THE CITY COMMISSION OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

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A.  Call to Order - 6:00 PM - Commission Room, City Hall, 121 North Rouse

B.  Pledge of Allegiance and a Moment of Silence

C.  Changes to the Agenda

D.  Authorize Absence

D.1  Authorize the Absence of Commissioner Madgic (Maas)

Consider the Motion: I move to authorize the absence of Commissioner Madgic.

E.  FYI

F.  Commission Disclosures

G.  Approval of Minutes 

G.1  Approve the regular meeting minutes from: August 16, 2022 August 23, 2022 September 20, 2022 September 27, 2022 October 4, 2022 October 18, 2022 October 25, 2022 November 1, 2022 November 15, 2022 November 22, 2022 (Chambers)

Consider the Motion: I move to approve the combined minutes as submitted.

H.  Consent

H.1  Accounts Payable Claims Review and Approval (Armstrong)

H.2  Approve City Manager Jeff Mihelich's Merit Increase to Base Salary (Tozer)

H.3 Authorize The City Manager To Sign The Grant Award Commitment Letter From The 2022 State Homeland Security Program (SWANSON)

H.4 Authorize the City Manager to Sign a Notice of Award to Omdahl Excavation and Utilities Inc. for Construction of the 2022 N 7th Avenue Water Renovations Project (Gamradt)

H.5 Authorize the City Manager to Sign a Professional Architectural Services Agreement with WSB & Associates Inc. for design of the Southwest Montana Veterans Cemetery at Sunset Hills Cemetery (Thom White )

H.6 Authorize the City Manager to sign a Professional Services Agreement with TD&H Engineering for concrete crack monitoring in the Bridger Parking Garage (Veselik)

H.7 Authorize the City Manager to sign the Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with Burns & McDonnell for Rate Study of the Solid Waste Operations (Handelin)

H.8 Authorize City Manager to sign Amendment No. 2 with Morrison Maierle for the Cottonwood Road Improvements from Oak Street to Baxter Lane project (Murray)

H.9 Resolution 5463, a Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, Confirming the Appointment of Police Officers in Accordance withMontana Code Annotated 7-32-4108 and 7-32-4113 (Veltkamp)

H.10 Resolution 5467 authorizing Change Order No. 2 with CK May Excavating, Inc. for the Bozeman Sourdough Water Transmission Main, Phase 2 Project (Murray)

H.11 Resolution 5469 Certification of Delinquent City Assessments to the County (Hodnett)

H.12 Resolution 5470 Declaring Support for Legislation by the 2023 Montana Legislature Restoring to Local Governments the Power to Ban Single Use Plastics, or in the Alternative, for Legislation by the 2023 Montana Legislature Banning Certain Single Use Plastics (Maas)

Consider the Motion: I move to approve Consent Items 1 – 12 as submitted.

I.  Public Comment

This is the time to comment on any matter falling within the scope of the Bozeman City Commission. There will also be time in conjunction with each agenda item for public comment relating to that item but you may only speak once. Please note, the City Commission cannot take action on any item which does not appear on the agenda. All persons addressing the City Commission shall speak in a civil and courteous manner and members of the audience shall be respectful of others. Please state your name and address in an audible tone of voice for the record and limit your comments to three minutes.

Written comments can be located in the Public Comment Repository.

J.  Special Presentation

J.1 Belonging in Bozeman - Equity & Inclusion Plan Quarterly Update (Hess)

K.  Action Items

K.1 Continue the MSU Innovation Campus Growth Policy Amendment to Amend the Future Land Use Map from Public Institutions to Regional Commercial and Services on Approximately 42 Acres Located Southwest of the Intersection of College Street and S. 23rd Avenue, Application 22282 to February 28, 2023 (Saunders)

Consider the Motion: I move to continue the public hearing for review of application 22282 to February 28, 2023.

K.2 Decision on the Walker Subdivision Annexation of 2.05 Acres Plus the Adjacent Rights-of-way and Zone Map Amendment of the City Zoning Map for the Establishment of a Zoning Designation of R-3 (Residential Medium Density District), Application 22125 continued from November 15, 2022 (Rogers)

Consider the Motion: Having reviewed and considered the staff report, application materials, public comment, and all information presented, I hereby adopt the findings presented in the staff report for application 22125 and move to approve the Walker Subdivision Annexation, with recommended terms of annexation, and direct staff to prepare an annexation agreement for signature by the parties.

 AND

Having reviewed and considered the staff report, application materials, public comment, recommendation of the Community Development Board, and all information presented, I hereby adopt the findings presented in the staff report for application 22125 and move to approve the Walker Subdivision Zone Map subject to contingencies required to complete the application processing.

K.3 Nexus Point Major Subdivision Preliminary Plat, to Create 11 Lots Located at 3747 S. 19th Avenue, Application 22246(Montana)

Consider the Motion: Having heard and considered all application materials, staff recommendation, planning board recommendation, and public comment I move to approve application 22246 with conditions and code corrections as identified in the staff report.

 K.4 Approval of the Ferguson Farms II Preliminary Planned Unit Development (P-PUD) (Montana)

Consider the Motion: Approve the Ferguson Farms II P-PUD with conditions of approval

 K.5 Ferguson Farms II Major Subdivision Preliminary Plat (Montana)

Consider the Motion: Approve the Ferguson Farms II Major Subdivision Preliminary Plat with staff-recommended conditions of approval and code provisions.

L.  Appointments

L.1  Appointments to the City-County Board of Health (Maas)

Consider the Motion: I move to appoint one City Commission appointee to a term ending June 2023 and one City Commission appointee to a term ending June 2024.

M.  FYI / Discussion

N.  Adjournment

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