10-15-18 City Council Meeting MinutesCITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Monday, October 15, 2018, at 7:00 p.m.
City Hall Council Chambers, 201 First Avenue East
A. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Johnson called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.
B. ROLL CALL
Mayor - Mark Johnson: Present
Council Member - Kari Gabriel: Absent
Council Member - Sandy Carlson: Present
Council Member - Wayne Saverud: Present
Council President - Chad Graham: Present
Council Member - Rod Kuntz: Present
Council Member - Tim Kluesner: Present
Council Member - Phil Guiffrida: Present
Council Member - Kyle Waterman: Absent
Staff present included City Attorney Charles Harball, City Clerk Aimee Brunckhorst, Planning
Director Tom Jentz, Senior Planner Jarod Nygren, and Interim Police Chief Wade Rademacher.
C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
D. AGENDA APPROVAL
Motion and Vote to approve the agenda as submitted.
Council Member - Phil Guiffrida: Motion
Council Member - Sandy Carlson: 2nd
Mayor - Mark Johnson: Approve
Council Member - Kari Gabriel: Absent
Council Member - Sandy Carlson: Approve
Council Member - Wayne Saverud: Approve
Council President - Chad Graham: Approve
Council Member - Rod Kuntz: Approve
Council Member - Tim Kluesner: Approve
Council Member - Phil Guiffrida: Approve
Council Member - Kyle Waterman: Absent
The motion passed unanimously on voice vote with Councilor Gabriel and Waterman
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absent.
E. CONSENT AGENDA
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.
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2. Ordinance 1814 — Second Reading — Eagle Valley Ranch Planned Unit
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This item considers a request from Spartan Holdings, LLC for a 100-acre
Residential Mixed Use Planned Unit Development for 225 residential lots, 12
mixed -use office/residential lots, an apartment complex, and open space/buffer
areas generally situated along U.S. 93, south of the Ponderosa Residential
Subdivision, east of Northern Pines Golf Course and north of the Montana National
Guard facilities.
Public Comment
Mayor Johnson opened public comment regarding consent agenda items.
Debbie Street, Public Comment
Ms. Street of 1400 Rose Crossing spoke regarding traffic safety concerns on Rose Crossing near
Eagle Valley Ranch.
00:13:23 Mike Brody, Public Comment
Mr. Brody, an Engineer that has worked on Eagle Valley Ranch mentioned that the development
in question is two miles away from the 10 mile an hour corner that has been of concern.
00:15:04 Bruce Lutz, Public Comment
Mr. Lutz, a Senior Planner with WGM Group pointed out that a professional traffic engineer
handled the traffic impact study for the development.
Seeing no further public comment, Mayor Johnson closed public comment.
Motion and Vote to approve the consent agenda as submitted.
Council Member - Phil Guiffrida: Motion
Council Member - Rod Kuntz: 2nd
Mayor - Mark Johnson: Approve
Council Member - Kari Gabriel: Absent
Council Member - Sandy Carlson: Approve
Council Member - Wayne Saverud: Approve
Council President - Chad Graham: Approve
Council Member - Rod Kuntz: Approve
Council Member - Tim Kluesner: Approve
Council Member - Phil Guiffrida: Approve
Council Member - Kyle Waterman: Absent
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The motion passed unanimously on roll call vote with Councilor Gabriel and Waterman
absent.
F. COMMITTEE REPORT — None.
G. 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 the proper manner of addressing the
council. Please limit comments to three minutes.
Mayor Johnson opened public comment. Seeing none, he closed public comment.
H. REPORTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND SUBSEQUENT COUNCIL ACTION
None.
I. CITY MANAGER, COUNCIL, AND MAYOR REPORTS (No Action)
City Manager Doug Russell provided the following report:
Leaf Pick up Schedule - Oct. 15 to Nov. 16
October 22, 2018, Work Session — Urban Renewal Board Recommendation for Airport
Road Traffic Improvements, and discussion on the Downtown Plan update.
00:19:24 Councilor Kuntz spoke regarding the public comment from Debbie Street.
Councilor Kuntz spoke regarding the recent Visitor Spending Report and the possibility of a
County -wide local option sales tax.
Mayor Johnson provided the following report:
• Traffic Report: Broader Transportation issues that are regional transportation issues that
we need to address.
• US Census Bureau: Met with a gentleman with the US Census Bureau. Encouraging
everyone in Flathead County to respond to the upcoming census.
J. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Johnson adjourned the meeting at 7:21 p.m.
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UPCOMING SCHEDULE / FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Next Work Session — October 22, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. — Council Chambers
Next Regular Meeting — November 5, 2018, 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.
Watch regular City Council sessions live on Charter Cable Channel 190 or online at the
Meetings on Demand tab at www.kalispell.com.
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