HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-31-26 Public Comment - J. Webster - For the Public Record_ An Outline of the May 29th Meeting with Commissioner Jennifer Madgic and Deputy Mayor Douglas FischerFrom:Jim Webster
To:Joey Morrison; Douglas Fischer; Jennifer Madgic; Emma Bode; Alison Sweeney; Chuck Winn; Cola Rowley; Erin George; Rebecca Harbage;Bozeman Public Comment
Cc:Dan Carty; Natsuki Nakamura; elizabeth.darrow@gmail.com; Jim Walseth; lindasemones@hotmail.com; David Loseff
Subject:[EXTERNAL]For the Public Record: An Outline of the May 29th Meeting with Commissioner Jennifer Madgic and Deputy Mayor Douglas Fischer
Date:Sunday, May 31, 2026 11:13:04 PM
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On Friday May 29th, seven members of the Bozeman community, met for a 1hr and 50 min constructive,
civil discussion with the above commissioners at D.A. Davidson re B3-90 Foot Height Allowance/Zone Edge
Transitions/Demolition Code/NCOD and Lakota Group/Landmark Project & Community Partnership
Collaborative/A Response to the Interim Zoning Ordinance letters sent by INC and HPAB sent to the City
Commission. The community members that were present are cc'd here.
All of us involved, deeply thank Commissioner Madgic and Deputy Mayor Fischer very much for their time,
as this was a productive meeting and an opportunity for excellent two-way communication. We all agreed at
the end, that the time spent was valuable and appreciated by everyone present. The next step will be to get
an oral and written account of the meeting into the public record as well. Deputy Mayor Fischer closed out
the meeting by reading back to the group, what the items were for the commissioners to flesh out further,
going forward.
Respectfully,
Jim
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On Thu, May 28, 2026 at 11:59 PM Jim Webster <jwebster587@gmail.com> wrote:
Jen and Douglas,
We are pleased to provide a suggested outline for tomorrow's 90 minute meeting and look forward to
engaging with both of you. We know that regular commission meetings can't be carried out in this type of
format and appreciate your willingness to meet with us as we do with you. Four others who have worked
with the group are cc'd here as they may show up as well, but would not be primary presenters. A few
others are bcc'd too, as four more members of this particular group took part in planning meetings, resulting
in their having had a hand in the process. Thus, about 12 members of the community were active in this
initiative and made worthy contributions. They represent at least three city boards, but will speak for
themselves only.
Respectfully,Jim
(The order of topics was organized starting off with the item that might require the most time, to what may
require the least time).
B3 90 foot height and Zone Edge Transitions (ZET) - Dan Carty - 30 minutes
Is a “fact-finding” mission for our group:
What is their (commissioner’s), plan for outreach and engagement with the community with respect
to the 90 foot height allowance going forward, as some opportunity for future community feedback
has been alluded to.
What do you (commissioner’s) think that staff will be presenting/recommending to you, re ZET? Have
you already given staff some direction on this topic and if so, what might that have been? What is “top
of mind” from the commission’s viewpoint, to be addressed here?
What might it take for the commission to make a change to B3-90 and/or ZET’s?
Demolition Code – Elizabeth Darrow, past HPAB Member - 20 minutes
Community Planning Collaborative from Jacksonville, FL is tasked with rewriting the demolition code
as part of the Landmark Program. The HPAB was asked at its last board meeting last week, if it would
pull out the demo code and address separately, or do we all need to wait for the whole Landmark
Program to be addressed, before moving forward on it?
Elizabeth to have examples of contributing structures up for demolition that will demonstrate the
magnitude of this topic and why it would be prudent to consider addressing the demo code ahead of
waiting for the entire Landmark project to be completed. If we don’t have a strong demolition code,
then why have an historic preservation program at all?
Question for Jen and Douglas: Would you support updating the demolition code as part of a
housekeeping UDC work session, before the full Landmark Program comes before the City for
approval?
NCOD and General Overlay District Issues vs. Base Zoning Components – Jim Webster - 20 minutes
NCOD vs. Base Zoning specifics – which takes precedence? … or is it on a more specialized case-by-
case basis?
How do Jen and Douglas feel that the NCOD should work? Do they think that the NCOD has validity
going forward and should be maintained? There are hundred of such NCODs around the country, so
many examples of this in place; Bozeman not unique, although the Lakota Group applauded Bozeman
for having such a robust NCOD for a town of its size.
INC and HPAB: Response to their IZO letters - Natsuki Nakamura - 5 minutes, and role of INC and
Advisory Boards – Jim Webster/Douglas Fischer - 15 minutes
To the City Commission: Please give each organization a response, as they should be accorded
respect and consideration for the letters they submitted.
With regard to the role of INC and Advisory Boards: Douglas, you mentioned that you would share
your thoughts to us in an earlier message and we applaud this. Let’s please have a constructive
conversation about it. Thank you.
Thanks,
Jim
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