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Arkansas City Commission approves resurfacing grant, waterline fusion machine, bridge design contract and several equipment purchases; removes medical center-tr
Summary
At its meeting, the Arkansas City Commission approved a KDOT resurfacing project agreement, bought a waterline fusion machine and city equipment, approved engineering design for an S Street bridge replacement and adopted a resolution removing a trustee from the South Central Kansas Medical Center board.
The Arkansas City Commission on Feb. 20 approved a series of resolutions to accept state grant funding and buy equipment, authorized an engineering agreement for a bridge replacement and voted to remove a member of a local medical board.
City Manager Randy said the city will enter into Project Agreement No. 991-24 with the Kansas Department of Transportation for a CCLIP resurfacing project on U.S. 166; he said the grant amount is "up to $400,000." The resurfacing work will include a mill-and-overlay from Eighth Street West to the Arkansas River bridge, Randy said.
The commission also authorized purchase of a McElroy T412i fusion waterline machine from Industrial Sales for an amount not to exceed $140,539.80, to support the city’s water-master plan. "This machine will support the water master plan ... it’ll be a welded joint instead of a mechanical joint," Randy said, describing the fusion process and saying the tool will allow the city to fuse poly pipe in-house for directional bores or trenches.
On the F Street bridge replacement, the commission authorized an engineering services agreement with Kirk and Michael and Associates Incorporated for the F Street bridge design in an amount of $555,000, excluding any required railroad review costs. Randy said the city received a bridge replacement grant award of $700,000; the scope and exclusions (including railroad-review fees) were noted during discussion.
The commission adopted a resolution removing Bob Matthews from his position as a member of the South Central Kansas Medical Center Board of Trustees, effective immediately, citing the City’s municipal code (section 2-221(b)(2)) and Charter Ordinance No. 35, section 2.
Separately, the commission approved several equipment purchases and one lease that staff said were budgeted: a 2024 Kubota RTV from Wichita Tractor Company for up to $25,599 for cemetery use; a 2025 Kubota front-deck mower for up to $23,889; a five-year lease with White Star Machinery to rent a Bobcat skid-steer loader for a total not to exceed $43,750 (city staff said leasing was cheaper than buying at this time); and a 2024 John Deere backhoe loader from Murphy Tractor and Equipment Company for an amount not to exceed $145,900.
All motions on the consent and new-business items passed on voice votes. Where dollar amounts or specific contract terms were unclear in the meeting record, the commission clarified that costs were budgeted and that certain review costs (for example, railroad review on the bridge project) were excluded from the contracts approved.
City Manager Randy also provided routine updates including upcoming training and conferences, the auditor’s planned visit for the 2024 audit, and outreach on grant and legislative items.
Votes at a glance: The commission approved the KDOT project agreement (Project Agreement No. 991-24), authorized the McElroy fusion machine purchase (Industrial Sales), approved the engineering agreement for the F Street bridge (Kirk and Michael and Associates Incorporated), approved the removal of Bob Matthews from the South Central Kansas Medical Center Board of Trustees, and accepted multiple equipment bids and a five-year Bobcat lease as listed above. All recorded motions passed by voice vote.
