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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-04-06 222 Bozeman, Montana April 6, 1960 The Commission of the City or Bozeman met in regular session in the Commission Room, City Hall Building, Wednesday, April 6, 1960 at 1:00 o'clock p.m. Present were Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Staudaher, Commissioner Sedivy, City Manager Cutting, Ass't. Manager Fryslie, City Attorney Lovelace and the Clerk. I Minutes of the last regular session were read and it was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Commissioner Staudaher, that the minutes be approved as read and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Staudaher; those voting No, none. Bid Awarded -- Restoration of City Swimming Pool Boiler Room and Alternates Final action on the award of contract for a new boiler, boiler room, and restoration or the present building at the City Swimming Pool having been delayed until this da te, the City Commission referred to the recommendation submitted by R. L. Prussing of Billings, mechanical engineer for the project. Mr. Prussing rec- ommended that F. L. Dye Company of Bozeman be awarded the contract under the follow- ing terms: Base bid . . . . . . . . . . . . $17, 914 .00 Alternate No.1. . . . . . . . . 785.00 Alternate No.2. . . . . . . . . 1,525.00 Al terna te No.3. . . . . . . . . 395 .00 Total Contract $20,6l9.00 With the exception of the awarding of Alternate No. One (1), the City I Manager concurred with the above recommendation. It was then moved by Commis- sioner Staudaher, seconded by Commissioner Sedivy, that F. L. Dye Company be awarded the contract as follows: Base bid . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,914.00 Alternate No.2. . . . . . . . . 1,525.00 Al terDa te No.3. . . . . . . . . 395.00 Total Contract $19,834.00 and, tha t , the "Bid or Proposal Bond" in the amount of five (5) per cent or the bid submitted by F. L. Dye Company as bid security be waived as an informality in the bidding, and the bid security of the unsuccessful bidders be returned and the motion was carried by the rollowing Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Staudaher and Commissioner Sedivy; those vo ting No, . none. Claims for the Month of March, 1960 Claim No's. 7688 to 7959 inclusive were presented on the various funds as follows: Genera 1 $18,540.25 Street $ 8,417.19 I Water 8,470.69 S.D.S. 4,079.72 Library 1,668.56 Park ..2,861.87 Cemetery 3,882.19 Band 20.00 Garbage 4,763.78 Parking Meter l,845.33 Police Reserve 538.80 Cemetery SuspeD~e 240.00 Planning Board 609.11 C.P. Care 728.00 P.E.R.S. 733.94 Total $57,389.43 The Manager stated that he has audited these claims and finds them to be true and lawful claims against the City of Bozeman and recommends that warrants be issued for their payment. After examination of the claims in detail and 2~)3 ~......,- checking against the claim register, it was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Commissioner Staudaher, that the claims be approved and warrants issued for their payment and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Staudaher; those voting No, none. I Sale of Special Improvement District Bonds No's. 406, 410, 411, 412 and 415 This was the time and place set for sale of bonds of Special Improvement Districts numbered 406, 4l0, 411, 412 and 415. Affidavits of publication of sep- arate notices of sale of the bonds of each of the above numbered districts were presented. The following bidders were present: BID D E R R E PRE S E N TIN G ------ ------------ J. D. Street Security Bank & Trust Co. R. I. Diefenderfer Himself Howard G. Lewis Himself Arnold Huppert Himself Charles McIntyre National Securities Brooke Hartman Grande & Co. Each bidder qualified by depositing bid security with the Clerk of the Commis- sion, alld all qualified bidders and the City Commission agreed oral bids on each issue would be submitted first, sealed bids secondly, and the bids should not include premium bids. Mayor Swanson announced the Commission was ready to hear oral bids for the bonds .. of Special Improvement District No. !Q2. The lowest oral bid of each bidder was as I follows: BIDDER INTEREST RATE ------ Howard G. Lewis 5.710 J. D. Street 6.01& No sealed bid was on file for this issue with the Clerk, and the oral bid of Howard G. Lewis being the lowest and best bid, it was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Commissioner Staudaher, that it be accepted and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Staudaher; those voting No, none. The Mayor announced the Commission was ready to hear oral bids for the bonds of Special Improvement District No. i12. The lowest oral bid of each bidder was as follows: BIDDER INTEREST RATE ......----........... J. D. Street 5.1% Brooke Hartman 5.2% R. I. Diefenderfer 5.3~ Arnold Huppert 5.6% No sealed bid was on file for this issue with the Clerk, and the oral bid of I J. D. Street being the lowest and best bid, it was moved by CommiSSioner Sedivy, seconded by Commissioner Staudaher, that it be accepted and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Staudaher; those voting No, none. The Mayor announced the Commission was ready to hear oral bids for the bonds of Special Improvement District No. 411. The lowest oral bid of each bidder was as follows: 22f1 ,!!IDDER INTEREST RATE Arnold Huppert 5.0~ R. I. Diefenderfer 5 .l~b Brooke Hartman 5.2% A sealed bid submitted on this issue with the Clerk of the Commission was opened and the bid of 5.4% of National Securities represented by Charles McIntyre was placed on record. The oral bid of Arnold Huppert being the lowest and best I bid, it was moved by Commissioner Staudaher, seconded by Commissioner Sedivy, that it be accepted and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Staudaher and Commissioner Sedivy; those voting No, none. The Mayor announced the Commission was ready to hear oral bids for the bonds of Special Improvement District No. 4l2. The lowest oral bid of each bidder was as follows: BIDDEE INTEREST RATE R. I. Diefenderfer 6.0% No sealed bid was on file for this issue with the Clerk, and the oral bid of R. I. Diefenderfer being the lowest and best bid, it was moved by Commissioner SediVY, seconded by Commissioner Staudaher, that it be accepted and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Staudaherj those voting No, none. . The Mayor announced the Commission was ready to hear oral bids for the bonds of Special Improvement District No. ~ The lowest oral bid of each bidder was .1 as follows: BID D E R INTEREST RATE ------ R. I. Diefenderfer 5.9~ J. D. S tre e t 6.0% No sealed bid was on file for this issue with the Clerk, and the oral bid of R. I. Diefenderfer being the lowest and best bid, it was moved by Commissioner Staudaher, seconded by Commissioner Sedivy, that it be accepted and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Staudaher and Commissioner Sedivy; those voting No, none. Sale of the bonds of Special Improvement Districts numbered 406, 410, 411, 412 and 415 having been completed, it was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Commissioner Staudaher, that the bid securites of the unsuccessful bidders be returned and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Staudaherj those voting No, none. Public Hearing -- Special tmprovement District .0. 416 I Resolution No. 972 creating S.I.D. #416 This was the time and place set in Commission Resolution No. 970 for hear- ing protests to creation of Special Improvement District No. 416. Affida vi t of - publication of Notice was presented together with the Clerk's Mailing Certificate that all property owners have been notified. No written protests having been filed and no one being present to be heard to protest, Resolution No. 972 creating Special Improvement District No. 416 was presented, entitled: '"~ ')')1 ~!.....', COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 972 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN CREA TING A SPT~CIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT TO BE KNOWN AS SPEC- IAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 416 OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING AND INSTALLING A PAVEMENT PRO- JECT ON SOUTH CYPRESS AVENUE FROM EAST BABCOCK STREET TO EAST CURTISS STREET, ON SOUTH McADOW AVENUE FROM EAST I OLIVE STREET TO EAST CURTISS STREET, ON EAST OLIVE STREET FROM SOUTH CYPRESS A VENUE TO SOUTH McADOW A VENUE AND ON EAST CURTISS STREET FROM SOUTH CYPRESS AVENUE TO THE NORTH- SOUTH ALLEY AS PLATTED BETWEEN BLOCK A AND BLOCK D, MARWYN REARRANGEMENT OF BLOCK l3, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20 AND ADJACENT VACATED STREETS OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC ADDITION TO BOZEMAN, MONTANA It was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Commissioner Staudaher, that the res'olu tion be passed and adopted and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Sedivy and Commis- sioner Staudaher; those voting No, none. Engineering for S.I.D. No. 416 Based upon an agreement for a rlContrsct for Engineering Services"; entered into between the Cit~ and Harold Hoskins & Associates, Engineers, on July loth, 1957, it was recommended that Harold Hoskins & Associates be directed to proceed with the engi- neering services required for the preparation of plans and specifications and for the construction of Special Improvement District No. 416. It was moved by Commissioner Jedivy, seconded by Commissioner Staudaher, that Hoskins & Associates be directed to furnish the engineering services as recommended I for this improvement district and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Staudaher; those voting No, none. Request -- Quit Claim Deed to Parcel of Land on East Babcock Street Arthur Thompson, Attorney, appeared before the City Commission to place a re- quest of the Securities Building Corporation that the City prepare a resolution to Quit Claim a small parcel of land on East Babcock Street to the Corporation for the purpose of clearing title to the tract. The Commission deferred the matter until the next regular meeting to allow time for an investigation of the matter by city officials. Request -- Remove Street Lamp Fost at 24 N. Willson Mr. Rolfe of Rolfe and Wood appeared before the Commission to request the re- moval of a street lamp post at 24 North Willson. Mr. Rolfe stated that his firm is remodeling the present building on the site, and, plans for which include more than equivalent iilumination, the lamp post as it now stands would be directly in front of the proposed location of the front door. It was moved by Commissioner Staudaher, seconded by Commissioner Sedivy, tha t the I request be granted and, tha t , the post would be removed by the City at the expense of Rolfe and Wood, and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Staudaher and Commissioner Sedivy; those voting No, none. Authority to Travel -- Various City Officials Notice has been received that the joint annual conference of the Montana section of the America Water Works Assn. and the Montana Sewage and Industrial Wastes Assn. is 226 scheduled to be held in Billings, Montana, April 28-30, 196U. Upon the recommendation of the City Manager, it was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Commissioner Staudaher, that, it being in the public interest, the Ma yor , the Commissioners, the Superintendent or the Ass't. Superintendent of the Water Department, the City Engi- neer and the Assistant City Manager be authorized to attend this Conference and that the expense of the delegates incurred by such attendance be paid out of the Water I Fund and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Staudaherj those voting No, none. Request -- MSC Senior Class to Place a Marquee at the Intersection of 8th and Main Street Arjay Godston, ~resident of the senior class at Montana State College, and several of his fellow sbldents appeared before the Commission to again request that it re- consider its denial of permission to place a Marquee Sign at the intersection of South Eighth Avenue and Main Street as a senior class project. The Commission again discussed the matter at length with the group and, emphasizing that the City did not object to the project itself, declined to reconsider its action deny- ing their request to place the marquee in the area of the intersection of Eighth Avenue and West Main Street. Reports The following reports were presented: Fire Chief Fluoridation Report I Police Chief Disposal Plant Operator Police Judge Cashier Building Inspector Water Collector Librarian Upon the recommendation of the City Manager, it was moved by Commissioner Staudaher, seconded by Commissioner Sedivy, that the reports be approved and filed and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Staudaher and Commissioner Sedivy; those voting No, none. Adjournment There being no further business to come before the Commission at this time, it was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Commissioner Staudaher, that the meet- ing adjourn and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Staudaherj those voting No, none. ATTEST: (: ~c~ (JJ~~~ . erk o. the City Commission Ma yor ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - - ~ ~ ~ - - I