The
Commissioners met with all members.
Present were Tom Doperalski, chairman; Barbara Kolde, vice chairman; and
Richard Carlson, member.
Minutes
of March 4, 2002 were amended. To be approved at the next meeting.
Barbara
Kolde moved, and Richard Carlson 2nd to convene as the Blue Township
Sewer Board. At this point, Richard
Carlson moved, and Barbara Kolde 2nd to adopt Pottawatomie County
Resolution 2002-11 to authorize the fee structure for Blue Township Sewer. Barbara Kolde moved and Richard Carlson 2nd
to adjourn as the Blue Township Sewer Board.
The county commission approved the recommendation of the Blue Township
Sewer Board and adopted Resolution 2002-11.
(Attachment #1)
Barry
Wilkerson, county attorney, and Andrea Karnes, office manager gave the
commission an update on office activities.
A request was made to use the check fee fund to purchase tapes to be
used for daily back up. The request was
approved. Barry requested permission to
advertise for a position vacated by Sarah Hensen. Her resignation will be effective March 29, 2002. Commission approved request.
Rodney
Biesenthal, noxious weed director, met with commissioners in regard to an issue
with the Sales Cemetery. In searching
for cemetery plot records, none are available.
Rodney stated after walking the cemetery, he has staked off an area
believed to be available. The
commission would like him to check into a firm coming in to verify vacant
areas. Rodney will check into which
cemeteries might need verified and the cost to do so.
Rodney
also received a response from John D’Aloia in regard to cost associated with
recycles. There may be federal dollars
available for noxious weed control. If
it comes through, Rodney would use the grant for additional control of
sericea. He also requested to advertise
for a mowing position left vacant since last fall. When not mowing, they would fill in on a spraying crew. The commission approved request.
George
Hough, emergency management director, reminded commission of storm spotters
meeting scheduled for March 11th at 7:00 at the Black Jack
Legion. Coming up is the LEPC
meeting. He is looking for a speaker to
come. The commission had some questions
concerning storm sirens regarding subdivisions and responsibility. George
explained the sirens are not intended for people that are mostly indoors. The range of the sirens is a radius of 1-1/4
mile depending on weather, wind direction and terrain. A strong wind could diminish the siren down
to 1/3 of a mile. Commissioner
Doperalski questioned if the county should have some kind of radios warning
available for people outside the range of the nearest storm siren.
Greg
Riat, sheriff, gave an update on his department. Things are pretty quiet, but they are getting training on the new
computer network system. They are
working on a web page for better public access. Stampede planning meetings have started. The department is still struggling with
communications problems, as there is too much radio traffic on one
frequency. They will be working on
getting a tower up in Randolph to help the coverage in that area.
Richard
Carlson moved and Barbara Kolde 2nd to pass the Nuisance Animal
Control Resolution 2002-12. Motion carried 3 to 0. (Attachment #2)
Julene
Sylvestor, family and consumer science agent, passed out muffins high in Omega
3. She also had a handout outlining the
Omega 3 presentations she had been giving.
She had been busy with the Senior University held at Rock Creek. As well as, nutrition programs in Onaga and
Wamego. Pottawatomie County 4H days was
held in conjunction with Wabaunsee County on March 2nd in Alma. Coming up, she will be taking a group of
4Hers to Kansas City. Glenn Brunkow,
extension agent, has been busy with workshops on wastewater, burning, and risk
management. They will be doing test
plots soon.
Richard
Carlson moved and Barbara Kolde 2nd to pay ½ the regular after prom
allocation to Blue Valley Boosters due to out-of-county status, but with a
portion of Pottawatomie County students attending. Pay $400 to St Marys for after prom activities. Motion carried 3 to 0.
Leu
Lowrey, public works director, handed out a copy of the 2002 asphalt/road
maintenance projects. It includes
Timber Creek Subdivision Phase I and 10.8 miles of Onaga Rd. Barbara Kolde moved, and Richard Carlson 2nd
to adopt the project. Motion carried 3
to 0. (Attachment #3) The bid opening
will be April 8, 2002 at 10:00. Leu
also presented a list of roads that are due for asphalt seals. The commission approved. This will be done by county crews and have
been budgeted for. There are 35.9 miles
at an approximate cost of $240,576.00.
The landfill 3-year contract with Waste Management will expire on March
31, 2002. A new 3-year contract with
Waste Management has been re-negotiated that includes up to a 3-1/2% yearly
increase. Leu feels the county will be
able to continue with current tipping fees charged. He recommends the new contract.
Richard Carlson moved and Barbara Kolde 2nd to adopt the new
Waste Management Contract. Motion
carried 3 to 0. (Attachment #4) Another issue is the 1989 Grasshopper lawn
mower. It will require approximately
$1700 to get it ready for this season, and another $900 after that. Leu asked the commission if they want to
spend money on this mower or get proposals for replacement mowers. According to Rodney, noxious weed director,
he had figures for new, comparable mowers at approximately $5500. The commissioners requested to move towards
trading in the old mower and getting bids for a new mower with and without the
trade in.
Barbara
Kolde moved and Richard Carlson 2nd to reappoint Mary Lou Gibbs to
the regional library board. The term
will be from May 1, 2002 to April 30, 2006.
Motion carried 3 to 0.
Juvenile
Corrections Advisory Board requested an appointment for Nancy Olson to the
board and to reappoint Melinda Handley.
The commission requested a meeting to be set up with Barby Kroening to
discuss the function of the board before the appointments were made.
Richard
Carlson moved and Barbara Kolde 2nd to approve continued tax
abatements for K G Moats of St Marys and Liberty Inc of Manhattan. Motion carried 3 to 0.
A
request had been made to hold Weight Watchers meetings in a county conference
room.
Robert
Reece, administrator, discussed several topics with the commission. The commission needs to indicate how to
pay out $93,000 of funds promised to the Wamego Industrial Park. Robert presented 3 options:
1. Temp Notes
2. Special Project fund
leftovers 3. Capital Improvement Fund. The commission would prefer to pay the
county share out of CIP.
There
was a discussion on the ambulance meeting to be scheduled.
Meeting
adjourned 12:45
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