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	. . . . . . City of St. John Council Meeting . City Council Chambers March 4th, 2008 7:00 PM Present: Mayor: Jill Stimatze Council President: Jim Lakey Council Members: Becky Thrasher Bobby Stimatze Kevin Davis City Superintendent: Mel Chesbro Police Chief: Vernon Ralston Fire Chief: Leonard Getty City Clerk: Johnna Stanford Others: RobbieFalls and Les Minks Mayor Stimatze opened the regular meeting. Consent Agenda . Becky Thrasher made a motion to approve the consent agenda which included the following items: a) minutes of regular meeting held February19th, 2008; b) Appropriation Ordinance #02-25-08 for $2,204.16; c) Appropriation Ordinance #03-04-08 for $65,959.34; d) approve the renewal of Schulz Cleaning Contract with no changes. Seconded by Jim Lakey. Motion carried 4-0. . Citizen Comments Fire Department – Leonard Getty . Becky Thrasher made a motion for a 5 minute executive session for personnel to include council and mayor. Seconded by Bobby Stimatze. Motion carried 4-0. In at 7:08. Out at 7:13. . Administration – Johnna Stanford . Becky Thrasher made a motion to approve the agreement with Kansas Counselors, Inc. for collection of terminated past due accounts. Seconded by Kevin Davis. Motion carried 4-0. . Police Department – Vernon Ralston . Sonny reported that Nick Lauffer would be graduating on Friday, March 7th. He also reported that the police department has provided 24 hour coverage since the special meeting on Feb. 8th, 2008. . After no further discussion, Jim Lakey made a motion to adjourn. Seconded by Becky Thrasher. Motion carried 4-0. Meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m. . City Council Chambers . December 11^th, 2007 5:15 PM . Present: . Mayor: . Council President: Jim Lakey . Council Members: Tom Garner . Becky Thrasher . Bobby Stimatze . City Clerk: Johnna Stanford . Absent: Jill Stimatze, Kevin Davis, Don Knappenberg er, Mel Chesbro and Leonard Getty . Council President Jim Lakey opened the regular meeting. . Consent Agenda 1. Becky Thrasher made a motion to approve the consent agenda, with the exception of item 4. holiday schedule, which included the following items: a) minutes of regular meeting held November 20th, 2007; b) Appropriation Or di nance #12-11-07 for $76,501.29: c) Cereal Malt Beverage licenses for the South Branch and Dillons #11: Seconded by Bob Stimatze. Motion carried 3-0. Tom Garner arrived. . Citizen Comments . Administration - Mel Chesbro . Administration - Johnna Stanford 1. Jim Lakey made a motion to allow ½ day holiday on Christmas Eve day. Seconded by Becky Thrasher . Motion carried 4-0. 2. It was the consensus of the council to have the next meeting on Wednesday, December 19^th at 7:00 P.M. Fire Department - Leonard Getty . Police Department - Vernon Ralston 1. Becky Thrasher made a motion to allow the police department personnel to carry over extra vacation days into next year. Seconded by Tom Garner. Motion carried 4-0. Legal - Don Knappenberg er . New Business . Old Business . After no further di scussion, Becky Thrasher made a motion to adjourn. Seconded by Tom Garner. Motion carried 4-0. Meeting adjourned at 5:40 p.m. . . City Council Chambers . November 20th, 2007 7:00 PM . Present: . Mayor: Jill Stimatze . Council President: Jim Lakey . Council Members: Tom Garner . Becky Thrasher . Bobby Stimatze . City Attorney: Don Knappenberger . City Superintendent: Mel Chesbro . City Clerk: Johnna Stanford . Others: Alex Robinson, Missy Davis, Terry Spradley and Les Minks . Absent: Kevin Davis . Mayor Stimatze opened the regular meeting. . Consent Agenda . 1. Tom Garner made a motion to approve the consent agenda which included the following items: a) minutes of regular meeting held November 6th, 2007; b) Appropriation Ordinance #11-20-07 for $26,653.84: c) request for late closing at the South Branch 11/24/07 and 12/08/07: Seconded by Jim Lakey. Motion carried 4-0. . Citizen Comments . 1. Missy Davis was present to request the use of the Witt Center for the 4-H Dog Club to . practice their dog training and showing. It is the consensus of the council to allow this request providing adequate cleaning is done after each session. . . Administration - Mel Chesbro . 1. Tom Garner made a motion to approve digger truck repair at the approximate cost of $2,750.00. Seconded by Becky Thrasher . Motion carried 4-0. . Administration - Johnna Stanford . 1. Tom Garner made a motion to adopt Ordinance #969. Seconded by Jim Lakey. . 2. After discussion Tom Garner amended the motion to adopt Or di nance #969 with the deletion of the final sentence of the section D. Seconded by Jim Lakey. Motion carried 4-0. . . Ordinance #969 as approved: . ORDINANCE NO. 969 . AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE OPERATION OF WORK-SITE UTILITY VEHICLES ON THE STREETS OF ST JOHN , KANSAS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ST JOHN , KANSAS BY APPROVING NEW SECTION 14-601 OF SAID CODE. . NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ST JOHN , KANSAS , THAT: . SECTION 14 ARTICLE 6: WORK-SITE UTILITY VEHICLES . Section 1. New Section 14-601 of the St John City Code shall be adopted as follows: . A: Operation of Work-Site Utility Vehicles: Penalty, . (1) Work-site utility vehicles may be operated upon the public highways, streets, roads and alleys within the corporate limits of the city. . (2) "Work-site vehicles" means any motor vehicles which is not less than 48 inches in width, has an overall length, including the bumper , of not more than 135 inches, has an unladed weight, including fuel and fluids, of more than 800 pounds and is equipped with four or more low pressure tires, a steering wheel and bench or bucket type seating allowing a least two people to sit side by side, a fully enclosed metal or metal-reinforced cab, front and rear bumpers, and may be equipped with a bed or cargo box for hauling materials. . (3) No work-site vehicle shall be operated on any public highway, street, road or alley unless such vehicle shall comply with the equipment requirements under the provisions of Article 17 Chapter 8 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated as it may be amended. . (4) Every person operating a work-site utility vehicle on the public highways, streets, roads and alleys of the city shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to a driver of a motor vehicle imposed by law. Violation of a duty imposed on a driver of a motor vehicle, while operating a work site utility vehicle, shall be punishable as any other traffic offense under the Standard Traffic Ordinance as may be amended. . (5) Section 200 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, as may be amended, which requires liability insurance, is expressly made applicable herein to work-site utility vehicles. A violation of this section shall be deemed to be an ordinance traffic infraction. Upon an entry of a plea of guilty or no contest or upon being convicted of such violation, the penalty imposed shall be in accordance with Section 201 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, as may be amended. . B. Roadways Laned for Traffic. . (1) All work-site utility vehicles are entitled to full use of the lane, and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any work-site utility vehicle of the full use of the lane. . (2) The operator of a work-site utility vehicle shall not overtake or pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken. . (3) No person shall operate a work-site utility vehicle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles. . C. Valid Driver's License Required: Penalty . No person shall operate a work-site utility vehicle on any public highway, street, road or alley within the corporate limits of the city unless such person has a valid driver's license. Violation of this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for not more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment. Registration . The owner of the work-site utility vehicle before operating the same within the corporate city limits of St John , Kansas , shall first obtain a registration certificate from the City Clerk. Upon payment of the registration fee and showing proof of liability insurance, the city clerk shall issue a registration certificate authorizing the work site utility vehicle to be operated within the city limits. This registration shall be good for as long as the vehicle is owned by the registered owner. The registration fee shall be set by resolution by the City Council. . Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect on and after its passage and publication in the official city newspaper. . ADOPTED THIS 11/20/2007 . 3. Tom Garner made a motion to adopt Resolution #735. Seconded by Becky Thrasher . Motion carried 4-0. . CITY OF ST. JOHN , KANSAS . RESOLUTION NO. 735 . Whereas the City of St. John has approved ordinance #969 authorizing the operation of work-site utility vehicles on the streets of St. John, Kansas within the corporate limits of the city of St. John, Kansas and that the operators of said vehicles obtain a certificate of registration from the City Clerk and that said registration fee be set by resolution of the City Council . NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of St. John, Kansas, in regular meeting duly assembled this 20th day of November, 2007, that the work-site utility vehicle registration fee be set at $50.00. . This resolution adopted unanimously this 20th day of November, 2007. . 4. It is the consensus of the council to hold the next council meeting 7:00 p.m. December 11^th, 2007 to accommodate Adams Brown Beran and Ball for the 2006 audit report. . Fire Department - Leonard Getty . 1. Leonard reported that several of the fireman would be going to Springfield, Mo. . to look at a fire truck to purchase. . 2. It is the consensus of the council to authorize Leonard to exceed his spending limit . to purchase pants for a firefighter. . Police Department - Vernon Ralston . Legal - Don Knappenberger . New Business . Old Business . After no further discussion, Jim Lakey made a motion to adjourn. Seconded by Tom Garner. Motion carried 4-0. Meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m. . . . City Council Chambers . November 6th, 2007 7:00 PM . Present: . Mayor: Jill Stimatze . Council President: Jim Lakey . Council Members: Kevin Davis . Tom Garner . Becky Thrasher . Bobby Stimatze . City Attorney: Don Knappenberger City Superintendent: Mel Chesbro . Police Chief: Vernon Ralston . City Clerk: Johnna Stanford . Others: Robbie Falls, Terry Spradley and Ron Culbert . . Mayor Stimatze opened the regular meeting. . Consent Agenda 1. Becky Thrasher made a motion to approve the consent agenda which included the following items: a) minutes of regular meeting held October 16th, 2007; b) Appropriation Or di nance #11-06-07 for $67,694.39: c) Mayor's Proclamation for open burn for the rest of November, 2007: d) request to use the skating rink for P.E. classes Jan 3, 4, 7-11 and Feb.22. Seconded by Jim Lakey. Motion carried 5-0. Citizen Comments . Administration - Mel Chesbro 1. Tom Garner made a motion to accept the bid of Franco Construction for the amount of $1,250.00 for shingle removal of structures at 201 S. Nutting and 808 N. Exchange. Seconded by Becky Thrasher . Motion carried 5-0. 2. Tom Garner made a motion to accept the fin di ngs of the Planning Commission for a zoning change as follows: Change from MH to R-3: lots 1,2,3,4 and 5 of Block 10 of the NW quarter of Section 4, Township 13 West in the City of St. John. Seconded by Jim Lakey. Motion carried 5-0. Administration - Johnna Stanford 1. Jim Lakey made a motion to approve the proposal to upgrade the server software to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 NT/W2K. Seconded by Tom Garner. Motion carried 5-0. 2. Clerk Stanford reported that the health insurance for 2008 decreased by 3.5%. 3. Booklets with information regar di ng the closing of St. John Main Street Corp. and the opening minutes and by-laws and the di rection of the Community Involvement Program were di stributed to the council. Fire Department - Leonard Getty 1. Jim Lakey commended the fire department for a job well done on the 2^nd Annual Soup Supper. Police Department - Vernon Ralston . Legal - Don Knappenberg er 1. Tom Garner made a motion for a 15 minute executive session for attorney client privilege to include the mayor, council and attorney. Seconded by Becky Thrasher . Motion carried. 5-0. In at 7:37 . Out at 7:52 . 2. Tom Garner made a motion for a 15 minute executive session for attorney client privilege to include the mayor, council and attorney. Seconded by Becky Thrasher . Motion carried. 5-0. In at 7:52 . Out at 8:07 . New Business 1. Bob Stimatze made a motion for a 10 minute executive session for personnel to Include mayor and council. Seconded by Tom Garner. Motion carried 5-0. In at 8:08 . Out at 8:18 . Old Business 1. Council di rected Clerk Stanford to consult with Don Knappenberg er to draft an or di nance similar to the examples presented with the ad di tion of a one time registration and fee to be determined by resolution. After no further di scussion, Jim Lakey made a motion to adjourn. Seconded by Kevin Davis. Motion carried 5-0. Meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.

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