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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 Street, 5th Floor		 SEPTEMBER 8, 2025          5:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Cole
 
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Cole
 
INVOCATION: Councilmember Rogers
 
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers present on roll call were: Shaw,  Gulick, Neese,  Owen,  Rogers, 
Kennedy, Aspenlieder, Tidswell,  Boyett, Rupsis
 
MINUTES: August 25, 2025
 
COURTESIES:
 
PROCLAMATIONS: September 21, 2025 - Suicide Prevention Day
 
COUNCIL REPORTS:
 
ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS - CHRIS KUKULSKI
 
PUBLIC COMMENT on "NON-PUBLIC HEARING" Agenda Items: 1 and 4 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:
 
1.
City Vehicles. (Opened 8/19/25) Recommend Laurel Chevrolet (three vehicles); Rogers Motors (four vehicles); and Billion Auto Group (two vehicles).
 
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B.
Purchase of two Airport Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) trucks; Rosenbauer Minnesota, LLC.
 
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C.
Purchase of one Toolcat UW56 for Public Works; Bobcat of Big Sky.
 
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D.
Agreement for Microsoft Enterprise/Volume Licensing; SHI International Corp.
 
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E.
West End Hangar Ground Lease with Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 57, Inc. 
 
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F.
West End Hangar Ground Lease with Belix Investments, LLC. 
 
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G.
West End Hangar Ground Lease with Robert C. Bryan and Phyllis C. Bryan.
 
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H.
Amended Plat of Southgate Subdivision, 1st Filing. *Quasi-Judicial
 
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I.
Bills for the Weeks of:
 
1.
August 11, 2025
 
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2.
August 18, 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.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION setting Special Improvement Lighting Maintenance District (SILMD) assessments. Staff recommends approval. 

Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve a Resolution setting Special Improvement Lighting Maintenance District (SILMD) assessments, as recommended by staff.
 
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3.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION setting and assessing Encroachment Rental fees. Staff recommends approval. 

Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve a Resolution setting and assessing Encroachment Rental fees, as recommended by staff.
 
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4.
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING ASSISTANCE  EXTENSION from the Downtown Urban Renewal TIF District for Old Billings Hardware Development Venture, LP for its mixed use project at 2802 Montana Avenue, up to $745,000. 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 for Old Billings Hardware Development Venture, LP for its mixed use project at 2802 Montana Avenue, up to $745,000, as recommended by DBP Board.
 
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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:
 
Residency Requirements for Department Heads - Councilmember Kennedy
 
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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.