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12/21/87 City Council Minutes592 1 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD AT 7:30 P.M. MONDAY DECEMBER 21, 1987 IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL. MAYOR KENNEDY PRESIDED, COUNCILMEN SCHINDLER AND GRAINGER WERE ABSENT AND ALL OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS WERE PRESENT. Mayor Kennedy called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVE MINUTES Regular Council meeting December 7, 1987 Councilman Nystul moved the minutes be approved. Councilwoman Robinson seconded and the motion carried. Special Council meeting December 9, 1987 Councilman Nystul moved the minutes be approved the motion carried. CITY OFFICIALS REPORTS Treasurer's Report November Police Chief Report " City Judge Report " Building Official Report " Councilwoman Robinson seconded and Councilman Saverud moved the reports be approved. Councilman Nystul seconded and the motion carried. ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL Tom Woytus, 2725 Airport Road, spoke against the proposed department head salary increase. He read several state and national statistics regarding public and private sector wages. He stated it is not affordable. He said the taxes are already too high and people can't take much more. Councilwoman Hafferman agreed with Woytus. She asked why there weren't other voices expressing the same? Woytus stated he bad spoken with other businessmen and they are afraid of being boycotted by city employees and afraid of retribution by the police force and afraid of having their taxes raised. Hafferman said they should not feel like that. Ross Plambeck, 309 Willow Glen Dr., stated the employees should speak for themselves. Conn Tatum, Box 1080, said it was very tough to make it here in Kalispell. The private sector is not getting any raises. Colin Wills, 755 N. Main, spoke against the public employee raises. He said there is a time when there is a saturation point and we have reached it. He said if department head wages go up, then staff cuts should be made. COMMITTEE REPORTS: PARKS & PUBLIC LANDS Schedule of 1988 Golf Fees Councilman Manning moved the 1988 Schedule of Golf Fees be accepted. Councilman Ruiz seconded and the motion carried. Ordinance #1112-Outdoor Advertising An ordinance regulating the display of outdoor advertising and art form upon city rights -of -way and upon city owned property, repealing 19-23 Kalispell City Code and declaring an effective date. Councilman Manning moved the adoption of Ordinance 1112. Councilman Nystul seconded the motion. After discussion, and upon roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. I Concession Stand-Kats Swim Team Councilman Manning moved the concession Nystul seconded and the motion carried. stand be open from 11-4:30 daily. Councilman Boom Truck Report Councilman Manning reported the committee recommends the boom truck be leased for this year, not purchased. Councilman Manning moved to reject all bids on the boom truck. Councilman Nystul seconded and the motion carried. 593 FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Approve Claims Councilwoman Robinson moved the claims found in order be paid. Councilman Nystul seconded and the motion carried. Ordinance #1113-Salary Ordinance -First Reading An Ordinance amending Ordinance NO. 1111, 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, 1987; repealing all other Ordinances in conflict therewith. Councilwoman Robinson pointed out the salary ordinance was an effort of the entire council and several workshops. She added there were a few times items in the committee meeting that were not finalized. She noted exhibits A, B, & C, particularly C. She said that there were differences between the salaries of the Chief of Police, the Fire Chief, Surveyor and the Deputy City Clerk. She said the committee was not in full agreement and would like it placed on the floor for discussion. Councilman Nystul said he felt these issues would be better served if resolved at a council workshop setting rather than on the floor of the council at this time. Councilman Saverud agreed with Nystul. He said much effort had been put in to get this resolved, but did not feel they were ready. They set out to make some salary adjustments and come up with some type of a system, that had some sense, to make realistic adjustments in the future. He said we have 3 years of some type of adjustments programmed but we still don't have a matrix, a method whereby we have a systematic way of looking at salary adjustments in succeeding years. He stated the Park Director's position has not been taken into account, due to the position not being filled but would be any day. He felt it should be looked at. He said he was not completely satisfied with the working papers. He did not feel an addendum to the salary ordinance was appropriate. He said there were a number of things that were talked about and should have been resolved that weren't. Councilman Ruiz stated he felt the amounts in Column 3 were agreed on, and felt the ordinance should be adopted and adjustments made for the 2nd and 3rd year. There was lengthy discussion concerning the ordinance. Ken Hamner, 402 Northridge Dr., Public Works Director, stated he was flabbergasted that the mayor and council would allow Woytus to make a statement about our police department, saying the reason there weren't more people here opposing the salary ordinance was because they were afraid of reprisals. He said the fact he got away with saying something like that was embarrassing. Hammer said we have a good police department and that Clark does a super job. He stated including himself, the Sewer & Water Superintendent, Street Supervisor and Surveyor, there are 4 non union employees running a 4 million dollar business. He could not believe someone would say they don't deserve a raise. He stated he has 41 employees which are managed by 4 department heads. He said the 18 department heads got together and argued and discussed and felt they came up with a fair offer and it was rejected totally. He said when there are problems - the department heads are never confronted. When the Dept. Heads try to confront the council -they don't want to listen. He said the Dept. Heads receive no respect at all. He said they all do the best job they can. Police Chief Ad Clark stated he had saved the city $59,000 in actual projected savings. He said he did not hear the comment made by Woytus or he would have responded earlier. He said he worked very hard to have a good department. He said if there were people lined up that ran large businesses successfully, to say they hire the cheapest they can and tell them to get down the road if they didn't like it -then he might feel he should change things and would easier understand the philosophies of a few people. He would not be able to provide the service he does and would lower his standards for this department. Duane Larson, Fire Chief, said he was proud to be a public employee. He stated he was not a second class citizen. He has worked the private and public sector. He stated he did not understand the council not having an opportunity to discuss the pay plan. He r 594 said the department heads have given them several opportunities to meet with them individually and have been turned down. He said he has given personal invitations to the council to come to his department and look it over and never received any response. He said if department heads are not doing a good job and the council does not get rid of them, then they are not doing their job. He said the council should be ashamed of themselves for letting a statement like Woytus's be made about their department heads. Correction: Councilman Saverud said the council had met with the department heads a number of times and Larson agreed but said job descriptions and department operations ' were never discussed. Fred Zavodny, Surveyor, stated he had been attending City Council meetings for 10 years. When addressing the council -it is usually in a negative manner. He said 3 people oppose this pay plan and he would like to see it passed. Conn Tatum, Box 1080, asked if a comparison study had been done. He said his complaint is the private sector is going down and the public sector is going up. Councilwoman Robinson moved the acceptance of Ordinance 1113, as the first reading and to make adjustments and return January 4, 1988 with an ordinance. Councilman Nystul seconded. Upon roll call vote, Councilman Nanning, Ruiz, and Nystul voted yes with Councilwoman Robinson, Hafferman and Saverud voting no. With a tie vote, Mayor Kennedy voted yes and the motion carried. PUBLIC SAFETY Awarding of Police Car Bid Councilman Saverud moved the bond be awarded to the low bid by Jim Dowen for the 1988 Chevrolet, for the amount of $11,997.00 with trade in of Car 6. Councilman Nystul seconded and the motion carried. Computer System Bid Councilman Saverud moved the acceptance of bid from Mountain Computer with the low bid of $11,707.00. Councilman Nystul seconded and the motion carried. ANNEXATION -no report Ordinance 1114-Designating Community Development Administrator City Airport An ordinance designating the Community Development Department as administrator of operations for the Kalispell City Airport, authorizing the City Council of the City of Kalispell to establish by resolution a fee schedule for users of the airport and declaring an effective date. Councilman Saverud stated there would be a modified resolution following to identify the fee schedule. He so moved Ordinance 1114. Councilman Nystul seconded and upon roll call vote, carried unanimously. Resolution 3773-Establishing Rates/Fees City Airport A resolution establishing a schedule of rates, fees and charges to be levied by the City of Kalispell on users of the Kalispell City Airport and authorizing certain fixed based operators to collect said rates, fees and charges on behalf of the city. Councilman Saverud moved the adoption of Resolution 3773. Councilman Manning seconded the motion. Upon roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Selection of Appraisal Firm Airport Property Councilman Saverud stated the committee recommends Jim Kelly be hired to appraise the property. The cost would be $650.00. Councilman Saverud so moved and Councilman Manning seconded. The motion carried. Block Grant Award Councilman Saverud read portions of the letter from the Department of Commerce awarding the City of Kalispell a Block Grant in the amount of $375,000.00 for the southwest sewer project. Mayor Kennedy complimented Community Development on being awarded the grant. 595 Hockaday Grant Award Councilman Saverud announced the Hockaday Center had been awarded a grant in the amount of $50,000 from the Burlington Northern Foundation, to be applied toward the construction addition project. PERSONNEL & POLICY - no report PUBLIC WORKS Councilman Ruiz stated since this was his last council meeting -he would like to thank PWD Hammer for the past relationship they had and also with the committee. He pointed out a memo he received from Hanauer dated 12/9/87 on the department's accomplishments and complimented him and his department. WATER & SEWER Approve Facility Plan for Southwest Area Councilman Nystul stated the facility plan for the southwest area had been approved by the engineer and reviewed by the staff. He moved the City accept the facility plan for the southwest area. Councilman Ruiz seconded and the motion carried, with Councilwoman Hafferman voting no. Authorize Mayor to Sign Letter on Southwest Area Councilman Nystul moved the mayor be authorized to sign the letter of application for the southwest area grant application. Councilman Ruiz seconded and the motion carried with Councilwoman Hafferman voting no. Direct Mayor to Write Letter re EPA Regs Councilman Nystul moved the Mayor write a letter to our congressional delegation and the Environment Protection Agency expressing our concerns of the unnecessary costs proposed to be incurred in the testing of the drinking water in the city of Kalispell. Councilman Ruiz seconded and the motion carried. Authorize Final Reimbursement on Sludge Handling Facility Councilman Nystul moved the Mayor be authorized to sign the amended final reimbursement request for the sludge handling facility. Councilman Ruiz seconded and the motion carried. Order for Amendment to Phosphorus Removal Facility Plan Councilman Nystul stated a change was necessary in the contract. Nystul moved the Mayor be authorized to sign the necessary change order for amendment to the phosphorus removal facility plan. Councilman Ruiz seconded and the motion carried. Selection of Construction Engineer for First Alley West Councilman Nystul moved the Public Works Department be authorized to solicit for engineering services for the construction phase of the First Alley West Project. Councilman Ruiz seconded and the motion carried. Agreement with Building Owners -First Alley West Councilman Nystul moved the consulting engineer be authorized to lump sum agreements for payments for plumbing modifications to buildings on First Alley West and directing City Attorney Neier to draw up the agreements and authorize the Mayor to sign these agreements as appropriate. Councilman Ruiz seconded the motion. After some discussion, the motion carried. Authorize Director of Public Works re Bids First Alley West Construction Councilman Nystul moved the staff be authorized to call for bids on the First Alley West project with a bid opening of the second meeting in February. Councilman Ruiz seconded and the motion carried. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT'S, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND APPOINTMENT; Mayor Kennedy wished everyone Merry Christmas. ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 9:36 p.m. ohn "Ed" Kennedy, Jr., Mayor ATTEST: Don Halver, Clerk/Treasurer