The Beloit
City Council met in regular session on
Department heads in attendance were
Mayor Roberts gave the invocation and the Pledge of
Allegiance was recited.
Mayor Roberts did not have a report and there were no
Councilor reports.
City Attorney Gantenbein did not have a report.
City Administrator Gerber reported that there is an amended
agenda. An item was added to the formal actions and a closed session was added
for Attorney-Client Privileged information.
Mayor Roberts asked for comments from the public. There were none.
The Consent Agenda consisted of the meeting minutes of
On the agenda was Ordinance #2043 levying a seven tenths
percent retailers’ sales tax. Adoption
of Ordinance #2043 gives the Council the authority to levy the seven tenths
percent sales tax. The voters approved
the sales tax for the purpose of all money collected and allocated for capital
improvements to streets, electric distribution lines, sanitary sewer lines,
water distribution lines, airport improvements and to provide an adequate level
of public service. Councilor Shumate
made a motion that Ordinance #2043 be adopted.
The motion was seconded by Councilor Struble. Roll call vote: Yeas: Thompson, Foreman,
Cousland, Concannon, Struble and Shumate.
Nays: None.
A motion was made by Councilor Concannon and seconded by
Councilor Shumate to approve the recommendation from staff and approve the proposal
from A Full House for the purchase of the lot located at the intersection of
Mill and
The Council discussed the 2008 agreement between the City
of
A motion was made by Councilor Foreman and seconded by
Councilor Cousland to approve the payment of the City’s 2008 membership dues to
Kansas Municipal Utilities in the amount of $4,841. Kansas Municipal Utilities services include
legislative/regulatory programs, training and safety activities, and member
education. There are several of the City
employees in the KMU lineman apprenticeship program. Motion carried 6-0.
A recommendation has been made that the Council approve the
jacket water pump bid from Gibson Industrial Controls, Inc. in the amount of
$6,046, plus applicable freight and taxes.
Gibson Industrial Controls bid was $26 higher than the next bid, but a
jacket water pump was purchased for engine #7 from Gibson less than two years
ago and staff has been pleased with the quality and service. Gibson also offers interchangeable parts and
a quicker delivery time. A motion was
made by Councilor Concannon and seconded by Councilor Shumate to approve the
bid for the jacket water pump from Gibson Industrial Controls. Motion carried 6-0.
Annual engine inspections are needed on the engines at the
A motion was made by Councilor Thompson and seconded by
Councilor Concannon to recess into an executive session for a period of twenty minutes
for Acquisition of Real Property. Motion
carried 6-0. The session is to include
the City Administrator, City Attorney and the Governing Body. The session began at
A motion was made by Councilor Thompson and seconded by
Councilor Shumate to recess into an executive session for a period of five
minutes for Attorney-Client Privileged Information. The session is to include the Governing Body,
City Attorney and City Administrator.
Motion carried 6-0. The session
began at
A motion was made by Councilor Concannon and seconded by
Councilor Struble to adjourn the meeting.
Motion carried 6-0. The meeting
ended at
The work session began at
Department heads present were Thompson,
Correspondence and Staff reports consisted of the January
Police report.
City Attorney Gantenbein did not have a report.
City Administrator Gerber reported that there were fourteen
applications for the Park and Recreation Department job openings. There will be interviews on February 21st
for the Police Department job openings.
Interviews will be held on February 25th for the Systems
Operations Department job openings. The
City employees have been taking Meals on Wheels this week. There will be a
meeting with the owners that live on
Items for discussion included review of Ordinance #1836,
Kansas Gas Service franchise agreement renewal and the Zoning Code Ordinance.
Discussion was held Ordinance #1836, which pertains to tall
grass, weeds, etc. Peter Karlin and
Laura Karlin were present to talk about natural landscaping. A power point presentation was shown from the
Environmental Protection Agency website on the benefits of landscaping
naturally. Mr. Karlin discussed a few
items and then thanked the City Council for letting him attend the meeting and
give his presentation.
Conrad Koehler, representative from the Kansas Gas Service
Company, was at the work session to discuss a new franchise agreement. The current 20-year agreement ends in March
of 2008. A new agreement was attached
for the Governing Body to consider. Also
attached is a companion ordinance that addresses the ability to capture
franchise fees on the customers in the corporate city limits who use Kansas Gas
Service transportation services but do not buy their natural gas from Kansas
Gas Service. The Governing Body would
like to make the agreement for ten years instead of twenty years. City Attorney Harry Gantenbein and the Kansas
Gas Service attorney will work together to go over the franchise agreement
wording and then bring the draft back for approval.
The Planning Commission and staff have spent a year
reviewing the Zoning Code and have finally finished the project. The Council has already examined the new
zoning ordinance already, but staff suggested that the draft be reviewed again
before adoption. Chapters 1 through 5
were reviewed. Other chapters will be
reviewed in future work sessions.
The work session adjourned at
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PHILLIP ROBERTS, Mayor
ATTEST:
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CHARLENE ABELL, CMC, City Clerk