Missoula City Council Meeting Agenda

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1.
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
  

2.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
  

3.
SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
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4.
PUBLIC COMMENT
  

5.
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:

5.1
Accounts Payable (claims) for check dated August 3, 2021
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AF

  • Ratify accounts payable in the amount of $1,022,816.54  for checks dated August 3, 2021.

5.2
Accounts Payable (claims) for checks dated August 10, 2021
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AF

  • Approve accounts payable in the amount of $928,748.83  for checks dated August 9, 2021.

5.3
Contract for Janitorial services
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PW
Matt Lawson

  • Recommended motion:

    Authorize the Mayor to sign a three year contract with Opportunity Resources Inc. of Missoula, Montana to provide janitorial services to the city shops and street department facilities at 1305 Scott St. at an annual cost of $14,446.86.

5.4
Noise Ordinance Variance for the REED Condominium Project
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PW
Troy Monroe

  • Recommended motion:

    Approve an exemption to Missoula Municipal Code (MMC) Chapter 9.30 entitled “Noise Control,” to permit relief in accordance with section 9.30.070, entitled “Permit for relief from noise level,” from specified levels during the REED Condominium construction project.

5.5
Referral – Professional Services Agreement with IMEG for Lower Rattlesnake
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PW
Andrew Schultz

  • Recommended motion:

    Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign a professional service agreement with IMEG for the lower Rattlesnake pressure reducing valve installation water project at a cost not to exceed $35,370.00

5.6
Referral – Professional Services Agreement with IMEG for N. 2nd and Cottonwood
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PW
Andrew Schultz

  • Recommended motion:

    Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign a professional services agreement with IMEG for N. 2nd and Cottonwood water main replacement at a cost not to exceed $85,140.00.

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.  During COVID 19, the City Council is holding the public hearing open for a week and then voting the following week, unless there is a requirement for final action on the night of the public hearing. )  

8.1
Annual Assessments for Street Maintenance District #1 -- Downtown
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AF
Marty Rehbein

  • Recommended motion:

    Adopt a resolution 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 $135,543.00 for the purpose of defraying the cost of flushing and removing street rubbish from streets and avenues in the district during the fiscal year 2022.

9.
FINAL CONSIDERATION
  

Items listed under Final Consideration have had a public hearing.  The hearing was held open to allow time for additional public comment before final consideration and action by the City Council. The chairperson of the standing City Council committee will make a motion. We invite community comment on each item.)

9.1
Ordinance to Amend Impact Fee Chapter 15.66 of Missoula Municipal Code
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AF
Dale Bickell

  • Recommended motion:

    [Second and final reading] Adopt an ordinance amending Missoula Municipal Code Chapter 15.66 entitled “Development Impact Fee Procedures and Requirements” to change references throughout the chapter from “Development Services” to “Community Planning, Development and Innovation,” amend 15.66.020 and 15.66.030 to update the definition to “methodology reports” and provide a method for adoption, and amend 15.66.130 to change the membership requirements for the Impact Fee Advisory Committee to conform with state law

10.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
  

11.
GENERAL COMMENTS OF CITY COUNCIL
  

12.
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. We invite community comment on each item.)

12.1
Administration and Finance committee (AF) report
  

12.2
Budget Committee of the Whole (BCOW) committee report
  

12.3
Committee of the Whole (COW) committee report
  

12.3.a
Resolution - Establishing the City’s commitment to a Just, Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive Missoula
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COW
Donna Gaukler

  • Recommended motion:

    City Council will take public comment on this item during the August 9, 2021, Council meeting and take it up at their August 16, 2021, meeting for final consideration. 

12.3.b
July 28th, 2021 Committee of the Whole Report
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COW

12.3.c
August 4, 2021 Committee of the Whole Report
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COW

12.4
Land Use and Planning (LUP) committee report
  

12.5
Parks and Conservation (PC) committee report
  

12.6
Public Safety and Health (PSH) committee report
  

12.7
Public Works (PW) committee report
  

13.
NEW BUSINESS
  

13.1
Resolution - General Election
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Bryan von Lossberg

  • Recommended motion:

    Adopt a resolution of the Missoula City Council calling for a municipal government general election for Mayor and all wards, and three Municipal Court Judges to be held on November 2, 2021.

14.
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.)

14.1
Administration and Finance committee referrals
  

14.2
Budget Committee of the Whole referrals
  

14.3
Committee of the Whole referrals
  

14.4
Land Use and Planning committee referrals
  

14.5
Parks and Conservation committee referrals
  

14.6
Public Safety and Health committee referrals
  

14.7
Public Works committee referrals
  

14.7.a
Referral – Professional Services Agreement with Woith Engineering, Inc for W. Beckwith water main replacement
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PW
Andrew Schultz

14.7.b
Referral – Professional Services Agreement with Morrison-Maierle for E Central and E Sussex Water System Improvements
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PW
Andrew Schultz

14.7.c
Referral – Professional Services Agreement with Morrison-Maierle for Mount Ave Water Improvements
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PW
Andrew Schultz

14.7.d
Referral – Professional Services Agreement with HDR for Worden and Turner for transportation infrastructure improvement projects.
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PW
Monte Sipe

14.7.e
Referral – Professional Service Agreement with IMEG for Ivy/Franklin/Park S. 4th St. W to Pattee Cr. transportation infrastructure project
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PW
Monte Sipe

14.7.f
Beartracks Bridge Phase 2 Deck Pour Night Closures
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PW
Katie Emery

14.7.g
Informational Presentation on Higgins Corridor Plan
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PW
Aaron Wilson

15.
MISCELLANEOUS COMMUNICATIONS, PETITIONS, REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
  

16.
ADJOURNMENT
  

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