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- Review the Agenda Packet on the City's website at: www.billingsmt.gov and click on "Your Government," "City Council," and "Agendas & Minutes".
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Citizens may submit public comment via the following methods:
- Mail: City Clerk, P.O. Box 1178, Billings, MT 59103
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- 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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| REVISED 7/16/24 CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 1E - ATTACHMENT ADDED CITY COUNCIL REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING |
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| COUNCIL CHAMBERS | JULY 22, 2024 | 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,
Kennedy, Aspenlieder, Tidswell, Boyett, Rupsis
Kennedy, Aspenlieder, Tidswell, Boyett, Rupsis
MINUTES:
- June 24, 2024
- July 8, 2024
COURTESIES:
PROCLAMATIONS:
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. 22-44: Zone 1, Water Storage Improvements, Schedule 1 - Construction Contract. (Opened 6/04/24) Recommend rejecting all bids.
2.
W.O. 22-44: Zone 1, Water Storage Improvements, Schedule 2 - Construction Contract. (Opened 6/04/24). Recommend rejecting all bids.
3.
W.O. 24-38: Wicks Lane Stormwater Improvements, Phase II. (Opened 6/18/24) Recommend Askin Construction for Schedule 1 and Schedule 1 Additive Alternate.
4.
2025 58,000 GVW 12-Yard Dump Truck. (Opened 6/18/24). Recommend I-State Truck Center.
B.
Amendment No. 3 with Mead & Hunt, Inc. for Air Service Consulting Services.
C.
Scheduled Airline Operating Agreement and Terminal Building Lease with Sun Country Inc.
D.
Water Line Agreement with the County Water District of Billings Heights for reimbursement funds associated with work completed under W.O. 24-38: Wicks Lane Stormwater Improvements.
E.
Collective Bargaining Agreement - Teamsters Local 190.
F.
Grant Application
Request for Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program in the Billings EBURD and North Park Neighborhoods.
G.
US Department of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Funds to recoup general fund dollars spent on irrigation pumps and controllers at three City parks.
H.
Acknowledge Receipt of Petition to Vacate Block 51 Foster's Addition Alley and setting a Public Hearing for August 12, 2024.
I.
Perpetual Right-of-Way Easements from G2 Investments, LLC, for the trail construction along the Yellowstone River.
J.
Final Plat of Lake Hills Subdivision, 40th Filing.
*Quasi-Judicial
K.
Resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application to the Montana Coal Endowment Program infrastructure planning grant.
L.
Resolution authorizing the sale and prescribing the form and terms for the Expanded North 27th Street Bonds.
M.
Bills for the Weeks of:
1.
June 17, 2024
2.
June 24, 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 FIRST READING ORDINANCE amending Billings, Montana City Code (BMCC) Sections 24-457, Violation records; 24-467 Failure to pay parking fees; 24-473, Penalties; 24-1004 Parking violation-Procedure generally; 24-1005, Same-Response failure action; 24-1006,Violation citation compliance failure; warrant for arrest; and 24-1011, Penalty for violations. Staff recommends approval.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve First Reading Ordinance amending BMCC, Sections 24-457, Violation records; 24-467 Failure to pay parking fees; 24-473, Penalties; 24-1004 Parking violation-Procedure generally; 24-1005, Same-Response failure action; 24-1006,Violation citation compliance failure; warrant for arrest; and 24-1011, Penalty for violations, 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, Sections 24-457, Violation records; 24-467 Failure to pay parking fees; 24-473, Penalties; 24-1004 Parking violation-Procedure generally; 24-1005, Same-Response failure action; 24-1006,Violation citation compliance failure; warrant for arrest; and 24-1011, Penalty for violations, recommended by staff.
3.
PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING ORDINANCE expanding the boundaries of Ward V to include recently annexed property in Amended Ridgeline Subdivision Annexation. Staff recommends approval.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve the First Reading Ordinance expanding the boundaries of Ward V, 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 expanding the boundaries of Ward V, as recommended by staff.
4.
PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING ORDINANCE
FOR ZONE CHANGE 1052: located at Lot 3, Block 1, Zimmerman Home Place Subdivision, 3rd Filing. 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 1052 and adopt 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 1052 and adopt the findings of the 10 review criteria, as recommended by the Zoning Commission.
5.
RESOLUTION approving and adopting Cottonwood Park Master Plan. Staff recommends approval.
Recommended Motion: I move to approve a resolution adopting Cottonwood Park Master Plan, as recommended by staff.
Recommended Motion: I move to approve a resolution adopting Cottonwood Park Master Plan, as recommended by staff.
6.
RECONSIDERATION OF MOTION FOR RESOLUTION approving Municipal Court Judges Salary Increase. Staff recommends approval.
Recommended Motion: I move to approve a resolution approving Municipal Court Judges' Salary Increase, as recommended by Staff.
Recommended Motion: I move to approve a resolution approving Municipal Court Judges' Salary Increase, 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:
1.
Budget and Employee Pay. (CM Kennedy)
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. |