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* AgendaCITY OF KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA MARCH 21, 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. 1. Council Minutes — Regular Meeting — March 7, 2011 2. Award Bid —Chip Seal Project Two bids were received for the 2011 Chip Seal Project from Pavement Maintenance Solutions ($188,940.14) and Knife River ($219,754.20). Staff is recommending the bid be awarded to Pavement Maintenance Solutions. 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 — PROPOSED RATE INCREASES The city council Will accept public comments concerning proposed rate increases for sewer, Water, and solid Waste over a five-year adjustment period. 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) 1. Ordinance 1693 —Amend Ordinance 1166 -Administrative Code — 2nd Reading This ordinance eliminates the requirement that the Kalispell Public Works Director possess a professional engineer (PE) license. Ordinance 1693 passed unanimously on first reading March 7 with Kluesner absent. 2. Resolution 5457 — Construction Agreement — Reserve Drive South The Montana Department of Transportation is making plans to construct the Reserve Drive South roadway, connecting West Reserve Drive to the east terminus of Hutton Ranch Road. The proposed roadway does not involve any financial participation by the city. 3. Resolution 5488 — Grant Acceptance and Budget Appropriation The Kalispell Parks and Recreations Department has received notification of an additional grant award in the amount of $4,087.3 o to help address Dutch Elm Disease. 4. Greenacres Court — Wastewater Collection Connection Request Greenacres Court has requested emergency funding from the state to help with failing septic systems which requires an agreement with the city to allow the mobile homes to connect to city sewer. 5. ordinance 1694 — PUD Agreement Extension — Cornerstone Community Church This is a request for a one-year extension of the Planned Unit Development agreement to construct a bank at the corner of Northridge Drive and Highway 93. 6. Resolution 5459 — Extending Reduction on Transportation Impact Fees The city council, in 2009, imposed transportation impact fees at the rate of 75% of the scheduled fee for any new construction for two years. Resolution 5459 extends that reduction for an additional one year. 7. ordinance 1695 — Amending ordinance 1557 — Impact Fees — 1 st Reading This ordinance refines the administrative procedure for installment payments of impact fees as authorized under ordinance 1587. 5. ordinance 1696 — Lighting ordinance Revisions — 1 st Reading This ordinance places a five -acre cap for lighting assessments on large vacant parcels. 9. Resolution 5490 — Establishing Set Fees for Parades and Special Events Resolution 5490 sets fees for parades and special events that use city property and public right-of-ways to help offset costs incurred by the city. 10. Collective Bargaining Agreement — Kalispell Firefighters The city manager requires the consent of the council to execute the collective bargaining agreement between the city and the Firefighters Local Union No. 547. F. MAYOR/COUNCIL/CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS (No Action) G. ADJOURNMENT FOR YOUR INFORMATION No WORK SESSION — March 28, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. — Council Chambers Next Regular Meeting — April 4, 2011 at 7: oo 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.