City Commission - Special Meeting

just want to do a quick test see if you both can hear me yes sir i can hear you can you hear me yep i can hear both of you excellent Now call to order the July 21st, 2026 City of Abilene, Kansas City Commission special meeting. Shayla, may we please have a roll call?

Mayor Ryan?

Here.

Commissioner Taylor?

Here.

Commissioner Kohlhoff? Commissioner Kohlhoff?

Here.

Present. Commissioners Lytle and Meisenberg are absent.

Okay. Can we please stand for the pledge? I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Okay. Our first item is approval of today's agenda.

I make a motion. We approve as written.

Motion has been moved and seconded. Do we have any commission discussion?

Done for me.

Hearing none, we move to roll call vote. Vice Mayor Taylor?

Yes.

Commissioner Kohlhoff?

Aye.

Myself, yes. Motion carries. Our next item is public comments communications. 5A is a public forum. If there's anyone that would like to address the commission on an item not on our current agenda, they may do so at this time. Do we have anyone that would like to address the commission on an item not on our agenda? No. Seeing none, we move to item 6A, consider approval of ordinance number 26-3485, an ordinance authorizing the sale and consumption of alcoholic liquor in designated areas of the city-owned fairgrounds and certain portions of public right-of-way for city streets, therein approving the Temporary closure of the streets in connection with the 2026 Central Kansas Free Fair in Abilene, Kansas, approving a revised depiction of the authorized area and repealing ordinance number 263-3475. 26-3475.

City Clerk Moore, do you have any addition to that?

Okay.

Do you have any questions for city staff on that item?

I don't. I'd make a motion to approve, although I don't have it in front of me to read.

Clarify that's approval of ordinance 263485. Correct.

I'll second.

Motion has been moved and seconded. Do we have any commission discussion? Hearing none, we'll do a roll call vote. Commissioner Koloff?

Aye.

Vice Mayor Taylor?

Yes.

Myself, yes. Motion carries. Our next item is a motion to adjourn.

I make a motion to adjourn.

Motion has been moved and seconded. Do we have any commission discussion? Hearing none, we'll move to roll call vote. Vice Mayor Taylor.

Yes.

Commissioner Koloff.

Aye.

Myself, yes. Motion carries. We are adjourned.