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01-02-18 City Council Meeting MinutesCITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, January 2, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers, 201 First Avenue East A. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Johnson called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. B. ROLL CALL Mayor - Mark Johnson: Present Council Member - Kari Gabriel: Present Council Member - Sandy Carlson: Present Council Member - Wayne Saverud: Present Council Member - Chad Graham: Present President - Jim Atkinson: Present Council Member - Rod Kuntz: Present Council Member - Tim Kluesner: Present Council Member - Phil Guiffrida: Absent City staff present included City Manager Doug Russell, City Attorney Charles Harball, City Clerk Aimee Brunckhorst, Planning Director Tom Jentz, and Interim Police Chief Wade Rademacher. C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE D. AGENDA APPROVAL Motion and Vote to approve the agenda as submitted. Council Member - Wayne Saverud: Motion Council Member - Sandy Carlson: 2nd Mayor - Mark Johnson: Approve Council Member - Kari Gabriel: Approve Council Member - Sandy Carlson: Approve Council Member - Wayne Saverud: Approve Council Member - Chad Graham: Approve President - Jim Atkinson: Approve Council Member - Rod Kuntz: Approve Council Member - Tim Kluesner: Approve Council Member - Phil Guiffrida: Absent The motion passed unanimously on voice vote with Council member Guiffrida absent. Kalispell City Council Minutes, January 2, 2018 E. COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION 1. Outgoing Council Presentation City Manager Doug Russell spoke regarding Council President Jim Atkinson's 29 year tenure on the City Council beginning by reading from the 1988 meeting minutes when Jim first became a City Council member. He explained what an honor it has been to work with Jim and thanked him on behalf of the community for his many years of service as Council member. Mr. Russell then presented Council President Atkinson with a plague honoring and thanking him for his service to the community. Council President Jim Atkinson spoke regarding his tenure on the Council and what it has meant to him. He spoke regarding changes he has seen over the years and projects that he has been proud to be a part of. 2. Oaths of Office Council President Jim Atkinson administered the oath of office to Mayor Mark Johnson. Mayor Mark Johnson administered the oath of office to Council members Sandy Carlson, Tim Kluesner, Chad Graham and new Council member Kyle Waterman. Council President Jim Atkinson left the dais and new Council Ward 3 representative Kyle Waterman took his place. F. CONSENT AGENDA Council Minutes — December 18 2017 a Public Comment Mayor Johnson opened public comment on the consent agenda. Seeing none, he closed public comment. Motion and Vote to approve the consent agenda. Council Member - Chad Graham: Motion Council Member - Rod Kuntz: 2nd Mayor - Mark Johnson: Approve Council Member - Kari Gabriel: Approve Council Member - Sandy Carlson: Approve Council Member - Wayne Saverud: Approve Council Member - Chad Graham: Approve Council Member — Kyle Waterman: Approve Council Member - Rod Kuntz: Approve Council Member - Tim Kluesner: Approve Council Member - Phil Guiffrida: Absent The motion passed unanimously on voice vote with Council Member Guiffrida absent. G. COMMITTEE REPORT - None. Kalispell City Council Minutes, January 2, 2018 H. REPORTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND SUBSEQUENT COUNCIL ACTION — 1. Council President Election Motion and Vote to appoint Chad Graham as the Council President. Council Member - Rod Kuntz: Motion Council Member - Kari Gabriel: 2nd Mayor - Mark Johnson: Approve Council Member - Kari Gabriel: Approve Council Member - Sandv Carlson: Annro, Council Member - Wayne Saverud: Approve Council Member - Chad Graham: Approve Council Member — Kyle Waterman: Approve Council Member - Rod Kuntz: Approve Council Member - Tim Kluesner: Approve Council Member - Phil Guiffrida: Absent The motion passed unanimously on voice vote with Council Member Guiffrida absent. I. PUBLIC COMMENT 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 the proper manner of addressing the council. Please limit comments to three minutes. Mayor Johnson opened general public comment. Seeing none, he closed public comment. J. CITY MANAGER, COUNCIL, AND MAYOR REPORTS (No Action) City Manager Doug Russell provided the following report: Meetings with the Montana Department of Transportation regarding public infrastructure in the public right -of way are moving forward with a meeting this Friday, January 5, 2018. The work session for January 8, 2018, has been cancelled. The next regular council meeting will occur Tuesday, January 16, 2018, as city offices are closed January 15, for Martin Luther King Jr. day. • Snow plowing operations are in full swing. New City Council member Kyle Waterman gave a short speech saying he looks forward to working with the rest of the Council. Mayor Mark Johnson voiced his appreciation in working with Mr. Atkinson for the past four years and how much the Council will miss his institutional knowledge. He said Mr. Atkinson's work on behalf of the community these many years will never be forgotten. K. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Johnson adjourned the meeting at 7:19 p.m. Kalispell City Council Minutes, January 2, 2018 Reception for outgoing Council Member Jim Atkinson and incoming Council Member Kyle Waterman Z. Ai ee Brunckhorst, CMC = City Clerk Minutes approved on January 16, 2018 UPCOMING SCHEDULE / FOR YOUR INFORMATION City Offices Closed — Monday, January 1, 2018 — New Year's Holiday Next Work Session — January 8, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. — Council Chambers City Offices Closed — Monday, January 15, 2018 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day Next Regular Meeting — TUESDAY, January 16, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. — Council Chambers Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to attend this meeting. Please notify the City Clerk at 758-7756. Watch regular City Council sessions live on Charter Cable Channel 190 or online at the Meetings on Demand tab at www.kalispell.com.