Monday, November 7, 2016

10/17/2016-Approved City Commission Meeting Minutes

MONDAY 
 
OCTOBER 17, 2016
The Governing Body of the City of Pratt met in Regular session in the Commission Room located in City Hall.  
PRESENT:             
Lucus Kumberg             Mayor
Bill Hlavachick             Commissioner
Jeff Taylor                    Commissioner
Gary Skaggs                 Commissioner
Doug Meyer                 Commissioner         
 
ALSO PRESENT:    
 
Roy Eckert                    City Manager
LuAnn Kramer             City Clerk
Ken Van Blaricum       City Attorney
Diana Garten                Finance Director
Russell Rambat            Public Works Director
Brad Blankenship         Building Inspector
Bruce Pinkall            Recreation Director      

CALL TO ORDER:

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

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

INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

Commissioner Taylor led the staff and audience in the invocation and Mayor Kumberg led the Pledge of Allegiance.

MINUTES:

Commissioner Meyer made a motion to approve the minutes of the October 03, 2016 regular Commission meeting.  The motion was seconded by Commissioner Skaggs and carried with four approved votes and one abstained vote by Commissioner Hlavachick.

BUSINESS: 

CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 101716 ORDERING REPAIR OR REMOVAL OF UNSAFE, DANGEROUS & UNFIT STRUCTURE AT 911 S. MOUND: 

City Attorney Ken Van Blaricum stated that a resolution setting a hearing date for 911 South Mound Street had been passed on September 06, 2016 and that hearing was today.  Mr. Van Blaricum pointed out that the date to commence removal or repair to 911 South Mound Street was November 01, 2016 and to be at completion by January 01, 2017.  Mr. Van Blaricum commented that those dates could be amended.  Mr. Van Blaricum stated that the City could repair or remove the structure from the property after January 01, 2017 if it did not meet the requirements of the resolution.   

Commissioner Skaggs questioned if we were aware that they had started repairs.  Mr. Van Blaricum stated that he was aware of that.  Building Inspector Brad Blankenship stated that he had been in contact with the mother of the owner and she wanted to know what had to be done to bring it to City standards.  Mr. Blankenship stated that there were three rafters that had been compromised by weather and he had told the owner to fix those.  Mr. Blankenship commented that they had done that.  Mr. Blankenship stated that the mother had sent money for repairs, so they got a permit, bought plywood shingles and asphalt.  Mr. Blankenship added that they had also redone some of the front of the house and cleaned up the back.  Commissioner Skaggs asked if they were hooked up to City water.  Mr. Blankenship stated that they did not have any utilities.  Commissioner Skaggs questioned if they were still hooked up to City sewer.  Mr. Blankenship stated that they were.  Commissioner Skaggs asked if they were going to live in there.  Mr. Blankenship stated that he did not know.  Commissioner Taylor commented that he thought that a residence could not sit without utilities or at least operating.  Mr. Blankenship stated that he did not know about that, but he would have a whole lot that would need to be condemned.  Commissioner Meyer asked who makes that decision.  Mr. Blankenship stated that he did, but his job was to see if a structure was safe. 

Mr. Blankenship stated that this one was a danger to the public at the time; however, they could fix the roof and be in compliance.  Mayor Kumberg questioned if we were required to make sure that the entire home was up to code.  Mr. Van Blaricum stated that the ordinance states that the structure is unsafe, dangerous and unfit for human habitation.  Mr. Van Blaricum commented that that was vague, but that was why we have Mr. Blankenship.  Commissioner Skaggs asked Mr. Blankenship if he had been in the structure and if the floors were safe.  Mr. Blankenship stated that the floors were solid.  Commissioner Skaggs commented that he was told that there were drug issues with the property.  Mr. Blankenship stated that that was for the police department.  Commissioner Skaggs questioned if they were fixing it up for that type of activity.  Mr. Van Blaricum stated that he was aware of the allegations by rumor, but this was not the concern here.  Commissioner Skaggs stated that this was a concern of the neighbors. 

Commissioner Skaggs asked if the windows and doors were usable.  Mr. Blankenship stated that they use a side door to go out and the structure was secure so animals could not get in.  Commissioner Meyer questioned if one exit was a fire issue.  Mr. Blankenship explained that this structure was grandfathered in and there were no egress rules and regulations.  Mr. Blankenship added that egress is if you are able to jump out of a bedroom window, which is the only place required for egress, and you did not have to have a front door.  Mr. Blankenship explained that you had to have one door for egress or escape egress for bedrooms.  Commissioner Skaggs asked if there was a basement in the house.  Mr. Blankenship stated that there was.  Commissioner Skaggs questioned if you had to have egress out of the basement.  Mr. Blankenship commented that there would be a lot of houses we could look at that have little basement windows. 

Commissioner Skaggs stated that what they wanted was for him to lean on these people.  Mr. Blankenship stated that he had been.  Mr. Blankenship added that we could get into the fact that they probably did not have any smoke detectors in there, but a third of Pratt residences do not have them either.  Commissioner Skaggs asked if he had been in the bathroom facility.  Mr. Blankenship stated that he had not.  Mr. Blankenship explained that the back half of that had been reroofed and looked good.  Mr. Blankenship stated that you could see the rafters and they looked good also.  Commissioner Skaggs stated that there was a concern from the neighbors that there was no water and no working bathroom.  Mr. Blankenship stated that he understood that but we were here for the structure itself.   

Commissioner Taylor stated that he thought that a house could only be declared habitable if it was hooked up to utilities.  Commissioner Taylor stated that he was not trying to throw these people out of their house, but questioned what they were doing with their waste. Commissioner Hlavachick asked if they were living there.  Mr. Blankenship stated that he had no idea.  Commissioner Taylor questioned if there was anything in the ordinance that says that it had to be hooked up to utilities in order for people to reside in it.  Commissioner Skaggs asked how far we could go with this.  Commissioner Skaggs commented that he could use it for storage with the roof repaired and questioned if his mother knew there were more issues than just repairing the roof.  Mayor Kumberg stated that the ordinance was vague; however, questioned how we define what is habitable or not and what pieces have to be in place to make it habitable.  Mayor Kumberg added that it was not just a roof, but they have to comply with every piece of the ordinance for it to be habitable.  Mr. Van Blaricum stated that new construction has to jump through hoops and have a certificate of occupancy and he did not think that the City ever goes beyond that.  Mr. Van Blaricum added that there were residents in Pratt that did not meet code somehow.  Mayor Kumberg stated that we should follow the ordinance to that effect.  Mr. Van Blaricum commented that he did not think there was an ordinance. 

City Manager Eckert stated that he had dealt with this type of situation before and he had driven by this place.  Mr. Eckert commented that it was hard to keep the homeless out of an unoccupied house even if they had no utilities.  Mr. Eckert stated that, if you were going to play by the rules, you had to play by them all.  Mr. Eckert commented that there was a dumpster out front of this house for trash, but he was not sure if anyone was living there or not.  Mr. Eckert stated that the owner was making an effort from what he had seen.  Mr. Eckert added that we need to make standards if there was nothing to address.  Mr. Van Blaricum commented that there was a problem with this structure and this resolution was the remedy.  Commissioner Hlavachick stated that the owner was making an honest effort.  Mr. Blankenship stated that he absolutely was and he was doing everything according to code.  Commissioner Skaggs questioned if we could make it our business to ask about his intentions beyond the roof and if he going to be occupying this house and hook-up the utilities.  Mr. Van Blaricum commented that we could always ask those questions.  Commissioner Skaggs asked about what expenses the financing person was willing to give to bring this to a livable condition.  Commissioner Taylor commented that that was a personal issue.  Commissioner Taylor asked how many structures did not have utilities because they did not want to pay them anymore. Commissioner Taylor questioned if we allow that kind of thing.  Mr. Blankenship stated that he did not know, but we would need to have some type of ordinance that stated that they had to have utilities.  Commissioner Taylor commented that he thought that we had an ordinance that stated that you had to have utilities if you lived there.   

Mr. Blankenship stated that he had taken this as far as he could with this structure.  Mayor Kumberg agreed and added that we needed to get an ordinance so that we had a tool that we could use.  Commissioner Skaggs questioned if, when a structure gets in this condition in the future, we should be as specific as repairing the roof or bringing it to a livable condition so we could inspect other parts of the facility.  Commissioner Taylor stated that we needed to check the ordinances and see if it states that a livable residence in the City had to have utilities or at least sewer.  Mr. Van Blaricum explained that the standard of the unsafe structure was the structure.  Commissioner Taylor stated that they state dangerous and unfit, which was subjective.  Commissioner Taylor stated that Mr. Blankenship had stated that there were other residences and he did not want to know where they were, but if we were talking ten or a couple.  Commissioner Taylor added that we made needed to look at helping these people as a community.   

Mr. Eckert stated that the City Manager from Lyons had come to Wellington to discuss a program he had instituted to address this type of thing.  Mr. Eckert explained that they take houses that the owner could not afford to repair or tear down and they donate them to the City.  Mr. Eckert stated that they then become part of a corporate land bank and they could sell or give the property away; however, someone had to build a house on the property and live in it for three years.  Mr. Eckert added that, if that does not happen, it goes back to the City.  Mr. Eckert commented that there was a builder in Hutchinson that builds different types of homes for $130,000 and people could get into a home.  Commissioner Taylor stated that that was a little further than what we were talking about tonight, but we need to dig into the ordinances and see if they had to have utilities.  Mr. Eckert stated that it ties together with the ordinances that they have so it gives them options.  Mayor Kumberg commented that the Commission had had discussions about land banks and we were told that it would not be feasible for a community this size.  Mr. Eckert stated that it had worked on communities smaller than Pratt and he asked to take a couple of the staff up there to see it firsthand.   

Mayor Kumberg pointed out that the resolution states that they commence repairs by November 1st and they had already started; therefore, he suggested that the commencement date be October 19th and completion date be November 30th.  Commissioner Skaggs questioned if they would have a problem getting done within a month or if they would leave it as it is.  Mr. Blankenship stated that there were three guys working over there. 

With no more discussion, the following Resolution 101716 was then presented to the Commission for their approval:  RESOLUTION DECLARING STRUCTURE UNSAFE, DANGEROUS AND UNFIT:  ORDER FOR REPAIR OR REMOVAL.  Commissioner Meyer made a motion to approve Resolution 101716 ordering the unsafe structure at 911 South Mound Street to commence repair or removal on October 19th and completion by November 30th.  The motion was seconded by Commissioner Taylor.  Mr. Van Blaricum suggested that they amend the motion to October 21st since the resolution would not be published until Thursday the 20th.  Commissioner Meyer amended his motion to commence repair or removal to October 21st.  The amendment was seconded by Commissioner Taylor and it passed with four approved votes and one no vote from Commissioner Hlavachick. 

CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL FOR THE WAIVER OF FEES AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING FOR THE GAMMA BETA SORORITY CRAFT FAIR IN DECEMBER:

Ms. Linda Broce informed the Commission that Gamma Beta Sorority was a non-profit organization and they help other organizations such as the Hope Center and the local schools.  Ms. Broce requested that the Commission consider waiving the rental fee for the Municipal Building for their craft fair on December 3rd from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  With no discussion, Commissioner Hlavachick made a motion to approve the waiver of fees for the Gamma Beta Sorority craft fair on December 3rd.  The motion was seconded by Commissioner Skaggs and carried unanimously. 

CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 101716A AUTHORIZING SPECIAL EVENT CATERING OF FOOD ON PUBLIC PROPERTY:

Mr. Van Blaricum stated that this resolution was in recognition of special events on private property and requiring vendors who are caterers to get a permit to cater and pay $25.00.  Commissioner Skaggs asked if something precipitated this.  Mr. Blankenship stated that it had many times.  Public Works Director Rambat stated that this would cover events such as a tennis tournament or a disc golf tournament.  Mr. Rambat explained that the vendors had found private property near the event and we needed a solution.  Commissioner Skaggs commented that he was in favor of doing this.  Mr. Rambat stated that they had made up a map with the core of the City being off limits to caterers so that they would not hurt the local businesses.  Commissioner Taylor questioned if they had to pay the fee if they park on private property.  Mr. Rambat stated that they could do what they wanted on private property.  Mr. Blankenship stated that Dollar General was private so Charle’s Pizza Taco could cater from their parking lot with their permission.  Mr. Rambat added that it could be an issue if they were on the City right-of-way. 

Commissioner Skaggs stated that Wichita was starting a food truck ordinance and questioned if we were getting to that point.  Mr. Rambat commented that the fee would be waived if it was a City sponsored event.  Mr. Eckert stated that this had come about due to the City having to clean up after a food vendor had been on City property and the City absorbing those costs.  Mr. Van Blaricum clarified some questions concerning regulating where a vendor could park by pointing out Section 2 of Resolution 101716A where it states that this does not control or impact events on school properties, churches or private property or other non-municipal properties.  Mr. Van Blaricum added that there could be catered food sales in front of a merchant that had given permission, but a vendor could not pooch on a local merchant.  

Commissioner Meyer asked if there was a form to fill out.  Mr. Blankenship stated that they did not have one yet.  Commissioner Taylor questioned how this was going to be handled during the Miss Kansas parade since vendors park in front of businesses even if they are not invited.  Mr. Rambat stated that they should display their permit where it was easily seen.  Mayor Kumberg commented that he appreciated the resolution, but it had to be enforced.  Mr. Blankenship stated that he had been getting calls about this.  

The following Resolution 101716A was then presented to the Commission for their approval:  A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE SPECIAL EVENT CATERING OF FOOD ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.  Commissioner Taylor made a motion to approve Resolution 101716A authorizing special event catering of food on public property.  The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hlavachick.  Mayor Kumberg questioned if we needed to add that it was not for City sponsored events.  Mr. Eckert stated that we should have that in there and he also suggested changing the effective date to January 1st so there was time to get the word out.  Commissioner Meyer questioned if you had to get a permit if you were having a family reunion catered.  Mr. Van Blaricum stated that you would not need a permit because they would not be a vendor.  Commissioner Meyer clarified that selling food was catering.  Mr. Van Blaricum stated that that was correct and they should be State approved.  Commissioner Taylor amended his motion to approve the amended addition and the effective date of January 1st.  Commissioner Hlavachick seconded the motion.  Mr. Van Blaricum suggested bringing this resolution back to the next meeting with these changes.  Mayor Kumberg stated that Resolution 101716A would be tabled until November 7th so that the City Attorney could add to it and change the effective date. 

CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF PELICAN AGREEMENT WITH THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY: 

Mr. Van Blaricum stated that this was a simple one page agreement that gives the City something to file and to have it in writing that the Pelican Sculpture remains the property of the City even though it would be at the Historical Society.  Commissioner Hlavachick questioned if we assume that that includes the four fish.  Mr. Van Blaricum stated that he could add that and have it at the next meeting.  Mr. Rambat added that there was also some heavy limestone that was part of the sculpture also.  Mayor Kumberg asked if we had appropriate insurance coverage on the sculpture.  City Clerk Kramer stated that it was insured for $100,000 until the City had an appraisal done. 

CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF BID FOR ONE ABB, R-MAG CIRCUIT BREAKER: 

In the absence of Director of Electric Utilities Huber, Energy Agent Kreutzer stated that this breaker was for the substation by the Power Plant.  Mr. Kreutzer commented that this would replace the one from two years ago.  Commissioner Meyer asked if this had been budgeted for.  Finance Director Garten stated that it was.  Commissioner Skaggs made a motion to approve the only bid received for the circuit breaker from Stanion Wholesale Electric Company in the amount of $29,920.51, which included tax.  The motion was seconded by Commissioner Meyer and carried unanimously. 

CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO BUILDING CODES:  

o     Ord. 1608 – International Residential Code, 2015 Edition
o     Ord. 1609 – International Mechanical Code, 2015 Edition
o     Ord. 1610 – National Electrical Code, 2014 Edition
o     Ord. 1611 – International Fire Code, 2015 Edition
o     Ord. 1612 – International Fuel Gas Code, 2015 Edition
o     Ord. 1613 – International Plumbing Code, 2015 Edition 

Mr. Van Blaricum stated that this was one more step in making the City more professional and it was needed to be in compliance with FEMA and the floodplain.  Mr. Blankenship commented that we had to do the international building code for each and every one of these so that we continue to get a discount on flood insurance.   

With no further discussion, the following ordinances were presented to the Commission for their approval:  ORDINANCE 1608 - AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SECTION 15.06 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF PRATT, KANSAS; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, 2015 EDITION.  ORDINANCE 1609 - AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SECTION 15.09 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF PRATT, KANSAS; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE, 2015 EDITION.  ORDINANCE 1610 - AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SECTION 15.11.010 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF PRATT, KANSAS; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 2014 EDITION.  ORDINANCE 1611 - AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SECTION 15.05 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF PRATT, KANSAS; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, 2015 EDITION.  ORDINANCE 1612 - AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SECTION 15.10.010 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF PRATT, KANSAS; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, 2015 EDITION.  ORDINANCE 1613 - AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SECTION 15.12 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF PRATT, KANSAS; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE, 2015 EDITION.  Commissioner Meyer made a motion to approve Ordinance 1608, Ordinance 1609, Ordinance 1610, Ordinance 1611, Ordinance 1612 and Ordinance 1613 pertaining to the International Building Codes.  The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hlavachick and carried unanimously.  Mr. Blankenship pointed out that the National Electric Code was the 2014 Edition, because they did not go by the same dates as the building codes. 

OPEN AGENDA: 

·        Haskins Maintenance: 

Mr. Nelson Burrell thanked Public Works Director Rambat for painting the bus loading zone and for sanitation fixing the dumpster. 

REPORTS: 

City Manager: 

·        Busy Couple of Weeks: 

City Manager Eckert stated that it had been a busy couple of weeks.  Mr. Eckert stated that he had met with the fire department to meet the guys and also with the police department.  Mr. Eckert commented that he had also met with the Airport Board and the department heads to see first-hand things that they were discussing.  Mr. Eckert stated that the staff had been tremendous and were getting him broken in.  Mr. Eckert informed the Commission that he had been looking at different projects and how we could maybe trim back on the budgets.  Mr. Eckert added that he was very pleased where we were budget wise.

Public Works: 

·        KDWPT: 

Public Works Director Rambat stated that Water Superintendent Clay and he had met with Wildlife and Parks about hooking onto City water.  Mr. Rambat commented that we were waiting for the engineering plans to see whether they take the south route tying in around Sixth Street or tie onto our line under the Fincham Road entrance.  Mr. Rambat stated that they were interested in building their water supply for their structures for drinking water only, because they have their own fire protection in place.  Mr. Rambat commented that there could be some buildings that would require backflow preventers, but they will come back to us with their plans.  Mr. Rambat explained that KDWPT would fund this when we were both comfortable with the plan; however, we would take over the line to collect the water samples for the State.  Mr. Rambat stated that this was in our best interest so that we can keep them in Pratt.   

Commissioner Skaggs commented that this could be a valuable water source if the City were to grow to the east.  Mr. Rambat stated that their intent was to construct a 4” line with an inlying coronation station to keep the residual up with a 2” line next to it.  Mr. Rambat stated that he would like to see them take the Wal-Mart east route if we would chose to extend past Straub International at our expense.  Mr. Rambat added that they were in the City limits and we would be able to accommodate them.  Mr. Rambat commented that we would be interested in updating the line from a 4” to an 8” and we would pay them the difference.  Mayor Kumberg questioned if anyone would be able to hook onto it if they built out there.  Mr. Rambat stated that their intention was to meet their needs.  Mr. Rambat added that this was an extension of our system, but we were not obligated to extend it outside of the City limits.  Mayor Kumberg asked how far out this might be.  Mr. Rambat stated that it could be a month or so before we see their plans. 

·        Parking lot: 

Mr. Rambat stated that the street department had gotten the coal mix down in the employee parking lot and he would be going to Hutchinson for the concrete parking blocks. Mr. Rambat explained that the parking lot was one way and you would leave going either direction in the alley.  Mr. Rambat added that the blocks would be in the parking lot straight with angle parking and that would make it easier to clear away any snow. 

·        Curb work:

Mr. Rambat stated that Arensdorf Construction would be getting on about four or five projects and they would be fixing the curbs at Haskins School and Lanterman Motors. 

·        Speed Limit changes: 

Commissioner Skaggs asked if we had heard anything about the speed limit changes.  Mr. Rambat stated that he had not. 

·        Leaning tombstones: 

Commissioner Skaggs stated that he had been out at the cemetery and noticed that there were a lot of leaning tombstones and he questioned who fixes those.  Mr. Rambat stated that it was the owners of the plots because the City would be liable if we did it.  Mr. Rambat added that there were two businesses that did that type of work in town. 

Building Inspections: 

·        Casey’s: 

Building Inspector Blankenship stated that KDOT was done at the Casey’s location and they would be moving forward.  Mr. Blankenship commented that he should be getting the civil engineering plans to okay and would then get those shipped back.  Mayor Kumberg asked if they were going to work with other places so the trucks would have a place to go.  Mr. Blankenship stated that we did not have any property to help them.  Mr. Blankenship added that both entrances would be closed off once they got started. 

Recreation Department: 

·        Support the Frogs: 

Recreation Director Pinkall informed the Commission that the high school was having a Push to Support the Frogs event Friday and trying to get us to the game.  Mr. Pinkall stated that they had mailed complimentary tickets for us to give out. 

·        Grant approval:

Mr. Pinkall stated that the grant for phase one of the soccer and track field at Green Sports Complex had been approved.  Mr. Pinkall commented that the grant was for $300,000 and there was an agreement that needed to be signed and returned.  Mr. Pinkall commented that he should get a plan with specifics.  Commissioner Meyer thanked Mr. Pinkall for making this happen.  Mr. Pinkall questioned whether the agreement should be signed by the City Manager or the Mayor.  Commissioner Taylor commented that it would be better to have the City Manager if there were going to be several phases.  Mr. Pinkall stated that this would go through 2018 and they would apply again.  Mr. Pinkall explained that we could apply for the grants up to a total of $900,000. 

Finance Department:

·        League dues: 

Finance Director Garten stated that she had emailed the Commissioners several years of dues paid to the League so that they had that information.  Ms. Garten commented that they had discussed that at the League meeting and there were many that were concerned that the dues were set after the budget was set.  Ms. Garten added that they had decided that they would let everyone know before June.  Commissioner Meyer asked what being a member does for us.  Ms. Garten stated that we get thirteen subscriptions to the Kansas Government Journal, availability of the League’s staff, trainings with a fee and they help with hiring and firing, and just general knowledge.  Ms. Garten added that they also lobby for Cities and were up at the State capital all the time.  Mayor Kumberg commented that they also have a large amount of sample ordinances for us to look at. 

City Clerk/Utility Billing Department: 

·        Water rates:
 
City Clerk Kramer reminded the Commission that the new water rates took effect October 1st. 

Mayor and Commission: 

·        Executive Session: 

Commissioner Taylor requested an executive session at the end of the meeting for non-elected personnel to last fifteen minutes. 

·        Portable Speed Signs:

Commissioner Skaggs asked about the locations of the portable speed limit signs.  Mr. Eckert stated that storage space for them was scarce so they were put out as a reminder.  Commissioner Skaggs stated that some were ignoring them, so maybe it was time to move them around.  Commissioner Taylor suggested putting one in the Kentucky Fried Chicken parking lot since it was not being used. 

·        Country Club Road RR tracks: 

Commissioner Skaggs stated that the railroad tracks on Country Club Road were smooth and questioned if we could do that on South Main.  Mr. Rambat stated that he would look into that. 

·        Executive Session: 

Commissioner Meyer requested an executive session at the end of the meeting for discussions prior to acquisition of real estate to last fifteen minutes. 

Executive Session: 

Mayor Kumberg made a motion to go into executive session to discuss non-elected personnel to last fifteen minutes.  The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hlavachick and carried unanimously. 

Mayor Kumberg made a motion to return from executive session with nothing to report.  The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hlavachick and carried unanimously. 

Mayor Kumberg made a motion to go into executive session to discuss acquisition of real estate to last fifteen minutes.  The motion was seconded by Commissioner Meyer and carried unanimously. 

Mayor Kumberg made a motion to return from executive session with nothing to report.  The motion was seconded by Commissioner Meyer and carried unanimously.

ADJOURN:

Commissioner Hlavachick made a motion to adjourn.  The motion was seconded by Commissioner Skaggs and carried unanimously. 
_______________________________________
LUCUS KUMBERG, Mayor
 
ATTEST:
 
_______________________________________
LUANN KRAMER, City Clerk

Friday, November 4, 2016

11/07/2016-City Commission Meeting Agenda

MONDAY
NOVEMBER 07, 2016
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.      INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4.      MINUTES –             October 17, 2016 Regular Commission Meeting
                                   October 26, 2016 Special Call Meeting #1
                                   October 26, 2016 Special Call Meeting #2                             
5.      BUSINESS:
5.1             Consideration and Approval of Pelican Agreement with the Historical Society – Ken Van Blaricum, City Attorney
5.2             Consideration and Approval of Perpetual Easement Proposal with American Tower at 201 S. Jackson -  Ken Van Blaricum, City Attorney; Rick Eckert, City Manager; Diana Garten, Finance Director
5.3             Consideration and Approval of Bid for a 750 KVA Pad Mount Transformer at new Kanza Coop Storage – Jamie Huber, Director of Electric Utilities
5.4             Consideration and Approval of Ordinance 1614 Authorizing Special Event Catering of Food on Public Property – Ken Van Blaricum; City Attorney; Roy Eckert, City Manager
5.5             Consideration and Approval of Ordinance 1615 Providing for Regulation of Public Offenses within the Corporate City Limits, Incorporating by Reference the 2016 Uniform Public Offense Code for Kansas Cities – Ken Van Blaricum, City Attorney
5.6             Consideration and Approval of Ordinance 1616 Providing for Regulation of Traffic within the Corporate City Limits, Incorporating by Reference the 2016 Standard Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities – Ken Van Blaricum, City Attorney
6.      OPEN AGENDA (City Matters Only)(3 Minute Time Limit)
7.      REPORTS:
7.1             City Manager
7.2             City Attorney
7.3             Department Superintendents
7.4             Mayor
7.5             City Commission
8.   ADJOURN