BOARD OF McPHERSON COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
DECEMBER 6, 2005
REGULAR MEETING
10:00 A.M.
ALL PRESENT
The following items were added to the agenda: 1)
HOME Grant Payment Request for Two Homes (Lead Base Paint & Admin. Fee and
2) Cereal Malt Beverage License Notice to Township Board – Superior
Township. Commissioner Terry made a
motion to approve the agenda as amended.
Commissioner Patrick seconded. All voted
aye.
No one spoke during Public Input Session at 10:00
a.m.
Mr. Rick Lanman, McPherson Airport Manager, joined
the meeting at 10:03 a.m. to request signature on the final construction report
for removing the old airport taxiway and building the new taxiway. Commissioner Terry made a motion to have the
Chairman sign the final construction report as presented. Commissioner Patrick
seconded. All voted aye.
Commissioner Terry made a motion to approve the
minutes of November 29, 2005 as corrected.
Commissioner Patrick seconded. All voted
aye.
Commissioner Patrick made a motion to approve the
payroll for December 9, 2005.
Commissioner Terry seconded. All voted
aye.
Commissioner Patrick made a motion to approve the
adds and abates and landfill register of December 2, 2005. Commissioner Terry seconded. All voted aye.
Chad Bahr, Planning & Zoning
Administrator, joined the meeting at 10:12 a.m. with the following agenda
items:
A. Request action on 2005CUP2 – a request by Paula Larson for an RV
Park and horse motel at 2201 E. Northview Road in an A-1 District failed to
pass any motion by the Planning/Zoning Board; they felt they did not have
enough information regarding flood plain and vegetative screening. Ms. Larson was present and gave the Commissioners a
more detailed map of the area. She
stated that the park will cover 25 acres, the water district has given approval
to add water line and the County Sanitarian has approved the existing
lagoon. Arnette and Delmar Duerksen,
1526 16th Ave. voiced their objections to possible noise and
questioned what happens if she quits.
Shirley Fitzsimmons, 2337 9th Ave. expressed health concerns
for horses if there is noise from guns, 4 wheelers, etc. After further discussion, Commissioner Terry
stated that the request meets the requirements of the Comprehensive Plan. He then made a motion to approve Resolution 05-23,
A resolution approving 2005CUP2 for a recreational vehicle park and horse motel
at 2201 East Northview Road in an A-1 District, with the condition of adding
screening to the west of the site.
Commissioner Patrick seconded. Chairman
Schroeder voted aye. Commissioner
Patrick voted aye. Commissioner Terry
voted aye.
B. Request action on 2005CUP3 – a request by Mike and Dana Patterson
for a recreational vehicle park located at 2341 10th Ave. (Harper
Township), in an A-1 Zoning District.
The Planning Board has denied the request. Terre and Leon Rawson, James Schwantes and Susan Fitzsimmons all
live in the area and all expressed concern for the safety of the location of
the road entering/exiting the property and the fact that the road often
floods. Commissioner Terry made a
motion to support the decision of the Planning/Zoning Board and deny
2005CUP3. Commissioner Patrick
seconded. All voted aye.
C. Request action on 2005 Subdivision CUP#2 – a request by Robert D.
Bailey for approval of the final plat for Rolling Hills subdivision and
approval of the Developer’s Agreement between the developer and McPherson
County. Mr. Bailey has met all
requirements, therefore Commissioner Terry made a motion to approve 2005
Subdivision CUP#2 Final Plat and Developer’s Agreement as presented. Commissioner Patrick seconded. All voted aye.
D. There was discussion on fireworks storage, this item was
discussed at last week’s meeting and returned to the agenda this week for
approval of a resolution if an agreement is reached on verbiage regarding
distance from neighboring properties and utilities and the need for a waiver
from neighbors in regard to distance.
Mary Caruthers, 1921 Frontier Road and Steve Showalter of 76 Plum Ave.
both spoke to the Commissioners regarding the difference between Class C and
Class B fireworks. After discussion, it
was decided that Paragraph 27 should begin “Storage of Class B fireworks..”
(omitting the term Class C); Paragraph 27-C should read “The retail sale of
Class C fireworks shall be permitted according to K.A.R. 22-6-5, except that
on-street parking shall not be permitted with this temporary use”; and
Paragraph 27-D should read “The storage of Class B fireworks shall be 500 feet
from a public utility and also from adjacent property lines and the only way an
active residence may be located within the 500 feet minimum distance stated
previously shall be if the owner of the property signs a waiver effectively
waiving this distance requirement”
Commissioner Patrick made a motion to approve Resolution #05-24 “A
Resolution amending Article 4, Section 102, paragraph C, Item #27 having to do
with the storage of fireworks, with the changes mentioned above. Commissioner Terry seconded. Chairman Schroeder voted aye. Commissioner Patrick voted aye. Commissioner Terry voted aye.
Mr. Bahr requested 10 minutes,
from 11:28 to 11:38 a.m. in executive session to discuss non-elected personnel
in the Planning/Zoning Department, and to include Mr. Witte. Commissioner Terry made a motion to go into
executive session as requested.
Commissioner Patrick seconded. All
voted aye. The
Commissioners returned to open session at 11:38 a.m. No action was taken during executive session.
Jim Novak, Community Corrections
Assistant Director, joined the meeting at 10:35 a.m. and presented Personnel
Change Notices (PCN’s) as follows: Step
increases for two Transport Drivers effective December 04, 2005; COLA
(effective 12/4) and Step Increase (18/B to 18/C State, effective 12/18) for
Justin Myers, Surveillance Officer; and State COLA for Community Corrections
Director, ISO’s and Secretaries effective December 4, 2005. Commissioner Terry made a motion to approve
all the PCN’s as presented.
Commissioner Patrick seconded. All
voted aye.
Marvin Peters, MIDC Executive
Director, and Monte Koehn, representing Premier Casting & Machine Services,
Inc. joined the meeting at 11:40 a.m. to request final approval to grant a
property tax exemption to Premier Casting & Machine. The expansion project is now completed and all
requirements have been met.
Commissioner Patrick made a motion to approve Resolution 05-25, “A
Resolution Granting Economic Development Tax Incentives to Premier Casting and
Machine, Inc.” Commissioner Terry
seconded. Chairman Schroeder voted
aye. Commissioner Patrick voted
aye. Commissioner Terry voted aye.
Ty Kaufman, County Attorney,
joined the meeting at 11:10 a.m. to notify the Commissioners that one of the
Assistant County Attorneys has quit and until a replacement is found he and the
other Assistant County Attorney are working extra hours. He requested an additional $500 each per
month, effective December 4, 2005, for himself and his remaining Assistant
County Attorney until a replacement can be found. Commissioner Terry made a motion to approve the request as
presented. Commissioner Patrick
seconded. All voted aye.
Susan Meng, County Clerk, joined
the meeting at 11:40 a.m. to request to purchase election equipment (touch
screens) required by the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) regulations. She is requesting to upgrade existing ballot
counting equipment for $15,500 and purchase one touch screen for each voting
site to meet the HAVA requirement. The
touch screens would be paid by Federal funds but the County would pay the
upgrade. Commissioner Terry made a
motion to approve $15,500 for the upgrade of election equipment to meet HAVA
requirements, to be paid from the 2006 Budget.
Commissioner Patrick seconded. All
voted aye.
Commissioner Patrick made a motion
to have the Chairman sign the HOME Grant Payment Request as presented. Commissioner Terry seconded. All voted aye.
Commissioner Patrick made a motion
to have the Chairman sign the Notice to Township Board for a cereal malt
beverage license renewal for Prime Time Store #121 in Superior Township. Commissioner Terry seconded. All voted aye.
At 12:10 p.m. Commissioner Terry
made motion to adjourn. Commissioner
Patrick 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