The McLoud City Council approved three ordinances and adopted a couple of resolutions during their October meeting last week.
Council members held a brief public hearing to determine whether property at 3010 and 3060 S. Fishmarket Road in McLoud (two lots) should be split into three lots and rezoned from A1Agriculture to A2 Agriculture where the property currently is used for residential and shop.
The proposed use of the property is for residential and shop. The McLoud Planning Commission had recommended approval.
Following the public hearing, the Council approved a lot split and rezoned the property at 3010 and 3060 S. Fishmarket Road as requested.
Council members then adopted an ordinance amending the zoning map of the city of McLoud to accommodate the previous action and further approved the emergency clause.
They adopted a resolution declaring a public nuisance and directing the City Manager to abate the nuisance. City Attorney Mike Warwick advised the agenda item was just fixing the city codes.
The Council voted 3-1 on an ordinance amending the city code dealing with possession of CDS. Police Chief Wes Elliott advised the Council the Pottawatomie/Lincoln County District Attorney Allan Grubb was no longer prosecuting most CDS cases as felonies, only as misdemeanors.
Warwick said to assist McLoud police with being able to prosecute these cases in the city’s Municipal Court, the ordinance was needed.
The police can continue to issue citations and the range of the fine is from $250 to $500, it was pointed out.
Councilman Daniel McClure, Jr., argued against it, indicating he believed the district attorney should still be prosecuting those as felonies. He was the lone vote against passing the ordinance.
Council members adopted another ordinance amending the city code concerning dog parks and passed the emergency clause as well.
They tabled any further action on adopting implementation of recommendations from the McLoud Strategic Planning Taskforce.
The Council adopted a resolution authorizing OMAG to distribute a little over $9,000 in Escrow Account funds.
Under public comment, District 1 Pottawatomie County Commissioner Melissa Dennis addressed the Council informing them of a county-wide cleanup in her district this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30-31.
She said even though she knew the council couldn’t vote on it since it wasn’t on the agenda, that she would bring dumpsters to McLoud so area residents could utilize the dumpsters without having to go to the District 1 Barn on Acme Road in Shawnee.
“They can bring anything they want except for tires and hazardous waste,” she said.
The time to bring their items to the District 1 barn on Acme Road, she said, is from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on those days.
The Council, meeting as the Public Works Authority, approved purchase of a 2014 single cab Ford 250 for around $8,500 and then agreed to amend the budget to pay for it.