Votes at a glance: Valley Center council approves comprehensive plan ordinance, annexation resolution and design agreement

The Valley Center City Council approved several routine and substantive items during the meeting.

Key votes and outcomes

- Agenda approval: The council approved the meeting agenda as presented (motion and second; motion carried).

- Approval of minutes: The council approved the minutes of the Feb. 20, 2025 meeting (motion and second; motion carried).

- Ordinance 1420-25 (Comprehensive Plan, second reading): The council moved and approved Ordinance 1420-25 adopting the 2025–2035 City of Valley Center comprehensive plan on second reading; staff had recommended approval.

- Resolution 779-25 (West Valley Addition annexation): The council approved Resolution 779-25 requesting Sedgwick County consider island annexation of Lot 5, Block A in the West Valley Addition (motion carried). The resolution sends the request to the county for findings; if the county makes the required findings the matter will return as an ordinance for two readings and public notice.

- Professional services agreement (Abilene Lift Station): The council approved a professional design agreement with SEH for $57,200 to design relocation and upgrades to the Abilene Lift Station and authorized the mayor or city administrator to sign (motion carried). Staff said construction is currently estimated at about $600,000–$700,000 and that design funding will come from sewer reserves.

- Executive session: Council recessed into an executive session for a preliminary discussion of acquisition of real property (10 minutes, city administrator and city attorney included). The meeting resumed and the mayor reported no action taken.

- Consent agenda and adjournment: The consent agenda was approved and the meeting was adjourned.

Vote tallies for the motions were recorded in the meeting as "motion carried"; the transcript did not include roll-call vote counts for each item.