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>> Good afternoon, everybody.
Welcome to the 8/24/2026

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billing City Council regular
business meeting.

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It's a great day in the city of
Billings. And I'm glad you're

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all here.

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Just a quick reminder. This is
the last City Council meeting

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of the month. So for those of
you who come here every Monday

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don't bother because we won't
be here.

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Would you all please rise for
the pledge of allegiance.

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I do.

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>> That lag.

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It's a fact.

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I which is an.

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>> Seating

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Mister putin

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states standing, please.

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>> Gracious God as we gather
here tonight, we ask for your

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divine guidance as we represent
the people of our community

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protect us.

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Watch over all of those who
serve us from our first

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responders to the last
responders

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gracious God give a short
piece.

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Help us to mourn the loss of
life that has occurred in our

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community

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and be with the family. The
Friends of those who mourn

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these losses

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may their souls and the souls
of all the departed through the

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mercy of God. Rest in peace.

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You may be seated.

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>> This bone. Would you call
the roll.

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>> Yes, mayor

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councilmember Shaw here
Nicholson president neas

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president and then air. Gary,
you're a Kennedy

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has been lighter

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Langley air plant.

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But I do

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mayor Nelson.

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>> Alright Council. We have
minutes from the meeting of

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8/10/2026,

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are there any changes

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then I entertain a motion to
accept the minutes

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Shaw.

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Mister nice. I move to approve
the minutes from August 10 to

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2026

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Mister needs seconds.

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A discussion or debate about
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seeing none. Let's vote all
those in favor of accepting the

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minutes of 8/10/2026 please
indicate by saying aye aye.

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All those opposed say no.

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That is a unanimous vote

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Council courtesies

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this mayor.

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>> I would like to recognize
Murray's element.

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He was born August 30th and
1919 miles city, Montana.

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He was born of the time that
didn't enjoy the

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medical care that we have now.
His twin sister died at birth

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and his mother died 2 days
later

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through Mister or doctor
Hellman's career. He worked to

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correct part of that.

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He and his team developed over
40 vaccines, including 8 that

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appear on routine. Childhood
vaccinations is includes

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measles mumps hepatitis a
hepatitis B chickenpox by Syria

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manager. This kept a caucus to
mourn the eye office in one's.

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I personally remember having
both measles and mumps.

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I've seen people die of
hepatitis B,

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I remember when

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lumbar punctures spinal taps on
babies or something. Residents

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and training did almost every
night they were on call because

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children were suffering from
streptococcus pneumonia or

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marvelous influenza meningitis.
You don't have to see that.

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You know, it's often

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it's estimated that his work
with these vaccines continues

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to save a million lives a year.

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I would also like to point out
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riverstone health.

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It's having a walk-in
immunization clinic

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through Thursday, August 27th
09:00AM to 01:00PM and from

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08:00AM to noon and

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05:00PM.

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So take advantage of the work
of reason. Helmand.

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One of the Montana says saved
more lives than we can imagine.

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>> Thank you. Councilmember
Nicholson councilmember Aspen

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line.

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>> Yeah.

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Just wanted to thank our team,
the with police fire and the

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airport for all the work that
went into the air show.

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The show went off flawlessly.
I mean, it was a phenomenal of

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that. There was

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thousands and thousands of
people up there

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traffic moving in and out very
smoothly. The event ran great

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and

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the work that was going on
behind the scenes by our teams

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to support that show and to
make that show go

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was was pretty phenomenal and
and much appreciated by by me

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and the community

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nobody noticed and that's the
goal. But the airport team did

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a phenomenal job. And and the
PD and fire also in supporting

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and making sure that everybody
was safe and secure. And we had

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a great event for a community
that was that was phenomenal so

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kudos to to those 3 departments
and the team

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read about for our community
and it went off flawlessly.

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I I hope that they they come
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The courtesies.

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>> Thank you to the to you.
We have a proclamation as

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August 31st of this month is

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overdose awareness day.

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Whereas

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August. 31 is international
overdose. Awareness day.

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A global day to remember those
lost to overdose and support

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those left behind

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and whereas overdoses
preventable

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and every life lost represents
a family friends and the

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community for ever changed

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and whereas stigma remains one
of the greatest barriers to

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people seeking treatment and
recovery

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knowing that substance. It

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use disorder is a treatable
medical condition and recovery

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is possible.

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And whereas communities can
save lives

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by increasing awareness

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expanding access to treatment
supporting recovery and making

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overdose prevention resources
like

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the lack some widely available

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and whereas the city of
Billings recognizes the work of

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health care providers.

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First responders, peer support
specialists recovery

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organizations and community
partners working every day to

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prevent overdose deaths.

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And whereas overdose awareness.
Montana honors lives lost

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celebrates recovery and
inspires hope through

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education, remembrance and
community action.

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Now. Therefore, I Mike maze
Nelson. That's me. Mike Nelson,

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mayor of Billings do hereby
proclaim 8/31/2026 to be

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overdose awareness day

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in the city of Billings.
And I encourage all citizens to

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learn the signs of an overdose

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carry naloxone if appropriate
and support individuals and

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families affected by substance
abuse disorders with compassion

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rather than judgment

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together. We can reduce
overdose deaths and build a

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healthier,

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more compassionate community
where everyone has the

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opportunity to recover.

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So going to sign this

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proclamation now making it
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and we have a couple of folks
who would like to come forth

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and say a few words.

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>> Mayor Nelson deputy mayor
boy at thank you so much.

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Members of the City Council.
We truly appreciate you

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recognizing overdose awareness
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on August 31st. I am here with
the ladies who not only run but

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sounded overdose awareness day
Montana.

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Each one of us has suffered
something very personal to want

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to bring this to our community.
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community. Our mission is
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important to raise awareness
about substance, use and

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overdose in our community to
offer support and hope to

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people struggling with
addiction and to honor without

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stigma or shame to people
who've lost their lives to drug

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load related deaths and the
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their grief.

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That last part matters behind
every overdoses. A person

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someone's child, someone's
parent. Someone sibling spouse

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friend co-worker neighbor.
Their life cannot and should

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not be reduced to the way they
died and not as well. Mission

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is simple important.

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I have Kim edinger who is the
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And Carol Keenan, who is the
co-founder of overdose

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awareness, Montana. We're very
grateful. I understand our

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event is held during regular
work session of City Council.

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So we likely won't see many of
you there, but we truly,

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truly appreciate your support
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recognition us tonight.

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>> Would you like to come up
with the picture we would.

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And Judy may come on duty.

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>> Council member.

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1, 2, 3, 2, 3,

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are there any Council reports

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yesterday's budget meeting will
be this Wednesday at 09:00PM

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here in studio.

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He said again, I didn't hear
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But the meeting will be here
Wednesday. This is a little bit

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low

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Wednesday here at City Hall.
9 o'clock, 9 o'clock, AM

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anything else. Anyone else.

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>> So the legislative
committee, Matt, we didn't have

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a qorum, but we are putting
together all of the priorities

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for the coming session. I
emailed out to the council.

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If you got a chance to look at
what our priorities and where

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we're at House money says only
one that I know has responded

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so far with some additions
possibly. But the sooner you

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can get it. We want to nail
this down so we can get

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something in for the council to
approve as a marching orders

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going forward. So thank you.

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>> Thank you, Mister quit

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and just a reminder. The
operations committee is meeting

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Thursday at 10 o'clock. There's
a 10 o'clock.

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>> Mister Flynn administrator
report. Thanks, mayor. And

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Council have a few things for
you tonight number want to do

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want to acknowledge that banana
ball is here in town this

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weekend and the business
speeding prior to this Council

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approved a some extra
additional met bus routes being

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paid for by the downtown urban
renewal district and we had

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over 1700. Right. So we're
taking advantage of during that

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free time and that time span
when those extra routes were

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added.

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I also want to announce and
went out this afternoon that

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Jennifer Robinette has been
selected as our new public

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works director and she will
start on October 1st. So she's

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excited to get here and get
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department. And as the mayor
said, there is no meeting next

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Monday, August 31st as it is a
bye week.

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There is the strategic planning
survey that is out there.

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So council members have not
taken that. Please log on and

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take that and then Juliet would
really appreciate it. Have.

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We can get a council for road
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October 26. So if you could
respond or her on a date that

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would work there that would be
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there's no ex parte
Communications received after

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03:08PM, today for the mayor
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>> Great. Thank, you know, move
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of our meeting. This will be
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on the agenda item. One only

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public comment on the agenda
item one. So if you're here to

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speak, please make sure you
signed in.

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Tell us your name and where you
live and take you 3 minutes.

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>> Good evening, mayor and City
Council members. My name is

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Jeff kettle Senate within the
5th Ward.

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Yes, this weekend was
absolutely wonderful.

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Our military definitely can put
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Hope the next time they come.
They praying the stumps from 29

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palms, California

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here. That's a great show, too.

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Tonight. I'd like to speak
about one. Now

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it's calling for the public.
So ups storm and sewer revenue

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refunding bonds

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approximately 6 weeks ago.
Councilmember S and later told

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system development, these and
we didn't have impact fees

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and he told us that

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councilmember nice was going to
look into

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impact fees for the site here.
Storm sewer revenue.

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It's $11.11 million dollar
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So I think you missed that
Mister has been minor.

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But I'm sure that councilmember
nice is working on it like he's

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been for the last 25 years.

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You see citizens

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It's controlled by the builders
developers,

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real estate companies,
infrastructure companies

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to not controlled by you.
These people don't represent

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you.

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That's who they represent.

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So

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take a look at one now, that's
11 million bucks

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that should be paid by impact
fees.

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But it's not

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because this body

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and previous bodies have made
the decision

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and his decision and is

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take your money,

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give it to people

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that you don't even know

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councilmember Nicholson

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a couple of meetings ago you
spoke about impact fees for the

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Fire Department and the Police
Department.

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I haven't heard anything about
that since then.

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So ask you tonight to stand up
and take take the bull by the

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rains.

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Maybe stand up for the
citizens.

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Maybe try and get it done
before another 11 million

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dollars comes before this board

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make the citizens pay for

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enough is enough.

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You see

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put a stop to that Angeles

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and was cast lighting of the
Citizens

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for the special interests,
people that you represent

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and a side note, I'm happy that
Mister Esper councilmember

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escalators being removed from
the budget Committee.

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Not sure that the one we're
guns any better.

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>> Any further public comment

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seeing none. We'll close that
part of the meeting and we will

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move to the consent agenda

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before us for separations.
Are there any

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questions? We are getting a
specific guidance.

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Mister nice,

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thank you, mayor. I did have a
question regarding one e

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I guess Evan, the rainiest at
Stratus is that individuals are

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as a person here. Her back is
coming. Okay.

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Mac. But as I look through
this, it looks like they they

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did quite a bit of work to get
the same prepared. And I was

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wondering if

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if the county actually went out
to like a third-party company

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to see if they were actually
maintain the street light

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instead of the city. You know,
if they did that and what that

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cost would have been.

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>> A council memories that I
don't know the answer.

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Actually.

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Yeah. I don't I don't know
that. Okay. It seems like they

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were going to support this at
our cost, which is below a

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$1700 a year to maintain that
light is fair. It seems pretty

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low to maintaining that light
for all year long and they're

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going to pay a lot of the
maintenance and the and

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whatever needs to be done.

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But it it just pulls our crew
outside the city

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and even in the bus. So when
they fire go out, the the pay a

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premium for that. So was there
any premium put into this for

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me confirmation or is it
strictly cost.

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>> Councilmember niece Marion
Council. A couple couple items

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there. There's there's kind of
2 pieces to that. We kind of

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looked at. I'm talking with our
student traffic. What's what's

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kind of the annual cost.
You have to do their bones to

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make sure the thing is
operation on that. That's kind

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of that 1700. Now that also
includes what I call a burden

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overhead. So that's labor costs
plus benefits, et cetera.

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So that's a

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and that that 0 cost and then
on top of that, let's say

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something happens out there.
We need to go fix something.

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Then there's a a sort of
unlimited plan to materials but

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think it's run into once a
week. We have to go fix

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something in. There's a time
and materials element in

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addition to the base cost.

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>> Okay. But those are at at
our city cost. Correct

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the city costs that would
include, you know, labor direct

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labor and see. I mean, this is
where it then I think this is

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where I think I'm going to
separate vote against this is

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because

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when we look at our our public
works Department and the

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and the the landfill, the
county residents are paying a

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premium 50% more

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when we look at the bus, but
they're paying a premium to

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have our Fire Department out
there and now they're asking us

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to have public works department
go out and work in County

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County, infrastructure. And I
think if they're going to do

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that, they need to pay a
premium. And so

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I appreciate the information.
I just want to see if I was

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going to be just cost or if it
was going to have a premium on

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it appears it's not having a
premium on it.

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And so I unless re one of the
less we can if illegal canned

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answer the question now, if we
can do a premium on this.

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This contract now or we can.
Those are just separated out

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and vote against it. So thank
you. Thank you.

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I was just going to respond to
that. We've been

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that partnership has been
around since the 90's that

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we've worked with the county

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on maintaining we also work on
the state,

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the

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signals and stuff on this on
the state areas to. So

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that's been around for a while.

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But that's not my comment.
Yeah. Okay. Thank you.

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On item, 2 on our item. One on
the words on optimist Park

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lighting project.

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Thank you for getting now going
that's very important

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and that will lighten up to the
park area. When will that be

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finished.

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>> Mayor and Council customer
Kennedy. It sent us to be

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finished next. Probably 60 to
60 to 80 days. Okay.

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So we can expect

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that the lights will be there

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by the time we start to get
dark

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whether to, OK, thank you.

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>> Any other questions Mister
o'dell.

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>> On item. I.

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>> I have a question about
that. General question

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represented by Laura. I don't
know of

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who would we represent? A cage

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is a Reed is a nation of the
Billings MPO and other changes.

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Is this in any way

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IM in ish the

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prior to the authority of this
Council. I yield to get to some

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other

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other

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regional organization.

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>> Thank you, mayor and Council
councilman o'donnell know it is

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not what it does is the policy
coordinating committee which

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this designate is still going
to be made up of the mayor.

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The county commissioner MDT to
make the final policy decision

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on MPO projects. However, the
MPO will still be just as

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active and involved with the
council and the county as we

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are now. When we bring projects
forward. So whatever the mayor

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brings forward for the MPO as
far as the City Council is

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concerned, it will have been
through City Council and

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discussed in given his
direction.

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>> All right. The questions
regarding the

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Mister Boyett them is shot and
Mister Nicholson,

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thank you, mayor. One J.
We always want to apply

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donations to the city

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in this case for the Billings
Police Department canine

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program. Their controls of
Billings probably read covid

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each empire heating and cooling
and Northwest pipe and fittings

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donated money for a total of
$2100. Thank you. Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Michaud says that's

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you stole her thunder, Mister
where it. All right. The doctor

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Nicholson

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a few things.

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>> I like to recognize and Bill
cool

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for their generous donation for
the sculpture. A hockey player

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at the human recreation campus,
very generous donation.

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We also have a comment or a
question on

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one F

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purchase of traffic controller
equipment.

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I was wondering how many
intersections that would serve

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for how long. I have some
questions about the camera

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capabilities.

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>> Councilmember Nicholson
their counsel

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so that will do about 15
intersections. What we're doing

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is we're going through

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brought to Italy, proactively
selecting once controlling the

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upgrading the controllers and
then the camera. Some of the

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cameras are still in good
shape. Sorter leaving those.

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But the controllers processors
are not being supported

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anymore. We kept Stone. And so
we're getting those replaced

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with a new upgraded
controllers.

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>> The other question I had is
up

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the cameras

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do what are the safeguards we
have in place to keep those

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from being used for illegal or
otherwise improper purposes.

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>> So right now we don't do any
recording for those. The camera

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simply that act does own.
So when a car pulls up into its

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own set of Q and in the process
or decides whether to extend

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that time or shorten the time
to keep traffic flowing

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preparation. We actually just
get back a picture. It's still

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picture after still picture,
not an actual video recorder.

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>> Any other questions
regarding Senate agenda.

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All right. That will move to
ask for separations.

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But Mister Kennedy,

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I would ask to separate
segregate place.

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Thank you. Miss anybody else
Mister nice item when he

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anything else. Mister would go
ahead. And the mayor of like to

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make a motion to approve the
consent agenda items except for

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one. Ian 01:00AM second

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seconded by

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Mister Pittman.

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Any discussion regarding the
motion. Mister Boyett

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anybody else.

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All those in favor of the
motion, please indicate by

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saying aye aye. All those
opposed. Please say no,

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that passes unanimously

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will now take up item.

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The student alphabetical order.
Mister neices separation.

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One e

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parents separated that out to
vote against that. I will say

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that they believe that. But the
city needs to reevaluate the

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policy for their there
maintaining city or State

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Street lights. I can understand
the state roads where it's it's

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amputations for the city too

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maintain those light so we can
because the state may take a

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little longer. But I think the
county County should have a

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responsibility that where we
should follow what we're doing

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in other areas of the city
where the using our Reza where

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our services for premium.
So I only separated vote

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against this bill that someone
else make a motion to approve.

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We have a motion. Mister
Boyett.

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>> Thank you, mayor. I move to
approve number. I began to

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item. Number one, he.

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>> Thank you. Do have a second.

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This Geary.

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All right. Mister Boyd,
anything about your

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>> this is the 48th and what
central that's going to be in

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the city within very short
period of time. We do have

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working relationships with the
county on items. We shouldn't

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be making profit on there.

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We should be our costs.

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I can see that this is $1700 as
you want to be 18 or 2000 and

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make a difference. So I think
we should approve this and move

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forward.

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Further discussion regarding
the motion.

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>> All right. We'll move to a
vote in all those in favor of

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motion regarding item. One e
please indicate by saying aye

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all those opposed nay.

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So it looks like the council
members Nicholson and knees.

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Our nose

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92

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item. Then Mister Kennedy.
01:00AM

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I segregated am because I voted
against it. A no vote against

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him.

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We have a motion that Mister
he's

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is Jennifer here tonight.
Yeah. But mayor make a motion

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to approve item one. And and
then I'll make a amendment 2

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afterwards after its a second.

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Mister Linley seconded it.

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All right. Go ahead, Mister.
Thank you. Mary spoke with

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Jennifer on this and also
conferred with legal I I'm I'm

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recommending we make a change
and I think Jennifer can bring

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that up and show it's a minor
change to do some clarification

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and the number of cards

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and and residential cards as
well as the ability as far as

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making sure that they when the
staff does see multiple carts.

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There's going to be room enough
for those carts there. So if

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you look at the screen,

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there's the recommended change.
It's more of a clarification.

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Zpid public works is already
doing this now.

497
00:29:00,210 --> 00:29:03,950
And and and they only pay for
one card in the residential

498
00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:07,000
service. It appeared to kind of
imply that they were going to

499
00:29:07,010 --> 00:29:10,070
get 2 cards. So the specifies
one car to get more carts

500
00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:11,110
available at a fee.

501
00:29:13,460 --> 00:29:20,180
I would make a motion to adopt
this minor amendment to the

502
00:29:20,710 --> 00:29:22,650
motion has shown.

503
00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:27,890
So you you're going to amend
your motion to adopt that

504
00:29:28,670 --> 00:29:30,590
as it with the adoptions.
Is that correct.

505
00:29:31,750 --> 00:29:35,390
And make an amendment to the
motion said and it was second

506
00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:38,550
Mister Linley. All right.
Let's vote on that. And unless

507
00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:39,750
there's further discussion.

508
00:29:41,970 --> 00:29:42,530
Okay.

509
00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:47,320
Those in favor of the mystery
says motion. Please indicate by

510
00:29:47,330 --> 00:29:51,550
saying I I those opposed please
say no, no,

511
00:29:53,010 --> 00:29:55,400
we need to then I guess we
don't need to vote on the

512
00:29:55,410 --> 00:29:56,670
original motion. We're good.

513
00:29:57,590 --> 00:30:00,640
All right. So let's vote on the
original motion nice

514
00:30:01,670 --> 00:30:02,870
the amended motion,

515
00:30:04,110 --> 00:30:05,190
OK. Thank you

516
00:30:06,190 --> 00:30:09,050
all those in favor of the
amended motion. Please indicate

517
00:30:09,060 --> 00:30:11,030
by saying aye. I

518
00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:13,830
all those opposed. Please say
no, no,

519
00:30:14,860 --> 00:30:18,070
Mister Aspen later, Mister
Kennedy and doctor Nicholson

520
00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:19,730
Arnaud's 8 to 3.

521
00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:24,220
That brings us to

522
00:30:25,330 --> 00:30:29,570
our regular agenda item number
2, the public hearing for land

523
00:30:29,580 --> 00:30:33,250
use contra. I'm sorry. This
Bowman I stole your thunder.

524
00:30:33,260 --> 00:30:34,870
Would you read item number 2.

525
00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:40,100
>> Public hearing for land use
contrary to zoning for an

526
00:30:40,110 --> 00:30:45,910
electric and electronic message
display EMT while sign at

527
00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:51,150
Highland elementary school
located at 7.29 parkhill know

528
00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:53,050
Council action is necessary.

529
00:30:56,890 --> 00:31:00,160
>> All right. Good evening,
mayor and Council. I'm pinching

530
00:31:00,170 --> 00:31:04,040
today. So thank you for bearing
with me today. We have a land

531
00:31:04,050 --> 00:31:07,390
use country to zoning for
Highland elementary school,

532
00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:11,970
which is located at 7.29 Park
Hill drive. This is to allow an

533
00:31:11,980 --> 00:31:15,280
electronic message. You can
displace which is basically a

534
00:31:15,290 --> 00:31:19,540
sign in p to district, which is
our public civic and

535
00:31:19,550 --> 00:31:22,720
institutional district. So with
the land use contrary to

536
00:31:22,730 --> 00:31:26,780
zoning. You do not have a vote
on this. You hold a public

537
00:31:26,790 --> 00:31:29,930
hearing and then you can make
suggestions to the applicant or

538
00:31:29,940 --> 00:31:34,320
their agent. So here we have a
picture of the school as an

539
00:31:34,330 --> 00:31:35,240
aerial view.

540
00:31:38,570 --> 00:31:41,520
This is the proposed EMT sign

541
00:31:42,140 --> 00:31:44,480
one of their options that
they're considering.

542
00:31:46,540 --> 00:31:48,980
This is another option that
they're considering

543
00:31:50,750 --> 00:31:53,540
and this is what the signed
currently looks like. It's a

544
00:31:53,550 --> 00:31:58,300
static messaging display sign.
So with this, the applicant

545
00:31:58,310 --> 00:32:01,140
would still have to go through
a signed permitting process and

546
00:32:01,150 --> 00:32:04,200
they would still be subject to
our sign regulations which

547
00:32:04,210 --> 00:32:09,350
include Deming features as well
as not having flashing as

548
00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:12,610
transitions have to be for 3
seconds. You have to stay on a

549
00:32:12,620 --> 00:32:13,190
permanent

550
00:32:13,940 --> 00:32:16,840
sine message. So just various
other things that they would

551
00:32:16,850 --> 00:32:17,820
still be subject to.

552
00:32:19,720 --> 00:32:22,080
And with that, I will keep this
short and sweet. That's all I

553
00:32:22,090 --> 00:32:22,850
have for you.

554
00:32:23,840 --> 00:32:25,030
>> Thank you very much.

555
00:32:26,680 --> 00:32:29,870
Yes, comments time is now.
So Mister Kennedy,

556
00:32:30,950 --> 00:32:32,290
I would support this.

557
00:32:32,880 --> 00:32:36,570
This sign is kind of ugly up
there now a new sign, a look

558
00:32:36,580 --> 00:32:39,100
nice and I'm a block away.
Thank you,

559
00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:41,230
Mister Pruitt.

560
00:32:42,030 --> 00:32:44,890
I'm just curious to see anybody
from Highland elementary school

561
00:32:44,900 --> 00:32:45,980
is here to talk about it

562
00:32:51,840 --> 00:32:52,870
looks like that's a

563
00:32:55,580 --> 00:32:58,390
oh yes. I Highland elementary
school.

564
00:32:59,200 --> 00:32:59,930
It was New York.

565
00:33:00,540 --> 00:33:04,670
>> Just not principle Highland
elementary. I'm so he's looking

566
00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:06,190
at updating our sign.

567
00:33:07,170 --> 00:33:10,800
I agree it's little outdated.
And we're just

568
00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:14,530
it's also a little unsafe,
Maya, so to ask you the latter

569
00:33:14,540 --> 00:33:17,930
out and chains assigned
manually. So during the winter

570
00:33:17,940 --> 00:33:21,600
months, which is the wet or
snowy. But he's out there

571
00:33:21,610 --> 00:33:25,060
trying to place a ladder in.
So also be a little safer for

572
00:33:25,070 --> 00:33:29,980
us. Just trying to keep up with
some of the other schools and

573
00:33:29,990 --> 00:33:33,410
I'm making things look nice and
stay updated. So

574
00:33:33,930 --> 00:33:38,550
appreciate any that support and
any feedback you have on.

575
00:33:38,560 --> 00:33:39,030
Thank you.

576
00:33:39,580 --> 00:33:41,800
>> Thank you for coming to hold
on to say do we have any

577
00:33:41,810 --> 00:33:43,020
questions for principle.

578
00:33:45,570 --> 00:33:48,310
>> We we can't vote on this one
way or another. But there are

579
00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:51,520
some regulations on the city's
far as when you condemn the

580
00:33:51,530 --> 00:33:54,650
lights, you can't have strobe
lights moment. I just want to

581
00:33:54,660 --> 00:33:57,420
make sure that you're going to
follow those rules. Absolutely.

582
00:33:57,740 --> 00:33:59,060
>> Thank you. Thank you.

583
00:34:00,380 --> 00:34:01,390
>> Thank you very much.

584
00:34:02,890 --> 00:34:05,800
And moves on to item. Number 3.

585
00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:09,270
We do have to have a public
hearing. Yes.

586
00:34:10,700 --> 00:34:13,120
So we're going to open it up
for a public hearing. I'm sorry

587
00:34:13,130 --> 00:34:15,500
I only had that highlighted in
green. So I didn't see it.

588
00:34:16,870 --> 00:34:19,640
Are there any public comment
regarding the sign Island

589
00:34:19,650 --> 00:34:20,090
school.

590
00:34:26,110 --> 00:34:28,220
>> My name is land or sea.
I'm here with the Billings

591
00:34:28,230 --> 00:34:29,680
Alliance for immigrant rights.

592
00:34:32,220 --> 00:34:34,920
You can talk about schools, but
you can't talk about that in

593
00:34:34,930 --> 00:34:38,410
the sanctuary city on the
agenda. 9 year-old girl.

594
00:34:38,420 --> 00:34:42,600
Authorities naps ice 9 year-old
girl was kidnapped by nice.

595
00:34:42,610 --> 00:34:43,510
And you still will.

596
00:35:07,620 --> 00:35:08,710
>> Mister Dorsey

597
00:35:10,410 --> 00:35:11,330
Mister Dorsey

598
00:35:13,470 --> 00:35:14,230
to Dorsey.

599
00:35:15,270 --> 00:35:16,730
We've talked before about

600
00:35:17,200 --> 00:35:18,260
what is effective.

601
00:35:19,150 --> 00:35:22,170
I'm following our rules.
And you've done well up to now

602
00:35:22,180 --> 00:35:22,600
all

603
00:35:23,550 --> 00:35:25,720
and you're going to have to
continue to follow EU our

604
00:35:25,730 --> 00:35:27,640
rules. If you want to stay in
here.

605
00:35:32,220 --> 00:35:33,230
People either

606
00:35:34,710 --> 00:35:35,610
you're going to need

607
00:35:36,430 --> 00:35:38,710
to follow our rules. If you
want to stay in here.

608
00:35:39,190 --> 00:35:41,700
I'm sorry, but everybody else
does.

609
00:35:42,180 --> 00:35:46,220
That's how we protect free
speech here and that's how we

610
00:35:46,230 --> 00:35:49,460
protect people's right to
participate in government is by

611
00:35:49,470 --> 00:35:50,660
following the rules.

612
00:35:51,290 --> 00:35:52,500
So please sit down.

613
00:35:52,930 --> 00:35:54,290
We're going to have to ask you
to leave

614
00:35:56,480 --> 00:35:57,210
your choice,

615
00:35:59,350 --> 00:36:01,690
mayor. I make a motion to
recess.

616
00:36:02,290 --> 00:36:03,210
I second that

617
00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:06,580
we're going to take a recess.
Go ahead, folks. You can take a

618
00:36:06,590 --> 00:36:06,910
step

619
00:43:14,120 --> 00:43:16,680
seeing none. We'll move to item
number 3.

620
00:43:20,540 --> 00:43:24,190
>> Public hearing a resolution
creating the Billings airport

621
00:43:24,200 --> 00:43:24,990
authority

622
00:43:25,460 --> 00:43:28,250
and board of commissioners
staff recommends approval.

623
00:43:34,640 --> 00:43:37,540
>> Spencer July with Stephen
Baldwin Associates. I'm just

624
00:43:37,550 --> 00:43:41,880
here to say a few words about
the proposed resolution before

625
00:43:41,890 --> 00:43:46,460
the public hearing. So this is
the work out for before you

626
00:43:46,470 --> 00:43:53,270
following the May 2620 26
meeting for the creation of the

627
00:43:53,280 --> 00:43:57,440
Billings airport authority and
a proposed governance structure

628
00:43:57,450 --> 00:43:58,110
thereof.

629
00:43:58,620 --> 00:44:01,860
So we worked with the airport
governor's transition. Steering

630
00:44:01,870 --> 00:44:05,220
committee Council man has been
lighter as well as councilman

631
00:44:05,230 --> 00:44:09,120
needs for both on that
committee and helping form this

632
00:44:09,130 --> 00:44:10,240
resolution before you

633
00:44:10,790 --> 00:44:16,110
and I'm happy to answer any
questions that anyone has on a

634
00:44:17,270 --> 00:44:20,540
but ultimately this is
providing all the powers in

635
00:44:20,550 --> 00:44:23,870
accordance with state law for
the creation of the airport

636
00:44:23,880 --> 00:44:24,360
authority

637
00:44:26,190 --> 00:44:27,360
I would like to

638
00:44:27,960 --> 00:44:30,400
and that there is one proposed

639
00:44:31,500 --> 00:44:34,450
change here for section 2.4

640
00:44:35,410 --> 00:44:39,570
and this is after some
consultation with one of our

641
00:44:39,580 --> 00:44:42,910
committee members as well as
legal counsel.

642
00:44:44,020 --> 00:44:46,500
I think we know holding up here
momentarily.

643
00:44:57,450 --> 00:45:00,080
Okay. So I believe it's up on
the screen now for everyone to

644
00:45:00,090 --> 00:45:04,080
see. So this is a section for
removal for cause. So in item

645
00:45:04,090 --> 00:45:08,090
one, we're going to be
proposing the addition of

646
00:45:08,690 --> 00:45:11,510
language that says or becomes
physically or mentally

647
00:45:11,520 --> 00:45:14,820
incapacitated. So really the
member ceasing to meet the

648
00:45:14,830 --> 00:45:17,950
qualifications for appointment
or becomes physically or

649
00:45:17,960 --> 00:45:19,370
mentally incapacitated.

650
00:45:22,290 --> 00:45:26,200
Other than that, there are no
proposed changes to the

651
00:45:26,210 --> 00:45:26,860
resolution.

652
00:45:27,640 --> 00:45:31,060
>> Thank you. Miss Roche
evening. Guests. Mayor us City

653
00:45:31,070 --> 00:45:31,870
Council. Thank you.

654
00:45:32,620 --> 00:45:35,230
This was a great effort by the

655
00:45:35,800 --> 00:45:39,610
steering committee to put this
together and a lot of work went

656
00:45:39,620 --> 00:45:40,850
into this lottery view

657
00:45:41,420 --> 00:45:43,370
and definitely encouraged to

658
00:45:43,850 --> 00:45:47,080
approval of this resolution to
move this continue to move this

659
00:45:47,090 --> 00:45:51,470
process forward by establishing
the board structure.

660
00:45:52,220 --> 00:45:54,520
>> Thank you. All right.
Thank you. Anything else from

661
00:45:54,530 --> 00:45:55,160
either want to be.

662
00:45:56,390 --> 00:45:58,270
We have questions for prisoners

663
00:45:59,520 --> 00:46:01,100
Mister o'donnell and

664
00:46:04,030 --> 00:46:05,810
the giving Mister o'donnell, go
ahead.

665
00:46:06,890 --> 00:46:10,960
>> Thank you. So in that
conversation went back and

666
00:46:10,970 --> 00:46:15,670
forth by email and the
agreement on the very last

667
00:46:15,680 --> 00:46:17,000
lines of the agreement.

668
00:46:17,460 --> 00:46:19,420
This section number H

669
00:46:20,130 --> 00:46:21,050
article 8.

670
00:46:22,190 --> 00:46:26,110
It says any changes made to
this resolution shall be by an

671
00:46:26,120 --> 00:46:29,230
affirmative vote of the
majority of the billing City

672
00:46:29,240 --> 00:46:31,840
Council diet dash elect.

673
00:46:32,530 --> 00:46:35,830
I would like to point out that
by the that that that is a

674
00:46:35,840 --> 00:46:41,210
legal term City Council elected
and city councils like is a

675
00:46:41,220 --> 00:46:44,170
City Council that has not been
sworn in. They have no

676
00:46:44,180 --> 00:46:45,210
authority. Whatever.

677
00:46:45,650 --> 00:46:52,090
So I think that we corrected by
just removing the everything.

678
00:46:52,100 --> 00:46:53,270
After the word Council.

679
00:46:55,740 --> 00:46:57,110
>> We go with that.

680
00:46:59,500 --> 00:47:02,770
>> Yes, yes. I'm sort of
getting a question here from

681
00:47:02,780 --> 00:47:06,790
Mister Roach. That's that's
correct. Council council,

682
00:47:06,800 --> 00:47:10,240
member o'donnell generally,
when you have high intellect

683
00:47:10,250 --> 00:47:13,620
after counselor councilmember
that's generally during the

684
00:47:14,100 --> 00:47:16,490
your time when something's been
elected. But yet that has not

685
00:47:16,500 --> 00:47:17,600
yet taken office,

686
00:47:18,260 --> 00:47:20,540
counselor o'donnell's correct
that that

687
00:47:21,050 --> 00:47:24,870
term would essentially referred
to a council that cannot act.

688
00:47:24,880 --> 00:47:28,540
So I would agree that that
would be inappropriate and it

689
00:47:28,550 --> 00:47:30,050
to remove hyphen elect.

690
00:47:34,290 --> 00:47:36,030
Thank you. I have one other

691
00:47:36,570 --> 00:47:38,600
one that I'm trying to find
right here,

692
00:47:39,260 --> 00:47:43,280
councilman boy, it may help me
into banking term

693
00:47:46,190 --> 00:47:49,540
and I'm trying to find it right
here in view that the word is.

694
00:47:52,950 --> 00:47:55,770
>> I believe that you referred
to banking. It's going to be in

695
00:47:55,780 --> 00:47:59,580
the section related to
finances. So probably 5.1.

696
00:48:00,190 --> 00:48:03,420
>> It says such a positive
shall be supported by bank

697
00:48:03,430 --> 00:48:08,540
pledges as prescribed under
state statute. Never heard of

698
00:48:08,550 --> 00:48:12,360
the term bank pledges before
that sounds like it's

699
00:48:12,820 --> 00:48:15,210
not not official non-binding.

700
00:48:15,910 --> 00:48:19,120
Just very curious phrase.
Can you help us with that.

701
00:48:19,700 --> 00:48:23,150
>> Yes. So I'd be somewhere
like being securities. So in

702
00:48:23,160 --> 00:48:25,860
for a municipality or
government agency to want to

703
00:48:25,870 --> 00:48:29,120
have some type of security or
pledged thereof

704
00:48:29,670 --> 00:48:33,520
or the funds of the airport
authority already. So this is

705
00:48:33,530 --> 00:48:35,960
as a protection of the funds
that you would have with a

706
00:48:35,970 --> 00:48:36,360
bank.

707
00:48:37,120 --> 00:48:44,800
>> So, yeah, there's FDIC up to
a $350,000 and then a pledge is

708
00:48:44,810 --> 00:48:49,060
the bank is ensuring is
guaranteeing all of that money

709
00:48:49,070 --> 00:48:53,220
up to whatever amount that they
have been on their own.

710
00:48:53,920 --> 00:48:58,050
Yeah. And as such the bank to
cut to cover that.

711
00:48:58,720 --> 00:49:01,630
>> The correct. There would be
some form of security related

712
00:49:01,640 --> 00:49:05,120
to it that they would be
pledging it as a holding of the

713
00:49:05,130 --> 00:49:08,600
funds for the authority.
And this is common. This is

714
00:49:08,610 --> 00:49:11,410
common. I would imagine your
city and so far it has

715
00:49:11,420 --> 00:49:14,830
something in place for the
finances. The city. Thank you,

716
00:49:16,730 --> 00:49:17,420
Mister do it.

717
00:49:18,220 --> 00:49:20,550
>> Yes. Are in the banking
businesses happens quite a bit

718
00:49:20,560 --> 00:49:23,700
because you know that or you
have multiple checking account

719
00:49:23,710 --> 00:49:26,580
or savings accounts that so
they don't exceed that. But

720
00:49:26,590 --> 00:49:28,680
these are the bank will take
Treasury bills or Treasury

721
00:49:28,690 --> 00:49:31,930
notes to guarantee the
difference in cases of thank

722
00:49:31,940 --> 00:49:33,900
you. This is a common practice.

723
00:49:35,620 --> 00:49:38,330
>> Mister nice, thank you,
mayor. I would say they could

724
00:49:38,340 --> 00:49:42,220
be in a committee. I think
Spencer and his team has done a

725
00:49:42,230 --> 00:49:44,770
great job answering my
questions and the rest of the

726
00:49:44,780 --> 00:49:45,780
community questions.

727
00:49:46,390 --> 00:49:50,800
This resolution was a look at
pretty pretty rigorously bias,

728
00:49:50,810 --> 00:49:53,980
all maybe a little more by me
with Spencer nigh on the phone

729
00:49:53,990 --> 00:49:57,660
later. But I appreciate the
information they have. This is

730
00:49:57,670 --> 00:49:59,720
this does then turned the
report over to the board

731
00:49:59,730 --> 00:50:01,840
eventually once we get them
seated. But this is a good

732
00:50:01,850 --> 00:50:05,910
process. I think it's it's it's
as a growing city.

733
00:50:06,230 --> 00:50:09,460
>> I think we're looking is the
next step of this beam coming.

734
00:50:09,470 --> 00:50:13,040
So I look forward to this board
eventually getting establishing

735
00:50:13,050 --> 00:50:14,330
this authority.

736
00:50:14,770 --> 00:50:17,930
>> It getting out there to see
how they develop that whole

737
00:50:17,940 --> 00:50:23,110
airport now outside of the city
control. So while we still have

738
00:50:23,120 --> 00:50:26,630
a little bit of the strings
appointment of stuff. It is.

739
00:50:26,640 --> 00:50:29,490
It's going to be up to Jeff and
his team moved this forward.

740
00:50:29,500 --> 00:50:32,580
So thank you again, Jeff worked
with this. Bring this to a

741
00:50:32,590 --> 00:50:34,940
sitting council member asked
fire if you were instrumental

742
00:50:34,950 --> 00:50:36,750
in that too. So appreciate that

743
00:50:38,320 --> 00:50:39,980
any other questions or
comments.

744
00:50:40,780 --> 00:50:41,600
All right.

745
00:50:43,070 --> 00:50:46,380
I would. I do for a stall.
So are you recommending that

746
00:50:46,390 --> 00:50:48,330
last word in section 9

747
00:50:49,490 --> 00:50:51,850
bash cool, a high from the
left.

748
00:50:54,090 --> 00:50:57,130
Yes, mayor. I think that would
be appropriate to have a couple

749
00:50:57,140 --> 00:50:59,620
of changes suggested. Can we
just throw them into the

750
00:50:59,630 --> 00:51:02,370
original motion, then could
somebody for the motion.

751
00:51:04,330 --> 00:51:05,800
We've got to do public hearing.

752
00:51:07,400 --> 00:51:11,360
Okay. So and opened a meeting
up to public hearing regarding

753
00:51:11,370 --> 00:51:14,370
the Billings airport authority
board item number 3

754
00:51:14,990 --> 00:51:16,560
for anybody who wants to speak
to that.

755
00:51:18,360 --> 00:51:20,540
>> Mister mayor members City
Councilman John Brewer,

756
00:51:20,550 --> 00:51:23,190
president CEO the Billings
Chamber of Commerce on behalf

757
00:51:23,200 --> 00:51:24,960
of the chamber and visit
buildings. We have the

758
00:51:24,970 --> 00:51:29,360
privilege of serving on the 7
month assessment and very much

759
00:51:29,370 --> 00:51:31,900
appreciate the process and the
thoroughness and we

760
00:51:31,910 --> 00:51:34,380
wholeheartedly support the
resolution. Thank you.

761
00:51:37,810 --> 00:51:40,740
>> Any other public comments
regarding item number 3.

762
00:51:44,520 --> 00:51:45,580
All right. Seeing none.

763
00:51:47,830 --> 00:51:49,370
Now we would entertain them.

764
00:51:50,200 --> 00:51:51,430
But mistress Linares.

765
00:51:51,910 --> 00:51:53,430
I think that did a public
hearing.

766
00:51:53,960 --> 00:51:56,410
Consider written and spoken
public testimony. A move to

767
00:51:56,420 --> 00:51:57,010
approve.

768
00:51:57,120 --> 00:52:00,080
>> A resolution creating the
Billings airport authority and

769
00:52:00,090 --> 00:52:03,110
board of commissioners as
recommended by staff with the

770
00:52:03,120 --> 00:52:05,310
proposed to changes noted.

771
00:52:07,440 --> 00:52:09,290
>> Mister new seconds and

772
00:52:10,300 --> 00:52:13,160
clarification. This Trestman
lighter. The proposed

773
00:52:13,660 --> 00:52:17,350
changes would be to add or
becomes physically or mentally

774
00:52:17,360 --> 00:52:19,940
incapacitated item 2.4

775
00:52:20,660 --> 00:52:27,420
and to strike counsel act to
strike the word elect article 8

776
00:52:29,990 --> 00:52:32,430
any comment or debate. Mister
putin.

777
00:52:32,640 --> 00:52:36,130
>> Yeah. Mayor Council. I would
just ask the the airport staff

778
00:52:36,430 --> 00:52:38,990
that may be holed some more
meetings kind of explaining

779
00:52:39,000 --> 00:52:42,490
especially is as we take this
step. What what the impact is

780
00:52:42,500 --> 00:52:46,060
to to the employees up at the
airport when I was at the air

781
00:52:46,070 --> 00:52:49,860
show. I got a ride from one of
the firefighters and I asked

782
00:52:49,870 --> 00:52:52,870
him what they thought of this
whole thing and they said that

783
00:52:52,880 --> 00:52:56,180
they're still very confused and
not sure. And uncertain as to

784
00:52:56,190 --> 00:52:59,470
how this unfolds and how this
ends up affecting their job.

785
00:52:59,480 --> 00:53:04,430
So I would just encourage the
airport administrator to to

786
00:53:04,440 --> 00:53:08,540
make sure that we hold a couple
more meetings may be smaller

787
00:53:08,550 --> 00:53:11,080
with separating out different
groups of the airport and

788
00:53:11,090 --> 00:53:14,750
educating them on on how this
proceeds. I'm not sure where

789
00:53:14,760 --> 00:53:16,620
we're at an impasse. I'm
thinking we're about halfway

790
00:53:16,630 --> 00:53:17,130
through.

791
00:53:18,000 --> 00:53:18,790
Is that correct.

792
00:53:27,750 --> 00:53:31,190
I know this is a significant
step in the process. I think it

793
00:53:31,430 --> 00:53:34,490
kind of usher's as we go
forward that we're moving

794
00:53:34,500 --> 00:53:36,270
forward and in this direction.

795
00:53:37,140 --> 00:53:41,700
>> Yes. So what would be happy
to host more unemployed town

796
00:53:41,710 --> 00:53:44,660
halls. We did have the
opportunity to host to what we

797
00:53:44,670 --> 00:53:48,340
can certainly host more or as
we go forward and to the

798
00:53:48,350 --> 00:53:51,090
schedule we are on schedule
right now and the anticipated

799
00:53:51,100 --> 00:53:56,140
transition timeline. It's going
to be in June or beginning of

800
00:53:56,150 --> 00:54:00,460
July to correspond with the
fiscal years. But our target is

801
00:54:00,470 --> 00:54:04,260
right now for the overall
transition. So between now and

802
00:54:04,270 --> 00:54:07,180
then we're going to be working
on standing up the authority

803
00:54:07,460 --> 00:54:11,080
next thing that will come to
this Council will be the

804
00:54:11,090 --> 00:54:13,550
appointment of the
commissioners and we have

805
00:54:13,560 --> 00:54:16,390
outlined a process for that.
And then there will be several

806
00:54:16,400 --> 00:54:19,220
several agreements here this
fall as well. We'll be working

807
00:54:19,230 --> 00:54:21,400
on and bringing forward to the
council.

808
00:54:24,960 --> 00:54:26,370
>> The questions or discussion

809
00:54:28,150 --> 00:54:31,450
seeing none. We'll move on to
move to a vote on the Mister

810
00:54:31,460 --> 00:54:32,560
escalators motion

811
00:54:33,640 --> 00:54:37,210
all those in favor, please
indicate by saying aye aye.

812
00:54:37,640 --> 00:54:41,960
All those opposed say no.
That is unanimous vote.

813
00:54:48,240 --> 00:54:51,880
>> He cleared Pullman going to
move to item for public hearing

814
00:54:51,890 --> 00:54:55,310
in resolution setting annual
road maintenance district

815
00:54:55,320 --> 00:55:00,590
number 6 assessments for fiscal
year 2027 staff recommends

816
00:55:00,600 --> 00:55:01,170
approval.

817
00:55:07,990 --> 00:55:10,410
>> Good evening, mayor and City
Council.

818
00:55:13,610 --> 00:55:15,820
>> This first item is rather
small, but we have a lot of

819
00:55:15,830 --> 00:55:17,180
assessments.

820
00:55:17,620 --> 00:55:20,750
This is kind of the other side
of the budget. Largely this

821
00:55:20,760 --> 00:55:23,200
evening. You take an actual a
few items already setting

822
00:55:23,210 --> 00:55:25,150
revenue from this current
fiscal year.

823
00:55:26,340 --> 00:55:31,930
The city of Billings has a it's
the Briarwood emergency access

824
00:55:31,940 --> 00:55:38,410
road was built in 2015 to
provide a secondary emergency

825
00:55:38,420 --> 00:55:44,640
access to Briarwood part of
establishing that road. The

826
00:55:44,650 --> 00:55:50,770
road rmd 6 was created there.
51 properties that are assessed

827
00:55:51,160 --> 00:55:56,770
$55 a year to help maintain
that gravel road for emergency

828
00:55:56,780 --> 00:55:58,770
access. This

829
00:56:00,080 --> 00:56:01,170
action would

830
00:56:01,860 --> 00:56:07,050
set the FY 27 assessment again
at $55.28

831
00:56:07,590 --> 00:56:08,260
her property.

832
00:56:09,130 --> 00:56:11,610
That's all I have. Mayor.
This is a public hearing

833
00:56:12,170 --> 00:56:14,150
and I am available for any
questions.

834
00:56:15,160 --> 00:56:17,470
>> Thanks for the reminder
about the hearing this drizzle

835
00:56:17,480 --> 00:56:20,190
or a Mister go yet.

836
00:56:21,300 --> 00:56:23,940
>> So Andy, I've been on this
road before. It doesn't get any

837
00:56:23,950 --> 00:56:28,030
news. What what is $2800.
What do you do with that mean.

838
00:56:28,040 --> 00:56:31,110
Is that 1, 2, or 3 piles of
rock or what do you mean it's

839
00:56:31,120 --> 00:56:32,560
not towns. Like us lot of
money.

840
00:56:33,220 --> 00:56:35,510
>> I suspect the annual
maintenance on this is quite

841
00:56:35,520 --> 00:56:39,830
limited to weed spring in.
I believe occasionally it will

842
00:56:39,840 --> 00:56:42,620
wash out from a storm. It's
have to go catch an area.

843
00:56:42,630 --> 00:56:45,010
So they just accumulate funds
over time.

844
00:56:48,200 --> 00:56:49,460
>> Anything else for Mister
Zoeller.

845
00:56:50,540 --> 00:56:54,050
I will move to a public hearing
and regarding item number for

846
00:56:54,060 --> 00:56:57,830
anyone wants to speak to item.
Number 4, please come forward

847
00:57:03,530 --> 00:57:06,810
seeing none. We'll close the
public hearing and

848
00:57:07,330 --> 00:57:09,410
to the motion phase of this.

849
00:57:10,020 --> 00:57:10,730
Mister do it.

850
00:57:12,020 --> 00:57:14,990
Thank you, mayor having
conducted a public hearing

851
00:57:15,000 --> 00:57:18,610
considered written and spoken
public testimony. A move to

852
00:57:18,620 --> 00:57:21,980
approve the resolution setting
and a road maintenance. A

853
00:57:21,990 --> 00:57:25,770
district number 6 assessments
for fiscal year 2, 0, 2,

854
00:57:25,780 --> 00:57:27,400
7, as recommended by staff.

855
00:57:28,190 --> 00:57:29,380
Mister nice. Second

856
00:57:29,880 --> 00:57:31,030
Mister needs seconds.

857
00:57:32,320 --> 00:57:34,660
Mister Boyd any discussions
your motion.

858
00:57:35,810 --> 00:57:38,240
Anybody have any questions
debate or discussion

859
00:57:39,440 --> 00:57:42,750
seeing none. Let's move to a
vote. All those in favor of

860
00:57:42,760 --> 00:57:46,840
Mister Boyce motion, please
indicate by saying aye aye.

861
00:57:47,430 --> 00:57:48,760
All those opposed say no.

862
00:57:49,950 --> 00:57:51,180
That is unanimous.

863
00:57:54,240 --> 00:57:57,000
Alright MS Bowman. We are ready
for item. 5.

864
00:57:57,950 --> 00:58:01,170
>> Of the caring resolution
setting annual Park maintenance

865
00:58:01,180 --> 00:58:06,630
district and D assessments for
fiscal year 2027 staff

866
00:58:06,640 --> 00:58:07,610
recommends approval.

867
00:58:10,240 --> 00:58:12,010
>> Good evening, mayor and City
Council

868
00:58:12,420 --> 00:58:16,610
this resolution before you
would establish assessments for

869
00:58:16,620 --> 00:58:19,680
the fiscal year 27 Park
maintenance districts. There

870
00:58:19,690 --> 00:58:25,880
are 36 PM tease across the
city. Each varying sizes and

871
00:58:25,890 --> 00:58:27,710
different levels of service
provided

872
00:58:29,400 --> 00:58:33,780
these that there's about 6500
properties that are in within a

873
00:58:33,790 --> 00:58:36,010
pnd. So not every property in
Billings.

874
00:58:38,680 --> 00:58:42,060
The total annual Sussman says
just under 1.7 million. This is

875
00:58:42,070 --> 00:58:45,130
slightly less than last year.
Additionally, it slightly less.

876
00:58:45,140 --> 00:58:46,250
We had anticipated

877
00:58:47,040 --> 00:58:51,070
during budget discussions show
you in the next slide. The

878
00:58:51,080 --> 00:58:53,920
breakdown is also in your staff
memo. The reason for these

879
00:58:53,930 --> 00:58:58,530
reductions are every year we
look at cash balances estimate

880
00:58:58,540 --> 00:59:02,790
future the next year's expenses
and try to

881
00:59:03,310 --> 00:59:06,420
my stomach was a shun there.
So we're not expecting too much

882
00:59:06,430 --> 00:59:10,180
and also collecting enough.
Additionally in ironwood.

883
00:59:10,190 --> 00:59:13,870
There were some changes made
with future plans for their

884
00:59:13,880 --> 00:59:17,860
entry way sign. So you'll see a
huge drop at ironwood relative

885
00:59:17,870 --> 00:59:21,190
to prior years. But it's
specifically related to how the

886
00:59:21,200 --> 00:59:21,990
H.O.A. wanted

887
00:59:22,600 --> 00:59:25,170
to fund the replacement of that
future sign

888
00:59:26,890 --> 00:59:31,480
average annual charge right
onto and $75 for the

889
00:59:32,600 --> 00:59:34,210
of those 6500 properties.

890
00:59:35,660 --> 00:59:39,820
So this slide shows the change
from fiscal year 26 to fiscal

891
00:59:39,830 --> 00:59:42,760
year 27. That's total revenue
per

892
00:59:43,310 --> 00:59:48,670
pmd and you'll see ironwood
over there on the right in

893
00:59:48,680 --> 00:59:52,060
about the middle with the
$43,000 reduction in its annual

894
00:59:52,070 --> 00:59:55,080
charge again, that's too that
sign

895
00:59:55,450 --> 00:59:56,550
the change there

896
00:59:57,990 --> 01:00:02,630
with that mayor. This also is a
public hearing but staff

897
01:00:02,640 --> 01:00:03,830
available to answer questions.

898
01:00:04,800 --> 01:00:06,770
>> Thank you. Any questions for
our presenter.

899
01:00:08,540 --> 01:00:12,280
Okay. I will open the meeting
up to a public hearing

900
01:00:12,290 --> 01:00:14,130
regarding item. Number 5.

901
01:00:22,390 --> 01:00:24,760
>> Good evening, mayor and City
Council members. My name is

902
01:00:24,770 --> 01:00:26,820
Jeff couple summit with the 5th
Ward.

903
01:00:29,310 --> 01:00:32,100
We're going to set the rates
for everybody's

904
01:00:32,560 --> 01:00:35,120
and the city for the park
district for the maintenance.

905
01:00:36,420 --> 01:00:39,690
I'd like to from the citizens
of something that very

906
01:00:39,700 --> 01:00:40,960
interesting one on

907
01:00:41,690 --> 01:00:44,690
the June turned Park district
board meeting

908
01:00:45,490 --> 01:00:46,980
a gentleman in Rick,

909
01:00:47,650 --> 01:00:48,600
the 4

910
01:00:49,280 --> 01:00:50,170
talked about

911
01:00:51,160 --> 01:00:53,530
reinstituting a tax

912
01:00:54,040 --> 01:00:57,810
and the citizens. It's an opt
out tax

913
01:00:58,490 --> 01:01:01,740
currently this. This tax was
instituted

914
01:01:02,440 --> 01:01:04,180
years and years and years ago.

915
01:01:04,510 --> 01:01:06,770
And then the state passed a law

916
01:01:07,570 --> 01:01:09,180
that basically got rid of it.

917
01:01:09,970 --> 01:01:13,820
It was a sneaky way of
increasing your property tax so

918
01:01:13,830 --> 01:01:16,140
you don't get the vote on it.
They just added to it

919
01:01:27,840 --> 01:01:29,310
anyways

920
01:01:33,020 --> 01:01:36,050
at the meeting. At the meeting.
He talked about reinstituting

921
01:01:36,060 --> 01:01:37,190
the stacks and our

922
01:01:37,790 --> 01:01:39,390
director Calvin

923
01:01:40,020 --> 01:01:42,960
he supported that the supported
it. But what was really

924
01:01:42,970 --> 01:01:46,350
interesting that the meeting
was like I lived in bizarro and

925
01:01:46,360 --> 01:01:47,290
per second,

926
01:01:47,580 --> 01:01:49,370
we don't have enough money to.

927
01:01:49,890 --> 01:01:52,970
We don't have enough money to
maintain our parks is basically

928
01:01:52,980 --> 01:01:53,610
what it is.

929
01:01:54,630 --> 01:01:55,660
At the same meeting

930
01:01:56,670 --> 01:01:57,850
this lady gets up

931
01:02:00,550 --> 01:02:01,170
and she's

932
01:02:01,800 --> 01:02:05,120
I think her name is Jackie of
the buildings kind Association

933
01:02:05,630 --> 01:02:09,700
and she has a proposal about
giving citizens money

934
01:02:10,340 --> 01:02:14,990
to build a new tennis court
that the amend recreation area.

935
01:02:16,290 --> 01:02:17,330
It was like, wait a second.

936
01:02:18,400 --> 01:02:20,330
We don't have enough money to
maintain our parks. But we're

937
01:02:20,340 --> 01:02:21,960
going to give this lady
millions and millions of

938
01:02:21,970 --> 01:02:22,550
dollars.

939
01:02:23,230 --> 01:02:26,570
I didn't understand this.
It was like it was really

940
01:02:26,580 --> 01:02:27,520
bizarre land

941
01:02:29,390 --> 01:02:30,080
anyways.

942
01:02:31,080 --> 01:02:34,450
What I'm trying to make errors
see again. Here is another

943
01:02:35,410 --> 01:02:36,640
another example.

944
01:02:38,030 --> 01:02:40,020
Make you pay and give

945
01:02:40,990 --> 01:02:44,890
our money away to nonprofits
that we don't get any benefit

946
01:02:44,900 --> 01:02:45,310
for him.

947
01:02:47,110 --> 01:02:49,830
So many ways when when through
this this

948
01:02:50,970 --> 01:02:52,630
Levy or whatever it is.

949
01:02:54,280 --> 01:02:56,270
Think about what's coming down
the pike

950
01:02:57,570 --> 01:03:00,300
and maybe, maybe just maybe
stand up a little bit for

951
01:03:00,310 --> 01:03:00,950
yourself.

952
01:03:01,790 --> 01:03:04,720
Come here and tell him to make
a quick given where money

953
01:03:05,580 --> 01:03:08,240
maintain our own equipment
maintain our parks.

954
01:03:09,000 --> 01:03:10,070
Think about our kids.

955
01:03:12,230 --> 01:03:12,950
This kind of speech,

956
01:03:13,400 --> 01:03:16,070
just kind of things, not even
going to be open to the public.

957
01:03:16,080 --> 01:03:17,390
You're going to have to pay for
it.

958
01:03:18,310 --> 01:03:22,860
It's it's it's it's bizarre
when anyways. Thank you.

959
01:03:22,870 --> 01:03:23,610
Have a great day.

960
01:03:25,860 --> 01:03:29,090
>> Any other public comment
regarding item. Number 5

961
01:03:31,830 --> 01:03:34,430
seeing none. We'll close the
public hearing portion

962
01:03:35,570 --> 01:03:36,510
and come back.

963
01:03:37,320 --> 01:03:38,280
Mister Zoeller.

964
01:03:39,340 --> 01:03:41,630
I guess we would entertain a
motion.

965
01:03:45,760 --> 01:03:48,190
>> Having conducted a public
hearing consider written and

966
01:03:48,200 --> 01:03:51,070
spoken public testimony.
I move to approve a resolution

967
01:03:51,080 --> 01:03:53,880
setting annual Park maintenance
district assessments for fiscal

968
01:03:53,890 --> 01:03:57,040
year 2027 as recommended by
staff. Second.

969
01:03:57,220 --> 01:03:58,580
>> This trip in seconds.

970
01:04:00,590 --> 01:04:02,420
Any discussion, the shot,

971
01:04:03,870 --> 01:04:06,430
anybody else have any
discussion or debate regarding

972
01:04:06,440 --> 01:04:07,390
the ocean.

973
01:04:09,120 --> 01:04:11,490
All right. Time to vote, folks.
All those in favor of the

974
01:04:11,500 --> 01:04:15,220
motion, please indicate by
saying aye aye. All those

975
01:04:15,230 --> 01:04:16,500
opposed say no.

976
01:04:17,840 --> 01:04:19,140
That's the unanimous

977
01:04:20,020 --> 01:04:21,130
item. Number 6.

978
01:04:24,730 --> 01:04:28,740
>> We can resolution
establishing general transit

979
01:04:29,150 --> 01:04:33,330
library and public safety funds
mill levies for fiscal year

980
01:04:33,340 --> 01:04:36,430
2027 staff recommends approval.

981
01:04:39,380 --> 01:04:42,660
>> Good evening, mayor and City
Council. This would set this

982
01:04:42,670 --> 01:04:45,890
resolution before you will set
the number of Mills for the

983
01:04:45,900 --> 01:04:52,280
entire city for fiscal year 27
and a few things to go through

984
01:04:52,290 --> 01:04:56,180
the try to address all of this
in the staff memo. There's

985
01:04:56,190 --> 01:04:56,730
couple Dist

986
01:04:57,210 --> 01:05:00,550
questions that are has to me
earlier today. So about a few

987
01:05:00,560 --> 01:05:03,100
things that was not we're not
including a staff memo

988
01:05:04,340 --> 01:05:07,270
as well. So overall,

989
01:05:08,500 --> 01:05:11,320
as you may be aware every year
the city get certified value

990
01:05:11,330 --> 01:05:14,560
from the state of Montana and
says you're taxing jurisdiction

991
01:05:14,570 --> 01:05:18,830
is worth this this year.
The value, the taxable value

992
01:05:18,840 --> 01:05:22,860
increase from the city of
Billings by 7.6% that took the

993
01:05:22,870 --> 01:05:27,740
value of one mill for about
233,000 to 250,000

994
01:05:30,790 --> 01:05:34,980
the increase in taxable value
is made up of 2 things. One is

995
01:05:34,990 --> 01:05:38,260
new construction. You know, its
annexation new buildings.

996
01:05:38,270 --> 01:05:42,870
The other one is appreciation
or changes in tax law this

997
01:05:42,880 --> 01:05:46,110
year. A large portion of art
taxable value increases related

998
01:05:46,120 --> 01:05:47,940
to the changes in the tax law

999
01:05:51,520 --> 01:05:54,040
with respect to tax revenue,
though that doesn't necessarily

1000
01:05:54,050 --> 01:05:58,190
follow the increase in taxable
value. We knew they would

1001
01:05:58,200 --> 01:06:01,050
during the budget process.
As you recall, that we would

1002
01:06:02,000 --> 01:06:05,610
realize inflationary increase
of 2.9 5%. That's very

1003
01:06:05,620 --> 01:06:08,270
formulaic. We didn't know is
what value. The new

1004
01:06:08,280 --> 01:06:13,930
construction would bring at
that time combined with the

1005
01:06:13,940 --> 01:06:15,370
inflation out. The

1006
01:06:18,200 --> 01:06:21,950
Mills would be it would.
It would generate 4.2% in

1007
01:06:21,960 --> 01:06:22,870
additional revenue.

1008
01:06:25,590 --> 01:06:30,960
This chart here shows with the
Mills would be in fiscal 27

1009
01:06:30,970 --> 01:06:35,290
relative to fiscal 26. This is
a decrease in total number of

1010
01:06:35,300 --> 01:06:38,390
Mills. Yeah. An increase in

1011
01:06:41,630 --> 01:06:42,770
total tax revenue.

1012
01:06:44,300 --> 01:06:47,780
So that's a decrease of 7.7
Mills broken out by type you

1013
01:06:47,790 --> 01:06:48,570
see there

1014
01:06:49,290 --> 01:06:50,650
on the far right

1015
01:06:53,610 --> 01:06:55,030
there was a discussion

1016
01:06:55,780 --> 01:06:58,360
are there was a question asked
to me earlier, but over the

1017
01:06:58,370 --> 01:07:02,920
Mills need to be in order to
generate the amount of revenue

1018
01:07:02,930 --> 01:07:06,330
that was budgeted. The next
slide. Have those Mills.

1019
01:07:06,340 --> 01:07:09,540
But I want to remind you that
the FY 27 the budget was

1020
01:07:09,550 --> 01:07:11,400
adopted using reserves

1021
01:07:12,100 --> 01:07:14,570
with the expectation that new
construction would bring in

1022
01:07:14,580 --> 01:07:15,860
some additional revenue.

1023
01:07:16,390 --> 01:07:20,140
So up there I have each fund's
general fund public safety

1024
01:07:20,150 --> 01:07:21,470
Library in transit

1025
01:07:21,870 --> 01:07:22,960
showing

1026
01:07:23,330 --> 01:07:26,950
first COLUMN there for 27
budget that was adopted with

1027
01:07:26,960 --> 01:07:29,850
that 2.9 5% growth in tax
revenue.

1028
01:07:30,340 --> 01:07:33,650
So in the general fund, we
adopted a budget using 900,000

1029
01:07:33,660 --> 01:07:34,450
of reserves.

1030
01:07:35,730 --> 01:07:39,660
If you realize the revenue from
the newly taxable property.

1031
01:07:41,000 --> 01:07:44,900
That would be to $250,000.
So your budget use of reserves

1032
01:07:44,910 --> 01:07:46,260
to be 6.65

1033
01:07:47,570 --> 01:07:51,590
if you choose to levy fewer
Mills the to match the

1034
01:07:52,110 --> 01:07:53,080
budgeted amount.

1035
01:07:53,670 --> 01:07:56,980
You're just choosing to use
reserves for fiscal year 27

1036
01:07:56,990 --> 01:07:57,640
instead of

1037
01:07:58,110 --> 01:08:01,200
what you'll still use reserves
in fiscal 27 just as more of

1038
01:08:01,210 --> 01:08:02,910
them. If you choose to

1039
01:08:03,350 --> 01:08:07,140
not take that newly taxable
property revenue.

1040
01:08:08,180 --> 01:08:11,530
Certainly it to you guys.
I would recommend against that.

1041
01:08:12,280 --> 01:08:16,150
The the reduction would be 3
Mills.

1042
01:08:19,330 --> 01:08:23,220
Before I get to that, the
median home. If you adopt what

1043
01:08:23,230 --> 01:08:27,440
is presented are or recommended
in the resolution, the median

1044
01:08:27,450 --> 01:08:30,250
home and see a reduction in
their city of Billings tax bill

1045
01:08:30,440 --> 01:08:33,620
about $20 per year because of
the reduction in Mills

1046
01:08:34,290 --> 01:08:36,930
reason is there's new
construction taking up that new

1047
01:08:36,940 --> 01:08:37,430
revenue.

1048
01:08:38,830 --> 01:08:41,790
If you want to drop to the FY
27 budgeted dollars. You need

1049
01:08:41,800 --> 01:08:47,970
to remove 3.0. 1 Mills from
what is in the resolution broke

1050
01:08:47,980 --> 01:08:55,060
apart there for you. This would
add an additional $7.90 or year

1051
01:08:55,070 --> 01:08:57,270
for the year on the median home

1052
01:08:57,760 --> 01:09:01,130
city of Billings tax bill or
reduce it by that much.

1053
01:09:03,790 --> 01:09:07,300
And this is a public hearing
and staff does recommend

1054
01:09:07,310 --> 01:09:10,890
approving resolution as
presented but happy to answer

1055
01:09:10,900 --> 01:09:13,060
discussion or answer questions
and participate in a

1056
01:09:13,070 --> 01:09:13,550
discussion.

1057
01:09:14,340 --> 01:09:17,350
>> Kay questions for our
presenter and Mister Kennedy's

1058
01:09:17,360 --> 01:09:18,260
anxious to start.

1059
01:09:20,450 --> 01:09:21,010
Andy,

1060
01:09:21,960 --> 01:09:26,480
we discussed this last year
also. And we talked about

1061
01:09:27,940 --> 01:09:32,240
adopting until after the
certified values came up.

1062
01:09:33,570 --> 01:09:39,280
We were said no, let's let's do
it in June. And so I want to

1063
01:09:39,290 --> 01:09:42,600
bring a panel discussion that
we discussed about a year ago.

1064
01:09:43,870 --> 01:09:48,770
I'm having heartburn over
because now we have the

1065
01:09:48,780 --> 01:09:49,940
certified value

1066
01:09:50,860 --> 01:09:54,880
and we had set this at 2.9 5%

1067
01:09:55,620 --> 01:10:00,250
that now we're going to come
back and said it at 4.2%

1068
01:10:00,850 --> 01:10:04,160
because now we realize there's
more money there.

1069
01:10:04,800 --> 01:10:05,650
I won't do that.

1070
01:10:06,260 --> 01:10:10,520
I'm I'm going to stay with the
2.9 5, I would hope this

1071
01:10:10,530 --> 01:10:14,060
resolution is changed up to
2.9%,

1072
01:10:14,480 --> 01:10:20,440
I don't care if it's $20, a
$100 or $500 for household.

1073
01:10:20,910 --> 01:10:25,100
I think the taxpayers to serve
it from us that we are

1074
01:10:25,110 --> 01:10:30,220
decreasing for them. So that's
my comments us. This gets

1075
01:10:30,230 --> 01:10:33,180
reduced. I'm not voting for.
Thank you.

1076
01:10:34,580 --> 01:10:37,660
The stress and lighter Mister
Brad, a.

1077
01:10:38,580 --> 01:10:39,770
>> Thanks Mister mayor of

1078
01:10:41,140 --> 01:10:42,260
the sizzle or ied.

1079
01:10:43,240 --> 01:10:47,860
We all knew the wire in transit
or we're going to spend reserve

1080
01:10:48,350 --> 01:10:50,850
that was very clear and budget
presentation. I was very clear.

1081
01:10:50,860 --> 01:10:52,880
And what we talked about.
I was very clear that

1082
01:10:52,890 --> 01:10:56,140
direction. The council work on
the assumption that,

1083
01:10:57,030 --> 01:11:01,690
you know, spending that deep in
reserves was not sustainable.

1084
01:11:01,700 --> 01:11:04,290
We're going to have to figure
this out in the next budget

1085
01:11:05,790 --> 01:11:08,250
that was the intent this time

1086
01:11:10,040 --> 01:11:12,150
through the budget hearing and
through

1087
01:11:12,680 --> 01:11:16,390
adoption. We did know agree
with that. That's what was

1088
01:11:16,400 --> 01:11:19,090
passed and it was very clear in
the conversation in the

1089
01:11:19,100 --> 01:11:21,210
direction that that we approved
budget.

1090
01:11:21,610 --> 01:11:24,740
So to me those 2 are are off.
The table were where my

1091
01:11:24,750 --> 01:11:26,700
question comes from is

1092
01:11:29,880 --> 01:11:31,290
use of reserves in the general
fund.

1093
01:11:32,950 --> 01:11:36,900
I don't, you know, sitting
through through all of those

1094
01:11:36,910 --> 01:11:37,820
meetings. I don't

1095
01:11:38,600 --> 01:11:39,830
I don't recall seeing

1096
01:11:40,460 --> 01:11:42,870
that target. Can you help me
understand where

1097
01:11:43,320 --> 01:11:47,570
that 665,010 in reserve

1098
01:11:48,030 --> 01:11:51,770
comes from and where where did
we talk about that in

1099
01:11:52,990 --> 01:11:55,890
budget meetings. I I don't
recall that at all.

1100
01:11:56,870 --> 01:11:57,550
>> So

1101
01:12:00,070 --> 01:12:03,450
I believe some of that is, you
know, one time or infrequent

1102
01:12:03,460 --> 01:12:06,330
spending. So I do want to say
that's all operational. But

1103
01:12:06,770 --> 01:12:10,000
I do know that my budget
overview presentation as well

1104
01:12:10,010 --> 01:12:14,900
as the like 10 page intro.
We talked about use of reserves

1105
01:12:14,910 --> 01:12:17,830
each year for public safety
fund a general fund. So would

1106
01:12:17,840 --> 01:12:21,430
have been discussed there.
What specifically is driving

1107
01:12:21,440 --> 01:12:23,070
that I don't recall offhand.

1108
01:12:23,640 --> 01:12:26,270
I'm happy to put stuff together
and send it out to you guys

1109
01:12:26,280 --> 01:12:28,620
that really doesn't change
anything for today's decision

1110
01:12:29,040 --> 01:12:30,050
but

1111
01:12:30,740 --> 01:12:34,180
certain that we chatted about
that as part of presentation

1112
01:12:34,190 --> 01:12:36,260
does have a slight specifically
for that.

1113
01:12:38,020 --> 01:12:40,780
>> I'm going to be with
councilman Kennedy. He arrived.

1114
01:12:41,550 --> 01:12:46,630
I'm not interested or willing
to go back on what we set at a

1115
01:12:46,640 --> 01:12:50,780
time where our constituents are
are getting hammered with with

1116
01:12:50,790 --> 01:12:52,400
taxes and fees. We're going to
have

1117
01:12:53,110 --> 01:12:55,770
the jail bond Levy on the
docket.

1118
01:12:56,530 --> 01:13:00,070
It $20 doesn't sound like a lot
of $20 is a lot to some people

1119
01:13:00,270 --> 01:13:03,310
and and fixed income Polk.
And and I'm just not

1120
01:13:04,370 --> 01:13:05,530
I'm not comfortable

1121
01:13:08,350 --> 01:13:09,970
>> setting backwards

1122
01:13:10,520 --> 01:13:13,950
and and taking more than what
we had pledged and committed to

1123
01:13:13,960 --> 01:13:17,350
take on the beginning. I I
understand this was the true up

1124
01:13:17,370 --> 01:13:19,670
process. And this is how we've
done it in the past.

1125
01:13:20,200 --> 01:13:22,830
But it's also the first time
where we've had this kind of

1126
01:13:22,840 --> 01:13:26,140
problem under the new tax code
under the new state laws.

1127
01:13:26,150 --> 01:13:26,430
And

1128
01:13:27,080 --> 01:13:30,960
this might be the trigger for
us to get away from

1129
01:13:31,530 --> 01:13:33,940
from adopting the budget in
June and dot doing a

1130
01:13:33,950 --> 01:13:36,120
preliminary budget adoption so
that we have a full

1131
01:13:36,130 --> 01:13:38,020
conversation around what this
looks like.

1132
01:13:39,570 --> 01:13:43,200
I think that that's for the new
budget and finance Committee.

1133
01:13:43,210 --> 01:13:46,190
I think that's something that
should be discussed at your

1134
01:13:46,200 --> 01:13:50,470
next meeting. As a matter of
fact. So I'm I'm not going to

1135
01:13:50,480 --> 01:13:53,030
support it. And unless it's
back to what we had originally

1136
01:13:53,040 --> 01:13:55,830
sex. I just don't think that's
being honest and diligent and

1137
01:13:55,840 --> 01:13:57,710
faithful to the to the
taxpayers.

1138
01:14:01,030 --> 01:14:03,470
I'm sorry, Mister, but the new
mug shot.

1139
01:14:05,130 --> 01:14:08,420
So and the all the time you
talk about reserves, there's a

1140
01:14:08,430 --> 01:14:12,570
percentage of our that we want
to keep in there. Tell us how

1141
01:14:12,580 --> 01:14:13,050
this

1142
01:14:13,970 --> 01:14:17,410
6.65. How does that affect our
reserves and how does that

1143
01:14:17,420 --> 01:14:20,370
change the percentage where we
had and that and what does that

1144
01:14:20,380 --> 01:14:22,430
do for us for bonding and
whatever else.

1145
01:14:23,170 --> 01:14:26,910
>> Yes, your your general fund
reserves would go down if

1146
01:14:26,920 --> 01:14:30,510
everybody spent every dollar
$920,000 if you don't

1147
01:14:32,080 --> 01:14:34,330
Levy the newly taxable
property.

1148
01:14:35,050 --> 01:14:37,710
I guess I want to clarify one
thing that I heard you say

1149
01:14:37,720 --> 01:14:39,700
counselor asked later. Maybe I
misheard

1150
01:14:41,320 --> 01:14:44,110
as the resolutions presented
before you right now that will

1151
01:14:44,120 --> 01:14:45,790
result in a $20 reduction.

1152
01:14:46,630 --> 01:14:47,610
If you want to

1153
01:14:47,890 --> 01:14:49,090
go back further.

1154
01:14:49,810 --> 01:14:52,710
It would be an additional 7.90
on top of that, we are already

1155
01:14:52,720 --> 01:14:55,720
reducing Mills just to clarify
the if I'm asserting my

1156
01:14:55,730 --> 01:14:56,360
apologies.

1157
01:14:57,630 --> 01:14:58,370
But

1158
01:14:59,430 --> 01:15:00,410
when we

1159
01:15:00,960 --> 01:15:02,930
should we ever go out for Geo
bond.

1160
01:15:04,360 --> 01:15:08,860
The general fund reserves will
be and the change in that they

1161
01:15:08,870 --> 01:15:10,950
were using it are adding to it
year-over-year. That will be

1162
01:15:10,960 --> 01:15:13,180
one of the metrics that used to
determine

1163
01:15:13,850 --> 01:15:16,720
how financially stable Billings
is.

1164
01:15:17,810 --> 01:15:20,770
And then therefore our bond
rating. We do receive a bond

1165
01:15:20,780 --> 01:15:23,530
rating every year. So as

1166
01:15:24,000 --> 01:15:27,500
as we use reserves at times.
I'm asked by Moody's the rating

1167
01:15:27,510 --> 01:15:31,560
agency. You know what caused
that? Is it operational or was

1168
01:15:31,570 --> 01:15:32,910
this a one-time use of reserves

1169
01:15:35,670 --> 01:15:37,790
when we're not borrowing like
your credit score. If you're

1170
01:15:37,800 --> 01:15:40,910
not looking for a loan. Your
credit score is low. It may not

1171
01:15:40,920 --> 01:15:43,110
really matter. But when you
want to go pursue on you.

1172
01:15:43,380 --> 01:15:45,770
One high credit score. So

1173
01:15:46,550 --> 01:15:49,170
that's why I would encourage
you to maintain good

1174
01:15:49,770 --> 01:15:52,520
financial decisions which would
be healthy reserves, especially

1175
01:15:52,530 --> 01:15:56,300
the general fund. I'm using
them for operating costs like

1176
01:15:56,310 --> 01:15:58,860
in light rail. Transit is not
sustainable.

1177
01:16:01,000 --> 01:16:05,310
You certainly could adopt a
budget or have adopted a budget

1178
01:16:05,320 --> 01:16:09,520
that you could set the Mills to
use 900, $20,000. You can

1179
01:16:09,530 --> 01:16:12,780
afford that. But you cannot
continue to afford that.

1180
01:16:13,840 --> 01:16:15,970
So I again, I would recommend

1181
01:16:16,740 --> 01:16:18,630
using the newly taxable

1182
01:16:19,640 --> 01:16:23,910
still providing tax relief.
The median home. But again,

1183
01:16:23,920 --> 01:16:25,230
that's your your decision.

1184
01:16:29,440 --> 01:16:32,510
>> Thank you. My question was
also about reserves because I

1185
01:16:32,520 --> 01:16:35,990
you been very good about
talking to us for years about

1186
01:16:36,000 --> 01:16:38,800
needing to be fat back up in
the general fund because we

1187
01:16:38,810 --> 01:16:40,070
depleted a lot of it

1188
01:16:40,740 --> 01:16:41,910
building out this building.

1189
01:16:42,960 --> 01:16:47,530
Where are we at? Are we just at
the amount that we need to keep

1190
01:16:47,540 --> 01:16:50,420
the good bond rating. Do we
have any question at all.

1191
01:16:51,500 --> 01:16:53,710
>> So we ended fiscal year 26

1192
01:16:54,340 --> 01:16:57,430
adding to reserves. I'm going
to say is right around 700 or

1193
01:16:57,440 --> 01:17:00,600
$800,000 between public safety
and general fund.

1194
01:17:03,930 --> 01:17:06,070
We've been hovering right
around. I think yours is policy

1195
01:17:06,080 --> 01:17:08,240
right now is 33%

1196
01:17:08,890 --> 01:17:10,960
of your general fund budget.
We've been hovering right

1197
01:17:10,970 --> 01:17:14,320
around there. So we're we're
close. We're not way off it,

1198
01:17:14,330 --> 01:17:15,010
but we're not

1199
01:17:16,010 --> 01:17:19,450
adding to reserves by some
large mountain. No basis.

1200
01:17:19,860 --> 01:17:22,990
>> But to be clear, your advice
is that we do take that

1201
01:17:23,000 --> 01:17:26,740
seriously and continue to
increase that amount.

1202
01:17:27,100 --> 01:17:30,330
>> As our finance director.
Is that accurate? Yes, it has

1203
01:17:30,340 --> 01:17:32,590
been my advice in the past.
It still this.

1204
01:17:32,900 --> 01:17:36,790
>> Okay. Great. So I'm just I'm
crystal clear. The staff

1205
01:17:36,800 --> 01:17:41,980
proposal is a $20 reduction in
the median homes,

1206
01:17:42,340 --> 01:17:45,010
taxes, taxes just as its
stance.

1207
01:17:46,930 --> 01:17:50,440
Okay. So the debate Council is
having is about $7.

1208
01:17:51,040 --> 01:17:55,540
>> It's it would be 5th.
3 point o one Mills. 7 $1.90.

1209
01:17:55,550 --> 01:17:55,840
Okay.

1210
01:17:56,450 --> 01:17:58,850
>> I I guess for me. I'm I'm
thinking

1211
01:17:59,590 --> 01:18:04,930
$7 to potentially solve all
number of future problems.

1212
01:18:04,940 --> 01:18:06,500
They're going to be coming our
way

1213
01:18:07,080 --> 01:18:10,300
makes sense to me. But I again,
I'm not going to go into the

1214
01:18:10,310 --> 01:18:12,460
debates. We had during the
budget because, you know,

1215
01:18:12,470 --> 01:18:14,260
we win some votes, we lose some
votes. But

1216
01:18:15,130 --> 01:18:16,450
that's where and I'm sanaz.

1217
01:18:18,660 --> 01:18:19,380
Mister Lee.

1218
01:18:21,150 --> 01:18:21,690
Thanks, mayor.

1219
01:18:22,880 --> 01:18:25,510
>> I got more reserves.
Questions for and

1220
01:18:26,390 --> 01:18:28,070
see say 33

1221
01:18:28,500 --> 01:18:31,280
percent is that or is that the
target we have.

1222
01:18:31,520 --> 01:18:35,560
>> 33% of your general fund
budget expenses and currently

1223
01:18:35,570 --> 01:18:36,250
we're at

1224
01:18:37,150 --> 01:18:39,820
you're right around there.
That number changes each year.

1225
01:18:39,830 --> 01:18:40,160
But it

1226
01:18:41,280 --> 01:18:43,920
in round numbers. It's about 12
and a half million dollars.

1227
01:18:43,930 --> 01:18:45,820
And I think you guys were

1228
01:18:46,630 --> 01:18:50,910
probably 11.8 to 12.2 somewhere
in there and you're close.

1229
01:18:50,920 --> 01:18:51,220
Okay.

1230
01:18:51,830 --> 01:18:55,370
>> And then councilmember shot
a few questions I was going to

1231
01:18:55,380 --> 01:18:56,820
but I will add to that

1232
01:18:57,530 --> 01:19:00,250
last year we had 7, 8, 100,000
between public safety in

1233
01:19:00,260 --> 01:19:05,060
general fund combined. Correct.
What did the budget say at the

1234
01:19:05,070 --> 01:19:07,190
beginning of the fiscal year
ago. It was.

1235
01:19:07,900 --> 01:19:11,460
>> Effectively 0. Everybody
spent every penny it would have

1236
01:19:11,470 --> 01:19:12,820
added or used reserves.

1237
01:19:13,180 --> 01:19:16,340
>> And can you give me
directionally that the prior

1238
01:19:16,350 --> 01:19:18,560
fiscal year that we add to the

1239
01:19:19,320 --> 01:19:20,160
reserves to remember.

1240
01:19:20,640 --> 01:19:24,490
>> I don't recall. I'm like,
yes, by way of some history we

1241
01:19:24,500 --> 01:19:26,130
have been adding to reserves
and

1242
01:19:26,710 --> 01:19:30,750
used a significant portion to
acquire this building.

1243
01:19:31,280 --> 01:19:32,690
And our reserves dropped

1244
01:19:33,590 --> 01:19:35,010
very, very largely.

1245
01:19:36,030 --> 01:19:37,950
And that was the year that
Moody's was asking what's going

1246
01:19:37,960 --> 01:19:41,980
on here and that's an easy
explanation by building.

1247
01:19:41,990 --> 01:19:44,180
But I'm not so easy when it's

1248
01:19:47,020 --> 01:19:49,160
I know every department is not
going to spend every dollar.

1249
01:19:49,170 --> 01:19:52,750
I don't expect that to happen
in 27. It never has happened

1250
01:19:52,760 --> 01:19:54,000
but

1251
01:19:55,280 --> 01:19:58,260
one adviser and good practice.
No thank you.

1252
01:20:00,130 --> 01:20:02,720
>> Any other questions for
Mister is Mister Pittman.

1253
01:20:02,730 --> 01:20:06,510
Do we have any potential GOP on
need.

1254
01:20:07,520 --> 01:20:10,380
I mean, we're say just like
you're saying your credit score

1255
01:20:10,390 --> 01:20:12,900
matters if you're actually
going to be buying the carpet

1256
01:20:12,910 --> 01:20:15,370
or we actually looking at
anything that we would need to

1257
01:20:15,380 --> 01:20:15,760
do that.

1258
01:20:16,600 --> 01:20:19,300
>> Not that I'm aware of are
currently working on that.

1259
01:20:19,940 --> 01:20:20,820
It will be up to you guys.

1260
01:20:22,410 --> 01:20:23,080
>> It's nice.

1261
01:20:23,960 --> 01:20:27,750
I think you're right. I think
when we can look at giving our

1262
01:20:27,760 --> 01:20:30,020
citizens a $20 year discount

1263
01:20:30,630 --> 01:20:33,410
reduction in their taxes and
the average. I think that's I

1264
01:20:33,420 --> 01:20:34,750
think that's a win for them.

1265
01:20:35,260 --> 01:20:38,370
And as mentioned, we have a lot
of things going out that we

1266
01:20:38,380 --> 01:20:41,230
need in this community and this
to be kind of our help to

1267
01:20:41,240 --> 01:20:41,790
County

1268
01:20:42,240 --> 01:20:46,230
in some respects so that we can
fund that massive thing that

1269
01:20:46,240 --> 01:20:50,360
there and have to do. And so
this community needs. So I I

1270
01:20:50,800 --> 01:20:52,440
I'm all for supporting

1271
01:20:54,240 --> 01:20:57,210
make an amendment to change
something to the to that

1272
01:20:57,220 --> 01:21:00,630
effect. If someone makes an
amendment to you do it with a

1273
01:21:00,640 --> 01:21:01,750
$20 refund.

1274
01:21:05,550 --> 01:21:07,160
>> Just so that we're on the
same page.

1275
01:21:08,040 --> 01:21:11,140
It's already a $20 reduction.
What they're talking about is

1276
01:21:11,150 --> 01:21:14,320
$27 reduction, right. Is that
what we're talking about.

1277
01:21:15,600 --> 01:21:18,230
So it's either too prone to
giving 20 if we vote for this,

1278
01:21:20,000 --> 01:21:21,900
if we vote if you want an
amendment, you're going to say

1279
01:21:21,910 --> 01:21:24,490
27 instead of 20. That's the 2
options,

1280
01:21:25,420 --> 01:21:28,180
right. And he has that when I'm
I'm correct. That's the way I'm

1281
01:21:28,190 --> 01:21:29,240
understanding it

1282
01:21:32,670 --> 01:21:34,530
anymore. Questions for
prisoner.

1283
01:21:35,490 --> 01:21:39,590
>> Okay. It's time for public
hearing on item. Number 6.

1284
01:21:40,290 --> 01:21:43,160
Does anybody would like to
speak to this item item.

1285
01:21:43,170 --> 01:21:45,460
Number 6 on Lee. Please step
forward and

1286
01:21:45,900 --> 01:21:46,980
take you 3 minutes

1287
01:21:51,600 --> 01:21:52,410
seeing none

1288
01:21:54,180 --> 01:21:57,720
will close the public hearing
period and has for a motion.

1289
01:21:57,730 --> 01:21:59,340
And Mister Kennedy has a
motion.

1290
01:22:02,070 --> 01:22:05,690
But I just want to make sure
that I'm correct on this.

1291
01:22:06,270 --> 01:22:07,650
Then at this.

1292
01:22:11,510 --> 01:22:13,040
What we have before us

1293
01:22:13,710 --> 01:22:16,000
this resolution. Establishing

1294
01:22:16,490 --> 01:22:17,560
is established.

1295
01:22:17,730 --> 01:22:19,820
>> Currently at the

1296
01:22:21,680 --> 01:22:24,370
at 2.9 5%, correct.

1297
01:22:25,270 --> 01:22:29,220
>> The resolution that's before
you if passed. Will it be 236

1298
01:22:29,790 --> 01:22:33,480
6, 7, Mills, which would
generate 4.2%

1299
01:22:34,070 --> 01:22:35,350
increase in tax revenue.

1300
01:22:36,750 --> 01:22:39,040
You will need to amend the
motion

1301
01:22:39,950 --> 01:22:45,670
to let the 233.6 6 Mills.
If you want to keep it that 2.9

1302
01:22:45,680 --> 01:22:46,920
5 effectively.

1303
01:22:48,590 --> 01:22:50,320
>> I'm going to

1304
01:22:51,070 --> 01:22:52,190
make a motion.

1305
01:22:54,080 --> 01:22:55,300
The men this

1306
01:22:56,250 --> 01:23:00,570
to be back at the 2.9 5%

1307
01:23:01,150 --> 01:23:02,340
that we had looked down

1308
01:23:04,410 --> 01:23:05,730
in this resolution.

1309
01:23:12,190 --> 01:23:15,080
>> Actually Mister Kennedy.
We per that the first motion

1310
01:23:15,090 --> 01:23:18,260
needs to be just a standard
motion. And then but offered a

1311
01:23:18,270 --> 01:23:19,570
nation. So you too.

1312
01:23:20,210 --> 01:23:23,710
You can offer an amendment at a
level that you okay.

1313
01:23:24,660 --> 01:23:28,200
And offered a motion. Mister or
yes, question for Perlmutter.

1314
01:23:28,210 --> 01:23:28,500
I

1315
01:23:29,660 --> 01:23:31,120
miss talking

1316
01:23:34,360 --> 01:23:38,550
make the amendment in the
motion and which clearly states

1317
01:23:38,560 --> 01:23:41,640
that we're going to assess the
233

1318
01:23:42,120 --> 01:23:43,660
0.6, 6 Mills.

1319
01:23:44,840 --> 01:23:47,770
>> Emotions that are provided
on your gender. Just suggested

1320
01:23:47,780 --> 01:23:51,040
you can certainly make a
different motion. And and it

1321
01:23:51,050 --> 01:23:55,260
can deviate, you can be more
specific about the Mills.

1322
01:23:55,270 --> 01:23:56,690
One levee that it's ever.

1323
01:23:57,000 --> 01:24:00,420
>> So Mister candidates want to
make them read. It makes the

1324
01:24:00,430 --> 01:24:03,090
ocean. All right. All right.
So a scratch on Mister Kennedy.

1325
01:24:03,100 --> 01:24:05,310
All right. Mister escalator
down here. Go ahead and

1326
01:24:05,320 --> 01:24:06,000
stressed plan.

1327
01:24:07,550 --> 01:24:08,990
>> Having a

1328
01:24:10,750 --> 01:24:13,560
conducted a public hearing.
Consider written and spoken in

1329
01:24:13,570 --> 01:24:15,710
public testimony to approve

1330
01:24:16,380 --> 01:24:19,780
a resolution. Establishing
general transit Library in

1331
01:24:19,790 --> 01:24:23,040
public safety. Fun, military's
for fiscal 27

1332
01:24:23,650 --> 01:24:29,280
assessing them at the 233.6 6
Mills

1333
01:24:30,060 --> 01:24:31,830
originally presented in our
budget.

1334
01:24:37,600 --> 01:24:39,450
>> Mister Kennedy seconds.

1335
01:24:42,790 --> 01:24:44,760
Is there any discussion
regarding the motion.

1336
01:24:46,660 --> 01:24:49,440
All right. There any offered
amendments to the motion

1337
01:24:54,010 --> 01:24:56,870
seeing none. We'll move then
too,

1338
01:24:57,750 --> 01:24:58,430
a vote.

1339
01:24:59,520 --> 01:25:01,880
The the motion

1340
01:25:02,810 --> 01:25:09,110
by the is too approved. This
233.6 6 Mills for the upcoming

1341
01:25:09,120 --> 01:25:09,880
budget year.

1342
01:25:11,060 --> 01:25:15,070
All those in favor, please say
aye aye. All those opposed

1343
01:25:17,610 --> 01:25:18,510
this show

1344
01:25:19,170 --> 01:25:23,030
in this turn. Nice are in a
position. The motion passes

1345
01:25:25,210 --> 01:25:27,680
that takes us to item number 7,

1346
01:25:28,760 --> 01:25:31,830
public hearing. Go ahead.
Miss Bowman. I'm sorry.

1347
01:25:32,200 --> 01:25:36,540
>> Public hearing resolution
adopting the fiscal year 2026

1348
01:25:36,550 --> 01:25:39,210
budget amendment staff
recommends approval.

1349
01:25:49,160 --> 01:25:51,330
>> Good evening, mayor and City
Council

1350
01:25:52,720 --> 01:25:56,710
happy for you to clean up
amendments for fiscal year 26

1351
01:25:58,070 --> 01:26:00,030
state law requires we have a
balanced budget

1352
01:26:01,980 --> 01:26:06,930
and after based upon your
adoption. And then after

1353
01:26:06,940 --> 01:26:10,940
closing out the year we 2 items
that were over budget.

1354
01:26:13,010 --> 01:26:15,820
They are in the public safety
fund Fire Department was a

1355
01:26:15,830 --> 01:26:17,870
$115,000 over budget

1356
01:26:18,460 --> 01:26:21,730
largely driven by overtime and
increase costs for motor

1357
01:26:21,740 --> 01:26:24,970
vehicle parts. Those young
budget and finance. Get monthly

1358
01:26:24,980 --> 01:26:28,890
reports. I think you may recall
we were trending very closely

1359
01:26:28,900 --> 01:26:32,830
with public safety. The fire in
the fire Department. But then

1360
01:26:32,840 --> 01:26:36,110
at the end of the year when the
final assault our payments,

1361
01:26:36,340 --> 01:26:37,850
it ended up going over

1362
01:26:38,540 --> 01:26:41,690
additionally in municipal
court. There are some

1363
01:26:41,700 --> 01:26:45,620
reimbursable grants municipal
municipal court Grant funds to

1364
01:26:45,630 --> 01:26:49,360
clarify. There are some
reimbursable costs that were

1365
01:26:49,370 --> 01:26:52,070
over there and and budgeted
for.

1366
01:26:53,580 --> 01:26:56,230
So we are there are sufficient
funds

1367
01:26:56,910 --> 01:27:01,680
to cover these expenses so that
should not be a concern.

1368
01:27:04,990 --> 01:27:09,540
This also is a public hearing
and and would encourage you to

1369
01:27:10,180 --> 01:27:12,040
consider adopting these
amendments.

1370
01:27:13,090 --> 01:27:15,590
>> Thank you, Mister Zoeller,
Mister Boyett.

1371
01:27:16,430 --> 01:27:20,280
>> Thank you. Mayor India says
in here that a 115,000 will be

1372
01:27:20,290 --> 01:27:22,470
covered by revenues from the
bus

1373
01:27:23,060 --> 01:27:25,920
with, you know what the
balances of that that I found

1374
01:27:25,930 --> 01:27:28,920
it in the balance. Well, the
buses building annually.

1375
01:27:28,930 --> 01:27:31,050
And I believe we it.

1376
01:27:31,580 --> 01:27:35,900
>> We calculated early for the
budget process. Obviously.

1377
01:27:35,910 --> 01:27:36,750
And then

1378
01:27:37,300 --> 01:27:39,420
in about November will
determine what the actual

1379
01:27:39,430 --> 01:27:42,510
assessment is. And I think when
we had determined the

1380
01:27:42,520 --> 01:27:45,360
difference between the budget
and the actual assessment was

1381
01:27:45,370 --> 01:27:48,320
about a 150, $275,000 more

1382
01:27:48,800 --> 01:27:51,900
is the actual assessments based
on actual expenses and we don't

1383
01:27:51,910 --> 01:27:53,620
know that till June 30.

1384
01:27:55,320 --> 01:27:57,390
>> So there's the the bus.
The charge is higher than what

1385
01:27:57,400 --> 01:28:01,230
was interest only we be looking
at the charges for the county

1386
01:28:01,240 --> 01:28:04,390
in the future to see these are
accurate or we shouldn't raise

1387
01:28:04,400 --> 01:28:05,960
or lower the charges.

1388
01:28:06,280 --> 01:28:08,970
>> We determined the buffs, the
charges annually based on the

1389
01:28:08,980 --> 01:28:12,600
formula between the agreement
which is actual Fire Department

1390
01:28:12,610 --> 01:28:13,900
annual operating costs.

1391
01:28:14,670 --> 01:28:17,520
They pay their proportionate
share relative to taxable

1392
01:28:17,530 --> 01:28:18,880
value. So we do that every
year.

1393
01:28:22,540 --> 01:28:23,960
>> Any other questions for
missus.

1394
01:28:28,470 --> 01:28:32,900
And you you good that I'm good
you. All right. So just trying

1395
01:28:32,910 --> 01:28:34,160
to get back to the screen.

1396
01:28:36,820 --> 01:28:38,050
A public hearing over yet

1397
01:28:40,740 --> 01:28:43,330
to get ready and is going to be
a bunch of folks freshman

1398
01:28:43,340 --> 01:28:47,150
forward to her public comments
on the public hearing on item.

1399
01:28:47,160 --> 01:28:48,430
Number 7, only

1400
01:28:49,570 --> 01:28:52,030
any public comment on item.
Number 7.

1401
01:28:55,030 --> 01:28:58,960
Well seeing none. We'll close
that and ask for a motion

1402
01:29:00,970 --> 01:29:01,700
best lighter.

1403
01:29:02,780 --> 01:29:04,770
>> I think that the public
hearing consider written and

1404
01:29:04,780 --> 01:29:08,260
spoken public testimony.
A move to approve a resolution

1405
01:29:08,270 --> 01:29:13,360
adopting the fiscal year 26
budget amendment as recommended

1406
01:29:13,370 --> 01:29:15,080
by staff. Mister Boyett

1407
01:29:18,320 --> 01:29:20,290
stressful later, anything about
your motion

1408
01:29:23,770 --> 01:29:25,860
any discussion or debate
regarding motion

1409
01:29:26,680 --> 01:29:27,430
seeing none.

1410
01:29:28,180 --> 01:29:30,720
>> Well that's revote in all in
favor of mistress. Meyer's

1411
01:29:30,730 --> 01:29:34,720
meant a motion, please indicate
by saying aye aye. Those

1412
01:29:34,730 --> 01:29:35,780
opposed say no.

1413
01:29:36,640 --> 01:29:38,020
That is unanimous.

1414
01:29:39,290 --> 01:29:43,000
Congratulations, folks. 6.59.
We have finished with the items

1415
01:29:43,010 --> 01:29:43,860
on the agenda.

1416
01:29:45,520 --> 01:29:48,910
We are next scheduled for
public comment.

1417
01:29:49,640 --> 01:29:52,770
It may be awhile. Would you
like to start with a quick

1418
01:29:52,780 --> 01:29:53,400
recess.

1419
01:29:53,980 --> 01:29:55,890
I will take a recess for 10
minutes

1420
01:40:40,880 --> 01:40:42,180
and back to sport

1421
01:40:56,120 --> 01:40:58,450
for the minutes. Please

1422
01:41:00,970 --> 01:41:03,370
recognizing the stress and
lighters had to

1423
01:41:04,320 --> 01:41:06,980
go to another meeting. So he's
you're no longer tonight.

1424
01:41:08,210 --> 01:41:10,440
We're going to now open the

1425
01:41:11,610 --> 01:41:14,880
the hearing up to public
comment on non agenda items.

1426
01:41:15,600 --> 01:41:18,050
Speaker sign in is required.

1427
01:41:19,370 --> 01:41:23,310
You may speak on items, not on
this pretty agenda. Comments

1428
01:41:23,320 --> 01:41:26,730
are limited to 3 minutes.
So please sign a roster.

1429
01:41:26,740 --> 01:41:30,100
And when you come up, tell us
who you are, where you live and

1430
01:41:30,110 --> 01:41:31,140
take you 3 minutes.

1431
01:41:35,140 --> 01:41:38,010
>> Okay. My name is Tessa and
I'm a teacher and mother here

1432
01:41:38,020 --> 01:41:42,080
in Billings and I'm asking what
your last name to us Miller,

1433
01:41:42,090 --> 01:41:42,530
thank you.

1434
01:41:43,600 --> 01:41:45,890
And I'm asking you to consider
that Billings becomes a

1435
01:41:45,900 --> 01:41:49,640
sanctuary city or has the bare
minimum. We use every lawful

1436
01:41:49,650 --> 01:41:53,120
authority available to the city
to refuse voluntary cooperation

1437
01:41:53,130 --> 01:41:56,170
with ice. I want to be very,
very clear about why

1438
01:41:56,650 --> 01:42:01,170
feelings has a real public
safety issue. We have a roughly

1439
01:42:01,180 --> 01:42:06,620
a 122,000 people. And there's
about 746 violent crimes per

1440
01:42:06,630 --> 01:42:08,580
100,000 residents that is going
on.

1441
01:42:09,110 --> 01:42:13,120
And I'm I'm kind of skipping
around my notes here. But it's

1442
01:42:13,640 --> 01:42:14,520
at this point

1443
01:42:15,400 --> 01:42:19,430
we had this huge problem.
But then ice comes in and now

1444
01:42:19,440 --> 01:42:20,420
the problem is that

1445
01:42:20,920 --> 01:42:23,660
kids are getting kidnapped at a
backpack.

1446
01:42:24,470 --> 01:42:26,790
Free backpacks and kids are
getting kidnapped there

1447
01:42:28,480 --> 01:42:29,290
also

1448
01:42:29,990 --> 01:42:32,680
I just don't understand because
now

1449
01:42:33,040 --> 01:42:35,930
no matter how many times we've
said that we wanted to me and

1450
01:42:35,940 --> 01:42:40,190
how worried that everyone is
about ice taking over and it's

1451
01:42:40,200 --> 01:42:42,020
getting worse and worse and
worse because we've seen what

1452
01:42:42,030 --> 01:42:44,670
happens in other cities.
It is going exactly happened in

1453
01:42:44,680 --> 01:42:47,730
Billings that no one seems to
care. You guys seem to just

1454
01:42:47,740 --> 01:42:49,870
twiddling your thumbs and
listen to us and latched to the

1455
01:42:49,880 --> 01:42:52,510
side and everyone just giggles
because you guys think that

1456
01:42:52,520 --> 01:42:56,210
were problems because we're
saying something and we're not.

1457
01:42:56,480 --> 01:43:00,700
And I just really want to be
clear. What are you gonna do.

1458
01:43:00,710 --> 01:43:03,440
What are you going to do when
history looks back at you guys

1459
01:43:03,840 --> 01:43:07,150
and it's going to see that you
did nothing. It absolutely

1460
01:43:07,160 --> 01:43:09,250
nothing to help save children.

1461
01:43:09,940 --> 01:43:11,210
You did absolutely nothing.

1462
01:43:12,200 --> 01:43:13,310
And all of us

1463
01:43:14,010 --> 01:43:16,000
are going to be on the right
side of history. So I ask you

1464
01:43:16,010 --> 01:43:18,330
like what side are you going to
be on. Are you going to be on

1465
01:43:18,340 --> 01:43:21,650
the side that says there's
nothing we could really do

1466
01:43:22,200 --> 01:43:25,320
or are you going to be on the
side that decides that you have

1467
01:43:25,330 --> 01:43:29,680
a chance to change laws.
You have a chance to work with

1468
01:43:29,690 --> 01:43:32,580
us. You have a chance to work
with the people who do not want

1469
01:43:32,890 --> 01:43:35,000
Billings police officers to
work with ice.

1470
01:43:35,560 --> 01:43:38,310
We've asked that at a bare
minimum. We know that their

1471
01:43:38,320 --> 01:43:41,550
sanctuary city laws, you know,
in Montana that prohibit this.

1472
01:43:41,790 --> 01:43:45,840
We're asking at the bare
minimum. Can you help us make

1473
01:43:45,850 --> 01:43:48,480
sure that Billings police
officers are not cooperating

1474
01:43:48,490 --> 01:43:50,310
with ice. That's the bare
minimum thing that you could

1475
01:43:50,320 --> 01:43:54,650
do. Again, like I said, I'm a
teacher in Billings and there

1476
01:43:54,660 --> 01:43:57,390
is a stick. My friend student
who is kidnapped.

1477
01:43:58,640 --> 01:44:01,730
I'm not saying that lightly.
These are people who use

1478
01:44:01,740 --> 01:44:05,520
aggressive forced to take these
children away. We can't just

1479
01:44:05,530 --> 01:44:07,670
wait until it gets worse and
worse and worse like it is in

1480
01:44:07,680 --> 01:44:09,670
other cities and know that you
guys can have side

1481
01:44:09,680 --> 01:44:11,980
conversations and not pay
attention to. What I'm saying

1482
01:44:11,990 --> 01:44:15,320
is you don't give a s***, which
is fine. But this is actually

1483
01:44:15,330 --> 01:44:19,310
serious. And you know, this is
not a laughing matter. This is

1484
01:44:19,320 --> 01:44:22,280
not the only cause problems.
This is a serious thing that we

1485
01:44:22,290 --> 01:44:26,000
need you guys to help us with
this because when history looks

1486
01:44:26,010 --> 01:44:30,010
back and they see the Gestapo
officers as ice agents.

1487
01:44:30,710 --> 01:44:34,750
What are you going to do.
Because I know history. I'm a

1488
01:44:34,760 --> 01:44:38,440
teacher. I know that this is
exactly 1939 Germany again.

1489
01:44:38,800 --> 01:44:41,550
So I just want to be very
clear. I need to know you guys

1490
01:44:41,560 --> 01:44:44,680
are going to to help us because
we will work with you and I

1491
01:44:44,690 --> 01:44:46,830
wasn't this before, but I'm
p***** now because you guys are

1492
01:44:46,840 --> 01:44:48,500
acting like its opinions.
It's not.

1493
01:44:53,980 --> 01:44:57,180
>> Mayor. I'm going ask people
can't come up

1494
01:44:57,730 --> 01:44:58,900
and just talk.

1495
01:44:59,610 --> 01:45:03,680
And if they have to raise our
voices and start pointing

1496
01:45:03,690 --> 01:45:05,010
fingers or whatever.

1497
01:45:06,500 --> 01:45:08,670
We shouldn't be sitting here
listening.

1498
01:45:09,300 --> 01:45:15,350
So I would just ask that we do
have a cordial speaking

1499
01:45:15,920 --> 01:45:17,140
to the council.

1500
01:45:17,950 --> 01:45:18,740
If not,

1501
01:45:20,400 --> 01:45:22,390
I'm not going to stay around
for. Thank you.

1502
01:45:29,120 --> 01:45:31,610
>> We have the rules here.
This is time for public

1503
01:45:31,620 --> 01:45:33,720
comment. If you'd like to
speak, you're more than welcome

1504
01:45:33,730 --> 01:45:34,760
to come up to the podium.

1505
01:45:37,040 --> 01:45:38,850
Fortunately and with respect,

1506
01:45:39,830 --> 01:45:41,060
we'd love to hear. We have to
say

1507
01:45:42,180 --> 01:45:43,430
there are any other public
comment.

1508
01:45:47,370 --> 01:45:49,750
>> Good evening. City Council
members. My name is Jennifer

1509
01:45:49,760 --> 01:45:51,290
strong. I live in Ward 3.

1510
01:45:51,950 --> 01:45:54,280
>> I want to thank you for
following our state laws

1511
01:45:54,290 --> 01:45:56,810
allowing a law enforcement
officers to do their jobs.

1512
01:45:57,410 --> 01:46:00,190
The sovereign nations within
our state already struggle with

1513
01:46:00,200 --> 01:46:03,540
drugs and human trafficking in
large part because our federal

1514
01:46:03,550 --> 01:46:06,150
law enforcement has no
jurisdiction. There are very

1515
01:46:06,160 --> 01:46:08,990
little making Billings a
sanctuary city would make us

1516
01:46:09,000 --> 01:46:09,550
know better.

1517
01:46:10,230 --> 01:46:13,400
I want to thank you for not
engaging with Marxists. It will

1518
01:46:13,410 --> 01:46:17,110
be said that the for us is not
a Communist organization and

1519
01:46:17,120 --> 01:46:18,620
that may be technically true.

1520
01:46:19,550 --> 01:46:22,880
But that is only because their
stated goal is communism by way

1521
01:46:22,890 --> 01:46:26,030
of the means of socialism.
According to Karl Marx in com

1522
01:46:26,040 --> 01:46:29,730
this manifesto, communism and
socialism. Really our only

1523
01:46:29,740 --> 01:46:31,420
stops on the road to communism.

1524
01:46:32,190 --> 01:46:35,390
Personally. I believe that the
very concept of race is a straw

1525
01:46:35,400 --> 01:46:39,270
man and a social construct is
used utilized to divide

1526
01:46:39,280 --> 01:46:40,760
manipulate and control people.

1527
01:46:41,360 --> 01:46:44,000
That is exactly what the frs
and it's representatives are

1528
01:46:44,010 --> 01:46:44,870
trying to do

1529
01:46:45,370 --> 01:46:50,360
from the frs website about us
page under what is frs a state

1530
01:46:50,860 --> 01:46:55,020
frs is a national organization
of revolutionaries fighting for

1531
01:46:55,030 --> 01:46:58,370
socialism in the United States.
We're organizing the United

1532
01:46:58,380 --> 01:47:00,360
Front against monopoly
capitalism.

1533
01:47:00,860 --> 01:47:01,750
It marks the spot

1534
01:47:02,790 --> 01:47:05,490
Sino in Marxist thought.
Capitalism can be defined as

1535
01:47:05,500 --> 01:47:06,320
private property

1536
01:47:07,230 --> 01:47:10,380
with the strategic alliance,
the multinational working class

1537
01:47:10,760 --> 01:47:14,210
and the press nationality
movement at its core. This is

1538
01:47:14,220 --> 01:47:17,710
our general strategy for
revolution in the U.S.

1539
01:47:18,520 --> 01:47:21,500
for us is recruiting and
building toward the creation.

1540
01:47:21,880 --> 01:47:24,770
The new Communist Party.
This is from their website

1541
01:47:25,500 --> 01:47:28,940
based on marxist-leninist, on
furthermore on their statements

1542
01:47:28,950 --> 01:47:32,830
page. There is an article
entitled frs salutes, the

1543
01:47:32,840 --> 01:47:36,330
Communist Party of China on the
105th anniversary of its

1544
01:47:36,340 --> 01:47:36,900
founding.

1545
01:47:37,450 --> 01:47:40,310
It goes on to sing the praises
of a murderous dictator Mao

1546
01:47:40,320 --> 01:47:40,760
Zedong,

1547
01:47:43,810 --> 01:47:44,850
I think you've heard enough.

1548
01:47:45,360 --> 01:47:46,380
Thank you. Have a nice evening.

1549
01:47:52,360 --> 01:47:53,510
>> Any of the public comment.

1550
01:47:58,920 --> 01:48:02,510
>> Good evening. Mayor Nelson
and council members. I'm not a

1551
01:48:02,520 --> 01:48:06,040
member of the frs. I'm not sure
if that's relevant to our

1552
01:48:06,050 --> 01:48:08,580
purposes here tonight. Speaking
to you,

1553
01:48:09,140 --> 01:48:12,400
I'm personally. I speak in
support your name and where you

1554
01:48:12,410 --> 01:48:12,630
live.

1555
01:48:13,790 --> 01:48:16,170
My name is Katherine. Sure.
Let's I live here in Billings.

1556
01:48:16,180 --> 01:48:17,450
I believe in Ward one.

1557
01:48:18,560 --> 01:48:21,610
I'm here with the Billings
Alliance for immigrant rights,

1558
01:48:21,620 --> 01:48:22,720
specifically

1559
01:48:23,400 --> 01:48:24,350
requesting

1560
01:48:25,080 --> 01:48:29,610
and agenda item for a sanctuary
state here in Billings. I'm

1561
01:48:30,600 --> 01:48:34,730
particularly in the wake of the
recent attainment of a father,

1562
01:48:34,740 --> 01:48:37,580
a drea de la Cruz and his 9
year-old daughter. I think as

1563
01:48:37,590 --> 01:48:39,990
was mentioned at a school
supply drive.

1564
01:48:41,570 --> 01:48:44,490
The girl and father were taken
to have her and then recently

1565
01:48:44,500 --> 01:48:47,160
released from detention has it
was federally

1566
01:48:47,910 --> 01:48:52,620
ruled that it was an illegal
search and seizure arrest and

1567
01:48:52,630 --> 01:48:53,160
detainment.

1568
01:48:54,990 --> 01:48:58,090
I'm concerned about the illegal
nature of

1569
01:48:58,660 --> 01:49:01,150
ice agents conduct as we've
seen the precedent in

1570
01:49:01,160 --> 01:49:04,640
Minneapolis before they act
extra digit judicially.

1571
01:49:05,270 --> 01:49:07,530
They don't act in the best
interest of their community.

1572
01:49:08,110 --> 01:49:11,380
I think later tonight we'll
hear some comments going beyond

1573
01:49:11,390 --> 01:49:14,310
the legal and the moral and
even the economic the

1574
01:49:14,320 --> 01:49:17,340
ramifications of the presence
of ice in our city.

1575
01:49:17,850 --> 01:49:19,500
I don't think it's something
that's

1576
01:49:20,430 --> 01:49:24,300
was in any way to try to sweep
aside, to not include on our

1577
01:49:24,310 --> 01:49:26,520
agenda. I think this is
something that the public is

1578
01:49:26,530 --> 01:49:29,130
interested and even beyond the
numbers we've been able to

1579
01:49:29,560 --> 01:49:30,470
right here tonight.

1580
01:49:31,160 --> 01:49:33,820
And I'd like to speak on behalf
of the members of our community

1581
01:49:33,830 --> 01:49:36,260
who are afraid of being
targeted by the presence of

1582
01:49:36,270 --> 01:49:36,760
ice.

1583
01:49:40,100 --> 01:49:42,170
And if I have a little time
left.

1584
01:49:46,350 --> 01:49:49,150
I'd like to remind us all of a
palm. I think maybe we've heard

1585
01:49:49,160 --> 01:49:49,610
before.

1586
01:49:50,510 --> 01:49:53,350
First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out because

1587
01:49:53,360 --> 01:49:54,270
I was not a ju

1588
01:49:54,910 --> 01:49:57,680
and they came for the Marxists
and I did not speak out because

1589
01:49:57,690 --> 01:49:58,810
I was not a Marxist.

1590
01:49:59,380 --> 01:50:01,990
Then they came for the trade
unionists and I did not speak

1591
01:50:02,000 --> 01:50:04,800
out because I was not a trade
unionist and then they came for

1592
01:50:04,810 --> 01:50:07,220
me and there's no one left to
speak for me.

1593
01:50:08,530 --> 01:50:09,270
Thank you for your time.

1594
01:50:19,560 --> 01:50:23,350
Hello. My name is Maisie jam
and I live about 3 blocks away.

1595
01:50:24,010 --> 01:50:29,280
>> And I and the scene with the
bear alliance as well.

1596
01:50:31,740 --> 01:50:34,390
And it's hard to think about
what to say when

1597
01:50:35,450 --> 01:50:39,630
there's the fear of losing
families and children. Then

1598
01:50:40,500 --> 01:50:43,340
it's a hard thing to compile
your thoughts and the 3 minutes

1599
01:50:43,350 --> 01:50:48,130
of speaking. But if we didn't
come up here and exercise our

1600
01:50:48,140 --> 01:50:51,650
rights to speak to you all.
Then it wouldn't be worth our

1601
01:50:51,660 --> 01:50:52,200
time.

1602
01:50:52,980 --> 01:50:56,880
I do believe that there should
be no ice in our city. I do

1603
01:50:56,890 --> 01:50:59,980
believe and support the idea of
a sanctuary state.

1604
01:51:04,580 --> 01:51:08,740
The most recent incident of the
ice is dealing with children

1605
01:51:08,750 --> 01:51:11,240
who are getting ready for the
new school year.

1606
01:51:12,540 --> 01:51:15,340
And there are going with their
families, too.

1607
01:51:17,250 --> 01:51:20,330
Get school supplies and get
ready for their their new

1608
01:51:20,340 --> 01:51:21,470
beginning and have it.

1609
01:51:22,810 --> 01:51:26,850
He's ripped away from them and
to be prepared to

1610
01:51:28,120 --> 01:51:30,810
go back to school with your
friends and just have the joy

1611
01:51:30,820 --> 01:51:32,700
immediately taken away from you

1612
01:51:34,630 --> 01:51:38,060
and to to be separated from
your family. And even if that

1613
01:51:38,070 --> 01:51:41,070
they're both abducted. At the
same time there,

1614
01:51:41,670 --> 01:51:43,730
they're not kept together.
And

1615
01:51:45,840 --> 01:51:46,580
and I think that

1616
01:51:47,650 --> 01:51:50,030
there's already enough orders

1617
01:51:50,660 --> 01:51:51,450
of school.

1618
01:51:52,260 --> 01:51:53,010
He's

1619
01:51:54,020 --> 01:51:57,020
at minimum. There's just
anxiety about going to school

1620
01:51:57,030 --> 01:51:59,710
and be in a public place like
that. But then

1621
01:52:00,750 --> 01:52:03,540
the factors of all the school
shootings in

1622
01:52:05,230 --> 01:52:07,780
there has to be a place where
children feel safe.

1623
01:52:10,240 --> 01:52:13,010
And if it's not with your tag,
you want to get a backpack

1624
01:52:14,820 --> 01:52:16,220
to go to school,

1625
01:52:16,740 --> 01:52:17,990
then where is it can be

1626
01:52:18,990 --> 01:52:20,820
if we let people like this

1627
01:52:21,540 --> 01:52:24,450
and the ice agents in to our
city too.

1628
01:52:26,150 --> 01:52:27,230
This place what

1629
01:52:29,540 --> 01:52:31,560
but success we can give these
children.

1630
01:52:35,600 --> 01:52:37,840
That's our future. We have to
give them as much support

1631
01:52:37,850 --> 01:52:42,750
instability as we can. And I do
not believe that ice is that we

1632
01:52:42,760 --> 01:52:43,410
that we do that.

1633
01:52:44,120 --> 01:52:44,830
Thank you for your time.

1634
01:52:53,930 --> 01:52:54,950
>> Further public comment.

1635
01:53:04,700 --> 01:53:08,380
>> Hello, my name is Lane
Dorsey. I am a member of the

1636
01:53:08,390 --> 01:53:11,030
freedom road socialist
organization. And I'm here with

1637
01:53:11,040 --> 01:53:13,720
the Billings Alliance for
immigrant rights to demand a

1638
01:53:13,730 --> 01:53:17,250
said. You please tell us where
you live. I live in Billings.

1639
01:53:17,870 --> 01:53:21,570
I'm I'm here to demand a
sanctuary city and ice out of

1640
01:53:21,580 --> 01:53:22,180
Billings.

1641
01:53:24,230 --> 01:53:26,170
There's a lot of talk about the
courtroom

1642
01:53:26,600 --> 01:53:27,790
and cordiality

1643
01:53:29,040 --> 01:53:29,880
and we have

1644
01:53:31,240 --> 01:53:34,090
cordial. We've come up here and
we've spoken to you

1645
01:53:34,790 --> 01:53:35,580
impassioned,

1646
01:53:36,370 --> 01:53:37,490
but we were cordial.

1647
01:53:37,980 --> 01:53:41,230
We've reached out through the
proper forms. I believe I was a

1648
01:53:41,240 --> 01:53:45,140
mark Nicholson who said that we
could e-mail and ask for it out

1649
01:53:45,150 --> 01:53:45,850
for a meeting.

1650
01:53:47,350 --> 01:53:51,920
>> We reached out 5 times but
never happened. And

1651
01:53:52,050 --> 01:53:54,290
>> you can roll your eyes.
You can fall asleep at your

1652
01:53:54,300 --> 01:53:59,210
seat. I see that Scott Aspen
minor left early. But we're

1653
01:53:59,220 --> 01:54:00,240
going to keep coming back.

1654
01:54:01,090 --> 01:54:03,350
We don't see this as a one-time
thing.

1655
01:54:04,340 --> 01:54:06,830
We see this as we're in it for
the long haul.

1656
01:54:08,800 --> 01:54:10,690
This will not be the last you
hear of us.

1657
01:54:11,730 --> 01:54:15,520
We are here to demand. We're
not asking or telling.

1658
01:54:16,050 --> 01:54:19,180
We're demanding a sanctuary
city so that everybody in the

1659
01:54:19,190 --> 01:54:22,580
city of Billings is safe from
ice and Border Patrol terror,

1660
01:54:23,710 --> 01:54:25,120
especially children.

1661
01:54:27,110 --> 01:54:28,440
They got picked up

1662
01:54:29,090 --> 01:54:30,500
at a backpack drives.

1663
01:54:31,980 --> 01:54:33,400
Does that mean anything to you

1664
01:54:37,500 --> 01:54:38,370
tonight bill Kennedy.

1665
01:54:38,930 --> 01:54:40,020
So

1666
01:54:40,790 --> 01:54:43,580
it's just it's just really
shameful that we come here and

1667
01:54:43,590 --> 01:54:45,140
we we we have

1668
01:54:47,550 --> 01:54:52,890
I was just being nice and it's
hit our community and it hit

1669
01:54:52,900 --> 01:54:55,030
our state. Just just a couple
months ago

1670
01:54:55,550 --> 01:54:57,140
in Bozeman 100 people

1671
01:54:58,630 --> 01:55:01,320
kidnapped by Isis and Bill
Kennedy doesn't care. He's

1672
01:55:01,330 --> 01:55:03,640
walking out just like Scott
asked might or dead. That's

1673
01:55:03,650 --> 01:55:04,220
shameful

1674
01:55:06,810 --> 01:55:07,510
Mike Nelson.

1675
01:55:08,870 --> 01:55:11,420
When we asked if you would meet
with us, you said no, because

1676
01:55:11,430 --> 01:55:14,830
you knew our demands. So you
don't agree with our demands.

1677
01:55:17,620 --> 01:55:19,980
You got nothing to say. You
have plenty to say you've had

1678
01:55:19,990 --> 01:55:23,200
plenty to say when it comes to
trying to shut down our freedom

1679
01:55:23,210 --> 01:55:23,890
of speech.

1680
01:55:26,120 --> 01:55:28,400
You got nothing to say about a
sanctuary city.

1681
01:55:29,660 --> 01:55:32,150
All these people came here
asking for the same thing

1682
01:55:32,160 --> 01:55:33,410
demanding the same thing

1683
01:55:34,890 --> 01:55:36,310
and you got nothing to say.

1684
01:55:36,880 --> 01:55:38,390
Does anybody have anything to
say,

1685
01:55:39,080 --> 01:55:40,210
but a sanctuary city.

1686
01:55:40,900 --> 01:55:43,200
How do you feel about a 9
year-old girl being kidnapped

1687
01:55:43,210 --> 01:55:46,530
by ice and taken to a
concentration tap camp and

1688
01:55:46,540 --> 01:55:48,260
Havre Montana. How do you feel
about that.

1689
01:55:48,800 --> 01:55:49,860
Anybody want to

1690
01:55:50,360 --> 01:55:51,630
give any kind of response.

1691
01:55:54,690 --> 01:55:57,790
So you have plenty to say about
when it comes to shutting down

1692
01:55:57,800 --> 01:56:00,780
our freedom of speech and
you've got plenty to say about

1693
01:56:00,790 --> 01:56:04,860
our signs. You have absolutely
nothing to say about a

1694
01:56:04,870 --> 01:56:05,770
sanctuary city.

1695
01:56:06,490 --> 01:56:07,080
>> Shame on you.

1696
01:56:16,780 --> 01:56:18,800
>> Good evening, mayor. Good
evening. Council. My name is

1697
01:56:18,810 --> 01:56:21,660
Tony. Sure that some of the
2031 country Manor Boulevard.

1698
01:56:22,450 --> 01:56:24,910
I'm not here is a rabble-rouser
and I'm not a revolutionary and

1699
01:56:24,920 --> 01:56:27,590
I'm certainly not a Marxist or
Communist like those accused of

1700
01:56:27,600 --> 01:56:30,950
earlier. I'm a mom of a child
who used to be so excited to go

1701
01:56:30,960 --> 01:56:32,420
shopping for her school
supplies.

1702
01:56:33,390 --> 01:56:35,230
So I come here today in
response to a child and her

1703
01:56:35,240 --> 01:56:38,820
father being taken by ice at
United way school supply event.

1704
01:56:38,830 --> 01:56:41,020
We cannot allow ice to
intimidate our neighbors.

1705
01:56:41,470 --> 01:56:43,340
So I'm asking you respectfully
for the following

1706
01:56:43,890 --> 01:56:47,330
protect our local resources.
I like to ask the council to

1707
01:56:47,340 --> 01:56:50,790
prohibit city personnel, local
police and city owned or leased

1708
01:56:50,800 --> 01:56:53,970
facilities to be used as
staging areas are holding zones

1709
01:56:53,980 --> 01:56:55,880
for federal immigration
enforcement.

1710
01:56:56,680 --> 01:57:00,030
I'm asking that we require
judicial warrants. I'm urging

1711
01:57:00,040 --> 01:57:03,090
you to pass policies. Requiring
ice agents to present a warrant

1712
01:57:03,100 --> 01:57:06,330
signed by an actual judge, not
just an administrative ice

1713
01:57:06,340 --> 01:57:09,840
warrant before accessing
nonpublic city property units,

1714
01:57:09,850 --> 01:57:11,110
municipal buildings.

1715
01:57:12,030 --> 01:57:15,370
I'm asking for community trust
in public safety to be restored

1716
01:57:15,380 --> 01:57:17,820
when immigrant residents live
in fear of local collaboration

1717
01:57:17,830 --> 01:57:20,760
with federal agencies. They
stop reporting crimes. They

1718
01:57:20,770 --> 01:57:23,530
stop acting as witnesses.
They stop seeking emergency

1719
01:57:23,540 --> 01:57:25,760
medical care and they stop
sending their children to

1720
01:57:25,770 --> 01:57:26,250
school.

1721
01:57:27,230 --> 01:57:29,490
I'm asking for you to think of
our economic and social

1722
01:57:29,500 --> 01:57:32,910
well-being families in fear
face disrupted daily routines

1723
01:57:32,920 --> 01:57:35,130
affecting their children
affecting our schools, our

1724
01:57:35,140 --> 01:57:37,220
teachers and you ultimately

1725
01:57:37,910 --> 01:57:40,280
and I am asking that you
consider establishing believes

1726
01:57:40,290 --> 01:57:43,530
as Billings excuse me, as a
sanctuary city and de-escalate

1727
01:57:43,540 --> 01:57:45,950
the tension that is building in
our community.

1728
01:57:47,240 --> 01:57:49,640
Catherine, still my poem.
So I will end by asking you to

1729
01:57:49,650 --> 01:57:52,040
demonstrate your humanity and
tap into that part of you that

1730
01:57:52,050 --> 01:57:55,500
believes in family values and
help us keep families together.

1731
01:57:55,510 --> 01:57:58,640
But keeping ice, at least if
not off our streets at least

1732
01:57:58,650 --> 01:58:01,880
within controls that you can
put in place to keep everybody

1733
01:58:01,890 --> 01:58:03,930
safe. I thank you for your time
tonight.

1734
01:58:20,730 --> 01:58:24,550
>> Hi, my name is Angela
debary. I live in the county

1735
01:58:24,560 --> 01:58:26,480
just out on the creek Road.

1736
01:58:28,800 --> 01:58:32,420
>> I'm here with support for
the Billings Alliance for

1737
01:58:32,430 --> 01:58:33,560
immigrant rights

1738
01:58:34,990 --> 01:58:36,840
and I oppose ice with

1739
01:58:37,390 --> 01:58:38,630
every fiber of my being.

1740
01:58:39,760 --> 01:58:42,200
It is horrifying to see kids

1741
01:58:42,980 --> 01:58:44,740
being put into detention camps

1742
01:58:45,560 --> 01:58:47,850
with no worries. These kids
have done nothing wrong.

1743
01:58:48,400 --> 01:58:51,010
They're separated from their
parents who have also most of

1744
01:58:51,020 --> 01:58:52,050
them have done nothing wrong.

1745
01:58:53,320 --> 01:58:56,290
It is deplorable. We shouldn't
be supporting that.

1746
01:58:57,050 --> 01:59:01,090
I'm sure you've all seen videos
of Philly with all of those

1747
01:59:01,100 --> 01:59:03,300
children screaming inside.

1748
01:59:04,020 --> 01:59:07,470
That's for affirming. I do not
want that here and you should

1749
01:59:07,480 --> 01:59:08,540
not want that here either.

1750
01:59:11,050 --> 01:59:12,330
I just I

1751
01:59:12,940 --> 01:59:16,620
plead with you to do everything
that you can in your power

1752
01:59:17,260 --> 01:59:18,770
to make sure the ice

1753
01:59:19,580 --> 01:59:22,480
is actually following the rules
that they're supposed to do.

1754
01:59:22,490 --> 01:59:25,280
If you allow them here, if you
agree to work with them

1755
01:59:26,270 --> 01:59:30,250
actually keep them in check
because a lot of them by their

1756
01:59:30,260 --> 01:59:32,360
own rules. They are not
following the law.

1757
01:59:33,360 --> 01:59:37,350
And if you are going to allow
them to be here, then you need

1758
01:59:37,360 --> 01:59:38,620
to hold them accountable.

1759
01:59:39,900 --> 01:59:41,190
We can't be letting them

1760
01:59:42,120 --> 01:59:45,260
murder. People in that people
like they're doing across the

1761
01:59:45,270 --> 01:59:48,940
United States. It is horrifying
to see that. And I would hate

1762
01:59:48,950 --> 01:59:50,170
to see it come to our city.

1763
02:00:07,560 --> 02:00:11,030
>> Hello. My name is Lillian e
from Billings Montana

1764
02:00:11,720 --> 02:00:14,100
and I stand in support of the
Billings Alliance for him to

1765
02:00:14,110 --> 02:00:15,980
get rights for a sanctuary city

1766
02:00:17,430 --> 02:00:20,630
just because that just because
the government is doing it

1767
02:00:20,640 --> 02:00:23,860
doesn't mean human trafficking
is okay. Isis trafficking

1768
02:00:23,870 --> 02:00:26,690
humans all over this nation to
concentration camps.

1769
02:00:44,770 --> 02:00:46,940
My name is Brooke bigler.

1770
02:00:48,530 --> 02:00:52,330
I live here in Billings and I
stand in support of the

1771
02:00:52,340 --> 02:00:55,540
Billings Alliance for immigrant
rights demands for sanctuary

1772
02:00:55,550 --> 02:00:56,000
city.

1773
02:00:56,840 --> 02:00:59,370
I'm a mother and my heart goes
out to all the families

1774
02:00:59,380 --> 02:01:03,300
affected by ice. My biggest
fear is losing my son.

1775
02:01:03,840 --> 02:01:06,340
I grew up thinking our
government and public servants

1776
02:01:06,350 --> 02:01:09,400
would be there to protect us
and especially our children of

1777
02:01:09,410 --> 02:01:09,830
all

1778
02:01:10,430 --> 02:01:13,180
that's not sure anymore.
And it's terrifying. I will do

1779
02:01:13,190 --> 02:01:16,420
whatever it is to protect to
protect our children. We were

1780
02:01:16,430 --> 02:01:19,330
not. We will never stop
fighting protect our community

1781
02:01:19,340 --> 02:01:22,670
and immigrant families. We
cannot just ignore the terror

1782
02:01:22,680 --> 02:01:25,950
and injustice. Justice is
happening here in our country.

1783
02:01:26,610 --> 02:01:29,610
And I fear the ones who do
support or ignore the domestic

1784
02:01:29,620 --> 02:01:33,140
terrorism going on in our
country have no moral compass

1785
02:01:33,150 --> 02:01:35,160
or backbone. Thank you.

1786
02:01:45,780 --> 02:01:49,460
>> My name is Andrea Wulf.
And I live here in Billings and

1787
02:01:49,470 --> 02:01:51,720
I as well and the mother and
then.

1788
02:01:52,480 --> 02:01:56,050
>> A member of this community
then on the pga's and

1789
02:01:56,060 --> 02:01:57,600
volunteered for years and

1790
02:01:59,530 --> 02:02:02,490
the woman that said that, you
know, we don't want predators,

1791
02:02:02,500 --> 02:02:05,660
meaning immigrants are
predators somehow when in fact

1792
02:02:05,670 --> 02:02:10,930
we have 404 active sexual
assault. People on in Billings

1793
02:02:10,940 --> 02:02:12,310
alone. And guess what, they
were

1794
02:02:14,670 --> 02:02:15,300
white men

1795
02:02:17,150 --> 02:02:20,920
and then also on the
interactive at it now. And now

1796
02:02:20,930 --> 02:02:22,800
a size or an outsider

1797
02:02:23,520 --> 02:02:27,230
and wiser excuse me really
nervous United States

1798
02:02:27,240 --> 02:02:32,600
sentencing Commission is 70%
white men that or the sexual

1799
02:02:32,610 --> 02:02:33,110
assault.

1800
02:02:34,420 --> 02:02:35,660
You know the predators

1801
02:02:36,850 --> 02:02:39,290
we're we're focusing and where
we're worried that they're

1802
02:02:39,300 --> 02:02:39,980
predators,

1803
02:02:40,920 --> 02:02:42,770
they're the people that you are
funding

1804
02:02:43,360 --> 02:02:44,500
the to all of

1805
02:02:45,450 --> 02:02:48,810
Oliver infrastructures building
houses. Who's going to do that

1806
02:02:48,820 --> 02:02:49,380
for me.

1807
02:02:50,750 --> 02:02:53,960
We bring in all sorts of
produce from Mexico. I'm a

1808
02:02:53,970 --> 02:02:54,510
produce

1809
02:02:55,060 --> 02:02:59,030
manager and take care of the
produce department in so much

1810
02:02:59,040 --> 02:03:01,160
of it is coming in from Mexico.
How many of you have gone to

1811
02:03:01,170 --> 02:03:02,500
Mexico lately.

1812
02:03:03,010 --> 02:03:06,200
You go into their country for
vacation. You don't want them

1813
02:03:06,210 --> 02:03:07,700
here. Why are they coming here?

1814
02:03:08,250 --> 02:03:09,110
Why are they coming here

1815
02:03:09,730 --> 02:03:11,750
to escape persecution and
oppression and

1816
02:03:12,260 --> 02:03:16,080
violence in their own
countries. We are founded on

1817
02:03:16,090 --> 02:03:18,550
bringing in the grants us.
Should they do it legally?

1818
02:03:18,560 --> 02:03:22,520
Of course, the cheetah legally.
But if you are running away

1819
02:03:22,530 --> 02:03:26,100
from criminals and and violence
in your own country and you

1820
02:03:26,110 --> 02:03:28,860
needed to get away and take
care of your children. What

1821
02:03:28,870 --> 02:03:30,590
would you want people to open
their doors.

1822
02:03:34,470 --> 02:03:37,610
I think you guys are just
plain. Absolutely plank and

1823
02:03:37,620 --> 02:03:39,980
heart us. It feels it's scary

1824
02:03:40,900 --> 02:03:43,590
and it does feel like not see
Germany.

1825
02:03:44,500 --> 02:03:45,300
I'm terrified

1826
02:03:46,660 --> 02:03:48,390
cream. Ice to speak.

1827
02:03:49,710 --> 02:03:52,440
Thank you for my kids future.
Why don't why are you worried

1828
02:03:52,450 --> 02:03:54,510
about your kids future. What's
going to look like.

1829
02:03:55,140 --> 02:03:57,910
We've got data center screen to
come in here. It's poisoning.

1830
02:03:57,920 --> 02:04:02,430
Our environment, ruining our
environment, our water system.

1831
02:04:02,440 --> 02:04:03,070
We've got

1832
02:04:05,030 --> 02:04:08,250
FOX. We need more surveillance.
We don't need or surveillance

1833
02:04:08,260 --> 02:04:10,270
city. We need is a sanctuary
city.

1834
02:04:11,330 --> 02:04:14,910
What has happened to everybody?
What is literally happen if you

1835
02:04:14,920 --> 02:04:18,910
are all Christians. I am up
shocked. If you're Christians.

1836
02:04:19,680 --> 02:04:22,750
Absolutely shocked because you
are to invite

1837
02:04:23,410 --> 02:04:26,650
the foreign in your to sit at
that table with him and break

1838
02:04:26,660 --> 02:04:27,730
bread with them and

1839
02:04:29,390 --> 02:04:32,020
share your your wealth, not
hoard your wealth

1840
02:04:33,650 --> 02:04:34,710
and not to exclude

1841
02:04:36,890 --> 02:04:40,800
she that's absolutely
disgusting. What is going on to

1842
02:04:40,810 --> 02:04:43,650
know that there are children
committing suicide because

1843
02:04:43,660 --> 02:04:47,070
there are so terrified they're
going to be arrested and

1844
02:04:47,080 --> 02:04:49,540
separated from their families.

1845
02:04:51,200 --> 02:04:53,540
I I just cannot even understand
any.

1846
02:05:11,100 --> 02:05:12,470
Thank you. Just one 2nd.

1847
02:05:29,930 --> 02:05:31,340
>> Hello. I'm

1848
02:05:31,780 --> 02:05:35,610
there we go. At my name is 8
and a black Island in Billings,

1849
02:05:35,620 --> 02:05:36,290
Montana.

1850
02:05:36,730 --> 02:05:41,370
>> And I am a 4th generation
American on my father's side

1851
02:05:41,380 --> 02:05:44,510
and on my mother's side, I have
been here. My family lives been

1852
02:05:44,520 --> 02:05:48,900
here for about 250 years.
I the first member of my family

1853
02:05:48,910 --> 02:05:51,150
emigrated here from Scotland

1854
02:05:51,760 --> 02:05:56,180
and not only was was he a
working member of our country

1855
02:05:56,190 --> 02:06:00,810
fun. But he with George
Washington. He fought on the

1856
02:06:00,820 --> 02:06:03,660
Delaware. He fought to make
this country what it is.

1857
02:06:04,180 --> 02:06:05,350
And while it's flawed,

1858
02:06:06,580 --> 02:06:08,940
I think he would be appalled
that there were at I think

1859
02:06:08,950 --> 02:06:10,770
every founding father would be

1860
02:06:11,290 --> 02:06:13,330
because if you go back in
history,

1861
02:06:14,040 --> 02:06:15,240
everyone came here

1862
02:06:16,200 --> 02:06:20,140
from somewhere else. Legally
illegally facing prosecution or

1863
02:06:20,150 --> 02:06:23,050
not. They came here because
they wanted to create a

1864
02:06:23,060 --> 02:06:25,380
different opportunity, a
different life for themselves

1865
02:06:25,390 --> 02:06:26,470
and their families

1866
02:06:27,220 --> 02:06:27,790
and

1867
02:06:28,420 --> 02:06:31,450
Montana. I see so many signs
him. And this is the last great

1868
02:06:31,460 --> 02:06:36,180
place. Be kept this place as
natural and free and safe for

1869
02:06:36,190 --> 02:06:36,890
people.

1870
02:06:38,400 --> 02:06:40,960
And now more and more people
are trying to come here and

1871
02:06:40,970 --> 02:06:43,070
stir homes. They want to work.

1872
02:06:43,840 --> 02:06:47,790
They want to have land. They
want to be a part of our

1873
02:06:47,800 --> 02:06:50,710
communities. And instead of
helping them.

1874
02:06:51,250 --> 02:06:55,750
All you're doing is turning a
blind eye and letting them go

1875
02:06:55,760 --> 02:06:56,290
missing.

1876
02:06:57,210 --> 02:07:02,280
So many people vanish year and
no one. Here's you might see a

1877
02:07:02,290 --> 02:07:06,510
missing child poster if that
when it comes to the matter of

1878
02:07:06,520 --> 02:07:10,250
ice detention. Where did those
kids go? Are they ever reunited

1879
02:07:10,260 --> 02:07:11,240
with their families,

1880
02:07:12,980 --> 02:07:15,500
their families in the U.S.
their families in Mexico

1881
02:07:15,510 --> 02:07:17,770
wherever the f*** become
missing from

1882
02:07:18,840 --> 02:07:21,510
the vanish and no one seems to
care.

1883
02:07:22,340 --> 02:07:24,740
And at the end of the day,
someone has to

1884
02:07:25,470 --> 02:07:28,630
you guys. Sit here with the
ability to create safety

1885
02:07:28,640 --> 02:07:31,970
measures to genuinely keep
people safe. I think people go

1886
02:07:31,980 --> 02:07:34,560
on a scene doesn't make them
safe.

1887
02:07:34,840 --> 02:07:38,260
Creating better access for
housing, for schooling, for

1888
02:07:38,270 --> 02:07:40,230
people to get their citizenship

1889
02:07:40,630 --> 02:07:43,780
to learn different languages.
That's how you keep people

1890
02:07:43,790 --> 02:07:44,380
safe.

1891
02:07:47,150 --> 02:07:48,040
And frankly,

1892
02:07:49,790 --> 02:07:53,750
we are at a plant in history.
Just as it always is for things

1893
02:07:53,760 --> 02:07:57,360
are chaotic and terrifying and
you're for. They spent all

1894
02:07:57,370 --> 02:07:59,570
these moral dilemmas in.
You're asked what are you going

1895
02:07:59,580 --> 02:08:00,660
to do about it.

1896
02:08:01,350 --> 02:08:04,430
It's easy to turn off your
phone. It's easy to say I don't

1897
02:08:04,440 --> 02:08:07,550
care. I have other things to
worry about. But at the end of

1898
02:08:07,560 --> 02:08:10,800
the day, this is that what you
have to do to sleep at night to

1899
02:08:10,810 --> 02:08:13,040
avoid yourself of your basic
humanity.

1900
02:08:13,840 --> 02:08:17,950
If people go looking for your
family, for your friends and

1901
02:08:18,990 --> 02:08:22,350
no one can find them only find
out they were detained by ice.

1902
02:08:22,360 --> 02:08:25,000
What will you do. What will you
do? Want to goes beyond

1903
02:08:25,010 --> 02:08:27,570
immigrants, but will it do when
it comes to literally everyone

1904
02:08:27,580 --> 02:08:30,050
who is that what the president
believes. He won through this

1905
02:08:30,060 --> 02:08:30,950
country.

1906
02:08:30,960 --> 02:08:36,360
[MUSIC]

1907
02:08:36,550 --> 02:08:39,670
>> You know the rules. We know
there's no applause here.

1908
02:08:39,680 --> 02:08:40,950
There's not even snapping

1909
02:08:41,830 --> 02:08:43,970
K. It's a First Amendment
issue.

1910
02:08:44,550 --> 02:08:47,160
You might make other people
uncomfortable. I've explained

1911
02:08:47,170 --> 02:08:47,940
that before.

1912
02:08:48,670 --> 02:08:51,050
And I really don't think that I
should have to explain it

1913
02:08:51,060 --> 02:08:53,520
again. Is there further public
comment.

1914
02:08:55,870 --> 02:08:58,410
All right. Seeing none. We'll
close that part of the meeting

1915
02:09:01,040 --> 02:09:04,370
and open it up to Council
initiatives. Are there any

1916
02:09:04,380 --> 02:09:05,030
Mister Pittman?

1917
02:09:05,200 --> 02:09:07,180
>> Yeah, Marin County. I'm not
sure if this needs to be a

1918
02:09:07,190 --> 02:09:11,600
council initiative or if I can
just work with staff. But what

1919
02:09:11,610 --> 02:09:14,250
I would like to do is add a
disclaimer at the public

1920
02:09:14,260 --> 02:09:18,030
comment on non agenda items
that explains why we sit here

1921
02:09:18,040 --> 02:09:22,210
in don't engage that it's that
there is a notice issue.

1922
02:09:22,220 --> 02:09:26,060
So we're not standing sitting
up here just like looking.

1923
02:09:26,100 --> 02:09:28,990
We can't answer your questions.
And so I would like to put some

1924
02:09:29,000 --> 02:09:32,290
kind of a disclaimer. So the
public understands what's going

1925
02:09:32,300 --> 02:09:35,520
on protocol behind it, that
it's their time to speak.

1926
02:09:35,530 --> 02:09:38,960
It's our time to listen to and
that we can to engage back and

1927
02:09:38,970 --> 02:09:41,780
forth. And so that the
allegations that we just sit

1928
02:09:41,790 --> 02:09:45,580
here. What blank faces is
because we cannot respond to at

1929
02:09:45,590 --> 02:09:48,090
a public meeting. So I don't
know if that needs to be an

1930
02:09:48,100 --> 02:09:51,990
initiative or I guessed
illegal. Can we just work on

1931
02:09:52,000 --> 02:09:54,590
some disclaimers is kind of
explaining to the public,

1932
02:09:54,830 --> 02:09:59,250
the protocol and and some of
the parameters on around which

1933
02:09:59,260 --> 02:10:00,780
we do public comment.

1934
02:10:01,390 --> 02:10:04,500
>> Councilmember Goodman staff
would be happy to look at that.

1935
02:10:04,510 --> 02:10:05,640
And thank you. Thank you.

1936
02:10:14,530 --> 02:10:16,510
>> Is there any thing else for
the council.

1937
02:10:17,990 --> 02:10:19,990
Is there any objection to
adjourning

1938
02:10:21,070 --> 02:10:22,480
seeing none. We are adjourned.