April, 2004
March 1, 2004The Moran City Council met in regular session on Monday, March 1, 2004. Mayor Phillip Merkel called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Councilmembers present were Mike Holman, Jerry Wallis, James Mueller, Warren Johnson, and Chryll Ginn. Also present were Bret Heim, City Attorney; Shane Smith, Police Chief; Lori Evans, City Clerk; Mike Stodgell, City Superintendent; Craig Miller, Assistant City Superintendent; and Loretta Roberts, Ambulance Director. Richard Luken, Ronald Bohland, and Carla Hasenaur were visitors attending the meeting. Councilmember Mueller moved to approve the March 2004 consent agenda consisting of: February regular council meeting minutes, February pay ordinance totaling $74,043.26, and corporate resolution for purchase of a $20,000.00 certificate of deposit (CD) to replace a CD maturing March 10, 2004. Wallis seconded the motion, motion passed with all approving.
VISITORSMr. Bohland asked the Council about the status of the community water project. Mayor Merkel advised Mr. Bohland that the City crew would resume construction within the next few weeks as the weather permits.
OLD BUSINESSUniform Building Code Update – Councilmember Mueller moved to purchase the 2003 International Codes™ on CD-ROM for $166.00. Ginn seconded the motion, motion passed with all approving.Water Reserve Funds – Clerk Evans reported the City could draw on the Water Reserve Funds as the bonds requiring the fund had matured. Spring Clean Up Day – Councilmember Johnson moved to approve holding the annual city wide spring clean up with a tentative date set for May 18th. Mueller seconded the motion, motion passed with all approving. Voting Accessibility Report – Allen County and the Resource Center for Independent Living (RCIL) recently conducted an inspection to study handicap accessibility on each place of voting within the county. Following the inspection the RCIL sent a report for each place of voting. As a courtesy the County forwarded a copy of the report for City Hall for the Council’s review. The Council discussed two main concerns, the width of the main entrance to City Hall and the lack of curbing or railing along the sidewalk leading to City Hall. The Council suggested the possibility of moving the polls to Senior Center for the immediate future until the deficiencies could be addressed. The Council also discussed difficulties with opening and closing the front door. No further action was taken. John Deere 4310 – Craig Miller requested the Council consider trading in the John Deere 4115 for a John Deere 4310. The 4310 has an optional loader attachment which would do away with the need to rent a bob cat for use on the water project. Craig noted the city crew was having some problems with the bobcat when it was time to place fill dirt over the new water lines.
Craig submitted pricing for trading the John Deer 4115 for another tractor with mower, blade, and loader as shown:
Councilmember Wallis moved to purchase a John Deer 4310 from Alco Implement with additional grill and hood guard and reverse alarm. Holman seconded the motion, motion passed with all approving Fair Housing Proclamation – Mayor Merkel moved to appoint Clerk Evans as Fair Housing Contact for the City of Moran. Councilmember Johnson moved to adopt a proclamation declaring April as fair housing month. Ginn seconded the motion, motion passed with all approving.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORTSFire Chief – Chief Merkel reported that the Marmaton Township has agreed to purchase skid s unit for new rural truck and that the unit should arrive about 6 weeks. Additionally, Chief Merkel reported that Police Chief Smith is now completing fire reports online through the State Fire Marshall’s website.Ambulance Director – Nothing to report. The Council inquired of the outcome of repairs needed for the unit being transferred to Humboldt. Director Roberts reported repairs totaling $418.00 were made to the old unit. Police Chief – Chief Smith requested approval to attend various training sessions over the next few months. He noted the Iola Police Department is offering free training next month and that the Crawford County Sheriff office is offering training for operating the intoxilyzer 5000 around Aug 10th or 11th . Chief Smith advised the council that he is currently not certified to operate the County‘s intoxilyzer and personnel from the Sheriff’s department or Iola Police Department must operate the equipment when a need arises. This training would allow Chief Smith to become certified to operate the equipment. The Council did not see any problems with the training requests. Chief Smith advised the Council that the City has received ownership of a 1978 Firebird. The vehicle had broken down and because the owner was from out of town he could not afford impoundment fees he signed the car over to the city. Chief Smith asked the Council what they would like done with the vehicle. The Council suggested taking the vehicle to Ray’s salvage or contacting 54 Rebuilders to see if they would be interested in the vehicle. Chief Smith asked for approval to purchase another pair of uniform pants. Councilmember Mueller moved to approve purchase of two pair of uniform pants. Ginn seconded the motion, motion passed with all approving. Superintendent – Superintendent Stodgell reported the following activities for the City crew during February:
Superintendent Stodgell requested approval to hire Curt Drake on March 8th to begin work on the water project. Approval was previously granted for hiring Drake, just the date of hiring would require approval. The Council agreed to the request. Superintendent Stodgell relayed a resident’s complaint that the meter reader continually upsets their pets when he reads their electric meter. The Council offered a suggestion to move the meter at the owner’s expense. If the owner is not satisfied with this suggestion they should attend a Council meeting to discuss their complaints with the Council. City Clerk – Clerk Evans reported income for the month of February as shown below:
Clerk Evans requested approval to attend a budgeting workshop sponsored by the State of Kansas in Iola on April 16th, costs to attend the workshop is $50.00. Councilmember Mueller moved to approve the request. Ginn seconded the motion, motion passed with all approving.
OTHERCouncilmember Johnson moved to approve purchasing 5000' of 4" PVC water line for the lowest price possible. Mueller seconded the motion, motion passed with all approvingCouncilman Mueller moved the meeting adjourn at 9:00 PM. Johnson seconding the motion, motion passed with unanimous approval.
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