Resolution 6211 - ROI - Main Street Safety Action Plan Public HearingRESOLUTION NO.6211
A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO ENACT A "MAIN STREET SAFETY ACTION PLAN"
AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE KALISPELL MOVE 2040 TRANSPORTATION PLAN IN
ORDER TO ESTABLISH VISIONS AND GOALS FOR TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND
TO DEVELOP PROJECTS AND STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS ROADWAY SAFETY
ISSUES IN THE CITY OF KALISPELL, SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING AND
DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO PROVIDE NOTICE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, in 2022, the City of Kalispell was awarded a Safe Streets and Roads for All Planning
Grant from the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT); and
WHEREAS, staff and the consultants, Kittleson and Associates, developed the Main Street Safety
Action Plan as a community -specific framework for applying the Safe System
Approach to transportation corridors in the City of Kalispell; and
WHEREAS, a draft Main Street Safety Action Plan, attached hereto and incorporated fully herein
by this reference, has been prepared for the purpose of establishing visions and goals
for transportation safety, identifying high -crash, high -risk intersections and streets
through data analysis and community input; and
WHEREAS, prior to enacting the Main Street Safety Action Plan the city should hold a public
hearing on the matter to allow the public to provide input on the draft document after
giving due and proper notice of said hearings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That there is hereby set a Public Hearing on the 15th day of July, 2024, at
7:00 o'clock p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Kalispell, Montana, to
solicit public comment on the proposed Main Street Safety Action Plan.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to make, publish and
distribute the notice of said Public Hearing in conformity with State law. The
City Clerk shall further make the proposed draft document, attached hereto,
available to the public upon the Kalispell City Website and in paper format
upon request.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF
THE CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS 1 ST DAY OF DULY, 2024.
ATTEST:
A%_e Mrnui nckhorst, CMC
City Clerk
Mark Johnso
Mayor
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
A proposal to enact a "Main Street Safety Action Plan" as an amendment to the Kalispell
Move 2040 Transportation Plan in order to establish visions and goals for transportation safety and
to develop projects and strategies to address roadway safety issues in the City of Kalispell will be
presented at a Public Hearing, Monday, July 15, 2024, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 2011 st
Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana, at 7:00 P.M.
A draft Main Street Safety Action Plan has been prepared for the purpose of establishing
visions and goals for transportation safety, identifying high -crash, high -risk intersections and streets
in the City of Kalispell through data analysis and community input.
Any person wishing to address the proposed Main Street Safety Action Plan may appear
at this hearing and make oral statements or present same in writing. The proposed Plan can be
viewed on the City's website at www.kalispell.com/679/Council-Public-Hearings or in the office
of the City Clerk at 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell. Written comments may also be submitted
for council consideration by delivering the same to the City Clerk at 201 First Avenue East,
Kalispell, MT 59901, or by email to publiccomment(czkalispell.com prior to the hearing.
For additional information please contact the City Clerk at (406) 758-7756.
Dated this 1 st day of July, 2024.
Aiiiee Brunckhorst, CMC
City Clerk
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