01-28-1980 MinutesCommission
Action # CITY OF SALINA, KANSAS
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
JANUARY 28, 1980
4:00 P.M.
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners met in the City Commission
Meeting Room, City -County Building, on Monday, January 28, 1980, at four o'clock
p.m.
There were present:
Mayor Karen M. Graves, Chairman presiding
Commissioner Roy W. Allen
Commissioner Keith G. Duckers
Commissioner Dan S. Geis
Commissioner Merle A. Hodges
comprising a quorum of the Board, also present:
L. 0. Bengtson, City Attorney
D. L. Harrison, City Clerk
Rufus L. Nye, City Manager
Absent:
None
CITIZEN FORUM
None
AWARDS - PROCLAMATIONS
(4.1) The Mayor proclaimed the week of February 3 through 9, 1980 - "CHILDREN'
DENTAL HEALTH WEEK IN SALINA". The proclamation was read by Ken Guest.
(4.2) The Mayor proclaimed the week of February 3 through 9, 1980 - "SCOUTING
ANNIVERSARY WEEK". The proclamation was read by Bill Hein, Life Scout Troop 20,
St. Mary's Catholic Church.
None
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR A CERTAIN TIME
CONSENT AGENDA
(6.1) Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting January 21, 1980.
(6.2) 1980 Tree Trimming and Treating license applications.
80-27 Moved by Commissioner Geis, seconded by Commissioner Allen that Tree
Trimming and Treating license applications be removed from the consent agenda to
be considered separately. Aye: (5). Nay: (0). Motion adopted.
80-28 Moved by Commissioner Duckers, seconded by Commissioner Hodges that
the minutes of the Regular Meeting January 21, 1980, be approved. Aye: (5).
Nay: (0). Motion adopted.
80-29 Moved by Commissioner Allen, seconded by Commissioner Hodges that Tree
Trimming and/or Treating license applications for Cecil Heart, d/b/a Heart's
Tree Service, Darrell J. Prater, d/b/a Darrell J. Prater Tree Service, Dan Geis,
1831 East Iron, Donald D. Deatherage, d/b/a Salina Tree Service, Arthur F.
Leonhart, d/b/a Leonhart Tree Service, Marvin E. Prater, d/b/a Twin Valley
Garden Center, Inc., C. H. Bell, d/b/a Bell Pest Control and Tree Service, and
Kenneth E. Baker, d/b/a Ken Baker Landscaping be approved, and the City Clerk be
authorized to issue the licenses. Aye: (4). Nay: (0). Commissioner Geis
abstained. Motion adopted.
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DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS
(7.1) Resolution Number 80-3477, setting the date for public hearing for
annexation of certain land. (Surveyor's Plat 53 - North Fifth Street).
80-30 Moved by Commissioner Hodges, seconded by Commissioner Allen that the
Service Extension Plan for Annexation Application 80-1, Surveyor's Plat 53,
North Fifth Street, be adopted and that Resolution Number 80-3477, setting the
date (of April 7, 1980) for a public hearing for the consideration of annexation
certain property to the City of Salina, Kansas, be adopted. Aye: (5). Nay:
(0). Motion adopted.
ADMINISTRATION
(8.1) Third Reading Ordinance Number 80-8775, franchise ordinance for Salina
Cable TV System, Inc. [Deregulation of cable TV rates.]
80-31 Moved by Commissioner Allen, seconded by Commissioner Hodges that
Ordinance Number 80-8775, granting to Salina Cable T.V. System, Inc., a
corporation, its successors, lessees and assigns, for a term of fifteen (15)
years, the right, authority, power and franchise to establish, construct, acquire,
maintain and operate a community antennae and closed-circuit electronic system
within the City of Salina, Kansas, to render, furnish and sell community antennae
and closed-circuit electronic service therefrom within the City of Salina,
Kansas, and environs thereof, and to use and occupy the streets and other public
places of the City of Salina, Kansas, for such community antennae and closed-
circuit electronic system; and repealing Ordinance Number 8544, be adopted.
Aye: (0). Nay: Allen, Duckers, Geis, Hodges, Graves (5). Motion defeated.
Lee Lorenz, Herman Wiesner, Eleanor Sullivan, and Harry Steele expressed
their opposition to the adoption of this ordinance.
Larry Justus, Manager of Salina Cable TV, said in the future, rate
increases would have to be approved before any capital improvements are made. In
the past we were able to make improvements and then ask for rate increases.
(8.2) The City Clerk reported the assessment rolls are ready for improvements
in Engineering Project 79-652, as authorized by Resolution Numner 3437, passed
by the Board of Commissioners on the 2nd day of July, 1979. [Street and utility
improvements in Eastridge, Meadowlark Acres Number 3, and Wallerius Additions.]
80-32 Moved by Commissioner Geis, seconded by Commissioner Allen that the
City Clerk be instructed to publish notice in the official city newspaper at
least once not less than ten days prior to the date of February 11, 1980, the
date set for the hearing on said assessments, and that at the same time notice
is published to mail to the owners of property made liable to pay the assessment
at their last known post office address, a notice of the hearing and a statement
of the cost proposedto be assessed against the land so owned and assessed.
Aye: (.5). Nay: (0). Motion adopted.
(.8.3) Request from Wilson and Company for Industrial Revenue Bonds in the
amount of $170,000 to expand its chemical laboratory.
80-33 Moved by Commissioner Duckers, seconded by Commissioner Allen that the
Board of Commissioners recess into executive session for 15 minutes to discuss
the possible issuance of Industrial Revenue Bonds. Aye: (5). Nay: (0). Motion
adopted.
5:45 P.M. The Board of Commissioners recessed at 4:30 P.M. and reconvened at
80-34 Moved by Commissioner Geis, seconded by Commissioner Allen that the
City Clerk be instructed to publish a notice of intention to issue $170,000
Industrial Revenue Bonds for Wilson and Company, setting Monday, February 11,
1980 at 4:00 P.M. for public hearing. Aye: (5). Nay: (0). Motion adopted.
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OTHER BUSINESS
The Mayor, with the approval of the Board of Commissioners, made the
following appointments:
Alcohol Fund Advisory Committee
Mayor Karen M. Graves, Chairman
City Manager Rufus L. Nye, Secretary
Cecil Beverly, Jr., representing the general public
Beverly Davis, representing the general public
Sister Mary Buser, representing an agency active in providing services related
to alcohol abuse.
Ed Shepard, representing an agency active in providing services related to
alcohol abuse.
Chief of Police, John Woody
Recreation Commission
Dr. Dale Cole, non-voting, ex -officio member
Jerry Brown, non-voting, ex -officio member
80-35 Moved by Commissioner Duckers, seconded by Commissioner Hodges that
the Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners be adjourned. Aye: (5). Nay:
(0). Motion adopted.
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
D, L, Harrison, City Clerk
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Karen M. Graves, Mayor