City and county commission to meet Tuesday

City Commission meets Tuesday

The Garden City Commission will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the City Administrative Center, 301 N. Eighth St.

Items on the agenda include:

* Consideration and approval of distributing 2014 AFAC funds and 2014 Community Grant funds as recommended by the Alcohol Fund Advisory Committee.

* Resolutions authorizing the removal of nuisance conditions from property at 411 N. First St., and motor vehicle nuisances from property at 505 Bancroft and 711 N. First St.

* An ordinance regulating front yard setbacks in commercial and industrial districts. Current zoning regulations require a 30-foot setback. A proposed change would allow a 15-foot setback under certain conditions.

* Discussion of submitting a project request to the Kansas Department of Transportation using federal Transportation Alternative funds. Last November, the commission approved an application for landscaping on U.S. Highway 50/400 from the bypass east to Farmland Road.

County meeting delayed one day

Due to Monday’s Martin Luther King holiday, the Finney County Commission will meet at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the county administrative center, 310 N. Ninth St.

Items on the agenda include monthly reports from the health department and Emergency Management and Emergency Medical Services; discussion of fees and policies for the fairgrounds; a review of an employee assistance program; recommendations for grant funding from the Alcohol Fund Advisory Committee; an annual board reorganization; an closed session with the county counselor; and a closed session concerning non-elected personnel.