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Background and Alternatives Explored. In 2019, Missoula County and the City of Missoula jointly adopted a goal of 100% clean electricity for the Missoula urban area by 2030. The Cities of Bozeman and Helena have adopted similar goals for their communities. All four local governments have identified green tariffs as an important component of their efforts to achieve 100% clean electricity. Green tariffs are an increasingly common mechanism by which customers of regulated utilities have the option to buy power from newly developed renewable energy sources through a special rate (or “tariff”) on their utility bills. In 2019, the Montana Public Service Commission approved a settlement agreement between NorthWestern Energy, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, the Montana Consumer Counsel, and Walmart, in which NorthWestern Energy agreed to initiate a stakeholder process to explore the development of a green tariff. This stakeholder process is currently underway, and Missoula County, the City of Missoula, the City of Bozeman, and the City of Helena are participating in it. The local governments’ goals with regard to the green tariff include (1) that it results in the development of new utility-scale renewable energy in the state of Montana, (2) that the green tariff rates, contract terms, and eligibility requirements make it accessible and attractive to as many NorthWestern Energy customers as possible, and (3) that it does not negatively impact non-participating customers. Missoula County and the cities of Missoula, Bozeman, and Helena jointly propose to hire a consultant with technical expertise in green tariffs and utility rate design to inform the development of a green tariff that most effectively advances their 100% clean electricity goals. The four local governments have jointly issued a competitive solicitation to select a consultant, and have allocated funds in their FY21 budgets to support this effort. This proposed Interlocal Agreement formalizes the relationship among the four local governments for the purpose of jointly hiring and managing a consultant. Under the terms of the proposed Interlocal Agreement, Missoula County will enter into the contract with the consultant, but costs and oversight of the consultant will be shared among the four local governments.
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Background and Alternatives Explored. The Professional Services Agreement with Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxxxx Consulting Engineers, Inc. was signed on February 1st, 2016. In 2019, a University of Montana study indicated that the anticipated market for the poplar trees, anticipated for 2027, had not developed. The City of Missoula Wastewater Division wishes to explore alternate management options for the poplar plantation. In order to prepare a Beneficial Reuse of Effluent for Agricultural Production study, Xxxxxxxx- Xxxxxxxxxx Consulting Engineers, Inc. needs to increase the project amount by $34,752.00, for a total cost of $330,086.00. The study will allow the City to make an informed decision on future management of the plantation and maximize the benefit to the community. Financial Implications: $34,752.00 from the Wastewater Enterprise Fund
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Background and Alternatives Explored. The City of Missoula Information Technology Department Geographic Information System (GIS) Services and Missoula Redevelopment Agency have entered in to a memorandum of understanding (MOU to jointly pay for the acquisition, processing, and delivery of a 3-inch digital geo-rectified aerial image of the Missoula valley covering the full extent of the Utility Service Area Boundary. There are many business processes within the City of Missoula which rely on accurate, current, high-resolution aerial imagery. Departments that rely on this information include, but are not limited to: GIS Services, MRA, Development Services, Fire, Parks and Recreation, Police, and Public Works. The most recent aerial image acquisition made by the City of Missoula was in 2014. Best practice for municipal imagery is 2- to 3- year intervals. There has been significant growth and change in structures and land use in the Missoula valley in the 5 years since our current imagery was taken and we are in need of up-to-date data. Some examples of business processes within the City that require accurate, current, high- resolution aerial imagery include: • GIS Services uses imagery to help geo-reference as-built drawings to incorporate new utility infrastructure into the GIS database. • GIS Services uses imagery daily to provide frame of reference for map products. • MRA uses imagery for redevelopment planning and strategizing. One of MRA’s most useful tools are the large aerial photo prints located on the walls of the Xxx Xxxxxx Conference Room. These large photo prints are the go-to reference tool when discussing projects with potential developers and have proven to be invaluable. • Development Services uses imagery in the planning, transportation, and engineering divisions to discuss projects, detect change over time, analyze long-term planning goals, and extract data such as sidewalk and other infrastructure locations. • Public Works uses imagery for planning purposes. The Storm Water, Wastewater, and Water utilities in particular rely on additional products that we are able to derive from geo- rectified imagery. Digital elevation data can be derived from this imagery and provide the utilities with a terrain model to use in system design and analysis. • Police and Fire Departments use imagery within their E-911 software and it is important to have current, high-resolution imagery for their mapping needs to support officer and public safety. By contracting for the acquisition and processin...
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Background and Alternatives Explored. At its regularly scheduled meeting on April 9, 2007, the Missoula City Council voted to approve the Mill Site PUD Subdivision subject to twenty-nine (29) conditions of approval. This subdivision approval was subject to a series of phasing plan amendments between 2009 and 2014. On November 3, 2014, the most recent phasing plan amendment was conditionally approved by City Council. The 2014 amendments increased the number of phases from two to three. In addition, Phase 2 was split into six sub-phases and Phase 3 was split into four sub-phases. The deadline for Phase 1 was December 31, 2015. The Phase 1 - Wyoming North final plat was filed on May 27, 2015. The final plat submittal deadline for all the sub-phases in Phase 2 & 3 is December 31, 2025. Each sub-phase within Phase 2 and Phase 3 may be submitted in any order except Phase 2 - Welcome Court may not be filed before either Phase 2 – Montana or Phase 2 – Silver has been filed. City Council’s approval of the 2014 phasing plan amendment was conditioned on the phasing plan being amended to include the following four conditions in the final plat submittal of the first sub-phase in Phase 2:
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Background and Alternatives Explored. The City entered into a Right-of-Way Agreement with Rocky Mountain Beverage of Montana, LLC (RMB) on April 9, 2021 to secure the public rights-of-way and easements necessary to construct the Xxxxxx BUILD Project, as well as specific improvements and cost sharing to be included in the Project. Due to the delay in construction of the Project, an amendment is required to allow RMB to construct a portion of Xxxx Xxxx Boulevard in order to serve the Veteran’s Administration Clinic currently under construction. As part of the Original Agreement, RMB constructed $51,395 of improvements, which will be deducted from the $134,293 remaining in the Subdivision Improvements Agreement. This amendment allows for partial construction of Xxxx Xxxx Boulevard between West Broadway and Veterans Way to allow access to the VA Clinic. The remaining $82,898 of the Subdivision Improvement Agreement will be applied toward construction of these improvements. In addition, the City will contribute $50,000 toward these improvements, which reflects the estimated total cost based on current Xxxxxx BUILD Project estimates. Financial Implications: The City’s financial obligations for the Xxxxxx BUILD Project were established in the FY22 CIP. The City’s $50,000 cost contribution will be paid from the current FY22 CIP. Links to external websites:
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Background and Alternatives Explored. The City of Missoula in 2019 was the first city in the nation to receive a Science Education Partnership Award from the National Institutes of Health. The award funds a project, led by Principle Investigator Xxxxx Xxxxxx (City of Missoula) and Co-Investigator Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx (University of Montana), to position The Link, Missoula’s new library-museum complex opening in 2020, as a vibrant Third Place and a hub for health-science learning, healthy living, and STEM role-model engagement. The project aims in particular to reach traditionally underrepresented and underserved groups, including Native Americans, potential first-generation college students, and children from low-income backgrounds. In 2021 the project was awarded supplemented funds for Mipnunum k̓ itki·kȼiǂ: Digital Health Science Education and Career Pathways using Indigenous Knowledge. This supplemental project will create a digital extension of the Link, creating a tribally co-created 4-week indigenous health science research program for CSKT youth. This agreement formalizes CSKT as a partner in the grant project and defines their scope and subaward. Financial Implications: This agreement commits National Institutes of Health funds received by the City of Missoula to the CSKT. No City funds are being used for this work and all contracts and scopes of work have been approved by the Principal Investigator on the project and the NIH Grant Principal. Links to external websites:
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Background and Alternatives Explored. The City of Missoula entered in to a contract on June 14th, 2020 to provide transportation engineering consulting services from WGM Group, Inc. That contract was for $50,000 and on a six-month term. The original agreement allowed for a time extension of up to 6 additional months upon mutual agreement in writing. The consulting services provided by WGM Group, Inc. have met the City’s expectations and proved to be instrumental in the projects requiring transportation ideas and designs. The City and WGM Group, Inc. would like to extend the services for an additional six months and $50,000. Financial Implications: $50,000.00 from the Engineering Professional Services fund Links to external websites:
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Background and Alternatives Explored. The adopted Fairgrounds Master Plan provides for new paved, non-motorized public trail connections linking the Fairgrounds and Sentinel High School to Playfair Park and the YMCA. The trail connections benefit residents and surrounding neighborhoods. The agreement provides for public access with regular trail maintenance of specified public trails by the City. City of Missoula will provide for trail sweeping, mowing, snow removal, irrigation, lighting, associated utility costs and minor repairs. Missoula County will be responsible for future long-term major repairs and replacement of the trail. The City joined the University of Montana and Missoula County Public Schools in recognizing the broad values of the Fairgrounds Master Plan as identified in the Central Park Joint Resolution Missoula Redevelopment Agency (Resolution 8345). Missoula County Board of County Commissioners approved this agreement on August 6, 2020. Financial Implications: The cost of maintenance and operation of the new trails are expected to be minimal and will be absorbed by the Parks & Recreation Department.
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