The Kalispell Downtown Business Improvement District created by resolution on June 16, 2003, pursuant to Title 7, Chapter 12, Part 11, Montana Code Annotated, shall have a term of 10 years.
(Ord. 1468, 9-2-2003)
The exterior boundaries of the district are described as follows:
Commencing at the intersection of Main and Center Street which is the True Point of Beginning; thence easterly along the centerline of East Center Street, 616 feet, more or less, to a southerly extension line of the west boundary of Lot 2, Phase 1 of Kalispell Market Place; thence northerly to the southwest corner of said Lot 2; thence continuing northerly along the west boundary of Lot 2 to the northwest corner of said Lot 2; thence easterly along the northern boundary of and to the northeast corner of said Lot 2; thence southerly along the easterly boundary of said Lot 2 to the southeast corner of said Lot 2; thence continuing southerly on 2nd Avenue East to an easterly extension line of Lot 1 of Block 37, Kalispell Original; thence westerly to the southeast corner of said Lot 1; thence continuing westerly along the southerly boundary of said Lot 1 to the centerline of the alley in of said Block 37; thence southerly through the alley to 1st Street East; thence continuing southerly through the alley between Linderman School and Block 44 of Kalispell Original; thence continuing southerly through the alley of Blocks 57 and 64 of Kalispell Original to 4th Street East; thence continuing southerly through the alley of Block 77 to an easterly extension line of Lot 17 of Block 77, Kalispell Original; thence westerly along the southern boundary of said Lot 17 and crossing 1st Ave. East to the southeast corner of Lot 2 of Block 76, Kalispell Original; thence continuing westerly along the southern boundary of said Lot 2 to the alley in said Block 76; thence southerly through the alley to an easterly extension line of Lot 20 of Block 76; thence westerly along the southern boundary of said Lot 20 and to the centerline of Main Street; thence northerly along Main Street to the intersection of 4th Street; thence westerly along the centerline of 4th Street East to a southerly extension of the alley of Block 67 of Kalispell Original; thence northerly through said alley to the centerline of 3rd Street West; thence easterly along 3rd Street West to the centerline of 1st Avenue West; thence northerly along 1st Avenue West to an easterly extension line of the southern boundary of Lot 7 of Block 54, Kalispell Original; thence westerly along the southern boundary of said Lot 7 to the alley; thence northerly through the alley, crossing 2nd Street West and continuing northerly through the alley of Block 47 of Kalispell Original, to an easterly extension line of the southern boundary of Lot 18 of Block 47; thence westerly along the southern boundary of said Lot 18 to the centerline of 2nd Avenue West; thence northerly along 2nd Avenue West crossing 1st Street West, to a westerly extension line of the southern boundary of Amended Lot 17 of Block 34, Kalispell Original; thence easterly along the southern boundary of said Amended Lot 17 to the alley; thence northerly along the alley to the centerline of West Center Street; thence easterly to the intersection of West Center Street and Main Street to the True Point of Beginning. The area of the Kalispell Downtown Business Improvement District encompasses approximately 42.4 acres.
(Ord. 1468, 9-2-2003)
A. 
The Mayor, with the approval of the City Council, shall appoint seven owners of property within the district to comprise the Board of Trustees of the district.
B. 
Three of the members who are first appointed must be designated to serve for terms of one, two, and three years, respectively, from the date of their appointments, and two must be designated to serve for terms of four years from the date of their appointments. For a seven member board, there must be two additional appointments for terms of two years and three years, respectively.
C. 
After initial appointment, members must be appointed for a term of office of four years, except that a vacancy occurring during a term must be filled for the unexpired term. A member shall hold office until his or her successor has been appointed and qualified.
(Ord. 1468, 9-2-2003)
A. 
The City Council shall designate which member of the Board is to be the first Chairman. When the office of Chairman of the Board becomes vacant thereafter, the Board shall elect a chairman from among its members. The term of office as Chairman of the Board, unless otherwise prescribed by the City Council, must be for one calendar year or for that portion thereof remaining after each Chairman is designated or elected.
B. 
Members may receive no compensation.
(Ord. 1468, 9-2-2003)
The Board in administering the business improvement district has all powers necessary to carry out the functions of the district contained in this article creating it, including the power to:
A. 
Sue and be sued, enter into contracts, and hire and terminate personnel needed for its purposes;
B. 
Provide special police, maintenance, or cleaning personnel for the protection and enjoyment of the general public using the business district;
C. 
Landscape and beautify public areas and to maintain those areas;
D. 
Contract with the City Council to maintain, operate, or repair public parking facilities;
E. 
Contract with the City Council to maintain streets, alleys, malls, bridges, ramps, tunnels, landscaping, and other public facilities as mutually agreed upon;
F. 
Promote private investment and business expansion in the district;
G. 
Provide for the management and administration of the affairs of the district;
H. 
Promote business activity by advertising, decorating, marketing, and promoting and managing events and other actions designed for the general promotion of business activities in the district; and
I. 
Perform such other functions as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this article and to further the objectives of the district.
(Ord. 1468, 9-2-2003)
A. 
At a time determined by the City Council, the Board shall submit to the City Council for approval a work plan and budget for the ensuing fiscal year.
B. 
Following public notice that a work plan and budget have been submitted and that the City Council will levy an assessment to defray the cost of the work plan and budget, the City Council shall hold a public hearing on objections to the work plan and budget. After the hearing, the City Council may modify the work plan and budget as it considers necessary and appropriate.
C. 
After approval of the work plan and budget and to defray the cost thereof for the next fiscal year, the City Council shall by resolution levy an assessment upon all of the property in the district using as a basis one of the methods prescribed in Montana Code Annotated 7-12-1133.
D. 
A copy of the resolution shall be delivered to the Treasurer of Flathead County to be placed on the tax roll and collected in the same manner as other taxes.
(Ord. 1468, 9-2-2003)
A. 
At the same time the Board submits the annual budget and work plan to the City Council as provided in Montana Code Annotated 7-12-1132, the Board shall also recommend to the City Council a method of levying an assessment on the property within the district which will best ensure that the assessment on each lot or parcel is equitable in proportion to the benefits to be received.
B. 
The City Council shall annually assess the entire cost of the district against the entire district using a method which best ensures that the assessment on each lot or parcel is equitable in proportion to the benefits to be received. In determining the method of assessment to be used, the City Council shall consider the recommendations of the Board. The City Council shall levy the assessment using one of the following methods:
1. 
Each lot or parcel of land within such district may be assessed for that part of the whole cost which its area bears to the area of the entire district, exclusive of streets, avenues, alleys, and public places;
2. 
If the City Council determines that the benefits derived by each lot or parcel are substantially equivalent, the cost may be assessed equally to each lot or parcel located within the district without regard to the area of the lot or parcel;
3. 
Each lot or parcel of land, including the improvements thereon, may be assessed for that part of the whole cost of the district which its taxable valuation bears to the total taxable valuation of the property of the district;
4. 
Each building may be assessed for that part of the whole cost of the district that the occupied or income producing area of the building above the first floor bears to the area of the entire district; or
5. 
By using any combination of the assessment options provided in subsections (B)(1) through (B)(4) of this section.
C. 
If a district is expanded, the land within the expanded area must be assessed as provided for in subsection B of this section for the duration of the district.
(Ord. 1468, 9-2-2003)
The City Council may not decrease the level of public services in the district existing prior to the creation of the district unless the services at the same time are decreased throughout the jurisdictional area of the City Council, nor may it transfer the financial burden of providing those services to the district. The City Council may not discriminate in the provision of publicly funded services between areas included in such district and areas not so included.
(Ord. 1468, 9-2-2003)
The City Council may not approve the annual budget or the work plan submitted to it by the Board unless the annual budget and the work plan provide for liability insurance coverage insuring the district, the Board, and the City against legal liability for personal injury and property damage in an amount determined sufficient for that purpose by the City Council.
(Ord. 1468, 9-2-2003)
An obligation or debt of any nature of the district is not an obligation or debt of the City, and in no event is a debt or obligation of a district payable out of any funds or properties of the City. The debts and obligations of a district are payable solely from the funds and properties of the district.
(Ord. 1468, 9-2-2003)