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CITY OF FORT SCOTT
SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING
Minutes of September 13th, 2021 Special Meeting #22
A special meeting of the Fort Scott City Commission was held September 13th, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. in the City Commission Meeting Room, 123 S. Main Street, Fort Scott, Kansas.
ROLL CALL:
Commissioners Kevin Allen, and Pete Allen were present with Mayor Josh Jones presiding. R. Nichols and L. Watts were present via telephone.
AUDIENCE IN ATTENDANCE: Travis Shelton, Cheryl Van Hoecke, Michael Miles, Brad Matkin, Dave Bruner, Susan Bancroft and Michael Hoyt, and Jason Dickman, Earles Engineering, was present via telephone.
CONSIDERATION:
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Consideration of change order on ladder fire truck – Dave Bruner, Fire Chief, informed the Commission that he has Change Order #2 from Pierce Manufacturing on factory changes to the 2021 Pierce Ascendant 100’ Platform Fire Truck. The amount of the change order is a reduction of $26,541.70, making the final price of the ladder truck at $1,367,412.09.
J. Jones moved to approve Change Order #2 for the new ladder truck in the reduction amount of $26,541.70. K. Allen seconded. K. Allen, R. Nichols, L. Watts, and J. Jones voted aye. P. Allen voted no. Motion carried 4-1.
APPROVED CHANGE ORDER #2 FOR THE NEW LADDER FIRE TRUCK IN THE REDUCED AMOUNT OF $26,541.70, RESULTING IN A TOTAL FINAL PRICE OF $1,367,412.09.
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Consideration of payment for ladder fire truck – Dave Bruner, Fire Chief, informed the Commission that he is requesting to pay for the new ladder truck now. The total price of the truck is $1,367,412.09 and the City received a C.D.B.G. grant in the amount of $665,303.00. Approval to pay $702,109.09 was requested. He said that there were a couple of added features to the truck that needed approved also. One was a fitting and the other was a harness for the basket.
P. Allen said that he was voting against this purchase as he believes it was purchased against the will of the people.
J. Jones moved to approve the invoice of $1,367,412.09 with the City part $702,109.09 and the C.D.B.G. part $665,303.00. K. Allen seconded. K. Allen, R. Nichols, L. Watts, and J. Jones voted aye. P. Allen voted no. Motion carried 4-1.
approved the invoice of $1,367,412.09 for the new fire department ladder truck with the City part $702,109.09 and the C.D.B.G. part $665,303.00.
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Consideration of donation of current ladder truck – Dave Bruner, Fire Chief, informed the Commission that the Fire Department notified the area rural fire departments that the 1993 E-One Hurricane 75’ ladder truck was being replaced and asked if they had any interest. One letter of interest was received by Bourbon County Fire District #3 and the letter stated this fire truck would be stationed in Uniontown.
P. Allen said he was against this because the current ladder truck is worn out.
J. Jones moved to approve to donate the 1993 E-One Hurricane 75’ ladder truck to Bourbon County Fire District #3. K. Allen seconded. K. Allen, R. Nichols, L. Watts, and J. Jones voted aye. P. Allen voted no. Motion carried 4-1.
approved to donate the 1993 E-One Hurricane 75’ ladder truck to Bourbon County Fire District #3 to be stationed in uniontown, kansas.
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Consideration of change order for Eagle Block Building – Mark McCoy, Interim City Manager, informed the Commission that he wished to table this topic and go out for local bids to local plumbers to install a sump pump. He said that he would personally contact the local plumbers and have them submit a quote by 12:00 noon on Friday, September 17th, 2021.
Jason Dickman, Earles Engineering, said his main concern is timing of the project. The backfill was supposed to begin this week.
Discussion was held about how long to give the local plumbers to submit a bid proposal.
J. Jones moved to approve to table this change order and to solicit local proposals from our local plumbers for the installation of a sump pump at the Eagle Block building location. K. Allen seconded. K. Allen, P. Allen, L. Watts, and J. Jones voted aye. R. Nichols abstained. Motion carried 4-1.
approved to table this change order and to solicit local proposals from our local plumbers for the installation of a sump pump at the Eagle Block building location. the proposal due date is friday, september 17th, 2021, at 12:00 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT:
J. Jones moved to adjourn the special meeting at 6:51 p.m. K. Allen seconded. All voted aye.
ADJOURNED MEETING AT 6:51 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Diane K. Clay, M.M.C.
City Clerk