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Agenda for Regular City Council Meeting

UPDATED AS OF 5/5/2016
CITY OF BILLINGS


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"THE MAGIC CITY: A DIVERSE, WELCOMING COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE PROSPER AND BUSINESS SUCCEEDS."

 

AGENDA
City Hall Conf. Room, Council Chamber May 9, 2016             5:45 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Hanel, City Hall Conference Room
 
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:  Mayor Hanel
 
INVOCATION:  Councilmember Clark
 
ROLL CALL:  Councilmembers present on roll call were:
 
RECESS TO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION (meeting will be called back to order at 6:30 pm in Council Chamber)

*Note: The closed Executive Session is solely for the purpose of discussing litigation strategy in which the only parties are NOT public bodies or associations, as described in Section 2-3-203(1) and (2). The meeting is closed, as allowed by Section 2-3-303, MCA, "to discuss a strategy to be followed with respect to litigation when an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the litigating position" of the City of Billings.
 
MINUTES:  April 25, 2016
 
COURTESIES:
 
PROCLAMATIONS: Mental Health Month; Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month
 
ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS - TINA VOLEK
 
 
PUBLIC COMMENT on "NON-PUBLIC HEARING" Agenda Items: #1 and #6 ONLY. Speaker sign-in required.(Comments offered here are limited to one (1) minute for one item, or three (3) minutes for multiple items. Please sign in at the cart located at the back of the council chambers or 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. 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.
W.O. 16-01, Schedule 2B, Sanitary Sewer Main Replacement Project. (Opened 4/26/16) Recommend Western Municipal Construction, Inc., $1,102,651.60.
 
2.
W.O. 16-01, Schedule 3, 17th Street West Water Main Replacement Project Phase 2. (Opened 4/26/16) Recommend COP Construction, LLC, $708,102.
 
3.
W.O. 16-06, South Billings Urban Renewal District (SBURD) Sanitary Sewer, Phase 2. (Opened 4/26/16) Recommend COP Construction, LLC, $729,600.
 
4.
Pond D Storm Water Detention and Conveyance System. (Opened 4/26/16) Recommend COP Construction, LLC, $2,658,745.10.
 
B.
Professional Services Contract for W.O. 16-09, Grand Avenue (48th Street West to 58th Street West) Engineering Design; Sanderson Stewart; $556,900.
 
C.
Professional Services Contract for Optimist Park master plan; Land Design, Inc.; $49,615.
 
D.
Development Agreement with School District 2 for Ben Steele Middle School.
 
E.
Agreement with Yellowstone County Sheriff's Department to provide New World Public Safety data processing services. FY 2016-2017; annual revenue $134,521.
 
F.
Acknowledge receipt of petition to vacate a portion of Montgomery Street near Hansen Lane, Popelka Enterprises, petitioner; and setting a public hearing date of June 13, 2016.
 
G.
Acceptance of Donation to Billings Fire Department, St. Vincent Healthcare employees, Share Our Spirit Associate Giving Campaign, $2,500 for the purchase of patient lift devices.
 
H.
Recommendation of approval to the Policy Coordinating Committee for Amendment III of the 2015-2019 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).
 
I.
Resolution relating to the financing of South Billings Urban Renewal District improvement projects, establishing compliance with Reimbursement Bond Regulations under the Internal Revenue Code.
 
J.
Preliminary Subsequent Minor Plat of 23rd Street Subdivision, Amended Plat of the North 100 feet of Lot 1, Block 8, Sunnyside Subdivision, Second Filing, generally located at 11th Avenue North and North 23rd Street; Mark Wright, owner; Territorial Landworks, Inc., agent; conditional approval and adoption of the findings of fact.
 
K.
Bills and Payroll:
 
1.
April 11, 2016
 
2.
April 18, 2016
 
REGULAR AGENDA:
 
2.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION approving and adopting budget amendments for FY16. Staff recommends approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendation.)
 
3.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION FOR ANNEX ATION #16-03: a 6.4 acre portion of an 89 acre parcel of land described as the N1/2 NE1/4, SWNE1/4, Section 31, Township 1 North, Range 25 East, generally located south of Rimrock Road at the southwest corner of the intersection of 54th Street West and Trail Creek Drive; Yellowstone Meadows Partners, LLC, petitioner. Staff recommends conditional approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendation.)
 
4.
PUBLIC HEARING AND SPECIAL REVIEW #941: a special review to allow the construction of an LDS Meetinghouse, in a Residential 9,600 (R-96) zone on a 5.6 acre portion of an 89.98 acre un-platted parcel of land described as: the N1/2 NE1/4, SWNE 1/4 in Section 31, Township 1 North, Range 25 East, generally located at 54th Street West at Trail Creek Drive. Scott Nielson, NBW Architects, agent. Zoning Commission recommends conditional approval and adoption of the findings of the 3 criteria. (Action: approval or disapproval of Zoning Commission recommendation.)
 
5.
PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING ORDINANCE expanding the boundaries of Ward III to include recently annexed property in Annexation #16-02:located south of Elysian Road and west of the Hogan Slough between Mullowney Lane and East Lane; McCall Development and the Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation, petitioners. Staff recommends approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendation.)
 
6.
AUTHORIZATION OF PROPERTY PURCHASE by the Downtown Billings Partnership (DBP) at 1st Avenue North and North 29th Street for a price and expenses not to exceed $850,000; and granting a waiver to the appraisal requirements of Resolution 93-16740. DBP Board recommends authorizing the property purchase by the DBP. Staff recommends approval of the waiver. (Action: approval or disapproval of DBP Board and staff recommendations.)
 
PUBLIC COMMENT on Non-Agenda ItemsSpeaker Sign-in required. (Restricted to ONLY items not on this printed agenda. Comments here are limited to 3 minutes. Please sign in at the cart located at the back of the council chambers or at the podium.)
 
COUNCIL INITIATIVES
 
ADJOURN
 
Additional information on any of these items is available in the City Clerk's Office. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to attend this meeting. Please notify Billie Guenther, City Clerk, at 657-8210.