The
Commissioners met with all members.
Present were Barbara Kolde, chairman; Richard Carlson, vice chairman;
and Tom Doperalski, member.
Jim
and Marion Bradley met with the Commissioners to inform them of events in the
upcoming Oregon Trail Convention that will be held August 10 through 16. So far there are 348 individuals registered
to attend. Headquarters for the
Convention is the Holiday Inn in Manhattan.
The evening of their banquet, there will be a demonstration of the cello
and violin made from wood from the Louis Vieux Elm. The Commissioners told the Bradley’s that they could have a pen
and pencil set made from the Louis Vieux Elm to sell at their silent auction. Mr. Bradley informed the Commission of the
various events that will take place during the week. Mr. Bradley stated that sponsors had donated approximately $8,000
to help with the event. Mr. Bradley
also stated that Rodney Biesenthal, noxious weed director, had been very
helpful in painting and other preparation at the Oregon Trail Park south of
Westmoreland.
Richard
Carlson moved and Tom Doperalski seconded to go into executive session with
administrator and county counselor to discuss personnel issue. Session to be from 8:45 until 9:00. Motion carried 3 to 0. Regular meeting resumed with no action as a
result of the session.
Administrator
discussed with the Commissioners costs of upgrading the current IBM AS/400
server to a new IBM iSeries (AS/400) Server.
John
Armbrust and Terry Olson representing Manhattan Area Chamber met with the
Commissioners and presented them with a draft of the 2003 Legislative Policies
and Positions. Mr. Armbrust expressed
concern of the statutes that affect Pottawatomie County as well as the City of
Manhattan. Mr. Armbrust invited the
Commissioners to attend a meeting at the Chamber. A representative of the State
Transportation department will be speaking.
Ms. Olson asked for input from the Commission on issues of concern. Commissioner Carlson stated that while he is
in favor of continuing to host the Country Stampede, there are some issues that
need to be addressed. Ms. Olson
informed them that the Chamber will be meeting with the Stampede and invited
the Commissioners to attend.
Commissioner Carlson also expressed concern of the Streamlined Sales Tax
bill and its negative effect on small businesses.
County
clerk informed the Commission that after speaking with John Lang, the public
hearing date of 10:30 on August 25 set at last Monday’s meeting will need to be
changed to September 8 at 10:30. The
hearing is for the vacation of side and rear yard setbacks on Lot 1 in Abe’s
Acres by David W. Johnson & Linda M. Johnson. Mr. Lang is representing the Johnsons’. Commissioners approved rescheduling the hearing.
At
10:00 A.M., Commissioner Kolde declared bidding closed for the roof repair
project on the courthouse and sheriff’s storage building. Leu Lowrey, public works director, opened
the only bid submitted. Construction
Inc of Wamego submitted a bid for the courthouse roof of $57,000 for Alternate
#1, which is a standing seam roof. Alternate #2 bid of $55,000 was submitted
and is clay tile. A bid of $3,500 was
submitted for repair of the sheriff’s storage building. Leu expressed concerns of the clay tile
option, as it would be more likely to have problems with leaking. Upon Leu’s recommendation, Tom Doperalski
moved and Richard Carlson seconded to accept the bid submitted by Construction
Inc of Wamego for Alternate #1 of $57,000 for the courthouse roof repair and
$3,500 for sheriff’s storage building roof repair. Motion carried 3 to 0.
Leu
informed the Commissioners that they had received no responses from a request
to bid the painting project at the courthouse.
He stated that he felt part of the reason is the surety and performance
bond requirement for the bid process.
It is rather expensive and may have kept some individuals from
submitting bids. Leu will contact a few
individuals and possibly open the job again for bids. Leu discussed other road/bridge projects with the
Commissioners.
George
Hough, emergency management director, met with the Commissioners to discuss the
Alltel tower contract. There is a
liability insurance requirement in the contract that Robert is checking on
through the county’s insurance agent.
County counselor is the lease area agreement portion of the
contract. The hydrant at the
intersection of Onaga Road and Hartwich Road has been installed. Pipes will be placed around the hydrant to
protect it. There is a new set of
application forms to be completed for light and siren permits for emergency
vehicles.
George
has submitted his notice of resignation as director of emergency management,
which will be effective August 22.
Richard Carlson moved and Tom Doperalski seconded to advertise to fill
the position. Motion carried 3 to 0.
Gregg
Webster, zoning enforcement officer, met with the Commissioners to update them
on activities in the zoning office. He
discussed with the Commission the expiration of a conditional use permit issued
to Mike Crubel on July 8, 2002 through Resolution 2003-35. This permit allows an individual to operate
an outside U-Haul storage facility on Mr. Crubel’s property. The Commission directed Gregg to check with
county counselor regarding past due utility bills on the property before any
decision is made for renewal.
Approved
minutes for July 28, 2003.
Meeting
adjourned at 11:15. Commissioners will
meet at 1:00 for a work session.
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County
Clerk Chairman
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Vice
Chairman
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Member