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Flags At Half-Staff For Shooting Victims

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Governor orders flags lowered honoring the victims of El Paso and Dayton shootings

 

In accordance with Executive Order 10-12, and in coordination with the proclamation signed by President Donald Trump, Governor Laura Kelly has ordered flags throughout the State of Kansas to be flown at half-staff starting immediately and ending at sunset on August 8, 2019, in honor of the victims in the El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio shooting.

 

“My thoughts go out to the people of El Paso and Dayton today. And, to everyone touched by these tragedies,” Kelly said. “This is not normal. We are in the midst of a public health crisis and we should not wait for another gun-related tragedy to occur to take action. It’s time we do something about this before it’s too late. It’s time to implement real, common sense gun-safety laws.”

 

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Fort Scott, Government

Fort Scott Commission Minutes of July 16

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CITY OF FORT SCOTT

CITY COMMISSION MEETING

Minutes of July 16, 2019 Regular Meeting #13

The regular meeting of the Fort Scott City Commission was held July 16th, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Commission Room, 123 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kansas.

ROLL CALL:

Commissioners Adamson, Bartelsmeyer, Mitchell, and Nichols were present with Mayor Parker presiding.

INVOCATION: Pastor James Collins, First Southern Baptist Church, said a prayer asking God for guidance for the City, our Government and City officials.

AUDIENCE IN ATTENDANCE: Robert Uhler, Rachel Pruitt, Darrell Parker, Jason Pickert, Clayton Miller, Deb Needleman, Paul Ballou, Dave Bruner, Shawn O’Brien, Lindsay Watts, Michael Mix, Josh Jones, Bobby Duncan, Don Lindeman, James Collins, Linda Krieger, Mike Krieger, Janet Braun, Deb McCoy, Pete Allen, Teri Hulsey, Chris Reed, Andrew McGee, Bill Osbern, Michael Hoyt, Linda Fox, Kevin Allen, Ed Cox, and representing the press, Jason Silvers of the Fort Scott Tribune.

PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS: Recognition of Bourbon County EMS – Dave Bruner, Deputy Fire Marshal, recognized Mike Krieger, Paramedic, Amanda Miller, Paramedic, Chris Reed, AEMT, and Teri Hulsey, EMT of the Bourbon County EMS for their lifesaving efforts on a call on May 27th, 2019. They were called to the west side of Lake Fort Scott for a patient in cardiac arrest. They were able to revive him and get him transported to Via Christi who then air lifted him to Freeman Hospital in Joplin where he underwent heart surgery. The patient sent an email thanking the EMS crew for their efforts and said that because of them he was alive today.

Mayor Parker presented the crew with a Certificate of Recognition. The audience gave them a standing ovation.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND APPROPRIATIONS/CONSENT AGENDA:

  1. Approval of minutes of the regular meeting of July 2nd, 2019.

  1. Approval of Appropriation Ordinance 1242-A totaling $365,643.69.

  1. Approval to rescind Resolution No. 4-2019.

  1. Resolution No. 12-2019 – Notice of Hearing with Reference to Alleged Unsafe and Dangerous Structure located at 505 S. Ransom Street – Public Hearing Date – 9/3/2019 – 6:15 p.m.

  1. Resolution No. 13-2019 – Notice of Hearing with Reference to Alleged Unsafe and Dangerous Structure located at 1012 S. Crawford Street – Public Hearing Date – 9/3/2019 – 6:15 p.m.

  1. Resolution No. 14-2019 – Notice of Hearing with Reference to Alleged Unsafe and Dangerous Structure and Accessory Structure located at 517 S. Clark Street – Public Hearing Date – 9/3/2019 – 6:15 p.m.

  1. Resolution No. 15-2019 – Notice of Hearing with Reference to Alleged Unsafe and Dangerous Structure and Accessory Structure located at 706 S. Clark Street – Public Hearing Date – 9/3/2019 – 6:15 p.m.

Adamson moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Bartelsmeyer seconded. All voted aye.

APPROVED CONSENT AGENDA.

APPEARANCE/COMMENTS/PUBLIC HEARING:

  1. APPEARANCE:

Rachel Pruitt, Economic Development Director, introduced Bill Osbern to the Commission.

Bill Osbern, Peerless Products – Mr. Osbern, CEO, Peerless Products, informed the Commission that Peerless needed warehouse space and storage. They located a building in Nevada which was the old American Standard building. They would rather have it here but could get it at a much better price than what they could build it for here. They also need the building space right now. Those are the two reasons they bought the building in Nevada. We could grow both here and in Nevada. It will take a lot to fix the building up in Nevada. We bought 20 acres to the south of their building, the old Arnold land. We are finishing up a trade of property with Labconco to connect our property to that property. We are currently in the middle of moving our sewer and water lines to connect to this property. We have done a lot of automation in our factory and put a lot of money into new machinery and did a makeover with our current building. There is new lighting and new flooring and they are trying to make it look the best. It is important for them when they have customers come in that they look the best. Their next big project, which is being designed by architects and being bid right now, is the expansion of their front office space. It is currently too small. It is important to keep quality employees. They are taking away half of their parking lot away. They will have 15’ ceilings now. This is an important project to them right now. They have another major project as they are an aluminum extruder and are looking at a new building and a new extruder operation. There have been several of them traveling all over looking at new equipment in Australia, Italy and Spain. They believe they have the best paint line in the world and are trying to do the best with the aluminum extruder line also.

B. CITIZEN COMMENTS (Concerning Items Not on Agenda – 3 minute

limit per citizen)

Bobby Duncan – Mr. Duncan thanked Peerless. He said he installed Peerless windows at a project he did at the Port Authority in Corpus Christi, Texas some time back. It was the best product that the architect that designed it decided. That’s why he used them. He has a little issue that came up this week. He’d like to know who authorized the use of public property in a photo op that was clearly designed to sway the elector in the upcoming election to favor certain candidates and political policies. The ladder truck being too far from the building, it was improperly deployed at a very low angle and out the side. The same would be true for a 100 foot truck or a 125 foot ladder. Worse still, a firefighter was at the end of that ladder, bouncing it up and down. That’s reckless. He wants to know who authorized this. Another thing that came up in the postings from the Tribune for the candidates, Mrs. Adamson has stated that you are a successful business owner in the downtown historic district because you have always adhered to code regulations. Would you care to post online or give me a copy to review of your 2012 IBC code footprint that is approved as a 2012 IBC code? He would like to see it. Now remember, his was constructed under the Uniform Building Code. It’s legal. It’s safe. It’s fireproof. Yours is not fireproof. Your implication concerning his dilemma in the paper is obvious. So, he pretty much resented that. Thank you.

Pete Allen – Mr. Allen said that he only had two questions tonight. We in Fort Scott are a little shy on population. We’ve got a lot of population in the outlying areas, particularly the three mile area. He’s wondering why we discriminate against those people in the zone outside the three mile limit. Why do we not allow them to vote in our election? I figure they are Fort Scott citizens and they should vote in our election and I think you should redo the ordinance about the three mile area for elected officials. That was around 1991 or sometime around there. I don’t understand why we alienate them those people out there. That’s one thing I’d like you to take a look at. Also, I’d like you to take a look at Chapter Ordinance Number 7, chapter ordinance number 7 in the ordinance book for the City of Fort Scott that has to do with construction and reconstruction of the sidewalks and streets. I’d like a ruling on that ordinance to see what it really says because he can’t understand it. That’s all I have.

City Manager said he would get back with him.

  1. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None

CONSIDERATION:

  1. Consideration of award of contractor for River Intake Structure – Michael Mix, Public Utilities Director, informed the Commission that he was happy to bring this item to them tonight. He shared pictures of the river intake structure. The original structure was built in 1883 to pump water to the plant. It was fired by a coal engine steam motor. This steam engine pump was in operation until 1950. This facility had some minor upgrades in 1980 but nothing major since then. Some of the electrical is still original from 1950. It does need updated. He reminded the Commission that this is our only means to get water to the treatment plant facility. Bids were taken for the update of the project. Crossland Construction of Columbus, Kansas was the low bidder in the total amount of $2,287,242.00. He read the statement from U.S.D.A.: In addition, we are now ready to incorporate our current design contract into the required USDA EJCDC E-500 Agreement, and add the construction phase services. This action is required to: 1) fund the construction phase services, and 2) be able to include the design and construction phase services in the USDA funding for the River Intake Structure. He asked for approval to award the bid to Crossland Construction and authorize the Mayor to sign the construction contract and sign the EJCDC E-500 contract for engineering services as required by U.S.D.A.

The time frame is a little less than one year according to the engineer.

City Manager said that this is a two phase project. The structure update is phase one and the dam repair abutment is phase two.

Bartelsmeyer moved to approve to award the bid to Crossland Construction in the amount of $2,287,242.00 and authorize the Mayor to sign the construction contract and sign the EJCDC E-500 contract for engineering services as required by U.S.D.A. Mitchell seconded. All voted aye.

approved to award the river intake structure bid to Crossland Construction in the amount of $2,287,242.00 and authorize the Mayor to sign the construction contract and sign the EJCDC E-500 contract for engineering services as required by U.S.D.A.

Michael Hoyt informed the Mayor he had asked to speak.

Mayor Parker informed him his name was not on the signup list to speak as he did not arrive in time. He needs to sign up with the Clerk.

  1. Update on fire trucks – Paul Ballou, Fire Chief, informed the Commission that he had originally planned to come to this meeting with some prices on some pumper trucks. Rhonda Dunn is out of town this week and he is still working with H.G.A.C. and wants to get information from them also. He hopes to do that next meeting.

He said to answer Bob Duncan’s question, it was him that authorized the ladder truck to be downtown and to some of the residential properties that are off the street. It honestly wasn’t meant for a photo op, but to inform the Commission when we decide what to do. We have to find out about the grant before we can talk ladder trucks.

City Manager said that it comes back to him. He was going to address that under his time. He wanted to do research on the Peerless building. We had a fire on a house a couple of weeks ago and the 75’ ladder was not high enough. We are just gathering information. We did not put it on social media. We will be showing what we know when you make a decision on the fire truck budget. The State Fire Marshal got a call and called the Fire Chief and Deputy Fire Chief and when they explained what we were doing, they were fine with it.

COMMISSION/STAFF:

  1. Director Updates:

Robert Uhler – Robert updated the Commission on Waggoner Associates. When this started last September, this group was going to present the Strategic Implementation Plan. The final report will be given on August 20th to the Commission. This is a very strategic plan that we are doing to look at the next five to ten years. This includes everything we are doing in our town.

Rachel Pruitt – Rachel introduced Breann Martin of the Bourbon County Arts Council to the Commission. The Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission reached out to the City of Fort Scott and asked if we had any projects in collaboration with the arts. There was a project that we didn’t know how we were going to fund. It all came together after the grant application was submitted. We received a reward for over $8,000 for a downtown mural.

Breann Martin informed the Commission that she is an art teacher and she wanted to incorporate student artwork into a mural for the downtown area. She serves on the Bourbon County Arts Council and heard about the grant opportunity and worked with Rachel on it. This mural will incorporate student artwork. It will be a common theme that kids will be involved in.

Rachel said that $8,725.00 in grant funds were awarded. The grant was under art integration and innovative partnership. The section applied for was under community development and historic downtowns. It is about revitalizing the downtown. The mural will be an enhancement to the downtown area. The grant award will be $4,800 and in-kind donations will total the $8,725.00.

The other item she had was the closure of the 2019 Downtown Building Grant Improvement Fund. There was $30,000 set aside annually for downtown business owners to renovate and rehab their properties. They helped twelve historic properties this year. So far this year, we have spent $27,570.43 with a total investment of $3,119,347.79. A very good return on our investment. These funds are not tax payer funds, but funds from the building lease in the Industrial Park.

  1. City Commission:

Nichols – Thanks to Mr. Osbern and Peerless Products. He also thanked Jason (Silvers) for his hard work. He attended the budget work sessions and knows he works late at night also.

Adamson – Thanked Rachel and Breann Martin for the funding that was found for the arts. She is excited to see this come to our downtown.

Mitchell – Remarked that she thinks it’s important to recognize that while we have all the negativity on social media regarding the City and all that goes on in our community, we do have citizens that are positive about our services and that believe that we are trying to conduct ourselves in the best manner possible. I know it’s important to our firefighters and how far it can reach, it’s important to mention that our caregivers, the fire fighters and police departments, even if they never get the needed equipment, they will always do what it takes to save someone in this community.

Bartelsmeyer – Remarked that she is excited about the Water Treatment Plant upgrades and thanked Michael for his work on this project.

Parker – Thanked Tom Robertson who brought in the Cal Ripken Tournament this last weekend. That event brought in around 300 to 350 children and parents. She thanked Tom and the Fire Chief and Chief of Police who cooked and Diane Clay and Courtney Rooks who helped serve all of the guests. We are trying to do the best we can for this community. She thanked the Commission for the time they put in going through budget.

  1. City Manager:

  1. Budget Review – This is ongoing and he appreciates the Commission attending the meetings. The City is trying to cut approximately $200,000 in operational costs. This is a mixture of salaries and productivity. We are working hard to put $1,000,000 into the Street budget.

  1. Tourism – Larry Gazaway has resigned and is leaving us for another opportunity. We have about six or seven resumes. This position will be a Manager position and report to Rachel Pruitt.

  1. Stout Building – He thanked Kevin Allen (Skitch) for taking down the Stout building safely.

ADJOURNMENT:

Mitchell moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:44 p.m. Nichols seconded. All voted aye.

ADJOURNED MEETING AT 6:44 P.M.

The next regularly scheduled meeting is to be held on August 6th, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.

RECORDED BY:

DIANE K. CLAY

CITY CLERK

Fort Scott, Government

Fort Scott Commission Agenda Aug. 6

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AGENDA

FORT SCOTT CITY COMMISSION

FORT SCOTT CITY HALL

COMMISSION ROOM

123 SOUTH MAIN

AUGUST 6, 2019

6:00

I. ROLL CALL:

ADAMSON BARTELSMEYER MITCHELL NICHOLS PARKER

II. FLAG SALUTE

III. INVOCATION: Pastor Matthew Hunt, Faith Church

IV. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS:

V. CONSENT AGENDA:

  1. Approval of minutes of the regular meeting of July 16th, 2019.

  1. Approval of Appropriation Ordinance 1243-A totaling $856,754.94.

VI. SERVICE AWARD RECOGNITIONS:

5 years: (Certificate and Gift)

Nathaniel Arnold, Maintenance II – Fort Scott Municipal Airport

Derick Burke, Evidence Custodian/Police Officer/Records Clerk – Fort Scott Police Department

15 years: (Certificate and Gift)

Jason Pickert, Captain, Fort Scott Police Department

Sarah Long, Lead Communications Technician – Fort Scott Police Department

Michael Trim, School Resource Officer, Fort Scott Police Department

20 years: (Certificate and Gift)

Tom Coffman, Mechanic Supervisor

25 years: (Certificate and Gift)

Dave Bruner, Deputy Fire Chief, Fire Marshal, Fort Scott Fire Department

VII. APPEARANCE/COMMENTS/PUBLIC HEARING:

  1. APPEARANCE: Amy Drake – Fort Scott High School Dance Team

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

C. PUBLIC HEARINGS/COMMENTS: None

VIII. CONSIDERATION:

  1. Budget discussion and approval to publish 2020 Budget
  1. Authorization of Mayor to sign HGAC documents
  1. Adoption of 2019 Standard Traffic Ordinance No. 3549
  1. Consideration to reject bids for the Water Treatment Plant Clarifier painting bid

IX. COMMENTS:

  1. Director Updates: Rachel Pruitt
  1. Commission:
  1. 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

Government, Kansas

State begins Fiscal Year 2020 slightly above estimates

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TOPEKA – The state begins Fiscal Year 2020 with total tax collections of $496.2 million, which is $2.0 million, or 0.39% above estimates. Total tax collections were $2.9 million, or 0.57%, below the amount collected in July 2018.

 

Retail sales tax collections were $204.6 million and are down 0.21% from the $205.0 million estimate; and use tax collections were $39.0 million and are $3.0 million, or 8.29% higher than the $36.0 million estimate.

Individual income tax collections were $224.2 million, about $0.8 million below the estimate. Corporate income tax was also about $0.8 million below the estimate with collections of $15.2 million, but were 6.50% greater than the previous July.

 

“Receipts are holding steady as we start the new fiscal year,” Secretary Mark Burghart said.

Government, Kansas

Know A Health Champion?

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Nominations Now Being Accepted for Kansas Health Champion Awards

Exceptional efforts to promote health and fitness in Kansas to be recognized

 

TOPEKA – The Governor’s Council on Fitness is now accepting nominations for its annual Kansas Health Champion Awards. Awards are given to individuals and organizations that make an exceptional effort to model, encourage and promote health and fitness in Kansas. The deadline for nominations is September 30. Award recipients will be recognized at the Community Health Promotion Summit on January 30 in Wichita.

 

“The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is excited to partner in this important initiative to recognize those who make healthy living in our state a priority,” said KDHE Secretary Lee Norman, MD. It’s important that we recognize their efforts and the difference they are making in their communities.”

 

Nominees shall have demonstrated:

  • Work that goes above and beyond what is expected to model, encourage and promote fitness
  • Work that helps overcome health inequities
  • Sustainable influence or activity
  • Far-reaching health impact

 

“In addition to promoting effective models for increasing physical activity, nutrition and tobacco-free living for replication by organizations and communities around the state, the awards also allow us the opportunity to honor the outstanding work of one individual and one organization this year,” said Marlou Wegener, Chair of the Governor’s Council on Fitness and Manager of Community Relations, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas.  Eligible nominees might include an outstanding volunteer, a school, a local community, a newspaper or individual reporter, a local or State policy maker, or an employer, among others.

 

For more information and to submit a nomination, go to getactivekansas.org and click on the nomination form link. If you have questions about the nomination process, contact Connie Satzler at 785-587-0151.

 

The Governor’s Council on Fitness advises the Governor and others on ways to enhance the health of all Kansans through promotion of physical activity, good dietary choices and prevention of tobacco use.

 

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Community Service Tax Credits Support Education, Healthcare and Housing Projects

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Secretary David Toland Awards Community Service Tax Credits to Kansas Non-profits

 

Topeka, Kan. – Secretary of Commerce David Toland announced today the award of Community Service Tax Credits (CSP) to 17 non-profit organizations to support education, healthcare and housing projects across the state.

CSP is a tool that dramatically enhances fundraising efforts, providing a 70% tax credit to qualified donors in rural communities of less than 15,000 population and 50% in larger communities. For example, a donor making a $100 gift in a rural community receives a $70 tax credit when they file their state taxes, making the net cost to the donor only $30.

“These nonprofit organizations provide so much to their communities,” Governor Laura Kelly said. “We must do everything we can to support them. Community Service Tax Credits will help build stronger communities and a stronger state.”

“Community Service Tax Credits are a powerful tool to fuel the success of important projects that support the quality of life in communities large and small,” Secretary Toland said. “I’m proud that these projects are both a reflection of Governor Kelly’s priorities and of the priorities of the communities. I wish we had the funds to assist everyone who applied. Many more applicants presented important and worthy projects that we were unable to fund this year.”

Awarded companies were chosen through a competitive, score-based selection process.

For this fiscal year, the Department of Commerce is fully disbursing all CSP funds. Due to the amount of funds allocated, 17 of the 39 requested projects (constituting 21.2% of the total funds requested) are being awarded.

The awarded companies and the indicated need for funds are as follows:

  • Camp Wood Young Men’s Christian Association (Elmdale) – Increasing capacity and safety through the Next Century Campaign, which aims to address both needs and be the final piece of renovations that will have improved every area of the 104-year-old statewide facility.
  • Carpenter Place, Inc. (Wichita) – Building a new cottage to provide a safe and secure home, provide individualized bedrooms for each resident and increase the capacity of residents. Because this organization serves girls through the age of 18, a potential liability is created when residents must share a bedroom. The new cottage with individualized bedrooms will eliminate this important safety concern.
  • Center City Academy, Inc. (Wichita) – Purchasing land and building/equipping a building to provide a high-quality early learning experience for children whose parents live and/or work in the downtown area. At least 50% of the children will come from low-income families who cannot afford childcare and preschool education that prepares their children to enter the Wichita public school system.
  • Florence Crittenton Services of Topeka, Inc. (Topeka) – Increasing Psychiatric Residential Treatment Program (PRTF) capacity by repurposing a residential unit for PRTF beds, finishing an unfinished basement area for more space to accommodate the increase in programming, replacing carpeting/flooring in high traffic areas of the building, and adding additional parking to accommodate increased staff and visitor traffic.
  • Interfaith Housing & Community Services, Inc. (Hutchinson) – Creating transitional housing in the form of 600 square-foot EcoHomes. The homes will be located in a designated neighborhood re-investment area and on empty lots where public infrastructure is already in place. A potential site has been properly identified through a land bank in Hutchinson and other lots will be considered in rural communities within a 100-mile radius of Hutchinson.
  • Labette Health (Oswego) – Construction of a Rural Health Clinic and Express Care in Oswego, KS. Located in Southeast Kansas, Oswego is a historically medically underserved community, according to HRSA. On February 14, 2019, Oswego Community Hospital abruptly closed, which left citizens of Oswego without access to primary or express care.
  • The Minneola Den, Inc. (Minneola) – Renovation of the facility in which The Den operates, to expand the program area to the north space to create a covered/concrete outdoor activity area, and to provide interior furnishing and upgrades to create an accessible restroom and to establish and expand program areas on the main and basement floors. The renovation will include engineering and design, demolition and site preparation, excavation and waterproofing of basement walls, and sheeting of existing walls of The Den on the north and west.
  • Morris County Hospital Foundation (Council Grove) – Restoration and re-opening of the White City and Alta Vista Clinics, which have been closed for several years.
  • Moundridge Manor Inc. (Moundridge) – Replacing the HVAC system in two wings to significantly increase the comfort of the frail and disabled seniors by enabling each resident room to have individualized climate control. Residents do not currently have control over the temperature in their room as each side of each wing is controlled by a single thermostat, which results in varying temperatures that are not always to everyone’s comfort.
  • Pleasant View Home Inc. (Inman) – Replacing the main generator (in place since 1959) and two fire panels (more than 20 years old) in order to ensure the safety of the more than 200 residents living on campus.
  • See to Learn Foundation (Topeka) – Ensure funding is provided to help provide Kansas children access to appropriate eye care. Vision problems affect one in five children in Kansas schools each year. Left unchecked, they can limit a child’s ability to succeed in school and can lead to self-esteem issues and behavior problems. These vision issues can affect any child, regardless of income or ability to pay.
  • SOS, Inc. (Lyndon) – Renovation of a newly acquired facility for Advocacy, Education and Outreach Services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Last year SOS, Inc., provided 18,134 services including crisis intervention, court support, safety plans, support groups, therapy services, 24-hour hotline, trauma services and more. This renovation project will bring all Advocacy and Outreach Services under one roof and help streamline operations in order to deliver services to more people in need.
  • Spearville Senior Living, Inc. (Spearville) – Construction and operations of a 12-bed skilled nursing unit and a 12-apartment assisted living complex using the “Greenhouse” model of resident-centered care. In addition to caring for 24 elderly residents, the new facility intends to offer more than 20 new jobs to residents of the Spearville area.
  • Starkey, Inc. (Wichita) – Creation of a new 20,000-square foot facility for the Life Enrichment program to support the daily needs of 250 people with goal-setting and skill-building activities. A new purpose-built facility would provide essential supports for the basic needs of the persons served, as well as provide new opportunities for living a full life. Program spaces would include small-group activity rooms where people could focus on specialized activities and tasks, but still have a multipurpose common space for activities and dining.
  • William Newton Memorial Hospital (Winfield) – Purchasing equipment necessary for a Cath Lab in the new expanded Surgical Center. This equipment will allow the Cath Lab to provide critical services for the area, as this organization would be the only one to offer that service.
  • Transition Plus Association (Summerfield) – Creation of growing towers that provide state-of-the-art indoor ability to grow vegetables three times faster than usual, allowing for more profit and sustainability of the business. They will be housed in the former school gym, where transitioning military can train in the methods of care, harvest and distribution. They can then take that knowledge with them and become vegetable farmers without needing to own expensive land or costly farm machinery, thereby eliminating two of the greatest barriers to new farmers.

 

About the Community Service Tax Credit Program (CSP)

Each year since 1994, the Kansas Community Service Program has given nonprofit organizations a way to improve their ability to undertake major capital fundraising drives for various projects. Tax credits are allocated each year and awarded on a competitive application basis to nonprofit organizations.

Projects eligible for tax credit awards include community service, crime prevention, health care, and youth apprenticeship and technical training. Based on the scope and cost of the proposed project, applicants may request up to $250,000 in tax credits. Applicant organizations in rural areas (less than 15,000 population) are eligible for a 70% credit. Applicant organizations in non-rural areas are eligible for a 50% credit.

Scores are tallied based on the following criteria, among others:

  • Need of the project
  • Solution compatibility (will this solution solve the need)
  • Target community
  • Project planning
  • Community support

 

 

 

Ryan Brinker

Public Information Officer

[email protected]

 

Kansas Department of Commerce

1000 SW Jackson St. Ste. 100

Topeka, KS 66612-1354

Phone: 785-296-4931

Cell: 785-276-9723

Government, Health Care, Kansas

Domestic Well Water Test Available

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Update to Groundwater Study Announced

Study area identified and drinking water testing opportunities available

 

More than 15 years ago data was collected by the Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) on the declining quality of groundwater in the Arkansas River region due to naturally occurring sources. The Kansas Water Office along with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and Kansas Department of Agriculture will be working with KGS and Groundwater Management District No. 3 in a two-year study to collect current, updated data in the areas adjacent to the river and surface irrigation canals in Hamilton, Kearny, Finney, Gray, and Ford counties in response to a legislative resolution passed this past 2019 session, Senate Resolution No. 1729.

 

In an effort to help update data, a study area has been identified and the state of Kansas is providing the opportunity for domestic well owners in those areas who use their well(s) for drinking water purposes to have their water tested for free. Test results will be provided back to the well owner and used in the broader study to determine overall regional groundwater quality.  Please note, water from public water supply systems is routinely tested and meets all safe drinking water standards, and therefore is not included in this study.

 

The state is working with the five listed county health departments and conservation districts have water sampling kits available to private well owners. This will be a phased approach starting with Hamilton County, followed by Kearny, Finney, Gray and Ford. Those who use their well(s) for drinking water purposes are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to help update the water quality data in this study area. Participation in this study is voluntary.

Sample kits will be available beginning in Hamilton County on August 19 with the other counties to follow.

For more information please visit www.kdheks.gov/mineralization/ or call: (785) 296-3185.

 

Bourbon County, Fort Scott, Government, Kansas

LEGION Act signed into law The American Legion July 30

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In a significant legislative victory for The American Legion, President Trump signed a bill July 30 that declares the United States has been in a state of war since Dec. 7, 1941.
The American Legion sought the declaration as a way to honor approximately 1,600 U.S. service members who were killed or wounded during previously undeclared periods of war.

The LEGION Act (Let Everyone Get Involved In Opportunities for National Service Act) also opens the door for approximately 6 million veterans to access American Legion programs and benefits for which they previously had not been eligible.
“Recognizing the service of these wartime veterans is the right thing do and it is long overdue,” National Commander Brett Reistad said. “The families of those who were killed or wounded during these wartime acts should take pride in knowing that we recognize their sacrifice and service. Moreover, we are proud to welcome any of the six million living veterans from the previously unrecognized periods into our organization and call them ‘Legionnaires.’”

Now that the legislation has been signed, The American Legion’s eligibility criteria immediately changes from seven war eras to two: April 6, 1917, to Nov. 11, 1918, and Dec. 7, 1941 to a time later determined by the federal government. No other restrictions to American Legion membership are changed.

The law’s journey began on Feb. 14 when Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., introduced S. 504, along with Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C. A companion measure, H.R. 1641, was introduced in the House by Reps. Lou Correa, D-Calif., and Ben Cline, R-Va.
Reistad expressed gratitude to the bipartisan members of Congress for passing the legislation.
“We are grateful that President Trump fully acknowledges the importance of The American Legion by signing the LEGION Act in the White House today – just one week after it passed the House of Representatives,” Reistad said. “In an era of partisan gridlock, Republicans and Democrats in Congress overwhelmingly recognized the importance of allowing thousands of honorable but previously ineligible veterans the right to join the largest and most influential veterans organization in the country.”

Reistad pointed out that existing American Legion membership applications are in the process of being updated but can still be used. “In the meantime, I recommend that prospective Legionnaires and recruiters write ‘LEGION Act’ in the eligibility date section of American Legion membership applications if they fall outside the previous war eras,” Reistad said. “The larger pool of veterans now eligible for The American Legion will also open their family members to eligibility in the Sons of the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary as well.”

Any Veteran who has served one day on active duty and was honorably discharged can now join the American Legion.

We have quite a few Bourbon County Veterans who can now join the Fort Scott American Legion.  I already have four area Veterans ready to join our Post.  Reach out to Veterans you know and ask them to join us.  

Contact me for membership applications OR invite them to our next meeting on Monday, August 5 at 7 pm. All they need in order to join our Post is proof of honorable service and their first year’s dues of $40

Carl Jowers. Post 25 Commander.

620-215-1688.

Fort Scott, Government, Schools

U234 BOE Special Meeting Minutes of July 30

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Members of the USD 234 Board of education met on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, for a special noon meeting at the Fort Scott Middle School Community Room.

President David Stewart opened the meeting.

Gina Shelton, Board Clerk, presented 2019-20 budget information.

Board members approved an Early Retirement and 4030) Employer Match Plan

Provisions and Groups for licensed employees and Match Plan

Provisions and Groups for classified employees for the 2019-20 school year.

In addition, the board approved a revised
2019-20 school calendar and ratified the 2019-20 negotiated agreement.

There were no sealed bids received for the sale of the property at 21 3 Scott Avenue.

The board went into executive session to discuss personnel matters for nonelected personnel, returned to open meeting, and approved the following employment matters:

A. Resignation of Curt Toll, high school teacher aide, effective at the end of the 2018-19 school year

B. Resignation of Debra Baimi, middle school paraprofessional, effective August 16,
2019

C. Resignation of Gary Floyd, high school paraprofessional, effective at the end of the 2018-19 school year

D. Resignation of Alyssa Park, high school cook, effective July 24, 2019

E. Transfer of Brenda Hill, Eugene Ware instructional coach, to elementary instructional coach for the 20 1 9-20 school year

F. Contract extension for Josh Messer, high school counselor, for the 20 I 9-20 school year

G. Appointment of Robyn Kelso as the high school attendance officer for the 2019-20 school year

H. Employment of Emily Elliott for high school vocal presentations and musical music director/middle school vocal presentations for the 2019-20 school year

I. Employment ofDelynn Abati as high school play assistant for the 2019-20 school year

J. Employment of Taylor Qualls as high school play assistant for the 2019-20 school year

K. Resignation of Stewart Guss, Eugene Ware custodian/bus driver, from his bus driver duties only, for the 2019-20 school year

L. Employment of Amy Harper as high school sophomore sponsor for the 201 9-20 school year

M. Resignation of Stacey Dawson, high school custodian, effective at the end of the 2018-19 school year

The board approved a 5% raise for administrative and classified employees for the 2019-20 school year.

The board adjourned.

Bourbon County, Business, Government, Kansas

Hemp Production Comes to Kansas AND Bourbon County

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Hay bales in a Bourbon County field July 2019.

Hay bales, wheat, soybeans, and corn, those are the normal scenes in rural Kansas during the summertime.

But a new alternative crop is possible in the summer of 2019.

Hemp production has come to Kansas following Former Governor John Colyer’s enactment of the  Alternative Crop Research Act in April 2018.

Bourbon County Counselor Justin Meeks,  of the Bourbon County Commission, was asked to provide information to the commission on hemp.

“Hemp is not marijuana,” Meeks said. “The size is different, the hemp plant is much bigger. And you can’t get high from hemp.”

There are three people, called licensees, legally planting hemp in Bourbon County, according to Jason Walker, Public Relations Director for the Kansas Department of Agriculture.

Regulations and procedures for planting hemp in Kansas are quite rigorous, Meeks stated.

None the less, there are those who have started planting.

“As of  July 22, 2019,  the Kansas Department of Agriculture has received the notification, through required planting reports, that roughly 1170 acres of industrial hemp have been planted in Kansas,” Walker said. He noted that 65 acres are licensed (potential) acres in Bourbon County.

Joe Bisogno, Jr. started growing hemp on eight acres on a small acreage in Bourbon County this month, he said.

He prefers not to give the location of the area where he is growing the hemp “So people won’t try to come to look at it,” he said.

“When you license to grow hemp, you can’t have anybody in the designated area, they can’t come on the property,” Bisogno said.

“The application process involves each person that touches the field (where hemp is produced) has to get a background check,” Meeks said.

Bisogno said he traveled the country to see how to plant, process and harvest the plant first hand, before taking the plunge into growing hemp.

“Joe Bisogno Jr. and Joe Bisogno Sr. have done a lot of work at the legislative level for hemp production,” Meeks said. “They deserve credit for that.”

The recent planting on Joe Jr.’s small acreage is for research purposes, he said.

“I’m doing research on the hemp,” he said. “I plan to compare how hemp grows in two different soil types.”

“I’m planting it for CDB oil,” Bisogno said.

CDB is an abbreviation of cannabidiol, a compound found in marijuana plants, according to https://sciencetrends.com/what-does-cbd-stand-for/

Bisogno is planting the hemp for economic reasons.

“You can make money on a small acreage,” he said.

“It’s easily a billion-dollar industry,”  Meeks, said. “There are thousands of articles that can be made from hemp, such as flooring and clothing.”

Here is the history of how Kansans came to grow hemp, provided by Kansas government links.

Then-Governor Jeff Colyer, M.D. signed Senate Bill 263 ( K.S.A. 2-3901 et seq.) in April 2018, which enacted the Alternative Crop Research Act allowing the Kansas Department of Agriculture to oversee the cultivation of industrial hemp in a research program, according to the website https://www.agriculture.ks.gov/divisions-programs/plant-protect-weed-control/industrial-hemp

“The KDA legal staff and plant protection and weed control program staff quickly began the process of developing regulations and other administrative documents and procedures to guide the Alternative Crop Research Act, according to the website.

“Since that time, KDA staff participated in more than 14 public outreach events across the state, which began with an open dialogue and information exchange at a public forum May 11 and included a public hearing prior to publishing the regulations.

“The regulations were approved by the Department of Administration and the Attorney General and reviewed by the Legislative Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations before final regulations were published in the Kansas Register on Jan. 24, 2019. They became effective on Feb. 8, 2019, 15 days following their publication.

“The Industrial Hemp Research Program became possible because the 2014 Farm Bill included a section to allow for universities and state departments of agriculture to begin cultivating industrial hemp for purposes of research, provided that the growing and cultivating of industrial hemp is allowed under state law.

“Industrial hemp is defined by SB 263 as all parts and varieties of the plant cannabis sativa L that contain a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration of no more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.

“The recent passage of the 2018 Farm Bill removed federal restrictions on the establishment of commercial hemp programs and allows individual states to develop a plan to license the commercial production of hemp and further directs the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a plan for states that do not do so.

“In order to establish a program for the commercial production of industrial hemp, Kansas must develop a plan through KDA, in consultation with the Governor and Attorney General. Any such plan must be submitted to USDA for approval.

“The opportunity to grow a new specialty oilseed crop in Kansas offers potential for diversification for Kansas farmers looking for an alternative crop, or for new farming enterprises interested in cultivating industrial hemp.

“The Kansas agriculture industry has developed a statewide strategic growth plan in recent years, and is committed to pursuing new and innovative opportunities to grow agriculture.

“The research generated by participants of this new industrial hemp program will be valuable data in identifying the growth potential offered in this sector.”

 

 

Fort Scott Community College, Government

FSCC Agenda July 25

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 The next meeting of the Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees will be August 6.

Board of Trustees

Fort Scott Community College

2108 S. Horton

Fort Scott, KS 66701

The Board of Trustees of Fort Scott Community College will meet in regular session on Thursday, July 25, 2019. The meeting will be held in the Heritage Room at Fort Scott Community College.

5:00 p.m. Dinner in the Heritage Room at 5:00 p.m. followed by regular board meeting at 5:30 p.m.

*** FSCC awarded 245 degrees and certificates after the spring semester. This is an increase from the prior year.

THE AGENDA

5:00 DINNER AND BUDGET QUESTION/ANSWER SESSION

5:30 ROLL CALL, 3

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

CALL TO ORDER, 4

  1. Comments from the Chair, 4

ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 2019/2020, 5

APPOINTMENT OF OFFICIALS AND MEETING DATES/TIMES, 6

CONSENT AGENDA, 5

  1. Approval of Agenda, 5

  2. Approval of Minutes of previous Regular Board Meeting conducted on June 24, 2019, 6

  3. Approval of Treasurer’s Report, Bills, and Claims, 9

  4. Approval of Personnel Actions, 5

ACTION/DISCUSSION ITEMS

  1. Review of Fall In-Service Agenda

  2. Review of Updated Organization Chart

  3. Approval of Disposal of Property – Miami County Sheds

  4. Consideration of Vehicle Purchase

  5. Consideration of Purchase of Scorer’s Table

  6. Consideration of Athletic Insurance and Catastrophic Injury Insurance

  7. Consideration of Bids for Arnold Arena South Pen Cover

  8. Consideration of Security/Surveillance System Bids

  9. Consideration of Hay Bids for Rodeo Program

  10. Consideration of Bleachers for Arnold Arena

  11. Approval of Revised Negotiated Agreement with FSCAPE

REPORTS, 63

  1. Administrative Updates, 64

EXECUTIVE SESSION, 70

ADJOURNMENT, 71

UPCOMING CALENDAR DATES:

  • July 25, 2019: Board Meeting

  • August 6, 2019: Board Meeting

  • August 13 – 16, 2019: In-service

  • August 19, 2019: Fall semester begins

  • September 2, 2019: Labor Day – Campus Closed

  • November 25 – 29, 2019: Thanksgiving Break – Campus Closed

  • December 23 – January 5, 2020: Winter Break – Campus Closed

Sincerely,

John Bartelsmeyer, Chair

Alysia Johnston, President

FSCC’s vision for the future is to support “Students First, Community Always” through a central focus on teaching and learning; advancing strong, innovative programs and departments; maximizing and leveraging opportunities; initiating efficient and effective processes; and developing the region’s workforce.

ROLL CALL

_____ John Bartelsmeyer

_____ Jim Fewins

_____ Bernita Hill

_____ Dana McKenney

_____ Liz Meyer

_____ Robert Nelson

CALL TO ORDER

*** FSCC awarded 245 degrees and certificates after the spring semester. This is an increase from the prior year.

  1. COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR

ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 2018/2019

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Chairman:

Vice-Chairman

BOARD ACTION:

Chairman

BOARD ACTION: MOTION _____ SECOND _____ VOTE _____

DISCUSSION:

VOTE: Bartelsmeyer Fewins Hill McKenney Meyer Nelson

BOARD ACTION:

Vice-Chairman

BOARD ACTION: MOTION _____ SECOND _____ VOTE _____

DISCUSSION:

VOTE: Bartelsmeyer Fewins Hill McKenney Meyer Nelson

APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS/POSITIONS FOR 2018/2019

Information Officer

(Previously Julie Eichenberger)

Clerk of the Board

(Previously Juley McDaniel)

Treasurer

(Previously Mindy Russell)

KPERS Representative

(Previously Juley McDaniel)

KACCT Representative and

Council of Presidents Representative

(Previously Liz Meyer)

Greenbush Representative

(Previously John Bartelsmeyer)

BOARD ACTION: MOTION _____ SECOND _____ VOTE _____

DISCUSSION:

VOTE: Bartelsmeyer Fewins Hill McKenney Meyer Nelson

APPOINT OFFICIALS and MEETING DATES/TIMES

Designated Bank for General Fund

(Previously Landmark National Bank)

Designated Attorney

(Previously Zackery Reynolds)

Official Newspaper

(Previously The Fort Scott Tribune)

Official Board of Trustees Meeting Dates for 2019/2020 at 5:30 p.m.

Official Meeting Date is the third Monday of each month unless stated otherwise.

September 16, 2019

October 21, 2019

November 18, 2019

December 16, 2019

January 27, 2020 (Changed from January 20 due to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)

February 17, 2020

March 16, 2020

April 20, 2020

May 18, 2020

June 15, 2020

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the above officials and official Board of Trustees’ meeting dates be approved for the 2019/2020 school year.

BOARD ACTION: MOTION _____ SECOND _____ VOTE _____

DISCUSSION:

VOTE: Bartelsmeyer Fewins Hill McKenney Meyer Nelson

CONSENT AGENDA

  1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS

1) Attached are the minutes of the Regular Board Meeting conducted on June 24, 2019.

C. APPROVAL OF TREASURER’S REPORT, BILLS and CLAIMS

Attached are the Treasurer’s Report and the Bills and Claims Report.

D. APPROVAL OF PERSONNEL ACTIONS

  1. Additions

    1. Rachel Judy, Nursing Instructor, effective July 30, 2019

    2. Tabitha Stults, Administrative Assistant, effective August 1, 2019

  2. Separations

    1. Clayton Whitson, Speech Instructor, effective July 22, 2019

    2. Mert Barrows, Developmental Education Instructor, effective July

  3. Transfers

    1. Holli Mason, from TRIO Advisor to Director of TRIO Student Support Services Grant, effective July 1, 2019

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Consent Agenda items be approved as presented.

BOARD ACTION: MOTION _____ SECOND _____ VOTE _____

DISCUSSION:

VOTE: Bartelsmeyer Fewins Hill McKenney Meyer Nelson

    1. REVIEW OF FALL IN-SERVICE AGENDA

BACKGROUND: Following is the agenda for fall in-service for review.

    1. REVIEW OF UPDATED ORGANIZATION CHART

BACKGROUND: Following is an updated FSCC organization chart for review.

    1. APPROVAL OF DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY – MIAMI COUNTY SHEDS

BACKGROUND: Students in the Construction Trades classes at the Miami County Campus built sheds as part of their curriculum. The two following sheds are valued around $2,000 and can be disposed of through silent auction:

Gable Shed Gambrel Shed

Gable Shed – 8’ x 10’ with 8’ walls, treated 2” x 6” floor joist, ¾” treated plywood flooring. One 24” x 24” sliding window and a 4’ x 6’9” door. Walls are 2” x 4” that are 16” OC, and 2” x 6” ceiling joist and rafter with asphalt shingles.

Gambrel Shed – 8’ x 10’ with 8’ walls, treated 2” x 6” floor joist, ¾” treated plywood flooring. One 24” x 24” sliding window and a 4’ x 6’9” door. Walls are 2” x 4” that are 16” OC, and 2” x 4” truss roof with asphalt shingles.

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Board approve the above sheds for disposal through silent auction.

BOARD ACTION: MOTION _____ SECOND _____ VOTE _____

DISCUSSION:

VOTE: Bartelsmeyer Fewins Hill McKenney Meyer Nelson

    1. CONSIDERATION OF VEHICLE PURCHASE

BACKGROUND: Currently the college fleet is needing to update the car fleet with an additional vehicle for recruiting / travel needs and the president’s vehicle needs to be updated. To be most cost effective we propose the following.

1) The president’s current 2012 Chrysler 300 be moved to the college fleet.

2) Purchase a new vehicle for the president’s travel needs.

Attached are three quotes for the president’s car:

Briggs of Ft Scott New 2018 Jeep Cherokee Limited $24,799

Max Motors-Nevada, MO New 2019 Jeep Cherokee Limited $33,340

Jay Hatfield, Pittsburg, KS New 2019 Jeep Cherokee Limited $30,811

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Board approve the purchase of the 2018 Jeep Cherokee from Briggs Motors for $24,799.

BOARD ACTION: MOTION _____ SECOND _____ VOTE _____

DISCUSSION:

VOTE: Bartelsmeyer Fewins Hill

McKenney Meyer Nelson

    1. BACKGROUND: CONSIDERATION OF PURCHASE OF SCORER’S TABLE

BACKGROUND: Fort Scott Community College is seeking permission to purchase a new scorer’s table for the gym.  The table will be featured at all basketball and volleyball games and will be a great addition to Arnold Arena.  The old tables were in very rough shape and were no longer usable.  Another great feature of the new tables is that they have the ability to present sponsors during the game and halftime through the video screen.  This will give the athletic department the ability to market local companies during the future seasons. 

Included are three quotes:

Daktronics $19,950.00

Nevco $18,820.43

Athco $16,300.00


The scorer’s table will be purchased from gate receipts funds.

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommendation of administration that the quote from Daktronics be accepted due to the capabilities of the Daktronics table.

BOARD ACTION: MOTION _____ SECOND _____ VOTE _____

DISCUSSION:

VOTE: Bartelsmeyer Fewins Hill

McKenney Meyer Nelson

    1. CONSIDERATION OF ATHLETIC INSURANCE AND CATASTROPHIC INJURY INSURANCE

BACKGROUND: NJCAA requires affiliated programs to provide athletic insurance and catastrophic injury/accident coverage. During the last 4 months Tom Havron, Marci Meyers and Julie Eichenberger have worked with three different agents to receive the best quotes possible for the athletic department. The challenge has been that our athletic injury claims the past two years have increased.

We have asked for information regarding injury claims, visited the possibility of requiring all athletes to purchase insurance if they cannot provide proof of primary insurance, and how each agent can help us manage our claims expense going forward.

Each agent was given the same information regarding deductibles, claim experience, benefit period, and maximum claim payout, as well as checked references if the agent was unknown to us.

Attached is summarized information regarding quoted prices from each agent and their policy and experience.

RECOMMENDATION: It is the recommendation of administration to accept the athletic insurance quote of $183,183 and catastrophic injury / accident coverage quote of $16,500 from Borden/Perlman

BOARD ACTION: MOTION _____ SECOND _____ VOTE _____

DISCUSSION:

VOTE: Bartelsmeyer Fewins Hill

McKenney Meyer Nelson

    1. CONSIDERATION OF BIDS FOR ARNOLD ARENA SOUTH PEN COVER

BACKGROUND: In March FSCC received a grant from Timken Foundation for upgrades to Arnold Arena rodeo area. This grant covered several different items that needed to be addressed including ADA parking/unloading, ADA seating, ADA accessibility to bathroom facilities and a concession stand. Also included were monies for a cover over the south pens, additional lighting and updates to man doors and garage doors as monies allowed. Timken’s first concern was for ADA accessibility.

Taking Timken’s lead on ADA accessibility we have included on the north side a pad for ADA unloading on the exterior and then poured concrete in the interior at the North end of the seating that allows for ADA access to seating, bathroom facilities close by and currently we are working on a small concession stand area on the north end. The lighting has also been updated to LED. All of this was completed before the spring 2019 rodeo.

With the remaining grant monies we are ready to start work on the cover for the south pens. This will provide our contestants cover during bad weather. A request for proposal was published in the Fort Scott Tribune with a deadline of June 18th. Receiving no proposals from our notice we have asked for input and references from Coach Cross and others of someone who might be interested.

The following two quotes included in the following pages were received upon contacting them:

H & M Construction $39,800

Koehn Building Systems, LLC $49,672

Both individuals come highly recommended.

RECOMMENDATION: It is the recommendation of administration to accept the quote from H&M Construction for $39,800

BOARD ACTION: MOTION _____ SECOND _____ VOTE _____

DISCUSSION:

VOTE: Bartelsmeyer Fewins Hill

McKenney Meyer Nelson

    1. CONSIDERATION OF SECURITY/SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM BIDS

BACKGROUND: FSCC currently has a security/surveillance system with approximately 48 cameras in operation in Greyhound and Boileau Halls to monitor the property and safety of the students. This surveillance system was installed sometime before 2010. Due to hardware and software limitations, changes in technology and the difficulties obtaining support its original contracted installer; it no longer meets the growing needs for maintaining a level of surveillance that is adequate for effective campus security.

As part of the ongoing push to upgrade technology around campus, IT worked with Tom Havron to work on updating the cameras on campus to improve overall campus safety and security. While the main focus of the project was the cameras, it was also intended to be part of a campus-wide security upgrade. Parts of this upgrade would include new cameras and updated access control for buildings. It also included new areas of campus that were previously not covered by cameras.

A Request for Proposal was created that listed out the areas that we wanted to be covered by cameras as well as requesting information from the vendors about related systems for access-control. We requested solutions for on-premise and cloud-hosted recording. Areas requested were Greyhound Lodge (Bids 1A and 1B), Greyhound and Boileau Hall (Bids 2A and 2B), and other parts of campus including Ellis Fine Arts and Bailey Hall (Bids 3A and 3B).

We published the notification of the request and sent it out by email for proposals to provide multiple solutions for this project on June 13, 2019, to ten vendors and closed the bidding after extending the deadline to June 24, 2019, at 3:00 PM (CST). We had a total of seven solution providers participate, as indicated in Table 1.

Vendor

Specific bid request: (1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B)

Cloud-Based or Appliance-Based Solution

Total Proposed Price

ADS

1B, 2B, 3B

Appliance-Based (On Prem.)

$91,071.77&

ADS***

2B (American Dynamics)

Alternate Proposal

$13, 626.67

ADS***

2B (BOSCH)

Alternate Proposal

$7,090.50

CDL*

1B, 2B, 3B

Appliance-Based (On Prem.)

$36,941.45&

CDWG**

Cloud-Based (Off Prem.)

$45,383.68

CIS***

2B (Storage/Analog Rep.)

Alternate Proposal

$32,676.23

CIS

1B, 2B, 3B (3 year)

Appliance-Based (On Prem.)

$96,208.21

CIS

1B, 2B, 3B (5 year)

Appliance-Based (On Prem.)

$97,937.96

CIS

1A, 2A, 3A (3 year)

Cloud-Based (Off Prem.)

$181,499.50

CIS

1A, 2A, 3A (5 year)

Cloud-Based (Off Prem.)

$205,180.30

CONVERGE ONE

1B, 2B, 3B

Appliance-Based (On Prem.)

$97,627.84

CRAWKAN

1B, 2B, 3B

Appliance-Based (On Prem.)

$63,985.59&

TGS

1A (The Lodge) (1 Year)

Cloud-Based (Off Prem.)

$20,459.22

TGS

2A, 3A

Cloud-Based (Off Prem.)

Priced Per Camera

Table 1: Vendor Participation; (*) indicates recommended bid or proposal. (** )Indicates that the participant did not meet the minimum requirements of the request; (***) Indicates an “alternate” or optional proposal to meet a need above the requested scope of work; (&) Individual quote amounts combined.

RECOMMENDATION: A recommendation for purchase will be made during the meeting.

BOARD ACTION: MOTION _____ SECOND _____ VOTE _____

DISCUSSION:

VOTE: Bartelsmeyer Fewins Hill

McKenney Meyer Nelson

    1. CONSIDERATION OF HAY BIDS FOR RODEO PROGRAM

BACKGROUND: Sealed bids have been requested for hay for livestock for the Rodeo Program. Specifications for bids are as follows:

270 round bales – 4 x 6 bales – 1300 pounds each

800 quality square bales

Delivery must be included

Must be able to repeat the year after.

Bids will be opened at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, July 24. Bid amounts and a recommendation will be provided the night of the meeting.

BOARD ACTION: MOTION _____ SECOND _____ VOTE _____

DISCUSSION:

VOTE: Bartelsmeyer Fewins Hill

McKenney Meyer Nelson

    1. CONSIDERATION OF BLEACHERS FOR ARNOLD ARENA

BACKGROUND: Information and a recommendation about bleachers for Arnold Arena will be provided the night of the meeting.

BOARD ACTION: MOTION _____ SECOND _____ VOTE _____

DISCUSSION:

VOTE: Bartelsmeyer Fewins Hill

McKenney Meyer Nelson

    1. APPROVAL OF REVISED NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT WITH FSCAPE

BACKGROUND: When the 2018-2020 Negotiated Agreement was approved, the 2019-2020 salary increase was to be one step and column movement. The agreement stated that contract negotiations would be re-opened if the state operating grant was increased $35,000 or more for the 2019-2020 academic year. FSCC is receiving just over $35,000 additional in state operating funds, so the negotiating team re-convened for the sole purpose of increasing base salary for the upcoming academic year. The negotiating team agreed to a $300 increase to the base, and FSCAPE has ratified the agreement.

RECOMMENDATION: It is the recommendation that the Board approve the revised Negotiated Agreement with FSCAPE.

BOARD ACTION: MOTION _____ SECOND _____ VOTE _____

DISCUSSION:

VOTE: Bartelsmeyer Fewins Hill

McKenney Meyer Nelson

REPORTS

  1. ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATES

EXECUTIVE SESSION

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Board adjourn to executive session.

MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION:

BOARD ACTION: MOTION _____ SECOND _____ VOTE _____

DISCUSSION:

VOTE: Bartelsmeyer Fewins Hill McKenney Meyer Nelson

MOVE TO REGULAR SESSION:

BOARD ACTION: MOTION _____ SECOND _____ VOTE _____

DISCUSSION:

VOTE: Bartelsmeyer Fewins Hill McKenney Meyer Nelson

ADJOURN

BOARD ACTION: MOTION _____ SECOND _____ VOTE _____

DISCUSSION:

VOTE: Bartelsmeyer Fewins Hill McKenney Meyer Nelson

 

    1. CONSIDERATION OF HAY BIDS FOR RODEO PROGRAM

BACKGROUND: Sealed bids have been requested for hay for livestock for the Rodeo Program. Specifications for bids are as follows:

270 round bales – 4 x 6 bales – 1300 pounds each

800 quality square bales

Delivery must be included

Must be able to repeat the year after.

Bids will be opened at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, July 24. Bid amounts and a recommendation will be provided the night of the meeting.

BOARD ACTION: MOTION _____ SECOND _____ VOTE _____

DISCUSSION:

VOTE: Bartelsmeyer Fewins Hill

McKenney Meyer Nelson

    1. CONSIDERATION OF BLEACHERS FOR ARNOLD ARENA

BACKGROUND: Information and a recommendation about bleachers for Arnold Arena will be provided the night of the meeting.

BOARD ACTION: MOTION _____ SECOND _____ VOTE _____

DISCUSSION:

VOTE: Bartelsmeyer Fewins Hill

McKenney Meyer Nelson

    1. APPROVAL OF REVISED NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT WITH FSCAPE

BACKGROUND: When the 2018-2020 Negotiated Agreement was approved, the 2019-2020 salary increase was to be one step and column movement. The agreement stated that contract negotiations would be re-opened if the state operating grant was increased $35,000 or more for the 2019-2020 academic year. FSCC is receiving just over $35,000 additional in state operating funds, so the negotiating team re-convened for the sole purpose of increasing base salary for the upcoming academic year. The negotiating team agreed to a $300 increase to the base, and FSCAPE has ratified the agreement.

RECOMMENDATION: It is the recommendation that the Board approve the revised Negotiated Agreement with FSCAPE.

BOARD ACTION: MOTION _____ SECOND _____ VOTE _____

DISCUSSION:

VOTE: Bartelsmeyer Fewins Hill

McKenney Meyer Nelson

REPORTS

  1. ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATES

EXECUTIVE SESSION

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Board adjourn to executive session.

MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION:

BOARD ACTION: MOTION _____ SECOND _____ VOTE _____

DISCUSSION:

VOTE: Bartelsmeyer Fewins Hill McKenney Meyer Nelson

MOVE TO REGULAR SESSION:

BOARD ACTION: MOTION _____ SECOND _____ VOTE _____

DISCUSSION:

VOTE: Bartelsmeyer Fewins Hill McKenney Meyer Nelson

ADJOURN

BOARD ACTION: MOTION _____ SECOND _____ VOTE _____

DISCUSSION:

VOTE: Bartelsmeyer Fewins Hill McKenney Meyer Nelson