12/17/07 City Council MinutesA REGULAR MEETING OF THE KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD AT 7:00
P-M,, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2007, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL
IN KALISPELL, MONTANA., MAYOR PAMELA B. KENNEDY PRESIDED. COUNCIL
MEMBERS JIM ATKINSON, BOB HAFFERMAN,Y KENYON, TIM KLUESNER,
DUANE LARSON, HANK OLSON, AND WAYNE SAVERUD WERE PRESENT. COUNCIL
MEMBER KARI GABRIEL ARRIVED AT 7:03 PM.
Also present: City Manager James Patrick, City Attorney Charles Harball, City Clerk Theresa white,
Fire Chief Randy Brodehl, Fire Operations Chief Dan Diehl, Assistant Fire Chief/Prevention DC
Haas, Chief of Police Roger Nasset, Community Development .Director Kellie Danielson, Public
Works Director Jim Hansz, Planning Department Director Tom Jentz, Senior Planner Sean Conrad,
and Recording Secretary Judi Funk.
Mayor Kennedy called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
A. AGENDA APPROVAL
Kenyon moved approval of the Agenda. The motion was seconded.
There was no discussion.
The motion carried unanimously upon vote with Gabriel absent.
B. CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL
1. Council Minutes — &Mlar Meeting.— December 3 2007
2. Communitv Life..sqving Award
Chris Fraser was honored for his heroic life saving efforts on November 25.
3. Confirmation -- Police officer Karen Webster
Officer Webster has successfully completed her probationary period with the Kalispell Police
Department and Council confirmation was requested.
Atkinson moved approval of the Consent Agenda. The motion was seconded.
There was no discussion.
The motion carried unanimously upon vote.
C. STUDENT ISSUES
None.
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D, PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayre Flowers, Citizens for a Better Flathead, stated Council members will be making one of the
most important decisions they will ever make when considering Glacier Town Center because it will
set the stage for what happens between Kalispell and whitefish which is an extremely important
corridor. She asked the Council to do several things before moving forward with Glacier Town
Center: adopt the draft transportation plan; adopt the transportation impact fees; conduct a corridor
study; and identify a plan to secure funding for an overpass at Rose Crossing.
Bridget Pellett, 2034 Ruddy Duck Drive, stated she is concerned about stop lights and traffic. She
said we have to remember that traffic is moving a lot faster and just adding stop lights isn't the
answer, adding we need underpasses and overpasses. Pellett said she is also concerned about big box
stores conning in and driving small businesses out of town.
E. REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUBSEQUENT COUNCIL ACTION
E/L ORDINANCE 1625 — ZONING WITH PUD OVERLAY — WILLOW CREEK
SUBDIVISION -- 2ND READING
Wayne Turner has requested a zoning classification of R-3, Urban Single Family Residential on 165
acres located on the north side of Foys Lake Road with a planned unit development overlay on 140
acres. Ordinance 1625 passed on a seven -to --two vote on December 3.
Larson moved second reading of Ordinance 1625, an ordinance to amend Section 27.02.010,
official Zoning Map, City of Kalispell Zoning Ordinance, (Ordinance No. 1460), by zoning
certain real property more particularly described as Tracts 1,1AI,1B,IBA, 1BB, ID,1DA,
IE,IF, 1FA,1FB, and 7AB located within the north half of the north half of the south half of
Section 13, Township 28 North, Range 22 Nest, Flathead County, Montana (previously zoned
County R-1, Suburban Residential, and I-2, Heavy Industrial) to City R-3 (Urban Single
Family Residential), with a planned unit development overlay in accordance with the Kalispell
Growth Policy 2020, and to provide an effective date. The motions was seconded.
There was no discussion.
The motion carried upon roll call vote with Gabriel, Hafferman, Kluesner, Larson, Olson,
Saverud, and Mayor Kennedy voting in favor, and Atkinson and Kenyon voting against.
F. MAYOR/COUNCIL/CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS o Action
Mayor Kennedy urged everyone to attend the First Night Flathead activities on New Year's Eve.
Patrick answered questions from Ilafferrnan, Larson, and Kluesner regarding monies withdrawn
from the state fund (STIP) and placed in Glacier Bank.
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Patrick informed Council that the SWAT police vehicle donated by Dan Abbey was delivered this
Weekend.
G. ADJOURN
The meeting Was adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
ATTEST:
Theresa White
City Clerk
Approved January 7, 2008
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M. Duane Larson
Council President
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