RESOLUTION NO. 26-8328
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE IMPROVEMENT OR REIMPROVEMENT OF CERTAIN MAIN TRAFFICWAYS WITHIN THE CITY OF SALINA, KANSAS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE COSTS THEREOF.
WHEREAS, K.S.A. 12-687 provides that the governing body of any city shall have the power to improve or reimprove or cause to be improved or reimproved, any main trafficway or trafficway connection designated and established under the provisions of K.S.A. 12-685 et seq. (the “Main Trafficway Act”), and such improvement or reimprovement may include grading, regrading, curbing, recurbing, guttering, reguttering, paving, repaving, macadamizing, remacadamizing, constructing, reconstructing, opening, widening, extending, rounding corners, straightening, relocating, building any necessary bridges and approaches thereto, viaducts, overpasses, underpasses, culverts and drainage, trafficway illumination, traffic control devices, pedestrian ways, or other improvements or any two or more of such improvements or reimprovements and the acquisition of right-of-way by purchase or condemnation when necessary for any of such purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Main Trafficway Act provides that all costs of improvements or reimprovements authorized thereunder, including acquisition of right-of-way, engineering costs, and all other costs properly attributable to such projects, shall be paid by the city at large and may be funded, among others, by the issuance of general obligation bonds; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission (the “Governing Body”) of the City of Salina, Kansas (the “City”), has heretofore by Ordinance No. 02-10071 designated the following streets within the City as main trafficways, as provided by and under the authority of the Main Trafficway Act:
SCHILLING ROAD |
OHIO STREET |
MAGNOLIA ROAD |
WHEREAS, the Governing Body hereby finds and determines that it is necessary to improve or reimprove said main trafficways and to provide for the payment of the costs thereof, all as provided by and under the authority of the Main Trafficway Act; and
WHEREAS, The Berkley Family Recreation Area, including the buildings, structures and grounds thereof constitute an existing public building and facility for the purposes of K.S.A. 12-1736 et seq., and a public recreation facility for the purposes of the City’s Charter Ordinance No. 41 and the City is authorized to make improvements to such facility and provide for the costs thereof, all as provided under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1736 et seq. and Charter Ordinance No. 41.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF SALINA, KANSAS:
Section 1. Project Authorization. It is hereby deemed and declared to be necessary to make the following improvements (collectively, the “Improvements”)
Main Trafficway Improvements | Authority (K.S.A) | Estimated Cost |
Design and construction of roundabout at intersection of Ohio Street and Schilling Road | 12-685 et seq. | $2,300,000 |
Design and construction of replacement bridge on East Magnolia Road | 12-685 et seq | 4,520,000 |
Design and construction of improvements to East Magnolia Road – widening and hike & bike improvements | 12-685 et seq | 3,080,000 |
North Ohio overpass Improvements | 12-685 et seq | 1,000,000 |
Public Building Improvements | | |
Improvement & repair of parking facilities to support safe usage of public buildings and facilities | 12-1736 et seq. /Charter Ordinance No. 41 | 300,000 |
Section 2. Financing Authority. The estimated costs of the Improvements, including design, construction, engineering fees, acquisition of right-of-way and easements, contingencies and administrative expenses are as set forth in Section 1. All or a portion of the costs of the Improvements, interest on interim financing and associated financing costs shall be payable from the proceeds of general obligation bonds of the City issued under authority of the Act (the “Bonds”). The issuance of the Bonds for any portion of the Improvements shall be further subject to the passage of an ordinance the Governing Body authorizing the issuance of the Bonds.
Section 3. Reimbursement. The Bonds may be issued to reimburse expenditures made on or after the date which is 60 days before the date of this Resolution, pursuant to Treasury Regulation § 1.150-2.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect and be in full force from and after its adoption by the governing body of the City.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the governing body of the City of Salina, Kansas, on January 26, 2026.
Michael L. Hoppock, Mayor
ATTEST:
Nikki Goding, City Clerk