Others Present: Teri Hansen, McPherson Sentinel; Jolyn Johnston-Myers, Radio Station KBBE; Norm Hosterman, Denny Walthers.

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1 McPherson, Kansas June 6, 2016 The McPherson Board of City Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, June 6, 2016, at the Municipal Center, 400 East Kansas Avenue. The meeting was conducted by Mayor Thomas A. Brown. Commissioners Robert D. Moore and Larry E. Wiens were present. Staff Present: Jeff Woodward, Director of Public Works; Rob McClarty, Police Chief; Pam Cherry, Community Development Director; Anne Kirchner, Community Information Coordinator; Tim Maier, BPU General Manager; Wayne Burns, Director of Public Lands and Facilities; Bill Athey, Lead Building Inspector; Mark Moffitt, City Treasurer/Finance Director; Jeff Deal, Fire Chief; Jeff Houston, City Attorney; Nick Gregory, City Administrator; Bo Moddelmog, Deputy City Clerk. Others Present: Teri Hansen, McPherson Sentinel; Jolyn Johnston-Myers, Radio Station KBBE; Norm Hosterman, Denny Walthers. Upon m/s/c (Moore/Wiens) unanimously, the minutes of the meeting of May 31, 2016, were approved as written and distributed. An ordinance was introduced, read, and entitled AN ORDINANCE MAKING APPROPRIATION FOR THE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS. Upon motion by Commissioner Moore, seconded by Commissioner Wiens the ordinance was read by sections and upon its final adoption roll was called and the following vote was had: Ayes- Three. Nays- None. Upon the announcement of the foregoing vote, the Mayor declared the ordinance adopted, signed the same and it was numbered Mayor Brown opened the public input session where he wanted to congratulate the McPherson County Relay for Life on a successful relay. He also wanted to thank the McPherson Park Department for all of their hard work to get the parks ready for the events that were going this weekend. The public input session was closed and the meeting continued in regular session. Upon m/s/c (Wiens/Moore) unanimously, the agenda was approved with no deletions or additions. Tim Maier, BPU General Manager, informed the City Commission that they pulled random water samples for lead and copper testing. They have the results back from 22 of those tests and they are all below the MCL levels. The BPU is working on repairing a power cable that failed about a month ago, and when they tried fixing the existing cable it failed again, so they are going to completely replace the cable.

2 Rob McClarty, Police Chief, requested approval of the job description and pay scale for the new Evidence Technician/Court Liaison position at the Police Department. The pay scale is $14.40 to $ Upon m/s/c (Brown/Wiens) unanimously, the request of the job description and pay scale for the new Evidence Technician/Court Liaison position at the Police Department was approved. Chief McClarty requested approval to accept the resignation of Johnathan Epp, Police Officer effective June 1, Upon m/s/c (Brown/Moore) unanimously, the request to accept the resignation of Johnathan Epp, Police Officer effective June 1, 2016 was approved. Bill Athey, Lead Building Inspector, requested approval to begin the hiring process to fill the Assistant Building Inspector position, as well as the job description and adjusted pay scale. Upon m/s/c (Wiens/Moore) unanimously, the request to begin the hiring process to fill the Assistant Building Inspector position, as well as the job description and adjusted pay scale was approved. Wayne Burns, Director of Public Lands and Facilities, requested approval to accept the quote from Gibson Industrial Controls/Midwest Electric to repair the Lazy River pump at the Water Park for an amount not to exceed $3, Upon m/s/c (Moore/Wiens) unanimously, the request to accept the quote from Gibson Industrial Controls/Midwest Electric to repair the Lazy River pump at the Water Park for an amount not to exceed $3, was approved. Mr. Burns also informed the City Commission and media that the Park Department did spray for mosquitoes last week in select areas and will do a full City spray sometime this week. Jeff Woodward, Director of Public Works, requested approval of the Earles Engineering cost proposal for the Avenue A Sidewalk Construction Project for an amount not to exceed $96, and authorize the Mayor to sign all related documents. This is a correction from the May 31, 2016 minutes to include the cost of the inspection. Upon m/s/c (Wiens/Moore) unanimously, the request of the Earles Engineering cost proposal for the Avenue A Sidewalk Construction Project for an amount not to exceed $96, and authorize the Mayor to sign all related documents was approved. Mr. Woodward requested approval to hire JP Construction to complete the replacement of the valley gutter at 1071 Darlow Drive in conjunction with the work they are performing at the Cedars for a cost not to exceed $1,

3 Upon m/s/c (Wiens/Moore) unanimously, the request to hire JP Construction to complete the replacement of the valley gutter at 1071 Darlow Drive in conjunction with the work they are performing at the Cedars for a cost not to exceed $1, was approved. Mr. Woodward requested approval to close Eshelman Street between Sharp and Simpson for approximately three weeks starting today for the McPherson College Stadium Renovations. Upon m/s/c (Wiens/Moore) unanimously, the request to close Eshelman Street between Sharp and Simpson for approximately three weeks starting today for the McPherson College Stadium Renovations was approved. Mr. Woodward gave an update on the Maple/Elizabeth Street Construction Project. They made good progress last week. This project will more than likely be delayed by one week due to the weather we have had. Mr. Woodward informed the City Commission and the media that there will be a Town Hall Meeting on Monday, June 13, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Commission Room to discuss a Storm Water Utility. Nick Gregory, City Administrator, requested approval of a resolution for the sanitary sewer improvements on Fisher and Elizabeth Streets, therefore the following was introduced: RESOLUTION NO A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE ADVISABILITY OF THE MAKING OF CERTAIN INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF MCPHERSON, KANSAS; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS WITH RESPECT THERETO; AND AUTHORIZING AND PROVIDING FOR THE MAKING OF THE IMPROVEMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH FINDINGS (SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS/FISHER AND ELIZABETH). Upon m/s/c (Wiens/Moore) unanimously, the Commission approved and adopted the above City Resolution No Mr. Gregory requested approval of a resolution adjusting the transient guest tax from 5% to 6%, therefore the following was introduced: RESOLUTION NO A RESOLUTION LEVYING A TRANSIENT GUEST TAX OF SIX PERCENT (6%) UPON THE GROSS RECEIPTS FROM OR PAID BY TRANSIENT GUEST FOR LODGING OR SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF MCPHERSON, KANSAS.

4 Upon m/s/c (Brown/Moore) unanimously, the Commission approved and adopted the above City Resolution No Mr. Gregory requested approval of a special assessments ordinance for levying assessments against tracts and parcels of land, therefore the following was introduced: ORDINANCE NO AN ORDINANCE LEVYING ASSESSMENTS AGAINST VARIOUS TRACTS AND PARCELS OF LAND WITHIN THE CITY OF MCPHERSON TO RECOVER THE UNPAID COSTS OF ABATMENT OF VARIOUS NUISANCES OR DANGEROUS PROPERTY CONDITIONS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. Upon m/s/c (Moore/Wiens) unanimously, the ordinance was read by sections and upon its final adoption, roll was called and the following vote was had: Ayes- Brown, Moore, and Wiens. Upon announcement of the foregoing vote, the Mayor declared the ordinance adopted, signed the same and it was numbered Mr. Gregory requested approval to pay Municode for Supplement No. 16 to the McPherson City Code Book for an amount not to exceed $2, Upon m/s/c (Moore/Wiens) unanimously, the request to pay Municode for Supplement No. 16 to the McPherson City Code Book for an amount not to exceed $2, was approved. Upon m/s/c (Brown/Moore) unanimously, the following wages were approved: Wade Hall, Fire Department Fire Fighter to Lieutenant $14.98/hr to $15.64/hr Effective 6/6/2016 Upon m/s/c (Wiens/Moore) unanimously, the following bonds were approved: Midwest Mechanical Heating and Air, Wichita, KS, $5,000 Mechanical Bond, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, # , to The meeting adjourned at 9:02 a.m.

5 Tamra K. Seely, City Clerk Thomas A. Brown, Mayor