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Home My WebLink About11-18-21 Inter-Neighborhood Council Agenda & PacketA.Call meeting to order This meeting will be held using Webex, an online videoconferencing system. You can join this meeting: Via Computer using Webex: Join the meeting Or copy/paste the following link: https://cityofbozeman.webex.com/cityofbozeman/j.php? MTID=mce79f767407df317098f8ef2ce07c763 Via Phone: This is for listening only. United States Toll 1-650-479-3208 Access code: 2550 715 9447 B.Disclosures C.Changes to the Agenda D.Approval of Minutes D.1 Approve Minutes from October 14th(Rockne) E.Public Comment Please state your name and address in an audible tone of voice for the record. This is the time for individuals to comment on matters falling within the purview of the Committee. There will also be an opportunity in conjunction with each action item for comments pertaining to that item. Please limit your comments to three minutes. F.FYI/Discussion F.1 One Body Once Voice: Providing input on city issues as the InterNeighborhood Council (Hess) F.2 Neighborhood Updates(INC Reps) F.3 City Commission Liaison Update(Pomeroy) F.4 City Liaison Update(Hess) G.Adjournment THE INTER-NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA INC AGENDA Thursday, November 18, 2021 For more information please contact Dani Hess This board generally meets the second Thursday of the month from 4:30pm to 6:00pm Committee meetings are open to all members of the public. If you have a disability and require 1 assistance, please contact our ADA coordinator, Mike Gray at 582-3232 (TDD 582-2301). 2 Memorandum REPORT TO:Inter-Neighborhood Council FROM:Hess SUBJECT:Approve Minutes from October 14th MEETING DATE:November 18, 2021 AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Citizen Advisory Board/Commission RECOMMENDATION:Approve minutes from October 14th STRATEGIC PLAN:7.3 Best Practices, Creativity & Foresight: Utilize best practices, innovative approaches, and constantly anticipate new directions and changes relevant to the governance of the City. Be also adaptable and flexible with an outward focus on the customer and an external understanding of the issues as others may see them. BACKGROUND:NA UNRESOLVED ISSUES:NA ALTERNATIVES:NA FISCAL EFFECTS:NA Attachments: INC minutes 2021-10-14.pdf Report compiled on: November 16, 2021 3 THE INTER-NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL (INC) MEETING OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA DRAFT MEETING MINUTES Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021 Attending: Jennifer Rockne (SCAN), Cynthia Evans (BCNA), Kathy Powell (UNA), Emily Talago (Midtown), Linda Semones (Bogert Park), Megan Stageman (MarLin), Bob Wall (SENA) Dani Hess, Neighborhoods Program Coordinator I-Ho Pomeroy, City Commisson Liaison Rhiannon Sinclair, Agency Planning Kari Roynesdal, Agency Planning Lauren Waterton, Sanderson Stewart 4:32 Dani called meeting to order Meeting via WebEx. Jennifer and Cynthia running a little late, so Dani started the meeting. No changes to the agenda. Review Sep. 2021 minutes. Kathy moved to amend the date to be correct (read Aug 12, 2021). Emily seconded. Bob moved to adopt minutes as amended. Linda seconded. Mo- tion passed unanimously. No public comment. 4:36 Rhiannon, Kari, Lauren – Comprehensive Parks, Recreation, Active Transportation (PRAT) Plan Agency Landscape and Planning – prime contractor on the project. Sanderson Stewart – Active Transportation and design standards Alta – Wayfinding, active transportation support Berrydunn – recreation and marketing ETC – community survey https://www.bozeman.net/city-projects/parks-rec-trails-plan 4 Developing statistically valid survey – will be distributed to around 500 households. Need to get back about 300 responses. Project started late summer – first phase ends this month. Engagement milestone #1 this week. Second phase will be analysis and assessment. Extends to August 2022. Third phase aims to craft a framework. Fourth phase will deliver plan. First milestone – raise awareness and learn about system. 6 focus group conversations, info shared online, coordinating with city liaisons. Share results of needs survey, analysis findings in a workshop setting. Engage partici- pants in Bang the Table. Raising Awareness phase: Sept 25 – Bike to Your Park Day Oct 2 – Fall Feastival at Story Park Online on City’s Webpage, social media Staff/partner focus groups Susan Riggs working to develop better access to local parks. Fall 2021 program guide included a Mad Lib that presented input that had been solicited from the public. It will continue to be available. Reviewed related plans from the past. Recent investments: pathway to the “M”, Bozeman Sports Park, Front Street Connector, Story Mill Park, Creation of Parks and Trails District State of the System: System at a glance maps parks, trails, other recreation opportunities Three lenses: Outdoors, At Play, On the Move Analysis of proximity to parks will be blended into the active transportation plan Questions: How can the city increase awareness of the services and amenities offered by Parks and Rec? 5 Have any critical parks, recreation and active transportation concerns been raised by your neighborhoods that the plan needs to address? What is the best way to reach community members? How do you engage with your neighborhoods, especially underrepresented residents? How can this plan bolster engagement with residents and other stakeholders in the future? What lessons about engagement can this plan take into account? Kathy: what is the timeframe this plan is expected to cover? Probably around 10 years – the last plan was done in 2007 (PROST Plan). Is MSU mentioned or will it be included? So far, the University hasn’t been evaluated in this context. However, it is an important contributor to the open space network and should be included. Emily: more personal contact (boots on the ground) might be critical. Might want to con- sider usages outside leisure when considering different equity groups. Being able to do activities that need to be done while taking advantage of these outdoor resources can help significantly. Cooking out, classes, and other uses that can be done in the parks can help. Rhiannon asked about best ways to reach community members. Often events that help gather people (usually around food) can create opportunity. Dani - This is more challenging with COVID. What will be the mix of outdoor activities, indoor activities, online activities? What outdoor gatherings can work during the winter? Jennifer – backyard bonfires. Could we have fire pits in parks? This is allowed if you have the fire in a container of some sort. Dani – would a presentation of this be good for a fall neighborhood association meeting? Megan – does Parks and Rec have naturalists or historians on staff? Could someone from Parks and Rec present info about local wildlife, history of street names, or similar presen- tations for neighborhood gatherings? Maybe partner with GVLT or Extreme History Project to organize a walking tour of the neighborhood. Mad Lib Poll: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZBrkgc9ZWIRi5CdcDrR6mGaozR4hUC Z19kh_RtJHtTJNYUA/viewform Emily: some background on the previous PROST plan, open space bonds, parks bonds, and other issues might help connect to people. 5:25 Commissioner Pomeroy’s Update 6 With winter approaching, affordable housing and homelessness issues are getting more attention. The City has been looking for ways to help HRDC to run the Warming Center. It costs around $50,000 / month to run the center. Emily: any plans for in person commission meetings? Plan had been to do the September meeting in person, but that has been delayed over COVID concerns. No date currently es- tablished for when that might happen. Dani’s Update Today is the first day of the One Valley Community Foundation’s Seat at the Table event. Dani has been hosting public tables to discuss housing issues in the Gallatin Val- ley. This is the second time that the event has been held – feedback from the last event led to focus this event on housing and affordability issues. Trying to capture multiple voices and diverse perspectives. Can sign up for public tables at the One Valley Community Foundation’s website, https://www.atthetablegv.org/2021conversation . And/or you could host a table for friends and neighbors. https://www.atthetablegv.org/get-involved will help you to host a table. Candidate Forums at the Bozeman Public Library on Oct 20 and Oct 21. Beth Boyson at the Library is soliciting questions for candidates. https://www.bozemanlibrary.org/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/22938/2309 Community Roundtable on Equity and Inclusion – Dani has been working on coordinat- ing the event with several partners. This will be a virtual event that shares the results of the equity inclusion project. There will be a story telling component of the event as well. There will also be some smaller group conversation. Monday, Oct 25. Asking people to register – deadline is next Monday, the 18th. Registration online at https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6542063/City-of-Bozeman-Community-Roundtable-on- Equity-Inclusion-Registration 5:45 Neighborhood updates Application period now open for City Advisory Boards. There is new page on the City web site describing new board structure and providing the application forms. Applica- tions open until Sep. 30. https://www.bozeman.net/government/citizen-advisory-boards City still in Stage 1 drought restrictions. City Commission Calendar for the next six months: https://www.bozeman.net/home/showpublisheddocument/10727/637653041465300000 7 5:58 Neighborhood updates Jennifer – working on a SCAN neighborhood meeting. There was a block party. Bob – no SENA news to report. Cynthia - also need to reach out to BCNA neighbors. Emily – Midtown did not have a block party. There was some activity around snow re- moval teams to help some neighbors. There was a tour by the Midtown Urban Renewal Board through some of the projects. Working on some issues with the ELM – parking is an issue, and noise from people leaving the venue after the shows. Trying to find solu- tions. Megan – MarLin didn’t have a party this summer. Waiting to see about a Halloween block party, depending on the weather. People have been enjoying the teepee installation on Pete’s Hill. Linda – Bogert Park is working on recruitment of members. Planning for spring – fall ac- tivities were curtailed due to COVID. Kathy – UNA fall meeting next Thursday on WebEx. The main focus will be city ballot issues; Terry Cunningham and Josh Waldo will attend along with Dani. Officers will be elected, and Kathy will give updates on Kagy expansion and on the parking district. Summer party was attended by about 30 people. Mix of new people and regulars met in the street. Dani – November meeting is on Veterans’ Day, Nov. 11. That is a city holiday. Should we shift the day, skip the November meeting? Next agenda was planned to include ways that INC could provide input to the city, particularly in light of change in advisory board structure. On Dec. 9, hoping to have a holiday party. Kathy suggested it might be good to have the meeting to talk about the changes in adviso- ry board structure. Dani will put together some possible dates and do a Doodle poll. 6:00 - Meeting adjourned. Minutes recorded by Bob Wall. 8 Memorandum REPORT TO:Inter-Neighborhood Council FROM:Hess SUBJECT:One Body Once Voice: Providing input on city issues as the InterNeighborhood Council MEETING DATE:November 18, 2021 AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Citizen Advisory Board/Commission RECOMMENDATION:Listen to presentation, ask questions, participate in discussion, no formal action needed STRATEGIC PLAN:1.1 Outreach: Continue to strengthen and innovate in how we deliver information to the community and our partners. BACKGROUND:Providing input as a board is an important way to make recommendations to City Commission as they consider decisions that come before them. INC is not a traditional city advisory board, but does have bylaws that establish requirements for taking a position on a given topic. We'll review those requirements and talk about other ways in which Neighborhood Associations and individuals can provide input on a given topic. UNRESOLVED ISSUES:NA ALTERNATIVES:NA FISCAL EFFECTS:NA Report compiled on: September 2, 2021 9