01-12-24 City Manager Report1
City of Kalispell
OFFICE OF THE CITY
MANAGER
Information Memorandum
1/12/2024
1. Parks and Recreation
Forestry crews are pruning trees in Empire Estates. A
forestry contractor has finished removing fifty-eight
dead and dying trees throughout parks and
boulevards. The contractor will be grinding the
stumps in March.
Park Staff are continuing to pick up Christmas trees
along city boulevards through Friday January 12.
Trees should be placed in the boulevard free of
Christmas lights, ornaments, and tree stands. After January 12, homeowners will need to
take trees to the county landfill.
Vandalism repairs are being made to the Lawrence Park Restrooms. Graffiti is being
removed from the partitions, walls and ceiling are being repaired, and porcelain is being
replaced.
Our remodeling continues at the Depot Park building. Structural integrity in the basement
has been addressed and completed, wall prep has begun for painting on the main floor,
and new Cat 6 lines are being run for IT needs. Windows are scheduled to be installed
next week. Flooring is tentatively scheduled toward the end of February. Parks Crews
have also provided the cabling contractor with a trench from the office building to the
restroom building. This will allow us to add electronic locks and a monument
surveillance camera to the restrooms.
Spring Little Dribblers basketball registration is open. Little Dribblers is designed to
teach the fundamentals of Basketball to 4-year-olds through fourth graders in a
noncompetitive setting. The registration deadline is February 25,
at 11:59pm. The season will start on March 9, and take place on
Saturdays for 6 weeks.
We are nearing the end of our second session of Learn to Skate
session at Woodland Ice Rink. Learn to Skate is for anyone who
wants to learn the fundamentals of ice skating and is for ages 4
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years old and up. Each session includes four lessons that take place on Tuesday and
Thursday afternoons. Registration is open and there is still room in session three which
will start on January 16.
Kalispell Kickers registration is closed, and the program is set to begin on January 20.
Kalispell Kickers is an indoor soccer program designed to teach the fundamentals of
Soccer to 3-year-olds through fourth graders in a noncompetitive setting. Games will be
played at Rankin Elementary from 9am-5pm.
At the Glacier Cheerleading Camp, sixty participants sharpened
their cheerleading skills and performed alongside Glacier High
Cheerleaders during halftime of the varsity boys’ basketball game
on January 5.
The Flathead Cheerleading Camp will be on February 17. The
cost is $47 and is for ages 4-13 years old. A portion of proceeds
go to the cheerleading squad to help support their program.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to do stunts,
cheer, and perform at a varsity basketball game.
Our next School’s Out Camp will be Spring Break from March 25 through March 29. The
cost is $41 per day. Registration will open February 12. Camp offers kids the opportunity
to go spend their break going on field trips, doing crafts, and enjoying the warmer
weather.
2. Public Works
Yearly Production Water and
Wastewater
The City records daily, monthly, and
annual production and treatment
quantities for water and wastewater
flows. In 2023 the City produced
1,528 million gallons (MG) of water,
with an average annual production per
day of 4.2 MG and a max production
day of 10.6 MG. On the flip
side, 1,033 MG of wastewater was
treated, with a daily average of 2.8
MG, and a max daily flow of 5.4 MG.
The graph has a historical display of
past annual production and treatment
quantities.
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3. Police Department
Attached, please find the latest Law Enforcement Case Report
We ended 2023 with a record number of calls for service at 37,262 calls:
2023-37,262
2022-35,540
2021-35,068
Our Felony cases for the year were down slightly from 2022:
2023- 642
2022- 670
2021 - 601
We will be testing on January 16 to fill 3 vacancies. We have two officers at MLEA and
two more in field training. In the last month, we have trained in Police Driving (PVOC),
MPAT physical test proctor, and DUI law/application.
4. Planning Department
The Planning Board held a public meeting on January 9 and formally updated its bylaws,
reflecting the newly created Planning Commission. The majority of the changes switch
the term “board” to “commission.” There were also several provisions that needed to be
updated to better reflect current practices, such as the regular meeting time switching
from 7:00PM to 6:00PM, when officers are elected, specifically referring to Robert’s
Rules of Order, and the order of public hearings.
Following the meeting, the Planning Commission held a work session regarding the
Public Participation Plan. In the last legislative session, the Montana Legislature passed
Senate Bill 382, which created the new Montana Land Use Planning Act. The Act applies
to a number of specific cities within the state, including Kalispell. Under the Act, the
current growth policy, subdivision regulations, and zoning regulations are largely
replaced with a new land use planning paradigm. The concept is that a land use plan is
established with extensive public input. The plan then becomes a guiding document for
land use decisions, many of which, such as subdivisions, become administrative rather
than conducted through a public hearing process.
In order to help ensure sufficient public input for the land use plan and updates to both
the subdivision and zoning regulations, Section 6 of the Act calls for a public
participation plan to be adopted by the city. The plan must identify how the city will
provide:
• Dissemination of draft documents;
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• Opportunity for written and verbal comments;
• Public meetings after effective notice;
• Electronic communication and access; and
• Analysis of and response to public comments.
The plan must emphasize that public comment will be narrowed as the process moves to
site-specific development. It is intended to streamline the development of projects by
front-loading public comment in the land use plan, and then allowing projects to move
forward when they are in compliance without additional public process. The Commission
will hold a public hearing regarding the DRAFT Public Participation Plan at their next
meeting on February 13.
5. Building Department
This year, we have issued permits for 19 single-family homes. We had issued 3 at the
same time last year. There have been 0 multi-family housing units issued so far this year.
Last year at this time we also had yet to issue any multi-family housing unit permits.
There were a total of 126 combined building and/or fire inspections completed in the last
2 weeks.
Residential – 21 Plumbing – 7
Commercial – 10 Mechanical – 16
Electrical – 10 Fire – 62
6. Community Development
In 2023, the Council authorized multiple grant applications for both Green Acres and
Morning Star resident owned communities. Both communities have water and sewer
concerns and challenges in the affordability of the communities to connect to the mains
within S. Woodland Drive. The City has been awarded $2,875,000.00 for both projects
which will be administered in partnership with NeighborWorks Montana. These funds
will allow the communities to move forward with the necessary design and construction
elements in 2024 to rectify the infrastructure issues in these communities.
7. Fire Department
From December 27 to January, the Fire Department had 165 responses. Of these, there
were 108 medical incidents, 3 haz-mat incidents, 5 motor vehicle accidents with
injuries, 2 house fires, 12 fire alarm activations, 3 outside fires, 8 public assists, and 24
dispatched and canceled enroute.
Quarterly resiliency training was provided to all members this past week.
Newer Chaplains have been riding out with KFD.
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Area Law Enforcement EMT students are completing their ride-outs with KFD
Ambulances.
Our newest Firefighter Camas Rinehart has been moved into the field training portion of
the training process.
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Reported Arrests
Crimes Against Persons
Homicide/Justifiable Homicide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
SIWOC/Sexual Assault 5 0 3 0 1 0 7 1 4 0 2 0 4 1 4 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 37 4
Robbery 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 10 7
Aggravated Assault 4 3 5 2 11 5 5 5 10 4 8 4 7 4 6 3 10 5 7 4 2 0 2 0 77 39
Assault on a Peace Officer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2
Simple Assault 7 5 10 4 14 5 4 1 22 10 13 8 7 5 8 5 12 3 13 7 7 4 8 6 125 63
PFMA 12 8 5 5 4 3 11 5 13 6 12 10 4 3 6 2 8 4 11 10 6 8 14 10 106 74
Resisting Arrest 4 4 2 1 2 2 1 0 5 6 7 6 4 2 1 1 2 2 7 6 3 3 5 5 43 38
Crimes Against Property
Burglary 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 22 5
Theft 48 15 29 7 46 20 49 28 62 39 50 19 57 23 71 26 69 40 66 22 60 29 74 31 681 299
Vehicle Theft/Unauth Use 9 5 3 2 5 4 1 0 4 2 2 0 5 0 8 0 6 0 6 1 6 0 10 3 65 17
Arson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
Forgery/Counterfeit 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 1 5 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 24 4
Fraud 2 0 4 1 2 0 3 0 5 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 27 4
Theft of Identity 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
Embezzlement 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Stolen Property offenses 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 7 8
Criminal Mischief 12 5 13 4 17 1 16 0 30 7 24 8 13 9 20 4 7 1 15 4 14 2 9 1 190 46
Crimes Against Society
Weapon Law Violations 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Prostitution Offenses 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Child Pornography 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Drug Offenses 6 5 15 7 8 7 6 5 11 8 23 13 15 5 17 6 23 9 23 11 16 9 21 16 184 101
Family Offenses (non-violent)1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
DUI 15 15 5 4 9 9 11 11 10 10 7 8 10 9 4 4 6 6 7 6 6 6 9 9 99 97
Possession of Alcohol 0 0 3 1 7 13 13 11 2 3 3 2 3 5 0 0 1 1 4 2 2 3 0 0 38 41
Provide Alcohol to Minor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Alcohol Offenses 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7
Kidnapping/Custodial Int.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 3
Disorderly Conduct 6 6 7 6 3 3 10 7 14 11 20 19 10 10 5 5 6 5 6 3 5 4 5 6 97 85
Criminal Trespass 28 19 26 9 27 16 17 9 30 25 34 21 23 14 31 16 20 14 34 16 34 15 32 12 336 186
Violation of Protective Order 8 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 7 6 7 1 2 0 6 1 3 1 5 2 2 0 3 0 49 13
Obstructing a peace officer 7 5 5 2 6 6 4 4 7 7 15 13 6 4 2 2 8 7 10 10 2 2 12 11 84 73
Juvenile Offenses (except MIP)5 2 4 6 3 1 7 7 15 5 2 1 4 0 4 0 6 1 9 2 9 1 4 0 72 26
Other Offenses 11 8 13 11 11 5 14 7 18 20 11 9 15 11 24 23 16 16 17 13 30 32 22 17 202 172
Total 198 114 162 79 188 104 188 104 282 175 250 145 196 108 232 99 212 120 252 122 216 120 241 129 2617 1419
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Total Calls for Service 3720 3726234543283283930722703258031022670304432523543
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