Commission Board Meeting on Mon, February 7, 2005 - 8:30 AM


Meeting Information

      -Convene

      -Pledge of Allegiance

 

CONSENT AGENDA

      (1) (a)   Consider approval of Commission Orders

            (b)   Note receipt of reporting of State Forfeitures per K.S.A. 60-4117(d)(2) (Ken

                    McGovern)

(c)      Consider approval of Annual Noxious Weed Eradication Progress Report for 2004

        (Keith Browning/Mike Perkins)

(d)      Consider approval of recommendation of vehicle purchase for Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical (Jackie Waggoner)

 

REGULAR AGENDA

      (2)    Planning Item: PF-12-37-04: Final Plat for Frontier Farm Credit Addition. This proposed bank/office subdivision contains approximately 7.04 acres and is located north of U.S. Highway 56 and east of U.S. Highway 59. Submitted by Landplan Engineering, P.A., for Frontier Farm Credit, ACA, contract purchaser, and Jerold W. and Janet K. Seele, property owners of record. (Paul Patterson)

 

      (3)    Consider contract with City of Baldwin City to house prisoners held on municipal violations in the <1/2xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Douglas County jail (Wempe)

 

      (4)    Consider autho

Jones called the meeting to order at 8:35 A.M. on Monday, February 7, 2005 with all members present. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

CONSENT AGENDA 02-07-05
Johnson moved approval of the following Consent Agenda:

  • Approve Commissioners Order No. 5294. Order is on file in the office of the County Clerk;
  • Note receipt of reporting of State Forfeitures per K.S.A. 60-4117(d)(2);
  • Pull the item "Consider approval of Annual Noxious Weed Eradication Progress Report for 2004" for discussion; and
  • Approve the purchase of one (1) 2005 Ford Taurus from Shawnee Mission Ford in the amount of $12,300 for the Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical Department.

Motion was seconded by Jones and carried unanimously.

PUBLIC WORKS & WEEDS 02-07-05
Mike Perkins, Operations Division Manager, Department of Public Works, presented the 2004 Noxious Weed Eradication Progress Report and the Annual Noxious Weed Management Plan. Jones made a motion to approve the 2004 Noxious Weed Eradication Progress Report and the Annual Noxious Weed Management Plan. Motion was seconded by Johnson and carried unanimously.

PLANNING 02-07-05
The Board considered Item No. 2 of the minutes of the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission dated February 2, 2005. This item is PF-12-37-04: Final Plat for Frontier Farm Credit Addition. This proposed bank/office subdivision contains approximately 7.04 acres and is located north of U.S. Highway 56 and east of U.S. Highway 59. Submitted by Landplan Engineering, P.A., for Frontier Farm Credit, ACA, contract purchaser, and Jerold W. and Janet K. Seele, property owners of record. Paul Patterson, staff member of the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Department, was present for the discussion. This item comes to the Board with a recommendation of approval for acceptance of easements, subject to the following conditions:

 1. Provision of the following fees and recording documentation:
  a. Current copy of paid property tax receipt at the time of submittal of the final plat for filing; and
  b. Recording fees made payable to the Douglas County Register of Deeds.
 2. Change the County Clerk's signature to Jamie Shew.

Johnson moved approval of PF-12-37-04 subject to the above conditions. Jones seconded and the motion carried unanimously.

AGREEMENTS & SHERIFF 02-07-05
The Board considered approval of an Agreement between the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County, Kansas, and the City of Baldwin City, Kansas, for Housing of Inmates in the Douglas County Jail.  Ken McGovern, Sheriff, and Kari Wempe, Lieutenant, were present for the discussion. After discussion, Jones made a motion to approve the Agreement for Housing of Inmates in the Douglas County Jail; Johnson seconded and the motion carried unanimously.

AMBULANCE & PURCHASING 02-07-05
The Board considered approval to purchase one (1) ambulance for the Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical Department. Mark Bradford, Deputy Chief of the Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical Department, stated that the FY 2005 budget recommends the purchase of one (1) medic unit. The County Commission previously approved the replacement of two (2) medic units in the FY 2004 budget as outlined in the Vehicle Replacement Program. American Response Vehicles (AEV) was awarded the bid in the amount of $194,999 per unit. Bradford approached American Response Vehicles (AEV) to ascertain if they would consider extending their 2004 bid price for the purchase of one (1) medic unit in 2005, and they have agreed to this request. Bradford requested approval to waive the bid requirements of the Purchasing Policy authorizing approval to enter into an agreement with American Response Vehicles (AEV) for the purchase of one (1) medic unit through an extension of the 2004 purchase contract in the amount of $194,999. After discussion, Johnson moved approval to waive the bid requirement of the Purchasing Policy and authorize approval to enter into an agreement with American Response Vehicles (AEV) for the purchase of one (1) medic unit through an extension of the 2004 purchase contract in the amount of $194,999. Motion was seconded by McElhaney and carried unanimously. It should be noted that there will be a trade-in unit which will be disposed of utilizing E-Bay for the method of sale of trade-in with a $3,000 plus costs as the reserve amount.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 02-07-05
Johnson moved approval of accounts payable in the amount of $272,062.46 to be paid 02/07/05; accounts payable manual checks in the amounts of $12.00 and $1,505.52; ACH Bank Transfer in the amount of $20,796.25 to be paid 03/01/05; corrected 01/21/05 payroll in the amount of $717,771.90; payroll in the amount of $617,565.65; and electronic funds transfers in the amounts of $45,357.66 for FICA, $42,922.08 for KPERS, and $3.85 for KPERS to be paid 02/04/05. Motion was seconded by Jones and carried unanimously.

Jones made a motion to adjourn; Johnson seconded and the motion carried unanimously.

 

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Charles Jones, Chairman                      Bob Johnson, Member

ATTEST:

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Jamie Shew, County Clerk                    Jere McElhaney, Member

 

Location

County Courthouse
1100 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA