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12-18-1989 MinutesAction 89-486 CITY OF SALINA, KANSAS REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DECEMBER 18, 1989 4:00 p.m. The Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners met in the Commission Meeting Room, City -County Building, on Monday, December 18, 1989, at 4:00 p.m. There were present: Mayor Joseph A. Warner, Chairman presiding Commissioner Carol E. Beggs Commissioner Robert E. Frank Commissioner Stephen C. Ryan comprising a quorum of the Board, also present: Greg Bengtson, City Attorney Dennis M. Kissinger, City Manager Jacqueline Shiever, City Clerk Absent: Commissioner John Divine CITIZEN FORUM Randy Sterrett, 721 North Seventh Street, reviewed some of the accomplishments in Salina during 1989, then presented Commissioner Carol Beggs with a plaque designating him "Commissioner of the Year," according to General Services Construction in conjunction with Saline County Association of Taxpayers. AWARDS - PROCLAMATIONS None PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR A CERTAIN TIME (5.1) Public Hearing on Petition 3984, filed by Warren Schmidt, representing Brown Welding Supply, Inc., for the vacation of the alley between Brown Welding Supply and the old Everett Lumber Company buildings. The Mayor declared the public hearing open. Warren Schmidt, 603 South Delaware, recapped the necessity to vacate the alley and asked for City Commission approval. There were no other comments filed, written or oral, so the Mayor declared the public hearing closed. (5.1a) Introduce Ordinance Number 90-9367, providing for the vacation of a portion of a certain north -south alley between Santa Fe Avenue and Seventh Street in the Original Townsite of Salina, Saline County, Kansas. Moved by Commissioner Ryan, seconded by Commissioner Frank that Ordinance Number 90-9367, providing for the vacation of a portion of a certain north -south alley between Santa Fe Avenue and Seventh Street in the Original Townsite of Salina, Saline County, Kansas, be introduced for first reading. Aye: (4). Nay: (0). Motion adopted. (5.2) Public Hearing on the possible issuance of Nursing Home Revenue Refunding Bonds for Windsor Nursing Home in an amount not to exceed $1,450,000. The Mayor declared the public hearing open. Action # 89-487 89-488 89-489 Dave Malone, Senior Vice President of Cooper, Malone, McClain, Inc., Wichita, Kansas, was present to answer questions and asked for City Commission approval of the project. Greg Bengtson, City Attorney, reviewed the Windsor Nursing Home IRB issue. There were no other comments filed, written or oral, so the Mayor declared the public hearing closed. (5.2a) Resolution Number 89-4151, declaring it necessary and advisable to refund certain outstanding nursing home revenue bonds of the City and to issue industrial revenue refunding bonds in an amount not to exceed $1,450,000 to pay the cost thereof. Moved by Commissioner Beggs, seconded by Commissioner Frank that Resolution Number 89-4151, declaring it necessary and advisable to refund certain outstanding nursing home revenue bonds of the City and to issue industrial revenue refunding bonds in an amount not to exceed $1,450,000 to pay the cost thereof, be adopted. Aye: (4). Nay: (0). Motion adopted. With the consent of the City Commissioners, the Mayor moved Development Item 7.1 to item 5.3 to be considered as a public hearing. (5.3) Request for Budget Amendment and Time Extension (CDBG Housing Rehabilitation Program Project 88 -HR -027). Mayor Warner declared the public hearing open. There were no comments, written or oral filed, so the Mayor declared the public hearing closed. Roy Dudark, Director of Planning and Community Development, reviewed the CDBG housing program and the need to move funds from the loan category to the grant category. Moved by Commissioner Ryan, seconded by Commissioner Frank that staff be commended for the budget amendment and that the budget amendment and time extension be filed with the Kansas Department of Commerce for CDBG Housing Rehabilitation Program Project 88 -HR -027. Aye: (4). Nay: (0). Motion adopted. CONSENT AGENDA (6.1) Approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting December 11, 1989. Moved by Commissioner Frank, seconded by Commissioner Beggs that the Consent Agenda item be approved. Aye (4). Nay (0). Motion adopted. DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS (7.1) Considered as item 5.3. ADMINISTRATION (8.1) Second Reading Ordinance Number 89-9366, ordering the condemnation and acquisition of certain right-of-way, permanent easements and temporary construction easements for the use of the City of Salina, Kansas, for the purpose of constructing, installing, repairing, replacing, and maintaining public street improvements, public utilities, public sidewalk and street signage in perpetuity, in conjunction with the Ninth Street and Crawford Avenue Intersection Improvement Project (Engineering Project 89-796) pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 26, and amendments thereto, as the same relates to condemnation by cities and further pursuant to Resolution Number 89-4147 of the City of Salina, Kansas. �wu�uw�-i-uu• � Action 89-490 89-491 89-492 89-493 89-494 Moved by Commissioner Frank, seconded by Commissioner Ryan that Ordinance Number 89-9366, ordering the condemnation and acquisition of certain right-of-way, permanent easements and temporary construction easements for the use of the City of Salina, Kansas, for the purpose of constructing, installing, repairing, replacing, and maintaining public street improvements, public utilities, public sidewalk and street signage in perpetuity, in conjunction with the Ninth Street and Crawford Avenue Intersection Improvement Project (Engineering Project 89-796) pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 26, and amendments thereto, as the same relates to condemnation by cities and further pursuant to Resolution Number 89-4147 of the City of Salina, Kansas, be adopted. Aye: Beggs, Frank, Ryan, Warner. (4). Nay: (0). Commissioner Divine absent. Motion adopted. (8.2) First Reading Ordinance Number 90-9368, levying the annual Business Improvement District service fees for 1990 applicable to all businesses located within the Salina Business Improvement District Number 1 , and repealing Ordinance Number 88-9284. Judy Ewalt, Director of Salina Downtown, Inc. , presented handouts to the Commissioners and then reviewed the BID assessments and how the assessments are figured. She reviewed the results of the vote of the businesses in the Business Improvement District and reported that, from the ballots returned, the vote was 2 to 1 in favor of the BID assessment. Larry Dunlap, Chairman of the Business Improvement District Advisory Board, discussed the results of the BID balloting. Moved by Commissioner Frank, seconded by Commissioner Beggs that Ordinance Number 90-9368, levying the annual Business Improvement District service fees for 1990 applicable to all businesses located within the Salina Business Improvement District Number 1, and repealing Ordinance Number 88-9284, be introduced for the first reading. Aye: (4) . Nay: (0) . Motion adopted. (8.3) Resolution Number 89-4149, prescribing the corporate limits of the City of Salina, Kansas, including land described in Ordinance Numbers 89-9301, 89-9315, 89-9319, 89-9364, 89-9365, and repealing Resolution Number 88-4040. Moved by Commissioner Ryan, seconded by Commissioner Frank that Resolution Number 89-4149, prescribing the corporate limits of the City of Salina, Kansas, including land described in Ordinance Numbers 89-9301, 89-9315, 89-9319, 89-9364, 89-9365, and repealing Resolution Number 88-4040, be adopted. Aye: (4). Nay: (0). Motion adopted. (8.4) Resolution Number 89-4150, authorizing the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest, an agreement between the City of Salina, Kansas, and Salina Art Center, Inc. for renovation, maintenance, utilities and janitorial services, and superseding the agreement dated June 15, 1987. Bob Biles, Director of Finance, reviewed the agreement and asked for City Commission approval. Moved by Commissioner Frank, seconded by Commissioner Ryan that Resolution Number 89-4150, authorizing the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest, an agreement between the City of Salina, Kansas, and Salina Art Center, Inc. for renovation, maintenance, utilities and janitorial services, and superseding the agreement dated June 15, 1987, be adopted. Aye: (4). Nay: (0). Motion adopted. (8.5) Set the date of Tuesday, January 16, 1990 to receive bids for the purchase of vehicles and equipment. Moved by Commissioner Frank, seconded by Commissioner Beggs that Tuesday, January 16, 1990 be set as the date to receive bids for the purchase of certain vehicles and equipment. Aye: (4). Nay: (0). Motion adopted. ��[�ll�lll�L'f�Ybl• � Action # 89-495 89-496 —89-497 (8.6) City Engineer filed plans and specifications for the Community Theatre expansion project, Engineering Project 88-779. Set the date of Thursday, February 8, 1990 to receive bids. Don Hoff, Acting City Engineer, reviewed the activity on the Salina Community Theatre addition project and said that at City Commission direction a date to receive bids is in order. Moved by Commissioner Ryan, seconded by Commissioner Frank that the plans and specifications for Engineering Project 88-779 be accepted and that Thursday, February 8, 1990 be set as the date to receive bids for the Salina Community Theater expansion project. Aye: (4) . Nay: (0) . Motion adopted. (8.7) Report on City Ordinances regulating distribution of flyers, advertising materials, etc. Dennis Kissinger, City Manager, reviewed the matter of equitable enforcement of Chapter 3 of the Salina Code, as requested by the Saline County Association of Taxpayers. Mr. Kissinger gave the City Commissioners the options to make the chapter stricter, more lenient or to leave the Chapter as it is. He said he believes that the requirements of Chapter 3 of the Salina Code are being enforced equitably. Ernest Cole, 153 South Front, explained that this ordinance interferes with his distribution of information to the public and should be taken from the Salina Code. The City Commission took no action on the matter. (8.8) Report on bids received December 14, 1989 for demolition of unsafe structures. [Award the contract to Johnson Farms in the amount of $2,445.001 Don Hoff, Acting City Engineer, reviewed the bids and recommended that the contract be awarded to Johnson Farms. Moved by Commissioner Frank, seconded by Commissioner Beggs that the recommendation of the City Engineer be accepted and that the contract be awarded to Johnson Farms in the amount of $2,445.00. Aye: (4) . Nay: (0) . Motion adopted. Randy Sterrett, General Services Construction, cautioned the City Commission about this job. He said that many of the people whose property on which these unsafe structures are located are not financially able to pay an assessment for the demolition and asked if the CDBG grants and loans could help them with the assessment. The Commissioners asked Mr. Dudark to investigate the availability of funds to help pay for the demolition. (8.9) Report on bids received November 30, 1989 for Engineering Project 89-792b for installation of an underground sprinkler system at Bill Burke Memorial Park. [Award the contract to Earthcare Services, Inc. for the base bid and alternate #1 in the amount of $73,511.461 Steve Snyder, Director of Parks and Recreation, reviewed the bids and recommended the contract be awarded to Earthcare Services, Inc. Moved by Commissioner Ryan, seconded by Commissioner Frank that the recommendation of the Director of Parks & Recreation be accepted and that the contract for Engineering Project 89-792b be awarded to Earthcare Services, Inc. in the amount of $73,511.46. Aye: (4) . Nay: (0) . Motion adopted. Kuhn -Cox Printing — S,1—, K..... Action # 89-498 89-499 (8.10) Report on bids received December 14, 1989 for Engineering Project 89-792c for the lighting project for five Bill Burke fields and one East Crawford field. [Award the contract to B & W Electric in the amount of $153,000.001 Steve Snyder, Director of Parks and Recreation, reviewed the bids and recommended the contract be awarded to B & W Electric. Moved by Commissioner Ryan, seconded by Commissioner Frank that the recommendation of the Director of Parks 8 Recreation be accepted and that the contract be awarded to B 8 W Electric in the amount of $153,000.00. Aye: (4) . Nay: (0) . Motion adopted. OTHER BUSINESS The Mayor announced the Neighborhood Open Forum will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room of the Central Mall. The Mayor announced that there will be no regular meetings on December 25, which is Christmas, and January 1, which is New Year's Day. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Commissioner Ryan, seconded by Commissioner Frank that the regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners be adjourned. Aye (4). Nay: (0). Motion adopted. The meeting adjourned at 5:59 p.m. [SEAL] ATTEST: -� , JLA&A- S1M wCA, Jacqueline Shiever, City Clerk sep A. Warner, Mayor