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11-04-22 City Manager Report and Arrest Report1 City of Kalispell OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER Information Memorandum 11/4/2022 1.Parks Department A Boy Scout from Troop 1901, working to earn his Eagle Scout rank, installed dog agility equipment at the Begg Dog Park on October 29. The agility course consists of weave poles, triple hoop jump, 2 concrete tunnels and step/stair pads. The Boy Scout was able to fundraise, procure and install these items. The snowstorm on November 2 is having an impact on most trees in the community. The wet heavy snow, coupled with leaves still on the trees, is weighing down and breaking branches. Early assessments show the damage is worse than the May 2020 windstorm that came through Kalispell. Cleanup will take several weeks with winter weather upon us. Full assessment of tree damage will begin after cleanup is complete. The Kalispell Kids After School Program is averaging about 50 kids per day on regular release days and 65 kids on early release days. The November Programming Calendar contains activities such as “Pin the Feather on the Turkey”, BINGO, arts and crafts, and movies. The December Programming Calendar will be released at the end of this month on November 30. Skip Out Camp, taking place October 20 and 21, has come and gone with an average of 48 kids per day. Skip Out Camp focused on Halloween and fall themed activities with a field trip to Sweet Pickins’ pumpkin patch and making fresh apple cider with locally sourced apples. Freeze Out Camp registration is open. Freeze Out Camp contains 6 full days of camp taking place December 22-23 and December 27-30, with winter-themed activities and field trips such as ice skating at Woodland Ice Rink, sledding at Dry Bridge Park, and writing letters to Santa. Ice Skating Lessons registration is open. This is for ages 4 and up, taking place on Tuesdays and Thursdays with instructors that have over 30 years of combined ice-skating experience. Skate rentals are included but helmets must be brought by participants. 2 The Little Dribblers fall season is entering week 4. Games are played at Rankin, Russell, and Peterson Elementary Schools. Gametimes are between 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, allowing for 40 teams and 400 individuals to participate. Adult Futsal league started November 1. There are 12 teams in the league who are each guaranteed 14 games including playoffs that run through February 23. There will be a week break during Thanksgiving week and just after Christmas. Registration is open for Kalispell Kickers. The season starts January 21 and games will be played at Rankin elementary on Saturdays between 8am-6pm. Early registration deadline is December 23 at 5pm and regular registration is January 6 at 5pm 2. Public Works Traffic Signs and Signal (TSS) Annual Signal Testing TSS Staff recently completed the annual conflict monitoring testing for all ten of the City’s signalized intersections. The testing certifies the traffic signals are operating correctly and in accordance with Federal Highway Standards. Additionally, staff performed routine testing on the emergency vehicle detection (opticom) and performed cabinet inspections at each of the City’s traffic light systems. 3 Winter Season- Snow Plow Policy Winter snow season is here and the city crews and equipment have been prepped for the snow and ice conditions in the city streets. The city’s Snow Policy was adopted by Council in 1997 and provides a policy on snow removal procedures for streets, alleys, parking lots, and sidewalks. The Policy delineates responsibilities of the Public and sets expectations for city roles and responsibilities. A summarization of the policy, along with answers to frequently asked questions, can be accessed on the Kalispell website at Snow Removal | Kalispell, MT or by calling Public Works at 758-7720. The public is encouraged to visit the website’s interactive Snow Removal Map and find information on frequently asked questions. The map details the snow removal priority routes, as denoted below, and the berm and haul routes. 1. Priority 1 - Emergency Routes will be plowed first when the city experiences more than 3 inches of snowfall. Additionally, Emergency Routes are sanded/de- iced/plowed daily as road conditions warrant. 2. Priority 2 - Regular Residential Snow Plow Routes will be plowed after emergency routes. 3. Priority 3 – Alley Routes. The Public Works Street Department, when time and resources allow, will only plow the alleys in order for the City Solid Waste equipment to service the garbage containers and for other Kalispell utilities services. In order for the city to plow all of its of roadways there are 10 established routes, requiring 12+ staff to operate equipment and 87+ cul-de-sac/half moons, requiring 4 additional pickup plows. Snow removal operations generally will start at 4:00 am on snow events that accumulate 3 inches or more of snow on city roadways. The goal of the snow plow policy is to plow Priority Routes 1 and 2 within 48 hours of the end of a snow event. 4 3. Police Department Attached is the latest case report from the police department. During the week of October 17-20, Captains Venezio, Sutton, and Bartholomew toured Missoula, Billings, Bozeman, Helena, and Great Falls police departments. The intent of the tour was to inquire and see how other agencies are handling all the different aspects of police work. In addition to discussing calls for service, caseloads, and staffing, the Captain’s also discussed community outreach ideas, recruitment/retention, and ways to be more efficient. Officers Carlee Brown, Raul Astorga, and Hunter Maier attended the CIT Montana class held in Kalispell October 17- October 21. Its purpose is to assist first responders (law enforcement officers), detention staff, and dispatchers in engaging, assessing, and assisting individuals in crisis with mental and/or co-occurring substance disorders. CIT is a 40-hour evidence-based training that encompasses tools and skills needed for first responders, detention staff, and dispatchers to better manage individuals presenting with mental health and/or co-occurring substance disorders. This training exposes the participants to materials and experiences from trained mental health and medical professionals to better prepare them to effectively and safely work with this unique population. The Kalispell Police Department administrative team has begun the first phase of the staffing study conducted by the Center for Public Safety Management. The first phase, which runs through November, includes data collection to make an initial evaluation of department operations, call volumes, and protocols. The Kalispell Police Department has made some adjustment to the department phone directory. This allows quicker access directly to certain department resources and frees up available time for our emergency dispatchers. We have also made our online reporting more visible and available for smaller incidents that are not ongoing and do not specifically request officer contact. Both were efforts to find more efficiency in our service to the community and respond to current needs Officer Ian Whipple and Officer Quintin Fowler attended Colt Armorer’s school in Spokane October 25-27. This allows in-house training, maintenance, and repair to department issued weapons saving money, time, and adding to department safety. Overall calls for service stand at 30,491, this compares with 29,687 in 2021, and 27, 387 in 2020. 4. Fire Department From October 12 to October 25, the Fire Department had 162 responses. Of these, there were 112 were medical incidents, 7 Motor vehicle accident with injuries, 13 Fire alarm activations, 13 public assists, 6 Haz-Mat incidents, 1 House Fire, 1 Vehicle Fire, 1 illegal 5 burning, and 8 dispatched and canceled. All crews have been visiting new construction sites and newer established facilities performing walk-through inspections to familiarize with the larger sites, such as the new FVCC auditorium, CHS, Fed Ex, etc. Kalispell Firefighters hosted a “Trunk or Treat” at the downtown fire station on Halloween evening. Off duty Firefighters and their wives hosted the event. Staff have begun the work for the Center for Public Safety Management (CPSM) report. Most of the work so far has been data collection. Props have been built and completed at Station 62 training tower for the upcoming aerial ladder training course to be taught by the State of MT Fire Training school. These props are realistic window openings with common construction encountered by firefighters. Kalispell Fire Departments medical director held a quarterly case review with crews this week. This is a review of recent critical calls, our care, and patient outcomes. All Shifts have been receiving training on recognizing victims of domestic violence and sex trafficking. Kalispell Fire is taking part of the use of ODMAP (Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program). The purpose of Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP) is to provide near real-time surveillance of known and suspected overdose events occurring nationwide that can be monitored electronically by law enforcement, public health, and other select government agencies, thereby increasing their ability to identify and respond to sudden increases or spikes in overdose events. 5. Planning Department The Planning Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday November 9 has been cancelled and the agenda item scheduled will be considered at a future date. The agenda item originally scheduled is outlined below: 1. Files #KPP-22-07 and KZC-22-05 – The application contains a request from Owl Corporation and Flathead Village Greens, LLC, for a zone change from R-2 (Residential) to R-4 (Residential) covering approximately 182.15 acres, as well as a request for major preliminary plat approval for Stillwater Village, a subdivision with eight (8) phases containing a total of 181 lots (67 detached single-family and 114 attached single-family homes) on approximately 46.78 acres in lots, streets, common areas, and land held for future development. Additionally, the plat contains approximately 20.01 acres as park area and park access (for a total of approximately 66.79 acres) to serve both the initial eight phases and future phases on the overall property that are not part of the initial preliminary plat. The property is located south of Silverbrook Estates, west of Highway 93 and Hagerman Lane, north of Northern Pines Golf Course, and bordering the 6 Stillwater River on the western edge of the property. 6. Building Department In the last 3 weeks, we have issued permits for 15 single-family homes. This brings the total of new single-family/duplex and townhouse units for the year to 131. There have been 474 multi-family housing units issued so far this year. Last year at this time we had issued 560 multi-family housing units. There was a total of 261 combined building and/or fire inspections completed in the last 3 weeks. Residential – 76 Plumbing – 22 Commercial – 68 Mechanical - 29 Electrical – 25 Fire – 40 Offenses Reported Arrests Offenses Reported Arrests Offenses Reported Arrests Offenses Reported Arrests Offenses Reported Arrests Offenses Reported Arrests Offenses Reported Arrests Offenses Reported Arrests Offenses Reported Arrests Offenses Reported Arrests Offenses Reported Arrests Offenses Reported Arrests Offenses Reported Arrests 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 0 0 1 SIWOC/Sexual Assault 8 1 3 0 4 2 1 0 9 1 4 0 2 0 5 0 10 0 6 0 52 4 Robbery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 Aggravated Assault 9 0 9 6 9 4 5 1 5 2 6 2 4 5 5 4 10 4 4 1 66 29 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 0 0 Simple Assault 13 8 6 4 6 3 5 3 3 1 11 7 11 8 9 3 6 1 10 4 80 42 PFMA 5 2 15 7 15 8 15 10 10 5 8 7 9 7 13 8 7 6 7 6 104 66 Resisting Arrest 3 2 6 4 2 2 1 1 2 2 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 36 33 Crimes Against Property Burglary 3 0 1 0 6 5 3 1 2 1 2 0 5 1 8 1 1 1 5 2 36 12 Theft 49 23 63 33 63 27 72 27 37 17 45 16 52 26 42 14 50 16 53 21 526 220 Vehicle Theft/Unauth Use 1 2 5 0 8 3 5 0 4 0 4 0 4 1 6 3 5 1 9 0 51 10 Arson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 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 0 1 22 5 Fraud 7 2 2 0 2 1 7 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 5 0 6 3 36 7 Theft of Identity 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 Embezzlement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Stolen Property offenses 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 2 Criminal Mischief 12 4 20 3 13 2 12 2 8 3 12 3 16 2 21 5 13 3 20 4 147 31 Crimes Against Society Weapon Law Violations 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 7 0 Drug Offenses 14 11 26 10 24 13 27 18 32 15 20 12 9 2 13 9 17 10 14 10 196 110 Family Offenses (non-violent)2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 11 1 DUI 8 8 9 9 11 10 5 4 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 7 7 11 11 81 79 Possession of Alcohol 2 0 0 2 2 0 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 2 4 14 16 Provide Alcohol to Minor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 7 7 Other Alcohol Offenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 6 5 Kidnapping/Custodial Int.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Disorderly Conduct 2 2 4 2 4 4 3 2 11 9 4 5 5 5 8 6 3 1 6 8 50 44 Criminal Trespass 29 20 25 21 22 13 30 11 10 5 22 14 22 12 17 12 23 10 24 14 224 132 Violation of Protective Order 2 0 3 0 4 1 5 2 2 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 3 3 3 1 27 10 Obstructing a peace officer 5 3 6 3 5 5 4 2 4 3 6 7 6 5 5 5 7 6 7 6 55 45 Juvenile Offenses (except MIP)2 0 2 0 5 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 9 3 5 3 33 10 Other Offenses 19 20 25 18 33 31 37 27 31 35 39 40 30 28 14 12 18 12 20 18 266 241 Total 201 108 238 122 245 135 248 116 189 114 201 127 209 119 189 102 214 97 226 125 0 0 0 0 2160 1165 Traffic Traffic Stops Cites Traffic Stops Cites Traffic Stops Cites Traffic Stops Cites Traffic Stops Cites Traffic Stops Cites Traffic Stops Cites Traffic Stops Cites Traffic Stops Cites Traffic Stops Cites Traffic Stops Cites Traffic Stops Cites Traffic Stops Cites 397 306 374 320 345 260 376 229 464 276 513 326 356 246 378 216 381 233 326 220 3910 2632 Total Calls for Service 3384 30377316131583328262328592664303530943071 Kalispell Police Department Case and Arrest Reports - 2022 January February March April May June July August September October November December Totals