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2. Council Minutes - Special Meeting - September 22, 2008A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD AT 7:00 P.M., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 20089 IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY BALL IN KALISPELL, MONTANA. COUNCIL PRESIDENT DUANE LARSON OPENED THE MEETING. MAYOR PAM ELA B. KENNEDY PRESIDED ARRIVING AT 7:05 P.M. COUNCIL MEMBERS JIM ATKINSON, BOB HAFFERMAN, TIM KLUESNER, HANK OLSON, AND WAYNE SAVERUD WERE PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBERS KARI GABRIEL AND RANDY KENYON WERE ABSENT. Also present: Acting City Manager Roger Nasset, City Attorney Charles Harball, City Clerk Theresa White, Public Works Director Jinn Hansz, Acting Fire Chief Dan Diehl, Finance Director Amy Robertson, Municipal Court Judge Heidi Ulbricht, Parks and Recreation Director Mike Baker, 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 Atkinson moved approval of the Agenda. The motion was seconded. There was no discussion. The motion carried unanimously upon vote with Gabriel, Kenyon and Mayor Kennedy absent. B. PUBLIC COMMENT Carlene Kohr, manager of LLC that owns commercial property in Kalispell, stated that several downtown property owners have questioned why the downtown parking needs were omitted from the Kalispell Transportation Plan. She said in order to use impact fees for something like a parking garage, downtown parking needs to be addressed in the plan and she asked Council to schedule a work session to discuss the issue. C. REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUBSEQUENT COUNCIL ACTION C/L RESOLUTION 5315 — BUDGET RESOLUTION — GENERAL FUND Resolution 5315 sets the appropriations for the General Fund for the fiscal year 2008-2009. Larson moved Resolution 5315, a resolution setting the annual appropriations for the City of Kalispell, Montana, as set forth in the 2005-2009 budget adopted by the City Council. The motion was seconded. Kluesner stated he will not vote for this resolution because the growth of the economy has not kept up with the growth of the government. He said this budget raised taxes a bit and would like to see more overhead cut. Kalispell City Council special Meeting Minutes September 22, 2008 Page I Mayor Kennedy thanked staff for their hard work in balancing the budget. There was no further discussion. The motion carried upon roil call vote with Atkinson, Hafferrran, Larson, Olson, Saverud, and Mayor Kennedy voting in favor, Kluesner voting against, and Gabriel and Kenyon absent. G12. RESOLUTION 5316 — REPEALING RESOLUTION 5312 AND SETTING- NEW LEVY FOR CITY -COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT This resolution repeals the health levy passed by the City Council on September 15 and changes the levy from. 5.59 to 5.61 mills for fiscal year 2008/2009. Saverud moved Resolution 5316, a resolution repealing Resolution 5312 and setting the annual tax levies for the tarty of Kalispell, Montana, for the fiscal year 200E-2009. The motion was seconded. Robertson explained the County revised its mill levy amount and the new calculations were not received in time to change Resolution 5312. Larson added that per the interlocal agreement, the City and County mills have to match. There was no further discussion. The motion carried unanimously upon roll call vote with Gabriel and Kenyon absent. D. MAYOR/COUNCIL/CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS (No Action) Larson requested a workshop on the transportation plan to consider downtown parking issues. E. ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m. ATTEST: Theresa White City Clerk Pamela B. Kennedy Mayor Kalispell City Council Special Meeting Minutes September 22, 2008 Page 2