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11/15/93 City Council Minutes10 61 1 1 1 1 613 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD AT 7:00 P.M. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1993, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL. MAYOR RAUTHE PRESIDED. COUNCILMEMBERS ATKINSON, GRANMO, MOSES, BUCK, LARSON, KENNEDY, NYSTUL, COLLINS AND CITY MANAGER WILLIAMS WERE PRESENT. Mayor Rauthe called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. CONSENT AGENDA Approve Minutes -November 1, 1993 Approve Claims per Payables Register Pledged Securities 9/30/93 Moses moved to approve the consent agenda. seconded. The motion carried with a vote. The motion was ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL John Ceravolo, Kalispell Army Navy Store, expressed his views on the parking issues in downtown. Bill Davisson, Rosebriar Inn and Keno Inn owner, requested the Council look further at parking at boarding houses. PUBLIC HEARING Gateway Orchard Villas -Preliminary Plat The purpose of this hearing is to receive comment concerning Frank Strickland's request to re -subdivide 15 multi -family lots into 70 townhouse lots within the Gateway Orchard subdivision located on the west side of Glenwood Drive north of Two Mile Drive. Proponents None Opponents None Mayor Rauthe closed the public hearing. ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS Ordinance 1202-Amend Zoning Ordinance, Parking Standard -1st Reading The purpose of this ordinance is to establish a new uniform parking standard for businesses located within the Special Parking Maintenance District. The standard would require 1 space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area for expansion or new construction. The Planning Commission and Staff recommend the change. Larson moved Ordinance 1202, an ordinance amending Section 27.26.040, City of Kalispell Zoning Ordinance by requiring new construction within the boundaries of Special Parking Maintenance District No. 2 to provide one (1) parking space for every four hundred (400) feet of gross floor area and declaring an effective date. The motion was seconded. There was discussion. Atkinson spoke in favor of the motion. Upon roll call vote the motion carried. Ordinance 1203-Amend Zoning Ordinance, Parking Standard -1st Reading This ordinance would amend the parking standards for residential, duplex and multi -family by requiring 2 spaces per dwelling unit plus 1/2 space per unit for overflow parking. Williams and Staff recommended that the new standard only apply to duplex and multi- family units. 614 Kennedy moved Ordinance 1203, an ordinance amending Section 27.26.050 (40), City of Kalispell Zoning Ordinance by requiring two (2) parking spaces on site and one half (.5) parking spaces on the zoning lot or street for residential, duplex or multi -family development and declaring an effective date. The motion was seconded. There was discussion. Kennedy moved to amend the ordinance to delete "single family". There was more discussion. The amendment died with the lack of a second. The original motion carried with a roll call vote. Ordinance 1204-Amend Zoning Ordinance, Parking Standard -1st Reading This ordinance would reduce the number of parking spaces required for shelters and dormitories from 1 per bed to 1 per 2 beds. Rooming houses and boarding houses would remain at 1 per bed as per Council discussion of last week and as per the Planning Commission's recommendation from their November 8th Board meeting. Williams and Staff recommended Council adopt the change reducing the parking requirement for shelters and dormitories. Moses moved Ordinance 1204, an ordinance amending Section 27.26.050, City of Kalispell Zoning Ordinance by establishing parking requirements for shelters, dormitories and declaring an effective date. The motion was seconded. With a roll call vote the motion carried. Resolution 4137-Gateway Orchard Villas -Preliminary Plat The applicant Frank Strickland is requesting preliminary plat approval to re -subdivide 15 multi -family lots into 70 townhouse lots zoned RA-1. The site is located in Gateway Orchard Villas on the west side of Glenwood Drive and north to Two Mile Drive. The Planning Staff and Planning Commission recommend approval of the preliminary plat. The original plat of this subdivision required several conditions of approval of which all have been completed pending a few minor items. The subdivision has satisfied all its public improvement obligations. Buck moved Resolution 4137, a resolution approving the preliminary plat of the re -subdivision of Lots 3 through 10, 12, 13, 15 through 19, Gateway Orchard Villas Subdivision, located in the SE 1/4, NE 1/4, Section 12, Township 28 North, Range 22 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. The motion was seconded. Upon roll call vote the motion carried. Resolution 4138-Arndt-Walker Subdivision This is a request for preliminary plat approval of a two lot subdivision located approximately 300 feet south of 18th Street East on the west side of 5th Avenue East. The subject property is Lot 2 of the Arndt -Walker Subdivision. The site contains .278 acres (12,109 square feet) with 121 feet of frontage on 5th Avenue East. The property is or can be served by all public utilities. It is properly zoned and each new lot has adequate building area. It is Staff's recommendation that Council adopt the resolution approving the preliminary plat with 3 conditions. Collins moved Resolution 4138, a resolution conditionally approving the re -subdivision of Lot 2 of the Arndt -Walker Subdivision, Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana. The motion was seconded. The motion carried with a roll call vote. 0615 615 BUSINESS FROM MAYOR & COUNCIL Nystul requested the city manager send a letter to Pacific Power & Light in reference to response time. Rauthe commended the Fire and Police Department for the excellent job on the fire last date at the Fernwell Apartments. Atkinson expressed regrets to the victims of the fire. BUSINESS FROM MANAGER Gateway Orchard Villas -Final Plat The final plat application for Gateway Orchard Villas Townhouses includes Lots 3 through 10, 12, 13 and 15-19. This request received benefit of a public hearing and preliminary plat consideration earlier on this agenda. Williams and Staff recommended approval of the final plat. Collins moved to approve the final plat for Gateway Orchard Villas for Lots 3 through 10, 12, 13 and 15 through 19. The motion was seconded. The motion carried with a vote. Higgs Medical Facility -Conditional Use Permit Wilson Higgs and others have applied to the City for a Conditional Use Permit to construct a new professional medical office complex of 36,200 square feet on property located at 210 Sunnyview Lane. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the request and recommends that the application be approved subject to 12 conditions. Williams and Staff concurred with the Planning Commission recommendation and requests Council approval. Larson moved that Council grant a conditional use permit for the Higgs Medical Facility. The motion was seconded. The following changes were made to the Conditional Use Permit after the Council Work Session of 11/8/93 and the Planning Board meeting of 11/9/93: 3. amended to read the 20 shrubs shall be provided the Parks Department. 8. deleted 11. added -basement shall be Chief There was discussion. Upon vote the motion carried. ft. landscape buffer of trees and parallel with Hwy 93 as approved by sprinkled unless waived by the Fire Bid Award Recommendations Solid Waste Auto Loader One bid was received in the amount of $123,209.00 from Kois Brothers. The amount budgeted is $115,000. Williams recommended to reject the bid and authorize him to re -advertise the piece of equipment. Collins moved to reject the bid and authorize the city manager to re -advertise the equipment for bid. The motion was seconded. The motion carried with a vote. 616 Dump Truck Bids were received as follows: Great Northern Kalispell Chevy Chassis 58,838.00 Northwest Truck Billings Ford Chassis 57,579.00 Briden Valier GMC Chassis 58,282.00 DeMarois Missoula GMC Chassis/Williamson 58,887.00 GMC Chassis/Paramount 58,890.00 Missoula Truck Missoula International Chassis 55,602.54 Public Works recommended the City award the bid to Great Northern Sales in the amount of $58,838.00. Great Northern is a local Kalispell business and is within $1259.00 of the lowest bid submitted. City Attorney Neier explained there is no preference allowed for local or regional bidders in the State of Montana statutes. Buck moved to award the bid to Northwest Truck of Billings in the amount of $57,579.00. The motion was seconded. The motion carried with a vote. Chuck Pierce, 1025 West Center, felt the quality of products that go into a dump truck should be better and that explains the difference in the bids and he was concerned about the way the specifications should be written. He felt they should be written by someone who does it for a living. Jim Dobier, Great Northern Sales, was concerned about the way the specifications were written and equipment quality. Sewer & Catch Basin Cleaner The following bids were received: Vac -Con Florida Ford Chassis 148,995 Kois Bros. Great Falls International Chassis 153,490 GMC Chassis 149,860 Ford Chassis 149,304 DeMarois GMC Missoula Pacific Utility Williams noted award. There specifications. Washington GMC Chassis 165,795 International Chassis 170,392 he will be postponing a recommendation on the bid may be questions as to the low bidder meeting Custodial Services The bids received were as follows: Gilder Janitorial Service $1,260.00 per month Excel Professional $3,045.00 per month Williams requested authority to enter into an agreement for 12 months with Gilder Janitorial following a favorable reference check. Atkinson moved to authorize the city manager to enter into an agreement with Gilder Janitorial for 12 months following a favorable reference check. The motion was seconded. The motion carried with a vote. Fire Williams extended thanks and appreciation to the Fire Department, Police Department, volunteers and the Red Cross for their efforts in the fire at the Fernwell Apartments. 0617 617 STAFF REPORTS Joint meeting with County Commissioners 11/22/93 7:00 p.m. Flathead County Justice Center Work Session to follow at City Hall Next Regular Meeting 12/6/93 7:00 p.m. ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 8:33 p.m. �i . - e �Mlad D. Rauthe, ATTEST: Amy Robertson, Finance Director Debbie Gifford, Clerk of Council Approved 12/13/93 7 J