By NICK BUDD
Hays Post

At Thursday’s regular meeting, Hays city commissioners are scheduled to vote on setting an Oct. 23 public hearing regarding a proposed one-cent sales tax increase at the Hays Mall.

The Community Improvement District is being proposed by DP Management of Omaha, Neb., which manages the facility. If commissioners eventually approve the CID, it would bring the total sales tax on sales generated at the mall to 9.4 percent, with the additional revenue being use to fund improvements at the facility.

Proposed improvements include renovations to the interior, landscaping, entrances and parking lots. DP also plans on demolishing the former Montana Mike’s building and adding two more outlying properties on the space. The CID would have a limit of approximately $3.14 million and would be used on a pay-as-you-go basis. Read more about commissioner’s discussion at last week’s work session HERE.

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Commissioners also are expected to vote on adopting changes to the Uniform Public Offense Code and Standard Traffic Ordinances proposed by the Kansas League of Municipalities. The majority of the changes to the UPOC occurred during the 2011 Kansas legislative session, which included the first re-codification of the state criminal code since 1969. The changes also reflect the new gun ordinances recently passed by the state Legislature including the deletion of sections that regulate the carrying and possession of a firearm due to the fact that cities no longer have control over this issue.

Commissioners will also are expected to:

• Vote on the approval of a partial release and modification of an easement at the Southridge Estates Addition.

• Repeal certain provisions of the city’s code regarding taxi cabs. Read more HERE.

Thursday’s meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. Click HERE for a complete agenda.