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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION
BOZEMAN, MONTANA
February 13, 2012
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The Commission met in the City Commission Room, City Hall at 121 North Rouse on Monday,
February 13, 2012. Present were Mayor Sean Becker, Deputy Mayor Jeff Krauss, Commissioner
Cyndy Andrus, Commissioner Chris Mehl, Commissioner Carson Taylor, City Manager Chris
Kukulski, Assistant City Manager Chuck Winn, Finance Director Anna Rosenberry, City
Attorney Greg Sullivan, and City Clerk Stacy Ulmen.
*These minutes are not word for word and should be considered along with the audio recording.
0:00:02 A. Call to Order – 6 p.m. – Commission Room, City Hall, 121 North Rouse
Mayor Becker called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.
0:00:11 B. Pledge of Allegiance and a Moment of Silence
0:00:52 C. Changes to the Agenda
Mayor Becker asked City Manager Chris Kukulski if there were any changes to the agenda. Mr.
Kukulski stated that there is a desire to move the board appointment to I.2 on the Action agenda.
0:01:28 D. Public Service Announcement-City Offices closed on Monday, February
20th.
City Clerk Stacy Ulmen announced that the City offices will be closed on Monday, February
20th.
0:02:25 E. Minutes- December 19, 2011
0:02:27 Motion and Vote to approve the minutes from December 19, 2011.
It was moved by Cr. Andrus, seconded by Cr. Taylor to approve the minutes from
December 19, 2011.
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Those voting Aye being Crs. Andrus, Taylor, Deputy Mayor Krauss, Cr. Mehl and Mayor
Becker.
Those voting No being none.
The motion passed 5-0.
0:02:43 F. Consent
1. Authorize Payment of Accounts Payable Claims (LaMeres)
2. Authorize City Manager to Award a Contract for the purchase and installation of pool
heaters for the Bozeman Swim Center Pool (Dingman)
3. Authorize City Manager to sign a Professional Services Agreement with Montana State
University Extension to provide ethics training for elected and appointed officials and
employees of the city of Bozeman (Kissel)
4. Authorize City Manager to sign a letter supporting Summit Housing Group's application
to the Montana Board of Housing for low income housing tax credits for the proposed
Stoneridge Apartments (Krueger)
5. Approve Reclaiming Jurisdiction of the Kleindl / Duchin Studio Certificate of
Appropriateness with Deviations, Application No. Z12006 (Kramer)
6. 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)
7. Approve Resolution No. 4367, Annexing the 126.93 acre tract known as the South
University District, Application No. A-09002 (Krueger)
8. Provisionally Adopt Ordinance No. 1822, adopting Zoning of Residential Emphasis Mixed
Use on the 126.93 acre tract known as the South University District, Zone Map
Amendment No. Z-09242 (Krueger)
9. Authorize City Manager to sign the South University District Public Street & Utility
Easement (Johnson)
0:02:47 Public Comment
Mayor Becker opened public comment.
No person commented.
Mayor Becker closed public comment.
0:03:05 Motion and Vote to approve Consent Items F.1-9 as submitted.
It was moved by Cr. Taylor, seconded by Deputy Mayor Krauss to approve Consent Items
F.1-9 as submitted.
Those voting Aye being Cr. Taylor, Deputy Mayor Krauss, Crs .Mehl, Andrus and Mayor
Becker.
Those voting No being none.
The motion passed 5-0.
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0:03:21 G. Public Comment
Mayor Becker opened general public comment.
No person commented.
Mayor Becker closed general public comment.
0:03:42 H. Special Presentation – City of Bozeman Ethics Survey Results (Elizabeth
Webb, Montana State University Local Government Center and Graduate Student)
0:04:10 Elizabeth Webb. Montana State University
Ms. Webb gave the special presentation regarding the City of Bozeman Ethics Survey Results.
She discussed the trainings and the development of the Ethics handbook. She spoke regarding
weighing Bozeman results from the survey with another like City.
0:17:49 Commission Questions
The Commission and Ms. Webb spoke regarding doing this type of study again in the future.
They discussed the Montana and National results along with the City's ethics training sessions.
0:27:14 Public Comment
Mayor Becker opened public comment.
No person commented.
Mayor Becker closed public comment.
0:27:30 I. Action Items
0:27:35 1. Annual Report of the Board of Ethics and Discussion of 2012 Annual Ethics
Training (Board of Ethics)
0:27:47 Aimee Kissel, Deputy City Clerk
Ms. Kissel began the staff presentation for the Annual Report of the Board of Ethics and
Discussion of 2012 Annual Ethics Training. Ms. Kissel explained that she serves as the Secretary
for the Ethics Board and then introduced the Ethics Board Members.
0:29:31 Melissa Frost, Chair of the Ethics Board
Ms. Frost gave the presentation regarding the Annual Report of the Board of Ethics and
Discussion of 2012 Annual Ethics Training.
0:33:05 Commission Questions and Discussion
The Commission and staff discussed conflict of interest and post employment provisions, sole
proprietor issues and the gift provisions. They also discussed compliance with the City Ethics
training and the time frames for this year's trainings.
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0:48:18 Public Comment
Mayor Becker open public comment.
0:48:31 Motion and Vote to accept the 2010-2011 Board of Ethics report.
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Krauss, seconded by Cr. Mehl to accept the 2010-2011
Board of Ethics report.
Those voting Aye being Deputy Mayor Krauss, Crs. Mehl, Andrus, Taylor and Mayor
Becker.
Those voting No being none.
The motion passed 5-0.
0:49:11 4. Appointment to the Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board (Kissel)
0:49:15 Motion and Vote to appoint Lisa Verwys to the Bozeman Historic Preservation
Advisory Board.
It was moved by Cr. Taylor, seconded by Deputy Mayor Krauss to appoint Lisa Verwys to
the Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board.
Those voting Aye being Cr. Taylor, Deputy Mayor Krauss, Crs. Mehl, Andrus and Mayor
Becker.
Those voting No being none.
The motion passed 5-0.
0:49:39 Break
Mayor Becker declared a break.
0:54:21 Meeting called back to order
Mayor Becker called the meeting back to order.
0:54:33 2. Joint work session with the Impact Fee Advisory Committee and Consultant
regarding options for Transportation Impact Fee update methodology (Saunders)
0:54:47 Chris Saunders, Assistant Planning Director
Mr. Saunders began the presentation regarding the Joint work session with the Impact Fee
Advisory Committee and Consultant regarding options for Transportation Impact Fee update
methodology. He then introduced consultants Carson Bise and Dwayne Guthrie from
Tischlerbise.
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0:57:29 Presentation by Consultants
The Consultants gave the presentation and highlighted options, alternatives, special assessments,
improvement districts, impact fees and sales tax.
1:16:29 Questions for Consultants
Board Members, Staff and Consultants discussed public outreach, growth, how to pay for those
from the outside, items that we value as a City, the need for a nexus forever and the positive
impacts of development.
1:35:01 Continued Consultant presentation
The Consultants continued the presentation and spoke regarding improvements in methodology,
transitions of transportation methods, plan based options and incremental approaches.
1:44:46 Questions for Consultants
Board Members, Staff and the Consultants discussed the incremental approach, current
approaches for transportation impact fees and how the Capital Improvement Program works.
1:48:50 Continued Consultant presentation
The Consultants spoke regarding the comparisons of roads along with water and sewer
infrastructure.
1:51:56 Questions for Consultants
Board Members, Staff and the Consultants discussed in and out of town trip generation rates.
1:56:08 Continued Consultant presentation
The Consultants spoke regarding the consumption based and formula driven methods, levels of
service, intersections, networks and maintaining levels of service along with critical items within
a formula approach.
2:04:43 Questions for Consultants
Board Members, Staff and the Commission spoke with the Consultants regarding average annual
costs and what is included in this, intersections, total lane miles, levels of service, development
standards, system improvements, distance travel, growth population figures, collector and arterial
streets, identified intersection improvements downtown and existing levels of service.
2:33:19 Continued Consultant presentation
The Consultants spoke regarding changes to residential areas, consolidation, thresholds, not
residential areas and justification of charges.
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2:38:23 Questions for Consultants
Board Members, Staff and the Consultants discussed trip generating districts, fairness, economic
development, payments of impact fees over time, demand factors on property and calculating
average age and conditions.
2:56:01 Public Comment
Mayor Becker opened public comment.
No person commented.
Mayor Becker closed public comment.
2:56:31 Break
Mayor Becker declared a break.
3:09:04 Meeting called back to order.
Mayor Becker called the meeting back to order.
3:09:22 3. Continued Development and Adoption of the draft Commission Goals and
Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 (Kukulski)
3:09:55 Chris Kukulski, City Manager
Mr. Kukulski gave an overview of the Continued Development and Adoption of the draft
Commission Goals and Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2012-2013. He stated that a draft has been
given to the Commission.
3:11:09 Commission Discussion
The Commission discussed the tiers, priorities and over arching issues. The Commission directed
Mr. Kukulski to make the edits as brought up by the Commission and return with another draft.
3:24:37 J. FYI/Discussion
3:24:47 1. Deputy Mayor Krauss gone the first Monday in April and March 12th
The March 12th meeting will be cancelled as per a majority of the Commission.
3:25:15 2. South 8th Avenue Reconstruction Schedule (Arkell)
Debbie Arkell, Public Service Director highlighted the South 8th Avenue Reconstruction
Schedule and process. Finance Director, Anna Rosenberry spoke regarding funding for the
Special Improvement Districts.
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3:33:07 3. Light pole funded by private citizens
3:34:52 4. Reminder that there is not a City Commission meeting next week
3:35:10 K. Adjournment
Mayor Becker Adjourned the meeting at 9:43 p.m.
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Sean A Becker, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Stacy Ulmen, CMC, City Clerk
PREPARED BY:
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Stacy Ulmen, CMC, City Clerk
Approved on ___________________________
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