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MAPLE HILL COUNCIL MINUTES Kansas May 6, a°rll. PRESENT: Adams III, Dick Berroth, Richard Shirley Oliver. Dean Stew- Haas. ESTABLISHED: III called to order at 10:00 introduced PE. Mr. Steward ect of the es- culvert pipes for all streets, Streets that were year. He also excavating and of the rock and and seal coat lengthy discus- to the pro- Project and street the consensus of the fol= Meetings: Meeting sched- 29, 2002 at 7:00 of a pub- possible ap- proposed 2002 ~ting sched- at 7:30 PUrpose of Open- for the Street to call for the ;ting sched- .~ at 7:00 Bonds. TO ADJOURN: made the mo- the meeting at Barnes sec- naotion and it Sandra Lemon Clerk ti.ng Kansas May 6, PRESENT: Ill, Dick Richard Shirley Oliver. aras called the at 7:32 p.m. the meeting after taking the MEMBER AP- Mayor Adams the Council Frank Member council posi- b appoint Frank ol the Sewer De- also requested • toconsider to be the Department. to appoint as Council Mem- kansasjoblink.corr Vacated position Ed Stambaugh, in 2005, and to the head of the Departments motion to ap- as the head Department, all ecome effective Blevlns sec- motion and it le Oath of Office to Frank his po- table. TO THE trnes requested of Public the Oath of that 2002 Budget amendment be added as #3 under the Treasurer's Report. APPOINTMENTS: The fol- lowing annual appointments to be reconfirmed: 1. Sandra Lemon, City Clerk/Treasurer 2. Dennis McDonald, City Marshall 3. Denny Wycoff, Treasurer Consultant 4. Brian Vazquez, Munici- pal Court Judge 5. Mary Mattivi, City Pros- ecutor 6. Jack Turner, City Attor- ney, and Bill Baldock, Assis- tant City Attorney 7. Stockgrowers State Bank. Official Bank 8. Wabaunsee County Sig- nal-Enterprise, Official News- paper Blevins motioned to accept the appointments as stated above. Barnes seconded the motion, and it passed, 5-0. ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO CITY • CLERK/TREASURER: Mayor Adams administered the Oath of Offices to Sandra Lemon. PUBLIC COMMENT: I. Deann Wood requested a zoning variance and building permit in order to build a fence in her back yard. Coun- cil asked her to visit with her neighbor in order to come to an agreement between the two of them regarding the place- ment of the fence. Consensus of Council was that Blevins should approve the building permit with the 17-foot vari- ance. 2. Curtis Havenstein re- quested a variance and build- ing permit for the construc- tion of a garage. Consensus of Council was that Blevins should approve the building permit with the 18-foot vari- ance. 3. Jim Healey: Spoke on numerous topics. CONTRACT: 1. Jack Turner, City Attor- ney, and Bill Baldock, Ass.is- fant City Attorney. Barnes made the motion that Council give Mayor Adams Ill the au- thority to sign the agreement with Jack Turner for May 1, 2002, to May l, 2003, contract year, after striking the follow- ing wording from the last sen tence in paragraph l: (and contemplates that I will have the exclusive privilege of han- dling the legal services involved in issuance of any no-fund war rants, temporary notes or im- provement bonds which the City may issue), Berroth seconded the motion, and it passed, 5-0• APPROVAL OF THE MIN- UTES: Berroth made the mo- tion to approve the minutes for the April 17, 2002 Special Meeting as written and to ap- prove the minutes for the April 8, 2002 Regular Meeting as written, and with the fol- lowing changes: Page 1 under Sewer/Trash Departments change the word "replaced" with "installed" and the words "lightning rods" with "surge protector". Page 2 under Park & Recreation Departments - Motion made by Blevins to read as follows: Blevins made a motion to have Shirley Oliver request the Recreation Association's financial records and submit those records for Councils review. Oliver seconded the motion, and it passed, 5-0. TREASURER'S REPORT 1. Financial Report (WycofJ) Wycoff answered the Council Members questions pertaining to the Financial Report sub- mitted for their review. 2. Approval to pay April bills. Blevins motioned to ap- prove the April bills as pre- Page 11 The Wabaunsee County Signal-Enterprise, Thursday, June 13, 2002 sented. Berroth seconded the motion, and it passed, 5-0. 3. Amended 2002 Budget (Wycoff). Wycoff answered Council's questions pertaining to the 2002 Budget Amend- ment. Tomorrow, May 7, 2002, he will fax it to .The Wabaun- see County Signal-Enterprise for publication. The Special Meeting for the Public Hearing and approval of this budget amendment will be held on May 29, 2002, at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. MAINTENANCE REPORT: 1. P. Lemon reported that there is a need for an addi- tional overhead door to be in- stalled in the City Shop, which would allow easier ac- cess to the Westside of the shop and allow for better storage of large equipment. The cost of this addition will be approximately $1500 in- stalled. Barnes gave his ap- proval to install another overhead door in the City Shop Building. SENIOR CENTER REPORT: 1. Status Report: Barnes instructed S. Lemon to contact Donna Crawford and inquire about the delivery date of the final draw In the amount of $1,200 and find out If it is necessary to wait for the de- livery of that money prior to signing over the deed to the Senior Center. 2. Proposal (Oliver)Oliver proposed the addition of a parking area on the north side of the New Senior Center. She asked what the City would do to help the Senior Center make the construction of this new parking area possible. It was the consensus of Council to table this subject until the June 3rd regular Council Meeting. DEPARTMENTAL RF_,- PORTS: Sewer/Trash Departments: I. Exodus Contract. The proposed contract reads ex- actly the same as last year's contract except for the neces- sary date change. Barnes mo- tioned to authorize Mayor Adams Ill to sign the Exodus Disposal contract for one year with the ex ft same terms as last year's contract except for the change of dates. Blevins seconded the motion and it passed, 5-0. Water Department and Street Department: . Ordinance #2002-01; Reso- lution #R2002-02; Resolution #R2002-03 and the Ranson Financial Consultant Con- tract were reviewed and dis- cussed by Council. Joe Berroth motioned to pass Ordinance #2002-01, Resolution #R2002- 02, Resolution #R2002-03 and the Ranson Financial Consul- tant Contract, subject to ap- proval by Jack Turner, City Attorney, and to authorize Mayor Art Adams Ill to sign all the necessary paperwork. Dick Barnes seconded the mo- tion and it passed, 5-0. Park and Recreation De- partments: 1. Oliver requested a vari- ance from the City, which would allow Tom Mayer to drive his 4-wheeler (ATV) be- tween his home and the park. This would enable him to use the ATV while working at the ball diamond. It was the con- sensus of Council to have Berroth check into the State laws pertaining to the opera- tion of ATV's on City streets. 2. There was general dis- cussion pertaining to the Parks Department, the Recre- ation Association, and the Park Fund. It was the consen- sus of Council that the City is in charge of the Park Depart- ment, a community volunteer is to run the Recreation Ass'o- clation, but must be in contact with the Council Member in charge of the Park Department and that the Park Fund, also run by a community vol- unteer, was organized in order to raise money for the pur- chase of new playground equipment for the City Park playground area. Oliver then stated that there is some confusion with the scheduling of reservations for the shelter house, park and ball diamond. It was the consensus of Council that the head of the Park Department, Shirley Oliver, would be the person to contact for reserva- tions of the park, shelter house and ball diamond. Blevins motioned that Council rescind its previous request for the financial records from the Recreation Association with the under- standing that Shirley Oliver will work with the Recreation Association with volunteers and then bring a report back to Council. Barnes seconded the motion'and it passed 5-0. Z o n i n g Department: Blevins reported that he had issued one building permit. It was the consensus of Council that Blevins should discuss this building permit with the City Attorney and then act ac- cordingly. Police Department: Berroth had nothing to report. Utility Billing Clerk's Re- port: S. Lemon reported that there would be five disconnec- tion notices sent out this month. Municipal Court Report: S. Lemon reported that Munici- pal Court was held on April 16, 2002, and that the next Court date Is scheduled Ior May 21, 2002, at 8:00 p.m. OLD AND NEW BUSINESS: 1. Review of the Codifica- tion Draft is tabled until Oc- tober 2002. ADJOURN: Blevins mo- tioned to adjourn the meeting at 9:45 p.m. Barnes seconded the motion, and it passed, 5-0. Sandra Lemon City Clerk flu/ue Approved Minutes City Council Meeting City of Maple Hill, Kansas Minutes of the May 29, 2002, 7:00 p.m. Special Meeting MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Art Adams Ill, Dick Barnes, Frank May and Shirley Oliver. Council mem- bers Joe Berroth and Richard Blevins were not present. QUORUM ESTABLISHED: Mayor Art Adams Ill called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Denny Wycoff explained the accounting system and how the two different accounting options could be used to record the expenditures of the Bond money. It was the consensus of Council to use the Capital Project Fund option. Wycoff then informed the Council that the proposed 2002 Budget Amendment would not be nec- essary since they had decided to use the Capital Project Fund accounting option. It was the consensus of Council that they would not amend the 2002 Budget at this time. MOTION TO ADJOURN: Dick Barnes motioned to ad- journ the meeting. Frank May seconded the motion, and it passed, 3-0. Meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m. Sandra Lemon City Clerk Approved Minutes City Council Meeting City of Maple Hill, Kansas Minutes of the May 29, 2002, 7:30 p.m. Special Meeting MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Art Adams Ill, Dick Barnes, Frank May and Shirley Oliver. Council mem- bers Joe Berroth and Richard Blevlns were not in atten- dance. There were two sealed bids received prior to this meeting. Dick Barnes opened and read the bids for the street project. The total bid from each com- pan), were: Andrews Asphalt $43,307.59; and High Plains Construction $54,471.29. Due to the absence of Councilman Joe Berroth, the bids for the water project will be presented at the regular City Council meeting sched- uled for June- 3, 2002, at 7:30 p.m. MOTION TO ADJOURN: Dick Barnes motioned to ad- journ the meeting and note that no action was taken at this meeting. Frank May sec- onded the motion and it passed, 3-0. 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