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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1964-03-18 BoZeman, Montana March 18, L964 422 The Commission of The City of Bozeman met in regular session in the Commission Room, City Ha.il BU1.iding, Wednesday, March 18, 1964 at L:OO o'clock p.m. Present were Mayor Morrow, Commissioner Sedivy, Commissioner Langohr, Ci ty Manager Gutting, Ci ty Attorney Berg and the ClerK. Reverend Monroe J. Wilcox of the First Methodist Church opened the I mee ting wi th a pra yer and the following proce edings were had: Minutes of the last reguLar sBssion were read and it was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Commissioner Langohr, that the minutes be approved as read and the motion was carried by the fOLlowing Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Langohr; those voting No, none. Sub-Contract SID Nos. 427, 428, 430, 431, 433 and 434 The City Manager advised the Commission that Robertson & Blossom, Inc. notified his office by letter it desires to sub-contract portions of the construction work in Special Improvement District Nos. 42'1, 428, 430, 431, 433 and 434 to the following concerns as follows: ~/ Concrete Work: Sharpe & Kearney, Beaverton, Oregon b/ Paving: Central Construction Co., Lewlstown, Montana c/ Gravel: Gardner Construction Go., Bozeman, Montana In concurrence with the recommendation of the City Manager and the City I Engineer, it was moved by Commissioner SedivJT, seconded by Commissioner Langohr, that approval to sub-contract the work as above be granted subject to the provisions of the original contract as awarded to Robertson & Blossom, Inc. The motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Langohr; those voting No, none. VF'W Poppy Sale Ma y 23, 1 964 A request from the Veterans of Foreign Wars to designa~e Saturday, May 23rd, as "Poppy tJp.y" and permit the sale of the poppies on that day was read. It was moved by Commissioner Lan8ohr, seconded by Commissioner Sedivy, that the request be granted and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commissioner Langohr and Commissioner Sedivy; those voting No, none. Request Gallatin Garden Club to place Centennial Flower Planters at Main Street Intersections during summer months The City Manager reported the GaLlatin Garden Club had requested per- Main Street intersections during the summer season of 1964. Although, the full program of the Club had not been finalized, the City Manager advised the I mission to place small two-foot square centennial flower pLanters at the Commission that on the basis of the information given to him, he would reco- mmend permission for the placement of the fLower planters be granted. It was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Commissioner Langohr, that permission for placing the Centennial Flower .t'lanters on Main Street as requested be 423 granted and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Langohr; those voting No, none. WPC Agreement to Reduce Grant SID No. 425 I A letter was presented from the Public Health Service which stated the Pro j ec t Progres s Report and Pa ymen t Reques t for Pro jec t No. WPC -Mon t-64, Special Improvement District N2' 425, had been completed as of February 4, 1964, and the es tima ted value of work in place ca1cula ted to be in the amoun t of $83,604.00. The agency's agreement that the City agree to reduce its original request of $25,704.22, to $25,081.00, or 30% of the calculated amount, , was presented. In concurrence with the City Manager's recommendation, it was moved by Commissioner Langohr, seconded by Commissioner Sedi vy, tha t this reduction of the grant 'be accepted and Mayor Morrow as the official represent- ative of the City be authorized to sign for the City of Bozeman. The motion was carried by the fOllowing Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commissioner Langohr and Commissioner Sedivy; those voting No, none. Proposed Ordinance Plumbing Code (Revisions) During the Commission meeting of September 4, 1963, discussion of revi- slons to Chapter 16.04, the Plumblng Code of the Bozeman Municipal Code, was tabled for further study. The City Manager presented a proposed new oridinance I to incorporate the changes now recommended by City officials to the present "" Plumbing Code, and City Building Inspector Barrick enumerated and explained the proposed new provisions and stated this new ordinance is based on the 1961 edition of the Western Plumbing Officials Uniform Plumbing Code and the Montana State Plumbing Code. A group of master plumbers of Bozeman, including F. ,JOe 'Trunk, Walter Savage, Vince Grant and Eldon Conser appeared and pre- , s8nted a joint letter which set forth recommendations and comments on the pro- new posed/ordinance. Following a brief discussion on the proposed ordinance, and provisions the plumbers feel should be added, there appeared to be such a wide divergence of opinion, it was mutually agreed that the m8ster plumbers of their Mtg~~,i Bozeman, should wi thin a period of 60 days au tline if" specific exceptions to the individual provisions of the proposed ordinance and then meet with the Ci ty Commissioners a t a special meeting to finalize the provisions of the new ordinance. It was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Commissioner .' Langohr, that Comm:l.ssion action on the proposed new plumbing code be tabled for a period of no t more than 60 da ys, and then the mas ter plumbers of Boz eman, I would be requested to meet with the City Commission in special session to fur- ther discuss the provisions of the proposed ordinance. The motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Langohr; those voting No, none. Daylight Savings Time During the meeting of the City Commission on March 11th, adoption of also, responses received from residents within the City favor the new time I 424: daylight saving time for the summer months of 1964, in Bozeman was tabLed ~~/tpIAh)Vpending a discussion of tnls matter by the Montana Municipal League at a meeting then scheduled to be held in HeLena, on the 13th. The City Manager reported Butte, Anaconda and W9Lkerville are permanently on day- light time, Great Falls adopted the plan some weeks ago, BiLlings adopted the plan last nite and Lewistown and Livingston are expected to follow suit, and, schedule by a 4 to 1 margin. He, therefore, recommended the adoption of .. daylight saving time by the City of Bozeman as being in the best interests of this City. Mayor Morrow stated he favored the time change under these circumstances as a trial program pending possible statewide action by the 1965 State Legislature, and expressed the hope the City's good friends in the ruraL areas would be neither offended nor impatient through this trial period. It was moved by Commissioner Langohr, seconded by Commissioner Sedivy, that the City of Bozeman adopt a daylight savings time schedule for a period of from Memorial DAY, May 30th through Labor Day, September 7th, 1964, on a trial basis and the City Attorney be instructed to prepare the appropriate resolution to initiate the proceedings for presentation and provisional passage at the next regular meeting of the Commission on March 25th, and for final action on April 1st, 1964. The motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commissioner Langohr and Sale of Lot 17, Block "G", Hoffman's -- Jessie B. Kemp The Commission was referred to its action of March 4th, and its decision I Commissioner Sedivy; those voting No, none. ~ ". to advise Mr. Dugdale, a local realtor, that as a counter offer the City would offer to sell Lot 17, Block "G", Hoffman's, for $854.34. The City Manager reported Jessie B. Kemp, the Client of Mr. Dugdale, had accepted the offer. The City Attorney, as instructed, had prepared the proper deed and the proper resolution to accomplish the sale. Resolution No. 1112 was presented, entitled: COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1112 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMl'!IISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CLERK OF THE CITY COMTVfISSION TO EXECUTE A BARGAIN AND SALE DEED In concurrence wi th the recommenda tion of the Ci ty Manager, it was moved by Commissioner Langohr, seconded by Commissioner Sedivy, that Resolution No. 1112 be passed and adopted and the Mayor and the CLerk of the Commission authorized .. and directed to sign the deed as provided in said resolution for delivery to the purchaser upon receipt of payment. 'l'he motion was carrled by the fOLlow- ing Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commissioner I Langohr and Commissioner Sedivy; those voting No, none (Qontin."!:::ed ~n_Pag~ No. 42bl I I I Continuation of License Bonds Frank J. Trunk & Son (Plb. & Gas Fitter) In compliance witn Chapter 16 of the Bozeman Municipal Code, the certi- '" fica tes to continue the plumbing and gas fi tter bonds of Frank J. Trunk & Son, Bozeman, were presented. The City Manager stated the Building Inspector had recommended the continuation of the bonds and the certificates were approved as to form by the City Attorney. It was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Commissioner Langohr, that the continuation of the bonds be approved and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Langohr; those voting No, none. Reports for February The following February, reports were presented: Director of Public Service Director of Finance The City Manager stated the report of the Director of Public Service indicated the operations of the service departments were routine for the month and the Director of Finance's report reflected the financial status of the City appeared to be normal for the period. In accordance with the recommendation of the City Manager, it was moved by Commissioner Langohr, seconded by Comrr.is- sioner Redivy, that the reports be approved and ordered filed and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commissioner Langohr and Commissioner Sedivy; those voting No, none. Renuest Frank E. Roey's letter requesting the initiation of a special improvement district to provide sewer mains to serve his Maple Terrace Addition and to con- nect to the interceptor trunk line sewer main being constructed by Special Improvement District No. 432, was presented. The matter was referred to the City Attorney for study of the legal aspects of the case. Adjournment There being no further business to come before the Commission a t this time it was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Commissioner Langohr, tha t the meeting adjourn and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commissioner Sedivy and Commis- sioner Langohr; those voting No, none. ATTEST: <2" 'tt/ / )~/~-iuvr /'/ Clerk of he ~ty Commission --..-... 425