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1. Council Minutes - Regular Meeting November 15, 2004A REGULAR MEETING OF THE KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD AT 7:00 P.M., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2004, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL IN KALISPELL, MONTANA. MAYOR PAMELA B. KENNEDY PRESIDED. COUNCIL MEMBERS JIM ATK�INSON, BOB HAFFERMAN, BOB HERRON, RANDY KENYON, DUANE LARSON, HANK OLSON AND JAYSON PETERS WERE PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER KARI GABRIEL WAS ABSENT. Also present: City Manager James Patrick, City Attorney Charles Harball, City Clerk Theresa White, Community Development Director Susan Moyer, Finance Director Amy Robertson, Fire Chief Randy Brodehl, Police Chief Frank Garner, Public Works Director Jim Hansz, Tri-City Senior Planner Narda Wilson, and Municipal Judge Heidi Ulbricht, Mayor Kennedy called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. A. AGENDA APPROVAL Kenyon moved approval of the Agenda. The motion was seconded. There was no discussion. The motion carried unanimously upon vote. B. CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL L Council Minutes — Regulay.Meeting November 1 2004 2. Award Design Contract — Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Two design teams responded to a request for qualifications for the expansion of the Wastewater Treatment Plant. Staff is recommending the Design Contract and Tax Order 1 be awarded to Mo 'sion Maierle/HDR Engineers. i. Award Bid —Meter Reader Truck The current Water budget includes funds to purchase a small pickup truck for the water meter reader. Staff is recommending the bid be awarded to Eisinger Chevrolet of Kalispell for an arnount of $ 15,629.50. 4. .Award Bid — Three %4 Ton Pickup Trucks The current Solid Waste and the Wastewater Treatment budgets include funds for the purchase of three, three-quarter ton pickup tucks. Staff is recommending the bid be awarded to Bennett Motors of Great Falls for an amount of $17, 645.00 per vehicle. Ordinance 1516 — Ado tin 7 International E.ngW,,y Conservation Codes — 2nd Reading Each time the State deletes, adopts, arnends or updates codes or administrative rules, the City must amend its ordinance to reflect those changes. Ordinance 1516 passed on first reading November 1 st. 6. Extending Term Expiration Dates — City Planning Board Three members of the Planning Board have terms that expire at the end of December. In order to achieve term consistency, Council is being asked to extend the terms of Rich Hull, Jean Johnson and Tim Norton to the end of April, 2005. Kalispell City Council Minutes November 15. 2004 Page I Atkinson moved approval of the Consent Agenda. The motion was seconded. Olson asked for a friendly amendment to the Minutes concerning his request to discuss the possibility of placing a dome over the swimming pool for winter use. There was no objection. Olson moved to move Consent Agenda Item #4 to the regular Agenda. The motion was seconded. Olson asked Hansz to explain the bidding process. Hansz said bids were solicited from local vendors, but the City also "piggybacked" onto the State motor pool bid for the same vehicles. He said staff is recommending the Council accept the State bid which is substantially lower than the other quotes. The amendment failed upon a tie vote with Hafferman, Kenyon, Olson and Peters voting in favor, and Atkinson, Herron, Larson and Kennedy voting against. Olson commented he just wanted the public to know that local dealers can't compete with the State bidding process, however, the savings are tremendous. Patrick commented that on the meter reader truck the State bid was only about one hundred dollars less, therefore, it's the staff s recommendation that bid be awarded locally. The motion carried unanimously upon roll call vote. C. STUDENT ISSUES None. D. PUBLIC COMMENT Steve Clawson, 188 .Riverview Drive, incoming Kalispell Chamber chainnan, spoke in support of the Whitefish Stage sewer interceptor. He said Chamber members see this as a proactive move to deal with the development in the Valley. E. REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUBSEQUENT COUNCIL ACTION E/1. RESOLUTION 4950 — FINAL PLAT — RIDE SUBDIVISION This is a request for final plat approval for Ride Subdivision, a two -lot residential subdivision on approximately one half of an acre at 1602 Sth Avenue East. Kenyon moved Resolution 4950, a resolution approving the final plat of Ride Subdivision, described as a portion of Assessor's Tract 5-5, located in Section 17, Township 28 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. The motion was seconded. Wilson gave a staff report. Kalispell City Council Minutes November 15, 2004 Page 2 There was no discussion. The motion carried unanimously upon roll call vote. E/2. RESOLUTION 4951 — ACCEPTING CDBG GRANT Resolution 4951 authorizes the acceptance of a $500,000 grant to help fund the construction of a Head Start Center. Larson moved Resolution 4951, a resolution amending the annual appropriations of the City of Kalispell, Montana, as set forth in the 2004-2005 budget adopted by the City Council for the purpose of acceptance of a grant to assist Northwest Montana Head Start to partially fund the construction of a new facility. The motion was seconded. Moyer gave a staff report. Olson asked where the new center will be located. Moyer answered "on the top of the bluff behind the aquatic center". The motion carried unanimously upon roll call vote. E/3. ORDINANCE 1517 — SALARY ORDINANCE AMENDMENT — 1ST READING Ordinance 1517 approves a wage increase for the Kalispell Municipal Judge. Herron moved first reading of Ordinance 1517, an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 1506 with respect to the annual salary of the Kalispell Municipal Judge and declaring an effective date. The motion was seconded. Patrick explained that other than cost of living increases, the judge has not received a raise for seven years. He said Judge Illbricht has provided a comparison of salaries around the State and her current salary of $50,000 is at the lower range. Patrick stated she is requesting a salary of $64,000 to become effective January lst. Haffernian questioned why this salary request was not brought forward during the salary study and budget discussions. He compared the City Attorney and the Municipal Court budgets for the past three years, stating it appears the judge is making a reasonable request "based on past Council actions as well as the duties, requirements, and responsibilities of that office". Peters commented the judge received a wage increase in 2001, which was four years ago, not seven. He agreed the salary needs to be addressed; however, he's somewhat "amazed at this Council that we're going to increase the salary S14,000". Peters said this increase would make the judge the fourth highest paid position in the City, which is not reasonable in his opinion. He said unless an amendment is made, he will be voting against the increase. Mayor Kennedy asked Peters if he would like to make an amendment. Peters answered not at this time. Kalispell City Council Minutes November 15, 2004 Page 3 Larson stated the other department directors have been receiving periodic increases whereas the judge has only received a two thousand dollar increase, from $48,000 to 550,000, in the past four years. He said he realizes it's a large increase, but it's been a long time coming with the amount of responsibility she has. The motion carried upon roll call vote with Atkinson, Hafferman, Herron, Kenyon, Larson, Olson, and Mayor Kennedy voting in favor, and Peters voting against. F. MAYOR/COUNCIL/CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS No Action Mayor Kennedy announced there will be a meeting with representatives of HyattPalma on December 7th starting at 7:00 p.m. at the Central School Museum to discuss the downtown vision plan. Gamer answered questions concerning the bomb threat at the Flathead High School. Patrick informed the Council that Fire Chief Randy Brodehl has been asked to be a member of an overhead team for FEMA responding to incidents nationwide. Patrick said he has given Brodehl permission to join the team, stating it's not only important on an educational and professional level, but also brings recognition to the City. G. ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 7:35 p.m. ATTEST: Theresa White City Clerk Pamela B. Kennedy Mayor Kalispell City Council Minutes November 15, 2004 Page 4