05-08-1972 MinutesCity of Salina, Kansas
Commissioners' Meeting
May 8, 1972
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners met in the Commissioners' Room,
City -County Building, on Monday, May 8, 1972, 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 Leon L. Ashton
Commissioner Robert C. Caldwell
Commissioner Mike Losik, Jr.
comprising a quorum of the Board, also:
L. 0. Bengtson, City Attorney
Norris D. Olson, City Manager
D. L. Harrison, City Clerk
Absent:
Commissioner Norma G. Cooper
The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of May 1, 1972, were approved as mailed.
MAYOR WEISGERBER presented a Mayor's Plaque and Gavel to Commissioner Caldwell
for his term as Mayor from April 20, 1970 to April 17, 1972, and thanked him for the fine
job he did for the City.
THE MAYOR PROCLAIMED the Week of May 7 through 14, 1972 - "NATIONAL MUSIC WEEK".
The proclamation was read by Mrs. Ben Loy, President of the Treble Clef Club. Mrs. Robert
Baldwin, President of the Staccato Notes Club, was also present.
STAFF AGENDA
AN ORDINANCE was introduced for second reading entitled: "AN ORDINANCE allowing
restaurants, cafes or cafeterias to be in District "D" (Local Business District) and
providing certain exceptions thereto; amending Sub -paragraph (20), Section 11, Ordinance
Number 6613, and repealing the original sub -paragraph (20) thereof." (Requested in
Petition Number 3230, which was filed by Ronald P. Thompson, 1416 South Santa Fe Avenue)
A motion was made by Commissioner Ashton, seconded by Commissioner Losik to adopt the
ordinance as read and the following vote was had: Ayes: Ashton, Caldwell, Losik,
Weisgerber (4). Nays: (0). Commissioner Cooper absent. Carried. The Mayor approved
the ordinance and it is numbered 8204. The ordinance was introduced for first reading
May 1, 1972.
AN ORDINANCE was introduced for second reading entitled: "AN ORDINANCE appropriating
money from the various funds to pay payroll and claims against the City of Salina, Saline
County, Kansas, for the balance of the fiscal year of 1972, as provided in Kansas Statutes
Annotated 13-2601." A motion was made by Commissioner Losik, seconded by Commissioner
Ashton to adopt the ordinance as read and the following vote was had: Ayes: Ashton,
Caldwell, Losik, Weisgerber (4). Nays: (0). Commissioner Cooper absent. Carried. The
Mayor approved the ordinance and it is numbered 8205. The ordinance was introduced for
first reading May 1, 1972.
PRESENTATION BY MR. HUGH CATHERWOOD, Kansas -Denver Associates, concerning contract
for job classification and pay study.
Mr. Catherwood said the main objectives of the project are:
1. To identify the kinds of work actually being done by city employees
and to ensure that like pay is given for like work;
2. To make comparisons between city jobs and like kinds of work in
local private employment, to ensure that city pay rates are neither
higher nor lower than those in private industry;
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3. To ensure that the titles of city positions accurately reflect
the duties actually performed and to provide a system for
classifying such jobs for the purpose of recruiting, selecting,
training, and promoting employees;
4. To make city employees feel that their pay is fixed on a fair
and objective basis.
Mr. Catherwood said one of the main parts of the work program will be face to
face interviews with approximately 25 employers in Salina, and approximately 12 cities
in the State, with a list of 27 key classes, to ask what they pay for each. It will be
person to person interviews to obtain better results than if it were done by questionnaire.
Consideration will also be given to fringe benefits.
Mr. Catherwood continued that the new classification and pay study will benefit
the City only to the extent that the revisions are adopted and the changes are made,
Mr. Catherwood also said that, normally, it has been his experience, that city
wages have lagged behind the community, so the Commission should not be surprised if the
findings do involve an increase in budgetary effects.
The Mayor thanked Mr. Catherwood for his information.
A MOTION was made by Commissioner Ashton, 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
certain property. (Engineering Project 71-539) Ayes: (4). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
Ordinance Passed: _ (1� 15 r I9IL Number: $26�
URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY requests City Commission approval of site plan for Bennett
Pontiac, as required under Urban Renewal Regulations,
Mayor Weisgerber said a communication was received just prior to the meeting
that Bennett Pontiac wishes to withdraw his original request, because they found some
dimensional errors on their original boundary survey which requires a re -design of the
building as it sets on the site.
A motion was made by Commissioner Losik, seconded by Commissioner Caldwell to
permit the withdrawal of the request. Ayes: (4). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE was introduced and passed entitled: "AN ORDINANCE
making an appropriation for the payment of certain claims." (Bills - $523,489.29)
A motion was made by Commissioner Caldwell, seconded by Commissioner Ashton to adopt the
ordinance as read and the following vote was had: Ayes: Ashton, Caldwell, Losik,
Weisgerber (4). Nays: (0). Commissioner Cooper absent. Carried. The Mayor approved
the ordinance and it is numbered A-1627.
AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE was introduced and passed entitled; "AN ORDINANCE
making an appropriation for the payment of certain claims." (Payroll - $104,477.68)
A motion was made by Commissioner Losik, seconded by Commissioner Ashton to adopt the
ordinance as read and the following vote was had: Ayes: Ashton, Caldwell, Losik,
Weisgerber (4). Nays: (0). Commissioner Cooper absent. Carried. The Mayor approved
the ordinance and it is numbered A-1628.
COMMISSION AGENDA
"DISCUSS AND RECONSIDER THE CITY OF SALINA'S POSITION ON S.B. 333 PUBLIC EMPLOYER -
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RELATION LAW, AS REQUESTED IN LETTER DATED MARCH 7, 1972 FROM LOCAL # 782,
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS." (Commissioner Losik) (Tabled at the meeting
of April 24, 1972, and again at the meeting of May 1, 1972) A motion was made by
Commissioner Losik, seconded by Commissioner Caldwell to table the issue until all
Commissioners are present, Ayes: (4). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
"DISCUSS THE CITY
THE LETTING OF BIDS FOR THE
PROVIDING OFFICE SPACE FOR CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION PRIOR TO
CONSTRUCTION OF THE SALINA COMMUNITY THEATRE BUILDING."
(Commissioner Losik) (Referred
from the April 17, 1972 meeting, and
tabled at the meeting
of May 1, 1972.) A motion was
made by Commissioner Losik, seconded
by Commissioner Caldwell
to table the issue until all
Commissioners are present. Ayes: (4).
Nays: (0). Motion
carried.
PUBLIC AGENDA
PETITION NUMBER 3246 was filed by Donald E. McConnell for the designation of
Fourth Street on the east side of the tracks to be one-way north from Crawford Avenue to
Prescott Avenue. A motion was made by Commissioner Losik, seconded by Commissioner Caldwell,
to refer the petition to the Engineering Department to coordinate with the other departments
to tie in with one-way traffic flow. Ayes: (4). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
PETITION NUMBER 3247 was filed by Roberta S. Kaufman, Agent, for the rezoning of
Lots 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, Block 5, Replat of Edgemere Addition from
District "A" (Second Dwelling House District) to District "C" (Apartment District) for
Nursing Home Care. A motion was made by Commissioner Ashton, seconded by Commissioner
Losik to refer the petition to the Salina City Planning Commission. Ayes: (4). Nays: (0).
Motion carried.
PETITION NUMBER 3248 was filed by William Holgerson for the approval of the plat
for the formation of Lot 2, Block 2, Westport Exchange Addition. A motion was made by
Commissioner Ashton, seconded by Commissioner Caldwell to refer the petition to the Salina
City Planning Commission. Ayes: (4). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
PETITION NUMBER 3249 was filed by George M. Frost, for the rejection of Petition
Number 3242, filed by Dale Hoag for the rezoning of Lots 15, 16, 17, Block 6, Rolling
Hills Addition from District "A" to District "C", and amendment of May 2, 1972, Planning
Commission Meeting, to change from "A" to "B" to build a duplex.
A CEREAL MALT BEVERAGE LICENSE application was filed by Chester Earl Lawson,
d/b/a Union Station Tavern, 717 Bishop. (New). A motion was made by Commissioner Losik,
seconded by Commissioner Ashton to approve the license application and authorize the City
Clerk to issue the license. Ayes: (4). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
A MOTION was made by Commissioner Caldwell, seconded by Commissioner Ashton that
the Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners adjourn. Ayes: (4). Nays: (0). Motion
carried.
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D. L. Harrison, City Clerk