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Garden City Commission Authorizes Bonds for Water Projects, Adopts Code Changes and Approves Multiple Nuisance Abatements
Summary
The commission approved an ordinance authorizing water, stormwater and wastewater improvements to be funded by general obligation bonds (ordinance 2992‑2024), approved a resolution to proceed with a 2024 bond sale, adopted changes to the alcoholic‑beverage code, and passed a series of nuisance and motor‑vehicle abatement resolutions and other routine ordinances and consent items.
The Garden City Commission voted to authorize a slate of infrastructure and regulatory actions in its September meeting, including approval to proceed with the issuance of general obligation bonds to fund water, stormwater and wastewater improvements and multiple nuisance abatements across the city.
City staff outlined major projects the ordinance would authorize, including construction of a 1,000,000‑gallon water storage tower, engineering and redrilling of two water wells, and construction of an extraneous basin at the wastewater treatment plant. "The city has identified improvement projects to the water system, storm water system, and wastewater system, primarily for the construction of a 1,000,000 gallon water storage tower," said Jared, a city staff member presenting the ordinance. Staff said the projects will be funded through a general obligation bond issuance under KSA authority and city charter; the next step is a bond sale scheduled for 10/15/2024 if the resolution is executed. Staff estimated annual debt‑service for the issuance at roughly $608,000 per year, to be paid from the water fund over approximately 20 years starting in 2025.
The commission approved ordinance 2992‑2024 to authorize the projects and passed resolution 3121‑2024 to begin the bond sale process. Both measures were approved by voice vote.
Council also adopted amendments to the city’s alcoholic‑beverage code (ordinance 2993‑2024) after staff presented a fee comparison with peer cities and recommended changes including raising the two‑year retail liquor license to $600 and increasing the on‑premise cereal‑malt‑beverage fee to $200 (licensees would also remit a separate $25 state tax stamp). Commissioners asked whether staff had sought input from licensees; staff said outreach would occur after the ordinance was approved.
In addition, the governing body approved a long list of environmental and motor‑vehicle nuisance abatements at addresses identified in staff reports. For each property staff reported attempts to notify property owners and described prior notices; the attached resolutions allow staff to abate conditions and charge abatement costs to the parcels. Motion votes on those resolutions were passed by voice vote.
Other actions approved included an appropriation ordinance (number 2,570‑1‑2024A), a temporary waiver for a retail tent sale, extension of an East Garden Village solid‑waste agreement through December 2024, and the authorization to submit a KDOT fall 2024 cost‑share application for traffic signals at Spruce and Fleming (estimated construction $675,000; city 15% match $101,250). The commission also authorized use of owner contingency funds to build a rescue bay at Fire Station 3 (projected alternate price cited at about $281,536); staff said the construction is ahead of schedule and contingencies would remain after the transfer.
Most measures were adopted by unanimous voice vote; where fiscal notes were provided, staff identified funding sources or recommended transfers during the meeting. The votes record motions and seconds but do not include roll‑call tallies in the transcript.
