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The meeting was called to order at 7:03 by Council Chair Lynda Sowell. In addition to Chair Sowell, council members present were newly re-elected members Fred Rauch, Jesse O’Hara, and Steve Bonilla as well as newly elected member Susan Kahn and outgoing member Ronald Mathsen. Present also were Mac and Lea McGiboney (council 6) and three high school students.
Council Chair Linda Sowell called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. In addition to Sowell, council members present were Steve Bonilla, Ron Mathsen, Jesse O’Hara, and Fred Rauch. Patty Cadwell, NC coordinator was also present as were 60 citizens who signed the attendance pad plus a few more citizens to whom the pad did not circulate.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:50.
Minutes Submitted by Council Secretary Ron Mathsen.
Council Chair Lynda Sowell called the meeting to order at 7:08.
Minutes from the September meeting will be presented for approval at the November meeting.
Present were council members Sowell, Fred Rausch, and Ron Mathsen as well as Neighborhood Council Coordinator Patty Cadwell, Traffic Supervisor Jerry McKinley, and three citizens.
No committee reports were given.
Old Business:
- A petition regarding traffic safety issue on Swan Court was received. Traffic Supervisor Jerry McKinley was at the meeting, but due to a mix up, the announcement of this traffic problem was not on the agenda in the GF Tribune. None of the signers of this petition for traffic control signs in the affected area were at the meeting. McKinley agreed to come to the November meeting. Sowell will contact the person who circulated the petition with the intention of making sure all signers of the person are invited to our November council meeting.
- The Residential Sound Insulation Program in the West Hill area is in the final stages of planning. A presentation will be made on current plans at our November meeting. Sowell, a resident of West Hill, agreed to serve on the policy committee for this program
New Business: Neighborhood Concerns – A letter was received from Fred and Linda Wallis, 2813 Encino, requesting action regarding flooding in their backyard. The residents felt an error was made in approving code compliance at the time of construction of their house making the lot slope in variance with the building code. The Wallises are trying to work with the city officials to get the drainage problem fixed but reported no satisfaction after several tries. Residents were to meet with Mr. Jim Reardon, department head, October 14, to try again to get resolution. Patty Cadwell has been in contact with officials as well.
Delegates:
Rausch is our delegate to both the Council of Councils and the Police Advisory Board.
Announcements: city commission candidates forum October 21 and Council of Councils meeting October 28.
Meeting adjourned at 8:08 pm.
Minutes by Ron Mathsen, council secretary
The meeting was called to order at 19:02 by Council Chair Lynda Sowell.
In attendance were council members Steve Bonilla, Fred Rauch and Ron Mathsen as well as Lynda Sowell. Also in attendance were five citizens, NC Coordinator Patty Cadwell and Jim Rearden, director of Great Falls Public Works.
Minutes submitted by Ron Mathsen, council secretary.
(The meeting was held at Bethel Lutheran Church. Spring break for the Great Falls Public Schools lasted through April 14, so Meadow Lark Elementary School was closed. We appreciate the folks at Bethel allowing us use of their facility.)
The meeting was called to order at 19:00 by Council Chair Lynda Sowell with three people in attendance, viz., council members Lynda Sowell and Ron Mathsen, and Kristal Khun, GF Emergency Preparedness Planner.
Kristal gave us an update on progress for the city’s emergency plan. She pointed out that Cascade County has a plan in place that is more advanced than that of the city. The city’s current plan is dated 1996 so needs badly to be updated. That is the effort Kristal is leading now. Those interested may check the current state of the plan by going to the emergency preparedness link on the city’s website. Click on site map on the home page and then click on Emergency Preparedness Office under Public Safety.
There were no reports and no old business could be acted on since there was not a quorum.
Meeting adjourned at 19:25 by Chair Sowell.
The May meeting of NC1 will be at Meadow Lark School May 12, 2009.
Minutes submitted by Ron Mathsen, council secretary
Chair Lynda Sowell opened the meeting at 19:02 by welcoming 16 citizens. Council members Steve Bonilla, Fred Rauch and Ron Mathsen as well as Sowell were in attendance.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: None were given...
OLD BUSINESS: Minutes of the February council meeting were approved. The council member also approved on second reading an amendment to Council 1 bylaws, Section 6 – Nomination, Election and Terms of Officers – page 3 of the bylaws. The two changes where to make the term of each council member one year with election of officers to take place at the December council meeting each year. Council secretary will contact Patty Cadwell to see if there is an official policy on when the newly elected officers take office. Another amendment approved was an addition to Section 8 – Section B Amendments. The exact wording of the amendment is
Amendments to the bylaws shall require two (2) readings. The first reading shall be the proposal of the amendment to the bylaws, in writing, by a council member in the form of a motion to adopt. A second to this motion is required.; The second reading can take place no earlier than the council meeting immediately following the meeting of the first reading. The second reading shall consist of restatement of the proposed amendment that passed first reading and a motion and second to adopt this amendment on second reading followed by a “do pass” vote by at least four (4) of the council members.
NEW BUSINESS: John Juras of the Great Falls Bicycling Club reported on bike and pedestrian access improvements in the Fox Farm Area. In particular in described the planned path running parallel to the Sun River from the 6th Street SW Bridge connecting to the bikeway/pedestrian walk on the Warden Bridge. Access to this new bike path, to be built in the coming summer, from the Marketplace area was discussed. This would give residents of the area southwest and southeast of Marketplace much safer access to the downtown area, UGF, COT, and Benefis. Juras stressed the importance of area residents submitting suggestions to Juras while the project is in the planning stage.
Mike Parker of the State Trust Land Preservation Group reported on discussions on the state trust land south of the Great Falls City limits, east of the centerline on Fox Farm Road, north of 45th Av SW and west of the Missouri River. The area was described as unplowed prairie with unique native flora. The group is now looking for advocates for keeping open spaces as a good use for this parcel of land. The state wants to get rid of this trust land because it produces very little revenue for the trust. Parker said the group hopes to get grants to pay for the land to preserve it current character.
Mitch Stelling and Kent Funyak reported on notice attenuation for the West Hill area. Stelling reported that the FAA record of approval was given to the attenuation project in 2007. Most neighbors have been contacted. The firm CSEA from San Francisco, noise attenuation and insulation experts, is currently looking at the project. To be eligible for assistance through the program a home must have been built prior to 1999. The noise contours to be used were approved in August 2007. Testing homes for noise levels and a public outreach program await funding from the 2009 federal budget. The attenuation work could begin as early as spring 2010. The average cost per house of attenuation is estimated at $50,000 with each homeowner responsible for 5% of the cost. More information is expected within three months. The airport authority meets the last Tuesday of each month with the public invited and encouraged to attend.
Fred Rauch was elected official delegate from NC 1 to the Council of Councils meeting March 31. The public is invited to these meetings.
The meeting was adjourned by Chair Sowell at 20:25
Minutes by Ron Mathsen, council secretary
Chair Lynda Sowell called to order the meeting of Neighborhood Council One at 19:10. Council members in attendance were Lynda Sowell, Steve Bonilla, Fred Rauch, and Ron Mathsen. Three citizens also signed the sign-in sheet.
Minutes from the January meeting were approved as previously circulated.
No committee reports were given. There was no old business.
For new business Ron suggested that we think about areas to recommend for cleaning up in the MApril clean up days, March 28 and April 4. Ron suggested the area west of the Warden bridge, east of 6th Street SW, and between 10th Ave S and the Sun River as well as the open area east of 14 Street SW from Park Garden on the south north to I115 and bounded by the lots of the residents on the west side of Treasure State Drive.
Fred had pointed out at our January meeting that the bylaws for our council call for electing officers to six month terms. This has not been the practice in the past as far as anyone could remember. Ron bought a written proposal containing two parts, viz., that the election should take place at the December meeting of the council and that the terms should be one (1) year. The second part pertained to amending the bylaws. The exact wording is
Amendments to the bylaws shall require two (2) readings. The first reading shall be the proposal of the amendment to the bylaws, in writing, by a council member in the form of a motion to adopt. A second to this motion is required. The second reading can take place no earlier than the council meeting immediately following the meeting at which the first reading is given. The second reading shall consist of restatement of the proposed amendment that passed first reading and a motion and second to adopt this amendment on second reading followed by a “do pass” vote by at least four (4) of the council members.
After a brief discussion the council adopted both these suggestions and considered this to be notice of intent to amend the council bylaws. These changes are attached.
Chair Sowell adjourned the meeting at 7:35.
Minutes submitted by Council Secretary Ron Mathsen
Council members present: Lynn Steinmetz, Jesse O’Hara, Fred Rauch, Lynda Sowell
Citizens present: available upon request
Meeting was called to order by Lynn Steinmetz 7:02 pm
A motion was made to nominate Lynn Steinmetz as Council Chair. Motion passed.
A motion was made to nominate Ron Mathsen as Council Secretary. Motion passed.
A motion was made to nominate Lynda Sowell as Council Vice Chair. Motion passed.
Jesse O’Hara will remain as the Official Delegate of this council with all council members sharing the responsibilities to attend meetings in Jesse’s absence.
Jesse made a motion to approve the minutes of the December meeting as written. Motion was approved.
Council Bylaws were reviewed and adopted without objection.
Neighborhood concerns: Tim Frank spoke on behalf of concerned residents of Alder Drive where temporary speed bumps have been placed in front of their homes. Mr. Frank and others reported that the speed bumps have created a dramatic increase in the noise of vehicles in front of the homes. Mr. Frank and other neighbors have not received communication from the City regarding the installation and removal of the temporary speed bumps and they expressed concerns about permanent speed bumps being installed. Lynn Stimatz offered to contact the department staff to obtain additional information. It was suggested that someone from this department be invited to the February meeting to discuss this issue with the council and neighbors on Alder Drive.
Fred Rauch raised a concern about the trash and construction materials that are blown from the area where new construction is underway near the baseball fields. It was suggested that Fred contact the contractors building in the area to inform them that construction materials are being blown away from the site and into neighboring yards. When the homes and surrounding landscaping projects are finished it is believed that this issue will be resolved.
Meeting was adjourned at 7:17 pm
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