**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.
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Citizens may submit public comment via the following methods:
- Mail: City Clerk, P.O. Box 1178, Billings, MT 59103
- Email: Council@billingsmt.gov.
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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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| COUNCIL CHAMBERS 316 N. 26th Street, 5th Floor |
JULY 14, 2025 | 5:30 P.M. |
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Cole
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Cole
INVOCATION: Councilmember Shaw
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers present on roll call were:
Shaw,
Gulick,
Neese,
Owen,
Rogers,
Kennedy, Aspenlieder, Tidswell, Boyett, Rupsis
Kennedy, Aspenlieder, Tidswell, Boyett, Rupsis
MINUTES: June 23, 2025
COURTESIES:
PROCLAMATIONS:
COUNCIL REPORTS:
ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS - CHRIS KUKULSKI
PUBLIC COMMENT on "NON-PUBLIC HEARING" Agenda Items: 1, 4, 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. 19-42: West End Water Treatment Plant Transmission Main, Phase 2. (Opened 6/17/25) Recommend COP Construction, LLC.
2.
Fire Station 5 Interior Remodel. (Opened 7/1/25) Recommend TW Ridley, LLC.
B.
Change Order No. 6, W.O. 19-12: West End Reservoir Project; Dick Anderson Construction, Inc.
C.
Amendment No. 1, Park 1 Garage Condo Declaration with TD Properties.
D.
Amendment No. 4, Air Service Consulting Services with Mead & Hunt, Inc.
E.
Purchase 30 Mobile Data Terminals from Insight Public Sector for the Police Department.
F.
Disposal of 300-gallon surplus waste containers.
G.
Donation to Parks and Recreation from Partners for Parks for solar lighting along Rose Park North Trail.
H.
Right-of-Way and Warranty Deed for Certificate of Survey 2007, Amended Tract 2A-1.
I.
Recommendation for approval of the Transportation Alternatives grant applications to the PCC.
J.
Recommendationfor approval of the FY2026 Unified Planning Work Program to the PCC.
K.
Approval and Acceptance for US EPA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund for abatement and demolition of 802 Yellowstone Avenue.
L.
Resolution authorizing the sale and prescribing the form and terms for the Tax Increment bonds for the South Billings Urban Renewal District.
M.
Second/Final Reading Ordinance for Zone Change 1066, located at 844 Grand Ave.
N.
Bills for the Weeks of:
1.
June 9, 2025
2.
June 16, 2025
3.
June 23, 2025
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), Section 22-408, Failure to Remove Obstructions, 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 amending BMCC Section 22-408, Failure to Remove Obstructions, 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 amending BMCC Section 22-408, Failure to Remove Obstructions, as recommended by staff.
3.
PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING ORDINANCE amending Billings, Montana City Code (BMCC), Section 24-601, Parking, 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 amending BMCC Section 24-601, Parking, 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 amending BMCC Section 24-601, Parking, as recommended by staff.
4.
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING ASSISTANCE from the Downtown Urban Renewal TIF District to upgrade (4) pedestrian crossings along Montana Avenue, up to $20,000. Downtown Billings Partnership (DBP) Board recommends approval.
Recommended Motion: I move to conditionally approve tax increment financing assistance from the Downtown Urban Renewal TIF District to upgrade (4) pedestrian crossings along Montana Avenue, up to $20,000, as recommended by DBP Board.
Recommended Motion: I move to conditionally approve tax increment financing assistance from the Downtown Urban Renewal TIF District to upgrade (4) pedestrian crossings along Montana Avenue, up to $20,000, as recommended by DBP Board.
5.
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING ASSISTANCE from the Downtown Urban Renewal TIF Districtto Masonic Temple Billings, LLC (Steve Widmyer) for redevelopment of the Masonic Temple at 2804 3rd Avenue North, as recommended by Downtown Billings Partnership (DBP) Board.
Recommended Motion: I move to conditionally approve tax increment financing assistance from the Downtown Urban Renewal TIF District to Masonic Temple Billings, LLC (Steve Widmyer) for redevelopment of the Masonic Temple at 2804 3rd Avenue North, as recommended by DBP Board.
Recommended Motion: I move to conditionally approve tax increment financing assistance from the Downtown Urban Renewal TIF District to Masonic Temple Billings, LLC (Steve Widmyer) for redevelopment of the Masonic Temple at 2804 3rd Avenue North, as recommended by DBP Board.
6.
CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT discussion. No action necessary.
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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