10-14-22 City Manager Report1
City of Kalispell
OFFICE OF THE CITY
MANAGER
Information Memorandum
10/14/2022
1.Parks Department
Park staff have replaced the Parkline Trail locomotive glass
windows with black metal inserts. This will help reduce the window
vandalism that keeps occurring.
A contractor has repaired a return water line at the Woodland Water
Park. This is one of the items identified in our LWCF grant for
repairs and improvements. This will also help with retaining
tempered water for all users.
Parks Staff are working to repair the water fountain at the Begg Dog Park.
Paws To Play, the nonprofit group that supports Begg Dog Park, had a volunteer day at
the park on October 8. They were able to mulch all the trees at the park and freshened up
the prop fire hydrant landscaping.
The Kalispell Kids After School Program is averaging about
50 kids per day on regular release days and 60 kids on early
release days. The October programmed activities have been
successful thus far with positive remarks from
parents/guardians, and participants. The November Theme
Calendar containing the programmed activities and movies
will be released at the end of this month.
The Little Dribblers registration deadline has passed, and
schedules and rosters have been made. The season tips off
this Saturday, October 15 at Rankin, Russell, and Peterson
Elementary Schools. Gametimes are anywhere from 8:00 am
-4:30 pm, allowing for 40 teams and around 400 participants
to partake in the fun.
Adult Futsal registration is open. The season runs from October 27, through February 23,
on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings from 6:00pm-9:00pm. The registration
deadline is this Friday, October 14.
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2.Public Works
Leaf Collection
Public Works will start the collection of leaves this season beginning October 10 and will
stop the collection effort on November 18. The leaf collection season is instituted to
promote effective and efficient leaf collection services by the Public Works Department
prior to the onset of the winter snow season.
Residents and business owners are encouraged to rake the leaves from the boulevard onto
the street approximately two feet away from the curb. Residents should rake the leaves
past the curb by the start of their scheduled weekday, to not miss collection.
In an effort to provide routine leaf service in
areas throughout Kalispell, Public Works has
designated areas of leaf collection for each day
of the week. The following link, Leaf Removal |
Kalispell, MT, will direct you to the City’s
website with additional leaf collection
information and a map with the designated
collection areas and corresponding collection
days.
Public Works will make every effort to collect leaves on the designated days, however
unpredictable leaf volumes, weather conditions, and equipment failures may require leaf
collection days to be performed outside of the scheduled areas.
As a reminder, the City does not perform curbside/streetside leaf collection in spring, and
the public is encouraged to contact Public Works for guidance on proper leaf disposal
after the Leaf Collection Season or visit us on our website www.kalispell.com.
3.Police Department
The latest case report from the Kalispell Police Department is attached to this report.
Marinna Ewing joined the Kalispell Police Department on October 3 as our animal
warden. She has prior experience working with and caring for animals of all kinds and
has previously completed a federal law enforcement academy. She will undergo training
including online and spending time with animal wardens employed by the Flathead
County Sheriff’s Office and Animal Shelter.
Riley Horner joined the Kalispell Police Department on October 3 as an Evidence
Custodian. A three month overlap period has been incorporated to learn the
responsibilities of the position with our current technician, Susie Phillips, as she is the
only employee to ever hold the position at the Kalispell Police Department.
Sergeants Webster, Bain, Petersen, and Struble attended a three-part course October 10-
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13 in Kalispell. The three parts include: “Emotional Intelligence in Law Enforcement”,
“Leadership Coaching”, and “Law Enforcement Response to Critical Incidents”.
The Kalispell Police Department conducted a new officer testing on October 5. The test
consists of written and physical testing and an initial interview. Three candidates were
brought forward for consideration.
Officer Will Appel and Officer Fusaro conducted a training for 24 city administrators
from across the state using the VIRTRA simulator on October 5 at Northwest
Shooter. The simulator experience was used to help administrators understand decision
making and challenges placed upon responding patrol officers.
SRO Cory Clarke, along with LT Fetveit, Sgt Bain, Officers Turner, Fusaro, Smith,
Allen, and Brinton assisted School District 5 with their Emergency Response to an
Armed Intruder training at all elementary, middle, and high schools. The training was
taught by administrators of the School District with the oversight of KPD Officers.
Detectives case load stand at 513 as of October 1. This compares with 416 in 2021, and
347 in 2020.
4.Fire Department
From the period of September 28 to October 11, the Fire Department had 148 responses.
Of these: there were 97 medical incidents, 8 Motor vehicle accident with injuries, 14 Fire
alarm activations, 11 public assists, 5 Haz-Mat incidents, 2 smoke removal from
residences, and 11 dispatched and canceled.
Kalispell Fire had 6 members and Kalispell Police had 1 member attend a Fire
Investigation course hosted by KFD last week. This was a National Fire Academy
course.
The Assistant Chief has put together a Fire Engineer Ladder Truck operations course that
will be taught by MT State Fire Training instructors. This course will provide continuing
education for our current Engineers and provide needed training/qualifications for new
Engineers.
5.Planning Department
The Planning Board held a meeting on October 11 and heard one application request
consisting of the following:
1.File #KPP-22-06 – A request from Meadows Edge, LLC for major preliminary
plat approval for Meadows Edge Phases 4A and 4B, which is an updated
preliminary plat adding four (4) lots to a preliminary plat approved in August
2021 (Resolution 6035) for Phases 3 and 4. Both phases contained a total of 125
dwelling units (Phase 4 contained 94 units) under the existing approval. The new
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Phase 4 would increase the number of units from 94 in Phase 4 to 98 and provide
for two subphases (Phase 4A with 50 lots and 4B with 48 lots). Phases 4A and
4B contain approximately 38.13 acres of land including the lots, streets, and
common area. The property is located within an R-3 (Residential) zoning district
with a Planned Unit Development overlay which allowed for up to 322 residential
lots and mixed-use commercial areas. During the course of design, the overall
number was voluntarily reduced to 304 and this addition would raise the number
back to 308. The property is located at 1120 Farm to Market Road.
The Board did recommend approval of the preliminary plat. Their recommendation will
be forwarded to the Council for consideration at the November 7 meeting.
On July 14, 2022, Governor Gianforte signed Executive Order No. 5-2022 creating the
Governor's Housing Task Force. The Governor charged the task force with providing
recommendations to make housing more affordable and attainable for Montanans. The
Housing Task Force released a Preliminary DRAFT on October 3. Staff will review the
proposal and provide feedback to the Montana League of Cities as necessary. The
Preliminary DRAFT can be found by clicking the link: Housing Task Force | Montana
DEQ (mt.gov)
6.Building Department
In the last 2 weeks, we have issued 1 single family home permit. This brings the total of
new single-family/duplex and townhouse units for the year to 109, compared to 210 at
this time last year.
There have been 402 multi-family housing units issued so far this year. Last year, at this
time, we had issued 344 multi-family housing units.
There was a total of 130 combined building and/or fire inspections completed in the last 2
weeks.
Residential – 33 Plumbing – 21
Commercial – 35 Mechanical - 19
Electrical – 17 Fire – 5
7.Community Development
Community Development staff attended the Montana League of Cities and Towns
conference in Kalispell including the TIF Working Group meeting. Staff also presented a
breakout session on the Core and Rail Redevelopment project.
The City submitted a planning grant application to the US Department of Transportation
Reconnecting Communities Pilot program. The purpose of the “Kalispell Main Street
Corridor Plan” is to build on the MOVE 2040 Kalispell Area Transportation Plan and
2017 Downtown Plan. If awarded, the grant will assess current levels of service for all
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roadway users of Main Street and surrounding roadways, utilize projections of future
usage levels, gather community input and priorities, identify alternative transportation
options, and implement preliminary engineering design activities over a two-year period.
The proposed project is to be robust in its community and stakeholder engagement and is
being supported by Flathead County, Montana Department of Transportation, Kalispell
Business Improvement District, KALICO, Kalispell Chamber of Commerce, and School
District No. 5.
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Crimes Against Persons
Homicide/Justifiable Homicide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
SIWOC/Sexual Assault 8 1 3 0 4 2 1 0 9 1 4 0 2 0 5 0 10 0 46 4
Robbery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 1
Aggravated Assault 9 0 9 6 9 4 5 1 5 2 6 2 4 5 5 4 10 4 62 28
Assault on a Peace Officer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Simple Assault 13 8 6 4 6 3 5 3 3 1 11 7 11 8 9 3 6 1 70 38
PFMA 5 2 15 7 15 8 15 10 10 5 8 7 9 7 13 8 7 6 97 60
Resisting Arrest 3 2 6 4 2 2 1 1 2 2 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 32 29
Crimes Against Property
Burglary 3 0 1 0 6 5 3 1 2 1 2 0 5 1 8 1 1 1 31 10
Theft 49 23 63 33 63 27 72 27 37 17 45 16 52 26 42 14 50 16 473 199
Vehicle Theft/Unauth Use 1 2 5 0 8 3 5 0 4 0 4 0 4 1 6 3 5 1 42 10
Arson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Forgery/Counterfeit 4 0 3 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 5 1 1 0 2 0 22 4
Fraud 7 2 2 0 2 1 7 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 5 0 30 4
Theft of Identity 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
Embezzlement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stolen Property offenses 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Criminal Mischief 12 4 20 3 13 2 12 2 8 3 12 3 16 2 21 5 13 3 127 27
Crimes Against Society
Weapon Law Violations 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Prostitution Offenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Child Pornography 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 0
Drug Offenses 14 11 26 10 24 13 27 18 32 15 20 12 9 2 13 9 17 10 182 100
Family Offenses (non-violent)2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 9 1
DUI 8 8 9 9 11 10 5 4 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 7 7 70 68
Possession of Alcohol 2 0 0 2 2 0 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 12 12
Provide Alcohol to Minor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 7
Other Alcohol Offenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 3
Kidnapping/Custodial Int.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
Disorderly Conduct 2 2 4 2 4 4 3 2 11 9 4 5 5 5 8 6 3 1 44 36
Criminal Trespass 29 20 25 21 22 13 30 11 10 5 22 14 22 12 17 12 23 10 200 118
Violation of Protective Order 2 0 3 0 4 1 5 2 2 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 3 3 24 9
Obstructing a peace officer 5 3 6 3 5 5 4 2 4 3 6 7 6 5 5 5 7 6 48 39
Juvenile Offenses (except MIP)2 0 2 0 5 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 9 3 28 7
Other Offenses 19 20 25 18 33 31 37 27 31 35 39 40 30 28 14 12 18 12 246 223
Total 201 108 238 122 245 135 248 116 189 114 201 127 209 119 189 102 214 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 1934 1040
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Kalispell Police Department Case and Arrest Reports - 2022
January February March April May June July August September October November December Totals
2859 2664 3035 3094 3071 3384 27754316131583328