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CITY OF SALINA, KANSAS
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
November 14, 2022
4:00 p.m.
Mayor Davis asked the Clerk for verification that notice had been sent for today's City
Commission meeting. The Clerk replied yes.
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners was called to order at 4:02 p.m. in
Room 107, City-County Building. A roll call was taken followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance and a moment of silence.
Those present and comprising a quorum: Mayor Davis (presiding), Michael L. Hoppock,
Greg Lenkiewicz, Bill Longbine and Karl Ryan.
Also present: Mike Schrage, City Manager; Jacob Wood, Deputy City Manager; Shawn
Henessee, Assistant City Manager; Greg Bengtson, City Attorney; and Nikki Goding,
Deputy City Clerk.
AWARDS AND PROCLAMATIONS
(3 .1) Recognition of the 1001h anniversary of the Dunbar School. Scarlet Sharpe , 5th grade
student from Cottonwood Elementary School, read the proclamation. Mike Boswell,
alumnus of Dunbar School, provided additional information and announced related
activities .
Mayor Davis took this opportunity to remind the public of the Salina Downtown Holiday
Parade of Lights coming up on November 19, 2022 as well as thanking the participants of
the Veterans' Day services at Sunset Park the preceding weekend.
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR A CERTAIN TIME
None.
CONSENT AGENDA
(5.1) Approve the minutes of November 7, 2022.
(5.2) Approve Resolution 22-8082, appointing members to citizen boards, commissions,
and committees.
(5.3) Authorize the Salina Fire Department to purchase a new Fire Station Alerting
System from US Digital Designs.
Commissioner Longbine requested Item 5.3 be removed from the consent agenda.
Moved by Commissioner Hoppock, seconded by Commissioner Lenkiewicz, to approve the minutes
of November 7, 2022 and to approve Resolution 22-8082. Aye: (5). Nay (0). Motion carried.
Commissioner Longbine stated he wished to remove Item 5 .3 from the consent agenda to
discuss the Alarm System more due to the costs associated with it.
Anthony Sneidar, Salina Fire Department Chief, explained some of the benefits of the new
system but deferred to Captains Chris Stansberry and Michael Robinson of the Salina Fire
Department for more technical questions, as they spearheaded the project.
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Mike Schrage, City Manager, advised that this is an item that has been in discussion for a
while and is funded through the Capital Improvements Program.
A discussion followed regarding reliability of the new system, integration into the new Fire
Station #4, and the logistics of the contractors who will be installing the system.
Jacob Wood, Deputy City Manager, commended the Captains for their work on the project.
Moved by Commissioner Hoppock, seconded by Commissioner Lenkiewicz, to authorize the
purchase of a new Fire Station Alerting System. Aye: (5). Nay (0). Motion carried.
ADMINISTRATION
(6.1) Consider renewal of land lease for property located approximately at Section Thirty
(30), Township Fourteen (14) South, Range Two (2) West in Saline County, Kansas
and bounded by the old and new channels of the Smoky Hill River.
Shawn Henessee, Assistant City Manager, explained the request, fiscal impact, and action
options.
A conversation followed about the automatic renewal of Mr. Arnold Tillberg's lease at a
price of $70 per year. Many of the Commissioners felt that the low price at which Mr .
Tillberg leases the land offsets the costs the City would pay in maintenance of the land
should the lease be terminated. Commissioner Longbine disagreed, stating he felt the lease
price should be brought up to be a set price per acre, suggesting $10 per acre for the 17-acre
parcel of land .
Norman Mannel, Salina, Kansas, inquired about what would happen if Mr. Tom Pestinger
lost the water rights he currently has on the property.
Moved by Commissioner Ryan, seconded by Commissioner Hoppock, to automatically renew the
land lease for the aforementioned property at the current lease rate. Aye: (4). Nay (I-Longbine).
Motion carried.
DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS
None.
OTHER BUSINESS
A study session on Bird Scooters in Salina had been held before the regular meeting, and
staff chose to resume further discussion on the scooters at this time .
The following discussion touched on the financial viability of the Bird company, concerns
of operating the scooters unsafely on sidewalks or in the roads, finding proper fleet
managers, changes to City code that may be necessary to legislate the proper use of the
scooters, and the possibility of creating an education and awareness campaign with the
Salina Police Department to disseminate through social media.
Lauren Driscoll, Director of Community and Development Services, reminded the
Commission that the Bird scooter pilot program comes with a 30-day trial period. If the City
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is unhappy with the way the scooters are utilized, the program can be terminated within that
time.
Mayor Davis advised that further work on researching for this program would not be wasted,
as even if the City doesn't contract with Bird specifically, a foundation is there should
another company approach to contract with Salina.
CITIZENS FORUM
Norman Mannel, Salina, Kansas, commented on lakes banning electric vehicles for safety
reasons and reckless drivers one-bikes.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
22-0321 Moved by Commissioner Longbine, seconded by Commissioner Ryan, to recess into executive
session for 25 minutes to discuss with legal counsel the subject of ongoing legal considerations
relating to the Drever Partners, LLC housing development proposal, including discussion of
information critical to pending confidential negotiations for possible implementation of a version of
the proposal by Presidio Development Partners, LLC, of San Francisco, California based upon the
need for consultation with an attorney for the public body which would be deemed privileged in the
attorney-client relationship, pursuant to K.S.A. 75-7319(b )(2). The open meeting will resume in this
room at 5:23 p.m. Aye (5). Nay (0). Motion carried.
The City Commission recessed into executive session at 4:58 p.m. and reconvened at 5:24
p.m.
Also present in the executive session were Mike Schrage, City Manager; Jacob Wood,
Deputy City Manager; Shawn Henessee, Assistant City Manager; Lauren Driscoll, Director
of Community and Development Services; and Greg Bengtson, City Attorney
No action was taken.
ADJOURNMENT
22-0322 Moved by Commissioner Ryan, seconded by Commissioner Longbine, that the regular meeting of
the Board of City Commissioners be adjourned. Aye: (5). Nay: (0). Motion carried. The meeting
adjourned at 5:24 p.m.
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[SEAL] Trent W. Davis, M.D., Mayor
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