Agenda for Regular City Council Meeting

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AGENDA

COUNCIL CHAMBERS

January 11, 2010

6:30 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Hanel

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Hanel

INVOCATION – Councilmember Cimmino
OATHS OF OFFICE FOR MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS — Municipal Court Judge Mary Jane Knisely administered the oath of office to Mayor Hanel and Councilmembers Ronquillo, Cimmino, McFadden, Ulledalen, and Astle.

ROLL CALL — Councilmembers present on roll call were: Ronquillo, Gaghen, Pitman, Cimmino, McFadden, Ruegamer, McCall, Ulledalen, Astle, Clark.

MINUTES:

December 14, 2009 — Approved
December 21, 2009 — Approved

ELECTION OF DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEMPORE — Councilmember Gaghen was elected.

COURTESIES — None

PROCLAMATIONS — Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 18, 2010

ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS - TINA VOLEK

Ms. Volek referred to a memo placed on council desks for Item 1B that contained revised cost figures for the CTEP/ARRA Project Specific Agreement for the Main Street Underpass. She noted that the memo was also in the ex-parte notebook at the back of the room.
Ms. Volek advised that a copy of a letter from Felt, Martin, Frazier & Weldon, P.C. regarding Item 1K, the resolution authorizing condemnation of portions of the Morningside Homes Subdivision common area, was placed on council desks and in the ex-parte notebook at the back of the room.
City Attorney Brent Brooks advised that page 5 of Item 1M, the Municipal Infractions Ordinance, contained section 22-449 regarding penalties. He stated that that paragraph had been previously deleted and repealed by a text amendment and was included in the ordinance by mistake. He suggested separating that item from the Consent Agenda to remove that section.
Ms. Volek explained that the Council needed to select a representative and alternate to the Policy Coordinating Committee (PCC) since former Councilmembers Veis and Brewster previously served in that capacity. She requested adding that item to the agenda because the PCC was scheduled to meet at noon the following day. She noted that a copy of the staff memo was placed at council desks and in the ex-parte notebook in the back of the room.

Councilmember McCall moved to add selection of PCC representation to the agenda as Item #5 on the Regular Agenda, seconded by Councilmember Ruegamer. ON A VOICE VOTE, THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

PUBLIC COMMENT on "NON-PUBLIC HEARING" Agenda Items: 1, 4 and 5 ONLY. Speaker sign-in required.(Comments offered here are limited to 1 minuteper speaker. Please sign up on the clipboard located at the podium. Comment on items listed as public hearing items will be heard ONLY during the designated public hearing time for each respective item.)

(NOTE: For Items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Please sign up on the clipboard located at the back of the room.)

Tom Zurbuchen, 1747 Wicks Lane, asked what type of buses were being purchased for Item 1E. He also referred to Item 4 and asked about the cost for the technical assistance in that matter and what opinions were provided from that assistance.
Doug Rubke, 110 S. 31st, stated that the Municipal Infractions Ordinance should have been developed in cooperation with the Animal Control Board to include animal issues.
Kim Gillen, 752 Judicial, stated that the Alkali Creek project should include consideration to the people that lived upstream from Alkali Creek.
Ken Frazier, stated he was the attorney representing the Morningside Homeowners Association and expressed his objections to the proposed project.

There were no other speakers and the public comment period was closed.

CONSENT AGENDA: Separations: E, K, M, O

Agreement with Billings Housing Authority to fund one Police Officer; 1/1/2010 through 6/30/2010.