On the agenda: Marysville 7/13/26 - Regular Meeting — DATA CENTER (Jul 13)

Regular Meeting
City Hall, Marysville, Kansas-July 13, 2026
Members of the Governing Body of the City of Marysville were called to order in the regular session at
7:00 p.m. on the date and place noted above with Mayor Frye in the chair. City Administrator Haverkamp,
City Attorney Sunderland and City Clerk Ralph were also present.
After the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call was answered by the following council members: Keating,
Snellings, Reinhart, Schrater, Throm, Warren, and Beikman. CM Ferris was absent. A quorum was
present.
The minutes from the June 22nd regular meeting were presented for approval. CM Throm moved; CM
Snellings seconded to approve the minutes as presented. Motion carried by 7-0 voice vote.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
PROCLAMATIONS:
NOTICES AND HEARINGS:
BUSINESS AND DISCUSSION ITEMS:
1. ONEMARYSVILLE REQUESTS. Wayne Kruse, OneMarysville director, presented data from
July 4th on Broadway. Council was asked for their opinion on a date for the celebration next year.
Council consensus was to keep it on the 4th. A request was made to close Broadway in the eastern
half of the 600 block of Broadway and the entire 700 block of Broadway for the Meet Marysville
Event from 7:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. on August 8th. For this event they also requested the city install
the two white event tents in the green space across from 617 Broadway to be left up until August
17th for the Squirrels Just Wanna Have Fun. A request was also made to use the city green space
across from 617 Broadway for the Squirrels Just Wanna Have Fun event on August 14 th. After
council discussion CM Beikman moved; CM Schrater seconded to approve the requests. Motion
carried unanimously.
2. AUDIT REPORT – VARNEY & ASSOCIATES. Kim Linck, Varney & Associates, presented
the City’s 2025 financial audit. He reported that it was a clean audit, and no funds went over budget.
3. CDBG AUTHORIZED SIGNER. A request from Brett Waggoner, Governmental Assistance
Services, to authorize CA Haverkamp to be the designated signer on the CDBG pay applications for
the Broadway Lofts Project was presented. He noted this would help speed up the process of paying
contractors and that it was just for routine pay applications. Any change orders, etc. would still need
to go through council. After council discussion CM Throm moved; CM Schrater seconded to
approve the request. Motion carried unanimously.
4. JENKINS STREET PROJECT RFP. A Request for Proposal for a thin-lift asphalt overlay on
Jenkins Street from the east side of 8th Street to the west side of 11th Street was presented. CM Throm
moved; CM Snellings seconded to approve the RFP. CM Warren questioned a warranty and
suggested amending the motion to include a one-year warranty. CM Throm; moved to amend the
motion to include a one-year warranty; CM Snelling seoncded. Motion carried 7-0.
5. DOWNTOWN GREENSPACE DEVELOPMENT RFP. A Request for Proposal for
development of the city owned downtown greenspace in the 600 block of Broadway was presented.
Mayor Frye stated this was just to explore potential development, but the city had the right to refuse
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all proposals. After council discussion CM Throm moved; CM Snellings seconded to approve the
RFP. Motion carried unanimously.
6. DATA CENTER LETTER TO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Mayor Frye presented a letter
he drafted to the county commissioners regarding exploring a data center moratorium in Marshall
County. Council consensus was to send the letter to the county as written.
CONSENT AGENDA. The Consent Agenda was presented for consideration. CM Throm moved; CM
Schrater seconded to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion carried 7-0. Consent Agenda consisted of the
following:
1. The City Clerk’s Report for June showed $41,399.91 collected in receipts with a like amount being
deposited with the City Treasurer.
2. Cash balances in funds were presented as well as outstanding debt and receivable balances.
Revenue/Expenditure Budget Reports through June 2026 showed unadjusted accumulated
revenues in the General Fund of $2,777,999 or 87% of budget; Water Revenue Fund, $602,032 or
51% of budget, Sewer Revenue Fund, $631,427 or 59% of budget, and Storm Water Revenue
Funds, $105,246 or 54% of budget. The unadjusted statement of expenditures in the General Fund
totaled $1,486,574 or 39% of budget, Water Revenue Fund, $559,766 or 39% of budget, Sewer
Revenue Fund, $416,681 or 30% of budget, and Storm Water Revenue Fund, $91,272 or 24% of
budget.
3. The Municipal Judge’s Report for June showed $7,363.53 being deposited with the City Treasurer
and $282.00 being forwarded to the State Treasurer for Judicial Branch Education, court costs and
law enforcement training.

APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE NO. 3876
1. Claims against the funds of the City were submitted for Council consideration as follows: General
Fund, $248,975.07; Water Revenue Fund, $29,444.20; Sewer Revenue Fund, $14,961.01; Library
Revolving Fund, $15,657.93; Swim Pool Sales Tax Fund, $65,532.33; Koester Block Maintenance
Fund, $576.74; Employee Benefit Fund, $21,288.66; Transient Guest Tax, $13,014.41; Sales Tax
Improvement Fund, $22,739.32 making a total of $432,189.67.
2. An appropriations ordinance was introduced and considered to honor claims against the funds of
the City as audited by the Finance Committee. CM Throm moved; CM Schrater seconded to
approve the appropriations ordinance totaling $432.189.67.
3. Motion to approve the appropriations ordinance carried by 7-0 roll call vote. City Clerk Ralph
assigned Ordinance No. 3876.
STAFF REPORTS:
CITY ADMINISTRATOR:
1. NORTH STREET STORM SEWER LINE. CA Haverkamp reported Mayer Specialty Services
cameraed the storm sewer on North Street and found blockages. Cost estimates are being gathered
to reroute the line to the alley and bypass the blockage.
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2. NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. CA Haverkamp reported that National Night Out is August 4th. Any
volunteers would be greatly appreciated.
3. MEET MARYSVILLE. CA Haverkamp announced the city will participate in the Meet
Marysville event on August 8th from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Information on the animal shelter and
playground project will be presented. Volunteers are needed for this event as well.
4. POLICE DEPARTMENT OPENINGS. CA Haverkamp announced the Police Department has
an opening for a Police Officer as well as a Lieutenant.
5. CHIP AND SEAL UPDATE. CA Haverkamp reported chip seal routes are still being cracked
sealed due to rain delays.
6. ANIMAL SHELTER PRESENTATION. CA Haverkamp reported that CES Group had
submitted a presentation on the animal shelter project. The video was played during the meeting
showing the updated plans, current cost estimate of $307,714, and outlining the need to hire
mechanical, electrical, and structural engineers. CA Haverkamp reported that the city currently
had only one open kennel at the current shelter and that adoption efforts have begun. Volunteers,
adoption efforts, and fees were discussed.
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS:
1. ADMIN FINANCE COMMITTEE. CM Warren, committee chairperson, reported the Admin
Finance Committee met to discuss a nepotism policy, engineered plans required by the ULDC,
vacant building fees, the greenspace RFP presented earlier in the meeting, and the City
Administrator review. More discussion is needed on these items. Another Admin Finance Meeting
will be set up to follow up on the City Administrator goals for 2027.
2. STREET COMMITTEE. Committee member Throm reported the Street Committee met to get
an update on the Jenkins Street RFP and Street Assessment RFQ.
APPOINTMENTS & WAGE DETERMINATIONS:
1. YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Mayor Frye made the following
recommendations for the Youth Advisory Committee for a term of July 13, 2026 to May 31,2027:
Cataleya Johnson, 1st term; Barrett Lyhane, 1st term; Rylan Johnson, 1st term; Emilyn Holle, 2nd
term; Jaimon Benjamin 1st term; Garrett Staggs, 2nd term; Norman Jurgensen, 1st term; Josephine
Naaf, 2nd term; Lilly Voet, 2nd term. CM Throm moved; CM Schrater seconded to approve the
appointments. Motion carried unanimously.
CITY ATTORNEY:
CA Sunderland presented a KOMA/KORA review to the governing body. He reported he has also been
working on transferring some expiring FAA funds to another airport.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
At 8:07 pm CM Snellings moved the city council recess into executive session for consultation with an
attorney on matters deemed privileged in an attorney-client relationship about litigation or claims against
the city exception K.S.A. 75-4319(b)(2). This meeting will include the mayor, city council, city
administrator, and city attorney. The open meeting will resume in the city council chambers at 8:20 pm CM
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Reinhart seconded. Motion carried unanimously. At 8:20 pm, the council reconvened. Mayor Frye reported
no binding decisions were made.
COUNCIL COMMENTS:
1. STREET PROGRESS. CM Keating said we need to keep moving forward with a plan for long
term street improvements.
2. YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE. CM Snellings asked if the YAC members were
recommended by someone or if it was an application process. Mayor Frye said it was an application
process this year.
3. LIFEGUARD WAGES. CM Snellings reported she had received an email about the lifeguards
being compensated for the time they were out of work. She would like to see what the cost would
be to do that again. She also commented the 4th of July downtown was great.
4. FLAGS ON BRIDGES. CM Reinhart asked if the city could set up a bank account where
donations could be made to replace flags on the bridges. Other organizations were suggested to
point that group to. CM Reinhart said the 4th of July celebration was fabulous.
5. BUDGET & LONG-TERM PLANS. CM Schrater said the 4th of July celebration was amazing.
He is excited to see what can be done budgetarily and see long-term plans forming.
6. 4TH OF JULY. CM Throm said the 4th of July celebration was great, fireworks were great.
7. THANK YOU – 4TH OF JULY. CM Warren thanked OneMarysville and the City for another
successful event for the 4th of July.
8. MOTIONS. CM Beikman suggested when motions involving money are made that the funds to
be used be included in the motion.
9. PARKS & REC COMMITTEE MEETING. Mayor Frye said the 4th of July celebration was
great and seemed to operate on a smaller budget. He also asked that a Parks and Rec Committee
meeting be set up for a discussion with the pool manager and an update on the park’s updates.
There being no further business, at 8:31 p.m. CM Throm moved to adjourn; CM Schrater seconded. Motion
carried unanimously.

Samantha J. Ralph
City Clerk

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