Remarks by Susan E. Adamchak
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Manager Doolin, I know Ben Shmuel talked a little bit about this during our work session, not this property specifically, but what can and cannot be done prior to an area being designated as a historic district. Are we precluded from moving ahead with this replat since it has not yet been designated, or
Is there anyone else who would like to make comments on the consent agenda excluding item E2 or G1?
Second. Chelsea, thank you. Will you call the roll, please?
Thank you. looking at item E2. Karen, would you like to raise your comments, please?
I think that was referring to work that has already been done. Yeah, it's already been done. There is no work being done on Kimball.
I think we're pretty far down this path. I would like to see us vote to set the public hearing so that we can continue this discussion as we have been proceeding. I am aware, I'm sure some of you are as well with your briefings with the city manager, that discussions are ongoing with the foundation in terms of what benchmarks will be included in any agreement to ensure that certain targets are being met and that what has been promised will be executed. So those discussions are ongoing. We're looking at setting a hearing date, which is five weeks from now, six weeks from now. Those…
Karen, I disagree with you. I don't think that creating another node of commercial entertainment activity on the north side of town is necessarily a bad thing. We've talked previously The restaurants that have been discussed, at least some of them, will probably be locally owned. We are aware that conversations have been held with some of our restaurateurs. A hotel is a hotel. That's up to whoever is throwing a wedding, what decision they make about where they're going to put their guests. don't completely, I don't have the same bleak picture that you do about people not coming to Manhattan…
If you remember in 2024, President Linton visited us here in this chamber. And I said the same thing. And asked to disband that committee. That was not a decision that we made. It was at his request. Our staff does meet regularly with representatives of the university. Whether faculty and students have input into that, I do not know.
Promises get broken, but I don't think we can base all of our decisions on past, on... Transgressions. Thank you, good work.
May I open this for public comment? Is there anyone who would like to make comment on the this item Which is item e to? Accepting the community improvement district petition for additional 1% retail on retail sales at Kansas State University approved resolution one zero zero two six 626B, setting a public hearing for the CID resolution 100626C, setting a public hearing for the tax increment finance district and redevelopment plan and resolution 100626D for setting a public hearing for the star redevelopment plan. Public comment from anyone?
No, I just was reading it all out to let people know what we're talking about. If no one is approaching, we will close public comment. Commissioners, do we have a motion on this item?
Chelsea, can we have, call the roll please.
Thank you. We have one other item which was pulled from the agenda. Item G1, authorizing staff to finalize and submit a nomination for historic districts representing Sunset Cemetery and the Sexton's House and to petition district court to determine the status of title. Commissioners, I forget who pulled this.
Commissioner Morrison you did make that comment at our work session two weeks ago. I went back and did look at the tape of that discussion and while it was not a voting It was not a legislative meeting. There was consensus among myself, Commissioner McCullough, and Commissioner von Lintel to move with the parallel submissions, and that was the guidance that we did provide to the city manager.
Thank you Is there anyone else would like
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Danielle will trust that you loop in the appropriate entities. Thank you. Commissioners, do we have a motion on this item?
Thank you. I would just like to add that on tonight's consent agenda, in part due to your mayor's tardiness, we have 15 different individuals from the community who are being appointed to various boards and I just want to extend my very deep appreciation to all of those who have submitted applications and who have agreed to serve. That being said, we do still have A few openings on the boards, they can be reviewed on the city website. There are, there's information there as to the responsibilities of those respective boards. And I would encourage anyone who would like to have a voice in the…
Should we table this? Danielle, is it appropriate for Commissioner Morrison to share his? Yeah. comments or concerns with us so that we're aware of what they are. We don't duplicate his efforts or we can consider our positions relative to his concerns.
Commissioners, are you agreeing? May I call for public comment? Is there anyone who would like to address us on this issue?
I would like to comment that when I look at this plan, I see it as part of our overall portfolio for the city, but I don't see it as a tool only for the city. What it makes me think of is a student at K-State or a class at K-State could be using it to shape a senior project. or an assignment for classes. I don't, forgive me, I can't recall who it was that has installed the 10 markers around, was it the DAR? The 10 markers around, my apologies, but the 10 markers that have been posted around linear trail pointing out historic locations in Manhattan. My neighborhood has these really large stone…
Commissioners, is there anyone else who would like to make a public comment? Do we have a motion?
Commissioner, are you making a second to? I second it, yes. Chelsea, can we have a roll call, please?
Thank you. Our final item for this evening is authorizing a city-state agreement with Secretary of Transportation for improvements at Casement Road and Hayes Drive.