07-03-1978 Minutes - SpecialCity of Salina, Kansas
Special Meeting of the Board
of Commissioners
July 3, 1978
The Special Meeting of the Board of Commissioners met in the Commissione
Room, City -County Building, on Monday, July 3, 1978, at two o'clock P.M.
There were present:
Mayor Jack Weisgerber, Chairman presiding
Commissioner Keith G. Duckers
Commissioner Dan S. Geis
Commissioner Karen M. Graves
Commissioner Gerald F. Simpson
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 meeting was called for the purpose of discussing appointments to
boards and commissions and the Old Smoky Hill River Channel Study.
A motion was made by Commissioner Simpson, seconded by Commissioner
Geis to recess into executive session to discuss appointments until 2:35 P.M.
Ayes: (5). Nays: (0). Motion carried.
The Commissioners recessed at 2:06 P.M. and reconvened at 2:57 P.M.
Representatives of Wilson and Company were present to answer the City
Commissioners' questions concerning the Old Smoky Hill River Channel Study.
The Commissioners, Wilson and Company representatives, and staff
members discussed the advantages and disadvantages of Revenue Bonds and General
Obligation Bonds to finance Item A (construction of a sedimentation basin), and
federal assistance to fund Item B, (restore the upper reaches of the channel) and
Phase 1, Item B for the parkway system.
They also discussed sources of water from Milford Reservoir, north of
the City, the availability of water from the Smoky Hill River and from Kanopolis
Reservoir.
The Commissioners asked Wilson and Company to submit a design cost next
week for Item A, (sedimentation basin); Item B (restore the upper reaches of the
channel) and land acqusition for the entire project; and for the filing of the
applications for federal funds.
The representatives of Wilson and Company said they would be happy to
submit the proposal, and suggested the City consult its legal counsel for a
recommendation to issue Revenue Bonds or General Obligation Bonds to finance the
project.
The City Attorney was to check with Boettcher and Company about the
possibility of issuing additional revenue bonds.
A MOTION was made by Commissioner Duckers, seconded by Commissioner
Simpson that the Special Meeting of the Board of Commissioners be adjourned. The
meeting adjourned at 3:53 P.M.
D. L. Harrison, City Clerk
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WAIVER AND CONSENT TO HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
We, the undersigned, being the duly elected, qualified and acting
Commissioners of the City of Salina, Kansas, and constituting a majority of the
Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina, Kansas, do hereby waive notice and
consent to the holding of a special meeting of the Board of Commissioners on the
3rd day of July, 1978, at 2:00 P.M. for the purpose of discussing appointments
to boards and commissions and the Smoky Hill River Channel Study.
Dated this 3rd day of July, 197
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Commissioners