09-26-1994 MinutesAction
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CITY OF SALINA, KANSAS
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SEPTEMBER 26, 1994
4:00 p.m.
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners met in the Commission
Meeting Room, City -County Building, on Monday, September 26, 1994, at 4:00
p.m.
There were present:
Mayor Joseph A. Warner, Chairman presiding
Commissioner Carol E. Beggs
Commissioner Peter F. Brungardt
Commissioner John Divine
Commissioner Evelyn Maxwell
comprising a quorum of the Board, also present:
Absent:
Greg Bengtson, City Attorney
Dennis M. Kissinger, City Manager
Judy D. Long, City Clerk
None
CITIZEN FORUM
None
AWARDS - PROCLAMATIONS
None
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR A CERTAIN TIME
None
CONSENT AGENDA
(6.1) Approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 19,
1994.
(6.2) Approve Project No. 94-914, Oakdale Park Stage and authorize staff
to set a date to receive bids.
(6.3) Resolution Number 94-4799, authorizing the Mayor to execute a Quit
Claim Deed from the City of Salina to Salina Supply Company relinquishing the
City's right, title and interest in a 10 foot x 170.5 foot strip of land adjacent
to a vacated alley between Santa Fe and North Fifth Street, north of Elm Street
Moved by Commissioner Beggs, seconded by Commissioner Maxwell,
that all items on the Consent Agenda be approved. Aye: (5). Nay: (0).
Motion carried.
DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS
(7.1) Annexation application number 94-2,
filed by Great Plains Rentals,
Inc., and Brown and Brown, Inc., requesting
annexation of Lot
6,
Brown and
Brown Addition, all of that part of the South
404.86 feet of Lot
5,
Brown and
Brown Addition lying in the SE quarter of
the NE quarter
of
Section 7,
Township 14 South, Range 2 West, and the
South 404.86 feet
of
Dillingham
Avenue.
(7.1a) First Reading Ordinance Number 94-9655.
Roy Dudark, Director of Planning and Community Development,
reviewed the application.
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94-368
94-369
94-370
94-371
94-372
94-373
Moved by Commissioner Divine, seconded by Commissioner Brungardt,
that Ordinance Number 94-9655, be introduced for first reading. Aye: (5).
Nay: (0) . Motion carried.
ADMINISTRATION
(8.1) First Reading Ordinance Number 94-9656, amending Section 38-1 of
the Salina Code regulating traffic within the corporate limits of the City of
Salina, Kansas; incorporating by reference the "Standard Traffic Ordinance for
Kansas Cities," Edition of 1994; and repealing the existing section.
(8.1a) Declare an emergency exists in order to have second reading of
Ordinance Number 94-9656 on same day enabling timely implementation of
traffic safety provisions.
(8.1b) Second Reading Ordinance Number 94-9656.
(8.1c) Authorize and direct the City Manager to post certain maximum
speed limits on specific public streets within the Salina city limits.
Dennis M. Kissinger, City Manager, explained the items.
Nick Schlecta, Director of Salina Downtown, Inc., noted that the
Business Improvement District Advisory Board addressed this at the last
meeting. He said they found no specific objections to the proposed speed limit
changes.
Joe Peters, Terminal Manager with Roadway Express, asked how these
changes would effect Crawford at Graves Boulevard. He explained that it is
already difficult for trucks to pull out at this intersection.
Steve Britt, pilot for TWA, said he does not agree that speeds will
not increase if speed limits are increased. He believes that citizens will still
drive 5 miles per hour over the set limit. He suggested picking a test street'
to see what happens before changing the speed limits in all the proposed areas .
Moved by Commissioner Brungardt, seconded by Commissioner Divine,
that Ordinance Number 94-9656, amending Section 38-1 of the Salina Code
regulating traffic within the corporate limits of the City of Salina, Kansas;
incorporating by reference the "Standard Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities,"
Edition of 1994; and repealing the existing section, be introduced for first
reading. Aye: (5). Nay: (0). Motion carried.
Moved by Commissioner Beggs, seconded by Commissioner Brungardt,
to declare that an emergency exists in order to have second reading of
Ordinance Number 94-9656, enabling timely implementation of traffic safety
provisions. Aye: Beggs, Brungardt, Divine, Warner. (4). Nay: Maxwell.
(1) . Motion carried.
Moved by Commissioner Divine, seconded by Commissioner Brungardt,
that Ordinance Number 94-9656 be adopted. Aye: Beggs, Brungardt, Divine,
Maxwell, Warner. (5) . Nay: (0) . Motion carried.
Moved by Commissioner Brungardt, seconded by Commissioner Divine,
that the City Manager be authorized and directed to post certain maximum
speed limits on specific public streets within the Salina city limits.
Moved by Commissioner Maxwell to amend the speed limit on Crawford
from Graves Boulevard to the city limits from 40 miles per hour to 35 miles per
hour.
The motion died for lack of a second.
Moved by Commissioner Maxwell that State Street from Broadway to
the residential district remain the same.
The motion died for lack of a second.
The Mayor called for a vote on Commission Action #94-371. Aye:
(5). Nay: (0). Motion carried.
Action
(8.2) Resolution Number 94-4798, authorizing the Mayor to execute ar
agreement between the City of Salina and Kennedy and Coe, Certified Public
Accountants, for an audit of City records for the year ending December 31,
1994, for a cost not to exceed $25,000.
Robert K. Biles, Director of Finance and Administration, explained
the contract.
94-374 Moved by Commissioner Beggs, seconded by Commissioner Maxwell,
that Resolution Number 94-4798, authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement
between the City of Salina and Kennedy and Coe, Certified Public Accountants,
for an audit of City records for the year ending December 31, 1994, for a cost
not to exceed $25,000, be adopted. Aye: (5). Nay: (0). Motion carried.
(8.3) Approve Change Order No. 1 for Engineering Project #93-890,
Wastewater Treatment Plant Clarifier Rehabilitation, in the net amount of
$16,562.
Don Hoff, Director of Engineering and Utilities, reviewed the change
order.
94-375 Moved by Commissioner Brungardt, seconded by Commissioner Divine,
that Change Order No. 1 for Engineering Project #93-890, Wastewater Treatment
Plant Clarifier Rehabilitation, in the net amount of $16,562, be approved. Aye:
(5) . Nay: (0) . Motion carried.
(8.4) Request for Executive Session to discuss legal matters with the City
Attorney.
94-376 Moved by Commissioner Maxwell, seconded by Commissioner
Brungardt, that the Board of City Commissioners recess into executive session
for 20 minutes for the purpose of discussing with the City Attorney a matter
deemed subject to the attorney-client privilege, for the reason that the matter
may result in litigation such that public discussion would waive the
attorney-client privilege and adversely affect the City's position in the matter.
Aye: (5) . Nay: (0) . Motion carried.
The Board of Commissioners recessed at 5:25 p.m. and reconvened at
5:45 p.m.
The Commissioners took no action.
OTHER BUSINESS
None
ADJOURNMENT
94-377 Moved by Commissioner Divine, seconded by Commissioner Brungardt,
that the regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners be adjourned. Aye:
(5). Nay: (0). Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 5:45 p.m.
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Jos h A. Warner, Mayor
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Judy D. ong, City Lte