Chamber of Commerce and the Kansas  Manufacturing Council. Thank you to   Mayor Woo and the entire city council for helping  to celebrate Manufacturing Day, an annual event   aimed at honoring the manufacturing industry, its  impact on the local, state, and national economy,   and highlighting the potential for manufacturing  jobs into the future. Over the next 10 years,   it is estimated that the US will need to  fill almost 4 million job openings in the   manufacturing sector. We are working to expose  the next generation of manufacturing workers   to those opportunities and connecting them with  the rewarding, well-paying jobs of the future.   Manufacturing is especially crucial to Witchah's  economy. My business operates in district 4 and   we want to thank Councilman Glascock for his  leadership and attention to the issues impacting   the manufacturing industry. Manufacturing is the  largest sector of the Witchaw economy supporting   over 50,000 jobs. Our products are known all over  the world and in all different industries. A few   examples, we have BG products with automotive  oils, lubricants, and other fluids that are used   by thousands of distributors. We have gear hall  manufactures protective gear for farmers, linemen,   and construction crews and keeps them safe as  they're working out in all sorts of conditions.   Uh and finally, obviously, Witchah is proud of  its heritage as the air capital of the world,   which would not be possible without the  backbone and foundation of the highly   skilled aerospace manufacturing jobs that support  all airframes flown the world over. In closing,   the Kansas Manufacturing Council would like you  to to invite you to our yearly event, the Kansas   manufacturing summit and the coolest thing made in  Kansas celebration being held October 28th at the   Hyatt. We will be discussing the current state  and the future of manufacturing in Kansas, as   well as awarding the coolest thing made in Kansas  sponsored by Forvis Mazars to the people's choice   from dozens of items nominated across the state.  Thank you again for your support. [Applause] May I please ask the entire  city council to come forward   at this time along with city manager Bob Leighton PCO is one of the nation's most respected Ed  civic engagement and data analytics companies.   It focuses on connecting local governments  with residents by providing secure surveys and   apps to help city leaders make informed decisions  about policy, budgeting, and government services.   PCO administers Witchah's annual community survey  and we appreciate their partnership and assistance   in turning resident perspective and hard data into  actionable priority setting. Last Thursday, Poco   announced their national best in governance awards  and Witchah was named a top performer for 2025   for its transformation in the award category of  community connection as determined by the voice of   the people. Only five top performers were chosen  in each category out of hundreds of communities   nationwide. Being a top performer in the best  in governance awards for community connection   signifies a local government's excellence in  fostering strong community relationships and trust   as evidenced by high resident satisfaction, active  civic engagement and innovative approaches to   connecting with people and ensuring transparency.  It means our community is on the right track in   building a foundation of shared purpose and pride  through effective communication and collaboration,   resulting in a thriving community for residents.  Each year, PCO recognizes communities not only   for earning the highest ratings from their  residents, but also for demonstrating the   greatest improvement over time. With a robust data  set spanning more than a decade and thousands of   participants in local government, these awards  provide a credible and competitive benchmark for   measuring progress and success. I would like  to congratulate city manager Bob Leighton and   the more than 3,000 hard-working staff members of  the city of Witchah that make our city a leading   edge organization that cares about transparency  and improving resident engagement. [Applause] Thank you, mayor. I'd like to thank the mayor  and council for their commitment to citizen   engagement and community connection and the  that's recognized by this award that we're   receiving from PCO. I also want to um thank the  3100 employees that we have every day that wake   up trying to make the world a little better  place for Witchaw's residents and who are   committed to providing raving fan service uh  on a daily basis. I do have a teaser for you,   mayor and council members. I believe this coming  Thursday, actually two days from now, PCO will   make another announcement of another award that  we're receiving as a result of our connection to   the community and improvement in service delivery.  Uh I can't wait for the mayor to share that on   Thursday and maybe next Tuesday we'll talk  about that again. Again, thank you [Applause] One two three one two. Thank you. Thank you for all of our proclamation  recipients and award recipients. Madame clerk,   please call the next item. Public agenda. The  public agenda allows for five speakers to have   up to five minutes each to address the council.  No action will be taken relative to items on   the public agenda other than referral to the  city manager for information as necessary.   Speakers will please state their name and  address for the record. A time clock will   display the speaker's remaining time to  speak. Order and rules of decorum will   be observed. The first speaker today is Manuel  Gomez, Witchaw's public transportation system. Uh good morning council and residents of Witchah.  Um, sorry. Today to start off is I can speak to   you guys about the transit system here in Witchah  and how I feel it can be better improved to serve   Witchah, not just in connecting our community  together, helping people get to and from   medical appointments and even finding jobs in the  manufacturing fields. I was actually one of the   strongest speaking points I had today. Um, my day  started today with me trying to get here on time.   I got here I arrived around 8:06 uh simply  because trying to get here on the bus. The   first bus I was supposed to hop on was 20 minutes  late. So I had to run four blocks in the opposite   direction to get on a bus that got me here a lot  earlier than I intended to. So that was one of   the first issues I did want to bring up that a  lot of us here in Witchaw do have to deal with.   um the manufacturing people coming up here  and speaking just played into this so well   cuz I've turned down three jobs that paid  over $20 an hour and I'm currently making   only 13 because public transportation doesn't  serve the area where the manufacturing jobs   are. And those areas that do get served, the  timing is just way off. The first bus doesn't   start leave downtown till six o'clock, let alone  if you live further from downtown. Getting to   Coleman or Johnson Control is impossible  to get there during first shift. Um,   they start at 6. They end their first shift around  3:00, which makes it fine for people to get home,   but then second shift starts and they're stuck  there at night because buses no longer run.   Um, I've personally cancelled plenty of medical  appointments simply because I couldn't dedicate   eight hours of my day just to get to an  appointment because I don't know if I'm   going to get out in time and having to wait an  extra hour on top of when the bus was supposed to   be there because they only run once an hour. Um,  with the cost of busing, I've moved from Seattle,   Los Angeles, a lot of major cities across the  nation, and their charge is the same as major   cities with not even close to half of the area  covered. Um, one of the biggest points that I   would like to point out is that it's proven  research that for every dollar that is spent   on public transportation, that brings out $4  to the local community and establishments,   uh, just simply from people trying to get to  grocery stores, people getting to their medical   appointments, people going to local businesses,  or even trying to get to work. Like I said,   I've missed out on tons of financial opportunities  simply because I couldn't get there. And I'm sure   that that's something that happens around town.  And I mean, I've heard stories of people who are   asking for assistance for food assistance that  were blatantly told that they could have walked   to one of the free um diners that is provided  here in the city, which is great that they're   provided downtown for the homeless community, but  I know a single mother who was asked to walk from   uh Al Dredo to Witchah so she could get dinner for  free instead of providing her with food stamps.   Like there's no buses that go out there. There's  no buses that lead to Derby. That excludes all   Derby businesses and manufacturers in Derby  and any other outskirt cities. There's no bus   that takes you to the airport. There's tons of  factories, warehouses around the airport that   people could get jobs at or even provide commerce  to the local area. There's just no connectivity   within the marginalized communities. We have  one bus line that is free for the community   for for the night life. Basically, it's the Q-  line that goes from downtown to College Hill,   but it only takes one street. And if you work  in any other part of the city, you're stuck at   work relying on Uber, which can get expensive. I  know for me to get to work with Uber is $20 a day.   That's three hours of my day just transportation.  Um, I'd just like the city council to look more   into this into a way of expanding time slots or  expanding areas that the buses actually reach. Thank you, Manuel. Uh, Council Member Hoheisel.  Thank you, Mayor. And thank you, Manuel. Um, these   are important issues that you're bringing up here.  Uh we have expanded the timing just a little bit   here lately. I know we're in talks with some of  our um fellow communities about having connections   between Hazesville and Derby in Witchah where  their bus routes meet our bus routes. Um and   also been in talk with some businesses about  funding um extra an extra mile just to get to   um some of the aircraft industries. it it's not  enough and it is something we do need to continue   to keep our our foot on the gas and trying to uh  make sure everybody has accessibility. So I do   take your comments to heart and that is something  that we'll continue to look at funding sources as   for well that's kind of the the roadblock where  we've been bumping up against here lately. But   your point's well taken and it is something  we need to continue to look at and improve.   So thank you for coming and speaking before  us today. Council member Ballard. Thank you,   Mayor Bob, can you speak to this um the survey  and the that transit has done recently? Mayor,   um council member, the um we spent about a year  uh looking at service needs in the community and   developing a service plan and that will be rolled  out in 2026. I think one of the issues that will   be addressed um will be uh the uh frequency of  service and on some routes I I think we'll see   um more frequent buses especially during the  rush hours and uh we are also working with uh   WAMPO to look at connections with neighboring  communities. They finished a study this year   and now we're asking them to determine whether or  not there's some kind of implementation plan that   would involve the other communities as partners  so we could address that issue as well. We will   not have a system as robust as maybe some other  larger cities because of the funding constraints,   but I do believe that we'll see improvements in  service levels next year. Thank you. I also just   wanted to say thank you so much for taking  the time and um to come and speak to us. I   think it's really important to get feedback from  people that actually use the transit system. So,   uh thank you and keep us posted if anything  changes that we can draw attention to. So, thank   you, Vice Mayor Johnston. Thank you, Mayor Manuel.  The the part where you said about you couldn't get   to medical appointments really struck me. Uh since  I'm the executive director of Guadalupe Clinic,   if you don't have any health insurance at all,  just call the clinic and we will use Lyft to come   and get you and bring you back. So we do that  on a regular basis. So just offer that to you. Madame clerk, can you please call the next  individual? 420 gym camping ordinance. Good morning. My legal name is 420 Jim. There's  actually two things I'd like to address. The   second one didn't come up and I was supposed to  address you all last week. The camping is I'm   here not to camp in your town. I drive a mobile  billboard across the United States of America.   It happens to be on an RV body, but I'm not  here to camp. I'm here to do a petition. Nobody   belongs in jail for weed, and it needs to be  federally legal. The second part, come on,   what you talk, come here every year. You're  going backwards real bad. You can go to local   smoke shop and buy synthetic heroin, synthetic  cocaine, synthetic mushrooms and stuff. But you   take God's given herb out of there and you read  this with a prayer. Go look at the Hebrew Bible.   The anointing oil contained cannibosum. We're  not supposed to smoke it nowhere. We're supposed   to eat that plant. He gave it to us as meat.  And I tell everybody in the city of Witchah,   in the state of Kansas, vote these people out of  office that wants to keep God's given herb taken   away from us. If they're either uneducated  or lying about that plant, plain and simple,   the world didn't explode. The sky didn't fall.  And I'm here just to till the 28th. I really   appreciate your police department. They've  been very, very nice. But if they want to   put a sticker on my RV to move within 48 hours,  please make a donation like everybody else does.   That's how I'll get around the country. But  you've got a really good police department.   They were all very professional when they  came and gave me the 48 hours. I promise you,   I will not park over 48 hours. And I appreciate  everything that the council does, but please,   please, please get the man-made crap out  of these stores that's killing people. and   let God's herb be free. Thank you so much. Y'all  have a great day. Thank you. Thank you. 420 Jim. Madame clerk, can you please call the next  item? Yodon Dup preize municipal water. Good morning, Madame Mayor and Council. My name  is Yadon. I'm a resident of Witchaw. Thank you for   the opportunity to speak today. I come before you  with a question and a proposal regarding one of   our most vital public assets, our municipal water  supply. Water is not only essential for life,   but it is also foundational to public health,  safety, equality, and long-term sustainability   of our community. For generations, I believe since  the 60s, Witchaw's water system has been publicly   owned and operated, ensuring local accountability,  transparency, and equitable service to all   residents across the country. There have been  recent examples of municipal water utilities being   acquired by private or investorowned firms such as  in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Illinois, where   cities that sold their water systems later face  steep rate increases, loss of local control, and   slower responsiveness to community needs. These  outcomes raise real concerns about entrusting our   water supply to entities whose primary obligation  is profit rather than service. When water becomes   a for-profit commodity, the risk is that the  bottom line overtakes the public good. Given   that experience elsewhere, I would like to ask the  council a direct question. Have any discussions,   meetings, or negotiations taken place with  private equity firms, asset management companies,   or other private entities regarding the potential  acquisition or privatization of Witchaw's   municipal water supply? If the answer is no,  and there are no ongoing or planned discussions,   I propose that the council take proactive steps  to preserve public control of this essential   resource. Specifically, I urge the council to  consider passing a resolution declaring that   Witchaw's water supply shall remain publicly owned  and operated in perpetuity. Such a resolution   would provide clear assurance to the public that  our water system will remain a community asset,   not a source of profit. Protect Witchaw residents  from potential rate hikes, degraded service to   reduce transparency that have in some cases  followed privatization in other municipalities.   And three, reinforce the city's long-standing  commitment to public stewardship of critical   infrastructure and affirm that access to safe,  clean water is not something that should be ever   subject to the logic of profit. Water is more than  a utility. It is a human right, a shared resource   necessary for life itself. Treating water as a  commodity is to place financial value above human   need. That is never a good idea for humanity. As  RE residents, we deeply appreciate the work that   the council does every day to safeguard Witto's  future. Passing a resolution of this nature would   be a bold and positive step to ensure that our  community holds forever what cannot be replaced.   Control over the water that sustains our lives.  I thank you for your time and I respectfully   request the council's response regarding both  the question of any private negotiations and the   consideration of a resolution of permanent public  ownership. Thank you. Thank you, Jon. Council   member Hohisel. Thank you, Mayor. Um, no, I don't  believe there's been any discussions or is it the   will of council to privatize our water source? As  for a resolution, I'm not sure that that would be   legally binding. Um, Jennifer, could you give  a little background about any resolutions?   Correct. Resolutions are generally a statement of  intent, not a not a codified form of legislation,   but they are they are just a statement of  intent. Okay. Yeah. I mean, I'd be fine if   uh we talk about a resolution. I'm not going  to put my colleagues on the on the line here,   but yeah, I don't think there's any any issue here  as far as privatizing our water source. No desire   here. Council member Johnson. Thanks, Mayor. Uh,  just to be on the record, I don't support that   either. I think it would be a huge mistake for  the city to privatize its water. Um, so that's   me. City Manager Leighton, can you just address  that? Sure, Mayor. Thank you. Um just uh looking   back at a little bit of our water discussions  and how we got to the point where we are today.   uh council uh and staff seriously looked at a  public private partnership and developing our   water uh our new water treatment plant and after  careful analysis determined that it was not in the   city's best interest to move in that direction  um for some of the reasons that were outlined   by the speaker but mostly wasn't it was not the  most cost-effective approach and it had elements   of risk that were not acceptable to the council. I  don't see that any of those factors will change in   the future. I personally don't know that you need  a resolution that uh says that you're going to   follow good business practices. And in this case,  the way we moved forward, especially with the   federal assistance that we received, was the most  effective for our rate payers. Thank you, Council   Member Tuttle. I I was sorry, I was just going to  see if uh public works director Jansen wanted to   make any comments or address water rights. It's a  very complicated issue when we have water rights   and different things, but um I think that the  manager addressed my concern. So, thank you.   Thank you. Madame Clerk, can you please call the  next individual? Richard Chur, City Bike Trails. My name is Richard Shereé. I live at six 1515  North St. Paul District 6. I'd like to thank   you all for all that you do for our city. I would  especially like to thank uh Councilwoman Maggie   Ballard for her dedicated support in maintaining  our city trails. Whenever I have an issue with   a trail and I give her a call, something gets  done. She gets the ball rolling. Whether it's   getting trash picked up or an encampment moved,  she's there to help. My wife and I came here   three years ago from a little place in Eastern  Virginia. The whole county had 10,000 people. So,   this is a whole lot bigger place here and it's  really nice. We like it. We're really enjoying it.   And I was very surprised to find the bike trails  that you have on at the city here that were put   in place years ago by somebody with a lot of  foresight in what the future might need. The   trails are, you know, they run from Zoo Boulevard  all the way down to OJ Watson Park. There's a red   bud trailer that runs from hydraulic all the way  out to Andover. The red bud trail is the first,   I know, four miles that I've seen of it. is  beautifully maintained, everything cut. It   does go through a low economic area, but the trail  itself is beautiful. The trail in the city here   that our visitors see, people that come maybe  just for a weekend, it's almost uh, you know,   it's bad. It doesn't get cleaned unless there's  a prairie fire run and then they come out with   back hoes and cling up the sand that's rolled down  the hill. And I know, you know, we've had a ton of   rain this year. I'm not trying to blame anybody,  but I really think there should be some type of   uh patrol that goes up and down the trail. The  police force, they have some horses, put some   police officers on horseback, you know, maybe  one officer, one rookie, and they ride the trail   once a once a month maybe. They get to see where  encampments are. They get to see where, you know,   lowhanging branches are. I know that's not the  job for the police, but something to give you guys   some visibility on what goes on on the trail on  the city trails, which is really like a city park,   and it's like they're not being maintained. The uh  grass on the sides is overgrowing in some areas.   Some areas there's low hanging trees that you  really have to duck down on your bicycle to get   under. Uh but all these things could be addressed  by more people being out there from the city. You   know, just take a ride on a golf cart one day and  go up and down the trail from Zoo Boulevard to OJ   Watson and see what it looks like. See where the  trash is piled up. I know you have bigger issues   than this to care about. I really do. But I think  these trails are one of the gems of this city.   And a gem, like any piece of jewelry, if you don't  keep it clean and taken care of, that gem doesn't   shine. And these trails are something that could  really, I think, help sell this city as a great   place to live. Thank you for your time. Thank you,  Richard. Council member Ballard. Thank you, Mayor   Richard. Thank you for coming to hang out with us  this morning. Um, I certainly appreciate all of   your calls and texts. Um, sometimes we don't know  some issues until people tell us. So, I appreciate   you taking the time to let us know and so that  we can get it um addressed immediately. Uh,   I agree. Um, we have had a lot of water, a lot of  sand, you know, that can be dangerous. Actually,   my dad fell on his bike um with some sand. And  you know, I know that that happens. Um but I   just appreciate you uh letting us know and  I hope you continue to to advocate for them   um and let us know as we continue to try to do  a better job, I guess. So, thank you so much. I will actually have Reggie address this question.   I know that we've had emails over  the past year regarding trails. Um,   can you address just how these um trails  are maintained? Are they only based off of   complaints or is there proactive measures to  make sure that the trails are clean and safe? So, our our park maintenance team do does have  a schedule that they go through and clean the uh   trails per spically throughout the year and  then we rely on public comment when there's   safety issues that we need to address and we ask  people to go through see click and fix and report   it there and then it's sent to appropriate person  to prioritize it to make sure it's addressed.   Thank you very much, Reggie,  and your team. Madame Clerk,   can you please call the next individual? We have  an open spot for the fifth individual. Ma'am,   would anyone from the public  like to address the council? Andrew Crane, guiding pause uh ICT uh 300  West Douglas Avenue, sweet 40 405. Um,   I uh dropped off uh a uh invitation for you  guys for the NFB national convention and I'm   hoping that uh you guys all come um to our state  convention um because we are going to have a great   uh representative from the national office from  the NFP um here and uh we would love for you guys   to come out and support the blind and low vision  community um here in Witchah. Thank you. Thank   you, Andrew. Again, the National Federation of the  Blind will have their convention October 31st to   November 2nd. So, thank you for raising awareness.  Madame Clerk, can you please call the next item? Consent agenda items 1 through 14. Council members, any items to be pulled? Unfortunately, there are only five spots  during public agenda. Are there any items   to be pulled from the consent agenda?  I have a question, so I don't know if I   should pull it or go ahead and just ask it.  I did ask. I'll go ahead and pull it then. It's consent agenda item number five. So I move to approve the consent agenda  without item number five. Second motion in   a second. Any further discussion? I see none.  Madame clerk, please open the role. [Music] Motion passes 70. Consent agenda item  number five. This is in regards to   the bronze sculpture donation  by Paul Foley in district 4. Good morning. Good morning. Can you tell us about  uh the $95,000 to install or transport deliver   this item and the value of this item? Sure.  Um so this item is a donation of a a sculpture   from the artist as a gift to the city. Uh the  $95,000 listed under financial considerations   uh is part of a bigger project happening at that  library branch. A portion of those funds will be   used for the installation. Um really it's a it's  an item later on the agenda under new business.   Uh but part of that library project is a story  walk um that will include sculptural elements.   So this sculpture will be installed there. So  when cement pads are put down for the story walk,   we'll be using some of that 95,000 to add a plinth  or a cement base for the sculpture itself. So not   the full 95,000. We're estimating that'll be  less than $5,000 for the install itself. um the   artist is actually responsible uh for the costs  associated with transportation and delivery of the   artwork. This is such a great uh opportunity and I  wanted to highlight this because I know that there   have been some uh residents in the Oldtown area  that have also donated sculptures. Um so I'm very   appreciative when community members simply want to  donate u art and then allow that to be public art.   Can you tell us the impetus behind uh this artist  and why they chose to donate this item? Oh,   I don't know that I can speak for the artist's  intent, but local artist uh who's been working   in bronze for many years and wanted to provide a  gift to the community. Um this particular piece   uh is a reclining uh figure uh with a child that's  reading a book or a newspaper or something. So,   it just made sense to him that should exist um by  a library. to the library uh board to approve the   acquisition and it made made sense to put it by  something and we have the perfect project or what   we believe to be the perfect project at Alford  Branch to incorporate it with the story walk. So   um we are very grateful to the artists for  the this gift to the community. Council   member Glasscon. Thank you Mayor Lindsay. I know  that this was pulled from the consent item so we   probably don't have a photo to display or show. Um  no worries if we don't. Do we? I would love just   to show the piece to maybe anybody watching. I  don't know if we have one available to pull up on   the screen, but it is in the agenda packet. Thank  you, mayor, for displaying it for everybody. Um,   I want to thank Mr. Foley for his donation to  the city, especially for all the advancements   in design and art. And I want to thank you and  Jana for also leading that at the Alfred Branch   Library. This is only going to complement that  project. And I'm excited as someone who often   attended this as a kid to now see it uh progress  as a place for all people and really what's   happening with our libraries and tying in art as  a component of that and especially Mr. Foley for   this donation especially in District 4. Thank  you. Thank you again, Lindsay. And once again,   thank you to the artist. With this item, we  will now open it up for public comment if   anyone would like to address this specific item.  I see none. I'll bring it back to the bench. Uh,   since I moved this this item out of consent, I  just wanted to mention the reason why I pulled it   is I wanted to make sure we knew that an artist  is donating a $70,000 sculpture and providing   the transportation and and delivery of this item  to provide to this community as public art. So,   I really do encourage the community to look  at these pieces of art. um as they are going   to be around our public libraries, around our  community. But again, thank you to an artist   that simply wanted to donate um a gift to the city  and we appreciate when there are individuals that   want to do that. With that, I move to approve  consent agenda item number five. Second motion   and a second. Any further discussion? I see  none. Madame clerk, please open the role. Motion passes. 70. Madame clerk,   please call the next item. Board of bids  and contracts dated October 6, 2025. Morning, Mayor, City Council, Josh  Lubber, Department of Finance. Uh,   the board of bids and contracts  convened yesterday, October 13,   2025 for the following items. For  engineering, we have the storm water   sewer number 800 Oldtown Trench Drains Rebid for  Conco incorporated for the amount of $281,185. We have the Thunder Street Thunder Circle Spruce  Street to serve Falcon Falls 7th edition phase 1   for Conco or Conspect, excuse me, Incorporated  doing business as Kansas paving for $263,56845. We have the 31st and Osage  crosswalk signal for Philips   Southern Electric Company  Incorporated for $19,480. We have the water main replacement for East   Highlands for ME Construction  Incorporated for $1,469,68. For purchasing, we have the primary clarifier   three rotary lobes pump for Environmental  Process Equipment Company for $54,221.77. We have the HVAC controls replacement which Art   Museum for Sandifer Engineering and  Controls Incorporated for 136,896.96. We have the trash recycling containers and  collection for airport, fire, fleet, and paving   change order for waste connections of Kansas  for an estimated monthly amount of $8,330.88. We have the trash and recycling containers  and collection for park and facilities change   order for waste connections of Kansas for an  amended amount of 20,2710 per month. This is   how to become a vendor with the city. This  is our purchasing calendar small business   resource partner events that the city is  hosting or participating in. And this is   our list of open public opportunities out on the  street today. And I'd be happy to try to answer   any questions and I recommend your approval.  Thank you, Josh. Any questions for staff? I   see none. I move to approve the board of bids  and contracts dated October 6, 2025. Second   motion and a second. Any further discussion? I  see none. Madame clerk, please open the role. Motion passes. 70. Madame clerk, please call the  next item. Petitions for public improvements. Good morning, mayor, city council members.  Paul Gunselman, public works and utilities.   For the record, I have one location for your  consideration this morning. The signature on   the petition represents 100% of the improvement  districts and the petition is valid per Kansas   statute. St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church  edition and second edition located in district 4.   The project will provide water improvements  required for an existing commercial development   and it is recommended that the city council  approved the new petition and budget adopt   a new resolution and authorizing necessary  signatures. Thank you Paul. Any questions for   staff? I see none. Madam sorry I move to approve  the petitions for public improvements. Second   motion and a second. Any further discussion? I  see none. Madame clerk, please open the role. Motion passes 70. Madame clerk,   please call the next item. Design funding  for multiple capital improvement projects. Paul Gonzelman, public works  and utilities. For the record,   um the item before you is design funding  for three capital improvement projects.   The 2026 through 2035 adopted capital improvement  program includes multiple projects that are   identified to begin design in 2026. The projects  include 13th Street North from Web to Gatewood,   Ponyie Avenue from Green Witch to 127th Street  East, and the Mosley Bridge at Chism Creek. The location before you Pawne from Greenwich to  127th Street. um located in the on the southwest   corner of Pawnie and 127th Street at Southeast  High School. The intersection of Pawnie and   127th Street will also be improved with the  project. As noted within the agenda item,   there is $60,000 program for public art for this  project. Approving the item today will allow staff   to issue an RFQ for design services for the three  projects. Once a design team has been selected,   an artist will be selected through an RFQ  process to recommend artistic elements   to design council. The total project  budget for this project is $8,160,000. The next project is 13th Street from Gatewood  to Web Road. Um that is adjacent to Collegiate   Schools. Um, we have identified a crash history  at the intersection of 13th and Gatewood. Um,   the intersection currently does not  have left turn lane. So, we will ask   the consultant to review that. And the total  project budget for this project is $3,750,000. And the last project is the Mosley Street  Bridge south of 21st Street over Chism Creek.   And the total project budget  for this project is $3,300,000. The requested budget for design and project  management costs are below. 13th Street North   from Gatewood to Web $750,000. Pawne  from Green Witch to 127th Street East   $700,000. And Mosley Bridge at Chisman Creek,  $300,000. Staff recommends initiating the full   amount programmed in 2026 for each  project for a total of $1,750,000. The the design of each project will evaluate  lane configuration, drainage, and pedestrian and   bicycle components. And all projects will return  to city council with design contracts and design   concepts for approval. It is recommended that  the city council approve the budgets, adopt the   resolutions, then authorize the necess necessary  signatures that we stand for questions. Thank you,   Paul. Council member Hohheisel. Thank you,  Mayor. Um Paul, do these include um curb and   gutter or is it just ditches? It No, they they  will include curb there. Pane has ditches now.   um Web Road or 13th Street from um Gatewood to  to Web Road currently has curb um but we'll we'll   look at expanding that to include left turns,  but the Pawnie uh Green Witch to 127th will   include curb. Okay. Thank you. I had a question  regarding the Pawnie Green Witch to 127th. I know   that $60,000 is programmed for art and it will  require an RFP in order to find out exactly what   that art is. Having traveled multiple times around  that area, can you talk about the importance of   having art on 127th Street uh along Ponyie that  um that Yeah, sorry. Um yes that uh each year um   as we de develop the capital improvement program  um we we take these uh the design council looks at   projects to identify to receive public art for the  projects and that was one of the projects that was   identified by design council. Um the the  intersection I had mentioned the intersection   of Paneer and 127th Street is also included in  the project. At one time we had considered uh the   possibility of a roundabout at that location. So  there could be an opportunity there for some type   of art. Can you also address the sidewalks?  Will this one be one of those streets that   has both a 10-ft and a sixoot? I believe most  likely yes. Um, there currently is a 10-ft path   uh along Pawn Street from I want to say from  Woodlon um to rock and then from rock rock to   web and we extended it from web to Greenwich as we  recently completed that project. So this would be   an extension of that existing pathway. And then  last I just had a question uh regarding speed   bumps. Uh this is a bit uh off from this, but I  wanted to know the cost of speed bumps. What is   usually a cost for speed bumps? We haven't uh we  haven't installed speed bumps um on streets since   the mid 1980s. Um we have um installed recently or  constructed recently speed either tables or raised   intersections similar to what we had completed  in in Oldtown on Second Street. Um, we've got a   raised crosswalk um there on on Sycamore between  EPC or 225 Sycamore and the hotel as well as we   have a raised crosswalk down at um on MLAN near um  Equity Bank Park. I don't have a cost estimate for   you on what those are, but we haven't installed  speed bumps. Can you share why we no longer use   speed bumps for traffic calming? At the time  it was um it was city council um took action on   it as well. But at the time in the mid 80s there  was uh concern from emergency vehicles, emergency   personnel that it slowed response time. And we  had also found studies um that vehicles would   um make up that actually speed more to make up the  time that it took them to slow down to go over the   speed bumps. and there wasn't really any design  criteria. So, um, thought we would be liable if   anybody damaged their vehicles. Mayor, Mayor, if  you could, if you don't mind, I'd like Gary Jansen   to maybe talk a little bit about national research  that's been done regarding speed bumps. This is   a commonly requested um um traffic calming device  or approach, but one that is not really supported   uh nationally and not utilized that much around  the country for safety reasons. So, Gary, if you   don't mind adding to what Paul talked about.  Uh sure. Thank you, manager, mayor and council   members Gary Jansen, public works and utilities. I  think Paul did a good job of uh providing kind of   the basis for and I might just mention real quick  too that we do have an ordinance in place that the   city council voted on uh sometime in the last 8 to  10 years that does not allow speed bumps on city   streets for a lot of the reasons that Paul talked  about. Um if you look at uh around the country,   there was a period of time when it was widely  used. You still see them a lot in parking lots on   private property. kind of makes some sense because  it's more effective. Uh but you know, Paul talked   about some things and and what studies have shown  and we've seen some of it here from the past. Uh   it's it's tough for emergency response. Uh whether  that be police, fire, ambulance, anybody else,   it can cause some real issues. It moves traffic  elsewhere. If you try to calm traffic down on one   street with speed bumps, people will stop using  that street and the next thing you know, they want   them everywhere else. Extremely hard to maintain.  costly to maintain depending on how they're built.   I think there's a right place for these like the  speed tables that we have on Second Street are   really effective. Uh that's a slower traffic area  generally already. It's a high pedestrian area. Uh   that was part of completely rebuilding the street  and so those are larger. They're not a typical   speed bump and so I think those can be effective.  We do keep that in mind with design of other   streets of where that might be the most effective.  But I think in the last 20 years or more,   uh, you've really seen most communities going away  from speed bumps, um, just because of the issues   that they cause. There's liability issues. There's  been some communities, uh, that have had to deal   with claims from them, folks that were talking  about injuries from driving over them at higher   speeds, even though that kind of right, you're  supposed to be going slower, but that became a   legitimate challenge. So, I think it makes sense.  I think there's better ways to do it. There's   things that we've talked about with you all for  traffic calming, some of the things that we're   still working on now that I think can be a lot  more effective during the design of our roadways,   the things that we do for reconstruction  of those than speed bumps. And I certainly   wouldn't recommend that we ever look going back to  that either. Gary, I'm going to ask this question   because I think myself and several council  members got this question and it was not one   of these projects. However, it does tie to all of  this traffic calming conversation. um on Douglas   Street, the high noise concerns of people racing  um from the roundabout in Delano all the way to   Douglas and Navsker Park. Um because there's such  a big stretch of yes, there are traffic signals,   but if you get a green and you can go from the  river or from the roundabout all the way to Navcar   Park. Um, we have heard concerns about safety,  uh, the noise, uh, concern, but also really the   safety concern of people's racing on Douglas  Street. So, can you address, I guess, a bit   of that because one of the options was, why don't  you just install speed bumps, but you're telling   me that former councils have already said speed  bumps are not allowed in the city of Witchah,   mayor. Um that uh concern was uh forwarded to  staff I think yesterday. Uh Chief Sullivan has   uh been working with his staff on an enforcement  downtown to address speed but especially the noise   issues and we'll provide you something in writing  regarding that the status of that and I completely   understand. However, I also know from my days of  reporting that officers can't be everywhere all at   once and when maybe a situation where there's  high noise, it happened at that specific time   but not later on uh during the day or a specific  day in the week. So, I don't think necessarily   it's the police department's job. I I do believe  that there could be some engineering or anything   to plan out I guess more specifically the areas  that we're trying to get more people to walk which   is from Deleno to Oldtown. Um but if people  feel unsafe because there's racing going on   um I just want to know what are options that  we're considering. I agree mayor. We've got   some information that'll be coming back to the  council soon based on something that we talked   about previously as far as um traffic calming  in neighborhoods. And I think some of that,   you know, we've seen some of the where we put up  the delineators. If you uh look at eastbound First   Street uh going towards Central Rail Corridor, the  elevated corridor, you'll see those delineators in   there. That was done for the purpose of slowing  traffic, and it's worked. It's been effective.   uh if you make if if you narrow up the roadway  effectively um it it does uh work well for traffic   calming. I don't think it's out of the question  at some point in time, especially as we look at   future improvements to Douglas, uh to consider  some of the same types of improvements that we   have found success on elsewhere, well before we  would ever consider any type of speed bumps. Thank   you, Council Member Johnson. Thanks, Mayor. um not  on this but just for the conversation and everyone   um there was money in the CIP to uh redo Douglas  in many ways. So I think some of the concerns   about speed will be addressed by that. There's a  plan we have been working on um looking at moving   that from the runway of five lanes down to three  lanes. That'll be up for more public conversation   soon, but I think that'll help with the speeding  which will probably end up helping with the noise   as well. So definitely thinking about addressing  that in the short term, but I would I would   hope we could just wait on doing the overall  project and then taking that into consideration. Council member Hoheisle. Thank you, Mayor. Um  yeah, I'm we in our discussions I am curious   about the speed calming uh study and how effective  that is. Is that something maybe here in the next   couple months we could have a short presentation  maybe in a workshop? And um I know I get a lot of   complaints from certain neighborhoods um including  my own where we just have a half mile straightaway   and concerns about you know speeding through  the neighborhood. So, uh, maybe that would be   something that would be I know we have a pretty  stacked, uh, workshop schedule for the next couple   of months, but maybe when we get some info back  further down the road, just having a presentation,   here are the possibilities. We, we can. So, we  had previously uh, I'll say one thing and then   if Paul wants to add to it, we had talked about  traffic calming efforts on 27th Street in District   4. It's been an issue for a long time. We've heard  from a lot of folks. So, we've got some temporary   traffic calming measures in place. We're actually  getting information this week on bids to go out   to do that work permanently and and I know it's  it's taken some time. It's some information we   had committed mayor to bring back to you and  the council so that we could kind of look at   a comparison of temporary versus permanent, what  that looks like, how that could be funded in the   future. Because in a lot of these neighborhoods,  we've talked about the idea of of assessing the   cost to the property owners on arterial streets  like Douglas, that wouldn't exactly be the same,   but we're gaining on it. We've got some more  information to see what that looks like. So,   I think we'll be ready to have that discussion  soon. Okay. Yeah. And um this kind of ties into   the safe routes to school as well because I  know we're looking at um there are some areas   where I do get a lot of complaints and concerns  about people speeding through school zones and I   know we're looking at some kind of unique things  there around the schools. So maybe that would tie   in as well. We're I might mention one more thing.  We're taking the opportunity with new developments   um uh you know uh wherever new developments  going in around the community. Obviously,   those are in areas that are outside the core,  but uh we've started taking a lot harder look   at the design of those roadways to really  incorporate traffic con because we hear this in   even in new developments, right? As you get that  collector street all the way through that connects   everything if people driving too fast down there.  So, we're starting to implement changes to design   uh that we think are going to do a really good  job with traffic calming. we can take some of   that hopefully and and help, you know, move  that to some of our existing infrastructure   too and see what works the best. Okay. Thank you.  Thank you, Gary. I see no further questions for   staff. Thank you, Paul. Also, we will now open  it up for public comment regarding this item. Andrew Crane, guiding pause uh ICG. Um  you know the uh uh traffic lights with the   uh the the beeper. Um and and that and those  uh you know I I know that a couple people   uh you know buildings around downtown Witchah were  complaining about those. But, uh, you know, that's   that's another, uh, another thing that I'm going  to bring up that the, uh, the push buttons and   those are indications for the blind and low vision  community and the disability community. And for   folks walking downtown, that's one thing that is  very useful to be able to cross the street safely,   folks. and you want your city to be safe and you  want your citizens to be safe. Let's let's let's   get it to where it's really useful. Thank you.  Thank you. We will continue with public comment. Um, Manuel Gomez again on the note of art, the  question you brought up on being uh something   that's used in public roads. I've seen in a  lot of major cities where studies actually   show that art being on the corners or being  visible to vehicles both slows vehicles down   because people do tend to want to see what's  new in the area. And it is something that   uh can be used for noise remedy up shrubbery and  having a local artist who does tree trimmings and   stuff like that and changing just the dynamics  of what it looks like. You can have one shrub   changed into very many different shapes or sizes  throughout the year which will help take cost of   public display for the city for celebrations  like let's say Christmas. You can trim that   bush to look like a Christmas tree and that makes  it easier. It also helps with the noise remedy in public view. We'll continue with public comment. I see  none. We'll bring it back to the bench.   Both of these projects are in district two and  district six. Council member Johnson. Thanks,   Mayor. Uh, just real quick on the art piece. Um,  that is right by Southeast High, I think. So,   if there's any consideration to  adding a Pioneer or a Falcon,   that would be great. I think they may  not like that, but I would love that. I'll go ahead and make the motion. And  Council Member Ballard, if that's okay,   and you can do the second. I would move  that the city council approve the budgets,   adopt the resolutions, and authorize the  necessary signatures. Second motion and   a second. Any further discussion? I see  none. Madame clerk, please open the role. Motion passes. 70. Madame clerk, please call the  next item. Amendment number one, Everg agreement   and funding for Hes Reservoir improvements. Good  morning, mayor and council members. Gary Jansen,   public works and utilities. Uh the item before  you this morning is a request for approval of   budget and multiple agreements um associated  with proposed improvements to our Hess reservoir   system. We uh need to say the last several years  spent a lot of time talking about what's happening   with the Hes pump station. uh the overall campus  near our current water treatment plant and what   that does to provide us value in the future. So  just to kind of orient you with where we're at,   what this does, and then I'll talk about the  project itself and what's coming next. So Waw   Waterworks towards the upper middle new water  treatment plant, what's labeled as MD MWTP, the   main water treatment plant near Botanica, and then  the H pump station. So just as a reminder once our   new water treatment plant is fully online what you  see kind of that orange line uh is the conveyance   from the new water treatment plant that will that  water will still go through house pump station to   be distributed to the system. We had talked before  and I might just mention again real quick, you   know, when our current water treatment plant was  built in the late 1930s, not long after that, Hess   Pump Station was also built for so so our system  was built off off of all of that. Our largest   pipe is pipes come out of Hess Pump Station. Uh we  looked at one time what it would take to relocate   all of that to where the new water treatment plant  was at. It probably would have added three or 4   hundred million dollars in cost. So, it made sense  to leave it where it's at. Uh, we've got this   pipeline in place. It's going to work well for  us. So, we need to make sure everything's working   right, working well for the future. Right now, uh,  we still have test water from our new plant that's   actually going through our current plant for final  process. It's going through HP pump station. So,   we're already using it for that and we will  continue to do so in the future. The one   thing I want to mention real quick and then I'll  come back to. So the original budget for Witchaw   Waterworks new water treatment plant included  these improvements for the house pump station.   They're not the same project, two separate  projects. The reason why we did that at the time   is we wanted to try to make sure we capitalized on  all available federal and state loan funds. You've   heard us talk about WIFIA and SRF. We want to make  sure we didn't miss out on any of that capacity.   Since that time, the full capacity of those loans  has been used on the water treatment plant. Not   necessarily for any reason. We just didn't know  what the numbers looked like at the time. So,   we had set an initial budget for this project that  was included as part of the water treatment plant.   Today, one of the things that we're going to do  is remove it from that. It's going to simplify   things going forward. It's going to be a lot  easier to have this be a standalone project   budget-wise. I'll come back to that. That'll make  some more sense. Talking specifically about the   Hess reservoir improvements. There's a lot of  stuff on this map. Uh kind of towards the center   right there's a small gray box where the Hess pump  station is at. You see a lot of lines connecting   these reservoirs. We have underground reservoirs  that provides up to 35 million gallons of storage   uh for meeting high demand peaks. So uh these  reservoirs get used a lot. the water circulates   through them, especially during the higher demand  months when we need the the additional volume and   capacity. They've been a very critical part of our  system for a long time. Um, across the street from   uh Mid America Indian Museum where we current  we used to have the parking lots there. There's   reservoirs below grade there. One of the reasons  why those parking lots unfortunately had to go   because they couldn't sustain the the structure  above it. But there's some exciting stuff coming   there in the future. But anyway, just to give  you some kind of perspective where we're at,   there's also um additional storage back behind  the art museum. So, the current configurations   of pipes and valves between the reservoirs  creates challenges for controlling flow through   the system. Uh it can cause insufficient mixing  stratification within the reservoirs. This has   gotten compounded um over time as the city has  grown, especially as our system has grown. We've   got to pump further. uh we potentially start to  have some potential water quality issues within   the system. It's required a lot of oper more  operational effort on our part for flushing   the system. Uh looking to the future, we would  be uh risking potentially having uh looking at   boil water advisories in the future because of  water quality. We certainly want to avoid that.   One of the real that's one of the real reasons  for this project today and your consideration to   move forward so that we can have better mixing and  better flow through those reservoirs. Preliminary   design and modeling efforts indicate the that  this can be corrected by installing new pipes   and valves between the reservoirs and adding new  baffle walls within the reservoirs themselves.   Um, as I mentioned, so back in March of 2024,  the city council approved the current budget for   Witchaw Waterworks and a design build agreement  with Wildcat Construction for the project that   we're looking at today. Going forward from  there, uh, I won't spend a lot of time uh,   but this just shows more of a closeup. H being  the small box again, these three reservoirs being   our primary storage and most of the 35 million  gallons in capacity. Uh the black pipes would be   uh new pipes with valves. Uh it may not look like  a lot, but there's some things happening within   the reservoirs themselves, too. Excavation here  is really deep. There's a lot of things to work   around. Uh there's timing issues that we've got to  be uh very cognizant of being able to shut some of   our pipes down during low flow seasons. It's taken  a lot of coordination to get to this point. It   certainly adds to some of the cost digging close  to the river and what it takes for shoring because   of all the sandy material that's there. So, we've  done a lot through the progressive design build   effort to make sure that all of our bases are  covered there. Uh the initial budget was based   on again available capacity within those uh loans  that we had for the overall water treatment pl initiation. The project team has identified  the final scope of work, project schedule, and   the revised guaranteed maximum price, which I'll  speak to you about in just a moment. Assuming your   approval today, construction is anticipated to be  completed in the first quarter of 2027. One other   part of this uh is working around existing EverGy  transmission facilities which are in private   easement uh where the black circles are shown. At  one time, uh this was going to be a very expensive   proposition up to several million dollars. because  of the efforts of staff and the design build team   uh to make some changes to the project. This is  one of the real values of progressive design build   to have the designer, the contractor and the  owner, us all engaged from the very beginning.   Uh we were able to make some changes. Uh now  the agreement, one of the items that's before   you today is for EverGee to accommodate that to  bring those conductors down during construction   so there's no risk to put them back up. Uh and  the cost for that agreement is $250,000. So, uh,   the first part of this I talked about, uh, with  the, uh, budget, one of the things that you as to   be considered today is a revised resolution for  the budget for Witchaw Waterworks. The approved   budget now to date is just over $569 million. We  would be amending that to remove the original uh   budget for this project just under $12 million to  arrive at a revised budget of 557 million uh and   $27,000. Just a part of of revising uh amending  that resolution so that we can move that funding   into its own project. Nothing more. Looking at  the overall budget then uh for this project. So,   we had initial budget and contract of just under  $12 million. I'll just say it again, that was only   based on the available capacity within the loans.  That was not based on an estimate at the time. We   did not know what this project was going to  cost because we didn't have any design work   done at that point in time. The amendment for  the contract itself is just over $4 million to   be able to complete the project. Um, everything  that we've talked about, that means the revised   total contract and guaranteed maximum price is  just under $16 million. How we accommodate that   budget uh is we'll transfer the money from Witto  Waterworks which I previously talked about. The   initial 11.98 million. The amendment is just over  $4 million. We've got the $250,000 for the overgy   agreement. Staff project cost is $400,000 for  a total budget of $16.6 million. So the total   needed the difference between 11.98 million and  16.6 6 million is available in the Witchaw water   treatment plant emergency improvements project  in the 2025 to 2036 adopted CIP which will be   added to this project. That fund that project  budget serves as a contingency to keep the main   water treatment plant in operation. It does  several things. It keeps the main treatment   plant in operation until the new plant is online.  It's also uh served us well for unplanned costs   associated with the overall water production  treatment and distribution system which this   is obviously a very critical part of uh so having  that emergency fund in place uh was very strategic   to start putting that in place some years ago  uh and knowing that we had these improvements   coming once we ultimately get through all of  these projects at the end of the day. Uh law   department has reviewed and approved uh amendment  number one, the every agreement, the resolutions   and the notice of intent as to form. Staff  recommends city council approve amendment number   one with wildcat approve the every agreement,  the revised budgets and adopt the resolutions   and authorize the necessary signatures. And I'd  be happy to stand for any questions. Thank you,   Gary. Council member Glass. Thank you, Mayor. Can  we go back to slide 41 real fast? So with reducing   the approved budget for um Witchaw Waterworks,  do we have any expectation? So now the revised   budget is the 557. Do we have any expectation  that that's going to or there's going to be   a ask to increase it back up to the 569 or any  different amount? At this point, we don't. Um we   are moving forward with performance testing of the  plant. Uh right now we are tracking towards taking   possession of the facility in December. Uh we are  working through final costs. Uh staff is with the   contractor but at this point in time I wouldn't  anticipate that budget changing that overall   budget number changing. Council member Hoheisel.  Thank you mayor. Uh thank you Gary. Are we getting   the same Lipia rates for that 12 million that?  Well sorry. So, what I should have been clear,   we're not getting that $12 million. The reason why  it's being removed, there's no money left within   SRF. It all got used for the water treatment plant  project. This is being funded through our normal   utility rates out of the CIP. That's why we're  we're we're asking to do this today. And I   apologize for creating any confusion, but just  going forward, it's just going to be a lot easier   to have this project stand alone budget-wise  because there was no more uh loan funding   available. Okay, that that's why we're we're  doing this today. What you see as far as taking   that out? Okay. I I appreciate that clarification.  Um and the the 4 million extra roughly 4 million,   is that cash funded? Like do we have that cash  ready or is that bonded? It could probably could   be both. If I had our financial experts here, they  could tell you better. There's a lot of factors   that go into that at any point in time during the  year depending on where we're at on revenue. Um,   but it's it's likely combination of both. Okay.  Thank you, Gary. Just a quick question. Um, again,   we have had questions regarding the parking lot  that used to be available for the All-American   Indian Center. Can you reiterate the importance  of no longer having that parking lot due to weight   over these reservoirs? Sure. Uh I don't know  recall now when those parking lots were built.   I think at the time it probably thought it made  sense, right? You've got this open space. We did   find uh during one of our prior inspections of  the inside of the tanks and the reservoirs that   we were starting to see issues, structural  issues with those parking lots being there.   Um, as much as we hated to see the parking go and  the value it brought to the area, there just was   no way long term that we felt comfortable with  leaving those there. We made the improvements, we   made the repairs, uh, are not putting the parking  lots back. We actually have a just since we're on   it, I'll just tell you real quick, we actually  have a a proposal on the street for what happens   with that area in the future. Uh, and I think  it's going to be kind of a good use. uh we're   effectively going to allow that area to be leased.  Uh and it'll it'll be mostly vegetation. Uh the   folks that we've heard from so far, and I may not  do the best justice explaining this, but I'll give   it a try real quick. Uh they're going to look at  it as as effectively a nature preserve, if you   will. Uh looking at as a habitat for restoration  of certain things. There's been folks talk about   uh the ability to have for for bees to be there,  butterflies, whatever it might be. So, we're   excited to see where that ends up. The proposal is  on the street now. We've heard some real interest   from folks. So, uh it's going to be an area that  whoever uh takes that over, they will maintain   it. So, there'll be no cost for maintenance to the  city. Uh but it would be accessible to the public.   Uh certainly pedestrians. There won't be any  parking there in the future. That was one other   thing real quick too that we had was a lot of  safety concerns with those parking lots. Even with   our best efforts to barricade and close those off,  it was just impossible. Council member Ballard,   you know, all the issues we had with motorcycle  safety and everything else. So, that's been a big   difference having those gone. You mentioned the  proposals out on the street. Does that mean that   there are still proposals coming in and if so, uh,  where can individuals find that information? Uh,   so it probably was included on one of Josh's  slides. It should have been. So, at witchaw.gov,   uh, through finance and purchasing, they can see  where any of those procurements are at. that is   out there. I don't know when it closes, but I  would guess it's probably still another 30 days.   Thank you, Gary. Council member Ballard. Thank  you, Mayor. Um Gary, just for clarification, just   so nobody panics when you're saying it's going  to be able to be leased, it's not for development   or anything like that, obviously, because of  the weight. So, I just don't want anyone to   think that when you're saying development  or lease or anything that it is anything   other than some type of conservation project or  something like that. No, and I appreciate that.   I probably should have left that part out. It was  It was only meant the re Yeah. When I say lease,   it was just for the use of the surface only. Uh  there are still some restrictions on it. We have   to have access to the hatches, to the reservoirs,  to everything that we're doing out there.   We wanted to provide the ability for someone to  do what made sense with that ground and uh ease   the operational burden for the city that the  that mechanism for lease allows that. But it is   for conservation purposes only. We're going to put  grass, native grasses back in there, whatever that   might be. And Gary, you are correct. Josh showed  um a slide earlier today and that is RFP 25305 restoration and management of Hesp pump station  Reservoir Landscape and that is closing on October   31st. Thank you Gary. Thank you. Any further  questions for staff? I see none. We'll open   it up for public comment. I see none. We'll  bring it back to the bench. I will go ahead   and move this item. I move that the city council  approve amendment number one, EverGee agreement,   and revised budgets, adopt the resolutions,  and authorize the necessary signatures. Second.   Motion and a second. Any further discussion? I  see none. Madame clerk, please open the role. Motion passes 70. Madam clerk, please call the  next item. Library branch projects, public art. Good morning, Mayor Council Lindsay Banaka,  director of arts and cultural services. For the   record, I've got your next several agenda items.  This first one is for uh the initiation of funding   for the for two different library branch public  art projects. So, a little bit of background. Uh   the adopted CIP contains a project line item for  library branch projects uh to integrate public art   and aesthetics into two projects undertaken by  the library. Uh so the first is Alfred library   branch which we talked about earlier with the Paul  Foley consent agenda item uh for an outdoor story   walk. So this would be public art to complement  the story walk that's going into uh that site   and then at the Walter Branch Library to do some  murals on existing acoustic panels at the site.   A little bit of additional background. This is a  little bit unusual, but uh here we are. We have a   reallocation of public art funding uh from a  project that had remaining $95,000 remaining   from it originated at the West Street Harry  to Ponyie project. Uh it was reallocated to   another project on 21st Street. Um and then now  we're requesting it to be reallocated uh back   to district 4 for for this project. So, design  council has approved both reallocations um and   ultimately made the is making the recommendation  to reallocate it the 95,000 uh back to district 4   for the Alfred Branch Library project. A little  bit of analysis of why why we're in this field.   Public art benefits library visitors in many ways.  It it's inviting. Uh it fosters a sense of shared   identity. It showcases different artistic voices,  local talent. It promotes cultural awareness and   um promotes lifelong learning just beyond  books itself. And it stimulates imagination   and curiosity which enhances the the the entire  library experience. Artists for this project will   be uh selected from an RFQ process uh issued  through cafe or call for injury which is our   standard platform. Uh RFQ submissions will be  reviewed by a selection committee. Concept designs   will be approved by the design council and then  we'll come back to city council at a later date.   That's what we call the 30% or design concept.  So, we're looking to initiate the funds today. Uh,   which will then allow us to open up for RFQ and  then we'll come back when we have a little bit   more of an idea of what the project's going to  look like. For financial considerations, it's a   little bit two parts. So, we have $50,000 in GEO  uh funding that the that's CIP public art dollars   and then the $95,000 reallocated uh from project  savings from from that PMI project or from that   previous project. The law department has reviewed  and approved the bonding resolution as to form   and it's recommended that city council approve  the project adopt the bonding resolution and   authorize the necessary signatures. And with that,  I'm happy to answer questions. Thank you, Lindsay.   Questions for staff. I see none. We'll open it  up for public comment. I see none. I'm bringing   it back to the bench. Council member Johnson.  Thanks, Mayor. Thanks for the presentation,   Lindsay. Um, on the Walters branch, once an artist  is selected, is there a way we could potentially   try to work with his widow on maybe telling the  story of his life or accomplishments through art   at that branch? That's a a great question.  And yes, uh, we've already been in contact   with the family to to be part of the selection  committee. Awesome. Absolutely. Thank you. So this   um is for library branches in council member  Glascock and council member Hohheisel's   districts. Mayor with a motion to approve um  that the city council reallocate the funds,   approve the project, adopt the bonding resolution,  authorize the necessary signatures. Second council, uh we have a motion and  a second. Any further discussion?   I see none. Madame clerk, please open the role. Motion passes 70. Madame clerk, please call the  next item. 2025 to 2028 public art maintenance.   Back again uh with another public art presentation  here for our uh annual maintenance through the   capital improvement program. A little bit  of background. The CIP program uh budget   and contains a project line item to address art  maintenance including but not limited to repairs,   restoration, treatments, and preventative  maintenance uh to artwork within our public   art collection. Uh the design council allocated  $160,000 in maintenance funds for 2025 pursuant   to the percent for art ordinance that allows up  to 10% of the available funding to be used for   art maintenance. And even just an aside, last  year was our first year with that allocation,   uh, which was a $160,000 last year as well. So  the current fiscal year we we're in is essentially   like our first full year of being able to utilize  capital funds for um art maintenance, which is   really specialty restoration projects or primarily  that's what it has been used for. In May of this   year, we issued an RFP for on call conservation,  maintenance, and repair services for public art.   uh four conservation firms were selected based  on qualification and experience uh with similar   public art collections. These are the four uh  conservators who have been selected. In analysis,   art maintenance including repairs, restoration  and preventative maintenance are required to   prevent further damage and deterioration uh to  permanently cited works um and artwork that's   in storage needing maintenance before it gets  recited of which there are very few pieces. Um   the 2025 2028 public art maintenance plan which is  included in your um agenda packet today identifies   artworks that require conservation assessments  and treatment including works in storage. Uh   assessments and quotes will be solicited from the  list of on call conservators based on treatment   priority and fund availability. So, our goal  is just kind of work our way down the list on   priority of what needs to be done um in order  to preserve each work of art in perpetuity. For   financial considerations, there's a $160,000 in go  bond funding for art maintenance. Law has reviewed   and approved the bonding resolution and contracts  as to form and staff recommend that city council   approve the project, adopt the bonding resolution,  and authorize the necessary signatures. And with   that, happy to answer any questions. Thank you,  Lindsay. I have a couple of questions. I wanted   to know um if you go back to slide number 60, you  talked about a priority list. Can you address some   of the most pressing priority items for public  art maintenance? Sure. I'll do my best. Um in   your uh agenda packet, you have the 2025 to 2028  public art maintenance plan. Um coming to you   today is kind of a unique happen stance. Our art  conservator currently on contract is in town right   now doing annual maintenance and some restoration.  So within that public art maintenance plan, you   have I would say the first one, two, three, four  pieces are ones that she's currently working on   as of right now and potentially will be completed  by the end of this month. Um the other ones that   we're looking at in terms of priority and really  timing with other projects are uh the Warren   Lingley sculptures that are near they're on the  river riverwalk near the river Vista apartments   where we need to do some restoration work on those  sculptures and we're trying to tie it uh with the   first street bridge project so we can remove those  at the same time that we're doing that massive   project along with other artwork that's happening  on on the west bank. So we try to time it with   other things. Uh similarly uh that we have an LW  clap um mosaic mural, the Lindberg panel that's   on the facade of the Kansas Aviation Museum. We're  trying to time that conservation at the same time   with the Minnesota Bridge project because it's  the a very specific carolite restoration. So   we're trying to tie that together. Um I would  say those are two of the main priorities. Um,   but we're kind of just going through the list as  we can to see what what needs to move up and what   needs to to move down. With a conservator being on  site right now, she does an annual assessment. So,   this list might change a little bit depending on  what she finds and reports back to us this year.   Does that answer your question? Yes. Okay. I have  I think I have seen this conservator um because   I've been monitoring the sculptures on Douglas  Street um and they've been getting cleaned as   well as I guess assessed. Can you um address just  the cost of something like that? Um for instance,   we're we're about to receive this $70,000 uh  sculpture down at Alfred uh Branch Library about   how much does it cost to continue maintaining so  that people have a perspective of while we may get   a donation of something or we may build something,  the maintenance cost of it does continue to be   in perpetuity. Sure. Um, kind of a challenging  question to answer because every work of art has   its own unique needs for preservation. The bronzes  themselves are cleaned annually and waxed annually   by our conservator. Um, our conservator's contract  is $50,000 annually which includes that cleaning   and it includes several of the other projects that  you see in our maintenance plan. So, I can't say   how much each individual bronze costs to because  it's kind of included in the entire uh contract.   Um, which is why we don't and with that Paul Foley  donation in particular, we don't anticipate having   any additional expenses because we'll just fold  it into our annual plan. Does that answer your   question? It does. And I wanted to highlight the  reason why is the budget is only $160,000 and a   good chunk 50,000 is simply to um clean and wax  our sculptures and I want maintenance to be the   number one priority. Um, so I wanted to know how  do we because right now it's only 10% of the CIP   arts funds goes goes towards maintenance when  in reality I think that it should go more money   should go into maintenance rather than acquiring  new things then require more maintenance. Um   so what city manager can you address how  um more more allocation could go towards   uh restoration and maintenance versus I guess um  the 10% it could be higher. How does that work? If   I could maybe clarify just real quick the $50,000  for the our conservator on our annual contract   that is out of our general budget. So that does  not utilize CIP funding currently. The CIP funding   that you're seeing today for that 160 is for  specialty restoration. So those are largecale   projects that need to go into conserv conservation  uh with a specialist. So just wanted to clarify   that point. So 50,000 every year comes not out of  the 10% of the CIP correct allocated for simply   just maintenance of our bronze sculptures uh for  our entire public art collection which includes   bronze. And so that's just out of our professional  services line item, out of my general operating   budget, not out of the capital budget. Thank you.  And then this then the work that Lindsay just   outlined is comes out of the 160,000 and that's  more extensive work. Um, mayor, in order to change   that 10%, it would require change in the city code  because that is adopted by the council by code,   not by resolution. And so right now it's a 2% for  art. And from the 2% then 10% of the 2% goes to   maintenance. Is that correct? Yes. Make sure our  percentages are right. Yes. And looking at our   budget moving forward, I do believe that one of  the proposals was to reduce the 2% to 1%. Can you   address that from the budget? Yes, mayor. We were  uh looking at strategies to uh balance the 2027   budget. Council did not take any formal action.  just we consider that. Outlined a plan that   included several items um that could be changed  in the budget in order to to balance it. Um the   council will have to consider that next summer.  Um actually probably starting this winter as you   go through your initial discussions about the 2027  and 2028 budgets. Council member Hoheisle. Thank   you, Mayor. Um, do we have any best practices for  any like communities as far as what they put into   the art, what percentage of that or about how  much goes, maybe art piece, how much we spend per   art piece. I'm just curious as to what the best  practice is as far as maintaining the art. I'm   not aware of anything that's like per art piece.  It's really project specific. Our 2% ordinance is   pretty industry standard for large cities. uh most  have between a one and 2% uh ordinance depending   on the scale of their overall capital program.  Federally, it's a 0.5 uh percent budget for for   public art or integrated design, but if you can  0.5 to 2% depending on the scale of the overall   budget, but the per project or per art piece, I  I'm not familiar with an IND industry standard.   Lindsay, wouldn't it be safe to say that in all  likelihood um conservation is underfunded at   most museums and uh for most uh uh cities that  have public art? Yes. Okay. I mean, so yeah,   I'm just curious again what best practices or what  the average is as far as if you have a 2% or a 1%,   what percentage of that does go to conservation?  That's a great question. I'm happy to dig in some   research on that. I'm not familiar with the  standard on it. I think what we have as the   10% of the overall budget being available has been  adequate, especially as last year was our first   year utilizing it. Our list of conservation  projects is fairly short considering the the   breadth and depth of our overall collection. um  whether that's lucky just where we are in this   place in time, but we've been able to accomplish a  lot of restoration work in the last few years and   really understand our collection, but we want  to be good stewards of it in perpetuity. Okay.   Thank you, Council Member Johnson. Thanks, Mayor.  Um just adding my voice to the conversation. I   don't think there should be any future cuts  to the 2%. Um, not to give a big spoiler,   but just going to city to city in Detroit,  hearing from Ned Stabler, vice president of   economic development at Wayne State University,  investments in art and um, quality of life   actually make cities better. It's good for local  economies. Um, he highlighted how we've been doing   economic development wrong in this country for  30 to 50 years and it's investments in this type   of thing that actually make cities better and has  the data to back that up. So just on the record,   I don't think we should cut uh any arts pieces.  Also along this item, definitely support looking   at art maintenance, but not putting more of the  2% of the arts towards that. When we do that, it's   great to maintain what we have and we need to that  leaves out new opportunities for investment in   areas that don't have public art, though, when we  significantly reduce that budget. So, just adding   my voice to the conversation. I think we should  keep it where it's at. If anything, even though   we are um reducing the mill levy, if anything, we  should be investing more and I think it would pay   off in the long run for Witchah as a whole. But  just wanted to share my two cents this morning. I have a couple more questions. Sorry, Lindsay. Um  I know that I pulled the consent agenda item for   that sculpture. Can you address if more people  have volunteered or uh these philanthropists   in our community or artists in our community  have shared an interest of donating art pieces   for the public art collection? Um since  I've been here, which is about four years,   we've had several works donated. I wouldn't  say it's a regular occurrence. It's something   that we're always excited and grateful for the  opportunity. Um maybe in the last four years,   four pieces have been donated of varying values.  Um the Advanced Learning Library accepted a a   donation as well as one or two pieces in Oldtown.  Um majority of the time they're gifts from the   artists themselves. However, you'll see in the  um a few works that are currently in storage   that we're hoping to recite someday soon are uh  additional bronze Gerber Georgia Gerber statues   uh that exist along along um Douglas Avenue. All  of those sculptures were a gift from the D'vor   family. So, I think that's kind of a huge gift to  the community that has been very long lasting. So,   it's not unusual for for cities in in our city  to uh have generosity with an arts community to   donate gifts to the the community or to partner  with existing projects to maybe the city's   partially funding it and private philanthropy  comes in to to match or to help contribute to   some extent. It's not unusual at all. Um but it's  not anything that we ever typically plan for.   when people are interested in being a donor of  art to the public art collection, how do they   go about doing that? Um, I would love to talk to  them. So, if anyone's watching, I would love to   uh communicate with them, but witchaw.govarts is  where you can kind of find out everything. Um,   but I'm be happy to entertain uh any conversation  of the sorts and our design council is also a   great steward of those conversations if they come  up. Thank you, Lindsay. And then last but not   least, I wanted to know uh since we're talking  about public art and maintaining what we have,   um can you address we at the beginning of the  year have a new um sculpture uh statute right   outside of the city council chambers. That's Jonah  Bark. Can you address um obviously last year was   not there. Um give us some background into how she  got unearthed from the basement. Um and then how   much it took to bring her back uh to viewing uh  purposes and that she's inside now. Sure. Uh so we   actually have two Jonavar statues. I was actually  talking with a guest of city hall this morning as   I was coming in who came uh and wanted to learn  more about it. Uh but we have two Jonavar statues   that were gifts from our sister city, France. Um  the original one is the one that's on display here   in city hall. Um which was the original gift. Um,  the materials of the of the original sculpture   make it a little bit challenging to be in outdoor  Kansas weather. So, it was taken uh off of offsite   and a replica was put on site in front of the  in front of the former central library where it   still remains. So, we still have one on display  in its original location. Um, the the original   uh Jonavar sculpture was put into storage um and  has been there had been there for for many years   predates my employment. So, I'm not sure what the  origin story was there. Uh, but several committee   members, including yourself, mayor, uh, were  interested in getting it out of storage. Uh,   our art conservator took a look at it last  year when she was here. She was in pretty good   shape. Um, did some restoration work, very minor  work. We built a plinth for her, which is the,   um, the base for her to stand on, and we hired  a local art moving company to move her to city   hall. So, all in, I think, let me make sure I  quote correctly, $5,700 was spent in terms of   um getting her recited to city hall. Thank you  very much, Lindsay. And I really appreciate that   uh you and your team um make sure that our public  art is maintained. Uh when I visited the storage,   there were a couple of pieces that still needed to  be restored also to bring it back to public art.   Um, and I encourage that because I think  that uh we have great public art pieces that   need to be maintained first and foremost  and that should be priority number one.   um when you've fully maintained and even though uh  you even said conservation is always underfunded   um it really is conservation means maintenance and  so really uh the key is preserving what we have   and I really appreciate that you're trying to be a  good steward of that and so thank you for what you   do. With that I see no further questions from the  council. We will open it up for public comment. I see none. I'll bring it back to the  bench. I will go ahead and move that   the city council approve the project and  contracts, adopt the bonding resolution,   and authorize necessary signatures. Second motion   and a second. Any further discussion? I see  none. Madame clerk, please open the role. Motion passes. 70. Madame clerk, please  call the next item. 2026 contract renewal   with Visit Witchah. Okay, you're stuck with  me for one more presentation. Lindsay Bianca   with the city manager's office uh for your annual  contract renewal with Visit Witchaw. A little bit   of background, the convention and promotion fund  supports special activities such as conventions   and special events. Uh the city of Witchaw  contracts with longtime partner Visit Witchaw   to promote tourism and convention activities in  the community. Uh, Visit Witchaw also provides   services under a separate contract which usually  comes in uh the springtime under TBID, the tourism   business improvement district. Uh, that's directed  by an advisory board. Um, a little bit more   information that according to tourism economics,  visitors spending in the greater Witchaw area   exceeded 1.5 billion uh dollars last fiscal year  and supported over 17,000 full-time jobs in the   county. Uh, Visit Witchaw is the city's official  destination marketing organization or DMO.   uh and it serves as an expert voice and strategic  leader for the tourism industry itself. Uh they   promote Witchaw and as a region and a national  destination uh and they drive economic impact   throughout throughout the community. Um because  it's come up in previous years uh across the   we've done some research and across the country uh  DMOS are typically not put out to bid. I couldn't   find any examples of that. That doesn't mean  they're not out there but couldn't find any.   um as their work is uh dependent on long-term  strategy, relationship building and deep local   expertise. Um I have seen DMOS as part of a  city operation. So it could be its own city   department. It could exist under a chamber  of commerce or another partner organization.   But for it to be bid out is a from what I for  my research was a very unusual um I could not   find an example of it. In looking at primary  performance indicators for for visit Witchaw,   uh there's two, economic impact and financial  stewardship. Um I will note that forecasts for   2026 are largely based on the tourism economics  domestic travel forecast. Nationally 2026 is   expected uh to have continued growth in the  domestic travel industry. Here are the estimates   uh for 2025 in future group bookings uh bookings  and repeated uh business and leisure visitors. This slide is the estimates of financial  stewardship results or the return on investment.   Uh the again estimates for this fiscal year  and with that I'll turn it over to Susie Santo   uh president and CEO of visit witchaw to share  some 2025 highlights. Thank you. Thank you,   Lindsay. Good morning, mayor, city council  member Susie Santo, Visit Witchah 515 South   Maine. It's a pleasure to be here today to talk  about uh the work of the Visit Witchah team over   the past year. And I was here in May and I got to  chat a little bit about where we had started the   year with figure skating and NCAA basketball, but  the momentum has continued with TBT and how about   the Shockers bringing it home. That was exciting  time for Witchah and we'll round out the year with   NJCAA men's and women's soccer out at Striker.  There have been some big sporting wins in 2025   and most recently and thank you so much mayor for  inviting us last Thursday to the mayor's briefing.   Uh we announced um that USYS I looked to the city  manager. We had a lot of conversations over this   uh USYS youth pres have have are bringing the  President's Cup to Witchah for three years.   You may remember we hosted it for two years and  this summer it went to Tampa. So it is now for   the first time ever three years. Um this could  not been done without the great partnership with   the city um at Striker. Um thank you too to  um council member Tuttle in your district. We   really appreciate that incredible facility and  that we're able to bring this event here. So,   good stuff. All along another great year with some  big sporting wins. And I will tell you, we just   announced another one yes. Well, we just learned  of another one yesterday. I'm teasing it. I can't   share it yet, but the the team is on a roll. It's  led by Josh How and I'm just really proud of all   of their efforts. And that's Josh standing next to  the mayor. think uh speaking about some big wins,   exciting opportunities, and opportunities to  celebrate the team. The picture you're looking at,   Je Jessica's in the middle, and Chris, and they're  both members of our sports team. And just recently   at the ETA conference, Visit Witchaw was  recognized for our marketing plan for the   uh Prevagen Figure Skating Championships. And it  was recogn recognized of all the marketing plans   around the country as the best marketing plan.  And you may remember last year when we were here,   we talked about all the community engagement and  how to promote that event. Just really really   proud of the team. And speaking of uh potential  recognition, tomorrow um the team is at Teams   right now. This is a big sporting conference.  Josh is there right now and we've been nominated   as the best sports event host city. I will tell  you we're in good company. Last year's winner   was Indianapolis. Anybody that knows sports know  they are a huge sports team. So, we are in that   conversation. It will be announced tomorrow. So,  stay tuned. Hopefully, there's there's more good   news to come. So, very excited about the team  and all the great sporting events. As we move   over to the meetings and convention market, we've  had some big wins in 2025. The American Baptist   Association for 2028 has chosen Witchah. And you  know, while that's just a few words on the page,   I have to tell you, we bid on this piece of  business nine times. It was the 10th time that   we broke through and are bringing it. And Lindsay  Gooey and the team just did an incredible job   uh promoting that and bringing that to Witchah.  And you can see on the right some of the great   events we've hosted, including the handball  musicians that was international. We had over 400   handbellers from around the nation and world here  in Witchah. and most recently our TBEX summit. So,   you've heard me talk the last few times I've  come up here about TBEX. This was the influencer   conference that we just finished hosting. And I  have to tell you, um, as I was chatting with some   of the electeds about it, I realized I didn't have  my elevator speech down because I went on for 15,   20, 30 minutes. It so surpassed all of our  expectations. So many people to thank. But I   want to start with the mayor. um you came to three  events that we had. You were at our VIP event,   you were at our opening event and our closing  event and the amount of people that took their   photo with you and posted it and just said, you  know, how fortunate we were to have the support   of tourism. So, thank you so much for that. Um and  and to the 160 local partners, 160 organizations   came together to make this possible. That's more  than we've ever brought along on any initiative.   And also, thank you to Kansas Tourism. It couldn't  have been possible without their partnership.   And also thank you to the Visit Witchaw staff.  They worked tirelessly to bring this event to   life. But I will tell you it only ended about  eight days ago and we've thrown together a   a video just to kind of show the magnitude and  this just touches on a few of the experiences our   influencers had while they were here. So I'm going  to turn it over and ask them to play the video. Thistober welcomed the world. Tbecum America  2025 brought more than 130 travel creators and   60 industry professionals to our city.  Each one here to experience, capture,   and share the spirit of Witchah. But this was  more than a conference. It was a collaboration   hosted by Visit Witchah and Kansas tourism.  Empowered by more than 160 local businesses   and community partners who opened their doors,  shared their stories, and helped us tell ourselves tours brought our city to life, showcasing  aviation icons, western heritage, bold arts,   local adventures that make Witchah stand  aart. VIP creators took part in the forum,   diving into meaningful conversations about  storytelling and the future of travel. Between   sessions, they swam with penguins, hung with  kangaroos, and met a red river. Unforgettable   moments that capture the heart of Kansas. On  their walk to Fidelity Bank's Rise car park,   they stepped into a living canvas of creativity  that set the stage for exploring Witchah's modern   entrepreneurial spirit at Grow and Li. From  there, the VIP experience continued under the   stadium lights. a custom baseball experience  complete with personalized jerseys, batty art walk along the Kansas River, where local art,   dancers, and culture turned a simple  stroll into a creative, memorable journey.   The path led to an unforgettable opening  night party at Exploration Place where creates lit up the night sky. A moment that set the  tone for everything that followed. At the Hyatt,   the Witchita Marketplace showcased  handpicked local products and makers,   a love letter to Witchita's creative spirit. Every  sign, every menu, every bite was intentionally   curated to tell our story. The story of a  city that welcomes with heart and impresses   with hustle. From custom welcome chocolates to  surprise theater performances, every moment was   designed to delight. The week wrapped up at  the Sedick County Zoo where guests mingled   with Witchita's four baby elephants beneath  a glowing sea of wild. Creators were the very   first to see this year's displayed with live speed  painting performance that left the crowd in awe. It was an investment in Witchah's brand,   in our future, and in the partnerships that  make our city thrive. For many creating millions of potential visitors acne, creativity, and community proof of what  happens when comes together to tell it story and now a louder voice. So I hope hopefully that gave a little flavor. If  I was playing I had to crank that music, right?   So you like come on. Um but again it is just been  unbelievable to see the amount of social media,   the conversation, the positive comments all  celebrating Witchah. And I am going to read   just one um post and I will tell you uh the posts  have had thousands in some places in some cases   millions of uh viewers already. We will be  watching over the next six and eight weeks.   We'll put a dollar value but I don't even think  we can even begin to understand the impact that   this has had for years to come as we've changed  perceptions. So this is from one creator. This is   Kareem. He's out of Toronto, Canada. and he wrote  um about two days after he left Witchah. Witchah,   who knew? That's the thing about travel. It'll  humble you, surprise you, remind you you don't   know a damn thing until you show up. Came as a  speaker for Tbecks, but left with real friends,   creative insights, and swapped stories over great  beers that tasted better because of the company.   And Witchah punches so far above its weight, it  had me checking my jaw for loose teeth. A minor   league ballpark that feels like a cathedral. A  quirky riverfront that makes you want to walk   and kind, innovative, weird people in all the best  ways. They showed up for the Tbeck community in a   way most major cities wouldn't bother. Witchah  isn't trying to be cool. It kind of just is.   You feel like despite all the things you think  about the current state of the nation here, you   could disagree with your neighbor and still come  out loving each other. a true piece of America.   Witchita, unexpected, unforgettable, touches  my heart. And so, thank you to all of you for   allowing us to do what we do and being supportive  of this and all of our efforts at Visit Witchaw   over the past year. Really appreciate it. And I'd  be remiss if I didn't um thank Mr. Manager. It's   been a pleasure working with you for the past 13  years. I've realized this will be the last time I   come before you and you sitting in that seat, but  thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you, Susie. Thank you, Lindsay. I'll bring it back here for  the recommendation. For financial considerations,   uh there's an annual allocation that's funded  out of the transient guest tax or TGT um and   3.1 million. Uh this includes the convention  and pro promotion contingency funds, which is   $150,000. Uh and then new and unique for for  next year's contract is a one-time contribution   of $100,000 to a destination master plan  uh project that will be underway. Uh the   plan will include a lot of committee outreach.  And I'll be involved in the steering committee   as I'm sure many of you will be involved uh  in that project as it moves forward. And the   recommendation is to approve the visit  2026 contract renewal and authorize the   necessary signatures. And with that, I'm happy  to answer questions. I'm sure Susie is as well.   Thank you again, Lindsay, and thank you, Susie,  and the team at Visit Witchaw. Council member Hull   Hazel. Thank you, Mayor. Um, thank you for that  presentation as well. I'm glad to see Cow Town   on there as well. I'm sure a number of people  were interested in seeing the real Wild West,   um, actual artifacts and buildings. So, um, I  just had one question about the destination master   plan. Um, how often have we done that before? Is  this a first time thing? and then also maybe talk   about the other funding sources you're looking  at. Yes, we've never done this as a community.   Um it's been probably over the last decade I've  seen a lot of other communities lean into that   as they're looking at their master plan, but we  have not. And our board uh this past March, we're   looking at our next three-year strategic plan.  Felt like it was the right time to look at the   region holistically from a visitors lens. So, this  will be the first time. Um, with this hundred,000,   we're anticipating another h 100red,000 from  Visit Witchah and then most likely raising another   hundred,000. Um, but we have not gone out with  the RFP, but that's where we're thinking those   dollars will come in. Okay. Um, and out of our  contribution to that, is that from transient gas   tax as well? Okay. All right. Thank you, Susie.  I'll ask several more questions regarding that.   um attractions I could see were not just in the  city of Witchah but the greater Witchah area. Can   you talk about the importance of partnerships and  what this master plan will help unite? I can't it   you know when you think about when you visit the  visitor doesn't know when they've crossed the line   from Witchah into Goddard. They see the region  or into Derby. So if they come to Witchah and   they experience Tangano or they experience the  zoo it's all Witchah to the visitor. So when we   look at this plan, I think it's important  with the growth that's happened in God,   with the growth that's happening in Park City,  that we really look holistically at the region   and we think about what does the region need to  continue to drive visitors and economic impact for   the community. But partnerships um are critical.  We have had uh several conversations regarding a   sales tax initiative in the city of Witchah and  one of the things that um was always brought up   was the amount of visitors that do come in to the  city of Witchaw. Do you remember that percentage   and can you talk about the importance of bringing  people from outside of Witchah to help pay for   some of these attractions that then benefit the  residents but also the visitor? Yeah. U most   recently last year of that 1.5 billion 210 million  were in taxes and those are from visitors outside   of the city coming in. So when you're looking at  funding stream I think when you look at a sales   tax it's great because it allows non-Witchans to  help pay for and fund whatever those initiatives   might be. What is holding Witchah back when it  comes to bringing tourists into our community?   That's a great question. I will tell you from  the meeting and convention side absolutely the uh   facility for conventions we do not have a facility  that will attract businesses would in conventions   um that we should be when we look at our  competitors in our region Omaha De Moine Oklahoma   City Tulsa Overland Park they have all invested in  their convention product and we are falling behind   and we are behind so right off the bat we look at  that would absolutely be a gamecher for Witchah   and tourism. And when you think about when people  travel for a convention, a lot of times that's the   first time they're there and they see your your  city and it's a great way to bring people in that   have never been here and it wasn't on their radar.  A lot of folks confuse uh two buildings that are   connected by a foyer. Can you reiterate when  you're talking about convention what exactly   you're speaking of? Um I actually got off the  phone with um a representative of the Sigma Pi   5 fraternity. uh they'll be hosting their western  regional boule in October of 2039. And so um when   we had this conversation um we were talking about  convention space. Can you talk about convention   space and again back to where exactly you're  talking about where the focus should be. You know   I appreciate you asking that question because I  as I stand here 13 years into this role and we've   been talking about Century 2 for about 13 years  of that. I think what's happened in my opinion is   the conversation has gotten so around the building  of the round building and when we think about how   we sell conventions right now and I know many of  you um on the bench and watching go to conventions   we our team goes out we sell Bob Brown which  is 90,000 then we sell the foyer and then we   sell all the round piece of the round building of  century 2 that is not how meetings and conventions   are designed so when we look at the facility of  the convention facility Our thought is, you know,   taking that away from the decision on the building  because there's a lot of opinions around the   building, but there's absolutely a clear need for  a convention center that meets the need of those   meetings and conventions. That's a flat foot  contiguous square foot piece of real estate,   if you will. And we've studied it and looked  at it. I have a lot of designs. But when we   talk convention, I want to take the conversation  away from a building and like the need and what   the need is for our community. And we know every  year that we don't. We're leaving over 45 million   annually in economic impact on the table. Susie,  would you mind out just outlining from the last   plan what was being planned for Bob Brown and how  that would improve our um position? Sure. The the   last plan we looked at that I think we brought was  it a year and a half ago, maybe about a year and a   half ago. It was looking at what we do is extend  Bob Brown. So, if you think about Bob Brown,   the box, I I feel, and I don't want to misspeak  because now I may get an email, but I don't think   anybody has an emotional connection to the box.  You know, it's it's a metal box. And there is that   ability to extend it out. And we were looking at  the opportunity to extend it out. You'd get your   your 150,000 uh square feet of contiguous, that's  your exhibit space, and then you get your other   30 for a ballroom, another 30 for meeting space.  And there's even in that plan that looked at how   do you connect kind of underground over into the  round building if you kept the round building and   used it for other uses. Um then I think there  became um an opportunity to even do you tie   into the library. You know there became further  discussions about that. But we've looked at it   so many different ways over a decade. There's  a lot of ways to address it. But we come back   down to the dollars and the cents and what we're  leaving on the table by not having a facility that   meets the needs. Um it's pretty significant.  Sure. And you mentioned right now Bob Brown   was Bob Brown is roughly 90,000 square feet but  what is needed is 150,000 square ft. I believe   that's what it was 150 contiguous. You want to  talk about the limitations in the current space   as well. So when you think of Bob Brown right  now, we say 90, but there's only 60,000 that's   considered like the prime space because you've  got that whole bit that's underneath, you know,   that drops down and so the ceilings aren't the  right height. So you've got about 60,000 that's   considered prime. But the challenge you even have  with that, it's not subdividable. So you have   one space and so that's where we were leaving  money on the table. When you can subdivide it,   you can have many groups in there in that space.  But if we have a group that only needs 25,000   square feet, they're in Bob Brown. you know,  it so it becomes there's so many limitations   on the setup and the size, but um usable square  feet that's considered prime. We have 60,000. I'm curious um if there have been uh more  community engagement regarding just the convention   portion of it, not Century 2, but rather the  convention, the Bob Brown space, and if so,   when is that next time that community can share  feedback? You know, that's a great question and   I think um I'm actually really excited by the  questions that you're asking and that we're   raising this again. Um I think I'll need to circle  back with you and I would love to pick your brain   on the best way for feedback. we have the data  to support what's needed. I think it's really   understanding the appetite um especially the  appetite of the council and the best way to move   forward. So probably need to circle back on how  to engage. But as far as the data on what we need   uh we're ready to go and again I want to make it  clear not talking about century 2 not the round   building we're talking about simply the convention  space which is the box. That's correct. Um and   then I wanted to know about partnerships. Um,  can you share some of your partnerships? Um,   I know that a greater emphasis has now been on  youth sports or sports in general. Can you talk   about the partnerships you've created or continue  to harness here in the community? You know, in and   partnerships are really there's internal, there's  external. I mean internal our partner we when I   look at 160 partners coming to the table for TBEX.  We could not have done it without him. And that   has been just uh when I think you know a long many  many years in the making of those relationships   everywhere from um you know downtown development  to the chamber to all the attractions to hotel   years to restaurant tours it's very wide when  I look at our partners outside of the community   those have been built been built by outstanding  relationships and sports specifically led by Josh   how um a heck of a job but by winning the first US  and Jessica JV on our team actually won that first   time winning It almost becomes not the easy part,  but you got to deliver on it. And so we bring them   here and you develop, you deliver on it, you hit  it out of the park, great facility at Striker,   great partnership out there, and then they  experience what it's like to be at Witchaw and be   the big fish. And we make all of our events feel  that way. But those are relationships that happen   with JV and Josh, and then they've cultivated.  And as I just mentioned earlier, they've never   awarded a three-year contract ever. And I am 100%  if we hadn't developed an outstanding relationship   and delivered and supported as a community, we  would not have won that and had the facility. Got   to have the right facility. We wouldn't have  been able to compete. And so, um, that's all   relationships. I am friends with Mayor Caster  of Tampa, so I will have to send her an email.   Send an email. We did win it for three years in  a row. Um, so thank you again. I simply wanted to   highlight that because during the mayor's briefing  on Thursday, the organizers of US US youth soccer   really credited something we cannot change which  is location and they said that's a plus because   we're centrally located. But there were two things  that we can control and that is investment in   our attractions and Striker Complex which is in  council member Tuttles district is one of those   jewels. Um and then the second thing that they  credited uh was partnerships. And so again, it's   very important that when we have organizations  like Witchah Sports Commission and they just   did the wonderful Prairie Fire Marathon, half  marathon, and 5K this weekend that we all work   together to attract u visitors into our community,  but also provide great opportunities for our   residents to enjoy these attractions too. So, um  I am looking forward to the master plan because   I think that that will allow for more public  comment um to help shape these attractions that do   bring again guests into our community which means  economic impact and real dollars that we can truly   count on. 210 million, is that correct? In taxes  from outside of That's correct. Thank you very   much. With that, I see no further questions.  We will now open it up for public comment. I honestly wasn't expecting to  speak up here as much as I have. Uh,   but honestly on the convention being something  that like I said, I've been to major I've been   to a lot of major cities across the US and  actually plan to stay permanently at most of   them and just found my way here to Witchah.  I've been here for about four years now.   I've never set foot in the convention center. Um  I think something that is needed is a permanent   reason for locals to go and not just focus  on externals. I know San Diego has five   or six different restaurants and different art  attractions inside the convention center are open   year round. Um, Seattle constantly has different  types of local activities, whether it's just wine   tasting or even hosting a farmers markets inside  the convention center that brings locals in. Like   I said, I haven't had a reason to step foot  up. Didn't really even realize where it was   until just now. So, I just think that's something  that could be thought of is citywide. Thank you,   Manuel. Council member Johnson. Thanks, Mayor  Manuel. Appreciate all your comments today. Um,   definitely agree with that. I've I've been saying  for years we should be investing in ourselves for   ourselves and not just for outside folks. The  work that Visit Witchah does is incredible,   but if we really make Witchah awesome for us,  it makes their job even easier and we'll get   even more people here. So, I absolutely agree.  A new convention center or any investment we   make really should be attractive for locals. we  should have locals in there in those restaurants,   not always national chains. Like Witchah is  very unique in that way. So I appreciate your   words. I absolutely agree and think that we  should be investing in us for us. And again,   thank you for those extra comments. I just  wanted to make mention that there are multiple   opportunities for community members to visit the  convention center. One of them happens to be uh   Junior League's Holiday Galleria, which ju which  just finished up earlier this month. And Holiday   Galleria are just local individuals. It's a  nonprofit that then gives back to other nonprofits   in the community. And they had a holiday uh  shopping area. So local to non-local items you   could buy. And so I think that it's important for  our community to know that the convention center   is also for them. The performing arts center is  also for them. Uh, and both of those sit on the   campus of where Century 2 is, but we are talking  about two separate conversations. Century 2 is   performing arts and then we're talking about this  in particular convention center, which is the the   the box and uh there are multiple car shows as  well that happen at the convention center. Uh,   encouraging you Manuel to attend any of those.  With that, I see no further comments from the   public. We'll bring it back to the bench. Council  member Glasscock. Thank you, Mayor Susie. You said   something at the end that you're ready to go  when it comes to convention, performing arts   center. I'm also ready to go. It's past time that  the community's had that conversation. We need to   continue to push forward on that and I know Visit  Witchaw is going to be integral in that too. So,   thank you. Um, as a board member for Visit Witchaw  on behalf of the city, I am continually impressed   by the things happening in Visit Witchaw, um, the  accountability that happens among the internal,   um, institution, the things that you're  bringing to this community and also just   your energy. I think your energy is reflective  of here and I think you're a great ambassador   for our community. So, thank you for that work.  Every single morning since TBEX came to Witchaw,   I've opened up one of my social media apps and I  seen some video from somebody across the country.   There were actually really two cool examples. I  was in DC this past weekend and I had a friend   that had talked about how they had seen some of  the social media posts and when I was in an Uber   in Detroit uh for our city to city on behalf of  the chamber, my Uber driver said, "I think I saw   something about Witchita on uh Instagram the other  day." And so that was just a random instance in an   Uber in Detroit. And so the message is penetrating  and I think it made them look at Witchah very   differently. So thank you for that. And there  was a part of the video that I also think stood   out to me is that every moment felt intentionally  curated. And I think that's what I noticed with   Visit Witchaw is that every single moment does  feel intentionally curated. Um the other day I was   walking uh so my boyfriend lives in Kansas City.  He often comes to Witchah and we were every single   time he talks about how there's more events here,  there's more parades here. He talks about there's   a fireworks show almost every single weekend in  the summer and we just happened to be walking in   Deleno the other day at 900 p.m. on a Sunday and  we look up and there's a T-Rex in the sky flying   across Witchah. And that doesn't happen in a lot  of other communities. And it's because of the work   that you guys do to make this very intentional.  So, I'm going to be very supportive of this today.   The mayor had mentioned just one brief thing  about a sales tax. Hopefully that also fuels   a lot of these conversations and making sure that  we're moving forward together as a community. So,   thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Council Member  Tuttle. Thank you. Um, Council Member Glesk stole   my notes, but I did want to just say thank you  for all you do. I get the unique opportunity to   work with you and your team because of Striker.  And every year I should just like pull up my   notes from last year and say the same thing and  then add more on. But um I I often say that you   and your team run the help with the tournaments  at Striker like you own it and couldn't be more   proud of that. So just thank you for all you do.  I do want to say Susie too and I said this last   year and the year before and the year before and  the year before. You always thank your team and   and you should. You have an amazing team and  thank you for some of them joining us today.   but you are the leader of an amazing team and  and an amazing team doesn't happen without an   amazing leader. So, thank you for all you  do. Um I tell you frequently, I remember   the very first time I met you and I said that  woman's going to change Witchah and you are with that. I see no further comments. I  will go ahead and move that the city council   approve the contract and authorize necessary  signatures. Second. Motion and a second. Any   further discussion? I see none. Madame clerk,  please open the role. Motion passes 70. Before   we move on to another item, we're going to  take a short five minute break. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Proctor Family Indoor Athletic Field generally  located on the northeast north side of the east   28th Street North within one block west of North  Greenwich Road at 110 East 28th Street North. Good morning, Scott Wadel from  the planning department. So,   as you heard, the applicant's requesting a  reszone from LI to plan unit development,   which is custom zoning. This item is uh  being heard today because the applicant   has appealed the recommendation coming to you  uh from both the DAB and from the MAPC. Now,   right around 10:40 this morning, uh I received  a text from Bofman Company, uh the agent for   the applicant indicating that they requested  and they requested a deferral of this item. My understanding is that the deferral has  been requested so they can uh sort through   their options in particular looking at parking.  So, with that, I'm prepared to give the rest of   the presentation if you'd like or just hold  off for any questions. Council member Tuttle.   Thank you. I would just like to state for the  record that this is unprecedented that this   would happen in this manner. Um I am going to uh  first I want to thank Scott um and JR and Chris   um for helping through this entire process  but during this last minute change. Thank you   to Jennifer and legal for making sure that we're  following everything. Thank you to my colleagues   for the short delay. I'm sorry that we had  to do that but we needed to make sure we're   following everything. So with that, I'm going  to reluctantly, and I say that, reluctantly   move that this item be moved to November 6th,  which is the evening meeting. Thank you. Second.   Motion and a second. Any further discussion? I  see none. Madame clerk, please open the role. Motion passes 70. Madame clerk,  please call the next item.   Zone 2025-25 zone change requests in the  city from multifamily residential district   to limited commercial district for vehicle  repair limited generally located on the east   side of South Hillside Avenue within 1 half mile  south of East Panei Avenue. Good morning. Scott   Wadel again from the planning department. So,  as you heard uh for this case, the applicant is   requesting a reszone a zone change from MF29 to  LC limited commercial. This item is being heard   today because the DAB and the planning commission  recommendations are different and also because   this item was deferred to this date. In terms of  the request, the applicant has indicated they're   requesting the zone change in order to be able  to use this site for additional parking for an   automotive repair business that they intend to  build on the property immediately to the south of   this one. In terms of the property, subject site  is located on the east side of Hillside Avenue,   approximately half a mile south of Pawne. Subject  site is approximately 0.17 acres in size, consists   of one ownership parcel and is currently vacant.  In terms of context, property to the north and   east is zoned MF29 and in use as open space. So,  here's the zoning map. MF29's that green color.   The applicant owned property to the south and west  of this site is own zoned LC and is not developed.   Property to the west across south hillside is  zoned PUD plan unit development which permits   event centers in the city and is currently  undeveloped. In terms of the staff report, it   contains additional information about development  standards, parking, signage, screening, and   landscaping. In terms of review, on June 26, the  planning commission deferred this case uh because   the applicant was not in attendance and requested  a deferral. On July 10th, the MAPC deferred this   case again for the same reason uh to their  July 24th meeting. On July 24th, the planning   commission held the public hearing and recommended  approval of the zone change request. That vote   was 14 to zero. In support of the motion, MAPC  members indicated that the property is buffeted   bufferred from residential property. to the north  by a creek. The property directly adjacent south   subject site is zoned commercially. The proposed  use would be consistent with the character of the   area and removal of the zoning restrictions would  not have significant detrimental effects on nearby   properties. The applicant was in attendance at  that meeting and provided comments. No member   of the public spoke on the item at that meeting.  On July 2nd, the district advisory board reviewed   the request and recommended denial. That  vote was seven to zero with two abstensions.   During the hearing, the DAB members expressed  support for the site to be uh in open space,   concerns with removing the zoning restrictions  and possible detrimental effects to the adjacent   creek, and concerns about detrimental effects  to surrounding properties if the property adds   additional commercial space that ultimately could  become vacant. On September 2nd, the city council   considered the request and deferred it so that  the DAB could consider the case again and that   time with the applicant present. On October 1st,  the DAB heard the case and recommended approval   of the requested zone change and that vote was  7 to2. The applicant was present at that meeting   and during the meeting they discussed that the  site was going to be developed their intention to   develop the site uh regardless of the zone change  request. No members of the public spoke on this   item at that meeting. No protests were received  against the case. Therefore, the zone change can   be approved by a simple majority of four of seven  votes. So, the recommended action is recommended   the city council adopt the findings of the  planning commission, approve the requested zone   change and authorize the necessary signatures, and  instruct the city clerk to publish the ordinance   and resolution after approval. Again, would  require just a simple majority, four out of   seven. Alternatives include the following.  You can override the planning commission,   adopt alternative findings, and deny the requested  zone change. That would require five out of seven   votes. Or, as always, you can return the case to  the MAPC with a simple majority vote. So just a   note about process uh that public hearing takes  place at the planning commission meeting. So with   that I'll take you through some of the images  and graphics. Here's the subject site outlined.   Here's the zoning map that was discussed  earlier. Here's a map from the comprehensive   plan recommending residential at this location.  Here's the notification and protest map. Again,   no protests were received. Here are photos of  the site and the surrounding area looking to   the north, south, across the street. And with  that, I'll stand for any questions. Questions   for staff. I have a couple of questions. Can you  go back? Certainly. How about right one more right   here? Um, this works. So, the property owner does  own this area. So, according to your comment, the   develop the person who owns this said they will  develop this regardless of a zone change. However,   if there's a zone change, that would accommodate  additional parking and trash recepticles. Can   you explain that? Yes. Uh, so in this case,  in order because it's residentially zoned,   if they wish to use it for parking, they  will need to get some form of a zone change,   either change the zoning or get a conditional  use on this property. So although that is what   the uh owner stated that their intention was to  develop it regardless of the zoning for their   intended purpose that they've expressed which  is to use it for parking they will need some   kind of a zoning approval. So can you explain  according to this current setup they own this   piece of property what could they build on this  that wouldn't require a zone change? Uh primarily   that would be residential uses. MF29 is one of the  most intensive residential uh zoning districts,   so they could build very tall apartments on it,  although it's really an awkward configuration all   the way down to a single family house. Does the  applicant know that their only options for that   property currently are just to build a house or a  multif family? I they are aware of that. They've   uh talked to his staff about this uh reasonzoning  and I believe that's why they're in the process of   trying to do this um because their intention  is to build a auto repair place to the south   and then extend the parking up to this location.  And if this applicant continues despite because   according to the notes again this individual was  going to develop regardless of the zone change.   What would be the penalty of someone that went  against? Well, in that case, uh they would have   difficulty uh getting building permits for it  because that's one of the things that's reviewed   uh during that process is the zoning. And so,  uh that would halt their project until they got   zoning approvals. Currently, again, this property  belongs to this individual, not to the city of   Witchah. Correct. That is correct. Um, and just  for context, across the street from this property,   um, was once Joy Land, correct? Correct.  So, I believe this used to be the entrance and there have been a lot of uh, conversations  regarding Joyand recently and so I wanted to just   clear the air. The city of Witchaw never owned  Joy Land. Is that correct? Uh, to my knowledge,   that's correct. So that property doesn't belong  to the city of Witchah. Is that correct? I would   say yes. Okay. Because people have asked about  revitalizing Joyand and the city of Witchah   doesn't own that property. Um but we are talking  about that vicinity. So I thought I'd bring that   up u for again awareness. Um so again that little  piece of property the triangle uh was that one   city of Witchah property that we sold. Can you  ex give us some background to that because it   looks like it is open green space elsewhere but  that sure um I am unfamiliar with the history of   the property. I'm going to look back to our notes.  We generally have information in our staff reports   for the MAPC related to any cases. Uh so back in  1955 the subject site was platted as part of the   plane view uh subdivision and there's no zoning  cases associated with the property. So um I don't   have any records on property ownership but uh  that's the information that we do have in terms of   planning cases. So they did not buy this property  from the city of Witchah. I I don't believe so.   And I think they mentioned uh that they purchased  it fairly recently within the last couple years.   And the concern that was raised regarding I guess  there is the Gypsson Creek right over there. Was   the concern about um oils getting into the river  or what was the concern when it came to the river?   I don't believe that it was uh specific, but I  think that that falls in the general parameters   of what folks were considering. And the thing  that I would uh point out is that when they go   to pull their permits, they'll have to comply  with all the necessary regulations in terms of   storm water and other licensing and permits. So  there are parameters for this uh property owner if   the zone change happens to make sure that it is um  environmentally safe. That is correct. Thank you.   With that, this is in council member Hohheisel's  district. Thank you, Mayor. Um yeah, sending this   back to the DAB was a positive step. They got  to understand more of the project and group   comfortable with it. Um I do advise any people who  are looking for zoning change applications to show   up to the DAB to answer questions. Uh but after  the robust discussion again, they grew a little   more comfortable, understood the parameters of  the project, that it would be used mostly for   parking and that there are safeguards for the  nearby creek. Uh so with all that information,   I move to approve the zone change to LLC per  MAPC's recommendations. In support of this,   um why I move to adopt the findings of the  MAPC, approve the zone change, authorize the   necessary signatures, and instruct the city clerk  to publish the ordinance after approval. Second.   Motion and a second. Any further discussion? I  see none. Madame clerk, please open the role. Motion passes 70. Madame clerk, please call  the next item. Council member, appointments   and comments. Council members, are there any  appointments? I see council member Hoheisle.   Of course. Um, no. I just wanted to say that um  this uh Friday, October 17th, from 6:00 p.m. to   8:00 p.m. at the Plane View Park, we will be  having Candy Crawl. It's one of my favorite   events of the year. Bring the kids, see the kids  all dressed up. Uh we have our first responders,   uh police and fire will be out there, park staff.  It's a great event. Um bring the kids and come on   down and enjoy the time down there. Thank you,  Council Member Hoheisle. Any other comments,   council members? I see none. I'm just going  to again say thank you to the organizers of   the Prairie Fire Marathon, half marathon 5K. Uh  that would be the Witchaw Sports Commission. Um   it was great to see so many people not just  participating but also supporting those who   were participating. And um I do have to give  a shout out because council member Johnson   uh was one of the participants and so was  council member Glascock. Um so I really do   encourage our community to whether participate  or go and cheer on these participants to do that   uh at next year's Prairie Fire in the spring  and in the fall. With that uh we cannot adjourn   because we have an executive session. So, I will  move that the city council recess into executive   session for 10 minutes to receive information  on a civil action pursuant to KSA75-4319B2 for legal consultation with the city  attorney which would be deemed privilege   in the attorney client relationship pending  litigation and legal advice. The executive   session is required to protect attorney  client privilege and the public interest.   The executive session will begin in a minute.  Uh we will end at noon at and return to the   council chambers. Second. Oh, you want the  restroom break. We'll return at 12:05. So   we'll begin the session at 11:55. Thank you.  Uh we motion and a second. You had a second,   right? Motion and a second. Can we please vote?  I. All those in favor say I. I. All those opposed,   same sign. We will recess into  executive session. Thank you.