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CITY COUNCIL MEETING May 10, 2010 5:15 P.M. The city council met in adjourned session from the meeting of April 8, 2010 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, Joyce Baughman, Dave Eckert, Robert Floyd, Tony Hall, Jan Leonard, Kevin Powers, Alvin Riley, Kim Schroeder, Don Trentham, and Ruthie Winget. Mayor Jack E. Rowden presided. The minutes of the meetings of April 5, 2010 and April 8, 2010 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 April, showing 32 new cases brought before the court and $5,856.59 remitted to the city. CITY INSPECTOR City Inspector Tony Martin’s monthly activities report was presented for review. ORGANIZATIONS Kim Schroeder asked for the
governing body’s permission to use the flow of city water, released from fire
hydrants, down CITIZENS COMPLAINTS,
STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT Dave Eckert expressed his dismay over the Streetscape Project not providing for the replacement of trees in front of the Masonic Lodge. The lodge paid to have the two trees trimmed in front of its building. Then, the streetscape contractor cut the trees down. Plans do not provide for new trees to shade the building. Mr. Eckert felt better planning should have been done. STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT Motion by Kim Harper, seconded by Bob Mason, to accept change order #1 on the Streetscape Improvement Project, calling for the replacement of the traffic signal heads at Sixth and Main Street at a cost of $11,428.00. Motion carried. STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT The electric system supervisor had requested two additional street light poles be ordered to be available as replacements. Change order #2 for $10,942.00 was presented for consideration. The change order was rejected. TRAFFIC CONTROL Chief of Police Courtney Leslie brought up a request from the school district and the all-school reunion organizers to allow angle parking in the center of Main Street between Eleventh and Thirteenth Streets during high school graduation on May 22, 2010 and during all-school reunion evening events on July 3, 2010. The all-school reunion group has also requested that Monroe Street between Third and Fourth Streets be closed on the evening of July 2, 2010. Motion by Bob Mason, seconded by Greg Gill, to grant the requests. Motion carried. CITIZENS REQUESTS Robert Floyd made his annual request on behalf of the poker run to close Monroe Street between Third and Fourth Streets and to allow the band to perform outside in the VFW parking lot on June 12, 2010. Motion by Baughman, seconded by Harper, to approve the requests, with the caveat the music must stop at midnight. Motion carried. GOLF COURSE The Forewinds Municipal Golf Course is having problems with gravel plugging the heads to the sprinkler system. The outside utilities supervisor is currently having Hydro Resources camera water well #11 on the golf course property. To date, no hole has been found in the screen in the water well. Members of the golf course board requested the city’s water department place a screen on the city side of the water line. Such a system would have to be configured to prevent freezing. WATER Joyce Baughman alerted the city council and city officials of Anadarko’s plans to drill an increased density gas well close to water well #10. Complaints about the proposal can be filed with the KCC. Motion by Gary Baughman, seconded by Kim Harper, that the city attorney and/or city clerk send a letter to the KCC, expressing concern over the drilling of the gas well. Motion carried. TRANSIENT GUEST TAX The board of convention and tourism activities is recommending a contribution of $1,000.00 to Dirtona Raceway from the convention and tourism promotion fund. Motion by Councilman Harper, seconded by Councilman Baughman, to approve the expenditure. Motion carried. TRANSIENT GUEST TAX Mayor Rowden recommended the reappointment of Neal R. Gillespie to the board of convention and tourism activities. Motion by Councilman Eshbaugh, seconded by Councilman Gill, to confirm the reappointment. Motion carried. The term will expire in May, 2014. SEWER, STREETS Motion by Harper, seconded by Gill, that Ordinance No. 768, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUGOTON, KANSAS, DESIGNATING A MAIN TRAFFICWAY IN THE CITY, AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO MAKE STREET IMPROVEMENTS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO MAKE SEWER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ISSUE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO PAY COSTS OF THE IMPROVEMENTS, be passed. Vote: Councilman Baughman, yes; Councilman Eshbaugh, yes; Councilman Gill, yes; Councilman Harper, yes; and Councilman Mason, yes. Motion carried BIDS Motion by Eshbaugh, seconded by Gill to accept the quote of $219,265.60 from APAC-Kansas, Inc., Shears Division to mill and overlay Washington Street from First to Eleventh Street and First Street from Main Street to Harrison Street. Motion carried. The quote does not include surveying, staking, testing, utilities relocation and adjustment or relocation. SEWER The outside utilities supervisor was authorized to get bids on installing a new sewer lift station at Second and Adams. MUNICIPAL COURT City attorney Wayne R. Tate reported the increased requirement of mandatory jail time for offenses prosecuted in municipal court. A proposed ordinance was presented to pass on the jail costs to the incarcerated defendants. Motion by Harper, seconded by Gill, that Ordinance No. 769, AN ORDINANCE CREATING A HOUSING FEE TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST INMATES INCARCERATED FOR VIOLATIONS OF HUGOTON MUNICIPAL CODE OR BY ORDER OF THE HUGOTON MUNICIPAL COURT IN THE STEVENS COUNTY JAIL OR SOME OTHER FACITLITY IN LIEU OF THE STEVENS COUNTY JAIL, AND ORDERING THE REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN OTHER COSTS AND EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE CITY IN THE HOUSING OF INMATES, be passed. Vote: Baughman, yes; Eshbaugh, yes; Gill, yes; Harper, yes; and Mason, yes. Motion carried. WATER Motion by Harper, seconded by Eshbaugh, to approve the 2010 Water Conservation Plan. Motion carried. WATER PERSONNEL Motion by Harper, seconded by Baughman, to accept the resignation of Police Sergeant Francisco Fedelin, effective May 10, 2010. Motion carried. PERSONNEL Motion by Gary Baughman, seconded by Bob Mason, that Kim Harper be elected “President of the Council”. Motion carried. FINANCE Motion by Eshbaugh, seconded by Baughman, that Citizens State Bank and First National Bank be designated official depositories for the city. Motion carried. MEDIA Motion by Baughman, seconded by Gill, to designate the Hugoton Hermes as the official city paper. Motion carried. WATER Outside Utilities Supervisor Dean Banker presented a quote from Corrpro to install surface groundbed and rectifier systems at water well #8 and water well #11 at a cost of $7,700.00, apiece. Motion by Councilman Harper, seconded by Councilman Baughman, to also add the corrosion protection to water wells #9 and #10 and to accept the proposal of $30,800.00. Motion carried. WATER Banker also presented a quote from Corrpro to perform a yearly rectifier survey and an annual cathodic protection survey for the city water wells at a cost of $700.00 per survey. Motion by Mason, seconded by Baughman, to accept the maintenance agreement proposal for the annual surveys, contingent on that amount covering all six city water wells. Motion carried. WATER The outside utilities supervisor continued with a bid from Hydro Resources to put water well #11 back together. Cold roll shafts and couplers would cost $34,079.00. Stainless steel shaft and couplers, which could possibly be reused, would cost $38,207.04. Motion by Harper, seconded by Eshbaugh, to accept the bid of $38,207.04. Motion carried. ELECTRIC Electric System Supervisor Gary Rowden presented a proposal from Midland GIS Solutions to implement a comprehensive GIS mapping service of the city’s electric distribution system. The service will locate and assign a GPS coordinate to each feature of the system. Motion by Harper, seconded by Gill, to accept the proposal of $17,721.00. Motion carried. TRAFFIC The chief of police recommended placing stop signs at the intersection of Tenth and Monroe Streets. Motion by Mason, seconded by Gill, to install the stop signs on Tenth Street. Motion carried. Motion by Harper, seconded by Eshbaugh, that the meeting go into executive session in regard to personnel matters. Motion carried. Mayor Rowden called the meeting into executive session at 7:02 p.m. with the meeting to reconvene in open session at 7:07 p.m. The meeting reconvened in open session at 7:05 p.m. Motion by Harper, seconded by Baughman, that the meeting go into executive session in regard to personnel matters. Motion carried. Rowden called the meeting into executive session at 7:05 p.m. with the meeting to reconvene in open session at 7:20 p.m. The meeting reconvened in open session at 7:20 p.m. Motion by Eshbaugh, seconded by Gill, that the meeting go into executive session in regard to personnel matters. Motion carried. Rowden called the meeting into executive session at 7:20 p.m. with the meeting to reconvene in open session at 7:30 p.m. The meeting reconvened in open session at 7:41 p.m. GOLF COURSE Motion by Harper, seconded by Eshbaugh, that the other departments of the city help the golf course with the expenses for replacing the sprinkler heads and associated parts and provide additional manpower and equipment to help with cleaning out the sprinkler system. The outside utilities supervisor is to get a bid on a screen to protect the golf course’s sprinkler system from future damage. Motion carried. PERSONNEL Mayor Rowden announced the following annual appointments. Outside Utilities Supervisor Dean Banker City Treasurer Belva Hickey 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 Motion by Bob Mason, seconded by Greg Gill, that the appointments be confirmed. Motion carried. Claims against the city were presented and audited. Motion by Harper, seconded by Baughman that Appropriation Ordinances No. 1909 and 1910 be passed. Motion carried. Motion by Baughman, seconded by Harper, that the meeting be adjourned to June 7, 2010 at 5:15 p.m. Motion carried. |
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