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The Historic Preservation Commission is charged with establishing a local historic preservation program, integrating historic preservation into local, state and federal planning and decision-making processes.

The historic preservation program is designed to promote the preservation of historic and prehistoric sites, structures, objects, buildings and historic districts. The Historic Preservation Commission is comprised of volunteers from Missoula’s neighborhoods, businesses and preservation professionals, and was established by the Missoula City Council in 1989.

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Board Information

Agendas and Minutes:

Go to the City's current agendas and minutes page and use the filter button to the right of the search bar to filter by date or by the name of a board or committee. This link will have agendas and minutes from August 2019 to present.

Archived minutes and agendas: City Council and Board and Commission records from June 18, 2012, to July 19, 2019.

Subcommittees of the Historic Preservation Commission
Ad Hoc Sub-Committee Preservation Celebration/Month Planning - meets on a as-needed basis (agendas and minutes)

The Historic Preservation Commission is charged with establishing a local historic preservation program, integrating historic preservation into local, state and federal planning and decision-making processes.

The historic preservation program is designed to promote the preservation of historic and prehistoric sites, structures, objects, buildings and historic districts. The Historic Preservation Commission is comprised of volunteers from Missoula’s neighborhoods, businesses and preservation professionals, and was established by the Missoula City Council in 1989.

Seven regular members and two alternates comprised of:

  • Three professional members
  • A downtown representative
  • Three at large members
  • Two at large alternates 

Two-to-three-year terms staggered.

Meetings are held virtually on Teams and in the Jack Reidy conference room, 140 W Pine Street, on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM.

50% + 1

All members must reside in Missoula County.

Professional members must possess professional experience in such fields as architecture, history, architectural history, landscape architecture, archaeology, city planning, preservation law, historic preservation, American studies, cultural geography, or cultural anthropology or a closely related field. Professional members must, to the extent possible, meet the Secretary of Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards found at 36 C.F.R 61 and the standards listed in the Montana Certified Local Government Manual.

The downtown representative must work or reside in downtown Missoula as shown on the Historic Preservation Commission Geographic Region Map.

Community Planning, Development & Innovation: 406-552-6630
Appointed by the City Council.
Land Use & Planning

Bylaws 

Missoula Municipal Code:

Name Position Term Start Term End Status Appointed By
Adler, Steve Professional Member 10 Jun 2024 31 Dec 2026 Active City Council
Bickenheuser, Cathy Professional Member 01 Jan 2023 31 Dec 2025 Active City Council
Filicetti, Paul Chair; Downtown Representative 01 Jan 2023 31 Dec 2025 Active City Council
Fredrickson, Leif At-Large Member 01 Jan 2023 31 Dec 2025 Active City Council
Herzog, Crystal Vice Chair 23 Jan 2023 31 Dec 2025 Active City Council
Sanford, Matthew Alternate 1 23 Jan 2023 31 Dec 2025 Active City Council
Williams, Ezra Regular Member 01 Jan 2023 31 Dec 2025 Active City Council
Hill, Jackson Vice Chair 27 Jun 2022 31 Dec 2023 Expired City Council

Meetings