Missoula City Council Meeting Agenda

Meeting #:
Date:	Monday, April 11, 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

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 April 12, 2022

BF

• Approve accounts payable in the amount of $691,596.67 for checks dated April 12, 2022.

5.2

Fiscal Sponsorship with Missoula Community Foundation

COW

Emily Harris-Shears

• Recommended motion:

  Approve and authorize the mayor to sign the Fiscal Sponsorship agreement with Missoula Community Foundation through Missoula Gives for the benefit of the Affordable Housing Trust Fund.

5.3

Vacation of Public Utility Easement adjacent to S 2nd Street W

PWM

Mark Todorovich

• Recommended motion:

  Approve the Resolution vacating two 40 feet wide Public Utility Easements adjacent to Knowles Addition No. 3 Block 85, Lots 1, 2, 3 and COS 6685, Tract A. 

5.4

Appointment to the Police Commission

PSO

John Engen

• Recommended motion:

  Confirm the Mayor’s reappointment of Babak Rastgoufard to the Police Commission for a term beginning May 1, 2022 and expiring on April 30, 2025.

5.5

Ordinance amending Residency Requirements of Emergency Public Safety Employees

PSO

Gordy Hughes

• Recommended motion:

  [First reading and preliminary adoption] Set a public hearing on May 2, 2022, and preliminarily adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 2.80 Missoula Municipal Code entitled “Residency Requirements for Emergency Public Safety Employees to change the distance from the city that peace officers and firefighters may live from 30 minute to 45-minute average and reasonable response time, include minor amendments to reflect current law and repeal an exception that no longer applies to current employees.

5.6

Ordinance Amending the Title 20 City Zoning Standards for Public Forums.   Emily Gluckin, AICP, Associate Planner, City of Missoula

LUP

Emily Gluckin

• Recommended motion:

  [First reading and preliminary adoption] Set a public hearing on April 18, 2022 and preliminarily adopt an ordinance to amend Title 20, Sections 20.85.010, 20.85.020, and 20.85.095 as described in Attachment A to conform with new state law on standards for public forums, and refer this item to the Land Use and Planning Committee for discussion only, post-public hearing presentation on April 20, 2022

5.7

Phased Development Review for Phase 2 and 3 of Remington Flats Subdivision

LUP

Lauren Stevens

• Recommended motion:

  Set a public hearing on April 18, 2022, for the phased development review of Remington Flats Subdivision, Phases 2 and 3 for property legally described as a portion of Tract 9 of Certificate of Survey No. 3176 located in the NE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 12, Township 13 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., and refer the item to the Land Use and Planning Committee as a pre-public hearing informational item on April 13, 2022.

6.

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

7.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS

7.1

Proclamation - Education and Sharing Day

John Engen

7.2

Proclamation - National Public Safety Telecommunications Week

John Engen

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

Plat Adjustment Request for the relocation of a 10’ public access easement on Lot 1 of the Mcnett Flats Subdivision

LUP

Lauren Stevens

• Recommended motion:

  Approve the Mcnett Flats Plat Adjustment request for relocation of a 10-foot wide pedestrian access easement on Lot 1 of the Mcnett Flats Subdivision, as shown on the submitted Affidavit of Correction, in accordance with the City of Missoula Subdivision Regulations, Article 7, Section 7-040 and based on the findings of fact in the staff report, subject to one (1) condition of approval.

8.2

Greenough Heights Major Subdivision and Rezoning

LUP

Dave DeGrandpre

• Recommended motion:

  Adopt an ordinance to rezone the subject property located at 1006 W. Greenough Drive from R8 Residential and OP1 Open Space to a different configuration of R8 Residential and OP1 Open Space based on the findings of fact and conclusions of law in the staff report.

• Recommended motion:

  Approve the variance request to allow Lots 19 and 20 have less than 2,000 square feet of contiguous buildable area.

• Recommended motion:

  Approve the variance request to allow no boulevard and a six-foot streetside sidewalk along the open space parcel adjacent to W. Greenough Drive without a boulevard.

• Recommended motion:

  Approve the Greenough Heights Subdivision preliminary plat application, subject to the recommended conditions of approval, based on the findings of fact and conclusions of law in the staff report.

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 Establishing the Mullan BUILD Water and Sewer Development Fees

PWM

Logan McInnis

The City Council will hold this public hearing open until they take up the item for final consideration on April 18, 2022.

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 April 6, 2022 Meeting

BF

10.2

Climate, Conservation and Parks (CCP) committee report

10.3

Committee of the Whole (COW) committee report

10.3.a

Minutes from the April 6, 2022 Meeting

COW

10.4

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

10.5

Land Use and Planning (LUP) committee report

10.5.a

Minutes from the April 6, 2022 Meeting

LUP

10.6

Public Safety, Health and Operations (PSO) committee report

10.6.a

Minutes from the April 6, 2022 Meeting

PSO

10.7

Public Works (PW) committee report

10.7.a

Minutes from the April 6, 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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