IOLA, KANSAS OFFICE OF THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK January 6 ...

The Allen County Board of Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. withChairpersonKent Thompson, Commissioner Walt Regehr Jr., Commissioner Dick Works, and Sherrie L.Riebel, County Clerk.Commissioners corrected and approved the minutes of the February 17, 2004 meeting.Marty Taylor, G.I.S Administrator, presented a map of hay and farm ground at the airport, whichwill be up for lease. Discussion followed.Jay Daniels, Courthouse Grounds Keeper, discussed the newly installed light on the courtyard.Discussion followed on the lights being on the grates around the courthouse.Bill King, Director of Public Works, reported the work at Humboldt Senior Center has beencompleted.Bill reported the airport has been gathering information on another fly-in this spring. A newprivate T-hangar was mentioned but only in the consideration stage. Discussion followed ontype and life of a lease.Bill will bring bid proposals for new radios at next weeks meeting.Bill presented some bridge proposal information for the commission to review and consider.Bill discussed Methane gas at the landfill. A thermal coupler was adjusted to allow for moreuniform maintenance. A filter was discussed for moisture removal.Bill announced a gravel road maintenance class would be held April 7 th at the courthouseassembly room for public works personnel.Bill reported Tank Farm Road east of Monarch Cement will get some maintenance repair workto anticipate more traffic when the bridge on Georgia Rd, east of Humboldt, is receiving a faceliftlater this year. Four, forty-eight inch pipes will be used to allow for water drainage.Commissioners toured the new jail.Alan Weber, Allen County Counselor, discussed errors and omissions in the jail contract with thecontractors.Mark Ledbetter, Westra Construction Inc Project Manager, Terry Knupp, Westra ConstructionInc. Site Superintendent, Hugh Lester, Shaughnessy Fickel & Scott, Robbie Atkins, AllenCounty Sheriff, Roy Smith, Undersheriff, reviewed the advancement of the jail construction.Mark presented an updated contractors schedule. Discussion followed on flooring for theremodeled court area and within the jail. Mark discussed Westra doing a punch list on the newjail. He stated this is done before the Commissioners do their punch list. Discussion followedon time limits for the contractors on the punch list.