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Agenda for Regular City Council Meeting

CITY OF BILLINGS

CITY OF BILLINGS VISION STATEMENT:

"THE MAGIC CITY – A VIBRANT, WELCOMING PLACE WHERE
PEOPLE FLOURISH AND BUSINESS THRIVES."


AGENDA
COUNCIL CHAMBERS      December 12, 2011             6:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Hanel
 
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Hanel
 
INVOCATION – Councilmember Ronquillo
 
ROLL CALL
 
MINUTES:  
  • November 14, 2011
  • November 28, 2011
 
COURTESIES
 
PROCLAMATIONS
 
ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS - TINA VOLEK
 
 
PUBLIC COMMENT on "NON-PUBLIC HEARING" Agenda Items: 1 ONLY. Speaker sign-in required.(Comments offered here are limited to one (1) minute. 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. For Items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda.)
 
 
1.
CONSENT AGENDA -- Separations:
 
A.
Mayor Hanel recommends that Council confirm the following appointments:
 
1.
  Name Board/Commission Term 
      Begins Ends
1 Norm Kolpin Aviation & Transit 01/01/12 12/31/15
2 Steven Tostenrud Aviation & Transit 01/01/12 12/31/15 
3  Marlene Walter Board of Adjustments 01/01/12 12/31/13
4  No Applications Board of Adjustments 01/01/12 12/31/13 
5  No Applications Board of Appeals - Architect 01/01/12 12/31/13 
6  No Applications Board of Appeals - Electrical 01/01/12 12/31/13 
7  No Applications Board of Appeals 01/01/12 12/31/14 
8  No Applications Board of Appeals 01/01/12 12/31/14 
9  No Applications Board of Appeals 01/01/12 12/31/15 
10  No Applications Board of Ethics 01/01/12 12/31/15 
11 Rod Ostermiller Board of Health 01/01/12 12/31/14
12  No Applications           Community Development          01/01/12 12/31/15
13  No Applications                    Community Development - Low Mod 01/01/12 12/31/15 
14  Trent Currie Community Development - Low Mod 01/01/12 12/31/14 
15 Jason Banfield EMS Commission 01/01/12 12/31/12 
16  No Applications Exchange City Golf Board 01/01/12 12/31/14 
17 John Walsh Housing Authority 01/01/12 12/31/16
18 No Applications Housing Authority - Resident Comm 01/01/12 12/31/13
19 Claudia Stephens Human Relations 01/01/12 12/31/15
20 Ian Elliot Human Relations 01/01/12 12/31/15
21 No Applications Human Relations 01/01/12 12/31/15
22 William Lamdin Library Board 01/01/12 12/31/15
23 Don Olsen Parking Advisory Board 01/01/12 12/31/15
24 Steve Bruggeman Parking Advisory Board 01/01/12 12/31/15
25 Ben Surwill Police Board 01/01/12 12/31/14
26 David Hummel Public Works Board 01/01/12 12/31/15
27 James Mariska Public Works Board 01/01/12 12/31/15
28 No Applications Traffic Control Board 01/01/12 12/31/13
29 No Applications Traffic Control Board 01/01/12 12/31/15
30 Damian Forrester City/County Planning Board - Ward II 01/01/12 12/31/13
31 Jennifer Olsen City/County Planning Board - Ward V 01/01/12  12/31/12
32 Nancy Curriden Yellowstone Historic Preservation 01/01/12 12/31/13
33 Barbara Hawkins Zoning Commission 01/01/12 12/31/15
34 Dan Wagner Zoning Commission 01/01/12 12/31/15
35 Leonard Dailey Zoning Commission 01/01/12 12/31/15
36 Bill Ryan Zoning Commission 01/01/12 12/31/15
 
3. Unexpired term of LaVern Bass
4. Unexpired term of Terry Madtson
15. Unexpired term of James Knox
28. Unexpired term of James Knox
 
B.
Bid Awards:
 
1.
Airport Automobile Parking Concession (Opened 12/6/2011) Recommend delay of award until December 19, 2011.
 
C.
Approval of the City-County Special Investigations Unit (CCSIU) Agreement with Yellowstone County for calendar year 2012.
 
D.
Street Closures:
 
1.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Pedestrian March. January 16, 2012; 6:00 p.m. to 6:50 p.m.; starting at the Court House lawn, crossing at the intersection of N. 27th to 3rd Ave North, to N. 29th, north on N. 29th, across 4th Ave N. to Lincoln Center.
 
E.
Acceptance of Donation from Conoco - $1,000; Northwestern Energy - $500; MSU-B - $500; and Downtown Billings Partnership - $500 to offset costs associated with the 2011 Montana League of Cities and Towns Conference.
 
F.
Approval of Councilmember McCall to the Montana League of Cities and Towns Board of Directors as District 11 representative.
 
G.
Final Plat Approval of Amended Lot 2A and Tract 4A, Blue Meadow Acreage Tracts, Amended.
 
H.
Bills and Payroll:
 
1.
November 14, 2011
 
2.
November 21, 2011
 
REGULAR AGENDA:
 
2.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION adopting the Infill Development Policy. Infill Development Policy Ad Hoc Committee recommends approval. (Action: approval or disapproval of Infill Development Policy Ad Hoc Committee's recommendation.)
 
3.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION de-annexing Lots 26, 27, the west half of Lot 28 and Lot 38, and Lot 40 of the Sunny Cove Fruit Farms; petitioner and property owner Thomas E. Romine. Staff recommends denial of the de-annexation request from the city limits based on the criteria laid out in the City's Deanenxation Policy. (Action: approval or disapproval of staff recommendation.)
 
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COUNCIL INITIATIVES
 
ADJOURN
 
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