11. Resolution 5059 - Highway 93 Bypass Final RecommendationCity of Kalispell
Planning Department
17 - 2"J Street East, Suite 211
Kalispell, Montana 59901
Telephone: (406) 751-1850
Fax: (406) 751-1858
Website: kalispellplanning.com
REPORT TO: Kalispell Mayor and City Council
FROM: Tom Jentz, Planning Director
James H. Patrick, City Manager
SUBJECT Highway 93 By -Pass Final Design Recommendation
MEETING DATE: August 1, 2005
BACKGROUND: The MDT has contracted with Stelling Engineers, lnc. to
develop a final design and ultimately prepare final engineering plans for the
Highway 93 Bypass Plan. They have been meeting with the Kalispell Technical
Advisory Committee (TAC) and City staff since June of last year. At the July
21, 2005 TAC meeting, the TAC did unanimously recommend approval of an
ultimate design for the By -Pass. This recommendation addressed the full build
out and is not intended to address phasing of either individual intersections or
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options. The purpose of the recommendation is to allow MIST to progress to
final design for the overall project.
The TAC serves as a planning and advisory committee with representatives of
the City, County, MDT, Federal Highway Administration and 4 citizen
members. Because the TAC is an advisory body, it is appropriate for both the
City Council and the County Commissioners to follow up this action with a
resolution of support to be forwarded to MDT.
A copy of the Bypass Plan dated July 21, 2005 as well as a draft letter of
recommendation from the TAC and a draft resolution are attached for your
review.
RECOMMENDATION: A motion to authorize signing of a resolution supporting
the TAC `s recommendation for the final Bypass design.
FISCAL EFFECTS: This is a federally funded project thus construction
and maintenance will not be the city's responsibility.
ALTERNATNES: As suggested by the city council.
Kalispell .Bypass Recommendation
July 25, 2005
Page 2
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas R. Jentz,
Planning Director
Report compiled: July 25, 2005
ames Iltatrick
City Manager
Attachments: Draft Transmittal letter from. TAC
Draft Resolution
Kalispell Bypass design plan dated July 21, 2005
c: Theresa White, Kalispell City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. 5059
A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT OF THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE KALISPELL
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND ENCOURAGING THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION TO ADOPT THE HIGHWAY 93 BYPASS CONFIGURATION DATED
JULY 21, 2005.
WHEREAS, in 1994 the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for US Highway 93 — Somers to
Whitefish West recommended the construction of the Kalispell Bypass as part of the regional
improvements to US 93; and
WHEREAS, the Montana Department of Transportation [MDT} has now entered into a contract with Stelling
Engineers, Inc. to develop a final design for the Bypass; and
WHEREAS, MDT has also entered into a contract with Carter Burgess, Inc. to re-evaluate the FEIS to assure
that the environmental and design needs meet the current conditions; and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) met on June 21 and August 24, 2004, and
April 21 and July 21, 2005 for the purpose of reviewing public comment and refined
engineering designs as well as to receive updates on any associated environmental impacts
involved with the passage of time and minor modifications to the alignment associated with that
final design for the Highway 93 bypass; and
WHEREAS, Kalispell City staff has been meeting on an ongoing basis with MDT and its consultants to
further refine the final design work seeking to provide the most beneficial and appropriate
design to serve the general public; and
WHEREAS, the TAC met on July 21, 2005 for the purpose of reviewing a final design concept for the
Kalispell 93 Bypass and issued a recommendation that the Highway 93 Bypass configuration
dated July 21, 2005 be adopted; and
WHEREAS, it is critical in the planning and design process that MDT and the consultants be given specific
direction as to the local government wishes and expectation for the final design of the Highway
93 bypass.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. the City of Kalispell supports the recommendation of the TAC and encourages MDT to
adopt the Highway 93 Bypass configuration dated July 21, 2005 as presented by
Stelling Engineers, Inc. embodying the overall design for the Highway 93 Bypass in
general and incorporating the designs for 11 intersections, rail road and stream
crossings and noting that this recommendation supports the overall design to this date
but does not address any aspect of phasing either of the overall project or individual
aspects of the overall project.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL, THIS I" DAY OF AUGUST, 2005.
ATTEST:
Theresa White
City Clerk
Pamela B. Kennedy
Mayor
City of Kalispell
Planning Department
17 - 2"d Street East, Suite 211, Kalispell, Montana 59901
Telephone: (406) 751-1850
Fax: (406) 751-1858
Website: kalispellplanning.com
July 25, 2005
Dwane Kailey
Acting District Administrator
PO Box 7039
Missoula MT 59807
RE: Kalispell TAC Approval of Highway 93 Bypass Configuration
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This is to inform you that at the regular meeting of the Kalispell Technical. Advisory
Committee held on Thursday, July 21, 2005 the Committee unanimously
recommended approval of the Highway 93 Bypass configuration dated July 21, 2005
as presented by Stelling Engineers. The approval incorporated the designs for 11
intersections, rail road and stream crossings. This approval embodied the overall
design for the bypass and did not specifically address any aspect of phasing either of
the overall project or individual aspects of the overall project. The purpose of this
recommendation is to give specific direction to MDT and encourage its consultants
Stelling Engineers, Inc. and Carter Burgess, Inc. in their endeavors to fully address
environmental impacts and develop final construction plans for this worthy and
necessary project.
By this letter, I will be contacting both the City of Kalispell and the Flathead County
Board of Commissioners asking them to send a formal resolution of support for the
Bypass Configuration as well. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact
myself or TAC.
Sincerely
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Toro. Jentz
Chairman, TAC
c: Jim Patrick, City Manager
Mike Pence, County Administrative Assistant
Mitch Stelling, Stelling Engineering, Inc.
Brian Werle, Carter and Burgess, Inc.
Presentation
July 21, 2005
Presented by:
Mitch Stelling, P.E.
Kathy Harris, P.E.
Stelling Engineers, Inc.
and
Brian Werle
Carter & Burgess, Inc.
KALISPELL BYPASS
CONCEPTUAL COST ES71MATE SEGMENTS - FULL BUILD
(7 21-05)
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RAMPS ALL DIRECTIONS
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PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL
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Millions
Segment Description At -Grade Full Build
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$80.0*
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