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Home My WebLink About1 E- Packet 07-09-2007_May 24, 2007 Policy Meeting_1LINKED MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION POLICY MEETING BOZEMAN, MONTANA May 24, 2007 ***************************** The Commission of the City of Bozeman met in the City Commission Meeting Room, 411 East Main, on Thursday, May 24, 2007, at 12:00 pm. Present were Mayor Jeff Krauss, Cr. Steve Kirchhoff , Cr. Kaaren Jacobson, Cr. Sean Becker, Cr. Jeff Rupp, City Manager Chris Kukulski, Director of Public Service Debbie Arkell, Planning Director Andy Epple, Sanitation Superintendent Steve Johnson, and Deputy City Clerk Cynthia Jordan Delaney. 0:22:34 A. Call to Order - 12:00 pm-1:30 pm - City Commission Meeting Room, City Hall, 411 East Main Mayor Krauss called the meeting to order at 12:05 pm. 0:22:36 B. Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence 0:23:35 C. Public Comment Mayor Krauss opened public comment. 0:24:16 April Johnston - Public Comment Ms. Johnston, of 907 N Aster Ave., encouraged the Commission to continue their progressive trends and look at other options than throwing away glass. She commended the Commission for considering the curbside pick up program. When she recycles regularly, the bins are overflowing. She would be willing to be on a committee to figure out how to recycle glass, and she is willing to pay whatever it takes to get curbside recycling. 0:26:10 Jeff van den Noort - Public Comment Mr. van den Noort, representing the Montana Chapter of the Sierra Club, gave a packet of information to the Commissioners and stated that he has been uncomfortable with where glass is going in recent years. With more time to collect glass, he wants to put together a task force and come up with alternatives, look at pros and cons, and have public hearings. He stated that the Commissioners should be careful checking the sources of the materials in the digital packet. He said that the entire premise of those materials is flawed because it is based on a cost-benefit analysis. He suggested a bottle bill and ideas about pooling resources with other communities. 0:31:13 Drew Shamanga - Public Comment Ms. Shamanga stated that she was stunned to learn that the City wouldn't be picking up glass for recycling. She learned that other cities across the U.S. easily recycle glass, and she knows Bozeman can do it. She wants to find a way to keep glass recycling, and she is open to all possibilities. 3 0:32:39 Jon Gerster - Public Comment Mr. Gerster, of 719 N Wallace, stated that he is an avid recycler, and he was shocked Bozeman would consider not recycling glass. Even if it costs more to do something right, he thinks it's worth doing it right. Economically, it makes sense in terms of not filling up the landfill faster than we have to. Bozeman has a reputation as a progressive community in waste management. 0:34:05 Brian Caldwell - Public Comment Mr. Caldwell, of 733 S Tracy, spoke about the potential economic viability of glass recycling. He believes a business model can be created that is profitable and generates revenue that can reuse glass in our remote location. He stated that we can keep the flow of glass out of our expensive, valuable landfill resource. He stated that the ideas brought up in previous discussions still have merit: using glass for cullet under structural slabs and as parking lots. He hopes that paying back the purchase of a crusher would be viable with a grant (a good chance for an entrepreneur). 0:36:42 Public Comment closed. Mayor Krauss closed public comment. 0:36:49 D. Round Table Discussion 0:37:04 E. Policy Discussion 0:37:15 1. North Wallace/Traffic Calming Presentation (Engineering) 0:37:20 Debbie Arkell, Director of Public Service Ms. Arkell stated that the former Neighborhood Coordinator and the Engineering staff worked with the North Wallace Neighborhood Group on traffic-calming efforts on North Wallace. Those were done per Chapter 12 of the Transportation Plan. She described the phases and history of those traffic calming efforts. This neighborhood was in Phase 3 of the process. 0:41:14 Andy Kerr, Engineering Assistant Mr. Kerr distributed a handout and described the stages of the traffic-calming process. 0:53:28 Dan Guggenheim, North Wallace Neighborhood Representative Mr. Guggenheim, of 418 N Wallace, has been the Neighborhood Representative for the North Wallace Traffic Calming Project since its start in April 2004. He is grateful that the traffic-calming program exists. He said that 14 projects (over the last 5-7 years), coupled with overall growth in Bozeman, have contributed to a greater amount of through traffic that is in conflict with the local through-street designation. The neighborhood is very close to having the 70% support to move this project forward. Their goal is to limit cut- through traffic, and they are willing to consider another proposal or solution (besides traffic circles). He wants to move forward as quickly as possible. 2 4 0:58:40 Jon Gerster - Public Comment Mr. Gerster stated that the NE part of Bozeman has turned around, and amazing projects are being built. He said that the neighborhood within the neighborhood will be experiencing profound redevelopment that will bring its own share of traffic (families moving in, etc.). He stated that this is an opportunity to look at the situation with Wallace proactively. Cut through traffic often exceeds the speed limit, and he cringes when thinking about children being run over. 1:00:47 David Ramsey - Public Comment Mr. Ramsey, representing Montana Crane Service and Montana Ready Mix of 209 E Cedar Street, handed out a letter from the owner, Greg Poncelet. He stated that professional truck drivers are not speeding down Wallace. Montana Crane Service employs 30 people on East Cedar Street and has been in business for 30 years, and North Wallace is their only access to their Cedar Street property for their large Low Boy Trailer. They are concerned about installing traffic circles because they couldn't negotiate around them. He wants the City Commission to consider the impacts on the business district. 1:16:25 Mayor Krauss Mayor Krauss suggested taking smaller steps like stop signs before installing traffic circles and before possibly negatively affecting other properties and neighbors. 1:38:33 Cr. Rupp Cr. Rupp stated it's the result of growth and not dealing with transportation. The net result is that this neighborhood is going to get a bunch of cut-through traffic. After approving projects with thousands of houses, we don't have any road system in place to deal with it. Yet we act surprised and talk about roundabouts and stop signs, but he is tracking that there is another theme to this discussion: deal with the reality that we keep saying yes (to development) and don't have the basis to deal with it. He is supportive of what the neighborhood wants: if they want an SID and roundabouts, or stop signs. Also, pay attention to business. 1:39:50 Mayor Krauss Mayor Krauss closed the traffic-calming portion of the meeting, and the Commission confirmed that there wasn't time to begin the glass-stockpiling discussion. 1:40:16 Steve Johnson, Sanitation Superintendent Mr. Johnson explained the four different grades of glass in bags (samples provided for Commissioners). The key is to be able to process material, and Bozeman does not have an ability or capacity to process or utilize the material in various applications. 1:44:05 Mayor Krauss Mayor Krauss asked for three votes (or three thumbs up) to continue the discussion about glass or put it on the agenda again. 3 5 1:45:20 Mayor Krauss Mayor Krauss stated that it will be put on a future Monday night agenda: a motion to reconsider the previous direction which was to stop taking glass at the landfill. 1:47:36 G. Adjournment Mayor Krauss adjourned the meeting at 1:35 pm. ______________________________ Jeffrey K. Krauss, Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________ Brit Fontenot, City Clerk PREPARED BY: ______________________________________ Cynthia Jordan Delaney, Deputy City Clerk Approved on ___________________________. 4 6