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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING
DECEMBER 30, 2002
CALL TO ORDER . AND
The special meeting of the Kalispell City Planning Board
ROLL CALL
and Zoning Commission was called to order at 6:10 p.m.
Board 'members present were: Bill Rice, Jean Johnson,
Ron Van Natta, George Taylor, Jim Atkinson and Sue Ellyn
Anderson. Mark Brechel entered the meeting at 6:35 p.m.
Narda Wilson represented the Tri-City Planning Office.
There were 10 people in the audience.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Taylor moved and Atkinson seconded the motion to
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approve the minutes of the Kalispell City Planning Board
2002 AND DECEMBER 17,
meetings of December 10, 2002 and December 17, 2002 as
2002 MEETINGS
submitted.
On a vote by acclamation the motion passed unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS:
DRAFT KALISPELL
Consideration of the Draft Kalispell Growth Policy 2020,
GROWTH POLICY 2020 -
dated December 23, 2002, and forwarding a
RESOLUTION #KGP-02-1
recommendation for adoption to the Kalispell City Council.
MOTION
Atkinson moved to adopt Resolution KGP-02-1 and forward
a recommendation for adoption to the Kalispell City
Council of the Draft Kalispell Growth Policy 2020, dated
December 23, 2002. Anderson seconded the motion.
Atkinson clarified for the public that the board had just
come from a work session where they had reviewed the
additional written public testimony they had received and
that the Board had agreed that some amendments should
be made. Atkinson said that Narda Wilson would read the
amendments and the board would make a motion that all
of the amendments be approved in one motion if possible.
If there were some differences of opinion with any of the
specific items in the amendments then they could vote on
them separately.
MOTION
Johnson moved to amend the motion to include those
amendments that would be identified by Wilson. Atkinson
seconded the motion.
Wilson said there would be amendments regarding some
typographical corrections and formatting changes. There
would also be the following amendments:
Include on Page 3 of the Introduction, second to the last
paragraph, last line, to read "The recommendations or
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specific actions are to be
the goals outlined in the
implementation strategy."
taken by the City to implement
document and are part of the
Introduction, Page 1, paragraph 2, add "Because the city
limits is the planning jurisdiction, this is the only area the
city can implement the growth policy."
Introduction, Page 1, Vision Statement, change "are
available" in reference to utilities to "can be provided."
Chapter 1, Policy 6, to read "The growth policy will be
reviewed annually by the planning board for relevancy and
a report be given to Kalispell City Council who may initiate
an update as needed. Amendments can also be made
through the neighborhood plan process to address specific
development projects that have not been anticipated or
specific areas within the community that have special
needs or interests. Amendments outside these updates
should be viewed cautiously and based primarily on
unanticipated changes."
Chapter 2, Goal 4, change from "where public water and
sewer are available" to "can be provided."
Chapter 3, Policy 2, add additional language "While
allowing an urban residential density within the suburban
residential areas provided the development is consistent
with the character of the area and public services are
adequate."
Chapter 4, Issue 2, replace the word "oversupplied" with
"available."
Chapter 4, Policy 113, replace the word "maintain" to
"recognize."
Chapter 4, Issue 7, change "debate" to "question."
Chapter 6, Issue 6, last sentence,, "anticipated for
commercial and/or industrial add "residential."
Chapter 6, Recommendation 5, also add "residential."
Chapter 7, Natural Environment, delete 2nd sentence under
Issue 3.
Chapter 7, Issue 4, add some additional language so it
reads "The presence of the 100-year floodplain is prevalent
in many areas throughout the community and poses
significant development limitations due to several
permitting departments and fill limitations and subdivision
restrictions.
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Chapter 9, add an additional goal "To develop a bike and
pedestrian plan as an addendum to the growth policy."
Chapter 9, add a recommendation "That the planning
board develop a bike and pedestrian plan to be forwarded
to the Kalispell City Council and adopted as an addendum
to the growth policy."
Chapter 13, Implementation Strategy, Neighborhood Plans,
add Section g to read "If there is a zone change that can be
anticipated as part of the development proposal, the
neighborhood plan amendment shall be acted on by the
city council to accept, revise or reject prior to the initiation
of change in zoning."
Chapter 13, Public Hearing Process, add "Public
Participation," add additional language to include other
ways of public participation that would include providing
outlets through media, working through homeowners
associations, district boards, public opinion surveys and
other means of involving the public in the decision making
process.
Chapter 13, Implementation Strategy, add an additional
Implementation Strategy titled "Additional Plans, Studies
and Reports" add some language that these can be
performed to provide additional information, guidance or
support for the growth policy. These plans would typically
be designed, funded and performed by the City of Kalispell
or governmental entities that provide guidance or
information regarding a particular issue. These additional
plans, studies or reports would not be provided as part of a
development project or by a developer or special interest
group, for example, additional drainage studies, bike and
pedestrian plans, capital improvements plans,
transportation updates, urban renewal plans, can be used
as an implementation tool for the growth policy.
Additionally, as new information become available on the
economy, population, housing trends or other information
from the State, US Census Bureau or others, it should be
used to update Appendix A, Resource and Analysis section
of the Growth Policy. Plans, studies and reports
implementation strategy would rely on unbiased reports,
studies and information as an additional tool in the
decision making process. Plans, studies and reports used
for decision making purposes should provide unbiased,
objective, quantifiable information rather than being
sponsored in connection with a specific development
project or by a special interest group or organization.
Update Appendix A, Resource and Analysis section with
additional information becomes available.
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Van Natta said this had been a large volume of material,
which had been received both verbally and written, on the
growth pPolicy, and individually and collectively they had
progressed through it.
ROLL CALL VOTE
On a roll call vote, the motion passed unanimously with 6
(AMENDMENTS)
in favor and none in opposition.
Taylor asked if the map would be renamed to future land
use map.
Van Natta said it would and in the resource and analysis
there would also be an existing land use map.
Wilson replied the land use inventory was complete but the
map was not available yet in a digital format.
ROLL CALL VOTE
On a roll call vote, the motion passed unanimously with 6
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in favor and 0 in opposition.
GROWTH POLICY
ADOPTING KPG-02-1
Van Natta asked if Wilson would incorporate the
BOARD DISCUSSION
amendments the next day.
Wilson replied that she would incorporate the changes into
the document, prepare a transmittal letter on behalf of the
planning board to be signed by the president, and the
resolution, the draft growth policy dated December 31,
2002 with the incorporated changes, the future land use
map, Appendix A, the minutes from this meeting and the
minutes from the public hearing of December 17, 2002 will
be forwarded to the City Council.
Atkinson asked if this would be the last action that the
planning board would have on the growth policy.
Wilson replied that was correct, unless council had
changes and sent it back to the board.
Wilson also said the amendments would be posted to the
Tri-City Planning Office web site and City of Kalispell web
site so the public could have access to the document as city
council would hold a public hearing on the document on
January 13, 2003.
Atkinson said as a city council member and citizen of
Kalispell he felt that this has been one of the best groups
he had ever worked with and felt it was a fitting end to an
extremely long process. Atkinson said he would like to
commend each and every one of the board members for the
work they had done and the attitude they had come with to
this task.
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Van Natta said he would also like to thank the board for
the hard work they had done over the last three months,
meeting almost every Tuesday and some Thursday's. Van
Natta said he was very pleased with outcome of the
document
Van Natta also thanked Bill Rice for his time on the board,
as this would be his last meeting and was glad they could
get through this draft as a whole board.
Van Natta said he would also like to thank the public for
their participation in the process and especially Narda
Wilson and the planning staff, as they were under heavy
pressure to make a lot of fast changes for the bBoard and
to keep the paperwork process in order, in their great effort
and cooperation in making this happen.
Atkinson also thanked Narda Wilson and the planning staff
for their great effort.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 6:40 p.m.
The next meeting of the Kalispell City Planning Board and
Zoning Commission will be held on Tuesday, January 14,
2003.
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