10-02-20 City Manager Report1
City of Kalispell
OFFICE OF THE CITY
MANAGER
Information Memorandum
10/2/2020
1.Parks Department
Parks and Recreation has signed a contract to have all trees pruned within the boulevards
along 2nd, 3rd, and parts of 4th Avenue East North this fall as part of our cyclical pruning
efforts. A contractor also is continuing storm restoration pruning; concentrating on the
5th Avenue East area. Our Forestry crew is pruning trees along the 600 block of 3rd
Avenue East.
With fall weather upon us, Park staff have
begun winterizing the irrigation systems in the
parks. Lawrence, Woodland, and seasonal
restrooms will be left energized and will be the
last ones winterized for the year. Once all parks
are completed, we will turn our attention to
KYAC for winterization. Work continues at
Thompson Memorial Park where crews are
rebuilding the infield surface.
Participation continues to grow in the Cairo’s Kids Afterschool
Program at Elrod Elementary School. At the start of the program, we
were averaging 20 children per day. At the end of week 4, we are
averaging 24 children per day. We also received news from the
Kalispell School District Central Kitchen that they were able to
reinstate the snack program through December. The School District
started providing free snacks to the Afterschool Program again on
Monday, September 21.
After opening Little Dribblers Basketball registration on September 4, we received over
180 registrations in the first three weeks. Our registration deadline for the program is
Friday, October 2.
Due to hazardous air quality conditions, we postponed our fall soccer practice/scrimmage
on Friday, September 18. We will reschedule the missed practice/scrimmage in early
October.
2
2.Police Department
Attached is the latest case report from Kalispell Law Enforcement.
The Kalispell Police Department Detective’s Division has been assigned 346 felony
investigations in 2020.
Year to date calls for service stand at 24,323, compared to 27,669 in 2019, and 26134 in
2018.
New Officers Cale Vukonich and Bradley Scheffler will be attending a legal equivalency
course in Helena on October 12-16. The Legal Equivalency course is conducted twice
per year and is required for recently hired sworn officers currently employed by an
agency and who completed a basic law enforcement academy in another state. This
course must be completed within 12 months of hire.
The co-responder program continues to progress within the Kalispell Police
Department. An official flyer has been produced by Western Montana Mental Health
defining the program:
Co-Responder Community Crisis Therapist
•Dispatched via 911 calls with/without law enforcement to provide mental health
assessments (currently 40 hrs per week) and immediate resources to people in
crisis
•Can respond anywhere in the community
•Prioritizes “least restrictive environment:” when making referrals for mental
health services, including working with clients in their homes to provide for their
own care and safety
•Provides initial case management services for clients experiencing difficulty
engaging in mental health services.
Having the program based with law enforcement allows for better communication and
relationships to share concerns about those suffering mental health crisis in the
community.
3.Planning Department
The Kalispell City Planning Board will hold a public hearing at their October 13 meeting
to hear four application requests consisting of the following:
1.File #KPUD-20-02 – A request from Hammerquist and Caselegno, LLC for a
Commercial Planned Unit Development (“PUD”) overlay on two lots containing
approximately 2.6 acres of land located at 145 and 151 Snowline Lane. The lots
are currently vacant and zoned B-5 (Industrial-Business). The intent would be to
use the rear parcel for a construction laydown yard and later develop the front
parcel. The property has a PUD placeholder designation, which means that, with
3
limited exceptions, any use or development of the property requires a full PUD
submittal.
2.File #KZTA-20-01 – A request from the Flathead Warming Center for a zoning
text amendment to allow homeless shelters as a conditionally permitted use in the
B-1 (Neighborhood Business) zone. The proposed amendment would add
homeless shelters as Section 27.12.030(8) and the corresponding table in
Appendix B, as well as renumbering the subsequent subsections accordingly.
3.File #KCU-20-05 – A request from the Flathead Warming Center for a
conditional use permit for a homeless shelter to be located at 889 North Meridian.
The property is zoned B-1 (Neighborhood Business). The facility would be
located within an existing building on the property and have a new fenced
courtyard. It is intended to operate primarily in colder months from October
through April with approximately 40 guests per night.
4.File #KPP-20-03 – A request from Meadows Edge, LLC, for preliminary plat
approval for Meadows Edge Phases 2 and 5. Both phases are part of the
Meadows Edge Planned Unit Development (“PUD”). Phase 2 includes 37
residential lots, open space, and streets on a total of 10.2 acres zoned R-3
(Residential) with the PUD overlay. Phase 5 consists of one mixed use
commercial lot on 3.25 acres zoned B-1 (Neighborhood Business) with the PUD
overlay. The overall PUD plan provides for 322 residential lots and mixed-use
commercial areas on a total of 112.7 acres. It is located at 1120 Farm to Market
Road.
The Planning Board will forward their recommendation of the applications onto the
Council for their consideration at the November 2, 2020 meeting.
The Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) was awarded a grant from the
Montana Main Street program in February to establish design guidelines aimed at
preserving the historic character of Downtown Kalispell. City staff and their consultants,
A&E Architects, are in the early planning stages and have developed a list of survey
questions that will be mailed to all the property owners within Downtown Kalispell. The
survey has been created to seek input as we begin the process of developing potential
historic design standards for Downtown Kalispell.
4.Building Department
In the last 2 weeks, we have issued permits for 11 single-family homes and 4 townhomes.
This brings the total of new single-family/duplex and townhouse units for the year to 218,
compared to 112 last year at this time.
There have been 132 multi-family housing units issued so far this year. At the end of
2019, the building department had issued permits for a total of 84 multi-family units.
There was a total of 150 combined building and/or fire inspections completed in the last 2
4
weeks.
Residential – 70 Plumbing – 15
Commercial – 17 Mechanical - 14
Electrical – 13 Fire - 21
5.Community Development
Community Development is preparing a grant application to the EPA Brownfields
program for the purpose of conducting phase I and II environmental site assessments.
Grant applications are due October 28.
EPA Region 8 Office has approved two targeted Brownfields assessments (TBAs) in
Kalispell. Work is expected to be completed in November/December 2020:
o BNSF Right of Way (Kalispell Parkline): A phase II environmental site
assessment.
o Former Classical Gas (Sweet Peaks location): A phase II environmental site
assessment and the removal of fuel canopy, pumps, piping and underground fuel
storage tank.
South Kalispell Tax Increment Finance Traffic Project
Concrete work has continued over this time period on the South Kalispell TIF
project. Sidewalks and driveways have been poured on 1st Street West and along the
north end of Airport Road.
6.Public Works
Water Main Replacement
The water main replacement project for 10th Ave W and
2nd St W is at substantial completion. This project
replaced ~1,500 linear feet of aged 6” and 8” 1926 water
main with new 8” water main. Also included in the
project were new water valves, fire hydrants, water
service connections, paved surface restoration, sidewalk
repairs, and landscape restoration. City engineers
performed design and construction management for this
project, and the total project costs were within budget.
This water project was coordinated with the 2020
pavement repair project for 10th Ave W. City crews
performed the remainder mill and overlay to complete
the full restoration of the asphalt section for the 2 blocks of 10th Ave W.
5
Sewer Main Replacement Project
The 11th Street West Sanitary
Sewer Replacement Project
from 3rd Alley West to 5th
Ave West is under
construction. The project
includes furnishing labor,
materials and equipment
required to replace the
existing deteriorated sewer
main with approximately 730
linear feet of fifteen (15) inch SDR 35 PVC sewer main. The construction is at 50%
completion and is schedule to be at substantial completion by the end of October.
7.Fire Department
Since the last update, the Kalispell Fire Department has received 156 calls for service.
October 4th thru the 10th is fire prevention week for the community. This year’s
educational campaign is Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen! Cooking is the #1 cause of
home fires and home fire injuries. Unattended cooking is the leading cause of fires in the
kitchen. This is true with our local community as well. This year, the fire department is
offering materials to local schools and groups only and not providing in person education
due to COVID concerns.
The new fire department recruits have successfully entered into their Field Training
portion of their academies and training. Each recruit is assigned to an individual shift and
an individual training officer who provides instruction and critiques the recruit’s
progress.
Fire department staff are preparing equipment for transition into the new Ambulance
which was ordered in the 2020 fiscal year budget. This ambulance is replacing a unit
which has served Kalispell for 18 years.
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
Crimes Against Persons
Homicide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SIWOC/Sexual Assault 2 0 2 0 2 0 6 0 2 0 7 0 4 0 5 0 30 0
Robbery 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2
Aggravated Assault 3 0 3 1 2 0 4 2 11 5 5 2 5 5 9 6 42 21
Assault on a Peace Officer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 5 5
Simple Assault 9 3 6 3 5 3 3 2 10 6 12 6 10 4 7 3 62 30
PFMA 16 12 12 7 12 7 8 4 10 7 9 6 19 10 17 12 103 65
Resisting Arrest 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 0 9 11
Crimes Against Property
Burglary 5 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 6 3 3 0 7 1 1 0 27 6
Theft 53 19 43 21 39 13 32 15 42 14 35 4 67 12 53 17 364 115
Vehicle Theft/Unauth Use 5 1 6 2 3 0 3 0 5 1 1 0 9 3 2 1 34 8
Arson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Forgery/Counterfeit 5 1 4 0 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 5 1 2 0 25 5
Fraud 10 1 6 0 6 1 2 0 5 1 9 2 2 0 6 2 46 7
Theft of Identity 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Embezzlement 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 4
Stolen Property offenses 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 10 3
Criminal Mischief 17 3 17 10 14 1 17 4 20 6 16 4 9 3 19 2 129 33
Crimes Against Society
Weapon Law Violations 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 1
Prostitution Offenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Child Pornography 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Drug Offenses 29 13 38 26 27 22 18 10 37 14 22 21 24 9 26 9 221 124
Family Offenses (non-violent)0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DUI 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 8 7 12 11 12 10 3 3 63 59
Possession of Alcohol 1 4 2 3 1 2 3 9 1 1 3 4 4 3 3 3 18 29
Provide Alcohol to Minor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
Other Alcohol Offenses 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4
Kidnapping/Custodial Int.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3
Disorderly Conduct 7 7 13 9 6 5 15 9 11 8 11 10 18 12 7 5 88 65
Criminal Trespass 13 11 17 14 10 7 6 5 11 7 10 3 18 12 12 6 97 65
Violation of Protective Order 6 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 4 1 4 1 2 2 19 8
Obstructing a peace officer 7 8 9 7 9 10 3 3 8 6 5 1 9 7 7 5 57 47
Juvenile Offenses (except MIP)6 3 11 7 6 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 33 21
Other Offenses 43 39 52 48 30 31 13 12 32 29 30 27 40 38 21 23 261 247
Total 258 141 257 169 195 121 145 83 228 121 210 111 281 142 209 101 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1783 989
Traffic
Traffic
Stops Cites Traffic
Stops Cites Traffic
Stops Cites Traffic
Stops Cites Traffic
Stops Cites Traffic
Stops Cites Traffic
Stops Cites Traffic
Stops Cites Traffic
Stops Cites Traffic
Stops Cites Traffic
Stops Cites Traffic
Stops Cites Traffic
Stops Cites
744 499 807 527 412 338 234 262 455 356 425 365 381 354 240 284 3698 2985
Total Calls for Service
Kalispell Police Department Case and Arrest Reports - 2020
January February March April May June July August September October November December Totals
2976 2840 2455 2105 2717 2813 2165531002649