June, 2008
May 5, 2008The Moran City Council met in regular session on Monday, May 5, 2008. James Mueller, President of the Council, called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Councilmembers present were Mike Holman, Jerry Jackman, and Warren Johnson. Also present were Bret Heim, City Attorney; Shane Smith, Police Chief; Lori Evans, City Clerk; and Mike Stodgell, City Superintendent. James Cole, Loren Mitchell, Steve Crume, Reeva Lindsey, Mike Ginn, Kris Smith, Jackie Walls, and Darin Petrowski were also in attendance. Frances Poling, Connie McWhirter, Kathy McEwan, and Patricia Miklos arrived after the meeting began. CONSENT AGENDACouncilmember Johnson moved to approve the May 2008 consent agenda consisting of: April 2008 regular Council meeting minutes, May 2008 pay ordinance totaling $79,922.57 and corporate resolution for purchase of a $30,000.00 certificate of deposit (CD) to replace a CD maturing May 20, 2008. Johnson seconded the motion, motion passed with all approving.VISITORSMike Ginn informed the Council that the sidewalk at the corner of Franklin and Spruce Streets had collapsed. Mr. Ginn asked the City if they would repair the sidewalk as there is a gas line in the ditch next to the sidewalk. The Council asked the City Superintendent to inspect the damage and report back at the June meeting.Darin Petrowski introduced himself as the Area Engineer for the Iola KDOT office. Mr. Petrowski discussed various road projects scheduled for southeast Kan-sas and asked if the Council had any comments or suggestions for KDOT. Discussion followed and ended with the Council thanking Mr. Petrowski for taking the time to visit with the Council. Loren Mitchell told the Council that he owns the property at 211 N. Pine and asked the Council if the City would provide sewer service to the property. The Council discussed tapping and lack of fall on the sewer line at that location. The Council requested additional information and said they would review the request at the June meeting. Krist Smith introduced himself as the new Ball Association President and asked the Council to consider allowing the Ball Association to install lights on the west field. Mrs. Smith said the Ball Association had approximately $7,800.00 in funds to pay for lights and poles. The Council asked Superintendent Stodgell to check on material costs to purchase and install the lights and agreed to review the request at the June meeting. Jackie Walls asked the Council if any action would be taken regarding her complaint with the property conditions at 118 S. Sycamore. The Council agreed the City would continue to monitor the property but agreed the conditions did not warant any further action at this time. OLD BUSINESSDemolition of Property at 512 N. Spruce - Reeva Lindsey asked the Council for a stay in condemnation of her property as she and her husband would like to have additional time to tear the house down. The Council asked how much time Mrs. Lindsey felt they needed to raze the house. She requested three months to tear down the house. The Council discussed the time frame and agreed to grant the Lindseys a two-month extension and asked that progress on the property be reviewed at the July meeting.Water Project Update Clerk Evans informed the Council that the Pre-construction Conference with the State of Kansas and Breit Construction would be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, May 6th. Topic tabled until the June Council meeting. Westar Agreement Topic was tabled until later in the meeting. Crossroad Wireless Agreement Bret Heim advised the Council that Crossroads Wireless had sent notice that they could not pay the $700.00 per month rental and extend the City a four-month cancellation notice as offered in the revised agreement. Attorney Heim asked the Council how they would like him to respond if Crossroads offered $700.00 per month rental with a 12-month cancellation notice. The Council advised Attorney Heim not to offer any renegotiation and to suggest a representative of Crossroad Wireless attend the June Council meeting if they wish to renegotiate the Agreement. Alcoholic Beverage Control Letter Approving Modifications to PlaMor Attor-ney Heim informed the Council that he had spoken with a representative of Alcohol and Beverage Control and they advised Mr. Heim they did not have an issue with Mr. Crume building a door between the restaurant and the bar but he had not received actual written notice. Attorney Heim said he would again follow up with a letter requesting a written ruling. Request to Rock Alley in the North 200 Block Between Spruce and Locust Mr. Crume reiterated his request that the Council rock the alley east of his property extending south for one block. President of the Council called for comments from the Council, he then called for action. The Council offered no response and the topic was tabled until the June meeting. Library Board Appointment President of the Council Mueller appointed Travis Harrison and Frances Poling to the Library board. Councilmember Johnson moved to approve the appointments. Holman seconded the motion, motion passed with all approving. Library Remodeling - Mrs. Poling submitted the Librarys proposed budget for 2009 and requested the Council increase the Citys appropriation to the Library by an additional $1000.00 to bring the total appropriation to $4000.00. The Council discussed and tabled the request until the June meeting. The Council also asked the Library Board to submit a written plan for Library remodeling for the June meeting. Parking Issues in the 100 block of West Oak The Council asked a letter be sent to the USD 256 Superintendent to request that a representative meet with the Council at the June meeting to discuss parking issues at the School. NEW BUSINESS Oath of Office President of the Council Mueller administered the Oath of Office to Jerry Jackman, James Cole, and Mike Holman and they took their seat at the Council table.
Mayoral Appointments President of the Council Mueller read Mayor Merkels list of appointments:
Firemen Councilmember Holman moved to approve the Mayors appointments with the addition of Shane Smiths name to the fire department roster. Jackman seconded the motion, motion passed with all approving. President of the Council Councilmember Mueller nominated Councilmember Johnson as President of the Council. Jackman seconded the motion. Motion passed with Holman and Cole approving.
FEMA Hazard Mitigation Project The Council discussed various projects and agreed the Clerk should submit the following as possible Grant projects: Utility Meter Reading and Billing Dates Clerk Evans said she had spoken with Mr. Birnel and that FERC had not approved the agreement yet and they do not expect approval for two to five months. The topic was tabled until a later date. Non-Elected Personnel Review - Councilmember Mueller moved the Council meet in executive session for 15 minutes at 8:55 PM to discuss non-elected personnel matters. Cole seconded the motion, motion passed with all approving. Superintendent Stodgell and Attorney Heim were invited to attend the session. The Council returned to open session at 9:09 PM. Councilmember Mueller moved the City not extend full time employment to Josh Maley and that his term of employment end May 23, 2008. Cole seconded the motion, motion passed with all approving. DEPARTMENT REPORTSPolice Chief Chief Smith informed the Council that he had filed the first quarter fire report with the State. Chief Smith also noted he would be changing his patrol times to include more evening shifts as school will be out. Smith said he would be participating in the Click it or Ticket campaign May 19 through June 1. His participation will allow the department to obtain safety equipment at no cost.
City Superintendent Superintendent Stodgell submitted the following activity report for the month of April 2008:
Superintendent Stodgell submitted the following bids (labor only) to install (20) 40 poles, 8000 feet of #2 acsr, replace the underground circuit at the Manor, and install new pad mount transformer at the Manor:
Stodgell informed the Council he would prefer Teide Line Construction build the line to the Manor and that the City crew would have no problem setting the poles to save on project costs. Councilmember Mueller moved the project be offered to Teide Line Construction and that the City crew set the poles. Jackman seconded the motion, motion passed with all approving. City Clerk Clerk Evans reported income for the month of April 2008 as follows:
There being no further business to come before the Council, Councilmember Mueller moved the meeting adjourn at 9:55 PM. With Holman second-ing the motion, motion passed with unanimous approval.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
June, 2008
|