03-19-1979 Minutes6-) 9?
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City of Salina, Kansas
Regular Fleeting of the Board
of Commissioners
March 19, 1979
The Regular Fleeting of the Board of Commissioners met in the City
Commission Meeting Room, City -County Building, on Monday, March 19, 1979, at
four o'clock p.m.
The Mayor asked everyone to stand for the opening ceremony.
There were present:
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Mayor Jack hleisgerber, Chairman presiding I
Commissioner Keith G. Duckers
Commissioner Dan S. Geis
Commissioner Karen M. Graves
Commissioner W. M. Usher
comprising a quorum of the Board, also:
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L. 0. Bengtson, City Attorney
V1. E. Harris, Acting City Manager
D. L. Harrison, City Clerk
Absent:
None
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The Minutes of the Regular Fleeting of March 12, 1979 were approved as �
printed.
STAFF AGENDA
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AN ORDINANCE was introduced for second reading entitled: "AN ORDINANCE
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:
Curbing, guttering, paving, grading and storm sewer in SOUTH STREET
from the west line of Broadway Boulevard to the west line of Armory
Road,
Curbing, guttering, paving, grading and storm sewer in ARMORY ROAD j
from the south line of South Street to the southwest corner of Block
"B", Park !lest Addition,
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Curbing, guttering, paving, grading and storm sewer for the accel and
decel lanes on the west side of Broadway Boulevard between South
Street and Armory Road,
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Water main improvements,
Lateral Sanitary Sewer 598,
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Sewage pump station and force main."
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(Engineering Project 78-635 - Park !lest Addition)
A motion was made by Commissioner Usher, seconded by Commissioner
Duckers to adopt the ordinance as read and the following vote was had: Ayes:
Graves, Usher, Duckers, Geis, hleisgerber (5). Flays: (0). Carried. The 11ayor
approved the ordinance and it is numbered 8705. The ordinance was introduced
for first reading March 12, 1979.
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AN ORDINANCE was introduced for second reading entitled: "AN ORDINANCE
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:
Water main in Barlow Drive from Marymount Road to Fairdale-Road.
Water main in Fairdale Road between Barlow Drive and Barlow Court.
Water service lines to serve Lots 1, 2, 5, Block 1; Lot 1, Block 2;
and Lot 1, Block 3, Eastridge Addition."
(Engineering Project 78-643 - Eastridge Addition)
A motion was made by Commissioner Geis, seconded by Commissioner
Graves to adopt the ordinance as read and the following vote was had: Ayes:
Graves, Usher, Duckers, Geis, Weisgerber (5). Nays: (0). Carried. The Mayor
approved the ordinance and it is numbered 8706. The ordinance was introduced
for first reading March 12, 1979.
THE CITY ENGINEER reported on Petition Number 3749, filed by Bobby
Koch, for the erection of a four-way stop light at the intersection of best
State Street and Broadway Boulevard, "A four-way actuated traffic control system
is planned for the intersection of blest State Street and Broadway Boulevard in
this year's budget. The concrete bases and the underground conduit are a part
of the construction contract which was awarded on March 12, 1979. The mast arms
and signal lights will be ordered during the week of March 19, 1979. The final
installation will depend on the timing of the contractor to complete the bases
and the delivery of the control equipment." A motion was made by Commissioner
Usher, seconded by Commissioner Geis to accept the City Engineer's report.
Ayes: (5). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
A RESOLUTION was introduced and passed entitled: A RESOLUTION providing
that the parking permits issued by the City of Salina, Kansas, shall be valid at
any parking stall adjacent to a six or ten hour parking meter; providing for the
monthly fee for said permits; amending and repealing Resolution dumber 2931." A
motion was made by Commissioner Graves, seconded by Commissioner Duckers to
adopt the Resolution as read and the following vote was had: Ayes: Graves,
Usher, Duckers, Geis, 14eisgerber (5). Nays: (0). Carried. The Mayor approved
the Resolution ordinance and it is numbered 3416. (Increases the fee for parking
permits from $5.00 to $10.00 per month.)
A MOTION was made by Commissioner Geis, seconded by Commissioner Usher
to introduce an ordinance for first reading specifying the penalty for improper
parking and the manner of payment thereof; amending Section 22-180 of the Salina
Code and repealing the existing section. Ayes: (5). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
Ordinance Passed:
A MOTION was made by Commissioner Usher,
Duckers to introduce an ordinance for first reading
notification to the operators of motor vehicles who
for the manner and payment of the penalty therefor;
the Salina Code and repealing the existing section.
Motion carried.
Ordinance Passed:
Number:
seconded by Commissioner
providing for the manner of
are overparked and providing
amending Section 22-190 of
Ayes: (5). Nays: (0).
Number:
A MOTION was made by Commissioner Duckers, seconded by Commissioner
Graves to set the date of April 2, 1979 as the date to receive bids for one -
one ton dump truck for plater and Sewerage, and one - heavy duty 1/2 ton pickup
for the Park Department, and to instruct the City Clerk to advertise for bids.
Ayes: (5). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
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A LETTER was received from the City Planning Commission informing the
City Commission that it reviewed its February 21, 1979 recommendation to the
City Commission regarding Zoning Application 79-5, filed by Harold Larson for
the rezoning of Lots 1, 2, and 3, Block 9, Replat of Indian !tock Addition from
District R-1 to C-1, and now recommends the application be denied on the basis
of incompatibility of the proposed rezoning with the existing neighborhood." A
motion was made by Commissioner Geis, seconded by Commissioner Graves to accept
the recommendation of the City Planning Commission and deny Zoning Application
79-5. Ayes: (5). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
A MOTION was made by Commissioner Graves, seconded by Commissioner
Geis to recess into executive session for 10 minutes to discuss a report and
recommendation of the City Engineer relative to contracting for design work for
the East Crawford Street bridge. Ayes: (5). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
The Commissioners recessed at 4:19 P.M. and reconvened at 4:22 P.M.
A MOTION was made by Commissioner Geis, seconded by Commissioner
Graves to establish a City Commission policy of delegating the responsibility to
the City Engineer to review interested consulting engineers for certain engineerin(
projects, and to make a recommendation to the City Commission for its action.
Ayes: (5). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
The City Engineer reported he had talked to four consulting firms,
Wilson and Company; Bucher and Willis; 14hite, Hunsley; Mid Continent, and said
,all firms are well qualified to design the bridge, and all have been pre -approved
by the Department of Transportation, and recommended the contract for the design
work for the East Crawford Street bridge be awarded to Mid Continent, Dale
Martinez. A motion was made by Commissioner Graves, seconded by Commissioner
Geis to accept the recommendation of the City Engineer and award the design
contract for the East Crawford Street bridge to Mid Continent. Ayes: (5).
Nays: (0). Motion carried.
PUBLIC AGENDA
PETITION NUMBER 3750 was filed by Marlin Craig for a break in the
access on the west side of Lot 2, Block 5, Meadowlark Acres Addition #3 to allow
an existing driveway to become a circle driveway. A motion was made by Commissioner
Geis, seconded by Commissioner Usher to refer the petition to the City Engineer
and Planning for a recommendation. Ayes: (5). Nays: (0). Motion carried. j
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A LETTER was received from the Salina Park Advisory Board recommending
that the city staff be instructed to contact the owners of Schilling Manor (Fox
Run, Wheatridge, and Hollybrooke Subdivisions) concerning possible park land for
that residential area.
Dr. Cole was present and explained the Park Advisory Board wants to
look ahead and do some planning for a park in that area.
A motion was made by Commissioner Usher, seconded by Commissioner Geis
to accept the letter of the Salina Park Advisory Board and refer it to the
Planning Department to contract the owners of Schilling Hanor about park land.
Ayes: (5). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
A LETTER was received from the Salina Park Advisory Board recommending
that the City Commission issue $250,000 in Park Improvement Bonds.
Dr. Cole said the Park Advisory Board has several small projects they
want to get started on, and some major projects. He said they have ideas where
the money can be used, but there is no money available in the budgeted funds,
and the bond funds could get some of the projects rolling.
Commissioner Usher said he would like to see a list of priorities of
where the money would be used before a committment is made to issue bonds.
Mr. Harrison explained that the city will be issuing internal improvemen
bonds during May, and asked the City Commission to make a decision to issue the
bonds by the middle of April, so the two issues can be done at the same time.
He explained that it would not look good for the city to make two separate bond
sales within a couple of months of each other.
A motion was made by Commissioner Usher, seconded by Commissioner
Duckers to accept the Salina Park Advisory Board letter, subject to the submission.
of a list of priorities. Ayes: (5). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
COMMISSION AGENDA
"APPROVAL of the employment agreement between the City of Salina and
Rufus L. Nye." (Sponsored by Commissioner Usher)
Commissioner Usher - You will all recall that, except Keith maybe, in
discussing the employment of Rufus Nye, he requested we have an employment
agreement. We concurred with that. We went over several items with him at that
time that should be included in the employment agreement. He has since furnished
us with an agreement and I have presented it to the City Attorney for his perusal
as to content and as to whether it is legally drawn correctly. If you have any
questions I would attempt to answer them. I have gone over it. The items that
he desired that we agreed to are in there as we discussed.
A motion was made by Commissioner Duckers, seconded by Commissioner
Graves to approve the employment agreement.
The Commissioners discussed the contract document and approved $40,000
to be inserted in the blank on page 2.
Ayes: (5). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
"RRECONSIDERATION of a resolution on Industrial Revenue Bonds which
was approved on March 5, 1979." (Sponsored by Mayor Weisgerber).
Mayor 14eisgerber - What I think happened that day, I think we started
off right and perhaps missed one important item and would up at least partially
wrong. As I recall, the original idea was to charge a $500.00 fee to those who
were wanting to make application for industrial revenue bonds, and then, am I
not right in saying Don, that the suggestion which you had, and I think Karen,
that we charge them a $200.00 annual fee over the life of the bonds.
Mr. Harrison - I put that in there and gave Mr. Usher a copy of it and
that is how it got started I guess. He wasn't on the commission when this was
originally passed out, and he asked me for a copy and I had penciled this in on
mine, which I thought was reasonable.
Mayor Weisgerber - I think the reason for bringing this up, we have
had, this commission, quite a number of applications for small revenue bond
issues, at least small in comparison with the big industry that is coming into
Salina. The real design, and the real intent of the industrial revenue bond law
is so that a city can attract industry to its city. New payroll, new operation,
new building, with some tax forgiveness clauses and with a bond issue with a
lower interest rate. We haven't had any requests that really fit that category
since the General Battery, so I believe in this commission's thinking when we
switched from the $200.00 a year to a 2% of the value of the bonds, we were
thinking largely about the quarter million dollars, 300 thousand, or perhaps a
half a million that fits the requests we have had over the past number of years.
I don't really believe we went back and realized it on the case of the General
Battery this would have amounted to $45,000. We want to cover the cost of
handling, and there are quite a number of costs involved so far as the city
clerk's office is concerned. At the same time I don't believe that we want to
be punitive and attempt to use this as a method of increasing the city's funds
or in anyway of jeopardizing the new industry that wants to come to town. We
have been fortunate with the industries we have gotten. Certainly they have
been good clean industries. They have become a part of the city in all of its
activities. I think we can certainly be happy with the industries that we have,
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and we do not want to block another of this type coming in. Ile clot quite a
blast from this so far as the news media was concerned, and perhaps justifiably
so, and was quite a lot of talk about it in the business community that we have
gone too far. I would like for the Commission to do some discussion on this. I
would hope that we could either go back to the $2.00.00 a year, or if we go back
to the 1/2% that we go back with a maximum on that, which would not penalize the
expansion of good industry or commercial enterprise within the city. I believe
my personal preference would be as it was originally presented, the $500.00 and
the $200.00, but I would like to know, I am sure the rest of you have had some
conversation about this. I would like to know how the rest of you feel and see
if we can't alter this, both to cover the nuisance value of these small ones
and also allow for the larger industry.
Commissioner Usher - Maybe that is what we ought to do, maybe we
ought to sit down and decide whether the revenue bond, the idea is really being
used correctly in Salina, Kansas. I agree with you though, the concept was to
attract new industry to a community, to the State of Kansas, and what we have
seen here is nothing but a great explosion of IRB's within our own community.
Commissioner Graves - I guess I have some little bit of irritation
with some of the comments that were made, particularly in the Chamber of Commerce
People that sounded like we are losing businesses to Grand Island, Nebraska
because of our IRB policy. Well, Nebraska doesn't even have tax concessions in
the IRB policies, in fact Kansas is the only state in our whole 3 or 9 state
area terriroty that has a 10 year tax concession program. Oklahoma has a 5 year
possible tax concessions, Texas gives no tax concessions, Nebraska none, Missouri
none, Iowa none, and Colorado none, and also according to the article in the
paper we were one of the only cities that were contacted that had, that were
contemplating anything like this. Well I have done a little checking on it of
my own, and I asked Don to do a little bit too, and I think Son might have a
little bit of a report to give us. Almost every city in the State of Kansas
either contemplating the same thing that we are or already have something in
effect to offset the additional costs of these things to the tax payers for
police protection, fire protection all the normal city services that people want
when they ask for these bonds, that people, the tax payers, are paying for
indirectly; so I guess the thing that amazed me is when an elected body tries
to do something in the public interest, we are so attacked so vehemently. You
know if we were acting in the private interest we would all be really vulnerable,
but when you are acting in the public interest, it is really been kind of
amazing to such a vitriolic attack. But Don has done some checking, perhaps we
can hear what some other cities are doing.
Don Harrison - First I would like Mr. Usher's 2 of 1 percent because
it meant I wouldn't have to bill these people every year, and I still think it
is a good idea. I did check with several cities. I called the City Clerk at
Lawrence and they do not have an application fee or service fee, but they do
charge police and fire protection based on the assessed valuation multiplied by
the levy required to support the police and fire. Using this in Salina, we are
talking about 21 mills against whatever the assessed valuation would be on the
particular building. McPherson has no application fee, but they have an annual
service fee of $100.00 per issue. Olathe does not forgive taxes, sometimes they
will forgive up to 50%, sometimes they don't forgive any. I contacted Hutchinson,
Manhattan, Junction City and Topeka and they have none of these fees.
I might mention that are 4 or 5 bond issues we had last year, I might
read these off in case you forgot. Presbyterian Manor was $2,000,000.00; Pepsi
Cola was $350,000; KASA Industrial Controls was $230,000; Morgan Supply was
$325,000; United Building $990,000.00 He have a total issue since we started
this of $20,310,000.00 and we have $19,214,000 outstanding as of January 1,
1979. As far as the time that we spend on this, I have a whole list of stuff we
do from the resolution of intent on down to the actually delivering the bonds.
It is kind of hard to put a time on it, it all involves the work of getting the
stuff for the transcript. Now the attorneys do put the transcripts together,
but we have to do a lot of work to see that the ordinance is published and make
up the affidavit of publications, sign the bonds, put the seal on the bonds, take
it off the tax roll if it is one that comes off the tax roll, and every year I
call all the fiscal agents that take care of them and update my book and
make sure everybody is paid up to at least January lst of each year.
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Mayor Weisgerber - Well maybe something that we ought to do is appoint
or give a little bit of consideration to not doing it on the spur of the moment
but maybe we ought to consider appointing a special committee, I hate to add
any more than we have; but maybe this whole thing ought to be reviewed in an
attempt to cover we are having requests now for some more of the smaller ones.
Maybe we ought to make a complete review of our policies on this. It seems like
each time one of these come up there is some new factor in it that doesn't fit
what we have done before, and so we alter the policy a little as we have gone
along from time to time. In the mean time though I don't know at the moment
whether there is any major new industry that is a good prospect right now, there
possibly is. If we could perhaps alter this rule somewhat now and then rework
our entire guidelines.
Commissioner Duckers - I agree, I think we ought to do something that
would prohibit some very fine large industry from coming in and being scared
away with the rule that we now have on the books. I think that somehow we need
to let them know that this is not iron clad, because we conceiveably drag out a
study for six months and lose a very potentially good industry for our community.
I really, for one, think that, I know that that was the end of a 22 hour meeting
or something, and I am willing to take my slap on the wrist. I think I was
wrong and I think I voted impulsively and if I had it to do over again I would
have wanted to bring it up at another meeting and talk about it, because we went
through it rather hurridly.
Commissioner Geis - I see no, I have no qualms about being the only
community doing this kind of thing, and I think if a big industry is scared off
by it, then we haven't lost anything. I am not of the opinion big is better,
and that we ought to go head over heels to encourage, solicit, or however to
entice industry into our community, especially to the point of subsidizing
their existence through the issuance of bonds which are at a big advantage to
them on the market, or compared to market prices.
Commissioner Duckers - .. We aren't subsidizing them Dan, if
we get what it actually costs us this is what we originally went after
to cover Don's time spent..
Commissioner Geis - I agree with that.
Commissioner Duckers - And all we do, we do not guarantee revenue bonds,
we just make it possible for them to get the money, and I think in the long run
a large new industry in this community helps all the tax payers because it makes
more tax payers.
Commissioner Graves - Bill had a good suggestion one time when it was
either 2 of 1 percent up to a certain amount and then it would cut off at a
certain amount so it wasn't like if you had a $10,000,000 plant come in you
wouldn't necessarily want them to pay $50,000 you would want it cut off at some
point. I don't think we are out to make money, but I don't think the citizens
ought to have to indirectly loose money either. I just don't think that that is
what ..
Commissioner Duckers - I think we all agree with that Karen, but after
that point, once we have protected them why my philosophy and Dan's probably are
different, as far as ...
Commissioner Geis - ..I could go with a not to exceed figure, but I
just cannot accept the fact that a community of 100,000 in Salina, Kansas is
twice as good as a community of 40,000.
Commissioner Graves - I agree with that except to keep a community of
40,000, as old businesses die off you have got to bring in new businesses, or
pretty soon we will just dwindle, I think.
Commissioner Usher - Another responsibility of the City Commission is
to maintain and encourage a good sound economic base. I still think we need to
be reimbursed for this some way, some how, and I would be favorable to a not to
exceed figure.
Commissioner Geis - I go with a not to exceed.., but I am, that 2
percent sounds fine to me up to ... on these issues that you read, I missed the
one on the Presbyterian, were they $2,000,000? None of them are getting hurt on
anything.
Commissioner Usher - How many issues do we have, of that 20,000,000
how many were there?
Don Harrison - We got 5 last year, for a total of 16 issues.
Commissioner Usher - 16 for $20,000,000.
Mayor Weisgerber - Take out the one really big one. Take out the one
of General Battery which I think was $9,000,000 that will leave him 15 which
equal about $7,500.00 each.
Commissioner Graves - We have done 6 since I have been on the commission
and none of them were new industries. Since I have been on the commission the
Chamber of Commerce has never come with a new industry saying these people are
going to relocate or locate their plant here, we need IRB financing. "Jot once
in two years so for losing industry to Grand Island, it is not because of an IRB
policy, it is because of something else, and I don't know what it is. I have a
feeling it is the labor pool. It is not because they can't, you know, I guess I
have resented the implication ..
"payor Weisgerber - I would agree with Dan that big is not necessarily
better, but I do think the industries that we have been good and it depends on
the industry you add, I think Dan. There are those that really are a good help
and a good asset to the community and maybe we have been fortunate and somewhat
selective on that. I would hope that a future commission would take that into
consideration when they issue the revenue bonds.
Commissioner Graves - They are supposed to be done in the public
interest to diversify the economy or to bring some facility like a hospital or a
nursing home, or something that you really do need, or a you know.
Commissioner Duckers - I think the Presbyterian Manor would fall in
that category, although it was done locally, it certainly is, there such a thing
as new, it is new, it wasn't there before ..
Commissioner Usher - ..It could create more new jobs.
Commissioner Duckers - Create 40 new jobs. It is a thing that is
going to make Salina a better place to live.
Commissioner Graves - Of course when we started out on this thing I
wanted more than anything else that application form so that we could treat each
applicant the same. You know, ask them all the same information, and treat them
all fairly and it is just as much for their benefit as for ours. I know Wichita
has a service fee. I talked to their Economic Development Director toady of
$1,200 a year and he said it is not a deterrent at all to business, that they
have never had .. incidentally Great Bend has a $500.00 application fee. They
said it just helps sort out the people who stop and see the commission before
they go to their banker. You know, I mean, we really ought not be in that kind
of financing.
Commissioner Duckers - I agree with that.
Commissioner Graves - I know we have got a couple that are not exactly
pending, but a couple of firms want to come see us. If we tell them we are
going to do a four month study, that might be unfair to them. Should we amend
this policy today, if we are going to do it and put on a top figure, and the
appoint a committee to look into it.
Mayor Weisgerber - Yeah, I think we need to do two things. I think we
need to try to get this in line so that it will serve at least temporarily to
try to get it to do what we want it to, and then also take a longer range view
of it, but not certainly hold up those that are ready to go until a long range
plan is made and if you want to go that 2 percent, as Bill originally suggested,
and put some upper limits on it, as long as the upper limits aren't too high.
Commissioner Usher - 4 percent and an upper limit of $1,000, $1,500.
Commissioner Graves - Didn't you say one day that it takes as much
paper work to do a $200,000 issue as it does a $10,000,000 issue.
Don Harrison - Other than sign the bonds, that is really all the
difference.
Commissioner Graves - Well, why don't we go back to that idea of a
flat application fee and a flat so much a year?
Bill Harris - Wasn't it Don's idea or suggestion $200.00 a year, and yon
are talking about 10 years?
Don Harrison - You are talking about the life of the bonds.
Commissioner Usher - Most of them are 20.
Bill Harris - 20, well you are talking about $4,000.
Commissioner Usher - Right.
Commissioner Graves - Now that can't make a difference.
Don Harrison - That is going to be more than 2 of 1 percent.
Commissioner Geis - 2 percent is $5,000 on $1,000,000 isn't it?
Larry Bengtson - Over 20 years it would be $250.00 a year.
Commissioner Usher - That is not a bad idea.
Don Harrison - 2 of 1 percent up to $500,000.00 then 4 of 1 percent up
to $1,000,000 and then just drop it off.
Mayor Weisgerber - That would make a maximum of $3,750 and would be a
little heavier on the small bonds which require as much handling as the big
ones. I wouldn't think that would be bad, but z percent on the first half
million and , percent on the next half million and then ..
Commissioner Graves - Let's run some figures before somebody does and
then we get blasted again.
Commissioner Duckers - That is what I was going to say. Why do we sit
here and run this mathematics through our head when we could take it home and
think about it for a week rather than take action that might be hasty again.
Commissioner Usher - Yeah, I am inclined to go along with that, before
we jump off the deep end. Based on the issues we already have, let's sit down
and put the pencil to it and see what 2 percent up to a half million would be
and 4 over that to a million.
Mayor Weisgerber - Do we have any idea of the two requests that are
pending how much they are asking for?
Larry Bengtson - I don't know. I don't think they are large. I think
they are under $500,000.
Bill Harris - It seems like one of them was around $300,000 and the
other one I never heard a figure on.
Mayor Weisgerber - They would both be in the smaller range.
Don Harrison - Other than the General Battery, we have only had 2
issues over 1 million and that was Asbury and Salina Presbyterian. Everyone
else has been 1 million or below.
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Mayor Weisgerber - !Jell, do you want to table this for a week and take
your own and Don's ideas into consideration, or what do you want to do?
Commissioner Graves - I thought some of the people that had strong
feelings would be here, but again they are not.
Commissioner Usher - Anyone out there?
Commissioner Geis - Was that 2 up to $500,000 ..
Mayor Weisgerber - And then 14 to a million. ,% on million would be
$2,500 and ,% on the next 2 million would be $1,250, so it would be a total of
$3,750 at 1 million dollars and that would be the maximum then if the issue was
larger than that, plus the $500.00, incidentally. You would also have the
$500.00 fee that would not be part of the original $500.00.
Commissioner Geis - It is going to put demands on communities for
additional water resources and things like that. Fuel. It is not necessarily
the Christmas package it used to be, there is a lot that goes with that kind of
development.
Commissioner Duckers - I move we delay any action on the industrial
revenue bond question for one week.
Commissioner Usher - second.
Ayes: (5). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
THE MAYOR, with the approval of the City Commissioners made the following
appointments to Boards and Commissions:
Bicentennial Center Authority
Dean Evans reappointed for a 3 year term to March 9, 1982.
Salina Park Advisory Board
Dale Cole, reappointed for a 3 year term to March 16, 1982.
John Heline, reappointed for a 3 year term to March 16, 1982..
Commissioner Duckers asked to place an item on the agenda for considerat
concerning street maintenance.
A motion was made by Commissioner Graves, seconded by Commissioner
Geis to place the item on the agenda for consideration. Ayes: (5). Mays: (0).
Motion carried.
Commissioner Duckers asked for an update on what is going on, what the I
schedule is, when the pot holes will be filled.
Mr. Harris said the weather is just now to a point where they can get
in and start making headway. They are doing crack sealing. They have been
filling chuck holes, pot holes, and the latter part of last week they started
getting hot mix, so our people have that available, and with cooperation with
the weather you are going to see a lot of street work going on. The streets
haven't seemed as bad this year as last year, but there are places where the
overlay has started peeling off. We have submitted to you a proposed list of
streets for slurry seal or overlay, and if you are in agreement, we would like
you to proceed with it as soon as you can, direct the staff to prepare the
contract documents and we will get it on the agenda next week with a recommended
date to receive bids.
Commissioner Duckers asked Mr. Boyer to start now with the railroad
companies to get the crossings repaired, and give them a date that we want some
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A motion was made by Commissioner Duckers, seconded by Commissioner
Geis to instruct the City Engineer to file the plans and specifications for
slurry seal and machine laid seal next week, and set the date to receive bids
Ayes: (5). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
The following items were brought to the floor for discussion:
Commissioner Usher asked to have a study session on the proposed
personnel manual. Mr. Harris suggested that he check with staff, and then
survey the City Commissioners for a mutually convenient time to meet.
Commissioner Graves asked the City Engineer for a short report on the
East Iron Avenue parking in two weeks.
Commissioner Geis asked the City Attorney to check into what constituteE
an official city newspaper.
A motion was made by Commissioner Graves, seconded by Commissioner
Duckers that the Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners be adjourned.
Ayes: (5). Nays: (0). Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 5:29 P.M.
D. L. Harrison, City Clerk