City Council Agenda

CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AGENDA April 11, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers, 201 First Avenue East The public can participate in person in the council chambers or via videoconferencing. Register to join the video conference at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EXHxnfOERWuFJy5kZvehIw. Please see the bottom of the agenda to learn how to watch the meeting live. Public comment can also be provided via email to publiccomment@kalispell.com. A. CALL TO ORDER B. DISCUSSION 1. Morning Star Community, Inc., Request to the City to Host Grant Applications 2. Recreational Amenity Requirements for Multi-Family Developments C. PUBLIC COMMENT Persons wishing to address the council are asked to do so at this time. Public comment can be provided in person, verbally during the online meeting, or via email to publiccomment@kalispell.com D. CITY MANAGER, COUNCIL, AND MAYOR REPORTS E. ADJOURNMENT UPCOMING SCHEDULE / FOR YOUR INFORMATION Next Regular Meeting – April 4, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. – Council Chambers Next Work Session – April 11, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. – Council Chambers To provide public comment live, remotely, please register for the video conference through zoom and use the raise hand feature to indicate you would like to provide public comment. See the top of the agenda for the zoom link. Watch City Council sessions live or later on Charter Cable Channel 190 or online at https://www.kalispell.com/480/Meeting-Videos. Page 1 of 1  Development Services Department 201 1st Avenue East Kalispell, MT 59901 Phone: (406) 758-7940 Fax: (406) 758-7739 www.kalispell.com/planning REPORT TO: Doug Russell, City Manager FROM: Jarod Nygren, Development Services Director SUBJECT: Morning Star Community, Inc. Grant Request DATE: April 11, 2022 (Work session) BACKGROUND: NeighborWorks Montana, on behalf of Morning Star Community, Inc., is requesting that the City of Kalispell serve as a host for the submittal of a Department of Natural Resources (DNRC) Renewable Resources Grant Loan Program (RRGL) Grant and Montana Coal Endowment Program (MCEP) Grant application for the purpose of building the required infrastructure to connect to City sewer. Currently there are 21 septic and drain field systems that were installed in 1973 and are at the end of their useful lifetime. These grants are available only through Montana municipalities and counties and the City of Kalispell therefore has the legal authority to provide such assistance. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Council consider the request and direct staff as necessary. ATTACHMENT: Morning Star Request Letter  Development Services Department 201 1st Avenue East Kalispell, MT 59901 Phone: (406) 758-7940 Fax: (406) 758-7739 www.kalispell.com/planning REPORT TO: Doug Russell, City Manager FROM: Jarod Nygren, Development Services Director SUBJECT: Recreational Amenity Requirement DATE: April 11, 2022 (Work session) BACKGROUND: At a previous Council meeting on October 25, 2021, there was discussion about the recreational amenity requirements for multi-family developments (Section 27.34.060). At that time the Council decided they would like to digest what they had learned and continue discussion at another meeting in the future. During the April 11, 2022, meeting staff will present the methodology for determining the recreational amenity requirement for a specific multi- family development and provide options for the Council to consider moving forward. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Council receive the report and direct the staff as needed. ATTACHMENTS: Meridian Apartments Recreational Amenity Proposed Ordinance Updates  Meridian Court Apartments Breakdown Purchase Price: $540,000.00 Land Area: 182,430 s.f. Price Per square foot: $ 2.96 Price per 500 s.f. of land: $1,480.00 Number of units: 144 Total Amenity: $213,120.00 27.34.060: Dwellings, Multi-family. (1) All multi-family dwellings shall provide pedestrian access from the main entrance(s) of the building(s) to the right-of-way. (2) For multi-family dwellings with five or more units (including common developments which contain five or more units), one of the following shall be provided: (a) 500 square feet ofland per unit which has recreational value for the residents; (b) Recreational amenities equivalent to the fair market value of 500 square feet of undeveloped land per unit; (c) Equivalent funds payable to the city of which 50% will be used for maintenance and 50% towards the te development of neighborhood facilities in the immediate vicinity; or (d) A combination of any of the above. (3) Fair market value of land for the purpose of these regulations is the value of unimproved land after it has been annexed and given municipal zoning designation. Satisfactory evidence of fair market value shall be demonstrated by either of the following: (a) An appraisal report conducted by a Montana State licensed general real estate appraiser prepared within one (1) year of the date of building permit application. (b) The sale price of the property being developed documented by a purchase and sell agreement or other executed contract, if it was purchased within one (1) year of the date of the building permit application, provided the property's zoning designation remains unchanged and sale was an arm's length transaction.