11-01-19 City Manager ReportKALISPELL
1. Parks Department
City of Kalispell
OFFICE OF THE CITY
Information Memorandum
11/O1/2019
The second playground installation at Woodland Park has
been completed. We still have some irrigation and turf
work to do for the spring. Flathead Electric Round Up for
Safety grant funds were used for the certified fall
surfacing, and our parks staff were able to save the
community the installation costs by fitting in the build
amongst their other assigned duties.
On October 7, Serious Juju volunteered to remove the
graffiti from inside the skate park at Woodland Park. With their continued help, we are
able to keep the bowls free from graffiti making it visually positive for those using the
skate park.
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Six Parks and Urban Forestry employees attended the Northern Rockies Tree School
conference in Bozeman on October 7 through 9. The featured speaker was Tony
Kirkham the head of the arboretum from the Royal Botanic Kew Gardens in London.
On October 19, the Urban Forest Committee took a group of senior citizens on a tree tour
that traveled around Kalispell looking at notable trees throughout the community.
Discussions centered on the City's efforts to manage the urban forest.
Park staff have completed replacing an irrigation main on the soccer fields at KYAC that
has been difficult to service over the years. The line was 14 feet deep, making it
problematic for isolating and making repairs. The new main line was placed at a
minimum of 24 inches to a maximum of 36 inches in ground. All valves will be attached
tot e new main.
A contractor has finished installing the new irrigation system at Lions Park. This newly
automated system replaces a manual system that was originally installed. Previously,
staff had to manually turn on valves to irrigate the park and head spacing wasn't correct.
The new system will provide better turf coverage and allow for irrigating at optimal times
with reduced labor.
Eagle Scout candidate, Joshua
Raish, constructed and installed
two footbridges on the nature trail
in Lawrence Park on October 13.
Western Building Centers
donated the material for the
proj ect.
Our two youth basketball programs, Little Squirts and Little Dribblers, are in full swing
this fall. We have received very positive feedback from parents with the move from
Hedges Elementary to the new gym at Rankin Elementary. Special thanks to Kalispell
Public Schools for the use of their incredible new facilities.
With the continued growth of our summer adult soccer league,
Kalispell Parks and Recreation is starting a new indoor adult
soccer league that will run from November 2019 to March 2020 at
Rankin Elementary School. Games will be played on Monday &
Thursday evenings from 6pm-9pm. This will be a co-rec league
(must have at least 1 male and 1 female per team) and played in a
5 on 5 Futsal format (https://futsal.com/).
Our Skip Out Camp held on October 17-18 had record numbers this year with 64
participants on Thursday and 56 participants on Friday (over a 50% increase from last
year). The kids spent a day at the Sweet Pickin's Pumpkin Patch on Thursday which
included picking their own pumpkin to decorate. On Friday, the kids spent the afternoon
bowling at Pick's Bowling Center in Bigfork.
With winter looming around the corner, we will be looking for ice skating
instructors for our beginning ice skating programs at the Woodland Ice
'Center beginning in December.
KPR's new activity guide (November 2019 to April 2020) was
published in the Daily Inter Lake on Monday, October 28. This
guide highlights programs such as our Cairo's Kids Afterschool
Program, school break camps, ice skating lessons, and youth sports.
The overrun of the guide (3,500 copies) will be delivered to area
elementary schools by November 1.
2. Planning Department
Staff held an open house for the Kalispell Bike and Pedestrian plan on Friday the 18th
from 4-7. Over 50 people attended the open house and provided excellent feedback that
will be integral to the development of the plan.
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The Planning Board will meet on Tuesday, November 12 and hear a request from Eagle
Valley Ranch Apartments, LLC and Stillwater Corporation for major subdivision
approval of Kalispell North Town Center, Phase 3. The subdivision is located within
Kalispell North Town Center and is generally located east of Kalispell Ford, east of the
Kalispell Armory, west of Jefferson Boulevard and north of Lincoln Street. Phase 3 totals
39.3-acres and includes 22 commercial lots, common area, and new city street. The lots
range in size from .50 acres to 4.73 acres. The Planning Board will also be holding a
public hearing on the Airport Road and 18th Street project. Prior to approval of an urban
renewal project, the local governing body shall submit the urban renewal project plan to
the planning commission of the municipality for review and recommendations as to its
conformity with the growth policy. Accordingly, the Planning Board is tasked with
reviewing these projects in conformance with the City of Kalispell Growth Policy 2035
and making such a recommendation to the City Council. The plan boundary is generally
bounded by 18th Street to the north, Cemetery Road to the south, Airport Road to the
West and U.S. 93 to the east. Lastly, the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the
USDOT TIGER Grant Supplemental Environmental Assessment. The public comment
period for the document is open to the public and the hearing provides a forum for those
to testify about the changes.
3. Building Department
In the last 2 weeks, we have issued permits for 3 single-family homes and 3 townhomes.
That will bring the total of new single-family/duplex and townhouse units for the year to
130, compared to 114 last year at this time. Multi -family units for the year remain at 80.
Last year at this time we had issued permits for 66 multi -family units.
The permit was issued for 406 Dentistry's new location at 1315 Hwy 2 West. The
remodel project is valued at $744,299.
4. Community Development
The Supplemental Environmental Assessment for the Glacier Rail Park/Kalispell Core
Area Development and Trail Project has been available for public review and comment
for a 30-day period from October 21 to November 19, ending at 5 pm. The document is
available in hard copy at the Kalispell City Hall Water Department, the Kalispell
ImagineIF Library Reference Department and online at:
https://www.kalispell.com/164/Community-Development or
https://www.fra.dot. ov/Page/P1038. The public is invited to attend public open house
events on Thursday, November 7, from 11 am to 1 pm and 4 pm to 7 pm at Kalispell City
Hall.
5. Human Resources
Following a final review by the Executive Safety & Health Committee, we have now
completed updating the City's Employee Safety & Health Manual, which will go into
effect November 1, 2019. This will be the second edition of the manual since it was
initially created in 2007. Printed copies will be available for distribution to all
employees.
The annual mandatory Harassment and Discrimination Awareness program was
presented to city employees. Over 113 employees attended the three separate training
sessions, which included a review of the City's policies related to Harassment and
Discrimination, and how to recognize, handle and report it. Attendees were also
reminded of the City's free and totally confidential Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
which all employees and dependents are eligible to use up to six times per topic annually.
The EAP program also offers additional help in subjects like budgeting, will preparation,
and limited legal advice.
6. Public Works
FY 2019 Capital Improvement Report for Public Works: The Annual Capital
Improvement Report has been completed. The report specifies infrastructure
improvements with respective annual costs for water, sanitary sewer, stormwater
collection, wastewater treatment, and streets. This information is provided to the Finance
Department by the Public Works Department to satisfy the City's annual auditing
requirement. The table below is a simplified summary of the report. A copy of the full
report can be acquired from the Finance Department.
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7. Police Department
Attached is a copy of the activity report from the Kalispell Police Department for the
period ending September 2019.
Sgt. Ryan Bartholomew attended Crime Scene Staging Training in Boise, ID, October
20-23. This course explains the nature of "staging" and explains how to approach the
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incident from a crime scene and investigative perspective.
The Kalispell Police Department is participating in an onsite tour of the Samaritan
House. Tours will be led by Director Chris Krager. The tours will be conducted on a
shift by shift basis to help them fully understand the resources and limitations the
Samaritan House provides to the Kalispell homeless population to help educate our first
responders in appropriate response to this community challenge. The first tour was
conducted on October 28 and should continue through the month.
Chief Overman has started the process of scoping and design for a proposed
Evidence/Search building discussed during budget work sessions. The first site visit was
conducted on October 30.
New hire interviews will be conducted on November 6. The Police Department currently
has two open officer positions.
8. Fire Department
Since the last update, the Kalispell Fire Department has received 136 calls for service.
With the sudden onset of arctic temperatures fire department staff have been switching
operations to that which reflects the current temperatures and prepping equipment for
winter operations.
This week marks the beginning of our required Apparatus Operator testing. We offered
the written test to those individuals in the department that are eligible to test. This
coincides with an essay portion and will be followed with the hands on portion of the
testing. This testing proves an individual's competencies in operating all of our apparatus
and associated features.
Fire Department staff have also been uploading backlogged building profiles and preplan
information into the computer aided dispatch program. Information is then available to
us when we respond to that respective facility.
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January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Totals
Offenses
Reported
Arrests
Offenses
Reported
Arrests
Offenses
Reported
Arrests
Offenses
Reported
Arrests
Offenses
Reported
Arrests
Offenses
Reported
Arrests
Offenses
Reported
Arrests
Offenses
Reported
Arrests
Offenses
Reported
Arrests
Offenses
Reported
Arrests
Offenses
Reported
Arrests
Offenses
Reported
Arrests
Offenses
Reported
Arrests
Homicide
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
SIWOC/Sexual Assault
5
1
3
0
3
0
6
0
4
0
3
0
1
0
1
1
6
1
32
3
Robbery
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Aggravated Assault
6
3
6
1
3
1
3
1
7
2
2
1
4
1
10
8
1
0
42
18
Assault on a Peace Officer
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Simple Assault
7
4
5
6
12
6
16
11
10
2
8
5
9
5
18
10
6
3
91
52
PFMA
14
11
7
6
12
7
12
7
7
6
8
4
8
4
10
6
11
7
89
58
Resisting Arrest
4
5
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
8
8
2
1
3
3
3
3
28
26
Burglary
7
4
6
3
2
0
6
1
6
0
5
1
8
1
10
1
8
1
58
12
Theft
51
17
48
22
32
12
49
11
77
9
63
11
78
14
61
27
66
15
525
138
Vehicle Theft/Unauth Use
2
0
2
0
4
2
7
0
8
1
5
0
8
1
8
1
0
0
44
5
Arson
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Forgery/Counterfeit
1
0
5
0
9
2
4
1
8
0
0
0
4
0
3
0
9
1
43
4
Fraud
6
0
9
3
3
1
4
0
8
0
5
1
1
0
6
1
7
1
49
7
Theft of Identity
1
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
8
0
Embezzlement
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
7
5
Stolen Property offenses
1
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
3
0
5
3
3
1
19
5
Criminal Mischief
•
11
1
4
2
14
4
18
3
18
6
17
2
25
1
18
1
12
3
137
23
•a] 14 kTM
Weapon Law Violations
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
5
3
Prostitution Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Child Pornography
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
Drug Offenses
41
22
24
17
37
25
33
17
22
15
30
20
34
16
46
31
42
19
309
182
Family Offenses (non-violent)
2
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
8
2
DUI
13
15
7
5
13
13
7
6
7
6
9
8
10
10
11
10
7
7
84
80
Possession of Alcohol
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
8
4
4
3
8
2
2
8
23
2
4
24
49
Provide Alcohol to Minor
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Other Alcohol Offenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kidnapping/Custodiallnt.
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
3
1
Disorderly Conduct
4
2
6
3
7
7
6
4
7
5
7
5
5
5
3
3
5
4
50
38
Criminal Trespass
12
7
5
2
5
5
14
6
18
3
16
9
25
14
21
15
17
9
133
70
Violation of Protective Order
2
1
4
1
4
1
2
0
5
2
2
1
6
0
1
0
2
1
28
7
Obstructing a peace officer
9
10
7
4
9
8
10
10
5
3
8
9
8
6
9
11
9
6
74
67
Juvenile Offenses (except MIP)
10
9
10
3
11
10
12
9
7
7
6
7
10
2
7
8
4
2
77
57
49
49
48
48
53
48
38
35
38
37
48
45
39
40
54
52
41
38
408
392
66kiaa
260
163
215
128
L 247
157
1 254
133
L 276
110
255
146
L 292
124
318
217
L264
127
L 0
0
0
0
Lo
0
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