BOARD OF McPHERSON COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
FEBRUARY 08, 2005
REGULAR MEETING
10:00 A.M.
ALL PRESENT
Two items were added to the
agenda: 1) Work Session at Public Works at 1:00 p.m. and 2) Under the 11:10
a.m. Agenda Item - Request Signature on JJA Juvenile Accountability Block Grant
Additional Funds Application.
Commissioner Patrick made a motion to approve the agenda as
amended. Commissioner Terry seconded. All voted aye.
Mr. Dayton Rothrock, 1112 Darlow
Ct., McPherson, spoke during Public Input Session at 10:00 a.m. regarding his
ongoing objections to tax abatements.
At 10:20 a.m. Marvin Peters,
Executive Director of McPherson Industrial Development Company, Inc. (MIDC)
spoke to the Commissioners, regarding the Ferguson Production, Inc. tax exemption
request. Mr. Norlan Ferguson, President
of Ferguson Production, Inc. and Bret Reber, MIDC President, also spoke to the
Commission. Mr. Reber read a letter on
behalf of the MIDC Board of Directors recommending the approval of the tax
exemption request of 100% for 10 years on $103,235 for building and
improvements and 50% for 10 years on $359,661 for equipment. After discussion, Commissioner Patrick made
a motion to sign Resolution 05-02, “A resolution granting economic development
tax incentives to Ferguson Production, Inc.”
Commissioner Terry seconded. Chairman
Schroeder voted aye. Commissioner
Patrick voted aye. Commissioner Terry
voted aye.
Leanne Kilmer, representing the
Child Safety Organization, joined the meeting at 10:30 a.m. to request signature
on a proclamation proclaiming the week of February 13 to February 20, 2005 as
Child Passenger Safety Week.
Commissioner Terry made a motion to sign the proclamation as presented. Commissioner Patrick seconded. All voted aye.
Dave Bohnenblust, Public Works
Director, joined the meeting at 10:40 a.m. with the following agenda items:
A. Presented Resolution 05-03, “A resolution changing the speed
limit on a section of County Road 319 between Highway US-56 and Moccasin Rd. in
McPherson Township”. Due to requests
from businesses along this stretch of CR 319, a traffic study was done and it
is recommended that the speed limit be changed as requested. Commissioner Terry made a motion to sign
Resolution 05-03 as presented.
Commissioner Patrick seconded. Commissioners
Schroeder voted aye. Commissioner
Patrick voted aye. Commissioner Terry
voted aye.
B. Request to
advertise for bids for seven concrete box culvert bridge replacements (Project
2005-01). Commissioner Terry made a
motion to approve to advertise for bids as requested. Commissioner Patrick seconded.
All voted aye.
C. Request
signatures on agreements covering responsibilities of McPherson County, the
City of Marquette and KDOT in connection with the bridge projects on the south
edge of Marquette and on the east edge of Marquette. Commissioner Terry made a motion to sign the agreements as
presented. Commissioner Patrick
seconded. All voted aye.
D. Presented
Personnel Change Notices (PCN’s) to rehire Laura Grauer and Christopher Allen as
Summer Maintenance Worker I’s.
Commissioner Terry made a motion to approve both PCN’s as
presented. Commissioner Patrick
seconded. All voted aye.
Commissioner Terry made a motion to approve the minutes
of February 1, 2005 as corrected.
Commissioner Patrick seconded. All
voted aye.
Commissioner Terry made a motion to approve the checks
and claims. Commissioner Patrick
seconded. All voted aye.
Commissioner Terry made a motion to approve the adds and
abates register of February 4, 2005.
Commissioner Patrick seconded. All
voted aye.
At last week’s meeting the Commissioners each ranked the
proposals for HOME Administration Services and HOME Inspector/Assessment
Services. Proposals were received from
three companies: Reiss & Goodness
Engineers and South Central Kansas Economic Development District (SCKEDD)
submitted proposals for HOME Administration Services and Precision
Environmental Services and SCKEDD submitted proposals for HOME
Inspector/Assessment Services. After
tabulating the individual ranking numbers, SCKEDD was the highest ranked for
both Administrator and Inspector/Assessor services. Commissioner Patrick made a motion to accept SCKEDD as
Administrator and Inspector/Assessor for the $275,000 HOME Grant. Commissioner Terry seconded. All voted aye.
Mr. Witte presented the HOME Investment Partnerships
Program Grant Agreement for signature.
Commissioner Terry made a motion to sign the grant agreement as
presented. Commissioner Patrick seconded. All voted aye.
Dick Beasley, Community Corrections Director, joined the
meeting at 11:08 a.m. with the following agenda items:
A. Presented a
PCN to hire Douglas Miller as a Transport Driver, transporting Community
Corrections clients, at $10/day on call.
Commissioner Terry made a motion to have the Chairman sign the PCN as
presented. Commissioner Patrick
seconded. All voted aye.
B. Requested the
Chairman’s signature on the JJA Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG)
Additional Funds Application as approved at last week’s meeting. Commissioner Patrick made a motion to have
the Chairman sign the JABG Additional Funds Application as requested. Commissioner Terry seconded. All voted aye.
Dillard Webster, Emergency Management/Communications Director,
joined the meeting at 11:10 a.m. with the following agenda items:
A. Presented a
PCN to hire Odessa Eaton as a Communications Tech, effective February 9,
2005. Commissioner Terry made a motion
to approve the PCN as presented.
Commissioner Patrick seconded. All
voted aye.
B. Discussed the
January 3rd ice storm damage and informed the Commissioners that
McPherson County is included in a 56 County Declaration which will allow the
County to receive federal funds for damage and expenses directly related to
that storm. So far, countywide entities
have surpassed the minimum amount of $75,000 required to be included in the
federal proclamation. Damage assessment
meetings will be scheduled in the coming weeks.
Rick Batchellor, County Appraiser, joined the meeting at
11:45 a.m. to hire Vera Schra, a recent retiree, to fill in while a full time
employee is on medical leave. Ms. Schra
would work from 9 to 4 each day up to 240 hours total. It was a consensus of the Commissioners to
hire Vera Schra as requested.
At 11:50 a.m. the Commissioners recessed and reconvened
at 1:00 p.m. for a work session at Public Works. No action was taken during the work session. At 4:05 p.m. Commissioner Patrick made a motion to adjourn. Commissioner Terry seconded. All voted aye.
Commission Minutes taken by Irene R. Goering.
Don
L. Schroeder, Chairman
Duane
J. Patrick, Vice-Chairman
Harris
G. Terry, Commissioner
Attest: County Clerk
Susan
R. Meng