City council approves consent agenda including $1.93 million in payments and lowers max sidewalk assessment

Missoula City Council on April 14 approved a consent agenda that included $1,933,889.99 in accounts payable, multiple contracts and reappointments, and a resolution lowering the maximum sidewalk assessment for certain single-family dwellings.

The consent agenda covered a range of routine and project-specific items. City Clerk Miss Trimble read the items aloud before the council voted by voice; Mayor Andrea Davis called for the voice vote and the council recorded the result as unanimous.

The list of consent actions announced on the record included: - Approval of accounts payable checks dated April 15, 2025, totaling $1,933,889.99. - Authorization for the mayor to sign an agreement with Cokes Courts for tennis court resurfacing and striping of four pickleball courts, not to exceed $131,000. - Setting a public hearing for May 5, 2025, to consider approval of up to $112,700 for acquisition-related costs from open space bond funds for approximately 16.5 acres adjacent to the Kim Williams Trail (referred to as the Tipp Clark Fork River property acquisition). - Confirmation of multiple mayoral reappointments to boards and commissions, including the Parks and Recreation Board and the Parks Commission, with terms noted to begin May 1, 2025. - Adoption of a resolution awarding $20,000 in neighborhood improvement grant funds for fiscal year 2025 and direction to staff to negotiate contracts for those awards. - Approval of budget- and financing-related resolutions, including actions related to stormwater revenue bonds and water system improvement financing, and authorization to contract for updated impact fee studies. - Approval of development agreements for traffic mitigation on Expo Parkway and Grand Creek. - Adoption of a resolution lowering the maximum sidewalk assessment from $9,000 to $3,500 on family dwellings of one or two dwelling units per parcel.

City staff presented the items as one consent package; no council member requested separation of items for individual discussion. Miss Trimble read the agenda items in series; after a call for public comment produced no speakers, Mayor Davis called the vote. “All in favor of tonight's consent agenda, please say aye,” the mayor said; the council responded and the item passed.

Why this matters: Consent agendas bundle administrative and operational actions that enable city departments to pay vendors, manage contracts, set hearings and fill board vacancies. The sidewalk-assessment change affects the maximum charge property owners can face under the city's special-assessment process for certain sidewalk projects.

What's next: Specific items set for public hearings will return to council on the dates set (for example May 5, 2025). The administration will proceed with contract execution and board appointments as authorized.

Votes at a glance (consent agenda): outcome — approved (voice vote, recorded as unanimous).