I pledge allegiance to the flag of the  United States of America and to the republic   for which it stands. One nation under God,  indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Say manager, how many more of these do you  have? Uh, only one more. One more. Yep. N   16. Second to last woman. It is. Thank you  for observing that. Yeah. I know you get in   later and later cruising into. Yeah. What? I'll  tell you why in a few minutes. So why I'm late,   but um Okay. Preview for December 9th. You  have five folks on the public agenda. Move   on to your third page. Number one would adopt  the recommendations of the property maintenance   task force. Staff will make some comments and  then the task force will have a representative   that will actually make the presentation. Um  number one under new business would approve the   overnaming of a portion of Ash Street for Pastor  JP Dennis Jr. Is there any cost to that? Uh yes,   it's uh we quoted in the report. It's just  for the uh signs and to be honest with you,   I think we probably it's $500. It probably  overstated the cost just a little bit, but Okay. Number two would consider an ordinance calling for  a March 3 uh 2026 special election to impose a 1%   city sales tax. This uh proposal has been put  uh before you by a group called Witchah Forward   and they will make a presentation on their uh  plans during the staff presentation on that   item. Number three, you would approve three-year  agreement with the Greater Witchah Partnership to   uh excuse me for economic development services.  Number four would approve a one-year agreement   with the Witchaw Independent Business Association  for small business assistance. Number five would   approve the third phase of the K96 and Greenwich  Starbond District to construct a $191 million   multi-port athletic complex on 40 acres of  land in the southeast corner of the district. Next page. Uh the uh planning item would approve a   reasonzoning in district three. This was  continued from the December 2nd meeting. On consent, nothing on first page of consent.  3A would approve a funding agreement with Sed   County for the maintenance of the MS Mitch  Mitchell flooding control project or flood   control projects. Number six would approve  an overestimate bid for the 17th Street   improvement project due to increased costs  for storm water sewer uh manhole replacements,   signal upgrades, and increased  concrete costs. Next page number   seven would approve appointments to  the grants review committee for 2026. Then to the last page, number 10 would approve  the sale of a public housing authority home. That's all I have for the December 9th meeting.  When I received the December 16th uh agenda,   I thought it was a practical joke. See, that  is my last regular meeting. Unfortunately,   it is not. And so, it is a very lengthy agenda.  start on the second page. Yeah, I will tell you it   started with 21 new business items and I actually  have moved several of those to the first meeting   in January. Um my present to Dennis. Um but the  number one new council business would approve a   letter of intent for the issuance of $8 million in  multifamily housing revenue bonds for 32 workforce   housing apartment units. Number two would approve  a letter of intent for the issuance of $39 million   in IRBs for medical production facility. Number  three would approve the development agreement   for redevelopment of old the old town square west  town west square facility. Excuse me. Didn't say   that the right way. The old or former town west  square facility. Uh number four would approve the   development agreement for the construction  of phase three in K in the K96 in Greenwood   Starbond district. Number five would approve the  salary and classification ordinances for 2026. Number six would amend the transient guest tax  charter ordinance to reflect changes requested   by the Kansas Department of Revenue. Number seven  would approve the purchase of centralized contract   management system. Number eight would approve the  end ofear budget adjustments. Number nine would   approve the allocation of special liquor tax funds  for grants to address alcohol and substance abuse   prevention and treatment. Number 10 would approve  an operating partnership agreement with Botanica. Number 11 would approve 22  cultural funding activation grants. The next item would approve 2026 OP3 and bike  path repair, pave alley repair and traffic   signal detection replacement projects. Next item  would approve 2026 dirt street paving program.   Next would approve uh guarantee maximum  price for the first street bridge project. Next item would approve revised design  contract for the Douglas improvement project. I think that gets us to number 16 which is approve  a 2026 property casualty and liability insurance   coverages. Quick question. If the uh proposed  sales tax were to move forward on the 9th,   then the second vote would have to be on the 16th.  Would it also be public hearing or there would be   a public comment too? Typically that would be on  the consent agenda as a approval of the second. Number two on the planning agenda  is approval of a zoning ch change   in district 4. There's a difference between  MAPC and DAB recommendations. Number three   would approve a zoning ch change in district 5.  This was deferred from the December 2nd meeting. uh on a housing agenda. Next page,  uh approve a conditional commitment   of eight project based housing vouchers  for a project located on South Broadway. Nothing on the next page. On the following page,  number eight would approve a reallocation of   unspent flood control funds for pending storm  water improvements. Number 10 would approve   uh the annual appropriation of the 26  budget and the payment of 25 uh 2025 claims. Mr. Vice Mayor, I believe Oh, excuse me. No,  I do have a few items. Um, next to last page   number 23 is the public housing authorities  approval of the sale of 332 North Riverview.   I'm hoping this will be the last transaction  associated with all this. I think we have   four or three in front of you and then you've  got five public housing authority homes that   um are for would be sold. Mr. Vice Mayor, that's  all I have on the on that agenda. Okay. Thank   you. Any announcements or comments? We do have a  staff presentation today. We do. It's a short one,   but yes, we have some. I just wanted to  mention next Thursday is um city manager   Leightton's retirement celebration at the  Witchaw Art Museum. So, encourage everyone   to come and give their well wishes. And also, if  you have not submitted your tribute video yet,   it's due today. So, make sure that you get  that done. No one has told me anything about   this. Is there an open bar? Should be for  you. We might still be in the meeting. Thank you very much, city manager. Just wanted  to quickly say I'm over here just finished with   a tour with Senator Jared Mor at the United  Open Door. We were over here learning more   about the commodity supplemental food  program and the community ministry   over by 21st opportunity drive. We're  very appreciative of the organizations   that have come together including the  food bank United and United Way. Um,   and just a quick reminder for individuals who  want to know the resources in our community,   United Way has a page that resource guide and it  is posted on their website and really encourage   our community members to uh provide that resource  to those who are in need. This holiday season. Okay, thank you. The presentation. Yes,  we have a presentation from Paul Gelman. Thank you, Bob. Good morning, council  members. Um wanted to give you a quick   uh presentation on traffic calming techniques. Um  oftent times engineering staff more specifically   uh traffic engineering staff receives calls  from citizens ex expressing concerns of   speeding through their neighborhoods. Staff  when we get those requests staff evaluates   uh the street uh conditions as well as collect  speed data. Rarely we see uh speeding issues. Uh   many times it's perception the vehicles are going  faster than what uh they are actually measured. So a few things I want to cover this morning. Um   layout of the street network. um on street  parking, how it how it impacts uh speeding, roadway geometry as well as lane reductions  that we have completed here recently. Roadway geometry uh typically uh historical  historical neighborhoods were straight grid   layouts um which lead to or  could lead to perceived speeding.   Um we get requests from citizens  to install stop signs to control   speeds and stop signs aren't uh used  for that. They are used to control um control traffic and to assign rightway  in essence. So, um, for instance,   if we have a a perceived speeding, you know, if  these intersections aren't controlled by stop   signs due to various other reasons, crashes,  side obstructions, or anything like that,   we might get a request to reduce install stop  signs to reduce speeds through here. Um, again,   they're not used to uh control speeds  because if we install a stop sign that   stops a major traffic for what the minor would  be. Folks tend to ignore those stop signs and   then creating a a more hazardous condition um  than being than the intersection being open. Throughout the years, uh subdivisions have  been um platted differently. Um you can   see the there is no longer the grid pattern  anymore. Um it's more curvey on your streets.   um with culde-sacs platted off of those. Um this  reduces, you know, um the true intersections,   many of them are te and it also discourages  through traffic through the cladded subdivisions. Going on to some of the  traffic calming techniques,   on street parking. Um this is one of the uh  most uh effective traffic calming elements   on streets. Um it's very effective  keeping speeds low due to the vehicles   um being parked. Narrowing the street  roadway as well as tree canopy also helps. Tubular markers. We had uh placed tubular markers  on Second Street uh west of Hillside um more so   to control some turning um movements that we  had issues with. folks were traveling in this,   you know, kind of down the center and turning  into a clinic, whereas, you know, another car   would be traveling closer to the south curb line  and we'd have some crashes. We had installed   these tubular markers to help define those travel  patterns, but as you can see, it represents a a   uh parked vehicle as well. So, that was a bonus  to this. Um the speed limits uh on second street   through this area are 28 miles an hour. So it  has effectively reduce those speeds as well. We had a request um to again a speeding concern  along 27th Street from Glenn to Synica. We had   installed some various traffic calming techniques.  Uh we did three locations. Um this one shows,   you know, curb extensions, what a curve extension  could be on each side of the street. Um we also   had some that were installed that were offset.  And then we I think we had a little mini median   installed as well. The results of that speed uh  with these techniques uh resulted in approximately   a 4 mph speed reduction along the corridor.  Reduction was more prevalent near these traffic   control devices or the tubular markers. However,  throughout it was 4 miles an hour. The cost to   install these uh that's approximately $3,500 for  the pair. And we are doing this as a pilot project   um utilizing neighborhood improvement program  funding um so that we can see you know as other   areas uh request traffic control devices that  we can uh special assess those. Um we have uh   received this would be what it would look like as  a permanent installation to install concrete and   those costs um we put that out for bid and  they are approximately $20,000 per pair. So   um going forward that would be um special  assessed to those neighborhoods that might   want this. So uh two questions here. one um when  you say special assess does that mean the whole   block that we would define a benefit district?  Yes. Yeah. Okay. And then the second question   um do you have to have the permission of the  um the property owners, you know, these are   laying in front of their houses. We do and we  have uh we had um the contractor started to   go out and install those. Um, we've had to try  and shift them a little bit because, you know,   I don't know that they were too concerned with  the tubular markers. They didn't express concerns,   but once we start going out to actually  construct the traffic control device,   then they've had some issues. So, we've tried to  shift them one way or the other and we are working   with those property owners. What's Sorry, Mike.  Go ahead. What's the lifespan of the temporary   tubular markers versus the permanent installation  that you just showed as well? You know, I think   these have been um stayed up pretty well. Um  you know, we don't plow these streets typically,   so they could they should be able to stay  up. Um I don't know that we've had anybody   hit them or anything like that. So, um they're  probably not the most aesthetically pleasing   uh devices, but it does give an idea of what  the reduction of speeds could be if they were   installed. And then the permanent ones, I think,  you know, they'd remain out there the whole time. So again, it was uh about $3,500 to install this  and then approximately $20,000 for the permanent   installation. And we've had good results. Like  I said, 4 miles an hour is pretty good results. Want to talk about medians. Um again, this  is another traffic uh calming technique um   that has been installed. Um, you know, going  forward, we might reduce this width, you know,   even more. Um, we want to be, uh, make sure  that we can still accommodate fire trucks, etc. This, uh, this doesn't look  like much. I know the, uh,   the Winston Street is kind of covering  this, but, this is a small median. Um,   again, it doesn't look like much. Um, on paper,  you think you it needs to be larger. However, when I went up there to come to uh take a picture  and see how it was operating, this red car was   parked there and it really narrowed it down. Folks  had to really slow down to go around that. So,   it's another good good uh opportunity. And with  these permanent installations, these would be   a special assessed. Um these were installed with  when the subdivision was paved and these would be   part of the special assessments of paving. Another  treatment that we have utilized these again are   curve extensions adjacent or near the intersection  which slows speeds as you go around the corners. And we've also completed some midb block. Um, as I mentioned  before, we've had good um, we've been working   with planning engineers and developers. As you  can see, this was a snippet of the paving plans.   This was included in the paving plans for the  subdivision and again installed with the paving.   So special assessment but it's another technique  that uh we have used and platting engineers   and developers are receptive to these and  actually have been um supportive of them.   So we continue to look at opportunities to put  those in. The advantage of doing it with the   uh paving project is you know people are aware of  they are you know prior to purchasing their homes. I'm going to move on to arterial streets a  little bit. Um this is through Deleno. Um   again there's uh we put in curb  extensions at the intersections   um which decrease the pro the crossing distance  for pedestrian which is a safety benefit and   again narrowing the roadway reduces speeds the  average speed through Delena is 21 miles an hour   so it's effective probably with the angle  parking as well moving to the east this is   uh Douglas west of Washington. Similarly, you can  see the curve extensions that were installed as   part of the the bus shelters. Um, and that's been  uh that also slowed some traffic and the traffic   uh speeds there are approximately 30 miles  an hour which is the posted speed limit.   And then we had taken some average speeds  east of Washington and they are the same. We have also utilized some tubular  markers on First Street just   uh west of Oldtown. Again,  narrowing First Street down   um to slow speeds. And that has an average  speed of approximately 32 miles hour. As a comparison, um when Second Street was  reconstructed a few years ago, we had installed   a raised intersection. Um and we have some raised  crosswalks on Sycamore um near near 225 Sycamore   north of Douglas as well as some raised crosswalks  on MLAN near Equity Bank Park. Um they all have   a different uh slope to them. Um, I personally,  you know, this one's pretty abrupt. However, it   really does what it was intended to slow traffic  and allow for, you know, safety of pedestrians   to cross the street. I think the one on Sycamore  is pretty good. The ones down near uh adjacent to   Equity Bank Park, I think they're pretty minimal  and I don't know that they're very effective. So,   we're trying to find that happy balance between  them all. But again, it's a good technique. on the   raised intersection. What's the difference between  this and a speed bump? Because when I go over   this, I just assume it's a speed bump in my mind  because it acts as that. So, is it just the It's   the length of it, you know, speed bumps. So, this  you can get the whole vehicle on top of it before   you go back down. Speed bumps, some of them are  pretty, you know, you have wheels on either side.   So, we've been trying even the raised  intersections or the raised crosswalks,   we want to make them long enough to so that the  vehicle gets up before this is the most effective   way to curb me speeding. It is. It's like I say,  it's it's abrupt and you know, it's not that I   speed, but if I were to speed, this is the way  to curb that. Yes. And I think we're proposing   some more along Second Street as we, you know,  make improvements from uh Maine to St. Francis   on a future project. So they they have you're  right, they do work well. Some other traffic   uh calming devices roundabout there at Sycamore  and Douglas and then this one is within the   uh Oak Creek which is 19th and Chateau. We have  had some uh platting engineers uh ask about some   smaller ones within the residential subdivision.  So we're We will try some more of those as well. And then the last slide here is the uh lane  reductions. This is on Waco where we've   uh reduced four lanes to three lane  roadways. Um again it provides a safety   benefit providing you know getting the left  turn vehicles out of the inside through lanes   um to prevent rear end accidents or crashes.  And it also when vehicles are all traveling,   three vehicles are traveling in the same  lane, it really normalizes speed so you   don't have the high and low ends. Um so there  it increases that vehicle density which tends   to lower the speeds on the threelane roadways. We  converted Lincoln Street between Woodlon and Rock   um last year. I drive that um frequently and  there was a noticeable difference from the four   lanes to three lanes and we're still getting  the same amount of traffic through it. So, and then before I get to questions, I want to  mention one other thing. We have been staff has   been working with uh planning engineers,  developers as well as WAVA to look at our   subdivision regulations, specifically article  7 regarding the street uh layouts and widths.   And I think some of you know the collector streets  through residential neighborhoods without vehicles   parking on them are really really wide.  I think we can narrow those up. So, um,   we're working with them to look at those typical  sections. Um, and then we'll also, you know,   continue to talk about traffic calming techniques.  So, and with that, I will stand for questions. Uh,   do you want to talk a little bit about if we do  a traffic study at an intersection we think is   particularly dangerous? I guess you guys have your  engineers guide book. I don't know if everybody   else knows about that. just might want to touch on  that real quick. So, if we get a let's say I'm at   a stop sign request or something like that at an  intersection, um we look at crash data. We'll do   a traffic count and we also look to see if there  are any side obstructions at that intersection   that may be um a factor in crashes. So, and that  could be structures, houses. Some of the areas had   houses within the 90 foot triangle site triangle  by code. Um some have raised yards. Um so we look   at all of that prior to making a decision. So if  any improvements need to be made, do we have a   budget for traffic slowing? We we don't. The only  thing that um you know with this 27th Street,   we were doing this as a trial um and we were using  neighborhood improvement program funding to do   that just to see what the results are. And again,  if other neighborhoods I'm I know council member   Hohisel and I believe Glascow have had requests in  their uh districts for um traffic coming to slow   speeds. So this gives us an idea and then we would  approach those and it would be special assisted. I   know Second Street by Brown Thresh Park is still  a problem, right? Yes. And there was a vehicle   clocked at 102. So that that's a real problem.  So must have been the southside or went out west. Well, we'll continue to look at options.  You know, we I think as we do more,   we get better design. So Paul, I think the  mayor was had something Oh, sorry. Thank   you very much for that presentation. I wanted  to know when it comes to the calming project,   you don't get credit. I know that  I know that they are neighborhood. I would like to know if there's like a top 10  list of areas where you've been asked for traffic   and what the results of it really has improved  and reduced number of crashes and then see the   top 10 list of places where we've seen a lot of  crashes and traffic calling might be an option. Okay. I know Mike Armor, our traffic  engineer, keeps track of, you know,   neighborhood issues. Um, so we can kind  of look at that. Um, regarding crashes,   we look at the top 10 high accident um  at each at the intersections as well as   midblocks each year to see if anything needs  to be addressed. I don't know that we get a   lot of those would be on the residential  streets, but we can take a look at that. Okay, Paul, just real quickly,  that top 10 list that we have,   what are some of the common contributors to  those accidents? Um, and a lot of those wind   up to be what? Rear end or t-bone crashes.  Some of them are um a lot of them are at   the maybe the signalized intersection where  we have a protected permissive left turn. Um   so we would look at that timing to see if we  do protected only midblock crashes. Um some   locations either signalized or not. You know if  it's a four lane do we need to make a fifth lane   left turn lane there? 13th and Gatewood's a good  example. It's a signalized intersection. However,   um there's only four lanes on 13th Street.  We tried to do a lead left signal phasing   um for a particular direction. However, we still  have crashes. So, we've submitted that for highway   safety improvement program funding to have a left  turn. So, so a lot of times it's either geometrics   or signalization that's causing the issue. Maybe  not speed as much. Correct. Yes. Okay. Thank you. Okay. Any other questions for Paul? you all a good weekend.