Fort Scott City Commission agenda for August 7 at 6 p.m.at City Hall, 123 S. Main.

I. ROLL CALL:

ADAMSON BARTELSMEYER NICHOLS PARKER MITCHELL

II. FLAG SALUTE

III. INVOCATION: Community Christian Church Minister

IV. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS:

V. CONSENT AGENDA:

1. Approval of minutes of the regular meeting of July 17^th, 2018.

2. Approval of Appropriation Ordinance 1220-A totaling $510,652.55.

3. Approval of Public Dance License – River Room Events, LLC, 3 W. Oak

4. Certificate of Appropriateness – Improvements at 9 N. Main Street

5. Resolution 32-2018 and Notice of Hearing with Reference to Alleged Unsafe and Dangerous Structure and Accessory Structure located at 111 S. Little – Public Hearing Date – 9/18/2018 at 6:15 p.m.

VI. SERVICE AWARD RECOGNITIONS:

5 years: (Certificate only)

Chris Anderson, Firefighter, Fort Scott Fire Department

Justin Fisher, Corporal, Fort Scott Police Department

Dustin Fowler, Maintenance II, Woodland Hills Golf Course

Christopher Garrett, Corporal, Fort Scott Police Department

Janet Guilfoyle, Accounting Clerk, City Hall

Blynn Hill, IV, Sergeant, Fort Scott Police Department

Jason McReynolds, Maintenance II, Water Distribution Department

Kenneth Rood, Water Treatment Plant Maintenance

Alex Schafer, Firefighter, Fort Scott Fire Department

Ronald “Trey” Widder, Police Officer, Fort Scott Police Department

10 years: (Certificate and Gift)

Brian Thurston, Detective, Fort Scott Police Department

Chris Tourtillott, Maintenance II, Parks Department

15 years: (Certificate and Gift)

Mike Embry, Supervisor, Wastewater Treatment Plant

20 years: (Certificate and Gift)

Diane Clay, City Clerk/Municipal Court Clerk

Chad Brown, Public Works Director

25 years: (Certificate and Gift)

Daren Hutchison, Captain, Fort Scott Fire Department

Shaun West, Captain, Fort Scott Police Department

VII. APPEARANCE/COMMENTS/PUBLIC HEARING:

1. APPEARANCE:

B. CITIZEN COMMENTS (Concerning Items Not on Agenda – 3 minute limit per citizen)

C. PUBLIC HEARINGS/COMMENTS:

6:00 p.m. – 2019 Budget Hearing – Adoption of 2019 Budget

VIII. CONSIDERATION:

1. Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit at 9 N. Main to allow residential living on the 1^st floor

2. Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit to allow residential living at the commercial business at 2149 Highway 54

3. Discussion of 1523 E. Wall Street demolition

4. Discussion of 1601 E. Wall Street demolition

5. Discussion of 310 N. Cleveland demolition

6. Consideration of three year agreement with Craw-Kan to install fiber internet at LaRoche Baseball Complex

7. Consideration for Housing Authority Payment in Lieu of Taxes payment of $30,000 – Patty Simpson

8. Consideration of Airport Mower Bid

IX. COMMENTS:

1. Director Updates: Rhonda Dunn

2. Commission:

3. City Attorney:

4. Director of Finance:

5. City Manager:

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

I MOVE THAT THE CITY COMMISSION RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE

SESSION FOR ________________________________ IN ORDER TO

(see below justification)

DISCUSS ______________________________________. THE

EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE ___________ MINUTES AND THE OPEN

MEETING TO RESUME AT ________________.

Justifications for Executive Sessions:

• Personnel matters of non-elected personnel

• Consultation with an attorney for the body or agency which would be deemed privileged in the attorney-client relationship

• Matters relating to employer-employee negotiations whether or not in consultation with the representative or representatives of the body or agency

• Confidential data relating to financial affairs or trade secrets of corporations, partnerships, trusts and individual proprietorships

• Preliminary discussions relating to the acquisition of real property

X. MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT: ROLL CALL

Public Notice

City of Fort Scott Water Distribution Department

10^th Street from Wilson Street to Margrave Street will be closed all day on Tuesday, August 7^th, 2018 to repair a water main. Please adjust your route accordingly.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact City Hall at 223-0550.

CITY OF FORT SCOTT NEWS RELEASE

August 1, 2018

Beginning on Monday, August 6^th, 2018 (weather permitting) Killough Construction, in conjunction with the City of Fort Scott, will be milling and overlaying Wall Street from the east side of Highway 69 to Margrave Street.

With this asphalt work, there will be lane closures at certain intersections while crews perform grinding work to the asphalt surface.

During this time you may experience delays in travel and limited access to certain locations along this route. You are encouraged to avoid this route if at all possible. This work should be completed by the end of the day on Tuesday, August 7^th, 2018.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Rhonda Dunn, Fort Scott’s  Community Development Director,  has initiated the development of a land bank.

So, what is a Land Bank? Land banks are not financial institutions, according to http://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/LandBankingBasics.pdf

They are public or community-owned entities created for a single purpose: to acquire, manage, maintain, and repurpose vacant, abandoned, and foreclosed properties –the worst abandoned houses, forgotten buildings, and empty lots. There are approximately 75 communities now operating formal land bank programs across the country. And while land banks are most often associated with communities with large-scale blight and abandonment, many communities now see the benefit of implementing land banking as a means of preventing the contagious blight that can sweep across urban neighborhoods like a plague, infecting house after house until whole blocks – even neighborhoods – become empty and abandoned shadows of their former selves.

In early July 2018, the city commission approved the adoption of Ordinance No. 3535 creating a Land Bank for the City of Fort Scott, approving the Land Bank Manager as Rhonda Dunn, and approving the Land Bank Board of Trustees as the five City Commissioners along with a representation of the Bourbon County Board of Commissioners and a representative from Bourbon County Economic Development Council, Inc.(BCEDI) The expiration terms of the City Commissioners will run consecutively with their term of office. The Bourbon County Commissioner will follow the same term of office.

Following an organizational meeting for the city’s land bank held July 25 at city hall, City Commissioners Jolynne Mitchell was appointed the chairperson, Randy Nichols as vice-chairperson, Cindy Bartlesmeyer as secretary; County Commissioner was appointed Jeff Fischer as treasurer. Steve Buerge is the President of BCEDI and is the member on the board currently but their board can vote and send a different representative if desired, according to city minutes.

The Fort Scott Land Bank Board will meet the first Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. at city hall, before the regularly scheduled city commission meeting, starting in September.

Dunn asked the board to set a budget recommendation of $30,000 to take to the City Commission. Steve Buerge is matching this amount. Her recommendation of $30,000 is for the demolition of three houses, any mowing assessments, and any legal work needed to be completed on deeds, according to the city minutes.