Legals for January, 30 2022

No. 28288 CITY OF COLUMBIA FALLS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Columbia Falls City-County Planning Board will hold a public hearing for the following item at their regular meeting on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. at the Council Chambers of City Hall, 130 6th Street West, Columbia Falls, Montana. The Columbia Falls City Council will hold a subsequent hearing on Monday March 7, 2021 starting at 7:00 p.m. in the same location. Request for a Planned Unit Development in the Columbia Falls Zoning Jurisdiction: The applicant, DARCAR, is requesting a Planned Unit Development for property at 1123 9th Street West, Columbia Falls. The proposed PUD would allow the conversion of the basement to dormitory style apartments that could house up to four people. The main floor of the building will remain commercial use. The property is zoned CB-2 (General Business). The site is the State Farm Insurance building located just west of Backslope Brewing. The property is described as Lots 1, 2, & 3 excluding the S10 feet in Block 5 of Robindale in Section 8, Township 30 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Flathead County. Interested persons are allowed to attend the hearing in person or via ZOOM. Persons are encouraged to submit written comments prior to the meeting. Written comments carry the same weight as public testimony given during the hearing. Written comments may be sent to Columbia Falls City Hall, Attention: Barb Staaland, City Clerk, 130 6th Street West, Room A, Columbia Falls, MT 59912 or via email: staalandb@cityofcolumbiafalls.com. For more information on the proposed Planned Unit Development, please call Eric Mulcahy, Columbia Falls City Planner at 755-6481. To obtain the ZOOM meeting registration, contact City Clerk Barb Staaland via email or by calling (406) 892-4391 no later than 5:30 p.m. the day of the meeting. DATED this 14th day of January, 2022 Susan Nicosia Susan Nicosia, City Manager/Planning & Zoning Administrator COLUMBIA FALLS CITY- COUNTY PLANNING BOARD January 30, 2022 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 28299 INVITATION FOR BIDS The City of Kalispell, Montana will receive sealed bids for a Backhoe Loader to meet or exceed the minimum specifications on file in the office of the Department of Public Works, City Hall, Kalispell, Montana. The City will purchase up to one (1) Backhoe Loader based on the information and pricing provided in the bid schedules. Bid Schedule #1 includes the purchase of (1) new Backhoe Loader. Bid Schedule #2 is the purchase of (1) new Backhoe Loader including trade-in on a 2001 Cat 430D Backhoe Loader and a 1992 426B Cat Backhoe Loader. Bidding documents may be examined at the City of Kalispell Public Works Department, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901. Full Bidding documents and specifications can also be examined beginning, January 23, 2022, through QuestCDN. Full bidding instructions and a link to QuestCDN is located using the City of Kalispell website at: www.kalispell.com/bids.aspx. The City will only be accepting online electronic bids through QuestCDN. Bids will be received by QuestCDN until 3:00 PM on Thursday February 10, 2022. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 3:00 PM on Thursday February 10, 2022, in the Main Level City Hall Conference Room, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901. City of Kalispell, Aimee Brunckhorst, City Clerk January 23, 30, 2022 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 28303 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS The Flathead City-County Board of Health is requesting interested persons/firms to submit their qualifications for providing veterinary services to the Flathead County Animal Shelter. Such qualification statements are to be submitted in writing and electronically to the Flathead City County Board of Health at 1035 First Avenue West, Kalispell, Montana, 59901 and to jrussell@flathead.mt.gov. Statements of Qualifications must be received no later than February 18, 2022, at 5:00 P.M. All responses will be reviewed by a selection committee appointed by the Flathead City-County Board of Health and those persons/firms chosen for further discussions or more detailed submittals will be so notified by written letter from the Flathead City-County Health Department. SCOPE OF WORK: The firm selected will provide veterinary services by a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine necessary to facilitate the Flathead County Animal Shelter's mission of spaying or neutering cats and dogs to reaching "adoptable" status, as well as other veterinary medical needs which regularly arise. The shelter normally houses up to 50 cats and 50 dogs, generally brought in as strays or owner surrenders. CRITERIA OF SELECTION: Selection of a person/firm for the provision of these services will be based upon the following criteria and each must be addressed within the qualifications response submitted in order to be eligible for consideration. 1. Demonstrated professional expertise and knowledge to create a healthy and safe environment for pets under the care of the Shelter focusing on the philosophies of herd health, preventative medicine, and maintaining good public health. 2. Demonstrated ability to provide basic or emergent medical care and surgical sterilization for pets in the Shelter to maximize the chances for a successful adoption of every pet. Services must be provided by a licensed Veterinarian and a veterinary technician. 3. These individuals/firms must provide proof of: a. Worker's compensation insurance, and b. $1M liability insurance (at minimum). The firm selected must be willing to name Flathead County as "additional insured." 4. Demonstrated ability to develop and administer clear medical and surgical policies and procedures for standardization of services to be implemented and consistently utilized. 5. Ensure that all adopted pets are as healthy at release as practical, respecting the financial parameters set by the Shelter. 6. Demonstrated ability to partner with the Shelter staff to cultivate a public image that adopted pets are healthy when they are released. Alternatively, for pets with real or potential health concerns at the time of release, be able to accurately describe in writing the issues of concern. 7. Demonstrated ability to develop, administer and provide effective oversight of a scheduled staff training program so that better and more consistent medicine can be delivered by the current staff with confidence. 8. If you have provided similar services for other shelters, please provide references in the written form indicating name, address and telephone number of owners for similar projects completed. 9. Present and projected workloads of the person/firm to ensure the services desired are provided. 10. Resumes of persons assigned to this project. 11. Please provide at least three references indicating name, address and telephone numbers. Weighted evaluation criteria will be available upon request and will be based on the eleven criteria listed above. Please provide three written Statements of Qualifications as well as a PDF file. Questions may be referred to Joseph W. Russell, Health Officer, Flathead City-County Health Department at (406) 751-8103. Dated this 25th Day of January, 2022 Flathead County Board of Commissioners Pamela J. Holmquist, Chair January 30, February 6, 2022 MNAXLP _________________________

No. 28300 Peg L. Allison Clerk of District Court Flathead County Justice Center 920 South Main Street Kalispell, MT 59901 (406) 758-5906 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF FLATHEAD IN THE MATTERS OF: H.E.F., H.E.F., YOUTHS IN NEED OF CARE. Cause No. DN-22-003(D) Cause No. DN-22-004(D) SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION To: Jerod Fister, birth father of the above-named children: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition has been filed in the above-entitled Court by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Child and Family Services Division, 121 Financial Drive, Suite C, Kalispell, MT 59901, requesting adjudication of the children as youths in need of case and temporary legal custody. NOW, THEREFORE, YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED to appear on Friday, February 18, 2022 at 1:30 PM before the Honorable Dan Wilson, District Judge, Department 4, Flathead County Justice Center, 920 South Main Street, Third Floor, Kalispell, Flathead County, MT, then and there to show cause, if any you may have, why the Petition should not be granted. H.E.F. was born on August 23, 2016 in Kalispell, Montana. H.E.F. was born on August 23, 2016 in Kalispell, Montana. The birth mother is Stephanie Fister. You have the right to representation by an attorney in these proceedings. If you are unable to afford an attorney, the Court will appoint an attorney to represent you. Your failure to appear at the hearing constitutes a denial of your interest in the above-named child, which denial may result, without further notice of this proceeding or any subsequent proceedings, in the Court entering judgment by default against you for all relief requested in the Petition. A copy of the Petition is filed with the Clerk of District Court for the Eleventh Judicial District Court in and for Flathead County, 920 South Main, Third Floor, Kalispell, MT, 59901, telephone (406) 758-5870. WITNESS my hand and Seal of this Court this 20th day of January, 2022. PEG L. ALLISON Clerk of District Court By: ANISSA NEILS Deputy Clerk January 23, 30, February 6, 2022 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 28277 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. MT-22-02 JANUARY 24, 2022 PURPOSE OF PUBLIC NOTICE The purpose of this notice is to state the Department's intention to issue a wastewater discharge permit to the facility listed in this notice. This permit is issued by the Department under the authority of 75-5-402, Montana Code Annotated (MCA); the Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM) 17.30.1301 et seq., Montana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (MPDES); and Sections 402 and 303 of the Federal Clean Water Act. The Water Protection Bureau has prepared a draft permit for the facility listed below. Copies of the draft permit, fact sheet, and environmental assessment are available upon request from the Water Protection Bureau or on the Department's website https://deq.mt.gov/public/index APPLICANT INFORMATION APPLICANT: General Permit; Storm Water Discharges Associated with Industrial Activty GEOGRAPHIC REGION Statewide (except on Indian Lands) FACILITIES: Owners / Operators of Industrial Activities RECEIVING WATER: State Surface Water PERMIT NUMBER: MTR000000 The renewal of the Multi-Sector General Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity will continue to provide statewide general permit coverage for owner/operators of industrial activities that discharge storm water to state surface waters. PUBLIC COMMENT Public comments are invited and must be received by 11:59 p.m. on FEBRUARY 24, 2022. Comments may be directed to the DEQ Water Quality Division, Water Protection Bureau, PO Box 200901, Helena, MT 59620. All comments received or postmarked by 11:59 p.m. on FEBRUARY 24, 2022, will be considered in the formulation of final determinations to be imposed on the permit. If you wish to comment electronically, you may e-mail DEQWPBPublicComments@mt.gov A public hearing will be held on the draft permit, the fact sheet, and the environmental assessment at 10:00 A.M. on February 24, 2022, in Room 111 of the Lee Metcalf Building located at 1520 E. 6th Avenue in Helena, Montana. Please contact Melinda Horne at Melinda.Horne@mt.gov before February 24th for details on how to attend remotely. The Department will respond to all substantive comments and issue a final decision within sixty days of this notice or as soon as possible thereafter. Additional information may be obtained upon request by calling (406) 444-5546 or by writing to the aforementioned address. The complete administrative record, including permit application and other pertinent information, is maintained at the Water Protection Bureau office in Helena and is available for review during business hours. PUBLIC NOTICE NO. MT-22-02 JANUARY 24, 2022 January 30, 2022 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 28284 INVITATION TO BID Sealed bids will be received at the University of Montana, Missoula Campus, Physical Plant Building 32 Campus Drive, Office of Planning & Construction, up to and including 2:00pm, Thursday, February 3rd, 2022. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud for: Flathead Lake Biological Station Research Support Building Remodel, Project UM # 21-20. Bids shall be submitted on the form provided within the Contract Documents, which will be available through OZ Architects, 531 North Higgins, Missoula, MT 59802, Ph: 406-728-3013 for a deposit of $200.00. Bidders may schedule a walk-through time with Eric Anderson the FLBS Facilities Manager. Bids over $25,000 must be accompanied by a bid security meeting the requirements of the State of Montana in the amount of 10% of the total bid. After award, the successful bidder must furnish an approved Performance Security Bond and a Labor & Material Payment Security Bond each in the amount of 100% of the contract. The Contractor shall comply with all fair labor practices and state statutes. No bidder may withdraw his bid for at least thirty (30) calendar days after the scheduled time for receipt of bids except as noted in the Instruction to Bidders. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any and all irregularities or informalities and the right to determine what constitutes any and all irregularities or informalities. The University of Montana makes reasonable accommodations for any known disability that may interfere with an applicant's ability to compete in the bidding and/or selection process. In order for the University to make such accommodations, applicants must make known any needed accommodation to the individual project managers or agency contacts listed in the contract documents. Persons using TDD may call the Montana Relay Service at 1-800-253-4091. January 16, 23, 30, 2022 MNAXLP __________________________