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05-02-25 City Manager Report1 City of Kalispell OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER Information Memorandum 5/2/2025 1. Parks and Recreation Arbor Day had 350 3rd graders from School District 5 participating in the celebration at Lawrence Park. Education booths were hosted by seventeen organizations and twenty- four businesses sponsored the event. Twenty-five volunteers showed up to assist in planting seven trees in Lawrence Park and another thirty trees in other parks throughout the community. The DNRC was on hand to present Kalispell its thirty-eighth award as a Tree City USA. Park Staff are continuing to work on charging all park irrigation systems. Staff are also preparing flower beds throughout city parks. A contractor recently finished installing upgraded electronic pump controls and 2 new frequency drive pumps in the 2 production wells for irrigation at KYAC. This allows the system to irrigate all the fields in the short watering window more efficiently, provides redundancy and adds capacity. Program registration started on April 14 for all summer camps and summer activities. The Parks and Recreation summer/fall activity guide was distributed on April 28 in the Daily Interlake. Additional program guides will be distributed to areas schools. Planning continues for summer programs as we are working with local businesses and venues to provide meaningful and entertaining field trips and experiences for campers. As of this writing, Camp Woodland has reached close to 65% of the available capacity and specialty camps are at 50% or more of the available capacity. Preparations are underway at Woodland Waterpark for the 2025 swim season. The lap pool has been drained and power washed and is ready for a new pool liner installation in early June. Hiring is in progress for the season with an estimated 45-55 employees 2 joining the aquatics team. Two seasonal assistant aquatics coordinators have been hired. One will focus on programs and the other concessions. One more seasonal assistant coordinator position will be hired who will focus on maintenance. Spring Soccer began on April 16 with 362 players registered for the program. Picture day for teams will be May 7 and 8. 2. Public Works Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR) All Public Water Suppliers are required to provide consumers with an annual water quality report, i.e. Consumer Confidence Report (CCR). Kalispell’s CCR is available via the Website and has City source water quality information for the 2024 calendar year. Notification for the 2024 CCR will be placed on the May Utility bill and will be advertised through the City’s social media outlets. Lower Zone Tank #1 Replacement The Lower Zone Tank Replacement - Reservoir 1 project near the Buffalo Hill Golf Course Maintenance Facility is progressing on schedule. The old tank has been removed, the under-slab piping has been completed, and the contractor is completing the structural aggregate foundation for the tank. The prime contractor on the project is expected to mobilize to the site on June 2 to start construction of the new 2.5 million-gallon cast-in- place concrete tank. Design plans are progressing on the Reservoir 2 project which is expected to be ready to bid this summer for construction following completion and activation of Reservoir 1. 3 3. Fire Department Between 4/09 and 4/22 Kalispell Fire responded to a total of 177 calls. Of these, there were 10 fire calls, 144 medical calls, 5 calls for vehicles accidents, 14 cancelled enroute, and 4 public assists. Crews are training on firefighter 2 tactics, rescue operations with the ladder truck, and Hazmat training. 4. Police Department KPD Patrol has been assigning 3-4 officers on overtime to Friday Night Cruising from April through the summer. In the first 3 Friday nights, KPD officers have made over 120 traffic stops, focusing on the downtown corridor. We have also placed speed signs in the residential areas to remind drivers to be respectful and to drive safely. The year-to-date Calls for Service for the past three years are as follows: 2025: 10,537 2024: 10,260 2023: 11,890 The year-to-date felony cases for the detective division for the past three years are as follows: 2025: 208 2024: 185 2023: 185