It was a busy night for city officials as both the Finance Committee of the Trenton City council and Trenton Planning and Zoning Commission met on Monday night at city hall.
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Finance Committee
The Finance Committee of the Trenton City Council moved closer to finalizing a city budget for 2012-2013 during its meeting.
According to information provided by City Administrator Kerry Sampson, the committee will be making five recommendations to the city council on Monday night as part of the budget process, which is estimated to save the city $383,083. The recommendations involve both Trenton Municipal Utilities and the Police Department.
The committee will be asking TMU to provide the cost of street lighting in the city, which currently is paid by the city at a rate of around $100,000 per year. In addition, the council is asking that TMU provide $125,000 for a community development fund for use by the city, which will also be placing money into the fund.
Two sergeants positions at the police department are to be eliminated, which is estimated to save just over $100,000. Police department overtime is to also be reduced by $31,000.
The final recommendation involves an increase in the city’s health insurance cost, which cost the city $34,176. The city health insurance costs are estimated to increase by 9.2 percent.
Sampson also said the staff has been asked to come up with wage recommendations based on the classification plan approved by the city council.
Planning and Zoning
The Trenton Planning and Zoning Commission, which also serves as the Board of Adjustments took action on one request and tabled two others during a public hearing.
Assistant City Clerk Tracy Maberry said the P&Z Commission approved a request from the city of Trenton to rezone property it has at the city industrial park from O-1 open space to I-2 hearing industry. The property, located at 86 NW 10th Ave., will be used by Rapid Removal for its new facilities, including a composting area. The request will now go before the Trenton City Council on Monday night for final approval.
Rapid Removal, which is a part of Platte Valley Sanitation in the Kansas City area, will construct two buildings in the city’s industrial area, just west of the shooting range. The company plans to build a 4,000-square foot building to house its offices as well as another 1,700-square foot building for storage, which will house two trash trucks and a street sweeper. In addition, a composting site would be established for yard waste.
The commission, which also serves as the board of adjustments, tabled a request from Rex and Anna Barnett, in care of Don and Sheri Friis for a conditional use permit to allow a business/residential site at 926 Highland St. Also tabled was a request by the same persons for a five-foot variance on the sideyard setback requirement to allow residential structures to be constructed on that site. Ms. Maberry said persons involved in the request could not attend Monday night’s hearing. The requests will be acted on at the next P&Z hearing, which is scheduled sometime in May.