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A regular meeting of the Kalispell City Council was held January 16, 1967,
at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers with Mayor Flynn presiding.
All councilmen were present.
-The minutes of the January 99 1967, meeting were read and approved as read
on motion of Councilman O'Brien. Seconded by Councilman Bjorneby and carried.
Committee Reports:
Sewer - Water Committee - Councilman Roche reported the Water Department
has started on the installation of automation equipment by making the necess-
ary revisions at the Lawrence Park pumping plant. The Committee will be meet-
ing with Mr. Whetstine, Engineer from Morrison-Materle, within the next day or
so regarding the installation of the control panel.
Junior High School Annexation - Councilman Roche reported the hard copies
of the plats for the Junior High School annexation are ready. There is an old
dedicated county road going through the property, which must be eliminated,
and they are negotiating for some other parcels of land. As soon as these
items are taken care of, they will be ready to proceed with annexation.
Woodland -Park Hockey Rink - Councilman Roche reported that the group who
is sponsoring the hockey program would like to be able to open the hockey rink
even though the main skating rink is closed. The hockey rink is in a shaded
area and not subject to thawing as much as the main rink. Councilman Roche
requested the feeling of the Council in this regard. After several minutes of
discussion, the consensus of opinion was that when the park -is closed to skat-
ing, it should be closed to skating in both the main rink and the hockey rink.
Addressing the Council:
Mr. Charles Powell of C. Powell Electric reported that he felt the prob-
lem with the traffic lights on Idaho Street was now resolved, as the signals
at the intersection of Main and Idaho and the intersection of 3rd Ave. East
and Idaho have been placed on a regular cycling basis rather than being acti-
vated by traffic flow. He reported the unit that had been giving trouble and
blocking up was when the signal control was set so that it was regulated by
traffic flow. It had been sent to the factory to be checked; however, when
It came back, it still gave the same problem. Mr. Powell stated that the
regular cycling of the lights was very satisfactory, and he felt that there
Is a sufficient amount of traffic crossing Idaho at these intersections to
warrant leaving these lights on a regular cycling basis rather than having
them sensitized to traffic flow. Councilman Homuth moved C. Powell Electric
be given the warrant in payment of their claim. Seconded by Councilman W.
Roberts and carried.
Regarding the F89J obsolete fighter for a memorial, Mr. Jay Kilpatrick
reported that he had called Whight Field in Ohio as to transportation costs,
and found that the aircraft would be flown to the Flathead County Airport at
no cost to the donee. The Flathead County Airport Board is quite interested
in having this aircraft at the County Airport as a display item, and will pro-
vide the pad for the placement of the aircraft and assume responsibility for
the maintenance. The reason the City was brought into this is that the offer
states that the recipient must be an incorporated municipality.
One other item of concern to the City was the hold harmless agreement re-
quired by the contract. Mr. Kilpatrick stated that he felt this objection
could be overcome by the Flathead County Airport Board giving the City a
hold harmless agreement. Mr. Kilpatrick asked the City to reconsider accept-
ance of this aircraft, as he felt that the items to which the City objected,
were taken care of. Councilman W.'Roberts moved the City accept the offer of
the obsolete aircraft after receipt of agreement from the Flathead County
Airport Board holding the City harmless regarding the F89J obsolete aircraft,
and after receipt of the hold harmless agreement from the county, the Mayor
and City Clerk be authorized to execute the agreement accepting the aircraft.
Seconded by Councilman Bjorneby and carried.
Mayor Flynn presented the request of Myron K. Strand for Assignment of
Lease Agreement --the lease agreement between M. K. Strand and the Kalispell
Airport Association, Inc. Councilman Bjorneby moved the request of Myron K.
Strand for Assignment of Lease Agreement be granted. Seconded by Councilman
O'Brien and carried.
Councilman W. Roberts moved to take from the tabte the letter from Police
Chief E. E. Christopherson requesting confirmation of Ted W. Waggoner as Ass't.
Police Chief. Seconded by Councilman Bjorneby and carried. Councilman W.
Roberts moved Ted W. Waggoner be confirmed as Ass't. Police Chief. Seconded
by Councilman Bjorneby and carried.
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Councilman Happ moved all policemen and firemen receive their uniform
allowance after confirmation of their permanent appointment as policeman
or fireman. Seconded by Councilman Roche and carried.
Bond:
Electrician E. Fuller - Ferguson Electric
Councilman W. Roberts moved acceptance of the bond. Seconded by Coun-
cilman Riley and carried.
Councilman Roche reported the Board of Directors of the Kalispell Golf
Association request permission to raise membership fees lOh7.. This is ne-
cessary because of the rising costs of operation. Councilman Roche moved,
the Kalispell Golf Association be authorized to increase membership fees
lOk.. Seconded by Councilman Homuth and carried.
City Engineer McClintick reported that funds from the Housing & Urban
Development might not be available for the sewer project, but that a grant
from the Health, Education & Welfare would be available for the project
for Nwrthwest Kalispell.
The sewer line for the Hennessy area South of the City was also dis-
cussed.
11 Concern was expressed about the necessity of getting the Bond Election
for the Sewer Project on the April ballot.
Mr. McClintick stated that Mr. Whetstine of Morrison-Maierle would be
In the City on Thursday and additional information regarding Federal funds
might be available, as Mr. Whetstine had met with officials of the Housing
& Urban Development just recently.
Meeting adjourned by Mayor Flynn.
Read and approved as read this 7th day of February, 1967.
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