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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. 2 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. fl 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. 5