07-16-14 Urban Renewal Agency MinutesCity of Kalispell
Post Office Box 1997 - Kalispell, Montana 59903
Telephone: (406) 758-7701 Fax: (406) 758-7758
Urban Renewal Agency - Summary of Activities
07/16/2014
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE
Marc Rold — Chairman Murphy McMahon —Vice Chairman
David Girardot Jeff Zauner
OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE
Katharine Thompson - City of Kalispell, Community Development Manager
Tom Jentz — City of Kalispell, Planning Director
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Rold called the meeting to order and welcomed new member Jeff Zauner to the board.
ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA
Members were given the following for review:
• An agenda for this meeting
• A summary of activities for the 04/17/2014 meeting
• DRAFT of Request for Qualification for the Kalispell City Airport/Athletic Complex
Redevelopment Plan (South Kalispell Urban Renewal Plan) (RFQ)
ACCEPTANCE OF PRIOR MEETING SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES
Prior meeting "Summary of Activities" were reviewed and the documents were accepted as
written.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
No public comment offered.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
No unfinished business.
NEW BUSINESS
• Tom Jentz gave an overview of the Request for Qualification for the Kalispell City
Airport/Athletic Complex Redevelopment Plan (South Kalispell Urban Renewal Plan) to
the board.
• Board members Rold and Zauner expressed concern about how the duties outlined in the
RFQ will be carried out so as to ensure that all city residents opinions are taken into
consideration, not only those residing in the airport area. The board requested that
"residents of the greater Kalispell community" be added the Public outreach and issue
identification portion of the document.
• Board member Zauner expressed concern about the cost of hiring a consulting firm for
the project and suggested that city residents be canvassed to see if there is interest in
revitalizing the Airport area before carrying on with the RFQ. Tom Jentz assured the
board that the City Council was ready to move forward with the project.
• Chairman Rold asked that the URA Board see the revised RFQ before it goes before City
Council and be kept apprised of the RFQ process.
• Katharine Thompson shared that a new employee, Krista Lammers has been hired for the
Community and Economic Development department and will take on the duties of
communicating with the board, preparing agendas, meeting minutes and emails.
• Katharine reminded the board that a fifth member is needed and that if the TIGER VI
grant is awarded this may peak interest in potential members.
• Schedule next meeting- The next meeting will be held at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, August
20th
ADJOURN MEETING
The meeting was adjourned. Minutes transcribed by Krista Lammers.