Missoula City Council Meeting Agenda

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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

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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 July 19, 2022
BF

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  • Approve accounts payable in the amount of $1,280,112.21  for checks dated July 19, 2022.

5.2
Missoula Police Facilities Planning
PSHO
John Adams

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  • Recommended motion:

    Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign a professional services contract with A&E Design to complete Police Facilities Planning for a cost not to exceed $95,000.

5.3
Memorandum of Understanding for Paramedic Program 2022
PSHO
Brad Davis

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  • Recommended motion:

    Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between International Association of Fire Fighters Local 271 and the City of Missoula for the 2022 Paramedic Certificate Program (Missoula College)

5.4
Annual Assessments for Street Maintenance District #1 -- Downtown
BF
Marty Rehbein

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  • Recommended motion:

    Set a public hearing on August 8, 2022, on 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 $135,733.00  for the purpose of defraying the cost of flushing and removing street rubbish from streets and avenues in the district during the fiscal year 2023.

5.5
Baker Tilly Municipal Advisory Services
BF
Leigh Griffing

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  • Recommended motion:

    Approve the Master Service Agreement with Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors for provision of municipal advisory services for the City of Missoula, the Missoula Redevelopment Agency and the Missoula Parking Commission. Fees to be paid based upon services rendered as stated per contract.

5.6
Ordinance generally amending Title 5, City Business Licenses and Regulations in order to reorganize definitions, update outdated process language, and incorporate cannabis business licensing requirements as a result of legislative changes in the cannabis
LUP
Madison Matthias

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  • Recommended motion:

    [First reading and preliminary adoption] Set a public hearing on July 25, 2022 and preliminarily adopt an ordinance generally amending Title 5, Missoula Municipal Code, the City Business Licenses and Regulations Ordinance, to incorporate additional provisions within Chapters 5.04 Definitions and 5.08 Licensing Provisions Generally and creation of a new Chapter 5.120 entitled “Cannabis” to incorporate regulations concerning legislative changes in the cannabis industry, reorganize definitions, and update outdated process language.

5.7
Fiscal Year 2023 Executive Budget
BF
Leigh Griffing

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  • Recommended motion:

    Set a public hearing for August 15, 2022 with final consideration on August 22, 2022 for resolutions on the fiscal year 2023 Budget, CIP, Resolutions increasing certain fees, Permissive Medical Levy, and the work plans and budgets for the Downtown Business Improvement District, Tourism Business Improvement District, Park District #1, and Road District #1.

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

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  • Recommended motion:

    Adopt/deny 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. 

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

  

10.2.a
Minutes from the July 13, 2022 Meeting
CCP

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10.2.b
Easement Request Kiwanis Park
CCP
David Selvage

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  • Recommended motion:

    Approve an easement to provide for emergency egress and safe gathering area in Kiwanis Park for benefit of the Grantee’s (MC Real Estate Development, LLC) parcels with conditions as outlined and authorize the Mayor to sign.

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 July 13, 2022 Meeting
HRCP

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10.4.b
Appointment to the Missoula Redevelopment Agency Board
HRCP
John Engen

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  • Recommended motion:

    Confirm the Mayor’s appointment of Jack Lawson to the Missoula Redevelopment Agency Board for a term beginning immediately and expiring on April 30, 2026.

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

  

12.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR

  

13.
GENERAL COMMENTS OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

  

14.
MISCELLANEOUS COMMUNICATIONS, REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

  

15.
ADJOURNMENT

  

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