The final Old School Station lot is up for sale Monday, when the Kalispell City Council will consider approving the sale of Lot 4 to Bill Phillips of DCP Kalispell LLC for the full listing price of $293,000.

It’s taken five years for the city to sell the six lots in the former county property behind Fun Beverage in South Kalispell. Most of the available lots were scooped up in a sudden flurry of buying activity starting at the beginning of the year.

If the city approves the offer from Bill Phillips and the buyer closes on the property, all of the six lots on the property will be under contract.

Monday’s meeting also includes a public hearing on a proposal from Samaritan House to seek a Community Block Development Grant application in the hope of expanding its facility at 1110 Second St. W.

The homeless shelter wants to apply for a $50,000 grant to fund planning and site work that would pave the way for additional housing on the property.

Following the public hearing, the council will vote on approving Samaritan House’s application, which would then go on to the Montana Department of Commerce.

Separate block-grant funds will be discussed as the council considers reallocating $525,000 of the city’s grant allotment to the Kalispell Parkline Trail.

The grant is typically given out to small businesses in the city, but since the total budget for installing the downtown trail is well over the initial estimated cost of the project, the city will vote to hold a public hearing regarding reallocation of the CDBG funds on June 7.

Also on a crowded docket is a proposal to repeal a 2009 resolution that established the need for nonprofits in the city to provide payment in lieu of taxes when they compete directly with local property tax paying entities.

“While there are arguments for having PILT (payment in lieu of taxes) agreements, as outlined in Resolution 5374, there are also reasons to consider repealing the resolution,” states the meeting agenda. “These include the overall limited applicability, determining when the entity is actually directly competing against for-profit entities, and the addition of additional fiscal obstacles for nonprofits with the provision of services.”

There’s particular interest in repealing the resolution because the three nonprofits that currently use PILT agreements are nonprofits that provide housing in the city. Given the recent focus on the lack of housing in Kalispell and the Flathead, the city will consider removing this financial obligation from service providers.

AS PART of the city’s budget-setting process, the council also will consider proposed salary adjustments for non-union city staff that would increase the city’s annual payment by $360,000.

The penultimate agenda item is a use agreement for the mural art project going into place on the multi-use path tunnel under U.S. 93, near Kidsports and Flathead Valley Community College.

The agreement outlines requirements for Rails to Trails of Northwest Montana to complete and maintain the murals that are expected to be painted on the tunnel entrances this summer.

Finally, Mayor Mark Johnson will name appointments for two openings on the Business Improvement District Advisory Board and the Urban Renewal Agency Board, respectively.

The meeting starts at 7 p.m. on May 17.

To join the videoconference, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NBm-mkiEQWmV1fNbVdiajQ.

Public comment can also be provided via email to publiccomment@kalispell.com.

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