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Eastborough council approves maintenance contracts, utility and police equipment purchases
Summary
At its Nov. 26 meeting the Eastborough City Council unanimously approved multiple routine contracts and purchases — including a $39,130 landscape maintenance agreement, a $15,000 crack-seal contract and police purchases of two Flock cameras — and recessed briefly into executive session on personnel.
The Eastborough City Council on Nov. 26 unanimously approved a series of routine maintenance contracts, utility agreements and police-department purchases during a meeting with no public attendees recorded.
Councilmember Richard Hostert moved to approve claims (Ord. App. 24-11) totaling $183,639.16; President Steve Wagle seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Treasurer Norman Farha reported November revenue of $4,064.20, November expenses of $165,259.99 and unencumbered cash and investments of $1,582,083.86.
The council approved a Landscape Solutions maintenance agreement for $39,130 annually, after Mayor Stacy Moore said the prior contractor, Mark’s Lawn Service, declined to continue under the current terms; Jerry Cohlmia moved the measure and Wagle seconded. Cohlmia also moved and the council approved a South-Central Sealing contract to provide 21,500 linear feet of crack seal for $15,000.
The council approved the City of Wichita Retail Volume Conservation Contract Rate agreement for 2025 and, following advice from City Attorney Jerry Bogle about estimated savings from Evergy’s streetlight rate changes, approved a one-time success fee payment of $416.69 to the law firm Foulston Siefkin for its representation. The council also approved replacing flagpole lighting and repairing damage to west-wall lights under an ESI quote of $591.00.
Police Chief James Welch provided department statistics and noted "there were a lot of kids on Halloween." The council approved purchasing two additional Flock cameras for $6,800 to expand the existing system (motion by Steve Wagle, seconded by Richard Hostert). Welch reported that 426,475 cars have passed the Flock camera system to date. The council also approved buying a Mitsubishi ductless split system for the police garage for $9,100 and a Southwest Remodeling contract to remove and replace specified concrete areas for $18,509.25.
Other routine business included a brief update that work at South Park is complete and that Douglas Street west of Woodlawn has been repaired; the city is awaiting contact from Wichita on follow-up. The council recessed into a 10-minute executive session to discuss non-elected personnel and returned to open session with no legal or binding action taken.
The meeting adjourned at 6:38 p.m.; the next regular meeting is scheduled for Dec. 17, 2024.
