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CITY COUNCIL MEETING January 11, 2010 5:15 P.M. The city council met in adjourned session from the meeting of December 28, 2009 with the following present: Mayor Jack Rowden; Councilmen Mike Eshbaugh, Greg Gill, and Kim Harper. Absent: Councilmen Gary Baughman and Bob Mason. Others present were Outside Utilities Supervisor Dean Banker, City Clerk Thomas G. Hicks, Municipal Judge Sherri Leonard, Chief of Police Courtney Leslie, City Inspector Tony Martin, Electric System Supervisor Gary Rowden, City Attorney Wayne R. Tate, Neal Gillespie, Nathan Holman, and Ruthie Winget. Mayor Jack E. Rowden presided. The minutes of the meeting of December 28, 2009 were approved as mailed. Each member of the governing body was provided a copy of Municipal Judge Sherri Leonard’s report for the month of December, showing 22 new cases brought before the court and $2,909.85 remitted to the city. FINANCE Municipal Judge Sherri Leonard approached the city council about using a collection agency to recover fines owed to the municipal court. After a review of the conditions of a proposed contract by City Attorney Wayne R. Tate, motion by Councilman Kim Harper and seconded by Councilman Greg Gill to authorize the mayor to execute the collection services agreement with American Municipal Services. Motion carried. CITY INSPECTOR City Inspector Tony Martin presented his monthly activities report. BIDS, IMPROVEMENTS The following bids were considered for the Downtown Streetscape Project. Bryant and Bryant Construction, Inc. $1,132,070.42 Heartstone, Inc. $1,311,217.26 Lee Construction, Inc. $1,320,611.00 Mid-Plains Construction, Inc. $1,048,858.41 Motion by Councilman Harper, seconded by Councilman Eshbaugh, to accept the bid of Mid-Plains Construction, Inc. Motion carried. IMPROVEMENTS Motion by Harper, seconded by Gill, to authorize the mayor to execute the notice of award for the streetscape project and the contractual agreement with Mid-Plains Construction, Inc. Motion carried. GOLF COURSE Mayor Jack E. Rowden announced the appointment of Alvin Riley to the golf course board to fill an unexpired term ending April, 2012. Motion by Harper, seconded by Eshbaugh, to confirm the appointment. Motion carried. ORGANIZATIONS The board of directors of Kansas
Municipal Utilities is asking for voluntary contributions from its member cities
to support legislative and special projects expenses.
Motion by Gill, seconded by Harper, that the City of Claims against the city were presented and audited. Motion by Eshbaugh, seconded by Gill, that Appropriation Ordinance No. 1902 be passed. Motion carried. Motion by Harper, seconded by Gill, that the meeting go into executive session in regard to the acquisition of real estate. Motion carried. Mayor Rowden called the meeting into executive session at 5:45 p.m. with the meeting to reconvene in open session at 5:55 p.m. The meeting reconvened in open session at 6:00 p.m. Motion by Gill, seconded by Eshbaugh, that the meeting go into executive session in regard to the acquisition of real estate. Motion carried. Rowden called the meeting into executive session at 6:01 p.m. with the meeting to reconvene in open session at 6:11 p.m. The meeting reconvened in open session at 6:10 p.m. Motion by Harper, seconded by Eshbaugh, that the meeting be adjourned to February 8, 2010 at 5:15 p.m. Motion carried.
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