07-26-1993 Minutes- --- Commission -
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CITY OF SALINA, KANSAS
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
JULY 26, 1993
4:00 p.m.
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners met in the Commission
Meeting Room, City -County Building, on Monday, July 26, 1993, at 4:00 p.m.
There were present:
Mayor Peter F. Brungardt, Chairman presiding
Commissioner Carol E. Beggs
Commissioner Evelyn Maxwell
Commissioner Joseph A. Warner
comprising a quorum of the Board, also present:
Absent:
Greg Bengtson, City Attorney
Dennis M. Kissinger, City Manager
Jacqueline Shiever, City Clerk
Commissioner John Divine
CITIZEN FORUM
Geraldine Briscoe, representing the Martin Luther King, Jr. Child
Care Center, asked the City Commissioners to provide a recreational building in
North Salina for the children to study and play games.
Mayor Brungardt said he understood a meeting was scheduled between
Ms. Briscoe and the City Manager to discuss her concerns and thanked Ms.
Briscoe for her input and caring.
AWARDS - PROCLAMATIONS
None
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR A CERTAIN TIME
None
CONSENT AGENDA
(6.1) Approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting July 19, 1993.
(6.2) Set the date of August 17, 1993 as the date to receive bids on the
Loader/Backhoe for General Services Department, and August 31, 1993 as the
date to receive bids on a TV Inspection Unit for Water and Wastewater
Department, for third quarter 1993 scheduled equipment acquisition.
(6.3) Authorize the City Clerk to issue a Surety on Bail Bonds Agent
license to Anthony Reid, agent for Action Bonding.
Moved by Commissioner Beggs, seconded by Commissioner Maxwell
that all items on the Consent Agenda be approved. Aye: (4) . Nay: (0) .
Motion adopted.
None
DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
A I� (8.1) First Reading Ordinance Number 93-9584, 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 1993; and repealing the existing section.
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Greg Bengtson, City Attorney, said this ordinance adopts, by
reference, the latest edition of the Standard Traffic Ordinance for Kansas
Cities which is prepared and published by the League of Kansas Municipalities.
Moved by Commissioner Warner, seconded by Commissioner Beggs that
Ordinance Number 93-9584, 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 1993; and repealing the existing section, be introduced for first
reading. Aye: (4). Nay: (0). Motion adopted.
(8.2) Resolution Number 93-4622, fixing a time and place to appear and
show cause why certain structures should not be condemned and ordered
repaired or demolished.
Mike Peterson, Chief Building Official, explained that this resolution
sets September 13, 1993 for a public hearing on 23 properties in the city on
which structures have been found to have deficiencies which make them unsafe
or dangerous. He explained the City Commission action today is the first step
to require the repair or demolition of the unsafe structure in a given time
frame.
Moved by Commissioner Beggs, seconded by Commissioner Warner that
Resolution Number 93-4622, fixing a time and place to appear and show cause
why certain structures should not be condemned and ordered repaired or
demolished, be adopted. Aye: (4). Nay: (0). Motion adopted.
(8.3) Report on bids received July 20, 1993 for Engineering Project 93-876,
Water Distribution Warehouse. (Award the contract to Busboom & Rauh, for
the Base Bid plus Alternate A-1 in the amount of $169,090.)
Don Hoff, Director of Engineering and Utilities, reviewed the bids
received and recommended the contract be awarded to Busboom & Rauh.
Moved by Commissioner Maxwell, seconded by Commissioner Warner
that the staff recommendation be accepted and that the contract for Engineering
Project 93-876, Water Distribution Warehouse, be awarded to Busboom & Rauh,
for the Base Bid plus Alternate A-1 in the amount of $169,090. Aye: (4).
Nay: (0) . Motion adopted.
(8.4) Report on bids received July 23, 1993 for Engineering Project 93-881
for YMCA Drive River Crossing repair. (Award the contract to Stevens
Contractors, Inc., in the amount of $59,792.00.)
Shawn O'Leary, Assistant Director of Engineering and Utilities,
reviewed the bids received and recommended the contract be awarded to
Stevens Contractors, Inc.
Dennis M. Kissinger, City Manager, said that because this project
was not budgeted for 1993, funds from the Special Gasoline Tax and Reserves
will be used to pay the cost of this repair, and the 1993 curb and gutter
repair project will be deferred until 1994.
Moved by Commissioner Warner, seconded by Commissioner Maxwell
that the staff recommendation be accepted and that the contract for Engineering
Project 93-881 for YMCA Drive River Crossing repair be awarded to Stevens
Contractors, Inc., in the amount of $59,792.00. Aye: (4) . Nay: (0) . Motion
adopted.
(8.5) Approve the notice of hearing for the 1994 budget, setting August 9,
1993 at 4:00 p.m. as the day and time for the public hearing on the 1994
budget.
Robert K. Biles, Director of Finance and Administration, reviewed the
notice and said the mill levy is estimated to remain at 29.849 mills. He
explained that once the proposed budget is approved for publication the City
Commissioners may reduce, but not increase, the proposed budget.
The Commissioners and staff discussed unanticipated expenses such
as those caused by the recent flooding.
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Moved by Commissioner Warner, seconded by Commissioner Beggs that
the notice of hearing for the 1994 budget, setting August 9, 1993 at 4:00 p.m.
as the day and time for the public hearing on the 1994 budget, be approved.
Aye: (4) . Nay: (0) . Motion adopted.
OTHER BUSINESS
Moved by Commissioner Beggs, seconded by Commissioner Warner that
the City Commission recess into executive session for 20 minutes for the
purpose of discussing a matter subject to the attorney-client privilege,
specifically legal matters pertaining to negotiations with the Resolution Trust
Corporation as receiver for Anchor Federal Savings and Loan relating to the
Days Inn Motel, for the reason that public discussion of the matter would waive
the attorney-client privilege and would adversely affect the City's position in
the matter. Aye: (4). Nay: (0). Motion adopted.
The Commissioners recessed at 4:34 p.m. and reconvened at 4:56 p.m.
Mayor Brungardt announced that the City and Resolution Trust
Corporation are near an agreement regarding the issue of back taxes on the
hotel property at Fifth and Iron, and it is anticipated the property will be
available for sale in the next few months.
ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Commissioner Warner, seconded by Commissioner Beggs that
the Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners be adjourned. Aye: (4).
Nay: (0). Motion adopted. The meeting adjourned at 4:58 p.m.
Peter F. Brungardt, Mayor
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ATTEST:
JacgAeline Shiever, CMC
City Clerk