CITY OF BILLINGS
CITY OF BILLINGS VISION STATEMENT:
"THE MAGIC CITY – A VIBRANT, WELCOMING PLACE WHERE
PEOPLE FLOURISH AND BUSINESS THRIVES."
CITY OF BILLINGS VISION STATEMENT:
"THE MAGIC CITY – A VIBRANT, WELCOMING PLACE WHERE
PEOPLE FLOURISH AND BUSINESS THRIVES."
AGENDA
| COUNCIL CHAMBERS | July 23, 2012 | 6:30 P.M. |
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Hanel
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Hanel
INVOCATION: Councilmember Ronquillo
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers present on roll call were:
MINUTES: July 9, 2012
COURTESIES:
PROCLAMATIONS: Disabilities Act Awareness Day, July 26, 2012
ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS - TINA VOLEK
PUBLIC COMMENT on "NON-PUBLIC HEARING" Agenda Items: #1 and #7 ONLY. Speaker sign-in required.(Comments offered here are limited to one (1) minute. Please sign up on the clipboard located at the podium. Comment on items listed as public hearing items will be heard ONLY during the designated public hearing time for each respective item. For Items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda.)
1.
CONSENT AGENDA
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Separations:
A.
Mayor Hanel recommends that Council confirm following appointments:
1.
| Name | Board/Commission | Term | ||
| Begins | Ends | |||
| 1 | John Moorhouse | Soil Conservation District | 07/01/12 | 06/30/15 |
B.
Bid Awards:
1.
South Park Gazebo (Opened 7/10/2012) Recommend Fisher Construction, Inc.; $140,775.
2.
MET Transit Building and Bus Maintenance Area Upgrades (FTA Funded). Recommend Fisher Construction, Inc.; $374,000.
C.
Approval of new 25-year Commercial Aviation Ground Lease with Edwards Jet Center (7/1/2012 - 6/30/2037); annual revenue first year - $18,273.48; revenue for subsequent years to be adjusted annually by Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U); and
approval of the Lessor's Consent to Assignment to Stockman Bank.
D.
Approval of Scheduled Airline Operating Permit with Pinnacle Airlines; estimated annual revenue - $4,000 to $5,000.
E.
Revolving Fund Loan to Bootleg Distillery, Inc. dba Trailhead Spirits; not to exceed $100,000.
F.
Acknowledge receipt of petition to vacate the south 15 feet of Hesper Road right-of-way in Tract 3-A1, Rockwood Subdvision, 2nd Filing, generally located near South 30th Street West; Bristlecone, Inc., petitioner; and set a public hearing for August 13, 2012.
G.
Acknowledge receipt of petition to vacate street rights-of-way in Ironwood Subdivision, 4th Filing; Regal Land Development, Inc., petitioner; and set a public hearing date of August 13, 2012
H.
Grant Application Request to submit a Montana Tourism Infrastructure Investment Program application to provide an interpretive site and redevelop the Yellowstone Kelly gravesite at Swords Park and accept award; $125,000.
I.
Grant Application Request to submit a Recreational Trails Program grant application for a portion of the Aronson Trail Link and accept award; $45,000.
J.
Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute the City's Acknowledgement and Acceptance of Conveyance on the estimated 160 right-of-way deeds for the Bench Boulevard project.
K.
Resolution authorizing the Parking Division to use the alternative project delivery contract process of design/build for construction of the Empire Parking Garage.
L.
Resolution fixing the form and terms of the bond sale for the new library general obligation bonds.
M.
Second/Final reading ordinance expanding Ward IV for two parcels totalling approximately 4.06 acres legally described as Tracts 2A and 2B, C/S 2577, generally located south of Highway 3 west of Hickok Circle; Timothy and Sheryl Dernbach and Jeff and Dana Sorenson, owners.
N.
Bills and Payroll:
1.
June 25, 2012
REGULAR AGENDA:
2.
PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING ORDINANCE FOR ZONE CHANGE #899: A text amendment to Section 27-305, Section 27-306, and Section 27-607 deleting language and adding language to allow the keeping of hens within residential zones and on property developed with residential uses; adopting the revision as an amendment to the Zoning Regulations; and setting a time period for the regulation to be effective. Zoning Commission recommends denial. (Action: approval or disapproval of Zoning Commission recommendation.)
3.
PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING ORDINANCE FOR ZONE CHANGE #900: A zone change from Residential 5,000 to Residential Multi-family-Restricted on a 22.3-acre portion of Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, Western Sky Subdivision, generally located west of the intersection of 44th Street West and King Avenue West. King Meadows, LLC, owner; Sanderson Stewart, agent. Zoning Commission recommends approval of the zone change and adoption of the determinations of the 10 criteria. (Action: approval or disapproval of Zoning Commission recommendation.)
4.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION amending downtown parking rates. Parking Advisory Board and staff recommend approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of Parking Advisory Board and staff recommendation.)
5.
PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING ORDINANCE naming the expansion of Park 2 as an Expanded North 27th Street Urban Renewal Area project to allow financing with tax increment bonds. Staff recommends approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendation.)
6.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION authorizing the sale of city-owned property described as the Galles Filter Building located at 10 S. 26th Street. Staff recommendation to be made at July 23, 2012, meeting.
7.
RESOLUTION approving and adopting the Fiscal Year 2013 City of Billings Budget for Personal Services, Operations and Maintenance, Debt Service and Transfers. (Postponed from June 11, 2012) Staff recommends approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendation.)
8.
RATIFICATION of the City Administrator's approval of the grant application for $98,280 from the Institute of Museum Services Office of Strategic Partnerships in Washington, D.C. for the Parmly Billings Library Foundation. Staff recommends approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendation.)
(Councilmember McCall moved to add to agenda as Item 8, seconded by Councilmember Astle. On a voice vote, the motion was unanimously approved.)
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COUNCIL INITIATIVES
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