Draft Municipal Services PlanVillage ® i
al Service Plan
August 24, 2000
The following is a description of services the City of Kalispell will provide the residents of the
Village Greens development upon annexation.
1. Police Coverage - We have completed an extension of services plan for law enforcement for
the Village Green Subdivision annexation proposal. In preparing the plan we examined the call
load ratio for the region, the demographic features, the population base and the inherent
architectural features related to safety.
We analyzed the call -load ratio for the area from our records and those of the Flathead
County Sheriff's Office to help determine a calls for service need. This area is in our zone
number 4. Zone 4 is the lowest calls -for -service area in the city with approximately 1400 calls
per year. The Flathead County Sheriffs Office indicated the calls -for -service in the area was very
low.
The demographic profile of the area is one of single family residential dwellings. We have
used the estimate of 225 homes that are currently developed. The area is generally couples
without children and is considered middle to upper middle class.
If we use a low estimate of 2 persons per household on a 225 home base the estimated
service population would be about 450 persons. If we use the average household occupancy
ratio of 2.7 persons per household (Department of Commerce numbers) we could estimate the
population at about 600 persons. We believe a reasonable population estimate is between 450
and 600 persons.
The subdivision is flanked on the east by Stillwater River and on the west by steep ridges.
The area has only two access roads on thea0uth side of the property with fencing between the
ridges and the river. The area receives very little transient traffic that is not connected to the golf
operation because there are no through avenues. The subdivision is well lit and the homes are
in close proximity to each other. There is some floodplain concern that might require some law
enforcement services.
Conclusions - The low calls -for -service ratio of the area along with the absence of a significant
call load in the subdivision suggests that the demand on our services will be low. The
demographic profile of the area, that of adult middle income families, is generally one with a low
calls -for -service profile.
The population numbers suggest that the area will require approximately .8 officers base on
the low population estimate of 450 residents. That figure is based on the "Law Enforcement in
Montana" survey which rates law enforcement ratios in cities of our size in the state at 1.8
officers per 1000 residents. (x/450 residents = 1.8/1000 residents). We must also anticipate
some impact on our dispatch services that will require that we budget additional money for part-
time staff. We also anticipate a very small caseload on our animal warden services.
The geographic and architectural features of the subdivision provide a very safe profile to
the area. The area is a veritable fortress surrounded by water, ridges and fencing. The access
points are limited and the homes are in close proximity to each other, allowing monitoring by
neighbors. The area is well lit and has little drive -through traffic. These features suggest that
there will be a very low law enforcement caseload.
It is our opinion that we can extend services to this area without the addition of any
employees through increased efficiencyand zon6'response. We feel we can generally provide
excellent service to the area because of its proximity to existing service areas and the inherent
low calls -for -service overall profile of the area. We must stress that the cumulative affect of
annexations such as these will result in a need for additional full-time staff and proportional
funding for support staff.
2. Fire/Ambulance Coverage - The Kalispell Fire/Ambulance Department made an inspection of
Village Greens Subdivision in order to determine the impact annexation would have on the fire
department. With an estimated 225 homes we believe a reasonable population estimate is
between 450 and 600 persons (2.0 to 2.7 persons per household). Our present manpower to
population ration is 1 fireman per 800 population. Consequently, this annexation would cause
the fire department to require 0.5 fireman. This person would be hired with the addition of
another 450 population.
The distance from our station to the last house in this subdivision is 3.8 miles. We estimate
our response time at six to seven minutes. There are currently 23 fire hydrants for the Evergreen
Water Department in this subdivision. We are charged $60 per year rent on these hydrants, so
that would be a cost to our budget of $1380 per year. We have served this subdivision since it's
beginning with our E. M.S. System.
It is our opinion, that since we already serve this area with E. M. S., and since it is a new
subdivision built to current building and fire codes, the run volume for fire should be quite low.
We would like to point out, however, that this subdivision is on the Northeast edge if our city
limits, where a substation is a consideration at this time.
3. Street Maintenance - Streets are in generally good condition and appear to meet the City's
standard cross section with curb and gutter. The ,first phase portion of Nicklaus Drive is the
exception. It is constructed to the City's alternate cross section design that does not include curb
and gutter. The other exception is that sidewalks have not been installed in the development. The
condition of the streets appears to be good with no obvious deficient areas. It is our opinion that
overlay is not needed, but that the streets should be placed into the regular maintenance program
to be chip -sealed as soon as possible in order to maintain their good condition for as long as
possible. We would further recommend improving Nicklaus Drive to add curb and gutter to
match the rest of the development and improve drainage. It is my understanding per my
conversation with the homeowners association president that the developers have a responsibility
to improve phase I.
Storm drainage facilities have been installed and there are no obvious deficiencies. Potential
catch basin and piping improvements may be needed if curb and gutter is added to Nicklaus
Drive in order to ensure proper function of the system.
Evergreen Drive from Whitefish Stage Road to the Whitefish River is a County maintained
road. It appears to be in generally good condition and appears to meet County standards. There
are no obvious immediate improvements needed for this section of Evergreen Drive that would
place a burden on City resources.
It is difficult to determine the personnel requirements to serve this area. Routine snow
plowing is the greatest obligation. This would add about six man-hours of workload per event.
Sweeping would impose a somewhat smaller burden of approximately four man-hours per event.
Other road maintenance would be fitted into the current schedule as necessary. Water
maintenance is done by Evergreen. There would be. no changes in sewer system maintenance
because this is being done at present by t$e Qi` 1 Storm drainage maintenance is estimated to be
nominal and not of significant impact.
4. Sewer Service - Sewer system facilities are reasonably new and were installed to Montana
standards. They are currently the property of North Village County Sewer District. We have a
contractual arrangement with North Village to operate and maintain the facilities and will
become owner of the facilities when bonds for construction have been paid. There are no
apparent infrastructure needs for this system and annexation will involve no changes to City
operations.
5. Water Service - Water system facilities are reasonably new and were installed to Montana
standards and are the property of the Evergreen district. There would be no obligation on the City
to operate or maintain this system. This is identical to the situation in Buffalo Stage where the
development is in the City but water is provided from Evergreen facilities.
6. Parks - There are no publicly owned parks within the Village Greens development. The
developers chose to meet their parkland requirements by designated their park areas as
homeowners association parks, green space and open areas. Therefor, the City will have no
additional service commitment as a result of the annexation.
7. Recreation - Residents within Village Greens are currently eligible to participate in any of the
City's recreational programs. Therefor, the only impact pertaining to recreation is that the
participating residents will no longer have to pay the higher "out of city" fee. This is expected
to have an extremely minimal effect on recreation fees.
8. Urban Forestry - Public right-of-ways are 60 feet within the development. This offers ample
space for boulevard trees. Village Green's will"be prioritized with all other neighborhoods within
the City for both the planting of new trees and the maintenance of their current boulevard trees.
9. Miscellaneous - Other adjacent properties that potentially may be annexed at the same time
should be eligible for utility services via existing systems. They would be subject to the
requirements of the controlling agency with respect to extension of services. In this case there
are no known impediments to providing services, however this would require review and
confirmation with each agency.
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