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Administrative Brief -\s,-l COMMISSION INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM November 30, 1979 VOL. I, NO. 23 ITEMS OF INTEREST 1. In the CIM dated November 16, 1979, I mentioned that Lee Hardware is questioning their property tax and I had Larry Bengtson look into the matter. Larry has written a letter to Tom Hampton, attorney for the Lee Company (copy attached). We will await their response and keep you posted on developments in this matter. 2. Enclosed is a copy of a letter I sent to Morris Kulmer concerning Alabama Street. 3. Enclosed is a copy of a letter I sent to the Park Board and the Rec- reation Commission informing them of the Commission's desire to have those respective boards investigate the lighting of the Lower Indian Rock baseball complex. 4. Also, enclosed is a xerox copy of the publicity information in which lighted baseball diamonds are promised in Lower Indian Rock Park. 5. Enclosed are letters from Wanda Macy, Coordinator of Salina Coalition for Prevention of Child Abuse, and Harold Crowther, Sec.-Treas. of the Salina Municipal Band, concerned about the possible combination of the Human Resources Department under a parks and recreation de- partment. A response has been sent. 6. Enclosed for your study and review is an analysis of the fire pro- tection problems in South Salina and specifically at the Salina Municipal Airport. I suggest that you read this report and we should discuss it at your convenience. ADMINISTRATIVE BRIEFS 1. The City Clerk will accept bids for the City life insurance program until 10:00 A.M. Thursday, December 6. The City Commission will award the bid at the Commission meeting on December 10, 1979. The bid specifications are identical, with only a few exceptions. First, only those companies carrying an "A" rating by the Vest Com- pany will be eligible to bid. Second, life insurance coverage for dependents will be paid by the City. This will cost the City approx- imately $1,500 per year. The City can now pay the cost of dependent coverage because life insurance coverage for all City employees will cost less than anticipated. I have written a letter to Hartford cancelling the agent of record letter for Bill Siebert, CLU. ,.. CIM - November 30, 1979 Page Two 2. In the event you have questions or concerns about the appearance of the metal prefab restrooms being constructed in Ivey Park, the gal- vanized metal will be allowed to weather until next spring at which time it will be painted a tan or brown color to blend with the near- by wood structures. It will also have a cedar shake shingle roof to help it blend in with the other structures. Right now, its ap- pearance is a stark contrast to the other structures. 3. The Street Department started November 26, 1979, repairing the rough spots on the deck of the channel bridge on East Iron. It is very time-consuming and they will not be completed until next week some- time. The project wasn't included in the overlay project done this last summer because the overlay process would put too much weight on the bridge support structure. The Capital Improvements Program has included $50,000 for the bridge deck to be renovated in 1980. 4. Attached is the schedule and instructions which the Planning Depart- ment has developed and distributed to the various departments, boards, and agencies for updating the Capital Improvemen~Program. 5. As a result of the editorial in the Journal, November 28, criticizing us for not repairing the railing along the river opposite the Water Treatment Plant on South Fourth Street, Bill Harris visited with John Estes on the matter Thursday morning. The railing is in a condition where it is quite obvious we should have replaced it without being prompted by an editorial. We are unable to locate the editorial which they say they wrote six months or so ago on the matter. Of course, that's not important. John told Bill he recalled it and thought it appeared possibly two or three months ago. John also stated he and the Street Superintendent have been giving it thought on the best way to replace the railing so it will be stronger and will not need to be replaced within a few years. He plans to set guard rail posts in concrete just inside of the heavy timber which is serving as a type of curb and on which the present railing is mounted. He will then bolt metal guard railing to the posts. This will reduce the street width by 9" or 10", but will not impede traffic and will be a much better installation than going with another wood rail. John advised it has simply been a matter of lack of time to do the work; however, it is in bad need of attention and will be taken care of right away. 6. Estes reported 11-26-79, due to increased amount of trouble with the storm sewer on Fourth Street, south of Cloud, following the last two significant rains, they lamped the sewer and found a piece of tile had broken loose from the top and was partially blocking the sewer. The section was dug out and replaced. This repair returned the sewer ~ CIM - November 30, 1979 Page Three to maximum capacity, but will not improve the situation on South Fourth. Mentioned only to point out that the Department is keep- ing an eye on the problem areas and endeavoring to see that defects are handled as soon as possible. 6. Enclosed is the Administrative Update. MONDAY'S MEETING 1. Enclosed is an application from C. L. Clark, representing Gerald Palmer, Norman Macy, and Boyd Smith, M.D.'s, to construct a medical clinic in the 300 Block of North Front Street. The information was provided based on the Commission's established policy. The required $500 fee has been paid. It has been the City's policy in the past to put these on the agenda and then to convene into Executive Session. 2. Enclosed is information on other items on the agenda. If any Com- missioner has any questions or cannot attend the meeting, please contact me. Rufus L. Nye City Manager RLN:bh Attachments ~..::l CITY OF SALINA ;'~:...,,;'9'". "->~~ ~~~. fI4". .(;?"i~~!~''''~~~! . : i:ijd:~\;~ : : .~:. .. .,. """,';P' .\'1 ;..';" . t1.:!.. (",,,,,,- '., .' ... ,~:"'\"'f:J ~10'2jf;mi '.~~"1'!'ffiri:~~!.v.;-::;.. ~' ~~,~::;:._~:;:vrJ~ _'~ . -_..:.~<, }."".;.~~~~~~~~:: ~ 2-~~i~ ~ L. O. BENGTSON, ClfY ATTURNEy DANIEL L. HEBERT, "'.S,STANT ,-,fY ATTORNEY 1 \4 EA:::>f :kO"j p 0 80.... 'JO-, AREA CODEJ 1 j t1~ :C~~~ ~,\~J '<.1 b.k:.r" ~,.,,~0l '');___:TE. C ;'~'d::.A (~(_<..ll' ~~~.-:;,..;jl November 26, 1979 RECEIVED NOV 271379 CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE Mr. 'Ibm Hampton Hampton, Foyce, Engleman & Nelson Uni ted Building Salina, Kansas 67401 Re: The Lee Canpany Taxation-Schilling Sulxlivision Cear Tom: 'Ihis will acknowledge receipt of your letter of November 20th concerning the above captioned matter. I also have been furnished with a copy of your letter of November 9th addressee. to Mr. Keith Lilly, Saline County Treasurer, in regards to the same subject matter. In reply to your letter I wish to submit the following: Ordinance No. 6929 dated August 1, 1966, was adopted at the request of the Salina Airport Authority pursuant to the autb.ori ty granted to cities under the provisions of K.S.A. 27-302.. In its written request for this ordinance the cha.irrran of the Salina Airport Authority in a letter dated May 16, 1966, requested that the City adopt an ordinance exerrpting the property in the Schilling Subdivision fran all city taxes and providing that the property a.vners make a payment;. in lieu of taxes to the City in the arcount of 12.75 mills for the first five years after annexation, 15.00 mills for the next three years and thereafter an arcount equal to the mill levy requested to finance the city I s general operating fund. After several conferences between the City Camtissioners and the directors of the Salina AirpJrt Authority it was mutually agreed that the in lieu of tax payment would be 12. 75 mills for the first five years, 15.00 mills for the next three years, the general fund levy for the next five years and the nonnal city tax levy thereafter. For the past several years the City officials have been aware that Ordinance No. 6929 is ambiguous in several aspects, Section (2) states that all real and personal property in the Schilling Subdivision shall be exempt fran taxes for fifteen years, but makes provisions for an lieu of tax payment for only thirteen years. Certainly it was not the intention of the Board of Carrrnissioners to exempt this property both fran the nonnal taxes and the payment of in lieu of taxes during the extra two year period. As you will note, Section (2) (a) (b) (c) of the MEMBER. . . KANSAS LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES. NATILdll\L LEAGUE OF CITIES /' I1r. Tan Hampton November 26, 1979 Page 2 Ordinance No. 6929 refers to taxing years January 1, 1967, through January 1, 1979, inclusive. In discussing t.rus m3.tter with t.~e Co1.1nty Clerk :1e indicates that t.~e initial in lieu of tax assessrrent under t.~ ordina~ce for Schilling Subdivision was made in 1966 for use to supply funds for the 1967 budget, ,vtllch cc::mrenced on January 1, 1967. I>1r. Armstrong advises rre t.'r1at t."f1e tax levy, which is certified in August of each year, is to suppJrt t.~e next year's budget and as such the "tax year levy for 1980" is actually the levy which was adopted by the City Corrrnission and certified to the County Clerk in August of 1979. The above circumstances were the basis for my opinion to the County Clerk COveri.-lg t.~e levy which was cer+-ified for t.~e budget year 1980 or the taxing year which camences on January 1, 1979. A defect in the above rrentioned ordinance which is probably of greater significance than the discrepancy above rrentioned is the legal question as to whether the City had any authority to exerrpt personal property fran any taxes. K.S.A. 27-321 provides in part as follON's: "Allor any part of the real estate constituting a part of the property located within the boundaries of the Authori ty m3.y be annexed and taken wi thin the corpJrate limi ts of the City. . . and t.~e City may exempt such real estate fran any city taxes which the Governing Body of the City shall determine." In an opinion to Saline County dated January 3, 1979, the Attomey General of Kansas reviewed the above ordinance and rrade the follo.vi.ng CClIl:1reIlts thereon: "Whereas, the statute authorizies the exemption of real property, the ordinance goes further to exernpt personal property as well. Al though the Authority for the exenption of personal property is not at all' clear to rre, I will pass that question and proceed to your specific inquiry." \ At the t.i.rre the Attomey General wrote this opinion he did talk to rre by telephone and he advised rre that he felt the ordinance was void insofar as it att.err'pted to exernpt personal property from taxation. In«an opinion issued last Stm1Ter in regards to an ordinance passed by the Ci ty of Oakley which exernpted certain airpJrt personal property from taxation the Attomey General indicated that "Cities have no consti- tutional or statutory aub'!ori ty to exempt f€rsonal property fran taxation and that only the legislature has the authority to make such exe:nptions." In reviewing t..'!e provisions of K.S.A. 27-321 I feel the Attomey General's opinion is correct. As you knON', Ordinance No. 6929 has been very unpopular with t.~ Saline County Taxpayers league and m3.ny other individual businessrren who canp:!te with businesses located in the Schilling Subdivision. I assurre . IvJr. Tan Hampton November 26, 1979 Page 3 that if litigation does develop concerning this ordinance that t..1Us specific Cjuestion as to the authority of the City to exempt ];€rsonal property will be determined. If tile court should determL'1e t...1.is ordinance invalid as to the exemption of ];€rsonal pror:;erty, t...'le question then arises as to whether the City can go back and collect the taxes which were forgi va'1 and if so, for haw many years. I &'TI sure that t.~ people that are unhappy with this ordinance would insist that an attempt J::;e made to recover t...'1e taxes which sp.ould not have been exempted from the levy. I am unable to answer your question as to how many other real estate ONIlers there are in the Schilling Subdivision. To my knawledge the only real estate which has been sold by the Aut.'1ority are a few tracts along CenteTh.'1ial Road in t.'1e vicinity where 'The Lee Company is located. I would estiJ:ate these to be three or four tracts. After you have reviewed t.l1e contents of this letter I v.uuld be willing to rreet with you and your client to discuss the contents further. Very truly yours, ~~ L. o. Bengtson City Attorney WB/dg \ \ - ~~- CITY OF SALINA COMMISSIONERS KAREN M,GRAVES, MAYOR ROY W, ALLEN KEITH G, DUCl<ERS DAN S, GElS MERlE A, HODGES CITY.cOUNTY BUILDING 300 WEST ,l,SH STREET ~ 0 BOX 746 SAL:NA, KANSAS 67401 CITY MANAGER RUFUS L, "lYE AREA CODE 913 823.2277 November 21, 1979 Mr. Morr is Kul.mer MK Development Co., Inc. 906 Merrily Drive Salina, Kansas 67401 Dear Mr. Kulmer: The Salina City Commission in formal session on November 19, 1979, directed me to prepare this letter. It is the decision of the Salina City Commission that prior to final plat approval or submission for' said approval of the Wheatridge Addition plat or any other plat, by whatever name, covering the area generally north of Schilling Road and roughly west of the existing Hollybrooke Addition shall meet the follow- ing requirements~ An improvement petition be signed for street improvements to the existing Alabama Street, north of Schil~ing Road. Said legally binding petition sha~l provide for the complete removal of the existing , street surface and base and replacement in its entire length with 8-inches of full depth asph~tic concrete per the existing City spec- ifications. Provided furthermore that no public agency will participate in the financing of-the street improvements. At your request, the City staff and I are available to assist you in this undertaking. Ve~~ruly yours, -I'. . / .:::::J.-. ./ . /? ii'- '"'\ /, " I{ ,~,-t:::. -:< . u' L- I' , r- '\ ( I . Ru1fus L. Nye C;Lty Manager RLN:bh MEMBER, , , KANSAS LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES - NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES \ \- '-::l-.! .. CITY OF COMMISSIONERS ~EN ~.GRAvES. YAYO~ ~y N. ~~N <Em.. G. OUcxe.,"S OAN S.:1cIS "'Ei'l1..E A ~OGcS C:TY-CCUNTY 3UIGING JOO 'NEST ASH S7l'IE:: ~ 0 30X 7"6 SAl.INA. <ANSAS 67"01 C1TY MANAGER ~UF'~S ~. 'IV.. ~AEA ':::OE .1 J ,23-2277 November 21, 1979 Dr. Dale Cole, Chairman Sa~ina Park Advisory Board 712 Colonia~ Court Sa~ina, Kansas 67401 Mr. Stanley Nelson, Chairman Recreation Commission 219 w. Prescott Salina, Kansas 67401 Gentlemen: The Salina City Commission has referred to your respective codies ~~e responsibility to investigate the proposal to light the caseball complex in Lower Indian Rock Park. The Commission would like a thorough and comprehensive investigation of this matter, complete with. cost estimates, possible revenue sources, evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of the improve- ment, and ~y other matters your bodies consider of value. To assist. you in this matter, Assistant City Manager William E. Iiarris will ceo available. I have instxucted City Engineer Dean Boyer to prepare a cost estimate for this project. I an- ticipate it. will take approximately 30 days to prepare this estimate. Mr. Iian:is and the rest of' our staff are available to assist you in any way in this undertaking. Your bodies are free to follow whatever course of action you feel necessary, desirable, or expedient. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to con- tact me. RL.\i : bh , cc: Don Jolley "UEMBlER . . . KANSAS UA':;UE. OF t'.4UNICI"AL.JT1ES . NA TlONAL. l.ZAGUE 0.. ClTIES -, ~ ----:~ ''l. <_/' -,- RECEIVED N 0 V 2 9 1979 CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE November 28, 1979 TO: SALINA CITY COMMISSION FROM: SALINA COALITION FOR PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE WANDA MACY- COORDINATOR Norma Thomas has informed me of the possibility of Human Resources being placed under the Recreation Commission. The Coalition for Prevention of Child Abuse requests that should this happen, there be an understanding that the policies and procedures already implemented at the Resource Center remain the same. Parents Anonymous meets on a regular basis at Memorial Hall. We want to be assured that our meeting room will remain available. \ " ----.., .----..... 'J ~ RECEIVED NOV 30 1979 CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE {ovember 29, 1979 Salina City Commission City-County Bldg. 300 W. Ash Salina, KS 67401 Re: Memorial Hall Salina Municipal Band Over at the Memorial Hall the other day we heard that there is a. plan, or consideration oI, putting the Human Resources under authority oI the Recreation Department. We are concerned about the appropriateness of this. The Municipal Band has racei ved such consideration with the present organization of Memorial Hall that fmY change could be detremental to us. Doem't the Memorial Hall receive federal funding? If so, can you put it in charge of someone else aIld continue to receive federal funding? Respecthlly, Salina Municipal Band by ~~~.C:~~l"~ Harold Crowther, c.-treas. Copies to: Earl Van Clee! 108 N. Clark St. Salina, KS 67401 Eric stein Marymount College Salina, KS 67401 -- \ .~. '"""'\ ~ \ \-- :~'J - '-\ ~- RECEIVED NOV 291979 CITY MANAGER'S OFF1CE , chedul e for CIP Prepara ti on November 29 Public Hearing and input from boards, commissions and affected agencies (6 weeks) Forms to department heads ( 6 weeks) November 29 January 14 Forms to Planning Department for review, cost estimate, outside funding source, compliance with existing plans (5 weeks) (Administrative Assistance to provide additional support) r4arch 7 Review Committee establishes priorities and financial scheduling (2 weeks) P"pare- a draft document (Z weeks) MaretT 21 March 31 Review by boards, commissions, and affected agencies with their recommendations forwarded. to the Planning Commission (1 mcrrttr) April 30 Staff ~vises rought draft after considering diverse input and. provides a 1 i st of' projects- suggested but not included (T week) May 7 Wor~ sessi orr wi tir Planni ng Commi ssi orr and, Ci ty' Commi ssion on totaT proj act, i nc Tudi ng- ro 1 es" purposes" goals and process. Additional joint or- separate work sessions wilT be' scheduled at their discretion (1 month) Planning Commission conveys the crp to City Conmission for recommendation June 9 June i 6 Ci't'l Conmission makes ~ccmnendation on the CIP and tentatively accepts the- first projected. year as the capital budget for the ensuing year (1 wee~) / ~.- --., .-. ... CITY OF SALINA s.l1.:N... :lTY ~NNING COM..ISSION s.lUN'" ao...1I0 :;" ZONI..G "_AU KeITH Fl. RAWLINGS :ITY . COU"TY 3UI~ING . .~OO"" 201 lOG '1ft3T "5J04 STREIT ~. O. iOX 74. SAI.'...... .c:"NSAS 6740t O!I'lEC'l"CF! :;" ~'-AN"I "NO CO....UNITY :;&:Ve:l.O~CN" tEL. 11~ <.al!3 I I R~C~/I/~D NOV .2 9 Clry 1979 MANAG€/T'S OFFICE OCPAIITMIlH" 0" "CMINISTIIA nON "He i'l.ANNING TO: FROM: DA IT: SUBJECT: All Department Heads & Affected Boards/Agencies Pl anni"g Department November 29~ 1979 City of Salina, Capital Improvements Program 1981-1986 When the Capi tal Improvements Program was undertaken 1 ast yea~ it 'Has understood that we would try to update it after one yea~. This was because of the. time constraints to have the CIP compl ete for the. 1980 budget. Thi s year we hope to have a little more time to formulate and prio~t;ze the projects~ (Please see the schedule. attached to this letter) The project forms and instructions for comp.leti:1g them have. not: changed from 1 ast yea~ . All projects suggested. 1 ast yea~ wi 11 rema in in thi s. yearl s CIP unless you suggest some- revision of the cost estimates 0,. priorities.. The- deadl i ne.' for" i nc1 udi ng: suggested proj ects: fn the 1981-1985 Capi tal Improve.- ments Prog.ram is Decenber- 31~ 1979. If you have: no new. projects" to suggest O~ revi s.; ons: to. proj ects aT ready contai ned in the. CIP," please: i ndi ca ta thi $ to us.. MIEM8C'R . . . KANSAS I.SAGUlr 01' MUNIc:1PAl..l.,.llrS. NAT10NAl.. l..IAGUI! 01'" CI.,.YU , To: Rufus L. Nye, City Manager From: Bill Harris, Assistant City Manager Subject: Administrative Projects Date: November 29, 1979 1. Dean Boyer, the architect and builder made an inspection of the Animal Shelter last Friday. A punch list of items to be com- pleted, dressed up, etc. was compiled. Dean stated it should be safe to assume everything will be completed within a month and the City can take possession. During that time, Dean is to develop plans for extending the parking and providing access to the front door so the public will not have to track through mud to get to the building. The Police Department has been instructed to proceed with the purchase of food and water dispensers and stainless steel cages for cats. A desk and other furniture are on hand. * (See additional comments at end of report) 2. At the Department Head meeting next Tuesday, staff will be asked to report on the progress being made on the review of their assigned Chapters of the Salina Code and development of recommendations for updating of same. 3. Thepreliminary rough draft of the Policy Manual is in the typing stages. It is difficult to estimate how soon we will be able to present a finished product; however, we are continuing to work on it in between other projects. 4. A state approved auditor will conduct an energy audit around Decem- ber 15 on the following buildings: Memorial Hall, Golf Course Clubhouse, four Fire Stations, and the Community Theatre. This will cost the City approximately $550. Information gathered by the auditor will be processed by computer and will generate an audit report to be used in the technical assistance phase (Phase III) of the Energy Conservation Grant Program. Federal grants in the technical assistance phase of the energy grant program will be distributed for 50% of the cost of modifications to the seven buildings. 5. The first draft of a comprehensive Animal and Fowl Ordinance has been completed and distributed to selected staff for their per- usual. Input from interested community groups will also be sought. Curt advises a final draft of the proposed ordinance can probably be completed before January 1, 1980, and distributed to the City Commission. The proposed Salina Animal and Fowl Control and Protection Ordin- ance will draw upon the City of Wichita Ordinance, Chapter 8 of the Salina Code, recommendations proposed by the Mayor's Animal Control Committee, the Kansas City, Missouri Ordinance, the Humane Society of the United States Model Ordinance, and the American Humane Association Model Ordinance. , Administrative Projects November 29, 1979 Page -2- 6. As you instructed, Dean Boyer and I have begun compiling infor- mation for the December Commission Focus Session on the river beautification project. This will include an update on the status of the applications for Federal grants submitted by Wilson and Company, a review in chronological order of Commission actions, etc., over the past few years on the matter, and other pertinent information. 7. Curt is compiling the information you requested concerning sales tax for the Commission Focus Session on December 13. 8. Department Heads will submit their estimates for use in developing the Projected 1981 Budget by next Tuesday, A.M. We will make every effort to complete the assignment during the next week. 9. The Department Heads will submit their preliminary draft following the suggested format for Quarterly Reports at the Department Head meeting on December 4th. These reports will be reviewed and utilized to determine any desirable changes in the format, as well as the composition of the information to be submitted by the departments in preparation for the first Quarterly Report in 1980. 10. It was mentioned in the Administrative Update of October 31, 1979, that the Hay Personnel Classification and Pay Plan is in need of several modifications prior to the first of the year. This work has begun. There are numerous changes to be made in order to up- date various segments of the "Job Content Evaluation and Salary Plan". This involves primarily the incorporation of new job classifications, such as those involved with the Bicentennial Center and several reevaluations of individual classifications. 11. The Building Code Advisory Board met Wednesday evening, November 28, 1979, and spent considerable time on the matter of building permit fees. Their recommendations for charging for building permits on both new construction and remodeling, along with minutes of the meeting, will be provided next week and can be placed on the Decem- ber 10, 1979, agenda for City Commission consideration. 12. There continues to be several problems and/or deficiencies in need of correction at the Bicentennial Center. Mickey and his staff are working with Bucher and Willis and Virg Lundberg on these matters. Delays, foot dragging, etc., becomes more and more frustrating as time goes on. All we can do at this point is stay on the back of Bucher and Willis, and they in turn, on the general contractor. As an example, nothing has been done about numerous roof leaks, but Shelby advises they have to go through a certain process of notifying and renotifying the general contractor and be in a position to document it before they can threaten to have it done by someone else and deduct the cost. Shelby assures me they are doing everything they can to press G. E. Johnson to take care of these types of problems. I Administrative Projects November 29, 1979 Page -3- They continue to experience problems with the heating, cooling and ventilation system. As an example, when they had the go- cart races Tuesday evening, the louvers did not open. Smoke from the engines collected up towards the ceiling. Mickey said fumes were not bad for the spectators due to the fact they were seated low in the arena. Virg Lundberg had scheduled a meeting on these mechanical problems for Wednesday, November 28, 1979, so the problems are being dealt with; but again, results seem to come at a snails pace. 13. Another item concerning the Bicentennial Center - the landscape contractor began Wednesday on the replacement of the dead and otherwise unacceptable trees and shrubs. In discussing this matter with Shelby Willis, he stated they have been hassling with the landscape contractor on the way he is re- placing the trees and shrubs. They are watching it very closely. According to the contract, once the plants are replaced, they are ours. I asked Bob Ash to take a look at them this morning. He reported the plants look healthy. Some of them do not have the most desirable shape, however, he feels they can be properly shaped as they develop. Ron Williamson is to meet with the contractor at the Center at 8:00 a.m. this Friday to make sure the plants going in meet the specifications. I asked Shelby if he had any objection to Bob Ash participating in the meeting since he will have the respon- sibility for caring for the stock once we take it over. This was fine with Shelby. ** (See added comments at end of report) 14. Planning is waiting for instructions from the Assistant City Attorney on what action should be taken regarding the three urban renewal redevelopers who have not fully complied with their commitments: two in the Northeast Industrial Park and one in the Central Business District area. 15. Bob Ash reports a new sign is nearing completion for display in front of the Memorial Hall Neighborhood Center. As soon as they have it out of the way, they will begin working on one for Friend- ship Center. Bob stated it will probably be large wood letters mounted high on the building where it will be less vulnerable to vandalism. 16. Curt Wood taught two classes at the Fire Department, one on Municipal Finances and another on Municipal Government. There were approximately 15 Fire Department personnel in attendance at each class. These are participants in the Fire Science Technology Program being conducted through KTI. The classes were each two hours in length. , Administrative Projects November 29, 1979 Page -4- The class on Municipal Finance dealt with the issues of budget preparation, theory of budgeting, methods of financing, budget types, and involved a simulation budget preparation session. The class on Municipal Government surveyed the different forms of government, the roles of the Manager and Commission, and involved a simulation case study and mock City Commission meeting. The response and interest in both classes were exceptionally good. Classes of this kind are an excellent in-service training technique for employees, not only to learn more about their own department, but develop an appreciation for other departments in the City and gain an overall perspective of local government. * Friday morning the architect reported the contractor should have everything finished by sometime next week. The Police Department and Animal Shelter personnel are still undecided on the best type of food and water dispensers to install. They will try to get a decision made right away and get the equipment ordered. ** Bob Ash reported Friday morning he and Ron Williamson met at the Bicentennial Center; however, the contractor failed to appear. Bob and Ron checked every tree and shrub on the site. Bob re- ported at least 50% of the stock does not meet specifications as to size, form, variety, or location. Examples: (1) Of the 52 pine trees planted, only 10 comply with the specified size of 5' to 6'. The rest are smaller. (2) All of the green ash planted in the islands were to be 10' to 12' in height and they are only 6' to 8'. (3) The biggest concern was the shrubbery up close around the building. Many of them are too small or of the wrong variety. Williamson will be writing the contractor a letter concerning these deficiencies and instructing him on what will be required to satisfy the contract.