09-17-21 City Manager Report and Arrest Report1
City of Kalispell
OFFICE OF THE CITY
MANAGER
Information Memorandum
9/17/2021
1. Parks and Recreation
Park staff recently removed the overgrown bushes around the Depot Park restrooms,
extended the irrigation, and placed sod around the building.
A fire crew from the DNRC used their down time from fighting
fires to build a new segment of nature trail in the wooded area at
Lawrence Park. We hope to arrange for an Eagle Scout candidate
to take on building and installing footbridges and informational
kiosks along the trail.
Parks field staff have started winterizing irrigation systems
throughout the parks system. Due to the amount of irrigation
systems and the size, it will take us several weeks to complete this project. Once this is
completed, we will start work on winterizing the restrooms.
Staff at KYAC have been able to repair baseball mounds from wear and tear over the
season. New sod was installed where the turf had worn thin. They will continue with
prepping fields for the fall sports programs and will begin winterizing in coming weeks.
Participation continues to grow in the Cairo’s Kids After School Program at Elrod
Elementary School. At the start of the program, we were averaging 25 children per day.
As we start week 3, we are now averaging 36 children per day. Our new partner, The
Nurturing Center, is offering $300 childcare scholarships specifically for after school care
within Flathead County. These Nurturing Center scholarships helped several families
attend Camp Woodland this summer and will helping Cairo’s Kids After School families
as well.
Fall youth sports have seen significant increases in participation. In our Fall Into Soccer
program, we have 236 participants this year which is a 22% increase compared to fall
2020 (194 participants). This year we opened our Runnin’ Rascals flag football program
to kids from 4 years old to 4th grade. This has almost doubled participation.
The deadline for our final fall youth sports league, the Little Dribblers basketball program
(ages preK-4th grade) closes on Friday, October 1.
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2. Police Department
Attached, please find the latest law enforcement case report.
The Kalispell police Department partnered with instructors from Flathead Valley
Community College in certifying staff in the American Heart Association Heartsaver
CPR/AED course.
Several Kalispell Police Officers along with partner agencies participated in Tip-A-Cop
on September 7 at Famous Dave’s. This is an official Law Enforcement Torch Run®
(LETR) fundraising event. Law enforcement officers and department personnel volunteer
their time as “Celebrity Servers” to collect tips to support Special Olympics Montana.
The Kalispell Police Department will conduct new officer testing on September 22. The
initial testing phase consist of a standardized written test. Those passing the written test
move on to physical testing. The KPD uses the Montana Physical Abilities Test.
The (MPAT) is a hybrid physical ability/job sample physical abilities assessment process
designed to evaluate Law Enforcement officer candidates on the essential physical
capacities required to satisfactorily perform their job duties.
3. Public Works
Northwest Regional Stormwater Facility Project
The Northwest Regional Stormwater Facility Project is ~85% complete with substantial
completion anticipated for end of October, and final vegetation stabilization in the spring
of 2022. The final project consists of conveyance piping and a series of regional
stormwater detention facilities intended to mitigate existing drainage issues and prevent
increases in flooding from new development. The northern regional flood control facility
will be a multi- functional facility supporting stormwater flood control during rain events
and 7 multi-purpose fields supporting recreational events. At the completion of this
construction phase, the stormwater facility will be fully functionable and the recreational
fields will be completed to a final rough grade. The Parks and Recreational Department
will finalize construction of the fields as funding and resources become available.
Construction progress for the entire project can be viewed via drone footage on the City’s
website GIS Hub link: https://publicgis-cityofkalispell.hub.arcgis.com.
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4. Planning Department
The Planning Board held a public hearing on September 14 and heard three application
requests. The application requests consisted of the following:
1. File #KA-21-04; KPUD-21-03; and KPP-21-07 – A request from G23 Properties,
LLC for the Parkland Meadows Planned Unit Development (“PUD”), which is a
Residential Mixed Use PUD overlay on approximately 38.4 acres of land at the
northeast corner of Airport Road and Cemetery Road. The proposal includes
annexation of the property, initial zoning of RA-1 (Residential Apartment) on
approximately 31.1 acres, and initial zoning of B-1 (Neighborhood Business) on
approximately 7.1 acres, as well as major preliminary plat approval for the
development. The PUD calls for a total of 480 dwelling units in the RA-1 area as
well as development which may occur within the B-1 area consistent with that
zoning. The preliminary plat encompasses the entire PUD and includes 7 RA-1
lots and 7 B-1 lots.
2. File #KPUD-21-02; KZC-21-01; and KPP-21-06 – A request from Kilday &
Stratton for the Starling Phases 1-8 Planned Unit Development (“PUD”), which is
a Residential Mixed Use PUD overlay on approximately 58.0 acres of land on the
west side of Stillwater Road to the west of Timberwolf Parkway. The property
was previously annexed with an R-3 (Residential) underlying zone and has an
expired PUD overlay over the full section of land. This proposal would rezone
the 58.0 acres to RA-1 (Residential Apartment) with a new PUD overlay for the
subject property. The proposal includes a proposed preliminary plat for Phases 1-
3 of the project, which encompasses 20.84 acres of land. Phases 1 and 2 contain
approximately 14.9 acres and include 77 residential lots and sublots (37 single-
family and 40 townhome lots). Phase 3 is a single lot plus common area totaling
approximately 5.9 acres (2.75 acres of developable area and 3.18 acres of
common area) with proposed uses potentially including up to 35 multi-family
dwelling units, a combination of live/work units and office space, or small-scale
neighborhood retail.
3. File #KZTA-21-03 – A request from the City of Kalispell for a zoning text
amendment specifying appropriate zones, criteria and definitions for marijuana
dispensaries, cultivation, and processing. The text amendment is necessary to
address recent changes in state law which will become effective at the end of the
year. The proposal would add new use categories for marijuana dispensaries,
marijuana cultivation, and marijuana manufacturing, along with related
definitions. Dispensaries would be allowed in all B (Business) and I (Industrial)
zones, while cultivation and manufacturing would be allowed in all I zones. An
administrative conditional use permit (“ACUP”) would be required for all
locations. The proposal includes a 300-foot buffer from churches, schools, parks,
and city residential (R or RA) zones, measured from property line to property
line.
The Board recommended approval of the three requests. The recommendations will be
forwarded to the Council for consideration at their October 4 meeting.
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5. Fire Department
From August 26 to September 15 , the Fire Department had 277 responses. Of the larger
responses, 177 were medical incidents, 27 were motor vehicle accidents, 7 were outside
fires (dumpsters, rubbish, etc.), and 10 were fire alarm activations.
Assistant Fire Chief Jessica Kinzer started September 7. Chief Kinzer will be focusing
on standardizing employee development, internal/external training, and training with our
neighboring partners (multi-company training).
The daytime shift started September 11, giving us greater availability for an additional
ambulance during our peak-call hours.
6. Building Department
There has been a total of 136 detached single-family, 40 townhouse and 6 (12 units)
duplex permits issued this year. There have been 11 buildings with a total of 305 multi-
family housing units issued so far this year, compared to 132 at this time last year.
7. Community Development
Kalispell Parkline construction continues with pedestrian crossing and bridge work.
Paving is complete for crossings at 3rd and 4th Avenues East North. Currently there is
sidewalk-to-trail connection work on 1st Avenue East North, 1st Avenue West North and
5th Avenue West North. Lane closures, detours, and traffic control will continue on
Meridian Road near Appleway Drive and Center Street. Work on the Main Street
crossing is planned for October.
Community Development gave a walking tour of the Kalispell Parkline to USDA Rural
Development’s Public Information Officer from the state office. USDA Rural
Development participated in City’s Core and Rail Redevelopment project through
relocation financing.
The City of Kalispell was awarded a Community Development Block Grant for planning
in the amount of $30,000.00 for a Samaritan House Homeless Center/Housing
Preliminary Architecture Report (PAR).
8. Finance Department
For the 11th consecutive fiscal year, the City of Kalispell has been presented the
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government
Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). The 2020
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report has been judged by an impartial panel to meet
the standards of the program, including demonstrating a constructive “spirit of full
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disclosure” to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and
user groups to read the report.
The finance department is now working on the City’s fiscal year 2021 Comprehensive
Annual Financial Report and preparing for the annual audit. The auditors are scheduled
to be in City Hall to perform the on-site portion of the audit the week of November 1.
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Crimes Against Persons
Homicide/Justifiable Homicide 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
SIWOC/Sexual Assault 3 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 8 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 27 0
Robbery 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2
Aggravated Assault 3 0 4 2 3 3 6 2 7 3 4 2 7 4 3 1 37 17
Assault on a Peace Officer 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
Simple Assault 6 5 7 3 9 6 13 10 3 1 7 3 8 3 6 5 59 36
PFMA 12 8 10 10 8 6 13 5 8 6 12 9 16 14 15 8 94 66
Resisting Arrest 3 3 4 4 6 6 7 6 2 1 3 3 6 5 4 3 35 31
Crimes Against Property
Burglary 2 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 5 1 1 0 19 4
Theft 41 23 37 16 45 21 39 18 26 13 48 15 47 10 43 12 326 128
Vehicle Theft/Unauth Use 3 1 3 1 9 6 5 2 2 0 4 2 3 0 5 1 34 13
Arson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Forgery/Counterfeit 1 1 5 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 17 1
Fraud 5 2 4 1 3 1 5 2 4 1 1 0 3 0 5 0 30 7
Theft of Identity 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Embezzlement 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Stolen Property offenses 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Criminal Mischief 8 3 8 1 21 2 9 1 16 5 22 6 24 4 18 2 126 24
Crimes Against Society
Weapon Law Violations 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 4 2
Prostitution Offenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Child Pornography 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
Drug Offenses 22 16 9 8 23 14 11 3 7 5 14 6 18 17 15 9 119 78
Family Offenses (non-violent)2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
DUI 6 5 10 9 4 4 7 6 16 17 7 7 9 7 5 3 64 58
Possession of Alcohol 1 1 5 4 0 0 6 6 7 9 3 3 2 2 8 15 32 40
Provide Alcohol to Minor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Other Alcohol Offenses 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 5
Kidnapping/Custodial Int.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 4
Disorderly Conduct 7 6 4 4 4 5 7 5 5 4 9 8 6 5 9 9 51 46
Criminal Trespass 28 22 7 8 10 6 17 16 7 2 14 11 12 7 16 12 111 84
Violation of Protective Order 4 2 9 1 2 0 4 3 2 4 2 0 3 3 7 0 33 13
Obstructing a peace officer 13 12 5 4 5 5 9 9 7 5 6 6 13 11 14 15 72 67
Juvenile Offenses (except MIP)1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 9 6 15 17 8 8 6 7 43 41
Other Offenses 42 41 29 27 33 30 35 33 38 36 29 30 38 34 13 11 257 242
Total 217 156 170 108 203 118 209 131 184 122 204 130 239 136 201 114 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1627 1015
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Total Calls for Service 3130 236073380318127752465301327852878
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