Ordinance 1468 - Business Improvement District Rules and RegulationsORDINANCE NO. 1468
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE REGULATIONS OF THE KALISPELL
DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
ATTORNEY TO CODIFY THIS ORDINANCE AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL, MONTANA,
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Kalispell Downtown Business Improvement District created by
Resolution on June 16, 2003, pursuant to Title 7 Chapter 12 Part 11, shall have a term of
ten (10) years.
SECTION 2. The exterior boundaries of the District are described as follows:
Commencing at the intersection of Main and Center Street which is the True Point
of Beginning; thence easterly along the centerline of East Center Street, 616 feet,
more or less, to a southerly extension line of the west boundary of Lot 2, Phase
1 of Kalispell Market Place; thence northerly to the southwest corner of said Lot 2;
thence continuing northerly along the west boundary of Lot 2 to the northwest
corner of said Lot 2; thence easterly along the northern boundary of and to the
northeast corner of said Lot 2; thence southerly along the easterly boundary of
said Lot 2 to the southeast corner of said Lot 2; thence continuing southerly on 2"d
Avenue East to an easterly extension line of Lot 1 of Block 37, Kalispell Original;
thence westerly to the southeast corner of said Lot 1; thence continuing westerly
along the southerly boundary of said Lot 1 to the centerline of the alley in of said
Block 37; thence southerly through the alley to I" Street East; thence continuing
southerly through the alley between Linderman School and Block 44 of Kalispell
Original; thence continuing southerly through the alley of Blocks 57 and 64 of
Kalispell Original to 4th Street East; thence continuing southerly through the alley
of Block 77 to an easterly extension line of Lot 17 of Block 77, Kalispell
Original; thence westerly along the southern boundary of said Lot 17 and crossing
I" Ave East to the southeast corner of Lot 2 of Block 76, Kalispell Original;
thence continuing westerly along the southern boundary of said Lot 2 to the alley
in said Block 76; thence southerly through the alley to an easterly extension line
of Lot 20 of Block 76; thence westerly along the southern boundary of said Lot 20
and to the centerline of Main Street; thence northerly along Main Street to the
intersection of 4"' Street; thence westerly along the centerline of 4th Street East to
a southerly extension of the alley of Block 67 of Kalispell Original; thence
northerly through said alley to the centerline of 3ra Street West; thence easterly
along 3'd Street West to the centerline of 1st Avenue West; thence northerly along
I" Avenue West to an easterly extension line of the southern boundary of Lot 7 of
Block 54, Kalispell Original; thence westerly along the southern boundary of said
Lot 7 to the alley; thence northerly through the alley, crossing 2"d Street West and
continuing northerly through the alley of Block 47 of Kalispell Original, to an
easterly extension line of the southern boundary of Lot 18 of Block 47; thence
westerly along the southern boundary of said Lot 18 to the centerline of 2nd
Avenue West; thence northerly along 2" d Avenue West crossing l 't Street West, to
a westerly extension line of the southern boundary of Amended Lot 17 of Block
34, Kalispell Original; thence easterly along the southern boundary of said
Amended Lot 17 to the alley; thence northerly along the alley to the centerline of
West Center Street; thence easterly to the intersection of West Center Street and
Main Street to the True Point of Beginning. The area of the Kalispell Downtown
Business Improvement District encompasses approximately 42.4 acres.
SECTION 3. Board of trustees -- appointment -- number -- term of office. (1) The
Mayor, with the approval of the City Council, shall appoint seven owners of property
within the district to comprise the board of trustees of the district.
(2) The number of members of the board, once established, may be increased to
up to seven members from time to time by subsequent resolutions of the City Council of
the local government. A resolution to reduce board membership may not require
resignation of any member prior to completion of his appointed term.
(3) Three of the members who are first appointed must be designated to serve for
terms of 1, 2, and 3 years, respectively, from the date of their appointments, and two must
be designated to serve for terms of 4 years from the date of their appointments. For a
seven -member commission, there must be two additional appointments for terms of 2
years and 3 years, respectively.
(4) After initial appointment, members must be appointed for a term of office of 4
years, except that a vacancy occurring during a term must be filled for the unexpired
term. A member shall hold office until his successor has been appointed and qualified.
SECTION 4. Organization of board of trustees -- no compensation. (1) The City
Council shall designate which member of the board is to be the first chairman. When the
office of chairman of the board becomes vacant thereafter, the board shall elect a
chairman from among its members. The term of office as chairman of the board, unless
otherwise prescribed by the City Council, must be for I calendar year or for that portion
thereof remaining after each chairman is designated or elected.
(2) Members may receive no compensation.
SECTION 5. Removal of board member. A member of a board of trustees may be
removed by the Mayor with the consent of the City Council.
SECTION 6. Powers of board in administering district. The board in administering the
business improvement district has all powers necessary to carry out the functions of the
district contained in this ordinance creating it, including the power to:
(1) sue and be sued, enter into contracts, and hire and terminate personnel needed for its
purposes;
(2) provide special police, maintenance, or cleaning personnel for the protection and
enjoyment of the general public using the business district;
(3) landscape and beautify public areas and to maintain those areas;
(4) contract with the City Council to maintain, operate, or repair public parking facilities;
(5) contract with the City Council to maintain streets, alleys, malls, bridges, ramps,
tunnels, landscaping, and other public facilities as mutually agreed upon;
(6) promote private investment and business expansion in the district;
(7) provide for the management and administration of the affairs of the district;
(8) promote business activity by advertising, decorating, marketing, and promoting and
managing events and other actions designed for the general promotion of business
activities in the district; and
(9) perform such other functions as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this part
and to further the objectives of the district.
SECTION 7. Annual budget and work plan -- approval -- procedure -- tax. (1) At a time
determined by the City Council, the board shall submit to the City Council for approval a
work plan and budget for the ensuing fiscal year.
(2) Following public notice that a work plan and budget have been submitted and
that the City Council will levy an assessment to defray the cost of the work plan and
budget, the City Council shall hold a public hearing on objections to the work plan and
budget. After the hearing, the City Council may modify the work plan and budget as it
considers necessary and appropriate.
(3) After approval of the work plan and budget and to defray the cost thereof for
the next fiscal year, the City Council shall by resolution levy an assessment upon all of
the property in the district using as a basis one of the methods prescribed in MCA 7-12-
1133.
(4) A copy of the resolution shall be delivered to the treasurer of Flathead County
to be placed on the tax roll and collected in the same manner as other taxes.
SECTION 8. Assessment of costs -- area, lot, taxable valuation, and square footage
options. (1) At the same time the board submits the annual budget and work plan to the
City Council as provided in MCA 7-12-1132, the board shall also recommend to the City
Council a method of levying an assessment on the property within the district which will
best ensure that the assessment on each lot or parcel is equitable in proportion to the
benefits to be received.
(2) The City Council shall annually assess the entire cost of the district against the
entire district using a method which best ensures that the assessment on each lot or parcel
is equitable in proportion to the benefits to be received. In determining the method of
assessment to be used, the City Council shall consider the recommendations of the board.
The City Council shall levy the assessment using one of the following methods:
(a) each lot or parcel of land within such district may be assessed for that part of
the whole cost which its area bears to the area of the entire district, exclusive of streets,
avenues, alleys, and public places;
(b) if the City Council determines that the benefits derived by each lot or parcel
are substantially equivalent, the cost may be assessed equally to each lot or parcel located
within the district without regard to the area of the lot or parcel;
(c) each lot or parcel of land, including the improvements thereon, may be
assessed for that part of the whole cost of the district which its taxable valuation bears to
the total taxable valuation of the property of the district;
(d) each building may be assessed for that part of the whole cost of the district
that the occupied or income -producing area of the building above the first floor bears to
the area of the entire district; or
(e) by using any combination of the assessment options provided in subsections
(2)(a) through (2)(d).
(3) If a district is expanded, the land within the expanded area must be assessed as
provided for in subsection (2) for the duration of the district.
SECTION 9. City Council not to decrease public services. The City Council may not
decrease the level of public services in the district existing prior to the creation of the
district unless the services at the same time are decreased throughout the jurisdictional
area of the City Council, nor may it transfer the financial burden of providing those
services to the district. The City Council may not discriminate in the provision of
publicly funded services between areas included in such district and areas not so
included.
SECTION 10. Liability insurance required. The City Council may not approve the
annual budget or the work plan submitted to it by the board unless the annual budget and
the work plan provide for liability insurance coverage insuring the district, the board, and
the City against legal liability for personal injury and property damage in an amount
determined sufficient for that purpose by the City Council.
SECTION 11. Obligations of district not obligations of City. An obligation or debt of
any nature of the district is not an obligation or debt of the City, and in no event is a debt
or obligation of a district payable out of any funds or properties of the City. The debts
and obligations of a district are payable solely from the funds and properties of the
district.
SECTION 12, This Ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days from and after the date
of its final passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR
THIS 2ND DAY Ole SEPTEMBER, 2003.
Pamela B. Kenn y
Mayor
ATTEST:
Theresa White
City Clerk