1. Council Minutes - Regular Meeting - October 20, 2008A REGULAR MEETING OF THE KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD AT 7:00
P.M., MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2008, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL IN
KALISPELL, MONTANA. COUNCIL PRESIDENT DUANE LARSON PRESIDED.
COUNCIL MEMBERS JIM ATKINSON, RANDY KENYON, TIM KLUESNER, HANK
OLSON, AND WAYNE SAVERUD WERE PRESENT. MAYOR PAMELA B. KENNEDY
AND COUNCIL MEMBERS KARI GABRIEL AND BOB HAFFERMAN WERE ABSENT.
Also present: Acting City Manager Terry Mitton, City Attorney Charles Harball, City Clerk Theresa
White, Chief of Police Roger Nasset, Acting Fire Chief Dan Diehl, Finance Director Amy
Robertson, Public Works Deputy Director Frank Castles, Parks Director Mike Baker, Executive
Assistant Katharine Thompson, Planning Director Tom Jentz, Senior Planner Sean Conrad, Airport
Manager Fred Leistiko, and Recording Secretary Judi Funk.
President Larson called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
A. AGENDA APPROVAL
Saverud moved approval of the Agenda. The motion was seconded.
Olson moved to remove the Award Bid for the Mobile Pipeline Inspection System (item 3) and
the second reading of Ordinance 1647 (item S) from the Consent Agenda and place them on the
regular Agenda as items E/1 and E/2. The motion was seconded.
There was discussion.
The amendment carried unanimously upon vote with Gabriel, Hafferman, and Mayor
Kennedy absent.
The main motion, as amended, carried unanimously upon vote with Gabriel, Hafferman, and
Mayor Kennedy absent.
B. CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL
1. Council Minutes — Regular Meeting — October 6, 2008
2. Pledged Securities as of September 30, 2008
3. Award Bid — Mobile Pipeline Inspection System (Moved to Regular Agenda as item E/1)
4. Ordinance 1646 — Zoning Text Amendment — Matt Waatti — 2nd Reading
Waatti has requested an amendment to the Kalispell Zoning Ordinance to reduce the
minimum yard setbacks in the RA-2, High Density Residential Apartment, zone. Ordinance
1646 passed unanimously on first reading October 6.
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5. Ordinance 1647 — Zoning — Wholly Surrounded Properties — 2nd Reading (Moved to
Regular Agenda as item E/2)
6. Proclamation — Red Ribbon Week — October 27 through November 1, 2008
Kluesner moved approval of the Consent Agenda. The motion was seconded.
There was no discussion.
The motion carried unanimously upon roll call vote with Gabriel, Hafferman, and Mayor
Kennedy absent.
C. STUDENT ISSUES
Jeremiah Gaiser,1316 Foothill Road, and Deyton Ravetto, 502 Echo Creek Road, stated they would
like to create a website for youth in the Valley to connect with government and community services
for a school project.
D. PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayre Flowers, Citizens for a Better Flathead, asked the Council to consider three suggestions:
adopting a policy that does not leave any gray areas regarding open meetings; moving the
Transportation Impact fees forward and not sending them back to committee; and posting the budget
online with quarterly updates.
E. REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUBSEQUENT COUNCIL ACTION
E/1. AWARD BID — MOBILE PIPELINE INSPECTION SYSTEM (moved from Consent
Agenda)
Three bids were received for an underground pipeline inspection workstation as follows: CUES
($134,800), Aries Industries ($1.38,488), and Normont Equipment ($139,880). Staff is
recommending the bid be awarded to CUES from Orlando, Florida.
Olson moved the bid be awarded to CUES from Orlando, Florida in the amount of $134,800.
The motion was seconded.
Castles answered questions.
There was no further discussion.
The motion carried unanimously upon vote with Gabriel, Hafferman, and Mayor Kennedy
absent.
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E/2. ORDINANCE 1647 — ZONING — WHOLLY SURROUNDED PROPERTIES — 2ND
READING (moved from Consent Agenda)
The Planning Board has reviewed six properties annexed by the City Council on August 18 and
forwarded a recommendation on what each parcel should be zoned. Ordinance 1647 passed
unanimously on first reading October 6.
Kenyon moved second reading of Ordinance 1647, an ordinance to amend Section 27.02.010,
official zoning map, City of Kalispell Zoning Ordinance, (Ordinance No. 1460), by zoning
certain tracts of land more particularly described on Exhibit "A" in accordance with the
Kalispell Growth Policy 2020, and to provide an effective date. The motion was seconded.
Harball, Castles, and Jentz answered questions concerning one of the parcels which belongs to the
Kalispell Golf Association even though the City owns the golf course, explaining the small strip of
property was originally designed to be a roadway and the Kalispell Golf Association does hold the
deed.
The motion carried unanimously upon roll call vote with Gabriel, Hafferman, and Mayor
Kennedy absent.
F. MAYOR/COUNCIL/CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS (No Action)
Olson commented that a company has been distributing flyers announcing they have home recycling
pick up for a small fee and anyone interested can contact him for more information.
Olson asked Harball for a written update on the Dr. Dan Abbott zoning issue.
G. ADJOURN
The meeting was adjourned at 7:27 p.m.
ATTEST:
Theresa White
City Clerk
Pamela B. Kennedy
Mayor
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