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05-14, 15-18 City Council Budget Work Session MinutesKALISPELL CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORK SESSION MINUTES MAY 14 & 15, 2018 View the minutes attached to the audio of the meeting at: http://kalispell.com/480/Meeting-Videos A BUDGET WORK SESSION OF THE KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD AT 6:00 PM ON MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL IN KALISPELL, MONTANA. MAYOR MARK JOHNSON PRESIDED. COUNCIL MEMBERS SANDY CARLSON, KARI GABRIEL, CHAD GRAHAM, PHIL GUIFFRIDA, TIM KLUESNER, ROD KUNTZ, WAYNE SAVERUD AND KYLE WATERMAN WERE PRESENT. Also present: City Manager Doug Russell, Finance Director Rick Wills, Planning Director Tom Jentz, Interim Police Chief Wade Rademacher, Fire Chief Dave Dedman, Parks Director Chad Fincher, and various additional staff members. Mayor Johnson called the work session to order. DISCUSSION ITEMS Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Review — Part 1 -- General Fund Overview, Police Department, Fire/EMS Department, Building/Planning Department, Community and Economic Development Department, and Parks Department Russell explained a new table in the budget that shows the health of the respective funds. Russell then presented highlights of the various Departmental budgets, beginning with the General Government Fund. Russell and staff answered questions. Russell detailed the fire department and emergency medical services budgets. Dedman answered questions. Russell then went over the police department budget and Rademacher answered questions. Russell discussed the various public safety grants. Wills, Dedman and Rademacher answered questions. Russell described the building department budget. Jentz answered questions. Russell discussed the planning department's budget. Jentz answered questions regarding lot availability in the city. Kalispell City Council Budget Work Session Minutes May 14 & 15, 2018 Page I Russell then described possible capital outlay projects for city facilities and the possibility of getting iPads for the planning board. Russell then detailed community development's budget. Various community development funds were then discussed and Thompson and Wills answered questions. Thompson then brought council up to date on Old School Station, the TIGER Grant and Rail Park activity. Various grants and TIF Districts were discussed. Russell then presented the various park budgets and Fincher answered questions. There was further discussion and Russell answered various additional questions. Public Comment None. CITY MANAGER/MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORTS None. ADJOURN The work session was adjourned at 8:16 p.m. and was reconvened at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. RECONVENE A BUDGET WORK SESSION OF THE KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL WAS RECONVENED AT 6:00 P.M., TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2018 IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL IN KALISPELL, MONTANA. MAYOR MARK JOHNSON PRESIDED. COUNCIL MEMBERS SANDY CARLSON, KARI GABRIEL, CHAD GRAHAM, PHIL GUIFFRIDA, TIM KLUESNER, ROD KUNTZ, WAYNE SAVERUD AND KYLE WATERMAN WERE PRESENT. Also present: City Manager Doug Russell, Finance Director Rick Wills, Information Technology Director Erika Billiet, Public Works Director Susie Turner, and Budget Resource Manager Terri Loudermilk. Mayor Johnson called the second budget work session to order. Kalispell City Council Budget Work Session Minutes May 14 & 15, 2018 Page 2 Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Review -- Part 2 — Information Technology and Public Works Russell began the information technology budget discussion by congratulating Billiet for her work on the new website, noting that some departments are already using the new logo. Russell detailed the IT budget, which consists of multiple components, and said there is a possibility for an additional contract employee in the future and having some departments take over their own software programs. There was discussion and Billiet answered questions. Russell turned the discussion over to Turner, who presented a PowerPoint regarding each section of public works' budget. Turner then described public works' upcoming projects and answered questions. Turner, Loudermilk and Wills answered additional questions. There was discussion. Russell and council commended Turner for the thorough presentation. Public Comment None. ADJOURN The work session was adjourned at 8:14 p.m. Attest: City Clerk 0 SEAL 1892Zz ON _ Prepared by: Judi Funk Deputy City Clerk Kalispell City Council Budget Work Session Minutes May 14 & 15, 2018 Page 3