Missoula City Council Meeting Agenda

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Date:

Monday, June 24, 2024 at 6:00 P.m. - 8:00 P.m.

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1.

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

2.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

3.

ANNOUNCE CHANGES TO COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDAS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP APPROVALS

3.1

Committee Schedule June 26, 2024

4.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS

4.1

Neighborhood Council Updates

4.1.a

Moose Can Gully and South 39th Street

4.1.b

Southgate Triangle

5.

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.)  

5.1

Fiscal Year 2024 Budget 3rd Quarter Amendments

Leigh Griffing

• Recommended motion:

  (Adopt/Deny) A resolution for the 3rd Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 amendments to the annual appropriations. [Second Reading]

5.2

High Park Views 13-Lot Major Subdivision

Lauren Stevens

• Recommended motion:

  Approve the variance request from Article 3, Section 3-020.3.G, Section 3-020.5.A, and Sections 3-020.5.B(3) and B(4) of the City Subdivision Regulations to allow the extension of Landon’s Way to be in the form of a cul-de-sac, providing only one access route to lots within the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI).

• Recommended motion:

  Approve the variance request from Article 3, Section 3-020.4(D) requiring that a street connection must be provided to any existing or approved public street abutting the subdivision to allow for no new street connection to Simons Drive.

• Recommended motion:

  Approve the variance request from Article 3, Section 3-030.2.A(2) of the City Subdivision Regulations establishing a maximum block length of 480 feet in urban-suburban subdivisions to allow the block to include the entire extension of Landon’s Way.

• Recommended motion:

  Approve the variance request from Article 3, Section 3-020 Table .2A, Section 3-020.15.D.1, and Section 3-020.15.D.2.a of the City Subdivision Regulations to allow Simons Drive to deviate from the design standards for a Low Density Urban Local Street, including the minimum right-of-way width, landscaped boulevard, and 7-foot sidewalk clear space.

• Recommended motion:

  Approve the High Park Views Subdivision preliminary plat application, subject to the recommended conditions of approval, based on the findings of fact and conclusions of law in this staff report.

5.3

Ordinances amending Missoula Municipal Code Titles 3, 12, 13, and 15 for multiple code amendments related to the Public Works and Mobility Department.

Katie Emery, Ross Mollenhauer

• Recommended motion:

  (Adopt/Deny) Ordinances amending Missoula Municipal Code Title 3 entitled “Revenue and Finance,” Title 12 entitled “Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places,” Title 13 entitled “Public Services,” and Title 15 entitled “Building and Construction,” for multiple code amendments which are related to the Public Works and Mobility Department, to be effective on July 24, 2024. [Second Reading]

5.4

Ordinance adding Chapter 12.60, to adopt regulations governing camping on City Right-of-way and other City Property.

Andrea Davis, Amber Sherrill, Mirtha Becerra, Gwen Jones, Mike Nugent, Stacie Anderson, Bob Campbell, Sandra Vasecka

• Recommended motion:

  (Adopt/Deny) an ordinance adding Chapter 12.60, to adopt regulations governing camping on City Right-of-way and other City Property, and repealing Chapter 12.40.010.B. [Second Reading]

6.

NEW BUSINESS

7.

PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA

8.

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:

8.1

Accounts Payable (claims) for checks dated June 18, 2024

• Recommended motion:

  Ratify accounts payable (claims) for checks dated June 18, 2024, in the amount of $13,015,529.33.

8.2

Accounts Payable (claims) for checks dated June 25, 2024

• Recommended motion:

  Approve accounts payable (claims) for checks dated June 25, 2024, in the amount of $5,830,795.79.

8.3

Public Forum for Opportunity Place

• Recommended motion:

  Set a public forum for July 8^th, 2024, on 42-44 Developer LLC’s tax credit application to build Opportunity Place.  Under state and local law, the Council’s role is to conduct this public forum and take public comment; it does not have a decision-making role.

8.4

Public Forum for Missoula City-County Animal Control Center

Kristin Spadafore

• Recommended motion:

  Set a public hearing on July 8, 2024 to hold a public forum on an application from the Missoula County Airport Industrial District to vary from Title 20 Zoning Code requirements regarding remodel and expansion of the existing animal control center. Under state and local law, the Council’s role is to conduct this public forum and take public comment; it does not have a decision-making role.

8.5

Mount Jumbo Marshall Canyon - DNRC MT Forest Action Plan Grant Agreement

Jeff Gicklhorn

• Recommended motion:

  Approve the Mayor to accept and sign the MT Forest Action Plan grant agreement with the MT DNRC for forestry work to be implemented on City Conservation Lands with a total award of $150,000.00.

9.

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.)

9.1

Committee Reports

9.1.a

Budget and Finance (BF) committee report

9.1.a.a

Minutes from June 12, 2024

9.1.b

Climate, Conservation and Parks (CCP) committee report

9.1.b.a

Minutes from June 12, 2024

9.1.c

Committee of the Whole (COW) committee report

9.1.c.a

Minutes from June 12, 2024

9.1.d

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

9.1.e

Land Use and Planning (LUP) committee report

9.1.e.a

Minutes from June 12, 2024

9.1.f

Public Safety, Health and Operations (PSHO) committee report

9.1.f.a

Minutes from June 12, 2024

9.1.f.b

Code Amendments and Resolution Response to Spike in Youth Cannabis Use

Gwen Jones

• Recommended motion:

  [First reading and preliminary adoption] Set a public hearing for July 8, 2024, on an ordinance amending Title 5 of the Missoula Municipal Code, to add a new Section 5.08.121 to enact a prohibition on new business licenses for retail adult use dispensaries pending review of the regulations applicable to such operations as a part of the City’s Uniform Development Code Project.  

• Recommended motion:

  [First reading and preliminary adoption] Set a public hearing for July 8, 2024, on an ordinance amending Title 8 of the Missoula Municipal Code, to add a new Chapter 8.39 entitled “Restrictions on the Sale of Transaction of Cannabis Products” intended to impose additional regulations concerning the sale of transaction of cannabis products in the City, including imposing a new criminal sanction of those that sell or give cannabis products to individuals under 21 years of age.  

• Recommended motion:

  A resolution initiating a moratorium on accepting new business license applications for cannabis dispensary operations and calling for a review of the public health concerns regarding the large number of cannabis dispensary operations within the City. [Adopt/Deny on July 8, 2024]

9.1.g

Public Works and Mobility (PWM) committee report

9.2

Informational Reports

9.2.a

Administratively Approved Report

10.

PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

11.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR

12.

GENERAL COMMENTS OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

13.

ADJOURNMENT

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