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WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 1475 and Resolution No. 5517 the City of Kalispell
assesses a tax on properties in the city based upon the parcel size to pay for the costs
of operating and maintaining the city street system; and
WHEREAS, city staff is recommending to the City Council that the revenue generated by the
current assessment model is not meeting the costs of operating and maintaining the
city street system into the future as at some point the city will need to address the
issue of growing deferred maintenance to the system; and
WHEREAS, Montana law permits the utilization of several models of assessment for street
maintenance that are not currently utilized by the city; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the best interests of the City and its residents to
further evaluate the needs of the city street system, to develop a financial master plan
for the operation and maintenance of the street system into the future and to further
examine the various statutory methods of assessment through public forums with the
goal of adopting a model of assessment, for maintenance and capital improvements,
consistent with statute that meets the needs of the city and is in the best interests of
the city residents.
NOW, t'E, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCILOF •
FOLLOWS:KALISPELL AS
SECTION I. The city staff is directed to take the following action:
a) To develop a master plan for the operation, maintenance and capital
improvement of the city street system that includes time frames and
projected costs.
b) To bring the street maintenance and capital improvement master plan to
the City Council for consideration and approval.
c) To create a forum, through meetings and public workshops, for the public
to learn about the various assessment models and to provide feedback to
the city regarding the assessment models as well as the level of
maintenance of the street system desired by the taxpaying public.
d) Upon satisfactory completion of the above tasks, to bring any proposed
legislation for street assessment and/or impact fees before the public for
hearing and then before the City Council for final determination.
e) To replace or amend the transportation impact fees as a part of any
special street maintenance program proposal brought to the city council
for their consideration and approval.
SECTION II. This resolution is effective immediately and the City Manager is directed to
provide the City Council with regular updates of the progression of the
direction herein given.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF
THE CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS 5TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2011.
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Tammi Fisher
Mayor
ATTEST:
Theresa White
City Clerk