* AgendaCITY OF KALISPELL
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
JANUARY 4, 2010 - 7:00 P.M.
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
201 FIRST AVENUE EAST
CALL To ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE of ALLEGIANCE
A. AGENDA APPROVAL
B. OUTGOING COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS
C. OATHS of OFFICE
D. ELECTION of COUNCIL PRESIDENT
E. 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 — December 21, 2009
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F. STUDENT ISSUES
Youth wishing to address the council on any accomplishment, request or issue 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)
G. PUBLIC COMMENT
Persons wishing to address the council on any issue, including agenda items, 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)
H. REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUBSEQUENT COUNCIL ACTION
1. Conditional Use Permit — Lost Horizon Ranch
This is a request to operate a group home for youths 17 to 19 in an existing single-
family home located at 520 First Avenue East.
L MAYOR/COUNCIL/CITY MANAGER/DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR'S REPORTS
(No Action)
J. ADJOURNMENT
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Work Session — January 11, 2010 at 7: 00 p.m. — Council Chambers
HOLIDAY — January 18, 20 10 — Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
Next Regular Meeting — TUESDAY - January 19, 20 10 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 755-7756.
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.
0 We follow the rules & guidelines established for each meeting.