CityCommission2026-05-19

Regular City Commission meeting, May 19, 2026

Meeting of the Great Falls CityCommission held May 19, 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 10 of the meeting's numbered agenda items; the agenda ran to item 15. 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, Casey Schreiner, and Shannon Wilson
Staff: Acting City Manager/City Attorney David Dennis, Public Works Director Chris Gaub, Planning and Community Development Director Brock Cherry, Finance Director Melissa Kinzler, Police Captain Doug Mahlum, and City Clerk Lisa Kunz

Agenda items

Consent agenda

5. Minutes, May 5, 2026, City Commission Meeting.
6. Minutes, May 12, 2026, Special City Commission Meeting.
7. Total Expenditures of $4,451,066 for the period of April 16, 2026 through April 29, 2026, to include claims over $25,000, in the…
8. Approve Final Payment for the Carter Park Street Reconstruction project in the amount of $32,146.41. This comprises $31,824.95 to…
9. Rescind the previously approved contract with United Materials for the Charles Russell Park – Court Replacement project in the…
10. Set a publicc hearing for June 2, 2026 on Resolution 10627, Establishing Procedures and a Fee Schedule for Public Records Requests. — Motion carried 5-0

New business

11. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARD: DOWNTOWN STORM DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, PHASE 3. — Motion carried 5-0
12. RESOLUTION OF INTENTION 10626, THE FUTURE GREAT FALLS LAND USE PLAN AND GROWTH POLICY AND RESOLUTION 10629, TO CONSIDER ADOPTION… — Motion carried 5-0
13. RESOLUTION NO. 10628, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND NEGOTIATED SALE OF UP TO $3,800,000 TAX INCREMENT INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE… — Motion carried 5-0

City commission

15. COMMISSION INITIATIVES.

Measures referenced

Resolutions: Resolution 10627, Resolution 10628, Resolution 10629

Adjourned at 8:28 p.m.; the motion to adjourn carried 5-0.

Sources

Agenda packet: https://greatfallsmt.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05192026-455 Minutes: https://greatfallsmt.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_05192026-455 Video: https://greatfallsmt.viebit.com/watch?hash=ViG2rxbbgBq0Ugg1