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 August 2, 2022
BF

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  • Ratify accounts payable in the amount of $3,197,483.30 for checks dated August 2, 2022

5.2
Accounts Payable(claims) for checks date August 9,2022
BF

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  • Approve accounts payable in the amount of $1,025,099.24  for checks dated August 9, 2022.

5.3
Mayor's Appointment to the Building Code Board of Appeals
PWM
Aaron Bowman

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  • Recommended motion:

    Confirm the Mayor’s reappointment of Jonathan Gass to the Building Code Board of Appeals as a Licensed Engineer for a term beginning July 1, 2022 and expiring on June 30, 2025.

5.4
Mayor's Appointment to the Building Code Board of Appeals
PWM
Aaron Bowman

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  • Recommended motion:

    Confirm the Mayor’s appointment of Jennifer Clary to the Building Code Board of Appeals as an At-Large Member for a term beginning immediately and expiring on June 30, 2025.

5.5
Professional Services Agreement Amendment No. 1 with IMEG for the East Front Water Main Replacement Project at a cost not to exceed $36,892.50
PWM
Andrew Schultz

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  • Recommended motion:

    Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign a Professional Services Agreement Amendment No. 1 with IMEG for the East Front Water Main Replacement Project at a cost not to exceed $36,892.50.

5.6
Professional Services Agreement with Woith Engineering for the 5th Street Water Main Replacement Project at a cost not to exceed $109,404.00.
PWM
Triston Firth

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  • Recommended motion:

    Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign a professional services agreement with Woith Engineering for the 5th Street Water Main replacement at a cost not to exceed $109,404.00.

5.7
Professional Services Agreement Amendment No. 2 with HDR Engineering for the Upper Prospect Tank Project at a cost not to exceed $49,420.00
PWM
Andrew Schultz

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  • Recommended motion:

    Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign a Professional Services Agreement Amendment No. 2 with HDR Engineering for the Upper Prospect Tank Project at a cost not to exceed $49,420.00.

5.8
Agreement to Release Ditch Easement with the Great Northern Medical Center Association and to accept funds of $10,022.30 for the easement
PWM
Jeremy Keene

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  • Recommended motion:

    Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign an Agreement Concerning the Release and Extinguishment of Ditch Easement Rights with the Great Northern Medical Center Association and to accept funds of $10,022.30 for the easement.

5.9
Street Lighting Improvement District Assessments for fiscal year 2023
BF
Marty Rehbein

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  • Recommended motion:

    Set a public hearing on August 29, 2022, on a resolution of the Missoula City Council levying and assessing a special assessment and tax on the lots, pieces and parcels of land situated within all special lighting districts of the City of Missoula, Montana, in the amount of $269.457.00 to defray the cost of street lighting in special lighting districts during the fiscal year 2023.

5.10
Resolution levying assessments for Park District 1, Road District 1, Tourism Business Improvement District and Downtown Business Improvement District for fiscal year 2023
BF
Marty Rehbein

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  • Recommended motion:

    Set a public hearing on August 29, 2022, on resolutions setting the method of assessment and levying assessments to fund the work plans and budgets for Park District #1 and Road District #1 and on resolutions levying assessments for the Tourism Business Improvement District and Downtown Business Improvement District for fiscal year 2023.

5.11
Appointment to the Historic Preservation Commission
LUP
City Clerk Office

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  • Recommended motion:

    Appoint Ezra Williams to serve as Alternate 2 on the Historic Preservation Commission with a term beginning immediately and ending on December 31, 2023.

5.12
Re-appointments to the Energy and Climate Team
CCP
City Clerk Office

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  • Recommended motion:

    (No quorum present) Re-appoint Jeremy Flesch as a regular member and Chad Bauer as an alternate member to the Energy and Climate Team with terms beginning August 1, 2022 and ending on July 31, 2025.

5.13
Playfair Tennis Court Reconstruction Project
CCP
David Selvage

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  • Recommended motion:

    Approve a construction contract with Western Excavating in the amount not to exceed $1,244,439.00 for reconstruction of Playfair Tennis Courts.

5.14
National Institute of Health (grant-funded) agreements for Project Year 4
HRCP
Karen Gasvoda

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  • Recommended motion:

    Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign these grant agreements with Truitt Consulting SciDESIGNS, University of Montana, and Inverness Research for the National Institutes of Health grant-funded project called The Link: A Collective-Impact, Place-Based Approach to Inspiring Montana’s Next Generation Healthcare Work Force.

5.15
The Bridge Apartment Agreement
HRCP
Eran Pehan, Emily Harris-Shears

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  • Recommended motion:

    Approve and authorize the Mayor to execute a Development Agreement and Property Management agreement with Blueline Development for The Bridge Apartments.

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
Ordinance generally amending Title 5, City Business Licenses and Regulations to incorporate regulations concerning legislative changes in the cannabis industry, reorganize definitions, and update outdated process language. 
LUP
Madison Matthias

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  • Recommended motion:

    [Second and final reading] 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. See Attachment A – Proposed Ordinance Amendments (July 2022).

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.  City Council holds a 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
Annual Assessments for Street Maintenance District #1 -- Downtown
BF
Marty Rehbein

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The public hearing will be opened on August 8, 2022 at which time the City Council will hear all objections that may be made to the resolution. At the close of the public hearing the City Council will take up this item for final consideration that same evening.

  • Recommended motion:

    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.

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

  

10.3.a
Minutes from the July 27, 2022 Meeting
COW

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10.3.b
Resolution Requesting Missoula County refer a Crisis Services Levy to Missoula County Voters
COW
Dale Bickell

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  • Recommended motion:

    Adopt a resolution requesting the Missoula County Commission adopt a resolution and referral to the people of Missoula County for authorization of a crisis services levy to pay costs of services to support people experiencing mental health, addiction, or housing crisis, and to facilitate criminal justice reforms.

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 (PSHO) 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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