Good morning, Witchah, and good morning to  all of you. Thank you for joining us for   this week's city council meeting. We call this  meeting to order. With us this morning is Pastor   Mark Usri with New Testament Christian Church to  provide our invocation. Following the invocation,   we will have our pledge of allegiance and  we ask that you please stand for both. Good morning everyone. Heavenly Father, we  come together today with grateful hearts   for an opportunity to serve our community.  Grant wisdom to each district office to Lily   Mayor Willie Lou Woo. Give them courage  to act justly and compassion to listen   with understanding. May their words be  respectful, their decisions be fair,   and their actions reflect the integrity  and the care for all of our community.   Guide them to work together in unity, setting  aside personal interests for the greater good.   Bless our community, God, with peace, with  progress, with hope. And let this meeting this   morning, God, and future meetings throughout  this year help guide our community to growth,   to give glory, God, to you and everything that is  accomplished. Help us to be respectful as Jesus   said, "Do unto others as you would have them do  unto you." And God, we give you the glory and the   honor, God, for all that is accomplished today  and in the future. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. America and to the republic for which it stands.   One nation under God indivisible  with liberty and justice for all. Thank you, pastor. Madame clerk,  can you please call the first item? Approve the minutes of regular meeting January  27th, 20126. Council members, any items to be   edited? I see none. I move to approve the  minutes for January 27th, 2026. 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. Awards and proclamations. Mayor,  we have two proclamations today.   The first is Witchah Public Libraryies 150th  anniversary and the American Heart Month and   National Wear Red Day. May I please  ask the entire council to join me at   the front and the representatives and  friends of the Witchah Public Library. The proclamation reads, The city of Witchah,  Kansas, founded in 1870. Whereas for 150 years,   the Witchaw Public Library has served as a  cornerstone of our community by providing free and   equitable access to information, resources, and  programs that support lifelong learning. And since   its founding in 1876, the library has fostered  literacy, inspired imagination, and championed   intellectual freedom for residents of all ages and  backgrounds. Whereas the Witchaw Public Library   has continually evolved to meet the changing needs  of Witchah by embracing innovation, technology,   and creative programming while remaining a  trusted and welcoming public space. Whereas strong   community partnerships and volunteerism advance  the library's mission by expanding opportunities   for learning, civic engagement, and meaningful  connection. Whereas the public library remains a   vital hub for curiosity, creativity, and community  engagement, and the city of Witchah recognizes its   lasting impact on generations of residents and  its enduring commitment to community well-being.   Now therefore, be it resolved that the Witchah  City Council does hereby proclaim February 3rd,   2026 as Witchah Public Libraryies  150th anniversary day. [applause] Thank you, Mayor and Council. Today, we're  celebrating something truly remarkable. 150 years   of the Witchah Public Library, proudly serving our  community. For a century and a half, this library   has been far more than a building with books.  It's been a welcoming doorway to knowledge,   imagination, and opportunity. It's where children  discover the magic of stories. Students chase   big dreams, and job seekers find support,  neighbors connect. It's not just information,   but it's one another. Witchah Public Libraries  spark joy in quiet moments of reading, in lively   programs and conversations, and in the simple  comfort of knowing that there's a place where   everyone belongs. Through change, growth, and  generations of readers, it's remained a steady,   generous presence in our community. We look  forward to celebrating this milestone all   throughout 2026 because one day isn't just  enough. So, we invite everyone to come in.   um especially today, we've got um a display  happening and we're inviting our residents to   share their wonderful library stories with us  all throughout the year. But on February 10th,   next week, Michael Theres, who's the new  reading rainbows host, he's coming to the   library. Um our best-selling author, Kate Quinn,  is launching her new book, The Astral Library.   She's coming on the 17th of April of February.  Be sure to get your tickets. The Academy Awards   shorts are coming up. The Big Read book, it's  it's actually an amazing book. It's a poetry   called The Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, and  it celebrates community. We're also adding a   community garden at our Maya Angelo branch. More  art is coming to the Walters and Alfred branches.   We'll have ice cream socials to celebrate um  with our friends in the summer reading. And a   civic passport is being launched this year in  partnership with the Kansas Leadership Center.   Here's to 150 years of curiosity, community, and  joy, and to many more chapters to come. Thank you. [applause] May I please ask the friends  of American Heart Association   to come forward and any council  members who would like to stay. The proclamation reads, "The city of Witchah,  Kansas, founded in 1870. Whereas cardiac arrest is   a leading cause of death worldwide with more than  350,000 out of hospital cardiac arrests occurring   annually in the United States and only about 10%  of victims surviving. Whereas approximately 70%   of out of hospital cardiac arrests occur at home  making bystanders often family members the first   and most critical link in the chain of survival.  Yet only about 41% of victims receive immediate   CPR and fewer than 12% receive AED assistance  before advanced help arrives despite evidence that   prompt CPR can double or triple survival rates.  Whereas more than 23,000 children experience out   of hospital cardiac arrest each year, including  infants and youth participating in sports. And   studies show women are less likely than men to  receive bystander CPR due to fear of causing harm,   legal concerns, or discomfort with physical  contact barriers that can be addressed through   education and awareness. Whereas the American  Heart Association's na nation of life survivor   lifesavers rather initiative seeks to double  survival from out of hospital cardiac arrest   by 2030 through CPR and AED education, public  access to defibrillators and cardiac emergency   response planning and encourages all to raise  awareness by wearing red on national wear red   day on February 6, 2020. 26 in support of heart  health. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the   Witchah City Council does hereby proclaim  February 2026 as American Heart Month. [applause] Thank you, Mayor Woo, and to  the council members for this honor. On   behalf of myself and Heather, who is  here, I am the advocacy chair for the   American Heart Association. I'm grateful  to this association for its leadership,   for its commitment to saving lives. We accept  this award on behalf of the families and the   communities that we serve. Heart health is not  just a medical issue. It's a community issue.   And as we approach wear a red day on Friday, we  encourage everyone to wear red, raise awareness,   recommmit to prevention, education, and equity  in heart health and care for all. Thank you. [applause] Madame clerk, please call the next item. Public  agenda. We now come to public agenda. The public   agenda allows for up to five speakers to have  five minutes each to address the council.   Please bear in mind that this is not a period of  dialogue with council or a question and answer   period. This is your opportunity to address the  city council with your concerns. I ask that you   address your remarks to the city council as a  body and not to any individual council member.   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 speak   into the microphone. Please state their name  and address to the record. A time clock will   display the speaker's remaining time to speak.  Order and rules of decorum will be observed. We have no speakers signed to up  today. Would anyone in the public   like to address the council? Please  state your name and your address. Good morning, Bill Stout, District 5.  Almost everybody up here knows me. Uh,   I wouldn't be here today if someone  would have taken the time to return   my call or respond to my email, but no  such luck. I'd like to open with a quote.   We have the opportunity to invest in Witchita's  safety so we have the resources we need to keep   you and your loved ones safe. On March 3rd, say  yes to watch Witchita win. If those words sound   at all familiar, it's because they came from an  advertisement that's currently running on local   media, radio, and across internet platforms. The  advertisement, not surprisingly, was paid for by   Witchah Ford. The problem is it was filmed in a  fire station using a public employee, a fireman   identified as Warren. Now, you might ask, why is  that concerning? Well, it's a clear violation of   city policy to have a city employee take a public  stance on any issue on an agenda or campaign.   It was filmed inside a fire station, station one,  and someone at the city had to authorize it. I   want to know who, and I want to know how they're  going to be held accountable. See, I worked for   the sheriff's department. My father retired from  the PD, as did many other members of my family.   And I'm acutely aware of the policy regarding  taking a position on a political campaign.   In fact, it's a fireable offense to even display a  campaign sign in your yard when working for one of   those organizations. I'm disgusted by this ad.  I'm disgusted by the fact that someone allowed   it to happen and I'm disgusted by the continued  efforts of Witchah Forward to influence a special   election, one that many of us think should have  never happened in the first place. You as a body   decided against the will of the people to force  an election on a piece of legislation that you   didn't even compose. It was written by a third  party special interest group. And I assure you,   no one voted for them to write law. The group has  shown their true colors multiple times. First with   an ad that implied anyone who opposed their sales  tax initiative was a communist. That was absurd.   Then they sent out a mailer in giving false  information about where, when, and how to   vote and giving information about how much you'd  save in property tax. Problem is, the math doesn't   support their claim. And now we have this ad using  a public employee as a political pawn. I called   the city council office on Friday to discuss the  matter. No one would even answer the phone. I left   a voicemail. No one bothered to return my call. I  sent all of you an email. No one had the courtesy   to even accept and respond to it with even a  gotcha. Would have been fine. Couldn't have   that. But thank you, Madame Mayor. I do appreciate  the conversation you and I had. Uh I called again   yesterday morning. Couldn't get through. Kept  getting voicemail. Called the main switchboard.   Someone finally answered, sent me over to city  council office. And I was told, and probably this   is the part that bothers me the most, quote, "It's  up to the council members if they want to talk to   you and return your call or address your concern."  Wow, that's some top-notch public service. Guys,   you know, I'm disappointed. I'm opposed  to this poorly written ordinance because   it's too vague. It's far too rushed, pushed and  written by a third party special interest group,   and the people involved have shown themselves  to be less than trustworthy. As a witchin,   a taxpayer, and a former public servant in this  community, I demand to know who authorized the ad,   and I want him held publicly accountable. The  ad not only violates policy, it violates Kansas   election law. And yes, I checked. Most of you  should be ashamed of yourselves. You appear to be   dodging accountability and you're supporting the  will of special interests above the overwhelming   majority of people in Witchah who will be forced  to bear the burden of this unjust taxation in the   event it actually does pass. And on a final note,  should by some miracle it pass considering the   current polls, I'd like to see a hand recount.  Thank you. Thank you, Bill. Would anyone else   from the public like to address the council? I see  none. I have a question for the city manager. Um,   this was a question that was posed to several  council members uh regarding the filming of a   commercial and I would like to hear from legal  what is happening at the current moment. Well,   I'll I'll jump in um initially. Um, yeah, there  does seem to be, again, I don't know what link   he's referring to or if there's a specific one.  We did a little look to see, and I didn't see the   exact um link that he was speaking of. Um, but  there is if, as identified, concern with a city   employee using city resources in a city facility,  then that would warrant more investigation. Um,   but I don't have the um link to investigate.  So, I'm not sure um what he's uh referring to,   but we'll do some more digging to see if we can  find the actual link that he's referring to. I   don't know if legals. Yeah, I would concur that is  a concern if that is um the case. I have not seen   the ad, but I would like to pursue this if there's  someone can provide that information. Thank you,   city manager and city attorney. Uh the other point  of uh clarification, thank you, Bill, on bringing   up the information regarding voting. Um I'm going  to put this on the record. This is on the Cedric   County election page. Um again, February 10th  is the deadline for voter registration for this   special election. February 11th is the first day  to send mail ballots for this special election.   February 17th is the early in-person voting  at election office. That's where it begins. Uh   February 24th is the last day to request a mail  ballot. February 26 is early in-person voting   beginning at satellite locations. And lastly,  March 3rd is the date of the special election   and mail ballots must be returned by 700 p.m. to  be counted that day. Again, this information is on   the Cedric County election website. Madame  Clerk, can you please call the next item? Mayor, it looks like there's someone  that are wanting to speak on the council.   It's not showing up on our screen. Yeah, it's  not showing up on our board. Mayor, sorry. Um,   I just wanted to comment to um Mr. Stout, I  don't have an email from you. Um, I just did a   quick search, so if I missed it, I apologize, but  the last email I have from you is from 2025. So,   um, I just wanted you to know I'm not ignoring  you. I I didn't get it for some reason. if you'd   like to re resend it to me, I'd be happy  to take a look. Thank you, Mayor. I want to   just echo those sentiments. Mr. Stout, I also  don't have an email from you. Just searched   um so I apologize, but every Friday I tried  to carve out time to respond to emails to get   it down to zero and respond to voicemails. So,  happy to speak with you, but please know that I   was not ignoring you. I'll echo. Last email  I have from you is on September 3rd, 2024. I see no further comments. Madame clerk,  can you please call the next item? Consent agenda items 1 through 16. Council members, are there any items to be pulled?   I see none. I will move to approve  consent agenda items 1 through 16. Second. Sorry, I'm still getting  used to that. 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 February  2nd, 2026. Good morning, Mayor, City Council.   Josh Lober, Department of Finance. Board of Bids  and Contracts convened yesterday, February 2nd,   2026 for the following items. For engineering,  we have water distribution improvements,   sanitary sewer improvements, paving and  paving to serve Pineway Edition phase two   for Pearson Construction LLC for an  aggregate bid total of $599,712.65. For purchasing, we have the electrical  services for expansion of video surveillance   cameras at various intersections for  LT technology solutions for $119,573. We have the video security camera expansion  at various intersections or the physical   cameras for Sandifer engineering and  controls incorporated for $64,92.74. We have the belt press roller assembly parts  for Alpha Lavvel Incorporated for $91,39329. We have the enterprise support services renewal  for Microsoft incorporation for $115,8.35. We have the trash and recycling  containers and collection for   park and facilities groups for  change order for waste connection   of Kansas incorporated for an amended  estimated monthly cost of $19,760.7. We have the indirect cost allocation plan change  order for MGT Impact Solutions LLC for an amended   amount of $8,500. This is how to become a vendor  with the city. This is our purchasing calendar of   small business resource partners that the city  is hosting or participating with. And these are   open public opportunities out on the street  today. And I'd be happy to try to answer your   questions and recommend your approval. [snorts]  Thank you, Josh. Questions for staff? I see none.   I move to approve the board board of bids and  contracts dated February 2nd, 2026. 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  Gunzelman, public works and utilities. For the   record, I have some new petitions for your  consideration this morning. The signatures   on the petitions represent 100% of the improvement  districts and the petitions are valid per Kansas   statute. Arveda second edition located in district  5. projects will provide water and sanitary   sewer improvements required for an existing  residential development. Fossil rim addition   located in district 5. The project will provide  paving improvements required for an existing   commercial development and Hoover Industrial Park  second edition located also located in district 5.   project will provide sewer improvements  required for an existing commercial development.   It's recommended city council approve the new  petitions and budgets, adopt the new resolutions,   and authorize the necessary signatures. And  I will stand for questions. Thank you, Paul.   Questions for staff? I see none. 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. Funding for replacement of large water meters. Good morning, mayor. Uh members of city  council. For the record, Don Henry,   public works and utilities. Uh the item before you  at the moment um recommends approval of funding   for replacement of water meters for commercial  and industrial applications. This is necessary   to promote the accurate uh measurement of water  usage and collection of the associated revenue.   Um this project will um continue to replace  aging turbine style water meters with new   ultrasonic type meters. Ultrasonic type meters  provide um an advantage over the old turbine   style in terms of the accuracy of reading,  longer life expectancy, less maintenance and   um the uh more accurate collection of revenue  through time. Uh this is especially true where   um the the aging meters tend to slow down and  and underread as a result of wear and tear on   the mechanical um components inside of the meter.  Ultrasonic meters are able to pick up on discrete   flows within industrial applications where you  have higher flows um and and you have a discrete   increase in flow such as a uh drinking  fountain or an individual toilet flush or   um a sink faucet is turned on. The old turbine  style isn't as capable of picking up those   discrete increases whereby the newer technology  does leading to um more accurate readings.   City Council authorized funding in the amount of  $600,000 to begin the meter replacement program   in March of 2022. An additional 200,000 was  authorized in 2023 and uh the water distribution   division has made great progress on this project.  In fact, they've completed a change out of all of   the 6 in and larger meters. They've completed the  four and the 3-in meters and have been chipping   away at the 2-in meters. And the um outcome  to date due to the uh improved uh technology   and newer meters is an increase in revenue  of more than half a million dollars a year. Staff um will use the requested funds to  continue the 2-in meter change out program.   Uh the current adopted CIP includes $300,000 yet  in 2025 and $300,000 in 26 for water distribution   meter replacements. And staff is recommending  authorization of the full amount at this time.   Therefore, is recommended that the city council  approve the project, adopt the resolution,   and authorize the necessary signatures. Thank you,  and I'll stand for any questions as you have at   this time. Thank you, Don. Questions for staff. I  just have one. Can you go back to slide number 29? I wanted to know of these 2inch meter um pipes  uh readers rather um where are these located   mainly? Are they throughout the city of Witchaw  or are they focused in a specific district? They   they would be throughout the the city. um a 2-in  meter is is um it could be used in a variety of   applications whether it's um smaller manufacturing  or food service um those type of applications. And lastly, of those old turbines,  what's the age expectancy of that type of   uh turbine versus the new ultrasonic?  Um, if it's okay, I'd like to call Matt   Townsen to the to the bench to give  you some uh more details on on that. Good morning, Mayor Council. Matt Townsen,  water distribution. Uh, to answer the question,   the turbine style meters uh can last anywhere  from 10 to 15 years. uh but they will say start   to slow down over time as Don stated because  the slowing of those mechanical components   inside whereas the ultrasonic meters don't  have any moving components inside. It's mainly   the battery life and the batteries on these  units are warrantied for 10 years but we've   also seen them last a bit longer than that and  it would just be a simple battery replacement. Thank you, Matt. Yes, ma'am. I see no further  questions for staff. We will now open it up for   public comment. I see no one from the public.  I will bring it back to the bench. Uh since   this is in all districts, I will go ahead and  move that the council approved the project,   adopt the resolution, and authorize the  necessary signatures per charter ordinance   211. This item requires a twothirds  majority vote. Second. Motion and   a second. Any further discussion? I see  none. Madam clerk, please open the role. Motion passes 70. Madame clerk,  please call the next item. The zone change request in the city from  SF-5 single family residential district   to MF-18 multifamily residential district for a  senior living development generally located on   the southeast corner of East Gilbert Street and  South Rock Road 831 East Gilbert Street District   two. Good morning. Scott Wadel from the planning  department here to present this one. So for this   case, as you heard, uh the applicant is requesting  a zone change from SF5 to MF18 for multifamily   zoning. This item is being heard today because  there are protests that were submitted against   the application from within the notification area.  And I'll show you a map that illustrates that. In   terms of the request, the applicant has indicated  that they are requesting the zone change in order   to be able to use the site for six quadplexes  for a total of 24 dwelling units. In terms of the   property, it's located, as you can see here, at  the southeast corner of Gilbert and Rock Road. It   is approximately 3 acres in size, consists of one  ownership parcel, and is developed with a church   building and related parking. In terms of context,  properties to the north, south, and west are all   zoned SF5 and developed with single family homes.  Property to the east is developed with USD259's   Bostic Elementary School and zoned SF5. Here's  the zoning map. In terms of the staff report, the   staff report provides additional information about  development standards, compatibility standards,   screening, landscaping, and parking. In terms  of review, on December 18th, [clears throat] the   planning commission reviewed the request and  recommended approval, and that vote was 90. Two   members of the public spoke on this item with  concerns about traffic, street flooding, and   children safety related to the drop off and pickup  operations over at the school. On January 14th,   the district advisory board reviewed the request  and recommended approval of the zone change as   requested by the applicant. And that vote was  [clears throat] 6-0. and no members of the   public spoke on this item at that meeting. Four  protests were received against this application.   They make up 7% of the total protest area, which  is less than the 20% state threshold. Therefore,   the zone change can be approved with a  simple majority of four of seven votes. So,   the recommended action is recommended city council  adopt the findings of the planning commission,   approve the requested zone change, authorize  the necessary signatures, and instruct the city   clerk to publish the ordinance and resolution  after approval. And again, that would require   just four of seven votes. Alternatives include  the following. You can override the planning   commission, adopt alternative findings, and deny  the zone change request. That would require five   of seven votes because it's an override  of the planning commission. Or as always,   you can return the case to the planning commission  for additional consideration. Just simp requires a   simple majority. Quick note about the process that  city council policy is that the public hearing for   planning items occurs at the planning commission  meeting. According to the policy, the city council   does not typically receive public comments on  zoning items. With that, I'll take you through   some of the graphics. So, here's the aerial map  which was described earlier. Here's the zoning   map. Here's the map from the comprehensive plan  showing that this site is lo is recommended for   commercial use. Here's the protest map. Again,  there were four protests that were received.   Uh three of them were two of them entirely and  one portion of a third one were in the protest   area. That added up to 7% of the protest area.  Here's a site plan that was uh submitted by the   applicant as part of the application. And with  that, I'll stand for any questions. Thank you,   Scott. Questions for staff. I have a couple. Um,  I know that this is the Korean uh Presbyterian   Church. Is that the applicant that is going to  build these quadplexes? No. Uh, Menite Housing is   uh the organization that's proposing to build the  homes. I like hearing that there are more housing   units to be made available in the area. Um, I know  that this is a hightraic area. Have they aliated   any of the concerns regarding traffic? There were  uh concerns that were expressed. Uh part of those   had to do with parking. Um and as you can see on  their site plan, they do uh show garages and uh   driveways leading up to those to help provide  the parking. And you can also see uh parking   that's located uh to the north and to the south  of the existing church building. Thank you, Scott.   Any further questions for staff? I see none.  This resides in council [clears throat] member   Tuttles's district. Thank you very much. Um I  just want to thank Scott and the metropolitan   area planning department for all your hard  work on this. I also want to state that I have   had exparte communication with the applicant and  with the agent, not only during the DAB meeting,   but also in my office. We had a meeting to  learn more about this project several months   ago. Um I'm happy to see this come forward. I know  there's some concerns about the neighbor, but I'm   confident it can be resolved. Um we need more  housing. We know that we need more housing for   every sector in our community, but especially for  seniors. So, with that, I will move that the city   council adopt the findings of the MAPC and approve  the requested zone change, authorize the necessary   signatures, and instruct the city clerk to publish  the ordinance after approval. 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 change from SF-5 single family residential  district to go general office district generally   located on the south side of West 37th Street  North and within 1 half mile east of North Ridge   Road. Hello, Scott Wadel again from the planning  department. So, as you heard for this one,   the applicant is requesting a zone change from  SF5 to go general office. This item is being heard   today because the DAB and the planning commission  recommendations are different and also because   protests were submitted against the application  from within the notification area. In terms of   the request, the applicant has indicated they are  requesting the zone change in order to be able to   use the site for medical office and multifamily  uses. In terms of the property, as you can see   here, it's located on the south side of 37th  Street and to the east of Ridge Road. The subject   site is approximately 7 and a half acres, just a  little bit over seven and a half acres in size,   consists of one ownership parcel and is developed  with a single family house related accessory   structures. Properties to the north, east, and  south are zoned SF5 and developed with single   family dwellings. To the north between the road,  rideway and the dwellings is a landscape burm   in a platted reserve. Properties to the west and  southwest are zone go. They're within a community   unit plan and consists of a mixture of undeveloped  land, office and institutional uses and also   multifamily residential and the institutional  use is a combination of a church and a school.   In terms of the staff report, the staff report  provides information about development standards,   compatibility standards, screening, landscaping,  parking, signage, and land uses. In terms of   review, on December 18th, the planning commission  reviewed the request and recommended approval of   the go uh request and that vote was 8 to1. Four  members of the public spoke in opposition of the   application at that hearing. Their comments uh  communicated the following concerns. Increase in   density would not be in character with the single  family dwellings uh nearby. That 37th Street is a   two-lane street and the increase in traffic could  be a challenge. also the possible decrease in   property values and introduction of potential  noise and light pollution. On January 5th, the   district advisory board reviewed the request and  recommended denial of the go district and approval   instead of neighborhood office NO. That vote was  5 to three. In support of their recommendation,   the DAB made findings that the requested geo  district and proposed highdensity multifamily   development would be out of character with the  single family dwellings nearby. Additionally,   they found that multif family could have a  negative impact on nearby residential properties   with an increase in traffic, whereas office is  not likely to have a similar effect. One note   about this is that the most notable difference  between the two zoning districts is that the NO   neighborhood office district promotes permits  office uses but not multifamily by right. The   inno district requires a conditional use permit  in order to allow multifamily. At that meeting,   at the DAV meeting, 10 members of the public spoke  in opposition to the application, expressing the   same general concerns as those mentioned at the  MAPC meeting. In terms of protest, 29 protests   were received against this application. Nine were  located in the protest area and equal 21% of the   total protest area. So therefore, it exceeds the  state the state threshold of 20%. And any approval   of zone change will require a supermajority or  six of seven votes. And that is for either the   go or the no uh will either one will require six  out of seven. In terms of recommendation, it is   recommended the city council adopt the findings  to the planning commission, approve the request   change, authorize the necessary signatures, and  instruct the city clerk to publish the ordinance   and resolution after approval. Again, that would  require six of seven votes. Alternatives include   the following. You can override the planning  commission, adopt alternative findings,   and approve the NO neighborhood office district  per the DAB recommendation. And again, that would   require six of seven votes. Another alternative  is that you can override the planning commission,   adopt alternative findings, and deny the  requested zone change. That would require   five of seven votes because it's an override of  the planning commission. Or, as always, you can   return the case to the planning commission for  additional consideration with a simple majority   vote. Again a note about the process that city  council policies at the hearing public hearing for   planning items occurs at the planning commission  and according to the policy city council does not   typically receive public comments on zoning  items. So with that I'll take you through   some of the uh photos and graphics. So here's  the aerial which was described earlier. Here's   the zoning map again that was described earlier  as well. Here's the map from the comprehensive   plan showing that this area is recommended for  residential and employment mix. Here's the protest   and notification map. It's a little bit of a  different shape this time, at least in terms   of notification because there's unincorporated  Cedric County to the northeast. On this map,   you can see the red, which are the protests that  are in the protest calculation area, and the blue,   which are protests that were received outside  of that area. Here's the aerial. And with that,   I'll stand for any questions. Thank you, Scott.  Questions for staff, beginning with Council Member   John Stunn. Scott, can you can you go through  the difference between uh GO and NO? And yes,   does ENO allow duplexes? Um, that is an excellent  question. Uh, yes it does, sir. So uh in general   the difference is is that go is general office so  it's intended to be a more intensive uses that are   located there. Um again the focus is on office  but it does allow for a variety of residential   uses as well. Ino is intended to be more of a  neighborhood office and more compatible with   um residential uses. Um there are limitations  more limitations than what can be done in in O uh   neighborhood office. One of the first ones is in  residential. Um, in GEO, it allows single family,   duplex, multifamily, accessory apartments,  assisted living, group homes. So, you get   the idea that there's quite a few residential  uses that are allowed. In the N O district, it   only allows single family, duplex, group home, and  short-term rental by right. Now, as you heard, um,   they can apply for a conditional use if they're in  the Inno district for multi multifamily. uh there   is a limit though on the density for that and  that's like 14 and a half units per acre somewhere   around that ballpark. So that's one of the more  significant differences when it comes to this case   and part of the discussion that's taking place  here. Uh there's also uh other limitations when   it comes to public and civic and also commercial  uses. Um for instance, commercial uses, GEO would   allow uh broadcast recording studio, funeral  home, uh hotel, motel, uh but that is subject to   some additional conditions. Um and whereas N would  not allow for those uses that I just listed off,   but it does allow for other commercial uses,  medical services, office, um ATMs. So, you   just get the sense that GEO allows a lot more than  you know. Okay. And I think I think you said this   parcel is seven acres. I think it's actually five  acres. And the parcel to the west that's empty is   seven acres. Huh. Okay. Our staff report does say  uh seven and a half, but uh yes, sir. I'll defer   to you on on this one. Uh in terms of the the  size there, thank you for the correction. Okay, further questions for staff. I have one. So, what  exactly is um the applicant trying to do? What   type of apartment complex is being proposed? How  high um how far apart from or how close will it   be to the residential home, single family homes  that are right there? Sure. Um, for this one,   sometimes, as you saw with the last case, we  get site plans that show what their intended   development would be. With this one, we don't have  that. Uh, what we do have is just an indication,   uh, that they would, uh, potentially would like  to look at future medical office and multifamily   residential development. Uh, we don't have  a layout. We don't have a concept more,   uh, descriptive than that. And they're not  required to do that with zoning cases. They   certainly can if they want to, but, not required  to. So, uh, unfortunately I don't have any, uh,   graphics that I can show you that would  show what the layout would be in terms of   how close they are to residential though on  this aerial. It's not zoomed in very close,   but you can see that there is a street that  would separate it from residences immediately   to the east. However, on the south, the property  line, uh, it would be shared between the single   family homes and this proposed site. Scott,  anytime that um housing questions come up with   um zoning changes. I always ask this question  because it does guide me in my decision making.   Um has this applicant engaged the residents and  has the applicant addressed some of the concerns   by the residents that are already established  in that area? Yeah. Um as to my knowledge,   I'm not aware of any uh outside meetings that  they had. Um, and I'm going to flip over to   the MAPC meeting minutes just to confirm.  They have their agent, uh, Mr. Miller spoke,   and I want to see if he's referenced any kind  of meetings with them. I don't believe so. No, I don't see any uh, indication that they've  met with residents outside of just hearing the   concerns at the public meetings. Thank you,  Scott. Council member Ballard. Thank you,   Mayor [clears throat] Scott. If the applicant  is here, is can we ask for any clarification   on what his potential plans are? I will  defer to legal on that one. Council member,   you may ask for clarification from  the applicant. Okay. Would you mind? Jennifer, is it fair to ask him what his plans  are as far as the residential goes? Yes. Okay.   Thank you. Hi, thank you for being here.  Good morning. Just kind of curious, the mayor   um asked some questions and I just kind of like to  follow up um what your potential plans are as far   as the residential. Yeah, the initial intent was  to develop the southern twothirds of the property   with multifamily apartments and then the north  third with a potential professional or medical   office in the future. Um, this site does require  on-site detention and as of right now, those two   ponds would be on the south and on the north  side. So, there' be an additional buffer on the   south side of the property between the property  lines and the houses. Thank you so much. Any further questions for staff or  the applicant? I see none. This   resides in council member JB Johnston's district. Thank you, mayor. [clears throat] Excuse  me. We had a robust u discussion at DAB.   Very good discussion, long discussion. Uh  I did meet with the applicant before uh   beforehand and I did suggest to him to talk  to residents. I'd say that is a very limited   effort talking to residents. Talked to a few  uh residents did not indicate that he made good attempts to talk to them. So I am going to uh motion that we approve the zone change to  N O which is neighborhood office that's per   DAB. Uh override I move to override the planning  commission adopt alternative findings and approve   reszoning the property to N O neighborhood  office. In support of this motion I offer   the following findings. Approval of the go  zoning would allow more intensive uses and   would be detrimental to the residential  uses in the area. Approve NO allows for   development of the site with less potential for  adverse impacts of nearby residential uses. And   I might add it was the residents that suggested  N O because they would be in favor of duplexes.   So, I thought that was a a good  uh compromise on their part. So, Council Member Glasco, thank you, Mayor. Um I  will not be supportive of N O today. I think   general office uh fits this district and I was  looking at the golden rules. I can't see a reason   um to vote in the opposite and so I will not  be supportive of that today. My brother lives   right at that intersection at 37th and uh Ridge  and so near there and I think it's in line with   the rest of the community in that part of the uh  city. Council member Tuttle. Thank you. I have a   question for legal Jennifer. I this doesn't happen  very often when you know we um we usually approve   or deny we don't change. And so, um, you know,  thank you to Council Member Johnston and Johnston,   I know you've been working on this for a long  time. Have had I know I've received many,   many emails from this. What happens if we make  the change today? Does it just happen and then   the applicant has a new zoning status? I mean,  I've never I haven't had this one happen. So,   could you just maybe walk me through a little bit  because what if now this new status doesn't fall   in line with what the applicant had planned?  I I'm just curious. Yeah, and I will defer to   planning if you want to add anything, but I think  this will be the vote of council. It's the final   decision of the governing body. There's always  the right for an applicant to make an appeal   to district court. There's limited basis for  appeal. Um, Scott, do you have anything to add?   I mean, I think it's your final decision  and it's up to the applicant to do with   it what he deems appropriate. And let me  may I clarify? Was there a second to that   motion? I just missed it. You did. Not yet.  Council member Johnston. We'll need a second   before we have further discussion. Is there a  second for council member Johnston's motion? I'll second for discussion. Council member Tuttle  seconds it. Further discussion. Council member   Johnston. Thank you, Mayor. I will mention  that the seven acres to the west which abuts   uh St. Cathine's and Ascension um their their  retirement home is already zoned go. They can   already put apartments on there. Um that's not a  bad thing. I think that's a good thing. Um, but I   just think that the that five acres in surrounded  by two sides uh would be a good buffer zone   for for uh for uh duplexes, honestly. So, have  housing, just not have intensive use of housing.   A lot of discussion on 37th Street. 37th Street is  a is a two-lane road that is very, very busy. Um,   it needs to be improved. It's not in the CIP for  the next 10 years. I will ask the city manager to   put it in the CIP if we can work it into there.  Um I did take city manager by there when school   and it just happened to be going letting out and  the amount of traffic is enormous from that school   um at that time and it's all on 37th Street. So  a lot of kids in that area in the morning and   the afternoons. So again, I think apartments are  fine on that seven seven acres which is already   permitted. I just think that five acres it's  a it's a good buffer for that neighborhood and   it just [cough] it just makes sense looking at  the map too. Council member Hohisel. Thank you,   Mayor. Uh Jennifer, just a point of clarification.  Yes, council. His original the original staff   suggestion is what needs um a super majority 67.  Um that would Yes. But this is also an approval a   change. So this because there's a protest position  peti petition over 20%. This will also require six   of seven votes. So council member Johnston's  motion will require six votes as well. You are   correct. It's because we had a 20% protest. That's  what triggers the super majority under state   law. Council member Tuttle. Thank you. And and  Jennifer, I'm sorry we're we're making you work   today. So, if it doesn't get the super majority of  six out of seven, then can you please just remind   us what happens? Have no action taken today. And  um to clean up the record and based on state law,   I think I'll defer to Scott. I think we'd  ask for a motion then to um to deny to clean   up the record. So, there's a clear denial um  if that fails. Okay. Thank you so much. Just   want to make sure we're following procedure.  Thank you, Council Member John Stunn. Yeah,   the DAB vote was five to three. Um, three of the  people who voted no. Two of them wanted to deny   it completely, keep it single family. One of them  wanted to have it be go. So, just to clarify that,   that's that was the 53 vote and five people  voted for the NO. I have a question for you,   Council Member Johnston. uh MAPC approved  it 8 to1 for go. Would it be appropriate   to return it back to MAPC with new information  regarding what they plan and given that there's   still a lot of discussion to be made? I'm just  asking this does reside in your district. Yeah,   in this case I don't think so. I think we  had a robust discussion at at the district   advisory board. I think the neighbor were very  reasonable. Um they didn't want just no for no,   you know, for no reason. Um they just wanted to  buffer between their neighborhood and the and   the apartments will which will probably go on  that seven acres. Uh Scott, do you know if the   seven acres next to this 5 acre site, have they  indicated that they will be doing multif family? Excellent question. Um I'm not aware of a case of  a zoning case at that location and as I look at it   um the map shows that that is already zoned go.  So they would not have to come to the planning   department to proceed with their project.  Um that would be something we could inquire   with MABC to see if there's any permits that  have been pulled. But at this at this point   uh I'm not able to provide an answer on whether  or not what their intentions are. Council   member Johnston. Mayor, I think that'd be good  questions for Mr. King since he's a developer. Yeah. Um, just to clarify, the parcel in  discussion today is 7 and a half acres.   The parcel to the west is about uh 10 and  a half acres. And the parcel to the west,   which is owned by a Ascension affiliate,  is currently zoned for GO. And it does have   at the moment a cup overlay which has some  unit per acre restrictions on it currently. Council member Glascock. Thank you. I was  just going to make a substitute motion for   discussion. I would move or with a substitute  motion that we would adopt the findings of MAPPC,   approve the requested zone change to GEO general  office district, authorizing necessary signatures,   and instruct the city clerk to  publish the ordinance after approval. Second motion and a second. So, further  discussion on the substitute motion now. Council member Tuttle. Just want to  make sure with legal this would have   to have six of seven to pass.  Correct. That's correct. This   requires six votes to pass. Okay.  Just want to make sure. Thank you. Further discussion from the bench. I have a  couple questions. So, I think from this bench,   we're all interested in housing. However, what  is most appropriate for specific neighborhoods   and I always defer to the council member who  is the expert for his or her district. Um,   I always go and um defer to that individual. Um,  so my questions really are going to probably be   for Council Member Johnston. Um, again,  one of my guiding principles is has the   applicant contacted the residents in the area  and had engagement because I think that um,   one of the things that I appreciate from uh, the  Witchaw Independent Neighborhood Association, the   wind group, is that they always want to just feel  engaged uh, feel heard and then an applicant uh,   share those plans with residents who are already  established in the area. Do you know of I know   that they spoke with some residents, but what  what has that been like the conversations? Well,   I know he spoke to at least a couple. Um  I I'd probably defer that to to Mr. King. I did go and walk the neighborhoods and  knock on the doors to of the residents   immediately to the east and to the south  of the property. Uh, granted, not everybody   was home. I did not have the opportunity to  meet with everyone. Um, I think overall the   comments and feedback that were received were  um a lot of concern about the traffic on 37th   Street and about the traffic surrounding  the children that attend the school and   um, you know, general plans and and potential  light pollution and similar things from the   apartments. granted which all of that would be  addressed in planning per current code. The light   pollution uh is one of the concerns that I think  I heard from some emails that I received. I'd   like to know how high up um how expansive  your multifamily is being proposed. Well,   right now there's no set plans, but uh initial  concepts would be a three-story apartment complex.   Um the I don't have any specific details on  the requirements of the um light poles, but   I do know there is a city code for that. And on  the east side of the seven acres as of right now,   there is a long line of uh very tall mature  trees, which if apartments were to proceed   there would more than likely uh remain, which  would provide a nice landscape buffer. back   to the buffering of um this no said plans plan.  Um can you talk about back to the two retaining   uh Yeah. So um since this parcel has kind of been  um developed around there has never been a need or   to have any drainage for this property since it's  going to be a new usage. Uh storm water runoff has   to be addressed. on the south side of the property  there was per my engineers will need to be a   detention retention pond and on the north side  another pond as well. So on the south side of the   property is the natural location for one of those  ponds which would provide an additional buffer   uh between the apartments and the housing  in addition to the required fence by code.   Another concern that I heard was um what type of  multifamily housing you were expecting. Um we have   around the city of Witchaw multiple different  types of multif family. What is your target   market? Can you explain a little bit more? Yeah,  target market as of right now would be class A   apartments similar to what's been developed uh to  the north and west off of Ridge. You say class A   apartments like the ones that are on the northwest  corner of 37th and Ridge Road. Yes. of Innovation. I want to know a little bit more. Um, so  I don't know the applicant. I don't know   you. Can you explain, I guess, um, the type of  developer you will be or your uh, client will be   in terms of developing this area, seeing that  you want to do class A apartments. These are,   uh, tell me about approximately how much a unit  you're trying to rent these. give me an idea of   the type of developer you are. Yeah, so the market  rents in this area for new class A apartments are   a$150 to a$160 a foot, which are in line with uh  what Ovation and Avante are currently renting for.   Um so to demand those rents, you have to provide a  really class A type product with all the amenities   um that go along with those rents. Um couple more  questions. I want to know again my biggest concern   is that residents in the area feel heard and  feel like their concerns are being addressed. Um   can you share what your plan will be in terms of  engaging the community that's already established   in the area? Uh I'm happy to uh go back and  meet with the uh HOA and the other residents to   address the concerns. Once again, a lot of the  feedback that was received was about traffic,   um, which as many of you have already  discussed, the traffic on 37th coming   from the west goes from a four-lane to  a two-lane. So, it chokes down a lot of   traffic and then people go east on 37th and  up to Hoover to get on 96. So, a lot of it   was traffic and concerns for traffic and what  additional development would do to 37th Street.   And because you're again proposing multif family,  three stories as the highest, how many units are   you expecting um on this parcel? You could  potentially get 150 units, give or take. Council member Shepard. Thank you, Mayor.  I uh Scott, this might be a question for   you. I I just really want to clarify um  the golden rules of zoning and or maybe   it's for Jennifer applies in this case  too, right? We need to be very mindful   as to why we are approving or denying  a request and ensuring that we are not   violating the golden rules of zoning. Is that  correct? That's that's correct. They apply. Council member Johnston. Thank you, Mayor. Mayor,   I appreciate your question on on the this subject  site. How many units? 150. I would ask Mr. King,   how many how many units do you plan  for the total site between both lots? Well, once again, everything's conceptual at  this moment and um we're here discussing the   7 half acre piece. So, everything is subject  to change. I have not submitted any plans. Uh   things are still fluid depending on the outcome  of this vote. Okay. I I think before you said 300   to 350 units. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Between between  the two sites. Between two sites. Yeah. Mayor,   before we ask any other questions, I I'm  sorry, but it's a good discussion to have,   but the the council policy is that the the record  at the planning commission will be where we make   this decision from, and this is becoming more  uh finding, factf finding than than clarifying   at this time. And I just want to just remind  council that we're really limited to the the   planning commission being the the place where this  is discussed in depth. Thank you. I see no further   questions on the board. Uh we have a substitute  motion by council me by Vice Mayor Glascock,   seconded by council member Ballard. Um I see  no further comments, so we will open the role. The naysay have it four to three. So we're  back to the original motion by council   member Johnston and seconded by council  member Tuttle. Any further discussion? Council member Tuttle. Thank you. Um, we must  be tracking. If uh, Council Member Johnston,   if you could remind us of the motion. Um,  that would be really appreciated. And, um,   I was going to say something else, but I lost my  train of thought, so I may come back on the board.   Okay. Thank you. Um, I move move to override the  planning commission, adopt alternative findings,   and approve reszoning of the property to  N O neighborhood office in support. Well,   I already read that. So, there's the motion  right there. Council member Glascock. Thank you,   Mayor [clears throat] Jennifer. Sorry. If this  were to fail, Yes. then what is the status? Well,   at that time there's no action taken. You can  still um it's still um pending. I mean, it can   be deferred. It can be um but I would recommend  that there actually be a mo a motion made to to   finalize this today. If it's a denial, I would I  would move that it be denied or I would recommend   that there be a motion made for denial. So, quick  question for Scott. If this were to be denied, if   um Councilman Johnston's motion were to be denied,  what is the Can you reiterate what is the existing   zoning right now? And what would be the steps  for the applicant to continue past today? Yes,   sir. Uh well, the zoning is currently SF5, so  single family zoning. Um if uh this request is   denied today then the applicant would have to wait  uh 12 months before they could bring a similar   application uh apply with a similar application.  They could uh bring a similar application or   a diff sorry a different application within  six months. Sorry I should clarify after six   months they can submit a different application but  they have to wait 12 months if they want to do a   similar application. And who determines whether or  not it's similar would be the staff is the first   round of checking that out. And if we think it's  close, then we take it to the MAPC for a decision   about whether or not it's too similar or whether  it's different. Okay. Thank you for that. Given   that that probably would change my vote. I believe  that geo is appropriate in this area, but given   that that fails, at least the neighborhood office  allows for more usage than a single family usage.   And so I would likely side in favor of unless my  colleagues have a different perspective of why I   should vote in the opposite. Council member  Hoheisel. Thank you, Mayor. Um, so if this   motion fails as well, we could still return it to  MAPC for further review. Yes, Scott agrees and he   does. Yes, you may return it for further review.  Okay, thank you. That changes my uh conversation   right there. So, I would probably still vote  in denial that MAPC could maybe come back with   something that's a further compromise that would  allow for it to pencil out and allow development   to happen in some capacity. Council member  Tuttle, I'm trying to remind myself, Jennifer,   and and Scott, you've taught me well. our our  focus today is is this an appropriate use of   the land? Right. That's exactly what I'm trying to  keep my my focus on. So my question, if it's okay,   is to Council Member John Sten. Um sounds like  there's some discussion. Sounds like maybe I know   you were asked this a few moments ago. Is there a  willingness for it to go back to MAPC? Um or would   that be something that you you would entertain?  I'm just curious so that we can keep our focus   on is this the most is this an appropriate use  of the land. Yeah, I would not support that. I   think the neighborhood's already been dragged  through an MAPC hearing, a DAB hearing. Um I I   would not I don't know what new findings there  could possibly be that that would change what   the use of the intended use of four apartments is.  Okay. Thank you. Fair. Just wanted to ask. Yeah.   Council member Hohheisel. Thank you, Mayor. And  just for clarification, Council Member Johnston,   um, was your play discussed at MAPC and at DAB  as well? Can you repeat that? Your your motion.   Was that discussed? I It sounds like it was  discussed at DAB. It definitely discussed at DAB,   actually suggested by several of the neighbors  to to do that as a compromise. Okay. They were   willing to compromise. And was I heard at MAPC as  well? That I don't know. Okay. I was not there. I would just uh like to offer to the question  about whether or not in O neighborhood office   was discussed at the MAPC. I'm doing a  quick review of the minutes and I don't   believe that it was because Oh, actually  I take that back. It looks like a Mr.   McDonald uh raised that if you look at the  minutes, they're on page seven of the MAPC   minutes and that idea is brought up that of  approving NO neighborhood office instead of go. Any further discussion regarding the current   motion? I see none. Madame  clerk, please open the role. Motion passes 61. Madame clerk, please call the next item. Council member appointments and comments.  Council member Glascott. Thank you,   mayor. I just wanted to correct something  for the record from a previous uh speaker in   public comment. Um I got a message from um Ted  Bush, the president of the fire union um that   the ad in question or the allegation that it was  filmed in a fire station. That is inaccurate. It   was filmed in a studio in Oldtown and President  Bush was present for that. Um he also wanted to   articulate that the member was off duty. he was  representing the union and that can be noticed   in a union t-shirt in the video. Um, and that the  president of the fire union is available for any   further questions from members of the public. So,  I just wanted to correct that for the record given   that there's al also false information mentioned  previously. Council member Shepard. Thank you,   Mayor. I just want to take the time to say happy  Black History Month. Black history is American   history and I think we can look right here  in Witchaw to see that history. So every week   uh I'll try to give a little fact and encourage  our community to really take in what history we   have here locally. So black history in Witchaw  start at the very beginning of our inception.   Richard Robinson was one of the earliest black  settlers and what would become Witchah, Kansas.   Uh present before the city was even incorporated.  His legacy lives on today through the Richard   Robinson Community Building Association.  It's a CBA that works to promote economic   stability by advocating for livable wages,  business contracts, serving everyone in need,   and preserving black history, strengthen our  neighborhoods, and invest in community leadership.   want to give a huge shout out and a note of  gratitude to District 1 small business owner   and founder of the Richard Robinson CBA, Bryce  Graham, and encourage everyone to learn more or   get involved by following the Richard Robinson  CBA and support their work right here in Witchaw   by visiting rrcba.com. Thank you and happy Black  History Month. Council member Ballard. Thank you,   Mayor. I just wanted to say thank you to all  of the volunteers that helped with the point   in time count uh last week and also um this  Saturday is my district 6 breakfast at 9:00   at Evergreen and then at 11:00 at Evergreen  following my breakfast there's going to be a   town hall on water. So would encourage you all  to share on your socials um and hope to see you   there. Council member Tuttle. Thank you. I just  want to make my colleagues in the community aware   about a program that's really important to me and  can help some of our most vulnerable residents. Um   we all know the Salvation Army has the Red Kettle  around the Christmas time. Um another program that   they have is called Share the Season and this  year I was fortunate to serve as the chair for   that program and we met our fundraising goal just  this last week. So I'm super excited about that.   Share the season has been going on since 2000 and  we have helped through this program the Salvation   Army and Share the Season has raised 4.5 million  and helped over 4,200 families. What's unique   about this program is that there are three main  criteria. One adult member of the household must   be employed or employed within the last three  months. Retired adults must be receiving Social   Security retirement income. And it's also for  disabled veterans who are receiving veterans   benefits. And so they also anyone who applies for  this program also has free financial counseling   and wellness information available from the  Salvation Army. So what this program does is it's   for residents who maybe have an unexpected medical  expense. Maybe they lose their job. Sometimes it's   they have an unexpected funeral or they have to  travel to take care of another family member. They   can go to sharetheseason.net sharetheseason.net  net and apply for funding. This truly is a program   that helps the working poor. And I just thought I  would take a point of privilege and just share two   testimonials that we've already re received with  folks applying for funding that I think is really   important. Um, one applicant said, "My husband  was laid off in ex in October. He's working now,   but we are so far behind in rent and bills that we  are getting our utilities disconnected and we pace   face possible eviction. Another applicant said, "I  need assistance with paying my rent. I lost my job   a few months ago and I'm starting a new job, but  my rent was due on January 1st and I wasn't able   to pay the lo so the late fees are racking up. My  monthly rent is only $395, but with the late fees,   I currently owe $575. Please help me. I'm a  single mom with three kids. So, this program   really is intended to help people who could become  homeless because of an unexpected expense or an   unexpected life uncertainty. So, if you can  again help share the word, share these.net,   people can go and apply. And thank you to everyone  who graciously supported this program this year. I see no further comments from council members.  Um I just want to say thank you again for those   who attended last week's community prayer uh  in remembrance of the individuals who lost   their lives during the plane crash um from  Witchah to Washington DC. So again thank you   um and with that I will move  to adjourn this meeting. Second motion and a second. Any further  discussion? I see none. Madame clerk,   please open the role. Motion passes 70. We're adjourned. That's your turn.