(KAIR)--The Atchison City Commission will tackle a number of topics when they meet Monday, with issues ranging from proposed demolitions to a proposed façade grant program.

According to a release from the City, the Facade Program would help local building owners in the 500-600 blocks of Commercial Street, with the proposal made as the City’s downtown undergoes a major remodel, including the underway demolition of the pedestrian mall.

The Commssion will also, in conjunction with the City of Atchison's Main Street Corridor project, consider two bids received for removal of the Bartlett Grain Elevator scale structure located on Main Street.

According to a Commission Action Report, the structure stands in the right of way of where a walking and bicycle trail is planned to be constructed as part of the Main Street Corridor project.

The grant funds for the project, awarded by the Kansas Department of Transportation for phase 2 of the project, $1,113,000.

The two bids received included the low bid of $96,300 from Atchison's Pruett Construction, as well as a bid of $246,000 from Madget Construction, of Saint Joseph, Missouri. 

Following receipt, City Staff contacted Pruett Construction; and, following steps to lower the demolition cost, the company submitted an adjusted bid of $87,300.

The recommended action for the City Commission to take, according to the action report, is to authorize City Staff to hire Pruett Construction in the amount of the adjusted bid, with a change order authority of $3,000 to manage any additional scope resulting from the settled terms of the agreement with Bartlett Grain.

If the Commission approves the demolition project, an agreement between the City and the grain company will be executed prior to authorization of the demolition contract.

The grant funds for Phase 2 of the Main Street Corridor project, awarded by the Kansas Department of Transportation, total $1,113,000, representing nearly 80-percent of the project cost.

The meeting, set to begin at 4:30 Monday afternoon, will be held in person in the Commission Room of Atchison City Hall.

Despite the Commission having returned to an in-person format, following a long stretch of online sessions due to COVID-19, the public is unable to attend last moment. Instead, while the option remains to watch a live-stream of the meeting on the City’s Facebook page, those wanting to attend in-person must contact City Clerk Julie Behler prior to noon Monday at 913-367-5500. The RSVP is necessary to allow for social distancing.