Minutes COUNCIL MEETING City Hall Bel Aire, Kansas January 5, :00 P.M.

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Minutes COUNCIL MEETING City Hall Bel Aire, Kansas January 5, 2016 7:00 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor David Austin called the City of Bel Aire Council meeting to order, January 5, 2016 at 7:00pm. II.

1 Minutes COUNCIL MEETING City Hall Bel Aire, Kansas January 5, :00 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor David Austin called the City of Bel Aire Council meeting to order, January 5, 2016 at 7:00pm. II. ROLL CALL Council Members present Dr. Ramona Becker, Guy MacDonald, Betty Martine, Peggy O Donnell, and Diane Wynn. Also present City Attorney Alison McKenney-Brown, City Manager Ty Lasher, and City Clerk/Utility Clerk Jamie Hayes. III. IV. MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER - A moment of silent prayer was led by Mayor David Austin PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG V. DETERMINE AGENDA ADDITIONS: None VI. CONSENT AGENDA A. Minutes of the December 15, 2015 City Council Meeting. B. Minutes of the December 17, 2015 City Council Special Meeting. MOTION: Dr. Becker made a motion to approve the consent agenda as listed and authorize the Mayor to sign. Seconded by Mrs. O Donnell. Motion carried 5-0. VII. DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE A. Appropriations Ordinance in the amount of $601, MOTION: Mrs. O Donnell made a motion to approve appropriations Ordinance Seconded by Mr. MacDonald. Motion carried 5-0. VIII. CITY REQUESTED APPEARANCES: None 1

2 IX. CITIZEN CONCERNS: Oral communication from the audience (Please move to the podium and state your name & address so that you can be clearly heard by the viewing public as well as the Governing Body. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes unless additional time is granted by the Mayor). X. REPORTS: A. Mayor s Report Mayor Austin had no formal report, he let everyone know that the State of the City address will be next week prior to the scheduled City Council Workshop. Mayor invited citizens to come and share their ideas on what they want to see from the City in B. Council Member Reports Ms. Martine went on a Christmas light tour with the Senior Club the Monday before Christmas. They rented a party bus for the event and there were about 21 in attendance and it was a wonderful event. Ms. Martine also attended the Senior Club breakfast today at IHop with about 17 other seniors and had a good time there as well. Ms. Martine hopes that everyone had a wonderful Christmas. Ms. Wynn attended the volunteer breakfast that the City has, she wished there would have been more volunteers there. She was able to visit with several volunteers that she didn t know as well as got to know some City staff that attended better. Ms. Wynn will be at the first Chamber meeting of the year tomorrow and a new president will be voted in. Ms. Wynn let citizens know that they don t have to have a business in Bel Aire in order to be a member of the Chamber. Ms. Wynn stated that her business is in Wichita, but she is an active member of the Bel Aire Chamber of Commerce and urged others to join as well. Mrs. O Donnell wished everyone and Happy New Year and it s hard to believe that the kids are already back to school today. She was sorry she couldn t make it to the volunteer breakfast, she was ill and unable to attend. Mrs. O Donnell went to the KU/OU basketball game last night and not only was it one of the most exciting games she has ever been to, but it was really neat that all of the news channels over the last 24 hours that the two main players have ties to Bel Aire and Wichita, with Buddy being from Sunrise and Perry Ellis being from Wichita. It was really nice to have the local recognition of Bel Aire. Mr. MacDonald wished everyone a Happy New Year and had no formal report. Dr. Becker also attended the volunteer breakfast and thought it was really nice and she really enjoyed it. She attended the last Community Development Advisory Committee meeting of the year and it was nice to kind of wrap up the year and look back on what they have done and look forward to the new year. Dr. Becker encouraged the citizens to get more involved with the City and don t be bashful to 2

3 contact the Council or Mayor with their thoughts or suggestions. She is always glad to hear from citizens regarding their ideas or concerns. Dr. Becker also wished everyone a Happy New Year. C. City Manager Report Mr. Lasher let citizens know that there is a Christmas tree drop off site at the pool and it s open until February 1 st. We ask that you please remove all ornaments first before dropping the tree off, there is no charge to residents for this service. Mr. Lasher also stated that Sedgwick County has various tree drop off sites around the county as well. Anne Stephens is our Employee of the Quarter for the 4 th quarter of Anne was nominated by her co-workers as well as council and citizens. Anne has been getting very positive feedback on her projects since she has joined the Bel Aire staff. D. Committees/Boards/Commissions Reports XI. ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND FINAL ACTIONS: A. Consideration of approving an Agreement between the City of Bel Aire and the Wichita YMCA Summer Day Camp Program. MOTION: Mrs. O Donnell made a motion to approve the Agreement with the Wichita YMCA Summer Day Camp Program and authorize the Mayor to sign. Seconded by Ms. Wynn. Motion carried 5-0. B. Consideration of A RESOLUTION CONCERNING SERVICE, LICENSE AND PERMIT FEES WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BEL AIRE, KANSAS. MOTION: Dr. Becker made a motion to approve A RESOLUTION CONCERNING SERVICE, LICENSE AND PERMIT FEES WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BEL AIRE, KANSAS as amended to retain the same rates for residents and raise the rates for non-residents fees for the REC Center only and authorize the Mayor to sign. Seconded by Mr. MacDonald. Motion carried 5-0. C. Consideration of the 2016 City of Bel Aire Salary Schedule. MOTION: Mr. MacDonald made a motion to deny the 2016 City of Bel Aire Salary Schedule containing a blank% COLA. Seconded by Ms. Martine. Motion tied 1-1, Ms. Martine, Dr. Becker, and Mrs. Wynn did not vote on the issue due to the confusion of the different rates provided in the pay scales given to them. MOTION: Mrs. O Donnell made a motion to bring back up in 2 weeks the salary schedule and COLA for more clarification regarding the different pay rates. No one seconded. Motion failed. 3

4 MOTION: Dr. Becker made a motion to table the salary schedule until the next meeting. Seconded by Mr. MacDonald. Motion carried 3-1, Dr. Becker did not vote and stated she wants to abstain, the abstention follows the majority vote. Motion carried 4-1. D. Consideration of adopting the 2016 League of Kansas Municipalities Statement of Municipal Policy as the City of Bel Aire s Legislative Platform for MOTION: Dr. Becker made a motion to adopt the 2016 League of Kansas Municipalities Statement of Municipal Policy as the City of Bel Aire s Legislative Platform for Seconded by Ms. Martine. Motion carried 5-0. E. Consideration of A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF BEL AIRE, KANSAS, FROM ALL PROVISIONS OF K.S.A , , , AND L. 2015, CH. 88, SEC. 71 (codified at a), PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR THE SAME, AND REPEALING CHARTER ORDINANCE 3, CHARTER ORDINANCE 7, AND CHARTER ORDINANCE 16. MOTION: Ms. Martine made a motion to table A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF BEL AIRE, KANSAS, FROM ALL PROVISIONS OF K.S.A , , , AND L. 2015, CH. 88, SEC. 71 (codified at a), PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR THE SAME, AND REPEALING CHARTER ORDINANCE 3, CHARTER ORDINANCE 7, AND CHARTER ORDINANCE 16 for 2 weeks. Seconded by Mr. MacDonald. Motion carried 6-0. Roll Call: Ramona Becker: yes Guy MacDonald: yes Betty Martine: yes Peggy O Donnell: yes Diane Wynn: yes David Austin: yes F. Consideration of approving the revised Council Workshop Policy which identifies the day and time workshops will be scheduled when needed. G. Consideration of approving the Bel Aire Council Meeting Rules of Order. H. Consideration of approving the revised Council Meeting Policy. MOTION: Mr. MacDonald made a motion to table items F, G, and H, and would like staff to re-write the policies using proper grammar. Seconded by Ms. Martine. Motion carried 5-0. I. Consideration of AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE RECODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEL AIRE, 4

5 KANSAS, 2015 EDITION, PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN OTHER ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN, SAVING CERTAIN ORDINANCES FROM REPEAL AND SAVING CERTAIN ACCRUED RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES. MOTION: Mrs. O Donnell made a motion to approve AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE RECODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEL AIRE, KANSAS, 2015 EDITION, PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN OTHER ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN, SAVING CERTAIN ORDINANCES FROM REPEAL AND SAVING CERTAIN ACCRUED RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES, and authorize the Mayor to sign. Seconded by Mr. MacDonald. Motion carried 5-0. Roll Call: Ramona Becker: yes Guy MacDonald: yes Betty Martine: yes Peggy O Donnell: yes Diane Wynn: yes J. Consideration of approving the Courtyards at Elk Creek Phase 2 Paving and Drainage Improvements. The following bids were received: Cornejo & Sons $241, Kansas Paving $204, MOTION: Mrs. O Donnell made a motion to approve the bid from Kansas Paving at a price of $204, for the Paving and Drainage Improvements at the Courtyards at Elk Creek Phase 2 and authorize the Mayor to sign all related documents. Seconded by Ms. Martine. Motion carried 5-0. K. Consideration of approving the Governing Body Vacancy Policy which addresses how appointments will be made should a vacancy on the Governing Body occur. MOTION: Mr. MacDonald made a motion to table the Governing Body Vacancy Policy as presented for 2 weeks. Seconded by Dr. Becker. Motion carried 5-0. L. Consideration of A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR A TAX CREDIT APPLICATION TO BE FILED WITH THE KANSAS HOUSING RESOURCES CORPORATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BROADSTONE VILLAS II, AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY BY ZIMMERMAN PROPERTIES, LLC. MOTION: Ms. Martine made a motion to approve A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR A TAX CREDIT APPLICATION TO BE FILED WITH THE KANSAS HOUSING RESOURCES CORPORATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BROADSTONE VILLAS II, AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY BY 5

6 ZIMMERMAN PROPERTIES, LLC and authorize the Mayor to sign. Seconded by Dr. Becker. Motion carried 5-0. XII. DISCUSSION AND FUTURE ISSUES: State of the City / Strategic Planning Session January 12 th at 6:30pm Council group and individual pictures will be before the State of the City on January 12 th at 6:00pm. XIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION: None XIV. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Ms. Martine made a motion to adjourn. Seconded by Ms. Wynn. Motion carried 5-0. Meeting adjourned at 8:29 pm Submitted by Jamie Hayes, City Clerk/Utility Clerk Next scheduled meeting January 19, 2016 at 7:00 pm Notice It is possible that sometime between 6:30 and 7:00 pm immediately prior to this meeting, during breaks, and directly after the meeting, a majority of the Governing Body may be present in the council chambers or lobby of City Hall.No one is excluded from these areas during those times. Channel 7 rebroadcasts of this meeting are scheduled daily. 6

Minutes COUNCIL MEETING City Hall Bel Aire, Kansas December 15, :00 P.M.

Minutes COUNCIL MEETING City Hall Bel Aire, Kansas December 15, 2015 7:00 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor David Austin called the City of Bel Aire Council meeting to order, December 15, 2015 at 7:00pm. II.