03-12-21 City Manager Report and Arrest Report1
City of Kalispell
OFFICE OF THE CITY
MANAGER
Information Memorandum
3/12/2021
1.Parks Department
Park staff have completed the remodel of the Lions Park
restrooms. New fixtures, plumbing, partitions, and outside
entry doors were installed, and the floor was repainted. These
restrooms are seasonal and will open later this spring.
Forestry staff are nearing completion of pruning in Ashley
Subdivision. Park staff that have been assisting forestry
throughout the winter will be transitioning back to parks with the warmer
temperatures, allowing park maintenance activities to resume.
The Begg Dog Park has been closed for the spring due
to the water table. This is an annual occurrence for the
park. Once the water table recedes and the turf dries,
staff will aerate and fertilize the turf.
Park staff have been making repairs
to the waterslide pipes that were
damaged by vandalism at the pool over the winter. This is the second
time in two years that vandals have shattered the vertical supply lines.
The start of our Little Dribblers youth basketball
league was on Saturday, March 6. All Pre-K and
Kindergarten practices/games are played at the
Russell Elementary Gym, and all 1st and 2nd grade practices/games are
held at the Peterson Elementary Gym. We are appreciative of Kalispell
Public Schools for supporting our programs and allowing us to use their
facilities to provide programming for the community.
Our annual Spring Break Camp will be held from March 22-26, at Elrod Elementary
School. To minimize risk, we are only incorporating field trips where our participants
and staff will have exclusive use of the facility during this time. Field trips over spring
break will include trips to both the Rockfish Climbing Gym and the KALICO Art Center.
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2.Police Department
Attached is the latest case report from the Police Department
This past year our SRO program has been active within our school placements. While
the program includes unique activities respective of the school, the program in general
has:
•Conducted a variety of educational classes, including de-escalation, life skills, and
emergency response
•Served as a liaison amongst numerous partners, including School District 5,
Youth Court, juvenile justice reform programs, and our co-responder program
•Aid school officials with students in need for a variety of circumstances
•General relationship building with students
3.Planning Department
The Planning Board held a public hearing on March 9 and heard two application requests.
The application requests consisted of the following:
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 # 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 Board did recommend approval of both requests and their recommendations will be
forwarded to Council for their consideration at their April 5 meeting.
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Following the public hearing, the Planning Board held a work session to further discuss
the Downtown Historic District Standards. The development of the standards was
initiated by the Downtown Kalispell Business Improvement District (BID), which
secured a grant to hire a consultant to help formulate architectural design standards for
the historic area. Staff presented the DRAFT standards to the Board for feedback. Staff
will consider the comments received during the work session and make edits to the
DRAFT standards over the coming month. The Planning Board will hold a public hearing
on the DRAFT standards at their April 13 meeting. A legal notice for the public hearing
will be in the local paper and all the property owners within the proposed district will
receive a notice from the Planning Department of the proposed standards.
4.Building Department
In the last 2 weeks, we have issued permits for 14 single-family homes. That will bring
the total of new single-family/duplex and townhouse units for the year to 48, compared to
31 at this time last year.
There have been 24 multi-family housing units issued so far this year. We had not issued
any multi-family housing permits at this time last year.
There was a total of 171 combined building and/or fire inspections completed in the last 2
weeks.
Residential – 99 Plumbing – 11
Commercial – 17 Mechanical - 8
Electrical – 8 Fire - 28
5.Community Development
Development Services is preparing to go out to bid for Kalispell Parkline construction
slated to begin this summer. When available, information will be posted on the City of
Kalispell Bids & Proposals webpage: https://www.kalispell.com/bids.aspx
Ordinance 1855, was approved at the March 1 City Council. This ordinance establishes
the Kalispell Parkline as a city park to be maintained and operated by the City. This
ordinance recognizes the unique aspects of the Kalispell Parkline from other city parks
primarily because of the transportation aspect through various mixed land uses and
encourages a vibrant use of the trail within the park.
Information and updates on the Kalispell Parkline can be found at:
•https://www.kalispell.com/164/Community-Development
•http://www.kalispellcoreandrail.com/
Phase I Environmental Site Assessments have been completed on two Core Area
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properties in advance of property sales. Additional Brownfields site assessment work has
begun at a Main Street location where it is planned that an abandoned underground
storage tank will be removed, if possible.
6.Public Works
Load Limits
Spring 2021 Load limits of 350 lbs. per inch of tire
width, 7-ton single axle, 14-ton tandem axle are in
place for the following locations:
•Stillwater Road – Three Mile Drive to Old
Reserve Drive
•Four Mile Drive – Stillwater Road to Spring
Creek Road
•Spring Creek Road – Four Mile Drive to Old
Reserve Drive
•Whitefish Stage Road – County Load limit
of 400 lbs. per inch
The exact dates the seasonal load restrictions will be
removed varies depending on annual temperature variations during the spring thaw.
2020 Stormwater Annual Report
In March of every year, the City of Kalispell is required to
submit an annual report to stay in compliance with
the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit
issued by the State of Montana’s Department of
Environmental Quality (DEQ). The 2020 Annual
Report includes information on how the City met last
year’s permit requirements.
Highlights Include:
•Creation of the Stormwater TMDL Action Plan
•Approximately 3,464 tons of sediment, 12 tons of
phosphorus, and 74 tons of nitrogen prevented from reaching local waterbodies
•Review of city code for barriers to low impact development and associated multi-
departmental meeting summary
•5 rain gardens built in City limits through the Flathead Rain Garden Initiative
•280 Construction Stormwater Permits reviewed and approved – 233 Construction
Stormwater Permit site inspections
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Crimes Against Persons
Homicide/Justifiable Homicide 0 0 1 0 1 0
SIWOC/Sexual Assault 3 0 0 0 3 0
Robbery 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aggravated Assault 3 0 4 2 7 2
Assault on a Peace Officer 0 0 4 3 4 3
Simple Assault 6 5 7 3 13 8
PFMA 12 8 10 10 22 18
Resisting Arrest 3 3 4 4 7 7
Crimes Against Property
Burglary 2 0 1 0 3 0
Theft 41 23 37 16 78 39
Vehicle Theft/Unauth Use 3 1 3 1 6 2
Arson 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forgery/Counterfeit 1 1 5 0 6 1
Fraud 5 2 4 1 9 3
Theft of Identity 0 0 1 0 1 0
Embezzlement 1 2 0 0 1 2
Stolen Property offenses 0 0 1 0 1 0
Criminal Mischief 8 3 8 1 16 4
Crimes Against Society
Weapon Law Violations 1 1 0 0 1 1
Prostitution Offenses 0 0 0 0 0 0
Child Pornography 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drug Offenses 22 16 9 8 31 24
Family Offenses (non-violent)2 0 0 0 2 0
DUI 6 5 10 9 16 14
Possession of Alcohol 1 1 5 4 6 5
Provide Alcohol to Minor 1 0 0 0 1 0
Other Alcohol Offenses 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kidnapping/Custodial Int.1 1 0 0 1 1
Disorderly Conduct 7 6 4 4 11 10
Criminal Trespass 28 22 7 8 35 30
Violation of Protective Order 4 2 9 1 13 3
Obstructing a peace officer 13 12 5 4 18 16
Juvenile Offenses (except MIP)1 1 2 2 3 3
Other Offenses 42 41 29 27 71 68
Total 217 156 170 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 387 264
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Total Calls for Service 524027752465
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