Missoula City Council Meeting Agenda

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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

  

4.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS

  

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
Amendments to the Our Missoula 2045 Land Use Plan
Eran Pehan

This item has attachments.  
  • Recommended motion:

    City Council adopt a Resolution to Adopt amendments to the Our Missoula 2045 Land Use Plan and Place Types Map, based on the information and considerations in the staff report.

     

6.2
Our Missoula Project – Adoption of the Unified Development Code & Zoning Map
Jen Gress

This item has attachments.  
  • Recommended motion:

    City Council adopt an ordinance establishing Title 22 – City of Missoula Unified Development Code (UDC) (Attachment A), repealing in its entirety Title 16 – Manufactured Housing and Mobile Home Parks; Title 17 – Subdivisions; Title 20 - Missoula City Zoning Ordinance; Title 21 – Form Based Code (Sx ʷtpqyen); and any Planned Unit Development (PUD) or Special District (SD) found on Attachment C – Planned Unit Development (PUD) and Special Districts (SD) Repealed/Retained – as well as any PUD or SD not listed as Converted to Historic Resource Overlay; with all of the foregoing based on the findings of facts and conclusions outlined in the staff report.

     

  • Recommended motion:
    Amendment:

    4.9 Site Standards Landscaping Amendment #2 Activity Area Exemption for Infill Development Near Parks (striking section i).

  • Recommended motion:
    Amendment:

    Motion to exempt permanently affordable, deed restricted housing, as defined in the UDC from activity area requirements.

  • Recommended motion:

    City Council adopt an ordinance establishing a new City of Missoula Zoning Map (Attachment B), and repeal the existing Zoning map, to come into compliance with the Montana Land Use and Planning Act, MCA 76-25, based on the findings of facts and conclusions outlined in the staff report.

     

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 January 20, 2026

This item has attachments.  
  • Recommended motion:

    Ratify accounts payable (claims) for checks dated January 20, 2026, in the amount of $927,283.11.

9.2
Accounts Payable (claims) for checks dated January 27, 2026

This item has attachments.  
  • Recommended motion:

    Approve accounts payable (claims) for checks dated January 27, 2026, in the amount of $1,820,540.31.

9.3
Amendment 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc for the Resource Recovery Facility Digester 2 Mixer Replacement Project
Adam Marsh

This item has attachments.  
  • Recommended motion:

    Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign the Amendment 1 of the Professional Services Agreement with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. for the Resource Recovery Facility Digester 2 Mixer replacement project at a cost not to exceed $79,619.00

9.4
Addendum to 2023 Interlocal Agreement with Missoula County for Missoula Development Park
Tracy L. Campbell

This item has attachments.  
  • Recommended motion:

    Authorize the Mayor to sign an Addendum to the 2023 Interlocal Agreement between the City of Missoula and Missoula County.

9.5
Amendment to the Missoula Development Park Contract with Herrera Environmental Consultants
Tracy L. Campbell

This item has attachments.  
  • Recommended motion:

    Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign the contract amendment with Herrerra Environmental Consultants, for the Missoula Development Park at a cost not to exceed $153,309.00

9.6
Amending City County Interlocal Agreement for Planning Services - 2026
Jen Gress

This item has attachments.  
  • Recommended motion:

    Approve and Authorize the Mayor to sign an amended City County Interlocal Agreement for Land Use Planning Services

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.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.f
Public Safety, Health and Operations (PSHO) committee report

  

10.1.g
Public Works and Mobility (PWM) committee report

  

10.2
Informational Reports

  

11.
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA

  

12.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR

  

13.
GENERAL COMMENTS OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

  

14.
ADJOURNMENT

  

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