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10/02/95 City Council Minutes0R0�, 802 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD AT 7:00 P.M. MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1995 IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL IN KALISPELL# MONTANA. MAYOR DOUG RAUTHE PRESIDED. COUNCIL MEMBERS JIM ATKINSON, LAUREN GRANMO, BARBARA MOSES, DUANE LARSON, PAM KENNEDY, GARY NYSTUL, CLIFF COLLINS, CITY ATTORNEY GLEN NEIER AND CITY MANAGER BRUCE WILLIAMS WERE PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER DALE HAARR WAS ABSENT. Mayor Rauthe called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. AGENDA APPROVAL Moses moved to approve the agenda. The motion was seconded. The motion carried upon vote. Approve Minutes Collins moved to approve the minutes. The motion was seconded. The motion carried with a vote. Approve Claims per Payables Register Kennedy moved to approve the claims. The motion was seconded. Upon vote the motion carried. ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL No one addressed the Council. ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS Benchmark Homes and William and Barbara Dye are requesting a zone change for property they own located at the northwest corner of Liberty Street and Meridian Road. The property is about 1 acre in size and is accessed from both Liberty Street and Meridian Road. The request is to change the zone from R-3 to R-5. The request was the subject of a public hearing at the Planning Board's September 12th meeting. The Planning Board unanimously recommended approval of the zone change request and Staff concurs with the recommendation. Larson moved Ordinance 1229, an ordinance to amend Section 27.01.010, Official Zoning Map, City of Kalispell Zoning Ordinance, (Ordinance No. 1175) by zoning properties located on the northwest corner of Liberty Street and Meridian Road (Previously zoned R-3, Residential), R-5, (Residential/Professional Office), in accordance with the City -County Master Plan, and to provide an effective date. The motion was seconded. The motion carried upon roll call vote. Ordinance 1230-Zoning Text Amendment-Parking-lst Reading Ordinance 1230 would reduce the parking requirement for grocery and supermarkets from 1 space per every 100 square feet of floor area of customer sales and service, plus one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area of storage and office to 1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area. Staff proposed the change because the present standard is two to three times the national average for this type of business. Industry standards typically call for four to five spaces per one thousand square feet of gross floor area. At the last work session it appeared to be Council's consensus to amend the ordinance by removing any reference to grocery and supermarkets, thereby requiring future grocery and supermarket developments to follow the parking standard for other retail business under Section 27.26.050 (35) of the zoning code. This will achieve the same objective of reducing the parking requirements for grocery stores and supermarkets. This request was the subject of a public hearing at the September 12th Planning Board meeting and forwarded with a favorable recommendation. 080l 1 1 803 Moses moved Ordinance 1230, an ordinance amending Section 27.26.050 (22), City of Kalispell Zoning Ordinance No. 1175. The motion was seconded. There was discussion. Kennedy moved to amend the ordinance to read "Grocery and supermarkets: 1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor area". The motion was seconded. With a vote the amendment carried. The amended motion carried upon roll call vote. Ordinance 1231-Zoning Text Amendment -Cluster Development -1st Reading This amendment would reduce the minimum acreage required for a cluster development from 2 acres to 21,000 square feet. It is Staff's opinion that requiring 2 acres is an excessive requirement in an urban environment such as Kalispell. This request was the subject of a public hearing at the Planning Board's September 12th meeting. The Board recommends the approval of this zone change request and Staff concurred. Atkinson spoke in favor of the amendment. Kennedy moved Ordinance 1231 amending Section 27.35.030 (1), City of Kalispell Zoning Ordinance No. 1175. The motion was seconded. There was discussion. The motion carried upon roll call vote. one Change Request-RA-1 t William Hagerman, and several other property owners including the City of Kalispell requested a zone change for properties located south of 18th Street on the west side of Airport Road. The properties are approximately 4.8 acres. The zone would change from RA-1 to RA-3. This request was the subject of a public hearing at the September 12th Planning Board meeting. The Board recommended the approval of the zone change and Staff concurred. Larson moved Ordinance 1232, an ordinance to amend Section 27.02.010, Official Zoning Map, City of Kalspell Zoning Ordinance, (Ordinance No. 1175), by zoning properties located south of 18th Street West on the west side of Airport Road (previously zoned RA- 1, Low Density Apartment), RA-3, Residential Apartment/Office, in accordance with the City -County Master Plan, and to provide an effective date. The motion was seconded. Upon vote the motion carried. Resolution 4235 Amendment -Authorizing the Issuance and Calling for the public Sale of Bonds for SID No 342 The intent of this amendment is to add language in Section 1. (b) of Resolution 4235 which will require the owner of lots 7AD, 7A, 1,3,9, and 10 included in SID 342 to pay all the cost of extending water mains as the lots are the only benefiting properties from this portion of the project. The estimated cost of this portion of the project is $15,000 Collins moved Resolution 4235 relating to $209,000 Special Improvement District Bonds No. 342 Bonds; authorizing the issuance and calling for the public sale thereof. The motion was seconded. There was discussion. With a roll call vote the motion carried. 0804 804 Resolution 4239-Marshall Addition No. 269-Zoning and Annexation This annexation and zoning request is a result of a property owner desiring access to the city sewer being extended down 5th Avenue East. The property is located about 150 feet east of 5th Avenue East and 400 feet south of 18th Street East. The Planning Board held a public hearing on the proposal and recommended the request be approved granting the parcel an RA-1 zone designation. Kennedy moved Resolution 4239, a resolution to provide for the alteration of the boundaries of the City of Kalispell by including therein, as an annexation. A tract of land described in Exhibit "A", to be known as Marshall Addition No. 269; to zone said property Low Density Multi -Family Residential, RA-1, to amend the City Zoning Map accordingly and to declare an effective. The motion was seconded. With a roll call vote the motion carried. BUSINESS FROM MAYOR & COUNCIL Proclamation Mayor Rauthe proclaimed October 1st-7th as Mental Illness Awareness Week. Airport Advisory Board Appointment Mayor Rauthe recommended the appointment of Tom Reynolds to the Airport Advisory Board replacing Dana Severy who is moving out of the community. Atkinson moved to appoint Tom Reynolds to the Airport Advisory Board. The motion was seconded. The motion carried with a vote. Rauthe read a letter Council requested to be written to the Montana Department of Transportation formally protesting the Department of Transportation's decision to drop the reconstruction of U.S. Highway 93 from Somers to Kalispell from the State Transportation Improvements Program originally scheduled for construction in 1998. Kennedy suggested the copies of the letter be sent to the local legislators. KDC Meeting Rauthe reminded everyone of the KDC meeting October 30, 1995. Takamori Town Visitors Rauthe announced the meeting on Thursday, October 5, 1995 of the Takamori Town visitors from Japan and requested Council attendance. The meeting will be from 11:00 a.m. until noon. Historical Society/Central School Rauthe acknowledged the presence of the Historical Society and tentatively set the October 23rd work session for discussion of Central School. Anderson Masonry Request Rauthe noted Council will meet next Tuesday at the Woodland Park ball fields to do a site review of the property involved with the Anderson Masonry request. Cry Manager Salary Consideration Rauthe also noted the manager received a glowing evaluation recently for his last year of work. He recommended giving Williams a 2.4% cost of living increase and an additional 1.6% as merit increase for a total of 4% on his current base salary, which would be $2,404.50 a year which would bring his salary up to $62,517.00. 805 Atkinson moved to increase the city manager salary to $62,517.00 for the next year effective October 1, 1995 through September 30, 1996. The motion was seconded. There was discussion. Collins, Nystul and Granmo spoke against the motion. Larson, Moses, Kennedy and Rauthe spoke in favor of the motion. With a vote the motion carried with Collins, Nystul and Granmo voting against. BUSINESS FROM MANAGER Montessori School -Conditional Use Permit Steve Welder has applied for a conditional use permit to allow a small 170 square foot expansion to the Montessori School. Montessori School is located on the north side of Park Hill Road approximately 150 feet west of College Avenue. The expansion would occur. on .the south side of the existing building. The Planning Board held a public hearing on the request and recommended approval of the CUP. Staff concurred with the Board's recommendation and requests Council approval of the CUP subject to the three conditions. Granmo moved to grant the conditional use permit for the Montessori School. The motion was seconded. The motion carried with a vote. Final -Plat -Amended Plat of Lot 2 Arndt -Walker Subdivision This is a request for final plat approval for the Arndt -Walker subdivision, a two lot residential subdivision located on the west side of 5th Avenue East about 400 feet south of 18th Street East. Council approved the preliminary plat of this subdivision in November, 1993 and granted a one year extension of time as the owner was waiting for the creation of the 5th Avenue East sewer SID. The preliminary plat was approved with four conditions. The Planning Office report indicated that the final plat is in substantial compliance with all conditions and recommended Council grant final plat approval. Kennedy moved to approve the final plat for the Arndt -Walker Subdivision. The motion was seconded. The motion carried upon vote. Bid Awards-SID No. 342 (Corporate Wayl Four bids were opened for the Corporate Way SID project as follows: Sandon Construction $187,330.50 A-1 Paving $199,798.00 Pack & Co. $217,446.00 LHC, Inc. $221,919.00 All four bids were turned over to Carver Engineering for evaluation and bid recommendation. Carver's evaluation recommends award to Sandon Construction in the amount of $187,330.50. Kennedy abstained from discussion and vote. Larson moved to award the bid to Sandon Construction in the amount of $187,330.50. The motion was seconded. The motion carried with a vote. 0806 806 South Woodland Public Improvements Bids were opened on September 29th for the South Woodland Public Improvements. Crockett Exc. Pack & Co. LHC A-1 Paving Sched 1 $ 41,361.46 $ 36,600.00 $ 66,114.80 $ 0.00 Sched 2 $388,070.62 $244,247.00 $229,273.80 $ 0.00 Sched 3 $ 0.00 $108,610.00 $ 85,630.50 $ 80,056.00 Total $429,432.08 $389,457.00 $381,019.10 $ 80,056.00 Kennedy abstained from discussion and vote. Williams explained Schedule 1 is the excavation and the storm drainage, Schedule 2 is the water and the sewer work and Schedule 3 is the paving portion of the contract. He explained Schedules 1 & 2 go together and Schedule 3 is separate. In doing this, Pack is the low bidder for Schedules 1 & 2 in the amount of $280,347.00 and A-1 Paving is the low bidder for Schedule 3 in the amount of $80,056.00. Moses moved to award the bid for the South Woodland public improvements to Pack & Company for Schedules 1 & 2 in the amount of $280,847.00. The motion was seconded. There was discussion. Upon vote the motion carried. Larson moved to award Schedule 3 of the South Woodland improvements to A-1 Paving in the amount of $80,056.00. The motion was seconded. The motion carried with a vote. Proposed Highway 93 North Sewer Extension The City budget for this year includes an appropriation of $470,000 to fund engineering design and construction of a sewer main north along Highway 93 to Reserve Drive. For the past couple of months Council has discussed the relative pros and cons of this project and it was decided at the last work session to consider the project during the regular meeting this week. Williams considers this project to be one of opportunity to coordinate its construction along with the reconstruction of this section of Highway 93. It has been his opinion that by doing so the City would be able to save substantially as a result of the coordinated effort. The savings is estimated to be only about 15% or $75,000, which is a savings, but not as substantial as originally thought. Williams believes there is some relative merit to building the sewer main, because it opens the corridor to present and future development. Atkinson moved to extend the sewer line to Reserve with engineering and crossmembers estimated at $480,000. The motion was seconded. There was discussion. Granmo, Nystul, Larson and Collins spoke against the motion. Atkinson and Moses spoke in favor of the motion. With a vote the motion failed with Atkinson, Moses, Kennedy and Rauthe voting in favor. 0807 807 STAFF REPORTS Next Work Session October 10, 1995 6:30 at Woodland Park Next Regular Meeting October 16, 1995 7:00 p.m. ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m. DouglaiV D. Rail -the, Mayor ATTEST: -ajl-xj� (��- , I , . Debbie Gifford! C Clerk of Co Approved 10/16/95 1 1