E1. 06-09-25 Work Session MinutesCITY COUNCIL
KCITY OF DRAFT WORK SESSION MINUTES
ALISPELL June 9, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.
City Hall Council Chambers, 201 First Avenue East
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A. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Johnson called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.
B. ROLL CALL
Mayor - Mark Johnson: Present
Council Member - Kari Gabriel: Present
Council Member - Sandy Carlson: Present
Council Member - Sam Nunnally: Present
Council Chair - Chad Graham: Absent
Council Member - Jed Fisher: Absent
Council Member - Sid Daoud: Present
Council Member - Jessica Dahlman: Absent
Council Member - Rvan Hunter: Present
Staff present included Acting City Manager Jarod Nygren, City Clerk Aimee Brunckhorst, and
Fire Chief Jay Hagen, with guest Juanita Nelson, Emergency Management Planner for Flathead
County Office of Emergency Services.
C. DISCUSSION
Western Montana Regional Hazard Mitivation Plan E a
00:00:12 Acting City Manager Jarod Nygren provided a brief overview of previous discussion
on this item.
00:01:00 Council Member Daoud asked about the timing of passage of the plan.
00:01:20 Juanita Nelson, Emergency Management Planner for Flathead County Office of
Emergency Services explained the plan will need to be adopted before November or the annex
will need to go through a revision if the city wants to join at a later date and then the three other
jurisdictions will need to re -adopt the plan.
00:01:48 Council Member Nunnally confirmed what would happen if the city does not adopt this
plan.
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00:02:37 Council Member Hunter asked about accuracy issues.
00:02:48 Juanita Nelson explained that the data is three to four years old, and she has noticed
some data is missing. She will press the contractor to update data that was provided but is
missing.
00:03:44 Council Member Hunter asked for more details about Summit Drive on page E93.
00:04:25 Nelson spoke about that project that was part of a work session.
Council Member Hunter asked that the accuracy of that information be checked.
00:05:19 Council Member Hunter asked about data on E93 and E94 and responsibilities listed
related to Evergreen Drive and Four Mile.
00:06:21 Nelson explained she could add Flathead County to that area.
00:06:57 Director Nygren explained that the city owns that Four Mile section.
00:08:15 Mayor Johnson asked Council if they had issues with the plan that would prevent
adoption other than corrections, and typos.
00:08:41 Council Member Daoud provided discussion about areas of concern related to
automatic action without coordination by the state.
00:09:21 Mayor Johnson provided discussion about the importance of sitting with the other
municipalities and the County Commissioners on items like this plan. He talked about getting
complaints regarding the lack of regional planning.
00:10:58 Council discussed the importance of meeting with other area commissioners, and
mayors.
00:12:44 Planner Nelson explained she would be happy to facilitate a meeting with the local
jurisdictions prior to the large regional meeting.
00:13:13 Nelson explained that the State Department of Emergency Services will have an annual
review and update of the plan during office hours and Nelson invited others to join that meeting
though she does not know when that will occur.
00:13:45 Planner Nelson explained that the regional plan process update occurs in early
spring 2028 for adoption 2029.
00:14:00 Council Member Hunter talked about emergency coordination with the County
and managing the pandemic and how much that experience informed this document.
00:14:32 Planner Nelson explained why the regional hazard mitigation plans were begun and
how those meetings were coordinated.
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00:16:48 Acting City Manager Nygren spoke to extensive coordination that happened with the
Dayton fire.
00:17:13 County Planner Nelson explained there is a lot of fire coordination between the
emergency managers, their partners and other counties.
00:18:21 Acting Manager Nygren explained it may take some time to get edits done and edits
found can be forwarded to him.
D. PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Johnson opened public comment.
Public comment received to Mayor and Council via email to publiccomment@kalispell.com can
be seen at
https://time. ci. kalispell. mt.us/WebLinkBrowse. aspx?id=128274&dbid=0&repo=Kalispell.
Seeing no further comments, Mayor Johnson closed public comment.
E. CITY MANAGER, COUNCIL, AND MAYOR REPORTS
00:19:08 Council Member Nunnally talked about the importance of regional planning.
F. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Johnson adjourned the meeting at 7:19 p.m.
Aimee Brunckhorst, City Clerk
Minutes approved on
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Next Regular Meeting — June 16, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. — Council Chambers
City Offices Closed — Friday, July 4, 2025 — Independence Day
Next Work Session —July 14, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. — Council Chambers
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