08-25-25 Work Session Agenda and MaterialsCITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION AGENDA
KALISPELL August 25, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.
City Hall Council Chambers, 201 First Avenue East
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A. CALL TO ORDER
B. ROLL CALL
C. DISCUSSION
Peterson Elementary School On Street Parking Request
D. PUBLIC COMMENT
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the agenda to learn the protocol for providing comment.
E. CITY MANAGER, COUNCIL, AND MAYOR REPORTS
F. ADJOURNMENT
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
City Offices Closed — September 1, 2025 — Labor Day Holiday
Next Regular Meeting — TUESDAY, September 2, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. — Council Chambers
Next Work Session — September 8, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. — Council Chambers
PARTICIPATION
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Kalispell City Council Agenda, August 25, 2025
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ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Adopted July 1, 1991
Section 2-20 Manner of Addressing Council
a. Each person not a Council member shall address the Council, at the time designated in the agenda
or as directed by the Council, by stepping to the podium or microphone, giving that person's
name and address in an audible tone of voice for the record, and unless further time is granted by
the Council, shall limit the address to the Council to three minutes.
b. All remarks shall be addressed to the Council as a body and not to any member of the Council or
Staff.
C. No person, other than the Council and the person having the floor, shall be permitted to enter into
any discussion either directly or through a member of the Council, without the permission of the
Presiding Officer.
d. No question shall be asked of individuals except through the Presiding Officer.
PRINCIPLES FOR CIVIL DIALOGUE
Adopted by Resolution 5180 on February 5, 2007
■ We provide a safe environment where individual perspectives are respected, heard, and
acknowledged.
■ We are responsible for respectful and courteous dialogue and participation.
■ We respect diverse opinions as a means to find solutions based on common ground.
■ We encourage and value broad community participation.
■ We encourage creative approaches to engage in public participation.
■ We value informed decision -making and take personal responsibility to educate and be educated.
■ We believe that respectful public dialogue fosters healthy community relationships, understanding
and problem solving.
■ We acknowledge, consider and respect the natural tensions created by collaboration, change, and
transition.
■ We follow the rules & guidelines established for each meeting.
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CITY OF
KALISPELL
MEMORANDUM
To: Jarod Nygren, Interim City Manager
From: Susie Turner, PE, Director of Public Works
Re: Peterson Elementary School — On street Parking Request
Meeting Date: August 25, 2025
BACKGROUND: In spring 2025, Peterson School staff contacted Public Works to request the
establishment of short-term parking, patron loading, and bus loading zones on 2nd Street West,
from S Meridian Road to the first alley. In past school years, school patrons were able to use the
parking lot at the former Armory property for student drop-off and pick-up. However, with the
construction of the new Samaritan House apartments on the site, that option is no longer
available.
The bus and patron loading zones will be administratively processed under Kalispell City Code
17-82 through a permit. In contrast, the request for short-term parking requires a code
amendment adopted by City Council. At this work session, staff will review the School District's
short-term parking request and present recommended code updates. The graphic below illustrates
the changes: green and pink areas indicate zones that may be permitted under Code 17-82, while
the blue area highlights the short-term parking request for Council consideration.
Site Plan - Bus and Patron Loading and Short-term Parking
Code Blue Area :
Patron Short-term
Parking Area One
Hour Parking M-F lam
to 4 pm Durng School
Season iii approved)
Permit Pink Area:
Patron Loading Area.
No Parkins M-F 7am
to 4 pm During School
Season
201 1st Avenue E Phone (406)758-7720
PO Box 1997 Public Works Department Fax (406)758-7831
Kalispell, MT 59903 1 1 www.kalispell.com