AGENDA

FORT SCOTT CITY COMMISSION

FORT SCOTT CITY HALL

COMMISSION ROOM

123 SOUTH MAIN

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

6:00 P.M

The complete agenda packet including financial statement are on the city’s website.

I. ROLL CALL:

K. ALLEN P. ALLEN NICHOLS WATTS MITCHELL

II. FLAG SALUTE:

III. INVOCATION: Pastor James Collins, First Southern Baptist Church

IV. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS: American Legion Mid-Winter Forum Proclamation – January 31 – February 2^nd, 2020

V. CONSENT AGENDA:

1. Approval of minutes of the regular meeting of January 21^st, 2020.

2. Approval of Appropriation Ordinance 1255-A totaling $707,843.95.

3. Correction to December 17, 2019 minutes to reflect Ordinance No. 3556 creating the Street Advisory Committee in lieu of Ordinance No. 3356.

4. Approval of Ace Pipe Cleaning Invoice – $37,430 (pulled from last meeting) (5% retainage for work to be completed)

5. Consideration of Approval of Change Proposal Request #8 – Crossland Construction – River Intake Project – $37,408.00

6. Request to Pay #1 – Schneider Electric – $276,133.87 – Energy Service Project

7. Approval of December financials

VI. APPEARANCE/COMMENTS/PUBLIC HEARING:

1. APPEARANCE: None

B. CITIZEN COMMENTS (Concerning Items Not on Agenda – 5 minute limit per citizen) –

C. PUBLIC HEARINGS/COMMENTS:

6:15 p.m. Resolution No. 7-2020 -Directing the Repair or Removal of an Alleged Unsafe and Dangerous Structure located at 421 W. 5^th Street

VII. CONSIDERATION:

1. Consideration of street light for the alleyway behind Luther’s BBQ – 3 West Oak Street

2. Consideration to solicit bids on the replacement of the outside stairs at Memorial Hall – 1 East Third Street

3. Consideration to hold a Public Hearing on the advisability of creating a Community Improvement District within the City of Fort Scott, Kansas; Establishing a Community Improvement District Sales Tax to finance improvements within such district, providing for the giving of notice of such public hearing, and authorizing actions related thereto – Approval of Resolution No. 8-2020.

4. Consideration of EMS Medical Director Contract

5. Consideration of Letter of Support to Bourbon County for health care

VIII. COMMENTS:

1. Director Updates: Sewer Project – Michael, Chad, Susan, Deb

2. Commission:

3. 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