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CITY OF
KALISPELL
1. Police Department
City of Kalispell
OFFICE OF THE CITY
Information Memorandum
1 /31 /2020
MANAGER
The Kalispell Police Department Detectives Division is working with Kalispell Parks and
Recreation to deploy resources and a camera to identify suspects in graffiti in our city
parks. Given recent graffiti, extra patrols have been requested.
Year to date calls for service (January 28) are 2597, compared to 2906 in 2019, and 2621
in 2018.
From January 1 to January 28, the Kalispell Police Department had conducted 119
arrest. Arrest are defined as a felony or misdemeanor criminal offense or felony or
misdemeanor warrant. That number would also include those cited and released in the
field.
Our Major Crime Unit will be conducting training on January 31 in Kalispell. The MCU
is an auxiliary voluntary duty. The mission of the team is to search for evidence in
larger, more complex, high consequence crime scenes. Duties on the team include but
are not limited to, trace evidence, photographer, evidence technician, drawing and
sketching, biological evidence, and team leader. Each aspect works closely together to
ensure complex scenes are thoroughly documented during the investigation. That
documentation is then turned over to the detective in charge of the case for further
investigation.
Detectives conducted Sexual and Violent Offender Registry checks in Kalispell on
Friday, January 24. 25 registrants were checked with 100% compliance.
2. Planning Department
The Planning Board will hold a public hearing at their February 11 meeting to hear two
application requests. The first application is a request from Sandra Sulewski for zoning
map amendment at 1260 North Meridian. The subject property is currently R-3
(Residential) and the proposal is to rezone it to B-1 (Neighborhood Business). Most of
the properties fronting on North Meridian along the west side of the road are also zoned
B-1. There are no specific development plans for the site at this time. The second
application request is for annexation/initial zoning for property owned by MDOT. The
subject property is located on the south side of Two Mile Drive between the bypass and
Greenbriar Subdivision. The property currently is used for residential purposes and the
proposed initial zoning is RA-1 (Residential Apartment). There are no specific
development plans for the site at this time. The Planning Board will forward
recommendations for the two requests to the Council for their consideration at the March
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3. Building Department
In the last 2 weeks, we have issued permits for 1 single-family home and 7 townhomes.
That will bring the total of new single-family/duplex and townhouse units for the year to
15, compared to 0 last year at this time. At the end of 2019 the building department had
issued permits for a total of 84 Multi -family units. At this time for 2020 we have not
issued any permits for Multi -family units. However, there are currently two large Multi-
family projects under review; The Crossings located on Two Mile drive which would
contain 324 units on full build out and Frontier Village located at Treeline Drive which
would contain 126 units at full build out.
There were a total of 76 building inspections completed in the last 2 weeks.
Residential — 30 Plumbing - 7
Commercial — 8 Mechanical - 7
Electrical — 4 Fire - 20
4. Community Development
Mission Mountain Railroad has officially put into service the crossing signals at the north
east end of Glacier Rail Park as of January 21. This was the final task required for the
Rail Park to be fully operational.
The City is moving forward with WGM on the South Kalispell Traffic Improvement
Project at Airport Road. The next steps will involve the creation of bid documents with
the project expected to be available for bid in March, contractor selection in May, and
construction anticipated to begin June 2020.
5. Public Works
Big Sky Watershed Corps Member
The Flathead Basin Commission and the City of Kalispell have recently
teamed together to collaborate on a multi -year project to improve local
water quality. The Flathead Basin Commission is interested in
addressing non -point source pollution, including stormwater. The City of
Kalispell's Environmental Specialist, Casey Lewis oversees the City's
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stormwater program, including compliance with their state stormwater permit. By
teaming and utilizing the resources available to each organization, a comprehensive
stormwater inventory can be conducted for the Flathead Basin by a Big Sky Watershed
Corps (BSWC) Member.
The City of Kalispell Public Works Department and the Flathead Basin Commission have
recently recruited Emily Henry as their BSWC Member. The Flathead Basin Commission
provides funding for the BSWC member while the City of Kalispell hosts and oversees
the BSWC Member in the Public Works Department. The work of the BSWC Member
will help Kalispell meet their Montana DEQ Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
(MS4) permit.
Yearly Production Water and Wastewater
The City records daily, monthly, and annual production and treatment quantities for water
and wastewater flows. In 2019, 113 81 million gallons (MG) of water were produced, with
an average production per day of 3.77 MG. On the flip side, 1,019 MG of wastewater
was treated, with a daily average of 2.79 MGD. As a comparison, below is a table with
past annual production and treatment quantities.
Yearly Water Production and Wastewater
Treatment Summary
Year
Water
Production
(MG)
Wastewater
Treatment
(MG)
2019
11381
11019
2018
11482
11042
2017
11526
11108
2016
L356
11013
2015
1,490
992
6. Fire Department
Since the last update, the Kalispell Fire Department has received 180 Calls for service.
The fire department was successful in receiving a grant award from Firehouse Subs
Public Safety Foundation for the purchase of 8 sets of turnouts. Turnouts are our primary
line of defense when fighting fire. They provide a thermal barrier, moisture barrier, and
an outer shell. The thermal liner provides most of the thermal protection from ambient
heat (the more thermal protection, the longer it will take for the firefighter to feel the
heat). In a structure fire we can encounter temperatures of a few hundred degrees
Fahrenheit up to the point of flash over which averages at 1800 degrees Fahrenheit. The
moisture barrier protects the firefighter from water and NFPA "common liquids"
(chlorine, battery acids, aqueous film forming foam, gasoline, hydraulic fluid, and
antifreeze fluid) and is also tested for resistance to blood borne pathogens. It also assists
with protection from steam burns which are frequently encountered during a fire fighting
event. The purpose of the outer shell is to protect the firefighter from direct flame while
providing abrasion and tear resistance and some thermal protection. The grant award
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amount of nearly 19,000 dollars will allow us to purchase 8 sets of these turnouts to
replace current gear that is nearing end of useful life.
7. Parks and Recreation
The last day of Christmas tree pickup was Saturday January 25. This process is aided by
the significant work of volunteers that spent weekends picking up trees throughout our
community. Our forestry crews have begun the process of mulching the trees to be used
in landscape projects.
Staff from both the Parks and Urban Forestry divisions attended the Association of
Montana Turf, Ornamental, and Pest Professionals conference January 22-24. Education
focused on turf and tree management.
Crews have been making repairs to park signs and painting picnic tables as time has
allowed this winter. We are also working with KPD on recent vandalism in the parks.
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Kalispell Parks and Recreation is hosting our annual
Valentine's Day Dance on Saturday, February 8, from
7pm-9pm at the Linderman Education Center Gym. Able
Body and Kalispell Public Schools are our primary
sponsors for this year's event. We are excited for Mike
Hammer from KOFI Radio to DJ the dance again this
year. Attendees will also have a chance to win free raffle
items such as free adult lift passes from Blacmail
Mountain Ski Area or a gift basket from Park Side Credit Union.
We've seen increases in youth winter sports
participation this year with both our Kalispell
Kickers indoor soccer and Little Squirts preschool
basketball programs. Participation is up over 40%
in both programs compared to last year. We
believe the increases in participation can be
attributed to opening registration in the Kalispell
Kickers to preschool age for the first time as well as
increased social media marketing.
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8. City Clerk/Communications Manager
The City Clerk is coordinating with Public Works regarding the mailing of approximately
9,000 notices to city property owners to notify them of an open house on February 18,
2020, from 11:00 a.m. — 1:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at
City Hall, and an upcoming public hearing on March 2, 2020, regarding the Council's
intent to consider adjustments to the utility rates and regulations and impact fees. A note
about the public hearing will also be placed on the February utility bills.
The City Clerk is also coordinating with Public Works and KLJ Engineering to promote
several upcoming listening sessions to provide the public an opportunity to share input on
needs, issues, ideas and strengths regarding transportation in the Kalispell area for a
Transportation Plan update — titled Move 2040. The listening sessions will take place
February 12, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., February 13, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., and 5:30 p.m.
to 7 p.m., at the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce, 15 Depot Park Road. Outreach also
includes a project website and a mapping survey at kalispellmove2040.com.
9. IT Department
IT staff are preparing for the Office 365 email migration which will occur Friday 1 /31
from 5PM to Saturday 2/ 1 at 5PM. Email will not be accessible during this time and will
also likely experience inconsistencies during the week of 2/3 — 2/7.
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