Hansz/Village Greens AssessmentCity of Kalispell
Post Office Box 1997 • Kalispell, Montana 59903-1997 • Telephone (406) 758-7700 . FAX (406) 758-7758
MEMORANDUM
August S, 2000
To: Chris Kukulski, City Manager
From: Jim Hansz, Director of Public
Subject: Village Green Assessment
Dick Amerman and I inspected the Village Greens development to identify a preliminary
listing of potential infrastructure needs in the event that annexation occurs. We noted the
following:
1. Roads 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 chipsealed 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
S. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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 the City.
Storm drainage maintenance is estimated to be nominal and not of significant impact.