Votes at a glance: Atchison City Commission actions May 20, 2025

The Atchison City Commission voted on multiple resolutions, contract awards and consent items at its May 20 meeting. Below is a concise list of formal actions recorded in the meeting, with key details and outcomes.

1) Consent agenda — approved (motion and voice vote) - Items included: approval of minutes of Jan. 21 meeting; Resolution No. 3407 and Resolution No. 3408 authorizing staff to proceed with acquisitions and record easements related to the Patriot Street bridge project; approval of workers’ compensation insurance for 2025 with Kansas Municipal Insurance; Resolution No. 3409 granting an easement at Amelia Earhart Airport to Magellan Pipeline Company LP to install and maintain a gas pipeline; authorization for city staff to execute Reimbursement Agreement No. 2 with Magellan Pipeline Company LP including payment of $1,515,000 to Magellan to relocate the airport gas pipeline. - Funding note from staff: the city expects most of the airport pipeline relocation reimbursement to come from federal sources; staff said the anticipated reimbursement mix would be approximately 90% from the FAA and 5% from another source (totaling 95% reimbursement), leaving a local match of approximately $75,000 as stated in the meeting.

2) Resolution No. 3405 — sale and conveyance to B and M Freight Depot LLC (approved by roll call) - Purpose: final step in an industrial revenue bond (IRB) process to furnish the private Riverfront Brewery project with a sales tax exemption certificate. City staff described the IRB as administrative paperwork; the transaction does not require city funding. - Roll call (as recorded): Vice Mayor Wilcox — yes; Commissioner Greenlee — yes; Commissioner Murphy — yes; Commissioner Slattery — yes; (Mayor Mary Young present; vote recorded as a unanimous approval in the meeting.)

3) Resolution No. 3406 — Kansas Homeland Security Region K Hazard Mitigation Plan (approved by voice vote) - The commission re‑adopted the regional hazard mitigation plan (a standard five‑year readoption required by FEMA); staff noted the document is lengthy and available in the full agenda packet.

4) Patriot Street sewer main relocation (approved by voice vote) - City awarded the sewer relocation contract (low bid from Mcon, $144,610) to accommodate the KDOT‑funded Patriot Street bridge replacement. The KDOT grant covers construction of the bridge but not utility relocations; the sewer work will be paid from the city wastewater CIP.

5) Wastewater electrical repair — Davin Electric (approved by voice vote) - Contract to install a permanent buried electrical line feeding the treatment plant blower: Davin Electric quoted $31,365; staff requested an additional $15,000 change‑order authority for contingencies. Commission approved the repair and the change‑order authority.

6) Executive session — approved (motion and voice vote) - The commission recessed into executive session to consult with the city attorney on privileged attorney‑client matters, including litigation or claims against the city, pursuant to KSA 75‑4319(b)(2). The motion specified attendees and a 20‑minute starting period.

Each item above was discussed during the May 20 meeting; staff will follow up with contract finalizations, construction schedules, pre‑application collection for the CDBG program, and additional reporting to the commission where noted.