JOURNAL OF COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS
March 5, 2002

Regular City Commission Meeting Mayor Gray presiding

CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 PM

ROLL CALL: City Commissioners present: Randy Gray, Bill Beecher, Sandy Hinz, Diane Jovick-Kuntz and John Rosenbaum. Also present were the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, City Attorney, Directors of Community Development, Library, Park and Recreation, Public Works, Fiscal Services, State Fair, Acting Police Chief, Acting Fire Chief, Acting Director of Planning, and the City Clerk.

PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS: Mayor Gray proclaimed March 3- 9, 2002 as 2002 Women in Construction Week. Members from the Shire Stan Wyrm Knights of Armor presented the City Commission with a box of gold chocolate coins.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS
Commission Chambers Art Work Gift to CMR Museum. Approved.
1.
GIFT AGREEMENT, COMMISSION CHAMBERS ARTWORK TO CMR MUSEUM.
[ Staff Report 1 ]

As part of the renovation of the City Commission Chambers, it was deemed appropriate to consider removal of the oil painting entitled "Blackfoot Mountain" by John Fery to a location that would facilitate the cultural display as well as sophisticated preservation of the painting. The C.M. Russell Museum agreed to accept the painting and retain the same in perpetuity for the benefit of the public subject to any reversionary interest by the artists or his heirs, successors or assigns.

Janie McManus spoke on behalf of the CMR Museum stating that the Museum was grateful for the gift.

Commissioner Beecher moved, seconded by Commissioners Jovick-Kuntz and Rosenbaum that the City Commission approve the agreement to donate the painting "Blackfoot Mountain" by John Fery to the C.M. Russell Museum.

Motion carried 5-0.
 

ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS
Res. 9218, Intent to annex Skyline Heights Add. 3rd Supp. Adopted.
2.
RESOLUTION 9218, INTENT TO ANNEX 3RD SUPPLEMENT TO SKYLINE HEIGHTS ADDITION.
[ Staff Report 2 ] [ Res. 9218 ]

Two years ago, the City and County Commissioners conditionally approved the preliminary plat of 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Supplements to Skyline Heights Addition. The preliminary plat consists of 38 single-family residential lots located south of 36th Avenue Northeast and east of 9th Street Northeast. The final plat of 2nd Supplement to Skyline Heights Addition, consisting of 11 lots, was approved and annexed to the City in July, 2000. The developers of the subdivision, Joe Aline and Gene Shumaker, wanted to complete the plat and annexation for 3rd Supplement to Skyline heights Addition. The subdivision includes 9 single-family residential lots and dedicated segments of 10th Street Northeast and 35th Avenue Northeast.

The segments of 10th Street Northeast and 35th Avenue Northeast dedicated on the final plat will contain water and sanitary sewer mains, paving, curb and gutter to City specifications.

Surface drainage from the subdivision will be directed south to Skyline Heights Park where it will be collected in a City storm sewer system that runs south to and through the City Shop Complex to 25th Avenue Northeast.

The 1.7 acres dedicated as Skyline Heights Park fulfills the park dedication requirements for subdivisions contained within the preliminary plat of Skyline Heights Addition.

The Planning Board, during a meeting held February 12, 2002, recommended approval of the final plat of 3rd Supplement to Skyline Heights Addition, subject to the following conditions:

  1. The applicant execute an Annexation Agreement acceptable to the City of Great Falls and shall submit the appropriate supporting documents referenced in the Agreement.
  2. All applicable fees and charges due as a consequence of either plat or annexation approval shall be paid by the applicant.
  3. Final engineering documents for required public improvements and an erosion control plan to serve the subdivision are subject to approval by the Public Works Department.

Conditions 1) and 2) have been fulfilled, and condition 3) will be fulfilled prior to filing the final plat.

Commissioner Jovick-Kuntz moved, seconded by Commissioners Beecher and Hinz that the City Commission adopt Resolution 9218 and set a public hearing for April 2, 2002.

Motion carried 5-0.
 
Ord. 2821, zoning for Skyline Heights Add. 3rd Supp. Set public hearing for April 2, 2002.
3.
ORDINANCE 2821, ESTABLISH CITY ZONING UPON 3RD SUPPLEMENT TO SKYLINE HEIGHTS ADDITION.
[ Staff Report 3 ] [ Ord. 2821 ]

Ordinance 2821 will establish "A" Residence Use, "A" Area District, to the property known as Skyline Heights Addition 3rd Supplement upon annexation to the City.

Commissioner Hinz moved, seconded by Commissioners Beecher and Rosenbaum, that the City Commission accept Ordinance 2821 on first reading and set a public hearing for April 2, 2002.

Motion carried 5-0.
 
Ord. 2819, procedure for the disposition of abandoned and junk vehicles. Set public hearing for March 19, 2002.
4.
ORDINANCE 2819, ESTABLISHING A PROCEDURE FOR THE DISPOSITION OF ABANDONED AND JUNK VEHICLES.
[ Staff Report 4 ] [ Ord. 2819 ]

The application of state statute allowing the city to remove abandoned vehicles found stationary on a city street for five or more days has proven cumbersome and inefficient. Further, the city lacked authority to enter upon private property and remove and dispose of abandoned and/or junk vehicles. Subsequent to a seven day notice by certified mail to the registered owner or if no known owner was registered, by posting on the subject vehicle, Ordinance 2819 will establish a procedure for the City to remove and dispose of abandoned and junk vehicles from public and private property within the City. The cost of removal and disposition will be a personal obligation of the responsible party and also constitutes a special assessment in lien against the responsible parties real property.

Commissioner Beecher moved, seconded by Commissioner Jovick-Kuntz, that the City Commission accept Ordinance 2819 on the first reading and set a public hearing and final reading for March 19, 2002.

Motion carried 5-0.
 
Ord. 2820, rezone GF 15th Add., B2 L20. Set public hearing for April 2, 2002.
5.
ORDINANCE 2820, REZONE LOT 20, BLOCK 2, FIFTEENTH ADDITION FROM A RESIDENCE USE, A AREA DISTRICT TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL, C AREA DISTRICT.
[ Staff Report 5 ] [ Ord. 2820 ] [*]

Joy Schenck, who is purchasing Lot 20, Block 2, Fifteenth Addition, desires to remove the nine mobile homes and four detached residential units from the site and construct a rental storage facility. This change in land use necessitated rezoning of the property from "A" Residence Use District to "GC" General Commercial District.

The Planning Board, at the conclusion of the public hearing, passed a motion recommending the City Commission rezone Lot 20, Block 2, Fifteenth Addition, from "A" Residence Use, "A" Area District, to "GC" General Commercial, "C" Area District, with casinos, bars, nightclubs and establishments featuring live musical entertainment prohibited, subject to the following conditions being fulfilled by the applicant prior to issuance of a building permit for the rental storage facility:

  1. The plan for development shall be in accordance with the site plan accompanying the rezoning application;
  2. The City Engineer's Office shall review and approve the final plans for storm drainage improvements to serve the development and the Utilities Supervisor shall review and approve the plan to plug and abandon existing water and sewer services that will not be used in the future development;
  3. The City Forester shall review and approve the final landscape plans for the development; and
  4. The Design Review Board shall review and approve final plans for building design, exterior lighting and signage.

Commissioner Beecher moved, seconded by Commissioner Rosenbaum, that the City Commission accept Ordinance 2820 on the first reading and set a public hearing and final reading for April 2, 2002.

Motion carried 5-0.
 
Consent Agenda
Approved as printed.

CONSENT AGENDA

6.
Minutes, February 19, 2002, Commission meeting.
7.
Total Expenditures of $1,227,163 for the period of February 1-20, 2002, to include claims over $500, in the amount of $1,161,856. [ Staff Report 7 ]
8.
Contracts list. [ Staff Report 8 ]
9.
Set public hearing for March 19, 2002, for Resolution 9217, nuisance abatement located at Fairview to GF Add., B19 L1. [ Staff Report 9 ] [ Res. 9217 ]
10.
Award bid for two new 2002 Vacuum Street sweepers toWestern Plains Machinery of Great Falls in the amount of $274,000 and declare the replaced units as surplus property. [ Staff Report 10 ]
11.
Approve purchase of former railroad right-of-way from the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company in the amount of $28,250 located in T20N R4E Section 5 & 6. [ Staff Report 11 ] [ * ]
12.
Award a three-year contract for janitorial services for the Civic Center in the amount of $36,000 to B & B Cleaning. [ Staff Report 12 ]
13.
Approve abandonment of a portion of a Utility easement in NRT 2nd Block 14, Lot 3, and addressed as 210 Riverview Place. [ Staff Report 13 ]

Commissioner Rosenbaum moved, seconded by Commissioner Beecher, that the City Commission approve the Consent Agenda as printed.

Motion carried 5-0.
 

PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
St. Patrick's Day Parade.
18.
Mike Witsoe invited to the community to participate in the St. Patrick's Day parade.

ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn There being no further business to come before the Commission, the regular meeting of March 5, 2002, adjourned at 7:35 p.m.


/S/
Randall H. Gray, Mayor

/S/
Peggy Bourne, City Clerk


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