Keith Allen

The meeting included action on new business regarding an agreement with Austin Miller, P.A., for design and construction staking services for sanitary sewer improvements in Smithmoor 9th Addition, Phase 2, District #5. The agreement for a lump sum fee of $11,200 was approved, with costs assessed to the benefit district properties via special assessments. Following this, no other business was brought before the governing body of the Sewer District, and the meeting was adjourned.

The meeting agenda included several key actions. The Board considered a proclamation declaring April 28, 2003, as "Workers Memorial Day." Appointments were made to the Sedgwick County Advisory Board of Onsite Wastewater Installers and Sewage Haulers. A deferred item involved the presentation of completion certificates for the Mini-MPA Executive Development Program. A public hearing was held and a resolution was adopted authorizing the issuance of Health Care Facilities Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2003 for Catholic Care Center, Inc. New Business covered agreements for economic development services with the Kansas World Trade Center, certification for a solid waste processing facility, recommendations regarding the Solid Waste Management Plan amendment, and the five-year review and update of the Solid Waste Management Plan for submission to KDHE. Financial items included adopting a resolution for road improvement bonds and approving a grant application to the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Sheriff's Department sought approval for grant applications, including one from the Beaumont Foundation for the Exploited and Missing Children Unit. Other items addressed tax payment installment options, agreements for mental health services and liquor tax program administration, budget transfers, and a grant application for juvenile justice programming. A resolution was also adopted regarding a Byrne Grant for a DNA analyzer. The Board set a date for a future public hearing concerning the Solid Waste Management Plan amendment and approved modifications to plans and construction for multiple bridge projects. The consent agenda covered easements, budget adjustments, a lease amendment, and a retail cereal malt beverage license application.

The meeting proceedings covered several key items. Proclamations were adopted recognizing National Employee Health and Fitness Day (Walk at Work), EMS Week, and Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week. New business included approving agreements with Wichita State University and Wichita Technical Institute to allow students clinical observation and public health experience. An addendum was approved to extend the grant deadline for the Metropolitan Medical Response System with the Kansas Highway Patrol. The Board received and filed notification of the GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the 2010 Adopted Budget. Other new business involved adopting a resolution to establish a speed zone on 143rd Street East and approving recommendations from the Board of Bids and Contracts. The consent agenda included actions related to Housing Department Section 8 Rental Assistance, annual recertification of Section 8 contracts, and review of the General Bill Check Register from May 5 to May 11, 2010.

The meeting proceedings included the adoption of a Proclamation endorsing the I.A.M. Grow Kansas Campaign. Key actions involved accepting the resignation of a member from the Sedgwick County Advisory Board of Health and adopting resolutions to appoint four new members to the same board. Career Development Certificates were presented across Supervisory/Management Development, Professional Development, and Quality Customer Service categories. The board received and filed citizen inquiry regarding a neighborhood drug problem and property value. New Business covered acknowledging sponsorship for a grant awarded to Derby Recreation Commission and approving an agreement for space leased by the Sheriff's Department with Derby Unified School District 260. Public hearings were conducted concerning the terms for an ad valorem tax exemption for Gibbs Machine and Tool, LLC, and recommendations for a Local Law Enforcement Block Grant application. Further new business addressed adopting a resolution for altering Commissioner District Boundaries, agreements related to controlled access for the Clearwater Fall Festival and a boat race at Sedgwick County Park, agreements for promoting and staging "Bear in the Big Blue House," and the Kansas Coliseum Monthly Report. The division of Human Services addressed several items for COMCARE, including approving agreements and contracts for mental health services and adult residential services, adjusting the COMCARE staffing table, and approving a grant application for housing rehabilitation funding. Other actions included accepting a grant award for a schematic design study for the Regional Forensic Science Center Building Annex, approving deletions from Fleet Inventory, adopting a resolution classifying streets to the Gypsum Township system, and approving recommendations from the Board of Bids and Contracts. The Consent Agenda included approving an easement for right-of-way, suspending a Cereal Malt Beverage License, formalizing findings regarding service extension plans, approving an agreement for electronic data access, an agreement for psychiatric services, funding for Haysville Forward, Inc., line item adjustments for a Corrections grant program, approval of Payroll Check Registers, approval of a plat (James Krok Addition), approval of Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment Contracts, amendment of existing Section 8 contracts, and approval of orders to correct the tax roll and General Bills Check Registers.

The meeting addressed several proclamations, including declaring April 23, 2010, as Teresa Sheahan Day to honor an educator, and declaring April 2010 as Fair Housing Month and National County Government Month. Key new business included the authorization to submit a grant application for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) to cover costs associated with detaining undocumented criminal aliens. The Board also approved a $35,000 grant application to the March of Dimes for a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program to combat gestational diabetes and obesity risks among prenatal patients. Furthermore, approval was given for an agreement supporting the South Central Kansas Metropolitan Medical Response System (SCKMMRS) grant funds, which are allocated for medical equipment and regional response planning. The Division of Public Safety requested approval for adding a Range 18 Administrative Assistant position to the District Attorney's staff to accelerate the completion of criminal journal entries, estimating significant cost avoidance by reducing inmate wait times for necessary documentation.