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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Ordinance numbers start with 23-02. Resolution numbers start with 23-05. 1) CALL TO ORDER 2) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3) COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC– (This time is set aside for the public to comment on items that are either on the agenda, but not a public hearing or on items not on the agenda. City officials do not respond during these comments but may respond or follow-up later on the agenda or at another time. The mayor has the option of limiting such communications to three minutes depending on the number of citizens who want to comment and the length of the meeting agenda) 4) COMMUNICATIONS FROM VOLUNTEER BOARDS 5) CONSENT AGENDA (The consent agenda is a means of expediting routine matters that require the Council’s action. Debate does not typically occur on consent agenda items. Any member of the Council may remove any item for debate. Such items will typically be debated and acted upon prior to proceeding to the rest of the agenda. Ordinances require 4 votes for passage – Section 1-6-2 WCC) a) Minutes from February 6, 2023 Special Session (p.24) b) Minutes from February 6, 2023 Regular Meeting (p.25) c) Ordinance No. 23-01; An Ordinance amending the Whitefish City Code to add Article Y, Chapter 2, Title 11, to establish the WB-T zoning district (Business Transitional District), as an implementation of the Highway 93 South Corridor Plan (Second Reading) (p.30) d) Resolution No. A Resolution extending the corporate limits of the City of Whitefish, Montana, to annex within the boundaries of the City approximately 11.18 acres of land known as 111 Iverson Lane, 119 Iverson Lane, 140 Iverson Lane, and 6010 US Highway 93 South, in Section 12, Township 30 North, Range 22 West, in Whitefish, Montana, for which the owners have petitioned for and consented to annexation (p.36) e) Consideration of a request for Final Plat for the Rock Ridge Subdivision (fka 93 LLC), a 28-lot subdivision located off Highway 93 West (WFP 22-09) (p.49) f) Consideration of a request from Eric Sikola for a Whitefish Lakeshore Protection Permit as recommended in the staff report located at 1490 and 1492 Barkley Lane (WLP 23-W02) (p.205) 6) PUBLIC HEARINGS (Items will be considered for action after public hearings) (Resolution No. 07-33 establishes a 30-minute time limit for applicant’s land use presentations. Ordinances require 4 votes for passage – Section 1-6-2 WCC)) To attend the meeting via Microsoft Teams, and provide live comment on your computer, tablet or smartphone, attendees should go to the web link below. Meeting Link: Microsoft Teams Link Meeting Number: 289 639 561 237 Password: z2TEXh For the Audio Conference Call option: call the number below and enter the access code. • United States Toll Free: [PHONE REDACTED] Access code: 605 562 219# • View live streaming (not to provide comment) on the City of Whitefish YouTube Channel • We encourage individuals to provide written public comment; to the City Clerk, Michelle Howke at [EMAIL REDACTED] or deliver by 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 21, 2023, to City Hall. Written comments should include name, address, should be short and concise, courteous, and polite. All written comments received by 4:00 p.m. will be provided to the City Council and appended to the packet following the meeting. • Public comment by those attending the meeting "live" via Microsoft Teams or in-person will be limited to three minutes per individual. The Following is a summary of the items to come before the City Council at its regular session to be held on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 7:10 p.m. at City Hall 418 East Second Street, 2nd Floor Hybrid (In-person and/or Remotely via Teams) ---PAGE BREAK--- a) Ordinance No. An Interim Zoning Ordinance prohibiting the approval of new applications for administrative conditional use permits for marijuana dispensaries (Only Reading) (p.245) b) Consideration of a request from Pheasant Run LLC, for a 24-lot preliminary plat called The Canopy, located at the western end of Pheasant Run and can be legally described as Tract 3ABM in S01 T30N R22W, P.M.M., Flathead County, zoned WR-2 (Two-Family Residential District) and WB-2 (Secondary Business District) (WPP 22-08) POSTPONED BY APPLICANT AFTER PUBLIC NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED 7) COMMUNICATIONS FROM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR a) Consideration of approval of RAISE Grant Submittal for a portion of the Whitefish Promenade on Spokane Avenue between East Second Street and Railway Street (p.251) 8) COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY MANAGER a) Written report enclosed with the packet. Questions from Mayor and Council? (p.265) b) Other items arising between February 15th through February 21st 9) COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILORS a) Consideration of appointment to volunteer boards and committees not made during the Special Session preceding tonight’s meeting b) Consideration of approving tentative FY24 Budget calendar (p.272) c) Consideration of a request from North Valley Music School to approve the building plans for the new facility in accordance with Project Whitefish Kids lease of Smith Fields (p.273) d) Consideration of a request from Flathead Electric Cooperative asking to support Holy Cross Energy in its application under DOE’s BIL Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnership FOA for Topic Area 1 (p.304) 10) ADJOURNMENT (Resolution 08-10 establishes 11:00 p.m. as end of meeting unless extended to 11:30 by majority)