Engineering agreement, vehicle purchase approved by city commission

An engineering agreement with Campbell & Johnson Engineers, PA, and the purchase of a vehicle for the Concordia Police Department were approved by the Concordia city commission during its regular meeting on Wednesday.
The commission approved authorizing Mayor Chuck Lambertz to sign an agreement between Campbell & Johnson and the city for the design and construction inspection for the City Connecting Link Improvement Project (CCLIP) mill and overlay of K-9 Highway from Cloud Street to the east city limits at a cost of $27,500. That includes $7,500 for the engineering design and $20,000 for the construction observation.
Ron Copple, the director of public works, informed the commissioners that the city had received funding for the CCLIP surface preservation project through the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT).
The engineer’s estimate on the project is $275,916.25.
CCLIP projects are a 90/10 split with KDOT paying 90 percent of up to $300,000 and the city paying 10 percent plus the cost of the design.
The city’s share is estimated at $34,341.63.
The commission also approved the purchase of a 2019 Ford Explorer from the Kansas Highway Patrol in the amount of $26,350 from the general fund for use as a replacement police patrol vehicle.
Information presented to the commission from chief of police Ric Fredrickson stated that the  Police Department is in need of a replacement patrol vehicle, specifically for a 2007 Chevrolet Impala with 95,020 miles on it.
The city intends to dispose of the Impala through public auction.
The Explorer being purchased has 49,207 miles on it and comes with the remaining five-year, 100,000-mile extended service plan. It is equipped with the police package.
A roof-mounted light bar, additional security cage panel, back seat kit and exterior decals will need to be added to the vehicle at an estimated cost of $4,800.
Fredrickson said that the purchase of the Explorer will continue the efforts of the department toward a standardized fleet in which vehicles will be clearly identified as Concordia Police Department vehicles.
Also during the meeting, the commission reached a consensus to have finance director Amber Farha publish in The Concordia Blade-Empire a notice of public hearing on September 21 for two 2021 budget amendments.
Information presented to the commission from Farha stated that the city had events arise during the year which require an amendment to the 2021 budget.
The debt service fund needs to be amended to show the additional transfers from the wastewater treatment plant for the higher fees charged to cover the repayment of the 2021 general obligation bond.
When the budget was created the repayment of the bonds was not expected to start in 2021.
The budget amendment shows $182,252 being transferred in and $182,252 being paid out. No other line items were adjusted from the original budget and the bottom line stays the same.
It was also reported by Farha that the gas fund needs to be amended to account for the extremely high gas costs at the beginning of the year.
The city was able to work with the two accounts on the gas line and get repayment in a timely manner and all bills were paid.
The amendment shows the additional revenue in of $42,267 and the related expense of $42,267.