Montana Capitol View South both murals and barrel vault

Welcome to the Capitol Complex Advisory Council

The Capitol Complex Advisory Council reviews proposals for long-term placement of displays of art or memorials and the naming of state buildings, spaces, or rooms in the Capitol Complex; advises the Legislature on the long-term placement of statues, busts, memorials, monuments, or art displays within the Capitol Complex; and advises the Department of Administration on interior decoration of the Capitol and grounds maintenance and grounds displays; and on the long-range master plan for the Capitol Complex.

Recent/Current Projects

Information for 2 Carson Street

CCAC Notice: Open Public Comment & Full Recording Access

Due to unforeseen technical difficulties, which caused the August 6, 2026, Capitol Complex Advisory Council (CCAC) meeting not to be live-streamed and potentially prevented non-present public comment to be given, the Department of Administration (DOA) is providing the following access:
NOTE: The full recording chapters have been bookmarked below for your convenience.

YouTube Video Chapters:

Clicking on any of the links below will take you directly to the timestamp/topic you are interested in.

  • 00:00 Start
  • 01:08 Approval of Meeting Minutes from November 20, 2025
  • 01:47 DOA General Services Division update
  • 03:00 Technical difficulties - MPAN outage and IT issues
  • 05:24 Meeting resumes
  • 08:55 DOA Architecture and Engineering Division - Capitol Complex Master Plan update: No action taken
  • 21:08 Proposal - Bust of Chief Earl Old Person: No action taken
  • 29:44 Proposal - Liberty Tree Marker: No action taken
  • 37:46 720 Madison - Update: No action taken
  • 42:19 2 Carson St. - Update
  • 48:12 2 Carson St. - Property Renovation Estimate
  • 49:19 2 Carson St. - Property Green Space Expansion
  • 50:25 2 Carson St. - House Bill 5 Appropriation Information
  • 52:52 2 Carson St. – New Legislative Council Information Introduced by CCAC Member, Senator Bogner
  • 01:02:36 2 Carson St. – CCAC Member, Senator Bogner Delay Request
  • 01:04:05 2 Carson St. - Public Comment (in room only)
  • 01:12:20 2 Carson St. - Motion to Delay
  • 01:13:02 2 Carson St. - Motion to Approve and Proceed with Demolition of 2 Carson St.
  • 01:13:45 2 Carson St. - Motion Discussion
  • 01:14:42 2 Carson St. - Counter Motion to Delay Action on 2 Carson St.
  • 01:16:32 2 Carson St. - Motion Vote
  • 01:17:56 Election of Chair: Action taken

This Information will be gathered prior to the next CCAC meeting (date is TBD).

Resources

Misty Ann Giles - Chair
PO Box 200101
Helena, MT 59620
Email: Misty.Giles@mt.gov 
Phone: (406) 444-2460

Dave Galt - Public Member
4575 Liberty Drive
Helena, MT 59602
Email: galtdavidmt@gmail.com
Phone: (406) 444-2460

Ralph Kuney - Public Member
400 N California
Helena, MT 59601
Email: ralph@mtosinc.com 
Phone: (406) 594-6633

Krys Holmes - Montana Arts Council
P.O. Box 202201
Helena, MT 59620
Email: krys.holmes@mt.gov 
Phone: (406) 444-6430

Molly Kruckenberg - Montana Historical Society
225 N. Roberts
P.O. Box 201201
Helena, MT 59620
Email: mkruckenberg@mt.gov
(406) 444-5485

Senator Ken Bogner
1017 Pleasant St.
Miles City, MT 59301
Email: kenneth.bogner@legmt.gov
(406) 916-9690

Senator Derek Harvey
PO Box 3111
Butte, MT 59701
Email: derek.harvey@legmt.gov 
Phone: (406) 490-5472

Representative Mike Vinton
5515 High Trl. Rd.
Billings, MT 59101
Email: mike.vinton@legmt.gov
(406) 855-3345

Representative Scott Rosenzweig
PO Box 134
Bozeman, MT 59771
Email: scott.rosenzweig@legmt.gov
(406) 599-0719

Council Staff
Janna Williams, Department of Administration
Steve Baiamonte, General Services Division
Nikki Simon, General Services Division
Julia Swingley, Agency Council

PO Box 200110
Helena, MT 59620-0110
Email: DOAdirector@mt.gov
Phone: (406) 444-2460

Department of Administration
P.O. Box 200110
Helena, MT 59620-0110

Contact: Janna Williams
Phone: (406) 444-5764
Email: DOAComms@mt.gov