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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Packet 05.26.2020 AGENDA CITY OF LAUREL CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2020 6:30 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS NEXT RES. NO. R20-28 NEXT ORD. NO. O20-02 WELCOME . . . By your presence in the City Council Chambers, you are participating in the process of representative government. To encourage that participation, the City Council has specified time s for citizen comments on its agenda -- once following the Consent Agenda, at which time citizens may address the Council concerning any brief community announcement not to exceed one minute in duration for any speaker; and again following Items Removed fro m the Consent Agenda, at which time citizens may address the Council on any matter of City business that is not on tonight’s agenda. Each speaker will be limited to three minutes, unless the time limit is extended by the Mayor with the consent of the Coun cil. Citizens may also comment on any item removed from the consent agenda prior to council action , with each speaker limited to three minutes, unless the time limit is extended by the Mayor with the consent of the Council. If a citizen would like to comment on an agenda item, we ask that you wait until the agenda item is presented to the Council by the Mayor and the public is asked to comment by the Mayor. Once again, each speaker is limited to three minutes. Any person who has any question concerning any agenda item may call the City Clerk-Treasurer's office to make an inquiry concerning the nature of the item described on the agenda. Your City government welcomes your interest and hopes you will attend the Laurel City Council meetings often . Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call of the Council Approval of Minutes 1. Approval of Minutes of May 12, 2020. Correspondence 2. Beartooth RC&D Correspondence Council Disclosure of Ex Parte Communications Public Hearing 3. Ordinance No. O20-02: An Ordinance Amending Title 2 Chapter 2.60 Of The Laurel Municipal Code Relating To The City’s Police and Police Commission. Consent Items NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC The Consent Calendar adopting the printed Recommended Council Action will be enacted with one vote. The Mayor will first ask the Council members if any Council member wishes to remove any item from the Consent Calendar for discussion and consideration. The matters removed from the Consent Calendar will be considered in dividually at the end of this Agenda under "Items Removed from the Consent Calendar." (See Section 12.) The entire Consent Calendar, with the exception of items removed to be discussed under "Items Removed from the Consent Calendar," is then voted upon by roll call under one motion. 4. Claims entered through 5/22/2020 5. Approval of Payroll Register for PPE 5/15/2020 totaling $6264.44. 6. Approval of Payroll Register for PPE 5/17/2020 totaling $196,739.84. Ceremonial Calendar Reports of Boards and Commissions 7. Budget/Finance Committee Minutes of May 12, 2020. Library Board Minutes of March 11, 2020. Library Board Minutes of April 14, 2020. 1 Audience Participation (Three-Minute Limit) Citizens may address the Council regarding any item of City business th at is not on tonight’s agenda. Comments regarding tonight’s agenda items will be accepted under Scheduled Matters. The duration for an individual speaking under Audience Participation is limited to three minutes. While all comments are welcome, the Counc il will not take action on any item not on the agenda. Scheduled Matters 8. Appointment of Dustin Riveland to the Laurel Police Reserves. 9. Resolution No. R20-28: Resolution Awarding Weave Consulting The Contract For The City Of Laurel’s Riverside Park Campground Project And To Authorize The Mayor To Sign All Documents Relating To The Project On The City’s Behalf. 10. Ordinance No. O20-02: An Ordinance Amending Title 2 Chapter 2.60 Of The Laurel Municipal Code Relating To The City’s Police And Police Commission. Items Removed From the Consent Agenda Community Announcements (One-Minute Limit) This portion of the meeting is to provide an opportunity for citizens to address the Council regarding community announcements. The duration for an individual speaking under Community Announcements is limited to one minute. While all comments are welcome, the Council will not take action on any item not on the agenda. Council Discussion Council members may give the City Council a brief report regarding committees or groups in which they are involved. Mayor Updates Unscheduled Matters Adjournment The City makes reasonable accommodations for any known disability that may interfere with a person’s ability to participate in this meeting. Persons needing accommodation must notify the City Clerk’s Office to make needed arrangements. To make your request known, please call 406-628-7431, Ext. 2, or write to City Clerk, PO Box 10, Laurel, MT 59044, or present your request at City Hall, 115 West First Street, Laurel, Montana. DATES TO REMEMBER 2 Item Attachment Documents: 1. Approval of Minutes of May 12, 2020. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Item Attachment Documents: 2. Beartooth RC&D Correspondence 10 Beartooth RC&D Area, Inc. May Meeting Materials and Updates Beartooth RC&D Area, Inc. Staff Reports 2020 Beartooth Resource Conservation and Development Budget Income ITEM Income AG-FOOD AND AG CENTER 85,007 AG-MCDC 1,000 BOARD - EDA SPONSOR DUES 51,072 BOARD-INTEREST INCOME 400 BOARD-FOUNDATION MONEY 3,700 RLF-STAFF REIMBURSE 18,000 RLF-ORIG FEES 5,000 CRDC 71,907 FUELS AND CGWG - EDA - GRANT 70,000 TOTAL INCOME 306,086 Expense TOTAL STAFF EXPENSE 233,104 COMMUNICATIONS 6,000 EQUIPMENT & VEHICLE 8,520 CONTRACTUAL 20,000 SUPPLIES 12,900 TRAVEL 11,080 OTHER 10,420 RESERVE EXPENSE TOTAL 302,024 4,062 PROJECTED NET INCOME 12/31/2020 Beartooth Books- Reporting Ending April 2020 11 Page 2 Budgeted Actual % of budgeted Income AG-FOOD AND AG CENTER 85,007 41,543 49% AG-MCDC 1,000 0 0% BOARD - EDA SPONSOR DUES 51,072 42,768 84% BOARD-INTEREST INCOME 400 166 42% BOARD-FOUNDATION MONEY 3,700 3,390 92% RLF-STAFF REIMBURSE 18,000 0 0% RLF-ORIG FEES 5,000 0 0% CRDC 71,907 28,834 40% FUELS-TOTAL - 0 #DIV/0! EDA - GRANT 70,000 35,000 50% NOT BUDGED INCOME - 1,875 0% TOTAL INCOME 306,086 153,576 50% Expense TOTAL STAFF EXPENSE 233,104 69,198 30% COMMUNICATIONS 6,000 2,838 47% EQUIPMENT & VEHICLE 8,520 2,928 34% CONTRACTUAL 20,000 1,325 7% SUPPLIES 12,900 4,446 34% TRAVEL 11,080 705 6% OTHER 10,420 6,198 59% RESERVE - EXPENSE TOTAL 302,024 87,639 29% Account Balances Bank of Joliet-Building Account $4,469.63 Bank of Joliet- Savings Account $75,171.78 Bank of Joliet- Checking Account $151,593.20 12 Page 3 Revolving Loan Fund Books- Ending April 30, 2020 Loan Client Review County # of loans $ Loaned out Big Horn 2 $176,324 Stillwater 4 $507,948 Yellowstone 7 $388,895 Carbon 4 $145,594 Sweet Grass 2 $189,665 • I have 3 potential loans in various stages to get to committee. I have 2 payoffs that have been quoted and I expect in the near future. • We are still working on getting the money from Big Horn County. • I have been in contact with all loan clients, offering any help we can. We have 4 that have arranged for deferred payments, 5 have taken advantage of the PPP loans, and at least 4 have applied for the state relief programs Bank Balances as of April 30, 2020 Total available for lending Bank of Joliet- EDA $20,403 20,403 Bank of Joliet-CDBG $175,615 175,615 Bank of Joliet- IRP $303,405 214,087 Bank of Joliet-Fromberg $29,729 29,729 $439,834 13 Page 4 Beartooth RC&D Staff Project Update May 2020 FOOD AND AG CENTER MANAGER PROJECTS Beartooth FADC Beartooth FADC Staff has been working to assist businesses with the development of Montana Department of Ag Mini Grants and the new Emergency Ag Adaptability grant programs. Staff has had two FADC conference calls to discuss the current state of Ag businesses and potential resources being finalized. Beartooth FADC has also been in contact with the Montana Ag Marketing staff discussing their activities through the Made in Montana program. A discussion with our US Senate staff has given F ADC staff with a better picture of how some programs are still being developed through the USDA Farm Services Agency to assist Farmers and Ranchers with emergency programs that should start sign ups in June. Many existing buisnesses are still trying to determine the market environment and will be better situated to make decisions on their needs in the summer and this fall. On Going Projects Business/ Project Name: Toews Family Farms Contact-Hunter Aaron Toews Location- Hardin, MT Aaron Toews of Hardin, MT has started a business using his family farms corn acreage and began bagging grain corn and selling 50lb bags retail through local ranch stores and 1ton and 2ton bags off his farm. We discussed his unexpected growth where he sold 300 acres worth his first year exceeding his expectations he now wants to build a larger shop to process and store bags that he can deliver to his growing customer base. We have talked about his marketing price points and the Growth Through Ag grants, and loans and will be determining his needs this summer and fall. 14 Page 5 Business/ Project Name: Trembling Prairie Farms Contact- Jill Herold Location- Huntley Project, MT Trembling Prairie Farms is producing a unique type of Ag commodity they are in the development p hase of processing into a value added product that will add value to Montana agriculture if fully developed. We have signed a non-disclosure agreement with this business to protect their innovative intellectual property rights but will be able to share more about the business once their concept is commercialized. Carbon County Mud Springs Wind Development Location- Warren, MT Contact- Pacificorp . The wind wind development began construction on schedule in March and April and are working towards having the majority of construction completed by the December time frame. Business/ Project Name: 406 Bovine LLC Contact- Bryan Elliott Location-Laurel, MT 406 Bovine LLC has worked with Beartooth Staff due to Steve assisting in the development of a Big Sky Trust Fund grant they have now received funding for planning, and are working through details regarding confidentiality before proceeding. 15 Page 6 Stillwater Packing Co/ Emmett’s Meats Location- Columbus, MT Contact- Jason Emmett Stillwater Packing has been working through an increase in business due to the COVID 19 having shut down some large national meat plants shifting some buyer interest to smaller plants like theirs. Yellowstone Region Ag Sustainability Project- RCPP Location- Huntley, MT Contact- Dave Dougherty The group had their last meeting in February in Huntley to set the annual deadlines for applications and complete reporting, there was discussion about developing field tour of projects this summer in Carbon County, the recent social distancing guidelines will require additional planning for this tour to go forward. 16 Page 7 Becky’s Berries- Absarokee, MT Location-Absarokee Becky Stahl has been a client of Beartooth for several years and we last assisted her with development of an expansion plan for her Jams, Jellies and Barbeque sauce business. She has completed construction of the facility. Beartooth staff has assisting Becky with the development of a Mini Grant but the funds ran out in approximately 10 days so staff then developed an Ag Adaptability Grant for the addition of a makeup air system and a commercial food processor for her new facility. Funding was also requested for the development of labels for a new line of products and improvements to her on line ordering presence. Becky’s Berries Website http://www.beckysberries.com/ Steve’s Economic Director’s Report April/May to the Beartooth R, C& D Board The two programs I administer on behalf of the organization are listed below. Quarterly Certified Regional Development Corporation (CRDC) reports have been submitted. Our current annual budget for CRDC is $70,000. Payment was received for first quarter work which included: 1. Targeted Brownfields assessment grant applications for Red Lodge pea cannery building, Joliet & Laurel affordable housing projects. Pending Sports Hut grant application. 2. Two successful Big Sky Trust Fund grants. Pea Cannery and 406 Bovine an Artificial Intelligence start up firm. Pending USDA Rural Business Development Grant for the pea cannery. 17 Page 8 3. Yellowstone and Carbon County economic recovery teams. Steve is serving on both. In addition regular outreach to other County leadership team, Chambers of Commerce, and economic development organizations. 4. Assisting with subcommittee for Yellowstone County economic recovery team. Completed retail leakage study for five county region. Shared Churma vulnerability index with all five counties. Working on regional ‘loop’ tours to help promote local travel and purchasing of products in outlying counties. Daily zoom meetings with economic developers across Montana and within the region. 5. Business assistance to possible relocation of a business from Whitefish to Roberts. Outreach to Montana Silversmiths. Promotion of SBA and other grant/loan programs on Facebook page. Promotion of Big Sky EDA’s business survey and Beartooth survey designed by NW Energy for our use in the region. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has indicated an additional $400,000 will be made available to help our region with additional staffing over a two year period for assisting us with recovery efforts. The additional $200,000 could be used to hire additional staff. Our currently in the second year funding of a three year grant cycle of $210,000, or (70,000/year). Stillwater County has submitted a $6.5M road rebuilding grant with our assistance. Frequently Used Acronyms BEAR – Business Expansion and Retention BIA – Bureau of Indian Affairs BLM – Bureau of Land Management BRCD – Beartooth RC&D BSEDA – Big Sky Economic Development Association BSTF – Big Sky Trust Fund CDBG – Community Development Block Grant CRDC – Certified Regional Development Corporation CEDS – Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy CTEP – Community Transportation Endowment Program 18 Page 9 EDA – Economic Development Administration EDD – Economic Development District ESRI – Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. GIS – Geographic Information Systems GPS – Global Positioning System HOME – Montana Home Investment Partnerships Program HUD – US Department of Housing and Urban Development IRP – Intermediary Relending Program LESA – Land Evaluation Site Assessment MBI – Montana Board of Investments MDOC – Montana Department of Commerce MDOL – Montana Dept. of Labor MDOT – Montana Dept. of Transportation MDFWP – Montana Dept. of Fish, Wildlife and Parks MEDA – Montana Economic Developers Association NADO – National Association of Development Organizations NCOC – National Carbon Offset Coalition NHS – Neighborhood Housing Services NRCS – Natural Resource Conservation Service RBEG – Rural Business Enterprise Grant RBOG – Rural Business Opportunity Grant RC&D – Resource Conservation & Development Area, Inc. RCDI – Rural Community Development Initiative RD – Rural Development (a division of USDA) RCPP- Regional Conservation Partnership Program RLF – Revolving Loan Fund RTA – Resource Team Assessment SBA – Small Business Administration SBDC – Small business Development Center TIFD – Tax Increment Finance District TSEP - Treasure State Endowment Program USDA – United States Department of Agriculture USFS – United States Forest Service 19           Be n c h m a r k  Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e   An a l y s i s  fo r  th e  Be a r t o o t h  RC & D   Re g i o n ,  MT        p re p a r e d  fo r      Be a r t o o t h  RC & D   12 8  S.  Ma i n  St .   Jo l i e t ,  MT  59 0 4 1    pr e p a r e d  by     DC G  Co r p l a n  Co n s u l t i n g  LL C A p ril 2020   20       Be a r t o o t h  RC & D ,  MT  Re g i o n  – Be n c h m a r k  Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s   Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n , MT   Ap r i l  20 2 0     Ta b l e  of  Co n t e n t s   Ke y  Fi n d i n g s  .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................ 2   Me t h o d o l o g y  .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. 4   Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  Ev a l u a t i o n  .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5   Ap p e n d i x  .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 10    Li s t  of  Ex h i b i t s   Ex h i b i t  1  – Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT  Re t a i l  Tr a d i n g  Ar e a  .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1    Li s t  of  Ta b l e s   Ta b l e  1  – Ra n k i n g  by  Ac t u a l  Sa l e s  .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5   Ta b l e  2  – Ra n k i n g  by  Re t a i l  De m a n d  .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... 6   Ta b l e  3  – Ra n k i n g  by  Re t a i l  Ca p t u r e  .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................ 7   Ta b l e  4  – Ra n k i n g  by  Re t a i l  Le a k a g e  .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................ 8   Ta b l e  5  – Ra n k i n g  by  Av e r a g e  Le a k a g e  pe r  Es t a b l i s h m e n t  .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8       21       1   DC G  Co r p l a n  Consulting  LLC   Ex h i b i t  1  – Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT  Re t a i l  Tr a d i n g  Ar e a   So u r c e :  ES R I  Bu s i n e s s  An a l y s t       22       Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT  – Be n c h m a r k  Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s    2   Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT   Ap r i l  20 2 0     Ke y  Fi n d i n g s    In   re s p o n s e   to   th e   Co v i d ‐19   ou t b r e a k   an d   th e   en s u i n g   de l e t e r i o u s  ef f e c t s  on  th e  re t a i l  an d  fo o d  se r v i c e  in d u s t r i e s ,  th e   Be a r t o o t h   RC & D   Re g i o n ,   MT   en g a g e d   DC G   Co r p l a n   Co n s u l t i n g   LL C  to  de v e l o p  a  Be n c h m a r k  Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s  ba s e d   on  a  5 ‐co u n t y  Re t a i l  Tr a d i n g  Ar e a  (R T A )  th e  or g a n i z a t i o n  se r v e s    Th e   ob j e c t i v e   of   th e   Be n c h m a r k   is   to   es t a b l i s h   a   pr e ‐vi r u s   pi c t u r e   of   th e   ma r k e t   co n d i t i o n s   th a t   wi l l   he l p   in   th e   co m m u n i t y ’ s   re c o v e r y   ef f o r t s   on c e   th e   Co r o n a v i r u s   is   mi t i g a t e d .    Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  st u d i e s  co m p a r e  th e  ac t u a l  sa l e s  (s u p p l y )  of   es t a b l i s h m e n t s   wi t h i n   th e   se a r c h   ar e a   ag a i n s t   th e   de m a n d   fo r   re t a i l   co n s u m p t i o n   by   th e   lo c a l   co n s u m e r   ba s e .      A   Re t a i l   Ga p   (c a p t u r e )  oc c u r s   wh e n  Su p p l y   ex c e e d s  De m a n d  wh i c h  si g n i f i e s   th a t   bu s i n e s s e s   or i g i n a t e s   fr o m   vi s i t o r s   or   ot h e r   no n ‐re s i d e n t   me a n s .    Le a k a g e  oc c u r s  wh e n  sp e n d s  in  re t a i l  sa l e s  by  re s i d e n t s   oc c u r s   ou t s i d e   RT A   an d   re p r e s e n t s   bu s i n e s s   ri s k   (o r ,   gr o w t h )   po t e n t i a l .  Fr o m  th e  re p o r t ,  so m e  ke y  fi n d i n g s  in c l u d e :    Th e   RT A   pr o d u c e d   $3 . 3 8 0   bi l l i o n   in   re t a i l   sa l e s   by   1, 7 5 9   es t a b l i s h m e n t s  re p r e s e n t e d  ac r o s s  27  re t a i l  ca t e g o r i e s .     Lo c a l  de m a n d  ac c o u n t e d  fo r  $2 . 8 3 8  bi l l i o n  or  74 %  of  ac t u a l   sa l e s .       A   ne t   Sa l e s   Ga p   of   $9 9 2 . 6   mi l l i o n   resulted  from  a  Sales   Ca p t u r e  of  $1 . 1 2 6  bi l l i o n  fr o m  ou t s i d e  the  Beartooth  RC&D   Re g i o n  RT A   an d  a  Sa l e s   Le a k a g e   of   $1 3 3 . 3  million  to  other   ar e a s  ou t s i d e  of  th e  RT A .       Th e  1, 7 5 9  re t a i l  es t a b l i s h m e n t s  in  th e  RTA  averaged  $2.178   mi l l i o n  in  sa l e s .      Fo r   su s t a i n a b l e   re t a i l   bu s i n e s s   ac t i v i t y ,  recognition  of  retail   ca t e g o r i e s  th a t  wi t n e s s  Sa l e s  Ca p t u r e  is  vi t a l .   The  following  five   gr o u p s   ac c o u n t   fo r   83 %   of   ov e r a l l   Sa l e s  Capture  in  the  RTA   re p r e s e n t  th e  ar e a ’ s  st r o n g e s t  re t a i l  as s e t s :   1. Au t o m o b i l e  De a l e r s   2. Ga s o l i n e  St a t i o n s   3. De p a r t m e n t  St o r e s    4. Ot h e r  Ge n e r a l  Me r c h a n d i s e  St o r e s   5. Re s t a u r a n t s / O t h e r  Ea t i n g  Pl a c e s    To  mi t i g a t e  ri s k ,  id e n t i f i c a t i o n  of  re t a i l  bu s i n e s s e s  that  witness   Sa l e s  Le a k a g e  to   ou t s i d e  ar e a s  is  cr i t i c a l .   The  target  of  $133.3   mi l l i o n   is   RT A ‐wi d e   le a k a g e   an d   re t e n t i o n  efforts  throughout   th e   5 ‐co u n t y   re g i o n   co u l d   pr o v i d e   a   st a b i l i z i n g  factor  for  the   lo c a l  ec o n o m y .       23       3   DC G  Co r p l a n  Consulting  LLC   Ba s e d   on   Av e r a g e   Le a k a g e   pe r   Ty p i c a l   Es t a b l i s h m e n t ,   th e   fi v e   mo s t   cr i t i c a l   re t a i l   bu s i n e s s   ty p e s   re p r e s e n t i n g   86 %   ($ 1 1 4 . 8   mi l l i o n )   of   th e   an n u a l   Sa l e s   Le a k a g e   an d   ha v i n g   th e   gr e a t e s t   im p a c t  on  th e  fi v e  co u n t i e s ’  ec o n o m i c  de v e l o p m e n t  ef f o r t s  ar e :   1. Gr o c e r y  St o r e s   2. Sp e c i a l t y  Fo o d  St o r e s   3. Bo o k ,  Pe r i o d i c a l  & Mu s i c  St o r e s   4. El e c t r o n i c s  & Ap p l i a n c e  St o r e s   5. Sp o r t i n g  Go o d s / H o b b y / M u s i c a l  In s t r .  St o r e s   In   to t a l ,   th e s e   fi v e   ca t e g o r i e s   re p r e s e n t   25 2   of   th e   48 2   es t a b l i s h m e n t s  th a t  ma y  be  at  ri s k  in  th e  RT A .  Th e  re m a i n i n g  5   bu s i n e s s   ca t e g o r i e s   di s t r i b u t e   th e   ba l a n c e   of   $1 8 . 5   mi l l i o n   in   Sa l e s   Le a k a g e .    Ea c h   of   th e s e   in d u s t r i e s   is   im p o r t a n t   to   th e   vi t a l i t y   of   th e   RT A ,   an d   lo s s   wo u l d   be   di f f i c u l t .    Fr o m   th e   ou t s t a n d i n g   5   bu s i n e s s   ca t e g o r i e s ,   th e   fo l l o w i n g   2   ha v e   a   po t e n t i a l  lo s s  of  at  le a s t  $1 0 0 , 0 0 0  ea c h :   He a l t h  & Pe r s o n a l  Ca r e  St o r e s  (8 3  es t b . )    Us e d  Me r c h a n d i s e  St o r e s  (3 9  es t b . )   Ev e r y   Le a k a g e   ca t e g o r y   ma y   be   im p o r t a n t   in   th e   fu t u r e   fo r   ma r k e t i n g  an d  re c r u i t m e n t   ef f o r t s .   Pr o a c t i v e  me a s u r e s  sh o u l d   be   ta k e n   to   id e n t i f y   th e   le a d i n g   re t a i l   ch a i n s   or   co r p o r a t i o n s   th a t  co u l d  es t a b l i s h  ne w  op e r a t i o n s  wi t h i n  th e  Be a r t o o t h  RC & D   Re g i o n   RT A   an d   ca p t u r e   th e   le a k a g e   of   sa l e s   do l l a r s   on c e   th e   ec o n o m y  re c o v e r s .          24       Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT  – Be n c h m a r k  Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s    4   Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT   Ap r i l  20 2 0     Me t h o d o l o g y    Fo r   th i s   st u d y ,   th e   fi v e ‐co u n t y   Be a r t o o t h   RC & D   Re g i o n   fo r m s   th e   Re t a i l   Tr a d i n g   Ar e a   (R T A ) .   Th e   RT A   is   sh o w n   in   Ex h i b i t   1,   wi t h   va r y i n g   dr i v e ‐ti m e   po l y g o n s   pr e s e n t e d   th a t   ar e   ce n t e r e d   on  th e  Ci t y  of  Co l u m b u s  in  St i l l w a t e r  Co u n t y   Th e   id e n t i f i c a t i o n   of   Re t a i l   op p o r t u n i t i e s   ha s   be e n   ac c o m p l i s h e d   th r o u g h   ev a l u a t i o n   of   th e   ES R I   pr o j e c t i o n s   fr o m   th e  US  Ce n s u s  of  Re t a i l  Tr a d e  1  fo r  th e  fi v e  Be a r t o o t h  co u n t i e s .    Th e   re t a i l   in d u s t r i e s   ar e   or g a n i z e d   un d e r   th e   No r t h   Am e r i c a n   In d u s t r i a l  Cl a s s i f i c a t i o n  Sy s t e m  (N A I C S )  hi e r a r c h y  an d  th e  RT A ’ s   sa l e s   an d   es t a b l i s h m e n t   da t a   is   se g m e n t e d   in t o   30   in d u s t r y   gr o u p s ,  sh o w n  as  fo l l o w s :   44 1 1      Au t o m o b i l e  De a l e r s   44 1 2      Ot h e r  Mo t o r  Ve h i c l e  De a l e r s   44 1 3   Au t o  Pa r t s ,  Ac c e s s o r i e s  & Ti r e  St o r e s   44 2 1   Fu r n i t u r e  St o r e s   44 2 2   Ho m e  Fu r n i s h i n g s  St o r e s   44 3 1   El e c t r o n i c s  & Ap p l i a n c e  St o r e s   44 4 1   Bl d g .  Ma t e r i a l  & Su p p l i e s  De a l e r s   44 4 2   La w n  & Ga r d e n  Eq u i p  & Su p p l y  St o r e s   44 5 1   Gr o c e r y  St o r e s   44 5 2   Sp e c i a l t y  Fo o d  St o r e s   44 5 3   Be e r ,  Wi n e  & Li q u o r  St o r e s     1 ES R I  – Bu s i n e s s  An a l y s t  ‐   De c e m b e r  20 1 9  fo r  th e  Bi g  Ho r n  Co u n t y ,  Ca r b o n   Co u n t y ,  St i l l w a t e r  Co u n t y ,  Sw e e t  Gr a s s  Co u n t y ,  an d  Ye l l o w s t o n e  Co u n t y ;   So u r c e  ES R I  an d  In f o g r o u p    44 6 1   He a l t h  & Pe r s o n a l  Ca r e  St o r e s   44 7 1   Ga s o l i n e  St a t i o n s   44 8 1   Cl o t h i n g  St o r e s   44 8 2   Sh o e  St o r e s   44 8 3   Je w e l r y ,  Lu g g a g e  & Le a t h e r  Go o d s  St o r e s   45 1 1   Sp o r t i n g  Go o d s / H o b b y / M u s i c a l  In s t r .  Stores   45 1 2   Bo o k ,  Pe r i o d i c a l  & Mu s i c  St o r e s   45 2 1   De p a r t m e n t  St o r e s  Ex c l u d i n g  Le a s e d  De p t s .   45 2 9   Ot h e r  Ge n e r a l  Me r c h a n d i s e  St o r e s   45 3 1   Fl o r i s t s   45 3 2   Of f i c e  Su p p l i e s ,  St a t i o n e r y  & Gi f t  St o r e s   45 3 3   Us e d  Me r c h a n d i s e  St o r e s   45 3 9   Ot h e r  Mi s c e l l a n e o u s  St o r e  Re t a i l e r s   45 4 1   El e c t r o n i c  Sh o p p i n g  & Ma i l ‐Or d e r  Ho u s e s   45 4 2   Ve n d i n g  Ma c h i n e  Op e r a t o r s   45 4 3   Di r e c t  Se l l i n g  Es t a b l i s h m e n t s   72 2 3   Sp e c i a l  Fo o d  Se r v i c e s   72 2 4   Dr i n k i n g  Pl a c e s  ‐   Al c o h o l i c  Be v e r a g e s   72 2 5   Re s t a u r a n t s / O t h e r  Ea t i n g  Pl a c e s    Th e   th r e e   hi g h l i g h t e d   re t a i l   gr o u p s   ar e   removed  from  further   co n s i d e r a t i o n  as  th e y  do  no t  oc c u p y  ph y s i c a l  premises.  The  net   27   ca t e g o r i e s   re p r e s e n t   th e   fr a m e w o r k  for  the  analysis.  So u r c e s   fo r   ES R I ’ s   da t a   ar e   ba s e d   on   projections  of  the  US   Ce n s u s   of   Re t a i l   Tr a d e   (2 0 1 2 )   an d   include  estimates  of   co n s u m e r   sp e n d i n g   fr o m   th e   US   Bu r e a u  of  Labor  Statistics’  An n u a l  Co n s u m e r  Ex p e n d i t u r e  Su r v e y s  (C E X ) .     25       5   DC G  Co r p l a n  Consulting  LLC   Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  Ev a l u a t i o n    Th e   da t a   us e d   in   th i s   se c t i o n   is   dr a w n   fr o m   th e   su m m a r y   Ap p e n d i x   Ta b l e   1   –  Re t a i l   Ga p / L e a k a g e   An a l y s i s .   Ap p e n d i x   Ta b l e s   2a ‐2e   ar e   pr e s e n t e d   wh i c h   il l u s t r a t e   th e   fi v e   in d i v i d u a l   co u n t i e s ’  pe r f o r m a n c e .  Th e  ev a l u a t i o n  is  co m p i l e d  us i n g  th e  US   Ce n s u s ,  BL S ,  an d  ES R I  da t a  fo r  th e  RT A .    Te r m i n o l o g y  ut i l i z e d  in   th e  an a l y s i s  is  pr e s e n t e d  be l o w :    Ac t u a l  Sa l e s  (Su p p l y ) – es t i m a t e s  of  sa l e s  to  co n s u m e r s   oc c u r r i n g  wi t h i n  th e  RT A .      De m a n d   –  th e   po t e n t i a l   fo r   re t a i l   sa l e s   in   th e   RT A   th r o u g h   co n s u m e r   sp e n d i n g   fr o m   bo t h   re s i d e n t s   an d   vi s i t o r s  to  th e  fi v e  co u n t i e s .      Sa l e s   Ca p t u r e   –  re t a i l   sa l e s   by   RT A   bu s i n e s s e s   th a t   or i g i n a t e s  fr o m  vi s i t o r s  or  ot h e r  no n ‐re s i d e n t  me a n s .       Sa l e s  Le a k a g e  – re t a i l  sa l e s  by  re s i d e n t s  th a t  is  oc c u r r i n g   ou t s i d e   of   th e   RT A   an d   re p r e s e n t s   bu s i n e s s   gr o w t h   po t e n t i a l .        Ac t u a l  Sa l e s    Th e   da t a   in   Ap p e n d i x   Ta b l e   1   is   pr e s e n t e d  in  NAICS  order  of   in d u s t r y   ca t e g o r y .    In   Ta b l e   1   (b e l o w ) ,   th e  27  retail  categories   ar e  ra n k e d  by  ac t u a l  Re t a i l  Sa l e s .  In  ag g r e g a t e ,  the  RTA’s  1,759   re t a i l  es t a b l i s h m e n t s  pr o d u c e d  $3 . 8 3 0  billion  in  retail  sales, or   an   av e r a g e   of   $2 . 1 7 8   mi l l i o n   pe r   es t a b l i s h m e n t .   The  five   le a d i n g  ca t e g o r i e s  re s u l t e d  in  64 %  of  to t a l  sales  and  accounted   fo r  36 %  (6 3 3 )  of  th e  to t a l  es t a b l i s h m e n t  census.    Ta b l e  1  – Ra n k i n g  by  Ac t u a l  Sa l e s   In d u s t r y   Ac t u a l  Re t a i l   Sa l e s  % of  Total  Sales  # of  Existing  Estbls.  Au t o m o b i l e  De a l e r s   $7 6 5 , 2 7 5 , 9 8 4  20.0% 91   Ga s o l i n e  St a t i o n s   $5 6 0 , 8 0 1 , 6 3 4  14.6% 112   De p a r t m e n t  St o r e s   $5 4 3 , 5 8 9 , 2 1 8 14.2%18 Re s t a u r a n t s / O t h e r  Ea t i n g   Pl a c e s   $3 1 7 , 2 3 2 , 9 8 7  8.3% 381   Ot h e r  Ge n e r a l  Me r c h a n d i s e   St o r e s   $2 7 6 , 3 9 2 , 5 9 3  7.2% 31   Gr o c e r y  St o r e s   $2 6 3 , 4 7 6 , 5 1 7 6.9%57 Bl d g .  Ma t e r i a l  & Su p p l i e s   De a l e r s   $1 7 4 , 2 5 0 , 4 0 5  4.5% 121   Sp o r t i n g   Go o d s / H o b b y / M u s i c a l  In s t r .   St o r e s   $1 2 8 , 1 9 5 , 3 7 4  3.3% 109   He a l t h  & Pe r s o n a l  Ca r e  St o r e s   $1 2 6 , 1 7 4 , 7 6 8  3.3% 83   Cl o t h i n g  St o r e s   $8 9 , 2 7 9 , 4 9 0 2.3%105 Ot h e r  Mo t o r  Ve h i c l e  De a l e r s $8 6 , 2 7 7 , 4 4 3 2.3%29 26       Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT  – Be n c h m a r k  Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s    6   Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT   Ap r i l  20 2 0     Au t o  Pa r t s ,  Ac c e s s o r i e s  & Ti r e   St o r e s   $8 4 , 3 8 3 , 3 2 3   2. 2 %   79   Fu r n i t u r e  St o r e s   $6 6 , 6 2 1 , 5 4 9   1. 7 %   44   El e c t r o n i c s  & Ap p l i a n c e  St o r e s   $6 0 , 2 0 5 , 7 5 4   1. 6 %   52   Ot h e r  Mi s c e l l a n e o u s  St o r e   Re t a i l e r s   $5 9 , 0 5 0 , 8 6 7   1. 5 %   96   Ho m e  Fu r n i s h i n g s  St o r e s   $5 5 , 0 1 3 , 8 5 8 1. 4 % 45 Of f i c e  Su p p l i e s ,  St a t i o n e r y  &  Gi f t  St o r e s   $3 2 , 0 3 9 , 0 1 9   0. 8 %   42   La w n  & Ga r d e n  Eq u i p  &  Su p p l y  St o r e s   $3 1 , 1 4 8 , 1 6 3   0. 8 %   35   Je w e l r y ,  Lu g g a g e  & Le a t h e r   Go o d s  St o r e s   $2 5 , 8 2 0 , 4 9 8   0. 7 %   32   Be e r ,  Wi n e  & Li q u o r  St o r e s   $2 5 , 3 3 8 , 0 3 7   0. 7 %   13   Us e d  Me r c h a n d i s e  St o r e s   $1 4 , 9 5 5 , 2 7 2   0. 4 %   39   Dr i n k i n g  Pl a c e s  ‐   Al c o h o l i c   Be v e r a g e s   $1 3 , 5 7 3 , 5 5 0   0. 4 %   52   Sh o e  St o r e s   $1 1 , 1 8 8 , 5 7 6 0. 3 % 15 Bo o k ,  Pe r i o d i c a l  & Mu s i c   St o r e s   $6 , 2 0 6 , 4 9 2   0. 2 %   7   Fl o r i s t s   $6 , 0 5 5 , 6 1 8 0. 2 % 24 Sp e c i a l t y  Fo o d  St o r e s   $4 , 3 7 0 , 2 5 9 0. 1 % 27 Sp e c i a l  Fo o d  Se r v i c e s   $3 , 5 0 8 , 3 6 1   0. 1 %   20   To t a l   $3 , 8 3 0 , 4 2 5 , 6 0 9 10 0 . 0 % 1, 7 5 9 Le a d i n g  5  Ac t u a l  Sa l e s   Ca t e g o r i e s  Su b t o t a l   $2 , 4 6 3 , 2 9 2 , 4 1 6   64 . 3 %   63 3    Re t a i l  De m a n d   In   Ta b l e   2   (r i g h t ) ,   th e   27   re t a i l   ca t e g o r i e s   ar e   ra n k e d   by   Re t a i l   De m a n d .   In   ag g r e g a t e ,   th e   RT A   ge n e r a t e d   $2 . 8 3 8   bi l l i o n   in   re t a i l   de m a n d .    Th e   fi v e   le a d i n g   ca t e g o r i e s  resulted  in  58% of   ov e r a l l  de m a n d .     Ta b l e  2  – Ra n k i n g  by  Re t a i l  De m a n d   In d u s t r y   Demand   (P o t e n t i a l  Sales) % of  Total  Demand   Au t o m o b i l e  De a l e r s   $428,065,928  15.1%  Ga s o l i n e  St a t i o n s   $332,000,796  11.7%  Gr o c e r y  St o r e s   $329,713,507 11.6% De p a r t m e n t  St o r e s   $322,475,253 11.4% Re s t a u r a n t s / O t h e r  Ea t i n g  Pl a c e s   $244,283,534  8.6%  Ot h e r  Ge n e r a l  Me r c h a n d i s e  St o r e s $197,244,559 7.0% Bl d g .  Ma t e r i a l  & Su p p l i e s  De a l e r s $150,350,385 5.3% Sp o r t i n g  Go o d s / H o b b y / M u s i c a l  In s t r .   St o r e s   $146,108,496  5.1%  He a l t h  & Pe r s o n a l  Ca r e  St o r e s   $137,809,380  4.9%  El e c t r o n i c s  & Ap p l i a n c e  St o r e s $76,865,208 2.7% Cl o t h i n g  St o r e s   $65,120,038 2.3% Ot h e r  Mo t o r  Ve h i c l e  De a l e r s $58,380,402 2.1% Au t o  Pa r t s ,  Ac c e s s o r i e s  & Ti r e  St o r e s   $51,948,672  1.8%  Ot h e r  Mi s c e l l a n e o u s  St o r e  Re t a i l e r s   $48,597,913  1.7%  Fu r n i t u r e  St o r e s   $48,285,631 1.7% Ho m e  Fu r n i s h i n g s  St o r e s $30,939,649 1.1% Of f i c e  Su p p l i e s ,  St a t i o n e r y  & Gi f t  St o r e s $29,791,215 1.0% Je w e l r y ,  Lu g g a g e  & Le a t h e r  Go o d s  St o r e s $26,362,516 0.9% Be e r ,  Wi n e  & Li q u o r  St o r e s $19,638,590 0.7% Us e d  Me r c h a n d i s e  St o r e s   $19,142,857  0.7%  La w n  & Ga r d e n  Eq u i p  & Su p p l y  St o r e s   $16,448,007  0.6%  Sp e c i a l t y  Fo o d  St o r e s $15,583,474 0.5% Dr i n k i n g  Pl a c e s  ‐   Al c o h o l i c  Be v e r a g e s $14,994,723 0.5% 27       7   DC G  Co r p l a n  Consulting  LLC   Sh o e  St o r e s   $9 , 9 4 4 , 8 7 2 0. 4 % Bo o k ,  Pe r i o d i c a l  & Mu s i c  St o r e s   $8 , 9 8 1 , 4 3 0 0. 3 % Fl o r i s t s   $6 , 7 2 6 , 9 9 4 0. 2 % Sp e c i a l  Fo o d  Se r v i c e s   $2 , 0 6 4 , 4 8 5   0. 1 %   To t a l   $2 , 8 3 7 , 8 6 8 , 5 1 4   10 0 . 0 %   Le a d i n g  5  De m a n d  Ca t e g o r i e s  Su b t o t a l   $1 , 6 5 6 , 5 3 9 , 0 1 8 58 . 4 %  Sa l e s  Ga p   Th e   27   re t a i l   ca t e g o r i e s   pr o d u c e d   a   ne t   Sa l e s   Ga p   of   $9 9 2 . 6   mi l l i o n .   Th e   fi g u r e   re s u l t e d   fr o m   a   po s i t i v e   va l u e   of   $1 . 1 2 6   bi l l i o n  Sa l e s  Ca p t u r e  fr o m  ou t s i d e  RT A  an d  th e  ne g a t i v e  $1 3 3 . 3   mi l l i o n  of  Sa l e s  Le a k a g e  va l u e  to  ot h e r  ar e a s  ou t s i d e  of  th e  RT A .      Sa l e s  Ca p t u r e    As   sh o w n   in   Ta b l e   3   (r i g h t ) ,   th e   17   re t a i l   ca t e g o r i e s   th a t   pr o d u c e d   a   sa l e s   su r p l u s   ar e   ra n k e d   by   Re t a i l   Ca p t u r e .   In   ag g r e g a t e ,  RT A  ge n e r a t e d  $1 . 1 2 6  bi l l i o n  in  re t a i l  ca p t u r e ,  wi t h   th e   fi v e   le a d i n g   ca t e g o r i e s   re s u l t e d   in   83 %   of   ov e r a l l   ac t i v i t y .    As   a   sp e c i a l   no t e ,   th o s e   re t a i l   bu s i n e s s e s   th a t   de m o n s t r a t e   Ca p t u r e   re p r e s e n t   th e  st r o n g e s t  pe r f o r m i n g  ca t e g o r i e s   fo r   th e   RT A .       Ta b l e  3  – Ra n k i n g  by  Re t a i l  Ca p t u r e   In d u s t r y   Sales  Surplus  (Capture) % of  Total  Capture   Au t o m o b i l e  De a l e r s   $337,210,056  30.0%  Ga s o l i n e  St a t i o n s   $228,800,838  20.3%  De p a r t m e n t  St o r e s   $221,113,965 19.6% Ot h e r  Ge n e r a l  Me r c h a n d i s e  St o r e s $79,148,034 7.0% Re s t a u r a n t s / O t h e r  Ea t i n g  Pl a c e s   $72,949,453  6.5%  Au t o  Pa r t s ,  Ac c e s s o r i e s  & Ti r e  St o r e s $32,434,651 2.9% Ot h e r  Mo t o r  Ve h i c l e  De a l e r s $27,897,041 2.5% Cl o t h i n g  St o r e s   $24,159,452 2.1% Ho m e  Fu r n i s h i n g s  St o r e s $24,074,209 2.1% Bl d g .  Ma t e r i a l  & Su p p l i e s  De a l e r s $23,900,020 2.1% Fu r n i t u r e  St o r e s   $18,335,918 1.6% La w n  & Ga r d e n  Eq u i p  & Su p p l y  St o r e s $14,700,156 1.3% Ot h e r  Mi s c e l l a n e o u s  St o r e  Re t a i l e r s $10,452,954 0.9% Be e r ,  Wi n e  & Li q u o r  St o r e s $5,699,447 0.5% Of f i c e  Su p p l i e s ,  St a t i o n e r y  & Gi f t  St o r e s $2,247,804 0.2% Sp e c i a l  Fo o d  Se r v i c e s $1,443,876 0.1% Sh o e  St o r e s   $1,243,704 0.1% To t a l   $1 , 1 2 5 , 8 1 1 , 5 7 8  100.0%  Le a d i n g  5  Ca p t u r e  Ca t e g o r i e s  Su b t o t a l $939,222,346 83.4%  Sa l e s  Le a k a g e    As   sh o w n   in   Ta b l e   4   (b e l o w ) ,   th e   10   retail  categories  that   pr o d u c e d   a   sa l e s   de f i c i t   ar e   ra n k e d   by  Retail  Leakage. In   ag g r e g a t e ,  RT A  wi t n e s s e d  $1 3 3 . 3  mi l l i o n  in  retail  Leakage.  The   fi v e  le a d i n g  ca t e g o r i e s  re s u l t e d  in  93 %  of  the  overall  loss.  28       Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT  – Be n c h m a r k  Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s    8   Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT   Ap r i l  20 2 0     Ta b l e  4  – Ra n k i n g  by  Re t a i l  Le a k a g e   In d u s t r y   Sa l e s  De f i c i t   (L e a k a g e )   % of   To t a l   Le a k a g e   Gr o c e r y  St o r e s   $6 6 , 2 3 6 , 9 9 0   49 . 7 %   Sp o r t i n g  Go o d s / H o b b y / M u s i c a l  In s t r .   St o r e s   $1 7 , 9 1 3 , 1 2 2   13 . 4 %   El e c t r o n i c s  & Ap p l i a n c e  St o r e s   $1 6 , 6 5 9 , 4 5 4 12 . 5 % He a l t h  & Pe r s o n a l  Ca r e  St o r e s   $1 1 , 6 3 4 , 6 1 2 8. 7 % Sp e c i a l t y  Fo o d  St o r e s   $1 1 , 2 1 3 , 2 1 5   8. 4 %   Us e d  Me r c h a n d i s e  St o r e s   $4 , 1 8 7 , 5 8 5 3. 1 % Bo o k ,  Pe r i o d i c a l  & Mu s i c  St o r e s   $2 , 7 7 4 , 9 3 8 2. 1 % Dr i n k i n g  Pl a c e s  ‐   Al c o h o l i c  Be v e r a g e s   $1 , 4 2 1 , 1 7 3 1. 1 % Fl o r i s t s   $6 7 1 , 3 7 6   0. 5 %   Je w e l r y ,  Lu g g a g e  & Le a t h e r  Go o d s  St o r e s   $5 4 2 , 0 1 8 0. 4 % To t a l   $1 3 3 , 2 5 4 , 4 8 3   10 0 . 0 %   Le a d i n g  5  Le a k a g e  Ca t e g o r i e s  Su b t o t a l   $1 2 3 , 6 5 7 , 3 9 3 92 . 8 %   Ri s k / G r o w t h  Po t e n t i a l   Fr o m   th e   Sa l e s   Le a k a g e   ev a l u a t i o n ,   a   pr o j e c t i o n   of   po t e n t i a l   re t a i l  ri s k / g r o w t h  ca n  be  ma d e .    In  Ap p e n d i x  Ta b l e  1,  a  co l u m n   is  pr e s e n t e d  th a t  ca l c u l a t e s  Le a k a g e  pe r  ty p i c a l  es t a b l i s h m e n t .    Ba s e d  on  Sa l e s  Le a k a g e ,  th e r e  re p r e s e n t s  an  en h a n c e d  ri s k  fo r   th e  fi v e  co u n t i e s  to  lo s e  re t a i l  bu s i n e s s e s  in  th e s e  ca t e g o r i e s .    Ta b l e   5   (r i g h t )   re v i s i t s   th e   re t a i l   ca t e g o r i e s   th a t   de m o n s t r a t e   le a k a g e  an d   th r o u g h   ra n k e d   ca l c u l a t i o n   of  Le a k a g e   pe r  Ty p i c a l   Es t a b l i s h m e n t ,  fo r e c a s t s  th e  48 2  po t e n t i a l  businesses  that  may   be  at  ri s k  in  RT A  if  le a k a g e  to  ot h e r  ar e a s  is  not  curtailed.     Ta b l e  5  – Ra n k i n g  by  Av e r a g e  Le a k a g e  pe r  Establishment   In d u s t r y   Ne t  Sa l e s   Le a k a g e (R i s k  Po t e n t i a l )   Avg  Leakage  per  Typ. Estbl. # of  Existing  Estbls.  Gr o c e r y  St o r e s   $6 6 , 2 3 6 , 9 9 0   $1,162,052  57   Sp e c i a l t y  Fo o d  St o r e s   $1 1 , 2 1 3 , 2 1 5   $415,304  27   Bo o k ,  Pe r i o d i c a l  & Mu s i c   St o r e s   $2 , 7 7 4 , 9 3 8   $396,420  7   El e c t r o n i c s  & Ap p l i a n c e   St o r e s   $1 6 , 6 5 9 , 4 5 4   $320,374  52   Sp o r t i n g   Go o d s / H o b b y / M u s i c a l   In s t r .  St o r e s   $1 7 , 9 1 3 , 1 2 2   $164,341  109   He a l t h  & Pe r s o n a l  Ca r e   St o r e s   $1 1 , 6 3 4 , 6 1 2   $140,176  83   Us e d  Me r c h a n d i s e  St o r e s   $4 , 1 8 7 , 5 8 5   $107,374  39   Fl o r i s t s $6 7 1 , 3 7 6 $27,974 24 Dr i n k i n g  Pl a c e s  ‐   Al c o h o l i c  Be v e r a g e s   $1 , 4 2 1 , 1 7 3   $27,330  52   Je w e l r y ,  Lu g g a g e  &  Le a t h e r  Go o d s  St o r e s   $5 4 2 , 0 1 8   $16,938  32   To t a l   $1 3 3 , 2 5 4 , 4 8 3  482   Le a d i n g  5  Le a k a g e   Ca t e g o r i e s  Su b t o t a l   $1 1 4 , 7 9 7 , 7 1 9   86.1%      29       9   DC G  Co r p l a n  Consulting  LLC   Lo w e r  re t a i l  sa l e s  de n o t e  we a k e r  le v e l s  of  sa l e s  ta x  ge n e r a t i o n ,   le s s   li k e l y   em p l o y m e n t   su s t a i n a b i l i t y ,   an d   sm a l l e r   di r e c t   an d   in d i r e c t   ec o n o m i c   im p a c t s   to   th e   co m m u n i t y .    By   re c o g n i z i n g   th e   im p o r t a n c e   th e s e   mo r e   se c t o r s   pl a y   in   th e   lo c a l   ec o n o m y ,   ec o n o m i c   de v e l o p m e n t   ag e n c i e s   sh o u l d   be   ab l e   to   pr i o r i t i z e   ef f o r t s   to   pr o t e c t   an d   en h a n c e   we a k e n e d   bu s i n e s s   pe r f o r m a n c e   th r o u g h   ta r g e t e d   in c e n t i v e s ,  ta x   re l i e f ,   in c u b a t o r   se r v i c e s ,  an d  or  ot h e r  pr o v e n  st r a t e g i e s  fo r  bu s i n e s s  re t e n t i o n .    Ba s e d   on   Av e r a g e   Le a k a g e   pe r   Ty p i c a l   Es t a b l i s h m e n t ,   th e   fi v e   mo s t   cr i t i c a l   re t a i l   bu s i n e s s   ty p e s   re p r e s e n t i n g   86 %   ($ 1 1 4 . 8   mi l l i o n )   of   th e   an n u a l   Sa l e s   Le a k a g e   an d   ha v i n g   th e   gr e a t e s t   im p a c t  on  th e  fi v e  co u n t i e s ’  ec o n o m i c  de v e l o p m e n t  ef f o r t s  ar e :   1. Gr o c e r y  St o r e s   2. Sp e c i a l t y  Fo o d  St o r e s   3. Bo o k ,  Pe r i o d i c a l  & Mu s i c  St o r e s   4. El e c t r o n i c s  & Ap p l i a n c e  St o r e s   5. Sp o r t i n g  Go o d s / H o b b y / M u s i c a l  In s t r .  St o r e s   In   to t a l ,   th e s e   fi v e   ca t e g o r i e s   re p r e s e n t   25 2   of   th e   48 2   es t a b l i s h m e n t s  th a t  ma y  be  at  ri s k  in  th e  RT A .  Co n v e r s e l y ,  th e s e   re t a i l   ca t e g o r i e s   al s o   re p r e s e n t   th e   po t e n t i a l   fo r   ne w   gr o w t h   on c e   th e   ec o n o m y   re c o v e r s .    Th e   re m a i n i n g   5   bu s i n e s s   ca t e g o r i e s   di s t r i b u t e   th e   ba l a n c e   of   $1 8 . 4   mi l l i o n   in   Sa l e s   Le a k a g e .    Ea c h  of  th e s e  in d u s t r i e s  is  im p o r t a n t  to  the  vitality  of   th e   RT A ,   an d   lo s s   wo u l d   be   di f f i c u l t .    Fr o m  the  outstanding  5   bu s i n e s s  ca t e g o r i e s ,  th e   fo l l o w i n g   2  ha v e  a  potential  loss  of  at   le a s t  $1 0 0 , 0 0 0  ea c h :   He a l t h  & Pe r s o n a l  Ca r e  St o r e s  (8 3  estb.)   Us e d  Me r c h a n d i s e  St o r e s  (3 9  es t b . )   Co n v e r s e l y ,  th e s e  re t a i l  ca t e g o r i e s  al s o  re p r e s e n t  the  potential   fo r   ne w   gr o w t h .   Th e s e   ca t e g o r i e s   ma y  be  important  in  the   fu t u r e   fo r   ma r k e t i n g   an d   re c r u i t m e n t  efforts. Proactive   me a s u r e s   sh o u l d   be   ta k e n   to   id e n t i f y   th e  leading  retail  chains   or  co r p o r a t i o n s  th a t  co u l d  es t a b l i s h  ne w  operations  within  the   Be a r t o o t h   RC & D   Re g i o n   RT A   an d   ca p t u r e  the  leakage  of  sales   do l l a r s .               30       Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT  – Be n c h m a r k  Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s    10   Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT   Ap r i l  20 2 0     Ap p e n d i x     Ap p e n d i x  Ta b l e  1  – Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s  fo r  Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n  RT A    Ap p e n d i x  Ta b l e  2a  – Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s  fo r  Bi g  Ho r n  Co u n t y  RT A    Ap p e n d i x  Ta b l e  2b  – Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s  fo r  Ca r b o n  Co u n t y  RT A    Ap p e n d i x  Ta b l e  2c  – Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s  fo r  St i l l w a t e r  Co u n t y  RT A    Ap p e n d i x  Ta b l e  2d  – Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s  fo r  Sw e e t  Gr a s s  Co u n t y  RT A    Ap p e n d i x  Ta b l e  2e  – Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s  fo r  Ye l l o w s t o n e  Co u n t y  Re g i o n  RT A    DC G  Co r p l a n  Co n s u l t i n g  LL C  di s c l a i m e r      31       11   DC G  Co r p l a n  Consulting  LLC      Pa g e  No t  Us e d .   32       Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT  – Be n c h m a r k  Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s    12   Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT   Ap r i l  20 2 0     Ap p e n d i x  Ta b l e  1  ‐   Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s  fo r  Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n  RT A       NA I C S   In d u s t r y   Su p p l y  (A c t u a l  Sa l e s )   De m a n d   (P o t e n t i a l   Sa l e s )   Sa l e s  Su r p l u s   (C a p t u r e )   Sa l e s  Le a k a g e (R i s k / G r o w t h   Po t e n t i a l )   Nu m b e r  of  Existing  Estbl. Avg. Leakage  per  Typ. Estbl.   44 1 1   Au t o m o b i l e  De a l e r s   $7 6 5 , 2 7 5 , 9 8 4 $4 2 8 , 0 6 5 , 9 2 8 $3 3 7 , 2 1 0 , 0 5 6   91    44 1 2   Ot h e r  Mo t o r  Ve h i c l e  De a l e r s   $8 6 , 2 7 7 , 4 4 3 $5 8 , 3 8 0 , 4 0 2 $2 7 , 8 9 7 , 0 4 1   29    44 1 3   Au t o  Pa r t s ,  Ac c e s s o r i e s  & Ti r e  St o r e s   $8 4 , 3 8 3 , 3 2 3 $5 1 , 9 4 8 , 6 7 2 $3 2 , 4 3 4 , 6 5 1   79    44 2 1   Fu r n i t u r e  St o r e s   $6 6 , 6 2 1 , 5 4 9 $4 8 , 2 8 5 , 6 3 1 $1 8 , 3 3 5 , 9 1 8   44    44 2 2   Ho m e  Fu r n i s h i n g s  St o r e s   $5 5 , 0 1 3 , 8 5 8 $3 0 , 9 3 9 , 6 4 9 $2 4 , 0 7 4 , 2 0 9   45    44 3 1   El e c t r o n i c s  & Ap p l i a n c e  St o r e s   $6 0 , 2 0 5 , 7 5 4 $7 6 , 8 6 5 , 2 0 8   $1 6 , 6 5 9 , 4 5 4 52 $320,374   44 4 1   Bl d g .  Ma t e r i a l  & Su p p l i e s  De a l e r s   $1 7 4 , 2 5 0 , 4 0 5 $1 5 0 , 3 5 0 , 3 8 5 $2 3 , 9 0 0 , 0 2 0   121    44 4 2   La w n  & Ga r d e n  Eq u i p  & Su p p l y  St o r e s   $3 1 , 1 4 8 , 1 6 3 $1 6 , 4 4 8 , 0 0 7 $1 4 , 7 0 0 , 1 5 6   35    44 5 1   Gr o c e r y  St o r e s   $2 6 3 , 4 7 6 , 5 1 7 $3 2 9 , 7 1 3 , 5 0 7   $6 6 , 2 3 6 , 9 9 0 57 $1,162,052   44 5 2   Sp e c i a l t y  Fo o d  St o r e s   $4 , 3 7 0 , 2 5 9 $1 5 , 5 8 3 , 4 7 4   $1 1 , 2 1 3 , 2 1 5 27 $415,304   44 5 3   Be e r ,  Wi n e  & Li q u o r  St o r e s   $2 5 , 3 3 8 , 0 3 7 $1 9 , 6 3 8 , 5 9 0 $5 , 6 9 9 , 4 4 7   13    44 6 1   He a l t h  & Pe r s o n a l  Ca r e  St o r e s   $1 2 6 , 1 7 4 , 7 6 8 $1 3 7 , 8 0 9 , 3 8 0   $1 1 , 6 3 4 , 6 1 2 83 $140,176   44 7 1   Ga s o l i n e  St a t i o n s   $5 6 0 , 8 0 1 , 6 3 4 $3 3 2 , 0 0 0 , 7 9 6 $2 2 8 , 8 0 0 , 8 3 8   112    44 8 1   Cl o t h i n g  St o r e s   $8 9 , 2 7 9 , 4 9 0 $6 5 , 1 2 0 , 0 3 8 $2 4 , 1 5 9 , 4 5 2   105    44 8 2   Sh o e  St o r e s   $1 1 , 1 8 8 , 5 7 6 $9 , 9 4 4 , 8 7 2 $1 , 2 4 3 , 7 0 4   15    44 8 3   Je w e l r y ,  Lu g g a g e  & Le a t h e r  Go o d s   St o r e s   $2 5 , 8 2 0 , 4 9 8 $2 6 , 3 6 2 , 5 1 6   $5 4 2 , 0 1 8 32 $16,938   45 1 1   Sp o r t i n g  Go o d s / H o b b y / M u s i c a l  In s t r .   St o r e s   $1 2 8 , 1 9 5 , 3 7 4 $1 4 6 , 1 0 8 , 4 9 6   $1 7 , 9 1 3 , 1 2 2 109 $164,341   45 1 2   Bo o k ,  Pe r i o d i c a l  & Mu s i c  St o r e s   $6 , 2 0 6 , 4 9 2 $8 , 9 8 1 , 4 3 0   $2 , 7 7 4 , 9 3 8 7 $396,420      33       13   DC G  Co r p l a n  Consulting  LLC   Ap p e n d i x  Ta b l e  1  ‐   Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s  fo r  Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n  RT A    – co n t ’ d .   NA I C S   In d u s t r y   Su p p l y  (A c t u a l  Sa l e s )   De m a n d   (P o t e n t i a l  Sa l e s )   Sa l e s  Su r p l u s   (C a p t u r e )   Sa l e s  Le a k a g e (R i s k / G r o w t h   Po t e n t i a l )   Number  of  Existing  Estbl. Avg. Leakage  per  Typ. Estbl.  45 2 1   De p a r t m e n t  St o r e s    $5 4 3 , 5 8 9 , 2 1 8 $3 2 2 , 4 7 5 , 2 5 3 $2 2 1 , 1 1 3 , 9 6 5   18   45 2 9   Ot h e r  Ge n e r a l  Me r c h a n d i s e  St o r e s   $2 7 6 , 3 9 2 , 5 9 3 $1 9 7 , 2 4 4 , 5 5 9 $7 9 , 1 4 8 , 0 3 4   31   45 3 1   Fl o r i s t s   $6 , 0 5 5 , 6 1 8 $6 , 7 2 6 , 9 9 4   $6 7 1 , 3 7 6 24 $27,974 45 3 2   Of f i c e  Su p p l i e s ,  St a t i o n e r y  & Gi f t   St o r e s   $3 2 , 0 3 9 , 0 1 9 $2 9 , 7 9 1 , 2 1 5 $2 , 2 4 7 , 8 0 4   42   45 3 3   Us e d  Me r c h a n d i s e  St o r e s   $1 4 , 9 5 5 , 2 7 2 $1 9 , 1 4 2 , 8 5 7   $4 , 1 8 7 , 5 8 5 39 $107,374 45 3 9   Ot h e r  Mi s c e l l a n e o u s  St o r e  Re t a i l e r s   $5 9 , 0 5 0 , 8 6 7 $4 8 , 5 9 7 , 9 1 3 $1 0 , 4 5 2 , 9 5 4   96   72 2 3   Sp e c i a l  Fo o d  Se r v i c e s   $3 , 5 0 8 , 3 6 1 $2 , 0 6 4 , 4 8 5 $1 , 4 4 3 , 8 7 6   20   72 2 4   Dr i n k i n g  Pl a c e s  ‐   Al c o h o l i c  Be v e r a g e s   $1 3 , 5 7 3 , 5 5 0 $1 4 , 9 9 4 , 7 2 3   $1 , 4 2 1 , 1 7 3 52 $27,330 72 2 5   Re s t a u r a n t s / O t h e r  Ea t i n g  Pl a c e s   $3 1 7 , 2 3 2 , 9 8 7 $2 4 4 , 2 8 3 , 5 3 4 $7 2 , 9 4 9 , 4 5 3   381      To t a l   $3 , 8 3 0 , 4 2 5 , 6 0 9 $2 , 8 3 7 , 8 6 8 , 5 1 4 $1 , 1 2 5 , 8 1 1 , 5 7 8 $1 3 3 , 2 5 4 , 4 8 3 1,759   Sa l e s  pe r  Ty p i c a l  Es t a b l i s h m e n t   $2 , 1 7 7 , 6 0 0   Ga p  (m i l l i o n s )   $9 9 2 . 5 6   Ca p t u r e  (m i l l i o n s )   $1 , 1 2 5 . 8 1   Le a k a g e  (m i l l i o n s )   $1 3 3 . 2 5   Su p p l y  (m i l l i o n s )   $3 , 8 3 0 . 4 3   De m a n d  (m i l l i o n s )   $2 , 8 3 7 . 8 7   Ra t i o n  of  De m a n d  to  Su p p l y   74 . 1 %   Av g .  Sa l e s  (m i l l i o n s )   $2 . 1 7 8 So u r c e :  US  Ce n s u s ,  Bu r e a u  of  La b o r  St a t i s t i c s ,  an d  ES R I  De c e m b e r  20 1 9      34       Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT  – Be n c h m a r k  Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s    14   Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT   Ap r i l  20 2 0     Ap p e n d i x  Ta b l e  2a  ‐   Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s  fo r  Bi g  Ho r n  Co u n t y  RT A     NA I C S   In d u s t r y   Su p p l y  (A c t u a l  Sa l e s )   De m a n d   (P o t e n t i a l  Sa l e s )   Sa l e s  Su r p l u s   (C a p t u r e )   Sa l e s   Le a k a g e (R i s k / G r o w t h   Po t e n t i a l )   Nu m b e r  of  Existing  Estbl. Avg. Leakage  per  Typ. Estbl.  44 1 1   Au t o m o b i l e  De a l e r s   $1 4 , 8 7 9 , 0 6 6 $2 0 , 8 2 9 , 2 6 0   $5 , 9 5 0 , 1 9 4 3 $1,983,398 44 1 2   Ot h e r  Mo t o r  Ve h i c l e  De a l e r s   $0 $2 , 8 7 5 , 6 8 8   $2 , 8 7 5 , 6 8 8 0   44 1 3   Au t o  Pa r t s ,  Ac c e s s o r i e s  & Ti r e   St o r e s   $1 , 3 8 0 , 4 2 4 $2 , 2 9 8 , 3 9 9   $9 1 7 , 9 7 5 2 $458,988 44 2 1   Fu r n i t u r e  St o r e s   $0 $1 , 9 2 7 , 8 0 8   $1 , 9 2 7 , 8 0 8 0   44 2 2   Ho m e  Fu r n i s h i n g s  St o r e s   $0 $1 , 1 9 7 , 9 6 0   $1 , 1 9 7 , 9 6 0 0   44 3 1   El e c t r o n i c s  & Ap p l i a n c e  St o r e s   $1 7 7 , 5 6 2 $3 , 0 9 3 , 2 4 4   $2 , 9 1 5 , 6 8 2 1 $2,915,682 44 4 1   Bl d g .  Ma t e r i a l  & Su p p l i e s  De a l e r s   $4 , 9 8 6 , 6 4 9 $7 , 1 1 7 , 4 5 0   $2 , 1 3 0 , 8 0 1 5 $426,160 44 4 2   La w n  & Ga r d e n  Eq u i p  & Su p p l y   St o r e s   $4 2 6 , 3 7 2 $7 2 1 , 5 9 2   $2 9 5 , 2 2 0 2 $147,610 44 5 1   Gr o c e r y  St o r e s   $3 1 , 0 2 0 , 3 8 2 $1 4 , 8 4 6 , 9 4 4 $1 6 , 1 7 3 , 4 3 8   10   44 5 2   Sp e c i a l t y  Fo o d  St o r e s   $0 $7 0 0 , 9 5 3   $7 0 0 , 9 5 3 0   44 5 3   Be e r ,  Wi n e  & Li q u o r  St o r e s   $0 $7 4 1 , 9 1 5   $7 4 1 , 9 1 5 0   44 6 1   He a l t h  & Pe r s o n a l  Ca r e  St o r e s   $1 , 2 5 4 , 3 2 7 $6 , 3 2 2 , 6 1 6   $5 , 0 6 8 , 2 8 9 1 $5,068,289 44 7 1   Ga s o l i n e  St a t i o n s   $6 0 , 4 2 2 , 0 7 4 $1 6 , 0 0 4 , 8 7 0 $4 4 , 4 1 7 , 2 0 4   14   44 8 1   Cl o t h i n g  St o r e s   $1 0 9 , 2 9 3 $2 , 5 4 6 , 2 1 3   $2 , 4 3 6 , 9 2 0 1 $2,436,920 44 8 2   Sh o e  St o r e s   $4 2 6 , 1 3 7 $3 9 8 , 7 4 0 $2 7 , 3 9 7   1   44 8 3   Je w e l r y ,  Lu g g a g e  & Le a t h e r  Go o d s   St o r e s   $0 $8 8 9 , 3 8 8   $8 8 9 , 3 8 8 0   45 1 1   Sp o r t i n g  Go o d s / H o b b y / M u s i c a l   In s t r .  St o r e s   $4 , 3 1 8 , 8 6 8 $5 , 9 6 5 , 1 1 3   $1 , 6 4 6 , 2 4 5 7 $235,178 45 1 2   Bo o k ,  Pe r i o d i c a l  & Mu s i c  St o r e s   $0 $3 5 3 , 1 1 5   $3 5 3 , 1 1 5 0     35       15   DC G  Co r p l a n  Consulting  LLC   Ap p e n d i x  Ta b l e  2a  ‐   Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s  fo r  Bi g  Ho r n  Co u n t y  RT A    – co n t ’ d .   NA I C S   In d u s t r y   Su p p l y  (A c t u a l  Sa l e s )   De m a n d   (P o t e n t i a l  Sa l e s )   Sa l e s  Su r p l u s   (C a p t u r e )   Sa l e s  Le a k a g e (R i s k / G r o w t h   Po t e n t i a l )   Number  of  Existing  Estbl. Avg. Leakage  per  Typ. Estbl.  45 2 1   De p a r t m e n t  St o r e s   $1 , 5 4 5 , 5 5 4 $1 3 , 4 3 2 , 2 9 0   $1 1 , 8 8 6 , 7 3 6 1 $11,886,736 45 2 9   Ot h e r  Ge n e r a l  Me r c h a n d i s e  St o r e s   $2 , 0 2 5 , 1 8 4 $8 , 8 0 5 , 5 7 2   $6 , 7 8 0 , 3 8 8 4 $1,695,097 45 3 1   Fl o r i s t s   $0 $2 6 7 , 7 1 2   $2 6 7 , 7 1 2 0   45 3 2   Of f i c e  Su p p l i e s ,  St a t i o n e r y  & Gi f t   St o r e s   $2 0 3 , 2 6 9 $1 , 2 2 5 , 3 4 8   $1 , 0 2 2 , 0 7 9 2 $511,040 45 3 3   Us e d  Me r c h a n d i s e  St o r e s   $8 1 4 , 3 9 6 $7 4 3 , 2 6 4 $7 1 , 1 3 2   2   45 3 9   Ot h e r  Mi s c e l l a n e o u s  St o r e  Re t a i l e r s   $3 0 8 , 2 1 1 $2 , 5 7 4 , 9 1 1   $2 , 2 6 6 , 7 0 0 3 $755,567 72 2 3   Sp e c i a l  Fo o d  Se r v i c e s   $4 0 , 8 0 5 $8 5 , 5 2 1   $4 4 , 7 1 6 1 $44,716 72 2 4   Dr i n k i n g  Pl a c e s  ‐   Al c o h o l i c   Be v e r a g e s   $1 , 2 1 8 , 9 4 6 $5 5 5 , 3 9 4 $6 6 3 , 5 5 2   2   72 2 5   Re s t a u r a n t s / O t h e r  Ea t i n g  Pl a c e s   $9 , 5 3 4 , 7 6 6 $9 , 7 2 9 , 6 6 1   $1 9 4 , 8 9 5 18 $10,828    To t a l   $1 3 5 , 0 9 2 , 2 8 5 $1 2 6 , 2 5 0 , 9 4 1 $6 1 , 3 5 2 , 7 2 3 $5 2 , 5 1 1 , 3 7 9 80   Sa l e s  pe r  Ty p i c a l  Es t a b l i s h m e n t   $1 , 6 8 8 , 7 0 0   Ga p  (m i l l i o n s )   $8 . 8 4   Ca p t u r e  (m i l l i o n s )   $6 1 . 3 5   Le a k a g e  (m i l l i o n s )   $5 2 . 5 1   Su p p l y  (m i l l i o n s )   $1 3 5 . 0 9   De m a n d  (m i l l i o n s )   $1 2 6 . 2 5   Ra t i o n  of  De m a n d  to  Su p p l y   93 . 5 %   Av g .  Sa l e s  (m i l l i o n s )   $1 . 6 8 9 So u r c e :  US  Ce n s u s ,  Bu r e a u  of  La b o r  St a t i s t i c s ,  an d  ES R I  De c e m b e r  20 1 9     36       Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT  – Be n c h m a r k  Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s    16   Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT   Ap r i l  20 2 0     Ap p e n d i x  Ta b l e  2b  ‐   Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s  fo r  Ca r b o n  Co u n t y  RT A     NA I C S   In d u s t r y   Su p p l y  (A c t u a l  Sa l e s )   De m a n d   (P o t e n t i a l  Sa l e s )   Sa l e s  Su r p l u s   (C a p t u r e )   Sa l e s  Le a k a g e (R i s k / G r o w t h   Po t e n t i a l )   Number   of  Existing  Estbl. Avg. Leakage  per  Typ. Estbl.  44 1 1   Au t o m o b i l e  De a l e r s   $5 , 3 3 2 , 6 0 1 $2 6 , 9 9 6 , 4 1 4   $2 1 , 6 6 3 , 8 1 3 2 $10,831,907 44 1 2   Ot h e r  Mo t o r  Ve h i c l e  De a l e r s   $7 , 1 5 8 , 9 9 0 $3 , 8 4 7 , 8 3 6 $3 , 3 1 1 , 1 5 4   7   44 1 3   Au t o  Pa r t s ,  Ac c e s s o r i e s  & Ti r e   St o r e s   $1 , 8 4 5 , 1 0 4 $3 , 0 4 2 , 7 0 1   $1 , 1 9 7 , 5 9 7 5 $239,519 44 2 1   Fu r n i t u r e  St o r e s   $0 $2 , 4 6 1 , 2 1 6   $2 , 4 6 1 , 2 1 6 0   44 2 2   Ho m e  Fu r n i s h i n g s  St o r e s   $8 7 7 , 5 3 8 $1 , 6 2 5 , 1 2 8   $7 4 7 , 5 9 0 3 $249,197 44 3 1   El e c t r o n i c s  & Ap p l i a n c e  St o r e s   $1 , 5 1 3 , 9 8 3 $4 , 0 9 7 , 5 4 1   $2 , 5 8 3 , 5 5 8 3 $861,186 44 4 1   Bl d g .  Ma t e r i a l  & Su p p l i e s  De a l e r s   $4 , 3 2 3 , 7 7 1 $9 , 7 3 7 , 7 3 8   $5 , 4 1 3 , 9 6 7 6 $902,328 44 4 2   La w n  & Ga r d e n  Eq u i p  & Su p p l y   St o r e s   $1 , 7 5 1 , 1 0 9 $9 9 4 , 8 6 8 $7 5 6 , 2 4 1   2   44 5 1   Gr o c e r y  St o r e s   $1 2 , 2 3 4 , 2 8 2 $1 9 , 1 7 0 , 5 4 5   $6 , 9 3 6 , 2 6 3 8 $867,033 44 5 2   Sp e c i a l t y  Fo o d  St o r e s   $5 5 5 , 1 7 4 $9 0 1 , 9 0 0   $3 4 6 , 7 2 6 3 $115,575 44 5 3   Be e r ,  Wi n e  & Li q u o r  St o r e s   $2 , 8 3 8 , 7 2 1 $1 , 0 1 2 , 1 0 5 $1 , 8 2 6 , 6 1 6   3   44 6 1   He a l t h  & Pe r s o n a l  Ca r e  St o r e s   $1 , 9 2 1 , 3 8 0 $8 , 3 6 8 , 5 7 0   $6 , 4 4 7 , 1 9 0 2 $3,223,595 44 7 1   Ga s o l i n e  St a t i o n s   $3 2 , 4 0 0 , 0 1 4 $2 0 , 5 4 5 , 9 5 9 $1 1 , 8 5 4 , 0 5 5   12   44 8 1   Cl o t h i n g  St o r e s   $2 , 0 3 2 , 6 5 6 $3 , 2 8 5 , 1 1 2   $1 , 2 5 2 , 4 5 6 10 $125,246 44 8 2   Sh o e  St o r e s   $0 $4 9 8 , 7 2 8   $4 9 8 , 7 2 8 0   44 8 3   Je w e l r y ,  Lu g g a g e  & Le a t h e r  Go o d s   St o r e s   $1 , 3 5 3 , 1 2 5 $1 , 2 5 8 , 9 6 8 $9 4 , 1 5 7   4   45 1 1   Sp o r t i n g  Go o d s / H o b b y / M u s i c a l   In s t r .  St o r e s   $1 , 6 8 4 , 2 4 8 $7 , 6 7 9 , 6 5 9   $5 , 9 9 5 , 4 1 1 5 $1,199,082 45 1 2   Bo o k ,  Pe r i o d i c a l  & Mu s i c  St o r e s   $2 2 8 , 8 9 5 $4 6 1 , 9 6 7   $2 3 3 , 0 7 2 1 $233,072    37       17   DC G  Co r p l a n  Consulting  LLC   Ap p e n d i x  Ta b l e  2b  ‐   Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s  fo r  Ca r b o n  Co u n t y  RT A    – co n t ’ d .   NA I C S   In d u s t r y   Su p p l y  (A c t u a l  Sa l e s )   De m a n d   (P o t e n t i a l  Sa l e s )   Sa l e s  Su r p l u s   (C a p t u r e )   Sa l e s  Le a k a g e (R i s k / G r o w t h   Po t e n t i a l )   Nu m b e r  of  Existing  Estbl. Avg. Leakage  per  Typ. Estbl.  45 2 1   De p a r t m e n t  St o r e s    $0 $1 7 , 5 4 8 , 0 0 6   $1 7 , 5 4 8 , 0 0 6 0    45 2 9   Ot h e r  Ge n e r a l  Me r c h a n d i s e  St o r e s   $1 , 5 4 6 , 9 1 0 $1 1 , 4 1 0 , 7 3 6   $9 , 8 6 3 , 8 2 6 2 $4,931,913   45 3 1   Fl o r i s t s   $3 2 9 , 3 9 0 $3 8 0 , 4 2 6   $5 1 , 0 3 6 3 $17,012   45 3 2   Of f i c e  Su p p l i e s ,  St a t i o n e r y  & Gi f t   St o r e s   $1 , 0 2 2 , 7 0 9 $1 , 6 0 8 , 5 9 5   $5 8 5 , 8 8 6 5 $117,177   45 3 3   Us e d  Me r c h a n d i s e  St o r e s   $5 1 8 , 2 5 2 $9 7 4 , 9 4 4   $4 5 6 , 6 9 2 4 $114,173   45 3 9   Ot h e r  Mi s c e l l a n e o u s  St o r e  Re t a i l e r s $1 , 8 7 8 , 8 4 0 $3 , 3 7 0 , 8 3 7   $1 , 4 9 1 , 9 9 7 8 $186,500   72 2 3   Sp e c i a l  Fo o d  Se r v i c e s   $3 0 , 5 2 9 $1 1 2 , 4 2 2   $8 1 , 8 9 3 1 $81,893   72 2 4   Dr i n k i n g  Pl a c e s  ‐   Al c o h o l i c   Be v e r a g e s   $1 , 3 9 8 , 5 6 7 $7 4 1 , 7 3 9 $6 5 6 , 8 2 8   9    72 2 5   Re s t a u r a n t s / O t h e r  Ea t i n g  Pl a c e s   $1 5 , 4 1 9 , 7 8 9 $1 2 , 6 8 1 , 1 1 9 $2 , 7 3 8 , 6 7 0   27       To t a l   $1 0 0 , 1 9 6 , 5 7 7 $1 6 4 , 8 1 5 , 7 7 9 $2 1 , 2 3 7 , 7 2 1 $8 5 , 8 5 6 , 9 2 3 135     Sa l e s  pe r  Ty p i c a l  Es t a b l i s h m e n t   $7 4 2 , 2 0 0        Ga p  (m i l l i o n s )   $6 4 . 6 2   Ca p t u r e  (m i l l i o n s )   $2 1 . 2 4   Le a k a g e  (m i l l i o n s )   $8 5 . 8 6   Su p p l y  (m i l l i o n s )   $1 0 0 . 2 0   De m a n d  (m i l l i o n s )   $1 6 4 . 8 2   Ra t i o n  of  De m a n d  to  Su p p l y   16 4 . 5 %   Av g .  Sa l e s  (m i l l i o n s )   $0 . 7 4 2 So u r c e :  US  Ce n s u s ,  Bu r e a u  of  La b o r  St a t i s t i c s ,  an d  ES R I  De c e m b e r  20 1 9      38       Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT  – Be n c h m a r k  Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s    18   Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT   Ap r i l  20 2 0     Ap p e n d i x  Ta b l e  2c  ‐   Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s  fo r  St i l l w a t e r  Co u n t y  RT A     NA I C S   In d u s t r y   Su p p l y  (A c t u a l  Sa l e s )   De m a n d   (P o t e n t i a l   Sa l e s )   Sa l e s  Su r p l u s   (C a p t u r e )   Sa l e s   Le a k a g e (R i s k / G r o w t h   Po t e n t i a l )   Number  of   Ex i s t i n g  Estbl. Avg. Leakage  per  Typ. Estbl.  44 1 1   Au t o m o b i l e  De a l e r s   $3 , 6 5 1 , 8 8 0 $2 3 , 1 1 0 , 6 5 1   $1 9 , 4 5 8 , 7 7 1 2 $9,729,386 44 1 2   Ot h e r  Mo t o r  Ve h i c l e  De a l e r s   $0 $3 , 2 6 1 , 5 0 4   $3 , 2 6 1 , 5 0 4 0   44 1 3   Au t o  Pa r t s ,  Ac c e s s o r i e s  & Ti r e   St o r e s   $4 5 0 , 9 8 1 $2 , 7 0 2 , 6 4 9   $2 , 2 5 1 , 6 6 8 2 $1,125,834 44 2 1   Fu r n i t u r e  St o r e s   $0 $2 , 3 2 3 , 2 3 8   $2 , 3 2 3 , 2 3 8 0   44 2 2   Ho m e  Fu r n i s h i n g s  St o r e s   $2 9 7 , 7 3 3 $1 , 5 6 9 , 1 7 2   $1 , 2 7 1 , 4 3 9 1 $1,271,439 44 3 1   El e c t r o n i c s  & Ap p l i a n c e  St o r e s   $7 7 9 , 7 8 8 $3 , 7 6 2 , 0 3 0   $2 , 9 8 2 , 2 4 2 3 $994,081 44 4 1   Bl d g .  Ma t e r i a l  & Su p p l i e s  De a l e r s   $1 , 8 1 6 , 9 4 4 $8 , 5 3 6 , 7 1 2   $6 , 7 1 9 , 7 6 8 5 $1,343,954 44 4 2   La w n  & Ga r d e n  Eq u i p  & Su p p l y   St o r e s   $1 , 2 7 5 , 9 6 9 $9 0 1 , 0 5 9 $3 7 4 , 9 1 0   4   44 5 1   Gr o c e r y  St o r e s   $8 , 7 8 4 , 4 5 7 $1 6 , 9 7 4 , 6 1 6   $8 , 1 9 0 , 1 5 9 4 $2,047,540 44 5 2   Sp e c i a l t y  Fo o d  St o r e s   $1 3 5 , 4 3 1 $7 9 8 , 2 1 4   $6 6 2 , 7 8 3 1 $662,783 44 5 3   Be e r ,  Wi n e  & Li q u o r  St o r e s   $4 8 8 , 4 6 2 $9 5 9 , 0 6 8   $4 7 0 , 6 0 6 1 $470,606 44 6 1   He a l t h  & Pe r s o n a l  Ca r e  St o r e s   $7 , 3 6 0 , 2 7 3 $7 , 3 5 7 , 1 6 5 $3 , 1 0 8   2   44 7 1   Ga s o l i n e  St a t i o n s   $1 0 2 , 4 1 3 , 0 0 2 $1 7 , 6 5 0 , 9 1 9 $8 4 , 7 6 2 , 0 8 3   11   44 8 1   Cl o t h i n g  St o r e s   $0 $3 , 1 4 7 , 4 8 3   $3 , 1 4 7 , 4 8 3 0   44 8 2   Sh o e  St o r e s   $0 $4 7 8 , 1 8 4   $4 7 8 , 1 8 4 0   44 8 3   Je w e l r y ,  Lu g g a g e  & Le a t h e r  Go o d s   St o r e s   $5 8 1 , 1 6 9 $1 , 2 3 0 , 7 4 3   $6 4 9 , 5 7 4 1 $649,574 45 1 1   Sp o r t i n g  Go o d s / H o b b y / M u s i c a l   In s t r .  St o r e s   $2 , 3 1 7 , 1 7 4 $7 , 1 8 8 , 9 9 0   $4 , 8 7 1 , 8 1 6 8 $608,977 45 1 2   Bo o k ,  Pe r i o d i c a l  & Mu s i c  St o r e s   $0 $4 3 0 , 0 5 6   $4 3 0 , 0 5 6 0     39       19   DC G  Co r p l a n  Consulting  LLC   Ap p e n d i x  Ta b l e  2c  ‐   Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s  fo r  St i l l w a t e r  Co u n t y  RT A    – co n t ’ d .   NA I C S   In d u s t r y   Su p p l y  (A c t u a l  Sa l e s )   De m a n d   (P o t e n t i a l  Sa l e s )   Sa l e s  Su r p l u s   (C a p t u r e )   Sa l e s  Le a k a g e (R i s k / G r o w t h   Po t e n t i a l )   Number  of  Existing  Estbl. Avg. Leakage  per  Typ. Estbl.  45 2 1   De p a r t m e n t  St o r e s    $0 $1 6 , 1 8 3 , 2 2 8   $1 6 , 1 8 3 , 2 2 8 0    45 2 9   Ot h e r  Ge n e r a l  Me r c h a n d i s e  St o r e s   $9 0 8 , 3 7 6 $1 0 , 1 6 2 , 8 5 3   $9 , 2 5 4 , 4 7 7 2 $4,627,239   45 3 1   Fl o r i s t s   $1 4 5 , 0 7 6 $3 6 2 , 5 6 3   $2 1 7 , 4 8 7 1 $217,487   45 3 2   Of f i c e  Su p p l i e s ,  St a t i o n e r y  & Gi f t   St o r e s   $5 0 , 6 7 5 $1 , 4 8 8 , 9 4 8   $1 , 4 3 8 , 2 7 3 1 $1,438,273   45 3 3   Us e d  Me r c h a n d i s e  St o r e s   $0 $9 1 4 , 9 9 9   $9 1 4 , 9 9 9 0    45 3 9   Ot h e r  Mi s c e l l a n e o u s  St o r e  Re t a i l e r s $3 8 8 , 1 5 2 $2 , 7 5 0 , 8 5 1   $2 , 3 6 2 , 6 9 9 2 $1,181,350   72 2 3   Sp e c i a l  Fo o d  Se r v i c e s   $0 $1 0 6 , 1 4 8   $1 0 6 , 1 4 8 0    72 2 4   Dr i n k i n g  Pl a c e s  ‐   Al c o h o l i c   Be v e r a g e s   $2 , 6 8 6 , 5 3 7 $7 1 6 , 8 2 6 $1 , 9 6 9 , 7 1 1   7    72 2 5   Re s t a u r a n t s / O t h e r  Ea t i n g  Pl a c e s   $4 , 7 2 7 , 1 2 3 $1 1 , 9 2 2 , 4 3 3   $7 , 1 9 5 , 3 1 0 16 $449,707      To t a l   $1 3 9 , 2 5 9 , 2 0 2 $1 4 6 , 9 9 1 , 3 0 2 $8 7 , 1 0 9 , 8 1 2 $9 4 , 8 4 1 , 9 1 2 74     Sa l e s  pe r  Ty p i c a l  Es t a b l i s h m e n t   $1 , 8 8 1 , 9 0 0        Ga p  (m i l l i o n s )   $7 . 7 3 2   Ca p t u r e  (m i l l i o n s )   $8 7 . 1   Le a k a g e  (m i l l i o n s )   $9 4 . 8   Su p p l y  (m i l l i o n s )   $1 3 9 . 3   De m a n d  (m i l l i o n s )   $1 4 7 . 0   Ra t i o n  of  De m a n d  to  Su p p l y   10 5 . 6 %   Av g .  Sa l e s  (m i l l i o n s )   $1 . 8 8 2 So u r c e :  US  Ce n s u s ,  Bu r e a u  of  La b o r  St a t i s t i c s ,  an d  ES R I  De c e m b e r  20 1 9      40       Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT  – Be n c h m a r k  Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s    20   Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT   Ap r i l  20 2 0     Ap p e n d i x  Ta b l e  2d  ‐   Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s  fo r  Sw e e t  Gr a s s  Co u n t y  RT A     NA I C S   In d u s t r y   Su p p l y  (A c t u a l  Sa l e s )   De m a n d   (P o t e n t i a l  Sa l e s )   Sa l e s  Su r p l u s   (C a p t u r e )   Sa l e s  Le a k a g e (R i s k / G r o w t h   Po t e n t i a l )   Number  of   Ex i s t i n g  Estbl. Avg. Leakage  per  Typ. Estbl.  44 1 1   Au t o m o b i l e  De a l e r s   $0 $9 , 9 6 5 , 5 0 1   $9 , 9 6 5 , 5 0 1 0   44 1 2   Ot h e r  Mo t o r  Ve h i c l e  De a l e r s   $0 $1 , 4 5 5 , 1 9 0   $1 , 4 5 5 , 1 9 0 0   44 1 3   Au t o  Pa r t s ,  Ac c e s s o r i e s  & Ti r e   St o r e s   $8 8 1 , 8 1 7 $1 , 0 4 0 , 8 0 7   $1 5 8 , 9 9 0 2 $79,495 44 2 1   Fu r n i t u r e  St o r e s   $0 $7 7 6 , 6 6 8   $7 7 6 , 6 6 8 0   44 2 2   Ho m e  Fu r n i s h i n g s  St o r e s   $3 0 7 , 2 1 8 $5 1 8 , 0 8 2   $2 1 0 , 8 6 4 1 $210,864 44 3 1   El e c t r o n i c s  & Ap p l i a n c e  St o r e s   $3 1 7 , 4 1 6 $1 , 3 0 4 , 5 9 0   $9 8 7 , 1 7 4 1 $987,174 44 4 1   Bl d g .  Ma t e r i a l  & Su p p l i e s  De a l e r s   $1 , 8 9 9 , 5 3 3 $3 , 5 5 8 , 0 5 5   $1 , 6 5 8 , 5 2 2 5 $331,704 44 4 2   La w n  & Ga r d e n  Eq u i p  & Su p p l y   St o r e s   $8 5 4 , 7 4 7 $3 5 6 , 7 3 1 $4 9 8 , 0 1 6   1   44 5 1   Gr o c e r y  St o r e s   $5 , 4 7 5 , 5 6 9 $6 , 7 4 1 , 8 3 9   $1 , 2 6 6 , 2 7 0 2 $633,135 44 5 2   Sp e c i a l t y  Fo o d  St o r e s   $0 $3 1 7 , 3 3 0   $3 1 7 , 3 3 0 0   44 5 3   Be e r ,  Wi n e  & Li q u o r  St o r e s   $5 , 1 8 3 , 4 5 4 $3 0 9 , 7 8 2 $4 , 8 7 3 , 6 7 2   1   44 6 1   He a l t h  & Pe r s o n a l  Ca r e  St o r e s   $2 , 0 8 4 , 4 0 0 $2 , 9 3 9 , 1 2 0   $8 5 4 , 7 2 0 2 $427,360 44 7 1   Ga s o l i n e  St a t i o n s   $1 6 , 6 1 3 , 3 8 7 $7 , 4 3 5 , 7 2 2 $9 , 1 7 7 , 6 6 5   5   44 8 1   Cl o t h i n g  St o r e s   $6 2 6 , 0 7 3 $1 , 0 2 6 , 8 2 9   $4 0 0 , 7 5 6 3 $133,585 44 8 2   Sh o e  St o r e s   $0 $1 5 9 , 7 1 4   $1 5 9 , 7 1 4 0   44 8 3   Je w e l r y ,  Lu g g a g e  & Le a t h e r   Go o d s  St o r e s   $3 9 1 , 4 7 5 $3 4 1 , 0 2 5 $5 0 , 4 5 0   2   45 1 1   Sp o r t i n g  Go o d s / H o b b y / M u s i c a l   In s t r .  St o r e s   $1 , 3 0 4 , 9 0 4 $2 , 5 1 9 , 9 7 6   $1 , 2 1 5 , 0 7 2 4 $303,768 45 1 2   Bo o k ,  Pe r i o d i c a l  & Mu s i c  St o r e s   $0 $1 4 8 , 0 0 9   $1 4 8 , 0 0 9 0      41       21   DC G  Co r p l a n  Consulting  LLC   Ap p e n d i x  Ta b l e  2d  ‐   Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s  fo r  Sw e e t  Gr a s s  Co u n t y  RT A    – co n t ’ d .   NA I C S   In d u s t r y   Su p p l y  (A c t u a l  Sa l e s )   De m a n d   (P o t e n t i a l   Sa l e s )   Sa l e s  Su r p l u s   (C a p t u r e )   Sa l e s  Le a k a g e (R i s k / G r o w t h   Po t e n t i a l )   Nu m b e r  of  Existing  Estbl. Avg. Leakage  per  Typ. Estbl.  45 2 1   De p a r t m e n t  St o r e s   $7 0 4 , 9 6 7 $5 , 8 7 0 , 9 3 0   $5 , 1 6 5 , 9 6 3 1 $5,165,963   45 2 9   Ot h e r  Ge n e r a l  Me r c h a n d i s e  St o r e s   $8 2 7 , 9 4 6 $4 , 0 1 5 , 9 3 9   $3 , 1 8 7 , 9 9 3 1 $3,187,993   45 3 1   Fl o r i s t s   $1 2 1 , 6 7 7 $1 3 1 , 6 4 5   $9 , 9 6 8 1 $9,968   45 3 2   Of f i c e  Su p p l i e s ,  St a t i o n e r y  & Gi f t   St o r e s   $5 6 , 6 9 2 $5 2 8 , 8 2 1   $4 7 2 , 1 2 9 1 $472,129   45 3 3   Us e d  Me r c h a n d i s e  St o r e s   $1 4 8 , 0 7 2 $3 0 8 , 5 4 9   $1 6 0 , 4 7 7 2 $80,239   45 3 9   Ot h e r  Mi s c e l l a n e o u s  St o r e  Re t a i l e r s $6 2 6 , 3 0 9 $1 , 3 1 4 , 3 3 4   $6 8 8 , 0 2 5 4 $172,006   72 2 3   Sp e c i a l  Fo o d  Se r v i c e s   $0 $4 0 , 6 0 3   $4 0 , 6 0 3 0    72 2 4   Dr i n k i n g  Pl a c e s  ‐   Al c o h o l i c   Be v e r a g e s   $1 9 6 , 9 1 4 $2 3 2 , 1 8 0   $3 5 , 2 6 6 1 $35,266   72 2 5   Re s t a u r a n t s / O t h e r  Ea t i n g  Pl a c e s   $1 , 8 2 5 , 9 3 3 $4 , 0 5 2 , 8 8 7   $2 , 2 2 6 , 9 5 4 8 $278,369      To t a l   $4 0 , 4 4 8 , 5 0 3 $5 7 , 4 1 0 , 8 5 8 $1 4 , 5 9 9 , 8 0 3 $3 1 , 5 6 2 , 1 5 8 48     Sa l e s  pe r  Ty p i c a l  Es t a b l i s h m e n t   $8 4 2 , 7 0 0      Ga p  (m i l l i o n s )   $1 6 . 9 6   Ca p t u r e  (m i l l i o n s )   $1 4 . 6 0   Le a k a g e  (m i l l i o n s )   $3 1 . 5 6   Su p p l y  (m i l l i o n s )   $4 0 . 4 5   De m a n d  (m i l l i o n s )   $5 7 . 4 1   Ra t i o n  of  De m a n d  to  Su p p l y   14 1 . 9 %   Av g .  Sa l e s  (m i l l i o n s )   $. 8 4 3 So u r c e :  US  Ce n s u s ,  Bu r e a u  of  La b o r  St a t i s t i c s ,  an d  ES R I  De c e m b e r  20 1 9      42       Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT  – Be n c h m a r k  Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s    22   Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT   Ap r i l  20 2 0     Ap p e n d i x  Ta b l e  2e  ‐   Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s  fo r  Ye l l o w s t o n e  Co u n t y  RT A     NA I C S   In d u s t r y   Su p p l y  (A c t u a l  Sa l e s )   De m a n d   (P o t e n t i a l  Sa l e s )   Sa l e s  Su r p l u s   (C a p t u r e )   Sa l e s  Le a k a g e (R i s k / G r o w t h   Po t e n t i a l )   Nu m b e r  of  Existing  Estbl. Avg. Leakage  per  Typ. Estbl.  44 1 1   Au t o m o b i l e  De a l e r s   $7 4 1 , 4 1 2 , 4 3 7 $3 4 7 , 1 6 4 , 1 0 2 $3 9 4 , 2 4 8 , 3 3 5   84   44 1 2   Ot h e r  Mo t o r  Ve h i c l e  De a l e r s   $7 9 , 1 1 8 , 4 5 3 $4 6 , 9 4 0 , 1 8 4 $3 2 , 1 7 8 , 2 6 9   22   44 1 3   Au t o  Pa r t s ,  Ac c e s s o r i e s  & Ti r e   St o r e s   $7 9 , 8 2 4 , 9 9 7 $4 2 , 8 6 4 , 1 1 6 $3 6 , 9 6 0 , 8 8 1   68   44 2 1   Fu r n i t u r e  St o r e s   $6 6 , 6 2 1 , 5 4 9 $4 0 , 7 9 6 , 7 0 1 $2 5 , 8 2 4 , 8 4 8   44   44 2 2   Ho m e  Fu r n i s h i n g s  St o r e s   $5 3 , 5 3 1 , 3 6 9 $2 6 , 0 2 9 , 3 0 7 $2 7 , 5 0 2 , 0 6 2   40   44 3 1   El e c t r o n i c s  & Ap p l i a n c e  St o r e s   $5 7 , 4 1 7 , 0 0 5 $6 4 , 6 0 7 , 8 0 3   $7 , 1 9 0 , 7 9 8 44 $163,427 44 4 1   Bl d g .  Ma t e r i a l  & Su p p l i e s  De a l e r s   $1 6 1 , 2 2 3 , 5 0 8 $1 2 1 , 4 0 0 , 4 3 0 $3 9 , 8 2 3 , 0 7 8   100   44 4 2   La w n  & Ga r d e n  Eq u i p  & Su p p l y   St o r e s   $2 6 , 8 3 9 , 9 6 6 $1 3 , 4 7 3 , 7 5 7 $1 3 , 3 6 6 , 2 0 9   26   44 5 1   Gr o c e r y  St o r e s   $2 0 5 , 9 6 1 , 8 2 7 $2 7 1 , 9 7 9 , 5 6 3   $6 6 , 0 1 7 , 7 3 6 33 $2,000,537 44 5 2   Sp e c i a l t y  Fo o d  St o r e s   $3 , 6 7 9 , 6 5 4 $1 2 , 8 6 5 , 0 7 7   $9 , 1 8 5 , 4 2 3 23 $399,366 44 5 3   Be e r ,  Wi n e  & Li q u o r  St o r e s   $1 6 , 8 2 7 , 4 0 0 $1 6 , 6 1 5 , 7 2 0 $2 1 1 , 6 8 0   8   44 6 1   He a l t h  & Pe r s o n a l  Ca r e  St o r e s   $1 1 3 , 5 5 4 , 3 8 8 $1 1 2 , 8 2 1 , 9 0 9 $7 3 2 , 4 7 9   76   44 7 1   Ga s o l i n e  St a t i o n s   $3 4 8 , 9 5 3 , 1 5 7 $2 7 0 , 3 6 3 , 3 2 6 $7 8 , 5 8 9 , 8 3 1   70   44 8 1   Cl o t h i n g  St o r e s   $8 6 , 5 1 1 , 4 6 8 $5 5 , 1 1 4 , 4 0 1 $3 1 , 3 9 7 , 0 6 7   91   44 8 2   Sh o e  St o r e s   $1 0 , 7 6 2 , 4 3 9 $8 , 4 0 9 , 5 0 6 $2 , 3 5 2 , 9 3 3   14   44 8 3   Je w e l r y ,  Lu g g a g e  & Le a t h e r  Go o d s   St o r e s   $2 3 , 4 9 4 , 7 2 9 $2 2 , 6 4 2 , 3 9 2 $8 5 2 , 3 3 7   25   45 1 1   Sp o r t i n g  Go o d s / H o b b y / M u s i c a l   In s t r .  St o r e s   $1 1 8 , 5 7 0 , 1 8 0 $1 2 2 , 7 5 4 , 7 5 8   $4 , 1 8 4 , 5 7 8 85 $49,230 45 1 2   Bo o k ,  Pe r i o d i c a l  & Mu s i c  St o r e s   $5 , 9 7 7 , 5 9 7 $7 , 5 8 8 , 2 8 3   $1 , 6 1 0 , 6 8 6 6 $268,448    43       23   DC G  Co r p l a n  Consulting  LLC   Ap p e n d i x  Ta b l e  2e  ‐   Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s  fo r  Ye l l o w s t o n e  Co u n t y  RT A    – co n t ’ d .   NA I C S   In d u s t r y   Su p p l y  (A c t u a l  Sa l e s )   De m a n d   (P o t e n t i a l  Sa l e s )   Sa l e s  Su r p l u s   (C a p t u r e )   Sa l e s  Le a k a g e (R i s k / G r o w t h   Po t e n t i a l )   Number  of  Existing  Estbl. Avg. Leakage  per  Typ. Estbl.  45 2 1   De p a r t m e n t  St o r e s   $5 4 1 , 3 3 8 , 6 9 7 $2 6 9 , 4 4 0 , 7 9 9 $2 7 1 , 8 9 7 , 8 9 8   16    45 2 9   Ot h e r  Ge n e r a l  Me r c h a n d i s e  St o r e s   $2 7 1 , 0 8 4 , 1 7 7 $1 6 2 , 8 4 9 , 4 5 9 $1 0 8 , 2 3 4 , 7 1 8   22    45 3 1   Fl o r i s t s   $5 , 4 5 9 , 4 7 5 $5 , 5 8 4 , 6 4 8   $1 2 5 , 1 7 3 19 $6,588   45 3 2   Of f i c e  Su p p l i e s ,  St a t i o n e r y  & Gi f t   St o r e s   $3 0 , 7 0 5 , 6 7 4 $2 4 , 9 3 9 , 5 0 3 $5 , 7 6 6 , 1 7 1   33    45 3 3   Us e d  Me r c h a n d i s e  St o r e s   $1 3 , 4 7 4 , 5 5 2 $1 6 , 2 0 1 , 1 0 1   $2 , 7 2 6 , 5 4 9 31 $87,953   45 3 9   Ot h e r  Mi s c e l l a n e o u s  St o r e  Re t a i l e r s   $5 5 , 8 4 9 , 3 5 5 $3 8 , 5 8 6 , 9 8 0 $1 7 , 2 6 2 , 3 7 5   79    72 2 3   Sp e c i a l  Fo o d  Se r v i c e s   $3 , 4 3 7 , 0 2 7 $1 , 7 1 9 , 7 9 1 $1 , 7 1 7 , 2 3 6   18    72 2 4   Dr i n k i n g  Pl a c e s  ‐   Al c o h o l i c  Be v e r a g e s   $8 , 0 7 2 , 5 8 6 $1 2 , 7 4 8 , 5 8 4   $4 , 6 7 5 , 9 9 8 33 $141,697   72 2 5   Re s t a u r a n t s / O t h e r  Ea t i n g  Pl a c e s   $2 8 5 , 7 2 5 , 3 7 6 $2 0 5 , 8 9 7 , 4 3 4 $7 9 , 8 2 7 , 9 4 2   312       To t a l   $3 , 4 1 5 , 4 2 9 , 0 4 2 $2 , 3 4 2 , 3 9 9 , 6 3 4 $1 , 1 6 8 , 7 4 6 , 3 4 9 $9 5 , 7 1 6 , 9 4 1 1,422     Sa l e s  pe r  Ty p i c a l  Es t a b l i s h m e n t   $2 , 4 0 1 , 8 0 0       Ga p  (m i l l i o n s )   $1 . 0 7 3       Ca p t u r e  (m i l l i o n s )   $1 . 2       Le a k a g e  (m i l l i o n s )   $9 5 . 7       Su p p l y  (m i l l i o n s )   $3 . 4       De m a n d  (m i l l i o n s )   $2 . 3       Ra t i o n  of  De m a n d  to  Su p p l y   68 . 6 %       Av g .  Sa l e s  (m i l l i o n s )   $2 . 4 0 2     So u r c e :  US  Ce n s u s ,  Bu r e a u  of  La b o r  St a t i s t i c s ,  an d  ES R I  De c e m b e r  20 1 9      44       Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT  – Be n c h m a r k  Re t a i l  Ga p / L e a k a g e  An a l y s i s    24   Be a r t o o t h  RC & D  Re g i o n ,  MT   Ap r i l  20 2 0     DC G  Co r p l a n  Co n s u l t i n g  LL C  Di s c l a i m e r    DC G  Co r p l a n  Co n s u l t i n g  LL C  he r e b y  di s c l a i m s  al l  wa r r a n t i e s  an d   co n d i t i o n s   ab o u t   in f o r m a t i o n   co n t a i n e d   in   th i s   do c u m e n t ,   in c l u d i n g   al l   im p l i e d   wa r r a n t i e s   an d   co n d i t i o n s   of   me r c h a n t a b i l i t y ,   fi t n e s s   fo r   a   pa r t i c u l a r   pu r p o s e   an d   no n ‐ in f r i n g e m e n t .   In   no   ev e n t   sh a l l   DC G   Co r p l a n   Co n s u l t i n g   LL C   be   li a b l e  fo r  an y  sp e c i a l ,  in d i r e c t  or  co n s e q u e n t i a l  da m a g e s  or  an y   da m a g e s  wh a t s o e v e r  re s u l t i n g  fr o m  lo s s  of  us e ,  da t a  or  pr o f i t s ,   wh e t h e r   in   an   ac t i o n   of   co n t r a c t ,   ne g l i g e n c e   or   ot h e r   to r t i o u s   ac t i o n ,   ar i s i n g   ou t   of   or   in   co n n e c t i o n   wi t h   th e   us e   or   pe r f o r m a n c e  of  in f o r m a t i o n  av a i l a b l e  fr o m  th i s  pu b l i c a t i o n .   So u r c e s   of   da t a   us e d   to   pr e p a r e   th i s   re p o r t   in c l u d e   US   Ce n s u s   Bu r e a u ,  th e  Bu r e a u  of  La b o r  St a t i s t i c s ,  an d  ES R I  an d  In f o g r o u p ,   in d u s t r y ‐ac c e p t e d  co m m e r c i a l  da t a  re s o u r c e s .  Th e  in f o r m a t i o n   pu b l i s h e d   in   th i s   pu b l i c a t i o n   co u l d   in c l u d e   te c h n i c a l   in a c c u r a c i e s ,  ty p o g r a p h i c a l  er r o r s  or  in c l u d e  in f o r m a t i o n  th a t  is   ou t  of  da t e .  Ch a n g e s  ar e  pe r i o d i c a l l y  ad d e d  to  th e  in f o r m a t i o n   he r e i n .   DC G   Co r p l a n   Co n s u l t i n g   LL C   ma y  make  improvements   an d / o r  ch a n g e s  in  th e  pr o d u c t  de s c r i b e d  herein  at  any  time. Any   pr o d u c t ,  pr o c e s s  or  te c h n o l o g y  de s c r i b e d  in  this  document  may   be   th e   su b j e c t   of   ot h e r   In t e l l e c t u a l   Pr o p e r t y  rights  owned  by   ES R I ,   In f o g r o u p ,   an d   DC G   Co r p l a n   Co n s u l t i n g  LLC  and  are  not   li c e n s e d  he r e u n d e r .     Co p y r i g h t  No t i c e   Th e   co n t e n t s   of   th i s   pu b l i c a t i o n   ar e   co p y r i g h t e d  and  are  the   pr o p e r t y   of   ES R I ,   In f o g r o u p ,   an d   DC G   Co r p l a n  Consulting  LLC.  Th e y   ma y   no t   be   re p r o d u c e d ,   re v e r s e   en g i n e e r e d ,  stored  in  a   re t r i e v a l   sy s t e m ,   or   tr a n s m i t t e d   in   an y   form  or  by  any  means   wi t h o u t  th e  ex p r e s s  wr i t t e n  co n s e n t  of  DC G  Corplan  Consulting   LL C .   ww w . d c g c o r p l a n . c o m      45 Governor Bullock Coronavirus Relief Fund Advisory Council Recommendation Report May 2020 46 2 Dear Governor Bullock, Congress recently passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The CARES Act established a Coronavirus Relief Fund of $150 billion for states, tribes and in certain circumstances, local governments dealing with the impacts of COVID-19. Montana has received $1.25 billion of this federal allocation from the U.S. Treasury Department. On April 15th, you announced the Coronavirus Relief Advisory Council comprised of a diverse, geographically dispersed group of unselfish Montanans who committed to work together to provide guidance and process for the $1.25 billion. On the afternoon of the announcement, every person on the Advisory Council attended a virtual meeting to begin a process that gathered ideas while awaiting further guidance from the federal government. You would be proud of the effort, commitment, and robust dialogue that started across Montana shortly after that call. Despite the communication challenges presented by COVID-19, virtual meetings and individual efforts began in earnest to compile ideas. In a little over two weeks from start to finish, we present to you this repo rt of our recommendations attempting to reach our goal to provide advice and guidance as to how best to deploy Montana’s CARES Act funds to reinvigorate Montana’s path toward economic recovery and revive our communities. While not every comment is reflected in this report, we can assure you everyone was heard in a collaborative process supported by detailed proposals submitted by committee members. We are all honored that you trusted us to work hard, despite unique business and personal challenges with COVID-19. The unwavering support and effort from your staff (particularly Tom Livers, Amy Sassano, Ryan Evans, Adam Schafer, and Ken Fichtler) was critical. Our collective urgency was not defined by the CARES Act, but by a genuine desire from everyone on th e committee to return to the strong, robust economy that Montana experienced prior to this unprecedented pandemic. We feel it is essential to deploy funds quickly and effectively to citizens of Montana. Thank you for the opportunity. We stand ready to be steady, conscientious, and representative advisors on how best to assist Montanans now, as well as throughout the next phases of Montana’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sincerely Larry Simkins, Chair Governor’s Coronavirus Relief Fund Advisory Council 47 3 Coronavirus Relief Fund Advisory Council Advisory Members and Business/Organization Larry Simkins The Washington Companies Charlie Beaton The Big Dipper Ice Cream Scott Brown The Base Camp Eric Bryson MT Association of Counties Tim Burton MT League of Cities and Towns Nick Checota Logjam Presents Randy Chesler Glacier Bancorp Bill Coffee Stockman Bank Colin Davis Chico Hot Springs Shalon Hastings Fly FisHer Adventures, Small Business Jacquie Helt Service Employees Int’l Union (SEIU) Mike Hope Bar and Restaurant Owner (Rockin R) Llew Jones State Representative, Small Business Owner Casey Lozar Federal Reserve Bank Jim Markel Red Oxx Manufacturing Janice Mattson Mattson Farms Liz Moore MT Nonprofit Association Jim Peterson Rancher, former Senate President Kevin Riley 1st Interstate Bank Mark Semmens D.A. Davidson (Retired) Jon Sesso State Senator, Small Business Owner Jason Smith Montana Indian Affairs Office Sarah Walsh PayneWest Insurance Joe Willauer Butte Local Development Corporation Staff Resources Adam Schafer Tom Livers Deputy Chief of Staff Budget Director Governor’s Office Office of Budget and Program Planning 444-3111 444-3616 aschafer@mt.gov tlivers@mt.gov Amy Sassano Ryan Evans Deputy Budget Director Assistant Budget Director Office of Budget and Program Planning Office of Budget and Program Planning 444-0619 444-3163 asassano@mt.gov ryanevans@mt.gov Ken Fichtler Chief Business Development Officer 444-5470 Ken.Fichtler@mt.gov 48 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I - COMMITTEE PROCESS……….5 SECTION II – CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND GUIDANCE FROM U.S. TREASURY……….5 SECTION III - GUIDING PRINCIPLES……….6 SECTION IV – METHODS OF FUND DISTRIBUTION……….7 SECTION V – PROPOSED FLOW AND ALLOCATION OF FUNDING……….8 SECTION VI – ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE……….9 - IMMEDIATE SAFETY NET……….9 - BUSINESS STABLIZATION.…….10 - TOURISM, HOSPITALITY, AND ENTERTAINMENT JUMPSTART.…….12 SECTION VII – OVERARCHING THEMES AND OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS……….13 SECTION VIII – OTHER FEEDBACK……….15 SECTION IX – CLOSING THOUGHTS AND REMARKS……….16 SECTION X - APPENDIX……….17 49 5 SECTION I – COMMITTEE PROCESS On April 15th, Governor Steve Bullock appointed the Coronavirus Relief Advisory Council. The Council is comprised of a diverse and geographically dispersed group of Montanans committed to work together to provide guidance for the $1.25 billion allocated to the State of Montana through the CARES Act. A collective process has been at the forefront to ensure the best recommendations and guidance to help Montana families and businesses. Since inception of the Council, virtual meetings were held twice a week with each meeting including an update from Governor’s staff on issues pertinent to the Council, followed by discussion and idea-sharing among the Council members. Despite the communication challenges presented by COVID-19, the virtual meetings were a success and individual and coordinated group efforts began to compile ideas. A Council email box and a Microsoft Teams site were established for Council members to ask questions and share ideas, and to allow for transparency and integrity in the overall process. Over the last two weeks, ideas have been submitted around the clock, which speaks volumes to the dedication of the Council, and their overall attentiveness to the urgent situation at hand brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. SECTION II – CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND GUIDANCE FROM U.S. TREASURY During the first half of the Advisory Council’s process, we eagerly awaited guidance from the U.S. Department of Treasury as a basis to help inform our decision making, and ultimately our recommendations. On April 23, the U.S. Treasury supplied supplemental guidance on use of the Coronavirus Relief Fund. Although the guidance still leaves many important questions yet to be answered, the supplemental guidance did provide enough information for the Council to continue its work and to formulate formal recommendations. Below is a selection of the guidance that is most applicable to our recommendations, grouped by topics of guidance that is now known, and the guidance that remains unclear or not included in the recent supplemental: Known Guidance • If a government has not used funds it has received to cover costs incurred by December 30, 2020, as required by statute, those funds must be returned to the Department of the Treasury. • Expenditures must be used for actions taken to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency. These may include expenditures incurred to allow state, territorial, local, or tribal governments to respond directly to the emergency, such as by addressing medical or public health needs, as well as expenditures incurred to respond to second-order effects of the emergency, such as by providing economic support to those suffering from employment or business interruptions due to COVID-19-related business closures. Further, the CARES Act also requires that payments be used only to cover costs that were not accounted for in the budget most recently approved as of March 27, 2020. 50 6 • Eligible expenses include COVID-19 related expenditures for specific items including, but not limited to: medical expenses; public health expenses; payroll expenses for public safety, public health, health care, human services, and similar employees whose services are substantially dedicated to mitigating or responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency; expenses to facilitate compliance with COVID-19 related public health measures; and expenses associated with the provision of economic support such as grants to businesses experiencing impacts from business interruption or closure. • Coronavirus Relief Funds may not be used to fill shortfalls in government revenue or be used to replace lost revenue, to duplicate reimbursement of expenses already reimbursed by the federal government, or workforce bonuses other than hazard pay or overtime. Guidance Not Available or Known • Guidance on financial reporting, specifically sub-recipient grant reporting, is currently unknown, though various channels of professional organizations anticipate guidance on recipient and sub-recipient reporting is forthcoming. • Guidance on using Coronavirus Relief Funds to match other federal funds such as FEMA is unknown. • Guidance on the terms by which the State has the ability to loan funds directly to entities, or guidance on the State’s ability to pass through funds to other entities for them to loan funds, is unknown. SECTION III – GUIDING PRINCIPLES Although important and necessary for strategic and practical purposes, there is great humility in attempting to define a single set of overarching guiding principles in a time of such intense need caused by a worldwide pandemic. No set of principles can encompass all situations or circumstances for each individual, business, or organization, particularly with limited resources that must be spent in accordance with the limited guidance contained within the CARES Act. Even so, guiding principles were developed to help frame the discussion and facilitate the work of the Council in an attempt to efficiently and effectively identify the best ways to address the needs of those most directly and severely impacted by the effects of COVID-19. The Council’s Guiding Principles follow: Guiding Principles • Focus on those impacted most. • Stay focused on strategies and funding not already allocated elsewhere, ensuring there is no duplication of efforts or funds. 51 7 • Deploy funds quickly, while preparing for the long-term challenges and acknowledge all needs might not be apparent now or readily known, particularly for businesses that may need to remain closed for longer periods into the future. • Prioritize leveraging of funds when possible, encourage utilizing and leveraging existing programmatic infrastructure that is underutilized, consider existing distribution channels for allocation of funds, and consider public/private partnerships when appropriate. In other words, do not recreate the wheel. • Focus on assistance that can be used now and that is not built into any future base allocation for state or local budgeting purposes. • Consider how targeted investments now in COVID-19 impacted areas may impact the overall health and well-being of Montanans moving forward, and how investments now may impact the future economic strength and diversity of the State of Montana and its residents. • Keep it simple, as the complexity of the initial federal relief injection into Montana left many worthy recipients without assistance for a variety of reasons. SECTION IV – METHODS OF FUND DISTRIBUTION As was stated in the Guiding Principles above, the Council recommends the Governor prioritize leveraging of funds, encourage utilizing existing programmatic infrastructure that is underutilized, consider existing distribution channels for allocation of funds, and consider employing public/private partnerships for the distribution of funds. The Council views this guiding principle as the means to most efficiently deploy funds to those most impacted by COVID -19 and recommends the Governor consider not only existing state programs as conduits for funding allocation, but also partners beyond state government. In this, the following entities should be considered as channels for delivering funding to COVID-19 impacted individuals and entities: • Regional or Local Economic Development Organizations • Regional or Local Banking, Financial, and Lending Institutions • The Montana Board of Investments (BOI); and/or the Montana BOI in partnership with Regional or Local Banking, Financial, and Lending Institutions • Existing and/or Refocused State of Montana Programs 52 8 SECTION V – PROPOSED FLOW AND ALLOCATION OF FUNDING The Council established three primary silos of funding: State, Local and Tribal Government; Economic Assistance; and Unforeseen Impacts. In an effort to align with the expertise on the Council, and to effectively identify the best way to establish an immediate safety net for individuals, businesses and nonprofits, the Council focused our time and efforts on Economic Assistance. The Council has compiled recommendations particular to Economic Assistance for the Governor in the following sections of this report, with specific emphasis on sub-areas focusing on: • Immediate Safety Net • Business Stabilization • Tourism, Hospitality and Entertainment Jumpstart Perhaps noticeably and notably absent from our specific sub-area recommendations are concepts pertaining explicitly to the State, Local, and Tribal Government silo shown in the flow chart above. This in no way should be construed as the Advisory Council not recognizing a pressing and apparent need for assistance for entities, individuals, and services largely or wholly dependent on funds from 53 9 state, local or tribal government, such as K-12, the Montana University System (MUS), Corrections and Law Enforcement, and the Courts. Rather the Council chose to dedicate our collective time to fleshing out ideas and recommendations most apparent in the Economic Assistance silo. And while in no way would we recommend that any single eligible individual or entity und er the over-arching umbrella of government, K-12, MUS, and others be specifically precluded from obtaining assistance under the Economic Assistance silo, if appropriate, we do contend that the Governor, in consultation with local and tribal governments, is better positioned to address funding and reimbursement needs of the almost 200 city/town, county, and tribal governments across Montana throughout the duration of the emergency. With these caveats in mind, the following sections include the distillation of our comments, ideas and considerations into formal recommendations pertinent to each sub area for your consideration. SECTION VI – ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE In the following sections, we outline the recommendations pertinent to each Economic Assistance sub area. IMMEDIATE SAFETY NET The Council’s Immediate Safety Net Recommendations are intended to deploy funds immediately (i.e. over the coming days and weeks) to those that are negatively impacted as a result of COVID-19, with particular attention to people, businesses, nonprofits and other entities that have fallen through the cracks with limited or no access to existing programs or to funding contained in the CARES Act. IMMEDIATE SAFETY NET FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Food Security o Provide Enhanced Support for Individual Food Security through Food Banks and Food Pantries – The 167 food banks and pantries across the state report since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic impacts in Montana, demand for food is up 10 - 20% in rural Montana, and up 100 – 200% in some larger Montana communities. Considering food is a basic and immediate need, the Council recommends direct grant assistance to food banks and food pantries serving Montana communities. Further, the Council recommends the Governor consider ways to 54 10 facilitate the provision of food from local producers to food banks, particularly if there is risk of food being left to waste. 2. Providers of Social Safety Net Services o Provide Enhanced Support for Providers of Immediate Social Safety Net Services – Acknowledging the term “social safety net service” is expansive, the Council recommends prioritized direct grant assistance to entities directly impacted by COVID-19, or directly assisting or caring for those impacted by COVID-19. Such entities include but are not limited to: emergency shelters; behavioral health and substance abuse providers; homeless shelters; direct care workers; child care providers; disability services; emergency services; urban Indian health centers; child protection; domestic violence; first responders; senior services; and economic and workforce development. 3. Individuals, Business, and Nonprofits o Provide Rental and Mortgage Assistance to Individuals, Businesses, and Nonprofits – Assisting Montanans and their businesses to remain economically viable and afford to remain in their current home or business location is a priority identified by the Council as an immediate need. Therefore, the Council recommends direct grant assistance be deployed to individuals, businesses and nonprofits for assistance to pay monthly rent or mortgage payments, or to assist an individual with paying the costs of their property taxes if a recipient is an owner of property. BUSINESS STABLIZATION The Council’s Business Stabilization Recommendations are intended to deploy funds over an immediate to mid-term (i.e. the coming weeks and months) time frame, with particular attention to businesses and nonprofits (ranging from sole-proprietors and independent contractors to larger Montana businesses) that are negatively impacted as a result of COVID-19, have been or currently are subject to closure, and may have fallen through the cracks with limited or no access to existing programs or to funding contained in the CARES Act. BUSINESS STABLIZATION FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Direct Support o Support for Montana Businesses – The Council anticipates current and lingering financial difficulties for many, varied- sized Montana businesses. The Council recommends direct grant assistance be provided to Montana businesses, with priority given to businesses that are or have been subject to statewide closure, and/or have been directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible uses of assistance could include general inventory, personnel costs, and operating 55 11 costs associated with utilities, supplies, property and other taxes, and fees. When applicable, in addition to traditional and/or refocused State of Montana programmatic funding channels, the Council recommends the Governor consider additional funding channels and fund delivery methods through local and regional economic development organizations, banks, and the Montana Board of Investments. Further, the Council recommends funding be allocated in an amount that provides the greatest benefit for the most in need. o Support for Montana Nonprofits – Likewise, the Council anticipates current and lingering financial difficulties for many, varied-sized Montana nonprofits. The Council recommends direct grant assistance be provided to Montana nonprofits, with priority given to nonprofits that are or have been subject to statewide closure, have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and whose mission is to serve a population impacted directly or indirectly by COVID-19. Eligible uses of assistance could include general administrative costs, personnel costs, operating costs associated with utilities, supplies, property and other taxes, and fees. When applicable, in addition to traditional and/or refocused State of Montana programmatic funding channels, the Council recommends the Governor consider additional funding channels and fund delivery methods through local and regional economic development organizations, banks, and the Montana Board of Investments. Further, the Council recommends funding be allocated in an amount that provides the greatest benefit for the most in need. 2. Sustainability o Assistance to Businesses and Nonprofits through Forgivable Loans, Low/Zero Interest Loans, or State of Montana backed Lines of Credit Guaranty – Acknowledging that the sizable allocation to Montana under the CARES act is finite with substantial demands on it, that some businesses and nonprofits may need more than a one-time infusion of immediate assistance, and that some entities may require larger sums of assistance over a longer period of time that could willingly be paid back, the Council recommends funding be allocated to assist businesses that may have mid-to-long-term (e.g. in the coming months and years) sustainability needs based on the likelihood that they may be closed for the foreseeable future, or are linked to an industry that may be not as quick to recover. When applicable, in addition to traditional and/or refocused State of Montana programmatic funding channels, the Council recommends the Governor consider additional funding channels and fund delivery methods through the Montana Board of Investments and/or local and regional banks and lending institutions to administer lending programs to assist those Montana businesses with unique situations. This recommendation anticipates that 56 12 funding will be necessary to address particularly unique situations that some businesses and nonprofits may endure that are not explicitly addressed in any previous or forthcoming recommendation. The Council acknowledges that further federal guidance pertaining to this recommendation is pending and will be necessary to help guide how this recommendation is ultimately implemented. TOURISM, HOSPITALITY AND ENTERTAINMENT JUMPSTART The Council’s Tourism, Hospitality, and Entertainment Jumpstart recommendations are intended to deploy funds over an immediate to mid-term (i.e. coming weeks and months) time frame, acknowledging that funds should be deployed to best align with the time when the business types contained in the tourism, hospitality, and entertainment industry can safely reopen to Montana consumers and in-state/out-of-state tourists. Particular attention is given to businesses and nonprofits (ranging from sole-proprietors to larger Montana businesses and nonprofits) that are most impacted as a result of COVID-19, have been or currently are subject to closure, and may have fallen through the cracks with limited or no access to existing programs or to funding contained in th e CARES Act. TOURISM, HOSPITALITY AND ENTERTAINMENT JUMPSTART FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Direct Immediate-to-Mid Term Assistance o Support for Montana Businesses and Nonprofits – As stated before, the Council anticipates current and lingering financial difficulties for many, varied-sized Montana businesses and nonprofits, particularly those in the tourism, hospitality, and entertainment industry who face an uncertain time of when they can safely reopen. The Council recommends direct assistance be provided to Montana tourism, hospitality, and entertainment businesses and nonprofits through grants and loans, with priority given to businesses that are subject to continued closure, have businesses focused on accommodating in-state and out-of-state tourists, and have been (and will continue to be) most negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Revenue tests from 2019 to 2020 and possibly utilizing North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes as a starting point for identifying industries may help quantify targeted assistance. For instance, providing grants for lodging tax or live entertainment gate and concession shortfalls would provide a measurable mechanism for support. Specific uses of funds could include sustaining reduced payrolls, distressed inventory from refunded ticket or event sales, costs associated with evolving health guideline compliance, or other costs associated with sustaining operations through mandatory closures, up to and through the reopening phase. Further, the Council recommends funding be allocated in an amount 57 13 that provides the greatest benefit, for the most in need, over the longest period of time, in an effort to sustain those businesses with opening dates not yet known. 2. Longer Term Sustainability o Assistance to Businesses and Nonprofits through Forgivable Loans, Low/Zero Interest Loans, or State of Montana backed Lines of Credit Guaranty – Acknowledging that the sizable allocation to Montana under the CARES act is finite with substantial demands on it, that some businesses and nonprofits - particularly in the performing arts, live entertainment, and other business/nonprofits dependent on large crowds and tourists - may need more than a one-time infusion of immediate assistance, and that some entities may require larger sums of assistance over a longer period of time that could willingly be paid back, the Council recommends funding be allocated to assist businesses that may have mid-to-long term (e.g. in the coming months and years) sustainability needs based on the likelihood that they may be closed for the foreseeable future, or are linked to an industry that may be less quick to recover. Assistance could take the form of restructuring assistance, term extensions and interest rate buydowns. When applicable, in addition to traditional and/or refocused State of Montana programmatic funding channels, the Council recommends the Governor consider additional funding channels and fund delivery methods through the Montana Board of Investments and/or local and regional banks and lending institutions to administer lending programs to assist those Montana businesses with unique situations. This recommendation anticipates that funding will be necessary to address atypical situations that some businesses and nonprofits may endure that are not explicitly addressed in any previous or forthcoming recommendation. The Council acknowledges that further federal guidance pertaining to this recommendation is pending and will be necessary to help guide how this recommendation is ultimately implemented. SECTION VII – OVERARCHING THEMES AND OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS During the Council’s work, there were several themes that transcended any particular sub-area of need for assistance. That is to say that some assistance is and will be applicable to any individual, business, nonprofit, or other entity that has been negatively impacted as a result of COVID-19, whether that be through immediate safety net efforts, business stabilization efforts, or the jumpstart phase of Montana’s COVID-19 response. Specific themes and recommendations that are overarching in nature include: 1. Facilitate Coordinated Testing, Tracing, Distribution of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Strike Team Efforts – This would allow coordinated, statewide processes and information pertaining to testing and tracing efforts as we all learn more about the prevalence, occurrence and incidence of COVID-19 across Montana and our nation as a whole. Moreover, this would 58 14 allow funding to help support the provision of protective supplies to entities that can then furnish services in ways that will keep Montana among the safest states in the nation. This would also provide for State coordinated strike team efforts and funds to address local or regional flare-ups of COVID-19. 2. Facilitate Statewide Guidance and Coordination with Local Public Health Departments – This will allow businesses and nonprofits to safely open and operate under a single-set of guidance that is easily understandable and practical to implement. This will also help make consumers feel that it is safe to return to a particular business. Further, coordinated efforts on statewide guidance could, in part, be disseminated via Montana print and online newspapers. This would provide assistance to an industry whose sales and advertising budgets have been impacted by a decline in overall business activity attributable to COVID-19. 3. Provide for Ease of Access to Funding and Simple, Straight-Forward Reporting Requirements – This would allow impacted individuals and entities with little experience seeking government funding to access funds quickly and efficiently, and to have straight-forward, predictable and pre-prescribed expectations for if/how they will be expected to report on how they used particular assistance granted or loaned to them or their business. 4. Facilitate State of Montana Guidance and Resources that are Clear and Concise for Coronavirus Outreach to Individuals, Businesses, and Potential Financial Partners – This would allow for individuals and entities to reach out to one, single, coordinated source of information and guidance on topics varying from sanitation guidance to financial assistance available from state and federal government. Further, this would provide potential financial partners charged with distributing funds through grants or loans, when applicable, with greater clarity and guidance on who should qualify to receive economic relief in an effort to ensure that funds are not deployed to many with little or no meaningful impact from COVID- 19. 5. Provide for Equity, Prioritization, and Accountability of Funds – This allows for distribution of funds in transparent ways to entities that need it most, regardless of their administrative resources to apply for funds, geographical location, size of business, economic stature, or other standing or influence. 6. Provide for a Dedicated Holdback of Coronavirus Relief Funds for Unforeseen/Unknown Impacts and Provide a Backstop of Coronavirus Relief Funds as Supplemental Funds to Augment Recommended Funding that May End Up Being Insufficient – This would allow the Governor to respond to issues as they arise that might currently be unforeseen or unknown, and to potentially augment funding for any of the Council’s recommendations that are of particular benefit. Further, this would provide a backstop for the provision of existing 59 15 government services in future years under the new economic uncertainty brought on by COVID-19. 7. Consider Continued State and Local Flexibility, When Possible, Towards State and Local Levied Taxes, Fees and Assessments – This allows state and local governments the ability to gauge in real-time the relationship between their residents’ immediate needs versus their immediate ability to pay. SECTION VIII – OTHER FEEDBACK Over the past two weeks, the Council has received significant feedback from professional organizations and coalitions, businesses, nonprofits and individuals. The formal written feedback received by these groups is included in Section X as an appendix of your hardcopy report for your reference as you begin the task of operationalizing the Council’s recommendations. Additionally, parallel to our Council process, your staff set up a public comment portal where individuals could submit ideas for use of the Coronavirus Relief Fund. As of this report, more than 1,400 public comments have been received. At each Council meeting, we were given an update on the status and content of public responses through the public portal. Based on the public feedback received, it is heartening to see that the public ideas most frequently submitted are very much in alignment with our recommendations contained in this report. For your reference, the following graph illustrates the types of ideas submitted through the public portal comment process. 60 16 SECTION IX – CLOSING THOUGHTS AND REMARKS In no way could one report of recommendations comprehensively and satisfactorily address the many, varied needs created by COVID-19 across our great state. That said, we hope the recommendations provided in this report give you guidance on how best to deploy Coronavirus Relief Funds to those who need it most, when they need it most. Further, we appreciate the opportunity to provide recommendations on behalf of the Montana business and nonprofit community – large to small, east to west, urban to rural, and everywhere and everyone in between. We stand ready to be steady, conscientious, and representative advisors on how best to assist Montanans now, as well as throughout the next phases of Montana’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 61 17 SECTION X - APPENDIX 62 Item Attachment Documents: 7. Budget/Finance Committee Minutes of May 12, 2020. Library Board Minutes of March 11, 2020. Library Board Minutes of April 14, 2020. 63 Minutes of City of Laurel Budget/Finance Committee Tuesday, May 12, 2020 Members Present: Emelie Eaton Richard Klose Scot Stokes Bruce McGee Others Present: Mayor Nelson Bethany Langve The Meeting was called to order by Chair Eaton at 5:30 pm. Public Input: Citizens may address the committee regarding any item of business that is not on the agenda. The duration for an individual speaking under Public Input is limited to three minutes. While all comments are welcome, the committee will not take action on any item not on the agenda. General Items • Review and approve the minutes of the April 28, 2020 meeting. Richard Klose made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 28, 2020 Budget and Finance Committee meeting. Scot Stokes seconded the motion to approve the April 28, 2020 Budget and Finance Committee meeting minutes, all in favor, motion passed. • Review and approve purchase requisition from the Parks Department – The Committee was presented with a purchase requisition from the Parks Department for a new lawnmower. The Committee clarified that this lawnmower is being purchased out of the Elena Maintenance District fund, and the Clerk/Treasurer confirmed the lawnmower is being purchased with those funds. The Committee asked if a lawnmower was purchased for Elena approximately five years ago. The Clerk/Treasurer stated that was prior to her time, however she would find out. The Committee commented these are expensive lawnmowers to be replacing every five years, however if they are needed it must be approved. The Committee asked if the trees were ever planted at Elena, as they were in the budget. The Clerk/Treasurer stated the trees were not planted due to the worry of their survival. Some of the current trees at Elena are dying and the City Staff doesn’t want to play more only to have them die. Emelie Eaton made a motion to approve the purchase requisition from the Parks Department for the purchase of a new lawnmower for the Elena Maintenance District. Richard Klose seconded the motion to approve the purchase requisition from the Parks Department for the purchase of a new lawnmower for the Elena Maintenance District, all in favor, motion passed. • Review and approve purchase requisition from the Mayor – The Committee was presented with a purchase requisition from the Mayor for an audio and video upgrade for the City Council Chambers. The Mayor stated this upgrade would provide the Council with current audio equipment. This new equipment would allow the Council Secretary to better hear the meeting for transcription of Council Minutes, allow the public to hear on the Facebook Live feed, and allow the Council to hear each other via the upgraded mic/speaker units. The Committee agreed this upgrade was much needed, however there was concern regarding the use of funds at this time. Richard Klose made a motion to approve the purchase requisition from the Mayor for the purchase of an upgrade to the audio and video system in the City Council Chambers. Emelie Eaton seconded the motion to approve the purchase requisition from the Mayor for the purchase of an upgrade to the audio and video system in the City Council Chambers, all in favor, motion passed. 64 • Review and approve the March 2020 Utility Billing Adjustments. The Committee reviewed the March 2020 utility billing adjustments and had no questions. Scot Stokes made a motion to approve the March 2020 Billing Adjustments. Richard Klose seconded the motion to approve the March 2020 Billing Adjustments, all in favor, motion passed. • Review and approve the April 2020 Utility Billing Adjustments. The Committee reviewed the April 2020 utility billing adjustments and had no questions. Scot Stokes made a motion to approve the April 2020 Billing Adjustments. Emelie Eaton seconded the motion to approve the April 2020 Billing Adjustments, all in favor, motion passed. • Review and approve the February 2020 Month End Balancing Sheet. The February 2020 Month End Balancing Sheet was reviewed by the Committee and they had no questions or comments. Scot Stokes made a motion to approve the February 2020 Month End Balancing Sheet. Richard Klose seconded the motion to approve the February 2020 Month End Balancing Sheet, all in favor, motion passed. • Review and approve the February 2020 Financial Statements. The February 2020 Financial Statements were reviewed by the Committee and they had no questions or comments. Richard Klose made a motion to approve the February 2020 Financial Statements. Scot Stokes seconded the motion to approve the February 2020 Financial Statements, all in favor, motion passed. • Review and approve the March 2020 Month End Balancing Sheet. The Clerk/Treasurer stated there is a $30.00 discrepancy on this balancing sheet. She is still investigating it and when she finds her error, she will bring an updated balancing sheet to the Committee. The March 2020 Month End Balancing Sheet was reviewed by the Committee and they had no questions or comments. Richard Klose made a motion to approve the March 2020 Month End Balancing Sheet. Scot Stokes seconded the motion to approve the March 2020 Month End Balancing Sheet, all in favor, motion passed. • Review and approve the March 2020 Financial Statements. The Clerk/Treasurer stated she would bring updated financial statements after she finds the $30.00 discrepancy on the balancing sheet. The March 2020 Financial Statements were reviewed by the Committee and they had no questions or comments. Scot Stokes made a motion to approve the March 2020 Financial Statements. Richard Klose seconded the motion to approve the March 2020 Financial Statements, all in favor, motion passed. • Review and recommend approval to Council Claims entered through 04/10/2020, 04/24/2020, and 05/08/2020. The Claims Detail reports and the Check Registers were reviewed for accuracy prior to the meeting by the Committee. There were no questions or comments regarding the claims. Emelie Eaton made a motion to recommend approval to Council the claims entered through 04/10/2020, 04/24/2020, and 05/08/2020. Scot Stokes seconded the motion to recommend approval to Council the claims entered through 04/10/2020, 04/24/2020, and 05/08/2020, all in favor, motion passed. • Review and approve Payroll Register for pay period ending 03/22/2020 totaling $190,913.95. The two-page summary was reviewed, signed, and dated. Emelie Eaton made a motion to approve the payroll register for pay period ending 03/22/2020 totaling $190,913.95. Scot Stokes seconded the motion, all in favor, motion passed. • Review and approve Payroll Register for pay period ending 04/05/2020 totaling $199,986.56. The two-page summary was reviewed, signed, and dated. Richard Klose made a motion to approve the payroll register for pay period ending 04/05/2020 totaling $199,986.56. Scot Stokes seconded the motion, all in favor, motion passed. • Review and approve Payroll Register for pay period ending 04/19/2020 totaling $217,221.85. The two-page summary was reviewed, signed, and dated. Scot Stokes made a motion to 65 approve the payroll register for pay period ending 04/19/2020 totaling $217,221.85. Richard Klose seconded the motion, all in favor, motion passed. • Review and approve Payroll Register for pay period ending 05/03/2020 totaling $206,213.59. The two-page summary was reviewed, signed, and dated. Richard Klose made a motion to approve the payroll register for pay period ending 05/03/2020 totaling $206,213.59. Bruce McGee seconded the motion, all in favor, motion passed. New Business – None Old Business – None Other Items • Review the Comp/Overtime Report for pay period ending 03/08/2020. The Committee reviewed the report and had no questions or comments. • Review the Comp/Overtime Report for pay period ending 03/22/2020. The Committee reviewed the report and had no questions or comments. • Review the Comp/Overtime Report for pay period ending 04/05/2020. The Committee reviewed the report and had no questions or comments. • Review the Comp/Overtime Report for pay period ending 04/19/2020. The Committee reviewed the report and had no questions or comments. • Review the Comp/Overtime Report for pay period ending 05/03/2020. The Committee reviewed the report and had no questions or comments. • Review the February 2020 Journal Vouchers. The Committee reviewed the February 2020 Journal Vouchers and had no questions or comments. • Review the March 2020 Journal Vouchers. The Committee reviewed the March 2020 Journal Vouchers and had no questions or comments. • Clerk/Treasurer Update – The Clerk/Treasurer stated she had nothing at this time. • Update from the Mayor – The Mayor stated he may begin allowing the subcommittees to have meetings out in the Council Chambers with masks if they adhere to the social distancing requirements. He stated the Committees would need to ensure that the public can participate in the meetings either in person or via Facebook Live. The Committee asked if the County Health Officer has pushed back on meetings being held. The Mayor stated he would know more after his policy meeting the next day. He stated that Billings is not holding any meetings at this time in person. The Mayor stated he is trying to get some code changes to Council by the 19th of May or the 2nd of June. He would like to have them approved by July 1st. The Committee asked if there has been any word regarding the cancellation of 4th of July. The Mayor stated he has not heard anything yet. The Committee asked what was going to happen with regards to the pool opening. The Mayor stated that with the Council voting down the YMCA contract, and the requirements of phase 2, it does not look like the pool with be open this year. He is afraid that COVID-19 is going to affect a lot of summer activities throughout the State. Announcements – • The next Budget and Finance Meeting will be held on Tuesday May 26, 2020 at 5:30pm • Bruce McGee will be reviewing claims for the next meeting • The meeting was adjourned at 6:15pm 66 Respectfully submitted, Bethany Langve Clerk/Treasurer NOTE: This meeting is open to the public. This meeting is for information and discussion of the Council for the listed workshop agenda items. 67 6 8 6 9 7 0 7 1 7 2 Item Attachment Documents: 8. Appointment of Dustin Riveland to the Laurel Police Reserves. 73 74 Item Attachment Documents: 9. Resolution No. R20-28: Resolution Awarding Weave Consulting The Contract For The City Of Laurel’s Riverside Park Campground Project And To Authorize The Mayor To Sign All Documents Relating To The Project On The City’s Behalf. 75 R20-28 Award Riverside Park Campground Project-Weave Consulting. RESOLUTION NO. R20-28 RESOLUTION AWARDING WEAVE CONSULTING THE CONTRACT FOR THE CITY OF LAUREL’S RIVERSIDE PARK CAMPGROUND PROJECT AND TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE PROJECT ON THE CITY’S BEHALF. WHEREAS, the City of Laurel planned and publicly advertised the project known as the Riverside Park Campground Project, and the City received responsive bids from qualified contractors; and WHEREAS, the City’s Engineers, KLJ, and City Staff considered the bids received and recommends the City Council award the project and that the contract is in the City’s best interest; and WHEREAS, Weave Consulting submitted a bid of $245,057.00 and both KLJ and the City Staff have determined the bid is in the best interest of the City. The Bid documents are attached hereto and incorporated herein. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, finds that the City has followed its procurement policies and state law requiring competitive bidding; and BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED the City Council hereby awards the contract and project to Weave Consulting for its bid price of $245,057.00. The Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to sign all necessary documents, agreements or contracts on the City’s behalf consistent with this resolution for the Project. Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council on May 26, 2020, by Council Member ________________________. PASSED and APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Laurel this 26th day of May 2020 APPROVED by the Mayor this 26th day of May 2020. CITY OF LAUREL ______________________________ Thomas C. Nelson, Mayor ATTEST: _________________________________________ Bethany Langve, Clerk-Treasurer, Clerk-Treasurer Approved as to form: __________________________________ Sam Painter, Civil City Attorney 76 Riverside Park Campground Notice of Award Form 00510 KLJ Project 1904-00634 Page 1 of 1 Notice of Award Date: Project: Riverside Park Campground Owner: City of Laurel Owner's Contract No.: Contract: Riverside Park Campground Engineer's Project No.: 1904-00634 Bidder: Weave Consulting Bidder's Address: P.O. Box 22745 Billings, MT 59104 You are notified that your Bid dated May 13, 2020 for the above Contract has been considered. You are the Successful Bidder and are awarded a Contract for Riverside Park Campground. The Contract Price of your Contract is Two-Hundred Forty-Five Thousand, Fifty-Seven Dollars ($245,057.00). 4 copies of the proposed Contract Documents (except Drawings) and one additional agreement accompany this Notice of Award. (tbd) sets of Drawings will be delivered separately or otherwise made available to you immediately. You must comply with the following conditions precedent within fifteen [15] days of the date you receive this Notice of Award. 1. Deliver to the Engineer four (4) fully executed counterparts of the Contract Documents and one additional signed agreement. 2. Deliver with the executed Contract Documents the Contract Security [Bonds] as specified in the Instructions to Bidders (Article 20) and General Conditions (Paragraph 5.01). 3. Other conditions precedent: (none) Failure to comply with these conditions within the time specified will entitle Owner to consider you in default, annul this Notice of Award, and declare your Bid security forfeited. Within ten days after you comply with the above conditions, Owner will return to you one fully executed counterpart of the Contract Documents. City of Laurel Owner By: Authorized Signature Title Copy to Engineer 77 May 14, 2020 Kurt Markegard City of Laurel 115 W. 1st Street Laurel, MT 59044 Re: Riverside Park Campground, Recommendation of Award Dear Mr. Markegard: Six bids were received and opened for the Riverside Park Camprground project at 1:00 PM on May 13, 2020. The bids were checked for mathematical accuracy and several discrepancies were found. All discrepancies were resolved using the unit prices as required by the contract documents. Specifically, Weave Consulting did not extend the unit price for “Concrete Removal” to the total price but, used the correct number when adding up the total bid price. The apparent low bidder is Weave Consulting, with a total bid amount of $245,057.00. We recommend the City of Laurel award the contract to Weave Consulting. Enclosed is the Notice of Award (NOA) for the City’s approval and a Certified Bid Tabulation. Please sign, date and return four (4) original NOA forms, and we will prepare the contract documents for execution. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at (406) 247-2905 or (406) 670-0617. Sincerely, KLJ Matthew Smith, PE Project Manager Enclosure(s): Notice of Award Tabulation of Bids Project #: 1904-00634 cc: file 78 Item Description Qty Unit Unit Price Total Price Unit Price Total Price Unit Price Total Price Unit Price Total Price Unit Price Total Price Unit Price Total Price Unit Price Total Price 101 Mobilization 1 LS $24,000.00 $24,000.00 14,045.45$ 14,045.45$ 14,504.50$ 14,504.50$ 8,450.04$ 8,450.04$ 3,475.00$ 3,475.00$ 10,000.00$ 10,000.00$ 20,412.20$ 20,412.20$ 102 Taxes, Bonds & Insurance 1 LS $7,200.00 $7,200.00 3,270.00$ 3,270.00$ 4,050.00$ 4,050.00$ 7,493.20$ 7,493.20$ 17,960.00$ 17,960.00$ 12,000.00$ 12,000.00$ 12,300.00$ 12,300.00$ 103 Stormwater Management & Erosion Control 1 LS $6,500.00 $6,500.00 4,565.00$ 4,565.00$ 4,350.00$ 4,350.00$ 3,114.35$ 3,114.35$ 6,500.00$ 6,500.00$ 13,650.00$ 13,650.00$ 10,500.00$ 10,500.00$ 104 Concrete Removal 1,858 SY $13.00 $24,154.00 7.00$ 13,006.00$ 6.75$ 12,541.50$ 7.29$ 13,544.82$ 10.00$ 18,580.00$ 2.91$ 5,406.78$ 3.30$ 6,131.40$ 105 Tree Removal - Class I 11 EA $1,500.00 $16,500.00 412.00$ 4,532.00$ 420.00$ 4,620.00$ 400.00$ 4,400.00$ 450.00$ 4,950.00$ 613.00$ 6,743.00$ 543.00$ 5,973.00$ 106 Tree Removal - Class II 1 EA $2,500.00 $2,500.00 825.00$ 825.00$ 840.00$ 840.00$ 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 600.00$ 600.00$ 1,010.00$ 1,010.00$ 1,090.00$ 1,090.00$ 107 Tree Removal - Class III 2 EA $3,500.00 $7,000.00 2,577.00$ 5,154.00$ 2,630.00$ 5,260.00$ 2,900.00$ 5,800.00$ 1,500.00$ 3,000.00$ 1,820.00$ 3,640.00$ 2,155.00$ 4,310.00$ 108 Tree Removal - Class VI 1 EA $5,000.00 $5,000.00 4,640.00$ 4,640.00$ 4,740.00$ 4,740.00$ 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 4,000.00$ 4,000.00$ 3,090.00$ 3,090.00$ 5,434.00$ 5,434.00$ 109 Gravel Salvage 2,871 SY $0.75 $2,153.25 0.90$ 2,583.90$ 2.00$ 5,742.00$ 1.12$ 3,215.52$ 4.00$ 11,484.00$ 0.90$ 2,583.90$ 1.40$ 4,019.40$ 110 4" Gravel Surfacing 4,182 SY $2.50 $10,455.00 6.10$ 25,510.20$ 4.75$ 19,864.50$ 7.52$ 31,448.64$ 9.72$ 40,649.04$ 3.42$ 14,302.44$ 7.50$ 31,365.00$ 111 8" Gravel Surfacing 7,024 SY $6.00 $42,144.00 7.55$ 53,031.20$ 12.25$ 86,044.00$ 7.75$ 54,436.00$ 13.32$ 93,559.68$ 11.55$ 81,127.20$ 12.00$ 84,288.00$ 112 Vault Toilet 1 EA $50,000.00 $50,000.00 57,400.00$ 57,400.00$ 57,000.00$ 57,000.00$ 52,797.38$ 52,797.38$ 54,410.00$ 54,410.00$ 59,500.00$ 59,500.00$ 60,000.00$ 60,000.00$ 113 Chain Barrier 150 LF $75.00 $11,250.00 24.50$ 3,675.00$ 24.00$ 3,600.00$ 23.15$ 3,472.50$ 25.47$ 3,820.50$ 56.67$ 8,500.50$ 25.00$ 3,750.00$ 114 Drop Box 1 EA $500.00 $500.00 370.00$ 370.00$ 360.00$ 360.00$ 345.00$ 345.00$ 345.00$ 345.00$ 600.00$ 600.00$ 375.00$ 375.00$ 115 Relocate Sign 1 EA $500.00 $500.00 937.00$ 937.00$ 165.00$ 165.00$ 160.00$ 160.00$ 200.00$ 200.00$ 600.00$ 600.00$ 174.00$ 174.00$ 116 New Signs 9 EA $600.00 $5,400.00 420.00$ 3,780.00$ 335.00$ 3,015.00$ 320.00$ 2,880.00$ 368.00$ 3,312.00$ 650.00$ 5,850.00$ 350.00$ 3,150.00$ 117 Bollards 34 EA $200.00 $6,800.00 157.00$ 5,338.00$ 140.00$ 4,760.00$ 135.00$ 4,590.00$ 155.25$ 5,278.50$ 200.00$ 6,800.00$ 150.00$ 5,100.00$ 118 Spot Marker Post 35 EA $100.00 $3,500.00 113.00$ 3,955.00$ 120.00$ 4,200.00$ 115.00$ 4,025.00$ 126.50$ 4,427.50$ 205.00$ 7,175.00$ 125.00$ 4,375.00$ 119 Seeding 9,785 SY $0.50 $4,892.50 2.05$ 20,059.25$ 2.10$ 20,548.50$ 4.00$ 39,140.00$ 0.30$ 2,935.50$ 5.12$ 50,099.20$ 4.40$ 43,054.00$ 120 Populus deltoides - "Siouxland Poplar" Tree - 2.25"8 EA $800.00 $6,400.00 567.00$ 4,536.00$ 575.00$ 4,600.00$ 999.00$ 7,992.00$ 731.25$ 5,850.00$ 605.00$ 4,840.00$ 1,085.00$ 8,680.00$ 121 Gleditsia triacanthos - "Harve Northern Acclaim Honeylocust" Tree - 1.25"3 EA $800.00 $2,400.00 309.00$ 927.00$ 365.00$ 1,095.00$ 899.00$ 2,697.00$ 1,522.50$ 4,567.50$ 330.00$ 990.00$ 977.00$ 2,931.00$ 122 Acer negundo - "Sensation Sensation Maple" Tree - 1.75"3 EA $800.00 $2,400.00 309.00$ 927.00$ 420.00$ 1,260.00$ 949.00$ 2,847.00$ 1,049.69$ 3,149.07$ 440.00$ 1,320.00$ 1,032.00$ 3,096.00$ 123 Tilia cordata - "Greenspire Littleleaf Linden" Tree - 2"6 EA $800.00 $4,800.00 465.00$ 2,790.00$ 470.00$ 2,820.00$ 999.00$ 5,994.00$ 1,443.75$ 8,662.50$ 495.00$ 2,970.00$ 1,086.00$ 6,516.00$ 124 Fire Ring Foundations 25 EA $400.00 $10,000.00 272.00$ 6,800.00$ 300.00$ 7,500.00$ 794.73$ 19,868.25$ 682.31$ 17,057.75$ 500.00$ 12,500.00$ 274.00$ 6,850.00$ 125 Tent Site Concrete Markers 12 EA 400.00$ 4,800.00$ 200.00$ 2,400.00$ 310.00$ 3,720.00$ 293.00$ 3,516.00$ 293.00$ 3,516.00$ 600.00$ 7,200.00$ 1,050.00$ 12,600.00$ TABULATION OF BIDS Riverside Park Campground - KLJ#1904-00634 CITY OF LAUREL, MONTANA . $261,248.75Total of Base Bid Base Bid Engineers Opinion of Cost 245,057.00$ Weave Consuliting Wednesday, 13 May, 2020 * Indicates a mathematical correction made following the bid opening. Knife River 346,474.00$ Huppert Contruction 322,498.02$ Millennium Construction 322,289.54$ Askin Contruction 288,226.70$ Matt Smith Project Engineer Date: May 13, 2020 This represents a true tabulation of bids opened and read on May 13, 2020. 277,200.00$ FirstMark Construction 79 Item Attachment Documents: 10. Ordinance No. O20-02: An Ordinance Amending Title 2 Chapter 2.60 Of The Laurel Municipal Code Relating To The City’s Police And Police Commission. 80 Ordinance No. O20-02 LMC Title 2 Chapter 2.60 Police Department and Police Commission Amendments ORDINANCE NO O20-02 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 2 CHAPTER 2.60 OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE CITY’S POLICE AND POLICE COMMISSION. WHEREAS, the City Council desires to keep the Laurel Municipal Code current by modifying and updating chapters, sections and subsections to address situations and problems within the City and to remain in accordance with Montana law; and WHEREAS, the City’s Chief of Police and Captain prepared the amendments below to the Laurel Municipal Code to remain consistent and in accordance with the State of Montana’s Laws adopted by the legislature and contained in the Montana Code Annotated (2019). WHEREAS, the City’s Chief of Police and Captain prepared, reviewed, and is recommending the following amendments for adoption into the existing Title 2 as noted herein. Chapter 2.60 POLICE DEPARTMENT Sections: 2.60.010 Mayoral authority. 2.60.015 Police arrest authority. 2.60.020 Composition and nomination of same. 2.60.030 Chief of police– Duties. 2.60.040 Assistant chief of police. 2.60.050 Police duties. 2.60.060 Special policemen. 2.60.070 040 Reserve and auxiliary police forcesOfficers Authorized. 2.60.045 Termination of Reserve Officers. 2.60.080 050 Reserve and auxiliaryAuxiliary Officers Authorized police forces– Police chief authority. 2.60.090 060 Reserve and auxiliaryAuxiliary Officers police forces– Powers and duties. 2.60.100 070 Police commission– Appointment– Terms and conditions of office. 81 Ordinance No. O20-02 LMC Title 2 Chapter 2.60 Police Department and Police Commission Amendments 2.60.110 Police commission– Rules and regulations. 2.60.120 Mayor to refer appointments. 2.60.130 Applicants– Examination required. 2.60.140 Presentation of charges– Police commission jurisdiction. 2.60.150 Police commission– Trial procedure. 2.60.170 Police commission decision– Enforcement– Appeal. 2.60.180 Suspension– Discharge– Power and authority. 2.60.190 Temporary police duty– Mayoral authority. 2.60.200 080 Police commission– Officers. 2.60.210 090 Police officers' retirement system. 2.60.010 Mayoral authority. The mayor shall havehas charge of and supervision over the police department. The mayor shall appoint all the members and officers of the department. Subject to the provisions of this part, the mayor may suspend or remove any member or officer of the force. The mayor shall make rules, not inconsistent with the provisions of this part, the other law s of the state, or the ordinances of the city council, for the government, direction, He shall enforce the observance of all ordinances that regulate the management, and discipline of the police force. (Prior code § 2.20.010) 2.60.015 Police arrest authority All police officers of the city of Laurel shall have the power to make arrests of persons committing crimes or charged with crimes: 1. Within the limits of the city; and 2. Within five miles thereof; and. 3. Along the line of water supply of the city. (Ord. 00-3, 2000) 82 Ordinance No. O20-02 LMC Title 2 Chapter 2.60 Police Department and Police Commission Amendments 2.60.020 Composition and nomination of same. The mayor shall nominate, and with the consent of council, appoint one chief of police , one assistant chief of police, and such subordinate officers of the police force as may be required. (Prior code § 2.20.020) 2.60.030 Duties Chief of police– Duties. It is the duty of t (1) The chief of police: A. To Shall execute and return all process issued by the city judge, or directed to him/her by any legal authority, and to attend upon must be present and assist the city court regularly; B. To Shall arrest all persons guilty of a breach of the peace or for the violation of any municipal city ordinance, and bring them before the city judge for trial; C. To haveMust have charge and control of all policemen police officers, subject to such rules as that may be prescribed by resolution or ordinance, and to report to the council all delinquencies or neglect of duty or official misconduct of policemen police officers for action of the council; and D. Shall perform other duties that the council may prescribe. D.(2) The chief of police has the same powers as a constable in the discharge of his/her duties, but he/she must not serve a process in any civil action or proceeding except when the city is a party;. E.(3) Quotas for investigative stops, citations, or arrests may not be established and may not be used in evaluating police officers.To perform such other duties as the council may prescribe. (Prior code § 2.20.030) 2.60.040 Assistant chief of police. The assistant chief of police shall be under the direct supervision and control of the chief of police and shall, in the absence or disability of the chief of police, perform the duties of that officer. (Prior code § 2.20.040) 2.60.050 Police duties. 83 Ordinance No. O20-02 LMC Title 2 Chapter 2.60 Police Department and Police Commission Amendments The police officers of the city shall carry out the orders of their superior officers and observe the rules and regulations prescribed for the discipline of the police force. Within the limits prescribed by law, they shall do all things necessary for the prevention and detection of crime in the city. (Prior code § 2.20.050) 2.60.060 Special policemen. Whenever the mayor considers it necessary to increase the police force, he may employ suitable persons as special policemen. (Prior code § 2.20.060) 2.60.070 040 Reserve and auxiliary police forcesOfficers Authorized. A local government may authorize reserve officers. A person who meets minimum standards for appointment as a peace officer may be appointed as a reserve officer.The chief of police shall recommend and the council shall approve membership in the reserve police force and the auxiliary police force. The number of persons enrolled in the reserve police force and auxiliary police force shall be set by the council. (Prior code § 2.20.120) 2.60.045 – Termination Of Reserve Officers. Reserve officers serve at the pleasure of the chief of police and may be terminated at any time by the chief of police by written notification without any cause. (Prior code § ) 2.60.080 050 Reserve and auxiliary Auxiliary police forcesOfficers Authorized– Police chief authority. A local government may authorize auxiliary officers only on the orders and at the direction of the chief law enforcement administrator of the local government.The chief of police shall be responsible for the training and conduct of the reserve police force and auxiliary police force, and shall prepare rules and regulations governing the conduct and use of such reserve police force and auxiliary police force, subject to the approval of the mayor. (Prior code § 2.20.130) 2.60.090 060 Reserve and auxiliary Auxiliary Officerspolice forces– Powers and duties. 84 Ordinance No. O20-02 LMC Title 2 Chapter 2.60 Police Department and Police Commission Amendments The reserve police force and auxiliary police forceAuxiliary Officers, under the direction of the chief of police and the mayor, shall aid the regular police department in any manner the police chief and mayor deem advisable in protection of the inhabitants and property of the city. The reserve police force and auxiliary policemenAuxiliary Officers, when on duty, shall have all the powers and be subject to the discipline of a regular police officer of the city pursuant to state law. (Prior code § 2.20.140) 2.60.100 070 Police commission– Appointment– Terms and conditions of office. These code sections are supplementary to the provisions of Title 7, Chapter 32, Part 41, MCA, and §7-32-4151 through §7-32-4164 as they relate to the authority, procedures, and rules of the Police Commission. The mayor shall nominate, with the consent of the council, three residents of the city, who shall have the qualifications required by law to hold a city board to be known by the name of "police commission," and who shall hold office for three years. One member of such board must be appointed annually at the first meeting of the council in May of each year. (Prior code § 2.20.150) 2.60.110 Police commission– Rules and regulations. The police commission shall make rules and regulations necessary to implement and administer the commission, not inconsistent with this code, and shall have such other and further powers as is provided by ordinance or statute. (Prior code § 2.20.160) 2.60.120 Mayor to refer appointments. The mayor shall not make any appointment to the police force until an application for such position on the police force has been filed with the mayor, and by him referred to the police commission, and such applicant has successfully passed the examination required to be held by the police commission and a certificate from th e police commission filed with the mayor that the applicant has qualified for such appointment. (Prior code § 2.20.170) 2.60.130 Applicants– Examination required. A. All applicants for positions on the police force, whose application shall have been referr ed to the police commission, shall be required successfully to undergo an examination before the police commission, and to receive a certificate from the commission that the applicant is qualified for the appointment for the probationary period on the poli ce force. 85 Ordinance No. O20-02 LMC Title 2 Chapter 2.60 Police Department and Police Commission Amendments B. The police commission shall examine all applicants as to their age, legal, mental, moral and physical qualifications, and their ability to fill office as a member of the police force. It shall also be the duty of the police commission subject to the approval of the mayor, to make such rules and regulations regarding such examinations not inconsistent with this code or the laws of the state of Montana. C. Any applicant who shall make any false statement to the police commission as to his age or other qualifications required, at his examination before the police commission, shall be subject to suspension or dismissal from the police force, after trial. (Prior code § 2.20.180) 2.60.140 Presentation of charges– Police commission jurisdiction. A. The police commission shall have the jurisdiction, and it shall hear, try and decide all charges brought by any person or persons against any member or officer of the police department, including any charge that such member or officer is incompetent, or by ag e or disease, or otherwise, has become incapacitated to discharge the duties of his office, or has been guilty of neglect of duty, or of misconduct in his office, or of conduct unbecoming a police officer or has been found guilty of any crime, or whose con duct has been such as to bring reproach upon the police force. B. Any charge brought against any member of the police force must be in writing in the form required by the police commission and a copy thereof must be served upon the accused officer or member at least fifteen days before the time fixed for hearing such charge. (Prior code § 2.20.190) 2.60.150 Police commission– Trial procedure. A. The police commission shall hear, try and determine the charge according to the rules of evidence applicable to courts of record in the state of Montana. The accused shall have the right to be present at the trial in person and by counsel, and to be heard, and to give and furnish evidence in his defense. All trials shall be open to the public. B. The chairman, or acting chairman, of the police commission, shall have the power to issue subpoenas, attested in its name, to compel the attendance of witnesses at the hearing and any person duly served with a subpoena is bound to attend in obedience thereto, and the police commission shall have the same authority to enforce obedience to the subpoena, and to punish the disobedience thereof, as is possessed by a judge of the district court in like cases, provided however, that punishment for disobedience is subject to review by the district court of Yellowstone County. C. The police commission shall, after the conclusion of the hearing or trial, decide whether the charge was proven or not proven, and shall have the power, by a decision of a majority of the 86 Ordinance No. O20-02 LMC Title 2 Chapter 2.60 Police Department and Police Commission Amendments commission, to discipline, suspend, remove or discharge any officer who shall have been found guilty of the charge filed against him. (Prior code § 2.20.200) 2.60.170 Police commission decision– Enforcement– Appeal. A. When a charge against a member of the police force is found proven by the board, the mayor must make an order enforcing the decision of the board, and such decision or order shall be subject to review by the district court of Yellowstone County on all questions of fact and all questions of law. B. The district court of Yellowstone County shall have jurisdiction to review all questions of fact and all questions of law in a suit brought by any officer or member of the police force within a period of sixty days after the decision of the police commission or order of t he mayor has been filed with the city clerk-treasurer. (Ord. 02-9, 2002: Ord. 97-2 § 4 (part), 1997; prior code § 2.20.220) 2.60.180 Suspension– Discharge– Power and authority. A. The mayor or chief of police, subject to the approval of the mayor, shall have the power to suspend a policeman or any officer for a period of not exceeding ten days in any one month, such suspension to be with or without pay as the order of suspension may determine. Any officer suspended, with or without pay, is entitled to appeal such suspension to the police commission and the commission shall hear, try and decide all charges brought by any person or persons against any member or officer of the department. B. No officer or member of the police force shall be discharged without a hearing or trial before the police commission. (Prior code § 2.20.230) 2.60.190 Temporary police duty– Mayoral authority. The mayor shall have the power and authority at any time when he deems it expedient to employ not to exceed two persons at one time for a period not to exceed thirty days to do police duty who are not members of the police department. (Prior code § 2.20.240) 87 Ordinance No. O20-02 LMC Title 2 Chapter 2.60 Police Department and Police Commission Amendments 2.60.200 080 Police commission– Officers. A. At the first regular meeting of the police commission in the month of May of each year, following new appointments by the city council, the members of the police commission shall select a chairman to serve a term of one year. B. The police commission may employ a secretary or may designate one of its own members to act as such. The secretary shall keep the minutes of the commission's proceedings, shall be custodian of all papers pertaining to the business of the police commission, shall keep a record of all examinations held, and shall perform such other duties as the commission shall prescribe. C. The city attorney shall be the legal adviser to the police commission, andcommission and shall approve all action of the commission as to form. (Prior code § 2.20.250)A. At the first regular meeting of the police commission in the month of May of each year, following new appointments by the city council, the members of the police commission shall select a chairman to serve a term of one year. B. The police commission may employ a secretary or may designate one of its own members to act as such. The secretary shall keep the minutes of the commission's proceedings, shall be custodian of all papers pertaining to the business of the police commission, shall k eep a record of all examinations held, and shall perform such other duties as the commission shall prescribe. C. The city attorney shall be the legal adviser to the police commission, and shall approve all action of the commission as to form. (Prior code § 2.20.250) 2.60.210 090 Police officers' retirement system. The police department of the city of Laurel, Montana, shall be under, subject to and within the provisions of the municipal police officers' retirement system (statewide plan) laws of the state State of Montana, as set forth in Title 19, Chapters 2 and 9, M.C.A. and all amendments thereto. The said police department retirement system shall be managed, conducted, governed and controlled as in saidpursuant to state law and this section provided. (Ord. 98-3 § 1, 1998) 88 Ordinance No. O20-02 LMC Title 2 Chapter 2.60 Police Department and Police Commission Amendments This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final passage by the City Council and approved by the Mayor. Introduced and passed on first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on May 12, 2020, by Council Member Stokes. PASSED and ADOPTED by the Laurel City Council on second reading this 26th day of May 2020, upon motion of Council Member __________________. APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 26th day of May 2020. CITY OF LAUREL __________________________________ Thomas C. Nelson, Mayor ATTEST: _________________________________________ Bethany Langve, Clerk-Treasurer APPROVED AS TO FORM: ________________________________ Sam Painter, Civil City Attorney 89