By Jennifer Stultz
Tri-County Tribune Editor
*From the approved meeting protocol
The Greensburg City Council met in the town hall on February 18, 2025, among other things, to take into account offers for water and sewage group projects for airport.
Mayor Matt Christianson called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. and a promise of alligiance was said. There was no appeal.
The present included Council Mark Trumme, Nathan Charlton, Haley Kern and Wayne Keeton. Pam Reves was not available. Administrator Stacy Barnes and the city clerk Christy Gibson were also present.
Christenson applied for an addition to the agenda: “Consider an agreement with priority power to use a part of the industrial park as a staging area for the construction of the Pace Solar project.”
Trummen meant approved the agenda with the requested addition. Charlton rose and the application 4: 0.
The first business object mentioned by the Council were project offers for water/sewage pits. and contractor selection
Barnes advised that four offers for the project for the project to improve airport opened on February 11th at 11:00 a.m. The council members in their session package were provided with an offer bump offer. Lochner checked the offers and made a follow -up communication to clarify. Lochner recommended the advice to accept the low offer from Kramer Construction.
The financing of the project partly comes from a KDOT costs of 2022. The remaining funds in this grant are 88.007.83. The city's cost share with this contractor would be $ 164,019.14. The insurance fund was traditionally intended as a suitable means for the construction of the airport. By reducing the current cash amount of the insurance fund by the 15% game for a potential KAIP price, a remaining cash credit of $ 245,277 is used for this project.
Trumme asked what Lochner changed or changed in the project specifications in order to reconcile the bids with available funds. Barnes explained that the fountain house would be more wooden than fiber glass. There were also changes to the fountain itself. Trummy asked what the electrical part of the project would look like. Barnes described it as electrically for the fountain, for the measuring device and for the pump itself. Chlorine must be added to the water supply. Barnes confirmed that there would be a local company that worked with Kramer Construction. Trumme asked which part of the project the local company would take part. Barnes said she was not sure of the extent of her work, but she believes that she would work on a good part of the waterline and a septic installation. A fountain company is hired to work on the fountain itself. Trumme asked whether the contractor had to be connected by the city. The city no longer needs bond, but has minimum liability insurance.
After short comments, Kern commissioned to accept the offer of $ 2527 from Kramer Construction. Trummy supported. The application went 4-0.
In other businesses the council:
* Checked three RFQ answers from information from information that was requested that did not contain any project offers. The Council is now commissioned to choose a company for the design, engineer and tree management. Christenson said his review had found that each of the companies is qualified and would do a good job. The rating by the Council was asked to be returned until February 27 so that the results could be compiled before the next meeting.
* An agreement with priority power for the use of part of the industrial park as a staging area for the construction of the Pace Solar project. The storage would be close to the construction site. An application for approval of the submitted agreement unanimously passed.
* Learned that two of the city's public work on February 7th took part in a full-day asphalt conservation and maintenance course, which was organized by the University of Kansas Transportation Center. Some of the covered topics included the proper asphalt patch and repairs, the proper crack sealing techniques, the identification of asphalt defects and preserving treatments and the implementation of suitable chip sealing techniques. The employees found the training as very advantageous.
* Discussed a topic that has brought troubles to the advice that said that he had been contacted by a Lord who asked himself whether the city had ever thought about building a camera for eastern and west traffic at the intersection of the main and Kansas crossing, which would take a picture of a label if a vehicle drives the light. He had explained that he often used this intersection and saw several times how the light got green to go north and south, and then a truck flies through the east or west. Barns said that the officials could sit at this intersection all day and write tickets, and found that this type of cameras were already mentioned, but they are very expensive. The city has cameras in the incubator building, but are more designed for security than the traffic enforcement. Barnes offered to discuss the proposal with Chief Davis, and examined the costs and what such a system entails. Trummy encouraged Barnes to think about this matter.