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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNovember 21, 2011 Minutes Page 1 of 6 LINKED MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION BOZEMAN, MONTANA November 21, 2011 ********************** The Commission of the City of Bozeman met in the Commission Room, City Hall at 121 North Rouse on Monday, November 21, 2011. Present were Mayor Jeff Krauss, Commissioner Cyndy Andrus, Commission Sean Becker, and Commissioner Carson Taylor (left the meeting early), City Manager Chris Kukulski, Assistant City Manager Chuck Winn, Finance Director Anna Rosenberry, City Attorney Greg Sullivan and City Clerk Stacy Ulmen. ** Please refer to the audio recording of this meeting for additional detail. 0:01:08 A. Call to Order – 6 p.m. – Commission Room, City Hall, 121 North Rouse Mayor Krauss called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. 0:01:08 B. Pledge of Allegiance and a Moment of Silence 0:01:50 Welcome Mayor Krauss welcomed everybody to the meeting. 0:02:00 C. Changes to the Agenda Mayor Krauss asked City Manager Chris Kukulski if there were any changes to the agenda. Mr. Kukulski stated that staff has requested that Consent Item G.4 be pulled from the Agenda. G.5 has a potential of moving to an Action Item. 0:02:55 D. Public Service Announcement-City Offices Closed November 24th and November 25th for the Thanksgiving Holiday (Ulmen) City Clerk Stacy Ulmen gave a PSA regarding the City Offices Closure on November 24th and November 25th for the Thanksgiving Holiday. She also stated that the City is experiencing technical difficulties with re-running the Commission meetings on Channel 20. 0:04:12 E. Authorize Absence of Commissioner Mehl Motion and Vote to authorize the absence of Commissioner Mehl. 5 Minutes of the Bozeman City Commission, November 21, 2011 Page 2 of 6 It was moved by Cr. Taylor, seconded by Cr. Andrus to authorize the absence of Commissioner Mehl. Those voting Aye being Crs. Taylor, Andrus, Becker and Mayor Krauss. Those voting No being none. The motion passed 4-0. 0:04:30 F. Minutes – September 26, 2011 It was moved by Cr. Andrus, seconded by Cr. Becker to approve the minutes from September 26, 2011. Those voting Aye being Crs. Andrus, Becker, Taylor and Mayor Krauss. Those voting No being none. The motion passed 4-0. 0:04:47 G. Consent 1. Authorize Payment of Accounts Payable Claims (LaMeres) 2. Authorize City Manager to sign Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with Tetra Tech for continued post-closure ground water monitoring at Story Mill Landfill (Johnson) 3. Approve the Building Division Monthly Report for October, 2011 (Risk) 4. Approve Resolution No. 4356, providing procedures for the purpose of Protecting and Informing Persons performing Trench and/or Excavation Work in the Vicinity of the Bozeman Solvent Site (Arkell) 5. Approve Resolution 4358, creating and defining the purpose and structure of Community Working Groups to assist with implementation of the Climate Action Plan (Meyer) 0:04:50 Public Comment on Consent Mayor Krauss opened public comment on the Consent Agenda. No person spoke. Mayor Krauss closed public comment. 0:05:11 Motion and Vote to approve Consent Items 1-3 and 5. It was moved by Cr. Becker, seconded by Cr. Taylor to approve Consent Items 1-3 and 5. Those voting Aye being Crs. Becker, Taylor, Andrus and Mayor Krauss. Those voting No being none. The motion passed 4-0. 6 Minutes of the Bozeman City Commission, November 21, 2011 Page 3 of 6 0:05:32 H. Public Comment Mayor Krauss opened general public comment. No person commented. Mayor Krauss closed general public comment. 0:06:12 I. Policy Discussion 0:06:16 1. Presentation of parts of the Recommended Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) for Fiscal Years 2013-2017 (Rosenberry) 0:07:04 Anna Rosenberry, City Finance Director Ms. Rosenberry gave the staff presentation regarding the Presentation of parts of the Recommended Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) for Fiscal Years 2013-2017. Ms. Rosenberry spoke regarding what has changed in the plan since last year. This discussion tonight is in regards to the Water Fund, Wastewater Fund and Solid Waste Fund. These include annual amounts for pipe replacements and engineering of projects. 0:10:23 Questions for Staff The Commissioners and staff spoke regarding how items are prioritized, mill and overlays for streets, Special Improvement Districts, growth, the Buttrey’s Cleanup, rate studies, subsidizing industry, the replacement of a truck in the water and sewer department, vehicle replacement policies in general, the water integration plan, a new meter reading system, water consumption and water conservation. 0:39:45 Questions for Staff on Wastewater The Commission and staff spoke regarding the flusher truck. 0:45:10 Ms. Rosenberry Ms. Rosenberry spoke regarding Solid Waste. A draft has been received from the Solid Waste Study and recommendations could change. 0:46:38 Questions regarding Solid Waste Discussion took place between the Commission and Staff regarding the recycle truck, the lifespan of the truck, financing of the truck and growing the program and the outcome of the study. The Commission agreed that all three of these CIP Items could come back as Consent Items for approval. 7 Minutes of the Bozeman City Commission, November 21, 2011 Page 4 of 6 0:54:14 2. Discuss Process to Identify Alternatives for Mobile Food Vendors (McHarg/Fontenot) 0:55:51 Brit Fontenot, Economic Development Director Mr. Fontenot began the policy discussion regarding a process to identify alternatives for mobile food vendors. Mayor Krauss asked how this discussion derived. 0:59:13 Tim McHarg, Planning Director Mr. McHarg explained that the discussion of this item derived from a combination of complaints over the summer including noise, trash, and public safety concerns along with some economic awareness. 1:01:04 Mr. Fontenot Mr. Fontenot suggested that the discussion should be about the entire Community and not just the downtown area. 1:01:37 Mr. McHarg Mr. McHarg spoke regarding other cities that have gone through this conversation. This is a merging trend. We do not have any regulations on this type of use. 1:04:00 Chris Kukulski, City Manager Mr. Kukulski stated that may want to anticipate a broader perspective than just the downtown. 1:06:03 Commission Discussion The Commission and staff spoke regarding the amount of mobile food vendors in Bozeman, the current process of allowing sales, parking, the 2 hour parking limit, the amount of a business licenses issued, seating, trash, selling off of the public right of way, bricks and mortar businesses, night time business hours, staff recommendations for the next steps including forming a stakeholders group. 1:26:37 Public Comment Mayor Krauss opened public comment. 1:26:56 Ellie Staley, Public Comment Ms. Staley stated that she is the Director of the Downtown Business Association. She asked that the Commission recognize that there are some problems with the food trucks and there is aneed to come up with solutions. She spoke regarding encroachments and the use of public right-a-way, trash, sandwich boards, and lines blocking businesses. Main Street is cleaned by property owner in the front of their businesses. The BID does the main trash pickup. She spoke regarding the management of Music on Main. She would love to see some board members on the task force. 8 Minutes of the Bozeman City Commission, November 21, 2011 Page 5 of 6 1:30:54 David Priest, Public Comment Mr. Priest of Pig Sty BBQ stated that he is a mobile food vendor and is in the Imperial Inn and late nights in downtown Bozeman. The studies were done in larger cities. He spoke regarding complaints including garbage left over from the night before. Bars like his business to park by them. The locals and tourists like the new trends. 1:35:58 Nick Bryce, Public Comment Mr. Bryce of 20 East Garfield state that he owns a mobile food truck. He offered to be part of the task force. Business relies on foot traffic. The draw is to go downtown where people are walking buy. Off street parking is not specifically the problem. He would like to see other options discussed. Food trucks can be used for a draw. 1:42:52 Brian Olsen, Public Comment Mr. Olsen stated that he is the owner of Tarantinos. He does not want this to be an issue of food truck vs restaurants. He would like to see a level playing field. 1:44:27 Clair Bryce, Public Comment Ms. Bryce stated that she and her husband paid fees and donated some proceeds to the Bridger Ski Foundation when they took their mobile food truck to the Fairgrounds. They had to pay a high fee to be there. 1:45:18 Amy Mountain, Public Comment Ms. Mountain stated that her husband is working on a brick pizza oven truck. We are in tough economic times. She urged the Commission to consider of her concern of putting more regulations on people struggling. 1:46:10 Public Comment closed Mayor Krauss closed public comment. 1:46:25 Commission Discussion The Commission agreed that it is an issue that should be addressed. Mayor Krauss stated that there could be two different solutions, one for downtown and one for the rest of the City. Cr. Andrus stated that she liked the medical marijuana model for conducting a stake holder group. 1:48:44 1. Appointment to the Beautification Advisory Board (Kissel) 1:48:49 Motion and Vote to appoint Robert Mocerino to the Bozeman Area Beautification Board. It was moved by Cr. Andrus, seconded by Cr. Becker to appoint Robert Mocerino to the Bozeman Area Beautification Board. Those voting Aye being Crs. Andrus, Becker and Mayor Krauss. Those voting No being none. 9 Minutes of the Bozeman City Commission, November 21, 2011 Page 6 of 6 The motion passed 3-0. 1:49:21 2. Appointment to the City Planning Board (Kissel) 1:50:24 Motion and Vote to appoint Trever McSpadden to the City Planning Board (as a Commission appointment). It was moved by Cr. Becker, seconded by Cr. Andrus to appoint Trever McSpadden to the City Planning Board (as a Commisison appointment). Those voting Aye being Crs. Becker, Andrus and Mayor Krauss. Those voting No being none. The motion passed 3-0. 1:50:36 K. FYI/Discussion 1. Possible Meeting on December 19th. Mayor Krauss stated that there may be an evening meeting on December 19th. 1:54:12 L. Adjournment Mayor Krauss adjourned the meeting at 7:54 p.m. ____________________________________ Jeffrey K. Krauss, Mayor ATTEST: ______________________________________ Stacy Ulmen, CMC, City Clerk PREPARED BY: ______________________________________ Stacy Ulmen, CMC, City Clerk Approved on ___________________________. 10