**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.
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| REVISED Consent Agenda Item 1B1 Staff Memo Error Corrected CITY COUNCIL REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING |
| AGENDA | ||
| COUNCIL CHAMBERS 316 N. 26th Street, 5th Floor |
MARCH 9, 2026 | 5:30 P.M. |
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Nelson
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Nelson
INVOCATION: Councilmember Pitman
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers present on roll call were:
Shaw,
Nicholson,
Neese,
Pitman,
Aguirre,
Kennedy, Aspenlieder, Lindley, Boyett, O'Donnell
Kennedy, Aspenlieder, Lindley, Boyett, O'Donnell
MINUTES: February 23, 2026
COURTESIES:
PROCLAMATIONS: Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
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 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.
Mayor Nelson recommends that the City Council confirm the appointment to the following boards and commissions that are vacant.
*Mayor Nelson extended deadline for applications.
| Name | Board/Commission | Term |
| 1 | Levi Wenner | Board of Adjustments* | 02/09/26 (Extended) | 12/31/29 |
B.
Bid Awards:
1.
Household Hazardous Waste Services. (Opened 2/3/26) Recommend Clean Earth Environmental Solutions.
2.
W.O. 26-12: Water Treatment Plant Sediment Hauling. (Opened 2/17/26) Recommend 7F Services.
3.
W.O. 26-32: CCTV City Storm Drain. (Opened 2/17/26) Recommend Pace Infrastructure Systems Specialists.
C.
Contract with KnowBe4 for Cybersecurity Training.
D.
Agreement with SHI International Corp. for Safe Software FME Local Government Subscription.
E.
Commercial Aviation Building and Ground Lease with Billings Clinic.
F.
Donation to Police Department from Mason Moore Foundation for a thermal pole camera attachment.
G.
2025 Homeland Security Grant for Police Department.
H.
2026 High Intensity Drug Traffic Area (HIDTA) Award to Police Department.
I.
Grant Application Submittal for AmericaCorps VISTA Project.
J.
Preliminary Plat for Homestead Acres Subdivision.
*Quasi-Judicial
K.
Final Plat of Hunter's Pointe Subdivision.
L.
Bills for the Weeks of:
1.
February 9, 2026
2.
February 17, 2026
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 assessing Weed Abatements. Staff recommends approval.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve a resolution assessing Weed Abatements, as recommended by staff.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve a resolution assessing Weed Abatements, as recommended by staff.
3.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION assessing Nuisance Property Abatements. Staff recommends approval.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve a resolution assessing Nuisance Property Abatements, as recommended by staff.
Recommended Motion: Having conducted a public hearing, considered written and spoken public testimony, I move to approve a resolution assessing Nuisance Property Abatements, as recommended by staff.
4.
ANNUAL REPORTS: Police and Fire Departments. 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 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. |