HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 04.03.19721Vlinutes of the City Council of Laurel
April 3~ 1972
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A re~u.lar mc~et3.ng of the Ci~Gp Cout~ci3. of the Gi~y of Laurels
1~on~Gar~a, was held in the Counc3.1 Cha~bers~ and wag eal.l~d t4 order bar j,
Mayor Louis Yovetich~ a~ 7s30 o'clock P.~f., Qn Mond~.y, Apr3.1 3~ ~-97~.
Upon taking ra11 call, the ~ollowit~g ald~rmeta answered present:
Tcm~ Hard Jac~~on Parlor Tom T~ilpatriek E. H. Eb~r~~r~.~.ler~ Sr.
Chuck ftodg~rs Bob Burns Tha.ane Behm Ervin Met~g~r
Thy minutes of the prev3,ous meeting were r~.ad. Motion was made b;~ M~,tzger aid seennded by Kilpatrick that the minutes stand approved as read.
Motion carried.
Reports of the patrolmen were presented for approval. Motion was
made b~ Badgers and seconded byr Behan ghat the reports b~ approved. Mgtior~
Ca2'7:'ied.
Cla3,m~ fear the month of March werE presented for approve.]. a.~
fallow s
DeFrance GMC Co. 17 .00 Water Dept. 153.,~n
doe Niahol.as 32.4 Petty Cash 60.(~G1
Ray & Rosemary Bloh~ 315.0 Sche~sler Rudy Mig 7~.C~ Rand3* Strendit~g 30.04 Paul, Kro13. x.0.0
Clarle~: P ~rsor~ l~~.DU Dave Fowers 25. 0
Vol. Firs Dept. 14~.~4 Haro7,d Qre~rum~r 2~.~0
Petty Cash 36.00 Fet~y Cash ?~.~8
Montana State Tr~a~urer ~t9.(?0 Petty Cash 36.OtJ
E. H. Ebersvill~r, fir, 3.~0 Mate Beard of Egyaliz~.tion 2,227.1 social Security Z,8~.7.12 P~,yrol~. Fnt~d 2~.~19~ »II3
Tndu~~rial Addicent 1~6E~~.7~, F~:t~rsor~ Typewriter 2~.OQ
Moutatain B~11 33.3 -Selby Re-Print
Western Pr3.n~ing & Lith. 12,2C? Book Divisiat~ of Hurst Mai. 1.7.l~4
Street ~a~ Stores 27.0 IInit~td Building Centers 8.0
Montana Po~r~r Cm. 12$.20 Montana Dakota Util~~ies ?3.23
Carpenter Paper Co. 12.5 Coast to Coat lg. $0 S~w~r 7.(~ Street 2.~0
Water Operating 12.~Q Axnnco Steel Corp. 7~•3
Zau.r~l Auto Parts 33.9? Yellowstone flffi~~ Supply 2.9
Contributi4a~ 1 8.8? Harris A~enay 381.24
Fountain Bell 82.37 Laurel ~ervieenter x.65
Hal' Canoco Y1,~; ~ Henryt~ Safety 31.3a~ S.E.C. Corp. 10.16 Mont. Fire Ch3.ef~~ Assoc, ~,~U
~ontri.butioa~ Fund 1.1~~ Ha.r~r3.s Agency 1? •33
5ew~r ?.(10 ~lat~r ~perati~g }1.40
Sweeping D3.st. 16.0 Street ~a~tores 13.22
Krug Brothers 136.~ifl Fa erg Union Central Fem. 1~~.~1
Laurel Auto Par~t~ 9.76 Fontana Power l~d.~ti it
Ha11-Perry Machinery 1.l~~ Coast to Coa~~ 1.2a Ye1lc~drstone ~1~c~ric 62.}8 C~nbles Store 3 I
Contributions 230.4 Harris Agency 381.26
Za~el Serv~.csnte~r 21lt.2d rn3.th Super Services 8t~.1
A~~rican Di7. Co. 266.03 YellaFrstone Val7:ey ~7.eetri~ 1lt.3
Comn~3.s~ion~rs o~ St~at~ Land ?.37 ~`e~tert~ Prin~3.ng & L3.t~i. 6.1
Sewer 35.0 Yel.low~ton~ Val1~y Eleetri~ 9.6
~tr~e~ Qa~ Storey C.84 Coast ~o Coast ~•9~
W t)[S WL 1UU6~1lJ E1r"3 ~ 1 G aacu i,a.~ cz~cr~+sr~y ~+y.~~+
Ana Frank ~1.~~ Moun~a3.n B~11 1~.~ Morstana Dakota Util.i~ies 2~.6a A~,lies Fiardw~re 11.l~f3
Gontr3.l~utions l.a~ Harris A~~ncy 31~.~
Water Operating We~t~rn Equ3.p~ent Co. ~.~.Sl~
Contributions Fund 3 .84 Street 8.~0
G~.rbage ,~1 .88 Garbage 2.62
S.E.C. Corp. 18l~.00 Mountain Bell 1~.8~
Mor~t~n~ Daka~a Utilities 1Q~t.0~ Montana Power 176.19 13i~ General Sigcz Corp. 36.26 Str~~~ Gas Stores 1.x.0
Alli~~ Hardware .lt8 Capitol Controls der. 31.81
Northwest 5ci~ntifie 22.6' Con~r3butions 99.18
Harris Ag~neg 3..66 Montana D~.kota Util3.ties 11.38
Montane Power Co. 1.2~ Street Gay Stares 11.~l~
Big Ditch Co. 1.40 Contribu~ion~ 3lt.~d Harms .Agency 3 ..6E Cot~tr3.butions Fund 2.6l~
Montana Power 1l~.27 MDtT 88.72
Montana Power 1.25 Western Printing & bith. 127.7
Mountain B~11 ].9•~.~ Street C~a~ Store 17~.1~~.
Montana T?ako~Ga Utilities 25.6 Laur~7. Servic~ntc~r 1~~•90
A,dazn~ Tr~aek P1az~. 3.4iJ S~3.th Super 5er~i.c~ 2.D0 Fial' ~ ~onaeo 6.40 I,aur~l Au.t~~r Party 11,E
Contributions 3'T8.7~ ~apri~ Agec~ey E~9.3
Dr. R. J. Ross~lot ?1.~~ ~Tationa], CaQh Register 39.7
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Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
Bayne Young, MSAWWA 3 .00 Ker~~eth Bev~r~ 3 •40 Hach Ch~mie~a7. Co. 10.4 Mm~.nta~.~ Be11 ~.7.a~0 I
Montana Power Co. 902.83 Yellaarstci~e galley E].eatria 3.O0
Montana Dakota Ut3litie~ 17 .23 LLOYD LEA 24.61
Garb~g~ 1.31 Garbage #3. t
s~~.~~~ 6.7~ sewer ~.5.5v I
~l'~.tco Ch~micaal It3.20 Coast to Coast 1.l~~ ftam~~y Lumber Co. 2.401 Strut (~s~s atore~ ?4.x.3 ~
Western Equipment ~o. 196.1b Laurel Auto Party 26.2
Grinnel]. Corp. 82.2 aold~~ Anderson Valve. 136.9
Cont~3.bution~ Fu~ad lt~l.6~ Harris Ag~a~ 693 •
Sew~:r 1lt.Q~ Wader Upsrating 1 7.7.
Crate Supply Co. 28.~t Kx~~ Broth~r~ l~2. United Builders Centers ~.8~ Gambles ~~ar~ 3.84
Contributions Fund lb.l~. ~tr~~t 3.'~
Strut Gas ~~oz~~ 32.9 H-C-~ Equipm~t~t 2.7
Tractor & ~quigment Co. l~76.~ Laurel Auto Party 1t3.~.4
We~t~rn Printi~~ & Lich. 3~..~3 Con~ri~tiQt~~ Fund ?~•~8
Harr3.~ Agena~r 17.33 '~re~t ~.7
Water 4p~ratit~g 2,~Q ~tree~ Gay Stores 97.13 H-G-L Equiptnet~t 8.16 Tracer & Eq~a3.praent 1,~~$.~8
Laurel Auto Pars 31.19 We~~~rn Printing & Lich. ia3.~'7
Con~r3but3.ans Fund 208.~.~ Harris ~~~c~ I7.3
Harris Aget~~p 17.33 Contr3bu~ ons F~.nd l~.24
Montana Po~r~r Co. 1~~7.9~ ~ontans Pe~w~r ~39.~~
Street Gas Storey 9.34 Allied Ec~,uipment 1~.9
~rig3.taa1 Equipment 3.a0 I+aureZ Auto Parts 1 .97 ~or~tr3butions Fund X6.71
Mo~ivn was made by Ebersvil.l.er and s~aond~d by B~~ that t~i~ claims
be allowed. Motion carried.
Gity Clerk reque~t~d per~nissior? to divide surplus city ~mneys that are pre~entl~' invested 3.n the Ye1low~ton~ Bank of La~re1 exelu~ively~ between
the Y~11ox~tone Bank and the new Banl~ whin it is in dp~ratican. AFt~r dis-
eu~s~.on, emotion w~.~ made by Eber~4il.l~r end second~;d by BeYun ghat th3.s pro-
~ed~re b~ followed. Thi.~ etian way eventually carried. Icy the ~~aatir~e ~
Kilpatrick m~.de the motion, seconded by Rodgers, that b~afor~ a decision is II
made in the inves~s~c~t, the matter should b~ r~ferr~d to the Maymr,~h~ ~i.ty Clerk and the finataQe ~ammit~ee. Motion carri~de i,
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Daley asked w1~etl~ or not the Co~.taQil. de~ir~d that h~ attend the
Wader 6dorks Cot~v~r~~Gion 3n ~.itt~, April. 7, & 8th. Motimt~ ~ra~ made bg P~rk~r
and sEaonded by Burns that the Citg ~ngi~eer b~ req~est~d to attend. Nation I
carried w~.th Bohm requesting a ~rrit~et~ report of the proceed3ng~. I~
Letter of resignation from Fr~a~C 5'~3.tM, Perk ~up~rir~t~ndent~ wig I~~~,
ready effective at the end of hip vacation per3.od wh3.ah would b~ April 2~th.
Aft~:r di~c~~~3on, mo~3.ot~ way made by ~b~rsvilier at~d ~~~arsd~d' by Metzger ~h~t
this resignation be scaept~d. Motion carried.
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Letter way read fry Mr. Stahley of orchid Cleaners, requ~~tit~g
10-minute p~.rkin~ ~o~e its front of hip place of bu~3ness. After di.~cussion~ the Mayor referred this ratter to the ~it~ Engineer, the Police Committee ~.nd
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Thank you card for f'l.oral arrangement frca~ the fam37.~ of Ira D.
~odg~r~ was read.
T~aane Bshm ree st~nd~d that the City i'arkzng Lod a~ro~s the ~tr~~t
from the City Ha11 b~ designated as a two-hour Parking Zone. There way dis-
cus~iar~, vrh~re~in the Mayor said th~r~ ~houl.d be some ~paae lift fmr City ~ployee~, but no decision was made.
Letter was read from Willard Fraser, Mayer of Bill.i~~s~ a~ follows:
Mayor Lflu.3.e Yovetich
Laurel,, Montar~~
T~~r Mayor Yovetick~.
Garbage is everyon~s prabeZ~, and notie3ng that Sou ton in Laurel
are having to raise ~~.~G~~ whir y~ot~ld~~t it b~ tiz~~l~ that you, your departm~nt~
with Rod Bennett of our Sa~i~ation Department and ~al~' aad any mthers that you m3~ht dca~ir~ have ~ lit~Gle get tbg~th~r soon -before b~.dg~ t tina~~- to
t,slk abort th.~ po~s3bi13,ty o~ Laurel jointly u~ixi~ our lend f3.11? It would
~ee~ to me that this would be ~c4nc~mical for ~du, arad gave Laurel mares hesad-
~.che~. ~t us tallt about it.
Sineerei,~r`,
(sighed ~Tillard E. Fraser)
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Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
~ette~ was read from the Z~partment of ~gricu].ture regarding ~.h~
fact that any person in charge of pesticides be liaeased by the ~ta~~. Motion
was made by ~b~rsv ll~r and seconded b,~ Rodgers that th3.s matter be turned
og~r to the City' Engin~~r. ~totiot~ earr3.ed.
i~e~ter was read fre~m Dr. Cn].vin ~i. Agnew r~s~ardiag the es~ablish~ne~'~
of aCity-County Health Department. He stated that he wa~ld b~ willin~~ 3f
h~: were imri.t~d, to cs~~ to Laurel to deserib~ the. propmsed H~~1t~ D~partmen~.
No definite decision way r~aehed at this t3.me.
setter was read from Date MiZn~r from the Montane Municipal L~a~ue
regarding some training sessions for Mayon ar~d supe~rv3.soxy personnel. Le~t~er
to be ~~ferrec3 to the Mayer to fill out the q~.estiot~naire~.
After a Mayorts comment a~ ~o per~on~ in the gallery, motion eras
made by K3lpatriek and s~cond~d b~ Parker, th~a~ henceforth ~her~ world b~ ~.n
~.ctual ~out~t taken mf persot~~ in the audiences and the number entered i~ the minutes of the m~et3.ng. ~otiot~ carried. At th~~ counting, there w~r~ ~l~irteet~
persons pr~~ent~ including David Powers, and the Pr~~~. Others ca~ae in later
th~.n the count.
8:14 ~'.M. At ~hi$ time the I~yor galled on the ~poke~m~t~ for the
~na~ority of the group present. A ~al~er Jodi addressed the co~zncil witY~ a
list of que~tio~s to b~ asked of the City ~ngi~~~r, and the Council. At 10s~4 P.M., the a~zdi~n~es dispersed, ~,nd the Mayor called on the ~o~.na3.1 for
a ~mnt3nuation of City business.
BeY~un reported an the Air Pollution Control situation. H~ Mated
tM.at Laurel's financial part3cip~tien would bps ~~0~.0~ annually. City Clerk
reported a l~~~er in her office th~.t requested 197 -x-973 budget of X380.0 for the fiscal year. Behr then made the m4tioni seconded bar Burns that the
C1~rk write a letter to the County Co~rn.~sioner~ ~zrging them to adopt the
game Air Pollution standards as were adopted by the State. T~otion parried.
Badgers reported that ~h~: man at the landfil], should ~h~ck a~ the
permits a 1it~tl.e more c1o~~ly. In 'F~Y11S connection the Agayor report~c~, that Joy Foley hid pub in his application for working the landfill. Af~~r
dis~u~~3.on~ the Mayor r~~erred thi.~a ~a.tter ~o Rcidgers a~sd hip con~3.tt~e.
Rodgers also r~qu~sted LTTTERINGKk signs, be placed periodically o~s~,fir~t
avenue on the gray to the 1~ndfill. ~ -E't ° ~J
Rodgers reported that residents on galley Drive world like Ci y
fire protection. Firs Chief Powers reported that it would need to be a~ contract w3.th the Firs Department.
Tn regards to i~~~alling loop for w~.t~r 1in~sf-as t~a~ di~eu~~~d
~arl.ier is the evening, Parlor r~pmrt~d that the water comm3,tt~e would like
some guid~,nee on Y~crw to finance this matter. The City Clerk to gall the I
Stag Examiner if needed. Possible guidance on the use of the Water R~plae~:- 'i went Find or ~ po~~ible transfer.
Alderman Hard asked p~x~3~.ssion to l~av~ the Stag.. I~otior~ way made ~
by Parlor arsd seaond~d by K3lpatr~.ck that p~rmi~~ion be granted. Mot3.on ~arri~d.
G3ty Engin~~r re~or~ed a ~e~er meeting in Bmzem~n on Apr3.1 1~ & ].la.th,,
and asked whether or not thy. Coun~i]. ~ran~ed h3.m tm attend. ~Iotiota w~~ made t!T. __sw9 _"J J'_1 L~ V.'1 ..,_1~.: .1."-iL...t L.. 'L ..............{.mow] d.w ~I. .4 w.an .i
D~7' CrC)ETSV1.L16Z' SI~Fa ~PG~G1F1~3U u~y a:t.i.~za,t,i•.?.~:n ~aia.~r u~ v~ i-cs~juc~w~w o,v aucres~au•
Motion e~.rri~d. Alder~ran BeYun requested a wri~~en report of the meeting.
The Mayor brought tip ~h~ qu~st3.on of issuing a building permit to
build a type of dormitory for railroad personnel on railroad property across
f~~~m the Yellowstone Hotel. After discussion of this matter, 3.t seed twat
them way no one in favor of ~hi~ type of eon~truction~ since 3.t world ~e~
to ~ompe~~ with two hotels already in ~x3.sten~e. Br~dl.ey s~at~d ghat possibly
a letter should be written to the B~ar13.t~gton ~Torth~:r~ s~at~.~ig ~.n ~,ff~•c~ ghat the Ci~,y Cou'~~3.1 a~ a wh~l~ was not in favor o~ building this type ~f eon-
str~zct3.orr on the M~.in Strut of Lata.rel, end it would appear that th~.~ world
be in v3.olatiot~ of the Stake F~.re Cade. after mo~~ discussion' r~otiot~ way made
b~ Parker and ge~car~d~d by Rodgers that the C3.~y .~t~orn~~ write such ~ 1ett~r.
Nic~tion carried.
There being no furtY~er business ~o eom~ b~fare the council at this
session, rnation was duly made and seconded that the meeting b~ aai~ourrsed.
Motion carried.
Dorothy P. candy, City ale
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Minutes of the. Gity Council of Laurel
Passed by the City Cou~a~i ov~d by this Mayor of the City
o~ z~,,~r~i, this 17th day of Apra.
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