Friday, April 29, 2011

05/02/11-City Commission Meeting Agenda

MONDAY
MAY 02, 2011


PRATT CITY COMMISSION – REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING
COMMISSION ROOM – 5:00 P.M.

1. CALL TO ORDER (Remind audience that meeting is being recorded and/or taped.)

2. ROLL CALL

3. MINUTES – April 18, 2011 Regular City Commission meeting

4. BUSINESS:

4.1 Consideration and Approval of Low Bids for Water Main Relocation Project – Kelvin Clay, Water Superintendent

4.2 Discussion on Possibility of Selling the Lot at 816 W. Blaine – Dave Howard, City Manager

4.3 Discussion on Request to Purchase City Property – Warren & Celia Hatzenbuehler (404 Sunrise Ave), Roger & Patricia Shippy (1401 Parkview Dr)

4.4 Consideration and Approval of the Purchase of New Playground Equipment at Gebhart Park – Russell Rambat, Public Works Director

4.5 Consideration and Approval of Re-appointments to the Pratt City Planning Commission – Brad Blankenship, Building Inspector

4.6 Continued Discussion on Amended Motion and Second to Move Meetings to 5:30 p.m. – Mayor and Commission

5. REPORTS

5.1 City Manager
5.2 City Attorney
5.3 Department Heads
5.4 Mayor
5.5 City Commission

6. OPEN AGENDA

7. ADJOURN

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

04/04/11j-Approved City Commission Meeting Minutes

MONDAY

APRIL 04, 2011

The Governing Body of the City of Pratt met in Regular session in the Commission Room located at City Hall.

PRESENT: Bill Hlavachick Mayor
Jeff Taylor Commissioner
Willy Peltier Commissioner
Victor Graf Commissioner
Gary Skaggs Commissioner

ALSO PRESENT: Dave Howard City Manager
LuAnn Kramer City Clerk
Ken Van Blaricum City Attorney
Diana Garten Finance Director
Gary Myers Acting Police Chief
Russell Rambat Public Works Director
Brad Blankenship Building Inspector
Kelly Hemphill Director of Electric Utilities
Bruce Pinkall Recreation Director

CALL TO ORDER:

Mayor Hlavachick called the regular meeting to order. The Mayor instructed the Clerk to note that all Commissioners were present.

Mayor Hlavachick reminded the audience that this meeting may be taped and/or recorded.

MINUTES:

A motion by Commissioner Taylor to approve the minutes from the March 21, 2011 regular Commission meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Skaggs and carried unanimously.

OPEN AGENDA:

Accusation of harassment:

Mr. Nelson Burrell read a prepared letter to the Commission that accused them of harassment. Mr. Burrell read that he was shocked and insulted by how the Commission had behaved and that they had lowered themselves to the behavior of grade school thugs by ridiculing a citizen. Mr. Burrell continued reading that on March 7th he had heard one Commissioner make snide remarks towards Ms. Karen Detwiler when she had a brought a violation of the City traffic ordinance to their attention, which brought giggles from several other Commissioners. Mr. Burrell also read that on March 21st he heard another Commissioner making an inappropriate comment to Ms. Detwiler when they were discussing raising the cost of cemetery fees. Mr. Burrell continued reading from his letter that he felt that an apology was due to Ms. Detwiler and, if one was not given, it would show the citizens that the Commissioners were no better than grade school bullies and tyrants. Mr. Burrell ended his letter asking the citizens to come to the meetings and hold those voted into office accountable for their behavior and not be ridiculed for voicing an opinion as Ms. Detwiler was.

High prices a concern:

Mr. Luca Matei, owner of the Country Club Apartments, addressed the Commission on his concern for about prices at Wal-Mart and the difference in cost between Pratt and Wichita. Mr. Matei commented that he had come here for economic sake and he was concerned that the prices in Hutchinson and Wichita were 20% to 30% lower than Pratt. Mr. Matei stated that his point was to have the attorney take action so that Pratt does not get sucked in by the big corporation. Commissioner Peltier questioned if Mr. Matei’s intent was to sue Wal-Mart over higher prices. Mr. Matei commented that he does not have the time or money and he does not know the laws, but lawyers do. Mr. Matei continued stating his concerns to the Commission and ended by stating that the American economy was bad and we were not honest and that the President and congressmen lie.

Chamber happenings:

Chamber Director Jan Scarbrough invited the Commission to the Chamber breakfast Wednesday and informed them that Ms. Lisa Coss from KMMM Radio would be doing the program. Ms. Scarbrough also informed the Commission that there was going to be a Legislative Forum with Senator Ruth Teichman and Representative Mitch Holmes on April 16th at 9:00 a.m. at Pratt Community College.

Drug testing:

Ms. Karen Detwiler questioned if anyone could tell her if drug testing was in place for the City. Finance Director Diana Garten and City Manager Dave Howard stated that there was.

Commissioner Skaggs stated that if he had stated anything that had publically offended Ms. Detwiler at the last meeting, he had not meant it to come across that way and had not intended it to be an insult. Ms. Detwiler thanked Commissioner Skaggs.

BUSINESS:

CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE PRATT PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD:

Mayor Hlavachick noted that Ms. Rochelle Westerhaus was not present; therefore, he explained that the term of Ms. Betsy Koontz was about to expire, Mr. Rick Abrams had chosen to retire his position on the board and Mr. Bob Lee, who had been appointed to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Jack Scott, was also due to expire. Mayor Hlavachick added that Ms. Amy Schrag and Mr. Greg Hayes had agreed to serve on the Library board and Mr. Lee had agreed to serve a full three year term.

A motion by Commissioner Taylor to approve the appointments of Ms. Amy Schrag and Mr. Greg Hayes to the Library board and to reappoint Mr. Bob Lee. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Peltier and carried unanimously.

CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL FOR THE 600 BLOCK OF SOUTH HASKELL TO BE CLOSED FOR AN AUCTION ON APRIL 16TH:

Mr. John Hamm addressed the Commission concerning an auction on April 16th at the Jack Rosenbaum residence and requested that the 600 block of South Haskell Street be closed from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 or 2:00 p.m. on April 16th. Public Works Director Russell Rambat explained that they would block off the entry at the intersection of South Haskell Street so that there would only be foot traffic from the intersection on down. Mr. Rambat added that residences on South Haskell Street should be able to get to their homes from Sixth Street. Commissioner Taylor asked if they were going to put up barricades and have people park along the road. Mr. Hamm stated that they would have people park on Sixth Street and they would put yellow tape up to keep people from parking all over.

Commissioner Graf questioned if they had talked to the people that live down there and asked their permission. Mr. Hamm stated that he had talked to some, but he would make sure that he visits with everyone. Commissioner Peltier asked if it was typical to close the street for an auction. Mr. Hamm stated that this was not typical. Mr. Rambat stated that if cars were allowed to park on both sides, no one would be able to get through. Commissioner Peltier commented that it was for the public’s safety. Mr. Hamm commented that was correct and they would be expecting a smaller crowd than usual since the real estate was not selling.

City Attorney Ken Van Blaricum was asked if there needed to be a motion and he felt that the Commission being in agreement would be sufficient. The Commission were all in agreement to close the 600 block of South Haskell Street on April 16th.

CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL FOR PHS TO USE LEMON’S PARK ON APRIL 9TH FOR THEIR ‘ONE DAY WITHOUT SHOES BAREFOOT WALK’:

Mayor Hlavachick commented that this was an event that the school had done last year and there had been no problems. Commissioner Graf commented that it was only from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. A motion by Commissioner Peltier to allow PHS to use the park for their event. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Skaggs and carried unanimously.

CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE CONCERNING FIREFIGHTING SERVICES TO KANSAS DEPT. OF WILDLIFE AND PARKS:

Mayor Hlavachick commented that the City had always had this agreement with Wildlife and Parks. City Attorney Ken Van Blaricum stated that the City had entered into a formal agreement in 2003 to provide fire protection and that agreement had expired in 2008, so there had not been a written agreement since then. Mr. Van Blaricum stated that he had redrafted the ordinance with the same understandings as before. Commissioner Skaggs questioned if they had been paying the $300 fee. Finance Director Diana Garten stated that she did not think so.

Mr. Van Blaricum stated that the agreement had the same fees and would be effective starting April 1, 2011 and is for a five year period. Mr. Van Blaricum added that he had visited with Mr. Keith Sexson from the Department of Wildlife and Parks concerning the new agreement and he was willing to sign it.

Commissioner Peltier questioned if they had a similar agreement with Township 12. Mr. Van Blaricum stated that he did not think so and that the City does not have to send more than one truck, which was at the discretion of the Fire Chief. Commissioner Skaggs noted that it states in the agreement ‘equipment available’.

The following Ordinance 1101 was then presented to the Commission for their approval: AN ORDINANCE AGREEMENT CONTINUING THE ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PRATT, KANSAS AND THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND PARKS FOR FIREFIGHTING SERVICE. A motion by Commissioner Peltier to accept Ordinance 1101. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Graf and carried unanimously.

REPORTS:

Public Works:

• Street project updates:

Public Works Director Rambat commented that the Main Street waterline project would be moving into the 100 block of Main Street next week. Mr. Rambat added that we continue to try and keep everyone satisfied.

Mr. Rambat stated that Maple Street was officially open to the public and they had gotten all the signs up except for the snow route signs which would go up later. Commissioner Taylor questioned if we were going to keep the 4-way stop signs in place. Mr. Rambat stated that he believed that we were.

Commissioner Skaggs asked if the issue of where the Main Street workers park had been addressed. Recreation Director Bruce Pinkall commented that it had and had not occurred again. Mr. Pinkall added that the foreman and engineer may park closer to where they were working, but the workers were not.

Electric Departments:

• Recent outages:

Director of Electric Utilities Kelly Hemphill commented that the outage on March 8th had been due to a problem with the west side loop. Mr. Hemphill added that the short outage on March 22nd had been due to Southern Pioneer having trouble on the transmission line. Mr. Hemphill stated that REC and Southern Pioneer had some that were without power for a couple of hours.

Recreation Department:

• Parking comments:

Recreation Director Pinkall commented that he would stay in the loop concerning the parking on Main Street and he asked that the Commission let him know if they hear something.

• Limb burning:

Commissioner Skaggs questioned if Mr. Rambat had addressed the letter concerning limb burning. Mr. Rambat stated that he had and they were under the impression that we could only burn if we had had a storm, but he had let her know that we had a legal burn permit for the old landfill. Mr. Rambat added that he had told her that we would inform her ahead of time of any burning that would be taking place so that she could make sure that her windows and doors were closed. Mr. Rambat commented that it had been discussed to shut down burning at the old landfill and detour everyone to the County landfill. Mr. Rambat stated that the County was in agreement with that arrangement.

Power Plant:

• Engines running:

Power Plant Superintendent Ernie Smith commented that they had run both engines last Thursday for about twelve solid hours. Mr. Smith stated that they had inspected them for cracked heads during that time and there were no problems.

Finance Department:

• Fee from Wildlife and Parks:

Finance Director Garten stated that she would start billing the Department of Wildlife and Parks for the $300 fee for fire service.

Mayor:

• Main Street project:

Mayor Hlavachick commented that he had recently spent some time at Simply Southwest and the foreman on the Main Street project came in to visit and seems to work well with the locals.

ADJOURN:

A motion by Commissioner Taylor to adjourn. The notion was seconded by Commissioner Skaggs and carried unanimously.


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BILL D. HLAVACHICK, Mayor



(SEAL)

ATTEST:

_________________________________________
LUANN KRAMER, City Clerk

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Agenda for 4/18/2011 City Commission meeting

MONDAY

APRIL 18, 2011

PRATT CITY COMMISSION – REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING

COMMISSION ROOM – 5:00 P.M.

1. CALL TO ORDER (Remind audience that meeting is being recorded and/or taped.)

2. ROLL CALL

3. MINUTES – April 04, 2011 Regular Commission meeting

4. Certification of April 05, 2011 City General Election – LuAnn Kramer, City Clerk

5. Oath of Office Given to Newly Elected City Commissioners – LuAnn Kramer, City Clerk

6. Presentation of Mayor’s Plaque – Dave Howard, City Manager

7. Reorganization of Pratt City Commission – Mayor and Commission

7.1 Nomination for Mayor

7.2 Nomination for Vice-Mayor

7.3 Designation of Official City Depositories – The Peoples Bank, First National Bank, First State Bank

7.4 Designation of Official City Newspaper – The Pratt Tribune

8. OPEN AGENDA

9. BUSINESS:

9.1 Consideration and Approval to Waive the Municipal Building Fees on July 9th for ‘Pratt Extravaganza’ – Verneene Forssberg, Epsilon Pi Chapter President

9.2 Consideration and Approval of the Lease Agreement Between the Sr. Citizens Organization and the City of Pratt – Ken Van Blaricum, City Attorney

9.3 Consideration and Approval of the Budgeted Purchase of a Crack Sealing Pot – Russell Rambat, Public Works Director

9.4 Consideration and Approval of Resolution Authorizing Signatures for the City on Wastewater Plant Improvement Documents – Ken Van Blaricum, City Attorney


9.5 Consideration and Approval of the Appointment of Director #1 on the KMEA Board of Directors – Dave Howard, City Manager

9.6 Consideration and Approval of Appointment to the Pratt Airport Authority Board – Dave Howard, City Manager

10. REPORTS

10.1 City Manager
10.2 City Attorney
10.3 Department Heads
10.4 Mayor
10.5 City Commission

11. ADJOURN

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

03/21/11 Approved City Commission Meeting Minutes

MONDAY

MARCH 21, 2011

The Governing Body of the City of Pratt met in Regular session in the Commission Room located at City Hall.

PRESENT: Bill Hlavachick Mayor
Jeff Taylor Commissioner
Willy Peltier Commissioner
Victor Graf Commissioner
Gary Skaggs Commissioner

ALSO PRESENT: Dave Howard City Manager
LuAnn Kramer City Clerk
Ken Van Blaricum City Attorney
Diana Garten Finance Director
Gary Myers Acting Police Chief
Russell Rambat Public Works Director
Brad Blankenship Building Inspector
Kelly Hemphill Dir. of Electric Utilities
Bruce Pinkall Recreation Director

CALL TO ORDER:

Mayor Hlavachick called the regular meeting to order. The Mayor instructed the Clerk to note that all Commissioners were present.

Mayor Hlavachick reminded the audience that this meeting may be taped and/or recorded.

MINUTES:

Commissioner Skaggs commented that he wanted to clarify the statement in the minutes made by Commissioner Graf that said that he (Commissioner Skaggs) had stated that City Manager should have more than the proposed 3% salary increase. Commissioner Skaggs explained that he was taken out of context and had stated that he felt that Mr. Howard’s performance should be discussed, which it was later in an executive session. Commissioner Graf commented that the salary needed to be discussed and it was decided that it should be done in executive session. Commissioner Skaggs stated that he wanted the clarification noted in the minutes of this meeting.

A motion by Commissioner Skaggs to approve the minutes from the March 07, 2011 regular Commission meeting as clarified. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Taylor and carried unanimously.

OPEN AGENDA:

Vehicle decals:

Mr. Nelson Burrell addressed the Commission and stated that he commended Recreation Director Bruce Pinkall on expediting the City decals on his vehicle. Mr. Burrell questioned City Manager Dave Howard on how long the City had supplied him with his current vehicle. Mr. Howard stated that he had had this vehicle since 2007. Mr. Burrell commented that that was three plus years ago and asked Mr. Howard if the decals he had been waiting for were on yet. Mr. Howard stated that they were. Mr. Nelson commented that it took that many years to follow State regulations. Mr. Howard stated that it was a State regulation, but was City enforced and it was not uncommon for a City Manager’s vehicle to not have decals.

BUSINESS:

CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF WATER METER BIDS FOR 2011:

Water Superintendent Kelvin Clay informed the Commission that he had requested bids to replace meters for this year. Mr. Clay commented that he needed 137 ¾” meters for 2011 and two companies had submitted bids. Mr. Clay explained that HD Supply in Wichita had submitted a bid of $20,211.41 while Municipal Supply Company out of Hastings, Nebraska sent in a bid of $24,096.19. Mr. Clay recommended to the Commission the bid from HD Supply in the amount of $20,411.41.

Commissioner Skaggs questioned the Hastings, Nebraska firm’s offer of $5 per used meter and nothing from HD Supply. Mr. Clay stated that HD Supply did their bid different by offering 97 meters at regular cost and 40 meters at a lower cost for a total of 137 meters. Mr. Clay added that it was a $20 savings per meter if we go with HD Supply. Commissioner Peltier commented that HD Supply had rewritten the specs, but they were the same. Mr. Clay stated that was correct and it was a $20 savings per meter versus a $5 savings per meter.

A motion by Commissioner Peltier to accept the bid from HD Supply for $20,211.41. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Taylor and carried unanimously.

CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL FOR A BUDGETED POLICE PATROL VEHICLE:

Acting Police Chief Gary Myers commented that he had recently sent out bids to replace an aging patrol unit and had received one bid back. Chief Myers stated that Chevy and Ford have a police package and either one would adequately meet the specs. Chief Myers explained that Lanterman Motors did not submit a bid and Doug Reh Chevrolet submitted a bid for an Impala in the amount of $23,485 with a $4,000 allowance for the trade-in unit with 85,000 miles on it. Mayor Hlavachick questioned if he had contacted Mr. Lanterman. Chief Myers stated that he had and they did not have anything to offer.

Commissioner Peltier questioned if they preferred one vehicle over the other. Chief Myers stated that they prefer the Impala since it has more cabin room and is a smaller car and easier to maneuver. Commissioner Peltier questioned if the 2006 Impala could be used anywhere else in the City. City Manager Howard stated that they had looked into that and, if it had been a pick-up, that might have been possible. Mayor Hlavachick commented that it was a budgeted item. Mr. Howard stated that it was and the police department had budgeted for two vehicles each of the last three budgets but had not always done it. A motion by Commissioner Taylor to purchase the 2011 Chevy Impala from Doug Reh in the amount of $19,485, allowing for the trade-in. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Skaggs and carried unanimously.

CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF BUILDING BOARD TERMS:

Building Inspector Brad Blankenship commented that there were currently five members on the Building Board and there was one member, Mr. Gary Thimesch, serving a one year term, two members with two year terms and two with three year terms. Mr. Blankenship commented that Mr. Thimesch’s term was about to expire, but the board was on the foundation concerning general contracting and he would like to stay on, but does not want a three year term. Mr. Blankenship clarified that Mr. Thimesch would like to go another year and then get new blood on the board.

Mr. Blankenship explained that to do this, Mr. Chad Westhoff was willing to swap terms with Mr. Thimesch. The Commission was in agreement of the board members swapping terms.

CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF INCREASE IN OPEN AND CLOSING SERVICES AT GREENLAWN CEMETERY ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF CEMETERY BOARD:

Public Works Director Russell Rambat commented that during the last Cemetery Board meeting, they discussed open and closing costs. Mr. Rambat explained that Cemetery Sexton Butch Simpson had contacted about sixty cemeteries regarding their costs and the average came out to about $360 for open and closing costs. Mr. Rambat added that we are charging $250 and have for many years. Mr. Rambat stated that the board felt that going with the average was a fair change and recommended to the Commission the raise the open and closing cost to $350. Mr. Rambat commented that, with the increase, they would be able to cover our costs for the service and also costs to maintain baby land.

Commissioner Peltier questioned what our actual cost was for this service. Mr. Rambat stated that it was hard to put a pencil to it since it depends on how hard it is to get to the grave and the time of year. Commissioner Skaggs questioned if there were problems with out-of-towners coming here because we were so cheap. Mr. Rambat commented that he did not think that was an issue and this had just come up in their meeting. Commissioner Skaggs questioned if the cemetery should be for people who live in Pratt County or open to anybody. Mr. Rambat commented that the cemetery may have been built with Pratt County people in mind, but he was not sure you could keep it that way since family may have previously bought lots. Commissioner Skaggs asked Ms. Karen Detwiler if this would help make Pratt more affordable. Ms. Detwiler commented that she agreed with Mr. Rambat that family members are already here, so they would like a plot here too. Commissioner Skaggs commented that he could see people from Wichita coming here if they were going to have to pay $500 or $1,000 for the same service. Commissioner Graf commented that it was going to cost them to come to Pratt.

After little more discussion, a motion by Commissioner Peltier to accept the board’s recommendation to change to $350 for open and closing services at the cemetery. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Graf and carried unanimously.

NOMINATIONS FOR ‘2010 JOE WYNN VOLUNTEER AWARD’:

Mayor Hlavachick stated that he did not have any names of nominees for the Joe Wynn Award. Commissioner Graf stated that he would like to see Mr. Jim Dykes receive the award since he was at the park picking up trash all the time. With no other nominations, Commissioner Graf made a motion to give the Joe Wynn Volunteer Award for 2010 to Mr. Jim Dyke. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Skaggs and carried unanimously.

REPORTS:

City Manager:

• Conference in Manhattan:

City Manager Howard commented that he had attended a conference in Manhattan along with other electrical staff. Mr. Howard explained that the EPA had new regulations on our type of generators and, although there was some confusion, they had gotten good information. Mr. Howard stated that we have two years to comply which would give us time to prepare and budget for the changes. Mr. Howard added that none of those attending felt that it needs to be done, but we have to comply. Mr. Howard commented that KMU was making an effort to get the regulations adjusted so that may soften them.

Public Works:

• Curb and Gutter Project:

Public Works Director Rambat commented that he had been walking the streets to get together another curb and gutter project. Mr. Rambat explained that he was scaling back to devote some of that money to streets.

• Pool:

Mr. Rambat stated that it was time to start painting at the pool, so they would be busy with that.

Building Inspection:

• Construction Projects:

Building Inspector Blankenship commented that he had done the final inspection for BTI, they were laying brick on the Southwest Elementary School project and the Blythe Foundation was moving along quickly. Mayor Hlavachick questioned how Maple Street was going. Mr. Howard commented that it should be done by this Friday or two good days of work. Mr. Howard explained that they had everything poured, the drainage boxes were there, but the tops were not on and the concrete would need time to cure.

Mayor Hlavachick asked if we were going to have a ribbon cutting ceremony. Commissioner Taylor thought that we should. Mr. Howard commented that he would let everyone know what was happening and when. Commissioner Peltier asked if it had all the signs in place. Mr. Howard stated that there were not any 30 mph signs. Commissioner Skaggs questioned if there were going to be any signs to indicate that it was not a truck route. Mr. Howard stated that we could put a sign at the beginning of the road.

Electric Department:

• Line gang:

Director of Electric Utilities Hemphill commented that the line gang had been working on underground lines and tree trimming. Mr. Hemphill stated that during the Main Street construction, it may be possible that some of the shallow conduit could be cut so they had decided to put all the communication conductors overhead and down the pole so that there would be no interruption during the project. Commissioner Skaggs questioned what would happen after the project. Mr. Hemphill stated that the solution would be to put it back underground. Commissioner Skaggs commented that it would be unsightly to see the wires. Mr. Howard commented that this was a short term solution.

Mr. Hemphill explained that EBH Engineer Alan Luttrell had shown him where the conduit was and where the underground project would need to be reconnected. Mr. Howard commented that a couple of years after this project, we may do a downtown project on the sidewalks so we would have to wait to see what happens, but the decision would be up to the Commissioners. Mr. Howard added that the application for downtown had to be done this summer.

• Maintenance Repair:
Mr. Hemphill commented that the power plant continued to work on maintenance repairs and they were currently working on the 14 mega watt unit.

Recreation:

• Main Street update:

Recreation Director Pinkall commented that the Main Street project was moving along smoothly and he had been told that APAC Shears had been very friendly. Mr. Pinkall stated that the next block would be coming up soon and it was the busiest block on Main Street. Mr. Pinkall explained that they would encounter two or three things that would be different than the other block, such as fire lines that would need to be connected. Mr. Howard commented that there were more taps on that block, but they would work to not block off too much at one time. Mr. Howard added that they were ahead of schedule.

Mr. Pinkall stated that the businesses were positive and knew it was going to be for the better. Mr. Pinkall thanked the Tribune for helping in communicating with the public.

Commission:

• Vehicle rules:

Commissioner Skaggs had a few questions pertaining to the comments made by Mr. Burrell. Commissioner Skaggs questioned if there were rules for the use of City vehicles. Mr. Howard answered that it depended on the position. Commissioner Skaggs asked if they were able to go to and from home. Mr. Howard commented that he was basically on call seven days a week and he checks on issues if it’s rain, snow, hail or whatever. Mr. Howard added that that was set by the Commission.

Commissioner Skaggs asked Mr. Burrell if he was implying there was misuse of a City vehicle. Mr. Burrell commented that if there was a sticker on the vehicle and a citizen saw it at Quint’s Liquor, someone would be accountable for that, but without a sticker there was no accountability. Mr. Howard stated that that had never been an issue and he does not care about having them on. Mr. Burrell commented that if a police car was where it was not supposed to be, you would want to know why since that is our tax dollars at work.

Commissioner Skaggs clarified that Mr. Burrell had no cases to report. Mr. Burrell stated that he did not.

ADJOURN:

A motion by Commissioner Taylor to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Skaggs and carried unanimously.

_____________________________________________
BILL D. HLAVACHICK, Mayor





(SEAL)


ATTEST:

__________________________________________
LUANN KRAMER, City Clerk

Friday, April 1, 2011

04/04/2011 City Commission Meeting Agenda

MONDAY

APRIL 04, 2011

PRATT CITY COMMISSION – REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING

COMMISSION ROOM – 5:00 P.M.

1. CALL TO ORDER (Remind audience that meeting is being recorded and/or taped.)

2. ROLL CALL

3. MINUTES – March 21, 2011 Regular City Commission meeting

4. OPEN AGENDA

5. BUSINESS:

5.1 Consideration and Approval of Appointments to the Pratt Public Library Board – Rochelle Westerhaus, Library Board Secretary

5.2 Consideration and Approval for the 600 Block of South Haskell to be Closed for an Auction on April 16th – John Hamm, Hamm Auction; Russell Rambat, Public Works Director (No Info for Packet)

5.3 Consideration and Approval for PHS to use Lemon’s Park on April 6th for their ‘One Day Without Shoes Barefoot Walk’ – Mayor and Commission

5.4 Consideration and Approval of Ordinance Continuing Fire Fighting Services to Kansas Dept. of Wildlife & Parks – Ken Van Blaricum, City Attorney
(Ordinance 1101)

6. REPORTS

6.1 City Manager
6.2 City Attorney
6.3 Department Heads
6.4 Mayor
6.5 City Commission

7. ADJOURN