The following are designated as main trafficways of the city pursuant to K.S.A. 12-685 et seq. for purposes of bond financing certain improvements:

(a)   Main Street from South Tenth Street to the North City Limits

(b)   Mill Street from the West City Limits to the East City Limits

(c)   Jefferson Avenue from South Eighth Street the North City Limits

(d)   Commercial A venue from Mill Street to South Seventh Street

(e)   South Third Street from the West City Limits to the East City Limits

(f)   Plainville Avenue from Mill Street to South Seventh Street

(g)   North Seventh Street from the West City Limits to the East City Limits.

(h)   First Street south from the east side of Broadway to the west side of Washington Street;

(i)    Mill Street from the west side of Washington Street to the west side of Meridian Street;

(j)    Meridian Street from the north line of Mill Street to the north line of north First Street;

(k)   Main Street from the south line of First Street south to the south line of North Second Street;

(l)    Jefferson Street from the south line of First Street south.

(m)  North Broadway

(n)   Colorado Street, from Mill Street to South Fifth Street.

(o)   South Second Street, from Colorado Street to Wyoming Street.

(K.S.A. 12-685 et seq.; Ord. G-00-02; Ord. G-02-03; Ord; G-12-06; Ord. G-14-04; Code 2019)

The imposition of the Sales Tax and the application of the revenue received therefrom to finance all or a portion of the costs of the Swimming Pool Project, including payment of debt service on the Bonds, and the operating and maintenance costs thereof, including payment of debt service on the City’s temporary notes or general obligation bonds issued to pay such costs; and pay for such other governmental purposes as may be in the best interests of the City, is hereby authorized. Collection of the Sales Tax shall commence on January 1, 2011, in accordance with the Act, and shall terminate ten years after its commencement.

(Ord. G-10-09; Code 2019)

(a)   A capital improvement fund is hereby established pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann.§ 12-1,118.

(b)   The governing body may provide for the budgeted transfer of moneys from other city funds lawfully available for improvement purposes to the capital improvement fund, including moneys in the general fund.

(c)   Any general property tax specifically levied for the use of the capital improvement fund shall be authorized by ordinance adopted under the provisions of Section 5 of Article 12 of the Kansas Constitution.

(d)   Any retailers’ sales tax specifically pledged for the use of the capital improvement fund shall be authorized by ordinance or resolution adopted under the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 12-197.

(e)   Moneys in the capital improvement fund may be used to finance, in whole or in part, any public improvement need set forth in the adopted capital improvement plan, including the constructing, maintaining, operating, or financing the costs of new and existing infrastructure, or capital improvement projects of new or existing infrastructure, or equipment repair, restoration and rehabilitation of existing public facilities.

(f)   Disbursements from the capital improvement fund may be made for engineering and other advance public improvement plans and studies.

(g)   Reimbursements may be made to the capital improvement fund from bond proceeds, special assessments or state and federal aid available for the completed projects.

(h)   Except for reimbursed expenses of the kind described above, no moneys shall be credited to the capital improvement fund except as may be budgeted annually or transferred by the annual budget from other funds. The capital improvement fund shall not thereafter be subject to the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 79-2925 to 79-2937, inclusive, and amendments thereto.

(i)    In making the budget of the city, the amounts credited to, and the amount on hand in, the capital improvement fund and the amount expended therefrom shall be shown thereon for the information of the taxpayers of the city.

(j)    Moneys in the capital improvement fund may be invested in accordance with the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 10-131, and amendments thereto, with interest thereon credited to the capital improvement fund.

(k)   If the governing body determines that money which has been transferred to the capital improvement fund or any part thereof is not needed for the purposes for which so transferred, the governing body, by adoption of a resolution, may transfer the amount not needed to the general or other fund from which it was derived, and the transferred funds and expenditure thereof shall be subject to the budget requirement provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 79-2925 to 79-2937, inclusive, and amendments thereto.

(G-20-03)