Minutes for City Council Regular Business Meeting

APPROVED
MINUTES
OF THE BILLINGS CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING
February 14, 2022

The Billings City Council met in regular session at the Royal Johnson Community Room, Billings Public Library, 510 N. Broadway, Billings, Montana, at 5:30 PM.

CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Cole

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Cole

INVOCATION: Councilmember Gulick

ROLL CALL:

Present:

Councilmember Kendra Shaw, Ward I
Councilmember Ed Gulick, Ward I
Councilmember Roy Neese, Ward II
Councilmember Jennifer Owen, Ward II
Councilmember Denise Joy, Ward III
Councilmember Danny Chorki, Ward III
Councilmember Daniel Tidswell, Ward IV
Councilmember Pam Purinton, Ward IV
Councilmember Mike Boyett, Ward V
Councilmember Tom Rupsis, Ward V
Mayor William Cole

Staff Present:

Chris Kukulski, City Administrator
Kevin Iffland, Assistant City Administrator
Gina Dahl, City Attorney
Toni Keehner, Deputy City Clerk
Debi Meling, Public Works Director
Wyeth Friday, Planning Director
Stacy Tenney, Deputy City Attorney
Jason Lyon, Battalion Chief
Tracy Scott, Parking Supervisor
Kevin Ploehn, Aviation and Transit Director
Monica Plecker, Planning Division Manager
Pepper Valdez, Fire Chief
Mehmet Casey, Downtown Billings Alliance, Development Director

MINUTES:

January 10, 2022 - PENDING
January 24, 2022 - PENDING

COURTESIES:

Mayor Cole stated friend and long time volunteer Darrell Tunnicliff had recently passed. He gave his condolences to the family.

PROCLAMATIONS:

There were no Proclamations.

COUNCIL REPORTS:

There were no Council reports.

ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS - CHRIS KUKULSKI

Reminded Council of the two revisions that had been made to the agenda on Friday, February 11, 2022.
Stated there had not been any exparte items received for tonight's meeting.

PUBLIC COMMENT on “NON-PUBLIC HEARING” Agenda Items: 1 and 2 ONLY. Speaker sign-in required. (Comments are limited to three (3) minutes or as set by the Mayor. Please sign the roster at the cart located at the back of the 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.)

The following constituents spoke in favor of Regular Agenda Item 2, Tax Increment Financing from Downtown Urban Renewal District to Griffin Development for a mixed use 32-unit residential apartment building at 2316 1st Avenue North.

Dan Brooks, Chamber of Commerce.
Katy Easton, Downtown Billings Alliance CEO.
Brittney Hunter, Coldwell Banker Realtor.
George Warmer, Coldwell Banker Commercial Managing Broker, Big Sky Economic Development.
Mike Schaer, 1109 North 32nd, Billings, Montana.
Steve Arveschoug, Big Sky Economic Development Executive Director.

CONSENT AGENDA -- Separations: 1S1 and 1S2

Mayor Cole recommends that Council confirm the following appointments: UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED

	Name	Board/Commission	Term
			Begins	Ends
1	No Applications	Animal Control Board	02/14/22	12/31/25
2	No Applications	Animal Control Board	02/14/22	12/31/25
3	Blake Wahrlich	Billings BID	02/14/22	12/31/25
4	No Applications	Billings BID	02/14/22	12/31/25
5	George Warmer	Board of Adjustments	02/14/22	12/31/25
6	No Applications	Board of Adjustments	02/14/22	12/31/25
7	No Applications	Board of Adjustments	02/14/22	12/31/25
8	No Applications	Board of Appeals - Architect	02/14/22	12/31/25
9	No Applications	Board of Appeals - Electrician	02/14/22	12/31/25
10	Denise Boggio	Citizen Police Advisory Board	02/14/22	12/31/25
11	Dennis Bear Don't Walk	Citizen Police Advisory Board	02/14/22	12/31/25
12	April Veach	Citizen Police Advisory Board	02/14/22	12/31/25
13	Joe Stout	Citizen Police Advisory Board	02/14/22	12/31/25
14	Chris Simpson	Citizen Police Advisory Board	02/14/22	12/31/25
15	Kristen Lundgren*	Citizen Police Advisory Board*	02/14/22	12/31/25
16	Erin Lambert**	Citizen Police Advisory Board**	02/14/22	12/31/25
17	Mark Hutchinson	Exchange City Golf Cooperation Board	02/1422	12/31/25
18	No Applications	Housing Authority - Family Res. Co	02/14/22	12/31/23
19	Edward Hammer	Housing Authority	02/14/22	12/31/26
20	Johanna Kennedy	Human Relations Commission	02/14/22	12/31/25
21	No Applications	Parking Board	02/14/22	12/31/25
22	No Applications	Parking Board	02/14/22	12/31/25
23	Laura Drager	Parks, Recreation & Cemetery Board	02/14/22	12/31/25
24	Aaron Redland	Public Works Board	02/14/22	12/31/25
25	No Applications	Traffic Control Board	02/14/22	12/31/25
26	No Applications	Traffic Control Board	02/14/22	12/31/25

* Citizens Police Advisory Board (Yellowstone County Substance Abuse Connect)
** Citizens Police Advisory Board (Yellowstone County Continuum of Care)

		CITY OF BILLINGS
ATTEST:		BY: William A. Cole, Mayor
BY: Denise R. Bohlman, City Clerk