**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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| COUNCIL CHAMBERS | NOVEMBER 12, 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: October 28, 2024
COURTESIES:
PROCLAMATIONS:
- Family Court Awareness Month - November
- National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month and National Caregiver Month - November
COUNCIL REPORTS:
ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS - CHRIS KUKULSKI
PUBLIC COMMENT on "NON-PUBLIC HEARING" Agenda Items: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 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. 25-03: Contract 2, Schedule 1 Pavement Patching, Schedule 2 Crack Seal/Mastic. (Opened 10/15/24) Recommend Schedule 1 to Askin Construction; Schedule 2 with the Additive Alternate to Z and Z Seal Coating, Inc.
2.
W.O. 25-03: Contract 3, City Chip/Scrub Seal. (Opened 10/15/24) Recommend Hardrives Construction, Inc.
3.
W.O. 23-23: Briarwood Lift Station H2S Mitigation. (Opened 10/15/24) Recommend Western Municipal Construction.
B.
Non-Commercial Aviation Ground Lease with the State of Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks.
C.
Purchase of three (3) mowers from Midland Implement Company for Parks Department.
D.
Amendment No. 2 to the Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) for Current City Hall with Honaker Realty LLC and JWT Capital LLC.
E.
Agreement with Broadcom (formally VMware) for Virtual Server Licenses.
F.
2024 Federal Homeland Security Grant for Police Department Bomb Squad.
G.
2024 Justice Assistance Grant Application and Memorandum of Understanding with Yellowstone County.
H.
Donation to Police Department from Rimrock Credit Union for School Resource Officer summer camp.
I.
Final Minor Plat of Zimmerman Home Place Subdivision, 5th Filing.
*Quasi-Judicial
J.
Resolution updating Tax Abatement Policies.
K.
Second/Final Reading Ordinance adopting 2021 International Fire Code (IFC).
L.
Council Holiday Meetings Schedule.
M.
Bills for the Weeks of:
1.
October 7, 2024
2.
October 14, 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.
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES for the 2025 Montana State Legislature's 69th Session. Staff recommends approval.
Recommended Motion: I move to approve a resolution establishing legislative priorities for the 2025 Montana State Legislature's 69th Session, as recommended by staff.
Recommended Motion: I move to approve a resolution establishing legislative priorities for the 2025 Montana State Legislature's 69th Session, as recommended by staff.
3.
RESOLUTIONS for lease purchase financing and historic tax credit financing for New City Hall. Staff recommends approval.
Recommended Motion: I move to approve resolutions for lease purchase financing and historic tax credit financing for New City Hall, as recommended by staff.
Recommended Motion: I move to approve resolutions for lease purchase financing and historic tax credit financing for New City Hall, as recommended by staff.
4.
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING ASSISTANCE from the East Billings Urban Renewal District (EBURD) to Billings Animal Family Hospital for remodel and redevelopment of property at 1616 1st Avenue North, up to a maximum reimbursement of $475,000, 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 Billings Animal Family Hospital, up to a maximum reimbursement of $475,000, 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 Billings Animal Family Hospital, up to a maximum reimbursement of $475,000, as recommended by the (BIRD) Board.
5.
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING ASSISTANCE from the East Billings Urban Renewal District (EBURD) to Vemco, Inc. (DDG Partnership, LLP) for exterior remodel improvements of the property at 2016 2nd Avenue North, up to a maximum reimbursement of $26,000, 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 Vemco, Inc. (DDG Partnership, LLP), up to a maximum reimbursement of $26,000, 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 Vemco, Inc. (DDG Partnership, LLP), up to a maximum reimbursement of $26,000, 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. |