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12/04/89 City Council Minutes190 1 A REGULAR METING OF THE KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD AT 7:30 P.M. MONDAY, DECK 4, 1989 IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL. MAYOR KENN DY PRESIDED, COUNCILI+'JAN SCHINDLER WAS ABSENrl' ALL OTHER COUNCIL hl "MBERS WERE PRESENT. Mayor Kennedy called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. CONSEnTI' AGENDA Approve Minutes REGULAR MEETING NUVE[M 20, 1989 Councilman Nystul moved the minutes be approved with the noted changes. Councilman Gunnerson seconded and the motion carried. Approve Claims There was discussion about some questionable claims. Councilman Furlong moved these claims be referred to the appropriate committees for review. Councilman. Saverud seconded and the motion carried. Councilman Atkinson moved the claims be approved. Councilman Nystul seconded and the motion carried. ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL --No one addressed the council. MAYOR'S REPORTS: Transition Committee Mayor Kennedy reconviended any action concerning the Transition Committee should be done in the very near future in order to make the transition smoother. He asked the news media to put out a notice stating that the City is looking for any interested persons to serve on this committee. Evergreen Sewer Negotiations Mayor Kennedy referred to the letter from Jack Fallon about negotiations and said it would be up to the Sewer and water Committee chairman to make the necessary arrangements to meet with Jack Fallon. Stuart McQuade Pardon Mayor Kennedy reported he pardoned Stuart McQuade for a small offense he ccmdtted three years ago. He stated McQuade was dealing a card game and did not have his dealer's license on his person, but on the table in front of him. McQuade is an advisor for the State government on gambling. CONS REPORTS: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/PUBLIC BUILDINGS 1984-85 CDBG Block Grants Councilman Saverud reported the letters from the Department of Commerce indicated the CDBG Block Grants for the fiscal year 1984-85 have been completed, audited, reports filed and a clean bill of health given. FINANCE/PERSONNEL & POLICY/INSURANM Councilman Atkinson requested Councilman Nystul report, due to his absence at the meeting. Ordinance #1141-Second Reading, Police Department Pay Rates Councilman Nystul moved Ordinance #1141, an ordinance amending ordinance #1135, 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, 1989, repealing all other ordinances in conflict therewith. Councilman Atkinson seconded the motion. Upon roll call vote the ordinance passed unanimously. Recommendation to Buy Lot ##3 Buffalo Head Councilman Nystul said the committee recommends and so moved the Mayor be authorized to execute the necessary documents for the purchase of Lot #3 of Buffalo Head. Councilman Atkinson seconded and the motion carried. Recommendation To Advertise to sell Lot #3, Buffalo Head Councilman Nystul moved the Mayor and Clerk/Treasurer be authorized to advertise for sale, Lot #3 of Buffalo Head. Councilman Hopkins seconded and the motion carried. Recommendation To Solicit Realtor Proposals, Lot #3, Buffalo Head Councilman Nystul moved the Finance Committee be authorized to establish the procedures and receive proposals from interested realtors for the sale of the city owned lots in Buffalo Head and to report results to the Council for their approval. Councilman Hopkins seconded and the motion carried. Brevity in Committee Minutes Councilman Nystul reported before Clerk Halver's departure, he said the minutes of committee meetings were getting to be too time consuming to take and too voluminous for any value, since the cozrmittees don't have any standing for action. He said it would be a good policy of the council to recommend the committee meeting minutes not be as long. Oouncilman Nystul moved by recommendation of the committee, he moved the committee minutes be kept to the minimum. After some discussion about the definition of "minimum', Councilman Furlong suggested Robert's Rules of Orders, which includes the name of the maker of all motions and the maker of the second. It also includes the motion and the results of the vote. Councilman Nystul moved the committee minutes be in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order. Councilman Atkinson seconded the motion. Councilman Saverud stated before Clerk Halver left, he also suggested to possibly return to the standardized form, which was a blank form including the elate, who was present, and the motions and results. Saverud said using that format would minimize and also follow Robert's Rules. Mayor Kennedy said there has been quite a brevity of councilmen at the meetings. He said at the last Sewer & water Committee meeting, there was one councilman present, the last Public Works meeting bad two, the Finance meeting had two. He said councilman need to come to the committee meetings when possible. The motion carried unanimously. PARKS/PUBLIC LANDS/ANNEKATION/ZONING/BUILDING REGULATION Committee Meeting 12/7/89-4:00 p.m. PUBLIC SAFETY/PARKING/CLING-No Report PUBLIC WORKS/AIR QUALITY/AIRPORT Request for Appraisal, Scare Airport property Councilman Hopkins reported the committee met and discussed the $200,000 airport debt. He said the auditors have discovered this fact and put us on notice for the continuing growing warrants. Mike Baker, Airport Manager, has been studying the possibility of looking at the sale of some of the airport property, specifically the four softball fields. At the meeting, it was recommended to seek an appraisal of that property, so we can find out it's worth and make a decision as to whether or not this is the proper route, to relinquish the debt. Hopkins so moved we go for proposals for appraisal on the airport property, specifically the softball fields. Councilman Nystul seconded the motion. Councilman Furlong spoke in opposition to the motion. He said he felt it would be poor business to sell land we own to make payments on the land that remains to make it viable. He said the users of the airport ought to be making the airport a viable enterprise not the City. He said the current rates and user fees set by the council should be reviewed. Councilman Saverud stated this issue should be on the table, but not the time to call for an appraisal. He said we should figure out what we want to do with the property before we get appraisals, Councilman Atkinson spoke in opposition to the motion. He said there are at least three strips of businesses that are unplanned entering Kalispell. There does not seem to be a lot of planning going on relative to commercial ventures. He said when the t ity owns frontage, it has some control of what the end result of land will be. if he city maintained this land and was able to designate how it would be disposed of in more orderly manner, it would be beneficial. He felt it would be inappropriate at this time to look for an appraisal. Councilman Hopkins said this is not for the sale of the property, but to see what it is worth. The decision as to whether or not to sell would came at sane time later, when it is determined what the property is worth. There are other options, but we are going into debt further every day. The committee felt this was a first step in the process of trying to relinquish the debt. IC-) 1 Mayor Kennedy stated the motion is a request for proposals. He said the City isn't spending any money yet, but will come back to the council to see if appraisals are wanted. Councilman Gunnerson said he agreed with Councilman Furlong. He said the first step to be taken is find out what the other alternatives are and prioritized. Councilman Hopkins stated this is just that. He said without knowing how valuable the property is, we have no idea if selling is a viable alternative. After lengthy discussion and upon vote by show of hands, the motion failed, with Councilmen Hopkins and Moses voting in favor of the motion. Councilman Hopkins moved the council consider the sale of the 4 softball fields. With no second to the motion, he moved the City consider selling any airport property to relinquish the outstanding debt. Councilman Furlong said the property west of Airport Road has been appraised and offered for sale for that very purpose. The motion died for lack of a second. Councilman Hopkins said he would entertain any other ideas for relinquishing the debt. Councilman Nystul said that we should arrive at the values of the property and then the options could be more easily studied. Councilman Hopkins asked how we arrive at the values without an appraisal. Councilman Saverud said he did not think we could, but we need to know how those parcels divide up. The city has a copy of the appraisal that was just done on the it acres of BN property, and in that appraisal are the comparables of many recent sales for large tracts of commercial land in the immediate area. A close conclusion can probably be made from that information. Councilman Furlong said the tie down fees are split with the City 50/50 with the collection -agency at the airport. The fee is $2.50 per day. He felt a thorough study should be made of the rates in effect right at the present. He said he's been told the City airport is the busiest noncommercial airport in the State of Montana. He does not understand why we are experiencing a problem with financing. Perhaps those using the airport should give us a hand in figuring a way of financing it. Mayor Kennedy said one of the local newspapers stated airport collections are lagging since the Mayor took over. He said the City has taken in more money than has ever been collected before. SEWER & WATER Recommendation Wastewater Treatment Plant Councilman Nystul reported the committee with one present, met with the Water/Sewer Supt., Asst. Supt., and our consulting engineer relative to the design of phosphorous removal at the Wastewater Treatment Plant on 11/21/89. There were three points from consulting engineer he wished to convey to the council. He said the design of the plant will require pumping. We need to plan for a volume of 11 million gallons per day because of the short term duration. The plant capacity is only 3 million per day. Because of infiltration of the roof drains and storm sewers that are going into the sanitary, they feel that 11 million gallons per day pump capacity and some designs in the plant for when these high flows occur is needed to prevent floodout of the biological cells. Because we have not gotten the storm water out of the sanitary system, it will probably cost us in the vicinity of $50,000 additional construction costs. He said the State Department of Health and Enviromnental Sciences has some grant money that they are willing to give to us to make a larger classroom at the plant. There is a small room now that can be enlarged. The State and the staff agree that the new plant with the state of the art design for biological phosphorous removal will have numerous visitors and tours. He also reported the discussions are going well with the Flathead County Refuse Disposal District. 9. AlW2CS : Coun,cilraan Nystul ccrrplimented the Police Department on the 1988 report issued and the work represented in the report. Councilman Furlong announced the State Highway Dept. is having a meeting 12/5/89 at 7:30 P.M. at Somers school concerning the 4 lane highway into Kalispell issue. ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 P.M. ATTEST: J Amy Robeftson, Acting City -Clerk Treasurer Debbie Liverman, Recording Secretary Approved as presented January 2, 1990 1 LJ Roger W. Hopkins, ayor