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Agenda for Regular City Council Meeting

CITY OF BILLINGS

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


AGENDA
COUNCIL CHAMBERS  June 25, 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:

Cromley,  Yakawich, Brewster,  Ewalt,  Joy, Friedel, Gibbs,  Ronning,  Clark, Brown
 
MINUTES: June 11, 2018
 
COURTESIES:
 
PROCLAMATIONS:
 
ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS - BRUCE MCCANDLESS
 
PUBLIC COMMENT on "NON-PUBLIC HEARING" Agenda Items: 1, 5b, 14 and 15 ONLY. Speaker sign-in required. (Comments 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.
Mayor Cole recommends that Council confirm the following appointments:
 
1.
 
  Name Board/Commission Term
      Begins Ends
1 No Applications Board of Appeals - Electrical Cont 06/25/18 12/31/21
2 Mick Brown Board of Appeals -Plumber 06/25/18 12/31/21
3 Gloria Boyd Housing Authority* 06/25/18 12/31/21
4 Keith Edgerton Yellowstone Historic Preservation* 06/25/18 12/31/19
  * 3 Unexpired term of Bradley Ball  
  * 4 Unexpired term of James Graff
 
 
B.
Bid Awards:
 
1.
W.O. 17-18, Water Treatment Plant Rip Rap. (Opened 6/12/18) Recommend Donnes, Inc.; $100,299.
 
2.
W.O. 18-05, 54th Street West and Rimrock Road Traffic Signal Improvements. (Opened 6/12/18) Recommend Knife River - Billings; $560,880.60.
 
3.
W.O. 18-13, Kyhl Lane Sidewalk. (Opened 6/12/18) Recommend CMG Construction, LLC; $263,760.
 
C.
Professional Services Contract for Billings Regional Landfill master plan update; HDR Engineering; $114,000.
 
D.
Approval of 5-year Billings Urban Fire Service Area (BUFSA) Agreement with Yellowstone County; first year fees $1,176,255. 
 
E.
Approval of 30-year lease with the Montana Historical Society and the Billings Preservation Society to continue community preservation of the Moss Mansion.
 
F.
Approval of the assignment and transfer of West End Hangar Ground Lease from KW Air, LLC to Jim Ragain.
 
G.
Approval ofutility easement with NorthWestern Energy to install new power line with conduit across Terry Park.
 
H.
Approval of utility easement with NorthWestern Energy to replace existing electric cables with conduit and new cables in Stewart Park.
 
I.
Resolution closing pooled sidewalk Series 2002B, Special Improvement District (SID) 1347 and 1356, Pooled SID Series 2001C, 2002A and 2005.
 
J.
Preliminary Major Plat of Amended Lots 7-17, Coal Creek Subdivision, generally located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Rimrock Road and 62nd Street West; Magnus Land Development, LLC, owner; CTA, agent.
 
K.
Cancellation of Checks and Warrants.
 
L.
Bills and Payroll:
 
1.
May 29, 2018
 
2.
June 5, 2018
 
REGULAR AGENDA:
 
2.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTIONS approving and adopting FY2019 budget. Staff recommends approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendation.)
 
3.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTIONS setting annual FY2019 assessments on the following:
 
a.
Business Improvement District, Tourism Business Improvement District, Mill Levy Rates for General Fund, Transit, Library and Public Safety.
 
b.
Arterial Construction
 
c.
Street Maintenance District
 
d.
Storm Sewer

Staff recommends approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendation.)
 
4.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION revising Public Works fee structure and amounts for FY2019. Staff recommends approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendation.)
 
5.
SOLID WASTE:
 
a.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION establishing collection, disposal, and landfill fees for FY2019, effective July 1, 2018. Staff recommends approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendation.)
 
b.
APPROVAL of one-year landfill use agreement with Yellowstone County; $189,260. Staff recommends approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendation.)
 
6.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION adopting fee changes associated with various services provided by the Planning Division and Engineering. Staff recommends approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendation.)
 
7.
PUBLIC HEARING AND SPECIAL REVIEW 964: a special review to allow the location of an All-Beverage Liquor License with Gaming (bar and casino) as part of a new Town Pump gas station convenience store and liquor store in a Community Commercial (CC) zone on a 3.39-acre parcel of land, generally located at 3415 Grand Avenue. Town Pump, Inc., Owner; AT Architects, Agent. Zoning Commission recommends conditional approval and adoption of the findings of the 3 criteria. (Action: approval or disapproval of Zoning Commission recommendation.)
 
8.
PUBLIC HEARING AND SPECIAL REVIEW 965: a special review to allow a 50-foot camouflage wireless facility – a faux tree – next to a detached garage in a Residential Professional (RP) zone, generally located at 2512 Shiloh Road. Kincaid Land, LLC, owner; Kevin Howell, Verizon Wireless, agent. Zoning Commission recommends conditional approval and adoption of the findings of the 3 criteria. (Action: approval or disapproval of Zoning Commission recommendation.)
 
9.
PUBLIC HEARING AND SPECIAL REVIEW 966: a special review to locate a drive-through food service restaurant across an alley from a Residential zone in a Community Commercial (CC) zone on a 21,211 square foot parcel of land, generally located at 2202 Central Avenue. Zarbock Enterprises, LLC, owner; John Atkinson, agent. Zoning Commission recommends conditional approval and adoption of the findings of the 3 criteria. (Action: approval or disapproval of Zoning Commission recommendation.)
 
10.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION FOR ANNEXATION 18-04: a property described as approximately 13.52 gross acres, located south of Interstate 90 and north of the Yellowstone River, known as Coulson Park. Staff recommends approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendation.)
 
11.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION FOR ANNEXATION 18-05: a property approximately 347.321 gross acres of land, property located south of Molt Road and northwest of the Copper Ridge Subdivision, known as Phipps Park. Staff recommends approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendation.)
 
12.
PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING ORDINANCE FOR ZONE CHANGE 966: a zone change from the EBURD-Industrial Sanctuary (EBURD-IS) zone to the EBURD-Central Works (EBURD-CW) zone on a 5.64 acre parcel of land, generally located at First Avenue North and North 15th Street. Kairos Center LLC, owner; Martin Connell, agent. Zoning Commission recommends approval and adoption of the findings of the 10 criteria. (Action: approval or disapproval of Zoning Commission recommendation.)
 
13.
PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING ORDINANCE FOR ZONE CHANGE 967: a zone change from Residential Multi-Family (RMF) to Community Commercial (CC) on a 1.72 acre parcel of land, generally located at the intersection of Lake Elmo Drive and Josephine Drive. Orville Kurtz, owner; David Goodridge, agent. Zoning Commission recommends approval and adoption of the findings of the 10 criteria. (Action: approval or disapproval of Zoning Commission recommendation.)
 
14.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS (IAFF) LOCAL 521 UNION CONTRACT (7/1/18-6/30/23). Staff recommends approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendation.)
 
15.
MONTANA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, BILLINGS POLICE CHAPTER, UNION CONTRACT (7/1/2018-6/30/21). 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 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.

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