12-23-7512-23-75
Minutes approved.
Tentative Agenda
for Hearing
January.8, 1976
Preliminary
Comprehensive -Plan,
A meeting of the Kalispell City -County Planning Board
was,he ld on Tuesday, December 23, 1975, at 8 p:m. at the
P P & L Service Center.
Members present;
Dorothy Garvin
Dale Wtlltams.
Garmen Meadows
Fran Leininger
Harvey Knebel
James J..Thompson
Lois Randall
Others present:
1 APO Representative
1 News Representative
(Glacier Herald)
The meeting of the Kalispell City -County Planning Board
was'called to order by President Fran Leininger at 8:05 pom.
Dale Willt'ams moved that the minutes of December 9, 1975
meeting be approved as mailed; seconded by.James J.
Thompson: motion carried.
Lois Randall passed out a Tentative Agenda for the
upcoming hearing to be conducted by the Kalispell City -
County Planning Board on the County Plan. Lois Randall
then explained the Tentative Agenda. After some
discussion, -it was decided that letters to members of
the panel be typed by the Areawide Planning Organization
(APO) Staff and signed by President Fran Leininger and
that they be mailed as soon as possible. It .was also
decided that the news releases were to be drafted by
President Fran Leininger and Lois Randall and submitted to
the local news media by those two individuals.
James J. Thompson moved that the Tentative Agenda, as
revi-ewed by the Board and explained by Lois Randall be
approved as the hearing Agenda for the public hearing to
be conducted, January 8, 1976, by the Kalispell City -
County Planning Board. The motion was seconded by
Garmen Meadows and carried. (Copy of,-Tentati.ve Agenda attached)
A discussion regarding the two prior public hearings
then followed. It was suggested that the presentation
of the overall plan include the general goals of th.e
plan and more specific discussion regarding these goals
and how the plan accommodates those goals. It etas also
explained that the presentation of the plan should
go into more detail regarding what the plan is, what it
does, and what can be expected of it.
There being no further business to come before the Board,
President Fran Leininger declared the meeting adjourned.
Adjourned at'9:55 p.m.
PRESIDENT
SECRETARY
Chairman Mat.H1msI
He should state the purpose of the hearing (informational
and information gathering), and give the procedure to be'
followed; which,is as follows:
1. Steve P., Director should review the plan and tell
what it is exactly, what it does, and what can be
expected from it. This should be stated in everyday
terms that the general public can understand.
2. Each member of the panel then will give their
statement on the plan.
3. The general public will be invited to give written
statements or read their comments into the record,
4, The general public will be given a chance to ask
questions concerning the plan.
It should be emphasized that all this. will take place in an
orderly manner and only those persons recognized by the
chairman will speak. ALL STATEMENTS WILL BE RECORDED
Each person giving a statement may be limited to 5 minutes
(d scretton of the chairman) depending on the number of
people wishing to speak.
Panel APO Director, Steve Petrini
APO Chairman
A Spokesman for the County Commissioners
A Spokesman for the City Council
Kalispell Mayor Norma Happ
County Planning Board President
Kalispell City County Planning Board President'
State Department of Health &* Environmental Science:Representative
Representative of the Montana State Fish. & Game Department
The members of the panel are requested to state their.
professional views as to how the plan w- ll effect their
jurisdiction, or area of.concern.
The letters sent should contain information something like:
The County Comprehensive Plan is to be discussed'
Jan. 8 at Flathead High School at. : pm, .We request
your presence on a panel to present your recommendations
on this County�Comprehensive Plan.
There is information concerning the Plan to the
Areawi.de Planning office for your visual review.
Letters requesting comments
Chamber of Commerce from Kalispell, Columbia Falls, Whitefish,
Somers, Bigfork i o
Letters should containg the following information: The
County Comprehensive Plan will be discussed January 8 „
1975 at Flathead High. School at pm. We,request your
presence to present your.recommendattons. on this County
Comprehensive Plan.
PressDo NOT use the �,(ord'hear1ng; Mention something like:
CQUNTY PLAN TO BE DISCUSSED or AREA PLAN TO BE
DISCUSSED. An informational and recommendation -
gathering session will be held Jana 8, 1975 at
Flathead High Sch.hol at'8:00 pm on the County
Comprehensive Plan. The County. Plan will be
presented and reviewed. A discus-ston will
fol Iowa The general pub is wt11 then .be. asked
to present.wrltten statements or read th_e[r
comments and recommendations, nto the record.
Daily Inter Lake (Wayne.Herman)
Kalispell Weekly News
Hungry Horse 'News
KOF1 Rad i,o (Jerry, Adams)
KGEZ Radio
KC FW TV
Missoulian-
Kals—FM Stereo Radio
Glacier. Herald
We the undersigned, members of.the Kalispell City -County Planning Board,
do hereby waive notice of meeting and consent that a meeting of the Board
be held Tuesday, December 23, 1975, at 8 p.m. in the P P & L Service Center.
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