06-12-1989 MinutesAction
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CITY OF SALINA, KANSAS
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
JUNE 12, 1989
4:00 p.m.
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners met in the Commission
Meeting Room, City -County Building, on Monday, June 12, 1989, at 4:00 p.m.
There were present:
Mayor Joseph A. Warner, Chairman presiding
Commissioner Carol E. Beggs
Commissioner John Divine
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:
None
A. General
None
CITIZEN FORUM
B. Suggestions, comments and recommendations on the 1990 budget
None
AWARDS - PROCLAMATIONS
(4.1) Resolution Number 89-4087 expressing gratitude and appreciation to
James R. Ellison for serving as a Firefighter and Firefighter Engineer for the
Salina Fire Department from March 14, 1971 to May 19, 1989.
Moved by Commissioner Ryan, seconded by Commissioner Frank that
Resolution Number 89-4087, expressing gratitude and appreciation to James R.
Ellison for serving as a firefighter and firefighter engineer for the Salina Fire
Department from March 14, 1971 to May 19, 1989, be adopted. Aye: (5) . Nay:
(0) . Motion adopted.
Mayor Warner presented the plaque to James R. Ellison.
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR A CERTAIN TIME
(5.1) Public Hearing on the method of assessment for Engineering Projects
88-763 and 88-764 for street and utility improvements.
(5.1a) First Reading Ordinance Number 88-9324 levying special assessments
on lots, pieces and parcels of ground in the City of Salina, Kansas, for the
purpose of paying a portion of the cost of street and utility improvements
in Trockenbach, Mayfair, Meyer, Country Club Heights #5 Additions.
Mayor Warner declared the public hearing open.
There were no comments filed, written or oral, so the Mayor declared
the public hearing closed.
Moved by Commissioner Ryan, seconded by Commissioner Divine, that
Ordinance Number 88-9324 levying special assessments on lots, pieces and
parcels of ground in the City of Salina, Kansas, for the purpose of paying a
portion of the cost of street and utility improvements in Trockenbach, Mayfair,
Meyer, Country Club Heights #5 Additions, be introduced for first reading.
Aye: (5) . Nay: (0) . Motion adopted.
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Ken Wasserman, 215 South Santa Fe, attorney for one of the property
owners in a benefit district, said an error had been made in the ownership of
one of the properties and asked that it be corrected.
Staff assured him the assessment is against the property and not the
property owner and that the ownership records will be updated before the next
notice is mailed.
(5.2) Public Hearing on the method of assessment for Engineering Project
88-765 for sidewalk improvements.
(5.2a) First Reading Ordinance Number 88-9325 levying special assessments
on lots, pieces and parcels of ground in the City of Salina, Kansas, for the
purpose of paying a portion of the cost of sidewalk improvements on
Crawford Street, Iron Avenue, Broadway Boulevard, Santa Fe Avenue,
Claflin Avenue, Belmont Boulevard.
Mayor Warner declared the public hearing open.
Bob Bostater, 730 Fairdale Road, Salina Building Company, said he
objects that the sidewalks were installed in the first place. He did not want
them, because, according to him, they substantially reduced the value of his
property. He also asked who initiated the project and asked the City
Commission not to initiate projects where they are not wanted.
Dean Boyer, City Engineer and Director of Utilities, explained that the
City pays 50% and the property owner pays 50% of the cost of the project on
sidewalks abutting private property. He said the City pays 100% of the cost of
sidewalks where streets cross.
Roy Dudark, Director of Planning and Community Development,
explained the project was determined by high traffic on the street and the
evidence of pedestrian movement. He reviewed the process taken by the City
Commission to initiate the project.
Mayor Warner declared the public hearing closed.
Moved by
Commissioner Frank, seconded by Commissioner Divine that
Ordinance
Number
88-9325 levying special assessments
on lots, pieces and
parcels of
ground in
the City of Salina, Kansas, for the
purpose of paying a
portion of
the cost
of sidewalk improvements on Crawford
Street, Iron Avenue,
Broadway
Boulevard, Santa Fe Avenue, Claflin Avenue, Belmont
Boulevard, be
introduced
for first
reading. Aye: (5). Nay: (0). Motion
adopted.
CONSENT AGENDA
(6.1) Petition Number 3971, filed by Vincent and Patricia Klenda for the
vacation of the East 25 feet of Lot 5, Hanley's Addition, with the vacated
property reverting to Lot 5, Hanley's Addition. [Refer the petition to the City
Engineer for a recommendation]
Moved by Commissioner Ryan, seconded by Commissioner Beggs that
the Consent Agenda item be approved. Aye: (5). Nay: (0). Motion adopted.
DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS
(7.1) Second Reading Ordinance Number 89-9322 providing for the rezoning
of a tract in Lot 7, Block 5, Replat of Blocks 4, 10, 11 and 12, Georgetown
Addition to P.D.D.
[Planned Development District Application 89-2, filed by Bill Plumlee, for
the rezoning of a 2.75 acre tract of land located in Lot 7, Block 5, Replat
of Blocks 4, 10, 11 and 12, Georgetown Addition]
Moved by Commissioner Frank, seconded by Commissioner Ryan that
Ordinance Number 89-9322, providing for the amendment of Ordinance Number
8526, the same being Chapter 42 of the Salina Code, and the Zoning District Map
therein and thereby adopted and providing for the rezoning of certain property
within the City and prescribing the proper uses thereof, be adopted. Aye:
Beggs, Divine, Frank, Ryan, Warner (5). Nay: (0). Motion adopted.
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ADMINISTRATION
(8.1) Second Reading Ordinance 89-9320, amending Section 1, which
references Schedule I as incorporated therein by reference of Ordinance Number
87-9180 of the City of Salina, Kansas; repealing said section 1 and Schedule I of
Ordinance Number 87-9180; prescribing the form and authorizing the execution of
an amendment to the supplemental lease by and between said City and Salina
Presbyterian Manor, Inc., a Kansas Non -Profit Corporation.
Greg Bengtson, City Attorney, reviewed the Industrial Revenue Bond
issues for Presbyterian Manor.
Moved by Commissioner Divine, seconded by Commissioner Ryan that
Ordinance Number 89-9320, amending Section 1, which references Schedule I as
incorporated therein by reference of Ordinance Number 87-9180 of the City of
Salina, Kansas; repealing said section 1 and Schedule I of Ordinance Number
87-9180; prescribing the form and authorizing the execution of an amendment to
the supplemental lease by and between said City and Salina Presbyterian Manor,
Inc., a Kansas Non -Profit Corporation, be adopted. Aye: Beggs, Divine,
Frank, Ryan, Warner (5) . Nay: (0) . Motion adopted.
(8.2) Second Reading Ordinance Number 89-9321 providing for the vacation
of all of Shady Bend Drive, except the east 180 feet thereof. [ Requested in
Petition 3968, filed by Wally Storey]
Moved by Commissioner Ryan, seconded by Commissioner Beggs that
Ordinance Number 89-9321 providing for the vacation of all of Shady Bend
Drive, except the east 180 feet thereof, be adopted. Aye: Beggs, Divine,
Frank, Ryan, Warner (5) . Nay: (0) . Motion adopted.
(8.3) Resolution Number 89-4088 delegating authority to the Housing
Authority of the City of Salina to sell certain real estate and authorizing the
Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest a deed for the same.
Greg Bengtson, City Attorney, reviewed the PDD application for the
Soil Conservation office property and explained the proposed use of the Housing
Authority property.
The Commissioners and staff discussed the PDD application and the use
to be made of this property.
Mr. Robert Bostater assured the City Commissioners the property
owners are not trying to get around the regulations of the PDD.
Moved by Commissioner Ryan, seconded by Commissioner Divine that
Resolution Number 89-4088 delegating authority to the Housing Authority of the
City of Salina, Kansas to sell certain real estate and authorize the Mayor to
execute and the City Clerk to attest a deed for the same, be adopted. Aye:
(5). Nay: (0). Motion adopted.
(8.4) Resolution Number 89-4089 directing the City Engineer to prepare a
feasibility report on sidewalk improvements.
Roy Dudark, Director of Planning and Community Development,
reviewed the 1989 sidewalk program and answered questions from the
Commissioners.
Ernest Cole, 153 South Front, recommended that the sidewalk program
be expanded to include sidewalks in the Oakdale and Kenwood Park area, Walnut
and Iron and to replace sections of sidewalk which have deteriorated.
Moved by Commissioner Ryan, seconded by Commissioner Frank that
Resolution Number 89-4089 directing the City Engineer to prepare a feasibility
report on sidewalk improvements, be adopted. Aye: (5). Nay: (0). Motion
adopted.
Action
OTHER BUSINESS
Mayor Warner announced that the City had been granted a $250,000
KDED grant. This is the third year for such a grant which will take the City
through 1990.
Mayor Warner announced that the Smoky Hill River Festival had been a
success in spite of the rain.
Mayor Warner asked everyone to fly the American Flag on Flag Day,
June 14th.
William Nelson, said he opposes paying for engineering mistakes to
install the ramps in the 1988 sidewalk projects.
Roy Dudark, Director of Planning and Community Development, said
the costs for the ramps were not an additional cost to the property owner, that
the money was not wasted or lost.
ADJOURNMENT
89-209 Moved by Commissioner Ryan, seconded by Commissioner Frank that
the Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners be adjourned. Aye: (5).
Nay: (0). Motion adopted. The meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.
J se h Warner, Mayor
[SEAL]
ATTEST:
Jacqu line Shiever, City Clerk