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04/01/91 City Council Minutes5,9 359 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD AT 7:00 P.M. MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1991, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL. MAYOR RAUTHE PRESIDED. COUNCILMAN BUCK WAS ABSENT AND ALL OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS-WERE PRESENT. Mayor Rauthe called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. CONSENT AGENDA Approve Minutes -March 4, 1991 March 18, 1991 Approve Claims per Payables Register Atkinson moved the consent agenda be approved with the recommended grammatical corrections. The motion was seconded and the motion carried. ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL: Pat Thomas, 150 Sherry Lane, landscape architect and member of the Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee, spoke in favor of the parkway design for the Highway 93 reconstruction project and gave an update on the committee's ideas and recommendation, which included those of an anonymous highway architect. Phyllis Snow, Stonecrest Dr., spoke in favor of the parkway design and expressed her concerns. ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS Resolution 3977-Budaet Resolution for CDBG Grant-$375,000 Larson moved Resolution 3977, a resolution authorizing the Finance Director to appropriate funds to the Community Development Block Grant fund for the purpose of rehabilitation grants and loans. The motion was seconded. The motion carried unanimously upon roll call vote. Resolution 3978-Housing Rehab Program Policy and Procedure Manual Atkinson moved Resolution 3978, a resolution to adopt a Housing Rehabilitation Policies and Procedures Manual for the City of Kalispell.. The motion was seconded. There was discussion regarding the lack of a bidding process. Williams and Neier will return to the council after review. The motion carried with a roll call vote. BUSINESS FROM MAYOR & COUNCIL: Mayor Rauthe thanked Nystul for filling in for him at the recent work session. Due to a hearing in Helena Mayor Rauthe will be attending, Clerk Liverman will make the greeting to the Big Sky Girl Scout Council on 4/6. Atkinson will be out of town from 4/7-4/10. BUSINESS FROM MANAGER: Hockaday Center Lease One change was made to the lease, Page 3, Item 8, "with council approval" added within the sentence. Atkinson moved the council authorize the city manager to sign the lease agreement with the Hockaday Center effective April 1, 1991 for a period of 5 years. The motion was seconded. Kennedy spoke against the motion. She is totally in favor of the Hockaday Center but felt 5 years was too lengthy to go without looking at the lease of any organization. The motion carried with Kennedy voting against. 0-141 Correspondence -State Highway Department A draft response letter to the State Highway Department concerning the Highway 93 reconstruction project was presented. Council gave recommended grammatical changes and content revisions. Williams will redraft the letter for the next work shop. Atkinson complimented the council and the chamber for championing the cause of safety and aesthetics in relation to this endeavor. He congratulated everyone on their positive approach and attempt to work in a positive manner with the State Highway Department. He encouraged them to continue on as he plans to also. Building Department Vehicle Williams recommended the authorization for purchase of a replacement vehicle for the Building Inspectors, which was budgeted for. It is a 1991 Ford Ranger "S" pickup for $7,490. Atkinson moved the authorization to purchase a 1991 Ford Ranger pickup for the Building Division from Rygg Ford for $7,490. The motion was seconded and carried with a vote.. Street Sweepers Williams reported the insurance carrier has paid for the street sweeper that was damaged in transit. Both of the city owned street sweepers are down, one has a seized engine and the 2nd was involved in an accident involving a drunk driver. Both are in the process of being repaired. The City of Billings traded a 1985 Street Vac Model 732 sweeper in on a new sweeper. Hanson and Brady went to Billings for a demonstration of the used sweeper. Hanson called reporting the sweeper was in good shape and would meet the needs of the city. The price is $24,000. The city has no sweepers at this time and is under a mandate from EPA to keep the dust abatement program going and unable to do that without equipment. Collins moved the authorization of the purchase of a Hall Perry 1985 Street Vac Model 732 for $24,000. The motion was seconded. Williams felt an emergency could be justified by the fact that the Health Department came and warned not to violate this clean air standard anymore because the city runs the risk of the federal government taking over the monitoring and the enforcement of the program., City Attorney Neier determined that this situation is an emergency due to the following reasons. 1. The city has no sweeper at the present time. 2. This is the time of year that sweeping the streets is very necessary. 3. The city is under a federal EPA mandate to collect all particles of dust less than PM-10 and the city is unable to do that because of no machinery. 4. The city has a contract with the State Highway Department and unable to perform upon because of the lack of sweeping equipment. The motion carried with Nystul voting against upon a roll call vote. 361 At the time the vote was taken and for the above reasons, the council found an emergency exists and authorized the purchase of equipment under Section 7-5-4303 of the Montana Code Annotated for the purpose of purchasing sweeping equipment for the city. STAFF REPORTS: There will be a work session following this meeting to discuss the proposed zoning ordinance. ADJOURN: The meeting was adjourned at 8:32 p.m. ATTEST: Amy Er Robertson, Finance Director Debbie Liverman, Clerk of Council Approved April 15, 1991 1 �c Douglas . Rauthe, Mayor