BUTLER
COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Tuesday, July 20,
2004
Commission Chairman Will Carpenter called the Butler County Board of Commissioners to order at 9:00 am. Present were Commissioner Phil Anderson, Commissioner Randy Doll, Commissioner Bill Shriver, Commissioner Mike Wheeler, Administrator Will Johnson Jr., and Clerk Recorder Tammy Bridges.
ITEM #2 – RECEIVE
PRESENTATION OF COMMUNICATIONS INTEROPERABILITY PLAN
Kathy Guy, Assistant Director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security,
and Richard Powell, Communications Consultant with First Wireless of Wichita,
came before the Board to present an overview of the Phase One Communications
Interoperability Plan for Butler County.
Mr. Powell’s services were retained at a cost of $10,000, which has been
reimbursed to Butler County through a grant from Kansas Division of Emergency
Management. The Office of Domestic
Preparedness has provided some funding to address this issue. However, no funding will be awarded if an
interoperability plan is not in place.
The Board received the report and will discuss it at a later date. No action was taken.
RECESS
Commissioner Carpenter recessed the Board meeting at 10:10 a.m. for 5
minutes.
RECONVENE
Commissioner Carpenter reconvened the Board meeting at 10:15 a.m.
ITEM
#1 – WORK SESSION – RECEIVE ANNETTE GRAHAM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CPAAA AND
SEDGWICK COUNTY DEPARTMENT ON AGING, TO PRESENT THE 2005 AREA PLAN
Annette Graham, Executive Director of the Central Plains Area Agency on
Aging (CPAAA) and Sedgwick County Department on Aging, came before the Board
for approval of the FY05 Area Plan. The
Area Plan (for Butler, Harvey, and Sedgwick Counties) requires that the
Commissioners of each county within the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) give their
sanction to the plan. The CPAAA
Advisory Council has unanimously approved the plan in the amount of $133,448.
Commissioner Anderson motioned to approve the FY05 Area Plan for Butler
County Department on Aging and authorize the Chair of the Sedgwick County Board
of Commissions to sign. Commissioner
Wheeler seconded the motion. Motion
carried 5-0.
ITEM
#3 – CONSIDER SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER AGREEMENT BETWEEN BUTLER COUNTY, KANSAS
AND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 205 (BLUESTEM)
Sgt. Kelly Alexander, Butler County Sheriff’s Office, came before the
Board and stated that the Agreement was not ready. Counselor Norm Manley needed to make some changes.
Commissioner Shriver motioned to table Agenda Item #3 until a later
date. Commissioner Doll seconded the
motion. Motion carried 5-0.
ITEM
#4 – CONSIDER TABLED PURCHASE OF SUPERVISOR VEHICLE FOR EMS
Grant Helferich, Director of Emergency Medical Services, came before the
Board for approval to seek bids to purchase a supervisor vehicle. This vehicle is to be funded by the special
equipment fund. Two suburbans are
presently being utilized by the EMS Department, a 1994 GMC with 165,401 miles
and a 1995 Chevrolet with 201,698 miles.
They would like to retain the 1994 suburban for the captain of the
training department to drive.
Commissioner Doll motioned to allow the EMS department to request bids
for the supervisor vehicle.
Commissioner Anderson seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.
Connie Rausch, Director of Department on Aging, came before the Board to
present results from a survey regarding Butler County Transit. These results show that 86% of transit
riders rate their satisfaction as good and above.
ITEM #5 – RECEIVE BCED MONTHLY REPORT
Larry Powell, Director of Economic Development, came before the Board to present
the Butler County Economic Development (BCED) Monthly Report. This report includes the general and special
activities of the Economic Development Department.
The Board received the Butler County Economic Development Monthly Report.
ITEM
#6 – ACCEPT A RIGHT-OF-WAY DEDICATION RELATED TO THE SW 170TH ST.
PROJECT
Darryl Lutz, Director of Public Works, came before the Board for approval
of the purchase of a tract of right-of-way for the SW 170th St.
project at Rose Hill. This purchase
offer is based upon the appraised value of this commercial lot in Rose
Hill. The county appraisal is $1.21 per
square foot. The property owner agreed
to settle for $1.28 per square foot. A
total of 1,000 square feet of property is being acquired.
Commissioner Anderson motioned to approve the purchase of right-of-way
from Chris Arensberg in the amount of $1,280 for reconstruction of the SW 170th
St. project and authorize the Chair to sign.
Commissioner Shriver seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.
ITEM
#7 – CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATION ACTION FOR
ACQUIRING 2 TRACTS OF RIGHT-OF-WAY RELATED TO THE SW 170TH ST
PROJECT AT ROSE HILL
Darryl Lutz, Director of Public Works, came before the Board for
consideration of adopting a resolution authorizing condemnation action for
acquiring 2 tracts of right-of-way related to the SW 170th St.
project at Rose Hill. A total of 17
tracts of right-of-way are expected to be purchased for this project. Two owners of tracts have not accepted
Butler County’s final offer. It is
recommended that a resolution be adopted to proceed with filing a condemnation
action. Mr. Mike Coash is to file the
condemnation case in District Court on behalf of the County.
Commissioner Doll motioned to adopt Resolution No. 04-31, which is a
condemnation action for property on SW 170th, and authorize the
chair to sign. Commissioner Shriver
seconded the motion. Motion carried
5-0.
ITEM
#8 – CONSIDER A PROCLAMATION FOR FAMILY DAY – A DAY TO EAT DINNER WITH YOUR
CHILDREN
Commissioner Anderson came before the Board for approval to sign the
Proclamation establishing Family Day, the fourth Monday of every September, to
be held on September 27, 2004.
Commissioner Anderson received a letter from the National Center on
Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University asking for Butler
County’s support with Family Day – A Day to Eat Dinner With Your Children. This day is meant to remind Americans of the
value of parental engagement and encourage them to make family dinners a regular
part of their lives.
Commissioner Anderson motioned to allow the Chair to sign the
Proclamation establishing Family Day, the fourth Monday of every September, to
be held on September 27, 2004.
Commissioner Doll seconded the motion.
Motion carried 5-0.
APPROVAL
OF ADS AND ABATES
Commissioner Shriver motioned to approve the ads and abates Approval
#2190, dated July 19, 2004, Abates in the amount of $23,411.02 and Ads in the
amount of $20,822.96. Commissioner
Wheeler seconded the motion. Motion carried
5-0.
Sgt. Kelly Alexander, Butler County Sheriff’s Office, came before the
Board with a letter to the Department of Justice requesting the purchase of
radios for the Sheriff’s Department.
This purchase is to be made with funds left over after purchasing
equipment with the Methamphetamine Grant that was received earlier this year.
Commissioner Shriver motioned to approve the letter to Michael Banks
signed by the Sheriff and authorize the Chair to sign this letter requesting
permission to spend the remaining $15,892.40 on the grant. Commissioner Wheeler seconded the
motion. Motion carried 5-0.
OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE THE BOARD
Commissioner Shriver requested an update on the Walnut River study, which stated that bacteria are a problem in the upper Whitewater River Watershed. Testing will begin again this summer to determine if this is a continuing trend.
Commissioner Shriver inquired about the corrections on the amortization schedule regarding the Lakepoint IRB’s. This will be addressed at a later date.
Administrator Johnson stated that the Jail count is 191 with 128 billable.
Administrator Johnson presented information on the Historical Societies’ budget to the Board.
ADJOURN
Commissioner Wheeler motioned to adjourn the meeting of the Board on July 20, 2004 at 11:50 a.m. Commissioner Shriver seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.