Resolution 5572 - REPEALED 11/5/13 - REFERENDUM 103 - Accepting Airport Master Plan & ARC B-II StandardsREPEALED NOVEMBER 5, 2013 —REFERENDUM 103
RESOLUTION NO. 5572
A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE KALISPELL CITY AIRPORT MASTER PLAN
UPDATE SUBMITTED BY STELLING ENGINEERS, INC. ON APRIL 4, 2012 AND TO
APPROVE THE PLAN ALTERNATIVE TO DEVELOP THE AIRPORT IN
COLLABORATION WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AS
DESCRIBED IN CHAPTER 6 OF THE SUBJECT MASTER PLAN UPDATE AS SITE I,
OPTION B: EXISTING SITE WITH ARC B-II STANDARDS.
WHEREAS, on February 1, 2010 the Kalispell City Council agreed to retain Stelling
Engineers, Inc. as engineers of record to serve as the City's airport consultants;
and
WHEREAS, on April 19, 2010 the Kalispell City Council approved and accepted an airport
planning grant sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration [FAA] for the
purposes of updating the Kalispell City Airport Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the purposes and direction of the FAA planning grant, Stelling
Engineers, Inc. studied the existing Airport Master Plan, collected data regarding
the current activity of the airport as well as projected activities, studied and
reported on the existing state of the airport facilities as well as required facility
upgrades to meet FAA requirements for funding and developed a number of
alternatives for the City to consider in planning the future of the airport; and
WHEREAS, as a required part of the planning process Stelling Engineers, Inc. advertised and
held a public meeting on September 22, 2010 regarding the process of the study,
advertised and held a public open house on January 18, 2011 to discuss and hear
public comment on the status of the existing airport services, and advertised and
held a public open house on April 25, 2011 to discuss and hear public comment
regarding possible future facility upgrades; and
WHEREAS, on April 4, 2012 Stelling Engineers, Inc., following consideration and comment
by the FAA, provided the Final Master Plan Update document to the City which
was then published on the City website and made available to the public; and
WHEREAS, on April 9, 2012, the City Council held a public workshop with Stelling
Engineers, Inc., and a representative of the Federal Aviation Administration to
review the Final Master Plan Update document; and
WHEREAS, on May 7, 2012 a duly noticed public hearing was held before the City Council to
take evidence and opinion from the public regarding the Final Master Plan Update
document and more specifically the alternatives proposed within the document;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the evidence within the Final Master Plan Update
document as well as evidence derived from previous studies and has considered
all of the written and oral testimony provided by the public.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I That the Council accepts the Kalispell City Airport Master Plan Update
submitted by Stelling Engineers, Inc. on April 4, 2012 and further
resolves that the city shall proceed with the collaboration of the Federal
Aviation Administration to develop the airport pursuant to Site I, Option
B: Existing Site with ARC B-II Standards as described in Chapter 6 of
the subject Master Plan Update.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR
THIS 16TH DAY OF JULY, 2012.
Tammi Fisher
Mayor
ATTEST:
Theresa White
City Clerk