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Home My WebLink About1948-01-21 76 Bozeman, Montana January 21st, 1948 The Commission of The City of Bozeman met in r e 1;U la r s e s s ion in the Commission Room, City Hall BUild:tng, Wednesday afternoon, January 21st, 19 48 , at 1:00 o'clock P.M. Those being present were Mayor Sorenson, Commissioner Lowe, Commissioner Healy, City Manager Hende r ~on, Clty Attorney Lovelace, and the Clerk, when the following proceedings were had: The minutes of the last regular session were read, and it was moved by Commissioner I Hea 1 y, seconded by Cornmiss5oner Lowe tha t tte minutes be approved as read, and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; tl:ws e vat ing Aye being Mayor Sorenson, Com- missioner Lowe and Commissioner Healy; those voting No, none. ,Toint Feet~nsr. wtth Airport Board The ~ranager reported tha t the Galla tin Fi.old (A irpor t) Board has rerJues ted a ,i 0 in t meetin,o: of the City and County Commissio~s with their Board to discuss future planning for Gallatin ~ield. The meeting to be h01d at the C01Jrt H01) se Communi ty Room, Wednesday evening, February 11th, 1948. The Corrmissioncrs expressed their approval and consent to attend such a meeting. Roports The following report were presentee') : Cashier For December, 1047 Director of Finance for November, 1947 Ceme tery Board for December, 1947 Plumbin~ Inspector's Annual Report Local EmployP1ent Office It was moved by Commissioner Healy, seconded by Commissioner Lowe tha t the repor ts be accepted and ordered filed and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No .~ vo te j those voting Aye being Mayor Sorenson, Commissioner Lowe and CommiE'sioner Healy; I those votincr No, none. C i t-;r Lic ense fo r Pony Ring The ~anager T ade inauiry regardin~ a city license for a pony riding riw. The City License Ordinance does not set a fee for a business for this na ture. After consideration b:-:' the City CommiRRion, it was decided that a mlnumum fee of $10.00 per ye arb e charged for ten ponies and $1.00 additional for each pony over ten Sh01Jld be the license fee for such a bus:l.ness. Ap~~lic" tlons for City LiconsP8 The followinR applications for C~ ty Licenses were presented: Boer: Safeway Store # 195 Business: The Hub Hlne s Mo tor 0upply Montana Flour Nills Braten's Edw. I' HaC?gerty Chas. Schlegel (Used Cars) u. ~) c ]:)8. 'J r e r I s Djx,m's Falnt Shop Pictsweet Poods, Tnc. Cosner Hotel Marshall Furniture Ardesson's Shoe TIepair .J . H. Newhall Gallatin Lumber Co. Dokken, ~:re 18 on .:~ Kippen v. C. Smiley Safeway Store # 195 Avoral Shoe Shine Parlor Barrell Laundry Oliver-Stout Hardware D. ,T. Bender Auto Repair Fran k J. Trlmk Continental eil Company Nicholson's Cottage Court P'henie s. Ahern Dr. Chas. B. Craft S9.va9:e Plumbing & Heating I p !. Korslnnd It was moved by Commissioner Fealy, secended by COMmiSSioner Lowe that the applica- tions be approved and tl'e licenses iS8'led and tJle motion was carried by the following Aye and liTO VQ te ; th 0S e vo t:ng Aye bci.ng 1\~ayor Sorenson, Commiss.ioner Lowe and Comn:iscloner HE) a 1 ;T : t1:wse votinp: .po, nore. 77 Additional Suspension LiD"hts The ~~an8I!Or reported ths t the Montana Power Compan:r, in accordance with a prnrJosal which they presented to the City Commission on October 29th, 1947, for modernizinD" and extending the s tre e t Ii crht ing s ys tern <) f the City, now offers to proceed with the first phase of that improvement plan; tha tis, to install approximately 75 additional street I intersection lights in residential areas of the City. The ~anaper stated that the annual cost for 75 add1tional intersection li~hts wl1l be ~;;208E. 00 but tba t the voluntary reduc- tion in rates qi van by the ~r:on tan a Povlflr Company in A1WllS t, 1947 was sufficient so tr18t the ins ta lla tion of these new lights would actually make the COfj t to the City for street lii!htinq very nearly the same per year as it was before the reduc tion in rates in Allo:US t, 1947, and therefore would keep well within the amount bud7eted for street lighting. 'I'h e ~/"an~)ger recommended tha t a re-survey of the ~Jfon ta na Power Company's plan for location of new intersection liphts be made which might show some varia tiOD in the number of lights needed. It was moved b:f Commissioner Lowe, seconded bv Commissioner Healy that the Hanager, in co-operation with the Montana Fower Company, make 3. re-surve~{ on the proposed. loca t~_ on of new intersection liphts and, based on the t re surve y, place an order with the ~~ontana Power Company for the installa tion of approximately 75 new intersection lights and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; thos e vo tine; Aye being Vayor Sorepson, Commisf'ioner Lowe and Commisf'ioner Healy; thos e vot:!ng No, none. nanJ Mr. Bud T-Ienke and .Toe Smith representing the Bozeman l;Tunicipal Band appeared before I the Commission to reauest that the Bozeman Nrunicipal Band be designated as the official band 0 f The City of Boz err an and to discuss the ma t ter of the City purcr.asin0" uniforms for the band. After discussion, it was recommended to gentlemen representing the band, the t their organziation present its propos a 1 to the Ci t:17 Commis s ion in wri tinp: at the nex t regl'lar meeting. InS1J.ran ce on City i3uildinp:s ~" ~'~f"'lll ipmen t Don Benne t t. Ed. Heidel and G. c. Waite, repre sen ting the Bozemar. Insurance Association appeared before the Commission regarding increased fire ir.suranc e for city buildings and equipment. A proposed schedule of insnrance va 1 U8 S for buildinus and contents was pre s en ted showing an increase of approximately $20,000.00. After consideration, it was moved by Commissioner Healy, seconded bV Commissioner Lowe that this new schedule of insurable values be submitted to the Board of Fire Underwriters to secure a new average rate for blanKet insurance COVera1!0 and tha t In suran ce co verage on clty properties be increased to approx- imately 90% of the value shown on this schedule and the motion was carried by tho f'ollowinp; Aye and No vote; thos e vo t:l. np Aye being Mayor Sorenson, CommisA:i.oner Sorenson and Commissioner Lowe; those voting ~TO, none. I Clal1r for Sewer rip'" Claim }To. 2469 of the Lovell Clay Produc ts Company for sewer pipe in the amoun t of $:991.90 wa s presented. The claim being subject to a 3% discount if paid within 10 days, it ';V88 moved b;T C01:l1r1iss:l.oner Lowe, seconded by- Commissioner Heal7T that the alaim be approved and a warrant be drawn for its payment and the r.1otlon was carried t'y the following Aye and No vo te : those votingl\ye be in g Nra yor Sorenson Commis8ioner Lowe and Commissioner rIealy; those votlnl,! No, none. 78 Ordin8n8e Re: RecT88 tion Boord The Manager stated that Ordinances Woo 560 and 571 establishing the Board of Public Recreation reau1re the t members of said Board be appointed from certain organizations, and also made thA Ci ty ~fanap:er a member of the B08rd. He recommended that a new ordinance be adopted under which members of the Board would be appointed without regard to membership in any certain organization, and that the City Mar ager should not be a member of the Board I b1J t should attend all meetings in an advisory capacity. I t was moved by Commis sioner Lowe', seconded by Commis sionsrEeal;-,- tha t the Cit~' Attorney be inf'tructed to prepare a city or- dinance repealling present ordinances nos. 560 and 571 and following the re commenda tions of the City Manager, and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; those votina Aye being Mayor Sorenson, CommiE! pj oner Lowe and Commis s ion er Heal y; those vo t5_ng ro, none. Sewer ~ental Rates Commissioner Healy reported on a telephone conversation with Stanton Aby of Kalman &. C ompan y who s ta ted that if sewer rentals were to be based on 70% of water rentals, as shown on the schedule of sewer rentals tentatively adopted on November 26th, 1947, his Company could not ao tlirour;rh wi th the lr pro;'osa 1 to purchase the sewage treatment plant boncis. ~~r . Aby had s t3 tad that in order to secure revenu,es to provide sufficient safety margin for the redemption of these b(mds, anc) to make the bonds marketable to the best advant89'e under present conditions, his Company believes thB t the sewer rent8.1 ra tes sbould be set at not less 1 In d:t suc s s ion of the rrJ.B tter than 80% of present water rates. i t wa s po in ted ou t the t this increase in sewer rental rates would impose no additional I cost to the City or propert~ owners, thet if revenues from sewer rentals did exceed re- quiremen ts of the sewaQe troatrrJent bond oblir;rations in the fi rs t y6 a r s of the operation of the plant the rAtes COllld be lowered, and thDt Any excess of revenues over the armua 1 requirements for debt retirement and operation of the sewage treatment plant would go to- ward earlier payment of the bonds au ts tanding aga ins t the plan t . The City Manager was, therefore, ins trl,lC ted to inform Kalman & ComDany th8. t, in the ordinance now being consid- ered ~overning the sewa <;Te trea trren t plan t, the sewer rental rates will be set at 80% of water rates instead of at 70% as orlg~nally proposed. AC1.i ou rnrr en t There beinR no further business to come before the CommL'sion a t this tier:c, 1 t V'JOJS T0vAd by Commis8io~cr Hsaly, seconded by Comm1~siorcr Lowe that the mcetjng adjourn and the r:otion was carried 0" the ~cllowinR Aye an~ No vote: those votln(C: Aye beIng rrayor .sorenson. CotJ1missioner LO".'8 and ComrrisrioT'flr Healy; tbose voting }':o, none. Attet't: ~M~Sior I