02-15-23 Urban Renewal Agency Board MinutesFEBRUARY 15, 2023, —4 P.M.
CITY HALL— FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM AND VIA ZOOM
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE
Marc Rold Jarod Nygren, Development Services
David Girardot Katharine King, Development Services
Catherine Potter
Shannon Freix via Zoom
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
PREVIOUS MEETING SUMMARY
David moved the September 2022 Meeting Summary be accepted; Catherine seconded. All voted in favor.
TIF & TEDD
Downtown:
Jarod provided an update on the Parking Garage project and Charles Hotel. Montana Hotel Development
Partners expect to finalize financing in March 2023, allowing projects to move forward. Likely construction
would begin spring 2024.
The City has been awarded an USDOT Safe Streets and Roads For All (SS4A) planning grant to develop a safety
plan for all road users to include analysis and alternatives development of Main Street/Hwy 93. The funded
proposal is a $650,000 project: $520,000 SS4A request, $50,000 MDT match, $80,000 City of Kalispell match
($10k personnel in -kind, $70k cash from Downtown TIF as budgeted).
South Kalispell/Airport TIF Traffic Improvement Project: LHC and its subcontractor have completed the scope
of work. The City has proposed minimal landscape work to improve the overall project and is awaiting LHC
response before finalizing project payment.
Discussion of proposal to move City of Kalispell revolving loan fund programs (USDA RD Intermediary
Relending Program, Brownfields RLF, etc.) to Montana West Economic Development (MWED) to act as fund
manager for the City. Expected benefits include the more efficient paring of City resources with MWED,
expected increase in fund utilization and reduced demands on city staff time. A review of lending program
requirements will be a next step along with development of a memorandum of understanding between the
City and MWED. Council action will be required.
BROWNFIELDS
Phase II at Samaritan House using Kalispell Assessment grant funds has been completed and will be utilized as
they move forward on their expansion plans.
Staff will close out the 2016 Brownfields Assessment grant by the end of March 2023 per terms of the grant
agreement.
Phase II at the former BankWest site using USEPA Region 8 Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA) funds was
complete December 2022. However, staff requested the contractor revise report language to be more easily
understood by a layperson. The final report will be provided to the property owner.
Additional discussion included the C-PACE program and a recently released local housing study by BBER.
Additional information on both will be emailed to board members per request. Also, consideration of
sidewalk construction in the area of the original West Side TIF boundary will be discussed at a future date.
NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING
The Board's next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at 4 p.m.
Meeting adjourned.