Votes at a glance: Kalispell City Council actions, May 5, 2025

Below are the formal actions taken by the Kalispell City Council on May 5, 2025. Where available, motions, movers/seconders (as stated in the transcript) and roll-call vote tallies are included.

1) Consent agenda — Approved Motion: Approve consent agenda (city council minutes from April 14 and April 21; bid award for Third Street East Improvement Project) Details: Bid award for Third Street East Improvement Project to Knife River Corporation for $677,677 was included on the consent agenda and approved. Mover/Second: Councilor Nunley moved; Mr. Fisher seconded (as recorded in the transcript). Vote: Motion carries (ayes recorded aloud); no further roll-call recorded in transcript for consent.

2) Ordinance 19-35 — Junk vehicles (second reading) — Approved Motion: Adopt Ordinance 19-35 amending Kalispell Municipal Code Chapter 19 (offenses miscellaneous) section 19-36 on junk vehicles on private property. Mover/Second: Councilor Gabriel moved; Councilor Fisher seconded. Vote (roll call): Hunter — No; Nunnally — Aye; Gabriel — Aye; Graham — Aye; Dowd — No; Dahlmann — No; Fisher — Aye; Mayor Johnson — Aye. Outcome: Approved. Notes: Council heard concerns about enforcement impacts on low-income residents; councilors referred to county programs and local tow/wrecking-yard arrangements as mitigation.

3) Ordinance 19-36 — Community decay (second reading, amended) — Approved Motion: Adopt Ordinance 19-36 amending Kalispell Municipal Code Chapter 11 (garbage, refuse and weeds) Article 5 (community decay), as amended to revise an exemption provision. Mover/Second: Councilor Graham moved the ordinance; Councilor Gabriel seconded. An amendment by Councilor Hunter revised subsection f(2)(c) to read “maintained and cultivated gardens or landscaping”; the amendment passed by roll-call. The amended ordinance then passed by roll-call. Vote (final roll call): Hunter — No; Nunnally — Aye; Gabriel — Aye; Graham — Aye; Dowd — No; Dahlmann — No; Fisher — Aye; Mayor Johnson — Aye. Outcome: Approved as amended. Notes: Council debated notification/enforcement timelines and concerns about neighbor complaints and aesthetic standards.

4) Resolution 62-51 — Annexation (MDT site at 2905 Highway 93 North) — Approved Motion: Adopt resolution 62-51 annexing Tract 2, Certificate of Survey 8673 into the City of Kalispell. Mover/Second: Councilor Dowd moved; Mr. Fisher seconded. Vote (roll call): Unanimous aye. Outcome: Approved.

5) Ordinance 19-37 — Zoning (first reading for MDT site) — Approved (first reading) Motion: Zone the annexed property P-1 public (Ordinance 19-37), consistent with the Kalispell growth policy. Mover/Second: Councilor Gabriel moved; Councilor Nunley seconded. Vote (roll call): Unanimous aye. Outcome: First reading passed.

6) Conditional Use Permit KCU-25-02 (MDT combination facility) — Approved Motion: Approve the conditional-use permit to allow construction of the MDT maintenance facility at 2905 Highway 93 North subject to nine conditions (amendment added on right-of-way dedication language and screening locations to be reviewed by the Architectural Review Committee). Mover/Second: Councilor Gabriel moved; Councilor Graham seconded. Vote (roll call): Unanimous aye. Outcome: Approved.

7) Resolution 62-52 — Aspen Creek West preliminary plat extension — Approved Motion: Approve a two-year extension to the Aspen Creek West preliminary plat for 60 residential lots (31 detached single-family lots and 29 townhomes) at 523 Mile Drive. Mover/Second: Councilor Graham moved; Councilor Gabriel seconded. Vote (roll call): Unanimous aye. Outcome: Approved.

8) Resolution 62-53 — Intent to set public hearing for Main Street concept design (Safe Streets for All grant) — Approved (sets hearing) Motion: Set a public hearing for May 19, 2025 to consider public input on the Main Street concept design and whether to proceed with a Safe Streets for All implementation grant application. Mover/Second: Councilor Dowd moved; Councilor Gabriel seconded. Vote (roll call): Unanimous aye. Outcome: Public hearing set for May 19.

9) Resolution 62-54 — Parks and Recreation fee updates — Approved Motion: Amend park reservation and recreation fees (including an 8% increase to pool fees and structural changes to park reservation fee schedule) as presented in staff recommendations. Mover/Second: Motion recorded; second recorded in transcript. Vote (roll call): Unanimous aye. Outcome: Approved. Notes: Staff said approximately 27,000 participants used recreation programs since July 1 of the prior year; council discussed fee frequency and impacts on families.

10) Recommendation to award 4 Mile Drive Path Project — Approved (contingent) Motion: Authorize award of the base-bid contract to Straud's Contracting in the amount of $1,054,906 contingent upon MDT approval and TA grant funding availability. Vote (roll call): Unanimous aye. Outcome: Award approved contingent on MDT action; city to provide approximately $46,000 additional local match from a combination of parks cash-in-lieu funds and general-fund contingency if required.

Votes taken at this meeting match the formal items on the agenda and recorded roll-call tallies where provided in the transcript. If additional documentation is needed (full minutes, ordinance text, or resolution exhibits) those are available in the city clerk’s official record.