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03/08/65 City Council MinutesREGULAR MEETING 11 1 1 A Regular Meeting of the Kalispell City Council was held March 8, 1965 at 7:30 P. M. Mayor Flynn presiding with all Councilmen present except Jerrow. Minutes of the February 15th meeting were read and approved on motion of Roberts, seconded by Smyser and carried. City Official Reports: Police Judge, City Engineer, Police Chief and City Sanitarian for January, City Treasurer and City Clerk for December were examined and approved on motion by Smyser. Seconded by Bjorneby and carried. Committee Reports: MARCH 1, 1965 A meeting of the City Council Members with the Chamber of Commerce was held at the Chamber of Commerce Building at 8:00 P. M. Council Members present- Homuthi'Jerrow,' Bjorneby; Roberts; Ellingson, Lenon;'Smyser/and Mayor Flynn. The meeting was calledt8rder by Chamber President Burl Lyons. Report by Bob Blake of Chamber Aviation Committee; Proposed that the Airport runway be extended. Edmiston and Bell Co. have approximately five acres of land at the airport site bnd that they would be willing to trade for land elsewhere in the City. That this land would make possible the extension of the airport runway. He stated that he felt that if airport facilities were improved that the use of the airport would be greatly increased and that this would also have a bene- ficial effect on the economy of Kalispell. Members of the City Council raised the question of how these improvements are to be financed. A Committee composed of City Council members, Smyser, Bjorneby, and Roberts was appointed by Mayor Flynn to work with Chamber of Commerce Committee composed of members Bob Ewing, Ray Thon and Dan Webster, to Investigate the possibility of the City and Edminston and Bell trading land acid the values of the land involved. Meeting adjourned by Chamber President Burl Lyons. w .72 Smyser moved that the Airport be closed and a large white X be placed on runway., The X's to be made from white plastic material. Seconded by Bjorneby. and carried. Mr. Johnson agreed to place the strips on runway. Smyser agreed to pay cost of material. Meeting recessed at 8:30 P. M. to meet at the Water Office to go over the new accounting proceedures being used by the Water Works department. Meeting reconvened at the Water Office at 8:50 P. M. Homuth asked that the Campbell trailer be put on the Agenda for next meeting. Meeting adjourned at 10:00 P. M. by Mayor Flynn. Read and approved as read this 15th day of March, 1965. Mayor ATTEST Ci Clerk REGULAR MEETING Regular meeting of the Kalispell City Council was held March 15, 1965 at 9: 30 P. M. Mayor Flynn presiding with all Councilmen present. A'Rin�dtes of the regular meeting March 8, 1965 were read and approved on motion of Turner, seconded by Bjorneby and carried. Committee Reports: Smyser, Aviation Committee, advised relative to proposed exchange of land between the City and James Edmiston. No basis of agreement had been reached as City had proposed exchange on an equal value basis, whereas Edmiston insisted on equal area which would mean trading approximately 750, of highway frontage for -off-highway acreage. Trade would also divide Edmiston property. Alternate strip, using City owned property as previously approved by Civil Aeronautics Administration was suggested. Committee recommended that Council give thorough consideration as to future use of the property before any commit---- ments are made. Homuth, Finance Committee, presented Ordinance #712, an ordinance fixing the salary of Mayor, City Treasurer and Police Judge, effective from and after May 1st, 1965. Motion by Smyser for approval of Ordinance #712 and seconded by Jerrow fixing the annual salary of Mayor @ $6,000.00, City Treasurer @ $4,500. and Police Judge @ $3,600. as recommended and setting the effective date as May 1, 165. On roll call vote all Councilmen voted for adoption. Motion made by Jerrow and seconded by Smyser for approval of Ordinance #713 fixing the compensation of Councilmen of the City of Kalispell as recommended @ $20.00 per meeting and not to exceed four meetings per month, and setting an effective date of May 1, 1965. On roll call vote Turner voted no, all other Councilmen voted for. Jerrow and Bjorneby, for Parking Meter Committee, granting of parking space to Uffords in the vicinity of the bowling alley was not warranted and that their request be denied. Bjorneby moved acceptance -of the committee report, seconded by Roberts and carried. Addressing the Council: Mr. Charles Hash, representing Mr. and Mrs. George Campbell in 'regard to their trailer. They propose to incorporate trailer in architectural way to fit, intharmonously with the existing Conrad Mansion. Councilman Smyser reminded Mr. Hash that the Campbells had made an agreement with the Council to use the house trailer for one year during remodeling�of Conrad Mansion and that at the end of that year the trailer was no longer to be used for living quarters and that the year had expired in October 1964. Mr. Hash said that they were aware of the expiration date but that no one in the area had expressed disatisfaction with the existence of the trailer.