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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-05-15 'Jf6 ~..- J Bozeman. Montana May 15, 1957 The Commission of the City of Bozeman met in regular session in the Commission Room, City Hall Building, Wednesday, May l5~ 1967 at 1:00 o'clock P. M. Present were Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Erwin~ Commissioner Lowe, City Manager Henderson, Administrative Assistant Sales, City Attorney Lovelace and the Clerk. The following proceedings were hadl Minutes of the last regular session were read and it was moved by Commissioner Lowe, seconded by Commissioner Erwin~ that the minutes be approved as read and the motion was carried by the following ~e and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Erwin and Commissioner Lowe} those voting No, none. Special Lighting East of Broadway on Main Street In answer to written inquiry presented by the Montana Power Company at the regular Commission meet- ing May 8, 1957. and based on benefit to the general public, it was moved by Commissioner Lowe~ seconded by Commissioner Erwin~ that the City of Bozeman participate in the amount of twenty-five percent in the cost of installation~ operation and maintenance of a special improvement lighting district if such district is created on Main Street from Ida Avenue to Switzler Avenue and that such lighting project be approved subject to the concurrent approval of the State Highway Department on the location of poles, and the motion carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson~ Commissioner Erwin and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No ~ none. Booth on Main Street -- Tioket Sales for Little International Request has been made for permission to set a ticket booth on Main Street, Saturday, May 18th, 1957, to sell tickets for the Montana State College Little International Show. It was moved by Commissioner Erwin, seoonded by Commissioner Lowe, that the request be granted, and the motion carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Afe being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Erwin and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No, none. Delegate to Fire Chiefs' Convention The annual Montana Fire Chiefs' Convention will be held in Lewistown, June 6th to 8th~ 1957. It was moved by Commissioner Lowe, seconded by Commissioner Erwin~ that one member of the Fire Department be authorized to attend this meeting and his expense be paid from the General Fund, and the motion carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson~ Commissioner Erwin and Commissioner Lowe} those voting No, none. Report The report of ~e Director of Finance for the month of April, 1967 was presented. It was moved by Commissioner Erwin~ seoonded by Commissioner Lowe, that the report be aooepted and ordered filed~ and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson~ Commissioner Erwin and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No~ none. Five Day Week for City Offices City Attorney Lovelace reported to the City Commission that, from his study of all 1957 legisla- tion relating to offioe hours for public offioes, only H. B. 39 applies to City offices and a liberal interpretation of this bill can be oonstrued that the 40..hour week applies to them. Mr. Lovelace has sent inquiry to several cities in the state and all who have replied are now using such an interpretation of the law and are either operating on a 40-hour week or intend to do so beginning July 1st, 1957. No aotion was taken at this time on Saturday closing of city offices in Bozeman. Petitions on Street Improvements -- South of Main Street and West of 8th Avenue A group of owners of properties in the area between Main $treet and College Street and between Eighth Avenue and F'ifteenth Avenue have interested themselves in the improvem~nt of all unpaved streets 1 1 1 ')('7 ~....O in the area and have circulated petitions requesting that a Special Improvement District be established to provide for these improvements. An analysis of the properties represented by signers on these petitions, made by the circulators of the petitions and City Engineer Liquin, indioates that this entire area might be established as a Speoial Improvement District to provide a drainage or storm sewer system for it and that Montana State College would participate to a limited extent in the cost 1 of such a system. The study further showed that it appears possible and reasonable to establish a Special Improvement District to provide for installing combination concrete curbs and gutters and asphaltic pavement on Koch Street from Eighth Avenue to Fifteenth Avenue, on Story and Dickerson Streets from Eighth Avenue to Fourteenth Avenue, on Alderson Street from Ninth Avenue to Fourteenth Avenue, on Ninth Avenue from Koch Street to Dickerson Street and on Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth~ Thirteenth and Fourteen'th Avenues from Kooh Street to College Street. Martin Whelan~ who resides at 1105 w. Curtiss Street~ was present to request that, if a Special Improvement District is established for paving streets and avenues listed herein, Curtiss Street from Eighth to Twelfth Avenue and all avenues connecting that section of Curtiss Street to Koch Street be incl uded in the proposed district'. It was moved by Commissioner Lowe. seconded by Commissioner Erwin, that the City Engineer be instructed to prepare the necessary data on which these two districts can be created, the question of whether or not Curtiss Street and avenues connecting it to Koch Street be included to be decided by the committee who circulated the petitions and, based on the data furnished by the City Engineer. the City Attorney be instructed to prepare resolutions of intention to create each of these two proposed Special Improvement Districts and the motion was carried by the followingl.ye and, No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson~ Commissioner Erwin and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No~ I none. Petition to Pave Hayes Street ..- Willson to Sixth Avenue Petitions signed by owners of more than 40% of the property within one..half block of Hayes Street between Willson Avenue and Sixth Avenue were presented to request that a special improvement district be established to provide for paving that section of Hayes Street. It was moved by Commissioner Erwin, seconded by Commissioner Lowe~ that the City Engineer prepare the necessary data and the City Attorney be instructed to prepare the resolution of intention to create the requested district~ and the motion carried by 'the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson~ Commissioner Erwin and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No, none. Call for Bids for Water Improvement Projeot Letter was read from Stanton Aby,Fiscal Agent for the City of Bozeman~ recommending the sale of $1,200~OOO.00 of water revenue bonds based on his review of the rates approved by the Public Service Commission. John Morrison of Morrison-Maierle, Inc. recommended to the Commission that they call for bids on the entire water works expansion and improvement project as originally proposed. He pointed out that the specifications will include authorization for the City to increase or decrease the amount of the project or any part thereof up to 26%. 1 It was moved by Commissioner Lowe, seconded by Commissioner Erwin, that the Clerk of Commission be authorized to advertise for bids for the water works improvement projeot, these bids to be opened on June 12, 1957, and the motion carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Erwin and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No, none. Proposal of Timber Roof for Reservoir Morrison..Maierle, Inc. have received a request from Timber Struotures~ Inc. that specifications for the proposed water works projeot include an alternate under which bids could be considered for a timber roof on the proposed reservoir as well as bids on a re-inforced concrete roof. The matter was left to the judgement of the consulting engineers as to whether or not possible savings in cost and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No~ none. 1 'Jf8' 1--... J , would justify including such an alternate in the specifications. Adjournment There being no further business to come before the Commission at this time~ it was moved by Commissioner Lowe~ seconded by Commissioner Erwin, that the meeting adjourn~ end the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson. Commissioner Erwin ~'4 /' / ;/// I \<C. --~ J"oo-;o..-: / . ' ,.~ /,/ ' >. _.-a--,,----e-~-r 'G r -- " Mayor Attesta ~~ v erkof the City Commission I 1