CityCommission2026-05-05

Regular City Commission meeting, May 5, 2026

Meeting of the Great Falls CityCommission held May 5, 2026. 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 11 of the meeting's numbered agenda items; the agenda ran to item 17. 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, and Casey Schreiner
Staff: City Manager Greg Doyon and Deputy City Manager Jeremy Jones, Planning and Community Development Director Brock Cherry, Finance Director Melissa Kinzler, Park and Recreation Director Toby Hazelbaker, City Attorney David Dennis, Police Chief Jeff Newton, and Deputy City Clerk Darcy Dea

Agenda items

Consent agenda

6. Minutes, April 21, 2026, City Commission Meeting.
7. Total Expenditures of $4,554,591 for the period of April 2, 2026 through April 15, 2026, to include claims over $25,000, in the…
8. Grants List.
9. Approve the Final Payment for the Central Ave/3rd St Drainage Improvements Phase 2 project, in the amount of $70,000. This…
10. Award a contract in the amount of $156,000 to United Materials for the Charles Russell Park Court Replacement project and…
11. Award a contract in the amount of $136,941.51 to Dusty’s Sprinklers for the Portage Meadows Irrigation Upgrades project and…
12. Award a contract in the amount of $187,850 to WVH Enterprises LLC for the Kings Bridge Deck Replacement along Rivers Edge Trail… — Motion carried 4-0

Public hearings

13. RESOLUTION 10620 AND 10621, REQUESTS FROM THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP (DDP) TO USE DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT TAX… — Motion carried 4-0
14. LEASE AGREEMENT OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY AT 1025 25TH STREET NORTH WITH mONTANA VETERANS MEMORIAL, COMMITTEE, INC. — Motion carried 4-0

New business

15. RESOLUTION 10625, RELATING TO $398,000 WATER SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS (DNRC LSL REPLACEMENT PROGRAM), CONSISTING OF $239,000… — Motion carried 4-0

City commission

17. COMMISSION INITIATIVES.

Measures referenced

Resolutions: Resolution 10620, Resolution 10621, Resolution 10625

Adjourned at 7:57 p.m. The minutes record the motion to adjourn as carried 5-0, though four Commissioners are recorded present; every other vote that night is recorded 4-0.

Sources

Agenda packet: https://greatfallsmt.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05052026-440 Minutes: https://greatfallsmt.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_05052026-440 Video: https://greatfallsmt.viebit.com/watch?hash=mqGxpXAy9IFAPtt4