* AgendaCITY OF KALISPELL
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
DECEMBER 16, 2013 - 7:00 P.M.
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
201 FIRST AVENUE EAST
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A. AGENDA APPROVAL
B. CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL
All items listed on the Consent Agenda will be accepted by one motion. If a council
member desires to discuss an item separately, the item can be removed from the Consent
Agenda by motion.
Council Minutes — Regular Meeting — December 2, 2013
C. PUBLIC COMMENT
Persons wishing to address the council on any issue not on the agenda are asked to do so
at this time. Those addressing the council are requested to give their name and address for
the record. Please see the last page of the agenda for Manner of Addressing the Council.
(Comments shall be limited to three minutes)
D. REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUBSEQUENT COUNCIL ACTION
Persons wishing to address the council on individual agenda items will be asked to do so
following staff reports. Please see the last page of the agenda for Manner of Addressing
the Council. (Comments shall be limited to three minutes)
1. Ordinance 1733 — Amending Ordinance 1166 — Mayoral Duties — 2nd Reading
This ordinance amends Article 1, Chapter 2, of the Kalispell Municipal Code
concerning board appointments. Ordinance 1733 passed on first reading
December 2nd.
E. MAYOR/COUNCIL/CITY MANAGER REPORTS (No Action)
F. ADJOURNMENT
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
CHRISTMAS BREAK — December 23, 2013 — No Council Meeting
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY — December 25, 2013 — All City Offices Closed
CHRISTMAS BREAK — December 30, 2013 — No Council Meeting
NEW YEAR HOLIDAY — January 1, 2014 — All City Offices Closed
NEXT REGULAR MEETING — January 6, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. — Council Chambers
Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to attend this meeting.
Please notify the City Clerk at 758-7756.
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Adopted July 1,1991
Section 2-20 Manner of Addressing Council
a. Each person not a Council member shall address the Council, at the time designated in the agenda or as
directed by the Council, by stepping to the podium and microphone, giving that person's name and address
in an audible tone of voice for the record, and unless further time is granted by the Council, shall limit the
address to the Council to three minutes.
b. All remarks shall be addressed to the Council as a body and not to any member of the Council or Staff.
C. No person, other than the Council and the person having the floor, shall be permitted to enter into any
discussion either directly or through a member of the Council, without the permission of the Presiding
Officer.
d. No question shall be asked of individuals except through the Presiding Officer.
PRINCIPLES FOR CIVIL DIALOGUE
Adopted by Resolution 5180 on February 5, 2007
■ We provide a safe environment where individual perspectives are respected, heard, and acknowledged.
■ We are responsible for respectful and courteous dialogue and participation.
■ We respect diverse opinions as a means to find solutions based on common ground.
■ We encourage and value broad community participation.
■ We encourage creative approaches to engage in public participation.
■ We value informed decision -making and take personal responsibility to educate and be educated.
■ We believe that respectful public dialogue fosters healthy community relationships, understanding, and
problem solving.
■ We acknowledge, consider and respect the natural tensions created by collaboration, change, and transition.
■ We follow the rules & guidelines established for each meeting.