01-20-83 Parks Comm MinutesCOPS NITTEE REPORT
KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL
The PARKS
Committee,
met on this date at 11:00 A. M. In attendance were
Councilman O'Boyle, Palmer and Vidal, Mayor McDowell and Pieter Drent, Parks
Superintendent.
KALISPELL, MONTANA January 20 , 29 83.
TO TEE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
GENTIMAEN:
A draft of a proposal to re -write the Parks Dedication Ordinance was discussed. The
committee agreed that the City Attorney be asked to prepare a re -written ordinance or
resolution incorporating the committee's revisions to be presented for Council
approval.
Pieter reported on the need for a Change Order to be approved for the Dry Brid e Park
project. The swale at the northeast end should be replaced with a pipeline in order
to create a flat, more easily utilized and maintainable field. There are some addi-
tional areas which need to be leveled and some piles of topsoil which should not be
replaced until the earth has recompacted. The committee requested that Pieter and
Dennis Carver, project engineer, write up a Change Order, detailing specifics to be
presented for full Council approval,
Pieter reported on the increasing difficulties he is experiencing in keeping up with._
(Continued)
Respectfully submitted,
Gayle J. Vidal
Committee Chairman ms
Parks Committee Page 2 January 20, 1983
the city tree management under our current ordinances and policies.
At present we attempt to respond to city resident's individual re-
quests for pruning, tree removal and care for trees along city
boulevards. We have no overall plan or system of priorities for
addressing tree problems and/or planning for healthy trees. For
example, the existing ordinance requires that trees be planted at
least 20' apart, but a healthy, mature maple tree needs at least 501.
Because trees are not planted appropriately, problems are resulting
which include visability problems at intersections, buckling of side-
walks due to undermanaged root growth, obstruction of fire equipment
by tall trees growing too close together and the risk of elms being
attacked by Dutch Elm disease,
The committee recommended that Pieter research and develop a com-
prehensive tree management proposal to be presented to the Parks
Committee for consideration.
The meeting was adjourned at 1215 P. M.