08/10/70 City Council Minutes"ky
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REGULAR MEETING
A Regular Meeting of the Kalispell City Council was held in the
Council Chambers of City Hall at 7:30 P.M., August 10, 1970. Mayor
Bjorneby presided. Councilman McCormick was absent. All other
Councilmen were present.
READING OF MINUTES
The minutes of the budget meetings of July 15th & 22nd were read.
Councilman Miron moved approval of the minutes as corrected. 2nd
Councilman Roberts. Carried.
Minutes of the regular council meeting of August 3rd were read.
Councilman Rilgy moved approval of the minutes as corrected. 2nd
Councilman &e� Carried.
Minutes of the budget hearing meeting of August 5th were read.
Councilman Miron moved approval of the minutes as read. 2nd
Councilman Turner. Carried.
CITY OFFICIAL REPORTS
Clerk & Treasurer for June.
Police Chief, Police Judge, City Engineer, and Sanitarian for
July. Councilman Roche moved acceptance of the City Official Reports.
2nd Councilman Turner. Carried.
ADOPTION OF FINAL BUDGET
Mayor Bjorneby and Councilmen reviewed preliminary budget items
and made changes in the budgets of the Fire Department, City Engineer,
and City Warehouse.
Councilman Riley moved adoption of Resolution #2778 A Resolution
Fixing the budget for the fiscal year 1970 — 1971, with line items
as adjusted by department heads. 2nd Councilman Turner. Roll Call
Vote. All voted Aye.
Councilman Miron moved adoption of Resolution #2779 A Resolution
making the tax levy for the year 1970. 2nd Councilman Riley. Roll
Call Vote. All voted Aye.
ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL
Firemen Tweet requested the $7.50 per month insurance participation
by the city be applied to disability insurance group of the fire
department for personnel of the Fire Department.
Councilman Roche moved the $7.50 city insurance participation be
paid to the following insurers with whom city employees have group
insurance coverage; Northwestern National Life [fire dept], Blue
Shield, and Blue Cross. The involved companies to submitt a Master
Group Policy to the City. 2nd Councilman Riley. Carried.
Water Superintendent Lauterjung reported to the Council two requests
received for water main and service line extensions and related some
of the problems these extensions presented.
Councilman Riley moved that the requests for water service
extensions be referred to the. Sewer & Water Committee with power
to act. 2nd Councilman Miron. Carried.
Fire Chief Tillson requested permission to send a fireman to a
Fire Seminar in Missoula, August 27 - 29. Councilman Miron moved
the request be authorized with travel by private transportation
authorized. 2nd Councilman Turner. Carried,
Councilman Miron moved Police Chief Waggener be authorized to
send a patrolman to the Fire Seminar in Missoula August 27- 29•
2nd Councilman Riley. Carried.
Councilman Roberts moved Mayor Bjorneby, the City Attorney, and
the City Clerk be authorized to attend the League of Cities and
Towns Meeting in Missoula, August 20 - 22, and that private
transportation be authorized. 2nd Councilman Roche. Carried.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Parks - Councilman Roche
The committee would like to renew the agreement with recreation
director "Huz" Jensen for next year. This would give Mr. Jensen
opprotunity to formulate recreation plans for the comming year.
Action deferred.
Councilman Roche reminded the council that the Hockaday Art
Center had requested a member of the City Counicl be appointed
as a representative on the Hockaday Board.
Mayor Bjorneby appointed Councilman Roche to act as council
representative on the Hockaday Board and requested confirmation
of the appointment by the council. Councilman Miron moved
confirmation of the appointment of Councilman Roche to serve
as council representative on the Hockaday Board. 2nd Councilman
Riley. Carried.
Councilman Roberts moved the regular council meeting of
September 7th be postponed to September 21st. 2nd Councilman
Turner. Carried.
Councilman Roberts reported that John Smithlin has invited
the Mayor and Councilmen to attend ribbon cutting ceremony for
the dedication of the new St. Matthews Booth at the Fair Grounds
Wednesday at 10:00 A. M.
Street & Alley - Councilman Riley
Recomended that council action be taken on the request of the
Presbyterian Church for sidewalk variance. Councilman Roberts
moved the Presbyterian Church be granted the variance requested.
2nd Councilman Riley. Carried.
Safety - Councilman O'Brien
A letter from citizens of Fourth Street [west] requesting more
traffic control on 4th Street West and requesting a licensing
program for operators of bicycles with an accompanying training
program.
Held in Committee
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City -County Planner - Councilman Miron
Councilman Miron reported the committee has been interviewing
applicants for the $12,000.00 per year position of City -County Planner.
A telephone conference call, courtesy P P & L, was held to interview
one of the top applicants. One of the concerns of the applicant was,
that since this area has not had a planner previously, how well
would local officials react to a planner? The committee assured
the applicant that he would be well received by people of the area.
We had hoped to have a planner by July but we still have not hired
a planner.
MISC. BUSINESS
Salary increases of supervisory personnel.
Councilman Roberts moved salary increases for supervisory
personnel be referred to the council as a committee of the whole
with power to act. 2nd Councilman Riley. Carried.
City Engineer reported on elevations for drainage for the
proposed storm sewer holding pond and that it would be possible
to have a depth of six feet.
Councilman Roberts moved the city proceed with the purchase of
land for the storm sewer holding pond. City Attorney to check
legal aspects. 2nd Councilman Miron. Carried.
City Engineer reported that city crews would be seeding the new
ball parks in Woodland Park this week.
Mayor Bjorneby read portions of letter from Office of Attorney
General - Bureau of Narcotics inviting the Police Chief to.attend
a training seminar in Seattle.
Councilman Hensley moved the request to send policeman to
Seattle meeting be denied. 2nd Councilman Turner. Carried.
Councilman Riley moved adjournment. 2nd Councilman Hensley.
Carried.
READ AND APPROVED AS CORRECTED SEPTEMBER 14, 1970.
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