Pittsburg City Commission Meeting Recap – June 28 | City of Pittsburg

PITTSBURG, KS – The next actions had been taken on the Pittsburg Metropolis Fee assembly held on Tuesday, June 28, 2022:

PUBLIC INPUT:

• Father Jerome Spexarth with Our Woman of Lourdes Catholic Church shared a prayer of invocation.
• Pittsburg resident Alissa Dungan and her husband Justin Dungan spoke in opposition to the proposed cell tower at 401 Thomas.
• Billie Newlin spoke in favor of the proposed cell tower, which might be constructed on her property.
• US Mobile consultant Shaun Hemsted addressed issues introduced up by Ms. Dungan concerning the proposed cell tower.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE APPROVED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA:

• The June 14, 2022, Metropolis Fee Assembly minutes.
• The appliance submitted by Harold Leroy Smith for a Cereal Malt Beverage License for the annual celebration to honor the lifetime of Brandon Smith to be held on the Frisco Occasion Middle.
• The Appropriation Ordinance for the interval ending June 28, 2022, topic to the discharge of HUD expenditures when funds are acquired.

THE FOLLOWING ITEM WAS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION:

• Commissioners reviewed employees request to submit an software to the Kansas Housing Assets Company’s (KHRC) Tenant Based mostly Rental Help (TBRA) program for a grant within the quantity of $100,000 for use to supply safety deposit help to revenue eligible households. Commissioners requested Housing & Neighborhood Growth Director Quentin Holmes to debate the grant and the way it assists individuals. Holmes mentioned that town has acquired this grant earlier than, and that 223 households have been assisted via his workplace previously two years due to funding acquired within the 2020 grant cycle. Following the quick dialogue, commissioners voted to approve the applying.

PUBLIC HEARING:

• PUBLIC HEARING – Commissioners held a public listening to and invited group members to share enter concerning the attraction of the Planning Fee/Board of Zoning Appeals’ choice to disclaim the Petition for a Conditional Use Allow to permit a communications tower at 401 Thomas. Mayor Brooks requested that the feedback made below public enter portion of the assembly be included within the remarks famous below the general public listening to. Commissioners once more heard from US Mobile, residents and metropolis employees, and mentioned the choice at size. After the general public listening to was closed, the commissioners voted unanimously to approve the advice made by the Planning Fee/Board of Zoning Appeals and deny the request for a Conditional Use Allow for the communications tower.

SPECIAL PRESENTATION:

• ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY REPORT – Director of Financial Growth Blake Benson, and Pittsburg State College Director of Exterior Engagement Chad Mishmash introduced the quarterly Financial Growth Report. The report confirmed that unemployment in Pittsburg is at the moment at 2.6%, and town’s gross sales tax revenues for June 2022 had been the second highest ever collected. The median wage in Crawford County elevated 22.5% in only one yr. The brand new FedEx Floor distribution heart is on schedule for completion within the fall and native firm AZZ is increasing their Pittsburg facility. The Nationwide Institute for Supplies Development at PSU (NIMA) is increasing their analysis applications, including new high-tech gear, and recruiting a brand new tenant. The Small Enterprise Growth Middle at PSU (SBDC) has been working with 55 native companies this yr. The Foundry at Block22 is including a brand new tenant to a retail house and dealing to fill a emptiness after Limelight Advertising and marketing outgrew the incubator house. The report included that three native companies partnered with town to date this yr, together with Jones Heritage Realtors, Hearth Creations and the Blue Spoon.

CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:

• IMAGINE PITTSBURG/GROW PITTSBURG REQUEST – Commissioners thought of the advice of the Financial Growth Advisory Committee (EDAC) to allocate $150,000 from the Revolving Mortgage Fund (RLF) for start-up prices that might enable Think about Pittsburg to ascertain “Develop Pittsburg,” a brand new Neighborhood Growth Company (CDC), to assist improvement initiatives in our group. After a presentation and thorough query and reply interval, the fee voted to approve the EDAC’s suggestion to award start-up funds to the “Develop Pittsburg” group.
• 4th OF JULY FIREWORKS DISPLAY CONTRACT – Commissioners voted to make the most of Metropolis funds within the quantity of $18,700 for the annual 4th of July fireworks present to be offered by J and M Shows, Inc.

NON-AGENDA REPORTS & REQUESTS:

• Metropolis Public Works & Utilities Director Matt Bacon introduced that town’s cumbersome merchandise pick-up occasion will quickly be open for registration. Decide up will start on July 18 and metropolis crews will proceed gathering cumbersome gadgets till all tickets for registered addresses are full. Registrations might be open on town’s SeeClickFix app and by calling Buyer Service at (620) 231-4100.
• Bacon additionally added {that a} public assembly for the East Quincy undertaking might be held on Thursday, July 7 from 5-7 pm at PittNaz Church.
• Commissioner Hite requested for an replace on KDOT’s 4th Avenue Bridge Venture. Bacon mentioned KDOT is projecting that the development will wrap up towards the top of July.

Metropolis Fee Conferences:

The Pittsburg Metropolis Fee meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at 5:30 pm, contained in the Beard-Shanks Regulation Enforcement Middle courtroom. Members of the general public are inspired to attend. To be taught extra concerning the Pittsburg metropolis authorities, metropolis commissioners, or to view assembly agendas and minutes go to pittks.org/city-government/city-commission.

Metropolis fee conferences are broadcast reside each second and fourth Tuesday on the Metropolis’s native authorities entry channel (Cox channel 6) and on YouTube. To subscribe to the Metropolis’s YouTube channel, go to www.pittks.org/youtube.

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