REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

AUGUST 1, 2006

CITY HALL

121 S. MERIDIAN

 

Mayor McNown called the meeting to order at 7:00 with the following members present: Virginia Black, Cheryl Nordstedt, Bess Roberts, Dale Blumanhourst, James Gilson and Michael Houston. 

 

Members absent:  None

 

Staff present:           I.D. Creech- City Administrator

                                 Kristine Polian, City Clerk

Richard Dunn, City Superintendent

Lloyd Newman, Sergeant of Investigations

                                 Robert Tormey, Fire Captain

                                 Barry Arbuckle, City Attorney            

                                 Neal Owings, Parks Superintendent

                                

 

 

Press present:        The Ark Valley News

 

 

 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

 

Houston moved, second by Gilson, to approve the agenda as presented. Vote yea: unanimous. Motion carried.

 

CONSENT AGENDA

 

Houston moved, second by Black, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Vote yea: unanimous. Motion carried.

 

 

CLERK’S AGENDA

 

AUDITOR’S REPORT

 

Marvin Nye of Peterson, Peterson and Goss presented the 2005 Financial reports to the Governing Body. Stated that there was no fraudulent activity and the books looked to be in much better order than the previous year.

 

Nordstedt moved, second by Gilson, to accept the 2005 Financials as presented by the City Auditor. Vote yea: unanimous. Motion carried.

 

 

PUBLIC HEARING- 2007 PROPOSED BUDGET

 

Mayor McNown opened the Public Hearing at 7:07 to discuss the 2007 Proposed Budget.

 

No Public wished to address the Council regarding the 2007 Budget.

 

Mayor McNown closed the Public Hearing at 7:08.

 

Roberts moved, second by Houston, to adopt the 2007 Budget as published and direct City Staff to file the document as required by State Statute. Vote yea: unanimous. Motion carried.

 

 

 

PUBLIC HEARING- 2006 SPECIAL HIGHWAY FUND BUDGET AMENDMENT

 

Mayor McNown opened the Public Hearing at 7:08 to discuss the Proposed 2006 Special Highway Fund Budget Amendment.

 

No one from the Public wished to address the Council on the Budget Amendment.

 

Mayor McNown closed the Public Hearing at 7:09.

 

Houston moved, second by Nordstedt, to adopt the 2006 Special Highway Fund Budget Amendment as published and direct City Staff to file the document as required by State Statute. Vote yea: unanimous. Motion carried.

 

 

 

PUBLIC FORUM

 

FACILITY USE REQUEST LIONS’ PARK- FAITH BIBLE BAPTIST

 

Houston moved, second by Gilson, to approve the park use request with the conditions identified by Staff (listed in agenda). Vote yea: unanimous. Motion carried.

 

 

 

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS

 

Councilmember Houston stated that he was on the VC News and Views Proposed Advertising Committee, and made the recommendation that the Council do nothing at this time.

 

 

OLD BUSINESS

 

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

Councilmember Roberts stated that she spoke with a company that was interested in having 12 recycling bins placed around city buildings, schools and churches and asked the Council how they would feel about this.

 

Council consensus was that they would like more information.

 

 

STAFF REPORTS

 

 

CITY SUPERINTENDENT DUNN

 

Stated that the Street Program was ahead of schedule up north by the high school. Said the cost has gone up significantly for the projects, so a part of the Program may have to be postponed to the following year.

 

 

 

CITY ADMINISTRATOR CREECH

 

Said that the KDHE Water Loan Agreement would be on the next Council meeting’s agenda for discussion, but wanted to provide the information to the Council as soon as possible so they could review it before the discussion. Provided the 2006-2 Bond schedule to the Council. Stated that he spoke with the finance person at Sedgwick County who told him he expects a 4% growth in sales tax in 2007.

 

Councilmember Nordstedt asked if he planned to have revenue ideas presented to the Council anytime soon.

 

Creech stated that he hoped to have a list by next meeting or the meeting after that and would like to have the entire issue settled by the end of the year.

 

 

GOVERNING BODY REPORTS

 

 

MAYOR MCNONW

 

Stated that Valley Center hosted a training session for the League of Kansas Municipalities the previous Saturday and thanked Staff for providing the set-up for the meeting. Also thanked the City Administrator and Staff for their hard work on the 2007 Budget.

 

 

COUNCILMEMBER BLACK

 

Said that the Sales Tax Committee meeting would be tomorrow at City Hall, 7:00 p.m.

 

 

COUMCILMEMBER ROBERTS

 

Thanked Staff for good financial reports.

 

 

COUNCILMEMBER BLUMANHOURST

 

Stated that he used early voting this election and like it and recommended everyone take advantage of it.

 

 

 

Meeting adjourned at 7:33 p.m.

 

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                                                                                                   Kristine A. Polian, City Clerk