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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 05.15.1973Minutes of the pity Council of Laurel ~aY ~-5, 1973 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Laurel Montana, was held in the Council Chambers and w~.s ca11Ed to order by Mayor Lot~.is T2. Yovetach at 7:00 o~clock P.M.~ on Tuesdays I~uy 1~, 1973. U~aon tak~n~ roll ca11, the followa_n~ aldermen answered FreSent: F. H. Ebersviller Tam Hard Gay Easton Chuck Rodgers Harold Burns Ervin Metzger Tom Kilpatrick Henry Gcc~~nner ?~inutes of the previous meeting were read. Motion was made by ~Ietz~er and seconded by Rodgers that it be inserted 3n the minutes that Ebersviller be ~lec~ed bud.~et director a~ well &s President of the council. Notion carried. T~zen motion was made by Metzger and seconded by Burns that the minutes be approved as correct~:d. Motion caxried. Letter was .read as follows: Honor~.ble Mayor €and Gouneilm~n Dear Sirs: A~ the regular meeting of City Local. #316 the Secretary was in5trueted to not3.fy the City Coune3l, and inform them that tae would like to open our working; a~re~nent .n its entirety. ~Je would like to meet Ta3.th dour c~rmittee as soon as possible to work this out before budget, time. The Chairmen of our ec~nmittee is T~ayne Fort, President of Loea1 #316. Thank You. (signed) Donald C. Lenhardt, Secretary-Treasurer City Iaocal #316 Laurels Montana Ebersviller then ~a3:led a personnel committee meeting for next Tuesday, Nlay 22nd, at 7:30 P.M., in the council chambers. Letter way read from Harold Hauser, County Attorney, as follows: Gentlemen: I have today received a eamplaint from Mr. Glenn that them is open burning a.t the Laurel-vamp. Th3.s problem does not seem to resolve itself and I am accordingly, inviting e~,eh of yrna. to have a representative meet with me at my office on May 16th at 2:00 P.M., in order that this s3.tuation. may be resolved. Yours very truly, (signed) Harold F. Hauser County Attorney Police reports for the month of April were presented. Motion wa.s m~.c32 by Ki l7~ai:ri nlt anri cannnricri },zr G'.ho,+~.~r; 1l c„ +A +t,e ,,.t,,.,,,,,..4., t... -y '-r •,•~7 ,.•••••a. v..a..,...a.va ~iaav viac 1 C.~lVl u.7 wc3 ea.~l~l V VOU• Motion carried. City Clerk to write a 7.etter to Mrs. Di one Smith' thanking her for her work on the Ccxnm~anity Acticm Program. Also to Dick Black who resi;ned from the City-County Planning Board. 'the mayor then asked for council approval of the ~'ollo~ri.n~; citizens s cvm.Mi~tees. CEMETERY Planning Board ZOl~fiING BaARD ~.~Roy Horning Don Ronan %~Ed Martian Harold Gremmer Merr:i_tt Wi1li~ns Saschia Herman Frank Smith John Smith Merritt Williams Ken 015on John Daley :Bert Kucera Louie Yovetich Ken Christian John Da1.ey Henry Gamer Taan Mathis Fr~nees Fisher Tc7m Bradley FIenry Ga~rier Torn Kilpatrick objected to the appoint.~nent o~ Merritt Williams, because, though he owns property in the C3_ty of Laurel,, he 1ivES outside the City. The Mayor to find a replacement for him. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel CIVIL DEFENSE AMBULANCE. RECREATTORI BOARD ~'~Joe Nicholas ~Tack~on Parker Harold Burns Gay Easton Chuck Rodgers Hob 5trending Harold Gaston Marshall Huntington .art Thompson Frank Hartley Darrel Smith Monte Wallace Dave Powers Leonard Fichtner Sim Yeager Kenneth maven Louie Yovetich AIR POLT,UTION GUARD City County Health Board Don ~,enhardt Pete Vennes Leonard Wollan .AIRPORT LIBRARY 3~Dr. John Sm3.th #Edna Chapman Tom Kilpatrick Elsie Johnston Dave Powers Thelma Freeman Joe Nicholas Bonnie Lath~¢n Guy Stormont Fclith Teeters Gene DeFr~nce Motion wa.s made by Ebersviller ~ d seconded by Hard that the Mayor's appoint- ments be approved. Motion carried. Cindy Black and Nickey Rehling appeared before the council to ask for same city trucks for the purpose of cleaning up on May 22nd. This project met wi~Gh the approval o~ the council. Terry Fink appeared before the coune.l about his street problem, and also water for this property was discuQsed. The property involved is th.e old Sugar Beet dump proparfi~y. Since this mater was turned over to the Street and Alley committee at the May 7th meetings the Mayor referred this problem back to the Street and Alley Committee a~ ~ae~l as the water ccymm3.ttee, and the city engineer. Leonard Wol1an appeared before the council with a report on the City-County Health Progr~n, involving the City of Billings, the County of Yellowstone, School District #2, school District ~7 and the City o~ z~.u~:s. He read a proposed agreement, and stated that the agreement a.s written had already been approved by all entities except the City of Laurels After dis- cussion~ motion was made by Kilpatrick and seconded by Burns that the council go on record a~ being in favor of this program as stated. Laurelts share would be $1,280.00. Motion carried. Ken B~:ven appeared before the eo~uncil to report that his reinstated employee at the water plant was working out fiery satisfactori?y so fa.~, and recomzaended that the seven days vac~.tion charged to his account be charged to sick leaves and that he be paid at this ~~me 9 days before the end of the week and the other 9 days at a later date. Bums said that he is in fu1.1 agreements and made the motion, seconded by Rodgers that this be taken care of. Motion carried. Burns again read ~ letter From the Bi11~_ngs Deaconess Hospital re- garding an ~.lcoholics conference. He stated that since F3even from the water plant had done so much work on this problem, and Zenhardt the Chief of Police was having this problem with an employee, that they should be asked to attend this two-da~r conference. Anyone else who is 3nteres~ed should. also attend. The charge is $10.00 per person. ~~otion was made by Kilpatrick and seconded by Hard.. that the city should reimburse those attending this conference. Motion carried. Dave Powers, Fire Chief, appe~.red before the council to request per- mission for him to send two men to a me~:tin~; in Niissol~la on ~1une 7, 8, 9th. Motion was made by Metzger and seconded by ~todgers that permission be granted. Motion carried. Gower stated that he world 3ike to have scene stop signs on the south side. Also a complete four-way stop in a certain location. Mayor referrPCi this matter to the Street and Alley committee to meet with the City ~~ineer. Burns Mated that the council must aga~i_n eonsic~er hiring a dog catcher, and to begin taking application for this job. Mayor said he felt the police were lax zn this matter, ~.nd referred the d.og problem to the police committee. Burns repar~ed on the Riverside Park mower. Burns stated that the cammitteP on the ~loocti_ng of certain ~.nter-- sections haci been discussed in c<xnmittee, and dec3_ded that this problem should wait until there is a good rain -examine the trouble spats and then establish priorities. Rodgers reported about the ambulance being parked 3.n the alley, and stated that this was the only place it could be parked while it was being cleaned. ~i I Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Rodgers a.skPd for a meeting between the street and a13e~ ec~mmittee and the police committee. Ebersviller brought up the subject of junk cars. burns reported on this. Fbersvil.ler brought up the sub3ect of a business in to~nn that hits not pai..d the business license. City Clerk reported that the offices had gone as far as it can go. Last year a citation was issued and signed by the City Treasurer This was served on the business man wh.o still r~;fused to pay the license. TYie matter was dropped there. This process to begin again, and folloVred through this time. Kilpatrick reported. on the letter from Mr. Massad regarcling his re- quest for street lights frcm Nfai.n Street to Fourth Street on ~;ighth Avenue. He su~ested a. 1~tter be written to the ~Iontaz a Power Company about this, and to renew our request to have the lights cleaned, and same of the poles rPnovatecl.. Kilpatrick reported on a meeting of the .Airport C~nmission. There was discussion about men with p1€~n.~s in the spraying business, wing our Airport runways, and at no charge. Tt was su~~ested that the Ai.rpnrt Cammissian cane up with a reasonable charge, ~os~ibl;~ by the month, or annually. Bradley suggested a possible "Use" fie. Kilpatrick stated that Mr. Schessler is not doing to farm the A~_rport land any more,, end Phillip Fox is willing to farm the ground, but he would like to see .copy of the lease aareem~nt. City Clerk to get a copy to him as soon as possible. The Mayor reported on a meeting with the law enforcement officers of Yello~rstone County, regarding the consolidation of certain s~:rviees and facilities in Yellowstone County. There being no further business to comp before the coune3.l this sessions motion was duly made and seconded that the meeting be adjourned. Motion carried. Dorothy P. B dy, City Clerk r Passed by the City Council of the ~t of Laure Montana, and approved by the Mayor this nth day of Junes 1973. Louis M. v t3.eh, Mayor ATTEST e orothy P. d~, City Glerk i ~ i i I i i ~ i