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02/03/69 City Council MinutesZ REGULAR MEETING A regular meeting of the Kalispell City Council was held February 3, 1969, at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers. Mayor Bjorneby presided. Councilman Riley was absent. All other councilmen were present. Councilman Hensley moved approval of the minutes of the meeting held January 13, 1969. Seconded by Councilman McCormick and carried. Hear and Pass on Protests - Annexation of Kalispell Addition No. 9 (5th Avenue East Extension): No protests were received. Councilman Roberts moved adoption of Resolution No. 2715 - a resolu- tion annexing Kalispell Addition No. 9. Seconded by Councilman Miron. Roll call vote. All voted aye. Authorize Call for Bids - Renovation of Bruckhauser Pool: Councilman Roche moved a call for bids for renovation of Bruckhauser Pool be authorized. Seconded by Councilman Happ and carried. Open Bids - Gasoline and Diesel Fuel: Regular Ethyl Diesel Chevron Oil Co. $.1390 $.1599 No Bid Union Oil Co. .149 .171 $.126 Valley Oil & Service Co. .1385 .161 .119 Farmers Union Exchange .144 .1685 .124 Equity Supply Co. .147 .1695 .134 Texaco, Inc. .1622 None .1422 #1 Diesel .1428 Continental Oil Co. .1407 .1632 None Councilman O'Brien moved the bids be referred to the Street & Alley Committee with power to act. Seconded by Councilman Roche and carried. Open Bids - Liability Insurance: Hammer -Sauer Agency $3,850.00 Ellingson Agency 3,296.00 Tri-Co Insurance Agency 4,218.00 Conrad Casualty Co. 11,502.61 Councilman Roche moved the bids be referred to the Finance Committee with power to act. Seconded by Councilman Happ and carried. Councilman Miron moved adoption of Ordinance No. 767 - an ordinance adopting the 1965 Edition of "Fire Prevention Code." Seconded by Council- man O'Brien. Roll call vote. All voted aye. Councilman McCormick moved adoption of Ordinance No. 768 - an ordi- nance adopting the 1965 Edition of "Plumbing Law Rules and Regulations." Seconded by Councilman Happ. Roll call vote. All voted aye. Councilman O'Brien moved adoption of Ordinance No. 769 - an ordinance adopting the 1968 Edition of "National Electrical Code." Seconded by Councilman McCormick. Roll call vote. All voted aye. Councilman O'Brien moved adoption of Ordinance No. 770 - an ordinance adopting the 1967 Edition of "Uniform Building Code." Seconded by Coun- cilman McCormick. Roll call vote. All voted aye. Addressinx the Council: Water Supt. Carl Lauterjung presented a preliminary study of the sewer _ treatment plant to councilmen and requested the Council hold a special meeting to meet with representatives of Engineering Firm Morrison-Maierle to review these plans. Councilmen agreed on a meeting for Friday, Febru- ary 7th at 7:00 P.M. for this purpose. City Engineer McClintick reported that snow removal costs to date were $11,271.00 Councilmen complimented the Street Department personnel for the excel- lant job of snow removal and the Police Department for removal of cars parked in violation. n b�M Committee Reports: Safety - Councilman Miron reported that the new General Electric Radio Equipment was partially installed. At the request of Councilman Miron, Police Chief Waggener gave a brief report of the Regional Law Enforcement Planning Meeting held in Polson. Councilman Miron requested Fire Chief Tillson report on the attend- ance of the Fire Safety Meeting at Great Falls. Chief Tillson reported the meeting was mainly concerned with Hospital Fire Safety and was very beneficial. Fire Marshall Gene Thompson also attended this meeting. Sidewalk & Curb - Councilman Happ reported the Committee recommends the placement of stop signs on 2nd, 3rd and 4th Avenue West at Center Street. Councilman Happ moved adoption of the committee report. Seconded by Councilman Miron and carried. Councilman Happ reported a letter has been received from the Montana Highway Commission granting permission to change the cycling of the light at Main and Center Streets The Committee recommends the signal light at Main and Center Street be replaced and the meters on the north side of the Conrad Bank be re- moved. Councilman Happ moved adoption of the report, Seconded by Coun- cilman Miron and carried. Finance - Councilman Hensley reported the Committee recommends the Police Chief be authorized to remodel the Police Department office to provide for an interrogation room.- The estimated cost of the remodeling is $300.00. Councilman Hensley moved adoption of the committee report. Seconded by Councilman Miron and carried. Sewer -Water - Councilman Roberts reported the Committee recommends the adoption of Resolution No. 2716 - a resolution of intention to create S.I.D. 312 for the purpose of installing water mains in Kalispell Addition No. 9 (5th Avenue East Extension). Councilman Roberts moved adoption of Resolution No. 2716. Seconded by Councilman Roche. Roll call vote. All voted aye. Councilman Roberts presented a comparison of costs for the Greenacres area between being in the City and out of the City. The comparison demon- strated that the difference would be minimal. Parks - Councilman Roche reported a request has been received that a ski slope be developed in Woodland Park. The Ski Club would like to develop a ski program for youngsters that would be similar to the Pee Wee Baseball Program. Misc. Business: License and Permit Bonds Gas Installers Ibsen Plumbing & Heating Richards Sheet Metal Works Plumbers Ibsen Plumbing & Heating Oil Burner & Equip. Installation Richards Sheet Metal Works Councilman O'Brien moved approval of the License and Permit Bonds. Seconded by Councilman Miron and carried. Salaries of Elected City Officials - Salaries of the Mayor, City Treasurer, Police Judge and Councilmen were discussed. It was felt that some or all of these salaries should, be raised before the next term of office. No action was taken. tl Councilman Happ moved for adjournment. Seconded by Councilman O'Brien and carried. Read and annroved as read this 3rd day of March, 1969.