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 | August 27, 2012 | 6:30 P.M. |
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Hanel
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Hanel
INVOCATION: Mayor Hanel
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers present on roll call were:
MINUTES: August 13, 2012 - PENDING
COURTESIES: 2012 Professional Achievement In Planning Award
PROCLAMATIONS:
ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS - TINA VOLEK
PUBLIC COMMENT on "NON-PUBLIC HEARING" Agenda Items: #1, #6A, AND #11 ONLY. Speaker sign-in required.(Comments offered here are limited to one (1) minute. Please sign up on the clipboard located at the podium or in the back of the room. 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.
Bid Awards:
1.
W.O. 09-19, Zone 3 East Fox Reservoir Expansion. (Opened 8/14/12) Recommend Natgun Corporation; $2,572,200.
2.
Storm Water Detention Ponds A, B, and C Upgrades for Billings Logan International Airport. (Opened 8/14/12) Recommend Asphalt Plus, Inc.; $99,032.50.
B.
Change Order #7 - W.O. 10-08: Water Treatment Plant Clearwell Baffle Project. COP Construction, $245,326.45.
C.
Contract for Professional Services with Morrison-Maierle, Inc. for W.O. 12-31, East End Industrial Area Storm Drain; not to exceed $96,175.
D.
Cooperative Agreement (20-year) with Yellowstone County for installation of radio infrastructure at 1310 West Wicks Lane.
E.
Acknowledge receipt of petition to vacate the alley within Block 228, Original Townsite of Billings, located between 7th and 8th Avenues South behind the Montana Women's Prison at 701 S. 27th; State of Montana Department of Corrections, petitioner; and set a public hearing date of September 24, 2012.
F.
Acceptance of Warranty Deed for Lot 18, Panoramic Heights Subdivision, from James E. Edwards, $25,000.
G.
Approval and acceptance of the Montana Department of Transportation State-Wide Bus Livability Grant for the purchase of an updated Mobile Data System; $38,112.
H.
Approval and acceptance of 2012 ConocoPhillips Company grant; $6,000 to the Police Department; $6,000 to the Fire Department.
I.
Resolution temporarily suspending Section 24-411, BMCC, Parking for Camping Purposes, in the Shrine Auditorium parking lot, 1125 Broadwater Avenue, during the Big Sky Polka Club's Polkafest, August 31 through September 2, 2012.
J.
Resolution of Intent amending the Expanded N. 27th Street Urban Renewal Plan to include a retail retention and recruitment program and setting a public hearing for September 10, 2012.
K.
Second and Final Reading Ordinance designating Park 2 Expansion as an urban renewal project (delayed from 8/13/12).
L.
Bills and Payroll:
1.
July 30, 2012
REGULAR AGENDA:
2.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION authorizing filing of the annual Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 Grant. Staff recommends approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendation.)
3.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION setting mill levy rates for Public Safety Fund, General Obligation Debt Service Parks, General Obligation Debt Service Streets, General Obligation Debt Service Library, General Obligation Debt Service Series A Baseball Stadium, and General Obligation Debt Service Series B Baseball Stadium for tax year 2012. Staff recommends approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendation.)
4.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION establishing the Park District 1 assessment for tax year 2012. Staff recommends approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendation.)
5.
ZIMMERMAN ACREAGE TRACTS SUBDIVISION
A.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION FOR ANNEXATION #12-07: one parcel totaling approximately two (2) acres, with approximately 7,260 additional square feet designated as street right-of-way, in Zimmerman Acreage Tracts Subdivision, generally located on the north side of Grand Avenue just west of the intersection of Grand Avenue and 48th Street West. John Clifford Zimmerman, owner and petitioner. Staff recommends conditional approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendation.)
B.
PUBLIC HEARING AND SPECIAL REVIEW #900: A special review for construction of a new 17,868 square foot, private elementary school with 6 classrooms, 25 parking spaces, a fenced playground, and landscaping in a Residential 9,600 (R-96) zone in Zimmerman Acreage Tracts Subdivision, a 2-acre parcel of land located at 4809 Grand Avenue. John Clifford Zimmerman, owner; Eggart Engineering Company, agent. Zoning Commission recommends conditional approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of Zoning Commission recommendation.)
6.
Urban Chickens
A.
FIRST READING ORDINANCE FOR ZONE CHANGE #899 - DELAYED FROM 7/23/12 (PUBLIC HEARING HELD AND CLOSED ON 7/23/12): 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.)
B.
PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING ORDINANCE amending Section 4-401 and Section 4-403 of the Billings, Montana Municipal Code allowing and regulating the keeping of up to six (6) female chickens in residential zones. Staff recommends approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendation.)
7.
PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING ORDINANCE FOR ZONE CHANGE #901: a text amendment and a map amendment to the zone classification for the East Billings Urban Renewal District (EBURD) adding a new section to the Unified Zoning Regulations specifying land uses, building types, signage allowances, landscaping requirements and location specific street improvements for new zoning districts in the EBURD. Staff recommends approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendations.)
8.
PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING ORDINANCE FOR ZONE CHANGE #902: A zone change from Neighborhood Commercial (NC) and Residential Multi-Family-Restricted (RMF-R) to Community Commercial on a 4.189-acre parcel described as Lots 1 through 5, Brittain Acres Subdivision, located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Hilltop Road and Bench Boulevard. Big Sky Floral Supply, owner; Chuck and Mick Gainan, agents. 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.)
9.
PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING ORDINANCE FOR ZONE CHANGE #904: A zone change from Residential Manufactured Home (RMH) to Community Commercial (CC) on a 4.77-acre parcel described as Tract 1, C/S 2537, and the north two acres of the south 10.41 acres east of the lateral and fractions of Section 22, Township 1 North, Range 26 East located at 1026, 1032 and 1040 Bench Boulevard ; Lee Steffanich, 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 staff recommendation.)
10.
PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING ORDINANCE amending Sections 22-901 and 22-902 of the Billings, Montana, Muncipal Code for the sale or donation of city-owned real property. Staff recommends approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendation.)
11.
AMENDMENT TO THE 2009 BILLINGS URBAN AREA TRANSPORTATION PLAN increasing costs and identifying additional funding for the North Bypass Project. Staff recommends City Council review and discuss the amendment at the August 27, 2012, meeting and make a recommendation to the Policy Coordinating Committee at the September 10, 2012, meeting. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendation.)
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