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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 11.03.1976~ _ Minutes of the City Council of Laurel November 3, 1976 A post-poned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, was held in the Council Chmnbers, and was called to order by President of the Council E. H. Ebersviller, ur., in the absence of the Mayor at 7:00 o'clock, P.M., on Wedn~sdap, November 3, 1976. The meeting was post-poned since election day was on the regular meeting night. Upon taking roll call, the follo~ring aldex~er~ answered present : Tom Haxd Gay Easton Tcnn Kilpatrick E. H. Ebersviller~ Sr. Sue Carter Herman Michael Ervin Metzger The minutes of the previous meeting were read. Motion was made by Easton and seconded by Kilpatrick that the minutes be approved as read w3.th the exception of a eorrec~ion suggested by Jim Murphy. Motion carried. Claims fog the month of October were presented for approval as f ollow~ Mont. Dept. of Revenue 1t,~.3~•76 Soc3a1 Security Div. x.33.60 St. of Mt. Dept. of Resources 10.00 Employment Security Div. ~ll~.30 Social See~.r3ty Div. I~,2$7.37 Petty Cash 19l~.00 Harry E.. Dalton 75.Q0 Mauri Kaiser 226.00 Judy Reitz 115.(~a Linda Schyma 1~0.Q~ D3ma ~Ied, Inc. 59.89 M~. Bell 23.36 Petty Cash 9.78 Dave Powers 25.00 Vol, Fire Dept. 875.0 Hal Gremmer 2 .00 Petty Cash 35•E1~ State of Mont. 30.0 501 Sehaessler 195.40 Jim Griffin 7.80 Water Dept. 193.0 Petty Cash 7~•7~ Petty Cash 13..50 Petty Cash 2.77 Mont. State Treasurer 197.00 Y~llow~ton~; County 4,999.6? Payroll Fund 2~.,799.1~.1~ Cummins Associates 1,666.40 Building & Saf~:ty Dept. 50.~~ Julie Ann Carter 105.00 Marvin Carter 210.00 Laurel Outlook 695.5 Cumin & Associates 5~0.~0 Coast to Coast Store 3.75 H-R Oxygen & Supply 3.9~ Williams Agency 881.35 Mt. Bell 313.67 Builda.ng & Safe~~ Dept. 1 0.00 Raysdon~s Furniture 2.75 Western Drug 7.35 - Selby' 35.00 Easton Storage 8.00 Water Operating 600.00 Laurel. Auto Parts 23.89 Laurel Co-op x.8.75 ~t~ sey Zumber 2l~.29 Wymo Communications 15.60 H-R O~cygen 19.0 Carpenter Paper 2 .72 Modem Refrigeration 25.OQ Waterworks Supplies 225.9. U.S. Leasing Corp. 166.6l~ Al1ie ~ s Hardware 1.10 Mont. Dakota Utilities 119.61 Montana Power 2$1.72 John F~etzger 28.00 Yellowstone Valley Electric 2.75 Dale Zoewen 125.0 Cathy Schreiner 27.60 Jostens 216.~C? Doubleday & Co. 214.0 Bid Sky Linen 6.90 Clark Electric 297.90 Bearing Supply x..80 Laurel Auto Parts 10.02 G~nbles 11.10 Thriftway 17.5 DeCarlo 8..50 - Gambles 3.~t0 Blgs. Counseling Assoc. 1b.00 I~illin~s G~.zette 9.x.5 Coa:~t to Coast Store 8.0 Billings Cozznseling Assoc. 50.Q0 Yellowstone Co. Clerk & Recorder 10. Q0 Laurel Veterinary Hospital 66.00 Coast ~o Coast 18.12 Lt~,t1Z'~1 1i00I1 1G X11/ La.L'Inj_ IL• G3.~'S1'CE: }C~ ~ WV Tom Doerr 103.03 Northern besting Lab. 92.07 Sweeping Dist. ~80.~0 Wm. Kr~.g Sand & Gravel 120.00 Genera]. 130.00 Water Operating 20. C0 Cenex 151.50 Farmers Union Central Exo 6,529.60 Water Operating l~0.0~ Waterworks Supplies 112.97 Laurel Coop 18.64 S.E.Q. Corp. 128.0 Hach Chemical ~.9~. Wallace & Tiernan 6.52 Mt. Bell 17.15 Pont. Power 1'75.95 i1LV U2~~~ 17 w1Y• 1nC? 193~Q~ Coast to Coast 2.37 G~arnbles .37 Cindan Heating & Cooling 27.54 Williams Agency 21.1L~. S.E.C. Corp. 32.0 Van Waters & Rogers 1,3l~7.80 mt. Bell 7..15 MDU 5.43 Mont. Power 1,360.88 Yellowstone Valley Electric 3.0~ Gambles 8.05 General 3.00 Water Operating 174.00 Waterworks Supplies 112.98 Laurel Coop 32.50 1rdm. Krug 105.0 Laurel Auta Parts 18.gl~ Northwest P3.pe Utilities 161.96 Rockwell International 110.93 Great Northern Tool ~c Supply Co. 55.88 Wm. Agency x.22.80 B.N. 10.0 General. 60. (?0 Allie' s Hardware 7. ~6 Yellowstone Bank 2,6k~8.87 ~G~n. Agency 21.1I~ I, i r,, I Minutes of the City Council of Laurel General 30.0 Laurel Coop 1Q.20 Ben's Interstate Exxon 20.50 Tractor 8e Equipment 1T2.29 Laurel Auto Parts 38.57 Yel].owston~ Hydraulics, Inc. 68.7.L~. Williams Agency 10.57 Richard Metzger l~~..80 Mont. Power 475.7 Mont. Power 477.18 Laurel Auto Parts 6.26 I Motion was made by Metzger and seconded by Hard that the claims be allowed. Motion carried. Jim Murphy, attorney with Berger, Anderson, Sinclair & Murphy appeared I before the council to discuss amendments to two previous resolutions regarding S.I.D. No. 9l~. Motion wag presented by Alderman Sue Garter and seconded by Michael as follows: RESOLUTION N0. 1571 BEING A RESOLUTION AMENItUIENT TO RESOLUTTOI~ N0. 162, REGARDING THE I ANIQUNT OF BONDS TO BE SOLD. All aldermen present voted "Aye" and paid resolution was declared passed and adopted. I RESOLL~TION N0. 1572 BEING A RESOLUTION AMENDING NESOLUTION ISO, z;63, AUTHORIZTiVG TFiE ISSUANCE OF ~30NDS AND TIC a1~I,E THEREOF ~i~1S PRESENTED by Alderman Metzger who moved its adoption. Seconded by Carter. Motion carried. Murphy then suggested actzon by the council to let the contract to the lowest bidder so that the bidder could take advantage of the nice weather. Motion wa.s then made by Carter and seconded by Metzger that the centr~ct be let to the lowest bidder, Lockrem Construction Ccxnpany. Motion carried. Robert Graham appeared before the council to request the annexation to ttao parcels o~ property, as follows: Lots 7, 8, q, 10, 11, &c 12 of Block 8 in the Nutting Brothers Subdivision. Kilpatrick and E~.ston both went on record a.s not being in favor of annexing one-half a blocl~. Requested on the application that the property be zoned r~-3. Also Blocks 2, 3, & 5 of Casa Linda Subdivision. Requesting Block 2 be coned as ft-1, and Blocks 3, and 5 be zoned a~ R-3. l~iotion was made by Kilpatrick and seconded byl eaf that this matter be turned o~rer to the City-County Planning Board. Motion carried. Murr Isaacs reported that the Highway Department had informally approved our sign project. He slso stated that the city has extra material. Isaacs also reported on sidewalk, curb and butter in Casa Linda Sub- division. He stated that if 8th Avenue is going to be finish~d~ that this curb and gutter, etcetera should be pit in. After discussion, motion was made by Easton. and seconded by Kilpatrick that this matter be turned over to the . street and alley ccxnmittee. Motion carried. Isaacs reported on the drainage on Alder Avenue. He had conferred wi-~h Dave McCullough, and it was suggested that storm drains should be installed at various locations at a cost of approxim~.tel~ $9,600.f~0 for material only. The other alternative would be to install dips at an approximate cost of $2~1~~0.00 n, ,.v nr,.+.,..,.« ~ti,~A iur..+~~,~, t_,.,~ ,,,,.,,ate t.,.r nrt~.,t.,.,,,~ A,.,,a a~...,.,.ava ttr Ll~+il 1"LG ULI~Gl 1 G~.l Vl YGU Vt1 U111O • 1'1 V V.L Vi1 WQ.~7 I73 Q.UCi 1./~ A'11V11 RG1 G41LL ~7C-+~r Vi1 ~.lGT \A. Ny Kilpatrick to table this cliscussion on Alder Avenue. Motion carried. Kilpatrick reported that he had spoken to Harlan Russell regarding a trailer house th at was parked on the street, but had an electric cord and a hose laying across the sidewalk to the trailer, and someone has begin living in it. He read a paper noting some of the conversation, and same of his ideas on the subject. Chief of Police reported on phis. The conversation than switched to the codification of ordinances. after more discussion, motion was made by Eaton and seconded by Metzger that ~n ordinance be drawn up if need be to correct this situation. Motion carried with Kilpatrick voting "no" . Dick Metzger reported on the insect control meeting in Bozeman. We would need a new maehinE at an approximate cost of $3,].l~.5.00. The whole town would be sprayed in one n3.ght. Spray material to cost about $16.00 per gallon. The town would have to be sprayed every six nights. After discussion, ~o~ion was made by Kilpatrick and seconded by Michael to turn this matter over to the Ways and Means cc~nmi~tee. Motion carried. 17ick Metzger talked on garbage containers, and stated that s~.x were lost on Holloween night. He stated that he needed more garbage cans. Ebersviller turned this mater over t4 the Street and Alley Committee. i i i I Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Dick Metzger requested .a meeting with the water ccxnmittee after the meting to discuss water meters and fire hydrants. Last item on the- agenda being the Mayors ec~mnents, and he being absent, Ervin Metzger stated that uder certificate of survey No. 1552, Davy Johnson claims that the east side of 5th Avenue has never been dedicated as a street. The ~Iagor asked ghat this be turned over to the str~;et and alley ca~mmitte~. Metzger brought up the subject of the hiring of Guy Ehrlick. Tt was understood that he was hired for 30 days only. the Police Ccxnmiasion Mated that they would not reccanmend him at this time. Lenhardt staffed ghat he would work until November 12th which would be his last day, and that a litter dad been received signed by the Mayor to this effect. Inez Vaughn, a member of tie Police Cc~mission stated she did not lrnow anything about his being kept on. Michel requested pernlission to leave the state. Motion Baas made by Metzger and seconded by Kilpatrick that permission be granted. Motion carried. Judge Men~;llo Mated that h~ had moved his furnishings over to the new ce~nple building and stated that since he had budgeted for apart-ti.~ne helper, he would like to have Janie Burke work for him for three hours a day, from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. After discussion, motion way made by Easton and seconded by Carter that the council grant him h35 request on a temporary basis. Kilpatrick suggested that this arrangement be tried until the next council meeting. Motion carried. There being no fur~Gher business to come before the council at this time, motion was duly made and seconded that the meeting be adjourned. Motion earriedo Dorothy P. ~izndy, Ci~yZlerk Approved by the Mayor ar~.d p e 'the City ouncil of the City of Laurel, Montana, this 16th day of N embe , 9 . M . Y ch, Mayor ATTEST Dorothy P. Bun~ity Clerk i i i i II i I I ~I I I i I i I I i it i I I I I f I it ~ I i i ~ I~ i