01-21-1974 Minutes57
City of Salina, Kansas
Regular Meeting of the Board
of Commissioners
January 21, 1974
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners met in the
Commissioners' Room, City -County Building, on Monday, January 21, 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 Mike Losik, Jr.
Commissioner W. M. Usher
comprising a quorum of the Board, also:
L. 0. Bengtson, City Attorney
Norris D. Olson, City Manager
M. E. Abbott, Acting City Clerk
Absent:
Commissioner Norma G. Cooper
D. L. Harrison, City Clerk
The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 14, 1974, were approved
as mailed.
STAFF AGENDA
A RESOLUTION was introduced for second reading entitled: "A RESOLUTION
determining 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 hereof
and providing that in the event the owner or owners fail to do so, that the City
of Salina shall proceed to construct, or cause to be constructed, said sidewalk
and that the total cost thereof shall be assessed against such lot or lots on
which such sidewalk shall abut as other special assessments." (Sidewalk on the
north and east side of Key Avenue from Belmont Boulevard to Neal Avenue adjacent
to Lots 15 through 25, Block 24; sidewalk on the south side of Hartland Avenue
adjacent to Lot 9, Block 14; and sidewalk on the south side of Hartland Avenue
adjacent to Lot 8, Block 25, Key Acres Addition.) A motion was made by Commissioner
Caldwell, seconded by Commissioner Losik to adopt the Resolution as read and the
following vote was had: Ayes: Caldwell, Losi4 Usher, Weisgerber (4). Nays: (0).
Commissioner Cooper absent. Carried. The Mayor approved the Resolution and it
is numbered 3170. The Resolution was introduced for first reading January 14,
1974.
A MOTION was made by Commissioner Usher, seconded by Commissioner
Caldwell to introduce an ordinance for first reading levying special assessments
against certain property to pay the cost of constructing certain sidewalks in the
parking abutting the property. (Engineering Project 73-559) Ayes: (4). Nays: (0).
Motion carried.
Ordinance Passed: Number:
A LETTER was received from the Metropolitan Planning Commission
recommending the denial of Petition Number 3367, which was filed by B. R. Becker
for the rezoning of Lot 6, Block 1, Woodland Addition, from District "B" (Two -
Family Dwelling House District) to District "D" (Local Business District). A
motion was made by Commissioner Losik, seconded by Commissioner Usher to accept
the recommendation of the Metropolitan Planning Commission and deny the rezoning.
Ayes: (4). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
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A LETTER was received from the Metropolitan Planning Commission
recommending the denial of Petition Number 3373, which was filed by Carl Imler
for the rezoning of Lot 1, Block 3, Mayfair Addition, from District "A" (Second
Dwelling House District) to District "D" (Local Business District). A motion was
made by Commissioner Caldwell, seconded by Commissioner Usher to accept the
recommendation of the Metropolitan Planning Commission and deny the rezoning.
Ayes: (4). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
A LETTER was received from the Metropolitan Planning Commission
recommending the approval of Petition Number 3380, which was filed by Raymond
Haggart for the rezoning of 29.23 acres in the Southwest Quarter of Section 24-14
3 from District "A" (Second Dwelling House District) to District "D" (Local
Business District) subject to the approval of the plat. A motion was made by
Commissioner Losik, seconded by Commissioner Usher to table the matter until
February 4, 1974, at the request of the petitioner. Ayes: (4). Nays: (0).
Motion carried.
A RESOLUTION was introduced and passed entitled: "A RESOLUTION relating
to State aid for the improvement of city connecting links on the State Highway
System." A motion was made by Commissioner Usher, seconded by Commissioner Losik
to adopt the Resolution as read and to authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement.
Ayes: Caldwell, Losik, Usher, Weisgerber (4). Nays: (0). Carried. The Mayor
approved the Resolution and it is numbered 3171.
THE CITY ENGINEER reported on parking on East Iron Avenue from the
cut-off channel bridge east to Marymount Road and recommended that parking be
restricted on the south side of Iron Avenue from the cut-off channel bridge east
to Marymount Road; and on the north side of Iron Avenue from the west entrance
to the Marymount College parking lot east to Marymount Road.
After a lengthy discussion about the excessive amount of parking space
left available on the north side of Iron, a motion was made by Commissioner
Losik, seconded by Commissioner Usher to accept the City Engineer's recommendatio
with the exception that there would be no parking on the north side of East Iron
from 150 feet east of the cut-off channel bridge east to Marymount Road. Ayes:
Nays: (0). Motion carried.
A RESOLUTION was introduced and passed entitled: "A RESOLUTION
authorizing the installation and marking of the south side of Iron Avenue from
the cut-off channel bridge east to Marymount Road; and on the north side of Iron
Avenue from 150 feet east of the cut-off channel bridge east to Marymount Road as
a no parking zone.11 A motion was made by Commissioner Losik, seconded by
Commissioner Usher to adopt the Resolution as read and the following vote was had:
Ayes: Caldwell, Losik, Usher, Weisgerber (4). Nays: (0). Commissioner Cooper
absent. Carried. The Mayor approved the Resolution and it is numbered 3172.
COMMISSION AGENDA
"DISCUSSION OF A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CHANGING OF KENNEL ROAD TO
BRANDAU ROAD." (Sponsored by Commissioner Usher).
Commissioner Usher said, "As a matter of a little history, Mr. Rickel,
President of Rickel, Inc., Big A Rickel Manufacturing, Inc., petitioned for a
name change in June 1973 and it was denied due to the possible confusion over
pronunciation and or spelling of the name. The Commission accepted the letter
from the Metropolitan Planning Commission and I think probably the reason they
accepted it was we didn't have any protest or any argument from the petitioner.
Mr. Rickel, for the information of the rest of you, lives in Kansas City, and
is not in Salina frequently and probably wasn't available to pursue his request.
We wrote a letter to Mr. Rickel and explained what had been done, and Mr. Rickel
replied, and I quote here, 'The name Kennel does not help to project the kind of
image we would like to have. I am sure you realize we advertise all over the
United States and in foreign countries. The address is important to us.' We
wrote again to Mr. Rickel trying to placate to a certain degree why we turned
down the petition and at that time Mr. Rawlings did mention in his letter here
that Kennel Road is not sacred to us and any reasonable alternate to it would be
considered, so we felt at the time maybe it was a dead issue; but it has been
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brought up again and Mr. Rickel has pursued it. He is anxious, and he would
like to have a change. The Commission has the power to make the change and it
appears to be important to the Big A Manufacturing. They are a welcome industry
in our midst. They are growing and expanding. The road out there can't be
extended north because it goes into the airport. The Big A plant is about the
only operation out there. There might be 2 other concerns."
Mr. Roger Wilbur, President of EVCO Distributing, Inc. said, "I am here
for Rickel Manufacturing. We employ 13 people here in the City, and Jack Brandau
as Jay said, is recognized throughout the United States as one of the leaders in
the fertilizer industry, and a name change like this would be highly important,
and it really doesn't seem like that big a deal."
Commissioner Losik commented, "I see no reason why we shouldn't
reconsider this. I think follow the procedure and refer it back to Planning to
see what they say and then take it from there. Their request is legitimate as
far as I am concerned, but I would hate to act on it without it going back to
Planning for their reconsideration and recommendation to us."
After a lengthy discussion about procedures, the City Attorney suggest
the City Commission put an ordinance on first reading to change the name of the
road to Brandau, and bring it up for second reading on February 11, which would
give the Metropolitan Planning Commission an opportunity to discuss the issue at
their meeting on February 5th.
A MOTION was made by Commissioner Usher, seconded by Commissioner Losik
to introduce an ordinance for first reading to change the name of Kennel Road to
Brandau Road. Ayes: (4). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
Ordinance Passed: Number:
A MOTION was made by Commissioner Usher, seconded by Commissioner Losik
to add a discussion for a cost of living increase for the City employees to the
agenda for consideration. Ayes: (4). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
Mayor Weisgerber asked the City Manager to present his proposal.
Mr. Jay Anderson, Sales Manager for the Big A plant said, "One of the
main reasons for this request for the name change is due to our vice president
this particular question, and I told him we were already considering the subject,
and general manager, Jack Brandau, who has pretty well put the name of the Big A
but that I would prefer a week or so to document the information that we already
on the market, and he is a well known individual throughout the United States to
the fertilizer industry. We are contributing over a quarter of a million dollars
a year to the economy of Salina through wages for from 80 to 150 people in year
Department Brueau of Labor Statistics as the criteria for determining the cost of
'round employment, besides the quarter of a million dollars we are paying another
living data percentages and the like from year to year. In making the determination
way into the Salina economy through sub -manufacture of another item of well over
a million dollars and through local businesses here we estimate another quarter
of a million dollars. We have just expanded into foreign markets. We have a lot
because that is the latest department data that we have. Using that data, the
of machines in France, Denmark, and in South Africa. We have a lot of interest
June 30, 1972 index was an index of 125.0. The November 30, 1973 index was
in other parts of the world, so at the present time we are spending in excess of
$200,000 just to advertise. I am here representing the Rickel Manufacturing
Corporation to ask our City Commission to replace Kennel Road with Brandau Road."
Mr. Roger Wilbur, President of EVCO Distributing, Inc. said, "I am here
for Rickel Manufacturing. We employ 13 people here in the City, and Jack Brandau
as Jay said, is recognized throughout the United States as one of the leaders in
the fertilizer industry, and a name change like this would be highly important,
and it really doesn't seem like that big a deal."
Commissioner Losik commented, "I see no reason why we shouldn't
reconsider this. I think follow the procedure and refer it back to Planning to
see what they say and then take it from there. Their request is legitimate as
far as I am concerned, but I would hate to act on it without it going back to
Planning for their reconsideration and recommendation to us."
After a lengthy discussion about procedures, the City Attorney suggest
the City Commission put an ordinance on first reading to change the name of the
road to Brandau, and bring it up for second reading on February 11, which would
give the Metropolitan Planning Commission an opportunity to discuss the issue at
their meeting on February 5th.
A MOTION was made by Commissioner Usher, seconded by Commissioner Losik
to introduce an ordinance for first reading to change the name of Kennel Road to
Brandau Road. Ayes: (4). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
Ordinance Passed: Number:
A MOTION was made by Commissioner Usher, seconded by Commissioner Losik
to add a discussion for a cost of living increase for the City employees to the
agenda for consideration. Ayes: (4). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
Mayor Weisgerber asked the City Manager to present his proposal.
Mr. Olson said, "Mr. Usher called me a couple of weeks ago and raised
this particular question, and I told him we were already considering the subject,
but that I would prefer a week or so to document the information that we already
had. As all of you are aware, the City of Salina, since 1967 has used the US
Department Brueau of Labor Statistics as the criteria for determining the cost of
living data percentages and the like from year to year. In making the determination
the current determination, we have gone from June 30, 1972 to November 30, 1973,
because that is the latest department data that we have. Using that data, the
June 30, 1972 index was an index of 125.0. The November 30, 1973 index was
137.6, so putting your arithmetic to work with those figures, you come out with
a 10.08%cost of living occurring during that period of time. You are also aware
that there was no built-in cost of living at the time of the 1973 budget. There
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Commissioner Usher said, "To carry this a little farther then, an
increase of 21?% of the General Operating Fund payroll would amount to $44,000
and a 3% would amount to about $52,000. If we went for 3% we would still be off
the consumer price or the cost of living index we are using. We have the
$47,000 and I would think that attrition would more than make up the difference,
and with this in mind Mr. Mayor, I would like to make a motion that staff be
instructed to take care of a 3% cost of living increase for the city employees,
to be effective the first of February."
Commissioner Losik seconded the motion, and commented, "I am glad
that we are looking at these, because we are going to need to do everything we
know with the way inflation is going and so forth, to keep our employees in
line with the cost of living as close as we can. I think the suggestion was
made that wasn't brought out here, but we will look at this again at the end of
June, and if possible we might try to increase it then even some more. We have
to retain our employees, they are good people and we need to keep them."
Commissioner Caldwell commented, "You say that in June you are going
to try to bring it up to the 1.4% possibly."
Commissioner Losik replied, "We were going to look at it again, at the
end of June and see if we couldn't, see how our money is going."
Mayor Weisgerber called for a vote on the motion. Ayes: (4). Nays: (0�.
Motion carried.
THE MAYOR, with the approval of the Board of Commissioners, made the
following appointments:
Board of Building Appeals
Rodney Nitz, appointed for a 5 year term to August 3, 1978 to succeed
David Knudson.
Grievance Committee
Mrs. Daniel (Juanita) Bratton, appointed for a 3 year term to August 9,
1976, to succeed Dr. Charles W. Marsh.
Housing Advisory and Appeals Board
Wendell Kellogg, appointed for a 3 year term to September 15, 1976 to
succeed Drew Hartnett.
was a 4.7% cost of living that went into effect with our January 1, 1974 budget.
There was a 1% cost of living that was effective January 16, 1973, but not a cost
of living as such in the 1973 figure. Considering the 4.7% cost of living that
went into the January 1, 1974 budget and the 1% cost of living that went into
effect January 16, 1973, it still leaves us 4.38% behind the cost of living that
we have experienced from June 30, 1972 to date. In discussing this subject I
point out that we do have approximately $47,000, or $46,760. that was in the 1974
budget allocated for waste disposal operations in the event that we did not get
our fee supported operation functioning as we would choose to have it function
during the calendar year of 1974. All of you are aware of the fact that we are
not too far into 1974, but we do have 13 weeks experience with our new landfill.
Based on the information that we do have available to us at the present time, it
does appear that the waste disposal operation at the new landfill site will meet
the arithmetic that we had projected at budget time last year. It is going to be
close. I would not know today whether we had underbudgeted or overbudgeted that
particular account. We can't determine that at this time, so it is on this basis
Mr. Mayor and members of this Commission that we are happy to provide the arithmeis
for this inquiry and present it to you today."
Commissioner Usher said, "To carry this a little farther then, an
increase of 21?% of the General Operating Fund payroll would amount to $44,000
and a 3% would amount to about $52,000. If we went for 3% we would still be off
the consumer price or the cost of living index we are using. We have the
$47,000 and I would think that attrition would more than make up the difference,
and with this in mind Mr. Mayor, I would like to make a motion that staff be
instructed to take care of a 3% cost of living increase for the city employees,
to be effective the first of February."
Commissioner Losik seconded the motion, and commented, "I am glad
that we are looking at these, because we are going to need to do everything we
know with the way inflation is going and so forth, to keep our employees in
line with the cost of living as close as we can. I think the suggestion was
made that wasn't brought out here, but we will look at this again at the end of
June, and if possible we might try to increase it then even some more. We have
to retain our employees, they are good people and we need to keep them."
Commissioner Caldwell commented, "You say that in June you are going
to try to bring it up to the 1.4% possibly."
Commissioner Losik replied, "We were going to look at it again, at the
end of June and see if we couldn't, see how our money is going."
Mayor Weisgerber called for a vote on the motion. Ayes: (4). Nays: (0�.
Motion carried.
THE MAYOR, with the approval of the Board of Commissioners, made the
following appointments:
Board of Building Appeals
Rodney Nitz, appointed for a 5 year term to August 3, 1978 to succeed
David Knudson.
Grievance Committee
Mrs. Daniel (Juanita) Bratton, appointed for a 3 year term to August 9,
1976, to succeed Dr. Charles W. Marsh.
Housing Advisory and Appeals Board
Wendell Kellogg, appointed for a 3 year term to September 15, 1976 to
succeed Drew Hartnett.
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Mobile Home Craftsmen Board of Examiners
Jim Chase, appointed for a 1 year term to January 19, 1975.
Trustees of the Municipal Band
Glen VanCleef, reappointed for a 3 year term to January 1, 1976.
Cultural Arts Commission
Mrs. James (Karen) Graves, appointed for a 3 year term to January 16,
1976, to succeed Mrs. James (Marilyn)Dowell.
Mrs. Carol Humbargar, appointed for a 3 year term to January 16, 1976
to succeed Erleen V. Lindeman.
Russell Jones, appointed for a 3 year term to January 16, 1977 to
succeed Mrs. Linda Barnett.
Mrs. Michael Spangler, appointed for a 3 year term to January 16, 1977
to succeed Charles Kephart.
Mrs. Leonard Wood, appointed for a 3 year term to January 16, 1977,
to succeed Randy Kuhn.
R. H. Zimmerman, appointed for a 3 year term to January 16, 1977,
to succeed Robert H. Levin.
Mayor Weisgerber also mentioned that the Commission may be changing
the membership of the Citizens Advisory Committee so the members will serve
a definite term.
PUBLIC AGENDA
A LETTER was received from A. L. Botts requesting permission to use one
parking space in front of 243 North Santa Fe Avenue. (For a taxi cab stand.)
A motion was made by Commissioner Usher, seconded by Commissioner Losik to refer
the letter to Engineering for a recommendation. Ayes: (4). Nays: (0). Motion
carried.
PETITION NUMBER 3392 was filed by Linda L. Campbell for the denial of
the petition of Raymond E. Haggart #.E 3380 for the rezoning of a 29.23 acre tract
of land located in the Southwest Quarter of Section 25-14-3, (North of Magnolia
Road and East of South Ninth Street). A motion was made by Commissioner Usher,
seconded by Commissioner Losik to refer the petition to Engineering for checking.
Ayes: (4). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
A MOTION was made by Commissioner Losik, seconded by Commissioner
Caldwell that the Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners be adjourned.
Ayes: (4). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
M. E. Abbott, Acting City Clerk