City Commission Meeting Tuesday, September 20, 2022 05:30 PM 118 W Central Ave, Arkansas City, KS

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I.Routine Business

1. 1.Roll Call

2. 2.Opening Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance

3. 3.Additions or Deletions (Voice Vote)

4. 4.Approval of the Agenda (Voice Vote)

II.Awards and Proclamations

1. 1.Proclaim October 4, 2022, as National Night Out in Arkansas City.

2. 2.Proclaim September 2022 as National Suicide Prevention month in Arkansas City.

3. 3.Proclaim October 2022 as Community Planning Month in Arkansas City.

4. 4.Proclaim October 9-15, 2022, as Fire Prevention Week and October 8-9, 2022, as National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend in Arkansas City.

III.Recognition of Visitors

1. 1.Introduce and Welcome new Fire Chief, Chris Ledeker.

IV.Comments from the Audience for Items Not on the Agenda
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- Violations of comment procedure will result in being directed to cease speaking or being muted.

V.Consent Agenda (Voice Vote)
Note:  All matters listed below on the Consent Agenda are considered under one motion and enacted by one motion.  There should be no separate discussion.  If such discussion is desired, any item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and then considered separately under Section VII: New Business.

1. 1.Consent Agenda Item:  Approve the September 6, 2022 regular meeting minutes and the September 12, 2022 special meeting minutes as written.

2. 2.Consent Agenda Item:  Approve a Resolution authorizing a public meeting of the Governing Body to attend a Land Bank Board of Trustees meeting at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, October 4, 2022, in the Commission Room at City Hall, located at 118 W. Central Avenue in Arkansas City.

VI.Old Business

1. 1.Hold a public hearing and consider a Resolution declaring structures located at 822 S. 1^st St.,  906 S. 7^th St.,  523/525 N. 9^th St.,  722/724 N. B St., 415 E. Jefferson Ave , as unsafe and dangerous, and directing that said structures be repaired, shored, or otherwise made safe, or, in the alternative, demolished. (Voice Vote)

VII.New Business

Ordinances for Consideration

• 1.Special Assessments:

  a.                Consider first reading of Ordinance levying special assessments for code enforcement activities for unpaid weed mowing charges.  (Roll Call Vote) 

  b.                Consider first reading of Ordinance levying special assessments for code enforcement activities for unpaid refuse abatement charges and inoperative or abandoned vehicles.  (Roll Call Vote)

  c.                Consider for approval a Certificate of Special Assessment for dangerous structure demolitions.  (Voice Vote)

Resolutions for Consideration

• 1.Consider a Resolution authorizing the completion of an application to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment regarding a loan from the Kansas Public Water Supply Loan fund. (Voice Vote)

VIII.Staff Report Presentations

City Manager's Report on Upcoming Activities

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Department Reports

• Arkansas City Police Department update on Crime and Activity for the last six months.

IX.Communications and Reports

1. 1.August 2022 Financial Summary

X.Adjournment