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03-21-22 City Council Meeting MinutesCITY OF KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES March 21, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers, 201 First Avenue East The public was able to participate in person or via videoconferencing. Public comment was also available via email to publiccomment&kalispell.com. Video of this meeting with time stamped minutes can be found at: httys://www.kalispell.com/480/Meetinp-Videos. 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: Present via video conference Council Member - Sandy Carlson: Present Council Member - Sam Nunnally: Present Council Chair - Chad Graham: Present via video conference Council Member - Jed Fisher: Absent Council Member - Sid Daoud: Present Council Member - Jessica Dahlman: Present Council Member - Ryan Hunter: Absent Staff present in Council Chambers included City Manager Doug Russell, City Attorney Charles Harball, City Clerk Aimee Brunckhorst, Director of Development Services Jarod Nygren, Senior Engineer Keith Haskins, Police Lieutenant Jordan Venezio, and Planner II Rachel Ezell. C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE D. AGENDA APPROVAL Motion and Vote to approve the agenda as submitted. Council Member - Sam Nunnally: Motion Council Member - Jessica Dahlman: 2nd Mayor - Mark Johnson: Approve Council Member - Kari Gabriel: Approve Council Member - Sandy Carlson: Approve Council Member - Sam Nunnally: Approve Council Chair - Chad Graham: Approve Council Member - Jed Fisher: Absent Page 1 of 5 Kalispell City Council Minutes, March 21, 2022 Council Member - Sid Daoud: Approve Council Member - Jessica Dahlman: Approve Council Member -Rvan Hunter: Absent The motion passed unanimously on voice vote with Councilors Hunter and Fisher 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. 1. Council Minutes — March 7, and March 14, 2022 G ® a 2. Bid Award Recommendation for Wyoming Street and North Main Storm Sewer Improvement Project G This item considers awarding the base bid for this project to Sandry Construction for $526,727. 3. Ordinance 1873 — Second Reading Spring Creek Park Zoning and Planned Unit Development G This item considers an application from GKM Associates, LLC for a zone change and Residential Mixed Use Planned Unit Development overlay on 90.87 acres located to the east of West Springcreek Road between Two Mile and Three Mile Drive. The zone change request considers changing 25.6 acres to RA-1, residential apartment and realigning and expanding the B-1 area to 5.82 acres. Public Comment Mayor Johnson opened public comment on the consent agenda. Diane Etter Public Comment Ms. Etter provided details regarding why she is in opposition to the Spring Creek Park development - consent agenda item 3. Seeing no further comments, Mayor Johnson closed public comment on the consent agenda. 00:07:46 Motion and Vote to approve the consent agenda as submitted. Council Member - Sam Nunnally: Motion Council Member - Sid Daoud: 2nd Manor - Mark Johnson: Approve Council Member - Kari Gabriel: Approve Council Member - Sandy Carlson: Approve Council Member - Chad Graham: Approve Council Member - Sid Daoud: Approve Council Member - Ryan Hunter: Approve Council Member - Sam Nunnally: Approve Council Member - Jed Fisher: Approve Council Member - Jessica Dahlman: Approve The motion passed unanimously with Councilors Fisher and Hunter absent. Page 2 of 5 Kalispell City Council Minutes, March 21, 2022 F. COMMITTEE REPORTS - None. G. PUBLIC COMMENT Mayor Johnson opened general public comment. Sarah Lamb, Public Comment Ms. Lamb of 1112 211 Avenue West was a victim of car theft and the destruction of her car window in front of her home for the third time in the last four months and feels it is an issue all around the neighborhood surrounding Flathead High School. She would ask for additional patrol presence throughout the area after 3 a.m. Seeing no further public comment, Mayor Johnson closed 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(i4alispell.com or during the meeting verbally in council chambers or via the online meeting. Please provide your name and address for the record. 1. Ordinance 1874 —First Reading — Floodplain Management Ordinance Update ® P This ordinance considers revising the City's existing Floodplain Management Ordinance, last revised in 2015 through Ordinance 1761 and now requiring an update by the Montana State Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. Planner II Rachel Ezell provided the presentation on this item. 00:12:16 Councilor Daoud began questions for staff. Public Comment Mayor Johnson opened public comment on this item. Seeing none, he closed public comment. 00:13:47 Motion and Vote to approve Ordinance 1874, an ordinance repealing Ordinance 1761, Codified as Chapter 10A Kalispell City Code, and replacing said ordinance with the City of Kalispell Floodplain Ordinance in compliance with M.C.A. 76-5-101 through 76-5-406, declaring an effective date, and authorizing the City Attorney to codify the same. Council Member - Sam Nunnall : Motion Council Member - Sandy Carlson: 2nd Mayor - Mark Johnson: Approve Council Member - Kari Gabriel: Approve Council Member - Sandy Carlson: Approve Council Member - Sam Nunnally: Approve Council Chair - Chad Graham: Approve Council Member - Jed Fisher: Absent Council Member - Sid Daoud: Approve Council Member - Jessica Dahlman: Approve Council Member - Ryan Hunter: Absent Page 3 of 5 Kalispell City Council Minutes, March 21, 2022 The motion passed unanimously on roll call vote with Councilors Fisher and Hunter absent. 2. Parking Garage Development Services Agreement ® a This item considers authorizing the City Manager to execute a Development Services Agreement with Montana Hotel Development Partners, LLC for a public parking structure at 1st Street West and 1st Avenue West. 00:15:13 City Manager Doug Russell provided background on the process this item has gone through. 00:16:16 Development Services Director Nygren provided a staff presentation. 00:17:03 Councilor Dahlman asked for clarification on one of the agreement exhibits. 00:20:33 Councilor Daoud clarified his understanding of the agreement. Public Comment Mayor Johnson opened public comment. Seeing none, Mayor Johnson closed public comment. 00:24:10 Motion to authorize the City Manager to execute the Development Services Agreement with Montana Hotel Development Partners, LLC for a public parking structure at 1st Street West and 1st Avenue West. Council Member — Sam Nunnally: Motion Council Member — Sandy Carlson: 2nd 00:24:37 Councilor Daoud provided discussion on the motion. 00:25:38 Vote on the motion. Council Member - Sam Nunnally: Motion Council Member - Sandy Carlson: 2nd Mayor - Mark Johnson: Approve Council Member - Kari Gabriel: Approve Council Member - Sandy Carlson: Approve Council Member - Sam Nunnally: Approve Council Chair - Chad Graham: Approve Council Member - Jed Fisher: Absent Council Member - Sid Daoud: Approve Council Member - Jessica Dahlman: Approve Council Member - Ryan Hunter: Absent The motion passed unanimously on roll call vote with Councilors Hunter and Fisher absent. I. CITY MANAGER, COUNCIL, AND MAYOR REPORTS (No Action) Page 4 of 5 Kalispell City Council Minutes, March 21, 2022 City Manager Doug Russell reported that the Buy -Sell for the parking lot related to the Charles Hotel/Parking Structure project will be brought before the Council. In addition, Development Services has been working with the Parking Commission and stakeholders in the area to discuss a related item asking for temporary restrictions to some of the 2-hour parking rules. Mr. Russell also informed Council that the recent public comment received regarding speeding issues have been forwarded to the Police Chief. 00:26:56 Councilor Graham recognized and congratulated Geography Bee winners from Kalispell Middle School who competed in the 2022 Montana Regional Finals for the International Geography Bee in Missoula recently. Mr. Griffin Ingersoll won first in the sixth - grade division, and Oliver Casey won third. They will be representing Montana at the National Geography Bee in Orlando this summer. 00:28:50 Mayor Johnson announced he has a County Landfill Board Meeting tomorrow Mayor Johnson spoke with sympathy regarding the public comment received regarding vehicle break-ins and let Ms. Lamb know the police will be following up on that. He also let her know that the city has been planning to budget for a study to look at police and fire staffing needs within the next fiscal year. J. ADJOURNMENT Seeing no further business, Mayor Johnson closed the meeting at 7:29 p.m. Ai ee Brunckhorst, CMC %�vj••.���t,yp� jCity Clerk '411111 i W O Minutes approved on April 4, 2022 UPCOMING SCHEDULE / FOR YOUR INFORMATION Next Work Session — March 28, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. — Council Chambers Next Regular Meeting — April 4, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. — Council Chambers To provide public comment live, remotely, please register for the video conference through zoom and use the raise hand feature to indicate you would like to provide public comment. See the top of the agenda for the zoom link. Watch City Council sessions live or later on Charter Cable Channel 190 or online at https://www.kalispell.com/480/Meeting-Videos. Page 5 of 5