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B.Disclosures
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E.Approval of Minutes
E.1 January 5, 2022 Economic Vitality Board Meeting Minutes (DiTommaso)
THE ECONOMIC VITALITY BOARD OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA
EV AGENDA
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
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F.Public Comments
G.Action Items
G.1 Economic Vitality Board 2022 - 2024 Workplan (Fontenot)
H.FYI/Discussion
I.Adjournment
J.For more information please contact Brit Fontenot, bfontenot@bozeman.net
General information about the Economic Vitality Board is available in our Laserfiche repository.
This board generally meets the first Wednesday of the month from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
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require assistance, please contact our ADA coordinator, Mike Gray at 406-582-3232 (TDD 406-
582-2301).
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Economic Vitality Board
FROM:Jesse DiTommaso, Economic Development Specialist
SUBJECT:January 5, 2022 Economic Vitality Board Meeting Minutes
MEETING DATE:February 2, 2022
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Minutes
RECOMMENDATION:Approve the January 5, 2022 Economic Vitality Board Meeting Minutes (as
submitted OR with noted changes).
STRATEGIC PLAN:1.2 Community Engagement: Broaden and deepen engagement of the
community in city government, innovating methods for inviting input from
the community and stakeholders.
BACKGROUND:In accordance with Commission Resolution 5323 and the City of Bozeman's
Citizen Advisory Board Manual, all boards must have minutes taken and
approved. Prepared minutes will be provided for approval by the board at
the next regularly scheduled meeting. Staff will make any corrections
identified to the minutes before submitting to the City Clerk's Office.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None.
ALTERNATIVES:As directed by the Economic Vitality Board.
FISCAL EFFECTS:None.
Attachments:
010522 DRAFT EV Board Minutes F.pdf
Report compiled on: January 17, 2022
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Bozeman Economic Vitality Board Meeting Minutes, January 5, 2022
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THE ECONOMIC VITALITY BOARD MEETING OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA
MINUTES
January 5, 2022
Present: Katy Osterloth, Danielle Rogers, Joseph Morrison, Sara Savage, Suzanne White, Craig Ogilvie, John Carey
Absent: None
A) 00:02:28 Call to Order - 6:00 PM Via WebEx
B) 00:02:52 Disclosures
C) 00:03:06 Changes to the Agenda
D) 00:03:35 Approval of Minutes
D.1 Approval of Minutes from the December 1, 2021 meeting.
120121 DRAFT Economic Vitality Board Minutes.docx
• EDS DiTommaso will add the attendance to the minutes.
00:03:40 Motion approve minutes from the December 1, 2021 meeting.
Danielle Rogers: Motion Sara Savage: 2nd
00:05:14 Vote on the Motion to approve minutes from the December 1, 2021 meeting.. The Motion
carried 7 - 0
Approve:
Katy Osterloth
Danielle Rogers
Joseph Morrison
Sara Savage
Suzanne White
Craig Ogilvie
John Carey
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Disapprove:
None
E) 00:06:15 Public Comments
• There were no public comments.
F) 00:07:24 Action Items
F.1 00:07:31 Economic Vitality (EV) Board 2022 Work Plan Discussion and Approval
2020 Bozeman Community Housing Action Plan.pdf
2021 Gallatin County Regional Housing Study - One Valley.pdf CoB Inclusive City Report November 2021.pdf
CoB Equity Indicators Gaps Analysis 2021.pdf
20- Ordinance 2056 Final Adoption Establishing Municipal Percent for Art Program.pdf
Bozeman ED Strategy Update_11-2016_Final v 2.pdf
Task Order 4 - Update of the EDS - 12.14.21.pdf BZN ED Strategy Milestones.pdf
00:07:48 Board Liaison and Economic Development Director Brit Fontenot provided an
introduction.
00:12:10 Community Housing Program Manager David Fine presented materials and facilitated a
conversation related to the City's community housing program. Work plan eligible items were
summarized and included work on the UDC overhaul and short term rental restrictions, ongoing work
with the affordable housing ordinance, near term code changes, and a consolidated plan.
00:44:33 Community Engagement Coordinator Dani Hess provided a presentation and facilitated
a discussion on the City's diversity, equity, and inclusion work. She summarized the board's role in in
reviewing the DEI plan and ultimately recommending it to the City Commission. She also noted the Cities
for CEDAW City Commission priority as a potential work plan item for the board.
01:13:22 Economic Development Director Brit Fontenot proposed the Economic Vitality Board
consider creating a framework for the 1% for the art program as outlined in Ordinance 2056 and
working with TOCC to make a recommendation to the City Commission on a public arts program separate from the 1% for the art ordinance as work plan items in the public art focus area.
01:20:55 Brian Duffany of Economic Planning Systems and Alisa Pyszka of Bridge Economic
Development explained the Economic Development Strategy Update and the role of the EV board in the
update.
01:47:21 Kevin Thane, Public Comment
Kevin Thane commented on items he did not see in the work plan discussion related to community
housing, including UDC revision, PUD relaxation and ADU incentives. He also commented on Low Income
Housing Tax Credit and housing vouchers.
01:51:49 Brit Fontenot summarized the identified work plan items in each focus area.
Community Housing: 1) Overhaul of UDC 2) Short Term Rental Restrictions 3) Affordable Housing
Ordinance 4) Near-term Code Changes 5) Consolidated Plan
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DEI: 1) DEI Plan Development 2) DEI Plan Recommendation to City Commission 3) Cities for CEDAW
Public Art: 1) Create 1% for the Arts Program 2) Work with TOCC to create general public art program
Economic Development: 1) Participate in Economic Development Strategy Update by appointing up to 3
board members to RLC 2) Recommendation of Strategy Update to the City Commission
F.2 01:56:37 Appoint up to three (3) Member(s) to represent the Economic Vitality Board on the Regional Leadership Committee (RLC) for the Economic Developemt
Strategy update.
Task Order 4 - Update of the EDS - 12.14.21.pdf
BZN ED Strategy Milestones.pdf
Bozeman ED Strategy Update_11-2016_Final v 2.pdf
01:56:42 Discussion
• John Carey and Joey Morrison volunteered to be members of the RLC.
02:00:10 Public Comment
• There were no public comments.
02:01:34 Discussion on procedure.
02:02:52 Motion I move to appoint John Carey and Josey Morrison to represent the Economic Vitality
Board on the Regional Leadership Committee (RLC) for the Economic Development Strategy update.
Sara Savage: Motion
Suzanne White: 2nd 02:03:26 Discussion
02:08:23 Vote on the Motion to free form I move to appoint John Carey and Josey Morrison to represent
the Economic Vitality Board on the Regional Leadership Committee (RLC) for the Economic Development
Strategy update The Motion carried 7 - 0
Approve:
Katy Osterloth Danielle Rogers
Joseph Morrison
Sara Savage
Suzanne White
Craig Ogilvie John Carey
Disapprove:
None
G) 02:09:43 FYI/Discussion
• Clarification on Meeting Schedule
• Introduction of Commission Liaison Commissioner Coburn.
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H) 02:11:11 Adjournment
For more information please contact Brit Fontenot, bfontenot@bozeman.net
General information about the Economic Vitality Board is available in our Laserfiche repository.
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Economic Vitality Board
FROM:Brit Fontenot, Economic Development Director
Jesse DiTommaso, Economic Development Specialist
SUBJECT:Economic Vitality Board 2022 - 2024 Workplan
MEETING DATE:February 2, 2022
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Plan/Report/Study
RECOMMENDATION:Adopt the Economic Vitality Board 2022 - 2024 Workplan
STRATEGIC PLAN:1.2 Community Engagement: Broaden and deepen engagement of the
community in city government, innovating methods for inviting input from
the community and stakeholders.
BACKGROUND:See attached memo.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None.
ALTERNATIVES:As directed by the Economic Vitality Board.
FISCAL EFFECTS:None.
Attachments:
EV_Board_Memo_RE_2022-2024_workplan_1.26.22 (3).pdf
Report compiled on: January 26, 2022
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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Economic Vitality Board
FROM: Brit Fontenot, Economic Development Director
Jesse DiTommaso, Economic Development Specialist
SUBJECT: Economic Vitality Board 2022 - 2024 Workplan
MEETING DATE: February 2, 2022
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Action
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the Economic Vitality Board 2022 - 2024 Workplan
BACKGROUND:
In accordance with City Commission Resolution 5323, citizen advisory boards must
produce and adopt a two-year work plan. The Citizen Advisory Board Onboarding Manual
outlines the requirements, timeline, and format of the work plans.
The Economic Vitality Board has four focus areas, Economic Development, Community
Housing, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Public Art. At the January 5, 2022 meeting
the Economic Vitality Board discussed the following as proposed work plan items in each
focus area.
Focus Area 1: Economic Development
The Economic Vitality Board will advise the City Commission, and as requested by the City
Manager, on policies related to economic development issues.
Work Plan Item 1: Economic Development Strategy Update
The City of Bozeman is currently updating the 2016 Economic Development
Strategy. Since the 2016 plan was adopted, the region has experienced significant
changes including impacts from the Great Recession, a global pandemic, the great
resignation, a re-focus on sustainability and equity, expansion of sectors in the
region and a massive shift in the available workforce to meet the demands of
growing businesses.
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The Economic Vitality Board will participate in the update process by selecting up
to 3 members of the Economic Vitality Board to serve on the Regional Leadership
Committee (RLC). At the January 5, 2022 meeting, the Board appointed John
Carey and Joey Morrison to the Regional Leadership Committee (RLC) which will
guide the update.
The board will also review and recommend the final Economic Development
Strategy Update to the Bozeman City Commission.
Focus Area 2: Community Housing
The Economic Vitality Board will provide advisory recommendations to the City
Commission, and as requested by the City Manager to the City Manager on policies
related to community housing needs per Resolution 5329.
Work Plan Item 2: UDC Overhaul (Community Housing Related Sections Only)
The Bozeman City Commission adopted priorities for 2022-2023 via Resolution 5368.
It states the following: UDC Overhaul – Adopt changes to the Unified Development
Code that facilitate increased housing density, housing affordability, climate action
plan objectives, sustainable building practices, and a transparent, predictable and
understandable development review process. The EV Board will provide feedback
on the Community Housing sections of the UDC overhaul. The Economic Vitality
Board will assist by reviewing and recommending the community housing aspects of
the UDC Overhaul.
Work Plan Item 3: Short Term Rental Restrictions
Resolution 5368 states the following priority: Consider revising short term rental
ordinance to create additional opportunities for long term rentals, including potential
limitations to the licensing of new short term rental properties. The Economic Vitality
Board will assist by reviewing and recommending changes to Ordinance 1974.
Work Plan Item 4: Affordable Housing Ordinance
A draft affordable housing ordinance will be presented to the Economic Vitality Board
prior to drafting of a final ordinance for presentation to the City Commission. The
ordinance uses incentives in the code, including building height, required parking and
lot size to promote affordability. The Economic Vitality board will review the draft and make recommendations to the City Commission.
Work Plan Item 5: Near-Term Code Changes (Community Housing Related Sections Only)
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City staff will be working on smaller code changes that can be implemented in advance
of the UDC Overhaul 2022 in an effort to create more opportunities for community
housing. The Economic Vitality Board will review and make recommendations to the
City Commission. The EV Board will provide feedback on the Community Housing
sections of the near-term code changes and make recommendations to the City
Commission.
Work Plan Item 6: A Consolidated Plan
According to the 2020 Census, Bozeman’s population has grown to over 50,000
residents giving it the metropolitan designation and making Bozeman eligible for
funds directly from the Community Development Block Grant Program. The Economic
Vitality Board will assist in creating a consolidated plan to make Bozeman eligible
for U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development Entitlement Grantee Qualification
for Community Development Block Grant Program.
Focus Area 3: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
The Economic Vitality Board will advise the City Commission, and as requested by the City
Manager to the City Manager, on policies related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. In
doing so, the Board must be cognizant the
City values and encourages the inclusion of diverse perspectives and experiences,
and makes proactive efforts to ensure Bozeman is safe, welcoming, and inclusive per
Resolution 5329.
Work Plan Item 7: DEI Plan Recommendation
Using the Inclusive City Report and Equity Indicators Report, City staff is currently
working on a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Action Plan to guide resource
allocation to areas of need in the community. The Economic Vitality Board will review and provide feedback to staff throughout the creation process and assist
in reviewing and recommending the DEI Action Plan to the City Commission.
Work Plan Item 8: Cities for CEDAW
The Bozeman City Commission identified becoming a City for CEDAW (Convention
To Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) as part of the City’s
Inclusive City and Diversity Equity and Inclusion work as a priority for 2022 and
2023 per Resolution 5368. The Economic Vitality Board will help identify how
CEDAW efforts can align with the City’s ongoing DEI efforts.
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Focus Area 4: Public Art Program
Work Plan Item 9: 1% for the Arts Program
Resolution 5329 establishes that the Economic Vitality Board will advise the
City Commission, and as requested by the City Manager to the City Manager,
on policies related to the development and implementation of public art
programs. In doing so, the Board must be cognizant the City recognizes public art
is an indicator of Bozeman’s economic and community vitality,
Ordinance 2056 established the Percent for the Arts Program which requires one
percent of eligible construction costs of city capital improvement projects over
$500,000 to construction or remodel any public facility or city building to be
allocated for public art. The Economic Vitality Board will assist in creating a
framework for this policy by establishing best practices for the program.
FISCAL EFFECTS:
Unknown at this time.
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Completed Economic Vitality Board Workplan worksheet.
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