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1. Building Department
City of Kalispell
OFFICE OF THE CITY
MANAGER
201 First Avenue East
Kalispell, MT 59903
Information Memorandum
April 27, 2017
Seven single family building permits were issued in the past 2 weeks. This brings the total for
the year to 27 compared to last year at this time when 28 residential building permits had been
issued.
A permit was issued for the new Staggering Ox Sandwich shop, which is replacing the Bajio
Mexican Grill, located at 110 Hutton Ranch Rd, valued at $8,900. Construction on the
$815,000 McDonalds located at 1110 Hwy 2 West is underway. The 40,000 square foot
addition to the Kalispell Center Mall valued at $4,000,000 is nearing completion.
2. Planning Department
We have received applications for the following projects scheduled for the Tuesday, May 9
Planning Board meeting:
A request by Owl Corporation for a conditional use permit to construct 5 multi -family
buildings; each accommodating 8 apartments for a total of 40 units. The site is zoned
RA-2 Residential Apartment and is located in West View Estates near the intersection of
Taelor Road and Sawyer Lane
A request by Kalispell Meeting Halls, Inc., for a conditional use permit to construct a
5,300 square foot private school on the undeveloped southern portion of 135 Glenwood
Drive adjacent to an existing 4,000 square feet church. The site is zoned B-1
Neighborhood Business
- A request from SIMCO Properties for a conditional use permit to construct six buildings;
each accommodating 18 units for a total of 108 residential units on a parcel located at 41
Meridian Court. The site is zone B-1 Neighborhood Commercial
A request from Bridgeland Development, LLP, for a 90 lot residential subdivision to be
known as Northland Phase 5 on 25.5 acres located north of Parkridge Dr., between the
Bypass and Northland Drive. The site is zoned R-3 PUD and is the last phase of the 5
phase development
A request from Stanley and Clarene Ross to annex a 5-acre parcel located on the south
side of Sunnyside Drive in the 500 Block into the City and zone the land R-4
(Residential). The property is currently undeveloped grasslands and has access to water
and sanitary sewer service.
3. Parks and Recreation
Tree workers from around the state came to Kalispell to attend the
Northwest Montana Tree Worker Academy held April 12-14. Arborists
improved their skills at tree climbing, rigging, pruning and working from a
bucket truck. The event was sponsored by Kalispell Parks and Recreation,
The Montana Urban and Community Forestry Association, the International
Society of Arboricultural Rocky Mountain Chapter, and the DNRC.
We received our new Toro field groomer to be used at
KYAC. This new piece of equipment has three primary
functions for preparing fields for sports play; it cuts the sod
between the skinned areas and the turf to remove the lips that
form, brooms material away from the lips to help reduce the
amount of time between cutting the lips, and levels and preps the skinned areas prior to
games.
Work is progressing at Woodland Park and Lawrence Park restrooms. Woodland Park's main
restroom and camp center restroom are being updated while Lawrence Park's main restroom
is being repaired due to a fire last summer. Restrooms are scheduled to be open by late
spring.
Spring and Rookie Soccer started on April 12. Rookie
Soccer has a total of 146 participants and Spring
Soccer has a total of 375 participants. Our soccer
programs are a non-competitive skill builder program
played for fun and instructional purposes.
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Summer Day Camp registrations opened on April 19. As of this writing, we are at 55%
capacity with our registrations at 2720 participants. We are making some curriculum
improvements this year, adding educational field trips, and will be offering free breakfast and
lunch to the participants through our partnership with School District 5. Registration forms,
list of field trips and meal calendar can be found here; http://www.kalispell.com/
parks and recreation/YouthCampAfterschool.php
Our summer brochure was published in the Daily Interlake on Monday, April 24, and
distributed to 17,261 homes and businesses. The Daily Interlake also does an over run that we
will distribute to all elementary schools and will be available in our office.
4. Public Works
50150 Sidewalk Replacement Program
In order to encourage the replacement of sidewalks, the City of Kalispell has established a
cost sharing sidewalk replacement program. The City shares the cost of replacing sidewalks
with the adjoining property owner. The program is administered on a first come first serve
basis.
The City annually obtains a local sidewalk contractor through the competitive bidding
process. The 50/50 program allows property owners to utilize the competitively bid prices to
have their sidewalks replaced. This process for 2017 has been completed and the bid awarded
to Sandon Construction. The Public Works Department provides engineering and inspection
services at no expense to the property owner.
The property owner has two payment options. First, the contractor will bill the property owner
directly for their share of the cost upon completion of the work. Second, the property owner's
share may be paid by utilizing an eight year assessment program. This option enables the
property owner to pay by pro -rating their share of the cost over an eight year period on the
respective property taxes. A 5% administrative fee based upon the property owners share will
be included.
The program will be advertised through social media and utility bill inserts. Information will
also be obtainable on the City website at http://www.kalispell.com/public_works/sidewalk or
by contacting Public Works at 758-7720. On average the City annually participates in 4.5
blocks of sidewalk replacements through the 50150 program. To date, seven work orders
requesting participation in the program have been submitted to the City.
Peterson School Alley Sewer Replacement Project
Construction of the Sewer Replacement Project for the Peterson School Alley will start in
May. This project replaces approximately 600 feet of 4", 6", and 8" concrete sewer pipe with
8" PVC gravity sewer main. Root intrusion in the existing sewer main requires excessive
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maintenance to reduce back-up incidents. This project improves service to 20 different
properties.
5. Fire Department
Since the last update, the Kalispell Fire Department has received 137 calls for service.
In cooperation with the Montana State Department of EMS, fire department staff took part in
a train the trainer course in relation to a new state sponsored patient care reporting system. In
this course, individuals are taught how to build out the program for their individual
organizations and to teach the department in its use. Currently, the department utilizes a third
party EPCR program to facilitate this documentation that charges a monthly fee. With the
state EPCR, there will be no fee.
6. Police Department
Officers Colton Bagnoli and Dennis Petersen are in a ,, " + N
Spokane, Washington, participating in Police Motorcycle ' _ ,SPE`,y
School with the Spokane Sheriff's Department. The course
is designed to develop coordination, balance, control, and
the confidence necessary for proficient operation of the►
police motorcycle, and to familiarize our officers with the
handling characteristics of the law enforcement equipped
2014 FJR 1300's.
The Kalispell Police Department will again assist the Community Drug Task Force in a "Drug
Take Back Day" event. The Community Drug Task Force is a multidisciplinary group that
was formed a year ago to coordinate the efforts of several groups in the area. Last October, a
"Drug Take Back Day" event collected over 70 pounds of medication in just 4 hours. The
event will be April 29 from 10-2 at the Rocky Mountain Heart and Lung building (350
Heritage Way, Suite 2100, Kalispell).
Officer Jason Parce and K9 Cairo have worked a total of 19 shifts
together since being certified on March 17. In that time, they have
been deployed 22 times for drug searches. Every deployment has
resulted in illegal narcotics being seized. A notable recent seizure
included 13 grams of methamphetamine, and heroin, with a street
value of approximately $1,500. Officer Parce and Cairo have also
presented to numerous civic groups, schools, and other groups over
the past month. The picture is of Officer Parce and Cairo presenting
to a local daycare.
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7. Information Services
Preparations are being made for a large electronic recycling pickup. The e-waste onsite
pickup happens once a year and eliminates the need of IT staff to haul the equipment locally
to recycle.
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