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Bozeman Urban Renewal District Board Meeting – April 21, 2026

City Commission — Tuesday, April 21, 2026
BodyBozeman, Montana
SessionCity Commission
DateTuesday, April 21, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
3:41

Are these going to be a little late?

3:44

Um I couldn't remember if any said she couldn't have learned that Marley will be able to ready, you can.

4:22

Um disclosures to share this.

4:52

And the um executive director's report.

4:55

Uh, neither are action items, but things that have come up in the past, they are um potentially budgeted for.

5:00

Uh neither are action items, but things that have come up in the past, they are um potentially budgeted for, so no action is necessary, but there are a couple things we need to discuss.

5:05

And Jake will give you some background as well.

5:07

Yep.

5:09

Um all right.

5:10

Um approval of the minutes.

5:14

Uh do we have a motion by any chance to approve the previous minutes?

5:18

And I just want to remember uh or remind you all that we did approve um the full yearly batch of minutes.

5:25

So if you'd like to go back and look at our videos, they are now available with uh the timestamps.

5:31

So I'll second.

5:38

Okay.

5:39

And we can just do a quick roll call, Nicholas.

5:43

Sky Cook.

5:45

Tony.

5:46

Hi.

5:47

Hi.

5:47

Jake.

5:48

John.

5:49

Abstain since I wasn't here.

5:51

Got it.

5:51

And Amy or minutes approved.

5:58

All right.

6:03

All right, we can just move right into our action item.

6:07

Let's do it.

6:07

Ellie, can we um open it up for public comment?

6:09

Oh, yeah.

6:10

Hello, Matt.

6:11

How are you?

6:13

Thank you.

6:14

All right, and we will just take a pause to um open it up for public comment.

6:18

So anyone in the room or online, please use your raise the hand feature or come up to the podium and you have three minutes.

6:29

Any public comment?

6:30

Emily online?

6:32

Nope.

6:32

All right, no public comment.

6:36

All right, you guys ready to move into finance report and our financial budget.

6:42

I'll tell you this, everybody.

6:43

Um I think we can probably move through our uh discussion items today pretty quickly.

6:50

So I think we could probably wrap up by by one o'clock, um, unless you would like to go deeper in the finance report andor budget, keeping in mind that this is this will be the third draft that we do see, and I am looking for um a hopeful approval budget or vote and approval.

7:08

So I'll just make my way really quick through the finance report.

7:12

Um, nothing hugely notable other than um our final numbers have come in.

7:16

So as you all know, we don't usually know these until well within our fiscal year.

7:21

Uh this year, even a little bit later.

7:24

And um, so this 13177 is a an actual number.

7:31

Um, some of our expenses over this past um month.

7:35

Uh we did do uh replacement of bollard lights at Siraptimus Park.

7:41

So there's some damage to several of those um lights, and it just got to the point where it was like, let's replace them.

7:46

So if you haven't been in Seraptimus Park recently, we have some new nice lights, ballard lights, and they are um solar panels.

7:55

We have done some work in the park, uh, but we will be doing that pretty extensively over the next month or two.

8:01

So that green space um expense is for updates in the park.

8:06

We do currently have a pretty large sinkhole in Seraphimus Park.

8:10

Uh there was also an individual who drove through the park uh a couple weeks ago and caused pretty significant damage to um some of the concrete tables, um fencing, things like that.

8:22

So um with the help of Emily, we we are getting on top of that.

8:27

But it's gonna be um not just a simple replace.

8:30

There's there's pretty pretty extensive damage.

8:33

And what I understand, Emily, there were no actual arrests made.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Engineering And Infrastructure█████████████████████████████29%
Parking███████████████████████████27%
Fiscal Sustainability████████████████████████24%
Economic Development████████8%
Procedural█████5%
Parks and Recreation████4%
Land Use Planning██2%
Active Transportation█1%
Summary of Proceedings

Bozeman Urban Renewal District Board Meeting – April 21, 2026

The Bozeman Downtown Urban Renewal District (DURD) board held its regular meeting on April 21, 2026. The board approved the fiscal year 2027–2028 budget after a third draft review, and discussed two major items: a potential parking project at the federal building site and the new infrastructure grant program. A decision on the federal building blight study was deferred pending city feedback, while the grant program language is under legal review.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Minutes: A motion to approve the previous meeting minutes was made, seconded, and passed via roll call. John abstained due to absence at the prior meeting. All other members (Nicholas, Sky, Tony, Jake, Amy) voted in favor.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comment was offered either in person or online.

Discussion Items

  • Federal Building Parking Opportunity: The board discussed a proposal by staff to spend $32,500 on a blight study by Pioneer Technical to potentially expand the URD boundary to include the federal building site, which could house a parking structure. Tony and Jake expressed hesitation due to uncertainty about the federal property transfer timeline and the city's level of commitment. They suggested waiting for feedback from Chuck Wynne (city economic development) before committing funds. Ellie noted that the study could be phased, and the process might still be useful for other sites. Marley advocated for simultaneously seeking alternative parking sites. The board agreed to table a formal vote until the May meeting after receiving city input.
  • Infrastructure Grant Program & 302 Eastman Hall Application: Staff explained a shift from DURD-managed projects to a reimbursement-based grant model for private developers. City legal (Greg) is reviewing the grant language to ensure public interest protections. The first applicant, Matt Payne (representing the 302 Eastman Hall project), was present. The board expects to have a decision on the grant program and the application by the May meeting.

Key Outcomes

  • Budget Approval: The board voted unanimously to approve the FY 2027–2028 budget as presented. The budget includes $1.6 million for infrastructure improvements in FY 2026 and increased amounts for FY 2027–2028, along with allocations for parking, park improvements, and other projects. Staff will remove unused line items for clarity.
  • Next Steps on Federal Building: Staff will await a response from Chuck Wynne and share with the board. A formal vote on the blight study will be scheduled for May.
  • Next Steps on Infrastructure Grant: Legal review is ongoing; the board will consider the grant program and the 302 Eastman Hall application at the May meeting.

Meeting Transcript

Are these going to be a little late? Um I couldn't remember if any said she couldn't have learned that Marley will be able to ready, you can. Um disclosures to share this. And the um executive director's report. Uh, neither are action items, but things that have come up in the past, they are um potentially budgeted for. Uh neither are action items, but things that have come up in the past, they are um potentially budgeted for, so no action is necessary, but there are a couple things we need to discuss. And Jake will give you some background as well. Yep. Um all right. Um approval of the minutes. Uh do we have a motion by any chance to approve the previous minutes? And I just want to remember uh or remind you all that we did approve um the full yearly batch of minutes. So if you'd like to go back and look at our videos, they are now available with uh the timestamps. So I'll second. Okay. And we can just do a quick roll call, Nicholas. Sky Cook. Tony. Hi. Hi. Jake. John. Abstain since I wasn't here. Got it. And Amy or minutes approved. All right. All right, we can just move right into our action item. Let's do it. Ellie, can we um open it up for public comment? Oh, yeah. Hello, Matt. How are you? Thank you. All right, and we will just take a pause to um open it up for public comment. So anyone in the room or online, please use your raise the hand feature or come up to the podium and you have three minutes. Any public comment? Emily online? Nope. All right, no public comment. All right, you guys ready to move into finance report and our financial budget. I'll tell you this, everybody. Um I think we can probably move through our uh discussion items today pretty quickly. So I think we could probably wrap up by by one o'clock, um, unless you would like to go deeper in the finance report andor budget, keeping in mind that this is this will be the third draft that we do see, and I am looking for um a hopeful approval budget or vote and approval. So I'll just make my way really quick through the finance report. Um, nothing hugely notable other than um our final numbers have come in. So as you all know, we don't usually know these until well within our fiscal year. Uh this year, even a little bit later. And um, so this 13177 is a an actual number. Um, some of our expenses over this past um month. Uh we did do uh replacement of bollard lights at Siraptimus Park.

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