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Council approves consent agenda including multiple contracts, hearings and maintenance agreements
Summary
At its May 20, 2025 meeting the Missoula City Council approved a bundled consent agenda that included accounts payable totaling $2,392,720.04, several contract awards and public‑hearing dates for land use and parks planning matters; public commenters asked for delay of parking fine changes.
The Missoula City Council approved the consent agenda as a package during the May 20, 2025 meeting by unanimous roll call.
Key items read into the record by the city clerk and approved on the consent agenda included: - Approval of accounts payable checks dated 05/20/2025 in the amount of $2,392,720.04. - Setting a public hearing for June 2, 2025 on fourth‑quarter FY2024 budget amendments and appropriations. - Setting a public hearing for June 23, 2025 to consider adopting the 2025 Parks, Recreation, Open Space and Trails Comprehensive Master Plan as an issue plan for the Missoula 2045 land use framework. - Setting a public hearing for June 9, 2025 on resolutions to create Special Lighting Districts (Heron's Landing, McNett Flats, Hellgate Village) and levy assessments over a 15‑year period to fund street lighting in the specified districts. - Authorization for the mayor to sign maintenance agreements with Design Holdings LLC and Copper Mountain Coffee for city MDT maintenance on specified properties. - Bid awards and contract authorizations including: Orange Street & Craig Lane traffic signal to JAG Construction ($477,182) and associated construction inspection amendment not to exceed $85,005; Industrial Road to Momont 1 lift station sewer improvement to Prospect Construction LLC (not to exceed $1,080,049); North First Street water main replacement to 3 Rivers Land Works (not to exceed $826,066.38); professional services amendment with DJ&A for preliminary engineering not to exceed $1,155,153; and actions related to the Missoula Parking Commission and a public hearing on proposed amendments to parking penalty and residential permit sections of city code (hearing set for 06/02/2025).
Public comment During the consent‑agenda public comment period, members of the public addressed a range of items. A resident urged the council to keep the Johnson Street Shelter open. Scott Sprowl, a downtown business owner, said he supported the proposed parking fine increases but asked the council to delay implementation until Jan. 1, 2026 to give businesses and the public time to adjust. The clerk confirmed written testimony from William Leishman was attached to the record for the Garden City Compost item.
What passed and next steps The consent agenda passed unanimously by roll call; council members recorded "yes" votes for the package. Individual items listed will move forward under the terms read on the record, with contract awards proceeding subject to finalization and hearings scheduled on the dates announced.
Provenance: Consent agenda items were read into the record beginning at transcript time 396.90503 and the roll call approval appears later at 1058.74–1060.04 where the clerk recorded unanimous passage.
