**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.
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 contact Denise Bohlman, City Clerk, at bohlmand@billingsmt.gov, or at 406.657.8210, with any questions.
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| CITY COUNCIL REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING |
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| AGENDA |
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| COUNCIL CHAMBERS | JUNE 10, 2024 | 5:30 P.M. |
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Cole
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Cole
INVOCATION: Councilmember Rupsis
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 28, 2024
COURTESIES:
PROCLAMATIONS:
COUNCIL REPORTS:
ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS - CHRIS KUKULSKI
PUBLIC COMMENT on "NON-PUBLIC HEARING" Agenda Items: 1 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. 23-45: Street and Traffic Remote Breakroom. (Opened 5/7/24) Recommend Yellowstone Basin Construction.
2.
W.O. 23-45: Street and Traffic Remote Salt Storage Building. (Opened 5/7/24) Recommend Greystone Construction.
B.
Amendment to Subdivision Improvement Agreement for Whisper Ridge Subdivision.
C.
Donations to the Public Library from Town Pump Charitable Foundation and Friends of the Library.
D.
Preliminary Plat Extension for High Sierra Subdivision, 20th Filing.
E.
Final Plat of Zimmerman Home Place Subdivision, 4th Filing.
F.
Second/Final Reading Ordinance for Zone Change 1041: text amendments to zoning regulations.
G.
Second/Final Reading Ordinance for Zone Change 1047: located on the west end of Rimrock Road.
H.
Bills for the Weeks of:
1.
May 6, 2024
2.
May 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 approving and adopting the FY25 budget. Staff recommends approval.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve a Resolution approving and adopting the FY25 budget, as recommended by staff.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve a Resolution approving and adopting the FY25 budget, as recommended by staff.
3.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION to donate property to Phase II Homeowners Association in Whisper Ridge Subdivision. Staff recommends approval.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve a Resolution to donate property to Phase II Homeowners Association in Whisper Ridge Subdivision, as recommended by staff.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve a Resolution to donate property to Phase II Homeowners Association in Whisper Ridge Subdivision, as recommended by staff.
4.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION approving and adopting the water resale rate. Staff recommends approval.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve a Resolution approving and adopting the water resale rate, as recommended by staff.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve a Resolution approving and adopting the water resale rate, as recommended by staff.
5.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION setting FY25 Storm Sewer fee rates. Staff recommends approval.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve a Resolution setting FY25 Storm Sewer fee rates, as recommended by staff.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve a Resolution setting FY25 Storm Sewer fee rates, as recommended by staff.
6.
PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING ORDINANCE amending Billings, Montana City Code (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 First Reading Ordinance amending BMCC, Article 22-800, Storm Sewers, recommended by staff.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve First Reading Ordinance amending BMCC, Article 22-800, Storm Sewers, 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:
| 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. |