Bridge replacement, appointments, and sanitation fees 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.
Regular meeting
Commissioners are scheduled to consider two items concerning the replacement of part of the N. Ninth Street Bridge over Mulberry Creek.
According to information from the city, the northbound bridge did not need to be replaced when the southbound bridge was reconstructed in 2003, however replacement is now necessary. The new bridge will be configured for two lanes, a 12-foot wide lane and a 14-foot wide lane. There also will be a seven-foot-wide sidewalk that will be separated by a corral rail similar to those on the Lakewood and Greely Avenue bridges.
On March 4, 2019, the city commission approved a resolution authorizing the design and construction of the bridge for an amount not to exceed $2 million, however, "upon letting of the bids for the construction, staff identified the need to increase this authorized amount in order to complete the project as originally approved." Commissioners are being asked on Monday to consider increasing that amount to $2.5 million in order to cover the cost of design and replacement of the bridge.
Bids for the bridge replacement project were received on April 8 and are as follows.
Commissioners also are being asked to consider awarding the bid for the bridge replacement to A.M. Cohron & Son, Inc. According to information from the city, "A.M. Cohron & Son, Inc. is a pre-qualified contractor with the Kansas Department of Transportation who has successfully performed this type of work for many years."
Appointments to two boards also are on the city agenda. Commissioners are being asked to consider appointing the following people.
Library Board
Susan Kelly, until April 30, 2025
Housing Authority Board
Shirley Collier, until Aug. 31, 2021
Rodney Denholm, until Aug. 31, 2025
Commissioners also are scheduled to consider amending sanitation fees. The comprehensive fee schedule for 2021 was approved by the commission on Aug. 17. On Sept. 28, commissioners authorized the purchase of six automated side-load sanitation packer trucks and approximately 18,800 new 96-gallon refuse carts.
According to information from the city, the current sanitation fee for one cart is $17 per month. The recommended amendment is to charge $2 per month per cart for any additional carts customers require. Currently, customers are able to place trash and yard waste bags or bulk items outside the cart for pickup at no additional charge, however, the new automated system will eliminate such collection without an additional fee. Additionally, yard waste carts will be eliminated.
Commissioners also are scheduled to consider proclaiming the week of May 9-15, 2021 as Professional Municipal Clerks Week in the City of Salina. Mayor Melissa Rose Hodges is scheduled to read the proclamation.
Other items on the city agenda for Monday include the following.
●Consider approving a resolution setting June 28 as the public hearing date for a dangerous structure located at 823 Spruce Street.
●Consider authorizing the city manager to sign a request from the Kansas Department of Revenue to exchange 2021 federal funds per the KDOT master agreement.
●Consider the purchase of 2021 vehicles and equipment and authorize he city manager to sign contracts with selected vendors.
To see the full city commission meeting packet for Monday (50 pages), click here.