11-14-1986 Minutes
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ADVISORS OF
SALINA BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO.1
November 14, 1986
Pursuant to written notice, the Board of Advisors of Business
Improvement District No.1 of the City of Salina met at 12:00
noon on November 14, 1986, in the City Commission room of the
City-County Building in Salina, Kansas. Members present included
James T. Graves, Chairman, John Heline, ex officio City Commis-
sioner John Burgess, Carol Beggs, Gary Rumsey, Colletta Johnson,
Pat Neustrom, Andy Anderson, and Kurt Seimers. Also present were
City Manager Rufus Nye, City Commissioner Steve Ryan, City
Commissioner Sydney Soderberg, Administrative Assistant Peter
Brown, City Engineer Don Hoff, and downtown merchants Robert
Vishneske and Phil Ray, and former Executive Director Ann Knowles.
The following business was transacted:
1. City Engineer Don Hoff gave a status report on progress
of construction of improvements in the downtown improvement
district and answered questions.
2. City Manager Rufus Nye reported on the budget status of
the project, indicating that $4,700,000 of available funds had
been committed with some $1,800,000 of appropriated funds remain-
ing. He estimated that the following remaining expendi"tures will
be incurred:
a.
Resurfacing of existing parking lots
$450,000.00
b. Payment to Kansas Power and Light
for moving overhead electrical system to
underground
600,000.00
c.
Cost of interim financing
70,000.00
d.
To install lighting fixtures
140,000.00
e. Variety of miscellaneous
expenditures
100,000.00
f.
Landscaping
100,000.00
Apart from a $400,000 community block grant, funds remaining
amount to $320,000 for the streetscape, of which $250,000 is
earmarked for the "skywalks".
City Commissioner John Burgess indicated that for a nu~)er of
reasons he thought the $400,000 block grant should be added to
the project in order to provide additional financing for street-
scape improvements.
3. The Chairman announced that he had appointed a nominating
committee of Andy Anderson, Chairman, plus Colletta Johnson and
Robert Bostater. Mr. Bostater had been out of town and had not
been able to serve. Mr. Anderson made the report of th'9 committee
nominating the following seven persons for approval by the City
Commission to serve in the following terms on the newly created
Design Review Commission for downtown:
Ned Rose - 3 years
Ann Knowles - 3 years
Ken Bieberly - 3 years
Chuck Carroll - 2 years
John Hauptli - 2 years
Charles Weathers - 1 year
Bud Jilka - 1 year
There were no other nominations. Upon motion made and :3econded,
the report of the nominating committee was unanimously adopted
and approved for recommendation to the City Commission for
appointment.
4. The Chairman reported to the Board of Advisors with
respect to the resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of
Salina City Center Inc. at its meeting of November 6, 1986,
recommending that an investigation be made of the possibilities
of contracting with the Salina Cþamber of Commerce for staffing
support and a request for matching funds support from the City
Commission for four subsequent years of development and marketing
activity for the central business district. The Chairman indi-
cated that it was not yet necessary for the Board of Advisors of
the Business Improvement District to take action on the matter,
but when a definitive proposal had been prepared, it would be
submitted to them for their consideration. The Chairman reported
that he was informed that Gerald Cook, President of the Salina
Chamber of Commerce, had caused a committee of the Charl)er to be
appointed for the purpose of preparing a report and recommenda-
tion to be submitted to the Board of Directors of the Chamber at
its mid-December meeting.
5. The Chairman reminded the Board of Advisors of the
social event planned for Wednesday, November 19, at 4:30 p.m. at
Tony's Restaurant.
There being no further business to come before the meeting,
it was by motion duly adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
James T. Graves, Chairman and
Acting Secretary