02-13-15 City Manager ReportCITYOF -4E&- City of Kalispell
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
_ MONTANA
Information Memorandum
2/13/2015
1. Police Department
The week of February 23 a majority of the Kalispell Police Department will participate in
16 hours of "ARIDE" training. The Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement
(ARIDE) program was developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) with input from a variety of partners. ARIDE was created to address the gap in
training between the Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) and the Drug
Evaluation and Classification (DEC) Program.
2. Parks Department
Parks crews are currently removing
DED trees on the 1000 block of 2nd
Ave East. A contractor has also
completed the removal of 24 elm
trees on 3rd Ave. West and 4th Ave.
East. Funds for this contractor
project came from a Department of
Natural Resource and Conservation
Program Development grant that
was awarded in January.
Our Arbor Day subcommittee met
February 3, 2015. All 320 third _ -
graders from Kalispell School6;.-
District 95 are planning to attend a
full day of activities at Lawrence Park. Environmental professionals and businesses in
the community have also been invited to attend and host stations where students will
learn about trees and the environment.
There will be a formal tree planting and each school will plant their "own" tree. The
event is scheduled for April 24, 2015, at Lawrence Park.
The Street Tree committee also reviewed plans for the Trees to Paper to Trees recycling
drive, scheduled for April 11, 2015, at the north end of Flathead County Fairgrounds.
Parks and Recreation is tracking its revenue and has seen increases over the past few
weeks in recreation (24%) and youth sports (29%), since the end of the year. The
recreation revenue is due to a successful ice skating lessons program and cheerleading
camps at both FHS & GHS. The youth sports increase is due to revenues collected for
three programs: Little Squirts, Little Dribblers basketball and Little Kickers indoor
soccer. Spring soccer registration has begun and it is anticipated that revenues will be
approximately $20,000 based on historical data. The Afterschool program continues to
generate steady revenue with staff anticipating the total predicted revenues will be met.
The Valentine's Dance on February 7 at the Linderman Education Center was once again
successful with 108 participants. Bee Broadcasting cosponsored the dance with our
recreation department and provided two DJ's. Mrs. Kalispell also assisted and distributed
prizes and helped with the dance contests.
The Glacier Cheer Camp will be held February 14, 2015. 18 participants will be
performing at half time during Glacier versus Sentinel basketball game. Flathead Cheer
Camp is scheduled for February 21, 2015, with 20 participating and performing at half
time of the Braves versus Helena Capital.
Little Squirts basketball for 4-5 years old has 80 participants; up 7 % from last year. On
February 21 the Little Dribblers basketball program for Kindergarten through 2nd grade
will begin and has 181 participants. Little Kickers soccer for Kindergarten through 4th
grade will have 120 participants this season.
3. City Clerk/Communications
The City Clerk's office published our first employee newsletter this past week in an effort
to distribute more information regarding the services our organization provides and the
employees throughout the organization that provides these services. We anticipate
publishing the newsletter for our employees every two months.
4. Building Department
Permits have been issued for new construction on four single-family and two townhome
permits, so far this year. Construction drawings have been submitted for the first phase
of Beehive Homes, a $1,100,000 memory care facility to be located at 242 Stillwater
Road. Preliminary drawings have been submitted for Proven Graphics, a new print shop
that will be located at 120 Westview Park Place. The initial project valuation is set at
$500,000. We anticipate seeing the building permit for the Whitefish Credit Union
remodel of the Forum Building in south Kalispell shortly as they complete the initial
interior demolition work.
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5. Planning Department
The planning board, at their February 10 meeting, held two public hearings based on two
requests from Flathead County for agency exemption status from our local zoning
ordinance. One exemption was for the proposed South Campus building at the corner of
1st Avenue West and 1 lth Street West. The other exemption was for a storage building
proposed for an interior lot adjacent to the northeast corner of Legends Field. The board
received several written comments and one comment at the hearings, all of which were
passed on to the County for consideration. The board then held a work session on Phase
4 of Spring Prairie in anticipation of the planning board's public hearing scheduled for
the March 10 meeting. TKG Development is proposing 14 building pads on the 28 acre
site immediately south of Costco.
CTA has moved into the community outreach portion of the South Kalispell (airport)
Urban Renewal Plan update. This week, they began one-on-one meetings with
residential and business owners on and adjacent to the airport as well as several city
boards including the URA and the Airport boards.
6. Public Works
Yearly Production Water and Wastewater
The City records daily, monthly, and annual production and treatment quantities for water
and wastewater flows. Last year 1,230 million gallons (MG) of water was produced,
with an average production per day of 3.36 MG. On the flip side, 1,043 MG of
wastewater was treated in 2014, with a daily average of 2.828 MGD. As a comparison
below is a table with past annual production and treatment quantities.
Yearly Water Production and Wastewater
Treatment Summary
Year
Water
Production
MG
Wastewater
Treatment
MG
2014
1,230
1043
2013
1,274
919
2012
1,263
935
2011
1,281
1,096
2010
1,242
957
2009
1,436
960
2008
1,367
1,011
2007
1,474
1,017
Capital Improvement Projects CIP)
Six major utility improvement projects are scheduled for the engineering staff to design,
bid, and oversee construction this year. These include:
• Two water projects, including 2nd Ave E waterline upsize and 2nd Ave WN
waterline replacement from Montana to Washington
Two storm projects, including South Meadows Subdivision and the repair of the
system in Sylvan Drive, and
Two sanitary sewer replacement projects at 2nd Alley E from 5 St E to 7 St E and
Peterson School Alley.
All the projects have been surveyed and are now in the design phase. Other projects
scheduled for completion this fiscal year that require design specification, bidding
document development, and engineering oversight include the following:
• Sheepherder Tank Mixer,
• solids dewatering construction,
• WSI casing project and land acquisition for route, and
• a replacement of a fermenter recirculation piping at the WWTP.
7. Human Resources
Human Resources complete a review of injury/illness reports filed by employees for the
2014 year.
• There were forty-five injury/illness reports submitted.
• Fourteen were considered "recordable" based on seriousness of injury or illness.
A serious injury is one that requires medical treatment beyond first -aid or just
examination by a health care provider.
• Seven injuries resulted in a total of thirty-two days away from work and four had
temporary work restrictions.
The most prevalent injury remains strains, especially to backs and usually from lifting.
8. Community Development
Flathead County Historic Jail Brownfields Remediation Update:
The City of Kalispell is using a portion of its EPA
Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund grant to provide
a sub -grant to Flathead County for the abatement of
hazardous building materials at the Flathead County
Historic Jail site. Work began on January 5, 2015,
and will continue for
a few more weeks. A
second round of
abatement activity is
expected later in the year based on Flathead County's
building renovation schedule. Attached are photos of work
underway.
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9. Fire Department
Since the last update for service, the Kalispell Fire Department has received 117 calls for
service and has conducted 4 outreach trainings.
The fire department participated in School District 5's "Graduation Matters" event held
February 6, 2015, at the Flathead County Fairgrounds. During this event staff explained
and demonstrated job functions and career paths for individuals seeking employment in
the fire and EMS services.
Fire Department staff has provided training to other outlying fire departments and their
responders. This month, we trained individuals on Hydrogen Cyanide awareness and
metering at fire events and also basic, low angle rescue utilizing the proper rigging and
safety equipment. More outreach trainings have been scheduled for outlying fire
agencies in the near future.
We have taken ownership of our new cardiac monitor that we received via grant funding.
This updated equipment provides the capability to transmit electro-cardiograms (ECG)
directly to the emergency department and cath-lab staff. In the event that the patient is
having a significant cardiac event, it will give us the ability to notify individuals early in
the event, saving time and increasing the survivability for the patient.
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