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A REGULAR MEETING OF THE KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD AT 7:00
P.M. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1995, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL
IN KALISPELL, MONTANA. MAYOR DOUG RAUTHE PRESIDED. COUNCILMEMBERS
JIM ATKINSON, LAUREN GRANMO, BARBARA MOSES, DALE HAARR, DUANE
LARSON, PAM KENNEDY, GARY NYSTUL, CLIFF COLLINS, CITY ATTORNEY GLEN
NEIER AND CITY MANAGER BRUCE WILLIAMS WERE PRESENT.
Mayor Rauthe called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA
Approve Minutes -Regular Meeting January 17, 1995
Special Meeting January 28, 1995
Approve Claims per Payables Register
Collins moved to approve the consent agenda. The motion was
seconded.
The motion carried with a vote.
ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL
Property Purchase Request
Leslie Schreiner, 1115 4th Street West, requested to be put on the
Council's next work session regarding a small portion of City
property she and her husband wish to purchase.
Kalispell Golf Association Fees
Louis Ruiz, 274 Buffalo Hill Drive, gave a brief history of the
golf course and past relationships with the City. He was concerned
about the relationship and hoped it improves.
ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS
Ordinance 1216-1st Reading -Salary
The Finance Director submitted a memo outlining the purpose of
Ordinance 1216. The pay schedule has been adjusted by 7.6% which
represents the cost of living increases for the periods ending
October 1993 and October 1994. The purpose of adjusting the
schedule is to keep our job offerings competitive with the market.
It is important to point out that the adjustment to bring the
schedule current with cost of living does not provide any pay
increases to the employees.
Kennedy moved Ordinance 1216, an ordinance amending Ordinance No.
1212, fixing the limits of the salary and compensation of the City
officials, supervisors, and employees pursuant to Title 7, Chapter
4, Part 42, M.C.A., beginning January 1, 1995; repealing all other
ordinances in conflict therewith.
There was discussion.
Kennedy spoke in favor of the motion.
With a roll call vote the motion carried with Nystul, Granmo and
Haarr voting against.
BUSINESS FROM MAYOR & COUNCIL
Goal Setting
There was discussion about having a facilitator for the next goal
setting work session. It was consensus to remain as is for this
year. The next goal setting work session will be February 25, 1995
at 8:30 a.m.
Affordable Housing
Moses referred to the last meeting, the affordable housing that was
mentioned, in regards to being comparable to the City's proposed
first time home ownership project. She had done some checking and
wanted to clarify and let the public know that the City's project
will provide more benefits than the private sector.
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KGA Fees
Haarr felt the tiered schedule with a $25 difference for City
residents was discriminatory. There are only 600 golfers that
reside in the city that would benefit. He did not feel it would
work.
There was discussion.
Haarr moved for Council to accept and approve the fees for the
Kalispell Golf Association for 1995-96 as presented in the December
12th letter. The motion was seconded.
Haarr, Collins, Granmo, Rauthe and Kennedy spoke in favor of the
motion.
Larson and Moses spoke against the motion.
With a vote the motion carried with Larson, Moses and Atkinson
voting against.
BUSINESS FROM MANAGER
Lantis Enterprises/Heritage Place -CUP
Lantis Enterprises has applied for a conditional use permit to
construct an addition to the north side of the Heritage Place
Extended Care facility. The expansion will include a dining room,
activity area and nurses station for specialized care. The
property is located on the north side of Heritage Way approximately
400 feet east of Highway 93. The Planning Board held a public
hearing on the matter with no one speaking in opposition. The
board recommends that the CUP request: be granted subject to 7
conditions. During the work session concerning this subject
Council asked that condition 5 be modified to read "the water main,
currently located beneath the proposed addition, must be relocated
prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit".
Williams also noted after speaking with John Parsons from FRDO,
Condition 4 would need to read "the southwestern access from
Heritage Way to the driveway be gated and used as emergency access
only as prescribed by the Fire Chief". Williams and Staff
recommended approval of the conditional use permit.
Larson moved to approve the conditional use permit for Lantis
Enterprises subject to the 6 conditions. The motion was seconded.
The motion carried upon vote.
Bid Award -Trailer Mounted Aerial Lift
Parks Director Mike Baker submitted a memo concerning the bid
results for the trailer mounted aerial lift. The City received 5
bids for the equipment as follows:
Dealer
Model
Price
Sun Rental
Eagle 44
$22,400.00
Pierce
Eagle 44
$20,540.00
Normont
Eagle 44
$22,689.00
Normont
Snorkle
$31,606.00
Kois Bros.
Eagle 44
$19,930.00
The low bid
submitted by Kois Brothers of
Great Falls in the amount
of $19,930
met the City's specifications
and Williams recommended
this bid be
awarded to Kois Brothers in
this amount.
Atkinson moved to award the bid to Kois Brothers in the amount of
$19,930. The motion was seconded.
The motion carried with a vote.
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Bid Award -Police Patrol Vehicles
The City received two bids for police patrol cars. Eisinger from
Kalispell bid $42,931.18 and Karl Tyler from Missoula bid
$43,460.00 for the two vehicles. Williams and Staff recommended
that the award be made to Eisinger in the amount of $42,931.18.
One auto will be funded from our general fund budget and the other
from a State Safety Grant.
Larson moved to award the bid to Eisinger in the amount of
$42,931.18. The motion was seconded.
The motion carried upon vote with Haarr voting against.
Bid Recommendation Skyline Bowl Parkina Lot
The City opened bids on Tuesday, January 31st for the sale of the
Skyline Bowl parking lot. Three bids were received for the sale of
the lot. Two bids were received on or before the 11:00 a.m. filing
deadline and the third was received much later that same day. The
late arriving bid from Glacier Bank was never opened and is locked
in the vault. Richard Mohrenweiser bid $105,001 and Skyline Bowl
owners bid $110,000. Williams noted before Council considers any
of the options concerning the bids, that Larry Gallagher did
indicate to Glacier Bank that they had until 5:00 p.m. on the 31st
to get their bid submitted. Gallagher referred to the resolution
authorizing the advertisement which did not include a specific time
for the opening. The bid submittal times and dates were included
in the bid advertisement appearing in the legal section of the
Daily Inter Lake. This legal ad was published three different
dates. Gallagher's advice to Glacier Bank although unfortunate did
not, in Williams opinion violate any legal standing the City has
with respect to the bid outcome. Williams felt the options were as
follows:
1. Reject all bids based on their unresponsiveness and re -bid.
(This is the preferred option recommended by the Development
Director.)
2. Reject all bids and leave the Skyline Bowl parking lot a public
parking facility until such time as the Parking Commission develops
an acceptable parking improvement program.
3. Award the bid to the Skyline Bowl owners in the amount of
$110,000.
Williams recommended option 21 reject the bids and leave the lot
public parking until the Parking Commission develops an acceptable
parking improvement program. This option will leave the lot open
for parking, save the bowling alley owners $110,000 (bowling alley
would continue to use the lot for parking) and not obligate the
City to offer it for sale again until the downtown parking problems
are resolved.
There
was discussion.
Larson
moved to reject all bids and leave
as a parking lot until
such
time the Parking Commission develops
an acceptable parking
plan.
The motion was seconded.
There
was more discussion.
With
a vote the motion carried with Nystul
voting against.
Out of Town
Williams noted he would be in Helena at the legislature testifying
on several bills and would return on Wednesday or Thursday.
CAB Meeting
The next meeting with the CAB will be on February 9, 1995 at 6:30
p.m. at FVCC.
STAFF REPORTS
Next Work Session February 13, 1995 7:00 p.m.
Next Regular Meeting February 21, 1995 7:00 p.m.
ADJOURN
The meeting was adjourned at p.m.
Douglas D. Rauthe, Mayor
ATTEST:
Debbie Gif CMC
Clerk of Council
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