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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1961-10-18 ,190 Bozeman, MontanA. October 18, 1961 The Commission of the City of Bozeman met in regular session in the Commission Room, City H."lll Building, Wednesday, October l~th, 1961 at 1:00 o'clock P. M. Present were Mayor Sw;:mson, Commissioner Staudaher. Commissioner Sedjvy, City Manager Cutting. City Attorney Berg, Assistant City Manager Fryslie and the Clerk. The following proceedings were had: I Hinutes of the last regular session were read and it was moved by Commissioner Staudaher, seconded by Commissioner Sedi ViI', that the minutes be approved as read and the motion was carried by the follow- ing Aye and No vote: those voting A"J"e being Ma.yor Swanson, Commissioner Staudaher and Commissioner Sedivy; those voting No, none. C:i.ty Building Facilities Program -- Progress HeporL -- Floor Plans A group of members of the local Citizens' Committee. W. C. Hanshaw. John \ill. Cromer. Guy Sperry, Louis A. Spain, Harvey Griffin. H. G. Merkel and Marlyn IIalJseman, appeared before the Commission to discuss the proposed City Building Facilities and to ascertain what progress had been made on the prepara- tion of plans and estimates. The information would then be used by the grollp to assist in formulJ,ting the future plans of the Committee to assist the City in its building program. The architects presented preliminary floor plans of the proposed City Hall FacUities (Administra- tive-Police-Fire) . Assistant City Manager Fryslie again presented the three Main Street elevation drawings which had been previously presented at the meeting of the Commission during, its regular meet- ing of October 11, 1961. It was stated that the drawings would be ret!1ined at the present City Hall and would be available for inspection by any interested person. I The City Manager again stated that the plans as originally proposed for the construction of the shop facilities were to be retained; however, it would be necessary to delete such items as the land- scaping. fencing, etc., as originally planned. After a discussion of the floor plans, it was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Commissioner Staudaher, that the preliminary floor plans as prepared and presented by the architects for construction of the City Hall Facilities be approved and filed, after a proper notation of the Commission'S action had been placed on the plans. 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. S. I. D., No. 422 -- Re-award of Contract During the October 11th session of the Commission, the contract for the construction of the improve- ments in Special Improvement District No. 422 was awarded to the Gardner Construction Co. Attorney Joseph B. G'3.ry acUng as legal counsel for the Budd P111mbing and Heating Company. Inc. QPpeared before the Commission to register an objection to the foregoing action, based upon the con- tention that the contract had been awarded on the ba3is of a corrected contract total of $16,237.52, although the Cashier's Check in the amount of $1.613.00 accompanying the Gardner Construction Company I bid was not in the proper amount pursuant to the "Call for Bids", that is. ten percent of the bid totCll. Accordingly, Mr. Gary contended that the bid of the Gardner Construction Company ShOllld be disquali- f:1.ed and rejected tmd the contract awarded to the next lowest qualified bidder, Bl1dd Plumbing and Heating Co., Inc. Attorney Donald A. Nash. legi'd catmsel for the Gardner Construction Company, then stated that his ..'1' -- client, would a.ccept. A,ward of the contract at its original bid of $16,129.52. and would forward a letter t.o the City affirming s11ch action. .. .1!)1 On recommendation of the City Attorney, concurred in by the City Manager, i.t was moved by Commissioner Staudaher, seconded by Commissioner Sedivy, that the action of the Commission meeting held October 11th. 1961 awarding the contract for the construction of the improvements in S. 1. D. No. 422 be rescinded and the contract for the aforementioned improvements be awarded to Gardner Construction Company as the lowest responsible bidder on the basis of its total bid in the origin<Jl I amount of t'16,129.52, that being the proper amount for considern.tion, and contingent upon the sale of the honds of the district. 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, nO:1e. hesolution No. 1033 -- Assessing S. I. D. No. 419 -- Provisional Passage Resol1Jtion No. 1033 levying assessments for the construction of Special Improvement District No. 419 in the amount of $37.166.82 was presented. entitled: CO~~fISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1033 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMrlISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, LEVYING AND ASSESSING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OF TAXES UPON ALL THE PROPERTY IN SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 419 IN Tfill CITY OF BOZEMAN, COUNTY OF GALLATIN, STATE OF MONTANA. TO DEFRAY Th~ COST OF CON- STRUCTING AND MAKING THE IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN SAID SPECIAL INPROVEMENT DISTRICT tw. 419. It was moved by Commissioner Sedivy. seconded b;y Commissioner Sta1ldaher, that the resolution be provisionally passed and adopted and October 25th. 1961 be set as the date f'or pl:blic hearing -'lnd the motion W'lS carried by the following Aye and No vote: Lhose voting Aye being r-~ay()r S".ranson, Commissic'~er Sedivy and Commissioner StAudaher; those voting No, none. Resolution No. 1034 -- Assessing S. I. D. No. 421 -- Provisional Passage Resolution No. 1034 lev;ying assessments for the constr'lction of' SpecLc:l Improvement District, ;.so. 421 in the amount of $27,897.63 was presented, entitled: I COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1034 A RESOLUTION OF THE CmnUSSION OF THE CITY OF BOZE!v'~1IJ, r-:::ONT.^1JA, LEVYIEG M.JD ASSESSING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OF TAXES UPON ALL THE PROPERTY IN SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 421 IN THE CITY or BOZEMAN. COUNTY OF GALLATIN. STATE OF MONTANA. TO DEFRAY THE COST OF CON- STRUCTING AND MAKING THE DIPROVENENTS WITHm SAID SPECIAL IMPROVEt\ffiI\JT DISTRICT NO. L;2l. It was moved by Commissioner Staudaher, seconded by Commissioner Sedivy, th.3t the resoh,tion be provisionally passed and adopted and October 25th, 1961 be set as the date for public hearing and the motion was carried b;YT the followin-g Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson. Commissioner Staudaher and Commissioner Sedivy; those voting No, none. Iv'iSC Homecoming Parade -- 10 :30 -- October 21. 1961 . The request of Montana State- College to stage its annual Homecoming Day Parade on Main Street, Saturday, October 21st, at 10:30 A. M. was presented. It was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Commissioner Staudaher. that the request be granted and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Hayor Swanson, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner SLaudaher; those voting No. none. Jaycees Flag Posting -- Brackets on Parking Heter Posts A letter of request received from the J. C.'s regarding a proposed plan for the displaying of I: American Flags secured by brRckets attached to the parking meter posts was presented. After a disclls- sion of the request. it was moved by Commissioner St.mldaher, seconded by Commissioner Sedi V~'. tht1t the request must necessarily be denied beCAuse of the inAdvisability of brncketing any item t() p,grking meter posts. The motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being rv:ayor Swanson, Commissioner Staudaher and Commissioner Sedivy; those voting No, none. Authority to Buy Bonds -- ~~lO,OOO -- Water Funds It was reported that Stanton Aby. Vice President of KAlman &: Co.. Mi!meapolis, Ninnesota, had ... advised the Director of Finance that his Company has $10,000 of the City's \'!ater Revenue Donds ltihich ;1~}2 . are dile July 1. 1983. and COlild be pVTch3.sed by the City FIt, a ~7 .00 premiqm plus accr~led interest. The Director of Fjnance has ample funds in the bond redemption fund and reqllested a1Jthority to complete the transo.ction at a saving to the City of 3.3% in interest charges. The City Manager reconunended t.hat the Director of Finance be given authority to complete the purchase of the bonds and it was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Conunissioner Staudaher. that the Director of Finance purchase the bonds as specified above and the motion was carried by the following Aye Rnd No I vo t e : those voting Aye being Mt1yor Swanson. Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Staudaher; those voLing No, none. Appointment of Judges and Clerks :for Election to be held November 7, 1961 The Clerk of the City Conunission presented for the consideration of the Commission a suggested list of electors for appointment as Judges and Clerks for the General Mllnicipal Bond Election Rnd the General Election to be held November 7th. 1961. as follows: Precinct No. 1 - Hawthorne School Precinct No. 7 - Longfellow School Kathryn Agnes Miller Lm:rrt Showalter Cecelia Johnston Kate Lapiner Irene L. Bakken Anna Clark Bernice E. Gossack Geo. A. Glueckert Essie Louise Petersen Frances M. Haas Precinct No. 2 - Armory Bldg. Precinct No. 8 - Irving School Mildred M. Bennett Elva Schumacher Rena Martilla Virginia Denecke Virginia Schoenleber Virginia Burlingame Hazel E. Br;mdt Ann Horkan Kathlyn M. Hamilton Fern G. Kinch Precinct No. 3 - Court House Precinct No. 9 - Whittier School Beth Hohendort Thos. Triemstra Jessie Smiley Jeanette Lowis Mae English Florence W. McGahen Eva A. Haggerty Aura Hestlt=tke I Lillie Lyon Roy M. A~Tres Precinct No. 4 - vJillson Jr. Hi. Precinct No. 10 - Student Union Bldg. Della Gilchrist Dorothy Eck MR,rgaret EcCulloch Lillian Whitham Dorothy Kench Eleanor Hollier Lois E. Dunham Helen Daems Constance Evans Phyllis Watts Precinct No. 5 - Emerson School Precinct No. 11 - Women's Club House Frances A. Marley Junita Lay Erma McCarth;)T Maybelle Howard Helen Creasy Harr;y Darlinton Mary C. Morgan Jean C. Erickson Grewe F. Skaggs Ema Lou Erwin Precinct No. 6 - City Hall Precinct No. 12 - South Side Park Audrey Ogle MnrglJret Po st Frank Maxwell Myrle Coleman Luella H. Kerr Helen L~ris Lucile Stephenson Ada DeLap Virginia Frances Hill Cecile Synunonds It v'Jas moved by Conunissioner Staudaher, seconded by Commissioner Sedivy. that the above n'lmed persons. if available, be appointed as set forth above. The motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Staudaher and Commissioner Sedi VJT; those voting No, none. Interstate Highway through Bozeman -- Grade Separations -. The City Manager presented the proposed plans of the interstate highv:ay to be constrllcted in Particular emphasis was placed on the grade separation s at ItLIt Street and Baxter Lane west Bozeman. ~ of Bozeman ,md the need to make a further presentation to the State Highway Commission re<juestlng these structures. Purchase -- Motor Drive (Sewage Disposal Plant) It was reported that the motor drive on one of the sludge pmnp units at the sewage disposal plant had failed and both units were now under a state of temporary repairs. The City Manager req1JBsted .193 authority to purchase a new motor drive lmit in the approxirnA.te Amount of $700.00. It was moved by Commissioner Sedivy. seconded b;y Conunissioner St.alldaher, that a~Jthority to make the purchase be granted and the motion "Jas carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Hayor Swanson, Comrnissioner Sedivy and Conunissioner Staudaher; those voting No. none. Adjournment I There being no further business t.o come before the Commission At this time it was moved by " Comrnissioner StalJdaher, seconded by Commissioner Sedivy, that the meeting adjourn and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor SWAnson. Corronissioner Staudaher and Commissioner Sedivy; those voting No, none. ~.r--- . A \", ---.--) ,; /.0' . " .~ / ~~"'-.La'4.'--IZ._Ac... Mayor ATTEST: €:>7a:;A-~ Clerk of the Commission ------- I I .