09-14-20 City Council Work Session MinutesCITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION MINUTES
CITY OF September 14 2020 at '7:00 .m.
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KALISPEL.Th, City Hall Council Chambers, 201 First Avenue East
This meeting was conducted via video conferencing to provide an environment that complied
with the Governor's Phase II COVID-19 Directive. Public comment was available via email to
publiccommentkkalispell.com or verbally during the video conference at
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A. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Johnson called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Mayor Mark Johnson was present in Council Chambers and the following Council Members
were present via online video: Sandy Carlson, Sid Daoud, Kari Gabriel, Chad Graham, Ryan
Hunter, Tim Kluesner, Sam Nunnelly, and Kyle Waterman.
Staff present within Council Chambers included City Manager Doug Russell, Deputy City Clerk
Judi Funk, Development Services Director Jarod Nygren, Community and Economic
Development Assistant Katharine King, and Information Technology Director Erika Billiet.
Public Comment System Test
Information Technology Director Erika Billiet raised her virtual hand within the Zoom webinar
platform and provided comments as a test showing how the public can join the meeting, indicate
they would like to speak, and provide their comments.
B. DISCUSSION ITEMS
1. Request for Proposals for Valley Bank Lot m 4P m a
City Manager Doug Russell provided background information on this item.
Development Services Director Jarod Nygren provided the staff presentation on this item.
Council began questions for staff and discussion.
Recent public comment received for this item can be found at:
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2. Community Development Block Grant Re -allocation 1- G � a
City Manager Doug Russell provided background on this item.
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00:45:38 Development Services Director Jarod Nygren provided additional information on this
item.
00:49:49 Council began questions for staff and discussion on this item.
C. PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Johnson opened public comment asking that participants raise their virtual hand to
indicate they would like to provide public comment.
00:59:05 Cassidy Kinn, Public Comment
Ms. Kipp with Community Action Partnership at 214 Main Street spoke regarding the Valley
Bank Lot under discussion which is on the same downtown block as Community Action
Partnership. She indicated that they have 47 employees that park in that parking lot and serve
many low income and disabled community members that also use that lot for parking. They feel
the lot is a valuable resource for parking for their business. She spoke regarding the lack of
disabled parking in the downtown area and indicated the loss of that parking lot would decrease
that further.
General public comment received between September 10, and September 16, 2020 can be found
at: https•//time ci kalispell mt us/WebLink/Browse aspx?id=134298&dbid=0&repo=Kalispell
Seeing no further public comment, Mayor Johnson closed public comment.
D. CITY MANAGER, COUNCIL, AND MAYOR REPORTS
City Manager Doug Russell reported that the draft agenda for the work session on the 281h
includes discussion on the Council's Legislative Platform for the upcoming session. Mr. Russell
will be attending a City Manager meeting next week and will also assimilate information
regarding what other cities across the state, and the Montana League of Cities and Towns are
looking at for priorities.
01:03:33 Councilor Hunter spoke regarding Affordable Housing and the desire to discuss at an
upcoming work session the possibility of relaxed zoning requirements regarding Accessory
Dwelling Units.
01:05:01 Councilor Daoud spoke regarding his family's personal experiences with Flathead
County's COVID-19 quarantine system saying he appreciates the system in place.
Councilor Daoud also said he has been reaching out to people within his ward to see if there is
interest in an outdoor ward meeting for people to talk about ward concerns. He asked that
members of his ward inform him of their interest in such a meeting.
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E. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Johnson adjourned the meeting at 8:06 p.m.
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UPCOMING SCHEDULE 1 FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Next Regular Meeting — September 21, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. — Council Chambers
Next Work Session — September 28, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. — Council Chambers
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