Commission Board Meeting on Wed, January 12, 2005 - 6:35 PM


Meeting Information

      -Convene

      -Pledge of Allegiance

      -Volunteer Recognition (Paula Phillips)

 

CONSENT AGENDA

      (1) (a)   Consider approval of Commission Orders

            (b)   Consider approval of Resolution amending the Douglas County Zoning Regulations

                    to specifically allow dairy equipment distribution as a permissible rural home

                    business occupation [Type II] under Section 19-6.2 of the Zoning Regulations

                    (Keith Dabney)

(c)      Consider approval of Resolution relating to and amending the Zoning Regulations

        for the unincorporated territory of Douglas County, Kansas (Keith Dabney)

 

REGULAR AGENDA

      (2)    Discussion of County owned house in 1100 block of <1/2xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Rhode Island (Craig Weinaug)

 

      (3)    Other Business

(a)   Consider approval of Accounts Payable (if necessary)

Jones called the meeting to order at 6:35 P.M. on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 with all members present. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 01-12-05
Paula Phillips, Director of Emergency Management, conducted a volunteer recognition ceremony. No action was taken.

CONSENT AGENDA 01-12-05
Johnson moved approval of the following Consent Agenda:

  • Approve Commissioners Order No. 5288. Order is on file in the office of the County Clerk;
  • Authorize Notice to Grant Notice to Grant Township for Midland Farm Store;
  • Approve Resolution No. 05-05 amending the Douglas County Zoning Regulations to specifically allow dairy equipment distribution as a permissible rural home business occupation [Type II] under Section 19-6.2 of the Zoning Regulations; and
  • Approve Resolution No. 05-06 relating to and amending the Zoning Regulations for the unincorporated territory of Douglas County, Kansas.

Motion was seconded by McElhaney and carried unanimously.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 01-12-05
Paula Phillips, Director of Emergency Management, presented a Disaster Resolution for the Board's consideration. Phillips explained that the winter weather conditions have caused or imminently threatened to cause wide-spread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property in disastrous proportion in Douglas County. McElhaney made a motion to approve the Disaster Resolution, seconded by Johnson and carried unanimously.

MISCELLANEOUS 01-12-05
The Board discussed the County owned house in the 1100 block of Rhode Island. It was the consensus of the Board to table further discussion until March 16, 2005. No action was taken.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 01-12-05
Jones moved approval of accounts payable manual checks in the amount of $195.00; motion was seconded by McElhaney and carried unanimously.

APPOINTMENTS & ZONING 01-12-05
Johnson made a motion to appoint Sam Sunderraj, Lecompton, KS and Dwayne Lyon, Baldwin City, KS to the Douglas County Board of Building Code Appeals for four (4) year terms which will expire 01-31-09. It should be noted that Mr. Sunderraj fills the position to be held by a professional engineer and Mr. Lyon fills the position to be held by a general contractor per Resolution 90-50. Motion was seconded by McElhaney and carried unanimously.

Jones made a motion to adjourn; McElhaney seconded and the motion carried unanimously.

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Charles Jones, Chairman Bob Johnson, Member

ATTEST:

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Jamie Shew, County Clerk Jere McElhaney, Member

Location

County Courthouse
1100 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA