All Minutes From 1959ANNUAL REPORT
Flathead City County Planning Bor..d held its organizational
meeting Sept. 18, 1958, with appointed members; Don McKinnon,
Pete McClintick, Percy Lenon, Dr. Huggins, Charles Young, Charles Hash,
Forest Farris, and commissioner Oscar Wendt present.
Election was held electing Charles Hash, President and
Forest Farris Secretary.
Second meeting Oct. 7, 1958. We entertained the company
of Mr. Hartley and Mr. Thompson who gave us an outline of our
duties and projects before us. We set the last Tuesday of
each month as our regular meeting date.
Also in the month of October, Harley Houston gave us the
area his committee had set up for our jurisdictional area,
which included district 5, K5 and 50.
At our December meeting a committee was appointed to get
a jurisdictional map made up, and it was decided to meet jointly
with Columbia Falls and Whitefish. Our board went on record
as being in favor of ammendments to the local planning legislation.
Feb. 26, 1959, we met jointly with the Columbia Falls and
Whitefish boards, with Mr. Hartley and Mr. Thompson present.
At this meeting Mr. Thompson and Associates were instructed to
start immediately on our master plan with the provision that
$2300 of work be completed by July 1, 1959•
August 13 meeting. Mr Thompson was present and gave summary
of work which had been done on the master plan. It was reported
that the $2300 had been paid. At this meeting it was decided
to present our application for matching federal funds to govd-th
the approximate $2800 which we would have through our )� mill
levy over our jurisdictional area.
Dec. 31, 1959• Charles Hash and Forest Farris filed the
jurisdictional map with the county clerk and recorder.
December 21, 1959
Meeting called to order by President Hash at 7:30 P. M.
with four members present, Pete McClintick, Clifford Vinge,
Charles Hash, and Forest Farris present.
A general discussion of whdLt should be done and committees
which should be appointed in the near future. No action was
taken because of lack of a quaram.
It was suggested the secratary prepare an annual report
to be presented at the next meeting.
The next rm eting date was set for Jan. 26, 1960.
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 P. M-
Forest E. Farris, Sec.
Q
August 13, 1959
Meeting was called to order by president Charles Hash at
8:30 P. M. with six board members and ten visitors present, and
Mr. Hartley, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Sowerwine as consultants.
President Hash asked for any specific problems to be brought
before the board by the visitors, which there were none.
Mr. Thompson gave a summary of what has been done on our
plans, and pfesented area maps, also explained the next step
was to check populationand it's trend, zoning , survey of
economy, major streets and the layout of same.
It was. reported that $2300.00 has been paid Ronald Thompson
and.Associatesto date; with an alternative of three programs,
$10000.00 for our plans if we continue alone, $9,800.00 if we
enter into contract with Columbia Falls, and $8,700.00 if
Columbia Falls, Whitefish and Kalispell enter into a three party
plan. The amount paid ($2300.00) to apply on any of the mentioned
contracts.
It was explained that a /2 mill Devy would raise about $2800.00.
Mr. McKinnon made a motion that we submit our application
for federal funds to Mr. Hartley and instruct him to present it
immediately to the proper federal agency. Motion seconded by
Mr. Lennon.
Mr. Sowerwine informed us that the state planning board
° has three or four films which are available.
Meeting adjourned at 9:45 P. M.
Forest E. Farris, Sec.
Mar. 20, 1959
Special meeting for the porpose of revfUng the contract
furnished by Mr. Thompson and associates. After some
discussion it was decided that Mr. Hash, Mr. McClintock,
and Mr. Lennon meet next week with Mr. Thompson for
the purpose of outlining more specific work to be done
in the initial phgse of our Master Plan.
Meeting adjourned at 8:40 P. M,
0
Feb. 26, 1959
The Kalispell, Columbia Falls, and Whitefish boards
meet jointly with -Mr. Hartley and Mr. Thompson present
to discuss planning matters and the cost of master
plans. After the joint meeting each group held their
own planning sessions.
The Kalispell board acted as follows.
Motion by Mr. McKinnon for the county to alocate their
money to the three citties and the cities to make their
contributionsand each city to enter into their own
contract with the consultant. Seconded by Harley Houston
and carried.
Motion made for Mr. Thompson and associates to start
immediatley on Kalispell City -County Planning Master
Plan and provide twenty three hundred dollars worth of
work by July lst., according to proposaland contingent
for th whole job.