HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-13-24 INC Agenda and Packet MaterialsA. Call meeting to order - 4:30 p.m.
B. Disclosures
C. Changes to the Agenda
D. Approval of Minutes
D.1 Approve Minutes from May 2024 (Evans)
E. Public Comment
F. Action Items
F.1 Officer Elections(Clark)
G. FYI/Discussion
G.1 Consolidated Housing Plan Presentation(Munfrada)
G.2 City Liaison Update(Clark)
THE INTER-NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA
INC AGENDA
Thursday, June 13, 2024
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tone of voice for the record and limit your comments to three minutes.
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G.3 Commission Liaison Update(Morrison)
G.4 Neighborhood Updates(INC Reps)
H. Adjournment
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Inter-Neighborhood Council
FROM:Cynthia Evans, INC Chair
SUBJECT:Approve Minutes from May 2024
MEETING DATE:June 13, 2024
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Minutes
RECOMMENDATION:Approve Minutes
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:Minutes from 5/9/24
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None
ALTERNATIVES:None
FISCAL EFFECTS:None
Attachments:
2024.05.09 INC Minutes.pdf
Report compiled on: June 7, 2024
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City of Bozeman Inter-Neighborhood Council Meeting
May 9, 2024 4:30pm at City Hall Meeting room
MINUTES
In attendance:
Bozeman Creek- Cynthia Evans
Bridger Creeklands- Brad Bates
Jandt Neighborhood- Alison Sweeney
Marwyn-Lindley- Jill Ellison
Midtown- Emily Talago
NENA- Suzanne Held
New Hyalite View- Rachel Rockafellow substitute for Brian Close
University: Tonya Stevens
City Commission Liaison: Deputy Mayor Joey Morrison
City Staff: Takami Clark
Meeting called to order at 4:31 pm
Disclosures: None
Changes to the agenda: None
Approval of March and April minutes:
Motion: Emily , 2nd: Alison
Vote: Unanimous in favor of accepting
Public Comment:
Bryce from a group called “Represent Bozeman” asked us to get the word out about a
meeting taking place on Monday, May 13th, at 6:00 pm at the Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship of Bozeman, 325 N. 25th Avenue, regarding the review of city govt structure as
specified in the Montana Constitution. The question will be on the June 4th ballot. Meeting
sponsored by Bozeman Tenants United. Alison Sweeney from Jandt Neighborhood/BBC
also passed out flyers announcing the same.
F.1 LAWS 101: An Introduction to the State Legislature's Bill Tracking System
(Chris Saunders)
The bills that get signed into law at the State Legislature can often be the most impactful to
local residents. Residents may be more effective by having their voices heard during the
lawmaking process. One of the flrst steps that a resident can take in infiuencing that
process is by simply tracking what is going on at the State Legislature by using the State's
online bill tracking system at
https://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/law0203w$.startup?P_SESS=20231.
Mr. Saunders had another useful website as part of his talk: https://leg.mt.gov
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Many questions were asked about how the city makes its wishes known at the legislature.
Mr. Saunders was unable to answer some of them, but stated there is a legislative contact
person for the city of Bozeman at Helena and that if we wanted something to get to that
person, we should talk to the relevant personnel at the city – they would forward concerns
to the contact.
F.2 Historic Preservation Month (Sarah Rosenberg, Historic Preservation Officer)
May is Historic Preservation Month, and the City of Bozeman has a ton of activities planned
for residents to engage in. There are 4 more in May, see at
https://engage.bozeman.net/hpm2024
Ms. Rosenberg provided an overview of the Historic Preservation and NCOD districts in
Bozeman. She went over the Bozeman Guidelines for Historic Preservation and the NCOD.
For fun with the city scavenger hunt, see the application and photos here.
Community Planning Collaborative with Bozeman Landmark Program
(https://engage.bozeman.net/landmark) to define the concept of preservation and
heritage w/in the context of Bozeman to include agricultural historical landmarks and the
Native American community. There will be a lot of engagement in the Landmark Program,
Phase I. Then Phase II for Policy Creation.
F.3 Commission Liaison Update (Joey Morrison, Deputy Mayor)
• Commission accepted Christopher Coburn’s resignation, so application for
appointment to the commission in his place is now open until May 23rd according to
state law.
• Bomb threats last Friday: deemed no real risk so far, but there is concern that they will
continue or escalate until Pride Week. The targeted businesses are involved in the Pride
Committee. City is preparing for more threat.
• June 4th elections: vote for the city and county on local govt review vote. Morrison says
there has already been budgeted $233,000 for this 5-person commission to work on
this, so voting yes would not result in an increase in taxes. Rachel R. mentions that OLLI
had a Friday Forum regarding the Montana Constitution requirement for 10-year review
of government, archived here.
• Emily commented like that she appreciates the city commission decided to review the
Guthrie project. The extra explanation is valuable. Other reps agreed.
F.4 City Liaison Update (Takami Clark)
• Officially annual reports time – due 7/1/2024 – see attached application on agenda.
• Random residents in Bozeman may receive a survey questionnaire in the mail about
livability in Bozeman – this is a nationwide survey. Please fill it out if you get one.
• Cynthia says they are still interviewing folks for the Neighborhood Engagement Manager
• Next meeting June 13th we have elections for officers of the INC.
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F.5 Neighborhood Updates (INC Reps)
BCNA (Brad): Moderately successful Earth Day cleanup. Not much else going on now.
University (Tonya): nothing much right now. Good meeting on March 27th . Summer block
party TBD
New Hyalite (Rachel for Brian): Playground is coming up for review. Annual meeting May
23rd at the Library. Looking for new chair of steering committee.
Bozeman Creek NA: (Cynthia): 6/3 Annual meeting. Added that their neighborhood
playground at Christie Park updated a couple of years ago and is very good.
Midtown (Emily): They had a neighborhood meeting on April 29th with 25 people. Brian
Close and Allison Sweeney (did minutes) also attended. There are 3 new volunteers for
steering committee. They had a presentation from Chuck Winn, interim city manager, on
NCOD boundaries, mobile crisis response, mental health funding. David Fine presented on
Parking Benefit Zone tool in the code, different than the parking district. Sent out email with
minutes and summary.
Discussion: Working on Midtown email newsletter that would be good to be hosted
through the city website so that we all have the same tool set as a baseline. Rachel adds
that we need that. Alison adds about getting the notice on the water bill, etc. Agreement
that INC would like to revisit this possibility with the city hosting our news.
Jandt NA (Alison): July 20th Band for block party in Jandt NA area. All are invited.
Marwyn/Lindley (Jill): Quiet meeting, 1 person. Community composting is being set up.
Need 16 people to work with YES Composting to set up a neighborhood site.
G. Adjournment 5:59
Submitted by Tonya Stevens
5/10/2024
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Inter-Neighborhood Council
FROM:Takami Clark
SUBJECT:Officer Elections
MEETING DATE:June 13, 2024
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Citizen Advisory Board/Commission
RECOMMENDATION:Vote for new Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary/Treasurer
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:As stated in the INC Bylaws attached to this cover page:
A. Elections of INC officers shall occur in the final meeting of the fiscal year
held in the month of June, with the exception to the 2013 year.
B. A nominating committee may be appointed by the Chair to propose, for
the final meeting of the fiscal year, one or more eligible candidates from the
INC for each office for the coming year. Nominations shall also be accepted
from the floor. All candidates must have accepted the nomination and be a
qualified delegate of the INC.
C. The INC shall elect officers by a successful vote.
D. Voting shall be by secret ballot if there is more than one (1) candidate for
office.
E. The ballots shall be maintained by the Secretary-Treasurer for sixty (60)
days and shall then be destroyed.
F. The Secretary-Treasurer, in partnership with the City Liaison, will obtain
the names, mailing addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and
terms of office of newly elected INC officers.
G. Newly elected officers shall be installed in the first meeting of the fiscal
year of the month of July.
H. Terms of office for INC officers shall be a recommended (but not
mandated) maximum of two years.
I. The Secretary-Treasurer, in partnership with the City Liaison, shall maintain
a list of recognized neighborhood association members interested in serving
as a delegate to, or officer in, the INC. This list shall be consulted when a
delegate, or delegates, is needed to fill a vacancy and/or when officers are
nominated.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:N/A
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ALTERNATIVES:None
FISCAL EFFECTS:None
Attachments:
INC Bylaws
Report compiled on: June 7, 2024
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City of Bozeman
Inter-Neighborhood Council Bylaws
Approved by INC at May 9, 2013 Meeting
Approved by Commission at August 12, 2013 Meeting
I. Mission
A.Recognizing the value of citizen involvement and the importance of neighborhoodrelations through effective and timely communication, the Inter-Neighborhood
Council (INC) is committed to ensuring safety, knowledge and guidance to
Bozeman’s neighborhoods. The INC fosters a sense of cooperation and
understanding between neighborhoods to increase the overall health of thecommunity. The INC provides information to the recognized neighborhoodassociations and may make recommendations to the City Commission and City
staff on city-wide issues as requested and /or deemed necessary by the INC.
II.Vision
A. Our pride in where we live rests, in part, on the relationships we share with others
in our community. We envision the City of Bozeman as one in which every
citizen feels informed about changes in their neighborhood and community and
thus are enabled to share their concerns and ideas with fellow citizens and electedofficials and in which governmental agencies at all levels set the example ofgood stewardship and support for their citizens’ efforts.
III.Definitions
A.The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall havethe meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly
indicates a different meaning:
1. "City agency" means and includes all departments, bureaus, offices, boards,councils, liaisons, task forces and commissions of the City of Bozeman.
2. "City liaison" means the designee of the City Manager responsible for
administration and enforcement of the responsibilities of the City of
Bozeman as defined by the City’s Neighborhood Recognition Ordinance.
3. "Inter-Neighborhood Council (INC)" means the council composed of
delegates selected by each recognized neighborhood association.
4. "Recognized neighborhood association" means an organization formed byresidents for the purpose of maintaining and/or improving the livability andquality of their neighborhood, formally recognized by the INC, and therefore the
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City of Bozeman, and subject to the provisions of the City’s Neighborhood
Recognition Ordinance.
5. "Non-recognized neighborhood association" means an organization formed byresidents for the purpose of maintaining and/or improving the livability and
quality of their neighborhood. A non-recognized neighborhood association is one
which has not met the minimum standards for recognition as set forth in the City’s
Neighborhood Recognition Ordinance or has lost its recognized status for failing
to comply with the minimum standards as set forth in the City’s NeighborhoodRecognition Ordinance. A non-recognized neighborhood association has no
representation on the INC.
6. "Neighborhood group" means a loosely organized, non-recognized group of
residents formed for the purpose of maintaining and/or improving the livabilityand quality of their neighborhood and that demonstrates an interest in forming a
recognized neighborhood association. A neighborhood group has no
representation on the INC.
IV.Authorization and Organization
A.The INC is established by the Bozeman City Charter, adopted by the Citizens of
Bozeman on December 7, 2006 and effective January 1, 2008.
B.The INC fiscal year begins 1 July of each year and ends 30 June of the next year.
C.The INC is an advisory board to the City Commission. The INC shall be
composed of one delegate selected by each recognized neighborhood association
and shall provide a forum for recognized neighborhood associations to come
together, share information and make recommendations to the city. The INC shallalso provide a forum for non-recognized neighborhood associations,
neighborhood groups and city agencies to communicate with recognized and non-
recognized neighborhood organizations and groups.
V. Officers and Duties
A.The INC shall maintain the offices of Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary-Treasurer.
The officers must be appointed delegates.
1. The Chair shall be responsible for the operation of the INC and its officerspursuant to these Bylaws. This shall include setting meeting agendas,
conducting meetings, representing the INC at official functions, appointing
sub-committees, and generally overseeing the business of the INC. The Chair
shall have the primary responsibility for leading the long-term and short-term
planning efforts of the INC and shall also have specific duties as spelled outelsewhere in these Bylaws and assigned by the delegates.
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2.The Vice-Chair shall, in the event of the absence or inability of the Chairman
to exercise the office, become acting Chairman of the INC.
3.The Secretary-Treasurer, in partnership with the City Liaison, shall be the official custodian of the records as required by the Bylaws of the INC. The
Secretary-Treasurer shall produce all written communications as requested by
the Chair or delegates. The Secretary-Treasurer shall record and maintain the
minutes of all INC meetings.
4.The Secretary-Treasurer shall have custody of all monies belonging to the
INC and maintain an accurate accounting of all receipts and expenditures that
have been generated through the INC. The Secretary-Treasurer shall provide
a financial report to delegates at meetings as deemed necessary by the Chair
and affix to the meeting minutes. The Secretary-Treasurer must be one of the officers who shall sign checks or drafts of the INC, if utilized. There shall be three (3) authorized signatures on the bankcard, if any, and two (2) authorized
signatures on each check, if any.
VI.City Liaison Duties
A.The City Liaison is responsible for providing counsel and support services to the
INC. Such services may include assistance with agenda creation and distribution,
general communications, newsletters, grant writing, activity planning, leadership
training, public relations, outreach efforts, general information and referral, andother technical assistance as requested. The City Liaison shall work with the
Secretary-Treasurer to ensure accurate records of the INC are maintained.
VII.Executive Committee
A.The Executive Committee shall be composed of all INC officers, the Chair of any
standing committee(s) of the INC, and the City Liaison.
B.The Executive Committee, as a collective body, may act on behalf of the INC
between regular meetings on any matter determined urgent. Any such action shallbe reported at the next regular meeting of the INC and none of its actions shall
conflict with actions taken or policies formulated by the INC.
VIII.Committees
A.The Chair, with a successful vote, may appoint standing committees to help
conduct the business of the INC. Each appointed standing committee shall
choose a committee Chair, who shall serve as a member of the Executive
Committee.
B.The Committee Chair(s) shall report to the INC. These reports shall be entered
into the minutes.
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C. The Committee Chair(s) shall prepare a schedule/agenda for each standing
committee meeting in consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chair and other
neighborhood delegates as needed. Said agenda shall be made available to the entire INC and the City Clerk’s office at least three days prior to each monthly
meeting and shall include the date, time and location of the meeting as well as
discussion topics. Agenda shall be hand delivered to a standing committee
appointed member’s usual place of residence, delivered electronically via email or
via fax.
IX. Elections and Officer Terms
A. Elections of INC officers shall occur in the final meeting of the fiscal year held in
the month of June, with the exception to the 2013 year.
B. A nominating committee may be appointed by the Chair to propose, for the final
meeting of the fiscal year, one or more eligible candidates from the INC for each
office for the coming year. Nominations shall also be accepted from the floor.
All candidates must have accepted the nomination and be a qualified delegate of the INC.
C. The INC shall elect officers by a successful vote.
D. Voting shall be by secret ballot if there is more than one (1) candidate for office.
E. The ballots shall be maintained by the Secretary-Treasurer for sixty (60) days and
shall then be destroyed.
F. The Secretary-Treasurer, in partnership with the City Liaison, will obtain the names, mailing addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and terms of
office of newly elected INC officers.
G. Newly elected officers shall be installed in the first meeting of the fiscal year of
the month of July.
H. Terms of office for INC officers shall be a recommended (but not mandated)
maximum of two years.
I. The Secretary-Treasurer, in partnership with the City Liaison, shall maintain a list of recognized neighborhood association members interested in serving as a
delegate to, or officer in, the INC. This list shall be consulted when a delegate, or
delegates, is needed to fill a vacancy and/or when officers are nominated.
X. Removal and Vacancies of Delegates and Officers
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A. Any elected officer may be removed from office for good cause. Removal shall
be debated by the INC and shall require a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the delegates of
the INC. Notice of a vote for removal of an elected officer shall be included in
the call to meeting and listed on the meeting agenda along with the location, date and time of the meeting.
1. If a vacancy occurs outside the normal election process, candidates for the
unfilled term shall be nominated from the floor and elected at the next scheduled
meeting following the vacancy. Anyone elected to the vacated office shall serve for the remainder of the original term.
B. Any INC delegate may be removed from the INC for good cause. Removal shall
be debated by the INC and shall require a majority vote of the delegates.
XI. Procedures A. Unless otherwise determined by a successful vote of the INC, the body shall
conduct a minimum of one regularly scheduled meeting each month. All
meetings are open to the public and subject to the State of Montana’s open meeting laws. Cancellation or rescheduling of any meeting, or scheduling of any
special meetings, may occur at the discretion of INC. Regularly scheduled
meetings shall be held at such a place, date and hour as may from time to time be
fixed by consensus. Notification of all meetings to all delegates may be given in
person, via e-mail, via fax, over the telephone, or hand delivered to a delegate’s usual place of residence at least three days before the time set for the meeting.
Notification shall also be given to the City Clerk’s office.
B. The City Liaison shall prepare a schedule/agenda for each meeting in consultation
with the Chair and Vice-Chair and other neighborhood delegates as needed. Said agenda shall be made available to the entire INC and the City Clerk’s office at
least three days prior to each monthly meeting and shall include the date, time and
location of the meeting as well as discussion topics. Agenda shall be hand
delivered to a delegate’s usual place of residence, delivered electronically via
email or via fax.
C. The Chair shall preside at all meetings; the Vice-Chair shall preside at meetings
upon request of the Chair. The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare the minutes of
the monthly or special meetings. The minutes shall include a list of attendance,
including neighborhood delegates, guests, and members of the public, and a summary of all business, discussions and actions taken.
D. Amendments and changes to the Bylaws may be adopted during any regular
meeting following a two-thirds (2/3) vote of delegates and provided that the
revisions are submitted to the INC along with the agenda in advance of the meeting. Amendments shall be ratified by the City Commission. Date of
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amendment approval by the INC and City Commission shall be recorded under
the section “XVIII. Effective Date” of these bylaws.
XII. Representation and Voting
A. A quorum, which is required for the conduct of any INC meeting, consists of 1/3
of delegates, with a minimum of three delegates.
B. Unless otherwise specified in these bylaws, an INC vote passes by a majority of attending delegates at any INC meeting.
C. Each recognized neighborhood association shall appoint one delegate and one
alternate delegate to the INC and communicate the names, addresses, phone
numbers and e-mail addresses of the delegate and the alternate, in writing, to the INC Secretary-Treasurer and the City Liaison.
D. Each appointed delegate has one vote on the INC. In the absence of the appointed
delegate the alternate delegate to the INC may exercise the same rights and
privileges afforded the appointed delegate until the absent delegate returns or a new delegate is appointed by a recognized neighborhood association. Only one
vote from each recognized neighborhood association may be cast. Delegate, or
alternate delegate, vacancies to the INC shall be filled within sixty (60) days of
the vacancy.
E. A delegate to the INC unable to attend an INC meeting may provide written
authorization to the INC Secretary-Treasurer for an alternate delegate or other
INC delegate to vote on any matter that may come before the INC at that
meeting. The written proxy authorization shall state the name of the authorized
delegate and be signed and dated by the absent delegate. A proxy vote shall be fully documented in the minutes of the meeting.
F. The INC shall establish and follow a clear method for reporting to the City actions
which accurately reflect neighborhood positions. When the INC presents an
official position on an issue to the City, the INC shall identify how a decision on the position was reached:
1. by majority vote of the delegates;
2. by majority vote of the attending delegates;
3. by a 2/3 vote of the delegates; 4. by consensus of the attending delegates;
5. by a poll of the general membership of each recognized neighborhood
association with documentation of vote results; or
6. by vote of recognized neighborhood association membership at a general
or special membership meeting with documentation of vote results. XIII. Attendance
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A. Regular attendance of all meetings is considered crucial for neighborhood
contribution to the INC, and is a requirement for membership. No more than
three absences within a one-year period may occur, without authorization from a INC officer or City Liaison (understanding emergencies arise). Attendance shall
be recorded by the Secretary-Treasurer at each meeting and included in the
minutes.
XIV. Conflict of Interest A. Any delegate or alternate delegate, who has, may have or expects to have, a
pecuniary or personal interest in a nomination, proposal, recommendation or
undertaking related to the INC’s general role and responsibility as stated in the
Mission, shall publicly declare a potential conflict of interest and attempt resolution through discussion among delegates. If the conflict cannot be resolved,
the delegate or alternate delegate, shall recuse themselves from debate and abstain
from a vote or votes on that issue. Pecuniary interest shall be defined as the flow
of resources, loss of resources, or savings of resources which may result from the
action of a delegate. Personal interest shall be defined as any interest in the matter which would affect the action of the delegate other than a financial interest,
and other than an interest because of membership in, or affiliation with, but not
employment by a social, fraternal, charitable, service, educational, religious,
governmental, health service, philanthropic, cultural, or similar nonprofit
institution or organization.
XV. General
A. The rules in the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order shall govern the INC,
and all committees and subcommittees in all cases to which they apply and do not conflict with the specific provisions of these Bylaws or any special rules that the
INC may adopt.
B. If any part of the Bylaws or the application thereof is hereafter held invalid or
unenforceable, the remainder shall not be affected thereby, and only the affected portions are declared eliminated.
C. No INC delegate or alternate, officer, representative or spokesperson shall assume
any financial liability of the INC.
D. Officers of, and delegates to, the INC shall not represent the INC on any issue
unless authorized to do so at a regular meeting of the INC by a majority of
the delegates.
XVI. Non-discrimination Clause
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A. The INC shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender,
sexual orientation, marital status, age, religion, creed, political belief, mental or
physical ability, or veteran status in admission, access to, or conduct of its
meetings.
XVII. Amendments
A. These Bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the delegates, at any
regular INC meeting, provided authorization to amend the bylaws has been directed by the delegates at a preceding meeting. Notice of a vote to amend the
Bylaws shall be included in the call to meeting and listed on the meeting agenda.
B. Bylaw amendments approved by the INC shall be forwarded to the City Liaison
within ten (10) calendar days of approval for submission to the City Commission for ratification.
XVIII. Effective Date
A. These Bylaws were formally approved by the INC delegates at a meeting held on the 11th day of December 2007, at 7:00 P.M., at the Beall Park Recreation Center,
in the City of Bozeman, County of Gallatin, State of Montana and signed by all
the attending delegates of the INC, representing a majority of neighborhood
associations.
B. These bylaws of the INC as officially and formally adopted on the 11th day of
December, 2007, shall be effective January 1, 2008, upon final acceptance by
majority of the City Commission as presented for ratification by the City
Commission on December 17, 2007 and approved by a vote of 5-0.
C. Amendments to these bylaws occurred by a 2/3 vote of the INC on the 9th day of
May and presented for ratification by the City Commission on 12th day of August
and approved by a vote of 4-0.
Documentation of INC Approval:
_________________________________________________
INC Chair
Attested to by:
__________________________________________________
INC City Liaison
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Inter-Neighborhood Council
FROM:Renata Munfrada
SUBJECT:Consolidated Housing Plan Presentation
MEETING DATE:June 13, 2024
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Citizen Advisory Board/Commission
RECOMMENDATION:Listen to presentation, ask questions
STRATEGIC PLAN:4.5 Housing and Transportation Choices: Vigorously encourage, through a
wide variety of actions, the development of sustainable and lasting housing
options for underserved individuals and families and improve mobility
options that accommodate all travel modes.
BACKGROUND:The City of Bozeman was recently designated as an “Entitlement
Jurisdiction” by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD), meaning the City is now eligible to receive direct federal funding
from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. These
funds can help address several needs in Bozeman, including but not limited
to:
1. Infrastructure;
2. Economic development projects;
3. Public facilities installation;
4. Community centers;
5. Housing rehabilitation;
6. Public services (e.g., increased access to mental health services, food
access)
7. Clearance/acquisition;
8. Microenterprise assistance; and
9. Homeowner assistance.
Before receiving these funds, the City of Bozeman must put together a
Consolidated Housing Plan, which is a HUD-required document that requires
the City to assess its affordable housing and community development needs
and make data-driven, outcome-based investment decisions.
Additionally, the City strives to ensure the provision of fair housing
throughout the community. As a recipient of federal funding, the City of
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Bozeman must affirmatively further fair housing by taking meaningful actions
to overcome patterns of segregation, promote fair housing choice, eliminate
disparities in opportunities, and foster inclusive communities free from
discrimination. Federal and state fair housing laws prohibit discriminatory
practices in any industry-related business or transaction that may affect the
ability of protected class members to secure housing and live in the housing
of their choice.
In addition to the Consolidated Plan, the City will also be developing a Fair
Housing Plan, which will identify how needs differ for different community
members, how current City policies and programs can better meet
community needs, and where barriers to fair housing choice exist.
This presentation will review more information about the Consolidated
Housing Plan and where we are at in the process.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None
ALTERNATIVES:None
FISCAL EFFECTS:None
Report compiled on: June 7, 2024
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Inter-Neighborhood Council
FROM:Takami Clark, Communications & Engagement Manager
SUBJECT:City Liaison Update
MEETING DATE:June 13, 2024
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Citizen Advisory Board/Commission
RECOMMENDATION:No action required
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:Standing item on INC agenda - City Liaison (Neighborhoods Program
Coordinator) provides an update on Neighborhoods Program work and
pertinent information for INC Reps and Neighborhoods
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:NA
ALTERNATIVES:NA
FISCAL EFFECTS:NA
Report compiled on: June 7, 2024
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Inter-Neighborhood Council
FROM:Joey Morrison, Deputy Mayor
SUBJECT:Commission Liaison Update
MEETING DATE:June 13, 2024
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Citizen Advisory Board/Commission
RECOMMENDATION:No action required
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:Standing item on INC agenda - City Commission Liaison provides an update
of pertinent information for Neighborhoods
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:NA
ALTERNATIVES:NA
FISCAL EFFECTS:NA
Report compiled on: May 3, 2024
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Inter-Neighborhood Council
FROM:InterNeighborhood Council Representatives
SUBJECT:Neighborhood Updates
MEETING DATE:June 13, 2024
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Citizen Advisory Board/Commission
RECOMMENDATION:Listen to updates, ask questions!
STRATEGIC PLAN:1.1 Outreach: Continue to strengthen and innovate in how we deliver
information to the community and our partners.
BACKGROUND:Standing agenda item - pertinent updates from INC Representatives will be
shared
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:NA
ALTERNATIVES:NA
FISCAL EFFECTS:NA
Report compiled on: June 7, 2024
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