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Agenda for Regular City Council Meeting

CITY OF BILLINGS

CITY OF BILLINGS VISION STATEMENT:

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


AGENDA
COUNCIL CHAMBERS      January 8, 2018             6:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Cole
 
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:  Mayor Cole
 
INVOCATION:  Mayor Cole
 
ROLL CALL:  Councilmembers present on roll call were:
 
MINUTES: December 18, 2017 
 
COURTESIES:
  • Downtown Billings Alliance
  • Billings Gazette Carrier - Kathy Doney
 
PROCLAMATIONS:
 
ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS - BRUCE MCCANDLESS
 
PUBLIC COMMENT on "NON-PUBLIC HEARING" Agenda Items: 1 and 5 ONLY. Speaker sign-in required.(Comments offered are limited to one (1) minute for one item, or three (3) minutes for multiple items. Please sign the roster located on the cart at the back of 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:
 
1.
W.O. 14-11, Water Reclamation Facility, Air Flotation Thickener Equipment Procurement. (Opened 12/19/17) Recommend delay of award until January 22, 2018.
 
B.
Approval of Adult Resource Alliance of Yellowstone County Funding Agreement Renewal for FY18; $40,000.
 
C.
Approval of the City-County Special Investigations Unit (CCSIU) agreement with Yellowstone County for calendar year 2018.
 
D.
Approval of the proposed Exchange City Golf Course Corporation (ECGC) 2018 annual budget and fee structure for Par 3 Golf Course.
 
E.
Approval of sale of retired police car and related equipment to the Alpha House; $1,300.
 
F.
Confirmation of Probationary Police Officers - Nicholas Crowe, Travis Fjetland, John Pearson and Dakota Singh. 
 
G.
Acceptance of donation to the Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Department from the Billings Parks, Recreation and Preservation Foundation ( BPRPF); $19,369.28.
 
H.
Resolution of Intent to construct W.O. 18-10, Poets Streets, and setting a public hearing date of 02/12/2018.
 
I.
Preliminary Subsequent Minor Plat of Amended Lot 2, Block 4, Claimstake Subdivision, generally located at 2449 Overland Avenue; Timothy and Tracey Eastwood, owners; EEC, Inc., agent.  
 
J.
Bills and Payroll:
 
1.
December 4, 2017
 
2.
December 11, 2017
 
3.
December 13 and 18, 2017
 
REGULAR AGENDA:
 
2.
PUBLIC HEARING AND SPECIAL REVIEW 960: a special review to allow the location of a 60-foot wireless communications facility with microwave dishes and a future 16-foot Omni antennae in a Public (P) zone on a 5.74 acre parcel of land, generally located at Wicks Lane near the cross street of High Sierra Blvd. North Western Energy, owner; John J. Enright, agent. Zoning Commission recommends conditional approval and adoption of the the findings of the 3 criteria. (Action: approval or disapproval of Zoning Commission recommendation.)
 
3.
PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING ORDINANCE FOR ZONE CHANGE 961: a zone change from Residential Professional (RP) to Community Commercial (CC) on a 1.42-acre parcel of land, generally located north of Rimrock Road and west of 62nd Street West. Magnus Land Development, LLC, owner; Performance Engineering, agent. Zoning Commission recommends approval and adoption of the findings of the 10 criteria. (Action: approval or disapproval of Zoning Commission recommendation.)
 
4.
PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING ORDINANCE FOR ZONE CHANGE 962: a zone change from Residential Professional (RP) to Community Commercial (CC) on a 1.54-acre parcel of land, generally located at 4046 Avenue C. Randy Swenson, owner; EEC, Inc., agent. Zoning Commission recommends denial based on the findings of the 10 criteria. (Action: approval or disapproval of Zoning Commission recommendation.)
 
5.
NOMINATION AND ELECTION of Deputy Mayor Pro Tempore. Staff recommends City Council nominate and elect a Deputy Mayor Pro Tempore. (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 are limited to 3 minutes. Please sign the roster located on the cart at the back of 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.