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Post Office Box 1997 Mayor
Kalispell, Montana Clarence W. Krepps
Zip 59903-1997 City Manager
PARKS & RECREATION
City Council
ACTIVITY REPORT Members:
April & May 1997 Gary W. Nystul
Ward I
TO: Clarence Krepps, City Manager
Cliff Collins
Douglas Rauthe, Mayor
Ward
City Council Members
FROM: Mike Baker, Parks Director
Norbert F. Donahue
Ward11
RE: April & May Activity Report
DATE: June 19, 1997
Dale Haarr
Ward II
Park and Recreation Highlights: Ewa �tkilnson
• Lawrence Park Development: Wetland Mitigation pond
development nearing completion. Lauren Granmo
• Budget preparation for April 1 deadline. Ward III
• New Woodland Park Arbors installed. Pamela B. Kennedy
• Hawthorne Playground Unit installed. Ward IV
• lst Fleer Baseball Competition conducted. M. Duane Larson
Ward IV
Parks Department - Ken Bauska, Foreman:
• haul silt & chips to Laker Field;
• install playing fences at Woodland Park, Thompson
Park; Airport Soccer fields; Peterson & Fry;
• aerate Depot, Washington & Lawrence Park;
• deliver wind breaks to Kalispell Tennis Courts;
• install nets at Thompson, Hawthorne, & Northridge;
• various items for Bruckhauser Pool start up;
• pick-up leaves, dirt, rocks & brush at Lion's Park;
• spread fertilizer at Depot Park, soccer fields &
garden beds;
• rototill Hillcrest Park;
• mow all City Parks, small City lots, Airport and
Greenbriar (269 Total acres);
• weedeat Woodland, Heritage, Haven, Lions,
Drybridge, Hockaday, Northridge Park, soccer
fields, Hawthorne, Central School, Depot;
• remove old play unit at Hawthorne Park;
• install (with MCC) playground unit at Hawthorne
Park;
• wash sidewalks at City Hall;
• clean yard at City Shop;
• complete Arbors at Woodland Park Formal Gardens;
Mr. Clarence Krepps, City Manager
Mayor Douglas Rauthe
City Council Members
June 19, 1997
Page 2
• remove tree at KCFW and 2"d St. West;
• shovel and rake formal gardens & flower beds;
• energize Park irrigation systems and open
restrooms;
• cut and haul wood to dump;
• rake leaves at Woodland Park and Heritage Park;
• plant flowers at Woodland Park, City Hall, Depot
and shop area;
• prune roses in Woodland Park and prepare beds;
• sweep trails at Lawrence Park;
• daily Woodland Park outlet cleaning;
• daily rest room cleaning and garbage removal.
Recreation Depart. - C. Bohannan & J. Reese,
Recreation Coordinators:
April, what a delight to see the sun and feel the warmth of Spring.
Rain showers and snow melting did not alter cross country skiing
for the Seniors. The end of April our Department had the
opportunity to put on the Fleer Baseball program. We had
21 kids participate in batting, running, and fielding. Our
Department will be hosting the regionals at the end of May and the
top "All-round", in each age group will have the chance to
participate in Seattle.
May definitly brought forth the freshness of Spring and plenty of
flowers. Our Seniors started off the year with the hiking club
recognition day. There was plenty of laughter and reminiscing,
and awards honored those hiking their one hundred miles.
• Routine Monthly Duties: Vouchers, Marketing,
Administrative work, answering phones, assisting participants,
taking registrations. Participant numbers follow:
Activity Participants Participant Hours
Jewelry Making 3 14 hrs
Stamp and Papermaking 6 45 hrs
Italic Capitals 4 50 hrs
Fleer Baseball 21 42 hrs
Kid Nights Out 21 357 hrs
Mr. Clarence Krepps, City Manager
Mayor Douglas Rauthe
City Council Members
June 19, 1997
Page 3
Dance lessons
15
112
hrs
Senior X-Country Ski
35
280
hrs
Senior Bird Watching
3
12
hrs
Landscape and Gardening
8
32
hrs
Photography in the Field
4
32
hrs
Tennis lessons/leagues
40
200
hrs
F1eer Baseball Sectionals
7
7
hrs
Senior Hikers Club
15
105
hrs
Senior Hikes
56
448
hrs
Senior Mtn Bikes
9
63
hrs
Senior Tree Day,
17
25
hrs
Swan Lake Tour
11
88
hrs
Totals
274
UP COMING EVENTS - JUNE, 1997:
Senior Programs -
Hiking Trips
Biking Trips
Senior Softball
Youth and Adult Activities -
Bruckhauser Pool
Kenpo 2000 Karate
Tennis Lessons
Native American Crafts
Camp Art Alfresco
Pick-nic in the Park
Sports Camps
Tiny tot Team Sports
Baseball Camps
Quick Start your canoe
Intro. to River Paddling
Scuba Diving
Horseback Riding
Horseback Trails Camp
Horsemanship
Outdoor Explorers
1,912 hrs
June 3, 5, 10, 12, 26, 27
June 17, 19, 24
June 16
June 13
June 17
June 16
June 16
June 24
June 18
June 16
June 24
June 10,
June 28
June 16
June 17
June 24
June 17
June 23,
12, 24, 26
25
Mr. Clarence Krepps, City
Manager
Mayor Douglas Rauthe
City Council Members
June 19, 1997
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Natures Creatures
June
30
Natures Creatures and Tots
June
16, 18, 20
Saturday Mountain Biking
June
21, 28
Day Camps
June
16
8- Administrative -Michael Baker & Donna Worth:
ISTEA: Submitted preliminary proposal for Woodland Park DREAM Phase
III. Construction nearing completion on the North
Main/Lawrence Park trail; preliminary design has been
completed for the Meridian Trail. Working on submittal for
construction phase.
Baseball Complex: Reviewing State Lands Lease. Haven property
sale.
Airport Advisory Board: Regular meetings conducted, and Council
direction requested.
Lawrence Park Wetland Mitigation: Project 98% completed.
Hawthorne Playground: Installed in May.
SincOaker,
MichC.L.P.
Direcoroaks & Recreation
MB/dlw
Kalispell City Court
Drawer 1997 • Kalispell, Montana 59903-1997 • (406) 758-7705 • Fax (406) 758-7758
Clarence Krepps, City Manager
Doug Rauthe, Mayor
Kalispell City Council Members
SUBJECT: Kalispell Municipal Court Report for month of June, 1997.
TOTAL OF FINES AND FORFEITURES: $44,461.90
Contracts
-$18,585.62
Citations
-$20,656.18
Parking
-$ 370.00
State Surchrg
-$ 1,080.00
DL Reinsts
-$ 525.00
Drug Fund
-$ 78.00
City Fees
-$ 863.63
City Surghrg
-$ 1,443.54
City Interest
-$ 859.93
City Filing Fees
-$ -0-
CITATIONS and COMPLAINTS ISSUED: 340
ORDERS OF PROTECTION: 2
CIVIL CASES FILED: 0
HEARINGS SET DURING THE MONTH: 49
JURY TRIALS ACTUALLY HELD: 0
NONJURY TRIALS HELD: 28
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Honorable Heidi Ulbricht
Municipal Court Judge
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
ACTIVITY REPORT
JUNE 1997
ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING PROJECTS CURRENTLY BEING DESIGNED OR COORDINATED
BY CITY STAFF
♦ Finished utility locations, AutoCAD drawings and ArcView setup for Section 1 digital base map.
♦ Provided additional elevation information to Horizon's, Inc. for Phase III Mapping.
♦ Performed miscellaneous right-of-way work.
♦ Coordinated installation of a pressure reducing valve for the water service to Dr. Woods' dental
office on Three Mile Drive. This was overlooked during the Liberty Street Water Improvements
Project.
♦ Met with Brad Wright of Wright Lumber on Sth Avenue West North to discuss sewer and storm
drainage issues related to further development of his property.
♦ Met with Diane Engebretson to discuss the options for a sanitary sewer extension in the vicinity of
Hilltop and Salish Court.
♦ Coordinated and inspected F.D. Thomas' repairs to the protective coatings on the wastewater
treatment plant's gravity thickener.
♦ Met with Thor Jackola to discuss water main extensions and sewer rerouting options at the Outlaw
Inn / City Service complex.
♦ Responded with letters to two Greenacres residents with concerns about high water levels and
water quality issues related to the Greenacres Slough.
♦ Prepared the Design Report for the West Wyoming Water Main Project to be submitted to the
Department on Environmental Quality.
♦ Met in committee on 6/11 and 6/24 to review the City Special Street Maintenance Assessment
policies.
♦ Prepared a change order for construction contract on the South Woodland Water Main
Improvements Project.
♦ Researched hardware and software prices for the water telemetry system upgrade.
♦ Reviewed draft telemetry programming options with Ben Van Dyke and Casne Engineering.
♦ Instructed TD&H to proceed with the bid advertisement for the pumphouse on the North Side Well
Project.
♦ Met with our design engineer and representatives from Kalispell Center Mall to discuss the West
Center Street Pedestrian Safety Improvements Project. The Mall's people were very
accommodating and looking forward to working with the City. We walked through the proposed
project area and discussed ways to coordinate our crosswalk at 3rd Avenue West with pedestrian
improvements on their property.
♦ Met with representatives from Peccia Engineering to review the preliminary results of the Spring
Creek Storm Drainage Study.
ENGINEERING PROJECTS CURRENTLY BEING DESIGNED OR COORDINATED
BY CITY STAFF, continued...
♦ Helped Community Development staff compile information regarding water, sewer and storm
drainage issues, facilities and easements associated with the Kalispell Center Mall.
♦ Conducted a pre -bid meeting for the West Wyoming Water Main Improvements Project.
♦ Attended the pre -construction conference for the Buffalo Commons infrastructure improvements.
♦ We received the packaged pump station for the Elk's Lift Station Reconstruction Project. The
contractor is waiting for the precast concrete wet well. Construction is expected to begin around
August 1 st.
♦ Met with the Whitefish Assistant City Engineer to share ideas for organizing map files and other
infrastructure information.
♦ Visited with the Columbia Falls City Manager to share information about our Solid Waste
program. He has considered implementing a solid waste district for Columbia Falls and was
interested in our method of assessment, services offered, advantages, disadvantages, etc.
♦ Spoke on the telephone with Ed Thamke of the Department of Environmental Quality's
Enforcement Division regarding complaints of water quality problems and alleged violations of
Army Corps development permits by the developer of the Meadow Park II subdivision. We
provided background information regarding utilities and annexation, but informed him that the area
is still under County jurisdiction.
♦ Spoke with the cities of Billings and Bozeman regarding their methods of assessment for special
street maintenance districts. Their input has been included in our report to the City Manager.
OFFICE AND STAFF
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
♦ Capital Improvement Reports in process.
♦ The network back-up is being utilized daily beginning at 7:00 AM. The process takes
approximately 1-1/2 hours to complete.
♦ 5 Emergency call -outs for the month of June: 1 -WWTP, 1 -Sewer Department, 1 -Water
Department, and 2 -TSS.
CENTRAL GARAGE
♦ 109 repair orders were completed during the month of June:
♦ Police ............18 Streets.............30
♦ Fire ............. 7 Garbage............ 9
♦ Others ............ 45
♦ Both engines in the 1971 Sani-vac water truck were replaced.
♦ The engine was replaced in the 1981 GMC pickup.
♦ Tires were purchased for the Police and Fire Departments.
♦ Painted the Parking Commission's pickup which was purchased at the Federal Surplus in Helena.
♦ Performed regular scheduled maintenance and repairs on City vehicles and equipment.
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WATER PUMPING & STORAGE
♦ Produced 92 M gallons of water: 18 M gallons upper zone and 74 M gallons lower zone.
♦ Injected 16 lbs. of chlorine.
♦ Continued routine maintenance on all pumps, motors, grounds, buildings, controls, testing, and
record keeping.
♦ Continued water testing at Noffsinger Spring for the Water Quality Assessment Test.
♦ Conducted second Microscopic Particulate Analysis (MPA) Test on water at Noffsinger Spring.
♦ Repaired leak at the Armory Well (pre-lube line).
♦ Conducted numerous hydrant flow tests.
♦ Painted hydrants in the Northridge Area.
♦ Painted Armory Well exterior.
♦ Installed new safety steps for valve pit on #1 ground storage reservoir.
♦ Resurfaced and replaced check valve for #3 Booster Pump.
SEWER FACILITIES LIFT STATIONS COLLECTION
♦ Video and jet cleaning of sewer lines continues Monday through Thursday.
♦ Weekly maintenance of fifteen lift stations each Friday.
♦ Storm inlet cleaning on -going.
♦ Pumped storm water around Elk's Lift Station on 18' Street into Ashley Creek.
♦ Installed new flapper valve on Juniper Bend Lift Station #2 pump.
♦ Rebuilt motor on mosquito pumping station.
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION/DISPOSAL & ALLEY CLEAN UP
♦ Delivered 14 containers to new customers.
♦ Responded to 27 reported violations - repaired 3 damaged containers.
♦ Weekly garbage service continues.
♦ Weekly alley cleanup continues.
♦ The new rear -end refuse truck arrived on 6/23/97.
♦ The 100-gallon Roto lids on warranty have arrived.
CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
STREETS CURBS GUTTERS ALLEYS
♦ Alley grading ongoing.
♦ Sweeping and patching ongoing.
♦ Backfilled curbs and sidewalks with dirt and seed.
♦ Did utility cut at Rising Sun.
♦ Patched manhole covers on Indian Trails, Harrison Blvd., and Farview Drive.
♦ Did cut outs at 4t" Avenue East and 8" Street East.
STREETS CURBS GUTTERS ALLEYS continued..
♦ Did flow line cut outs at 10' Avenue West.
♦ Did cut outs - 46.4 tons.
♦ Blade patched High School.
♦ Total hot mix and patching - 272 tons.
♦ Assisted the Water Department with utility cut-out at 3' Avenue EN.
♦ Assisted the Solid Waste Department with alley cleanup.
♦ Hauled chips for the Parks Department - 4 loads.
♦ Chipped branches in the alleys.
♦ Milled sidewalks.
♦ Hauled sweepings.
♦ Removed sand bags at the WWTP.
♦ Stripped loop at Court House between 8d' & 9d' Street West, cut key ways, and
reconditioned street for paving and overlays.
WATER CONSTRUCTION AND SYSTEM REPAIR
♦ Tagged 32 delinquent accounts on the West side.
♦ Replaced 2 fire hydrants.
♦ Meter repair and replacement ongoing.
♦ Work order and complaint resolution continues.
♦ Installed a 6x3/4 water tap at Sylvan Court.
♦ Repaired service line at 44 5" Avenue East.
♦ Installed a 8x4 fire line at 3' Avenue EN along side of the Wine & Spirits Business.
♦ Replaced two curb stops at 5' Avenue EN and 511 3rd Avenue West.
♦ Replaced two curb boxes at 2034 South Meadows and 2154 South Woodland Drive.
♦ Assisted Ben Van Dyke with pumps.
♦ Attended Safety Meeting at the WWTP.
♦ Assisted Parks Department with leak at the Woodland Park Pool.
♦ Hauled sweepings to Lawrence Park.
♦ Installed four 8x3/4 water taps at 1430 7`h Avenue West.
♦ Installed 8x4 water tap at 3' Avenue West and 1S` Street West - fire line.
♦ Valve exercising continues.
♦ Assisted Hedges School with the removal of playground equipment.
♦ Repaired valve box at Hilltop Avenue.
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SIGNALS SIGNS & STRIPING SERVICES
♦ Maintenance of traffic signals, lights, signs, and meters continues.
♦ Responded to the City of Whitefish signal outage due to a thunderstorm on 5/30/97. The
signal was repaired on 6/2/97.
♦ City street stripping is 99 % complete.
♦ Assisted the Triathlon race by controlling the traffic signal.
♦ Sign tripods built by Jerry Thew were painted florescent orange, completed on 6127/97.
♦ Installed street name signs on traffic signal mast arms on Idaho Street. Currently working
on V Avenue West and 1' Avenue East.
♦ No. 13 Luminarie fell over on 6/29/97. Pole is okay, but the head and studs were broken.
It will need a new base installed along with new mounting studs and head. Presently calling
for bids.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
♦ The average daily flow through the Plant remains exceptionally high at 2.7 million gallons per
day. The peak days were June 11" and June 29`' - both at 3.4 million gallons.
♦ Warranty repairs are completed on the Gravity Thickener. This unit is an important part of the
production of the proper food to enable the "bugs" to biologically remove phosphorus. During
the interim, alum was used to meet the permit discharge limit for phosphorus. The alum has now
been turned off. We are presently checking that the biological nutrient removal process is
working. The amount of excess water coming through the Plant is still high, so the process may
still not work even though all of the individual components are operating correctly.
♦ The City of Kalispell Fire Department performed their annual inspection of the Plant. The
process is to determine if there are any safety hazards that need to be corrected as well as
familiarizing the Fire Department with the Plant. No problems were found; a comment was
made that the Plant is "very clean. "
♦ The ultraviolet light disinfecting system is now controlled through the Plant programmable
logical controller (PLC) to help eliminate false alarms. In addition, we are updating the old
Digester Facility alarm system so that it also goes through the PLC. This old alarm system is
causing false call -out alarms.
♦ The Street Department removed our sandbag "dike. " The sandbags were put in as a precaution
to prevent any possible contamination of Ashley Creek and also to keep Ashley Creek water from
being processed through the Plant. The water level did not reach the sandbags, but if the old
Plant were in place, it would have been completely flooded.
♦ We are removing the contents of the primary digester into one of the secondary digesters so that
the primary can be cleaned and repaired. The transfer of contents is going well, although there
have been some unexpected problems we have had to solve.
The property located at
items on the City's public sidewalk.
wine barrels" will be from
, d/b/a
desires to display or place
The placement of "flowers in
, 1997 to
, 1997. The display shall not be in the
pedestrian traffic way of the sidewalk.
The property owner has submitted an insurance certificate that
holds the City of Kalispell harmless and names the City as
additionally insured.
This permit is only for the use of the sidewalk as described and is
in compliance with City Code Section 24.1, Ordinance #1003 as
amended.
Insurance certificates shall verify the City as an additional
insured in the amount of liability of $
RE: TETON TERRACE
MEMBERS OF THE KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL
I COME BEFORE YOU TO EXTRESS A GRIEVANCE CONCERNING THE CTTY'S
PARTICIPATION IN DEVELOPMENT OF PRIVATE PROPERTY. I HAVE NO INTEREST IN THE
FINANCE OR CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS. I SPEAK TO YOU SIMPLY AS A PRIVATE CrIlZEN
AND PROPERTY OWNER.
FIRST, I DO NOT BELIEVE THE Cm'- OF KALISPELL HAS A MANDATE TO GO INTO THE REAL
ESTATE BUSINESS.
SECOND, I DO NOT BELIEVE THE CITY OF KALISPELL SHOULD DO ANYTFUNG TO
DECREASE THE VALUE OF EXISTING REAL ESTATE OR IMPROVEMENTS.
THE MAJORITY OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE HAWTHORN WEST DEVELOPMENT OWN
THEIR TOWNHOUSES AND ARE NOT OF CHILD-BEARING AGE. DON'T YOU THINK
SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD HAVE SOME BEARING ON WHERE YOU I1,;TEND TO BUILD
A SINGLE PARENT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT?
YOUR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL SURROUND US WITH LOW COST HOUSING, AND
THE VALUE OF OUR REAL ESTATE HAS ALREADY DEPRECIATED BY A FULL TEN PER CENT.
AS SOON AS YOUR DEVELOPMENT IS OCCUPIED, I'M SURE THE VALUE WILL DETERIORATE
MORE.
AT THE PRESENT TIME WE ARE PLAGUED BY VANDALISM, DRIVE-THROUGHS 1114 THE
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, AND THEFT OF AM-IHING NOT LOCKED DOWN. YOU CAN CHECK
YOUR POLICE REPORTS AND DETERMINE JUST EXACTLY HOW MUCH CRIME ACTIVITY 13
ASSOCIATED WITH OUR LOW-COST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR.
I WOULD SUGGEST THE POSSIBILITY OF SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING IN PLACE
OF SINGLE PARENT HOUSING. THIS WOULD BE MORE IN LINE WITH THE
OCCUPANCY NOW IN PLACE
THOUGH'I'FULL CONSIDERATION OF OUR PLIGHT WOULD BE APPRECIATED
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
EARL COLTON PRES.