APPROVED
The City Council held meeting # 1514 on Monday, March 18, 2019, in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Mayor Teske.
Present were Mrs. Williams, Ms. Smith, Mr. Beach, Mr. Zimmerman, Mr. Dufficy, Mr. Taylor, City Clerk Audray McCollum, City Administrator Jim Hammons, and City Attorney Dean Chisholm.
Ms. Smith Made a Motion to approve the minutes 1513 held on March 4, 2019.
Mr. Zimmerman Second.
Council Comments:
Ms. Smith stated on page 2; the ordinance committee met to make recommendations for planning board ordinance 1934.
Mr. Beach stated Mr. Orr wanted to be placed on the Agenda.
Mr. Orr said he spoke about illegal meetings at the Board of Heath and that was not noted in the minutes.
William, Smith, Beach, Zimmerman, Dufficy, Taylor voted FOR.
MOTION PASSED.
Announcements:
There will be a public meeting to discuss the purposed control groundwater area; this will be presented by the EPA in the Ponderosa room April 23. The time will be announced at the next meeting.
Committee Reports:
City Administrator: None.
Fire: None.
Police: None.
Resolutions/Ordinances: None
Lights/Streets/Sidewalks: None
Building: None
Water/Sewer: None
Cemetery/Parks: None.
Finance: Fiscal Year 18 End Report is available on the City of Libby Web Page.
KRDC: None
City-County Board of Health: Mrs. Crismore reported that Dr. Black shared a letter that will be sent to Aubrey Miller in recognition for starting the awareness on the asbestosis situation in Lincoln County. Miller was part of the initial response team in partnership with the EPA and efforts to bring the Community Health Clinic to Libby.
Toya Laveway has joined the Lincoln County Public Health as the new Tobacco prevention staff member and has planned activities for tobacco prevention within the area schools.
The Health Department plans to host a Tuberculosis tabletop exercise. This will add and determine our emergency effectiveness and preparedness in planning and to discover, educate and make an improvement plan.
Best Beginnings has new full-time coordinator Amy Fantozzi.
Out Door burning is scheduled to begin April 1,2019, but due to all the snow, the county may postpone the date. They will extend the burning season accordingly.
The county will hire seasonal workers in April to fill the gatekeepers position at the solid waste sites.
The county has raised concerns with the purposed delisting of the OU2. This is the former screen plant located on the banks of the Kootenai river about five miles northeast of town. The asbestos resource manager Noah Pile submitted the following concerns.
1. The O &M (operation and maintenance) plan for the OU should be updated the be consistent with site-wide ongoing provisions, including ICs (institutional controls) as they are resolved.
2. Review the existing budget and scope annual O and M efforts and other activities, it appears likely the cost and effort needed is understated, particularly with the planned activity upstream with OU3.
George Jamison wanted it mentioned that there was no objection to delisting the site, but this was the appropriate opportunity to raise any concerns.
Please respond to Lincoln County Asbestoses Response Program and the City-County Board of Health.
There will be a public meeting April 23 at 6:30 in the Ponderosa Room to share the purposed controlled groundwater area for the Libby groundwater site. EPA will post this in the Western News.
No Council Question.
Public Comment on Non- Agenda Items:
DC Orr,1117 Nevada, stated: “He is a victim of fraud in the Superfund site.” Orr said, “There has been depreciation in property values because of the stigma of the personal liability, and this has reduced taxed revenue in the county.” This is an issue that Orr never hears the council talk about. Orr said, “the City-county representative was just here, and not a single one of you ask her a question.” Orr said he sent council an email on November 28 regarding the KLB business meeting, he wants council to note it was a special session and Orr gave his background knowledge of the meeting.
Denay Horn,370 Pioneer Drive, said: “The only time she came to council was to complain about her water and it saddens her that an intelligent, articulate and more to the point, factual with his data, than DC ORR was not being heard.” So she stepped back to look at the bigger picture, and she made a phone call and was told there was an ongoing RICO investigation and most of the board will be hauled off in cuffs. Horn said “The problem did not start with this council, but with an entity outside our community, that is still running things and that most of this board with the exception of two were brought into this. It was suggested by the scope of what was going to happen, that DC create a shadow government and bring in community members with integrity and follow everything that is going on and create solutions because when it goes down, and it will go down hard.” Horn said “She has no vested interest in the City of Libby, other than her water sucks and no one will purge the lines. This will be the last council meeting she attends DC ,community you have been warned.”
New Business:
APPROVE ORDINANCE 1934- AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LIBBY MONTANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 56 OF TITLE 2 – CITY PLANNING BOARD. – FIRST READING
Mrs. Williams MADE A MOTION that we adopt ORDINANCE 1934.
Mr. Zimmerman SECOND.
Williams, Smith, Beach, Zimmerman Taylor, Dufficy voted FOR.
MOTION PASSED.
APPROVE RESOLUTION 1935- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LIBBY MONTANA PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019- FIXING THE PATROL CAR $ 17,529.11.
Mrs. Williams MADE A MOTION to pass RESOLUTION 1935.
Mr. Beach SECOND.
Williams, Smith, Beach, Zimmerman Taylor, Dufficy voted FOR.
MOTION PASSED.
Approval of New Business Licenses received to date.
• Maid to Clean
• Willing to Work
Ms. Smith MADE A MOTION to approve Maid to Clean and Willing to Work Business Licenses.
Mrs. Williams SECOND.
Williams, Smith, Beach, Zimmerman Taylor, Dufficy voted FOR.
MOTION PASSED.
Approval of KMR Business Licenses.
Mrs. Williams MADE A MOTION to approve KMR Consulting Business Licenses.
Mr. Zimmerman SECOND.
Ms. Smith ABSTAINED.
Williams, Beach, Zimmerman Taylor, Dufficy voted FOR.
MOTION PASSED.
Council Rules and Procedures.
General Comments from the Council:
Ms. Smith invited all council member to attend the monthly chamber luncheons.
Adjournment:
Mrs. Williams MADE a MOTION to adjourn the meeting.
Mr. Dufficy SECOND.
Williams, Smith, Beach, Zimmerman, Taylor, Dufficy voted FOR:
MOTION PASSED.
The meeting ADJOURNED at 7:37 pm.
__________________ Attest; ______________________
Mayor
Brent Teske Audray J. McCollum, City Clerk/Treasurer