By SALINA POST
A proclamation request, a zoning change request, and an organizational meeting are among the items on the Salina City Commission agenda for Monday.
About the meeting
Study sessions and city commission meetings will take place in–person in room 107 of the City-County Building, 300 West Ash Street, and via Zoom until further notice. Meetings also can be viewed at the City of Salina YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/cityofSalinaKansas.
To participate via Zoom, citizens will need to use the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89275984587.
The meeting also can be accessed by phone at 1-346-248-7799. Enter Meeting ID:892 7598 4587 when prompted.
If citizens wish to speak, either during the public forum or when the mayor requests public comment on an item, citizens attending via Zoom must raise their hands so that the meeting host can allow them to speak. Those who attend the in-person meeting will have the opportunity to speak at the podium.
Citizens can also send written comments or questions to City Commissioners by visiting the City of Salina’s website at www.salina-ks.gov and using the “Email City Commission” icon on the home page.
In order for the commissioners to have an opportunity to review comments in advance of the meeting, please email your comments or questions by 5 p.m. the Sunday prior to the Monday meetings.
Regular meeting
The regular meeting is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.
Commissioners are scheduled to consider a request to recognize Jan. 16, 2023 as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Day in the City of Salina. The Reverend Martha Murchison, retired, is scheduled to read the proclamation.
Commissioners also are scheduled to consider approving a proposed resolution to dissolve the Police Chief’s Excellence Fund Advisory Board as the newly established Police Excellence Foundation of Salina has assumed the board's duties.
The resolution also would allow the transfer of all contributions on account with the Greater Salina Community Foundation (GSCF) to the newly established foundation, and termination of the GSCF account; reiterating the policy of the city regarding approval by the city of expenditures of contributions for tangible assets to be owned by the city; and repealing resolution No. 16-7409.
Other items on the Salina City Commission agenda for Monday include the following.
●Consider approving a resolution to receive and accept the 2023 Salina Land Bank Conveyance Report.
●Consider approving a proposed ordinance on first reading to change zoning district classifications from an R-2 (multiple–family residential) district to PDD (R-2) (multiple –family Residential) district and approve a preliminary/final development plan for Phase I and Phase IA of Kansas Wesleyan University's proposed Coyote Row (tiny home student housing village, the property being located at the southwest corner of Highland Avenue and W. Claflin Avenue).
●Consider acceptance of the offered street right-of-way, easement, and restricted access dedications from Stone Lake Development, LLC (Kelly Dunn, Craig Piercy, and Tod Roberg) to serve Stone Lake Addition No. 2, a proposed 48-lot subdivision of a 52.3-acre tract of land located east and south of the Stone Lake sandpit lake (located at the southeast corner of S. Ohio Street and E. Schilling Road).
●Consider acceptance of the offered street right-of-way, easement, and restricted access dedications serving Magnolia Hills Estates Addition No. 3, a proposed 112-lot subdivision of a 46.84-acre tract of land located on the west side of S. Holmes Road, north of E. Magnolia Road.
At the conclusion of the regular meeting, Mayor Trent Davis is scheduled to make remarks at the conclusion of his mayoral term.
Following Davis' remarks, commissioners are scheduled to recess into an organizational meeting presided over by the Salina City Clerk. During the meeting, commissioners are scheduled to elect a new mayor and vice mayor. Additionally, Davis is to be recognized and presented with a plaque of appreciation.
To see the full Salina City Commission agenda for Monday, click here.