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**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, fifth floor of City Hall, 316 N. 26th 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.

 


 
VISION STATEMENT:
"The Magic City: A diverse,
welcoming community
where people prosper and
business succeeds."
 
 
     CITY COUNCIL
   REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING		    
  AGENDA                   
 
 
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
316 N. 26th St.		 MARCH 10, 2025                    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,  Rogers, 
Kennedy, Aspenlieder, Tidswell,  Boyett, Rupsis
 
MINUTES: February 24, 2025
 
COURTESIES:
 
PROCLAMATIONS: AmeriCorps Week (March 9-March 15)
 
COUNCIL REPORTS:
 
ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS - CHRIS KUKULSKI
 
PUBLIC COMMENT on "NON-PUBLIC HEARING" Agenda Items: 1, 2b, and 3b 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 -- Separations:
 
A.
Bid Awards: See 3b below
 
B.
Purchase shade structure for Coulson Park; GameTime c/o Great Western Recreation.
 
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C.
Contract for Amend Park Recreation Campus General Contractor / Construction Manager (GC/CM); Langlas & Associates.
 
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D.
Amendment No. 1, Snow Plowing of Local Streets; K2 Civil, Inc.
 
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E.
Lease Agreement Addendum with Yellowstone County for space in new City Hall.
 
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F.
Final Amendment to Gross Maximum Price, Airport Terminal Expansion Project; Sletten Construction.
 
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G.
Pedestrian Bicycle Master Plan.
 
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H.
State Highway Traffic Safety Billings DUI Program Grant.
 
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I.
FY24 COPS Hiring Program (CHP) Grant.
 
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J.
Preliminary Plat Extension for Hunters Pointe Subdivision. *Quasi-Judicial
 
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K.
Second/Final Reading Ordinance expanding Ward III (Annexation 24-05). *Quasi-Judicial
 
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L.
Bills for the Week of:
 
1.
February 4, 2025
 
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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.
FOUR-S CORPORATION PROPERTY - 1006 1st Avenue N.
 
a.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION APPROVING ANNEXATION 25-02: generally located at 1006 1st Avenue N. Staff recommends conditional approval. *Quasi-Judicial

Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve a Resolution conditionally approving Annexation 25-02, as recommended by staff. 
 
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b.
ANNEXATION AGREEMENT with Four-S Corporation. Staff recommends approval.

Recommended Motion: I move to approve an Annexation Agreement with Four-S Corporation, as recommended by staff.
 
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c.
PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING ORDINANCE expanding the boundaries of Ward I to include recently annexed property in Annexation 25-02: a parcel located at 1006 1st Avenue N. 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 I, as recommended by staff. 
 
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3.
SID 1428 - Annafeld Subdivision, 5th Filing
 
a.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION creating SID 1428, Annafeld Subdivision, 5th Filing Streetlights. Staff recommends approval.

Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve a Resolution creating SID 1428, as recommended by staff.
 
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b.
Bid Award: SID 1428, Annafeld Subdivision, 5th Filing Streetlights. (Opened 1/21/25) Recommend Millennium Electric, LLC.
 
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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.
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* 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.