Leonel Ibarra

The commission held a public hearing for the Community Development Block Grant funding and issued proclamations for Building Safety Month, National Public Works Week, and Charlie Meade Day. Key agenda items included the approval of a revised change order for street reconstruction, authorization of a Safe Streets and Roads for All implementation grant application, and the establishment of a Safety Taskforce to address transportation safety and Vision Zero goals. Additionally, the commission approved a replat for the Everhart Subdivision, authorized additional handrail fabrication for the 14th Avenue bridge, entered into a cost funding agreement for a retail and entertainment development project, and approved a major water rights acquisition from JR Farms and Reinert Partnerships.

The commission agenda included a public hearing regarding the expansion of the STAR Bond District. Other key business items involved approving a memorandum of understanding with the Boot Hill Museum for facility improvements, executing a development agreement for a new hotel, authorizing the purchase of fire department and airport equipment, and approving various change orders for infrastructure and drainage projects. Additionally, the commission considered rezoning property from Residential Suburban to Heavy Industrial.

The City Commission meeting agenda included discussions on a STAR Bond project district amendment and public hearing, approval of several consent calendar items such as cereal malt beverage licenses, change orders for street maintenance, and payments for temporary construction and permanent waterline easements. Additionally, the agenda covered the approval of lease agreements with the 16th Judicial District of Kansas and the Southwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging, as well as new business items regarding intersection improvements, splashpad design services, and grout testing for levee repairs.

The City Commission agenda included several proclamations recognizing International Firefighters' Day, National Train Day, National Travel and Tourism Week, and Historic Preservation Month. Key business items involved approving contracts and quotes for sanitary sewer monitoring equipment, plumbing improvements for a new direct-fired thermal oxidizer at the Warrior Biogas Facility, and a traffic impact study agreement for an 80-acre development site. The commission also addressed consent calendar items including the donation of a vacant lot to the Community Housing Association of Dodge City, memoranda of understanding for a sculpture installation, and a change order for irrigation system repairs.

The City Commission meeting agenda included several key items. The Consent Calendar featured the approval of minutes from the February 16, 2026 meeting, Appropriation Ordinance No. 5 for March 2, 2026, Cereal Malt Beverage License applications for Playa Dorada and Quick Pic, Inc., approval of a quote for replacing a broken 16" valve at Comanche Street and 4th Avenue, and approval for payment for Temporary Construction Easements and Right-of-Way for Red Demon Drive Construction. New Business included several bid approvals related to Marian Hills Golf Course equipment (Top Dresser and Greens Roller, and Golf Cars), and multiple street maintenance and reconstruction projects: bids for crack sealant application, asphalt street chip sealing, and the 2026 City Street Reconstruction involving concrete pavement replacement and new water main installation.