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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-10-25 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 February 13 and March 13, 2025 (Kiely) E. Public Comments on Non-agenda Items Falling within the Purview and Jurisdiction of the Board F. Special Presentation F.1 Good Neighbor Day(Eberlin) F.2 On-Street Parking Management for Winter Maintenance Work Session(Ross) G. FYI/Discussion G.1 City Liaison Update(Kiely) THE INTER-NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA INC AGENDA Thursday, April 10, 2025 This meeting will be held both in-person and also using an online video conferencing system. You can join this meeting: 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: 960 8158 0066 This is the time to comment on any non-agenda matter falling within the scope of the Inter- Neighborhood Council. 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 Board cannot take action on any item which does not appear on the agenda. All persons addressing the Board shall speak in a civil and courteous manner and members of the audience shall be respectful of others. Please state your name and place of residence in an audible tone of voice for the record and limit your comments to three minutes. 1 G.2 Commission Liaison Update(Morrison) G.3 Inter-Neighborhood Council Representatives(INC Reps) H. Adjournment For more information please contact Emily Kiely, ekiely@bozeman.net This board generally meets the 2nd Thursday of the month from 4:30 to 6:00 Committee meetings are open to all members of the public. If you have a disability that requires assistance, please contact our ADA Coordinator, David Arnado, at 406.582.3232. In order for this Board to receive all relevant public comment in time for this meeting, please submit via the Public Comment Page or by emailing comments@bozeman.net no later than 12:00 PM on the day of the meeting. Public comment may be made in person at the meeting as well. 2 Memorandum REPORT TO:Inter-Neighborhood Council FROM:Emily Kiely, Community Engagement Coordinator SUBJECT:Approve Minutes from February 13 and March 13, 2025 MEETING DATE:April 10, 2025 AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Citizen Advisory Board/Commission 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 February 13 and March 13, 2025 meetings. UNRESOLVED ISSUES:none ALTERNATIVES:none FISCAL EFFECTS:none Attachments: 2025.03.13 INC Minutes.pdf 2025.02.13 INC Minutes.pdf Report compiled on: April 7, 2025 3 Bozeman Inter-Neighborhood Council Meeting Minutes, [3/13/25] Page 1 of 4 THE INTER-NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MEETING OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA MINUTES March 13, 2025 A) 00:01:56 Call meeting to order - 4:30 p.m. Emily Talago called the meeting to order. INC reps made introductions. B) Disclosures There were no disclosures. C) 00:02:09 Changes to the Agenda Emily Talago added updates from City Liaison, Deputy Mayor, and INC reps to FYI/Discussion. D) 00:07:53 Public Comments on Non-agenda Items Falling within the Purview and Jurisdiction of the Board Scott Boyd talked about the Guthrie and the NCOD guidelines. Noah Ten Broek thanked everyone for supporting Midtown last year with the Guthrie project. Dan Carty talked about the Guthrie and ask for support on its appeal. E) FYI/Discussion E.1 00:09:17 Making neighborhoods more bird and pollinator friendly Lou Ann Harris, co-chair from Sacajawea Audubon Society spoke about being a resource to Bozeman neighbors who are interested in making their gardens more bird and pollinator friendly. They are available to attend neighborhood meetings as well. E.2 01:08:17 Post election - Bond and Mill Levy 00:18:24 Emily T introduced the topic and welcomed Chief Veltkamp. 4 Bozeman Inter-Neighborhood Council Meeting Minutes, [3/13/25] Page 2 of 4 Chief Veltkamp joined to talk about what happens now for Bozeman since the mill levy vote failed in November. He talked about growth in Bozeman and staffing. He shared about different strategies the police department is considering. He talked about an operational staffing study that was approved by City Commission this week. This strategy is to look for other ways to make changes from an external perspective. Another strategy is to consider what the department can stop doing or do less of at times. The talked about Limited Crash protocol. He talked about a staff member taking a call vs a police offer. Another strategy is simple efficiencies. He hopes the study will help look for these efficiencies. Finally, he shared how technology can be used. He shared about the cost of technology, but how it can help with efficiencies. He added about how the mill levy was a great opportunity to meet with the community. The concern was the cost. 00:30:00 In context of the budget, Emily asked INC what they could offer as a trade-offs and opened up for questions from INC reps. 01:08:08 Emily T opened up for public comment. Noah Ten Broek made comment about more diverse trainings and approaches for officers. Emily T made comment about crisis training. Chief Veltkamp responded about training and changes that have been made. E.3 01:16:39 Updates from City Liaison Emily Kiely shared upcoming events at the City: wetland code open house on March 27 and the Mayor's State of the City Address on March 24 and 26. She shared that she would put neighborhood meetings on the City's calendar and to subscribe to "neighborhoods" to get an email notification. E.4 01:18:27 Updates from Deputy Mayor Morrison Deputy Mayor responded to the topic about Impact Fees. He shared that UDC workshops have wrapped up. The UDC chats will come out soon. Commission is working to plan work session. The Guthrie appeal is coming up on April 1. E.5 01:21:38 Updates from INC reps Dick Bakker, from BCAN, shared no neighborhood updates. 5 Bozeman Inter-Neighborhood Council Meeting Minutes, [3/13/25] Page 3 of 4 Cynthia, BCNA shared they have scheduled their annual meeting. Angie, from NENA, shared the neighborhoods intends to submit UDC code suggestions. The NE urban renewal board is coming back. She asked about the NRO email from City Manager Chuck Winn and the public comment from Dan Carty and if INC can continue that conversation at a later time. Alison, from Jandt, talked about Judge Salvagni's ruling and the parking tickets in the neighborhood. Emily T, from Midtown, shared their annual meeting is scheduled for March 31. She talked about the neighborhood meeting for the AHO. She talked about the Guthrie on April 1. Alison added that she wanted to revisit the NRO and the email from the City Manager. (REVISIT to what Emily suggested??) Emily also talked about INC subcommittees and asked reps to reach out to her or Emily K if interested. Rick, from Cooper Park, shared about the steering committee's intent to get a letter to the Commission about the UDC. Emily M, from Figgins Addition, shared she'll talk to Emily K about the annual meeting. Kath, from MarLin, talked about the improvements potentially scheduled in the next two year. She shared she's interested in a subcommittee about increasing communications with the City, in particular Parks and Rec. There have been a lot of challenges over the last year. Salal, from Bogert Park, also talked about communication with the City and the neighbors. Kathy, from UNA, shared the appreciation of the award given to Kathy Powell last month. Deputy Mayor made a comments about facilitation tools to consolidate discussion. He asked that requests come in writing to Emily K and himself. F) 01:48:53 Adjournment For more information please contact Emily Kiely, ekiely@bozeman.netThis board generally meets the 2nd Thursday of the month from 4:30 to 6:00 6 Bozeman Inter-Neighborhood Council Meeting Minutes, [3/13/25] Page 4 of 4 7 Bozeman Inter-Neighborhood Council Meeting Minutes, 02/13/25 Page 1 of 4 THE INTER-NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MEETING OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA MINUTES February 13, 2025 A) 00:00:19 Call meeting to order - 4:30 p.m. 00:43:13 Emily Talago convened the meeting. Neighborhood reps introduced themselves. B) 00:02:54 Disclosures There were no disclosures. C) 00:03:01 Changes to the Agenda There were no changes to the agenda. D) 00:03:08 Approval of Minutes D.1 Approve Minutes from January 9, 2025 2025.01.09 INC Minutes.pdf Emily Talago made note to edit Mark's comment to "aggregating". Cynthia Evans motioned to approve the minutes with Emily's edit. Angie Kociolek seconded. All voted in favor of the motion. E) 00:04:02 Public Comments on Non-agenda Items Falling within the Purview and Jurisdiction of the Board F) FYI/Discussion F.1 00:04:24 Continuing the Conversation: Neighborhood Reactions and Reflections on the January 22 Towns Escaping the Housing Trap webinar 8 Bozeman Inter-Neighborhood Council Meeting Minutes, 02/13/25 Page 2 of 4 Emily T asked who was able to listen to the webinar. She thanked everyone who worked together to make it happen. She shared she has been following StrongTowns for some time. She asked to go around and share learnings. Joe made a comment about the speaker visiting Bozeman. Emily T shared this was similar to what a book tour would be like. She shared this is a continuation of the conversation and chat. Angie shared her appreciation about incentives to existing homeowners. She doesn't see Bozeman doing this now. Alison S talked about a future toolkit coming. She shared there was talk about a follow-up podcast to the webinar. Emily M shared the same thoughts that Angie had. She shared large lots in her neighborhood and the benefit of being able to build a mother-in-law or additional unit to help with costs. Kath C talked about ADUs in the Mar-Lin neighborhood and different bylaws represented. She shared that there is a larger conversation to be had and not sure how to start that conversation. Deputy Mayor shared that not many are coming online because they are still expensive, and those that did, became short-term rentals, which didn't help local people looking for housing. This is on the priority list for City Commission. Emily T invited Jason D to join the conversation to offer his expertise. Angie asked how do we respect existing homeowners. Salal talked about incentivizing those who already have the additional units. Joey talked about the property tax credit option. Alison asked about freezing property tax for those that add an ADU etc. Emily T asked about the short-term rental ban and how it's going. Joey shared there have been some updates, could be a general code compliance in the future. The group continued to discuss the webinar. Emily Talago made note about continuing the conversation and sharing surveys. She thanked everyone for the conversation and opened up for public comment. (1:07:33) George Goldsmith from Bozeman Creek made comment about the importance of the INC. Daniel Carty from Midtown talked about the strong towns webinar. Lila Spabila thanked the group for what they do for Bozeman and neighborhoods. She notes that everyone's knowledge to work together. Marcia Kaveney advocated for INC to be an advisory board. She appreciated the conversation tonight. F.2 01:38:27 City Liaison Update 01:38:38 Emily K invited INC to attend the next Study Commission meeting and shared that they will be discussing the timeline and schedule for the process. She also shared about steps in UDC engagement. Workshops are scheduled and details are on Engage Bozeman. UDC toolkits and survey will also be available. She mentioned that City Hall is under construction and noted the change in hours for the finance office. F.3 01:40:58 Commission Liaison Update Deputy Mayor shared that the six month calendar is still filling in. The Affordable Housing Ordinance passed this week and will be up in 30 days. He talked about the consent agenda item regarding the 9 Bozeman Inter-Neighborhood Council Meeting Minutes, 02/13/25 Page 3 of 4 intersection of Willson and Garfield and task order for a flashing beacon. He addressed community and social media divisiveness. F.4 01:33:13 Neighborhood Updates Kathy R from UNA talked about snow plowing pilot program and trouble with the streets opening up. Kath C from Mar-Lin rescheduled their annual meeting and talked about parking challenges. She shared about being inspired by Kathy Powell's engagement in her neighborhood. Cynthia Evans from BCNA shared about how great the snow plowing is. Dick Bakker shared that BCAN met with Nick Ross and was grateful for his efforts. Angie from NENA shared that they met to talk about priorities. They are meeting with Economic Development next week. She talked about their UDC neighborhood meeting. Emily T shared about the Midtown UDC neighborhood meeting. Salal from BPNA shared about Bogert Park and the pickleball court and the unintentional impacts. Kade W from CPNA shared that they had their UDC Neighborhood in January. He shared about their desire to more formally represent their neighborhood. Emily M from Figgins Addition said not a lot is going on but the snow plowers are doing a great job. She talked about wanting to find more information about the tragedy in their neighborhood last year. Alison from Jandt shared that she signed up for the citizens police academy. The Jandt neighborhood hosted a UDC meeting in January. They didn't have a large turnout, so she sent out a survey and also passed out flyers to the neighbors. Joe from NHNA shared biggest complaint now is snow removal but overall quiet. Jason Delmue talked about the NEHMU zone. Emily T thanked Jason for attending. G) Action Items G.1 01:24:11 Inter Neighborhood Council Resolution 2025-1, Acknowledging Kathy Powell for Exemplary Community Leadership INC Resolution 2025-01.pdf Emily T read resolution 2025-1, acknowledging Kathy Powell's leadership in the community. Kathy R moved to adopt the resolution. Alison seconded. Kathy R shared more of Kathy P's accomplishments in the community. All voted in favor of the resolution. Kathy P then gave a few words. 10 Bozeman Inter-Neighborhood Council Meeting Minutes, 02/13/25 Page 4 of 4 H) 02:19:36 Adjournment For more information please contact Emily Kiely, ekiely@bozeman.netThis board generally meets the 2nd Thursday of the month from 4:30 to 6:00 11 Memorandum REPORT TO:Inter-Neighborhood Council FROM:Rebecca Eberlin, Program Manager SUBJECT:Good Neighbor Day MEETING DATE:April 10, 2025 AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Citizen Advisory Board/Commission RECOMMENDATION:As suggested by INC 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:Rebecca Eberlin, Program Manager in the Office of Off-Campus Student Life, will share about Good Neighbor Day which is a national event observed each year on September 28. Rebecca will bring a list of potential service projects and ask for feedback from INC members. UNRESOLVED ISSUES:none ALTERNATIVES:none FISCAL EFFECTS:none Report compiled on: April 7, 2025 12 Memorandum REPORT TO:Inter-Neighborhood Council FROM:Nicholas Ross - Director of Transportation and Engineering SUBJECT:On-Street Parking Management for Winter Maintenance Work Session MEETING DATE:April 10, 2025 AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Citizen Advisory Board/Commission RECOMMENDATION:Participate in work session on parking management for winter maintenance operations. STRATEGIC PLAN:1.1 Outreach: Continue to strengthen and innovate in how we deliver information to the community and our partners. BACKGROUND:In response to significant public comment received during the 2024-2025 snow year, City Staff seeks to improve on-street parking management for the public safety benefit of improved winter maintenance and emergency response. The city conducted a pilot program of alternate-side parking restrictions in the downtown core south of Main Street as a potential future solution. Staff thanks Kathy Rich, Kathy Powell, Greg Garrigues, and many others for their communication and feedback on the program. Staff will present the INC with an overview of lessons learned and other potential solutions and solicit feedback to include in a future City Commission Work Session on the topic. UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None ALTERNATIVES:As suggested by the INC. FISCAL EFFECTS:None. Report compiled on: March 19, 2025 13 Memorandum REPORT TO:Inter-Neighborhood Council FROM:Emily Kiely, Community Engagement Coordinator SUBJECT:City Liaison Update MEETING DATE:April 10, 2025 AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Citizen Advisory Board/Commission RECOMMENDATION:None 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 (Community Engagement Coordinator) provides an update on Neighborhoods Program work and pertinent information for INC Reps and Neighborhoods. UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None ALTERNATIVES:None FISCAL EFFECTS:None Report compiled on: April 7, 2025 14 Memorandum REPORT TO:Inter-Neighborhood Council FROM:Joey Morrison, Deputy Mayor SUBJECT:Commission Liaison Update MEETING DATE:April 10, 2025 AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Citizen Advisory Board/Commission RECOMMENDATION:None 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:None ALTERNATIVES:None FISCAL EFFECTS:None Report compiled on: April 7, 2025 15 Memorandum REPORT TO:Inter-Neighborhood Council FROM:Inter-Neighborhood Council Representatives SUBJECT:Inter-Neighborhood Council Representatives MEETING DATE:April 10, 2025 AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Citizen Advisory Board/Commission RECOMMENDATION:None 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 agenda item - pertinent updates from INC Representatives will be shared. UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None ALTERNATIVES:None FISCAL EFFECTS:None Report compiled on: April 7, 2025 16