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Home My WebLink About02-25-25 Public Comment - M. Kaveney - City Commission Agenda item H.1. _ Inadequate public notice- please reschedule.From:Marcia Kaveney To:Chuck Winn; Terry Cunningham; Douglas Fischer; Jennifer Madgic; Joey Morrison; Bozeman Public Comment;Emma Bode Cc:Tom Rogers; Alex Newby Subject:[EXTERNAL]Re: City Commission Agenda item H.1. _ Inadequate public notice- please reschedule. Date:Tuesday, February 25, 2025 1:53:57 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Well, boy, do I owe everyone an apology. Thanks Joey, Alex, and Terry for taking the time to respond and me straight on the previous agenda notice. I am both relieved that the process was followed and embarrassed that I thought it wasn't! Clearly, I misread the agenda and subsequent revised agenda and I'm sorry for the accusationof not allowing adequate notice. Unfortunately, I won't be in attendance tonight since I made other plans, thinking for severaldays how odd it was that there were no action items scheduled. Again, please accept my sincerest apologies. Marcia Kaveney On Tue, Feb 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM Marcia Kaveney <marciakaveney@gmail.com> wrote: Dear Staff, Mayor, and Commissioners- After enjoying a well run UDC Phase 2 engagement meeting yesterday and feeling truly"engaged", I was quite taken aback when I found an email stating that an action item had been added to the City Commission's agenda, which formerly had no action items, and withjust 26 hours advance notice to the public. I think action item H.1. Adoption of a Resolution of the City Commission to Replace and Readopt the Annexation Policy for the City of Bozeman deserves a true public hearing withadequate and normal public notice. Annexations are some of the most important things the City implements regarding growth and there should be, in my opinion, a fair and very publichearing. Sliding this action item into the agenda the day before the meeting does not reflect the transparency the CC promised to the public. It feels sneaky even if unintentional. If this were a simple action item, non-complex and of little interest to the public, and if 26hours is indeed a legal amount of public notice, then I would find it less concerning. But annexation policy is not simple and has a far reaching effect. The staff memo is 4 pageslong, and includes 6 attachments to review. I find the language of the memo challenging and the attachments lengthy. This is an unreasonable ask of the residents of the City to digestthis material and compose good public comments with just 26 hours notice, especially given that 8 of those hours are lost to sleep. The staff memo states on page 2, "Annexations and annexation policy are importantcomponents of community growth and implementation of numerous city goals andobjectives. This resolution only addresses citizen initiated petitions and not Cityinitiated actions." Because this resolution only addresses citizen initiated petitions, I hope you agree it is even more important that citizens get a chance to participate in its public hearing. I respectfully request that agenda item H.1. be cancelled and rescheduled for a meeting inthe future when the public can receive notice in the usual manner, have time to review the material, time to prepare their comments, and time to make room for the meeting in theirschedules. Thank you, Marcia Kaveney From:Terry Cunningham To:Marcia Kaveney Cc:Douglas Fischer; Joey Morrison; Emma Bode; Jennifer Madgic; Chuck Winn; Greg Sullivan; Bozeman Public Comment Subject:Action Item Date:Tuesday, February 25, 2025 1:30:42 PM Marcia: I’m glad that you thought that yesterday‘s UDC engagement workshop was productive and well-structured. I received your email about the action item for tonight‘s meeting and want to assure you that this is not a last-minuteaddition to the action item agenda. This action item was noticed publicly on Thursday as an action item and the subject matter, the proposedrecommendations and the staff report have not changed from the original notification that we provided to thecommunity. The only change has been the addition of one attachment to the staff memo. Originally, we had provided a full copyof the existing code and a redlined copy showing all of the proposed changes to the code. We have added anattachment that essentially accepts all the proposed changes and shows how the code would read if the redlinedcodes sections were accepted. No additional changes have been made to the proposed revisions since we firstnoticed this action item. I hope this clarifies this issue for you. Thank you. Terry Cunningham. Sent from my iPhone From:Bozeman Public Comment To:"Marcia Kaveney" Cc:Mike Maas; Chuck Winn Subject:RE: [EXTERNAL]City Commission Agenda item H.1. _ Inadequate public notice- please reschedule. Date:Tuesday, February 25, 2025 1:15:00 PM Attachments:Original Friday, 02-21-25 City Commission Meeting email.pdf Dear Marcia, Good Tuesday to you. I am attaching for your reference the original email announcing today’s 02-25 Commission Meeting that went out on Friday, February 21st at 12:20 pm. On it you will see under Action Items item H.1 Adoption of a Resolution of the City Commission to Replace and Readopt the Annexation Policy for the City of Bozeman. This Resolution Replaces Resolution 5076(Rogers). It has been noticed in the 02-22-25 Chronicle edition as is the City’s practice. Take care, Alex From: Marcia Kaveney <marciakaveney@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 11:37 AM To: Chuck Winn <CWinn@BOZEMAN.NET>; Terry Cunningham <TCunningham@BOZEMAN.NET>; Douglas Fischer <dfischer@BOZEMAN.NET>; Jennifer Madgic <jmadgic@BOZEMAN.NET>; Joey Morrison <jmorrison@BOZEMAN.NET>; Bozeman Public Comment <comments@BOZEMAN.NET>; Emma Bode <ebode@BOZEMAN.NET> Cc: Tom Rogers <TRogers@BOZEMAN.NET> Subject: [EXTERNAL]City Commission Agenda item H.1. _ Inadequate public notice- please reschedule. CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Staff, Mayor, and Commissioners- After enjoying a well run UDC Phase 2 engagement meeting yesterday and feeling truly "engaged", I was quite taken aback when I found an email stating that an action item had been added to the City Commission's agenda, which formerly had no action items, and with just 26 hours advance notice to the public. I think action item H.1. Adoption of a Resolution of the City Commission to Replace and Readopt the Annexation Policy for the City of Bozeman deserves a true public hearing with adequate and normal public notice. Annexations are some of the most important things the City implements regarding growth and there should be, in my opinion, a fair and very public hearing. Sliding this action item into the agenda the day before the meeting does not reflect the transparency the CC promised to the public. It feels sneaky even if unintentional. If this were a simple action item, non-complex and of little interest to the public, and if 26 hours is indeed a legal amount of public notice, then I would find it less concerning. But annexation policy is not simple and has a far reaching effect. The staff memo is 4 pages long, and includes 6 attachments to review. I find the language of the memo challenging and the attachments lengthy. This is an unreasonable ask of the residents of the City to digest this material and compose good public comments with just 26 hours notice, especially given that 8 of those hours are lost to sleep. The staff memo states on page 2, "Annexations and annexation policy are important components of community growth and implementation of numerous city goals and objectives. This resolution only addresses citizen initiated petitions and not City initiated actions." Because this resolution only addresses citizen initiated petitions, I hope you agree it is even more important that citizens get a chance to participate in its public hearing. I respectfully request that agenda item H.1. be cancelled and rescheduled for a meeting in the future when the public can receive notice in the usual manner, have time to review the material, time to prepare their comments, and time to make room for the meeting in their schedules. Thank you, Marcia Kaveney A.Call to Order - 6:00 PM - Commission Room, City Hall, 121 North Rouse From:City of Bozeman, MT To:Alex Newby Subject:[EXTERNAL]City Commission Meeting Date:Friday, February 21, 2025 12:20:10 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. City Commission Meeting Date: 02/25/2025 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Location: City Hall - Commission Room 121 N Rouse Ave Bozeman, Montana 59715 Bozeman Logo THE CITY COMMISSION OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, February 25, 2025 How to Participate: If you are interested in commenting in writing on items on the agenda please send an email to comments@bozeman.net or visit the Public Comment Page prior to 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. At the direction of the City Commission, anonymous public comments are not distributed to the City Commission or staff. Public comments will also be accepted in-person and through video conference during the appropriate agenda items but you may only comment once per item. As always, the meeting will be recorded and streamed through the Commission's video page and available in the City on cable channel 190. For more information please contact the City Clerks' Office at 406.582.2320. This meeting will be held both in-person and also using an online video conferencing system. You can join this meeting: B. Pledge of Allegiance and a Moment of Silence or Mindfulness C. Changes to the Agenda D. FYI E. Commission Disclosures F. Consent F.1 Formal Cancellation of the March 4, 2025 Regular City Commission Meeting(Newby) F.2 Accounts Payable Claims Review and Approval(Edwards) F.3 Authorize the City Manager to Sign the Non-Profit Grant Agreement with Family Promise(Grabinski) F.4 Authorize the City Manager to Sign the Non-Profit Grant Agreement with Haven(Grabinski) F.5 Authorize the City Manager to Sign a Notice of Award and Sign a Bid Purchase Agreement for Three (3) Years of Polymer for the Bozeman WRF with the option of Two (2) Additional Years.(Kercher) F.6 Notice of Award and Construction Agreement with CK May Excavation for the Construction of Manley Ditch(Smith) F.7 Authorize the City Manager to sign Estoppel Certificate and Amendment to Development Agreement for the 7th and Aspen Urban Renewal Project(Fine) F.8 Authorize the City Manager to sign a Waiver of Affordable Housing Provision in Laurel Glen Annexation Agreement(Rischke) F.9 Authorize the City Manager to Sign a Professional Services Agreement with Ayres Associates Inc for Annual Aerial Photography Data Acquisition(Jorgenson) F.10 Authorize City Manager to Sign Professional Services Agreements for Facilities Contractors Term Contracts(Miller) F.11 Authorize the City Manager to sign Amendment No. 1 to the Software as a Service Agreement with THG Energy Solutions for City facility utility tracking software services(Meyer) Via Video Conference: Click the Register link, enter the required information, and click submit. Click Join Now to enter the meeting. Via Phone: This is for listening only if you cannot watch the stream, channel 190, or attend in- person United States Toll +1 669 900 9128 Access code: 933 7244 1920 F.12 Resolution authorizing Change Order 01 with DT Tanks of Montana, LLC for the Water Reclamation Facility 2024 Gravity Thickener Rehabilitation Project(Nielsen) F.13 Authorize the City Manager to sign Task Order 3 with Cushing Terrell for Fowler Annexation and Zone Map Amendment Professional Services(Fine) F.14 Approve Resolution 2025-##, Declaring the Intent of the Commission to Rename Elaine Lane to Naughty Trout Lane(Lonsdale) F.15 Ordinance 2025-## Amending Ethics Opinions and Complaint Procedures(Giuttari) G. Public Comment on Non-agenda Items Falling Within the Purview and Jurisdiction of the Commission H. Action Items H.1 Adoption of a Resolution of the City Commission to Replace and Readopt the Annexation Policy for the City of Bozeman. This Resolution Replaces Resolution 5076(Rogers) I. FYI / Discussion J. Adjournment This email was sent to anewby@bozeman.net using govDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Bozeman, MT · 121 NRouse Ave · Bozeman, MT 59715 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 per topic. 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 state whether you are a resident of the city or a property owner within the city 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. 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