e Friday uh city manager Leighton thank you mayor  um on the first page we have three proclamations   and an award that will be given it's all on  page one I do not have anything on page two   on page three number one would' approved two  change orders for the witto Waterworks project   these are consistent with what the council saw  about month month and a half ago uh these would   address one of them would address unanticipated  operational issues and the other one would provide   for the extension of the completion date for the  project uh the second item is would approve a   $160,000 project to repair four public art  pieces number number three would approve   the 2025 premium rates for the city's Group  Health vision and dental programs uh number   four would approve 400 th a $400,000 project to  enhance technology and other equipment in Patrol East number five would approve $200,000 for   the purchase of replacement  police protective equipment excuse me on page four number six would approve  $100,000 for the purchase of uh police entry equipment number seven would approve  $400,000 for the purchase of Police   radios these are all CIP projects and were  anticipated uh number eight would approve   the annual performance report for the  use of cdbg home and ESG funds excuse me   number nine would approve the guaranteed maximum  price for the offered Maya Angelou and Rockwell   Library Renovations it's all I have on  page four I do not have anything on page five I do not have anything on page six on page seven 3A and 3B would approve  agreements with Black Hills Energy for   utility work and an agreement with K do for uh  Federal funding for the West Street improvements   sorry and would also adjust the change  order limits for the two segments of West Street Number Four would approve an emergency  sewer repair that was required at 21st Street in Topeka um on page eight   number nine would approve the issuance of irbs  for the Presbyterian manners Pro uh uh project   that would refinance uh previous debt and also  make improvements to several facilities in Kansas um I don't have anything  on nine on page 10 number 16 would   approve the fair market rents for the  housing Choice Voucher Program consist   with new HUD regulations number 17 would  approve the selection of atome Witchita   and MCC real estate and auction for services  related to the disposition of public housing   single family homes mayor that is all I have yes  um for page eight on second readings I know that   we now have an additional um description  regarding these second readings can those   be added to could those be added to um as bullet  points for second reading so people know what   those are yes we could do that in a manner similar  like for instance on page nine you see the listing   of the items we if you're okay with it we could  just put this the plain English yes summary in   like in that so for instance in this one it would  say ethics policy revision and conversion into an   ordinance of the city code and then the next one  would say um zone change request yes we can Etc decision we're not um if you would  like you can either pull it off and   we'll make a we will describe it  or we could go ahead and have it   as a new business under uh housing  regular housing agenda it's up to you so we'll do a PowerPoint we'll need a PowerPoint   presentation and you would let the  clerk know we'll put that okay thank you yeah got it anything else that's all I have mayor  thank you thank thank you Bob any comments from   Council Members events we do have a presentation  also oh we have a presentation but you can maybe   do the comments first and then we'll go to the  presentation yeah I would just encourage everybody   to come out to Unity in the community for district  6 at Ever Green Park tomorrow from 10:00 a.m. to noon is that a two and a half mile  walk or negative it's about one   mile one mile yes I think I can  handle that and it'll be cool and   we'll have water and food and shade and  bleachers and all the things that you need uh just a reminder I think we did a  proclamation this week on Multicultural   Festival uh this upcoming Saturday so another  opportunity for Community to come together for   free great well it's okay with you mayor  um hiding behind the podium is Jamie Nicks   uh who's going to make a library presentation perhaps oh my goodness well thank you for the opportunity to speak with  you again I think I was last here in January   shared a bit about our plans for the year and how  buildings were going to embody most of our time as   well as the finalization of a strategic agenda  setting process um so both of those projects   are like in complete convergence and we'll see  threads of how each are influencing each other   um in this presentation so our Westlink Library  many of you have toured and if you want to tour   I'm happy to do that at any point but um we had  brought up that the flooring in this building is   a little bit different than we've ever done  before and it's included in the art concept   it was um an intentional design element so that  we could bring nature and color from outside in   um yesterday I was on site and they were doing  a mockup in our storage room just to make sure   that they had the technique right and so you can  see on the left that it's a little bit bold um   but those are Kansas wildf flower colors um right  now construction is so on track um they've poured   the concrete in the outside of our building down  here and wrapped around this is we're using every   last inch of the property to make meaning and  purpose out of so kids will be able to come out   of a door into a play Space we'll be able to  wrap around for additional outdoor um reading   opportunities but the number of collaboration  spaces public meeting spaces it's just a real   asset I think um for West wichon wichon total  um major constructions intended to be complete   by mid November which means then we'll get to set  the shelves and bring in the technology and get   the books on the Shelf so we're really um starting  to plan what that ramp up to Rebus looks like um I   think our Angelo branch is it's timeline hopped um  and it was intended to just maximize getting this   done we know that Library disruption of service  isn't ideal but Angelo is a really tight project   that can be completed in four months we're closing  the branch and taking it offline this month on the   28th will be closed for four months for an entire  interior Remodel and also some staging for outdoor   um improvements for for a later project but  the the floor plan here the scope includes this   really special reading room where it's now um a  space where programming can happen um differently   than we've ever had at the branch there's a study  room which hasn't existed in the branch so we're   utilizing um a space that's always been kind of  a dead zone um this wall toward the meeting room   will have um windows installed above the shelving  so that when the meeting room isn't booked um that   members of the public can use it for any purpose  for free and just kind of an extension of the   library space I will say one of the um pieces of  feedback we got when we were talking at the dab   one breakfast was an interest in making sure that  um nonprofits or neighborhood associations know   that they can use spaces libraries for free so  um I reread our policy and we already do that so   we're able to meet someone's someone's interests  immediately but um the next part and phase for   Angelo to kind of taking that concept of indoor  outdoor space that we have at all we're doing at   weslink we're trying to do this here at Angelo  too to create an entry from 21st Street part   of the project will include large signage on 21st  Street that says my Angelo Library um our RFP for   art for all three projects it ends today so we've  got proposals coming in Hutton's going to do some   grading and Landscaping to kind of Terrace this  space this isn't how it will be designed because   we want to engage Community but the vision is that  we've got outdoor seating we've got Garden that   becomes part of the program um that will turn into  a seed lending opportunity um as an addition to   our library of things collection and it becomes a  bit where we can do large scale performances where   our meeting room has been small and we haven't  been able to is it the library who will program   the ging or you partner with an organization  our witcha Public Library Foundation includes   some starting funds for um the infr structure to  build out we've talked with the extension office   and we intend to have a lot of community partner  conversations to best figure out how to ensure   that it's it's vibrant and can I um yesterday we  attended the United Way on the PLS yeah yeah and   I Farms yes was talking about specifically like  is there opport I think so many yeah but this   currently this space here it's currently a window  so we'll have a door on the way out to the Garden   space we're really trying to pay attention to Ada  accessibility as well but that's to be after we   get the building insides um so as soon as Angelo  reopens um we'll be taking Rockwell offline we're   going to shift staff over to Angelo increase  service hours there while Rockwell um it's being   attempted to be done while we're open and then  while were closed so we've got addition that's   identified here in Ed the staff area where we've  got a new drive up window um the Hutton will be   doing the exterior work while we're open and  then at at a certain point we're going to have   to close and so when we close Rockwell that's  when we won't close Rockwell until Angelo's   open and then we'll keep it going um as far  as public programming and collection access so this is what's there now and what's white I  guess is what's there now and then we're able to   add on the north east and south so the meeting  room doubles in size the staff room includes   a new service point and better flow for tons of  materials um the children's room enlarges and then   this becomes a teen space right now they don't  have that but there's some collaboration rooms and   then on the adult side of the building too there  will be some more collaboration rooms but council   member Tuttle definitely will enjoy the new  fireplace it's a feature thank you Jamie you're   welcome and I apologize council member Glascock I  didn't change the title on this slide this is Alie   um we're in the final design phases for it but  part of the goal of this um in story is about   Horizons so the um Airline feel of the existing  building and its um kind of orientation to Mr   Alfred um we're taking that interior as well but  um this project the most of the funds are really   going to creating more meeting room spaces um  this is a gorgeously built designed building   anyhow where we can see anywhere throughout the  building from the service Point that's getting a   remodel because right now it's just it's huge  and big and we want to be um have much more   welcoming inviting lit vibrant experience for  people to come in and and enjoy there's a new   family collaboration room there are a lot of um  supervised home visits that happen at libraries   so adding something adjacent to the kids room  really makes that um facilitation a lot easier   for community members we'll have family place  play space in each of the three remodels as   well but um nursing mother's room I think um  becomes part of public space expectations but   over here right now it's um Reading area it's  going to be turned into a teen space and we'll   have collection and Technology available um  and really portability flexibility throughout um any questions about the remodels okay it's happening it's really happening  we've got movers specking boxes for Angelo we're   figuring out all the nuts and bolts of how to  operate out of the the game room at Edgemore for   a standup um hold pickup so that's kind of fun  um but we're really we're really excited about   where this takes us um structurally but then  also programmatically there are so many more   ways that we can engage Partners um activate  spaces I will say um one concept at Westlink   that we're really excited about is this area is  a make space where we're setting the conditions   providing small amounts of supplies and then just  inviting imagination and making to happen and one   of the things that was really interesting um was  we heard a lot about not having screens or analog   experiences and so this is a game room that's  going to be primarily board games there will   be some video games but we can't live in today's  society without that um anyhow we just completed   our summer reading program and much like all of  our services Co disrupted how we do all of our   business and so we're seeing gain um this year um  our goal is to encourage reading and enthusiasm   for reading for pleasure out of school this looks  like um our participation so we have um for the   babies who are beginning to be exposed to books  and language um you can see the participation   there kids is school AED teens represent 13 to  18 and about three years ago we added adults   into the mix and so we see quite a bit of growth  in that area these numbers are nowhere near where   we were in 2018 it's like a quarter of where  we were so we know we've got some ground to gain so you can start the summer by enrolling in  the program and getting kind of like your guide   and how you track your time and your goal setting  and then if you come back to the library and say   I finished then you get a packet of prizes so we  have enrollment that happens and then finishing   that doesn't happen so there are a lot of a lot of  reasons but we were able to share um and show the   kind of how the data pulls out by ZIP code as part  of our end of program analysis this was really   important to see and where we can really make some  targeted decisions for how our book bus runs next   summer where our programming happens um but we  are pulling from out side of Witchita as well   for the summer reading program and I will say that  we're not the only game in town our baseball team   had a summer reading program as well so there are  lots of opportunities but we'll say ours is the best yeah I think with the temporary  location we're seeing a lot of our   West Witchita users use evergreen  or even the advaned learning library still but um this next year the youth services  team these are their priority goals um so we're   going to really see some remarkable benchmarks  kind of moving um as it relates to program   completion but specifically 67214 and 216 zip  codes lots of different tactics will be at play   next summer I will say um I am sending all of  the princip principl letters about what their   individual enrollment looked like and offering  ways for us to engage early in May um to get   registration if there are easier Pathways to do  that um or communicate with parents so we'll also   um be talking with Educators sorry I just faded  any questions I have question do the hour shift   from Summer to when kidss are back in or do they  just remain the same throughout the year um we   actually close on Sundays throughout summer as  a budget kind of decision several years ago um   our usage during the summer does decline but um I  think we're starting back open yeah we're back in   business 7 days a week at our larger facilities  now say check out our um solar powered Wi-Fi   enabled charging bench we've got three of them we  have funding to add nine more so we're kicking off   that project um as well but um so far like in  the first 3 weeks 200 unique users were able to   access internet and throughout the days oh sorry  um when you talk about um the funding for it is   that a grant we received a Department of Commerce  Grant um to broadcast Wi-Fi intentionally out of   Library grounds onto our parking lots um and then  to install nine more of these benches throughout   the city okay um another follow-up question could  you just give a little bit of a description about   what we're doing for um handicap accessibility or  um people with disabilities just how it folds into   our planes what programs uh we do have for those  um I know we we push audio books quite a bit for   people with uh site disability so I'm just what  else do we have going on there yeah I think um our   digital collections are definitely an  access point um I think Pro probably   we're really paying attention right now to  accessibility of space so my first answers   are like at West link when you walk in we  spent a lot of time making sure that this   Furnishing was able to be used by parents  with Littles but also individuals with   mobility issues that they would feel confident  to be able to get up out of the chair um are   the way that we've spaced our equipment and  shelves I think we're giving a lot more room   the height that we're bringing our shelves down  in order for people not to have to extend reach   um people being all of us um but yeah I think um  some of the workflows are are a lot different but   as far as Collections and service and I mean  our Partnerships are strong with um agencies   that are in service to individuals with limited  limited challenges or limited skills or abil   ities but I think um yeah we're always looking  for opportunities to F A need that's that's   identified appreciate it these uh Wi-Fi parking  lots right people can access WiFi parking lots   do people have to still log in the library system  so there's a tracking okay yeah I think we have um   a basic um compliance because it's public yeah  it's the same process as we use inside our fac so great presentation um that saved me during  dab one day so it actually reaches back inside   the building too nice um so we have the the  wonderful summer program I was just thinking   always make my kids um check out like five books  during Christmas break do we have like a break   program as well like a challenge or anything  I'm remembering a number of years ago we did   a lot of winter break activities I'm not sure  what our our program plans are for for December   but I can check on that okay awesome this is  wonderful let me know if I can do anything   to assist you in your amazing work and thanks for  investing um time and attention and dollars in our libraries Jamie this is J V yes are we still  looking at January for an opening for West   link Library we are okay thank you you're  welcome I think um we do plan for each of   our reopenings to have a CommunityWide  celebration um and I will tell you   next year 2026 your Witchita Public Library  turns 150 so we're also planning that thank you have a great weekend