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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 02.07.1972Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Februar~r 7, 197 A regu3.ar me~:ting of the C3.ty Cauncil of the Cit~* of Lanrel.~ Montana, was held in the Council Chambers, and was called to order by Mayor Laui~ M. Yovetich, at 7x,30 o~cloek, P.Ni., on ~londay, February 7, 1972. Upon taking ro11 ca1.1, the following 2ldermen answered present: Tom Hard Jackson Parlor Tom Kilpatrick F~bersviller Chuck Rodgers Bob I~urns Duane Behm Ervin Metzger T~inutes o.f the prev3.ous meeting were read. Motion was made by Eber~vill~r and s~cond~d by Burns that the minutes be approved as read. Motion carried. Claims for the month of January were presented for ~.pproval as follow: Ray & Rosemary B1ohm ].$3•?~ ~'aul Kroll X0.00 Cla.~lee P3.er~on 10.00 Dan3.el Wood 30.00 Western Printing & Lith. 23.9,E Petty Cash 8.00 Yellowstone Office Supply 1.x.5 Hats Conoco 22.~Q St. Vincent Hospital 27.8 Laurel Servicenter 1lt.~~ Petty Gash 128.00 Yellowstone f~ffi~e Supply K0.00 Pett9 Cash . $9 Water D~;nt . 163.50 Joe Nicholas 20.00 D~.zre PowerG 25.00 Volun~~er Fire Deft. 718.~~ Harold Gremmer 2 .00 Yellowstone office Supply 1.~.~" Yellowstone Bank 5~0.~0 Petty Cash 50.00 Petty Cash 1.0 Nxontana State ~'reasurer 72.0 P~;tty Cash ~6.~0 Payroll Fund 2~,890.~6 Western Printing & Lith. ~6.1,~ Nloun~ai.n Be11 38.35 Laurel Goop 10.50. Laurel Auto Parts 31.$8 Montana Poorer Co. ?27.0. Mont~.n~, Dakota Utilit3.~s 99.98 Cairpenter Paper 22.83 Ted C. Bundy 216.6}x. Water Operat3.ng 3.7~ Contributions 74.28 Mountain Bell 81.30 Laurel 5ervicenter 2l~.71 Hale Conoco J1~.~0 Laurel Auto Parts 82.20 S.E.C. Corp. 10.00 Contributions 73.71 Firemen's Re3:ief 1,396.82 Sewer 1~9.0~ Water Operating l~7.~0 Garbage ~Z 21.0 Garbage ~2 63.00 Laurel Auto Parts 8.57 Laurel Servicenter 322.10 Laurel Coop 37Ei.70 Contr3.butions 21~.,5l~ Y~1lowstone Va11~y Electric 1~3.3~ Contr3.butions .27 Laurel Coop 9.50 Sewer 1~.~0 Street 8.00 Yellowstone Va11ey Elec. 3.92 Gambles 1.97 Contributions 19.32 Dale ~huey b.~0 Emma Frank 1.87 BroDart 2.3~ Trott Printing 12.x.0 I~~ounta3.n B~11 1 .34 Montana Dakota. Utilities 35.97 fillings Public Library 5,x.00.00 Water Operating 8.7~ F1exi}~1e Pipe Co. 2.~0 Western Construction 20.6 John J . I?aley 33 . s~ Nion~ana, State University 1.00 Contributions 32.3? Sewer 7.00 S.E.C. Corp. 92.00 N4otintain B~11 J.7.10 A~lontana ~skota Utilities 132.9 Tndustx~..~l Towel & Cover 1~.~6 The Meat Block 2.~2 Burlington Northern 10.0 l~iontana Power Co. 19~..3Q Contributions 10.36 Montana Da~ota ~'tilities 10.76 :Montana. Power 1.25 Laurel Coop 8.~0 Contr bu~iong 39.7 Montana Daitota Utilitie.~ 130.12 Fontana Power Ca. 17.20 Contributions ?.28 A~ontsna Poorer Co. 1.2,E ~~ure1 (ratlook fi6.~~ Western Printing 81.3 Mountain ~3~11 22.28 Montana D~.kota t7ti13.ties 3~•y7 Gambles Store 16.1 Hale Conoco 2.00 L~urpl Auto Parts 1€3.66 Hines Motor Supply 118.00 Laurel Goap 1C~.~0 Owl Gafi'~ i~.35 Contr3.butions 391.60 Dr. Ro~selot 1L~.00 Kenneth Leven 3$.6~ S.E.C. Corp. 69.G0 Mountain 13e11 ~7.6I~ N~ont~na Z~akota Utilities ~1~8.85 Yellowstone Va11ey Electr~e x.00 Montana Power ~37•~~ United ~3uilding Center 19.00 Famsey Lumber Co. 31.5. Industrial Towel R~ Cover 17.8 The :eat 31c~ck $.8~ Sewer 11.x..40 Fiehtner Chevrolet 7.88 ~o~st to Coast 2.83 Laurel Au~F,o Parts ~9.}~8 Contributions l.E.68.1,~ Cram Supply Co. 339.12 Midland implement x.21 Contributions 11.75 Tractor & Equipment 126.50 ~aaurel Auto Paxts .82 H-C-~ Equipment l.l~0 Johnson lei sari outing y . Town & Country 1.86 Contributions 69.11 Tractor & Equipment 379.5 ~'o~ & Country 5.57 H-C-L ~ruipment 1..20 Laurel Auto Paxts 2.x.7 Johnson 13istributin~; 16.61 Contribution 236.x.7 Contributions x..20 Montana Power Co. ~.39.2~ Montana ?ower ~.27.9fl .Laurel Auto Party 3.36 I I Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Allied Equipment 600.71 Yellowstone Hydraui es 18.$!~ contribut3on:~ 16.15 Potion was made h~ Eber~vill~r and seconded by ~3ehm ghat the claims be allowed. ~"ation carried. Certain reports of the City of Laurel were pre~en~ed fc~r approval as .~ollotas Clerks Cash import, Thr~~ Zibrary REports, Tre~.surer ~ s F~.nancial Report anal report of thy; sanitarian. Nioti~n was made by Ebersvi.ller anal s~;conded by Burns th~.t these reports be approved. Lotion carried. Reports of the patrolm~;n were presented for ~.pproval. Motion was made by Ebersviller and seconded by Behm that these reports be approved. Motion. ~arr3ed. setter was read from John ~T. Daley requesting that the City pass a resolution to extend the City Limits to include his property. Resolution No. 1}17 was presented as follows: RESOLUTION N0. 7.}x.17 BEING A F~SOLtJ'~'IC~t PROPOSINC7 TO EXTEI~T~ THE C~RPOF,ATE LIMT~'S OF THE CITY QF I,AURFL, I~IONTANA, TO TI~CI.L'DE DOTS ONE (.1_) THROIIC+H '~GI~LVE (12) OF BLACK FOtTR (1t) OF NUTTING BR(7rHERS SUBDIUISIOrd, etc. After discussion, motion wa:s made by Kilpatrick and seconded by Behm that this ~Zesolution be passed and notic€~ of publication given. Motion carried. Card of thanks from the Wold f arr~.ly wa;s read. Mayor read a letter From the State Board of Health. Mayor read a 1ett~r fro~r~ the ~3i11ings Chamber of Commerce, asking that he appoint two persons to serve on a committee to study the feasibility of improving; and developing aCity-County Health Department. He reported that he ha.d appo3.nted Nrs. Ruth }3ailey, and Leonard tivollan, and that they had 1?oth ~aecepted. Mayor reported talking to A~arvin Carter about whither or not he wished to continue to serve on the Air Pollution Board. Carter stated that he would prefer to stay on the conu~.ttee. Ira Rodgers reported 3.11 at Deaconess Hospital, and City C1~rk instructed to send a card. alderman Parker reported. that the City Attorney had prepared an Orc~i.nance involving tak3.ng the Ambulance personnel into the A1ix3.1iary Police, but that he wantec? the entire Ambulance to go over this item b~;for~ presenting it t~ the council. Parker reported that there is a group who wished to usE Riverside Ha11 on a Saturday Night and a ~unda~T i.n June for a dice and a ~,iddler~ a Contest. Th3.s witY?. an advance sale o.f tickets, and the purpose is to ra3~e money for the .Ambulance. After discussion, it was suggested that the date be made either the last weekend in Mai or the f~.rst week-end in September, .since the City his a policy not to let the Ha11 from Nyemorial ~a~rto Labor Day. Parker reported that h~: would like to call a meting o~ the r~- ~pportionment committee which includes Behm~ Rodgers' Fbersviller .for Monday evening, February 1~.th, at 7:00 P.Ni. Eberg,ril~c~r stated that there was sti11 no agr~;em~nt with the Po1ic~ on the working agreement. After discuss3.on, the M~.yo~ stated that he is going to have this thing settled given if he has to call a special meeting of the entire cotaxicil~ and stay until it is settled. Committee to make one more try. There was much discussion as to the emergency snow removal situation.. l3radle~r reported on this money transfer matter. after discussion, Resolution No. 7.x.18 was pr~~entec~. RESOLt7'TION t~0. 1lG18 RE~SO~UTION ND. 1.1.18, BEING A RESOLUTION DECI,~RTNG THAT AN EMERGENCY :~:XTSTS IlV THE STREET FUND, IaNI2 DECZARING AI\r EMERGENCY 73LrnGET IN THE ~OLaN~' OF $5~~00.00. Motion was made by P~xker end seconded by Kilpatrick that this Resolution be declared adopted. NTotion carried. RESOLUTTflN N0. 1119 RESOLUTION N0. 1l~19, BEING A FtESC~I.,tJ'l'IQPJ TRANSFERRING CERTAIN FUNDS 0~' THE CITY ~JF LAUREL, NiONT.ANA, was pres~:nted as follows: Transferring the sum of Five Thousand and no/100 ($s,000.C30) Dollars from the Insect Control Fund to the Street Fund, this stun to be paid back from the first available ICI Minutes of the City Council of Laurel street Fun.~ls. This for the purpose of emer~en~y snow removal. Motion was made by Eber.~viller and seconded by Burns that this Resolution be de~~.ared passed end adopted. Motion carried. AZ.e9.erman Burns again stated. that Frank Sriith, this Superintendent of Parks, should be used in other departments durin.¢ inclement weather, end consequently bps pa3.d from other funds to relie~`e'the f3.nanci~.l tension in the Parks. mhe Mayor then appointed the Park Cc7mmittee to work sozneth~.ng out with the City Engineer and Smith. Alderman Behm reported that investigation of the light bill at Athletic Park resulted in a recommendation that the School be billed for $14.00 per gamy plus scrimmages, and plus the actual light b 11. Motion w~.s duly made and seconded to accept the reco~rrmendation of the commi.tt~e. I~o~ion carried. P~etzger reported on certain amendments to the garbage charges. C3.ty Clerk to have cards printed. :after discussion, Notion was made by Nletz~er and seconded by Fbersviller that the new rates be approved. A2ot~on carried w3.th Kilpatrick voting '"no" . Daley stated that he had talked with 1~:~yor ~Jllard Fraser, and th~.t he had asked that the Fa~~rel Gity Crn ncil pays a resolution Mating that the City of I~aural would life to be kept informed a~ to the status o~ the Calamity JanePro~eet. Bradley to be told to mw.ke this resolla.tion. Motion wag made by Parker and seconded by Burns that this resolution be presented at the next meting. Motion carried. Chef of Police reported that the Governor's Crime Control Cc~mmi..ssion hid turned down Laurels application for a grant to remc~~.e1 the City Jail. Gaston asked that a fence be put up on the corner by Penney's and the corner across the street to discourage ~aywal.kers. There being no further business to came before the councils motion was duly made and seconded that the meetin, b~: adjourned. Motion carried. Dorothy P Bundy, City C1 k Passed by the City Council of the of Lau 1, Montana, and approved by the Mayor, this 6th day of N3' a T, uis l~. e ich, Mayor ATTE~~'T .~w_ oD rothy ' candy, City C1e • a , I 1