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03-31-1975 MinutesJ f1 1 52 City of Salina, Kansas Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners March 31, 1975 The Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners met in the Commissioners' Room, City -County Building, on Monday, March 31, 1975, at four o'clock P.M. The Mayor asked everyone to stand for the pledge of allegiance to the Flag and a moment of silent prayer. There were present: Mayor W. M. Usher, Chairman presiding Commissioner Robert C. Caldwell Commissioner Norma G. Cooper Commissioner Jack Weisgerber comprising a quorum of the Board, also: L. 0. Bengtson, City Attorney Norris D. Olson, City Manager D. L. Harrison, City Clerk Absent: Commissioner Mike Losik, Jr. The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 24, 1975, were approved as printed. STAFF AGENDA A RESOLUTION was introduced and passed entitled: "A RESOLUTION directin and ordering a public hearing on the advisability of water main improvements in a certain district and giving notice of such hearing." (Van Horne Street Water Mai A motion was made by Commissioner Caldwell, seconded by Commissioner Cooper to adopt the Resolution as read and to set April 14, 1975 as the date for the public hearing, and the following vote was had: Ayes: Caldwell, Cooper, Weisgerber, Usher (4). Nays: (0). Commissioner Losik absent. Carried. The Mayor approved the Resolution and it is numbered 3227. Mrs. Igo, the petitioner requesting the improvements, was present. THE CITY CLERK reported the assessment rolls are ready for the followi improvements, to -wit: (Engineering Project 74-571) Curbing, guttering, paving and grading of Ray Avenue from the south line of Neal Avenue to the south line of Scott Avenue. Curbing, guttering, paving and grading of Scott Avenue from the west line of Ray Avenue to the south line of Lot 29, Block 32, Key Acres Addition Number 2. Water main, sanitary sewer, service lines and storm sewer to serve Lots 18 - 29, Block 32; and Lots 2 - 11, Block 35, Key Acres Addition Number 2. Sanitary sewer, service lines and storm sewer to serve Lots 7 - 17, Block 32; and Lots 12 - 20, Block 35, Key Acres Addition Number 2. Paving, grading and water main on Upper Mill Heights Drive from Upper Mill Terrace to Crawford Avenue. as authorized by Resolution Number 3190, passed by the Board of Commissioners on the 1st day of July, 1974. The assessments have been determined and the final costs have been filed by the City Engineer. 53 A motion was made by Commissioner Weisgerber, seconded by Commissioner Caldwell to instruct the City Clerk to publish notice in the official city newspaper at least once not less than ten days prior to the date of April 14, 197 the date set for the hearing on said assessments, and that at the same time notic 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 proposed to be assessed against the land so owned and assessed. Ayes: (4). Nays: (0). Motion carried. THE CITY CLERK reported the assessment rolls are ready for the followin improvements, to -wit: (Engineering Project 74-576) A sanitary sewer to serve a tract of land located in the East half (EZ) of the Northeast Quarter (NE -4) of Section Twenty-six (26) Township Fourteen South (T14S), Range Three West (R3W) of the Sixth Principal Meridian, in Saline County, Kansas. A sanitary sewer to serve Block One (1), Meadowlark Acres Addition Number 2, an addition to the City of Salina, Saline County, Kansas. as authorized by Resolution Number 3203, passed by the Board of Commissioners on the 16th day of September, 1974. The assessments have been determined and the final costs have been filed by the City Engineer.. A motion was made by Commissioner Weisgerber, seconded by Commissioner Caldwell to instruct the City Clerk to publish notice in the official city newspaper at least once not less than ten days prior to the date of April 14, 197 the date set for the hearing on said assessments, and that at the same time notic 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 proposed to be assessed against the land so owned and assessed. Ayes: (4). Nays: (0). Motion carried. THE CITY ENGINEER filed a feasibility report for street and utility improvements in Georgetown Addition. (Improvements were requested in Petition Numbers 3431, 3432, 3433, filed by A. B. Seelye Company, Inc.) A motion was made by Commissioner Cooper, seconded by Commissioner Weisgerber to accept the feasibility report as filed by the City Engineer. Ayes: (4). Nays: (0). Motion carried. A LETTER was received from the Citizens' Advisory Committee stating: "The Citizens' Advisory Committee at its regular meeting on March 27, 1975, voted to forward the attached Park and Recreation Facilities Task Force recommendations to the City Commission with the suggestion that it be held in abeyance until approval is received on our Community Development Application by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. "The report by the task force was originally submitted to the Citizens' Advisory Committee on January 23, 1975. No changes were made by the overall committee to the report submitted by the task force." Mrs. Franklin Parks said, "My husband and I own and operate Timberline Mobile Manor on North Twelfth Street, to complain about the mini -park that is proposed, and we are very opposed to it, and we wondered who's idea it was to put it in an area where there are no children? In our mobilehome park we have three small children who stay in their own yard, and the city required us to install a four foot chain link fence to keep our trash and our people away from the other areas in town and we would like to get them to put it elsewhere, we don't want a park there. We have spent 32 years trying to keep other people's children, pets, bicycles, and automobiles from in front of our courts, and our renters have threatened to move if you put a mini -park there on the corner, because at this time they are already having difficulty getting down 12th Street 54 because in the 800 and 900 block there are children playing in the street. If they go down Hamilton to go est, I mean to go East, people stopping at Smedley's grocery store and they park in the street, so they have had a habit over the years, now Smedley's have a parking lot and it is not used very much and we just don't see any demand in that particular area for a park. Down on Thirteenth there is a larger lot and there are many more children in the area." Commissioner Cooper commented, "This proposal was forwarded to the City Commission by the Citizens' Advisory group, which comprises people from throughou the community. They recommended approval of it subject to further study and plan that are in process at the present time, and they asked the Commission to hold on reaching a decision because it would be premature at this point, so I think for the purposes of expressing your views on it, that it is fine that you attended today Mrs. Parks, but at the same time I think it is a little premature because it is not firm as of this moment, would be the only thing that I could suggest to you, even if the advisory committee had endorsed it without any qualifications at all, I think probably the City Commission would have been wise in delaying a decision because we are so near to an election and I feel that it would be some- thing that would be more appropriate for the new commission to decide than one that is leaving office, so I think they are wise because the studies have not been completed on where or how many or if we should have mini -parks throughout the community, and I think it is wise that the city wait until those studies are completed and then review it and evaluate it, and then you might come back and talk." Mayor Usher commented, "I think it is timely that you came up and expressed your interest." Mr. Bill Harris said, "To further answer the lady's question where this originated, there was a recommendation received from the North Salina Redevelopmen Association suggesting the mini -park concept in the north part of Salina and that was one of the locations that they recommended and that this subcommittee did consider; however, as has been pointed out, it is going to have to have further study along with a number of other proposed activities in our Community Developmen Program and see how they inter -relate; so it will be getting further consideration as time goes along." A motion was made by Commissioner Weisgerber, seconded by Commissioner Caldwell to accept the letter from the Citizens' Advisory Committee. Ayes: (4). Nays: (0). Motion carried. THE CITY COMMISSIONERS considered the approval of an underwriting agreement for Asbury Hospital Industrial Revenue Bonds. A motion was made by Commissioner Caldwell, seconded by Commissioner Weisgerber to approve the underwriting agreement between Asbury Hospital and First Securities Company of Wichita, Kansas. Ayes: (4). Nays: (0). Motion carried. COMMISSION AGENDA A MOTION was made by Commissioner Weisgerber, seconded by Commissioner Caldwell to add the R C and D Project Plan to the agenda for consideration because of technicality was not on the written agenda. Mr. Jim Habiger, Project Coordinator with the Four Rivers R C and D project explained, "The R C and D Project is an open ended plan that is a result of more than 400 people involved in the project looking into the various viewpoint of the project areas, itemizing the problems and needs of those areas, and also stating a few opportunities for development in these areas. The project plan also contains the objectives of the program, the requirements for becoming an authorized project. From this point forth we would be able to develop resources, have funding available in an eight county area and accept additional R C and D measures the sponsors or organizations or people see fit to bring into the project. A motion was made by Commissioner Weisgerber, seconded by Commissioner Caldwell to approve the Four Rivers R C and D Project Plan. Ayes: (4). Nays: (0) Motion carried. 55 PUBLIC AGENDA PETITION NUMBER 3476 was filed by Dr. Dan King, 420 North Broadway, for the rezoning of Lots 1 - 14, Block 4, in the Replat of Blocks 4 and 5 and part of Block 3, Schippel Addition from Districts "A", "B", "C", to District "DD" (Office District). A motion was made by Commissioner Cooper, seconded by Commissioner Weisgerber to refer the petition to the City Planning Commission. Ayes: (4). Nays: (0). Motion carried. PETITION NUMBER 3477 was filed by Marshall Hanson, requesting 40 foot driveway width at 653 Jaran. Lots 5, 6, and 7, Block 3, Wilbre Addition. A motion was made by Commissioner Caldwell, seconded by Commissioner Cooper to refer the petition to the City Engineer for a recommendation. Ayes: (4). Nays: (0). Motion carried. A MOTION was made by Commissioner Caldwell, seconded by Commissioner Weisgerber that the Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners be adjourned. Ayes: (4). Nays: (0). Motion carried. hum D. L. Harrison, City Clerk 1 1