Legals for October, 30 2022

No. 28958 CITY OF KALISPELL REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS FOR BUFFALO HILLS GOLF COURSE STILLWATER BRIDGE REPAIR PROJECT Pursuant to the authority granted to it under MCA 7-5-4301(2)(a)., the City of Kalispell seeks to procure a qualified professional consulting engineer to perform analysis, design and construction services for the Buffalo Hill Golf Club (BHGC) Stillwater Bridge Repair Project. The Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) must be received by the City Clerk at 201 First Avenue East (PO Box 1997, Kalispell, MT 59903), Kalispell, Montana 59901, by 5:00 p.m. local time, November 15, 2022. Full SOQ directions including the anticipated scope of work, drawings, selection criteria, submittal requirements, and selection process and schedule are available on the city of Kalispell website at: https://www.kalispell.com/bids.aspx October 16, 30, 2022 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 28969 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQs) FOR Kalispell On-Call Water SCADA Professional Services Pursuant to the authority granted to it under MCA 7-5-4301(2)(a)., the City of Kalispell seeks to procure a qualified professional service provider to provide on-call professional engineering services for design, development, update, and maintenance to the water system's Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. Scope, fee, and payment terms for each specific task or items of work performed under the professional services agreement will be individually negotiated through the issuance of task orders. The Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) must be received by the City Clerk at 201 First Avenue East, (PO Box 1997, 59903) Kalispell, Montana, by 5pm local time, November 14, 2022. Full RFQ information and instructions including the anticipated scope of work, statement of qualifications selection criteria, submittal requirements, and selection process and schedule can be found on the city of Kalispell website at https://www.kalispell.com/bids.aspx. October 23, 30, 2022 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 28971 CITY OF KALISPELL, MONTANA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 7th day of November, 2022 at 7:00 o'clock p.m., in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana, the City Council (the "Council") of the City of Kalispell, Montana (the "City") will hold a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the Planned Unit Development Agreement for Starling Development. The City of Kalispell has received a written request from Starling Development LLC for an amendment to the PUD agreement to increase the number of units on the Phase 3 multi-family lot to 48 and to modify the access for the six Phase 2 ADU lots. The subdivision is located on the west side of Stillwater Road west of Timberwolf Parkway in the City of Kalispell. On November 7, 2022, at 7:00 pm in the City Hall Council Chambers, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, the Kalispell City Council will hold a public hearing regarding the proposed amendments to the Starling PUD. The proposed amendments can be viewed on the City's website at www.kalispell.com/679/Council-Public-Hearings or in the office of the City Clerk at 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell. Any person wishing to address the proposed amendments may appear at this hearing and make oral statements or present same in writing. Written comments may also be submitted for council consideration by delivering the same to the City Clerk at 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, MT 59901, or by email to publiccomment@kalispell.com prior to the hearing. Dated this 17th day of October, 2022. BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL Aimee Brunckhorst, City Clerk October 23, 30, 2022 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 28973 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PUBLIC HEARING A combined hearing will be held by the City of Kalispell and Flathead County, at 1:00 p.m., November 10, 2022, in the Kalispell City Council Chambers located in the Kalispell City Hall at 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, MT 59901. The public can participate in person in the council chambers or via videoconferencing. Register to join the video conference by contacting the City of Kalispell Development Services Department by email CDBG@kalispell.com or by phone 406-758-7713. The purpose of this hearing is to obtain the views of community residents, especially low/moderate income residents, regarding community development needs and priorities of the City of Kalispell and Flathead County for economic development, housing and neighborhood revitalization and public facilities. The CDBG program is administered by the State of Montana Department of Commerce and will make available to eligible local governments funding for housing, economic development, public facilities, public infrastructure, and planning activities, with the principal purpose of benefitting low/moderate income persons. The hearing will provide further information about the CDBG program and will allow for citizen participation in the development of any proposed grant applications. The City of Kalispell and Flathead County are eligible to submit an application to the Montana Department of Commerce for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and/or a Montana Home Investment Partnership Program Grant (HOME). These entities along with their project partners wish to obtain public comment on the needs of the community. The purpose of the grant programs and the variety of activities eligible for funding will be fully described. During the public hearing, everyone will be given the opportunity to express their opinions regarding community needs and the type of projects that should be considered. Comments may be given orally at the hearing or by mail to City of Kalispell Development Services, 201 1st Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901 (PO Box 1997, 59903) or by email CDBG@kalispell.com before 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 10, 2022. Recommendations will be received and evaluated for this cycle of grant funding. If not successful for this funding cycle, all requests will be placed on a list for future consideration. For more information or to register for the hearing via Zoom, please contact the City of Kalispell Development Services Department via email CDBG@kalispell.com or phone 406-758-7713 or visit our webpage https://www.kalispell.com/634/Community-Development-Block-Grant. CDBG or HOME application guidelines are available for review on the Montana Department of Commerce website, http://commerce.mt.gov/. October 23, 30, 2022 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 28981 CITY OF KALISPELL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) Electronic Plan Review Software INTRODUCTION The City of Kalispell is experiencing rapid growth and development. One challenge with rapid growth is streamlined and thorough plan review that provides clear communication between the multiple reviewing departments of the City and development teams comprised of engineers, architects, property owners, investors, and other members of development design teams. To meet these needs, the City intends to migrate its historical review processes into an electronic plan review platform. The City of Kalispell utilizes CityWorks, a GIS-centric permitting and asset management software. As such, any plan review software must be able to communicate with CityWorks for the public user interface for plan submittals as well as internal project tracking. Pursuant to the authority granted to it under MCA 7-5-4301, the City of Kalispell is seeking proposals from Proposers who offer an electronic plan review software platform. The proposals must be received uploaded electronically via QuestCDN by 5:00 p.m. local time, November 15, 2022. For bidding instructions and a link to the Kalispell QuestCDN portal, please visit https://www.kalispell.com/bids.aspx. October 30, November 6, 2022 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 28989 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS STORMWATER FACILITY PLAN UPDATE Pursuant to the authority granted to it under MCA 7-5-4301, the City of Kalispell (CK) seeks to procure a qualified professional consulting engineer to complete an update of the 2008 Storm Water Facility Plan Update. The Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) must be uploaded electronically via QuestCDN vBid by 5:00 pm Mountain Time, December 15, 2022. A pre-submittal conference for the SOQ will be held on December 1, 2022, at 2 PM. The meeting will be held electronically, and a meeting invite will be provided to all applicants of record prior to the pre-submittal conference. The Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) must be received by the City Clerk at 201 First Avenue East, (PO Box 1997, 59903) Kalispell, Montana, by 5pm local time, December 15, 2022. Full RFQ information and instructions including the anticipated scope of work, statement of qualifications selection criteria, submittal requirements, and selection process and schedule can be found on the city of Kalispell website at https://www.kalispell.com/bids.aspx. October 30, November 13, 2022 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 28974 NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION OF INTENTION BLANCHARD LAKE ZONING DISTRICT The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, hereby gives notice pursuant to Section 76-2-205(5), M.C.A., that it passed a resolution of intention (Resolution No. 966BB) on October 18, 2022, to change the zoning designation in a portion of the Blanchard Lake Zoning District located at 161 Vintage Way near Whitefish, Montana from AG-20 'Agricultural' to SAG-5 'Suburban Agriculture'. The boundaries of the areas proposed to be amended from AG-20 'Agricultural' to SAG-5 'Suburban Agriculture' are described as: That portion of the SE 1/4 NE 1/4 of Section 24, Township 30 North, Range 22 West, Principal Meridian, Montana, Flathead County, Montana described as follows: Beginning at the 1/4 Corner common to Sections 24 and 19; Thence along the Southerly, Westerly and Northerly Line of Lot 1 of Vintage Way Subdivision the following courses; N85°55'55"W, 1176.47 feet to the Easterly ROW limit of U.S. Highway No. 93 and; along the Easterly ROW limit N03°45'11"E, 582.50 feet and; S86°01'49"E, 1176.87 feet to the East line of the SE 1/4 NE 1/4 of Section 24; thence along said East line S03°47'34"W, 584.52 feet to the Point of Beginning. Containing 15.76 acres of land as shown hereon. Subject to and Together with easements of record. The regulations defining the AG-20 and SAG-5 zones are contained in the Flathead County Zoning Regulations, on file for public inspection at the Office of the Clerk and Recorder, Courthouse, 800 South Main, Kalispell, Montana, at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 11th Street West, Kalispell, Montana, and on the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office's website, at: http://flathead.mt.gov/planning_zoning/downloads.php. The zoning amendment application and other documents related to the proposed zone change are also on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners and the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office. For thirty (30) days after the first publication of this notice, the Board of Commissioners will receive written comment to the change proposed for a portion of the Blanchard Lake Zoning District. Within 30 days after the expiration of the comment period, the Board of County Commissioners may in its discretion pass the resolution amending the Blanchard Lake Zoning District. DATED this 18th day of October, 2022. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman October 23, 30, 2022 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 28976 NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO CREATE RURAL SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 160 AND TO ISSUE RURAL SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 160 BONDS OF THE COUNTY IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $858,891.00, SECURED BY THE RURAL SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT REVOLVING FUND FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 18, 2022, the Board of County Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana (the "County"), adopted a Resolution of Intention to Create Rural Special Improvement District No. 160 (the "District") for the purpose of financing the costs of certain local improvements (the "Improvements") and paying costs incidental thereto, including costs associated with the sale and the security of rural special improvement district bonds of the County drawn on the District (the "Bonds"), the creation and administration of the District, and the funding of a deposit to the County's Rural Special Improvement District Revolving Fund (the "Revolving Fund"). The Improvements shall be constructed and installed pursuant to plans and specifications prepared by Morrison-Maierle, Inc. A complete copy of the Resolution of Intention (the "Resolution") is on file with the County Clerk and Recorder which more specifically describes the nature of the Improvements, the boundaries and the area included in the District, the location of the Improvements and other matters pertaining thereto and further particulars. A map of the proposed District accompanies this Notice. The Improvements consist of the design, engineering and construction for drainage improvements, possible realignment of right-of-way, re-grading and reshaping the existing base, additional aggregate, re-grading if driveways and approaches, seeding and recovering of disturbed areas, and double-shot chip seal of 2.5 miles of Manning Road and Farm Road. The County would issue the Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $858,891.00, in order to finance the costs of the Improvements. Principal of and interest on the Bonds will be paid from special assessments levied against the property in the District in the aggregate principal amount of $858,891.00 and such payment will be secured by the Revolving Fund. Subject to the limitations of Montana Code Annotated, Section 7-12-2182, the general fund of the County may be used to provide loans to the Revolving Fund or a general tax levy may be imposed on all taxable property in the County to meet the financial requirements of the Revolving Fund. All properties in the District will be assessed for their proportionate share of the costs of the Paving Improvements. The total estimated cost of the Paving Improvements is approximately $2,802,537.00, with the lot owners responsible for approximately $858,891.00 of this cost. The lot owners' costs shall be assessed against each lot, tract or parcel of land in the District equally, such that each lot, tract or parcel in the District shall be assessed for the same amount of the cost of the Improvements. There are 127 lots, tracts or parcels in the District. The estimated cost of the Improvements per lot, tract or parcel to be assessed is $6,762.92. If an increase occurs in the number of benefited lots, tracts, or parcels within the boundaries of the District during the term of bonded indebtedness that is payable from the assessments, the County shall recalculate the amount assessable to each lot, tract, or parcel. The County shall comply with § 7-12-2151(4)(b) and §§ 7-12-2158 through 7-12-2160, M.C.A., in recalculating the amount and adopting the recalculated amount. On December 6, 2022, at 9:00 o'clock a.m., local time, in the Office of the Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Courthouse, 800 South Main, Kalispell, Montana, the Board of County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing and pass upon all written protests against the creation of the District, or the making of Improvements, that may be filed in the period hereinafter described. Written protests against the creation of the District and the making of the Improvements may be filed by an agent, person, firm or corporation owning real property within the proposed District whose property is liable to be assessed for the Improvements. For purposes of protest, the owner of a property created as a condominium is collectively the owners of all units having an undivided interest in the common elements. The protest must be filed by the president, vice president, secretary or treasurer of the condominium owners' association, and such protest must be in writing, identify the condominium property, include a declaration or other document that shows how votes of unit owners in the condominium are calculated and be signed by owners of units in the condominium sufficient to constitute an affirmative vote for an undertaking relating to the common elements under the condominium declaration, as more particularly set forth in Section 7-12-2141, M.C.A. Such protests must be delivered to the County Clerk and Recorder at the Flathead County Courthouse, 800 South Main, Kalispell, Montana 59901, no later than 5:00 p.m. local time on November 28, 2022. As provided by law, such protests must be in writing, identify the property in the District owned by the protestor and be signed by all owners of the property. The protest must be delivered to the County Clerk and Recorder, who shall endorse thereon the date of its receipt by her. Further information regarding the proposed District or the Bonds or other matters in respect thereof may be obtained from the Board of Commissioners at 800 South Main, Kalispell, Montana, or by telephone at 406-758-5503. DATED this 18th day of October, 2022. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By /s/Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman ATTEST: Debbie Pierson, Clerk & Recorder /s/Sheena Sterling Deputy October 23, 30, 2022 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 28955 NOTICE OF BOARD POSITION VACANCIES MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY Flathead County is seeking individuals who want to make a difference in their community by filling vacancies on various Boards. Letters of interest are being accepted for a limited number of openings on the following Boards: Flathead County Board of Adjustment, Flathead County Planning Board, Columbia Falls City-County Planning Board and Zoning Commission, Ashley Lake Land Use Advisory Committee, Egan Slough Planning and Zoning Commission, Helena Flats Land Use Advisory Committee, LaBrant-Lindsey Land Use Advisory Committee, Little Bitterroot Lake Land Use Advisory Committee, Middle Canyon Land Use Advisory Committee, Riverdale Land Use Advisory Committee, Rogers Lake Land Use Advisory Committee, and the West Valley Land Use Advisory Committee. All positions are appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. TO APPLY FOR ANY OF THESE POSITIONS: Letters of interest (please specify which board/committee you are applying for) including name, physical address, mailing address, daytime phone number and qualifications should be submitted to: Flathead County Planning & Zoning Office South Campus Building 40 11th Street West, Ste 220 Kalispell, MT 59901 All letters of interest should be received by 5:00 p.m. on November 18, 2022. For additional information and specific qualifications please call 751-8200 or visit our website: flathead.mt.gov/planning_zoning October 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 30, November 2, 6, 9, 13, 2022 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 28987 BUDGET AMENDMENT PROCLAMATION WEST VALLEY SCHOOL FLATHEAD COUNTY At a regular meeting of the board of trustees of West Valley School District No.1, Flathead County, Montana, held, on October 10, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. at West Valley School 2290 Farm to Market Rd. Kalispell MT, the following resolution was introduced: WHEREAS, the trustees of West Valley School District No.1, Flathead County, Montana, have made a determination that as a result of increase of personnel and salaries, the district's budget for the General fund(s) does not provide sufficient financing to properly maintain and support the district for the entire current school fiscal year; and WHEREAS, the trustees have determined that an amendment to the elementary school general fund budget in the amount of $250,000.00 is necessary under the provision of Section 20-9-161, due to unforeseen needs of the district that cannot be postponed until the next school year without dire consequences affecting the safety of the students and district employees or the educational functions of the district and WHEREAS, the anticipated source of financing the budget amendment expenditures shall be the General Fund reserves. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of West Valley School District No.1, Flathead County, Montana, proclaims a need for an amendment to the Elementary School general fund budget for fiscal year 2023 in the amount of $250,000.00 under Section 20-9-161 unforeseen need of the district that cannot be postponed until the next school year without dire consequences affecting the safety of the students and district employees or the educational functions of the district, MCA, for the purpose identified above, and; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of School District No.1, Flathead County, Montana, will meet at 5:30 p.m. at West Valley School 2290 Farm to Market Rd. Kalispell, Montana on the 14th of November 2022 for the purpose of considering and adopting the budget amendment October 30, 2022 MNAXLP __________________________