Formal Agenda

Missoula City Council Meeting

Meeting #:
Date:
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Location:
City Council Chambers
140 W. Pine Street, Missoula , MT

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1.
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
 

2.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
 

3.
SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
 

4.
PUBLIC COMMENT
 

(Public comment from citizens on items that are not on the agenda)

5.
CONSENT AGENDA
 

(Items on the consent agenda were approved in City Council committees by a unanimous vote. We save time at Council meetings by voting on these items 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:

5.1
Claims- August 13, 2019
This item has attachments. 

1.08.13.19 ap memo over $1K + other.pdf
2.08.05.19 ap invoice rent manuals.pdf
3.08.13.19 ap invoices.pdf
4.2018 expenditure accounts detailed.pdf
5.Chart of Accounts Guide.pdf
  • Recommended motion:

    Approve claims in the amount of $1,625,329.45 for checks dated August 13, 2019.

5.2
Ordinance Amending MMC Chapter 6.07.1605 Animal Control Impoundment Costs
This item has attachments. 
Jeff Darrah

1.Referral- - Ordinance Animal Control Impoundment Costs MMC 6.07.1605.pdf
2.Ordinance - Chapter 6.07.1605 Minor Amendment.pdf
  • Recommended motion:

    [First reading and preliminary adoption] Set a public hearing on August 26, 2019 and preliminarily adopt an ordinance of the Missoula City Council amending Missoula Municipal Code Title 6, Chapter 6.07 entitled “Animal Ordinance” to clarify that following an Animal Welfare Hearing the Municipal Court has the authority to order the surrender of animals in cases of abuse or neglect or where the owner is not able or willing to provide for the necessary care of the animal.

5.3
Agreement with Montana Dept. of Transportation for Sanitary Sewer Manhole Adjustment on the I-90 Ramps – Grant Creek Road Project
This item has attachments. 
Ross Mollenhauer

1.Referral--Agreement with MDT for Sanitary Sewer Manhole Adjustment on I-90-Grant Creek Rd Project.pdf
2.Agreement--MDT--Sewer Manhole Adjustment--I-90-Grant Crk Project.pdf

  • Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign an agreement with the Montana Department of Transportation for sanitary sewer manhole adjustment as part of the I-90 Ramps – Grant Creek Road Project at no cost to the City.

5.4
HVAC Maintenance Fiscal Year 2020 To 2024
This item has attachments. 
Matt Lawson

1.Referral - HVAC Maintenance Contract .pdf
2.2019 HVAC EQUIPMENT1.pdf
3.HVAC contract.pdf
4.JCI pricing breakdown.pdf
  • Recommended motion:

    Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign a HVAC maintenance contract with Johnson Controls in the amount of $111,981.00 for fiscal year 2020 with 3% increase each year through 2024.

5.5
Higgins Ave. Bridge Rehabilitation—Hip Strip Plaza & West Stair Feasibility Studies and Design Modifications Project
This item has attachments. 
Jeremy Keene

1.Referral--Agreement w-HDR for Higgins Ave Bridge Rehab—Hip Strip Plaza and West Stair Feasibility Studies and Design Proj.pdf
2.Agreement--HDR Higgins Bridge--Hip Strip-West Stairs 2019-7-30.pdf
3.Attachment--Exhibit A--Higgins Ave Bridge Studies - HDR Scope.pdf

  • Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign a professional services agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc. for the Higgins Ave. Bridge Rehabilitation—Hip Strip Plaza & West Stair Feasibility Studies and Design Modifications Project at a cost not to exceed $39,625.60.

5.6
Resolution levying street lighting district assessments for 2019
This item has attachments. 
Marty Rehbein

1.Referral--Resolution levying street lighting improvement district assessments 2019.pdf
2.Resolution--Levying assessments for Street Lighting Districts 2019.pdf
3.Exhibit A-- Street Lighting Assessments fiscal year 2020.pdf

  • Set a public hearing on August 26, 2019 on a resolution of the Missoula City Council levying and assessing a special assessment and tax on the lots, pieces and parcels of land situated within all special lighting districts of the City of Missoula, Montana, in the amount of $361,837.12 to defray the cost of street lighting in special lighting districts during the fiscal year 2020.

6.
COMMENTS FROM CITY STAFF, AGENCIES, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AUTHORITIES AND THE COMMUNITY FORUM
 

7.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
 

8.
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.  The City Council normally votes on the same night as the public hearing unless one Council member requests that it be returned to a City Council committee for further consideration.)

8.1
Bluebird-North Hills Open Space Acquisition
This item has attachments. 
PC
Donna Gaukler

1.Referral--Bluebird-North Hills Open Space Acquisition.pdf
2.Resolution--Bluebird-North Hills.pdf
3.Presentation--Public hearing City County 08-12-2019--Bluebird-North Hills.pdf
4.Exhibit A--Bluebird-North Hills.pdf
5.Letter of support 5--Bluebird Homeowners Association.pdf
6.Map 1-- Potential Bluebird-North Hills Trailhead.pdf
7.Map 2-- Potential Bluebird-North Hills Trailhead Vicinity.pdf
8.Letter of recommendation--Bluebird.pdf
9.Letter of support 1--Bluebird Homeword.pdf
10.Letter of support 2--Bluebird WGM.pdf
11.Letter of support 3--Bluebird Neighborhood council.pdf
12.Letter of support 4 --Bluebird Grant Creek Trail Association.pdf
13.Letter of support 5--Bluebird Rocky Mtn. Elk Foundation.pdf
14.Powerpoint-- Bluebird-North Hills.pdf

This is a joint public hearing with the Missoula County Board of Commissioners.

  • Recommended motion:

    (Adopt/deny) a resolution to expend up to $450,000 of the City’s portion of the 2006 Open Space Bond funds to purchase 124-acres of open space land in the North Hills to protect scenic open space and wildlife habitat and provide a new public access trailhead and recreational trail.

     

8.2
Ordinances amending Chapter 10.42 and 12.40 Missoula Municipal Code to permit electrically assisted bicycles on commuter trails and public right-of-way
This item has attachments. 
PW
Jordan Hess

1.Referral--electrically assisted bicycles.pdf
2.Chapter 10.42 for July 17 Committee.pdf
3.Chapter 12.40 for July 17 Committee.pdf
4.Exhibit--Primary CommuterTrails map Chapter 12.40.pdf
  • Recommended motion:

    [Second and final reading] (Adopt/deny) an ordinance of the Missoula City Council amending Missoula Municipal Code Title 10, Chapter 10.42 entitled “Bicycles”, to permit and regulate the use of electrically assisted bicycles within the City and on an ordinance of the Missoula City Council amending Missoula Municipal Code Title 12, Chapter 12.40 entitled “City Parks” to allow certain electrically assisted bicycles to use primary commuter trails within the City.

8.3
Resolution to Adopt the Pedestrian Facilities Master Plan
This item has attachments. 
PW
Aaron Wilson

1.Referral - Resolution to Adopt the Pedestrian Facilities Master Plan.pdf
2.Document - Pedestrian Facilities Master Plan.pdf
3.Resolution - Adopt Pedestrian Facilities Master Plan.pdf
4.Presentation - Pedestrian Facilities Master Plan.pdf
  • Recommended motion:

    (Adopt/deny) a resolution to adopt the Pedestrian Facilities Master Plan for the purpose of pursuing a complete, connected and safe network of facilities for pedestrians in the Missoula Urban Area.

8.4
Adaptive Reuse Overlay (/AR), Amendment to Missoula City Zoning Ordinance, Title 20
This item has attachments. 
LUP
Emily Scherrer

1.Referral - Adaptive Reuse Overlay.pdf
2.Ordinance draft - Adaptive Reuse Overlay 7-3-19.pdf
3.Staff Report - Adaptive Reuse Overlay.pdf
4.Presentation PB - Adaptive Reuse Overlay.pdf
  • Recommended motion:

    [Second and final reading] (Adopt/deny) an ordinance amending Missoula Municipal Code, the City Zoning Ordinance, to incorporate new section 20.25.035 /AR Adaptive Reuse Overlay.

8.5
Annual Assessments for Street Maintenance District #1--Downtown
This item has attachments. 
AF
Marty Rehbein

1.Referral--2019 Assessments for Street Maintenance District 1.pdf
2.Resolution--Street Maintenance District Assessments FY 2020.pdf
3.Map--Street Maintenance District 1.pdf
  • Recommended motion:

    (Adopt/deny) a resolution levying a special assessment and tax on the lots, pieces and parcels of land situated within Street Maintenance District #1 of the City of Missoula, Montana generally located in the downtown area in the amount of $104,622.00 for the purpose of defraying the cost of flushing and removing street rubbish from streets and avenues in the district during the fiscal year 2020.

9.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
 

10.
GENERAL COMMENTS OF CITY COUNCIL
 

11.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
 

(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 reflecting the committee’s actions. We invite community comment on each item.)

11.1
Administration and Finance committee (AF) report
 

11.2
Budget Committee of the Whole (BCOW) committee report
 

11.3
Committee of the Whole (COW) committee report
 

11.4
Land Use and Planning (LUP) committee report
 

11.5
Parks and Conservation (PC) committee report
 

11.6
Public Safety and Health (PSH) committee report
 

11.7
Public Works (PW) committee report
 

12.
NEW BUSINESS
 

13.
ITEMS TO BE REFERRED
 

(Items listed here have been proposed by Council members, staff, or the Mayor for consideration in City Council committees. Committee chairs are responsible for scheduling consideration of these items in their respective committee meetings. These items are listed on our agenda for information only. They will not be considered at this meeting. For further information about any item, contact the person listed in italics.)

14.
MISCELLANEOUS COMMUNICATIONS, PETITIONS, REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
 

15.
ADJOURNMENT
 

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