~~onded byl~tet~ger to
aee~pt Inez Qaughn~ re.~igna~Gion frcxn all other ccanmittee appointrae~tss. Motion
carxiedo
Letter was read frwn the Dep~r~t~~nt o~ Hou,~in~ end Urban D~veloprnent thanking ~.s for oar preapplication for Eca~.ur~.it~ develop~~*~t block grant funds and
encouraging a f~1.1 application. the de~.dline for fu11 applieatiar~ i~ July 1, 1976
with funding to be spent for water treatrne~t plant. The ourit of the grant would
be ~63,00~.04. This letter referred to Jim Twcxneg to canple~e the forms for
full application.
The Mayor reported that the free program is going real food.
Br~ee Teeters and Don M~yer$ represen~in~ the Jayc~e~ appeared before
the council to request the use of the city parking lot for a dane~+ the night of
July 3rci. Thep would also like to ~~11 beer. G3.ty Attorney s~~.ted that in
order ~o ~e11 beer they would have to get a permit frce~ the Mate. This dance would ran. from 9s40 P.M. to l;(~(3 A.M., d would be policed by the au~di.li~ry
- police. It w~~ asked if the cement bloeY~s would be i~ the way. It way sugg~st~d
that 1st Avenue frc~ Main to lit Street be con~id~r~d a~ a possib3.litg. City
A.~torrieg ~ug~e~t~d th~.t the Ja~c~es obtain a or e day liability policy. Mmttion
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was ~ad~ by ~todgers and ~e~onded by Hard that the Ja~cee~ be a11c~w~d tm hive
phis dame tl~e night of J~].y 3rd. Moticm c~rr3ed.
M3cha~1 report~;d that at 7th ~~re~t and 8th avenue the street is I, about 2 feet h3.gher than the curb end gutter and needy down. This utter
re~err~d to the stre~~ and alley ~c~€nit~ee to check in~4 the cost and have it
cwt down iF it's not to expensive.
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Michael a~k~d council approval th~.t land developers be r~ot3.fi~*d by
~a3.1 that it is their responsibility to put in a 13 inch pit run b~~e. the I,
developers rased svmethi~ag in writ3.r~g ~o they can tern. it into their arehi~ee~. j Motion way made by Kilpatrick and $€,eonded by Carter 'Ghat a letter b~ sent to
the developers. Motion e~.rr3ed.
Michael stated that Prill way in error when he pub i.~. h3.s curb and I
gutter. He ~~at~d that the strut and alley ec~ittee would like to r~ec~end
that the city pair .for the cent end Pr 11 to furnish the l~.bor. Motion was made by Metzger and seconded by Eb~rsviller to accept tk~~ recanmendataon of the
cca~nittee. Motion carried.
Michsa~l stated that he felt it way about t~n~ to gel ~~~ted on
spring cleanup in the alleys. Dick Metzger sa3.d he would 1~.1~e ~o do i~ all
3.n one week. The wEek of Maq 1{~th through the 1l~.t~ w~~ set fmr alley clesuaup.
William Krug and Bob Sch~~sl~r appeared b~fo~e the co~an~il stating
that they have been get~3.r~g ~tQpp~d with their heavy trucks for nod using 8th
Ave. or lit Avg.. for making deliv~ s~s~. drug sst~.ted that h~ way sopped the
other day for c~i~g donna 6th Ave. with ~n empty trucl~, ar~d about r~ ~ hour layer
he ~a~ the city tx-uc~ coming down 7th avg. with a load of gravel. ~h~y both
~tat~d that they use 8th ave and lit av~ whenever po~~ible and try to use the shortest route. After da~cussion~ it eras suggested that th~:~e men use their
o~m discr~s~ion ar~d dry to ~.se the shortest route. these t~ao min ~~ated th~.t
their would use lst Avg. and 8t~i ave. whin loaded bud would like ~a use the
other s~ree~s when empty.
Kilpatrick introduced Mrs. I,ae1 Luecle from the Oil Workers Awciliary mho aa~s~d council approval ~o begin a fwd rai,~3.ng project for the purchase of
a new defibrillator for the ambulance. The auxiliary w3.11 start t~~ fund with
a $2~~.00 donation. The Mayor stated t~ia~ he wa~n~t pure if they weeded
council approval but they had that and his blessing for a very worthwhile pro~eet.
Mrs. Lueck stated that ~inc~ it would b~ city egv3.~arn~r~t her group ~e~t they
n~~ded council approval. Mm~ian. was made by Kilpatrick end secemded by Rod~er~
tk~at the Oil Workers At~xi.lia~y have ~u11 cou~eil approval o~ ~tar~ing this fluid. Me~ion carr3.ed.
Kilpatrick presented a p~ti~ion for the Public S~rv3.ee Ca~srnission and
an Emergen~g Re~ol~at3.on a~ f ollow~ s
RTS c3I,tlTIU1~1 IdO. 1537
l~Pd ~iERGEAJCY RESOLUTION SPECIFYING WATER RATE. AAtD WATER REGULATION M~DI~'ICATI~NS
TO BECCNiE E~'FE~TI~1E AT A SPECII~"IE:~ DATE UPON PUBLIC SER~TTGE GC~ILuIISSI~I~ APPR~AL;
ANA 17IRECTIAJG APPLIGATI~N TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE CC1~+IISSIE7~1 FOR APPR(3~'AI, ~HEREDF.
Motion was m~d~ by K3.lpatri~k and seconded by Ebersviller th~.t Re~ol~~im~ ~Io.
1537 be declared pas~~d and adopted. Motion parried.
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~Zipatira.cx a~~ea nay Lne ~a.tiy or Laurel tien~atiivei~ accep~ rszisa.ng~
water regulation ~ched.~.le as per~a n3ng to Lavrel. Kilpats~3.ek made this ire the fog of a ~o~ion seconded by Rodger. Motion e~.rr3.eci.
City Xttorne~r stated that he would like a Formal resolution s~~ting
ug the sewer rat~:s and declaring it an emerge~~y. The resolution would state
that the city will take another look ~.t the ~harg~~ after w~ get our x~~w water
ra~e~ aid pos~~bly find a. amore equitable solution. Motion way made by It3.lpatri~k
and ~econc ¢d by Eb~r~v3.ller that Re~olutio~a No. 1538 b~ dawn gip. Mot3.cm aarr3.ed.
Kilp~.trick read a letter fran Jol~ and Lorraine Daley asking ghat tY~e
City absorb the logs of h~.s water bill since tl~e meter had not stopped beat way
dust slow rta 3.n~. If' this arrang~mc~nt is satisfactory, we will con~id~r t1~~
matter cla~~d. If it i~ riot ~at3.sfactory~ the Dal.ey~ ~ will ~eque~t that the
City reimburse theme for the water loop put in bar them in 197 3n the amount of $1,227.~~ since it has not b~~n the practise to asse~~ customers for looping
who ~.lr~ady ha~re city water available. Kilpatrick sated th~.t after reeeiv~.ii~ Q
this letter he in return ~rrote a letter to Daley but did not ~e it I , th ti'~ ~%'3~~`%
litter he ssked for dohri~s r~si~ation since he feel, b1s,c~maiY.:> H~ --~i.~~z.
is sick and t~.r~d ~f this kind of ir~t3.~n3dation and would either like a~ apology
or his resignation. Kilpa~riek stated that he f~1t ~al~y wag r~is~ qua not replacing the m~t~r af~~r at least two or three month. Kilpatr3.ck also paid
that the practive of having develmpers put in loop line has been in use ~Qr
- several years and in several in~t~,nce~. He stated that at the t3m~ of installation
Daley way in full agr~e~nent with the plan. K3.lpat~icl~ asked for a ~tat~nent frcz~
Daley. Daley stated that he did riot wish tm ~a~ment on the matter publicly.
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8odgers staffed that he ~rould Zile ~o see this m~,tt~r go to ~ ~p~;ci~.l meeting.
'the Mayor yet up a special closed ~e~~ion m~etin~ for T~ae~. May 11th a~ ? sfJ~
P.M. All Cauneil members, Daley and the City Attorney to attend this n~ etir~g.
Kilpatrick stated that the water cc~mi~t~e ~e~ with Dam McCt~l].ough concerna.ng tk~e water wash ~reatanent plant. Kilpatrick made a motion ~eeo~ded
bar Metzger to go ahead t~ith the $109,OE~.O~ filtration ~y~te~t. Motion carr3~d.
Mor~t~e reported on the Cite hall ~ od~li~ag aid stated that ~ need
~or~~ planners to decide what we w3.11 need before budget time and ~a t~:11 gas
about what it 3.~ going to cost. The Msyor stated that pro~~~sio~al planner would cost slot a poffi~ibly a co ni.ttee cold work orn phis and get sere ideas
frame the other p~opl~ in the o~fice.
Montee stated that Jam Redman hay been raised to a wo~ki~ag forem~a
and g3.~n a 25¢ a~ hour rai~~.
Mo~te~; stated that fiche pity i~ 3.n dire weed of some vehicles. He said that we mi~~ed an a~etio~a ire. B~.llin~s l~.st week where we could have
possibly boug~~ ~c~ne cheap vehicles. Them is going to be another a~.ct3on
in I3~le~a next meek and h~ wo~1d like to see the e3.ty atzthor3.~e ~ca~eon~ to
go ba.d ~n these e~hicl~~. The Mayor staffed that we are short o~ funds right
now b~z~ could borrow frc~ the sewer fund with t~.e stipula~icn~ ~ha~ it be paid
back a~ soon a~ po~~ible. Mot~.or~ way made by Kilpatrick and s~e~d~d bg Hard that Dick Metzger and one wore person ~ ~.uthorized ~o ~m to Hel~raa to bid on
two dump trucks and two pickups. lotion earr3.ed.
Metzger stated that the pickups were taken away frame the ~upervi~ora
whin they go hcane at rsight aril world like to s~,~ this priv3.le~~ gives beck
to them with the ~tip~latio~ ghat if they are ever abu~~d they w3.11 be taken away. Motion was made by M~t~ger and seconded by Michael that ~ nand I~e~~ger
be a1.lo~r~d to take their piekt~.p~ homy. Motion caz-x~ied.
City Attorney stated that the Planning Bm~rd h~.s h3~d Cal C~unins
c>r~ a quarterly basis. TY~ey-have entered into a contract on a con~ul~~r~g ba~i~.
Mon~~e reported that the bids on the garbage sy~te~ wi11 close at 2s0~ o~elock~ P.M., on Wednesd~.y~ Mag 5th.
D1Ck M6'~Zg@T reported on the work schedule for May.
Bevan asked per~ai~sion to purchase a small portable chlorinator for a
sand-by wit at ~ cost of about $95~.0~• This unit xould be ptircha~~d nom and paid for out of the new budget in J~.ly. Motion was made by Hard ~x~.d seconded
bar Metzger that Be~ren b~ allowed to purchase a chlorinator and that it be
paid for ot~t of next ~e~.ra budge. Motion ~~rri~d.
Them being no further b~~ir~~ss tm come before the council at this
tian~, motion was duly made: ~d seconded that the ~neet3.a~g be ad~ourr~.ed. Mori carried.
Sharon L. Her~nax?, I~puty City ~3~rk i
apprvvea o~ one riayor ana passes Q ui~cy ~ c1..~ o one ~z'cy of
La~ar~l, Montana, this 18th day of Mai, 19
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