08-13-21 City Manager Report and Arrest Report1
City of Kalispell
OFFICE OF THE CITY
MANAGER
Information Memorandum
8/13/2021
1. Parks and Recreation
Our forestry crew has finished pruning trees along 4th Avenue East. They will be moving
to 5th Avenue East, working south to north.
Forestry also used their resistograph recently to determine the severity of a suspected
cavity. Through resistograph technology, an arborist can detect wood decay, stages of
rot, hollow areas, and cracks within the inside of a tree. This information is then
uploaded into our inventory so we can track changes and schedule follow up visits and
upcoming forestry contracts.
Our parks and KYAC crews continue to work through irrigation repairs and adjustments
throughout the park system and irrigate turf according to current weather patterns.
Upgrades have also been done where deficiencies couldn’t be addressed through the
existing system.
The last week of our Camp Woodland Summer Day Camp
and the Woodland Water Park will be August 16-22. We
also have Zombie Survival Camp and Outdoor Adventure
Camp (rafting, fly fishing, and rock climbing) operating
the following week (August 23-27). While we typically
average 20-30 participants each summer in our Zombie
Camp program, this year we have over 65 participants
registered for the camp.
Registration for the Cairo’s Kids Afterschool Program opened Monday, August 9. We
have been in contact with the school transportation office, and we
are excited that they will be able to provide transportation from all
School District #5 schools to the Cairo’s Kids After School
Program this year.
With summer ending, we have three last community events we are
hosting toward the end of August. On Tuesday, August 17, we will
have our last Picnic in the Park concert with Man and the Box
performing. The following day, on August 18, we will host
Shakespeare in the Park in Woodland Park with our partner,
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Kalispell Brewing Company. And finally, we will host our annual Paws Splash Bash
event on Sunday, August 22. On the last Sunday of the summer the water park is open,
we open the pool to the dogs with all the proceeds going towards improvements to the
Begg Dog Park.
2. Fire Department
For the Month of July, the Fire Department had 428 responses. Of the larger responses,
272 were medical incidents, 19 Motor vehicle accidents, 29 citizen complaints (backyard
burns, etc.), 15 fire alarm activations, 13 public assists, 11 Haz-Mat (Gas leak, spills,
carbon monoxide) and other various call types.
A Lieutenants’ exam is scheduled for mid-August and we had 6 internal candidates apply
to take the exam. This process includes a 3-part testing process- written exam, scenarios,
and an interview.
A Captains’ exam is scheduled for September 15th, there was 1 eligible candidate who did
apply. The Captains’ exam process is also a 3-part testing process.
The department is also in the process of interviewing for the Assistant Fire Chief
Position.
New Firefighter/Paramedic Luke “Gus” Butler has started is Academy training with the
department.
The department participated with the State of MT CST (Civil Support Team) in training
with radiological meters and equipment at Station 61.
The department hosted a medical case review with our Medical Director. This covered
reviewing medical charts- patient care delivery and patient outcomes.
3. Police Department
Attached is the latest case report from the Kalispell Police Department.
The Kalispell Police Department has started a “Silent Service” campaign to share the
small acts of kindness and service to our community that are happening without
recognition.
Sgt Sean McRae is retiring from the Kalispell Police Department to take another position
at the City of Kalispell. Sean leaves the Kalispell Police Department with over 23 years
of service here and 25 total years of service to Montana Law Enforcement. Sgt. Joel
Bartholomew will be promoted as a result of Sergeant McRae’s retirement.
The Kalispell Police Department began a hiring process on July 26. The posting closes
August 27 with testing scheduled on September 22. After interviews are conducted, the
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top candidates will go through the extensive background investigation process. This
should culminate with an eligible hiring pool by the end of November.
Detective Karen Webster will be completing her nearly six-year assignment in Detectives
on August 12. Detective Webster’s primary focus had been investigating crimes against
children. During her time in assignment Detective Webster was recognized as the
Montana Peace Officer of the Year for her work. Officer Chad Sweigart has been
assigned to the open position in the division.
4. Public Works
Center St W Road and Storm Improvement Project
The Center Street storm improvement and road reconstruction
project from 7th Ave W to Meridian Road installs new
stormwater infrastructure that mitigates excessive ponding at
intersections, driveways/alley approaches, and within the curb
line. Additionally, the road is being reconstructed and replacing
~2,400 feet of deteriorated pavement. To date, the underground
stormwater pipe work has been completed. The contractor is
currently working on curbing, concrete driveway approaches,
and grading the subgrade surface between 9th Ave West and 7th
Ave West. The roadway is tentatively scheduled to be paved the
week of August 23.
Bollard LED Upgrade 2021
On 1st Avenue East and West there are a total of 87 illuminated bollards. Traffic Signs
and Signals (TSS) Staff has completed the upgrade/retrofit of these bollards to a 28-watt
LED bulb from the original 50-Watt MH bulb. As part of the upgrade, TSS Staff
modified the bulb brackets, allowing the bottom of the LED bulb to seat further down in
the globe and provide better illumination from the bottom portions of the globe. The cost
for the ESL 28-watt LED bulb and parts needed to modify the bracket was $30 per
bollard. Total cost for all 87 bollards was $2,610. Comparatively, the manufacture of the
bollards sells an LED retro fit kit, costing $560 per bollard. A cost savings of $46,110
was achieved as part of the TSS staff’s ability to perform internal fabrications for the
bollard LED retrofit upgrades.
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5. Planning Department
The Planning Board held a public hearing on August 10 and heard two application
requests. The application requests consisted of the following:
1. File #KA-21-03 – A request from Go Development, LLC for annexation and
initial zoning of R-4 (Residential) for property located adjacent to the rear of
properties at 199-211 Palmer Drive, containing approximately 0.02 acres. The
request is based on a desire to add approximately 2 feet in depth to seven existing
city sublots.
2. File #KCU-21-06 - A request from Big Sky Investments Kalispell, LLC (The
Silos) for a conditional use permit to allow additional height over 60 feet for
buildings on property located within the B-3 (Core Area Business) zone. The
property is being redeveloped, but has recently contained various buildings, grain
silos, and railroad tracks. The existing silos will remain in place with the addition
of a restaurant on top, and new multi-family residential buildings will be
constructed. The height of the silos, with the restaurant, will be approximately
110 ft and the height of the multi-family buildings will be approximately 70 feet.
The property is located at 505 West Center Street/740 West Railroad Street.
The Board recommended approval of the two application requests. The recommendations
will be forwarded to the Council for their consideration at their September 7 meeting.
The planning board also held a work session on the items listed below:
1. File #KA-21-04; KPUD-21-03; and KPP-21-07 – A request from G23 Properties,
LLC for the Parkland Meadows Planned Unit Development (“PUD”), which is a
Residential Mixed Use PUD overlay on approximately 38.4 acres of land at the
northeast corner of Airport Road and Cemetery Road. The proposal includes
annexation of the property, initial zoning of RA-1 (Residential Apartment) on
approximately 31.1 acres, and initial zoning of B-1 (Neighborhood Business) on
approximately 7.1 acres, as well as major preliminary plat approval for the
development. The PUD calls for a total of 480 dwelling units in the RA-1 area as
well as development which may occur within the B-1 area consistent with that
zoning. The preliminary plat encompasses the entire PUD and includes 7 RA-1
lots and 7 B-1 lots.
2. File #KPUD-21-02; KZC-21-01; and KPP-21-06 – A request from Kilday &
Stratton for the Starling Phases 1-8 Planned Unit Development (“PUD”), which is
a Residential Mixed Use PUD overlay on approximately 58.0 acres of land on the
west side of Stillwater Road to the west of Timberwolf Parkway. The property
was previously annexed with an R-3 (Residential) underlying zone and has an
expired PUD overlay over the full section of land. This proposal would rezone
the 58.0 acres to RA-1 (Residential Apartment) with a new PUD overlay for the
subject property. The proposal includes a proposed preliminary plat for Phases 1-
3 of the project, which encompasses 20.84 acres of land. Phases 1 and 2 contain
approximately 14.9 acres and include 77 residential lots and sublots (37 single-
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family and 40 townhome lots). Phase 3 is a single lot plus common area totaling
approximately 5.9 acres (2.75 acres of developable area and 3.18 acres of
common area) with proposed uses potentially including up to 35 multi-family
dwelling units, a combination of live/work units and office space, or small-scale
neighborhood retail.
3. Marijuana Dispensaries Ordinance – In the election of November 2020, a ballot
initiative was approved by the voters to allow for recreational marijuana use
within the State of Montana. Subsequently, the state legislature passed House Bill
701 providing the framework for marijuana regulation in Montana. The Montana
Department of Revenue will also adopt administrative rules related to the
marijuana industry, which are expected to be adopted this fall. Local jurisdictions
are provided some latitude to adopt zoning regulations specifying appropriate
zones and criteria for those facilities, but they must be provided for given the new
legislation. The legislation will allow facilities to begin operating January 1,
2022, and the City should have zoning regulations in place prior to that date. Staff
presented a DRAFT Kalispell Zoning Ordinance Text amendment that would
provide for marijuana facilities, considering discussions that had taken place at
two prior Council work session.
Following discussion, the Planning Board directed staff to proceed with the three items as
presented and a public hearing is scheduled for their next regularly scheduled meeting on
September 14.
Documents pertaining to the agenda items are on file for public inspection at the Kalispell
Planning Department, 201 First Avenue East, and are available for public review during
regular office hours. In addition, information on the agenda items are posted on our
website at https://mt-kalispell.civicplus.com/314/Planning-Board under planning board
“upcoming agenda.”
6. Building Department
In the last 2 weeks, we have issued permits for 12 single-family homes and 4 townhomes.
That will bring the total of new single-family/duplex and townhouse units for the year to
164.
There have been 254 multi-family housing units issued so far this year. Last year, at this
time, we had issued 24 multi-family housing units.
There was a total of 206 combined building and/or fire inspections completed in the last 2
weeks.
Residential – 116 Plumbing – 25
Commercial – 17 Mechanical - 26
Electrical – 22 Fire - 0
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7. Community Development
The City’s 3rd and Main
Selection Committee met
with members of the Charles
Hotel development team on
Wednesday, August 11, to
learn more about their
proposal for the city-owned
parking lot. The Committee
will provide a
recommendation regarding
the proposal for City Council
consideration at its meeting on September 7. The proposal is available at the Community
Development webpage on the City website: www.kalispell.com.
Construction work continues at the Foys Lake Section of
the Kalispell Bypass project. Montana Department of
Transportation (MDT) and LHC crews have added walls
to the new overpass. In addition, earthwork and grading
are taking place on the sides of the overpass bridge.
Vehicles will be directed to the northbound on- and off-
ramps and the roundabout on the Meridian Road side of
the project. Vehicles will continue to experience 10-15 minutes of delays when passing
through the intersection.
Kalispell Parkline construction continues with street crossing work beginning Monday,
August 13. Look for lane closures, detours, and traffic control starting at 4th Avenue EN.
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Crimes Against Persons
Homicide/Justifiable Homicide 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
SIWOC/Sexual Assault 3 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 8 0 1 0 4 0 24 0
Robbery 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2
Aggravated Assault 3 0 4 2 3 3 6 2 7 3 4 2 7 4 34 16
Assault on a Peace Officer 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
Simple Assault 6 5 7 3 9 6 13 10 3 1 7 3 8 3 53 31
PFMA 12 8 10 10 8 6 13 5 8 6 12 9 16 14 79 58
Resisting Arrest 3 3 4 4 6 6 7 6 2 1 3 3 6 5 31 28
Crimes Against Property
Burglary 2 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 5 1 18 4
Theft 41 23 37 16 45 21 39 18 26 13 48 15 47 10 283 116
Vehicle Theft/Unauth Use 3 1 3 1 9 6 5 2 2 0 4 2 3 0 29 12
Arson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Forgery/Counterfeit 1 1 5 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 16 1
Fraud 5 2 4 1 3 1 5 2 4 1 1 0 3 0 25 7
Theft of Identity 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Embezzlement 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
Stolen Property offenses 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Criminal Mischief 8 3 8 1 21 2 9 1 16 5 22 6 24 4 108 22
Crimes Against Society
Weapon Law Violations 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
Prostitution Offenses 0 0 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 2 0
Drug Offenses 22 16 9 8 23 14 11 3 7 5 14 6 18 17 104 69
Family Offenses (non-violent)2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
DUI 6 5 10 9 4 4 7 6 16 17 7 7 9 7 59 55
Possession of Alcohol 1 1 5 4 0 0 6 6 7 9 3 3 2 2 24 25
Provide Alcohol to Minor 1 0 0 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 1 0 7 5
Kidnapping/Custodial Int.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 4
Disorderly Conduct 7 6 4 4 4 5 7 5 5 4 9 8 6 5 42 37
Criminal Trespass 28 22 7 8 10 6 17 16 7 2 14 11 12 7 95 72
Violation of Protective Order 4 2 9 1 2 0 4 3 2 4 2 0 3 3 26 13
Obstructing a peace officer 13 12 5 4 5 5 9 9 7 5 6 6 13 11 58 52
Juvenile Offenses (except MIP)1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 9 6 15 17 8 8 37 34
Other Offenses 42 41 29 27 33 30 35 33 38 36 29 30 38 34 244 231
Total 217 156 170 108 203 118 209 131 184 122 204 130 239 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1426 901
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513 345 367 294 504 333 383 329 567 400 474 342 470 358 3278 2401
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Kalispell Police Department Case and Arrest Reports - 2021
January February March April May June July August September October November December Totals
2775 2465 3013 2785 2878 3130 204263380