01-16-13 Urban Renewal Agency MinutesCity of Kalispell
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URA Meeting Minutes
January 16, 2013
4:00pm- City Hall Conference Room
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:
Marc Rold Chairman
Suzanne Faubert
Tom Lund
Murphy McMahon
Shannon Nalty
OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE:
Katharine Thompson
Lindsey Simpson
Tom Jentz
Doug Russell
Charlie Harball
Paul Roybal
Tom Lotshaw
City CED Manager
City CED Administrator
City Planning and Building Director
City Manager
City Attorney
TIF Applicant
Daily Inter Lake Reporter
Members were e-mailed the agenda on January 14, 2013. Chairman Rold called the meeting
to order at 4:00pm and suggested the meeting begin by addressing section 6, New Business
first to allow Paul Roybal to present his application for 11 Main Street.
Before the presentation Katharine handed out the previous six URA newsletters, and URA
Plans and Goals to all members present. Tom Jentz explained that the Plans and Goals
handout has been adopted by City Council. Katharine prefaced Paul Roybal's presentation
by addressing sections 7, 8, and 9 of the Plans and Goals handout as well as section 5
pertaining to water lines. She explained that Mr. Roybal recently purchased the building
known as Kelly Main Street located at 11 Main Street in the West side TIF and originally
built in 1924.
NEW BUSINESS:
Paul Roybal explained the following: He recently purchased the building located at 11 Main
Street; it is 21,000 square feet, with three levels that are 7,000 square feet each. There were
originally two water lines running into his building and the adjacent building at 7 Main
Street until the boiler was moved and one water line ran to 7 Main St, leaving his building
without a water line. The building has been vacant for the past 10 years. The water line
needed to connect to his building is located 10 feet out from the front of his building in the
left side turn lane on Main Street. He solicited 4 bids for connecting the water line and only
one company followed through with the bid. Moving the water line will require that the left
turn lane in front of his building be shut down for up to 7 days. He plans to install several
ADA compliant bathrooms in the building and the minimum water pipe needed is 1.5
inches, but he would prefer a 2 inch line. To have the water to his building re -connected he
will be responsible for impact fees ranging from $11,000 to $17,000 as well as $38,000 in
excavation fees. He also suggests that a 6 inch fire suppression line be installed. He hopes to
restore his building to its original state and enhance and preserve the downtown area. He is
moving his current carpet business out of the county and into the 11 Main Street building
and believes it will benefit the City by creating jobs and restoring the historic value of
downtown. He is remodeling the building so that in the future it could possibly house a
large conference and banquet room, or second floor apartments. He stated that he does not
know the history of the URA board but wants to inquire about TIF funds and how they may
benefit him.
Chairman Rold inquired as to how many water meters were under 7 Main St and Mr.
Roybal said there were three but that current City codes restrict him from sharing water
lines and each lot must have their own line. The same policy is enforced with gas lines;
however he is currently sharing the gas line with 7 Main St in order to supply heat to his
building. Chairman Rold asked if Mr. Roybal planned to connect the water line soon and he
replied yes, as soon as possible. Chairman Rold explained to Mr. Roybal that this is an
advisory board and that City Council makes the final decision on TIF funding. Mr. Roybal
stated that he would like to take advantage of any funds available to help with his project.
Katharine stated that she had financial information provided by Mr. Roybal but would like
to organize the information before providing a write-up to the URA board.
Mr. Roybol gave an explanation of the building's current structure and what renovation has
taken place since it was originally built in the 1920's including a fire and the damage caused
to the interior. He stated that many of the original windows were still intact but had been
obstructed over the years by various remodels. He is hoping to restore the building to its
original state and provided photos of the original building exterior to the board. He will also
require a new roof in the future that is estimated to cost around $46,000.
After the presentation was concluded the board discussed what the policy for applicants
should be in the future. There was discussion on having applicants present their ideas to the
board in person first and then have the board advise the applicant on how to proceed as well
as discussion on having a formal process to follow and more information up front before the
applicant makes a presentation to the board. Shannon expressed his opinion on needing
better guidelines and following a business format when deciding how to allocate TIF funds.
Suzanne expressed opinion on allowing applicants to present their ideas and requests and
then move forward from there. Tom Jentz suggested that the board prioritize the applicants
and decide what projects they are hoping to fund, whether it be removal of blighted
buildings and so forth, he suggested that some applicants could be encouraged to look at
funding from grant and loan sources other than TIF funds depending on their project.
It was decided that City staff would review the guidelines and procedures used by other
cities and compile suggestions on what percentage of funds per year will go toward specific
project types. City staff will have a report prepared by the February URA meeting.
The meeting was extended to 5: 1Opm. Katharine reminded the board of the upcoming Core
Area Plan Market Analysis that will be presented by Wildan Financial Services on January
29, 2013 at 3:30pm at First Interstate Bank.
Agenda items `Certificate of Taxable Valuation Information' and the `Annual Report
Preparation' under New Business were tabled until the February meeting per Chairman
Rold.
The next meeting will be held on February 13 at 4:00pm.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:13pm.
Minutes prepared by Lindsey Simpson