11-12-21 City Manager Report and Arrest Report1
City of Kalispell
OFFICE OF THE CITY
MANAGER
Information Memorandum
11/12/2021
1.Parks and Recreation
Mike McNiff is joining the Parks Department as a Parks/KYAC Caretaker. Mike has
worked for our Parks Department as a seasonal employee over the past six months. Prior
to working for us, he worked for the City of Whitefish as a seasonal for the Parks
Department and spent two seasons working as a hotshot firefighter for the Hungry Horse
Ranger District. Mike has a degree in Criminology, Law, and Society from George
Mason University.
Aly Wells started with KPR on November 3 and will serve as our new Recreation
Programmer overseeing the After School Program, Specialty Camps, and Camp
Woodland Summer Day Camp. Aly graduated from Eastern Washington University with
a degree in Recreational Therapy in June of 2020. Before joining the KPR team, Aly
worked as a Recreation Therapist at Logan Health in Kalispell. Aly has also worked with
the North Spokane YMCA, serving as both a Day Camp Director and a Site Director.
Aly is an avid hockey player who also serves the community as a volunteer hockey coach
for both the U19 and U14 girls’ teams.
Parks crews continue with leaf collection throughout the parks system. With the lack of
precipitation, we have been able to remove most of the fallen leaves from turf areas.
Crews will begin hauling the piles that have been collected to the compost pile.
KPR’s new activity guide (November 2021 to April 2022)
was published in the Daily Interlake on Saturday, October
30. This guide highlights programs such as our Cairo’s
Kids After School Program, school break camps, ice skating
lessons, and youth sports. The overrun of the guide (3,500
copies) will be delivered to area elementary schools in early
November.
After cancelling last year’s league due to Covid, KPR is
bringing back our adult indoor soccer league that will run
from November 2021 to March 2022 at Edgerton Elementary School. Games will be
played on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings. This will be a co-rec league
(must have at least 1 male and 1 female per team) and played in a 5v5 futsal format.
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We will be starting our youth ice skating lessons at the Woodland Ice Center in early
December. We are currently in the process of hiring our ice-skating instructors for the
upcoming winter. Our first session will run from December 7-16. The second session
will start up in January after the holidays. Lessons are available for children ages 4 and
up.
2.Public Works
Public Works Construction Standards
The Montana Contractors Association (MCA) publishes the Montana Public Works
Standard Specifications (MPWSS) which are used throughout Montana communities for
Public Works Projects. The MPWSS provide boilerplate contract documents for public
works projects such as Instructions to Bidders, General Conditions, Supplementary
Conditions, and the contract Agreement, which can be utilized as they are published or
modified for use within a particular municipality. The MPWSS also provide technical
specifications for General Requirements (e.g. Summary of Work, Submittals, Quality
Control, Traffic Control), Site Preparation (e.g. Removals, Relocations of Utilities),
Earthwork (e.g. Trench Excavation and Backfill, Flowable Fill), Paving and Surfacing
(e.g. Asphalt Concrete Pavement, Curb and Gutter, Pavement Markings), Water
Distribution, Sewerage and Drainage (e.g. Storm Drain Systems, Sanitary Sewer
Collection Systems), Landscaping, Concrete, and Standard Drawings.
The intent of the MPWSS is to give a singular resource for communities, engineers, and
contractors to utilize throughout the state. This gives engineers a resource to utilize as a
starting point in the preparation of a project manual. In essence, the MPWSS works like a
cookbook for projects. Engineers will choose which portions of the MPWSS apply to a
given project, make necessary modifications to those specifications (Special Provisions)
and then assemble a full project manual. Likewise, because engineers use the same
starting point to develop the project manual, contractors become familiar with the
standard contract documents and specifications from one project to the next and one
community to the next and they know how to navigate the special provisions specific to
an individual community. These efficiencies experienced by engineers in building the
project manuals and familiarity experienced by contractors in utilizing the project
manuals, translate into savings for the communities in which the construction contract
work is performed.
The Sixth Edition of the MPWSS was issued in 2010 and is currently used as a reference
document for active City projects. A new addition of the MPWSS has recently been
issued (originally issued in April, retracted and reissued in October). Staff has begun the
process of reviewing the MPWSS and utilizing the new edition to build standard
construction documents specific for the City of Kalispell. This is a current project to look
at the previous version of the MPWSS; note any City additions, subtractions, or
modifications to those standards; cross reference the same or similar provisions in the
new MPWSS; and then develop or reference the updated version in the City’s standard
contract documents for city projects. Once this process is complete, the City of Kalispell
will be able to provide any City standard forms, or special provisions to consulting
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engineers. Additionally, the special provisions will be posted on the City website for
engineers working on private projects which have new city infrastructure so that they can
be incorporated as required in the City of Kalispell Standards for Design and
Construction.
Considering the Council’s recent adoption of the Transportation Plan Update (which
includes new roadway classifications and will require new standard street cross sections)
and this new version of the MPWSS with updated Standard Drawings, the Public Works
Department is also working on an update to the City of Kalispell Standards for Design
and Construction. Staff hopes to collect comments from engineers, contractors, and
developers to develop proposed updates to the City Standards and meet with Council at a
Work Session in the coming months before the next construction season.
3.Planning Department
The Planning Board held a public hearing on November 9 and heard three application
requests. The application requests consisted of the following:
1.Files #KA-21-05 and KPUD-21-04 – A request from Bish’s RV for the
annexation of two parcels located at 3100 Highway 93 South containing
approximately 8.36 acres of land with an initial zoning designation of B-2
(General Business). The proposal would add a Planned Unit Development
(“PUD”) overlay on the two parcels along with a third parcel containing
approximately 12.58 acres that is already within the city limits with a B-2/PUD
placeholder designation. The Bish’s RV PUD as proposed would then be a
Commercial PUD on a total of approximately 20.94 acres and would contemplate
a renovation and expansion of an existing RV dealership.
2.File #KCU-21-10 – A request from Briggs Anderson for a conditional use permit
to allow a multi-family residential development with up to 40 dwelling units on
approximately 1.23 acres located in a B-2 (General Business) zone. The project
would include covered parking, a fitness center, sidewalks, and an on-site trail
system. The overall project would also include a new Jiffy Lube and incorporate
the Mudman building into the site, which would be approximately 2.35 acres in
total. Both are permitted uses and not subject to a conditional use permit, although
both uses are tied into the parking lot layout, traffic circulation, and services that
are under review. The property is located at 1280 Highway 2 West.
3.File #KCU-21-11 – A request from GMD Development, LLC, for a conditional
use permit to allow a multi-family residential development with up to 138
dwelling units on 5.82 acres located in an RA-2 (Residential Apartment/Office)
zone. The development would include seven buildings with dwelling units as
well as a community building, greenspace, playgrounds, and parking areas. The
property is located at 1079 North Meridian Road.
The Board recommended approval of the three application requests. The
recommendations will be forwarded to the Council for their consideration at the
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December 6 meeting.
4.Building Department
In the last 2 weeks, we have issued permits for 6 single-family homes and 1 duplex. This
brings the total of new single-family/duplex and townhouse units for the year to 229,
compared to 260 last year at this time.
There have been 521 multi-family housing units issued so far this year. Last year at this
time we had issued 156 multi-family housing units.
There was a total of 132 combined building and/or fire inspections completed in the last 2
weeks.
Residential – 64 Plumbing – 20
Commercial – 16 Mechanical - 17
Electrical – 13 Fire - 2
5.Community Development
The Foys Lake Section of the Kalispell Bypass project is expected to reach substantial
completion Friday, November 12. For drivers, this means the project will be in full use
with only minor tasks yet to be completed, primarily weather dependent. The project was
funded by a 2018 US Department of Transportation BUILD grant as a joint effort of the
City of Kalispell and the Montana Department of Transportation.
KLJ Engineering has been awarded the 2022 Engineering Excellence Honor Award in
Transportation by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Montana. The
award was presented in recognition of the Kalispell Core and Rail Project.
6.Police Department
Attached is the latest law enforcement report.
Year to date calls for service stand at 30,400. This compares with 28,138 in 2020, and
31,460 in 2019.
Detective felony cases stand at 499 as of November 10. This compares with 385 in
November of 2020, and 423 total for 2019.
Officers Cronin, Appel, and Oster attended Field Training Officer school in Polson
November 1-5. This course gives officers the skills, ability, and knowledge to coach,
evaluate, and train officers new to the Kalispell Police Department. The is a very
important role that sets the tone, culture, and work ethic for new officers.
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The Kalispell Police Department has started the internal process to fill the Administrative
Captain position. Captain Tim Falkner will be retiring from the Kalispell Police
Department at the end of the year after 23 years of service.
7.Fire Department
From October 26 through November 9 the Fire Department had 165 responses. Of
these, there were: 129 medical incidents, 12 Motor vehicle accidents, 5 fire alarm
activations, 3 public assists/invalid, 2 Haz-Mat, and 13 dispatched and canceled en-route
(typically a fire call to assist nearby mutual aid fire departments and canceled after they
arrive, i.e., Evergreen or Smith Valley).
We are currently in the final steps of the interview process for the 3
Firefighter/Paramedic openings. The top candidates have been identified and background
checks have been completed.
Work is continuing on the review of department policies; updating and changing the
format for consistency and ease of use.
Ian Miller was promoted to Engineer effective November 2.
The Fire Department is in the County pool of other fire agencies that have re-submitted
an AFG (Assistance for Firefighters Grant) for new mobile and portable radios. If we are
granted this award, disbursement to fund this $1.55 million radio grant could take place
in April of 2022.
Chief Kinzer coordinated a 2-day Fire Pumping Apparatus course with an outside
instructor. This course covers fire pump construction, operations, hydraulics, and hands
on components on the drill ground.
Staff has been working on completing an engineer’s task book that includes the
operations of both the Wildland Brush Truck and the Water Tender. We are still
preparing the components for the engineer’s exam scheduled to take place in December.
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Crimes Against Persons
Homicide/Justifiable Homicide 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1
SIWOC/Sexual Assault 3 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 8 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 4 0 2 0 33 0
Robbery 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Aggravated Assault 3 0 4 2 3 3 6 2 7 3 4 2 7 4 3 1 4 2 5 0 46 19
Assault on a Peace Officer 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 6 5 8 3 7 2 74 41
PFMA 12 8 10 10 8 6 13 5 8 6 12 9 16 14 15 8 10 6 12 5 116 77
Resisting Arrest 3 3 4 4 6 6 7 6 2 1 3 3 6 5 4 3 4 3 5 4 44 38
Crimes Against Property
Burglary 2 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 5 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 23 5
Theft 41 23 37 16 45 21 39 18 26 13 48 15 47 10 43 12 57 15 55 22 438 165
Vehicle Theft/Unauth Use 3 1 3 1 9 6 5 2 2 0 4 2 3 0 5 1 6 1 14 1 54 15
Arson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 4 0 2 0 23 1
Fraud 5 2 4 1 3 1 5 2 4 1 1 0 3 0 5 0 3 1 8 1 41 9
Theft of Identity 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Embezzlement 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Stolen Property offenses 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1
Criminal Mischief 8 3 8 1 21 2 9 1 16 5 22 6 24 4 18 2 23 3 17 2 166 29
Crimes Against Society
Weapon Law Violations 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 2
Prostitution Offenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Drug Offenses 22 16 9 8 23 14 11 3 7 5 14 6 18 17 15 9 14 9 24 9 157 96
Family Offenses (non-violent)2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
DUI 6 5 10 9 4 4 7 6 16 17 7 7 9 7 5 3 5 5 11 9 80 72
Possession of Alcohol 1 1 5 4 0 0 6 6 7 9 3 3 2 2 8 15 3 3 1 0 36 43
Provide Alcohol to Minor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 2 2 1 1 10 8
Kidnapping/Custodial Int.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 4
Disorderly Conduct 7 6 4 4 4 5 7 5 5 4 9 8 6 5 9 9 7 5 4 3 62 54
Criminal Trespass 28 22 7 8 10 6 17 16 7 2 14 11 12 7 16 12 14 8 12 7 137 99
Violation of Protective Order 4 2 9 1 2 0 4 3 2 4 2 0 3 3 7 0 3 1 7 1 43 15
Obstructing a peace officer 13 12 5 4 5 5 9 9 7 5 6 6 13 11 14 15 5 4 6 4 83 75
Juvenile Offenses (except MIP)1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 9 6 15 17 8 8 6 7 2 0 2 2 47 43
Other Offenses 42 41 29 27 33 30 35 33 38 36 29 30 38 34 13 11 21 19 30 24 308 285
Total 217 156 170 108 203 118 209 131 184 122 204 130 239 136 201 114 207 93 226 97 0 0 0 0 2060 1205
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513 345 367 294 504 333 383 329 567 400 474 342 470 358 524 362 447 350 358 310 4607 3423
Total Calls for Service 3130 29486338031813094278527752465301327852878
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