1. Parks Maintanence District Public InformationREPORT TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
MEETING DATE:
pity ot Kalispe
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Post Office Box 1997 -Kalispell, Montana 59903-1997 -Telephone (406) 758-7756
Fax -- (406) 755--7754
The Honorable Mayor Pamela B . Kennedy and City Council
Mike Baker, Parks and Recreation District
James H. Patrick, City Manager
Parks Maintenance District - Public Information
September 22, 2008
BACKGROUND: The creation of a parks maintenance district was proposed to the
City Council as a means of financing parks services that may need to be otherwise curtailed due
to rising costs and the resulting shortfall in the general fund. It was the recommendation of
Council to place the initiative on the ballot measure in the upcoming general election in
November. In an attempt to introduce and educate the voting public, staff will be dispersing
information on the parks maintenance district to the general public as well as various
organizations, service groups and the media.
Monday evening we will discuss the information format and what the City can legally present
and how it can be presented.
Respectfully submitted,
4Tmes H. Patrick
Parks d Recreation Director City Manager