The Hugoton City Council met in regular session with Mayor Jack E. Rowden; Councilmen Dean Banker, Dan Corpening, Shannon Crawford, Jason Teeter and Frankie Thomas all present.
Others present were City Inspector Josh Grubbs, City Clerk Thomas G. Hicks, Chief of Police Courtney Leslie, Outside Utilities Supervisor Paul Nordyke, Electric and Park Systems Supervisor Gary Rowden, City Attorney Wayne R. Tate, Marie Austin, Carrie Baeza, Pete Earles, Malissa Hicks, Marcy McGinnis, Damon Simmons, Ralph Sittingdown, and Paula Sosa. Mayor Jack E. Rowden presided.
Each member of the governing body was provided a copy of Municipal Judge Paula Sosa’s report for the month of August, showing three new cases brought before the court and 52,712.00 remitted to the city.
City lnspector Josh Grubbs provided his monthly activities report.
City Engineer Pete Earles presented a report about various water line projects that will need to be addressed at some point in time. Eighteen projects with probable construction costs of $4,931,605.40 were detailed.
Ralph Sittingdown returned to update the city council on the cleanup of his property at 215 S. Main. Progress continues as he works on erecting two storage buildings.
Dana Swan, owner of the old Catholic Church at 305 S. Main, failed to appear before the governing body on the condemnation of the storage building. Resolution No. 2016-1 set a public hearing date for April 11, 2016. Ms. Swan did not appear at that hearing. Following the hearing, the city council ordered Ms. Swan to remove or demolish the structure on or before September 1, 2016.
City Inspector Josh Grubbs reported Daniel Rios, owner of the property at 702 S. Adams, has substantially complied with Resolution No. 2016-5 regarding the cleanup of his property. No further action is required at this time.
The councilmen approved the Ordinance No. 833, AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC WITHIN THE COROPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF HUGOTON, KANSAS; INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE THE “STANDARD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE FOR KANSAS CITIES,” EDITION OF 2016; DEFINING TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS AND TRAFFIC OFFENSES; PROVIDING CERTAIN PENALTIES; AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 827, AND ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
The councilmen approved Ordinance No. 834, AN ORDINANCE REGULATING PUBLIC OFFENSES WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF HUGOTON, KANSAS; INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE THE “UNIFORM PUBLIC OFFENSE CODE FOR KANSAS CITIES,” EDITION OF 2016; WITH CERTAIN OMISSIONS, CHANGES AND ADDITIONS AS DETAILED HEREIN; PRESCRIBING ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS; AND REPEALING THE “UNIFORM PUBLIC OFFENSE CODE, 2015 EDITION,” INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 828; AND REPEALING ALI. ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
At the behest of the city inspector, City Clerk Thomas G. Hicks drafted an ordinance regulating storm water runoff. The city engineer reviewed the proposal and provided his input. Most of the engineer’s recommendations were incorporated into a second draft. That proposed ordinance was provided for the city council and city attorney to review for possible future action.

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