e e joining us for the agenda review on February  7th can we please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance flag United States of America   and to the for stands Nation God  indivisible withy and justice for all thank you city manager Leighton all right I'm going to start off  with an apology we on your calendars you have   a a on Bon at the end of the month we're not  going to have that on Bon but instead you're   going to receive an the presentation on the  opioid settlement recommendations after this   meeting on the 11th so at noon we'll have lunch  in here and we'll have the presentation from the   consultant consultant is making that presentation  Tuesday morning to the board to the commission   and so we thought okay let's make sure everybody  hears it at the same on the same day so hopefully   we'll have materials we'll distribute out to you  on Monday um and then you'll have the presentation   Tuesday afternoon or at lunch there is a  staff selection the screening committee   Mike and I have at one o'clock so don't know  that they'll be fully finished by that time   but you'll have all the materials and we'll  let I mean we I'd love to have it as an hour   presentation I think they're 90 minutes over  at the county but I think they're anticipating   a lot of discussion too we'll have a a  nonbank as a follow up because right now   this is just a framework and the priorities that  they're recommending not specific agencies not   talking about the full process for soliciting  proposals and all that and there there are some   recommendations that you may question from a  priority standpoint and that would give you   a chance you can ask questions now and then  we can get into deeper discussions later on   at that time we would like to have the County  Commission in the room with you what what time   um is the county hearing at 930 I believe not here  I think it's 9:30 to 11 if I remember correctly   okay on the 11th on they're hearing on the 11th  yeah so what time are we meeting noon noon noon okay okay all right so let's jump into the Reg  meeting on the 11th um on the first page you   have a proclamation and one person on the  public agenda on page two item number one   would approve the 2025 csbg application  estimated Grant award is $1.1 million   uh number two would approve the uh police policy  development service and accreditation assistance   contract with Lex aole number three would  approve a contract for centralized software   interface for the real time information center  page three number four would approve Grant   application for drainage improvements in an  area bounded by 9th Street central Topeka and Lorraine um on non-consent planning agenda  number one you have a cup amendment in district   one there's a difference between the mapc and  D hold on I'm missing number four in my packet   I thought that was just me we'll go ahead and  make sure everybody's got that didn't didn't   she send something yesterday that's multi  100 page that's the attachment but I don't   know that the the report should have come  to you yeah you should have the Green Sheet   okay like I said I thought they just left out  of my packet okay we like to do that we go in okay all right um back to the non-consent planning  agenda uh starting to say there was a difference   between MPC and dab recommendations on page four  number two another cup Amendment this there again   a difference between mapc and dab that's in  District Six and then number three this is a   zoning change item that was deferred by the city  council on January 7th and it's back to you now um page five non-consent airport agenda item  number one this would approve uh the design   contract and project budget for a street and  parking lot rehab project at Eisenhower airport   I don't have anything on page six can I go back  to page five I will have a uh council member   travel that would be me uh to Aviation day at the  capital on March 3rd 2025 mayor I thought we were   putting those on the 18th that along with mlc  okay I was going to mention that as well thanks okay um okay nothing on page six on page  seven um item 4D this would approve a   unified support agreement for the city's  various Microsoft software installations   uh throughout the organization uh we've  had uh separate agreements on different   different systems and this would unify all of  that page eight number 10 would approve Grant   applications for operating assistance for Cow  Town and city arts and installation assistance   for public art and public murals number  12 is a settlement of a claim involving   a police vehicle accident that's all I have  on that uh nothing on page nine or page 10   and on page 11 number 18 would approve an  updated lease agreement with the sedc county   public building commission for property  that's currently being used by WSU Tech   at Jabara number 19 would approve a farming  agreement land located adjacent to Jabara airport that is everything I have for the 11th on the draft agenda you received a new draft  this morning hopefully we're all working from the   same one um just real quickly highlighting some  of the items that will be on that agenda we'll   have our annual water conservation rebate  program uh we have some End ofe closing   adjustments uh based on 2024 um uh budget uh  we have we we working on finalizing this hope   we'll have the uh Mac lease and operating  agreement with Mac Inc can I go back to the   water conservation can we get data um I know that  we'll get a Green Sheet eventually but uh just   provide over the last five years what that has  looked like um the rebate program have people been   using it if so how many people um I'd like to see  if there's success rates in that given that we're   still in a drought right now and I know that  people are talking about water y we'll look at um we'll show you how much has been used I  think in every year I think we've actually   run out of money if I remember right so I think  we've all everything that's been allocated has   been used on rebates but I'll don't quote  me on that we'll double check and then we'll   also get you the amount of conservation  that we estimate for the last five years okay um number five would approve uh some uh a  project to uh install cameras and lighting and   additional equipment to improve security at  Botanica on page three number six is our uh it's an it's approval of the cultural institution  operating partnership agreements plus some funding   allocations from the artist access uh program uh  number seven is approval of a project to improve   the uh meeting room prominade space um at Century  2 which is in the CIP is that district one not   district 6 or am I is centry 2 C on the sheet  it says District Six yeah we'll take care of that I think you tried to give it  to District Six I remember land swap number eight um would approve um  I think funding I haven't actually seen   this report I think it just came in for um  the continuation of the downtown pedestal   art program number nine um is warding  contract for the use of the clap Park Clubhouse um that's on that's all I had on  that page and Page four uh there'll be a   number of council travel items that will be  on that agenda they're not showing here now   but I think NLC travel as well as the  mayor's trip that she just referenced   nothing really highlight uh on the  first couple pages of consent on   page seven number seven is the start of uh  our Geo note sale for this year $48 million sale and then I think the only other thing I'll   highlight is on page nine we have  the sale of four public housing uh properties oh which is isn't isn't shown it's  not shown yet um we will probably have for you   on the 18th a moratorium for College Hill  and the conversion of residential property   for parking so for a one-year period until  the College Hill plan is complete there'   be a moratorium on demolition of Housing and  U conversion of residential property for for   commercial parking that's in the consent  agenda that no that will be that'll be on   a regular planning item I think because it  would be the first reading if so it could right is this in collaboration  with the um College Hill master   plan yes yeah and this was referenced by  council member ballor at the last council meeting mayor that's all I have thank you I think we have a  legislative report is that correct yes that is correct and for some reason  I can't get my camera to work so I apologize for that um looking at the leg can you guys all  hear me okay yes ma'am y okay perfect the   legislative um the legislature is in full swing  we're getting close to some deadlines so there   are a ton of hearings and a ton of bills that are  being introduced um turnaround is in febru at the   end of February so we're getting very close to  that the sunflower Summers program um was part   of the Department of Commerce budget that did go  through the Appropriations Committee this week   the sunflower Summers program um was allotted $1  million which is much less than originally asked   for the legislature did ask the Department  of Commerce to reduced their budget by 10%   and there was some um suggestions made by the  Department of Commerce as well as legislators   to reduce some of these fundings we will continue  to work on this and Jim will have more information   to share looking at other items for this week on  Thursday Senate Bill 120 will be the municipal   whistleblower act that provides Municipal  Employees who report unlawful cont de with   statutory protections we are also monitoring the  bankers Association local deposit Bill last week   both the House and Senate film tax credit bills  were heard in the Senate Commerce Committee as   well as the house tax committee the city of  witchta did provide testimony and support of   that bill in addition Senate Bill 86 the passenger  rail revolving fund bill was heard in the Senate   Ways and Means Committee in the city of which Tod  did provide testimony and support of that bill as   well sen or I'm sorry House Bill 2119 was heard  this week which eliminates the affordable housing   tax credits there is a bill in both the house and  the Senate to do this there is concern um from the   legislators about the growing cost of this there  were many opponents to this bill and we are hoping   for a negotiated um change to the programs that we  can continue it in the state looking at some other   items that have had hearings the elimination of  the three mile rule there is a house and a Senate   bill that has both been heard we anticipate  that an INT in an interim committee will be   um we'll look at this issue and we'll look at it  for further study this summer and fall in addition   House Bill 2211 has been inter reduced that is  the star bonds food sales tax replacement fund   with the reduction in the food sales tax the star  bonds districts that were enacted before the food   sales tax was reduced there is a little bit of a  gap in funding and so there are some discussions   going on how we can um fund that from a state  level and with that I'm happy to answer any questions Marley yes hey Marley how are you you  doing good um when you talk about the affordable   housing is that the litech credits that yes that  is part of that is afford affordable housing tax   credit yes and that's been in the Senate I'm  sorry I didn't catch that there is a both a   house bill and a Senate bill to repeal that the  house bill is 2119 I don't have the Senate bill   in front of me but the house bill has had a  hearing that was heard on Thursday and there   is a lot of concern about eliminating those  credits but there is a lot of concern on the   legislator's part about the growing fiscal note  so I think there's some room in between to maybe   pair down some of those credits but still keep  the program in effect okay um in the star Bond   Bill the food sales tax replacement has there  been any discussion about um the exemption   doing away with the exemptions for alcohol  to match kind of their proposal for um the   Chiefs to move to the Kansas side no there has  not been at all they want that to be um specific   to the um star bonds district for the Chiefs and  the Royals and not they don't want to expand it   past that is what I have heard I am I know that  um I'm working with council member Ballard on   getting some other information um for a CID  but I have not been able to get a hold of the   um committee chair on that okay and then the last  question on the local depos deposits that bill um   did you say we testified in support of that no  there are lots of communities that testified in   opposition to that that would require um there are  10 cities and counties that are large enough that   have exemptions for depositing all of their  funds in local banks the bankers Association   would like to require the majority of those  funds to be deposited in Kansas the larger   communities and counties um have concerns with  that because there would be some loss of Revenue   If All the Monies have to be deposited in the  state so there is some negotiations going on   on that bill okay yeah I just didn't know if  I had caught it wrong so thank you appreciate it thank you Marley I see no further  questions counc council members comments well this is getting to be a yearly  tradition for me but um Chiefs are playing in   the Super Bowl again um so everybody just have  a safe uh safe time please don't drink and drive   make sure you have R set up um whatever happens in  the Super Bowl just appreciate um hopefully a good   game and again go Chiefs before you celebrate  Chiefs Victory on Sunday Saturday uh Mike and   I are having a joint Town Hall at the Christian  Faith Center at 9:30 : um and we'll be talking   about the new anti- camping ordinance and having  homeless Outreach team there as well I hope you   have a lot of fruit and pretzels there dude this  whole weekend's going to be about nothing but like   smoked sausages at Steak and Beanie Weenies and  whatnot so I'll bring the heal option well last   taking most of that home too so last year um we  all know that the we had the incident with the   Jackie Robinson statue and uh Saturday over at  the Orum the documentary more like Jackie will   be presented I believe at 430 so anyone who would  love to see that and how our city came together   around that uh that's a great documentary hope  to see people there and last okay I just wanted   to highlight um thank you all for approving my  travel to go on Wednesday to Topeka it was early   learning advocacy day um I had the opportunity  to travel with um Tony Porter uh vice president   of government relations for the witcha Regional  Chamber of Commerce a our very own Adrien lad   um supervisor of child care licensing within  public works here at the city and then Tanya   Bullock CEO of child start um and so um went  to all the different presentations that they   had met with several of our legislators talked  to them about our City's U legislative platform   regarding child care and what we hope to see but  really has tried to communicate to everyone that   this is a Workforce issue it's something that's  impacting every town city within the state of   Kansas and the state overall so appreciate the  opportunity to go and represent wit I think it was   a really successful day and and had lots of good  interactions with our decision makers at the state level and thank you again uh to council  members JV Johnston and council member   hoisel they already had their District advisor  board meetings and council member Glascock um   their golf cart ordinance um presentation  the next ones will be in council member   Ballard's District on Monday at 6:30 p.m.  at Evergreen and council member Tuttle in   District number two will have her District  Advisory board meeting on Monday at 6: pm at Becky at the fire station in southeast WTOP so um  again thank you for the feedback council member   Johnson will have his in March uh so I appreciate  that there's a lot of community feedback and then   last but not least you can see that we're all  kind of wearing some red today and that is   because today is wear red day uh because uh it's  a reminder that the number one killer for women   is heart disease and so cardiovascular health is  important to all of us whether a man or woman so   we just want to I advocate for um American heart  health today thank you have a wonderful weekend