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* AgendaCITY OF KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA JUNE 15, 2009 - 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. Council Minutes — Regular Meeting — June 1, 2009 2. Award Bid — Grandview Drive & Parkway Drive Sewer Main Upgrades (Jim Hansz) Five bids were received for this project which will increase pumping capacity of the Grandview Drive sewage lift station and increase the size and capacity of the downstream gravity sewer in Parkway Drive. Staff is requesting the bid be awarded to Nelcon Inc. of Kalispell for a total expenditure of $520,295.00. Ordinance 1663 — Amending Skateboard Park Rules & Regulations — 2nd Reading This ordinance deletes the requirement that all BMX bikes must be equipped with protective covering on pegs. Ordinance 1663 passed unanimously on first reading June 1. 4. Ordinance 1664 — Amending Skateboard Park Rules & Regulations — 2nd Reading This ordinance gives the Parks and Recreation Department the right to close the Woodland Skate Park for a determined period of time if the park is deemed dangerous or unmanageable. Ordinance 1664 passed unanimously on first reading June 1. C. 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) D. 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) E. REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUBSEQUENT COUNCIL ACTION 1. Conditional Use Permit — Accessible Space, Inc. (Tabled June 1) This is a request for a conditional use permit to construct a 23-unit assisted living apartment building on approximately 2 acres located at the eastern end of Indian Trail. The CUP was tabled at the June 1 meeting. 2. Resolution 5372 — Authorize Grant Application and Approve Memorandum of Understanding — Northwest Montana Community Land Trust (Katharine Thompson) This resolution approves a memorandum of understanding between the city and Community Action Partnership for the purpose of applying for Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds to establish a Northwest Montana Community Land Trust. 3. Waiver of Engineering Standards — Cottonwood Estates (Jim Hansz) The consulting engineers for Cottonwood Estates is requesting a waiver of city standards to allow the use of a conventional gravity -style system with centralized pump stations for their proposed sewer design. 4. Contract — Water, Sewer, Stormwater & Street Rate Study Update (Jim Hansz) Five firms responded to the city's request for qualification to perform this update. Staff is recommending the contract be awarded to HDR Engineering of Bellevue, Washington in the amount of $85,590.00. 5. Preliminary Budget Approval and Call for Public Hearing (Amy Robertson) Each year the council is required to approve the preliminary budget and set a public hearing. Following the hearing the council will review public comments, make changes, and adopt a final budget in September. A public hearing on the preliminary budget will be scheduled for July 20. F. MAYOR/COUNCIL/CITY MANAGER/DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR'S REPORTS (No Action) Police — Public Works G. ADJOURNMENT FOR YOUR INFORMATION Council Work Session — June 22, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. — Council Chambers HOLIDAY — July 3, 2009 — City Offices Closed Next Regular Meeting — July 6, 2009 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.