07-17-19 Urban Renewal Agency Board MinutesCity of Kalispell
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Meeting Summary
URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY BOARD
JULY1712019-4P.M.
CITY HALL — FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE
OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE
Chairman Marc Rold
Tom Rygg
David Girardot
Mike Brodie, WGM Group
Jeff Zauner
Katharine King, Comm. & Econ. Dev. Asst. Manager
Shannon Freix
Tom Jentz, Planning Director
Matt Venturini
Jarod Nygren, Senior Planner
Krista Lammers, Community & Economic Development
Chairman Rold called the meeting to order and welcomed the Public, Board and City Staff.
PUBLIC COMMENT - None.
APPROVAL OF MEETING SUMMARY
Jeff motioned to accept the May meeting minutes, David 2nd, passed unanimously.
TIF & TEDD UPDATES
City Staff will put together an aerial map of downtown parking lots, number of spaces in each lot, the lot's
current use and suggested policies for redevelopment at next month's meeting.
Following City Council's review of the draft Downtown TIF policies and recommended updates to the West
Side TIF policies Council has asked the URA to refine the project selection process. A staff report with finding
of fact and a recommendation to URA followed by a URA recommendation to Council for decision was
suggested. Council advised that the scoring process not be complex, instead each project must meet criteria
for funding, removing subjectivity from to process. Council was interested in the Bozeman model that uses a
project feasibility report conducted by a third party for projects valued over a certain dollar amount.
During the June 24t" work session it was determined that the City cannot offer funding over appraised value
for property acquisition. Council consensus was to reject the counter-offer by the property owner, reoffer the
appraised price for either the parcel or the full lot and, if refused, move forward with the 16t" Street offset and
sidewalk extension plan instead. The Planning Department suggested looking at additional sidewalk for the
plan as well as an entrance sign, which is within the South Kalispell Urban Renewal Plan Update. Additionally,
1304 1st Avenue West is for sale and could possibly be acquired and developed into a second entrance into
Legends Field, alleviating traffic within the residential area next to the field and avoiding use of the area
behind City Shops that is not lit, not paved and has a drainage ditch. Board members would like City Staff to
put together an option to purchase for the property and talk with Flathead County regarding their adjacent
property as a possible second access to Legends Field.
David motioned to look into the use South Kalispell TIF funding for improvements to the City owned property
south of Legends Field and west of the City shops. To include paving the lot, fencing City Shops, fencing the
lower unused portion of the property and the drainage ditch, installing lighting and adding sidewalk from the
new lot at 1st Avenue West and Airport Road to Legends Field to be used as additional parking for Legends
Field, Shannon 2nd, passed unanimously.
Shannon motioned to investigate cost of a South Kalispell entrance sign and the potential acquisition of the
1304 2nd Avenue West property, David 2nd, passed unanimously.
City staff will discuss the proposed work at the City Shops property with Public Works.
TIGER/KALISPELL CORE & RAIL REDEVELOPMENT
City Staff will be receiving 30% Kalispell Trail design by end of business today and will go to City Council work
session on Monday, July 22nd. City Staff is meeting with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to review
the Supplemental Environmental Assessment, FRA legal review will likely take up to three weeks. Following
FRA approval, the SEA will be available for the required 30-day public comment period. Following the 30-day
public comment period, the URA will review comments and make a recommendation regarding the preferred
street connector to City Council.
BROWNFIELDS
City Staff continues to discuss CHS sites with CHS to FCEDA regarding environmental site assessments (ESAs)
and transfer of ownership. Phase II hazardous, structures only ESAs were completed through a City
Brownfields grant and will require updates before transfer of ownership from CHS to FCEDA. City Staff will
seek a Phase II Targeted Brownfields Assessment for the BNSF Rail Line due to the expenditure of current
assessment grant funds.
BUSINESS
City Staff is working to establish the base taxable value for each parcel in the Downtown TIF before it starts.
Additionally, City Staff will begin working on the TIF Annual Report.
NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING
The Board next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 24t" at 4 p.m.
Chairman Rold adjourned the meeting.