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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."
 
REVISED 12.12.2025
Regular Agenda Items 3b, 3c and 3d Removed 
Staff Memo for Regular Agenda Item 3 was revised
   CITY COUNCIL
   REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING
 
                             AGENDA                                 CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION - 4:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
316 N. 26th Street, 5th Floor		                          DECEMBER 15, 2025                                 BUSINESS MEETING - 5:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Cole
 
RECESS TO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION  (4:00 PM - 5:30 PM) - * City Administrator, Chris Kukulski's Annual Review

*Note: The Executive Session will be closed, as allowed in Section 2-3-203(3), MCA, as discussions relate to matters of individual privacy and wherein the demands of individual privacy exceed the merits of public disclosure. 
 
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
 
MINUTES: 
  • November 24, 2025 - Pending
  • December 8, 2025 - Pending
 
COURTESIES:
 
PROCLAMATIONS:  HOMELESS PERSONS' MEMORIAL DAY - December 21, 2025
 
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: None
 
B.
Professional Services Contract with HDR Engineering, Inc. for W.O. 26-11: Monad Road Reconstruction - Daniel Street to Moore Lane.
 
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C.
Purchase of Commercial Solid Waste Containers; WasteQuip.
 
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D.
Amendment No. 6, W.O. 19-12: West End Project Final Reservoir Design and BBWA Raw Water Delivery Services; HDR Engineering.
 
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E.
Short-Term Agreement with Yellowstone County for use of the Animal Control facility.
 
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F.
Annexation Agreement with LMO Investment, LLC.
 
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G.
Fish, Wildlife and Parks Trail Grant for wayfinding signage and Donation from Billings Trailnet to Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.  
 
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H.
Donation from Partners for Parks for wayfinding signage on various trails to Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
 
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I.
Preliminary Minor Plat for Srite Acres Subdivision, Amended Lot 2A. *Quasi-Judicial
 
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J.
Bills for the Weeks of:
 
1.
November 17, 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 APPROVING ZONE CHANGE 1075 WITH VARIANCE: A .38 acre parcel of land, more or less, legally described as Lot 67A1 of the Amended Plat of Lots 66A and 67A Sunny Cove Fruit Farms (to be known as Homestead Acres). Zoning Commission recommends approval of Zone Change 1075 with Variance 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 a resolution approving Zone Change 1075 with Variance and adopting the findings of the 10 review criteria, as recommended by the Zoning Commission. 
 
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3.
PUBLIC HEARING to grant a waiver to BMCC Sections 26-203 and 26-204 for annexation requirements and to provide water service to Meadowlark Mobile Home Park contingent on a water service agreement with Meadowlark of Billings, LLC. Staff recommends approval. 

Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to grant a waiver to BMCC Sections 26-203 and 26-204, and provide water service to Meadowlark Mobile Home Park contingent on a water service agreement with Meadowlark of Billings, LLC, as recommended by staff.
 
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4.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S Annual Performance Evaluation and APPROVAL of Compensation Increase.

Recommended Motion: I move to approve a compensation increase for Chris Kukulski, City Administrator. 
 
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RECOGNITION OF OUTGOING MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS
 
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.