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2026-11-09 - City Council Regular Business Meeting

Summary

Built from the posted agenda and packet only (the packet is a PDF whose text was downloaded and read); no minutes or video yet. Video will be on Community 7 TV (comm7tv.com); no link posted yet.

  • Minutes of October 26 up for approval. Courtesies: Billings PCE Superfund Site update. Proclamation: National Nurse Practitioner Week (November 8-14). Interim City Administrator Kevin Iffland gives his report.
  • Consent bonds: Series 2026 Storm Sewer Bonds sale (par $9,815,000, true interest cost 4.427%, estimated savings $144,387) and terms for South Billings Boulevard Urban Renewal Bonds (maximum principal $15,045,000, including a $10 million South TIF park project).
  • Public hearing on the intent to dispose of the Minnesota Avenue Parking Lot Disposal and the Ramada Park Disposal.
  • Public hearing and resolution on FY27 budget amendments, including a $95,000 Prohousing Grant allocation and $184,000 for Floor 3 HVAC.
  • Other consent items: airport landing-fee billing contract, water carriage agreement amendment, airport tractor purchase, grants, and FY28 equipment and technology replacement plans (see Agenda).
  • A $80,000 Montana Disaster and Emergency Services grant for the Fire Department hazmat team is a grant, not an emergency declaration.

Agenda

Consent (Item 1):

  • A) Sole-source contract with Vector Airport Systems for PLANEPASS landing fee billing (Vector gets 20% of collections; FY25 estimated non-airline fees $189,325, City net about $151,460).
  • B) Amendment to the water carriage agreement with Billings Bench Water Association (project about $2.87 million, about $1 million federal; the City finances the Association's roughly $935,000 share).
  • C) Airport tractor and rotary cutter from HRDO Equipment: $358,604 less $44,500 trade-in = $314,104.
  • D) Memorandum of agreement with Beartooth RC&D (City share $17,783.97).
  • E) $5,000 Scheels donation to Police K9.
  • F) Montana Disaster and Emergency Services grant, $80,000, Fire Department Regional Hazmat Team.
  • G) Montana Opioid Abatement Trust grant, $46,340.80, Fire Department.
  • H) Resolution: FY28 Equipment Replacement Plan ($14,313,964).
  • I) Resolution: FY28 Technology Replacement Plan ($1,104,480).
  • J) Resolution: sale of Series 2026 Storm Sewer Bonds (Series 2026 Storm Sewer Bonds; underwriter Baird).
  • K) Resolution: sale and terms of Tax Increment bonds, South Billings Boulevard Urban Renewal District (South Billings Boulevard Urban Renewal Bonds).
  • L) Bills for the weeks of October 5 and October 12, 2026.

Regular items:

  • Item 2: public hearing and resolution on FY27 budget amendments ($95,000 Prohousing Grant allocation; $184,000 Floor 3 HVAC).
  • Item 4: public hearing and resolution of intent to dispose of the Minnesota Avenue parking lot (Minnesota Avenue Parking Lot Disposal).
  • Item 5: public hearing and resolution of intent to dispose of Ramada Park (Ramada Park Disposal).
  • The published agenda skips item 3.

No amended agenda has been posted.

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