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12-07-15 City Council Meeting MinutesKALISPELL CITY COUNCIL MINUTES DECEMBER 7, 2015 View the minutes attached to the video of the meeting at: http://www.kalispell.com/mayor and city council/meetings.php or by clicking the links below. A REGULAR MEETING OF THE KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD AT 7:00 P.M., DECEMBER 7, 2015, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL IN KALISPELL, MONTANA. Mayor Mark Johnson presided. Councilors Atkinson, Graham, Kluesner, Kuntz, Saverud, and Mayor Johnson were present. Councilors Carlson, Gabriel, and Guiffrida were absent. Also present: City Manager Doug Russell, City Attorney Charles Harball, City Clerk Aimee Brunckhorst, Public Works Director Susie Turner, Fire Chief Dave Dedman, and Police Chief Roger Nasset. ROLL CALL PLEDGE A. AGENDA APPROVAL Tim Kluesner moved to approve agenda as submitted. The motion was seconded by Jim Atkinson. The motion passed unanimously. 1.10MEKi11 i.'1DIOY!II "3UI7_7naa:Zil`L�11 All items listed on the Consent Agenda will be accepted by one motion. If a council member desires to discuss an item separately, the item can be removed from the Consent Agenda by motion. 1. Council Minutes - Regular Meeting - November 16, 2015 11-16-15 City Council Minutes Kalispell City Council Minutes December 7, 2015 Page 1 2. Approve Construction Agreement with Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) for a Federal Aid Proiect This agreement would allow MDT to improve the visibility of four traffic signal heads. Construction Agreement with MDT 3. Approve Awarding Ambulance Bid to Sawtooth Emergency Vehicles This item would approve the purchase of an ambulance in the amount of $165,061. Approve Ambulance Bid 4. Ordinance 1765 - Second Reading - Extension of Glacier Town Center PUD This Ordinance would approve a request by Stillwater Corporation to extend the Glacier Town Center Planned Unit Development for one year. Ordinance 1765 Extension of Glacier Town Center PUD Jim Atkinson moved to remove item B. 3 from the consent agenda and move it to item F. 5, and then approve the consent agenda as amended. The motion was seconded by Tim Kluesner. The motion carried unanimously upon roll call vote with Sandy Carlson, Kari Gabriel, and Phil Guiffrida absent. None.C. COMMITTEE REPORT Persons wishing to address the council on any issue not on the agenda are asked to do so at this time. Those addressing the council are requested to give their name and address for the record. Please see the last page of the agenda for Manner of Addressing the Council. Comments shall be limited to three minutes. Mayor Johnson opened general public comment. Seeing none, he closed public comment. Kalispell City Council Minutes December 7, 2015 Page 2 Council will accept public testimony concerning possible adjustments to the police and fire impact fees. Mayor Johnson opened the public hearing and called for public comment. Lee Selders, Public Comment Mr. Selders, a Building Contractor in the Valley, and President of the Flathead Building Association, representing 150 members who are governed by nine Board members, read a statement from their membership regarding the potential for an increase in impact fees to negatively affect growth. The Association would ask the Council to consider alternate options for funding sources, and request that the Council review the impact fees as a whole. Joe Unterreiner Public Comment Mr. Unterreiner with the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce began by emphasizing the high level of performance experienced within Kalispell by the Police and Fire Departments. He then expressed concerns on behalf of the Chamber Membership regarding the accumulative effect of all impact fees, and stressed other ways to generate funds. Erica Wirtala Public Comment Ms. Wirtala, Government Affairs Director with the Northwest Montana Association of Realtors began by acknowledging the hard work that the Impact Fee Committee has gone through looking at impact fees. She said that the Association's Executive Board has concerns regarding the accumulative effects of all impact fees. They feel impact fees are driving business away from Kalispell. Mirna Terry, Public Comment Ms. Terry spoke as a homebuilder and not as a member of the Impact Fee Committee. She spoke regarding needing to build affordable homes outside of the City because it has gotten more expensive to build in Kalispell. She spoke further asking the Council to look to other sources of funding besides impact fees. Tom Ryek, Public Comment Mr. Rygg spoke to the accumulative effect of impact fees. He requested that the Council leave impact fees alone and concentrate on ways we can address infrastructure needs beyond impact fees. Jason Cronk Public Comment Mr. Cronk, the CEO of Immanuel Lutheran Communities, spoke to the high cost of impact fees Kalispell City Council Minutes December 7, 2015 Page 3 and asked for consideration for projects that are beneficial to affordable housing. Mr. Krog feels Kalispell has higher impact fees than other communities. Public Hearing Closed Seeing no further public comment, Mayor Johnson closed the public hearing. F. REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUBSEQUENT COUNCIL ACTION Persons wishing to address the council on individual agenda items will be asked to do so following staff reports. Please see the last page of the agenda for Manner of Addressing the Council. Comments shall be limited to three minutes. This Resolution would adjust police impact fees based upon the City's Impact Fee Committee February 2015 Report. Police Impact Fees Memo and Resolution City Manager Doug Russell provided the staff presentation on this item. Councilor Atkinson began questions for staff. Councilor Kluesner spoke to the robust discussions that Council and staff had regarding this subject during the work sessions. Councilor Kuntz continued questions for staff. Public Comment Mayor Johnson opened public comment. Seeing none, he closed public comment. Tim Kluesner moved to approve Resolution 5744, a Resolution amending Resolution 5441 to adjust the Police Impact Fee Schedule to reflect an adjustment to the Police Capital Improvement Plan and the costs of Construction and pursuant to the recommendations of the Impact Fee Committee. The motion was seconded by Rod Kuntz. Councilor Graham began discussion on the motion. Councilor Kuntz continued discussion on the motion. Councilor Kluesner continued discussion on the motion. Councilor Atkinson continued discussion on the motion. Kalispell City Council Minutes December 7, 2015 Page 4 Jim Atkinson moved to table Resolution 5744 - Adjusting Police Impact Fees, to another point in time after we have further discussion. The motion died for lack of a second. Tim Kluesner moved to amend Resolution 5744 to make the fee schedule the same as Resolution 5441. The motion was seconded by Wayne Saverud. The motion to amend carried unanimously upon roll call vote with Sandy Carlson, Kari Gabriel, and Phil Guiffrida absent. Mayor Johnson provided discussion on the motion. The motion as amended to make the fee schedule the same as Resolution 5441, carried unanimously upon roll call vote with Sandy Carlson, Kari Gabriel, and Phil Guiffrida absent. 2. Resolution 5745 - Adjusting Fire Impact Fees This Resolution would adjust fire impact fees based upon the City's Impact Fee Committee February 2015 Report. Fire Impact Fees Memo and Resolution Impact Fee Work Session Materials City Manager Doug Russell provided a brief staff presentation for this item. Public Comment Mayor Johnson opened public comment. Seeing none, he closed public comment. Tim Kluesner moved to approve Resolution 5745, a Resolution amending Resolution 5442 to adjust the Fire Impact Fee Schedule to reflect an adiustment to the Fire Capital Improvement Plan and the costs of Construction and pursuant to the recommendations of the Impact Fee Committee. The motion was seconded by Rod Kuntz. Councilor Kluesner provided discussion on the motion. Councilor Kuntz continued discussion on the motion. Jim Atkinson moved to amend Resolution 5745, to accept the resolution without the increase to the fees. The motion was seconded by Tim Kluesner. Kalispell City Council Minutes December 7, 2015 Page 5 The amendment to the motion carried unanimously upon roll call vote with Sandy Carlson, Kari Gabriel, and Phil Guiffrida absent. The motion as amended carried unanimously upon roll call vote with Sandy Carlson, Kari Gabriel, and Phil Guiffrida absent. 3. Resolution 5746 - Resolution Revenue Bonds for Corporation This Resolution would set a public hearing for January 19, 2016 on the City's intent to issue revenue refund bonds and revenue bonds, the proceeds of which will be loaned to Immanuel Lutheran Corporation. Immanuel Lutheran Bonds materials City Manager Doug Russell provided a presentation on this item. City Attorney Charles Harball provided additional detail on this item. Public Comment Mayor Johnson opened public comment. Seeing none, he closed public comment. Wayne Saverud moved to approve Resolution 5746, a Resolution relating to issuance of revenue refunding bonds and revenue bonds, the proceeds of which will be loaned to the Immanuel Lutheran Corporation of Kalispell, Montana for the refinancing of certain revenue bonds previously issued by the City of Kalispell and the financing of certain capital improvements to be made to the campus of Immanuel Lutheran Home located in the city of Kalispell; calling for a public hearing with respect to the issuance of such revenue bonds; granting preliminary approval to the issuance of such revenue bonds; establishing compliance with certain reimbursement regulations under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and taking certain other action with respect thereto. The motion was seconded by Rod Kuntz. Mayor Johnson provided discussion on the motion. The motion carried unanimously upon roll call vote with Sandy Carlson, Kari Gabriel, and Phil Guiffrida absent. 4. Ordinance 1766 - First Reading - Parking Ordinance Kalispell City Council Minutes December 7, 2015 Page 6 This Ordinance would amend KMC Chapter 17 entitled Motor Vehicles and Traffic regarding the parking of motor vehicles in the City right-of-ways. Parking Ordinance Materials City Manager Doug Russell provided the staff presentation on this item. Councilor Atkinson began questions for staff. Public Comment Mayor Johnson opened public comment. Seeing none, he closed public comment. Rod Kuntz moved to approve on first reading Ordinance 1766, an Ordinance amending Chapter 17 of the Kalispell Municipal Codes entitled Motor Vehicles and Traffic, declaring an effective date and authorizing the City Attorney to codify the same. The motion was seconded by Chad Graham. The motion carried unanimously upon roll call vote with Sandy Carlson, Kari Gabriel, and Phil Guiffrida absent. The following item was moved from the consent agenda to the action agenda: F. 3. Approve Awarding Ambulance Bid to Sawtooth Emergency Vehicles City Manager Doug Russell provided a brief presentation on this item. Councilor Saverud continued questions for staff. Fire Chief Dave Dedman answered questions from Council. Councilor Saverud continued questions for staff. Public Comment Mayor Johnson called for public comment. Seeing none, he closed public comment. Wayne Saverud moved that Council award the Bid for one Ford F450 Type 1 ambulance to Sawtooth Emergency Vehicles in the amount of $165,061. The motion was seconded by Jim Atkinson. The motion carried unanimously upon roll call vote with Sandy Carlson, Kari Gabriel, and Phil Guiffrida absent. Kalispell City Council Minutes December 7, 2015 Page 7 City Manager Doug Russell provided the following report: Work session agenda next week: Community Facilities Grant, Joint Meeting with FCEDA to go over TIGER Grant processes over the next 3 to 6 months, and a Visioning Discussion to talk about the future of Kalispell, Branding, Marketing • Last Work Session in December - Sub Budget Workshop related to EMS Fees. Councilor Kuntz spoke regarding the town hall meetings Ward 3 has been hosting. He also spoke regarding an outstanding article in the most recent Montana Quarterly, called "Government Cashes in on Chronic Gamblers". Councilor Kuntz praised the Council for their recent decisions regarding casinos. Councilor Atkinson who volunteers for the Museum at Central School, read from a Copy of the Kalispell Farm News Journal from 1953. The article referenced a public hearing regarding a bypass route through Kalispell. The article said the bypass proposal was not a new matter, and had been brought before the Council by the Chamber six years previous. Mayor Johnson provided the following report: • Future work sessions regarding options for infrastructure funding and long term infrastructure needs of the city. • After the tragedy in San Bernadino, Mayor Johnson feels very fortunate to live in this community. Mayor Johnson urged everyone in the City of Kalispell to be vigilant. • Competition on December 17th for the Bell ringing in front of Smiths. • rned the meeting at �jty�Clerk'� 3Z- . Minutes approved on: Kalispell City Council Minutes December 7, 2015 Page 8