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Council approves school short‑term parking permits and authorizes SRF reimbursement resolution
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance 19‑42 to allow administrative short‑term parking permits for K–12 schools and passed a resolution authorizing preliminary expenditures to be reimbursed by a future State Revolving Fund (SRF) loan for water system projects, both by unanimous roll call.
Kalispell — The council unanimously adopted an ordinance to allow administrative short‑term parking permits for K–12 schools and approved a resolution authorizing the city to incur preliminary expenditures for water system projects that may be reimbursed from a future State Revolving Fund (SRF) financing.
Ordinance 19‑42: City staff said the ordinance clarifies the definition of "school" (K–12, including private schools) and enables staff to permit short‑term loading/unloading zones administratively rather than requiring council action for each request. The ordinance also removes certain parking restrictions in front of hedges to allow the permit process in those locations. Council members described the change as a procedural streamlining to make government more efficient; the ordinance passed by roll call.
Resolution 62‑92: The council also approved a financing resolution that allows the city to incur project costs in advance of issuing SRF tax‑exempt bonds and later reimburse those costs from loan proceeds when bonds are issued. Staff said the measure mirrors a prior SRF authorization for wastewater dewatering and lets the city proceed with early work while final financing is arranged. The resolution passed unanimously by roll call.
Ending: Both measures passed without public opposition at the meeting. Staff will proceed with implementing an administrative permit process for school short‑term parking and continue SRF financing preparations for water system projects.
