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08/19/91 City Council MinutesOuzo 395 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD AT 7:00 P.M. MONDAY# AUGUST 19, 1991, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL. MAYOR RAUTHE PRESIDED. COUNCILMAN NYSTUL 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 Regular Meetings -July 15, 1991 August 5, 1991 Special Meeting. August 12, 1991 Approve Claims per Payables Register Buck moved the consent agenda be approved. The motion was seconded. The motion carried with a vote. ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL Jim Stack, 2472 Birch Glen, Whitefish, owner of Investech Research, requested council support a proposal for a unified base rate for telephone service in the Kalispell -Columbia Falls - Whitefish area. PTI Communications is expected to present a proposal to eliminate long-distance charges between communities in the area to the Public Service Commission next summer. Strong community support will encourage the Montana Consumer Counsel to become involved and provide the legal knowledge needed to get the proposal adopted. ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS Ordinance 1167_-Salary Ordinance -Second Reading Moses moved Ordinance 1167, an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 1163, fixing the limits of the salary and compensation of the city officials, supervisors, and employees pursuant to Title 7, Chapter 4, Part 42, M.C.A., beginning July 1, 1991; repealing all other ordinances in conflict therewith. The motion was seconded. With a roll call vote the motion carried unanimously. Resolution 4016-Close Out Parking Fund Buck moved Resolution 4016, a resolution authorizing the Finance Director to close out the Parking Fund to the General Fund. The motion was seconded. The motion carried with a roll call vote. }BUSINESS FROM MAYOR & COUNCIL Police Commission Appointment -James E. Vidal Rauthe requested approval of the appointment of James E. Vidal to the Police Commission. Vidal will replace Reverend Peder Waldum, who has served on the commission for 27 years. Rauthe thanked Waldum for his dedication. Atkinson moved to approve the appointment of James E. Vidal to the Police Commission to replace Peder Waldum. The motion was seconded and carried upon vote. Businessmen Sign Committee Meeting 8/29/91-Outlaw Inn 6:00 p.m. Dinner served prior to meeting. BUSINESS FROM MANAGER Habitat for Humanities -Flathead Valley Partners Flathead Valley Partners (Habitat for Humanities) has requested a $10,000 grant to assist in covering partial cost of construction materials "for a single family residence currently under construction at 1401 6th Avenue West. 396 The grant assistance would come from the City`s Community Development Block Grant Housing Rehabilitation project. Moses moved the council approve the CDBG Grant for $10,000 for Flathead Valley Partners. The motion was seconded. Buck spoke against the motion. Rauthe spoke in favor of the motion. The motion carried with Buck voting against. Village County Sewer Agreement.Proposal The agreement is still in the process of being drafted by Jeff Ellingson. The District is interested in having the city do both the billing and collection of the sewer fees. They are also asking the city to collect the $1500 hook-up fee for them and keep the usage fees. The city would have access to the meter readings. The agreement should be available at the next work session for review. Equipment Bids Williams requested authority to seek bids for the following which were included in the budget: ambulance, defibrillator, 2 Police vehicles, street sweeper and Building Division vehicle. Buck moved the manager be authorized to seek bias for an ambulance, defibrillator, 2 Police vehicles, Building Division vehicle and a street sweeper. The motion was seconded. The motion carried upon vote. Westside Tax Increment Project There was discussion as to the 2nd Street sidewalk replacement portion of the project. STAFF REPORTS Businessmen Sign Committee meeting-8/20/91-6:00 p.m. Council Work Session-8/26/91-7:00 p.m. Next Council meeting-9/3/91-7:00 p.m. ADJOURN. The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m. . ks D. Rauthe, Mayor ATTEST: Amy I3. tobertson, Finance Director Debbie (Liverman) Gifford, Clerk of Council Approved as presented September 3, 1991