Great Bend City Council meeting
Dec. 4 - 6:30 p.m.
City Hall Council Chambers
The council meeting will be livestreamed for the public to view on the city council Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/gbcitycouncil/.
Agenda
Opening: Pledge of Allegiance
A. Consent Agenda
B. Old Business
C. Recognition of Visitors and Announcements
The public is free to comment on items not listed on the agenda. Comments should be limited to three minutes.
D. New Business
1. Councilmember Reports
2. Administrator's Update
3. Economic Development Report
4. Abatements
5. Kayak Rentals
The Great Bend CVB, along with the Great Bend Recreation Commission, will be asking the council for permission to use Veterans Lake for the location of a kayak rental kiosk to be managed by Rent.fun. The costs will be covered by a grant secured by the CVB and the balance will be paid by the Recreation Commission.
6. Venture Aggregates Lease Agreement
The city currently has a lease agreement for a tract of land with K&O Railroad and within the agreement they are supposed to ask permission to sublet. They have been subletting the lease to Venture as a pass through. In discussions with both K&O and Venture it was decided that the cleaner agreement would be directly with Venture and a longer-term agreement would allow Venture to comfortably invest in the property and make upgrades as needed. The 20-year lease has been accepted by Venture and the city is working with K&O to finalize the termination simultaneously. The lease rate proposed was achieved by a submittal from Venture by Keller Real Estate to help ascertain "fair market" value. Venture will pay $500 per month for the first 10 years and then $600 per month for the next 10 years.
7. SRCA Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
The SRCA operated the drag strip under an agreement that expired on Dec. 31, 2022. A one-year agreement was negotiated for 2023, which expires Dec. 31, 2023. Since the track is not operating, there is no need for an operating agreement, pending the outcome of the pending legal actions and a rebuild of the track. Thus, responsibility for the track will revert to the city at the conclusion of the current operating agreement.
Adjournment