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* AgendaCITY OF KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA OCTOBER 17, 2011 - 7:00 P.M. CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 201 FIRST AVENUE EAST CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A. AGENDA APPROVAL B. CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL All items listed on the Consent Agenda will be accepted by one motion. If a Council member desires to discuss an item separately, the item can be removed from the Consent Agenda by motion. Council Minutes — Regular Meeting — October 3, 2011 2. Proclamation — Red Ribbon Week — October 22-30 C. PUBLIC COMMENT Persons wishing to address the council on any issue not on the agenda are asked to do so at this time. Those addressing the council are requested to give their name and address for the record. Please see the last page of the agenda for Manner of Addressing the Council. (Comments shall be limited to three minutes) D. PUBLIC HEARING — WEST SIDE URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT The city council will accept public comments concerning the proposed amendments to the West Side Urban Renewal Plan including expanding the plan boundary. E. REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUBSEQUENT COUNCIL ACTION Persons wishing to address the council on individual agenda items will be asked to do so following the staff reports. Please see the last page of the agenda for Manner of Addressing the Council. (Comments shall be limited to three minutes) Ordinance 1702 — Updates — Zoning Regulations — 1st Reading (Tabled October 3j As part of a continuing effort to make the city's zoning regulations user-friendly and current with changes in state law, the planning board is recommending a text amendment to update and revise four sections of the Kalispell Zoning Ordinance. Ordinance 1702 was tabled at the October 3, 2011 meeting. F. MAYOR/COUNCIL/CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS (No Action) G. ADJOURNMENT FOR YOUR INFORMATION Work Session — October 24, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. — Council Chambers Next Regular Meeting — November 7, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. — Council Chambers Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to attend this meeting. Please notify the City Clerk at 758-7756. 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.