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\"We're requesting those Trails Bond Program funds for the purpose of funding trailhead development improvements at Marshall Mountain Park,\" said Jackson, a county presenter, describing kiosks with signage and maps, additional bear-proof trash receptacles, bike racks, drinking fountains and \"an ADA compliant double vault restroom.\" The qualifying resolution lists an eligibility amount of $176,581 on the agenda. County staff said the Trails Bond request would represent roughly 10% of the overall project cost and would be combined with an upcoming Land and Water Conservation Fund application and private fundraising by Friends of Marshall Mountain.

Missoula County Parks and Trails Advisory Board reviewed the level 2 application and passed a motion recommending expenditure for the project, the presenter said. Commissioners moved and seconded the qualifying resolution and approved it by voice vote. The presenter told the board he would return later in the month with a more detailed presentation if the resolution passes the qualification step.

The action at this meeting was a qualifying resolution only; no full funding award from Trails Bond Program or Land and Water Conservation Fund was made at this session. Staff indicated the qualifying step allows the county to apply for bond funds and that more detailed budget and design material will be presented at a later hearing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Commissioners' Administrative Public Meeting July 01, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Missoula County commissioners voted to qualify the Marshall Mountain Park base-area redevelopment project for Trails Bond Program consideration.","taxTitle","Missoula County, Montana","taxId",4049,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6181759,"Missoula County hears technology budget package; authorizes support contract and discusses VxRail, staffing, password and phone-fee changes",107,558000,665000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5112270-be5a7857018e166de60e8a839d430737&start=558&end=665","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5112270-be5a7857018e166de60e8a839d430737/thumbnail_558000.jpg","/articles/6181759/Missoula-County/Montana/Missoula-County-hears-technology-budget-package-authorizes-support-contract-and-discusses-VxRail-staffing-password-and-phone-fee-changes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6181759-0ddb067f54c7e615817baf38a42127eb/orig.mp4?Expires=1776554183&Signature=fex3bxO4pnPZeYTPL5K-kQCCxeh3gNziyPZs5~djDgTrf3arTEVOZrdO38r3kvPPPcHAyc7zUj5rXemGyTbSx-Xya2LybNTno7tyXQ2agmIl~8dy~yqTETp9M1sHIrYnqey-V5GKEIXmn6r8webZxXccvjJ0m6GGow5CwyOSYYJlM8ZwEz3xnt~mQ7UwEeSsi0pan-VW1YEYHgeXqmJZiJkd2cjAzcIDBGQ~1roX49HA5FlvfceYiLSfOhFdHnJqzkbSduGqtv2EcgVINaRghoGGZH7D6wl8Xt5NL9wsQyzdoSsyszO6U3GJ5N9AJCxhtJ~0GiYMXr5SDy6MK76Irw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Missoula County technology staff presented a multi-part budget and action package that commissioners discussed and in part approved, covering virtualization support, staffing, software tools and telephone-service funding.

Ken, a county technology department presenter, asked commissioners to authorize signature of a support and licensing agreement for the county's virtualization infrastructure and to consider several budget requests. He described the county\u000fs virtualization platform and said the software vendor landscape had changed after Broadcom bought VMware, which led to higher prices: \"they jacked up the price 300%,\" he said. Commissioners authorized signing the agreement so support and licensing would continue while staff pursue longer-term options.

Ken walked the board through a series of related items: a proposed deputy operations director position to reorganize and improve coordination across core IT functions; a database backup solution to replace an out-of-support system; a countywide password manager (commercial support for Bitwarden, replacing the free edition used by some staff); an account self-service product (Spec Ops) to let users reset passwords outside normal service-desk hours; and a virtualization refresh strategy (VxRail) proposing an ongoing account to smooth the large replacement expense of full rip-and-replace cycles. Ken said a small initial contribution to the refresh account (discussed in the briefing as roughly $65,000) would begin to spread replacement costs over multiple years; he framed that as creating a predictable operational expense rather than a single large capital outlay.

Rob, who manages telephone services, presented related phone operations and proposed fee adjustments. He said the county currently bills departments for phone endpoints and that the loss of a large customer (PHC) had created a budget hole of about $130,000–$140,000 for telephone services. \"PHC represents about 30 roughly 30% of telephone services revenue. They represent over 50% of our long distance revenue,\" Rob said. To close the gap, Rob and Ken proposed marginal, periodic rate increases and other cost reductions; commissioners asked staff to work with Finance on details and communications so departments can anticipate changes. Micah (in chat) confirmed that telephone expenses had already been added to the base budget, a staff member said.

Ken and Rob also presented an item to replace consumer-grade networking at Larchmont with enterprise-grade equipment, including a firewall, enterprise Wi‑Fi and new cabling. The requested one-time infrastructure cost discussed was about $15,000 and an ongoing licensing cost projected near $1,200 annually; staff said Larchmont revenue (the golf course) would cover the expense and that moving the site onto the county network would improve reliability for irrigation systems and point-of-sale transactions.

Where commissioners approved discrete actions, staff recorded authorization to sign the virtualization support agreement. Several other items were discussed at length but were presented as budget requests or planning items requiring further work with Finance or later approvals. No ordinance or fee schedule was adopted at this meeting; commissioners directed staff to continue planning, return with specific budget language as needed and work with departments on communications about fee changes.","Missoula County technology staff presented a multi-part budget and action package, and commissioners authorized continuation of virtualization support while discussing longer-term funding for hardware, staffing and telephone service fees.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6181763,"County qualifies Rock Creek Confluence project for trails bond funding",65,320000,385000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5112270-be5a7857018e166de60e8a839d430737&start=320&end=385","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5112270-be5a7857018e166de60e8a839d430737/thumbnail_320000.jpg","/articles/6181763/Missoula-County/Montana/County-qualifies-Rock-Creek-Confluence-project-for-trails-bond-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6181763-7e49688f8a3240c809287e3f7f2e7a8b/orig.mp4?Expires=1776554183&Signature=TE~0QBLjmRm84RJEYQsNQRo~4FMPrnADwf7FkbuwJLyTsiw9OA1fxbV1SYIV9Ti4ZoaUbMyq-XPh51au4DuXrg4ZbqJ3BgDVT-yDp4rgDUJIWJ2MLDk070Lynkvqu1vXjzL5tGnid68aqXsuHqCFCo2yqkBZa-MWZ9iEL1yn7PgkvyIbI8FKfPvznwNW-Nl69~jkcpdVB3VrsBqhBZnpF3SulrfVAbVz-QxdI57aQ~-60bsXlmBr6ov0x7OTnDRpF5zdOG5chb7LPvK-JtaBPSo~pluS~kgM81R1uzfKHE4jx6nC3TcdhlUwgBjw7ZFUO2W45cpAOC3IR7l-j6k17A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Missoula County commissioners approved a qualifying resolution allowing the county to pursue Trails Bond Program funds for the Rock Creek Confluence project, submitted by 5 Valleys Land Trust.

\"This project is the Rock Creek Confluence project. This was submitted by 5 Valleys Land Trust, and it is for trail and trail facility improvements at the Rock Creek Confluence property,\" said Nick, the presenter. He described the work as including \"building segments of universally accessible trail, segments of non universally accessible trail that will lead to the river as well as trail facility improvements as expanded parking lot, privacy partition and other trail facilities.\" Nick told commissioners the property sits at the confluence of Rock Creek and the Clark Fork River, just south of the I‑90 interchange.

Commissioners asked about Trails Bond Program fund availability and were told \"We still have 1.3 out of the 3,000,000 total from the 2014 bond,\" a staff member said. The qualifying resolution was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. Staff said this is a first step and they will return with a formal presentation at an approval resolution hearing later in July.

The qualifying resolution does not authorize disbursement of bond funds; it permits the county to seek Trails Bond Program funding for the project. Detailed design, budget and funding commitments will be presented at a later hearing.","Missoula County approved a qualifying resolution to request Trails Bond Program funds for trail and facility improvements at the Rock Creek Confluence property, a 5 Valleys Land Trust site; project elements include universally accessible trail segments, non‑accessible trail to river access, expanded parking and other facility improvements.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6181774,"Missoula County approves $57,855 contract for Clinton Community Park pavilion",37,93000,130000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5112270-be5a7857018e166de60e8a839d430737&start=93&end=130","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5112270-be5a7857018e166de60e8a839d430737/thumbnail_93000.jpg","/articles/6181774/Missoula-County/Montana/Missoula-County-approves-57855-contract-for-Clinton-Community-Park-pavilion","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6181774-d33cbd4633ded649db423d5eb378cd5a/orig.mp4?Expires=1776554183&Signature=Fe~c7olgT4KqMkWhP2RXFX53FgQSNLzR1HPvNoEQkX0sSmkG4qx1gDYAXNaVVmG4yHxKb2jw50NOLYpwaXJj~siBLa2dviCPjfiv1ethXfJwFlAUiA6kZvmuU-PlijiA3agZaigR1qUyWAl-gkriVlOM792FjGGAjVvKobOrHpkje0VdUdPwV09Gs6dRXpMf5GCb96mL2dLoSc76ns7WuJ3TPvi32lLv-K-CnGjcQxoNSlaDaCHLC2sAkeEHvmgPUeIILcI12M4cTOJS5YiTNtN2TjIIuXlq7ZytcMVO4zix3PnJOEsvfA~Kjgd6KIIiHtCgvtXpME6iEhl8sZuGqw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Missoula County commissioners approved a professional services agreement to build a 720-square-foot, open-air, universally accessible picnic pavilion at Clinton Community Park.

The pavilion, to be sited next to the skate park, will be designed, fabricated and assembled by Bad Goat Forest Products of Missoula. \"The scope of this construction contract will be for the design, the fabrication, and the assembly of a 720 square foot, open air, universally accessible picnic pavilion,\" said Bethany, a Missoula County Parks, Trails and Recreation staff member, during the presentation. She said, \"The total for this contract comes out to $57,855.\" The item was on the consent agenda and was approved by voice vote; commissioners responded \"Aye.\"

The presenter said primary funding will come from the 2024 and 2025 cycles of the Community Parks and Recreation Grants Program and that the award will be matched by contributions from Friends in Missoula Parks. She told commissioners that construction is anticipated to be completed by October of this year.

The contract authorizes design, fabrication and assembly only; county staff did not present additional engineering documents or construction phasing at this meeting. Commissioners did not appear to amend the contract on the floor and no conditions or contingencies beyond the described funding sources were recorded during the motion.

County staff closed the item by inviting questions; none were raised and the motion was carried. The project is part of the Clinton Community Park master plan work, and staff said they will proceed to contract execution and move toward construction this year.","Missoula County commissioners approved a contract with Bad Goat Forest Products for design, fabrication and assembly of a 720-square-foot universally accessible picnic pavilion at Clinton Community Park, to be funded by 2024–25 community parks and recreation grants and Friends in Missoula Parks.","actionData","errors"]

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