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The regular meeting of the Glendive City Council was held Tuesday, July 5, 2017. Mayor Jerry Jimison called the meeting to order with the following Council members present: Avis Anderson, Doug Baker, Leon Baker, Rhett Coon, Mike Dryden, Betsey Hedrick, and Gerald Reichert. Others present included: Treasurer Darci Saeman, Fire Chief George Lane, Director of Operations Kevin Dorwart, Police Chief Brad Mitchell, Public Works Director Jack Rice and Recreation Director Dean Svenvold. Jason Stuart and the new reporter from the Ranger-Review were also present as were numerous members of the public including two City of Sidney Police Officers and their K-9. Council member Clyde Mitchell was absent.

Mayor Jimison opened the Council meeting at 7:00 pm with the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance.

Reichert moved to approve the minutes of the June 20, 2017 regular Council meeting; second by Coon and the motion passed.

L. Baker moved to approve the minutes of the June 20, 2017 Public Hearing on proposed zone change; second by Anderson and the motion passed.

OLD BUSINESS City of Glendive Ordinance Committee 6-26-2017 4 PM

Members present: C Mitchell, L Baker, D Baker, Hedrick, and Mayor Others: Jason Stewart (ranger review), Peter Leath, Daniel Lawver, Christopher Torres MSU college Bozeman

Agenda: 1. Resolution for Flood Plain, Design Standards and Subdivision Standards. FYI- The council has already approved Flood Plain, Design Standards and Subdivision Standards at a previous council vote and a resolution is needed and is being draw up by city attorney for Mayor signature.

2. Permission for use of City Land for Class work by Montana State University Bozeman. FYI-Daniel Lawver Instructor and Christopher Torres Field asst. requested permission to dig for fossils on city property for learning benefits. They needed permission for the next day so committee gave them permission.

3. Permission for use of City Land by John Scannella for the Museum of the Rockies for the months of August and Sept. Action: Committee recommends council approve.

4. City Fire Chief Issues no fireworks: FYI- County Commissioners have issued a Resolution prohibiting the use of fireworks, therefore city fire chief will issue a fireworks ban effective June 27, 2017. Public comment: Jason Stewart said that John Scannella from the Museum of the Rockies is trying to complete a dig on a dinosaur that was started last year. Adjourned: 4:15PM

City of Glendive Personnel Committee June 26, 2017 4:15 pm Members present: Mayor, D. Baker, L. Baker, Hedrick, Mitchell. Others: Pete Leath, Jason Stuart.

Agenda

1. Resolution for wage increase and benefits for ASFSME LOCAL 852. 2. Resolution for wage increase and benefits for ASFSME LOCAL 853. 3. Resolution for wage increase and benefits for IAFF LOCAL 2242.

Negotiations from the summer of 2016 agreed upon a 3.5 percent wage increase plus $30 towards insurance and other benefits. Each year the agreed upon changes must be made by resolutions. Action: Committee recommends council approve these resolutions. Effective July 1, 2017.

4. Resolution for wage increase and benefits for Non-Union Full Time Employees. Action: Committee recommends giving Non-Union Full-time Employees the same wage increase and benefits as Union Employees. Effective July 1, 2017.

5. Resolution for wage increase for all Elected Officials.

Director of Operations Kevin Dorwart has budgeted for this. Action: Committee recommends approving this Resolution effective July 1, 2017.

6. Special Committee for Department Head Transition.

Mayor told the committee that Kevin Dorwart is looking at forming a committee to form a plan to make things easier when we have a Department Head retire. Currently there are several Department Heads that could retire at any time they chose and a couple more that are only a few years away. Action: FYI

7. Department Head Reviews-Doug Baker.

Doug Baker asked the Mayor if Department Head Reviews currently take place. Mayor said no but said he would look into what other cities do. Action: FYI Public comment: None.

Adjourned 4:40 pm Submitted by Doug Baker Ward III PUBLIC COMMENT Officer Lopez approached the Council regarding the K9 unit he has been working on and started out by passing around a couple of articles regarding the different drugs that are in Eastern Montana. Officer Lopez went into some detail about the different drugs that are in Eastern Montana and how a K9 unit will help with the drug use and availability in this area. Kathy Mclane, with MidRivers Communications, also approached the Council regarding the K9 unit. If the City goes with the K9 Unit, she stated she will look into which grants are available. She added there aren’t any grant deadlines looming and that some grants are renewable. She also added the Pamela Harr will donate a miniature bronze of “Waiting for the School Bus” with all money going towards the K9 Unit. Officer Lopez stated the PD has received an approval letter from the State regarding the K9 Unit and the approval letter is good for one year. Reichert asked McLane if the City is obligated in any way when a grant is awarded. McLane answered no, that if a grant is awarded, the City can turn down the grant. The City will not be obligated to take the grant. Hedrick asked McLane if the goal is to finance the K9 unit 100% through grants and McLane answered, yes, that is the goal. Hedrick asked Officer Lopez to explain what the dog’s duties will be. Officer Lopez explained that the dog will go on of the calls with him and that he will be the dog’s only handler. He plans on taking the dog to the schools, when needed. The cost to a high school to call in a dog is about $1800 and it costs the middle schools even more money. Officer Lopez added that he is planning on ordering an “all purpose dog.” Dryden asked Officer Lopez if he and the dog will be on call. Lopez answered that if he gets called in, the Union will pay for 2 hours of wages. He has talked to other Officers who have stated they aren’t called out that often. Officer Alex Roselles with the City of Sidney Police Department approached the Council as he has been the K9 handler for the Sidney Police Department for about 4 years. About 4 years ago, Officer Roselles stated he approached his Chief about getting a K9. He got the approval from his Chief with the stipulation that he raise all of the money to fund the K9--he ended up raising $120,000. Roselles stated that Officer Lopez will have a lot to do and the Council’s job will be minimal. The dog does need a special car which will be a major expense and the cost of the dog plus the training (the training course is 6 weeks long and mostly out of state) will be between $12,000 and $14,000, but he added, if you can look past the money, it is well worth it. Roselles stated the K9 is a Community Service. He has a budget of $7500; which he considers generous as he only uses between $1500 to $2000. The dog’s food costs about $600/year; along with vet bills, grooming and annual training which costs about $250/year for a multi-purpose dog. Hedrick asked Roselles if he goes to schools. Roselles stated he does not do school sniffs; he just does demonstrations. It is easier for schools in Montana to call a private company to do their sniffs, but he does do school sniffs in Williston and Dickinson North Dakota as their state laws are a little more lenient. Anderson asked Roselles what happens to the dog when he goes on vacation. Roselles stated he goes on vacation maybe once year and boards the dog in Sidney. Officer Roselles also went into detail about all the different narcotics and odors the dog is trained to sniff out. The K9 also has tracking abilities and has done more missing persons tracking than anything else. He can also do building searches and area searches. Officer Roselles thanked the Council for their time and asked them to call him if anyone has any questions or needs more information.

Darrin Moser, 417 E. Barry, spoke in favor of the K9 unit. He thinks a K9 unit would be beneficial to Glendive.

Laura Moser, 417 E. Barry, also spoke in favor of the K9 unit. She sated drugs are a big problem in this area and sees drug use as being a problem in 95% of her cases. NEW BUSINESS Approve Resolution #2982 establishing wages for AFSCME Local #852 – L. Baker moved to approve Resolution #2982 establishing wages for AFSCME Local #852; second by Hedrick and the motion passed.

Approve Resolution #2983 establishing wages for AFSCME Local #853 – Dryden moved to approve Resolution #2983 establishing wages for AFSCME Local #853; second by Anderson and the motion passed.

Approve Resolution #2984 establishing wages for IAFF Local #2242 – Coon moved to approve Resolution #2984 establishing wages for IAFF Local #2242; second by D. Baker and the motion passed.

Approve Resolution #2985 establishing wages for non-union full-time and permanent part-time Employees – D. Baker moved to approve Resolution #2985 establishing wages for non-union full-time and permanent part-time employees; second by Hedrick and the motion passed.

Approve Resolution #2986 establishing wages for Elected Officials – Reichert moved to approve Resolution #2986 establishing wages for Elected Officials; second by D. Baker and the motion passed with Council member Anderson abstaining.

Grant permission for Museum of the Rockies to use City land for instruction in August & Sept.- Hedrick moved to grant permission for Museum of the Rockies to use City land for instruction in August & Sept; second by Anderson. Mayor Jimison noted that Museum of the Rockies had found something big last summer, but it was too big of a find to dig out in one summer. The motion passed.

Permission for Police Dept. to apply for grants for proposed K-9 project – Coon moved to give permission for Police Dept. to apply for grants for proposed K-9 project; second by D. Baker. Reichert reminded the Council this motion only gives permission to the PD to apply for grants and that this is still a budget the City must deal with. He added he doesn’t feel the City should depend on fundraising to fund the K9 project and that the City needs to approach this the right way. He feels the City needs to find the money first and then look for grants. Anderson stated that she agrees with Reichert, but feels the Council should let the PD get started with the grants. Reichert reiterated that this motion is only giving permission to apply for grants. Hedrick asked Dorwart if he could let the Council know if they can afford the K9. Dorwart stated that decision is up to the Council. Coon added that he too, agrees with Reichert, but would like to see what types of grants the city can get. The motion passed.

Request permission to camp in City Park (Eyer Park) on Wednesday, July 12th – Adventure Cycling Association—--A non-profit group going from Washington to Maine – Anderson moved to give permission to camp in City Park (Eyer Park) on Wednesday, July 12th – Adventure Cycling Association—--A non-profit group going from Washington to Maine; second by L. Baker. Mayor Jimison explained this is a group of 60+ year-olds bicycling from Washington to Maine. They are requesting to camp in a City park since there is no potable water in Makoshika Park. The motion passed.

Accounts Payable Claims: FY17: $88,085.71 – Hedrick moved to approve accounts payable claims for FY17 in the amount of $88,085.71; second by L. Baker and the motion passed. Accounts Payable Claims: FY18: $15,780.05 – L. Baker moved to approve accounts payable claims for FY18 in the amount of $15,780.05; second by Hedrick and the motion passed

Payroll for June: $300,273.71 – Coon moved to approve payroll for June in the amount of $300,273.71; second by Anderson and the motion passed.

DEPARTMENT HEAD COMMENTS Recreation: Recreation Director Svenvold stated the pool has been very busy and things are running great. He commended Jacquie on what a good job she is doing with the pool. Kevin Pena, the County Sanitarian, gave the pool an A+. The second session of swimming lessons start on Monday, the 10th and the Glendive Wet Devils swim meet will be held on July 15th & 16th. Svenvold and Dryden discussed the many upgrades that have been completed at the pool in the last few years. Svenvold stated he thinks the new chlorination system has probably been the best upgrade; it works great. Soccer sign-ups begin July 17th.

Fire – Fire Chief Lane commended the residents of Glendive for obeying the 4th of July fireworks ban. The only call the FD received was at the Holiday Inn where an alarm went off.

Public Works – Public Works Director Rice has been busy with the Meade Avenue Project, warranty problems at the WRRF and the crew has been busy at the parks and doing summer road work. Rice added the new Landfill Compactor should be here within the next week.

Operations: Director of Operations Dorwart has been busy working on the budget and the approximately 25 WRRF warranty issues. He added that taxable values should be here in July and the bid opening for the SC&G project will be help on July 18th.

Police – Chief Mitchell stated his department only received a handful of fireworks complaints over the 4th. His department has still been very busy as they are still a car short, but he is hoping to get the car back within the next week or two. He added his department had a lot of STEP hours which is free money to the City.

MAYOR’S COMMENTS Congratulations – Glendive 4th of July July 6th-8th – Class of 1977—40-year reunion July 13th – Shakespeare in the Park – Amphitheater—7:00 pm July 15th – Sunset over the Yellowstone July 15th & 16th – Kiwanis Wet Devils swim meet July 22nd – Class of 1987 – 30-year reunion July 28th & 29th – GMC “Grill & Chill” July 30th – Frontier Gateway Museum open house – 1:00 – 4:00 pm Aug. 3rd – Regional Training – Miles City – MMIA/MLCT/LGC from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

COMMITTEE MEETINGS Personnel Committee – Mon., June 12th – 4:00 pm Street Committee – Wed., June 14th - 4:00 pm F/U/P/R Committee – Wed., June 14th – 4:15 pm DEPARTMENT REPORTS City Court – June 2017

OTHER BUSINESS

ADJOURNMENT L. Baker made a motion to adjourn the meeting; second by Mitchell and the meeting was adjourned.

Dated this 5th day of July 2017. Approved the 18th day of July 2017.

______Jerry Jimison, Mayor

ATTEST: ______Darci Saeman, Treasurer