01-14-1974 Minutes52
City of Salina, Kansas
Regular Meeting of the Board
of Commissioners
January 14, 1974
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners met in the
Commissioners' Room, City -County Building, on Monday, January 14, 1974, 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 Jack Weisgerber, Chairman presiding
Commissioner Robert C. Caldwell
Commissioner Norma G. Cooper
Commissioner Mike Losik, Jr.
Commissioner W. M. Usher
comprising a quorum of the Board, also:
L. 0. Bengtson, City Attorney
Norris D. Olson, City Manager
D. L. Harrison, City Clerk
Absent:
None
The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 7, 1974 were approved
as mailed.
THE MAYOR PROCLAIMED the Week of January 21 to 28, 1974, "NATIONAL
YMCA WEEK". The proclamation was read by Rudolph Barta.
THE MAYOR PROCLAIMED the Week of January 13 through 19, 1974,
"INTERNATIONAL PRINTING WEEK". The proclamation was read by Edgar Smith, Past
President of the Craftsman Club.
THE MAYOR PROCLAIMED January 15th, 1974 - "DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.,
COMMEMORATION DAY". The proclamation was read by Barbara Marshall.
Commissioner Usher welcomed Bob Clark, a student of North Junior High
School, an officer of the student organization SOAP, Student Organization Against
Pollution.
STAFF AGENDA
AN ORDINANCE was introduced for second reading entitled: "AN ORDINANCE
providing for the amendment of Zoning Ordinance 6613 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." (For the rezoning of
Lot 75 on Second Street, Original Townsite, from District "B" (Two -Family Dwellin
House District) to District "D" (Local Business District), as requested by
Malcolm G. White in Petition Number 3374.) A motion was made by Commissioner
Usher, seconded by Commissioner Caldwell to adopt the ordinance as read and the
following vote was had: Ayes: Caldwell, Cooper, Losik, Usher, Weisgerber (5).
Nays: (0). Carried. The Mayor approved the ordinance and it is numbered 8331.
The ordinance was introduced for first reading January 7, 1974.
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AN ORDINANCE was introduced for second reading entitled: "AN ORDINANCE
providing for the amendment of Zoning Ordinance 6613 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." (For the rezoning of
Lots 18 and 20, Block 44, Military Addition from District "B" (Two -Family
Dwelling House District to District "D" (Local Business District), as requested
by Keith Smedley in Petition Number 3375.) A motion was made by Commissioner
Cooper, seconded by Commissioner Caldwell to adopt the ordinance as read and the
following vote was had: Ayes: Caldwell, Cooper, Losik, Usher, Weisgerber (5).
Nays: (0). Carried, The Mayor approved the ordinance and it is numbered 8332.
The ordinance was introduced for first reading January 7, 1974.
THE CITY ENGINEER reported on Petition Number 3384, which was filed by
the Coronado School PTA for the construction of certain sidewalks in Key Acres
Addition, that the petition had 46 signatures, owning 28 individual properties;
and that this petition is valid under Kansas Statutes 12-1802; and that the
department recommends the construction of the sidewalks. A motion was made by
Commissioner Usher, seconded by Commissioner Cooper to accept the City Engineer's
recommendation and introduce a resolution for first reading determining the
necessity of and directing that the owner or owners of certain lots construct,
in compliance with plans and specifications of the City Engineer, a sidewalk,
abutting said lots within 60 days of the adoption and publication of the resolutin.
Ayes: (5). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
Resolution Passed: c'p•�u:a� ?i 0. 7Number
COMMISSION AGENDA
THE CITY COMMISSIONERS reconsidered the paper recycling project.
Commissioner Usher said, "I think we need to emphasize the City's
responsibility to be a leader in solving problems such as recycling, and solid
waste, and protecting our environment and I think this is the reason the
Commission was willing to go ahead and consider a paper recycling project. We
are not doing it for a profit, and in fact it is going to cost us some money
probably. The only way it may not cost the tax payer is through community suppor
and this means that we are going to have to have organizations and the cooperatio
of the community in general to support the recycling project. The City can do
just so much, but then it also has to have the help of the citizens. I still am
in favor of it."
Commissioner Losik commented, "I think there isn't a Commissioner here
that isn't in favor of it. The key to it is going to be this public support. I
was a little surprised that our news media seemed to be 1800 apart on this thing.
I was in hopes that maybe they could support this thing 100% because it is going
to take all of us to get it done. We will continue doing it probably until we
are forced to stop, but I think we can do it and maybe break even if all of us ge
the publicity out, get positive on this thing and get it working. Everybody is
entitled to their own opinion, this is true, and I respect it; but I think this
is a community project and that is the only thing that is going to get it. I
would hope that someway we could get the full support of all the news media behin
us on this."
Commissioner Cooper said, "Well aside from hopefully it being supported
by the community, I think most of us recognize that government surely has the
responsibility of undertaking programs and the projects that people are unable to
do for themselves. You have bottle and can reclaiming programs of one kind or
another, but I think it is a step in the right direction where the city is going
into this paper recycling thing and I am certainly in favor of it. I would just
like to mention that the thing that came to my attention I think that when we
hold the public hearing or when we held the public meeting on this paper recyclin
thing that we left everyone with the assumption that we were going to lease the
old KP & L power station. That is who occupied the building last, but that is
not who our lease agreement will have to be with. KP & L does not own the
building, they only occupied the building. The building is owned by Lady Bird
Landfill, which is Mr. Harris and Mr. Albers.
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Mayor Weisgerber commented, "What we kind of referred to up here was
the editorial that was in the Salina Journal. I have to feel that Mr. Austin,
since he is in the business, knows well what he is talking about when he is
talking about supply of newsprint and the pricing situation as it exists in used
news print. If we were going into this thing to a much greater extent than we
decided to do, if we had contemplated complete pickup over the city with city
trucks and the expenses that would be involved with this, and the difficulty,
I would certainly favor taking another closer look at this. To the extent that
we are going in on this voluntary basis, we really are not hazarding that much
money, but with the emphasis that lies behind all this sort of thing for a great
many groups we probably should give it a try, yet I can't discount the things
that were mentioned in that particular editorial. I have to feel that they were
accurate. We have one other thing that works for us in Salina that a great many
cities don't have and that is that in our landfill we have the room, the space,
and it is a material in newsprint that will decompose; so we are not up against
the situation that exists in many of the big cities. I think we are probably
doing the right thing here in hitting this on a minimum sort of basis that isn't
costing the City too much money to give it a try and it may be possible that this
thing can be worked out and a little later we may care to pass this to a private
individual, once this is set up and going."
Mr. Olson said, "I might make just a couple of comments. One is that
if this particular operation breaks even, if it could just pay for itself and not
make any money or lose any money, actually it should provide for the City a net
saving in excavation work that has to be done at the landfill, so we want to keep
this in mind. Secondly, I think staff has clearly indicated to the Commission
and to the public that we absolutely, in no way, can give any assurance that this
operation will make money or lose money. It just depends on how you want to work
with the figures, and of course this is folly until you get into the real nitty-
gritty of shredding and bailing. A third point is that all the alternatives that
we provided the City Commission prior to coming up with this particular approach
were strictly those, and to some of the people that became excited somewhat that
they were going to be requested and required to set the garbage on the parking,
I think unilaterally among the City Commissioners and staff, everyone concerned,
this was an undesirable approach; but it was an approach that was made strictly
for the viewpoint of economics and conservation. We may still come to the point
when we would recommend again, or you may consider to accept this type of approacl
but I think it was a last resort as far as you people who expressed your opinion
from the bench and from every employee on the city staff."
Mayor Weisgerber said, "I do think we need to come back to this comment
that a couple of the other Commissioners have made here, that whether this works
out from a financial point of view is going to depend on the support that it gets
I do hope that all the news media will give us all the backing they can in this
and let's give this a real good try, and see what we really can do, but the proof
of how this works will be known after it has been in operation a while. Let's
not give it a half way try, let's give it a real good try and hope that all you
folks that handle the news will back this just as much as you can and let's see
what really happens. If it doesn't work, we are not hazarding that much of the
City's money, and if it does work, which hopefully it will, a lot of it is going
to depend on the public support that we get."
Commissioner Cooper said, "This program will be funded from Revenue
Sharing Funds, as opposed to local tax money."
Commissioner Losik moved to authorize up to $25,000 of Revenue Sharing
Funds be used to purchase equipment, acquire the lease, building rediness, and
the operating capital to get the recycling program going.
Commissioner Usher seconded the motion. Ayes: (5). Nays: (0).
Motion carried.
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A MOTION was made by Commissioner Losik, seconded by Commissioner Usher
to add a resolution adopting rules and regulations for the collection of refuse
and solid waste to the agenda for consideration. Ayes: (5). Nays: (0). Motion
carried.
A RESOLUTION was introduced and passed entitled: "A RESOLUTION adopting
rules and regulations for the collection of refuse and solid waste." A motion wa
made by Commissioner Losik, seconded by Commissioner Cooper that the Resolution b
approved as read and the following vote was had: Ayes: Caldwell, Cooper, Losik,
Usher, Weisgerber (5). Nays: (0). Carried. The Mayor approved the Resolution
and it is numbered 3169.
THE MAYOR, with the approval of the City Commissioners, made the
following appointments:
Board of Electrical Examiners
John Salmans, Electrical Contractor, appointed for a 2 year term
to July 24, 1975.
John Wickersham, Master Electrician, appointed for a 2 year term
to July 24, 1975.
Clinton W. Phelps, Master Electrician, reappointed for a 2 year
term to July 24, 1975.
Lyle D. Scott, Electrical Contractor, reappointed for a 2 year
term to July 24, 1975.
Karl Stutterheim, Electrican Engineer, reappointed for a 2 year
term to July 24, 1975.
Roy Appleton, Electrical Inspector, reappointed for a 2 year term
to July 24, 1975.
Board of Metropolitan Zoning Appeals
Betty Metz, reappointed for a 3 year term to October 20, 1976.
Roy Presley, reappointed for a 3 year term to October 20, 1976.
Dr. D. Wayne Montgomery, appointed to fill the unexpired term
of John Sabin, to October 20, 1975.
Grievance Committee
Ralph E. Brown, reappointed for a 3 year term to August 9, 1976.
Kenneth Colborn, reappointed for a 3 year term to August 9, 1976.
Housing Authority of the City of Salina
Mrs. William (Virginia) Usher, reappointed for a 4 year term to
September 11, 1977.
PUBLIC AGENDA
PETITION NUMBER 3391 was filed by Kenneth J. Nordboe for the amendment
of Section 21-29 of the Mobile Home Ordinance which reads "provided, however,
that a mobile home court which provides a minimum area of forty-six hundred (4600)
square feet for each mobile home may be located within a distance of three hundre
(300) feet of any public park, public building, school or college" to be amended
to read "provided, however, that a mobile home court which provides a minimum
area of forty-six hundred (4600) square feet for each mobile home may be located
within a distance of the width of a platted city street, sixty (60) feet, of any
public park, public building, school or college". A motion was made by Commissioner
Losik, seconded by Commissioner Usher to refer the petition to the Metropolitan
Planning Commission for a recommendation. Ayes: (5). Nays: (0). Motion
carried.
CEREAL MALT BEVERAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS FOR 1974 were filed by:
M. L. Parish, d/b/a The Den, 260 Smither. (New)
D. C. Martin, d/b/a Howard Johnson Restaurant, 2401 South 9th. (Renewal)
Larry J. Abker, d/b/a Interstate House, 120 East Diamond Drive. (New)
The City Clerk reported the applicants have all paid the required fee, and the
applications have been approved by the Health Department, Zoning Officer and the
Police Department. A motion was made by Commissioner Losik, seconded by
Commissioner Usher to approve the license applications and authorize the City
Clerk to issue the licenses. Ayes: (5). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
A MOTION was made by Commissioner Losik, seconded by Commissioner Coope
that the Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners be adjourned. Ayes: (5).
Nays: (0). Motion carried.
D. L. Harrison, City Clerk
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