Staff recommends the City Council hold a public hearing and approve this ordinance on first reading, adding recently annexed property to Ward V.

Mary and Joe Dyk. submitted a petition to annex land using the provisions of Section 7-2-4600, MCA. The property is described as Tracts of Land situated in the SE 1/4 of Section 9 and the SW 1/4 of Section10, T.1S., R.25E, P.M.M., Yellowstone County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Tract 2-C of Certificate of Survey 983, Tract 2 Amended, recorded February 15, 1979, under Document No. 1119356; Tract 14 of Certificate of Survey 983, Amending Tracts 2B & 13, recorded May 31, 1983, under Document No. 1266982; Tracts 2-G-1 and 2-H-1 of Certificate of Survey 983, Amended Tracts 2G and 2H of Plat Amending Tract 2-F, recorded November 24, 2020, under Document No. 3948933; Including that portion of adjoining Yellowstone County Road easement for South 48th Street West, also described as a portion County Road Petition Number 20, Petition filing date April 6, 1911, date road Granted May 18, 1911 The annexation contains 66.925 gross and 63.711 net acres, more or less.

Upon Council approval, this annexation requires a change in the boundaries of Ward V. Two readings are required for this action. The first reading of the ordinance is tonight at this Council meeting, along with a public hearing, and the second reading is scheduled for September 13, 2021.

City Council may:

• Approve adding the subject property to Ward V, or;
• Disapprove adding the subject property to Ward V.

This item has no impact on the Planning Division Budget.