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KALISPELL
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
November 16, 2020, at 7:00 p.m.
This meeting occurred via video conferencing to provide an environment that complied
with the Governor's Phase II COVID-19 Directive. Public comment was provided via
email to publiccomment(2kali spell. com and verbally during the video conference.
Registration to join the video conference was available at:
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A. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Johnson called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.
B. ROLL CALL
Mayor - Mark Johnson: Present
Council Member - Kari Gabriel: Absent
Council Member
- Sandy Carlson: Present
Council Member
- Sam Nunnally: Present
Council Member
- Chad Graham: Present
Council Member
- Kyle Waterman: Present
Council Member
- Ryan Hunter: Present
Council Member
- Tim Kluesner: Present
Council Member
- Sid Daoud: Present
Staff present in the City Hall Council Chambers included City Manager Doug Russell, City
Attorney Charles Harball, Deputy City Clerk Judi Funk, Development Services Director Jarod
Nygren, Public Works Director Susie Turner, and I.T. Personnel Cliff Tucker.
C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
D. AGENDA APPROVAL
Motion and Vote to approve the agenda as submitted.
Council Member - Kyle Waterman: Motion
Council Member - Sandy Carlson: 2nd
Mayor - Mark Johnson: Approve
Council Member - Kari Gabriel: Absent
Council Member - Sandy Carlson: Approve
Council Member - Sam Nunnally: Approve
Council Member - Chad Graham: Approve
Council Member - Kyle Waterman: Approve
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Council Member - Ryan Hunter: Approve
Council Member - Tim Kluesner: Approve
Council Member - Sid Daoud: Approve
The motion passed unanimously on voice vote with Councilor Gabriel absent.
E. CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed on the consent agenda will be accepted by one motion. If a council member
desires to discuss an item separately, the item can be removed from the consent agenda by
motion.
Council Minutes — November 2, 2020 4 - -
2. Ordinance 1850 — Second Reading - Snowline Lane Planned Unit
Development lea
This is a request from Hammerquist and Casalegno, LLC for a Commercial PUD
Zoning Overlay subject to 16 conditions on approximately 2.6 acres currently
zoned B-5 (Industrial -Business) at 145 and 151 Snowline Lane.
Ordinance 1851 — Text Amendment — Warming Center — 2nd Reading 05�
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This item considers a zoning text amendment which would allow homeless shelters
as a conditionally permitted use in the B-1 (Neighborhood Business) zone.
4. Award Bid for City Hall Mezzanine Improvement Project '��a
This item would award a bid to Camas Creek Construction in the amount of
$141,350 to improve the City Hall mezzanine area.
Public Comment
Mayor Johnson opened public comment on consent agenda items. Seeing none, he closed public
comment.
00:03:01
Motion and Vote to approve the consent agenda as published.
Council Member - Chad Graham: Motion
Council Member - Tim Kluesner: 2nd
Mayor - Mark Johnson: Approve
Council Member - Kari Gabriel: Absent
Council Member - Sandy Carlson: Approve
Council Member - Sam Nunnallv: Annrove
Council Member - Chad Graham: Approve
Council Member - Kyle Waterman: Approve
Council Member - Ryan Hunter: Approve
Council Member - Tim Kluesner: Approve
Council Member - Sid Daoud: Approve
The motion was approved unanimously on roll call vote with Councilor Gabriel absent.
F. COMMITTEE REPORTS — None.
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G. PUBLIC COMMENT
Persons wishing to address the council were asked to provide public comment via email to
publiccomment(c�r�,kalispell. com or verbally during the video conference.
00:04:03 Lance Isaak, Public Comment
Mr. Isaak of 728 81h Avenue West, Chairman of the School Board read a letter from the board to
share to the public. The letter addressed the reasoning and preparation that went into the decision
to keep schools open during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The letter went on to address the
success of these methods within the school system, and the concerns the School Board has about
a resurgence of cases within the community as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches. They
would ask everyone in the community to follow proper prevention protocols for prevention. Mr.
Isaak emphasized that everyone in the community must follow guidelines in order to keep
schools open during this time.
General public comment received to the email publiccomment2kalispell.com between 11-05-20
and 11-18-20 can be found at:
https://time.ci.kalisi2ell.mt.us/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=135576&dbid=0&repo=Kalispell.
00:06:07 Public Comment Closed
Seeing no further public comment, Mayor Johnson closed general public comment.
H. REPORTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND SUBSEQUENT COUNCIL ACTION
Persons wishing to address the council on individual agenda items are asked to provide
public comment via email to publiccomment(cr�,kalispell. com or verbally during the online
meeting. Please provide your name and address for the record.
1. Resolution 6005 — Sale of Lot 48 of Aspen Creek Subdivision a
This resolution would approve the sale of city owned property at Lot 48 of Aspen
Creek Subdivision to Robert Peccia and Associates for $71,212.62.
City Manager Doug Russell provided background on this item explaining that this item is a clean
up effort from the west side interceptor project.
00:08:00 Councilor Hunter began questions for staff related to public comment that was received
via email prior to the meeting.
Public Comment
Public comment received on this item to the email publiccomment(cr�,kalispell. com between 1I-
05-20 and 11-18-20 can be found at:
hllps://time.ci.kalispell.mt.us/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=135577&dbid=0&repo=Kalispell.
Mayor Johnson opened public comment on this item during the meeting. Seeing none, he closed
public comment.
00:10:28
Motion to approve Resolution 6005, resolution approving the sale of certain real property
commonly known as Lot 48 of Aspen Creek Subdivision according to the plat or map of
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record in the Office of Clerk and Recorder for Flathead County, Montana and previously
acquired by the City for the purposes of Utility Location.
00:11:13 Councilor Hunter provided discussion on the motion.
00:14:02
Vote on the motion.
Council Member - Kyle Waterman: Motion
Council Member - Sam Nunnall..
Mayor - Mark Johnson: Approve
Council Member - Kari Gabriel: Absent
Council Member - Sandy Carlson: Approve
Council Member
- Sam Nunnally: Approve
Council Member
- Chad Graham: Approve
Council Member
- Kyle Waterman: Approve
Council Member
- Ryan Hunter: Approve
Council Member
- Tim Kluesner: Approve
Council Member
- Sid Daoud: Annrove
The motion passed unanimously on roll call vote with Councilor Gabriel absent.
L CITY MANAGER, COUNCIL, AND MAYOR REPORTS (No Action)
City Manager Doug Russell provided the following updates:
• Requests may come forward soon from Whitefish and Columbia Falls regarding a
previous discussion regarding adding those towns to the City -County Health Department
Interlocal Agreement.
• Mr. Russell held a discussion with representatives of the Health Department and the City
Managers of Whitefish and Columbia Falls regarding the potential need for a mobile
vaccine unit. Information on this is changing, but the Manager would continue
discussions about this possibility if the unit needed.
• Work session next Monday will potentially review a land use issue adjacent to city limits.
The application in question is in front of the County right now but would affect the city
Growth Policy. The city will not know whether this item will come forward for
discussion by the City Council until Wednesday.
00:17:21 Councilor Hunter spoke regarding Homeowner Association Regulations (HOA) and
how they may affect affordable housing and asked about the cities ability to restrict those
regulations and the willingness of Council to do so.
00:20:19 Councilor Graham spoke to Councilor Hunter's request.
00:22:29 Mayor Johnson asked the City Attorney to draft information regarding the ability if any
of the city to limit Homeowner Association Regulations.
00:23:45 Councilor Kluesner spoke to the HOA discussion.
00:25:21 Councilor Daoud spoke to the HOA discussion.
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00:26:39 Councilor Hunter spoke further on the HOA discussion.
00:27:48 Councilor Waterman spoke to the HOA discussion.
Councilor Waterman then spoke regarding a Health Board meeting to occur Thursday.
He then spoke regarding Mr. Isaak's public comment provided earlier in the meeting, asking the
public to take those comments seriously and support the actions that can be done to slow the
spread of COVID-19.
00:29:49 Mayor Johnson reminded the public that there are COVID-19 restrictions in place
handed down from the State and encouraged the public to do the neighborly thing and abide by
those mandates to wash your hands frequently, wear a mask, keep socially distanced, and not
gather in large groups. He spoke regarding the Hospital being at capacity and how this issue is
about being a good neighbor.
J. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Johnson adjourned the meeting at 7:32 p.m.
Judi Funk
Deputy City Clerk
Minutes approved on, 2020
UPCOMING SCHEDULE / FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Next Work Session — November 23, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. — Council Chambers
Next Regular Meeting — December 7, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. — Council Chambers
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