Missoula City Council Meeting Agenda

Meeting #:

Date:

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 6:00 P.m. - 7:00 P.m.

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1.

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

2.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

2.1

Minutes from December 8, 2025

3.

ANNOUNCE CHANGES TO COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDAS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP APPROVALS

3.1

Committee Schedule for December 17, 2025

4.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS

4.1

Neighborhood Council Updates

4.1.a

Northside Westside Leadership Team Report

4.2

Proclamation - Homeless Persons' Memorial Day

Andrea Davis

5.

PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA

(The first period of public comment on items not on the agenda is limited to 20 minutes total, with up to 3 minutes allotted per speaker.  Each person may speak once per meeting concerning items not on the agenda.  In-person comments take precedence.  Sign-up is required and follows a first-come, first-served basis.  The second period of public comment on items not on the agenda will follow immediately after the conclusion of all regular business and continue until all comments have been taken.) 

6.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

(State law and City Council rules set guidelines for inviting community comment in a formal way on certain issues.  Following a staff report on each item, the City Council and the Mayor invite community comment.  City Council holds a public hearing on the item, a member of council makes a motion, and a vote is taken.  The public hearing and vote take place on the same night, unless there is a reason to hold the vote over to a later meeting date.)  

6.1

Planning Fee Schedule Amendment

Kirsten Hands

• Recommended motion:

  Adopt a resolution of the Missoula City Council Amending the Planning Fee Schedule, Exhibit B of Resolution 8887, adding a resubmittal fee, technology fee, hazardous vegetation fee and snow and ice removal fee.

7.

NEW BUSINESS

8.

PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA

(Additional reports from the public for items not on the agenda.)

9.

CONSENT AGENDA

(Items on the consent agenda were approved in City Council committees to be placed on the consent agenda to save time at Council meetings by voting on them as a package. The City Clerk will read the list aloud, so citizens watching on MCAT will know what is on the consent agenda. We’ll invite community comment on these items before we vote.)

• Recommended motion:

9.1

Accounts Payable (claims) for checks dated December 16, 2025

• Recommended motion:

  Approve accounts payable (claims) for checks dated December 16, 2025, in the amount of $3,544,203.93.

9.2

Amendments to the Our Missoula 2045 Land Use Plan

• Recommended motion:

  Set a public hearing for January 12, 2026, to review amendments to the Our Missoula 2045 Land Use Plan.

9.3

Our Missoula Project – Adoption of the Unified Development Code & Zoning Map

Jen Gress

• Recommended motion:

  Set a public hearing for January 12, 2026, to review the City of Missoula Unified Development Code – Title 22, and the City of Missoula Zoning Map. [First Reading and Preliminary Adoption]

9.4

Amended Collective Bargaining Agreement with Garden City Compost Teamsters

Angela Simonson

• Recommended motion:

  Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign an amended CBA with Garden City Compost Teamsters to add Cemetery staff.

9.6

Conditional Use Permit Request for Wireless Communication Facility at 5425 Gharrett Street

Zoe Walters

• Recommended motion:

  Set a public hearing on January 5^th, 2026, for the Wireless Communication Facility conditional use request located at 5425 Gharrett Street and refer this item to the Land Use and Planning Committee for presentation and discussion on December 17^th, 2025. [First reading] 

9.7

Resolution Establishing Municipal Planning Commission

Jen Gress

• Recommended motion:

  Adopt a resolution establishing a Municipal Planning Commission for the City of Missoula, Montana, subject to MCA 76-25 (Montana Land Use and Planning Act).

9.8

Great Northern Well Pump Replacement Project

Autumn Lauer

• Recommended motion:

  Authorize the Mayor to sign the City/ Valley Irrigation construction contract for the Great Northern Well Pump Replacement project.

9.9

Dixon Well Pump Replacement Project

Autumn Lauer

• Recommended motion:

  Authorize the Mayor to sign the City/Valley Irrigation construction contract for the Dixon Well Pump Replacement Project.

9.10

West End Farms Park Test Well

Andy Schultz

• Recommended motion:

  Authorize the Mayor to sign the Professional Services Agreement with RPA.

9.11

Wastewater Phase 2 Solar Array

Andy Schultz

• Recommended motion:

  Authorize the Mayor to sign Amendment No. 3 to the Master Energy Performance Contract with McKinstry Essention, LLC to design and construct the Wastewater Phase 2 Solar Array at a cost not to exceed $786,995.

9.12

Construction Agreement with Jackson Contractor Group for the Broadway Building Solar Photovoltaic System

Andy Schultz

• Recommended motion:

  Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign a Construction Agreement with Jackson Contractor Group for the Broadway Building Solar Photovoltaic System for a cost not to exceed $410,813.00.

9.5

Resolution to Transfer Modular Bathrooms to Missoula County

Eric Hallstrom

• Recommended motion:

  City Council adopt a resolution to declare the modular bathrooms used at the Johnson Street emergency shelter as surplus and to declare the City’s intent to transfer the property to Missoula County.

10.

REGULAR BUSINESS

(Items listed under committee reports were not approved unanimously in City Council committees. The chairperson of the standing City Council committee will make a motion. We invite community comment on each item.)

10.1

Committee Reports

10.1.a

Budget and Finance (BF) committee report

10.1.b

Climate, Conservation and Parks (CCP) committee report

10.1.b.a

Minutes from December 10, 2025

10.1.c

Committee of the Whole (COW) committee report

10.1.d

Housing, Redevelopment, and Community Programs (HRCP) committee report

10.1.e

Land Use and Planning (LUP) committee report

10.1.e.a

Minutes from December 10, 2025

10.1.f

Public Safety, Health and Operations (PSHO) committee report

10.1.f.a

Minutes from December 10, 2025

10.1.g

Public Works and Mobility (PWM) committee report

10.1.g.a

Minutes from December 10, 2025

10.1.g.b

Downtown Safety Access & Mobility Professional Services Agreement Amendment #3 with DJ&A

Megan McMeekin

• Recommended motion:

  [Passed in Committee] Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign Contract Amendment #3 to the Professional Services Agreement with DJ&A for tasks related to the Final Engineering Services at a cost not to exceed $2,470,940.

10.2

Informational Reports

10.2.a

Administratively Approved Report

11.

PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA

12.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR

13.

GENERAL COMMENTS OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

• Councilor Farmer expressed gratitude for the opportunity to serve, emphasized the importance of respectful disagreement, and thanked colleagues and constituents.

• Councilor Jones thanked Councilor Farmer for dedicated service, praised her thoughtfulness and steadiness, and acknowledged Detective Guy Baker's contributions to law enforcement and community safety.

• Councilor Nugent appreciated Councilor Farmer's calm and rational approach and expressed thanks to Detective Guy Baker for impactful work in law enforcement.

• Councilor Craske extended thanks to Councilor Farmer for dedication and service and shared appreciation for the council orientation provided by Claire and her team.

• Councilor McCoy thanked Councilor Farmer and Detective Guy Baker for their service.

• Councilor Campbell praised Detective Guy Baker for extensive contributions to law enforcement and thanked Councilor Farmer for dedication to constituents.

• Councilor Anderson commended Detective Guy Baker for compassionate service dealing with difficult subject matter and expressed gratitude to Councilor Farmer for thoughtful and intentional work on the council.

• Councilor Jordan thanked Detective Guy Baker for hard work and dedication and shared appreciation for Councilor Farmer's perspective and service.

• Councilor Melson thanked Councilor Farmer for commitment and contributions and noted their role as a role model.

 

14.

ADJOURNMENT

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