03-14-22 Work Session Agenda and MaterialsCITY COUNCIL
KCITY OF WORK SESSION AGENDA
ALISPELL March 14, 2022, at 7:00 p.m.
City Hall Council Chambers, 201 First Avenue East
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A. CALL TO ORDER
B. DISCUSSION
1. Housing Resources
C. PUBLIC COMMENT
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can be provided in person, verbally during the online meeting, or via email to
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D. CITY MANAGER, COUNCIL, AND MAYOR REPORTS
E. ADJOURNMENT
UPCOMING SCHEDULE / FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Next Regular Meeting — March 21, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. — Council Chambers
Next Work Session — March 28, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. — Council Chambers
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CITY OF City of Kalispell
KALISPELL Post Office Box 1997 -Kalispell, Montana. 59903
Telephone: (406) 758-7701 Fax: (406) 758-7758
MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Doug Russell, City Manager
Re: Housing Resources Work Session
Meeting Date: March 14, 2022
BACKGROUND: Over the past few years, the topic of housing has been a specific area of
interest by the City Council. This has been evident in the Council's policy direction to remove
barriers of entry for the development of housing, specifically in the area of multi -family housing.
Outcomes of this policy effort have been realized with the record numbers of applications and
permits for multi -family housing (649 permits issued in 2022 vs 160 in 2021), exceeding the rate
of single-family homes (241 in 2022 vs 300 in 2021). Moreover, Council has approved a
conditional use permit for Junegrass Apartments with 138 deed restricted affordable units. In
addition, the Planning Department has received an application for Creekside Commons with 32
deed restricted affordable housing units. The Planning Board will forward their recommendation
of the application for Council consideration at their May 2 meeting.
At a recent meeting, Council requested a discussion on what additional resources were available,
including resources at the State and Federal level for municipalities to use for housing.
At the work session, we will generally discuss the resources that are currently available, how
they have shifted over time (namely with the Housing Tax Credit program) and what options
may be available for the City of Kalispell to more fully explore.