Belgrade City Council

CITY OF BELGRADE COUNCIL WORKSHOP MINUTES COUNCIL CHAMBERS December 9, 2024 6: 00 pm This meeting was open to the public and attended in person. Mayor Russell C. Nelson called the meeting to order. Council Members in attendance were Jason Guffey, Mike Meis, Jim Simon, Kristine Menicucci, Erin Bell, and Renae Mattimoe. City staff in attendance were City Manager Neil Cardwell, Assistant City Manager Greg Tryon, City Attorney Kyla Murray, City Clerk Camille Gregory, Executive Assistant Dana Jambor Municipal Court Judge Chris Gregory, and Director of Economic Development Katharine King. Others in attendance were Mike Devries, Darko " Smiley" Smilovic, Estelle Dobeck, Grant Smilovic, Trevor Datwyler, and Zack Magdol. DISCUSSION AGENDA Discussion on City Water Storage City Manager Cardwell opened the discussion by stating the goals for this meeting. He noted those goals were as follows... 1. Making sure the Council is well informed on the City' s need for water storage and its options to add more storage; 2. Get feedback on where to put a proposed water tower; and 3. Determine how much the City is willing to spend if the tower' s location needs to be somewhere other than the recommended city- owned areas. Cardwell noted that at next Monday' s meeting( December 16, 2024, at 7: 00 pm) a resolution will be brought to the Council to authorize the City Manager to work on this project in its entirety. Cardwell then introduced Trevor Datwyler, who was a representative of the company that is helping the City of Belgrade plan for its water storage needs. Datwyler' s company is called AE2S. Datwyler presented a PowerPoint presentation on the Utilities Master Plan. The presentation outlined the water storage Belgrade currently needs under State laws and what storage Belgrade needs to support future growth. Datwyler' s presentation included a map of potential site locations for a new water tower. Those sites were labeled A through G. The PowerPoint noted the location and cost of each potential project, including factors that impacted the cost of the project. Those factors included the elevation of the proposed sites and whether they had access to the necessary infrastructure/ pipes. There was a discussion amongst the Council on locations A- G. The Council considered pipe infrastructure, the City' s financial options, the residential impact of each project, and the obstacles Page 1 of 2 that would have to be addressed with the FAA, BNSF, and State Highway. Cardwell then listed the pros and cons of each location site and asked the Council to go around and speak on their opinions of the locations. After hearing the Council' s feedback, Cardwell stated his understanding is that if the resolution passes at the next meeting, he will be given the authority to move forward with location C as the first preference for the project. He stated that if that site will not work financially or for other reasons, then he will be authorized to move forward with location D. Mike Devries spoke, offering some financial options for the City to consider if the Council wanted to try for location A. ADJOURN Council Member Simon moved to adjourn. Mattimoe seconded the Motion. Mayor Nelson called for a vote. All voted aye, Motion carried unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 7: 37 pm. te-&--" 4"6/71407(----- Russell C. Nelson, Mayor Attest: Camille Gregory, City, Jerk r -1 Page 2 of 2