**UPDATED AS OF 10/5/2017**
START TIME WAS CHANGED TO 5:30 PM
FOR CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
CITY OF BILLINGS
CITY OF BILLINGS VISION STATEMENT:
"THE MAGIC CITY: A DIVERSE, WELCOMING COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE PROSPER AND BUSINESS SUCCEEDS."
AGENDA
| COUNCIL CHAMBERS | October 10, 2017 | 5:30 P.M. |
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Hanel
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Hanel
INVOCATION: Mayor Hanel
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers present on roll call were:
RECESS TO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION* (meeting will be called back to order at 6:30 pm)
* 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.
RECESS TO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION* (meeting will be called back to order at 6:30 pm)
* 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: September 25, 2017
COURTESIES:
PROCLAMATIONS:
ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS - BRUCE MCCANDLESS
PUBLIC COMMENT on "NON-PUBLIC HEARING" Agenda Items: 1 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 meeting.)
1.
CONSENT AGENDA
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Separations:
A.
Bid Awards:
1.
Airport Terminal Building Window Washing. (Opened 9/26/17) Recommend Fish Window Cleaning; $68,298.
2.
W.O. 17-23 King Avenue West Water and Sewer Extension. (Opened 9/26/17) Recommend Western Municipal Construction, Inc.; $1,216,157.
B.
Approval of lease renewal of the Limited Commercial Aviation Building and Ground Lease with Alpine Immobilien, LLC, revenue first year $18,430.35, revenue subsequent years adjusted by CPI-U.
C.
Approval of Federal Aviation Administration Garage/Shop Site Ground Lease renewal for additional five years; 10/1/2017 - 9/30/2022; annual revenue $2,635.
D.
Approval of Addendum to the Master Agreement with Airbus DS Communications, 9-1-1 Telephone System Upgrade; $339,925.
E.
Approval of Addendum to Master Agreement with Airbus DS Communications, Two New Radio Consoles and PC Upgrades; $140,972.05.
F.
Professional Engineering Services Agreement for Landfill Miscellaneous, Great West Engineering.
G.
Confirmation of Probationary Police Officers - Casey Bigelow, Kathy Brown, Hunter Cook, Brett Hilde, Kevin Rockwell, Jayden Romero, Dustin Stroble, Dylan Sutton and Seth Weston, III.
H.
Acceptance of donation from Bighorn County and approval of donation to Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office; $4,725.
I.
Acceptance of donation to Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Department from March Against Drugs and Violence for a tree and commemorative plaque at the Splash Pad in South Park; $1,000.
J.
Acceptance of 2017 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG); $86,119.
K.
Revolving Loan Fund to Sharli Kiner - Limber Tree Yoga; $35,000.
L.
Final Plat Approval of Annafeld Subdivision, 1st Filing.
M.
Bills and Payroll:
1.
September 11, 2017
2.
September 18, 2017
REGULAR AGENDA:
2.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION de-annexing approximately 49 acres of undeveloped land described as portions of Terrace Estates Subdivision, 3rd Filing; James and Jo Ann Boyer, petitioners. Staff recommends approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendation.)
PUBLIC COMMENT on Non-Agenda Items — Speaker 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 Denise R. Bohlman, City Clerk, at 657-8210. |