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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Chris Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: Joint Resolution on the Law and Justice Center – Resolution No. 4324 MEETING DATE: Monday, July 13, 2015
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Action
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Commission approve Commission Resolution No.
4324, adopting the recommendations of the Joint Advisory Committee established to explore
Gallatin County and City of Bozeman cooperation on joint improvements at the Law & Justice Center campus.
SUGGESTED MOTION: Having considered the information presented by staff, I hereby move
to authorize the Mayor to approve Resolution No. 4324, adopting the recommendations of the Joint Advisory Committee. BACKGROUND: With the adoption of Resolution 4580, the City of Bozeman and Gallatin
County created the Joint Advisory Committee with the intent to draft a joint resolution on the
Law and Justice Center. The committee was chaired by County Commissioner Joe Skinner, and
included Mayor Jeff Krauss, Deputy Mayor Carson Taylor, City Manager Chris Kukulski, Assistant City Manager Chuck Winn, Police Chief Steve Crawford, County Administrator Jim Doar, and Sheriff Brian Gootkin. The committee has met seven times since its formation in
March of 2015, working through the issues related to the attached resolution for the joint facility.
This resolution is also scheduled to go in front of the Gallatin County Commission on Tuesday,
July 14, 2015. UNRESOLVED ISSUES: None at this time.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the Commission.
FISCAL EFFECTS: To be determined as the project evolves.
Attachments: Resolution 4324
Report compiled on: July 7, 2015
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COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 4324
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE JOINT
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED TO EXPLORE GALLATIN COUNTY AND CITY OF BOZEMAN COOPERATION ON JOINT IMPROVEMENTS AT THE LAW AND JUSTICE CENTER CAMPUS.
WHEREAS, the City recognizes the need for a new facility to such a degree that a bond issue
was proposed to the voters; which vote ultimately failed; and
WHEREAS, the County recognizes the need for a new facility to such a degree that a reserve
account has been established for the purpose of designing a facility in order to present a bond issue
to the voters by 2016; and
WHEREAS, the County and City recognize that there is public benefit to co-locating Law
and Justice facilities and operations; and
WHEREAS, the parties have previously worked in successful partnership developing the
County 911 Dispatch Center and Bozeman Fire Department Station No. 3, co-located at 1705
Vaquero Parkway, Bozeman, MT 59718; under a certain condominium agreement; and
WHEREAS, Gallatin County and the City of Bozeman are committed to explore further
cooperation for co-location of law enforcement and courthouse buildings, infrastructure, parking,
and facilities at the Law and Justice Campus, 615 South 16th St. Bozeman, MT;
WHEREAS, Gallatin County and the City of Bozeman created a joint advisory committee
tasked with:
1. Determining if the Master Plan and needs assessments for the Law and Justice Campus are
still valid. 2. Reviewing and determining if the Findings of the Law and Justice Task Force from 2012 are still valid.
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3. Identifying challenges and opportunities to cooperation on a joint facility; and
4. Making a recommendation to the respective Commissions on a joint facility or separate
facilities and drafting a resolution based on that recommendation for each Commission to consider no later than July 1, 2015.
WHEREAS, the Joint Advisory Committee makes the following findings and
recommendation for the consideration of the County and City Commissions:
Findings: 1. The Master Plan and Needs Assessment are still valid. However, the County needs to update
its assessment to reflect the changing projections of population growth in Gallatin County and
the change in operations of the Sheriff’s Office; 2. The findings of the Law and Justice Task Force from 2012, with the exception of construction
numbers and costs calculated using those numbers, are still valid in 2015;
3. The challenges to cooperating on a joint facility are many, including defining the project;
whether or not to phase the project between law enforcement and the courts; determining
ownership; agreeing on equitable cost distribution; the timing and cost of design, voter approval, and construction; how to bond the project, the limitations of the site, and how to
future proof the project.
4. There are also many opportunities inherent in a joint project, including maximizing financial,
operational, and construction efficiencies; maintaining the existing excellent professional
relationship between law enforcement agencies; and better serving the citizens by keeping all aspects of the criminal justice system co-located.
5. It is the desire of both Commissions to present this to the electorate in the November 2016
general election. As such, it is critical the process to begin design start immediately.
Recommendations: 1. The Joint Advisory Committee recommends, after careful consideration of alternatives,
discussion with various stakeholders and experts, including bond counsel, that Gallatin
County and the City of Bozeman take the appropriate steps to jointly design and construct
a new facility or facilities for the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office, Bozeman Police
Department, District and Justice Courts, Municipal Courts, City Attorney’s Office, Victim’s Witness, and adjunct groups, the County Attorney’s Office, Court Services,
Youth Probation, Guardian Ad Litem, and the Clerk of District Court. The Joint Advisory
Committee recommends that the facility be financed through a County bond issue and a
City bond issue for the respective portions of the facility and that the ownership be a
condominium structure with operating agreements similar to the County 911 Dispatch Center and Fire Station 3.
2. The City and County create a working group comprised of an equal number of City and
County representatives. The specific responsibilities of this group will include, but may
not be limited to, the creation of the overall project timeline, agreement on joint procurement processes, selection of the project delivery model, drafting of Request for
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Qualification (RFQ) and Request for Proposal (RFP) documents, selection of successful
respondents, contract awarding, and project management.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Commission hereby adopts the Joint
Advisory Committee’s finding and recommendations aforementioned. The City and County will
continue to work cooperatively to implement the recommendations of the Joint Advisory
Committee.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman,
Montana, at a regular session thereof held on the 13th day of July, 2015.
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JEFFREY K KRAUSS
Mayor
ATTEST:
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STACY ULMEN, CMC
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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GREG SULLIVAN
City Attorney
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