Remarks by Gary Norris
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Move the consent agenda items 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, and 4-4.
I'll move approval of the five-year capital improvement plan. And with that, I want to just say that I'm also in favor of looking at some of our projects on a more long-term basis to see if we can quantify things out that may be a 10-year period. And I know the further out that you get, it's more difficult. But I also think there's going to be a lot of major projects coming up into the community Commissioner rep I think last meeting you mentioned that you'd heard about different things I think you mentioned a police station... And in different projects but so I'd like us... And this is not…
I likewise support it. It's good for sales and the ability to transfer property with the common lot line.
Move that the city commission adopt ordinance number 2611302 amending sections 42-187, 42-189, and 42-190 of the R-2.5 multiple family residential district regulations and sections 42-202, 42-204, 42-205 of the R-3 multiple family residential district regulations. Second.
Move that the city commission approve the final plat of the Auburndale District addition, accept the easements dedicated on that plat, and authorize the mayor to sign the plat on behalf of the city subject to the two conditions of approval adopted by the planning commission. Second. Second.
Commissioner, it was a dwarf tree. Dwarf tree.
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
I will absolutely come to the 30-minute study session.
In and for the city of Salina, Kansas. So help me God. So help me God. All right.
Is the porch light on? Yeah. I'm a data geek, and I did some analysis on my own. using AI and other sources it's hard not to be able to garner a lot of data these days but I was interested in the city mill levy itself and of course we pay taxes to all the entities but I just wanted to track the city mill levy for a while and compare it to other municipalities and I looked at the top 20 cities and in the state and compared an average home in each of those cities and the average home according to this one analysis I did was 230,000 could be a drop high I'm not sure but it had the average home…
Ask you to make a motion we consider and approve resolution number 268370 to levy property taxes exceeding the revenue neutral rate.
Mr. Mayor, I move we approve the Third Amendment to the Phase II Development Agreement with Salina Destination Development.
In my 32 years as a school superintendent, I've sat through over 1,100 public meetings. A few of them were very tough, and I vividly remember those tough ones. However, nothing that I've ever witnessed came close to the August 24th meeting right here in this room, nothing. I listened to every single comment on television and the behavior of a few individuals was simply unacceptable and undemocratic. I'm only one commissioner, but may I remind everyone that the Kansas Open Meetings Act allows wide discretion on how, when, and where, and if we hold public mic sessions. You have a legal right to…
The second thing, I wanted to thank Commissioner Rimp for just talking about communication. I tend to agree. In the past four to six months, there have been constant calls for more transparency and open communication. And I'm talking about in everything you read out in the public. And I don't disagree with that. Now, my way of going about it may be different than some of you think, but I've been doing this for a number of years, and I think I have a possible idea that might work. Without an effective communication plan, it's very difficult to know what's going on in any organization or any…
I'm going to email some... Gary at Gary Norris. Oh, no, this is my time.