02-26-21 City Manager Report with Arrest Report1
City of Kalispell
OFFICE OF THE CITY
MANAGER
Information Memorandum
2/26/2021
1. Parks Department
Due to warm weather and poor ice conditions on the Woodland Park pond, the warming
hut has been closed for the season. Picnic tables and benches along with seasonal
equipment are being readied for spring.
Forestry staff continue to prune Ashley Subdivision while a second crew is pruning trees
on 4th Avenue East between 10th Street and 11th Street.
After a year postponement, KPR has begun planning for the
2021 Picnic in the Park Summer Concert Series. Sponsorship
information will go out to local businesses in February and we
will begin putting together the band schedule in March.
Tentative dates for the concert series are as follows:
Tuesday Evenings (6pm-8pm)
June 22, June 29, July 6, July 13, July 20, July 27, August 3,
August 10, August 17
Wednesday Afternoons (11:30am-1:30pm)
July 7, July 14, July 21, July 28, August 4
We are finishing our Kalispell Kickers youth soccer league at
Rankin Elementary on Saturday, February 27. Our 6-week
Little Dribblers youth basketball league begins the following
week on Saturday, March 6. Similar to our Kalispell Kickers
program, participation in Little Dribbers is up significantly this
spring with 275 participants registered for the program
(compared to 233 last fall). All Pre-K and Kindergarten
practices/games will be played at the Russell Elementary Gym
and all 1st and 2nd grade practices/games will be held at the
Peterson Elementary.
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2. Police Department
Attached is the latest activity report from the Police Department.
The co-responder program has made over 400 contacts providing mental health support
and services to members of our community. Chief Overman has received a lot of
positive feedback on the program from the community and first responders.
Year to date calls for service are 4858. This compares with 5284 in 2020, and 5525 in
2021.
The Kalispell Police Department continues the process of policy implementation with
Lexipol. We are at approximately 50% implementation. The policy, acknowledgement,
and mobile app are available to officers. The KPD has worked closely with other
subject matter experts including the city’s Legal and Human Resource Departments. We
have also received help and input from our law enforcement partners in the valley. This
is an important step in updating KPD policy to current best practices.
Chief Overman, Captain Falkner, and Building Plans Examiner Rick Parker met with
representatives from Jackola Engineering on February 17 to assess progress on the design
of the evidence/storage building. Some adjustments have been made and the project
should be out for bid in the near future.
Chief Overman and Captain Falkner participated in a 911 Operations board meeting on
February 23. The purpose of the meeting was to discover ways partner agencies can
support the 911 center in their mission, recruitment, and success.
3. Planning Department
The Kalispell City Planning Board will hold a public hearing at their March 9 meeting
and take public comments on the agenda items listed below:
1. Files #KPP-21-01 – A request from Kalispell Public Schools Student Built
Homes, LLC for major preliminary plat approval for the Re-subdivision of Lot 52
Northland Subdivision Phase 2, with a total of 2 lots on approximately 0.42 acres
of land. The property is located within an R-3 (Residential) zoning district with a
Planned Unit Development overlay and contains one house under construction.
This subdivision would create another buildable lot on the west side of the
existing lot. The property is located at 176 Parkridge Drive.
2. File #KA-20-04; KPUD-20-03; and KPP-20-05 – A request from Four Mile
Farmstead, LLC for the Farmstead Planned Unit Development (“PUD”), which
includes annexation, initial zoning/rezoning, and a Residential Mixed-Use PUD
overlay on approximately 110.71 acres of land abutting the south side of Four
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Mile Drive to the west of Stillwater Road, along with major preliminary plat
approval for Phase 1 of the development. Approximately 0.91 acres was
previously annexed into the city and zoned R-2 (Residential). The remaining area
is proposed to be annexed with approximately 86.50 acres of the property
(including the 0.91 acres) to be zoned R-3 (Residential), approximately 15.97
acres to be zoned RA-1 (Residential Apartment), and approximately 8.46 acres to
be retained by the current owner in the northeast corner that will be zoned B-1
(Neighborhood Business). The entire property will have a PUD overlay with the
B-1 area designated as a placeholder PUD requiring additional review prior to
development. The PUD calls for a total of 455 dwelling units (142 single family
lots and 163 townhome lots) along with 150 multi-family units. The Phase 1
preliminary plat consists of approximately 37.67 acres with 62 lots, streets, and
open space, and includes the areas to be zoned RA-1 and B-1.
3. File # KGPA-21-01 – A request from the Kalispell City Planning Department to
amend the Kalispell Growth Policy Future Land Use Map. The growth policy
amendment would change the future land use designation shown on the Kalispell
Growth Policy Future Land Use Map from (a) “Industrial” to “Urban Residential”
on approximately 2.2 acres on the west side of Airport Road north of Ashley
Creek for Tract 1AA in S19 T28N R21W and Lots 1 and 2 of the Re-subdivision
of Guest Addition; (b) “Urban Residential” to “Public” on approximately 25 acres
on the east side of Airport Road for Tract 6L in S20 T28N R21W and Tract 13 in
S29 T28N R21W, owned by School District 5; (c) “Industrial” to “Urban
Residential” on approximately 21 acres of land to the west of the intersection of
Airport Road and Cemetery Road for Tract 2 in S19 T28N R21W and a portion of
Tract 1 in S30 T28N R21W; and (d) approximately 28 acres designated as
“Industrial” (1.8 acres), “Suburban Residential” (3.9 acres) and “Urban
Residential” (22.4 acres) to “Neighborhood Commercial” (16 acres) and “High
Density Residential” (12 acres), located on land surrounding the intersections of
Airport Road with both Cemetery Road and the Highway 93 Bypass.
The Planning Board will forward their recommendation of the applications onto the
Council for their consideration at the April 5 meeting.
4. Building Department
In the last 2 weeks, we have issued permits for 3 single-family homes and 2 townhomes.
That will bring the total of new single-family/duplex and townhouse units for the year to
34, compared to 22 last year at this time.
There have been 24 multi-family housing units issued so far this year. Last year at this
time ,we had not issued any multi-family housing permits.
There was a total of 177 combined building and/or fire inspections completed in the last 2
weeks.
Residential – 82 Plumbing – 18
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Commercial – 9 Mechanical - 12
Electrical – 16 Fire - 40
The total number of building inspections for 2020 was as follows:
5. Community Development
Early this week, the Trail Crew met to review and provide recommendations for the
Kalispell Parkline DRAFT 100% Design Submittal in preparation for going out to bid for
trail construction later this spring. Also, during the meeting, Highline Design provided an
overview of the Parkline logo and brand summary which will be implemented within the
trail design to provide the Kalispell Parkline its own unique identity. For more
information about the project please visit:
• https://www.kalispell.com/164/Community-Development
• http://www.kalispellcoreandrail.com/
One Phase I environmental site assessment has been completed for a land sale in the Core
Area. Two additional Phase I environmental site assessments are in process and expected
to be complete by the end of February.
Full roadway construction is expected to begin on the Kalispell Bypass – Foys Lake Road
Interchange project on March 1, weather permitting. The goal for the Kalispell Bypass –
Foys Lake Road Interchange project is to provide a safer and less congested intersection
for the community.
6. Fire Department
Since the last update, the Kalispell Fire Department has received 174 calls for service.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the fire department has been active in enhancing
precautions, reviewing protocols, and working with our agency partners to provide a safe
service to the community and protect our staff from injury or exposure. This continues
with the changing environment that surrounds COVID-19. Currently, dispatch protocols
for suspected COVID-19 patients are being reviewed.
The fire academy for recent hires is in process with concentration on hands-on fire
department operations. This would include use of safety equipment, fire attack
principles, forcible entry, fire dynamics, etc.
Fire department office staff are working on the next year’s fiscal budget, project
prioritization, and capital planning.
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7.Information Services
IT staff replaced network equipment at Buffalo Hill to support the SCADA upgrade
project. The network has been prepared to support the SCADA upgrade and
communication with the water sites. IT staff will work with the SCADA consultant to
support the network side of the system upgrade.
IT staff deployed 26 computers as part of the desktop computer replacement project for
FY 21. IT staff started working on building and deploying the computers that are being
re-purposed as part of the computer replacement schedule. The re-purposed computers
become available when staff get new computers. City IT uses new hard drives, loads a
fresh image and deploys these computers to locations that are able to use the re-purposed
devices.
IT staff migrated the Laserfiche volumes which stores the content of the City’s electronic
records repository to a different storage device to remove the disk space limitation on the
old storage.
IT staff worked with GIS and PW staff to upgrade to the latest version of ArcGIS Pro. IT
staff also worked with GIS staff to fix issues with the large format plotter which prints
maps for the City departments.
8.Public Works
WWTP Replaced the UV Systems Bulbs and Ballasts
Waste Water Treatment Plant Operators recently
completed the replacement of the UV System bulbs
and ballasts. The WWTP Trojan UV system treats
the effluent water for E-Coli and Fecal Coliform for
safe discharge to Ashley Creek. The wastewater
facility also uses effluent water for internal cleaning
and process functions. There were 80 ballasts, with 2
bulbs per ballast, replaced.
Before we started replacing the UV bulbs and quartz
tubes, we had to run both Banks at 100%. This was
using an average of 34 kilowatt/hrs of electricity.
Since all the bulbs and ballasts have
been replaced and put back into service, we are down
to 11 kilowatt/hrs of electricity. In addition to the
energy cost savings, this will also extend the
equipment life.
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Reported Arrests
Crimes Against Persons
Homicide 0 0 0 0
SIWOC/Sexual Assault 3 0 3 0
Robbery 0 0 0 0
Aggravated Assault 3 0 3 0
Assault on a Peace Officer 0 0 0 0
Simple Assault 6 5 6 5
PFMA 12 8 12 8
Resisting Arrest 3 3 3 3
Crimes Against Property
Burglary 2 0 2 0
Theft 41 23 41 23
Vehicle Theft/Unauth Use 3 1 3 1
Arson 0 0 0 0
Forgery/Counterfeit 1 1 1 1
Fraud 5 2 5 2
Theft of Identity 0 0 0 0
Embezzlement 1 2 1 2
Stolen Property offenses 0 0 0 0
Criminal Mischief 8 3 8 3
Crimes Against Society
Weapon Law Violations 1 1 1 1
Prostitution Offenses 0 0 0 0
Child Pornography 0 0 0 0
Drug Offenses 22 16 22 16
Family Offenses (non-violent)2 0 2 0
DUI 6 5 6 5
Possession of Alcohol 1 1 1 1
Provide Alcohol to Minor 1 0 1 0
Other Alcohol Offenses 0 0 0 0
Kidnapping/Custodial Int.1 1 1 1
Disorderly Conduct 7 6 7 6
Criminal Trespass 28 22 28 22
Violation of Protective Order 4 2 4 2
Obstructing a peace officer 13 12 13 12
Juvenile Offenses (except MIP)1 1 1 1
Other Offenses 42 41 42 41
Total 217 156 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 217 156
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Total Calls for Service
Kalispell Police Department Case and Arrest Reports - 2021
January February March April May June July August September October November December Totals
2775 2775