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Key votes

- Approval of meeting minutes (April 24, 2025): Motion to approve the minutes was made by a council member and seconded; the council recorded a 4–0 vote to approve the minutes.

- Biweekly claims: The council approved two claims batches during the meeting. Council approved claims number 19637 through 19675 (motion and vote recorded) and later approved claims number 19676 through 19690 after brief discussion of line items. Both approvals were recorded as 4–0.

- Consent to mayoral appointment: The council consented to the mayor’s appointment of Ashley Hoffman as a volunteer firefighter recruit; the motion passed 4–0.

- Appointments to boards: The council approved the mayor’s appointment of Council member Sam Bragg to the TIF/TED board; the motion passed unanimously.

- Special-event permit for 2025 festival/street closures: The council approved a special-event permit for the town’s annual event (the permit application reflected a shortened street closure compared with prior years); vote recorded as 4–0.

- Administrative resolutions: The council adopted three administrative resolutions by unanimous vote: Resolution No. 565 (council member duties and responsibilities), Resolution No. 566 (zoning and floodplain administrator duties and responsibilities), and Resolution No. 567 (building official and building inspector job duties). Each passed on a 4–0 vote with no substantive public comment recorded.

- Town-hall Friday hours resolution (Resolution No. 568): Council members discussed a proposal to adopt new Friday business hours (close at noon) to reduce overtime and comp-time pressures on staff. A council member raised a procedural question about whether a public hearing was required under state law; after that exchange a motion was made to table Resolution No. 568 for further review. The transcript records a motion to table and a second, but the meeting record file did not include an explicit roll-call vote result for that tabling motion in the excerpt provided.

Why it matters: These votes implement routine town administration (billing, staffing, internal duties) and clear the way for operational work (claims paid, permits granted). The town-hall-hours proposal touched a recurring operational issue—staffing and overtime—but was deferred for further legal/procedural review.

Roll-call and procedure notes: Multiple motions were moved and seconded by council members during the meeting; most were approved unanimously (4–0). Where roll-call votes were spoken aloud in the transcript they were recorded as four ayes and no nos. Several items were described as being reviewed previously by staff or boards (for example, the airport bids had been reviewed by the airport board). The council asked staff to return formal contracts or documents for attorney review where appropriate.

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Brian, representing the airport, told the council the engineer's estimate for the work was $397,000 and that CR Contracting submitted the lowest responsive bid, about $198,000. Other bids ranged higher. Brian said CR's mobilization cost was significantly lower than other bidders and noted CR has a successful track record on several past projects. \"So with that, we presented to the board, the board ... voted to recommend CR Contracting LLC,\" Brian said.

Council member Smith moved to award the contract to CR Contracting; Council member Brown seconded. The council confirmed the award and that a formal contract will be brought back for attorney review and execution.

Why it matters: Airport pavement maintenance affects airfield safety, operations and the timing of FAA grant-funded work. Brian told the council FAA funding remains pending; the airport board has been working to finalize submittals so it can order a replacement fuel tank once funding is available.

Next steps: Town staff said the attorney will review the contract and the council will return to ratify the agreement and any related documents once the legal review is complete.

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Buckley said Twin Creeks’ first phase contained about 57 single-family homes and that buyers previously rejected a rezoning to R‑2 density that would allow townhouses. She said the property changed hands and that developer Max Wolf hired PCI/TCI engineering to draw the Phase 2 and proposed Phase 3 plats. Buckley said the new plats omit two creeks for lots she identified as 24–32 and 33–43 and that several lots would be built adjacent to or across the creeks. \"They're essentially going to put culverts in, drive people are going to be driving over the creek and people are going to live in houses,\" she said.

Buckley described the water features as one intermittent tributary and one perennial tributary of the Bitterroot River and said building up to or across those streams risks filling wetland areas and sending sediment and pollutants downstream. She told the council that she had alerted the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) about large piles of topsoil near one creek and truck traffic across a culvert; she said DEQ responded and ordered remedial measures. \"DEQ called me back and said, it's illegal what they're doing. We're making them rectify it,\" Buckley said, noting the contractor had installed straw erosion-control rolls as part of remediation.

Buckley said the visible piles of earth appear to be thousands of cubic feet and that the developer may be stockpiling topsoil in anticipation of a future Phase 3 fill. She asked the council to be prepared to hold public hearings if Phase 3 is formally submitted; Buckley said final approval for Phase 3 is not possible until January 2026 under the current schedule and that she intends to organize a petition and further public comment.

Mayor Michaelson briefly responded during the public-comment exchange, noting the council would need to \"go back\" into records to confirm the original plat approval dates; when Buckley asked whether Plat 2 had been approved in 2022, Mayor Michaelson replied, \"2022.\" The council did not take action on the item during public comment.

Why it matters: Buckley framed the issue as a local water-quality and neighborhood character concern. She cited common best-practice setbacks (she referenced a 100-foot setback recommendation and a 50-foot riparian buffer) and warned of risks to downstream water users and to the Bitterroot River. Buckley requested the council monitor any formal filings for Phase 3 and to provide public meetings on the matter.

Council and staff notes: Buckley identified the developer as Max Wolf and the engineering firm as PCI (sometimes referenced as PCI/TCI in her remarks). She said DEQ had contacted her and directed corrective actions; she requested that the council or staff verify permitting records and the accuracy of plats. Buckley said she was not the originator of the neighborhood petition opposing an R‑2 rezoning but that she presented it previously when neighbors opposed the higher density.

Next steps: Buckley said she expects to return if she observes further suspected violations and that she will organize neighbors before any Phase 3 submission in early 2026. The council did not announce any immediate follow-up action at the meeting.

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