Mayor Emmet D. Embody called the meeting of the Cut Bank City Council to order at 6:34 PM, Monday, July 19, 2010. The following council members answered roll call: Tim Curtiss, Kelly Solberg, Tom Shock and William McCauley. Superintendent James Suta was absent. City Attorney Robert Smith, Payroll Clerk Tina Voise and Chief of Police Jeff Kraft were also in attendance. All present stood and recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

A brief discussion was held regarding the claim from Morrison Maierle Systems for the amount of $12,324.31 for the new server at City Hall. It was decided that said claim would be denied until it was found that the recently installed equipment was running properly.

Councilperson Shock made a motion to approve the claims for the amount of $40,907.41, reflecting the deduction of the Morrison Maierle Systems claim for the amount of $12,324.31. The second motion was made by councilperson Solberg. The motion passed 4-0.

Councilperson McCauley made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda consisting of the July 6, 2010 City Council minutes, July 12, 2010 City Council minutes and the July 8, 2010 payroll in the amount of $57,552.26. The second motion was made by Councilperson Curtiss. The motion passed 4-0.

Councilperson McCauley made a motion to approve the City Superintendent’s report. Councilperson Shock made the second motion. The motion passed 4-0.

Councilperson McCauley made a motion to approve the Chief of Police report. The second motion was made by Councilperson Curtiss. The motion passed 4-0.

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Approval of Variance Request by Glacier County Commissioners for New Building:
City Attorney Smith read Ordinance 11-2-5:B.1.a-h. Councilperson McCauley stated that all requirements were previously made by the City County Planning Board in the original recommendation that the variance be granted. Councilperson Curtiss made a motion to approve the variance, adopting the findings of the City County Planning Board. The second motion was made by Councilperson Shock. The motion passed 4-0.

How to promote Cut Bank:
No motion was necessary on this item. Discussion was had and it was decided that the City Council would get together with the Chamber of Commerce to devise a plan to pursue the promotion of Cut Bank.

Councilperson Curtiss, representing the Cut Bank Beautification Committee, reported that members of the committee had gathered and began painting the poles along Main Street. They will be meeting again in the near future to complete the project.

Councilperson McCauley informed the Council that he had received a letter from Cardston, Alberta regarding their parade. Councilperson Shock will be attending the parade representing the City of Cut Bank.

Mayor Embody read the following letter into the minutes of the meeting:

Dear Cut Bank City Council,

Once again the City of Cut Bank has come to the aid of Cut Bank Schools. As part of the beautification effort for the city of Cut Bank, it was determined that we needed to have sidewalk installed adjacent to the town football field. That task has now been completed thanks to Mayor Embody, the City of Cut Bank, and the Montana Department of Transportation. Mayor Embody made a few calls and connected us with Mike MacDonald from the Havre office of Montana DOT and the DOT ended up funding the majority of the project. The required preparation work was paid by the City of Cut Bank. The additional savings allowed us to finish the project ahead of schedule.

Josh Czech Construction completed all of the work and it looks great. Cut Bank Schools are very appreciative of the service we receive from the City of Cut Bank, Jim Suta and the City crew, and certainly Mayor Doug Embody.

Sincerely,

Wade Johnson, Superintendent
Cut Bank Schools

Mayor Embody has been in contact with Amtrak regarding the adoption of the Amtrak Depot. This will be further discussed in a future meeting.

The Council and Mayor reviewed the budget for the General Fund: Executive Services and General Fund: Other–Special Funding Community Projects as well as the Planning Fund: Development. Council agreed that budgets in these funds are good for the preliminary budget.

There being no further business to come before the Council, Councilperson Curtiss moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:15 PM. Councilperson Shock made the second motion. The motion carried 4-0.