11-18-1963 PCM c•� MI." M*4
rUTCIiINSON PLANNING COMMISSION
Minutes
November 18, 1963
The regular meeting of the Hutchinson Planning Commission was held on
Monday, November -18, at 7:30 P.M. in the City Hall. Truett was absent.
Mr. Elmer Slar•le, assistant director of the division of hospital serv-
ices, State Department of Health, was present at our request to answer
questions about Hutchinson's hospital situation.
He referred first to the Hill -Burton program which provides funds
towards hospital buildings.
1. It will nay 45% of the cost of the building, excluding site.
2. The only condition is that the building be used as a hospital
for twenty years.
3. Hutchinson in 1963 was No. 8 on a :priority list of ten.
fit. It is likely to be No. 3 or 4 in 1961.
5. The priority is based partly on a consideration of obsoles-
cence (existing conditions compared to today's standards);
and partly on need for beds. Hutchinson has 38 beds. State
surveys indicate need for 43.
Comparative building cost of other new hospitals of a size Hutchinson
would need are Tdaconia - 45 -bed, $1, 042,000; Tracy, 42 -bed, $629,000.
The average fif,ure per bed is $20,000.
Ways of financing a hos-;ital are by donations; a non-profit group's
taking a mort -age loan of 113 of the cost of the total facility; a city
bond issue; or a district hospital financed by a rmznicipality and four
contiguous townships.
lir. Slagle left at 8:30.
Mr, Charles Wilson, city engineer, then presented a plan of the pro-
posed nm theast park and adjacent roads. The area shown as park was 6
acres with a -proposed road on the east boundary. There was discussion of
the area's beim; a possible elementary school site for the future.
Carlson :roved that the Planning Commission recommend to the City
Council than, the plan and ,:urchase of Leers property be approved, except-
ing that-, the Purchase should include the property from Maple St. to its
eastern limits, m-iking a park area of 8 3/4 acres. Dr. Schafer seconded.
Approved.
-trl Hansen and Mr. Milson discussed the proposed layout of the
southwest park with surge basin is conjTznction with a subdivision
development.
_ There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Secretary