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Agenda for City Council Regular Business Meeting

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VISION STATEMENT:
"The Magic City: A diverse,
welcoming community
where people prosper and
business succeeds."
 
 
  CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 1A1 and 1H REVISED
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING
   
         AGENDA                                                                        
Billings Public Library and remotely
via Zoom. Please see coversheet
for details and instructions for
viewing and participation.
      February 14, 2022                          5:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Cole
 
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Cole
 
INVOCATION: Councilmember Gulick
 
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers present on roll call were: Shaw,  Gulick, Neese,  Owen,  Joy, 
Choriki, Tidswell, Purinton,  Boyett, Rupsis
 
MINUTES:
  • January 10, 2022 - PENDING
  • January 24, 2022 - PENDING
 
COURTESIES:
 
PROCLAMATIONS:
 
COUNCIL REPORTS:
 
ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS - CHRIS KUKULSKI
 
PUBLIC COMMENT on "NON-PUBLIC HEARING" Agenda Items: 1 and 2 ONLY. Speaker sign-in required. (Comments are limited to three (3) minutes or as set by the Mayor. Please sign the roster at the cart located at the back of the Council chambers or at the podium. Comments 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 -- Separations:
 
A.
Mayor Cole recommends that Council confirm the following appointments:
 
1.
  Name Board/Commission Term
      Begins Ends
1 No Applications Animal Control Board 02/14/22 12/31/25
2 No Applications Animal Control Board 02/14/22 12/31/25
3 Blake Wahrlich Billings BID 02/14/22 12/31/25
4 No Applications Billings BID 02/14/22 12/31/25
5 George Warmer Board of Adjustments 02/14/22 12/31/25
6 No Applications Board of Adjustments 02/14/22 12/31/25
7 No Applications Board of Adjustments 02/14/22 12/31/25
8 No Applications Board of Appeals - Architect 02/14/22 12/31/25
9 No Applications Board of Appeals - Electrician 02/14/22 12/31/25
10 Denise Boggio Citizen Police Advisory Board 02/14/22 12/31/25
11 Dennis Bear Don't Walk Citizen Police Advisory Board 02/14/22 12/31/25
12 April Veach Citizen Police Advisory Board 02/14/22 12/31/25
13 Joe Stout Citizen Police Advisory Board 02/14/22 12/31/25
14 Chris Simpson Citizen Police Advisory Board 02/14/22 12/31/25
15 Kristen Lundgren* Citizen Police Advisory Board* 02/14/22 12/31/25
16 Erin Lambert** Citizen Police Advisory Board** 02/14/22 12/31/25
17 Mark Hutchinson Exchange City Golf Cooperation Board 02/1422 12/31/25
18 No Applications Housing Authority - Family Res. Co 02/14/22 12/31/23
19 Edward Hammer Housing Authority 02/14/22 12/31/26
20 Johanna Kennedy Human Relations Commission 02/14/22 12/31/25
21 No Applications Parking Board 02/14/22 12/31/25
22 No Applications Parking Board 02/14/22 12/31/25
23 Laura Drager Parks, Recreation & Cemetery Board 02/14/22 12/31/25
24 Aaron Redland Public Works Board 02/14/22 12/31/25
25 No Applications Traffic Control Board 02/14/22 12/31/25
26 No Applications Traffic Control Board 02/14/22 12/31/25

*    Citizens Police Advisory Board (Yellowstone County Substance Abuse Connect)
**  Citizens Police Advisory Board (Yellowstone County Continuum of Care)
 
B.
Bid Awards:
 
1.
Rimtop Drive Overlay Project. (Opened 1/18/22) Recommend Askin Construction, LLC; $129,720.
 
2.
W.O. 19-15: 24th Street West-Central Avenue Signal, Turn Lane, and Pedestrian Improvements. (Opened 12/21/21) Recommend Elcon Corporation; $649,615.30.
 
3.
W.O. 21-11: Highwood Drive Reconstruction and SID 1411 Park Lane Paving. (Opened 1/18/22) Recommend Askin Construction, LLC; $1,198,773.91.
 
4.
W.O. 22-17: WRF Primary Digester No. 1, Cleaning and Improvements. (Opened 1/18/22) Recommend MP Environmental Services, Inc.; $681,218.
 
C.
Agreement with Flash Parking for Parking and Revenue Access Control Equipment upgrade for Empire Garage; not to exceed $150,000.
 
D.
Agreement with PreCise MRM for Automatic Vehicle Location System; $31,212 annually for three years with two one-year renewal options.
 
E.
Agreement for extraction and treatment of methane gas at the landfill with Montana Dakota Utilities (MDU).
 
F.
Consultant Services Agreement for W.O. 22-31: Environmental Monitoring Services with Tetra Tech; $207,984.15.
 
G.
Purchase of Airport Terminal Seating from Arconas Corporation; $688,900.
 
H.
Declaring surplus property and authorizing the sale of two 2003 HME fire trucks to Belfry Fire Department and Bridger Fire Department; $36,000.
 
I.
Acceptance of Annual Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program Grants for 2022.
 
J.

Acceptance of Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant for the Montana Regional HazMat teams; $64,100.
 
K.
Donation to Fire Department from an anonymous donor for Fire Station 5; $10,000.
 
L.
Trail Easement from the Roman Catholic Bishop of Great Falls to the City for construction of a trail north of Rose Park.
 
M.
West End Hangar Ground Lease, 25-year term with  Beacon Air Group, LLC, October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2046; and rescinding the previously approved West End Hangar Ground Lease with Monarch Limited of Montana, LLC.
 
N.
Preliminary Subsequent Minor Plat of St. Vincent Healthcare Subdivision, Amended Lot 2A, Block 4, generally located on Henry Chapple Street between Monad Road and Saint Vincent Way; SCL Health, owner; Sanderson Stewart, agent; conditional approval and adoption of the findings of fact.   * Quasi-Judicial
 
O.
Preliminary Subsequent Minor Plat of St. Vincent Healthcare Subdivision, Amended Lot 6A, Block 1, generally located on northeast intersection of Saint Mary Way and King Avenue West; SCL Health, owner; Sanderson Stewart, agent; conditional approval and adoption of the findings of fact.   * Quasi-Judicial
 
P.
Preliminary Major Plat of Copper Ridge Subdivision, 9th Filing, generally located on the north side of Rimrock Road, west of 70th Street West and west of the existing Copper Ridge Subdivision; WH Copper Ridge 54, LLC, owner; Sanderson Stewart, agent; conditional approval and adoption of the findings of fact.  * Quasi-Judicial
 
Q.
Preliminary Major Plat of High Sierra Subdivision, 21st Filing, generally located north of Annandale Road; High Sierra II, Inc., owner; Sanderson Stewart, agent; conditional approval and adoption of the findings of fact.  * Quasi-Judicial
 
R.
Final Plat ofLake Hills Subdivision, 38th Filing.  * Quasi-Judicial
 
S.
Bills for the Weeks of:
 
1.
January 3, 2022
 
2.
January 10, 2022
 
3.
January 17, 2022
 
Recommended Motion: I move to approve the items of the Consent Agenda as submitted, with the exception of items moved for separation.
 
REGULAR AGENDA:
 
2.
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING ASSISTANCE from Downtown Urban Renewal District to Griffin Development for a mixed use 32-unit residential apartment building project located at 2316 1st Avenue North; up to $1,693,050. Downtown Billings Partnership (DBP) Board recommends approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of DBP Board recommendation.)
 
  • Presented by: Wyeth Friday, Planning Director and Mehmet Casey, DBA Development Director

Recommended Motion: I move to approve the Tax Increment Financing Assistance from Downtown Urban Renewal District to Griffin Development for a mixed use 32-unit residential apartment building project located at 2316 1st Avenue North; up to $1,693,050; with conditions of approval as recommended by the DBP Board.
 
PUBLIC COMMENT on "NON-AGENDA ITEMS". Speaker Sign-in required. ( Restricted to ONLY items not on this printed agenda. Comments are limited to 3 minutes or as set by the Mayor. Please sign the roster at the cart located at the back of the Council chambers or at the podium.)
 
COUNCIL INITIATIVES:
 
ADJOURN:
 
 
Council Chambers are readily accessible to individuals with physical disabilities.

For more information or to make requests for special arrangements, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 657-8210 or e-mail
bohlmand@billingsmt.gov, 72 hours prior to the meeting date.
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* Quasi-Judicial Caution must be exercised concerning any potential ex parte communications with interested parties. This policy-making body may exercise approval or other adjudication authority which is "judicial" because it directly affects the legal rights of a person.