01-15-20 Urban Renewal Agency Board Minutesdda City of Kalispell
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Meeting Summary
URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY BOARD
JAN UARY 15, 2020 — 4 P.m.
CITY HALL — FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE
Marc Rold Mike Brodie, WGM Engineers
Jeff Zauner Katharine King, Comm. & Econ. Dev. Asst. Manager
Shannon Freix Jarod Nygren, Planning Director
Matt Venturini Krista Lammers, Community & Economic Development
Chairman Rold called the meeting to order and welcomed the Board and City Staff.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
APPROVAL OF MEETING SUMMARY
Jeff moved to accept the December meeting minutes, Shannon 2nd, passed unanimously.
TIF & TEDD UPDATES Sc TIGER/KALISPELL CORE Sc RAIL REDEVELOPMENT/BROWNFIELDS
Mike Brodie provided a review of the January 6t" City Council meeting approving Ordinance 1835 — Airport
Road and 18t" Street West —South Kalispell Urban Renewal Project. WGM and City Staff contacted the
property owners on 12t" Street that would be affected by the addition of sidewalk. City Staff noted that if
there is funding remaining in the South Kalispell TIF following this project the URA will need to prepare
recommendations for City Council regarding additional projects for use of that funding.
City Staff will meet with the Downtown Business Improvement District chairman to discuss downtown parking,
including use of the city lot on Main Street and 3rd Street West.
The TIGER Supplemental Environmental Assessment public comments are under review at the Federal
Railroad Administration who will summarize the comments and work toward issuing a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI), which will allow for the determination of a north/south street connector by City
Council. City acquisition of the BNSF rail line right of way is nearing completion. City Staff will work with
Kalispell Center Mall on an agreement regarding trail alignment and easements along their property. KLJ
continues to work on the issues with the Glacier Rail Park rail signals.
The CHS Grain Elevator site and Agronomy Center site are expected to close in mid -February, transferring
ownership from CHS to FCEDA. The Country Store site bypassed FCEDA ownership and went straight to the
developer. Phase II petroleum environmental site assessment work has been approved by the EPA for both
the CHS Country Store and Agronomy Center sites.
There is a potential buyer for one, possibly two Old School Station (OSS) TIF lots. The City will also put out a
request for qualifications for a realtor for the properties for sale in the OSS TIF.
BOARD MEMBER TERMS
Shannon and Matt's terms are ending on April 30, 2020. City staff will email the link to the application for
renewal.
NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING
The Board next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 4 p.m.
Meeting adjourned.