COMMISSION MINUTES – MONDAY, MAY 9, 2005

At 8:30 A.M., all members of the Pottawatomie County Commission met for a regular session in the County Commission Room. Present were Tom Doperalski, chairman; Barbara Kolde, vice chairman; and Stan Hartwich, member.

The Commissioners will not meet on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30. They will meet in regular session on Thursday, June 2.

The Chairman signed the 2005 license for Leisure Acres Mobile Home Park in Blue Township.

Rodney Biesenthal, noxious weed director, met with the Commissioners to update them on activities in that department.

At 10:00 A.M., the Chairman declared bidding closed for Eagles Landing VI sewer, water, and street improvements. Leu Lowrey, public works director opened the bids which were read by Kirk Hoke, with Schwab-Eaton Engineering. Bids submitted were: Manhattan Trenching of Manhattan, KS for sanitary sewer-$58,749.25, water main-$25,384.00, and street-$184,720.20, Total bid was $268,853.45; Middlecreek Corp. of Peabody, KS for sanitary sewer-$89,487.00, water main-$49,069.00, and street-$203,562.60, Total bid was $342,118.60; Larson Construction of Manhattan, KS for sanitary sewer-$58,065.00, water main-$22,290.00, and street-$202,102.40. Total bid was $282,457.40. Engineer’s estimate was $291,000.00. Kirk and Leu will review the bids and submit a recommendation next Monday.

Kirk Hoke and Leu Lowrey discussed with the Commissioners a request from Schwab-Eaton and property owners Sam and Malinda Odel to purchase right of way from the County. This land is adjacent to property they are developing. The Commissioners asked Leu to stake the land identified in the request for their view. The Commission will look at this parcel to determine if it could be used for future County needs. The Commission will consider the request and make a decision later.

Leu Lowrey updated the Commission on various road/bridge projects.

The Commissioners set Monday, May 16 at 10:00 A.M. as the time and date to receive public input on the County/KDOT 5 year plan.

Commissioner Kolde agreed to set Monday, May 16 at 11:00 A.M. as the time and date to reconsider the rezoning request by Crubel/Burgess.

The Commissioners reviewed an updated draft of the resolution establishing a policy for an irrevocable letter of credit to be pledged on behalf of the County by a petitioner for the creation of benefit district(s). The Commission asked Robert to make additional changes to the document for review next Monday.

The Commission reviewed the 2005 Capital Improvement Plan to identify the needed changes to the document for 2006. Robert will update the plan for the Commission for next Monday. The Commission will make a site visit to the proposed areas identified in the plan next Monday.

Commissioners approved amended minutes for May 2, 2005.

Meeting was adjourned at 11:55.

At 1:00 the Commissioners met in a work session to discuss developing options and initiating the actions needed to meet the future needs in the Blue Township area.

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County Clerk Chairman

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Vice Chairman

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Member