**ATTENTION**
The City Council meeting will be held in a hybrid format that may include both in-person AND virtual attendance via Zoom. Unless they have cause to appear virtually, Councilmembers will attend the meeting in person in Council Chambers, second floor of City Hall, 220 N. 27th Street.
In order to honor the Right of Participation and the Right to Know in Article II, Sections 8 and 9, of the Montana Constitution, the City of Billings and City Council are making every effort to meet the requirements of the open meeting laws.
Citizens are invited to:
- Review the Agenda Packet on the City's website at: www.billingsmt.gov and click on "Your Government," "City Council," and "Agendas & Minutes".
- View the meeting:
- On Community 7 TV - Channel 7 or Channel 507 – Spectrum Cable. (On evenings when there is a conflict with School District No. 2 Board meetings, the City Council meeting will be broadcast on Channel 8 - Spectrum Cable.) Channel 7 or Channel 978 - TDS Fiber.
- Online at www.comm7tv.com and click on the "Watch Live" icon. Community 7 also has links to their Facebook page and YouTube channel.
- On the City's website at www.billingsmt.gov and click on "Watch Meetings Online" on the homepage.
- In-Person.
- Virtually via Zoom (see the link below).
Citizens may submit public comment via the following methods:
- Mail: City Clerk, P.O. Box 1178, Billings, MT 59103
- Email: Council@billingsmt.gov.
- Emails received after 3:00 PM on the day of the meeting, may be posted on the Council's webpage the following day for public viewing.
- Attend the meeting in person.
- Please note that citizens wishing to observe or participate in providing public comment virtually through Zoom, MUST PRE-REGISTER BY NOON on the day of the meeting. Citizens will need to enter the Webinar ID and Passcode indicated below for that meeting to gain access. Click on Zoom Meeting Instructions and Zoom Hybrid Meeting Details below for more information. The link will allow you to attend, view and participate in the meeting on your computer, laptop or smart phone. (You must have the Zoom App on your device Click Here to Download Zoom App) To provide public comment at the appropriate time, click on the "raise hand" icon located at the bottom of the screen and the moderator will unmute your device.
- Click Here for Zoom Meeting Webinar IDs and Passcodes
- Click Here for Zoom Meeting Instructions for Attendees (as guests)
Please contact Denise Bohlman, City Clerk, at bohlmand@billingsmt.gov, or at 406.657.8210, with any questions.
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| COUNCIL CHAMBERS | MARCH 11, 2024 | 5:30 P.M. |
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Cole
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Cole
INVOCATION: Councilmember Owen
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers present on roll call were:
Shaw,
Gulick,
Neese,
Owen,
Joy,
Kennedy, Aspenlieder, Tidswell, Boyett, Rupsis
Kennedy, Aspenlieder, Tidswell, Boyett, Rupsis
MINUTES: February 26, 2024
COURTESIES:
PROCLAMATIONS: AmeriCorps Week - March 10-16
COUNCIL REPORTS:
ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS - CHRIS KUKULSKI
PUBLIC COMMENT on "NON-PUBLIC HEARING" Agenda Items: 1, 5 and 6 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
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Separations:
A.
Bid Awards:
1.
W.O. 24-02: Missing Sidewalk Project. (Opened 2/6/2024) Recommend Knife River for Schedules I and II.
2.
1709 Saint Johns Avenue, Housing Rehabilitation Project. (Opened 2/20/2024) Recommend rejecting all bids.
B.
Agreement with United Diagnostic Services, LLC for Medical Evaluation/Diagnostic Consultant Services for Fire Department.
C.
Memorandum of Understanding between the City Parks Department and Little League Baseball and Softball.
D.
Memorandum of Understanding between the City Parks Department and Annafeld Homeowners Association.
E.
Recommendation of Approval of the 2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program to the Policy Coordinating Committee.
F.
Grant Application Submittal for AmeriCorps VISTA Project.
G.
Acceptance of Inflation Reduction Act Urban and Community Forest Grant.
H.
Preliminary Minor Plat of Zimmerman Home Place Subdivision, 4th Filing.
*Quasi-Judicial
I.
Resolution ordering improvements for W.O. 24-02: Missing Sidewalk Program.
J.
Second/Final Reading Ordinance for Zone Change 1042, located at 655 W. Wicks Lane.
*Quasi-Judicial
K.
Bills for the Weeks of:
1.
February 5, 2024
2.
February 13, 2024
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.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION rescinding and repealing Resolution 90-16317, exempting property located within Hogan Homestead Subdivision. Staff recommends approval.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve a Resolution rescinding and repealing Resolution 90-16317, as recommended by staff.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve a Resolution rescinding and repealing Resolution 90-16317, as recommended by staff.
3.
PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING ORDINANCE amending BMCC, Article 22-800, Storm Sewers. Staff recommends approval.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve the first reading ordinance amending BMCC, Article 22-800, Storm Sewers, as recommended by staff.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve the first reading ordinance amending BMCC, Article 22-800, Storm Sewers, as recommended by staff.
4.
PUBLIC HEARING FOR PURCHASE, SALE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT of City Hall, South Parking Lot, and North Parking Lot with Honaker Realty, LLC. Staff recommends approval.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve the execution of a purchase, sale and development agreement with Honaker Realty LLC, as recommended by staff.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve the execution of a purchase, sale and development agreement with Honaker Realty LLC, as recommended by staff.
5.
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING ASSISTANCE from Downtown Urban Renewal District to the Rockman Project for hotel project at intersection of North 27th Street and 2nd Avenue North, up to a maximum reimbursement of $5,000,000, to be paid in 5 disbursements of $1,000,000 each within 5 continuous fiscal years, as recommended by Downtown Billings Partnership (DBP) Board.
Recommended Motion: I move to approve tax increment financing assistance from Downtown Urban Renewal District to the Rockman Project, up to a maximum reimbursement of $5,000,000, to be paid in 5 disbursements of $1,000,000 each within 5 continuous fiscal years, as recommended by DBP Board.
Recommended Motion: I move to approve tax increment financing assistance from Downtown Urban Renewal District to the Rockman Project, up to a maximum reimbursement of $5,000,000, to be paid in 5 disbursements of $1,000,000 each within 5 continuous fiscal years, as recommended by DBP Board.
6.
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING ASSISTANCE from the East Billings Urban Renewal District (EBURD) to Tailwind Management, LLC for remodel and redevelopment of property at 320 North 17th Street, up to a maximum reimbursement of $137,086.47, as recommended by the Billings Industrial Revitalization District (BIRD) Board.
Recommended Motion: I move to conditionally approve tax increment financing assistance from the EBURD tax increment finance district funds to Tailwind Management, LLC, up to a maximum reimbursement of $137,086.47, as recommended by the (BIRD) Board.
Recommended Motion: I move to conditionally approve tax increment financing assistance from the EBURD tax increment finance district funds to Tailwind Management, LLC, up to a maximum reimbursement of $137,086.47, as recommended by the (BIRD) 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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ * 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. |