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Belgrade City Council Meeting – June 15, 2026

City Council & BoardsMonday, June 15, 2026
BodyBelgrade, Montana
SessionCity Council & Boards
DateMonday, June 15, 2026
StatusFILED
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0:01

All right, it's seven o'clock, so I will call our Belgrade City Council meeting to session, and will you please rise and follow me in the pledge?

0:13

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God with liberty and justice for all roll call please.

0:32

Jason Guffy?

0:33

Here.

0:33

Matt and Michael Mees.

0:36

Here.

0:37

Christine Minicucci.

0:38

Here.

0:39

Chair.

0:40

Renee Matimo.

0:42

Simon is absent.

0:44

Entertain a motion to excuse Councilmember Simon.

0:48

I'll make a motion to uh excuse Councilmember Simon.

0:52

Second.

0:53

It's been moved by Councilmember Guffey, second by Deputy Mayor Matimo.

0:59

Is there any discussion?

1:01

All those in favor say aye.

1:03

Aye.

1:03

Aye.

1:04

All those opposed, same sign.

1:06

Passes unanimously.

1:08

All right.

1:08

So before going into public forum, want to just have a quick announcement.

1:14

The previously noticed public hearing for the master fee schedule is postponed and will be renoticed for a future date.

1:22

So if you're here for the master fee schedule, I apologize.

1:29

Alright, so uh moving to the public forum.

1:32

So before starting your comments, please state your name and address an audible tone of voice for the record.

1:38

This is a time for individuals to comment on matters falling within the purview of the Belgrade City Council that are not already on the agenda.

1:46

There will be an opportunity in in conjunction with each agenda item for comments pertaining to that item.

1:53

Please note the council may not engage in discussion or respond to questions during this time.

1:58

However, the mayor's discretion, the city manager may be asked to provide clarification on existing policy.

2:05

And also please limit your comments to three minutes.

2:08

So first call for public forum.

2:14

Second call for public forum.

2:19

Third and final call for public forum.

2:22

Seeing none, I'll close the public forum and move on to the consent agenda, which we have just um one item tonight for the findings of fact for the Yukon Commercial Minors Subdivision.

2:46

I would make a motion to accept the consent agenda as submitted.

2:53

Second.

3:01

Is there any discussion?

3:03

Is there any discussion?

3:06

Is there any discussion?

3:08

Seeing none, all those in favor say aye.

3:11

Aye.

3:12

All those opposed, same sign.

3:14

Passes unanimously.

3:18

All right, moving on to our discussion agenda.

3:23

Uh so we just have one thing uh on here for tonight is uh discuss and consider mayor's recommendations of the various advisory boards.

3:34

Uh so for the parks board, uh my recommendation is to reappoint Diana Perry and Clint Steadman.

3:43

Diana's uh the city representative, um one of the city representative seats, and Clint is one of the uh county representatives.

3:54

Uh both of them have been on the parks board and are active members, so I would recommend uh those two for reappointment.

4:03

Uh for the uh TIFF advisory committee, I would recommend uh Leslie Madsen and Riley McDonald.

4:13

Uh was able to chat briefly with both of them last week, and I think they would be a good additions on the advisory committee.

4:22

Uh unfortunately, um Andrew Sotero, the other applicant on this, uh, was ineligible.

4:30

Uh but there is some discussions about maybe uh expanding that to a larger committee as well.

4:37

Um so just as a reminder, uh we've got uh D D from the school district, uh we got Zach Brown from the County Commissioners, and then uh Councilmember Guffey is our council representative on that.

4:52

So that will fill out the remaining two with how we had wrote that resolution.

5:00

Um, one other item before I would open it up, see if there's any of the applicants here uh that would like to talk.

5:08

Um item two that we have to is uh deputy mayor madimo if you want to continue to serve on on the parks board as well.

5:16

I think your term is up this this month.

5:19

That's right, because it runs on the fiscal year civic calendar here.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural███████████████████████████████████████████43%
Community Engagement████████████████████████████████████36%
Special Event Permits█████████████13%
Parks and Recreation████████8%
Summary of Proceedings

Belgrade City Council Meeting – June 15, 2026

The Belgrade City Council met on June 15, 2026, at 7:00 PM. The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and a unanimous vote to excuse Councilmember Simon. The previously noticed public hearing for the master fee schedule was postponed and will be renoticed. The council addressed a consent agenda item and discussed mayoral appointments to advisory boards. All votes were unanimous.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the findings of fact for the Yukon Commercial Minors Subdivision (unanimous).

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were made during the public forum or during the discussion agenda item.

Discussion Items

  • Mayoral Advisory Board Appointments: Mayor recommended reappointing Diana Perry (city representative) and Clint Steadman (county representative) to the Parks Board, and appointing Leslie Madsen and Riley McDonald to the TIF Advisory Committee. A third applicant, Andrew Sotero, was ineligible. Deputy Mayor Matimo expressed a desire to continue serving on the Parks Board. The applicants spoke briefly in support of their appointments. The council unanimously adopted the mayor's recommendations.

Key Outcomes

  • Council excused Councilmember Simon (unanimous).
  • Consent agenda approved unanimously.
  • Advisory board appointments adopted unanimously.

Reports and Announcements

  • Mayor reported upcoming Montana League of Cities meetings in Helena.
  • City attorney announced absences on June 18–19 and June 22–23.
  • Councilmember Minicucci asked about the meaning of a wavy diamond pattern in street striping on Main Street; city staff will research and report back.
  • There was a discrepancy regarding the next council meeting: the mayor initially stated it would be the following Monday (June 22), but Deputy Mayor Matimo later clarified that there is no meeting in June and the next meeting will be in July.
  • Upcoming events: Juneteenth office closure (June 19), rescheduled city-county health board meeting (June 25), roller rebound exhibition game in Big Sky (June 28), Cars on Broadway (July 5), fireworks and community event (July 3), and story time with the mayor (July 2).

Meeting Transcript

All right, it's seven o'clock, so I will call our Belgrade City Council meeting to session, and will you please rise and follow me in the pledge? I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God with liberty and justice for all roll call please. Jason Guffy? Here. Matt and Michael Mees. Here. Christine Minicucci. Here. Chair. Renee Matimo. Simon is absent. Entertain a motion to excuse Councilmember Simon. I'll make a motion to uh excuse Councilmember Simon. Second. It's been moved by Councilmember Guffey, second by Deputy Mayor Matimo. Is there any discussion? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. All those opposed, same sign. Passes unanimously. All right. So before going into public forum, want to just have a quick announcement. The previously noticed public hearing for the master fee schedule is postponed and will be renoticed for a future date. So if you're here for the master fee schedule, I apologize. Alright, so uh moving to the public forum. So before starting your comments, please state your name and address an audible tone of voice for the record. This is a time for individuals to comment on matters falling within the purview of the Belgrade City Council that are not already on the agenda. There will be an opportunity in in conjunction with each agenda item for comments pertaining to that item. Please note the council may not engage in discussion or respond to questions during this time. However, the mayor's discretion, the city manager may be asked to provide clarification on existing policy. And also please limit your comments to three minutes. So first call for public forum. Second call for public forum. Third and final call for public forum. Seeing none, I'll close the public forum and move on to the consent agenda, which we have just um one item tonight for the findings of fact for the Yukon Commercial Minors Subdivision. I would make a motion to accept the consent agenda as submitted. Second. Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor say aye. Aye. All those opposed, same sign. Passes unanimously. All right, moving on to our discussion agenda. Uh so we just have one thing uh on here for tonight is uh discuss and consider mayor's recommendations of the various advisory boards. Uh so for the parks board, uh my recommendation is to reappoint Diana Perry and Clint Steadman. Diana's uh the city representative, um one of the city representative seats, and Clint is one of the uh county representatives. Uh both of them have been on the parks board and are active members, so I would recommend uh those two for reappointment.

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