Missoula City Council Meeting Agenda

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1.
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
  

2.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
  

Minutes from the June 6, 2022 meeting will be reviewed at a later date.

3.
PUBLIC COMMENT - NON-AGENDA ITEMS
  

4.
ANNOUNCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP APPOINTMENTS AND CHANGES TO COMMITTEE AGENDAS
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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 checks dated June 14, 2022
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BF

  • Recommended motion:

    Approve accounts payable in the amount of $2,439,223.72   for checks dated June 14, 2022.

5.2
Caras Park Outfall Phase II Project Contract Amendment
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CCP
Nathan McLeod

  • Recommended motion:

    Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign the contract amendment #3, which expands the scope of services the Consultant will perform.

5.3
Memorandum Of Understanding Adoption – Trinity Navigation Center
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HRCP
Rikki Henderson, Emily Armstrong

  • Recommended motion:

    Adopt the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Missoula and All Nations Health Center for partnership in designing a services and staffing model for the Trinity Navigation Center and accompanying project design elements as outlined in the agreement.

     

5.4
Contract for Poverello Center Veterans Transitional Housing
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HRCP
Tracy Pohndorf

  • Recommended motion:

    Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign the contract with the Poverello Center awarding $834,000 for property acquisition for non-congregate transitional housing for Veterans.

5.5
A Resolution Amending the Utility Service Area Boundary
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PWM
Andrew Schultz

  • Recommended motion:

    Adopt a resolution of the Missoula City Council to amend the Utility Service Area Boundary as shown in Exhibit A.

5.6
Accept Grant Funds from Montana Watershed Coordination Council for the Pattee Creek Restoration Project
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PWM
Tracy L. Campbell

  • Recommended motion:

    Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to accept grant funds of $5,308.00 from Montana Watershed Coordination Council for the Pattee Creek Riparian Restoration Project.

5.7
Continued COVID Funding
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PSO
Dale Bickell

  • Recommended motion:

    Commit an additional $120,927 in American Recovery Plan Act funds for continued Health Department COVID response for July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022.

5.8
Interlocal Agreement with Missoula County for Health Services
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PSO
Dale Bickell

  • Recommended motion:

    Approve and authorize the mayor to sign an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Missoula and Missoula County to Cooperate in the Provision of Health Services.

5.9
Livestock Exemption for Youth Agriculture Organization Projects
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PSO
Heidi West

  • Recommended motion:

    Direct staff to assist in the creation of a Livestock Exemption for Youth Organization Projects

6.
COMMENTS FROM CITY STAFF, CITY AGENCIES, COMMUNITY FORUM, NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, OR AUTHORITIES
  

7.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
  

8.
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.)

8.1
Resolution for 3rd Quarter FY 2022 Budget Amendments. This resolution amends the fiscal year 2022 budget to recognize revenues, and appropriate expenditures and budget transfers not identified in the original budget.
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BF
Leigh Griffing

  • Recommended motion:

    Adopt a resolution amending the annual appropriations for the City of Missoula, Montana as set forth in the fiscal year 2022 budget and capital improvement program.

8.2
Amendments to the Missoula Valley Water Quality District Ordinance
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PSO
Amber Sherrill

Todd Seib R.S., PhD, Environmental Health Specialist Missoula County


 

  • Recommended motion:

    [Second and final reading] Adopt an ordinance generally amending Missoula Municipal Code Chapter 13.26 entitled “Missoula Valley Water Quality ordinance” to amend and update regulations necessary to protect Missoula’s sole source aquifer. 

8.3
Resolution to support changes to the Missoula City-County Air Pollution Control Program rules
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PSO
Amber Sherrill

Benjamin Schmidt, R.S., Air Quality Specialist, Missoula County


 

  • Recommended motion:

    Adopt a resolution to support revisions to the Missoula City-County Air Pollution Control Program.

8.4
An Ordinance amending municipal code Chapter 13.02 "Municipal Utility Rates and Charges" to specify that a landlord is responsible for unpaid tenant city utility bills.
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PWM
Logan McInnis

  • Recommended motion:

    [Second and Final Reading] Adopt/deny an ordinance amending Missoula Municipal Code Chapter 13.02 entitled “Municipal Utility Rates and Charges” to repeal 13.02.090 and establish 13.02.091 to specify the responsibility of the property owner for a tenant’s unpaid City of Missoula utility bills.

9.
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.)  

10.
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.)

10.1
Budget and Finance (BF) committee report
  

10.2
Climate, Conservation and Parks (CCP) committee report
  

10.3
Committee of the Whole (COW) committee report
  

10.4
Housing, Redevelopment, and Community Programs (HRCP) committee report
  

10.5
Land Use and Planning (LUP) committee report
  

10.6
Public Safety, Health and Operations (PSO) committee report
  

10.7
Public Works and Mobility (PWM) committee report
  

11.
NEW BUSINESS
  

11.1
Public Forum Missoula County Fairgrounds Signs
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LUP
Zoe Walters

  • Recommended motion:

    Set a public hearing on June 27, 2021, to provide a public forum and take public comment on an application from Missoula County to replace existing signs with heritage signs at the Missoula County Fairgrounds and refer this item to the Land Use and Planning committee for a preview on June 22, 2022. Under state and city law, City Council must conduct this public forum, but it has no power to deny, approve or condition the proposed use.

12.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
  

13.
GENERAL COMMENTS OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
  

14.
MISCELLANEOUS COMMUNICATIONS, REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
  

15.
ADJOURNMENT
  

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