The City Council held meeting # 1536 on Tuesday, February 18th, 2020, in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Mayor Brent Teske.
Present were Mrs. Williams, Mr. Zimmerman, Ms. Smith, Mr. Beach, Mr. Dufficy, City Administrator Jim Hammons, and City Clerk Audray McCollum. City Attorney Dean Chisolm and Council Person Hugh Taylor were absent.
Prayer was offered by Lloyd Miller.
Mr. Beach MADE A MOTION to approve the minutes from Meeting 1532, held on December 16th, 2019.
Mrs. Smith, SECOND.
Williams, Zimmerman, Smith, Beach, Dufficy voted FOR.
MOTION PASSED.
Mrs. Williams MADE A MOTION to approve the minutes from Meeting 1533, held on January 6th, 2020.
Mr. Zimmerman, SECOND.
Williams, Zimmerman, Smith, Beach, Dufficy, voted FOR.
MOTION PASSED.
Mr. Zimmerman MADE A MOTION to approve the minutes from Meeting 1535, held on February 3rd, 2020.
Mr. Beach, SECOND.
Williams, Zimmerman, Smith, Beach, Dufficy voted FOR.
MOTION PASSED.
Announcements:
The City of Libby was selected to receive a Montana Main Street Grant for the Libby Hotel for $8000.00. The City of Libby also received a Grant for the Libby Hotel for $13,000.00 from the Community Block Program.
Committee Reports:
City Administrators Report: Mr. Hammons said the contractor had poured the footings for the Welcome to Libby Signs. City crews will start putting the posts for the other signs. Hammons said the city was awarded a grant for $478,000.00 to purchase a new bar screen.
Cemetery/Parks: None.
Fire: None.
Police: None.
Resolution/Ordinances: Committee met. Recommendations are on the agenda for the building codes.
Lights/Streets/Sidewalks: None.
Building: None.
Water/Sewer: None.
KRDC: Working on small community groups of leadership.
Finance: None.
City-County Board of Health: None.
Park District Manager: Annual Report on the Agenda.
Public Comment on Non- Agenda Items: None.
New Business:
Annual Report from Parks District Manager Tony Petrusha.
Tony Petrusha,559 Florence Rd, Libby Parks Manager, gave council and the public a 2-page handout that outlined a summary of projects from the last 2 years. To date, there has been $ 30,000 deposited into the account and $11,059.25 in services performed. The two current projects are the Kootenai Wellness Aquatic Center, and the Libby Are Trails Plan.
Kootenai Wellness Center- Is a 10-member planning group that has held 16 official meetings.
They hired an architect and a pool engineer to provide preliminary design and cost estimates. There were three different aquatic options. Input from the public was to opt for the 6-lane pool with a therapy pool and children wading pool.
The group filed a 1023 long-form with the IRS and applied for an employee ID number with the IRS.
Operations and Maintenance costs will be covered by mill levy on property tax; this will be approximately 30 mills and will go to the voters on June 2nd, 2020, primary election.
Greater Libby Area Trails Plan-Created a group named the Libby Outdoor Recreation Association (LORA).
The group is made up of 14 different community organizations and has 14 open meetings.
East Cabinet Mountain Trail Complex is from the Golf Course to Leigh Lakes includes Norgard Trail, Snowshoe Trail, and a mountain bike trail.
Sheldon Mountain Trail Network is a group of Backcountry Horseman and Kootenai Riders working together to map trails, establish traffic patterns and designate trails for horses and bicycles.
Swede Mountain included in the Ripley Project public comment period ended. Potential for motorized off-road.
Nordic Ski Club Facility working on some projects has some on hold.
Mr. Petrusha has enjoyed his position and would like to continue.
ADOPT ORDINANCE 1955 CHANGING BUILDING CODES TO MEET STATE REQUIREMENTS.
Mr. Zimmerman MADE A MOTION to adopt Ordinance 1955 First Reading.
Ms. Smith, SECOND.
Williams, Zimmerman, Beach, Smith, and Dufficy voted FOR.
MOTION PASSED.
ACCEPT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE ZONING COMMISSION FORM THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT AND THE HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
Mrs. Williams MADE A MOTION to accept the recommendations from the Zoning Commission.
Mr. Zimmerman, SECOND.
Williams, Zimmerman, Beach, Smith, and Dufficy voted FOR.
MOTION PASSED.
APPROVE ALL BUSINESS LICENSES RECEIVED TO DATE.
406 Education Ceramics.
Mr. Beach MADE A MOTION to approve business licenses received to date.
Mr. Dufficy, SECOND.
Smith said this business is selling products, was open before being approved. The word education does not appear in the title with the Secretary of State. The business needs to be a 501C3; this means not for profit.
Williams, Zimmerman, Beach, Smith, Taylor, and Dufficy voted FOR.
Smith MADE A MOTION to DENY 406 Education Ceramics on the reasons laid out.
Zimmerman SECOND.
Williams, Zimmerman, Beach, Smith, and Dufficy voted FOR.
MOTION PASSED.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
City of Libby Wildlife Management Plan.
The committee met with State Representative Gunderson; they discussed different options for funding.
IP Negotiations.
None
Zoning recommendations from the planning board for the purposed Downtown Business District and Highway Commercial District.
The next step will be Public Hearing and Adopt.
General Comments from Council:
Beach would like to know if the city paid for the Way Finding signs to be reflective.
ADJOURNMENT:
Mr. Dufficy MADE A MOTION to Adjourn.
Ms. Smith, SECOND.
Smith, Williams, Zimmerman, Beach, and Dufficy voted FOR.
MOTION PASSED.
Meeting adjourned at 7:58 pm.
__________________ Attest; ______________________
Mayor Brent Teske Audray J. McCollum, City Clerk/Treasure