07-16-21 City Manager Report and Arrests1
City of Kalispell
OFFICE OF THE CITY
MANAGER
Information Memorandum
7/16/2021
1.Public Works
Cellular Water Meter Replacement & Advanced
Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Project
The City’s existing water services are metered,
with a little over 9,000 water meters in varying
sizes, with the majority being residential ¾”
meters. Currently, the Water Meter Division
within the Public Works Department reads the
system monthly with a mobile reading system
(AMR). The City’s goal is to migrate gradually
to a fully automated cellular reading system
allowing readings to be collected remotely. The
new metering system offers a direct and secure
access to the utility customer’s water use data
through EyeOnWater. The EyeOnWater includes
a secure website to review and analyze water
usage patterns. With these tools, utility
customers will be able to view hourly water
usage activity and gain a greater understanding
of the amount of water they use.
The plan to migrate from a radio read drive by meter reading system to a cellular read
system will take several years to accomplish. The Water Meter Division’s plan is to
install and replace approximately 1,100 water meters annually. To achieve this goal,
starting this July, all new water services will receive a cellular read meter. New cellular
meters will be installed in place of the older style meters as service requests are made for
maintenance. The Water Department will send service requests to customers who
currently have the oldest meters in the system. These can be identified by their serial
number. Certain areas and subdivisions will also be targeted as the Meter Reading
Technician identifies specific areas that are experiencing large failures of radios.
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Water Production – Outdoor Water Conservation
The City of Kalispell Public Works Department is requesting all Kalispell water users be
conservative with their irrigation water practices. During the hot summer days, water
conservation is important, and the City is requesting users follow one or more of the tips
below:
Make sure sprinkler heads are water thrifty.
Adjust sprinklers so they only hit the lawn, not sidewalks, the porch, etc.
Skip one or two lawn watering’s a week.
Scale back sprinklers’ run time by 2-3 minutes.
Sweep sidewalks instead of using a hose.
Use water-efficient spray nozzles and get rubber washers to fix leaks.
Use mulch or composting around plants to reduce the water they need.
2. Police Department
Attached is the latest case report from the Police Department.
Chief Overman will speak at the Junior Police Leadership Academy Commencement at
the Montana Law Enforcement Academy on July 17. The Montana Association of
Chiefs of Police make it available at no cost to the youth of Montana. During the one-
week program, students are introduced to law enforcement agencies from local, state and
federal levels. There is a strong emphasis on developing leadership skills while giving
students a glimpse of the criminal justice profession.
Members of the Major Crime Unit attended the Advanced Crime Scene course hosted by
the Kalispell Police Department in Kalispell. This 40-hour course is designed to
familiarize intermediate to advanced level police personnel with the technical skills
needed to identify, document, preserve and collect more complicated physical evidence
found at crime scenes.
The Kalispell area has experienced a recent uptick in Catalytic Convertor thefts. The
thefts have typically been at car dealerships or “sell your own” business’s here in town.
The incidents remain under investigation.
3. Planning Department
The Planning Board held a public hearing on July 13 and heard three application
requests. The application requests consisted of the following:
1. Files #KPUD-21-01; and KPP-21-02 (continued from previous meeting) – A
request from Bison Hill, LLC for the Mountain View Planned Unit Development
(“PUD”), which is a Residential PUD overlay on approximately 139 acres of land
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abutting the north side of Foys Lake Road to the west of the Highway 93 Bypass,
along with major preliminary plat approval for Phase 1 of the development. The
property was previously annexed with a PUD overlay called Willow Creek, which
has since expired. This proposal is for a new PUD by a different applicant. The
PUD calls for a total of 407 dwelling units (225 single family lots, 16 cottage lots
and 166 townhome lots) along with approximately 49.1 acres of open space and
park area. The Phase 1 preliminary plat consists of approximately 21.2 acres with
94 lots (5 single family lots and 89 townhome lots), streets and open space.
2. File #KPP-21-05 – A request from Meadows Edge, LLC for major preliminary
plat approval for Meadows Edge Phases 3 and 4. The property is located within
an R-3 (Residential) zoning district with a Planned Unit Development overlay,
with a total of 125 dwelling units (Phase 3 contains 31 single-family lots and
Phase 4 contains 21 single-family lots and 73 townhome lots) on approximately
54.91 acres of land including the lots, streets, and common area. The property is
located at 1120 Farm to Market Road.
3. KGPA-21-02 – A request from the City of Kalispell to amend the Kalispell
Growth Policy Plan-it 2035 by adopting the MOVE 2040 Kalispell Area
Transportation Plan. The Kalispell Growth Policy Plan-It 2035 identified updating
the 2008 Kalispell Transportation Plan as a key project. Accordingly, the City of
Kalispell and the Montana Department of Transportation initiated the planning
process for an updated plan mid-September 2019. The MOVE 2040 Kalispell
Area Transportation Plan will serve to update and replace the existing Kalispell
Transportation Plan. The transportation plan will help guide the development of
the urban transportation system in a comprehensive and methodical fashion. The
Transportation Plan includes the urban boundary determined by MDT, the Census
Defined Place of Evergreen and additional growth areas outside of the urban
boundary. It provides an analysis of existing transportation conditions,
transportation demand forecasting, a discussion of alternative travel modes within
the area and identification of specific problem areas relative to crash occurrences,
intersection capacities, and street corridor capacities. The plan also includes
recommendations for travel demand management and provides a series of
recommendations for improvements to the transportation system including short
term management changes, major street system improvements and miscellaneous
upgrades to the existing transportation system. The transportation plan also
includes a chapter designated towards bicycle and pedestrian system analysis and
recommendations. The plan concludes with funding programs and policy plan.
The Board recommended approval of the three application requests. The
recommendations will be forwarded onto the Council for their consideration at their
August 2 meeting.
4. Building Department
In the last 2 weeks, we have issued permits for 8 single-family homes, 2 townhomes and
1 duplex. That will bring the total of new single-family/duplex and townhouse units for
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the year to 137, compared to 118 last year at this time.
There have been 254 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 135 combined building and/or fire inspections completed in the last 2
weeks.
Residential – 70 Plumbing – 24
Commercial – 12 Mechanical - 13
Electrical – 11 Fire - 5
5.Community Development
The Foys Lake Section of the Kalispell By-Pass is making progress with the majority of
construction expected to be completed by the end of 2021 with crews returning in Spring
of 2022 for final work. The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and LHC
Construction are holding virtual public meetings on the second Thursday of each month
at 6 pm to answer questions about the Foys Lake Road Interchange
construction. Information can be found at:
https://www.mdt.mt.gov/pubinvolve/kalispellbypass/
LHC and its subcontractors continue to work on punch list items to finalize the South
Kalispell TIF Traffic Improvement Project. Work is expected to continue through
August 2021.
6.Parks and Recreation
Forestry, with the help of volunteers, are watering trees around the community five days
a week due to the lack of natural moisture. Every newly planted tree receives 20 gallons
of water each week. The Urban Forestry committee is planning a tree walk/tour of
Woodland Park trees for July 22, at 7:00 pm.
Park staff have been catching up on smaller projects outside of their typical seasonal
duties. Items such as the wood parking delineators at Woodland Park are being repaired,
and the sides of the ADA ramp into the adjacent turf at Lawrence Park are being tapered
to make the transition more user friendly.
The user groups at KYAC have finished their summer seasons. Our field staff will use
this time to rest the turf and perform seasonal maintenance, fix irrigation, fertilize, and
aerate fields in anticipation of fall sports.
Public Works recently repaired 120’ of asphalt along the loop road in Woodland Park as
well as filled several potholes that had developed.
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Kalispell Parks & Recreation and the Glacier Raft
Company have partnered again this summer to give
the Kalispell community a great opportunity to try a
half-day rafting experience at a reduced rate. We had
55 people participate in our first rafting experience on
Saturday, July10. We have one more opportunity for
the community to participate on Saturday, August 7.
We had 16 campers participate in our Skateboarding Camp. This camp
is designed for boys and girls (ages 7+) of all ability levels. The camp
was so popular last summer that we doubled the number of weeks
offered from two weeks to four. We have limited availability in the
remaining sessions July 19-22, August 9-12, and August 16-19.
We are expecting a large turnout for our annual summer cheerleading camp at Lawrence
Park, July 26-30. We have over 40 participants currently registered for the program.
Participants will learn new skills and cheers all week and then show their skills with a
final performance for friends and family at the end of the week. Special thanks to the
members of the Glacier High School cheerleading squad who help with this camp every
year.
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Crimes Against Persons
Homicide/Justifiable Homicide 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
SIWOC/Sexual Assault 3 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 8 0 1 0 20 0
Robbery 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2
Aggravated Assault 3 0 4 2 3 3 6 2 7 3 4 2 27 12
Assault on a Peace Officer 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
Simple Assault 6 5 7 3 9 6 13 10 3 1 7 3 45 28
PFMA 12 8 10 10 8 6 13 5 8 6 12 9 63 44
Resisting Arrest 3 3 4 4 6 6 7 6 2 1 3 3 25 23
Crimes Against Property
Burglary 2 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 13 3
Theft 41 23 37 16 45 21 39 18 26 13 48 15 236 106
Vehicle Theft/Unauth Use 3 1 3 1 9 6 5 2 2 0 4 2 26 12
Arson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Forgery/Counterfeit 1 1 5 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 14 1
Fraud 5 2 4 1 3 1 5 2 4 1 1 0 22 7
Theft of Identity 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Embezzlement 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3
Stolen Property offenses 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Criminal Mischief 8 3 8 1 21 2 9 1 16 5 22 6 84 18
Crimes Against Society
Weapon Law Violations 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Prostitution Offenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Child Pornography 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Drug Offenses 22 16 9 8 23 14 11 3 7 5 14 6 86 52
Family Offenses (non-violent)2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
DUI 6 5 10 9 4 4 7 6 16 17 7 7 50 48
Possession of Alcohol 1 1 5 4 0 0 6 6 7 9 3 3 22 23
Provide Alcohol to Minor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Other Alcohol Offenses 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 6 5
Kidnapping/Custodial Int.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3
Disorderly Conduct 7 6 4 4 4 5 7 5 5 4 9 8 36 32
Criminal Trespass 28 22 7 8 10 6 17 16 7 2 14 11 83 65
Violation of Protective Order 4 2 9 1 2 0 4 3 2 4 2 0 23 10
Obstructing a peace officer 13 12 5 4 5 5 9 9 7 5 6 6 45 41
Juvenile Offenses (except MIP)1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 9 6 15 17 29 26
Other Offenses 42 41 29 27 33 30 35 33 38 36 29 30 206 197
Total 217 156 170 108 203 118 209 131 184 122 204 130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1187 765
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513 345 367 294 504 333 383 329 567 400 474 342 2808 2043
Total Calls for Service 3130 1704627752465301327852878
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