The 2020 People's Choice sculpture, vehicle and equipment purchases, and special assessment projects are among the items on Monday's Salina City Commission agenda.
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Study session
Commissioners are scheduled to begin with a study session at 3 p.m. The topic of the study session is River Festival Update.
Regular meeting
The regular commission meeting is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. A time for public comment is scheduled near the beginning of the meeting.
Commissioners are being asked to accept and approve placement of the People's Choice sculpture from SculptureTour Salina's 2020 downtown exhibit.
Each year, the city designates up to $15,000 each year for the purchase of the People's Choice Award winner.
For The Love of Steel by the late Salina artist Sunny Corbett was the 2020 People's Choice Award winner. Corbett, who for more than 20 years worked as a fabricator for Pestinger Heating and Air, died June 8, 2019. Corbett worked on the sculpture, which is made of scrap metal, at Pestinger's before work, during his lunch break, and after work. He loved to work with his hands and could create just about anything with metal. The project started in November of 2018 and was completed in May of 2019.
During the sculpture tour, For the Love of Steel was located in the 200 block of North Santa Fe Avenue on the west side of the street. Commissioners will decide whether it will stay in that location, as is being recommended.
Other items on the city agenda for Monday include the following.
●Hear the report on bids received for Utilities Sub-CIP vehicle and equipment purchases for 2021.
●Hear the first reading of Ordinance No. 21-11053 certification of final costs for 2020 special assessment projects and setting March 1 as the date of the public hearing. Read about it here
To view the entire Salina City Commission meeting packet for Monday (49 pages), click here.