04-17-23 Council Agenda
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
April 17, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.
City Hall Council Chambers, 201 First Avenue East
The public can participate in person in the council chambers or via videoconferencing.
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A. CALL TO ORDER
B. ROLL CALL
C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
D. AGENDA APPROVAL
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 – April 3, and April 10, 2023
2. Ordinance 1906 – Second Reading – Creekside Subdivision Zoning
This item considers initial zoning of R-4 (Residential) for 24.51 acres at 1111
Farm-to-Market Road.
3. Ordinance 1907 – Second Reading – Stillwater Village Zoning
This item considers a request for a zone change from R-2 (Residential) to R-4
(Residential) on 182 acres south of Silverbrook Estates, west of Highway 93 and
Hagerman Lane, north of Northern Pines Golf Course and bordering the Stillwater
River.
4. Award Bids for the Water System Upper Zone Tower, Control Valve Building and
Four Mile Drive Well, and Lower Zone North Main Well
This item considers awarding these projects to S & L Underground, Inc., and
Landmark Structures with a combined total of $19,851,516.
F. COMMITTEE REPORTS – Arbor Day Presentation – Urban Forestry Committee
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G. PUBLIC COMMENT
Persons wishing to address the council on any issue not on the agenda are asked to do so
at this time. Those addressing the council are requested to give their name and address for
the record. Please see the last page of the agenda for the proper manner of addressing the
council. Please limit comments to three minutes. Public comment can also be provided
via email to publiccomment@kalispell.com, or via video conference.
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@kalispell.com or during the meeting verbally
in council chambers or via the online meeting. Please provide your name and address for
the record.
1. Resolution 6129 – Planning Fee Increase
This resolution considers updating the Planning Department fee schedule and
includes a provision for a 5% fiscal year increase.
2. Resolution 6130, Acquisition of Wye Tract Property Adjacent to the Parkline Trail
This resolution considers approving the acquisition of property from BSNF
Railway Company located from Meridian Road to Fenn Way and running south to
Foys Lake Road.
3. Appointments to the City Advisory Boards and Committees
Council will consider the recommendations of the Mayor for appointments to the
various boards and committees.
I. CITY MANAGER, COUNCIL, AND MAYOR REPORTS (No Action)
J. ADJOURNMENT
UPCOMING SCHEDULE / FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Next Work Session – April 24, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. – Council Chambers
Next Regular Meeting – May 1, 2023, 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
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The City does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its programs, services, activities, and
employment practices. Accessible parking is available at the rear entrance to City Hall off of the alley,
where there is an accessible entrance, and accessible restrooms nearby. Auxiliary aids are also available.
For questions about disability accommodations please contact the City Clerk at 406-758-7756.
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ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Adopted July 1, 1991
Section 2-20 Manner of Addressing Council
a. Each person not a Council member shall address the Council, at the time designated in
the agenda or as directed by the Council, by stepping to the podium or microphone,
giving that person's name and address in an audible tone of voice for the record, and
unless further time is granted by the Council, shall limit the address to the Council to
three minutes.
b. All remarks shall be addressed to the Council as a body and not to any member of the
Council or Staff.
c. No person, other than the Council and the person having the floor, shall be permitted to
enter into any discussion either directly or through a member of the Council, without the
permission of the Presiding Officer.
d. No question shall be asked of individuals except through the Presiding Officer.
PRINCIPLES FOR CIVIL DIALOGUE
Adopted by Resolution 5180 on February 5, 2007
◼ We provide a safe environment where individual perspectives are respected, heard, and
acknowledged.
◼ We are responsible for respectful and courteous dialogue and participation.
◼ We respect diverse opinions as a means to find solutions based on common ground.
◼ We encourage and value broad community participation.
◼ We encourage creative approaches to engage in public participation.
◼ We value informed decision-making and take personal responsibility to educate and be
educated.
◼ We believe that respectful public dialogue fosters healthy community relationships,
understanding, and problem solving.
◼ We acknowledge, consider and respect the natural tensions created by collaboration,
change, and transition.
◼ We follow the rules & guidelines established for each meeting.