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* AgendaCITY OF KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA DECEMBER 19, 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 — December 5, 2011 2. Ordinance 1707 — Subdivision Regulations — 2nd Reading Other than amendments to address legislative changes, the Kalispell Subdivision Regulations have not been fully addressed since 1996. Ordinance 1707 passed unanimously on first reading December 5. 3. Ordinance 1708 — Animal Regulations — 2nd Reading Ordinance 1708 places limitations and regulations on the keeping of fowl with violations to be treated as a civil infraction. Ordinance 1708 passed unanimously on first reading December 5. 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. REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUBSEQUENT COUNCIL ACTION Persons wishing to address the council on individual agenda items will be asked to do so following 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 1709 — Parking Commission — 2nd Reading Ordinance 1709 dissolves the Kalispell Parking Commission and transfers its functions to the Kalispell Police Department. It also creates a Parking Advisory Board to provide advice and recommendations regarding on and off-street parking. Ordinance 1709 passed on an 8-1 vote December 5. 2. Resolution 5541 — Establishing Parking Fees Resolution 5541 establishes a civil penalty schedule for parking infractions enforced by the Kalispell Police Department. 3. Conditional Use Permit — Group Home Lost Horizon Ranch is requesting a conditional use permit to operate a group home in an existing single-family residence located on the east side of Second Avenue West. 4. Conditional Use Permit — Dance Studio Carol Brannan and Natalie Molter are requesting a conditional use permit to expand a dance and yoga studio in an existing building located east of Edgerton School. 5. Ordinance 1710 — West Side Urban Renewal Plan — 1st Reading The Kalispell Urban Renewal Agency is recommending the council include the acquisition, demolition, and construction of the old Gateway Theater property in the West Side Urban Renewal Plan. 6. Award Professional Services — Gateway West Project A total of five proposals were received for the Gateway West Building Demolition and Parking Lot Construction Project. If Ordinance 1710 is approved, staff is recommending the project be awarded to Stelling Engineering in the amount of $88,952.00. 7. Resolution 5542 — Board of Investment Loan The FY 2012 budget includes the purchase and financing of an asphalt roller and single -axle dump truck for the street department. Resolution 5542 authorizes participation in the BOI loan program for $172,000 at a 1.95% variable interest rate. 8. Resolution 5543 — Sick Leave Incentive Plan An internal study group was formed to look into the issue of sick time use by city employees. The committee is recommending adoption of an incentive plan to encourage the preservation of sick leave in conjunction with the Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association program approved by council on December 5. 9. Interim City Manager Contract This employment contract approves the hiring of David Nielsen as Kalispell Interim City Manager. Nielsen is retiring from his current position as Helena City Attorney at the end of this month. E. MAYOR/COUNCIL/CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS (No Action) F. ADJOURNMENT FOR YOUR INFORMATION Holiday City Hall Closures — December 26, 2011 & January 2, 2012 Next Regular Meeting — January 9, 2012 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.