Planning Board Transmittal & AttachmentsPLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
March 201, 2009
Myrt Webb, Interim City Manager
City of Kalispell
P.Q. Box 1997
Kalispell, MT 59903
Re: Growth Policy Amendment -- Kalispell west KGPA-09-1
Dear Myrt:
Planning Department
201 1" Avenue Past
Kalispell, MT 59901
Phone: (406) 755-7940
Fax: (406) 758-7739
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The Kalispell City Planning Board met on February 10, 2009 and held a public hearing to
consider a significant amendment to the Kalispell Growth Policy 2020. The attached
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map for areas wrest of Stillwater River and Road, north of Two Mile Drive, east Farm to
Market Road and south of Church Drive.
Torn Jentz, with the Kalispell Planning Department, presented staff report KGPA-09-1
reviewing the development process undertaken by staff and the planning board during the
previous 2 years. Jentz also answered questions from the board specific to the proposed
growth policy amendment.
During the public hearing only one resident spoke, asking for a definition of the northern
boundary clarifying that the boundary was Church Drive and not a section line. No one
else wished to speak and the public hearing was closed.
The planning board discussed the proposal at great length. Torn. Jentz proposed two
additional amendments based on comments received from the public at the last
community work session. He said that the growth policy amendment land use map was
amended to show all the known gravel pits within the plan area. This involved adding two
more pits to the land use map. Secondly, he noted there was public concern that the
future westerly extension. of Rose Crossing to Farm. to Market Road is shown as a solid line
which extends through several people's houses near Farm. to Market Road. He suggested
that the Rose Crossing Extension be shown as an arrow between west Valley Drive and
Farm. to Market Road to indicate a precise alignment has not been determined. The
planning board discussed those issues and made appropriate modifications as necessary.
The board then unanimously moved, by Resolution KPGA--09--1 to recommend to the city
council that the attached growth policy map amendment and policies for the Kalispell
West Growth Policy Amendment be adopted.
Please schedule this matter for public hearing and action at your earliest convenience.
Note that a resolution of intent to adopt, amend or deny an amendment to Growth. Policy
202 by the council is required prior to any final action on the part of the council. You may
contact this board or Torn Bentz at the Kalispell Planning Department if you have any
questions regarding this matter.
Attachments: Staff report KGPA-09-1
Growth Policy map and policies for the Kalispell West Amendment
Minutes from the 2/ 10/09 planning board meeting
c w/ Att: Theresa White, Kalispell City Clerk
KALISPELL WEST GROWTH POLICY AMENDAWN'T
KGPA-09-01
FEBRUARY 3, 2009
A report to the Kalispell City Planning Board and the Kalispell City Council regarding
a major effort on the part of the Kalispell planning staff to update the Kalispell
Growth. Policy Map and add appropriate policies to address growth and development
in the west and northwestern portion of the greater Kalispell community. A public
hearing on this proposal has been scheduled before the planning board for February
10, 2009. The planning board will forward a recommendation to the city council for a
second subsequent public hearing and final action.
BACKGROUND: The Kalispell Growth Policy was adopted on February 18, 2003.
Page 02 of the Growth Policy states that the Growth Policy should be reviewed a
minimum of every 5 years in order to maintain relevance with existing conditions and
trends. The planning board has begun a regular program of reviewing major
geographic areas of the community on a systematic basis to beep the Growth. Policy
updated in light of the significant growth that has occurred in the community. This
past fall the Planning Board and City Council completed a similar process on the
south side of the city. In 2006 another major effort was completed on the north side of
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Board focused on the Kalispell West area in light of the fact that recent city expansion
has pushed the city limits of Kalispell out to the western boundary of our current
Growth. Policy. In addition, the County recently adopted the Riverdale Neighborhood
Plan in a portion of this area and there has been continued interest voiced by large
property owners in this area who are interested in extending utilities and annexing
into the city at some point in the future.
Public Process:
The Planning Board has been studying this area since early 2007. The Planning Board
has held monthly work sessions discussing the development potentials and options
for this general area. Drafts of the Kalispell west Growth Policy Map, attached
policies and schedules of workshops and meetings have been on the city web page
since the beginning of this project. The planning staff has met individually with every
large property owner (owning over 40 acres) during this time. The staff also met with
LHC Gravel and Knife Fiver Gravel operations. Finally, staff met three times with the
Flathead County Planning Staff to inform them of progress on the planning effort. In
anticipation of the planning board public hearing, the board and staff have held the
following public meetings and information outreach efforts:
March 19, 2007 - Planning office sent out a newsletter to 95 property owners,
Flathead County Planning office, west Valley School Board, west Valley
Volunteer Fire Department, placed an ad in newspaper and circulated a PSA
describing the planning process and inviting people to the March 27th west
Valley Land Use Committee meeting.
March 27, 2007 Planning board met with the West Valley Land Use
Committee including representatives from the west Valley Rural Fire
Department and west Valley School District.
May 12, 2008 - Planning Staff met with the west Valley School Board to talk
about impacts of the planning effort and growth issues in the west Valley area.
October 28, 2008 - Planning Staff and board members met with the west
Valley and Riverdale Neighborhood Planning Committees for a work session on
the plan.
November 13, 2008 - Planning office sent out a newsletter to 95 property
owners, west Valley School Board and west Valley Rural Fire Department, and
did a PSA describing the planning process and inviting people to the November
20th Open House at the Stillwater Grange Hall on west Reserve Drive.
November 20, 2008 Open House at Stillwater Grange Hall - The open house
ran from 5:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. with 40 - 50 people in attendance including
representatives from the west Valley and Riverdale Land Use Committees, West
Valley School Board and west Valley Volunteer Fire Department.
January 28, 2009 -- Planning office sent out a newsletter to 95 property owners,
West Valley School Board, west Valley and Riverdale Land. Use Committees,
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.inter Lake informing public of the February 10, 2009 public hearing.
To date, comments have been overwhelmingly in support of the city efforts to plan on
their fringes. At the most recent November 20th open house, representatives of the
West Valley Rural Fire Department did comment that the city was biting off more than
they could handle as they were not adequately addressing their own needs at this
time. No specific action was taken by the planning board relative to this comment.
Secondly, a property owner asked for clarification concerning the buffering around
gravel pits and hover they would be implemented, particularly for a private property
owner abutting a gravel pit who wanted to develop a residential project. The staff and
planning board worked with that property owner to modify and clarify those specific
policies that related to the buffering (see policy #8 of Exhibit B to this staff report) .
Growth Policy Amendment Boundary
The Kalispell west Neighborhood is described as an area generally whose south
boundary is Two Mile Drive extended westerly to west Valley Drive, then north on
West Valley Drive 1/2 mile to Three Mile Drive, then west 1/4 mile on Three Mile Drive,
then north one mile to Farm to Market Road. At this point the boundary follows
westerly and northerly along Farm to Market Road to Church Drive, then following
Church Drive easterly over to the Stillwater River, then extending south along the
Stillwater River to US 93, then south to west Reserve Drive, then west on west
Reserve Drive to Stillwater Road, then on a line along Stillwater Road south to Two
Mile Road. The site is primarily in the west Valley School District and contains about
16 square nines.
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-Proposed. Growth Policy endment:
The Growth. Policy amendment is intended to give broad policy direction to growth in
the Kalispell West neighborhood should property owners wish to annex to the city.
The policy anticipates the extension of urban services including sewer and water into
this area over time and is designed to give guidance to this associated growth.
Draft policies in the amendment area propose a three tiered system of long range
planning on the west side of Kalispell. The Growth Policy map is being proposed to
extend an additional 1/2 mile to the west to include those lands within one mile of the
current vwe s tern city limits to anti cip ate and accommodate growth for the next 15 - 2 0
years should property owners in this area request annexation to the city. The second
tier or belt of land around the west side of Kalispell includes land beyond this
immediate (15-20 year) development window and labels this area as an area for future
growth. (20 - 40 years) . The third tier includes those lands furthest out (1/4t o �/2 of a
mile east of Farm. to Market Road) . These lands are specifically indicated as beyond
the development plans or needs of the city but are included in the growth policy
amendment area boundary for the purpose of gathering data such as development
trends, land use changes, traffic trends and volumes, etc., to use as a baseline to
determine the rate and type of development in and adjacent to the City of Kalispell.
The attached Exhibit A - Kalispell West Planning & Growth Policy Amendment Area
Draft Future Land Use Map - visually portrays the policies that have been developed
by the planning board for this area. The Growth. Policy amendment envisions
primarily residential land uses extended westward using neighborhood business
centers at key intersections on the west side of Kalispell. The plan also incorporates
park and open space recommendations of the recently adopted Kalispell Parks Master
Plan, and the transportation classification system as provided for in the updated
Kalispell Transportation plan.
In. addition to the map, Exhibit B - Suggested Policies, Kalispell west Growth Policy
Amendment dated 2--10-09 has been provided which serves to articulate specific
polices developed by the planning board for the Kalispell west area
Growth Policy Update Amendment Criteria
The Kalispell Growth Policy under chapter 13 - Implementation creates 6 criteria that
should be addressed when updating the Growth Policy. A review of each of those
criteria is ia�acluded below:
a. whenever there is a major change in the socio-economic conditions of the
comrrlunity such as a large increase or decrease in population, a near industry
entering or exiting the market; consideration should be given to updating the
Growth Policy.
Response: The City of Kalispell adopted the current Growth Policy
approximately 6 years ago. The Growth. Policy was under development since
1997 leading to a 2003 adoption. During the decade of the 1990's, which was
the primary data point for projecting development trends and projections, the city
grew at a rate of 19.4% or an annual average rate of 1.8%. between 2000 and.
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2007 the City of Kalispell has grown at an annual rate of 5.5% per year. By the
end of this decade, the city will have experienced a 10 year growth rate of 50%.
Page 10A of the Kalispell resource Document indicated that Kalispell would grow
approximately 14% during this current decade. Our actual growth rate now is 3
- 4 tunes what the plan was predicated on during the 1990's. The city has
already expanded out to the plan boundaries in several areas. These factors
give credence to the need to review the city's Growth Policy.
b. The planning board should schedule a formal work session in the fall of each
year to conduct a review of the Growth Policy and evaluate it for relevancy. The
planning board should prepare a report to the city council as to whether or not it
should be amended with consideration being given to changes in the legal
framework, factual errors or contradictions, significant changes in the
community or new and relevant information that would affect specific policies
and goals.
The planning board has been working on this Growth. Policy amendment for 2
years. The city council has directed the planning board to review the boundaries
of the growth policy around the entire city in light of the past growth. trends. To
date, growth policy amendments have been approved by the city council for the
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was logically the next to undertake. Kalispell West has been part of the council
appointed work program for the planning board for the past 2 years.
With completion of the Kalispell West neighborhood, the only remaining area that
has not been updated at this time is the southwest quadrant (south of Two Mile
Drive down to Lone Pine).
C. Based on the planning board's review, the council may conclude that an update
or amendment to the Growth Policy is warranted. A report from the planning
board should include a description of proposed changes and rationale, impacts of
changes, necessary revisions to growth policy implementation strategies and
resulting revisions to regulations if needed.
The planning board has prepared a series of suggested amendments both to the
Growth Policy Map and to the policy document as part of the Kalispell West
planning process. These form the basis of the Kalispell west Growth Policy
Amendment and are attached.
d. Amendments should include a public hearing before the planning board with the
level of public involvement depending on the scope of the proposed changes or
amendments.
The introduction to this staff report lays out the public involvement. process. A
public hearing is scheduled. for February 10, 2009 to take public comment on the
completed draft.
e. Evaluation criteria should include consistency with the goals and policies of the
Growth. Policy, state law and other established policies adopted by the city
council as well as a demonstration of the public need and support for the
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change; the proposed change is the most effective means of meeting the need and
there is benefit to the public rather than benefiting one or a few property owners
at the expense of others.
The Growth Policy update was not predicated by any one property, but instead
was a very broad planning process that affected properties within. a 16 square
mile area of the community. Note that 95 letters were sent to property owners of
10 acres or more 4 times during the public meeting and hearing process. Within
the proposed growth policy amendment area, planning staff has been contacted
by every large property owner (owning 40 or more acres) . Those large property
owners closest to the city uniformly indicated that their first wish is to continue
farming as long as they can. Each also indicated that there will come a time
when farming this close to the city may no longer be viable or possibly their
family or financial situation may change and each wanted the option to work
with the city in terms of land development. It is in the best interests of the city to
begin working in front of these pressures and possibilities through the use of
good long range planning.
f. Additional plans should be initiated as recommended by the planning board to
address specific areas or needs in the community such as a bike and pedestrian
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The City of Kalispell, in recognition of the growth that is and has occurred has
undertaken a series of planning efforts throughout the community. The city
completed a contract jointly funded by MDT to update the 1993 Kalispell Urban
Area Transportation Plan. The Kalispell West neighborhood falls within the
boundaries of this plan and the Transportation Plan recommendations are
incorporated into the growth policy amendment for this area. Secondly, the
city completed the update of the greater Kalispell Parks and Recreation pilaster
Plan which includes a pedestrian trails component. The Kalispell West Growth
Policy Amendment falls within the park plan boundaries and the concepts and
recommendations of the plan are incorporated into this amendment as well.
Finally, the city completed updates to the 2002 Water, Sewer and Storm
Drainage Systems Facility Plan and the Kalispell West Growth Policy Amendment
was prepared in concert with those plans.
Recommendation.
The Kalispell City Planning Board should take public comment at the public hearing.
Based on that comment and additional board discussion, the board should make
changes as they feel appropriate. Staff recommends at that point the planning board
should, by resolution (sample provided) resolve to recommend the Kalispell West
Growth Policy Amendment to the City Council for final action and adoption.
The council will also hold a public hearing on. the Growth Policy Amendment prior to
taking final action..
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Exhibit B
Suggested Policies
Kalispell West Growth Policy Amendment
2/10/09
General Neighborhood Planning Bounds
The Kalispell west neighborhood is described as an area generally whose south boundary is Two Mile
Drive extended westerly to west Valley Drive, then north on west Valley drive 1 /2 mile to Three Mile
drive, then west 4 nli.le on 3 Mile Drive, then north one mile to Farm to Market Road. At this point the
boundary follows westerly and northerly along Farm to Market Road to Church Drive, then following
Church Drive easterly over to the Stillwater River, then extending south along the Stillwater River to US
93, then south to Reserve Drive, then west on west Reserve Drive to Stillwater Road, then on a line
along Stillwater Road south to Two Mile Road. The site is primarily in the Nest Valley School District.
Goal: The orderly westward expansion of the City of Kalispell.
Policies
1) Provide for athree-tiered system of long range planning around the City of Kalispell.
a) Provide for the immediate or short terra development plans in the areas adjacent to the city by
providing reasonable uses and densities to accommodate growth for the next 15 — 20 years. This
would be graphically reflected by a future land use reap
b) Provide a second tier area around the city which is beyond the immediate (15 — 20 year window)
development trends or needs of the city or desire of the city to extend services at this time. This
area would be anticipated to see urban development in the 20 — 40 year window. Because this
area anticipates development so far in the future, a development area boundary is shown as a
faint line on the future land use map but individual land uses and densities are not called out at
this time.
0 Provide an overall planning boundary around the city which encompasses the initial and
secondary area as well as some lands beyond for the purpose of gathering data such as
development trends, land use changes, traffic trends and volumes, etc., to use as a baseline to
determine the rate and type of development in and adjacent to the City of Kalispell.
2) Provide for traffic corridors (east -west and north- south) to carry traffic through the future
neighborhoods using the existing and proposed arterial system. This would include Stillwater Road
north from Reserve Drive to Church Drive.
3) Provide for the orderly expansion of future neighborhood and regional parks as residential
development expands into the Nest Valley area.
4) Protect the immediate Stillwater River corridor because of its unique scenic, wildlife and
environmentally sensitive characteristics. Note that the Stillwater River has been designated as one
of four "unpaired streams" in the Flathead by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality.
a) Development should be set back from the river and particularly the steep slopes adjacent to the
river due to unstable soils, deep sloughing and slumping, and the need to provide vegetative
separation for treatment for storm water runoff.
b) Attention should be given to protecting the unique wildlife habitat and floodplain corridor.
c) Appropriate uses would include parks, linear trails and natural areas.
5) Provide for neighborhood convenience shopping centers.
a) Neighborhood commercial centers should be sued to serve the immediate neighbors within a one
mile radius.
b) Discourage any attempt to expand commercial development beyond the immediate neighborhood
service level.
c) Buffer the neighborhood shopping centers with higher density housing, offices, etc., to transition
away from commercial to areas of lower *imp
act such as moderate and low density residential.
6) Provide for the suitable location of new satellite fire stations as the city grows and the boundaries are
expanded.
7) Protect the existing gravel industry sites in the West Valley and allow for their future expansion
a) Define the existing developed gravel extraction and processing locations in the West Valley area.
b) Provide for the future expansion and development of the existing sites.
c) Provide buffers around existing developed sites accommodating their future expansion so as to
avoid a conflict between incompatible land uses such as gravel extraction and residential
development.
d) Plan for the re -use of gravel extraction areas once the gravel resource has been depleted.
e) Identify future gravel resource areas.
S) Anticipate that when residential development or other low intensity uses are proposed adjacent to an
active or proposed gravel site, good design techniques should be incorporated to mitigate the
associated impacts.
a) The level of mitigation should be based on the actual and anticipated impacts of the particular
property.
b) Mitigation could include fencing, bernzing or landscaping to limit noise or views, strategic
placement of open space or parkland, location of frontage roads or use of alleys to move
development further away from the gravel extraction site, the employment of transitional uses
such as well screened boat and recreational vehicle storage or residential mini -storage.
KALISPELL WEST GROWTH A request by the city of Kalispell to amend the Kalispell
POLICY AMENDMENT Growth Policy 2020 by generally expanding the boundaries
of the Growth Policy map west using Church Drive as the
northern boundary, Two Mile Drive as the southern
boundary, Farm to Market Road as the western boundary
and using the existing city limit boundary and the Stillwater
River as the eastern boundary.
The Growth Policy amendment is intended to give broad
policy direction to growth in this area should property
owners wish to annex to the city. The policy anticipates the
extension of urban services including sewer and water into
this area over time and is designed to give guidance to this
associated growth.
STAFF REPORT KGPA-09-01 Tom Jentz, representing the Kalispell Planning Department
reviewed staff report KGPA-09-01 for the board.
Jentz reviewed the history of this amendment and public
meetings including the planning board work sessions, West
Valley Community Open House meetings, and meetings
with the West Valley and Riverdale Land Use Advisory
Committees, the West Valley School Board, large property
owners in the area and the gravel industry.
Jentz said this planning process has been generally well -
received. He pointed out this plan has no affect on property
owners who may want to develop their land and choose not
to annex into the city. Those owners would then work with
Flathead County. If however they choose to annex into
Kalispell this would be the guiding document.
Jentz continued during the meetings and work sessions,
staff received 3 comments: What happens around gravel
pits? Jentz said the gravel industry will for all practical
purposes not come into the city and cannot be forcibly
annexed into the city. There would however be a buffer
around the gravel pits which is described in the growth
policy amendment. Secondly, an issue came up that we
missed some of the gravel pits on our map which will be
added into our inventory. And finally, the board received
copies of a petition that indicates that if Rose Crossing is
extended in the future it should not connect with Rhodes
Draw through their subdivision.
Jentz said therefore 2 amendments should be considered by
the board; to modify the Growth Policy Map by adding the
known gravel pits and secondly to show the extension of
Rose Crossing westerly to West Valley Drive as a solid line
with an arrow pointing westerly to Farm to Market Road
denoting the extension of Rose Crossing but not specifying a
specific alignment.
Staff recommends that the Kalispell City Planning Board
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and Zoning Commission take public comment, make any
changes they feel appropriate and should, by resolution
resolve to recommend the Kalispell West Growth Policy
Amendment to the City Council for final action and
adoption.
BOARD DISCUSSION
None.
APPLICANT/ CONSULTANT
None.
PUBLIC HEARING
Harry Brown - 589 Church Drive said according to the
description of the amendment it states that Church Drive
will be the northern boundary of the growth policy. However
the boundary does not follow Church Drive and in fact
deviates and goes right through his house and bisects the
County's Harvest View Subdivision. Jentz explained the
location for the board and said it would be appropriate for
the board to amend the northern boundary to follow the
exact route of Church Drive.
MOTION
Clark moved and Hinchey seconded a motion to adopt
Resolution KGPA-09-01 and recommend that the Kalispell
West Growth Policy Amendment be forward to the City
Council for final action and adoption.
BOARD DISCUSSION
None.
MOTION - GRAVEL PITS &
Williamson moved and Hinchey seconded a motion to
ROSE CROSSING
amend the Kalispell West Growth Policy Amendment Map to
EXTENSION
include all known gravel pits as of this date; and to change
the future extension of Rose Crossing to shown as a solid
line westerly to West Valley Drive and adding an arrow
pointing west that indicates the actual alignment for
extension beyond West Valley Drive is yet to be determined
until development in the area occurs.
ROLL CALL - GRAVEL PITS
The motion passed unanimously on a roll call vote.
MOTION - CHURCH DRIVE
Hull moved and Hinchey seconded a motion to amend the
BOUNDARY
Kalispell West Growth Policy Amendment Map to follow the
exact location of Church Drive for the northern boundary.
BOARD DISCUSSION
Schutt noted part of the reason they chose that boundary
between West Valley Drive and Farm to Market Road is they
were trying to avoid some of the issues they have had in the
past where a road is built to County standards on one side
of the road and to City standards including the road, curb,
gutter, sidewalks, etc. when development occurs on the
opposite side of the road. He added that is also the reason
the west boundary was selected. Schutt asked the other
board members if we are setting ourselves up for that same
issue in the future.
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Jentz said this plan would not preclude the County side of a
road from being developed as a City street. The growth
policy map will not impact the level the road is built to if
development occurs along the road. Jentz added the second
reason why the boundary was chosen is it is also the
boundary for the Kalispell Transportation Plan which was
also the recommendation by the County Commissioners. In
addition it is also the boundary for Kalispell's Public Works
Facilities Plan and the Parks & Recreation Master Plan.
However, Jentz felt this amendment was appropriate and
would clearly define the boundary.
Hinchey felt the amendment was appropriate and Clark
concurred.
ROLL CALL - CHURCH
The motion passed on a roll call vote of 5 in favor and 1
DRIVE BOUNDARY
opposed.
ROLL CALL - ORIGINAL
The original motion, as amended, passed unanimously on a
MOTION
roll call vote.
OLD BUSINESS:
None.
NEW BUSINESS:
Conrad and Jentz reviewed the projects for the next
planning board meeting for the board.
Hull suggested that the pre-release center hearing be
scheduled first on the agenda and the other projects be
scheduled to start at 8:00 p.m. Jentz agreed the center
should be first on the agenda but added there is a
community meeting regarding the center on February 26tn,
at 7:00 p.m., located at 2282 US Highway 93 South (the
proposed location of the facility). In addition, the
business/ property owners in this area have been contacted
by the company to inform them of the facility and answer
any questions, which has been very well -received. Jentz
thought since the information on the center will have had a
good deal of exposure before the public hearing it may not
be necessary to schedule the other agenda items at 8:00
p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at approximately 8 : 3 0 p.m.
BNSF (CORE)
Immediately following the regular meeting a work session
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
was held on the following item:
1. BNSF (Core) Revitalization Plan
NEXT MEETING
A work session of the Kalispell City Planning Board and
Zoning Commission is scheduled for February 24, 2009, at
7:00 p.m. in the Kalispell City Council Chambers located at
201 1 St Avenue East in Kalispell. The tentative agenda will
include:
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