CityCommission2025-09-02

Regular City Commission meeting, September 2, 2025

Meeting of the Great Falls CityCommission held September 2, 2025. Called to order 7:00 PM. Regular meetings begin at 7:00 pm in the Commission Chambers, Room 206 of the Civic Center.

Partial summary — this page lists 12 of the meeting's numbered agenda items; the agenda ran to item 19. The minutes linked at the foot of this page carry the full agenda and all the recorded votes.

Present

Commission: Cory Reeves, Joe McKenney?, Rick Tryon, Shannon Wilson, and Susan Wolff
Staff: City Manager Greg Doyon and Deputy City Manager Bryan Lockerby, Public Works Director Chris Gaub, Planning and Community Development Director Brock Cherry, Finance Director Melissa Kinzler, City Attorney David Dennis, Fire Chief Jeremy Jones (arrived at 7:10 pm), Police Captain Brian Black, and City Clerk Lisa Kunz

Agenda items

Petitions and communications

2. Jeni Dodd, City resident, spoke in opposition to the adopted FY26 Park District assessment, reading from a prepared statement.…

Consent agenda

6. Minutes, August 19, 2025, City Commission Meeting.
7. Total Expenditures of $4,757,828 for the period of July 31, 2025, through August 13, 2025, to include claims over $25,000, in the…
8. Contracts List.
9. Award a construction contract in the amount of $832,995 to Vortex Services, LLC. for the Sanitary Sewer Trenchless Rehabilitation…
10. Award a construction contract in the amount of $423,888 to Smith River Construction for the 1st Ave S/7th St S Sidewalk Repair…
11. Award a contract in the amount of $1,626,625 to Central Plumbing, Heating, Excavating for the Northwest Side Water Main…
12. Award a construction contract in the amount of $480,280 to Copper Creek LLC for the Lift Station 15 VFDs and Power project for…
13. Approve a Professional Services Agreement with TheatreDNA in the amount of $96,447 to complete the Facilities Utilization &… — Motion carried 5-0

Old business

14. CITY OF GREAT FALLS ELECTRIC SUPPLY CONTRACT.
15. City Manager Greg Doyon reported that during the City Commission meeting on June 17, 2025, the Commission authorized him to… — Motion carried 5-0

New business

15. WATER SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT AND TEMPORARY ACCESS AGREEMENT FOR SRF LOAN FUNDED LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT. — Motion carried 5-0

City commission

Measures referenced

Ordinances: Ordinance 3277

Adjourned at 7:47 p.m.; the motion to adjourn carried 5-0.

Sources

Agenda packet: https://greatfallsmt.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_09022025-243 Minutes: https://greatfallsmt.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_09022025-243 Video: https://greatfallsmt.viebit.com/watch?hash=u3wJbTsBuvSM2hTA