HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-11-25 - InterNeighborhood Council - Agendas & Packet MaterialsA. Call meeting to order - 4:30 p.m.
B. Disclosures
C. Changes to the Agenda
D. Public Service Announcements
E. Approval of Minutes
F. Consent
G. Public Comments on Non-agenda Items Falling within the Purview and Jurisdiction of the Board
H. Special Presentation
I. Action Items
J. FYI/Discussion
J.1 Community Plan Technical Compliance Update(Saunders)
THE INTER-NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA
INC AGENDA
Thursday, September 11, 2025
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J.2 Planning for fiscal year 2025-2026 (Bakker)
J.3 City Liaison Update(Kiely)
J.4 Commission Liaison Update(Morrison)
J.5 Neighborhood Updates(INC Reps)
K. Adjournment
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Inter-Neighborhood Council
FROM:Chris Saunders, Community Development Manager
SUBJECT:Community Plan Technical Compliance Update
MEETING DATE:September 11, 2025
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Citizen Advisory Board/Commission
RECOMMENDATION:None
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:The 2023 Legislature adopted a new legal framework for land use planning
and regulation that applies to Bozeman and completely replaces the laws
that governed earlier regulations. Bozeman must update and replace its
regulations to comply with the Montana Land Use Planning Act (MLUPA),
Title 76, Chapter 25 Montana Code Annotated. Bozeman’s land use plan and
supporting issue plans address how the City of Bozeman maintains its
essential systems, community priorities, how it intends to grow, the impacts
of development, and various ways to mitigate impacts of additional
development.
The City reviews and when necessary updates its land use plan every five
years. The Bozeman Community Plan 2020 (BCP) was adopted in November
2020. It is the City's plan for land use and development. Normally we would
be just getting started on a review of the plan at the end of 2025. One of the
impacts of the adoption of MLUPA is a need to address additional areas of
information and complete a review and revision to conform to the new law
on a much quicker timeframe.
The City of Bozeman actively manages its infrastructure and assets. Bozeman
has been planning for growth for decades as evidenced by the number and
comprehensiveness of adopted issue plans referenced in each Growth Policy
the City has adopted, including the Bozeman Community Plan 2020. Each
plan contains analysis of existing and future needs. For detailed evaluation of
each plan please consult the appropriate facility plan. Some facilities, such as
transportation, address the demands placed by many thousands of daily
commuters and of persons passing through the community as well as our
residents. Others, like stormwater, primarily address needs by residents. A
comparison of individual plans will therefore show differences in the size of
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anticipated service populations now and in the future. Several issue plans
have been updated since the adoption of the BCP. The technical edits to the
BCP as part of the compliance update will update plan references, add new
documents to meet changed data requirements, and refresh information
found throughout the plan.
This special presentation will address the overall process and schedule for
public awareness, identify some information on population trends, and share
other related information. This is an introduction to the project and no final
work has been completed. Public workshops were held on August 25th and
27th, and a special presentation was provided to the City Commission on
August 26th. Dates, locations, and times are available at the project website,
https://engage.bozeman.net/community-plan. Documents, frequently asked
questions, drafts of the updated plan, and other materials will be posted
there as the project progresses.
The need to update the Bozeman Community Plan in response to changes in
state law was discussed during the Sept 17, 2024, City Commission meeting
and at various public outreach events during the UDC supplemental public
engagement fall 2024 and spring 2025. The City Commission approved the
public engagement plan for this project on July 15, 2025.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None
ALTERNATIVES:None
FISCAL EFFECTS:None
Report compiled on: August 27, 2025
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Inter-Neighborhood Council
FROM:Dick Bakker, INC chair
SUBJECT:Planning for fiscal year 2025-2026
MEETING DATE:September 11, 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:INC reps will share topics that they and their neighbors would like the Inter-
Neighborhood Council to discuss over the next year.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:NoneN
ALTERNATIVES:None
FISCAL EFFECTS:None
Report compiled on: August 29, 2025
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Inter-Neighborhood Council
FROM:Emily Kiely, Community Engagement Coordinator
SUBJECT:City Liaison Update
MEETING DATE:September 11, 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 - the City Liaison provides an update on
Neighborhoods Program work, Engagement at the City, and pertinent
information for INC Reps and Neighborhoods, as well as follow-up from
previous meeting discussion if n
Updates:
The Annual Report responses are attached to this agenda for review.
Nominations for the 2025 Historic Preservation Awards are now being
accepted at https://engage.bozeman.net/hpawards2025.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None
ALTERNATIVES:None
FISCAL EFFECTS:None
Attachments:
2025 Annual Report Responses.pdf
Report compiled on: August 27, 2025
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Neighborhood Association Better support from Coordinator, NP, COB, Commission How NA can be more effective
Bogert Park (BPNA)
Coordinator/Program: Help us with membership
City Staff/COB: Help us with membership, really listen to INC
feedback, seeking this early instead of at the end as a rubber
stamp. Seek out input from neighborhood reps early for feedback
for neighborhood projects, such as those that affect parks usage
City Commission: Revise the organization of the Neighborhoods
Program so that...
Would like help from someone to organize neighbor-building
events
Bozeman Creek (BCNA)
Coordinator: We would like to get involved with a Good Neighbor
Day project with MSU students.
Program: Help with outreach – perhaps funds for a 2nd or 3rd
mailing and a simple website. A mailing beyond the annual
meeting notice would be helpful.
COB/Staff: Assistance with planting traffic calming planters and
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Bridger Creeklands Assoc of Neighbors (BC
BCAN would like to explore an established meeting time a few
times a year with the coordinator to discuss our work plan and
progress
Neighborhoods Program: The INC program has made great
progress over the past year, our representative has been
receiving timely and interesting updates from the group. Some
minor additional funding for each group ($500/year?) would be
helpful to coordinate different initiatives-printing signs for
mailboxes, basic supplies for hosting an event, etc.
City staff/City of Bozeman organization: City staffhave been
outstanding in terms of interest and support of BCAN requests for
information and meetings. We look forward to continued
outreach to and coordination with city staff.
City Commission: With coordinator as the intermediary, provide a
documentable process for ensuring that the City Commission
hears the issues raised by various associations and INC
representatives. Use the INC meetings to develop an interactive
conversation with the commissioner representatives. Possibly
consider an INC “Ask the Commissioners” meeting once a year to
discuss agenda topics identified by INC representatives.
1. Due to the many different HOA groups within our boundaries,
there is some confusion on what BCAN provides vs. what the
HOA offers and we’re struggling with broad engagement. We
have started reaching out to HOA management companies for
better coordination. It would be good to do an awareness
campaign around our annual meeting. Mailing with a QR code,
signs on mailboxes, etc. We would need some additional funding
for this effort.
2. Given that the Steering Committee is an all-volunteer group,
commitments outside of BCAN sometimes make it challenging.
We had two members step back this year due to personal
reasons. More volunteers would be helpful to better implement
the different initiatives
3. To support BCAN efforts, we plan to develop a 2025 work plan
and establish dates and priorities.
Cooper Park (CPNA)*
Events that we can bring people to! The offerings of more events
such as the UDC working sessions could be beneficial as it gives
community members a direct line of contact with their
representatives.
We could have a more consistent method to contact our
neighbors and offer more opportunities for gatherings
Figgins Addition (FANA)*
Coordinator: Coordinator does an excellent job. No changes
needed.
Program: I am relatively new to INC so having someone help
onboard new members, kind of like a mentoring program with
veteran INC reps, might be beneficial.
COB/Staff: So far, the staff I’ve interacted with have been helpful.
If the issues I’ve communicated about this year aren’t addressed
in a timely manner, than next year’s report will detail more
information.
City Commission: Deputy Mayor Morrison attended our annual
meeting which was very much appreciated by our neighborhood.
My hope is that the Commission listens to our Neighborhood
Association’s concerns and takes them seriously, weighs them
equally with other stakeholder concerns.
For now, it seems to be working fine. Neighbors feel heard and
they feel their concerns are addressed. It does seem that when
the neighborhood works through the association, concerns are
addressed more quickly than if they are dealt with by a single
neighbor.
Jandt
Coordinator: It would be helpful if this person were dedicated to
the neighborhoods only, leaving other city engagement duties to
other staff.
Program: Funding
COB/Staff: Involve INC in creation of city policy in a
meaningful way. Prepare presentations in advance and distribute
them to INC reps before INC meetings.
City Commission: Ask INC to weigh in and give recommendations
on the city policies.
Increase membership among residents in order to get more
volunteers. Mailer for onboarding - utility bill inserts with info on
where to find their neighborhood association on the city
website. Maybe notice boards that residents could update,
similar to notice boards at trailheads.
Kirk Park working on being compliant
Marwyn Lindley (MarLin) left blank left blank
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Midtown
Neighborhood Coordinator: The neighborhood coordinator can
help make sure a Neighborhood Association does not live (or die)
by one person (unless that’s spelled out in bylaws that way). The
coordinator could make sure that they have shared access/log-in
credentials to things like websites, email lists, etc. so gaps in
leadership do not result in a loss of these resources for the future
of an association.
Neighborhoods Program: Work was done this year to try and
create predictable, approachable, and effective processes for
neighborhoods to learn, organize, and convey positions to city
leaders. Continuation of this work and then refinement of
additional communication tools is valuable work that should be
well resourced and budgeted for, especially as we consider the
role of neighborhoods moving forward.
City staff/City of Bozeman organization: City staff and the
organization could better anticipate the lead time required to
schedule neighborhood meetings or conduct engagement on
various projects or proposals. INC meets once a month and some
neighborhoods need to schedule special meetings to take a
position or provide meaningful input.
With a large demographic of young working families, many
residents cannot commit to the time required to serve in a
leadership role with the neighborhood association. The pace of
development and change in the neighborhood make it especially
difficult for even the most engaged members to keep track of all
the different bits of news, updates, and information that should
be shared in neighborhood updates. From proposed new policy
to numerous site plans, to “surprise” capital improvement
projects, it is difficult to keep up with one-way information, let
alone try to get info flowing two ways.
New communication tools and a baseline digital infrastructure,
hosted by the city can go a long way in providing a framework
and establishing expectations for potential leaders. Another idea
is the use of short-term, part-time staff positions so that there is
financial support for those taking on the responsibility of
essential administrative roles in NAs. A similar approach was
used for Community Liaisons during the development of the
Belonging in Bozeman plan.
New Hyalite View (NHVNA)
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Nextdoor, although you can specify your own neighborhood, has
become more of a place to post services and products. We had
more specific information to the neighborhood when we just
used our email list.
NorthEast (NENA)
COB/Staff: Continue to pay for printing and mailing 2
newsletters/year as well as pay for venues (when necessary) for
our two annual meetings. Place a lot of emphasis on the INC and
their recommendations.
City Commission: Place a lot of emphasis on the INC and their
recommendations.
We need more people’s email addresses. We would like to
resuscitate our volunteer list to hand deliver newsletters and
knock on doors to ask for more email addresses. Currently we
have 334 active email subscribers.
University (UNA)
Coordinator: I love that you are changing the website to make it
more user friendly. Bravo!! The UNA is also appreciative of you
sending out the postcards for us. It really helps meeting
attendance.
Program: Is there a way to get help to build a website for the
UNA? I would love to learn.
COB/Staff: Some city staff are starting to listen more to the
concerns of the neighborhoods. Nick Ross has been fantastic. We
have a long way to go though. Community Development…not so
much. There is a sense with UNA neighbors that the Development
Board and some commissioners are just paying lip service to the
residents and are planning to do whatever they intended in the
first place.
City Commission: Continue to listen to Neighborhood concerns
and consider ideas that work for the majority of residents.
Communication continues to be an issue. It is something that is
also being addressed in the INC meetings. Not sure of the
answer. I (Kathy R) need to be better at delegating. Hard to keep
up when you work fulltime
Valley Unit working on being compliant
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Inter-Neighborhood Council
FROM:Joey Morrison, Deputy Mayor
SUBJECT:Commission Liaison Update
MEETING DATE:September 11, 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 Commissioner Liaison provides an update
of pertinent information for Neighborhoods.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None
ALTERNATIVES:None
FISCAL EFFECTS:None
Report compiled on: August 27, 2025
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Inter-Neighborhood Council
FROM:Inter-Neighborhood Council Representatives
SUBJECT:Neighborhood Updates
MEETING DATE:September 11, 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 - pertinent updates from INC Representatives
will be shared.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None
ALTERNATIVES:None
FISCAL EFFECTS:None
Report compiled on: August 27, 2025
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