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A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD JULY
24, 2000 AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, PURSUANT TO NOTICE, TO
CONDUCT A FORMAL BUDGET HEARING. Mayor Berget called the meeting to order and led the
pledge of allegiance. Councilmember
Bauer, Johnston, Porter, Sorensen, Stephens and Thom, City Clerk, Kim
Aarstad and Supervisor, Dan Thede was present. Jim Rostorfer asked several questions regarding the
proposed 2000-2001 budget. After some discussion by city council the public
hearing was closed. Ordinance #1576, establishing a capitalization policy, was read. Mr. Johnston moved to pass the second reading of Ordinance #1576. Mr. Stephens seconded. Motion carried. Mrs. Thom mentioned that she had received several
complaints from city water customers that they were experiencing low water
pressure. Matter put into
water committee. Mayor Berget reported that the city council has
contacted the city insurance company on the incident involving the city
backhoe on, June 29th. Council discussed where the city could use the
concrete donation from Blatner Construction. Mr. Stephens reported that the black top that was
purchased from T Bar S seems to be segregating.
A representative from T Bar S is in town to see if they can fix the
problem.
Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD
JULY 17, 2000 AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS TO ADOPT THE
PRELIMINARY BUDGET. Mayor Berget called the meeting to order.
Council members Bauer, Johnston, Porter, Sorensen, Stephens and
Thom, City Clerk, Kim Aarstad and Supervisor, Dan Thede was present. Mr. Stephens moved to adopt the 2000-2001 preliminary budget. Mr. Bauer seconded. Motion carried.
A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD ON
JULY 10, 2000 AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. Mayor Berget called the meeting to order with the
pledge of allegiance. Councilmembers
Bauer, Johnston, Porter, Stephens and Thom, City Clerk, Kim Aarstad and
Supervisor, Dan Thede were present. Mayor Berget stated that W.R. Grace is considering
building two buildings, to house city tenant Millwork West, down at the
city ballpark site. Millwork
West will be moved out of present site when cleanup begins at Industrial
park. One 800 sq.
ft. building would be built at the parking area next to the city ballpark
(Legion) and a 1,200 sq. ft. building would be built at the old swimming
pool area. W.R. Grace should
be receiving a cost quote for these two building on July 11, 2000. Mr. Bauer moved to allow these building to be built on city property. Mrs. Porter seconded. Mr. Bauer, Mrs. Porter, Mr. Stephens and Mrs. Thom “YES” Mr. Johnston “NO” Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:45p.m . |
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THE 1185TH MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD
ON JULY 6, 2000 AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. Mayor Berget called the meeting to order and led the pledge of allegiance. Roll was called. Councilmembers Bauer, Johnston, Porter, Sorensen, Stephens and Thom, City Clerk, Kim Aarstad and Supervisor, Dan Thede was present. Minutes from the June regular and special meeting were presented and approved. RESOLUTION & ORDINANCE Ordinance # 1576, establishing a Capitalization Policy, was read. Mr. Bauer moved to pass the first reading of Ordinance #1576. Mr. Johnston seconded. Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS Paul Peronard, EPA, updated the council on
the asbestos clean up of Industrial Park. EPA
& W.R. Grace are working with Millwork West on finding a new building
location, which is needed when clean-up begins. Jim Stout, W.R. Grace, updated the council
on a proposed sprung building that could be installed to house Millwork West
during this clean up. A location
for this building will be needed before any further decisions can be made. Katheryn Jarvis Coggon, Holme Roberts &
Owen LLP, stated that at one time WR Grace proposed purchasing the Industrial
Park property from the city, in hope that the EPA would lighten the clean-up
requirements, EPA has decided that clean up must be done as per their
guidelines, so at this time WR
Grace is not interested in purchasing this property. A discussion followed. Issue was tabled until completion of
council meeting. Paul Rumelhart updated the council on the
$12,000,000.00 in federal monies the city could be possibly receiving. Monies will be divided as follows: 3,500,000.00 – St John’s Lutheran Hospital 8,500.000.00 – for Economic Development Mayor & Council thanked Mr. Rumelhart
for all his hard work on this issue. Mr. Bauer moved to allow the closure of Mineral Ave on July 15, 2000 for the Logger Day Parade. Mr. Sorensen seconded. Motion carried. Jim Rostorfer asked questions on the water
filtration plant and 9000 free sprinkling to city customers. Mayor Berget read the following statement:
On Thursday night, June 29, 2000 a city owned backhoe was used by a city
employee, this backhoe was accidentally dumped into a old septic system on the
employees property. This issue has been put into Personnel Committee.
A discussion followed. D.C. Orr:
Was there in inspection done on this equipment? Is there an environmental
issue from the possible oil spill? Duane Williams:
Was this equipment used for city business? Mayor Berget:
No. D.C. Orr:
Is this standard policy? Mayor Berget:
Our policy states no one can use city equipment unless authorized by the
city supervisor and/or city council. This
issue was put into the Personnel Committee and they will be dealing with the
issue. Mr. Orr asked that he receive something in
writing when the Personnel Committee resolved this issue. Mrs. Thom submitted a request from the VFW to use city property which is located next to the Lee Gehring Ball fields for a VFW Stand Down on October 6-8, 2000. Mr. Bauer moved to allow the VFW to use this property. Mr. Johnston seconded. Motion carried. STANDING COMMITTEES Mrs. Thom, Park Committee, announced that a
request has been received to put handicap ramps on the flower creek walking
bridge. Matter put into Parks
Committee. Mr. Sorensen, City-County Liaison, read the
June animal control report. Mr. Johnston, Building Committee, reported
that a recording and sound system would be installed in the council chambers by
August meeting. Mr. Bauer, Personnel Committee, announced
that Jayson Place was hired on July 10, 2000.
Jayson will replace Rob Plough as the city water meter reader. Acting Police Chief, Brent Teske, updated
the council on police calls answered for the month of June. Mrs. Thom moved to amend the $20.00 per day on call pay for water filtration plant operators to $1.00 per hour; this pay will be retro active for previous months. Mr. Stephens seconded. Motion carried. Mr. Stephens, Street Committee, reported
that paving has been completed on Utah Avenue. Mr. Bauer asked that the police department
look into sight triangle problem on Spruce Street and Hwy 2. It was moved, seconded and carried to pay
the claims as per the claims approval list. Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. for a
15-minute recess. Meeting re-opened at 9:00 p.m. with a
discussion on Industrial Park issues. Mr. Bauer moved to follow the scope of work that the EPA guidelines required for clean-up of Industrial Park. Mr. Stephens seconded. Mr. Bauer, Mrs. Porter, Mr. Sorensen, Mr. Stephens and Mrs. Thom “YES” Mr. Johnston “NO” Motion carried. Mr. Bauer moved to not accept the ownership of the sprung building that will be used to house millwork west. Motion died for a lack of a second. Meeting adjourned at 10:25 p.m.
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