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| REVISED 5.20.24 Regular Agenda Item 5, a revised version of the attachment was added CITY COUNCIL REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING |
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| COUNCIL CHAMBERS | MAY 28, 2024 | 5:30 P.M. |
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Cole
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Cole
INVOCATION: Councilmember Boyett
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers present on roll call were:
Shaw,
Gulick,
Neese,
Owen,
Joy,
Kennedy, Aspenlieder, Tidswell, Boyett, Rupsis
Kennedy, Aspenlieder, Tidswell, Boyett, Rupsis
MINUTES: May 13, 2024
COURTESIES:
PROCLAMATIONS: Scleroderma Awareness Month - June
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.)
SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Thorne Run
1.
CONSENT AGENDA
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Separations:
A.
Mayor Cole recommends that Council confirm the following appointments:
1.
Tourism BID Board - Billings Hotel and Convention Center (BHCC).
B.
Bid Awards:
1.
W.O. 20-13: King Avenue West and 36th Street West Traffic Signal Improvements. (Opened 5/7/24) Recommend Montana Lines, Inc.
2.
W.O. 24-24: Voelker Pump Station Pressure Reducing Valve. (Opened 5/7/24) Recommend COP Construction, LLC.
C.
Amendment No. 1, W.O. 24-01, Contract 2: 2024 Sewer Main Replacement; Morrison-Maierle, Inc.
D.
Contract with Signal of Montana for Library Security Services.
E.
Purchase of FY25 Solid Waste Refuse Trucks from SWS Equipment, LLC.
F.
Declaring Surplus Property and authorizing the sale of 300-gallon waste containers to the City of Powell, Wyoming.
G.
2024 High Intensity Drug Traffic Area (HIDTA)
award from the Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy.
H.
Donations to Code Enforcement for Graffiti Reward Fund from various donors.
I.
Donations in support of the "Mobilize the MAGIC City" project from various donors.
J.
Easement from Billings Public Schools for the Rose Park Trail.
K.
Preliminary Minor Plat of Broso Valley Park Subdivision, 2nd Filing.
*Quasi-Judicial
L.
Preliminary Minor Subsequent Plat of Les Schwab Subdivision.
*Quasi-Judicial
M.
Final Plat of Annafeld Subdivision, 5th Filing.
*Quasi-Judicial
N.
Resolution authorizing the sale and prescribing the form and terms for the Expanded North 27th Street Refunding Bonds.
O.
Second/Final Reading Ordinance amending BMCC, Sec. 24-426 Permit for Loading and Unloading by Backing to Curb and Sec. 24-431 Permit for Curb Loading Zones.
P.
Bills for the Weeks of:
1.
April 22, 2024
2.
April 29, 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 adopting Solid Waste Collection, Disposal, and Landfill Fees for Fiscal Year 2025. Staff recommends approval.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve a resolution adopting Solid Waste Collection, Disposal, and Landfill Fees for Fiscal Year 2025, as recommended by staff.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve a resolution adopting Solid Waste Collection, Disposal, and Landfill Fees for Fiscal Year 2025, as recommended by staff.
3.
PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING ORDINANCE FOR ZONE CHANGE 1041: text amendments to the zoning regulations to comply with the elements of SB 245, and adoption of the findings of the 10 review criteria. Zoning Commission recommends approval.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve First Reading Ordinance for Zone Change 1041, to the zoning regulations to comply with the elements of SB 245, and adoption of the findings of the 10 review criteria, as recommended by the Zoning Commission.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve First Reading Ordinance for Zone Change 1041, to the zoning regulations to comply with the elements of SB 245, and adoption of the findings of the 10 review criteria, as recommended by the Zoning Commission.
4.
PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING ORDINANCE
FOR ZONE CHANGE 1047: located on the west end of Rimrock Road in Copper Ridge Subdivision, 7th and 8th Filings. Zoning Commission recommends approval and adoption of the 10 review criteria.
*Quasi-Judicial
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve First Reading Ordinance for Zone Change 1047 and adopt the findings of the 10 criteria, as recommended by the Zoning Commission.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve First Reading Ordinance for Zone Change 1047 and adopt the findings of the 10 criteria, as recommended by the Zoning Commission.
5.
BID AWARD:
W.O. 23-11: Downtown Two-Way Street Conversion, including all Schedules with Alternate Bs to Montana Lines Inc. Staff recommends approval.
Recommended Motion: I move to approve a bid award for W.O. 23-11: Downtown Two-Way Street Conversion, including all Schedules with Alternate Bs to Montana Lines Inc., as recommended by staff.
Recommended Motion: I move to approve a bid award for W.O. 23-11: Downtown Two-Way Street Conversion, including all Schedules with Alternate Bs to Montana Lines Inc., as recommended by staff.
6.
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING with Yellowstone County for Short Term Detention Facility. Staff recommends approval.
Recommended Motion: I move to approve entering into the Memorandum of Understanding with Yellowstone County for Short Term Detention Facility, as recommended by staff.
Recommended Motion: I move to approve entering into the Memorandum of Understanding with Yellowstone County for Short Term Detention Facility, as recommended by staff.
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:
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