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City of Bozeman issued the following announcement.

City Commission Meeting

Date:12/15/2020 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM  

Location: Webex Videoconference

THE CITY COMMISSION OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

This meeting will be held using Webex, an online videoconferencing system. You can join this meeting:

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If you are interested in commenting in writing on items on the agenda please send an email to agenda@bozeman.net prior to 12:00pm on the day of the meeting. You may also comment by visiting the Commission's comment page .

You can also comment by joining the Webex meeting. If you do join the Webex meeting, we ask you please be patient in helping us work through this online meeting.

If you are not able to join the Webex meeting and would like to provide oral comment you may send a request to agenda@bozeman.net with your phone number, the item(s) you wish to comment on, and the City Clerk will call you during the meeting to provide comment. You may also send the above information via text to 406-224-3967. As always, the meeting will be streamed through the  Commission's video page (click the Streaming Live in the drop down menu) and available in the City on cable channel 190.

Call to Order - 6:00 PM - Webex Videoconference

Pledge of Allegiance and a Moment of Silence

Changes to the Agenda

Public Services Announcements

FYI

Commission Disclosures

Consent

Accounts Payable Claims Review and Approval (Yeykal)

Authorize the Mayor to Sign the Norton Ranch Phase 5 Preliminary Plat Findings of Fact and Order, Application 18278 (Rosenberg)

Authorize the City Manager to Sign a Public Utility and Access Easement and Agreement and a Utility Easement with Glen Haven Properties, Inc. for Mountain Vista Housing Complex Site Plan (19460) (Flammond)

Authorize the City Manager to Sign a Sewer and Water Pipeline and Access Easement and Agreement with Last Best Properties, LLC for Southbridge Living Site Plan (20173) (Flammond)

Authorize the City Manager to Sign Grant Agreement with Bridger Ski Foundation for Cash-in-Lieu of Parkland as Authorized by Resolution 5206 (Jadin)

Authorize the City Manager to Sign a Joint Funding Agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey for the Continued Operation of the Real-time Streamflow Gauging Station on the East Gallatin River (Heaston)

Authorize the City Manager to Sign a Letter of Agreement Accepting a Donation in the Amount of $174,785 from the Library Foundation for Phase 1 of the Bozeman Public Library Expansion Project (Henderson)

Authorize the City Manager to Sign a Professional Architectural Services Agreement with MSR Design for Phase 1 of the Bozeman Public Library Expansion Project (Henderson)

Authorize the City Manager to Sign Task Orders 11 and 12 with Sanderson Stewart for the Purpose of Right-of-Way Acquisition on the Griffin Drive - 7th to Rouse Project (Lonsdale)

Resolution 5243 Adopting the Update to the Fair Market Value of Land for Cash-in-Lieu of Parkland Calculations (Jadin)

Ordinance 2066, Final Adoption of the 1811 W. Koch Street Zone Map Amendment to Designate 0.69 Acres as R-O, Residential Office, Application 20102 (Saunders)

Consider the motion: I move to approve Consent Items 1-11 as submitted.

Public Comment

Please state your name and address in an audible tone of voice for the record. This is the time to comment on any matter falling within the scope of the Bozeman City Commission. There will also be time in conjunction with each agenda item for public comment relating to that item but you may only speak once. Please note, the City Commission cannot take action on any item which does not appear on the agenda. All persons addressing the City Commission shall speak in a civil and courteous manner and members of the audience shall be respectful of others. Please limit your comments to three minutes.

 Action Items

 Resolution 5226, to Discontinue, Abandon, and Vacate Street Rights-of-way in Tract 1, Lots_1-3 of Gardner Simmental Plaza Subdivision, Located in Section 35, Township 1 South, Range 5 East, Principal Meridian Montana, Gallatin County, Montana (Gamradt)

Consider the motion: After incorporating the information in the staff report, oral findings made by the commission during the public hearing, information contained in the proposed resolution, and after considering public comment, I hereby move to adopt Resolution 5226 to vacate and abandon City rights-of-way in Lots 1-3 of the Gardner-Simmental Plaza Subdivision.

Continuation of a Public Hearing for Text Amendment Application 20195 Creating a New Type of Housing, Apartment Building, Limited, from December 15, 2020 to January 5, 2020 (Saunders)

Consider the motion: Continue public hearing to January 5, 2020

Ordinance 2061, Provisional Adoption to Revise Definitions and References to Clarify a Consistent Meaning and Application of Front Setbacks in all Zoning Districts. No Changes to Dimensional Standards are Included with this Amendment. Revise Affected Sections to Implement the Revisions. Application 20147 (Saunders)

Consider the motion: Having reviewed and considered the staff report, application materials, public comment, and all information presented, I hereby adopt the findings presented in the staff report for application 20147, Ordinance 2061 and move to provisionally adopt Ordinance 2061.

Ordinance 2062, Provisional Adoption to Revise Language for Clarity and Consistent Application of First Floor Required Height Standards in Five Mixed-Use and Non-Residential Zoning Districts, and Revise Paragraph a.1 of Subchapter 4b of the Bozeman Guidelines for Historic Preservation and the Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District. No Changes to Maximum Height Dimensional Standards are Included with this Amendment. Revise Affected Sections to Implement the Revisions. (Jacob Miller)

Consider the motion: Having reviewed and considered the staff report, application materials, public comment, and all information presented, I hereby adopt the findings presented in the staff report for application 20147 and move to provisionally adopt Ordinance 2061, the Building Heights Part 1 Text Amendment.

Ordinance 2063, Provisional Adoption Amending Section 38.360.210 of the Bozeman Municipal Code to Clarify that a Residential Front Door Must Face the Street and Providing an Effective Date (Krueger)

Consider the motion: Having reviewed and considered the staff report, application materials, public comment, and all information presented, I hereby adopt the findings presented in the staff report for application 20147 and move to provisionally adopt Ordinance 2063.

J.  FYI / Discussion

K.  Adjournment

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