Remarks by Mike Hoppock
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Thank you. Okay, is there anyone else? Okay, if not, I'll bring it back to the Commission for adjournment.
Second. I have a motion and a second. All in favor? Aye. Opposed? See everyone in two weeks.
Okay it is 2 30 and we have a study session scheduled dealing with water line replacements and water rate discussion so I will turn it over to the city manager to get us started.
the mandate, are we to pay for that? Does, how does that, there's, is there a state program, a federal program that pays for that?
And have we identified the public side, the lead pipes? Have we identified that? Are we pretty confident on what we have accomplished?
And then the solder was like 63 or something, wasn't it?
And Black and Veatch is who did the Southwater plant also, correct?
Will they come in and present to us then and explain to us exactly what needs upgraded and why? And then will they also discuss, I know there's been concerns about the chemicals that are in our water. They'll discuss how those additives are there and why they're there and so on and so forth?
Help me here. The Southwater Treatment Plant and the downtown, do they both... Does the south one take out of the river too, or is it all well water versus this one being both?
future years and I'm gonna look to Commissioner Davis here but I know a lot of the thing you know we were budgeting two to four million a year but a lot of that because we were doing cash and we and again there's that balancing act everybody wants to replace more line but nobody wants in you know their their mill their taxes to go up or their or their fees to go up well that doesn't work so we've always tried to balance that so now we're at a point where we're gonna have to look at you know, raising, you know, fees to be able to pay for additional miles. And I think we have to be very, you…
Again, we talk about whether we get more bids or less bids. I wonder, you know, if you start going with larger projects, does that limit the number of companies that can bid because of the bonding? I don't know how that works.
I think we'll get to a slide that gives a little balance on that maybe because when engineering is done outside outside engineering cost is what between 10 and 25 percent of a project usually something like that.
Without the spatial districts, our total sales tax is what, 9.75 now in Salina? No. Or what is – or where are we at?
2.75 and six and a half nine point two five That wasn't on my radar to answer I just I couldn't remember Because we just recently, you know, the voters did the half, you know the for the camp or sent for the for the jail That was the last one That kicked us up.
Plans yeah and I mean there's you know we have to weigh all the things one of the things that when I was looking at this and thinking about it is the with the water rates the one thing I kind of liked water rate versus you know doing a mill levy or property taxes we have companies like the hospital and and schools and churches that that use water and they don't pay a property tax so that's one way to capture money out of those entities that aren't paying a property tax so so sales tax is the other one I've we have a large draw factor I've always been and I know Commissioner Davis I disagree…
We better get to the options. We only have about 15 minutes left.
Hire it out. And pay 25% of your cost. Which would reduce the amount we could do.
And again, I know this is all over the board, but what would an average water bill be for a normal household?
Without the summer rates of watering or whatever?
Yeah, yeah. So a 50% increase of what is it per month for...
Do we need to make a decision today on the 2027?
Okay, it is Okay, it is for Thank you. It is 4 o'clock. I will call the September 28, 2026 line of city commission to order. I will look at staff for confirmation of the Kansas Open Meeting Act required notice has been properly provided.
Will those who are able please stand for the pleasure of allegiance and a moment of silence.
Okay, thank you. Here is a list on the resolution that lists the dollar amounts for petty cash handling. If there's no other comment, I will bring it back to the commission for action.
We have a motion and a second to approve the consent agenda items 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? That item passes 5-0. That will lead us to administration.