BUTLER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Commission Meeting on the Road

Rose Hill City Hall

125 W. Rosewood

Rose Hill, KS 67133

Commission Chairman Dan Woydziak called the Butler County Board of Commissioners to order at 6:00 p.m. Present were Commissioner Will Carpenter, Commissioner Randy Doll, Commissioner Randy Waldorf, Commissioner Mike Wheeler, Administrator Will Johnson, Jr., and Clerk Ron Roberts.

ITEM #1 – INTRODUCTIONS

ITEM #2 – PUBLIC COMMENTS

David Moyer came before the Board with concerns about pollution from trash burning. He felt it was very toxic. Darryl Lutz, Director of Public Works, stated that neither the County nor KDHE control trash burning on private property.

ITEM #3 – ITEMS OF MUTUAL CONCERN BETWEEN THE CITY OF ROSE HILL AND BUTLER COUNTY

Commissioner Woydziak stated that the Sedgwick County portion of the 63^rd Street project is a two-year project and should be ending in May 2008.

ITEM #4 – CONSIDER APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN BUTLER COUNTY, THE CITY OF ROSE HILL, AND THE CITY OF ANDOVER FOR THE PURPOSE OF STUDYING ROAD IMPROVEMENT NEEDS AND OPTIONS RELATED TO THE PROPOSED WIDENING OF SW BUTLER ROAD BETWEEN ROSE HILL AND ANDOVER

Darryl Lutz, P.E., Director of Public Works, came before the Board for approval of an Interlocal agreement between Butler County, the City of Rose Hill, and the City of Andover for the purpose of studying road improvement needs and options related to the proposed widening of SW Butler Road between Rose Hill and Andover. The agreement spells out the scope of work for the study and provides for the creation of a 6-member work committee. The Cities of Rose Hill and Andover as well as the County will each appoint two people to the committee for selecting an engineering company and determining cost estimates.

Commissioner Carpenter motioned to approve the Interlocal Agreement between Butler County, the City of Rose Hill, and the City of Andover providing for the study of SW Butler Road for proposed improvements and authorize the Chair to sign. Commissioner Wheeler seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.

Commissioner Waldorf motioned to appoint Darryl Lutz and Mark Detter to the work committee as county representatives. Commissioner Doll seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.

ITEM #5 – CONSIDER APPROVAL AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR TO SIGN THE DISASTER RESOURCE AGREEMENTS WITH THE VENDORS AS PRESENTED

The Board considered the Disaster Resource Agreements with the following vendors: Albert Hogoboom Oilfield Services, Prairie Potts LLC, Central Power Systems, Halls Culligan, and J.J. Murphy Oil Company, Inc. These agreements reflect the first responses from local vendors wishing to participate in this program.

Commissioner Doll motioned to approve the Disaster Resource Agreements with the following vendors: Albert Hogoboom Oilfield Services, Prairie Potts LLC, Central Power Systems, Halls Culligan, and J.J. Murphy Oil Company, Inc. and authorize the Chair to sign. Commissioner Carpenter seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.

ITEM #6 – PRESENTATION OF NEW CERT RESPONSE TRAILER

Emergency Management asked the Board to formally present the keys to the new response trailer to Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) representatives and to recognize them for the hard work, training, and dedication they have done for Butler County.

Don Smith and Louis McClure of CERT presented appreciation gifts of a tee shirt and pocketknife to the commissioners.

Sheriff Murphy stated that the CERT team is a significant help to the Sheriff’s Department when there is a gathering of people outdoors.

Charlie Knight of MVP Trailers in Derby built the trailer for the CERT Team.

RECESS

Commissioner Woydziak recessed the Board meeting to view the CERT response trailer at

6:30 p.m.

RECONVENE

Commissioner Woydziak reconvened the Board meeting at 6:44 p.m.

APPROVAL OF ADDS AND ABATES

Commissioner Doll motioned to approve Adds & Abates #2264 dated June 20, 2006. Adds in the amount of $4,681.18 and Abates in the amount of $81,598.36. Commissioner Waldorf seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.

OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS

Commissioner Woydziak stated that the budget hearings would be next week.

Commissioner Doll motioned to award the bid for Culvert Letting No. 61 for the construction of 11 reinforced concrete boxes to LMK Construction in the amount of $267,464. Commissioner Waldorf seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.

Darryl Lutz, Director of Public Works, said the bids were all above the Engineer’s estimate for the NW 34^th Street subdivision road-paving project in West River Second Addition and negotiated the low bid from Lafarge down from $120,083.05 to $93,110.05 with the Butler County Road and Bridge Department doing some of the work.

Commissioner Waldorf motioned to award the bid to Lafarge for the NW 34^th Street subdivision road-paving project in West River Second Addition in the amount of $93,110.05. Commissioner Doll seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.

ADJOURNMENT

Commissioner Doll motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:10 p.m. Commissioner Waldorf seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.