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07/07/69 City Council MinutesREGULAR MEETING A regular meeting of the Kalispell City Council was held July;7, 1969, at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers with Mayor Bjorneby presiding. All councilmen were present. Minutes of the regular meeting held June 9, 1969, were read. Coun- cilman O'Brien moved approval of the minutes as read. Seconded by Council- man McCormick and carried. Councilman Roche moved approval of the minutes as corrected for the Special Meeting held June 25, 1969. Seconded by Councilman Roberts and carried. Liquor & Beer License Applications: Councilman O'Brien moved that deficient applications be returned to the applicants for completion and that acceptance of license applications be deferred until the July 14th meeting. Seconded by Councilman McCormick and carried. Committee Reports: Parks - Councilman Roche reported the renovation project is progress- ing well. Plans are to gunite the pool by the end of this week. The City should execute an agreement with Vern McDonald for inspec- tion of the project. Annexation - Grand View Heights Addition No. 2 - Councilman Roberts moved adoption of Resolution No. 2741 - a Resolution of Intention to Annex 5 lots of Grand View Heights Addition No. 2. Seconded by Councilman Miron. Roll call vote. Councilman Hensley abstained. All others voted aye. Councilman Roberts called to the attention of the Council the need for mowing weeds and tall grass on vacant lots, as they are a safety and fire hazzard. He related having seen a motorist barely miss a child who ran out from a lot of tall grass and weeds. The City is to mow the lots and bill property owners for the cost. Finance - Councilman Hensley reported the Finance Committee has audited all claims and approved them for payment, and moved acceptance of the Finance Committee report. Seconded by Councilman Miron and car- ried. Water & Sewer - Award of Bids: The Water & Sewer Committee has awarded the bids for Water Works materials as follows: Schedule 1 awarded to Crane & Ordway - Great Falls Schedules 2, 3 and 4 awarded to Grinnell Company of the Pacific - Great Falls Councilman Turner moved adoption of the Water & Sewer Committee re- port. Seconded by Councilman Riley and carried. Safety - Traffic Signal Controls:. Councilman O'Brien reported a letter has been written to the Econolite Company requesting a service representative to inspect the magnetically controlled traffic signals, but have not received a reply as yet. The committee directs the Chief of Police to have these signals re- stored to automatic magnetic activated control. Councilman Riley stated that Mrs. Cecil Exelby has reported a problem concerning a stray cat, apparently diseased, which has become a nuisance to persons living on 3rd Avenue East. Councilman Riley suggested $15.00 be expended for a cat trap to capture troublesome cats. Police Chief Waggener reported the City has a cat trap and the dog catcher would be sent out to attempt to capture the troublesome cat. Parking Meter - Councilman Miron reported the committee has author- ized the purchase of 130 rebuilt meter heads for replacement purposes and installation on new lease lots. The parking lot lease on the Edmiston & Bell lots has been completed. Councilman Miron reported there has been an increase in revenue from fines and overtime parking this past fiscal year in the amount of $6,300.00. Misc. Business: Correspondence was received from the State Auditor regarding Police Pension Funds. Councilman Hensley moved the withholding for police pension be in- creased from 3% to 5% effective July 1, 1969. Seconded by Councilman 1 Miron and carried. 1 1 House Trailers - Councilman Roberts brought to the attention of the Mayor and Council the planned installation of a replacement trailer on West 7th Street, which would be in violation of the trailer ordinance. There was additional discussion regarding house trailers and their control. City Engineer McClintick reported 500 feet of the Ashley Addition Sewer Line has been installed and indications were that the cost would not exceed the amount set for the district. The water line in the Porta Villa Addition should be completed this week. City -County Planning -Board Meeting - Councilman Miron reported that City Engineer McClintick and himself had attended a City -County Planning Board meeting at which five representatives of the Great Northern Rail- road were present. The representatives of the railroad were informed that the City of Kalispell had no further need for the railroad in the middle of town. An immediate request for two additional railroad cross- ings was made - a crossing for let Avenue East and one for 1st Avenue West, and a request for the future relocation of the railroad to a more suitable industrial location. The railroad representatives were very seriously going to consider allowing crossings at 1st Avenue East and 1st Avenue West. Use of Court Probation Labor - Councilman Hensley recommended the City should consider use of juveniles assigned to probationary -labor by the Juvenile Court. Chief Waggoner reported that some of these probationers were being used and possibly more could be used in the future. Chief Waggener re- ported that the use•of this labor was more satisfactory now than it had been in the past, as the court now furnished supervision of these laborers. Councilman Riley moved for adjournment. Seconded by Councilman 0•Brien and carried. Read and approved as read this 14th day of July, 1969.