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03-11-19 City Council Work Session MinutesKALISPELL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MINUTES MARCH 11, 2019 View the minutes attached to the audio of the meeting at: http://kalispell.com/480/Meeting-Videos A WORK SESSION OF THE KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD AT 7:00 PM ON MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL IN KALISPELL, MONTANA. MAYOR MARK JOHNSON PRESIDED. COUNCIL MEMBERS SANDY CARLSON, KARI GABRIEL, CHAD GRAHAM, PHIL GUIFFRIDA, TIM KLUESNER, ROD KUNTZ, WAYNE SAVERUD AND KYLE WATERMAN WERE PRESENT. Also present: City Manager Doug Russell, Planning Director Tom Jentz, Senior Planner Jarod Nygren, and Community and Economic Development Assistant Director Katharine King. Mayor Johnson called the work session to order. DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. Kalispell Trail and Complete Streets Concept Design Report Russell introduced the topic and turned the presentation over to Jentz to review the draft design. Jentz gave a brief history of the process and presented the draft trail design. Jentz answered questions. King described what will need to be done in order to meet the requirements of the TIGER grant. Jentz and King answered additional questions. In response to a question, Jentz stated a supplemental Environmental Impact Assessment needs to be completed before the Complete Street decision is made. There was discussion regarding the grain elevators and various redevelopment options. Public Comment Jeff Cosledge, 1 st Avenue WN, questioned if there were any plans for the Meridian Road area by Rails to Trails to make it safer for pedestrians and cyclists. Kim Morisaki, MT West Economic Development, remarked there are redevelopment projects in the works, but they are not ready to be made public yet. She noted MT West is also working on a prospectus for the area and an interactive map of properties available. Kalispell City Council Work Session Minutes March 11, 2019 Page 1 Miriam Mauritzen, Community Pastor for 1 st Presbyterian Church at 540 Main Street, commented this is a great vision for the city and requested that the trail be inclusive for all users, including skateboarders. Jim Atkinson and Margaret Lekander, Central School Museum Board Members, invited council to tour the museum at their convenience and requested funds from the city in order to be able to maintain the museum. CITY MANAGERIMAYOR/COUNCIL REPORTS None. ADJOURN The work session was adjourned at 8:25 p.m. Prepared by: Judi Funk Attest: OF lent////�/z Deputy City Clerk ��� �y • •�'4Eos`ti, AiTnee Brunckhorst, CMC = SF,q� City Clerk 01892 ANP . �. ///N 11111111\\\ Kalispell City Council Work Session Minutes March 11, 2019 Page 2