Apr 18, 2022

Medians, appointments among city agenda items

Posted Apr 18, 2022 3:35 PM

By SALINA POST

Broadway Boulevard medians, appointments, and a bid award 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 also can send written comments or questions to city commissioners via email at [email protected].

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.

Study session

Commissioners are scheduled to begin with a 3 p.m. study session to discuss medians on Broadway Boulevard. Part of the discussion will focus on the following recommendations.

For 2022-2023 ($261,000):

•Shorten concrete median south of State to increase access to and from Cool Construction and Kwik Star.

•Shorten asphalt median north of South to increase access to and from A-ffordable Cuts and others.

•Replace asphalt medians at South and Crawford with concrete curbs and brick.

For 2023-2024 ($255,000):

•Shorten median at Duvall to increase access to and from Natural Resources Conservation and Seoul USA Korean Restaurant.

•Replace medians from Duvall to Republic with concrete curb and grass and trees.

For 2024-2025 ($319,000):

•Replace medians from Republic to Cloud (Army Reserve) with concrete curb and gutter and grass and trees

To see the study session information packet, click here.

Regular meeting

The regular meeting is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.

Commissioners are scheduled to consider a request to proclaim the month of April 2022 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in the City of Salina. Sheila Beeson, DVACK sexual assault advocate, is scheduled to read the proclamation.

Commissioners also are scheduled to consider awarding a bid for minor concrete-pavement repair to Davis Concrete Construction, of Salina, for $94,222 with a five-percent construction contingency for a total project authorization not to exceed $98,933.10 and consider authorizing the city manager to execute a contract with Davis Concrete Construction upon fulfillment of all prerequisites under the bid documents.

Board and commission appointments also are to be considered by commissioners during Monday's meeting. The names of the following persons are being recommended to commissioners.

Arts & Humanities Commission
Brooks Oliver, to fill the unexpired term of Kimberly Vega until Aug. 31, 2023

Dorian Alston, to be appointed until Aug. 31, 2024

Library Board
Helen Gregg, to be appointed until April 30, 2026

Gerry Cox, to be appointed until April 30, 2026

Parks & Recreation Advisory Board
Jackson Angell (youth position), to be appointed until May 1, 2023

Additionally, commissioners are being asked to authorize the city manager to execute a contract with Titan Audio Visual, LLC, in the amount of $32,525, with a 10-percent contingency fee, for contractor specific hotel lodging and equipment for the Smoky Hill River Festival

To view the full Salina City Commission meeting packet for Monday, click here.