Missoula City Council Meeting Agenda

Meeting #:
Date:	Monday, June 27, 2022 at 6:00 P.m. - 7:00 P.m.
Location:	Council Chambers (in person) or ZOOM Webinar (virtually) Attend in person: City Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine, Missoula, MT

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1.

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

2.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

2.1

Minutes from the June 20, 2022 Meeting

3.

PUBLIC COMMENT - NON-AGENDA ITEMS

4.

ANNOUNCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP APPOINTMENTS AND CHANGES TO COMMITTEE AGENDAS

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 28, 2022

BF

• Approve accounts payable in the amount of $1,714,655.86 for checks dated June 28, 2022.

5.2

City Subdivision Regulations: State Law Changes (Jen Gress, Senior Planner, City of Missoula)

LUP

Jen Gress

• Recommended motion:

  Set a public hearing for July 11, 2022 to adopt a Resolution amending the Missoula City Subdivision Regulations, Articles 1 Introductory Provision, Article 2 Definitions, Article 3 Subdivision Design Standards, Article 4 Review and Approval Procedures, Article 5 Submittal Requirements, Article 6 Variances, Article 7 Errors Corrections and Adjustments, and Article 8 Exempt Land Divisions, incorporating applicable State Legislative Changes from the 2017, 2019, and 2021 legislative sessions along with limited clarifying amendments based on consideration of the review criteria.

5.3

Appointment to the Public Art Committee

HRCP

John Engen

• Recommended motion:

  Confirm the Mayor’s appointment of Mia Hanak to the Public Art Committee for a term beginning July 1, 2022 and expiring on June 30, 2026.

5.4

Homeword Creekside Tax Credit Application

HRCP

Emily Harris-Shears

• Recommended motion:

  Set a public hearing for July 25, 2022 on Homeword’s tax credit application for rehabilitation of Creekside Apartments.

5.5

Contract for Accela Premium Citizen Experience powered by OpenCities

BF

Aaron Bowman, Rachael Kropp

• Recommended motion:

  Approve a contract for the Accela Premium Citizen Experience powered by OpenCities per the attached Scope of Work in the amount of $35,000.

5.6

Purchase of Two (2) Fifteen Passenger Vans for Parks Dept

BF

Scot Colwell

• Recommended motion:

  Approve the purchase of two (2) Ford Transit F-350 fifteen passenger vans for the Parks Department from National Auto Fleet Group of Watsonville CA for the purchase price of $52,379.08 each for a total of $104,758.16 for both. 

5.7

Renewal of Office Space Leases – 414 and 400 Ryman and 198 Pine

BF

Eric Hallstrom

• Recommended motion:

  Approve and authorise the Mayor to sign two lease agreements with Jim Meyer, for the properties at 414 Ryman Street, 400 Ryman Street and 198 Pine Street.

5.8

Pattee Creek Restoration Letter of Agreement

PWM

Tracy L. Campbell

• Recommended motion:

  Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign the Letter of Agreement to accept grant funds of $5,000 with the State of Montana, Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)

5.9

Construction Services Agreement with Western Excavating, Knife River and Paulson Electric for Emergency Repair Services.

PWM

Logan McInnis

• Recommended motion:

  Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign Construction Services Agreements with Western Excavating, Knife River and Paulson Electric for emergency repair services for the City of Missoula Utilities in FY23 for a cost not to exceed $24,999.00.

5.10

South-Sussex Bypass Right-of-Way and Public Utility Easement Vacation

PWM

Brandt Dahlen

• Recommended motion:

  Adopt a resolution calling for removal of Sussex Ave between South Avenue and Brooks Street from the Missoula Urban Area Highway System; and, Adopt a resolution of intention to vacate the South-Sussex Bypass right-of-way that cuts diagonally through Block 32 of Homevale Addition, and the Public Utility Easement that was created when the alley was vacated, as shown in Exhibit A, and subject to the conditions of approval and set a public hearing time July 18, 2022

5.11

Appointment to the Historic Preservation Commission

LUP

City Clerk Office

• Recommended motion:

  Promote Jackson Hill to the vacated voting member seat on the Historic Preservation Commission, with a term beginning immediately and ending on December 31, 2023.

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

Rezone 2900, 2920 and 2990 Expo Parkway – Grant Creek Village (2 parcels, 44 acres) from R5.4Residential, RM1-35 Residential (multi-dwelling), B2-2 Community Business, and C1-4Neighborhood Commercial to RM1-45 (multi-dwelling)

LUP

Dave DeGrandpre

• Recommended motion:

  [Second and final reading] Adopt an ordinance rezoning 2900, 2920 and 2990 Expo Parkway – Grant Creek Village (2 parcels, 44 acres) legally described as Government Lot 4 and Portion B of COS 4831, and Amended Tract A of COS 3750, and Portion C of COS 4831, and Portion A of Commerce Center, Phase II, Amended in Section 5, Township 13 North, Range 19 West from R5.4 Residential, RM1-35 Residential (multi-dwelling), B2-2 Community Business, and C1-4 Neighborhood Commercial to RM1-45 Residential (multi-dwelling).

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.)  

9.1

A resolution to annex and zone of Fairway View Addition Planned Unit Development, for 8,517 sq ft of land located at 3946 Fox Den Court.

LUP

Spencer Starke

The City Council will hold this public hearing open until they take up the item for final consideration on July 11, 2022.

9.2

Public Forum Missoula County Fairgrounds Signs

LUP

Zoe Walters

Under state and city law, City Council must conduct this public forum and take public comment, but it has no power to deny, approve or condition the proposed use.

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

10.1.a

Minutes from the June 22, 2022 Meeting

BF

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

10.4.a

Minutes from the June 22, 2022 Meeting

HRCP

10.5

Land Use and Planning (LUP) committee report

10.5.a

Minutes from the June 22, 2022 Meeting

LUP

10.5.b

2900, 2920, and 2990 Expo Parkway / Grant Creek Village Development Agreement

LUP

Dave DeGrandpre

• Recommended motion:

  Approve the development agreement dated June 23, 2022 with KJA Development, LLC for Grant Creek Village located at 2900, 2920, and 2990 Expo Parkway consisting of two parcels legally described as Government Lot 4 and Portion B of COS 4831, and Amended Tract A of COS 3750, and Portion C of COS 4831, and Portion A of Commerce Center, Phase II, Amended in Section 5, Township 13 North, Range 19 West.

10.6

Public Safety, Health and Operations (PHSO) committee report

10.7

Public Works and Mobility (PWM) committee report

10.7.a

Minutes from the June 22, 2022 Meeting

PWM

11.

NEW BUSINESS

12.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR

13.

GENERAL COMMENTS OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

14.

MISCELLANEOUS COMMUNICATIONS, REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

14.1

Administratively approved agreement report

15.

ADJOURNMENT

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