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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 26, 2009 MinutesLINKED MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION BOZEMAN, MONTANA May 26, 2009 ********************** The Commission of the City of Bozeman met in the Commission Room, City Hall at 121 North Rouse on Tuesday, May 26, 2009. Present were Mayor Kaaren Jacobson, Cr. Jeff Krauss, Cr. Sean Becker, Cr. Eric Bryson, City Manager Chris Kukulski, Assistant City Manager Chuck Winn, Finance Director Anna Rosenberry, Planning Director Andy Epple, City Attorney Greg Sullivan, and Deputy City Clerk Aimee Kissel. 0:00:06 A. Call to Order- 6 p.m. - City Commission Room, City Hall. 121 North Rouse Mayor Jacobson called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. 0:00:07 B. Pledge of Allegiance and a Moment of Silence 0:00:44 C. Changes to the Agenda Mayor Jacobson asked City Manager Chris Kukulski if there were any changes to the agenda. 0:00:46 Mr. Kukulski Mr. Kukulski stated that there would be one additional public service announcement to be made by Mr. Winn. 0:01:10 D. Public Service Announcements 0:01:15 Chuck Winn, Assistant City Manager Mr. Winn stated that there was an issue with the City water about 2:30 today with torpidity and discoloration in the water on the south side due to large valves being shut down from the construction on 19th. The water is safe to drink and the chlorination checks out fine. The discoloration may persist for the next 36 to 48 hours but will dissipate. 0:02:12 2. City Assessments Due Date Reminder Ms. Rosenberry gave a presentation regarding property taxes and special assessments are coming due. Street and tree assessments are due by June 1st at 5 p.m. 0:03:29 E. Consent 1. Authorize Payment of Claims (LaMeres) 2. Authorize City Manager to sign T.B. Story Mansion and Carriage House Conservation Easement Agreement for the Save America's Treasures Grant No. 30-04-ML-0046 (Bristor) 3. Approve City Manager's signature on Memorandum of Agreement For Administration of the Bozeman Blast Clean-up Loan Fund with Prospera Business Network (Rosenberry) 21 Minutes of the Bozeman City Commission Meeting, May 26, 2009 2 4. Approve ThinkTank Design Group's Request on Behalf of Ponderosa Land Company and Empire Building Materials, Inc. of Reclaiming Jurisdiction over Application #Z-09081, per Section 18.64.010 C.1. BMC (Epple) 5. Approve Resolution No. 4170, Alteration/Modification of Contract with Williams Brother Construction, LLC, and Authorize City Manager to sign related Change Order No. 1 for the Water Reclamation Facility Phase I Improvements (Murray) 0:03:33 Public Comment Mayor Jacobson opened public comment. No person commented. Mayor Jacobson closed public comment. 0:03:54 Motion and Vote to approve Consent items E. 1-5. It was moved by Cr. Krauss, seconded by Cr. Bryson to approve Consent items E. 1-5. Those voting Aye being Crs. Krauss, Bryson, Becker and Mayor Jacobson. Those voting No being none. The motion passed 4-0. 0:04:09 F. Public Comment Mayor Jacobson opened public comment. 0:04:29 Terry Cunningham, Public Comment Mr. Cunningham of 555 Little Wolf Road spoke regarding the grass roots organization, The Bozeman Boulder initiative which raises money for climbing boulders in Bozeman cities parks. The initiative worked with the Parks and Recreation Dept. to construct a second climbing boulder at Bozeman Ponds which has been very popular. 0:07:57 Public Comment closed. Mayor Jacobson closed public comment. 0:08:08 G. Special Presentation - School District Mill Levy (Kirk Miller, Superintendent of Bozeman Public Schools) 0:08:17 Kirk Miller, Superintendent of Bozeman Public Schools Mr. Miller spoke regarding the 2009-2010 budget preparation and annual school election information. 0:31:24 Carson Taylor, School Board of Trustees Mr. Taylor added to Mr. Miller's presentation saying maintaining a quality school system helps the city grow by attracting new businesses. 0:51:03 H. Action Items 22 Minutes of the Bozeman City Commission Meeting, May 26, 2009 3 0:51:06 1. Recovery Act Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant, (Public Hearing) Opened and Continued from May 18, 2009 (Meyer) 0:51:18 Public Hearing opened. Mayor Jacobson declared the public hearing open on this item. 0:51:31 Natalie Meyer, Grants and Climate Protection Coordinator Ms. Meyer gave the staff presentation for this item providing information about this grant and requesting approval to submit a proposal due June 25, 2009. Recommendations were determined from the Municipal Climate Action Plan. 1:10:34 Public Comment Mayor Jacobson opened public comment. 1:11:00 Michelle Wolfe, Public Comment Ms. Wolfe of 205 North 8th Ave. spoke as the chairperson of the North Seventh Avenue Urban Advisory Board. She urged the commission to move forward with this proposal. 1:13:47 Public comment closed. Mayor Jacobson closed public comment and opened discussion motion and vote. 1:13:59 Motion to approve the Recovery Act Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant application. It was moved by Cr. Bryson, seconded by Cr. Becker to approve the recovery act energy efficiency conservation block grant. 1:14:13 Cr. Bryson Cr. Bryson moved to amend the motion to eliminate $7800 for a staff position. 1:14:47 Mayor Jacobson The amendment to the main motion died for lack of a second. 1:15:53 Vote on the Motion to approve the Recovery Act Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant application. Those voting Aye being Crs. Becker, Krauss and Mayor Jacobson. Those voting No being Cr. Bryson. The motion passed 3-1. 1:16:15 2. Resolution No. 4154, Amending the Recreation and Aquatic Program Fees (Public Hearing) (Dingman) 1:16:21 Mayor Jacobson Mayor Jacobson opened the public hearing. 23 Minutes of the Bozeman City Commission Meeting, May 26, 2009 4 1:16:32 Ron Dingman, Director of Parks & Recreation Mr. Dingman gave the staff presentation on this item. 1:35:12 Cr. Krauss Cr. Krauss spoke regarding the benefits of having a swim pass check out card with the public library and asked staff to report back on the feasibility of this idea. 1:36:58 Public comment Mayor Jacobson opened public comment. No person commented. Mayor Jacobson closed public comment and the public hearing for this item. 1:37:26 Motion to approve Resolution No. 4154, amending Recreation and Aquatic Program fees. It was moved by Cr. Becker, seconded by Cr. Krauss to approve Resolution No. 4154, amending Recreation and Aquatic Program fees. 1:39:04 Vote on the Motion to approve Resolution No. 4154, amending Recreation and Aquatic Program Fees. Those voting Aye being Crs. Becker, Krauss and Bryson. Those voting No being Mayor Jacobson. The motion passed 3-1. 1:39:34 Break 1:58:25 3. Letter of intent from Weston Solutions, Inc. to purchase the former Bozeman City Hall located at 411 East Main Street (Kukulski) 1:58:26 Mr. Kukulski Mr. Kukulski gave the staff presentation explaining the letter of intent from Weston Solutions to purchase the old city hall building with a 90 day due diligence period. 2:14:19 Public Comment Mayor Jacobson opened public comment. 2:14:27 John Belshaw, Public Comment Mr. Belshaw of 45 Gardner Park Drive said he went on the Weston web-site and said their specialty is re-development and they have been around for more than fifty years. 2:15:32 Randy Burn, Public Comment Mr. Burns of 155 Claim Creek Road is President of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America and member of the Gallatin Labor Temple Association asked if they could see a blue-print of the building that would go up in this location as they are neighbors to the site. 24 Minutes of the Bozeman City Commission Meeting, May 26, 2009 5 2:16:08 Mr. Kukulski Mr. Kukulski said that they do not have any kind of rendering of what would be there. Ultimately any redevelopment of a parcel like this goes through the normal public process in the planning office, the planning commission and the city commission. 2:17:27 Public Comment closed. Seeing no further public comment, Mayor Jacobson closed public comment and the public hearing. 2:17:51 Motion to authorize the city manager to sign the letter of intent from Weston Solutions for the purchase of the former city hall. It was moved by Cr. Krauss, seconded by Cr. Bryson to authorize the city manager to sign the letter of intent from Weston Solutions for the purchase of the former Bozeman city hall. 2:18:06 Cr. Bryson Cr. Bryson raised concerns that the City has facility needs for police and the court system and at the same time we are entertaining the idea of selling a piece of property and building that has the potential to be re-modeled and used for the facility needs that we already have. He also wondered if City staff has considered taking the facility off the market to see if the market picks up and the appraisal improves. He does however support the idea of allowing 90 days to explore options with Weston Solutions. 2:51:23 Vote on the Motion to authorize the city manager to sign the letter of intent from Weston Solutions for the purchase of the former Bozeman city hall, located at 411 East Main Street. Those voting Aye being Crs. Krauss, Becker and Mayor Jacobson. Those voting No being Cr. Bryson. The motion passed 3-1. 2:52:05 4. Ordinance No. 1761, Amendments to Title 18, Unified Development Ordinance No. Z-08041, Opened and Continued from May 11 and May 18, 2009 (Saunders) 2:52:33 Public Comment Mayor Jacobson opened public comment. No person commented. Mayor Jacobson closed public comment. 2:52:48 Motion and Vote to open and continue the amendments to title 18 unified development ordinance to June 18, 2009. 25 Minutes of the Bozeman City Commission Meeting, May 26, 2009 6 It was moved by Cr. Bryson, seconded by Cr. Becker to open and continue the amendments to title 18 unified development ordinance to June 18, 2009. Those voting Aye being Crs. Bryson, Becker and Mayor Jacobson. Those voting No being Cr. Krauss. The motion passed 3-1. 2:53:36 5. Appointment to the Beautification Advisory Board (Kissel) 2:53:57 Motion and Vote to approve Ryan Haskins to the Bozeman Beautification Advisory Board. It was moved by Cr. Becker, seconded by Cr. Krauss to approve Ryan Haskins to the Bozeman Beautification Advisory Board. Those voting Aye being Crs. Becker, Krauss, Bryson and Mayor Jacobson. Those voting No being none. The motion passed 4-0. 2:54:17 6. Appointment to the Community Alcohol Coalition (Kissel) 2:54:25 Motion and Vote to appoint Jason Karls (to the Community Alcohol Coalition). It was moved by Cr. Krauss, seconded by Cr. Bryson to appoint Jason Karls (to the Community Alcohol Coalition). Those voting Aye being Crs. Krauss, Bryson, Becker and Mayor Jacobson. Those voting No being none. The motion passed 4-0. 2:54:38 I. FYI/Discussion 2:54:46 1. Ordinance No. 1762, Modifications to 10.44.030, Skateboards in City Parking Garage and Lots (Sullivan) 2:54:51 Greg Sullivan, City Attorney Mr. Sullivan provided information about an upcoming Ordinance that would amend skateboard regulations and are brought forward at the request of the Police Department due to safety issues. 2:56:23 Aimee Kissel, Deputy City Clerk Ms. Kissel provided a reminder regarding the upcoming ethics training on the 4th and 17th from 6 to 8 p.m. 2:57:41 Ms. Kissel Ms. Kissel mentioned the County wanting to re-schedule the joint City / County meeting for Friday, June 19th at 7 a.m. 26 Minutes of the Bozeman City Commission Meeting, May 26, 2009 7 2:57:54 Mayor Jacobson Mayor Jacobson mentioned that she will be gone for the middle part of June. 2:58:16 Ms. Kissel Ms. Kissel gave the Commissioners a reminder that we need their summer schedules to place on the draft agendas. 3:00:55 Cr. Krauss - FYI Cr. Krauss brought up that he would like to sign up for city recycling but he is not a city garbage customer. 3:02:22 Mr. Kukulski Mr. Kukulski said that if the recycling fees were covering the recycling collections there wouldn't be a problem with signing customers up that are not already city garbage customers, but right now he does not believe that is the case. 3:04:02 Brit Fontenot, Neighborhoods Coordinator Mr. Fontenot reported that the Vandalism and Graffiti Task Force removed graffiti off the Beall Park Recreation Center. 3:04:39 J. Adjournment Mayor Jacobson adjourned the meeting at 9:11 p.m. ____________________________________ Kaaren Jacobson, Mayor ATTEST: ______________________________________ Stacy Ulmen, City Clerk PREPARED BY: ______________________________________ Aimee Kissel, Deputy City Clerk Approved on ___________________________. 27