2. Statement of Record - Referendum 103City of Kalispell
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MONTANA
MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor Fisher and City Council
From: Doug Russell, City Managerp[L
Re: Airport Statement of Record
Meeting Date: September 16, 2013
BACKGROUND-. During budget sessions this year, discussion was held in regards to
information from the City in respect to the airport referendum that will be on the ballot in
November. Information that is provided by the municipality should adhere to state law regarding
the use of public personnel, or funds related to ballot issues. Adopting a statement of record is
valuable in that it identifies the information related to the ballot issue impact in respect to the
operations of local government.
State Statute 2-2-121 MCA addresses this area as follows:
(3) (a) Except as provided in subsection (3)(b), a public officer or public employee may not use
public time, facilities, equipment, supplies, personnel, or funds to solicit support for or
opposition to any political committee, the nomination or election of any person to public office,
or the passage of a ballot issue unless the use is:
(b) As used in this subsection (3), "properly incidental to another activity required or authorized
by law" does not include any activities related to solicitation of support for or opposition to the
nomination or election of a person to public office or political committees organized to support
or oppose a candidate or candidates for public office. With respect to ballot issues, properly
incidental activities are restricted to:
(i) the activities of a public officer, the public officer's staff, or legislative staff related to
determining the impact of passage or failure of a ballot issue on state or local government
operations;
In identifying the impact of passage or failure of this ballot issue, the Statement of Record is
presented in a fashion that adheres to this requirement.
FISCAL IWACT: There is no fiscal impact to the adoption of a statement of record for a
ballot issue.
RECOMN ENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council adopt the Statement of
Record related to determining the impact of passage or failure of the airport referendum ballot
issue.
City of Kalispell
Statement of Record
In July of 2012, the City Council voted 5-4 in support of Resolution No. 5572. This resolution
accepted the Kalispell City Airport Master Plan update submitted by Stelling Engineers, Inc., on
April 4, 2012, and approved the plan alternative to develop the airport in collaboration with the
Federal Aviation Administration as described in Chapter 6 of the subject Master Plan update as Site
I, Option B: Existing Site with ARC B-H Standards.
To achieve this, the primary development of the alternative would be to lengthen and relocate the
runway further to the south. The runway would be lengthened from 3600 feet to 4200 feet and
improved to meet FAA design standards. As part of this development, additional activities would
need to be performed, including land acquisitions, which are outlined in the Master Plan found at
http:l/www.kalispell.corn/ai!port/master plan u dates. h .
In September of 2012, the Flathead County Election Administrator concluded that enough
signatures had been submitted to place a referendum to repeal Resolution No. 5572 on the election
ballot.
In November, this referendum will appear on the City of Kalispell ballot. Voting FOR this
referendum would repeal the resolution. Voting AGAINST this referendum would affirm the
decision made by the Kalispell City Council in passing Resolution No. 5572.
Voting FOR the referendum
If the resolution is repealed in the November election, the City of Kalispell would not pursue the
future development of the city airport as described in the resolution. A vote repealing the
referendum does not restrict the operation of the airport in its current configuration.
Voting AGAINST the referendum
If the resolution is affirmed, the City of Kalispell would pursue the development of the city airport
as described in the Master Plan and seek the assistance of Federal funding.
Financial impact related to developing the airport according to the resolution passed by the
City of Kalispell
The proposed development and funding plan is set forth in the Master Plan, Chapter 7, found at
www.kalispell.comlaimort/master„plan., updates.php.