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I1. Reso 5912 - ROI Public Hearing WWTP Facility Plan UpdateKALISPELL City of Kalispell Post Office Box 1997 - Kalispell, Montana 59903 Telephone: (406) 758-7701 Fax: (406) 758-7758 To: Doug Russell, City Manager From: Susie Turner, Public Work Director Re: Resolution of Intent and Call for Public Hearing for the 2019 Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Facility Plan Update Meeting Date: March 18, 2019 BACKGROUND: As new permit regulations are mandated, development demands are forecasted, and existing aging facilities falter, a WWTP facility plan update is required to once again ensure the planning, projects, and management of the Wastewater Treatment Plant meets sustainability and permit goals to service the community of Kalispell. In April of last year, HDR Engineering was contracted by the City to update the City's 2008 Wastewater Treatment Plant Facility Plan. The update was finalized this spring, following the February 25, 2019, work session that provided an overview of the Draft 2019 WWTP Facility Plan Update. As part of the consideration for adoption of the 2019 Wastewater Treatment Plant Facility Plan Update, a public hearing process is applicable and will begin with the passage of the proposed resolution that establishes a date for the public hearing. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that Council adopt Resolution 5912, calling for a public hearing on April 15, 2019 for the proposed adoption of the 2018 Water Facility Plan Update. ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by Council. ATTACHMENTS: Resolution 5912 Kalispell 2019 Wastewater Treatment Plant Facility Plan Update (link) RESOLUTION NO.5912 A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL'S "2019 WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT FACILITY PLAN UPDATE". WHEREAS, the City of Kalispell, as a municipal government of the State of Montana, owns and operates water and wastewater utilities under the statutory authority of the state; and WHEREAS, it is necessary and prudent for the City to adequately plan for future development of its water and wastewater utilities; and WHEREAS, the City last approved the Wastewater Treatment Plant Facility Plan Update in March 2008; and WHEREAS, the City contracted the services of a private engineering firm with specific expertise in utility planning to study and recommend planning details on the future water and sewer system requirements that will service existing and new development within the City; and WHEREAS, the City received and reviewed the resulting study, referred to as the "2019 Wastewater Treatment Plant Facility Plan Update," and has circulated the plan to the local engineering, construction and development community requesting input and comments on the proposed supplemental facility plan; and WHEREAS, pursuant to state regulation and its own internal procedures, the City shall make the proposed plan amendment available to the public for its review and hold a public hearing to receive and consider comment on the plan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Public Hearing. On April 15, 2019, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers in the Kalispell City Hall, the City Council will conduct a public hearing on the proposed 2019 Wastewater Treatment Plant Facility Plan Update. SECTION 2. Notice of Public Hearing, The City Clerk is hereby, pursuant to the requirements of state law, directed to publish a copy of the Notice of the Public Hearing in substantially the form attached hereto as "Exhibit A" and hereby fully incorporated herein. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS 18TH DAY OF MARCH, 2019. Mark Johnson Mayor ATTEST: Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC City Clerk CITY OF KALISPELL, MONTANA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council (the "Council") of the City of Kalispell, Montana (the "City") will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2019 Wastewater Treatment Plant Facility Plan Update on April 15, 2019, at 7:00 p.m., at the Council Chambers in Kalispell City Hall, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana. The Plan relates to recommended planning details on the future water and sewer system requirements that will service existing and new development within the City. The proposed 2019 Wastewater Treatment Plant Facility Plan Update is available for download on the City of Kalispell website and accessed at: hLtp://www.kalispell.com/Or may be purchased as a hard copy at cost from the Kalispell Public Works Department. Further information may be obtained from the City of Kalispell Department of Public Works, located at Kalispell City Hall, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana, and can be reached by telephone at (406) 758-7720. All interested persons may appear and offer comments and evidence at the hearing as scheduled above or may elect to file written comments with the City Clerk prior to such hearing to citycouncil@kalispell.com, or PO Box 1997, Kalispell, MT 59903. Dated this 18th day of March, 2019. BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL LM Publication Dates: March 24, 2019 April 7, 2019 Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC City Clerk