A robust agenda for the Kalispell City Council’s Monday evening meeting reflects the skyrocketing demand for construction in the Flathead Valley.

Six out of nine agenda items slated for discussion relate to development in the city.

The most significant proposal is a preliminary plat request for 34 single-family lots in the West View Estates subdivision. Owl Corp. is requesting major preliminary plat approval of almost 16 acres located in north Kalispell, east of Stillwater Road and north of the West View Estates Phase 2 development.

The 34 lots make up Phases 6 and 7 of Owl Corp.’s West View Estates project.

Two smaller residential proposals are also on the city docket.

Colton Lee Communities, LLC, is requesting minor preliminary plat approval for two lots in the Hutton Ranch Apartments Subdivision. The approximately 3-acre property is located at 216 Hutton Ranch Road.

Layne Massie with Edge LLC is requesting a conditional-use permit to allow a 2.04-acre multifamily residential development at 2015/2105 Third Avenue East.

Business development requests are as plentiful as residential projects.

Tristelle Vu is requesting a conditional-use permit to allow an accessory casino named Ritz Bar and Salon in downtown Kalispell, at 110/116 Main Street.

Another conditional-use permit request comes from Jason Sharp with J & S Automotive. Sharp is looking for approval of an auto repair business at 710 W. Montana St.

The final development proposal is a request from Katherine Gates with Mission Impawsible, LLC, to annex and rezone her business into the city of Kalispell.

Gates is requesting the city annex her property at 100 Ponderosa Lane. Presently, her business there, Ponderosa Veterinary Clinic, falls under the jurisdiction of Flathead County. Gates also would like the city to zone the 1.48-acre property B-1 Neighborhood Business zone.

Two budgeting items will be considered.

One is a proposal to reallocate federal Community Block Development Grant funds to the Kalispell Parkline Trail.

Since September 2020, the council has been in talks to put $525,000 in grant funds to the downtown trail project.

The city typically uses CDBG monies to make small loans to Kalispell businesses. However, directing the funds toward the trail would fit the one of the grantor’s specified uses for the grant funding by “Aid[ing] in prevention or elimination of slums or blight.”

After about ten months of discussion, the council has the opportunity on Monday to formally commit these funds to the Parkline Trail.

The council could also authorize some early budget expenditures Monday.

The city is currently involved in the process of setting its budget for fiscal year 2021-2022. A preliminary budget of almost $104 million likely won’t receive official approval until August, when the city receives property valuations from the state.

In the meantime, the city could use a portion of the anticipated FY2022 budget to cover expenditures “necessary for city operations” until August.

The unspecified early expenditure would require approval from the council on Monday, followed by a public hearing on July 6.

The final agenda item is Mayor Mark Johnson’s appointment of Joe Unterreiner, former CEO and president of the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce, as a city representative on the Technical Advisory Committee.

This organization coordinates transportation planning and recommends project needs and priorities to the Kalispell Council, Flathead County Commissioners, and the Montana Department of Transportation

The meeting starts at 7 p.m. Monday, June 21, in the City Council Chambers, 201 First Avenue East.

The meeting is open to the public in-person or online at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_K6P8uFsAQOechQgkFd8cbA.

Reporter Bret Anne Serbin may be reached at 406-758-4459 or bserbin@dailyinterlake.com.