Two executive sessions and several second readings are among the agenda items for the Salina City Commission meeting Monday.
About city meetings
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, city study sessions and commission meetings will take place via Zoom until further notice. You can view the meetings at the City of Salina YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/cityofSalinaKansas.
To participate in the meetings, citizens will need to use the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89275984587
If citizens wish to speak, either during the public forum or when the mayor requests public comment on an item, citizens must raise their hand so that the meeting host can allow them to speak.
Citizens can also send written comments or questions to commissioners via email at citycommission@salina.org. The city requests that in order for commissioners to have an opportunity to review comments in advance of the meeting, citizens should email their comments or questions by 5 p.m. the Sunday prior to the Monday meeting.
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.
During the meeting, the city commission is scheduled to meet in two executive sessions.
The first is to discuss with counsel legal considerations related to the city’s obligation to fund the 2020 transportation services grant under the city’s agreement with OCCK for funding public transportation services. Action within the regular meeting may follow the executive session, according to the commission meeting packet information.
The second executive session is scheduled for commissioners to discuss City Manager Mike Schrage's performance evaluation. Likewise, action within the regular meeting may follow the executive session, according to the commission meeting packet information.
Other items on the city agenda for Monday include the following.
●Hear the second reading of Ordinance No. 20-11047 changing the zoning district classification from C-3 (Shopping Center District) and R-3 (Multi-Family Residential) to C-4 (Central Business District) on property addressed as 303 South Santa Fe Avenue, 300 South Fifth Street, and 308 South Fifth Street.
●Hear the second reading of Ordinance No. 20-11048 granting to Kansas Gas Service, a division of One Gas, Inc., and its successors and assigns, a natural gas franchise.
●Hear the second reading of Ordinance No.20-11049 establishing the “Former SAFB Environmental Project” Fund.
●Consider Resolution No. 20-7925 authorizing the city manager to execute an agreement with Charles Lindberg to provide indigent counsel services for the Salina Municipal Court.
●Consider an amendment to the Salina Media Connection agreement.
To view the full Salina City Commission meeting packet (210 pages), click here.