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CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 7, 2009 5:15 P.M. The city council met in adjourned session from the meeting of November 9, 2009 with the following present: Mayor Jack E. Rowden; Councilmen Gary Baughman, Mike Eshbaugh, Greg Gill, Kim Harper, and Bob Mason. Others present were Outside Utilities Supervisor Dean Banker, City Clerk Thomas G. Hicks, Chief of Police Courtney Leslie, City Inspector Tony Martin, Electric System Supervisor Gary Rowden, City Attorney Wayne R. Tate, John Akers, Glen Gaskill, Neal R. Gillespie, Nathan Holman, Jacob Martin, Jim Martin, Alvin Riley, Don Trentham, and Ruthie Winget. Mayor Jack E. Rowden presided. Councilman Greg Gill arrived at 5:16 p.m. Each member of the governing body was provided a copy of Municipal Judge Sherri Leonard’s report for the month of November, showing 25 new cases brought before the court and $2,844.00 remitted to the city. CITY INSPECTOR City Inspector Tony Martin presented his monthly activities report. CITIZENS COMPLAINTS Members of the city council reported they have received complaints from area farmers about the treatment they are receiving in their dealings with United Prairie Ag. Councilman Kim Harper stated he supported the arrangements for the unit train because of UPA’s assurances the new facilities and increased train traffic would benefit the farming community. Now that UPA owns all the elevator facilities in close proximity to Hugoton, critics of UPA argue the company has become insensitive to the farmers. The city is now being criticized for adopting the unit train agreement. Nathan Holman, representing UPA updated the council on the progress in complying with the terms of the unit train agreement. Holman stated the wheat basis is better in Hugoton and added the current corn price is a product of excess supply and low demand. GOLF COURSE Members of the golf course board were in attendance to discuss the sizeable deficit between 2009 expenditures and the revenue sources allocated to the golf course. The decrease in sales tax collected and the increases in personnel costs and capital outlay projects will leave the golf course approximately $30,000.00 over in expenses. The golf course board will discuss transferring a portion of the funds set aside for golf course expansion to cover the additional cart paths added to the course last spring. With sales tax revenues expected to be stagnant and costs, especially for personnel, continuing to escalate, the golf course needs to find additional funds or cut back significantly on expenses. BIDS Bids were opened for a new police vehicle. 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 4 X 4 $29,870.81 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe 2WD $27,240.45 Motion by Councilman Kim Harper, seconded by Councilman Bob Mason, to accept the bid of Riley Chevrolet-Buick, Inc. in the amount of $27,240.45. Motion carried. BIDS Bids were opened for a digger derrick truck. Terex Utilities (for digger derrick) $130,812.00 Terex Utilities (Freightliner cab & chassis) $ 71,010.00 Terex Utilities (International cab & chassis) $ 71,982.00 Terex Utilities (Peterbilt cab & chassis) $73,070.00 Peterbilt of Garden City (cab & chassis) $69,000.00 Terex Utilities (wired-rite system required for $ 2,434.00 customer-supplied chassis) Motion by Harper, seconded by Gill, to accept the bid of Terex Utilities for $130,812.00 for the digger derrick, the bid of Peterbilt of Garden City for $69,000.00 for the cab and chassis, and the bid of Terex Utilities for $2,434.00 for the wired-rite system required for the customer-supplied chassis with the expenditures to be made from the Electric Equipment Replacement Reserve Fund. Motion carried. LICENSES Motion by Harper, seconded by Eshbaugh, that cereal malt beverage licenses for calendar year 2010 be approved for Frontier Fuel, LP at 520 East 11th, Presto #3 at 1000 S. Main, and White’s Kingco, Inc. at 113 W. 6th, all for sale in original and unopened containers and not for consumption on the premises. In favor of the motion: Councilmen Baughman, Eshbaugh, Harper, and Mason. Opposed: Councilman Gill. Motion carried. PERSONNEL City Clerk Thomas G. Hicks presented the city group’s 2010 Blue Cross and Blue Shield renewal. Rates are going to increase by 13% for single employees, employee and spouse, employee and children and employee and dependents and decrease by 4% for retirees and their spouses on Medicare. Motion by Harper, seconded by Baughman, to accept the proposal as presented. Motion carried. FINANCE Motion by Harper, seconded by Eshbaugh, that Resolution No. 2009-4, A RESOLUTION FINDING THAT GAAP-PRESCRIBED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT RELEVANT TO REQUIREMENTS OF THE CASH BASIS AND BUDGET LAWS OF KANSAS AND ARE OF NO SIGNIFICANT VALUE TO THE GOVERNING BODY OR THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE CITY OF HUGOTON, KANSAS, be passed. Motion carried. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Economic Development Director
Neal R. Gillespie met with the governing body to discuss implementing a
neighborhood revitalization plan. Any
municipality covered by the cash basis law can designate a blighted area within
its boundaries as a neighborhood revitalization area.
Improvements made to properties within the designated area would be
eligible for rebates for increases in property taxes resulting from those
improvements. The Stevens County
Economic Development Board is suggesting all of Claims against the city were presented and audited. Motion by Harper, seconded by Eshbaugh, that Appropriation Ordinances No. 1899 and 1900 be passed. Motion carried. Motion by Harper, seconded by Mason, that the meeting be adjourned to December 28, 2009 at 5:15 p.m. Motion carried.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 28, 2009 5:15 P.M. The city council met in adjourned session from the meeting of December 7, 2009 with the following present: Mayor Jack E. Rowden; Councilmen Gary Baughman, Mike Eshbaugh, Greg Gill, Kim Harper, and Bob Mason. Others present were Outside Utilities Supervisor Dean Banker, City Clerk Thomas G. Hicks, Chief of Police Courtney Leslie, Electric System Supervisor Gary Rowden, and Ruthie Winget. Mayor Jack E. Rowden presided. The minutes of the meeting of December 7, 2009 were approved as mailed. CHARGE OFFS Motion by Kim Harper, seconded by Bob Mason, that uncollectible utility accounts in the amount of $4,498.50 be charged off with every effort made to collect the accounts. Motion carried. LICENSES Motion by Kim Harper, seconded by Mike Eshbaugh, that a cereal malt beverage license for calendar year 2010 be approved for Dominoes Bar & Grill, Inc. at 506 S. Main for consumption on the premises. In favor of the motion: Councilmen Baughman, Eshbaugh, Harper, and Mason. Opposed: Councilman Gill. Motion carried. PERSONNEL Motion by Councilman Kim Harper, seconded by Councilman Bob Mason, to grant employees a 3.0% increase in salaries and wages, effective January 1, 2010 and that Resolution No. 2009-5, A RESOLUTION FIXING MONTHLY SALARIES AND HOURLY WAGES FOR EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS OF THE CITY OF HUGOTON, KANSAS, be passed. In favor of the motion: Eshbaugh, Gill, Harper, and Mason. Opposed: Baughman. Motion carried. Claims against the city were presented and audited. Motion by Gill, seconded by Eshbaugh, that Appropriation Ordinance No. 1901 be passed. Motion carried. Motion by Gill, seconded by Eshbaugh, that the meeting be adjourned to January 11, 2010 at 5:15 p.m. Motion carried.
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