e e [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] welcome to City Hall and thank you  all for joining us this evening   we'll call this meeting to order and with  us today is Reverend Ben Staley of Chapel   Hill United Methodist Church to provide  our invocation following that invocation   we will have the Pledge of Allegiance  and we ask that you please stand for both let's pray to let's pray together oh Lord  we give you thanks for the freedom that we have   to meet together tonight and to decide our own  future with this comes responsibility to be good   stewards of all that you've provided for us so  give us all wisdom for making decisions that   will lift our community to be people who trust  in you and who care and respect for one another   thank you for our city leaders in addition to  to wisdom we pray that you'd give them generous   hearts and moral courage to lead in things that  are pleasing to you in ways that would satisfy   your agenda for this city we pray for those  in our city who are less fortunate who need   help and hope those who are homeless or sick  without jobs who are struggling in various   ways help Business Leaders and all the various  companies in witcha that we might find ways to   give support to one another and to demonstrate the  heart and mind of Christ we pray that you would   preside over this meeting through our leaders and  will'll give you praise for it all in jesus' name amen I to the FL of the United States  of America and to the for stands nais andice thank you Reverend Staley we have approval of  the minutes for the meeting   of May 28th 2024 any changes or Corrections I see none we will have a Voice vote all  those in favor say I excuse me motion to   approve I'll make a motion to approve  sorry got ahead second thank you we   have a motion and a second we will have a  Voice vote all those in favor say I I I I   all those oppose same sign motion passes  70 Madame clerk please call the next item   we have Awards and proclamations tonight the  proclamations are the lgbtqia plus pride month   sunflower summer program kickoff Global runny day  and awards are citizens Fire Academy graduation may I please have the witch  toop Pride Incorporated come forward good evening I have council member GL the proclamation  reads the city of witch talk Kansas founded in   1870 whereas The Stonewall Uprising began in  New York City 55 years ago this month on June   8 1969 Marsha P Johnson and Sylvia Rivera  transgender activists who worked on behalf   of homeless lgbtq Youth and years later for  those affected by HIV AIDS crisis were both key   figures in this groundbreaking movement Pride was  first celebrated a year later on June 28th 1970   organized by activists Brenda Howard Craig Rodwell  and his partner Fred sargeant Ellen body and Linda   rhods an estimated 96,000 canans identify as L  lesbian gay bisexual and or transgender pride has   continued to be celebrated over the last 55 years  and includes people who identify as lesbian gay   bisexual transgender among other sexualities and  gender identities and reinstated by Governor Laura   Kelly Kansas forbids employment discrimination  based on sexual orientation or gender identity   for State employers and state contractors as well  as Protections in place to prevent discrimination   now therefore be it resolved that I Lily woo  mayor of the city of Witchita Kansas along with   the Witchita city council do hereby Proclaim June  2024 as lgbtqia a plus pride month in the city of   Witchita and encourage all citizens to recognize  this community within our state country and world   as each human deserves the same dignity respect  and treatment no matter who they love or how they identify good evening and thank you my name  is Jim Hall and I'm honored to be president   of wiah pride a role I never really thought I  would want or have because it's lots of work   um every year at this time time I get requests  for interviews in the I think three years that   I've done this uh and I've only been back in  Witchita for about six years I went off to   school at KU went off at to the medical center  went off to Houston thinking I would never come   back to Witchita Witchita is a much different  place than it is today and I'm pleased to be   back here about this time every year I get  lots of interview requests and I get asked   why do we do Pride you you know we've made a  lot of advances we've we've come a long way   we still have a long way to go but we've come  a long way there's one reason that sticks for   me because every year it's someone's first time  it's someone's first time to know community that   they're no longer Outcast that they find their  own community and can feel comfortable with   that and it is with great pleasure I I accept  this Proclamation I'm so glad that we're able   to do this and I invite any of you we've had  we we had a kickoff uh last Sunday I'm sorry   I can't even keep these in my head we've had  so many and we had three events last weekend   we have events every weekend from now until the  end of the month culminating with the parade on   the 29th the festival on the 29th and the  closing party at Navar Park which is just   going to be a big old dance party uh that night  so you're always welcome thank you [Applause] sorry can we please ask the city of Witchita  Arts and Cultural services to please come forward good evening the proclamation reads the city of  witch talk Kansas founded in 1870 whereas the   Kansas Department of Education and Department  of Tourism want families to get out explore   something new and enjoy time together and has  thus established the sunflower summer program   the sunflower summer program provides a wide  variety of opportunities for Kansas families to   visit museums zoos and historic landmarks free of  charge there are several witchat area attractions   participating in this program including Botanica  city arts Exploration Place the Kansas Aviation   Museum Kansas Wildlife exhibit SED County Zoo  Great Plains Nature Center the mid America   all Indian museum the olr Museum of Art and the  Witchita Art Museum and in the greater Witchita   area the field Station dinosaurs and tangena  Wildlife Park these attractions provide invaluable   educational and culturally enriching programs and  these attractions have a significant impact on the   local economy now therefore be it resolved that  I Lily woo mayor of the city of Witchita Kansas   along with the Witchita city council do hereby  proclaim the sunflower summer program kickoff in   the city of Witchita and encourage all citizens  to download the sunflower summer app and visit   one of the many attractions the witchar region  and state of Kansas have to offer [Applause]   thank you mayor and City Council on behalf of  the widall attractions Council thank you very   much for the proclamation we're excited uh  on behalf of the over 15 different locations   in which it's on the greater met metro area  that participate in this we want to say thank   you to those who have already visited and  if this is your first time learning about   the sunflower summer program I'd encourage you  to get out your phones that they told you to   put away in silence right now but get them out  and go to the App Store whether it's Google or   Apple and download the sunflower summer it's  good for all kids who are Kansas residents in   school doesn't matter if it's public private or  homeschool and their and their parents and or   grandparents or Guardians you can add all  of those in there go and visit any of the   attractions on that there are over 200 across the  state that you can visit during the summer months   and it's free admission for all those that are  registered on there and so please come out and   visit us thank you again very much and we look  forward to seeing you this summer [Applause] thank you thank you for not stealing my  piece of paper may I please ask the Run   witch group to please come forward at this time the proclamation reads the city of witto Kansas  founded in 1870 whereas running is an activity   enjoyed by millions around the globe promoting  physical fitness mental well-being and Community   spirit and Global running day observed on the  first Wednesday of June each year celebrates   the sport of run and encourages people of all  ages and abilities to get moving running is   a universal language that transcends borders  cultures and backgrounds fostering unity and   understanding among diverse populations the  city of Witchita recognizes the importance   of promoting Healthy Lifestyles and  physical activity among its residents   and the City of Witchita acknowledges the  positive impact of running on individual   Health Community vitality and environmental  stewardship now therefore be it resolved that   I Lily woo mayor of the city of Witchita Kansas  along with the Witchita city council to hereby   Proclaim June 5th 20124 AS Global running day  in Witchita and encourage all citizens to lace   up their running shoes hit the streets Trails  or tracks and join in the celebration of this   joyous occas occasion let us embrace the  spirit of global running day by embracing   the pavement trails and Paths of our city  promoting Fitness friendship and fun for all thank you so much for this Proclamation  I am truly honored to accept it on behalf of   the entire running Community this day isn't  just about the physical active running it's   about the spirit of Health wellness  and community that running Fosters we   encourage everyone to take part tomorrow in  global running day and we invite you to our   community run at flicks at 6 PM where all ages  backgrounds and abilities will be represented   and welcomed thanks again for supporting  running and community in Witchita [Applause] see you tomorrow do you want me to thank you again may I please ask  the witcha fire department and the   citizens Fire Academy graduates to  please come forward at this time it brings me great joy to extend my heartfelt  gratitude to every one of the individuals   participating in this year's citizens fire academy  your commitment to learning and engaging with the   witch fire department firefighters is genuinely  commendable I'm particularly proud of the personal   growth and empowerment you have experienced  during this Academy as you have not only gained   knowledge but also developed skills that make  a real difference in our community safety the   fire department designed this Academy with a  purpose to foster a deeper understanding of   fire and emergency medical operations and to  encourage meaningful interaction between our   citizens and the dedicated men and women who  selfishly protect our community today I stand   before you to express my profound appreciation  for the firefighters who courageously ensure   our safety day in and day out they go above and  beyond the Call of Duty working tirelessly to   safeguard our city and responding swiftly when  we need them most their mission is not just a   job but a commitment to our community safety and  well-being I understand that during your time in   the academy you have gained a firsthand awareness  of the extensive responsibilities our firefighter   shoulder moreover you have become acutely aware of  the D ders posed by fire and the critical measures   we can take to prevent such incidents in our  community Through engaging in Hands-On activities   such as CPR search and rescue technical rescue  hazardous materials vehicle extrication fire   extinguisher training and engine truck operation  you have experienced the challenges our department   faces on a daily basis now equipped with this  new found knowledge you have the power to make   a significant impact I encourage each of you  to take up the important role of spreading   fire safety awareness within our community  your ability to disseminate this crucial   information will contribute to creating a safer  environment for all and those who discovered a   profound passion during this Academy I pleased  to inform you that we are actively recruiting   new firefighters join us in our mission to protect  and serve this incredible City tonight tonight I   would like to extend my gratitude not only to  each participant who dedicated time and energy   for this training but also to Chief snow and our  exceptional fire safety personnel your unwavering   commitment to educating and reaching out to our  community your dedication to our safety and your   exceptional service Have Been instrumental in  our achievements it is because of your Collective   efforts that Witchita has earned a top fire safety  rating your dedication and service have not gone   unnoticed let us continue working together to  ensure the safety of our community together we   have the power to make a difference Inspire  change and uphold the spirit of unity that   defines witcha with your continued support we  will create a city where safety knows no bounds   thank you and may we all Forge ahead on this  Noble Path together congratulations [Applause]   good evening mayor woo city council attendees  here and Chambers on on behalf of the witcha fire   department I would like to acknowledge all the  participants attending the citizen fire academy   for the past 10 weeks they took their time out in  the evening times to come visit the uh the witch   training center and with all the assistant from  all the fire stations coming in and is helping   them out throughout each week from search and  rescue to fire attack to stretching hoses they had   they were very very well um attended it and also  to the point of very active um as since the 2012   our very first fire academy we had the biggest  class this year in 2024 we have quite a number   of individuals that are not in attendance today  because of vacation and not being able to make   it today but this was one of our biggest classes  that we've had in the fire academy so applications   are always are always um open for us so anybody  here in attendance would like to learn about what   the witch fire department um does on a daily basis  feel uh free to attend any of or go to any of our   social media sites and our website and apply and  we'll be having the next fire academy on behalf of   again of the all the Witchita fire department  uh members that assisted along with our lead   instructor Captain Zayn Lieutenant Morgan and uh  Captain a which again he's on vacation thank you   very much for them and I'd like to invite  Shelley McAn she is a spokesperson for the class good evening mayor woo respected council  members ladies and gentlemen on behalf of the   2024 citizens fire academy class we want to thank  the witcha fire department for hosting this class   and giving us this opportunity we want to  extend our appreciation to Chief snow Fire   Marshall Dugan Chief oades Captain zann Captain  a who is not here this evening Lieutenant Morgan   Kathy Canard and all the several firefighters  for their time and energy and giving us a deeper   understanding of a firefighter's duties a  firefighter's duties is not only difficult   but it is also dangerous at times it is also very  selfless on their part in serving our community   we have left this class with a greater respect  for firefighters during this class we learned   that firefighters from all over the country come  to participate in a training program called Hots   here in witch they come from all over the country  including Canada so witch should be very very   proud to know that we have one of the finest fire  departments in the country thank you [Applause] ni [Applause] thank you thank you to all those who participated  in in the proclamations and awards section of our   city council meeting it is now time for the public  agenda uh time of the meeting again each guest is   invited to speak for up to five minutes and uh  Jamie our clerk will let you know when that five   minutes is expired um and Madame clerk can you  tell us who the first person is we have Zoe bayen   renewable en energy and a great green witch  talk not get through that may I please ask I   believe these are the students from Independent  School to please all come forward at this time thank you very much Zoe you may begin hello my  name is Zoe I'm 10 years old I think our schools   are amazing and the neighborhoods are great but  according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation   of America wichita's air quality is considered  the number one air polluted state in city in the   USA I have always loved nature and green Greenery  so I suggest we should plant first plant more   trees that provide us better air quality according  to the eagle in 2018 the city of wiah found our   tree canopy saved us from 3 million tons of  yearly air pollution because of droughts we   are losing our tree canopy trees provide us shade  cut down the electricity bills and break the wind   in addition we should use recycled metal to to  create renewable energy resources such as Hydro   wind and solar power yes it will cost money  but it would help make Witchita a great big   green City this will also bring more jobs for our  people our world is 71% water don't you think we   can use that water I would like our city to build  more Lakes to provide us with more fresh water we   are running out of fresh water and should be  collecting more rainwater lakes also provide   more nature and we and biodiversity for people  to enjoy people need more green spaces and it   is better for your health according to the Mayo  Clinic nature makes people happier less stressed   and overall mentally healthier I would like us to  dis I would like to discuss my concerns on lost   animals when I was little my mother and I saved  a cat and when I saw how many pets have no homes   my heart stopped pet owners should be required  to place GPS trackers or microchip their pets   so we can re reunite animals with their families I  suggest that we make earth chips like they have in   Tios New Mexico I would push construction workers  into building more Earth ships and Gardens on top   of roofs or near sidewalks along streams Gardens  will provide community members food my model is   a ranch Earth Ship home from made from old tires  glass bottles and recycled Metals I also have a   roof top garden that includes cucumbers tomatoes  lettuce roses tulips daisies sunflowers and corn   that I would like to sell I have a farm of horses  sheep and a cat I have a barn door that opens to   let in the animals all the water I use would  come from rain and water rain water and goes   to plants once I'm done please take my ideas and  requests into consideration thank you [Applause] Madam clerk please announce the next name Reno  polite sustainable energy more responsible trash maintenance my name is Reno poite and I  studied wind power I have lived in witto   all my life so these are the things I want  to see in the future of witto I built the   winter stadium with the win turbine it will  power the tent for the events restaurant   and parking lots wind power has some problems and  I will explain those but I have some solutions the   cost of the installation of wind power is very  expensive but you make up that cost in Energy savings I would like to see more solar  panels when turbines and other renewable   energies in wiah according to the according  to the US Department of energy clean energy   is important because it has the power to  enhance eon econom iomic growth support   energy Independence and improve the  health and well-being of the American people they also state that the US  hopes to have 100% carbon pollution   free electricity by 2035 this means  that we need to get serious and get   busy to make our city a better place to live  there are several lakes and rivers where you   should put Hydro dams or water wheels on to  harvest the energy this would also work for   the museums on the river and to power the  lights and Exploration Place so it would   be it so would also make it cheaper to support  we have plenty of Sun so we should Place solar   panels on houses and businesses so we don't have  to use as much fossil fuel energy and meet the   carbon free electricity goal by 2035 we need  to also invest in geothermal energy National   Geographic claims that it can be basically put  anywhere in the world in techn in the technology   can last for decades and even centuries it can  heat or cool houses universities and even cities   it also provides constant energy you don't have to  rely on sun or when just the Earth we also need to   stop littering and add more recycling businesses  individual people can clean up their City by using   recycling bins and please don't use plastic bags  and use reusable ones instead this practice is   helping you live better on this planet in addition  I real realized the air could be healthier so we   need to plant more trees so we can breathe better  if we ever find a planet that has air just like   Earth it would feel different smell different  and it would just be easier to breathe because   there would not have people there to pollute it  we need trash and recycling cans around the city   so there will be less litter in neighborhoods  or other businesses these are just a few of my   ideas I know we can make wiah a Greener place to  live thank you for listening to today [Applause]   Madame clerk please announce the next name Ariana  Hamp renewable energy and witchta environmental   concerns hello thank you for letting me speak to  you this evening the renewable energy I researched   was hydr power according to National Geographic  hydroelectricity is the largest single renewable   energy source providing 83 % of all renewable  energy in the United States also I would really   like to see hydropower facilities on major  US Rivers like the Arkansas River aric Canal   Mississippi River and the Missouri River fish  have to get over dams so I don't want so I want   to place a little hole for the fish to move up and  down the rivers I want the city of widget look rer   because we have the worst air quality according  to the American all allergy Association we should   plant more trees and add rooftop garens to  fresher air we can start a earthwide earth   earthwide cleanup to celebrate Earth Day we should  plant flowers and trees and pick up litter like   cigarettes plastic bags and recycle while Earth  they would be a great start we should encourage   other Recycling and composting companies to come  to witcha to start these types of businesses   pleas these recycles where you can reuse plastic  cardboard and glass we don't have to make more   dump more our landfills we should also keep our  water clean only 1.2% of our water is drinkable   in the world the water we are drinking is supposed  to come from cheny Lake however cheny Lake was in   a drought last summer and we could not get water  from it so we had to use our reserves according to   your website wi.gov our lawn only needs 1 to 1.5  in of water two to three times per week and not   daily while we had a lot of rain in May if we ever  into a get if we ever get into a j again which   we probably will the city council should Place  water restrictions on on lawn watering we must   keep our earth clean Earth is our only planet we  can live on so please help the Earth thank you for listening Madame clerk please call the next name  Huck litzner hydropower and witta environmental   concerns hello and thank you for allowing me  to speak today I would like to share my vision   for the future of Witchita I research  tiger power and I'm sure you understand   hydrop power works as my model portrays the  turbine is on a river and is connected to a   generator and the water from the river pushes  a turbine then the spinning turbine Powers the   generator which sends power to the yier I  would love to have a hydrop power source   right by museums on the Arkansas River I  think we should have it there because it   would make a cheap and clean energy source for  people that live in that area the limitation   of hydrop Power are that it relies on the water  cycle and that varies throughout the United States   and the fish ladders are killing so many fish the  solutions to hydrop power's limitations are to   make some way for fish to get over or under  the fish dams using elevators like the Safe   Harbor Dam in Pennsylvania also everybody should  start investing in electric stations to charge   electric cars according to Stanford University if  we continue at our current rate we will run out of   gas by 2052 in March China released a new electric  car called The Seagull for a shocking price of $9,700 right now in the United States you can't  even get a nice used car for that price in May MSN   announced that China created a battery that can  charge in 10 minutes and the new Advanced model   can go 600 miles without a charge we need need to  get back in the game this is the space race of the   century I think we should approach EV automobile  companies to come to witto also I would love to   have a plasma gasification system Witchita  like the one in Denmark according to science   direct a peer-review journal in February  of 2023 written by Sanaya in obis state   plasma gasification has more environmental  benefits over landfilling and incineration   this plant could be placed by Brooks landfill  it is one of the highest points in sedu County   then skiers could have a mountain to hike up  and ski down on the grass Hillside as they do   in Denmark many young people have a desire  to leave this state because they want more   recreational opportunities this would provide  energy as well as a recreational hotspot these   are some of my ideas I hope you take them  into consideration thank you for listening Madame clerk please announce the  next name our last speaker is a   tag team duo we have Natalie den  denmore and Payton whar future of witcha hello my name is pton and my name is  Natalie this is our vision for the future of witch   one thing we love about wit is the independent  school our concerns are about wind energy air   trees space and animals we would like to see more  wind energy in wiah there are some cons about wind   power currently wind energy companies are burying  the wind turbine blades and birds and blats are   running into the wind turbines or they mess with  their migratory path the benefits of windpower   are that it is an Earth friendly energy source  and we should conduct some research on painting   the blades black to see it if it has an impact  on the birds and bats population and place wind   turbines in areas where migration of bats and  birds occurs the least we also need to recycle   the blades instead of street lights and concrete  we can use glowing locks like they did with smart   Highway in Denmark instead of concrete sidewalks  we should make them out of solar panels like they   are doing in Tampa Bay you're probably wondering  why concrete is so bad according to the Guardian   Concrete is bad because it causes 8% of our CO2  and we're also running out of buildable sand to   make concrete you can make energy for your house  by having solar panels or wind turbine turbines   and however instead of a commercial size tur wind  turbine you can have a tree turbine if you've ever   been to WSU they have a couple is a tree that  Harvest energy through its spinning leaves we   are also passionate about animals we find rogue  kill and our parents say oh it's fine well it's   not fine that's a dead life out there and it's not  okay we have the power to live so why shouldn't   they live so a solution is we can build a tunnel  like on some Colorado highways so they can go   under the traffic according to the witch. eagle in  2023 there were 10,000 animals killed that year by   automobiles in Kansas we need to build a tunnel  on K Kellogg k96 and 143rd there are often dead   animals on the side of the road at this location  including including skunks raccoons turkeys and   deer an improvement plan for this area is in  the works and adding an animal Tona would also   keep animals and people safer in our model we have  built a pen of livestock behind the restaurant so   we do not waste energy transporting the animals on  semi trucks using local livestock and having local   Gardens would save gas and keep less CO2 of the  atmosphere wi talk can invest in more aquaponics   and reduce the amount of Emissions on our  environment our model also includes a restaurant   this restaurant Mr Hungry is named after my  brother's nickname it is designed to run on   renewable energy we have included a rooftop garden  according to Banica rooftop gardens are good for   Lo bear for lowering building air temperatures  and can decrease energy usage usage we have a   Powerhouse for storing the energy produced by  the wind turbine according to the 2020 sentence   75.1 children live in the United States and our  voices deserve to be heard we hope you listen to   us if you would we would have a greater community  community please consider our suggestions thank   you for your time and consideration  for the future of Witchita [Applause]   vice mayor Ballard I just want to say thank  you so much for coming and speaking you all   are speaking my language and Bob if we  could hire all of them they have some   fantastic ideas and I love it so thank you so  much for your Forward Thinking and you guys   are going to make incredible adults and  come to the city which to you guys need a job council member Johnson thanks  mayor I want to Echo vice mayor   Ballard thank you all for coming up here speaking  up for the environment I say it every year some   of us didn't listen to Captain Planet when we  were younger and you all Give Me Faith that um   the new generation will definitely take care  of our planet I love the effort that you all   put into that model and each of you were braver  than I was at your age because there's no way I   would go stand at a Podium and talk in  front of the council so you were doing   some awesome work already but keep it up and as  you get older don't let that um desire to take   care of our planet go away cuz sometimes  it does for some folks keep it up great job council member ho thank you mayor um how  old are you kids 10 okay we're not going to   talk about what I was doing when I was 10  years old but it's definitely not what you   guys are doing I appreciate it no matter what  where your life takes you in the future please   uh continue to care continue to care about our  society continue to care about our environment   I know you guys want to do great things  please stay here in wiah again I think we   will uh get you in the work ready program  also um could take a second and um just   describe your your model that you have  here and uh just some of the aspects of it um mine's not here but uh mine um had looked  like a duck to attract customers to looking at the   animals and have a talk about saving the  environment um I had a basically a whole   backyard um full of animals and I had a barn  door the bottom of the duck was the barn and   um the top of the head the head was my house  um I on the top um I had a bunch of a garden   that had a bunch of vegetables  and flowers that I could [Applause] sell um so for my model um I use  some of his so like the winter bind or like   he made him so thanks to him um that's  recycling that's what we call that um so   the wind turbines are so they can power the  lights like the red things that are in there   um but I couldn't get the tents because like  there's not enough room like on there um but   if if it was like realistic it would have  a restaurant and it would power those and   and I think there's a restaurant in the wind  surge so uh yeah that's pretty much what it is so mine is this one um so this the  circle is the reservoir with all the water   the two lines are like the pipes  that go to the PowerHouse and the   and like that cube is the PowerHouse with  a generator in it which converts it into electricity okay mine is the YMCA and it has wind  turbines for energy as well as a water wheel for   energy when there is no when the river isn't  moving and the wind isn't blowing they allow   people to go into the YCA for free and run on  the treadmills to get the power going also I   would like to have a shout out to Mr Stevens our  beloved stem teacher and he helped us make all of [Applause] this um ours did include a rooftop  garden um I think the plants died but if you   can see there's a drive-thru in the back but  the livestock we also forgot and then there are   some chairs and tables to set up outside so  you can see the animals we also forgot the [Applause] animals well I I appreciate  it and I can't wait to see what you guys   do in the future I'm looking forward  to that and Bob maybe we need to get   that running group back in here  and they can Power City Hall for us I just have a quick comment if that's  okay and and you beat me to it Huck um I   just want wanted to thank the faculty or staff  at independent school for doing this I think   it's incredible it's not only teaching our  our next leaders about the environment but   it's also teaching them that they should be  involved in their city government and that   we are approachable and we want to hear what  you say so a big shout out also to the faculty   and staff at independent school for bringing  these wonderful students to US every year thank you just wanted to Echo the comments but also  to remind our community that this is exactly   what public agenda is it is an opportunity for  ideas to come before the city council thank you   to the staff members at the independent school  for utilizing this tool so that five members six   members of your student body were able to share  their ideas we appreciate the innovative ideas   and solutions and I just just want to encourage  you all um as you're standing before us that   you are leading you are leaders you don't have  to sit in these seats you're doing it by just   being you sharing those ideas and trying  to again remind our community that we can   do our part of reducing reusing and Recycling  and I think that those are ideas that again   resonate with everyone in our community and so I  appreciate that you guys took the leadership role   and coming before us and thank you  to your teachers and staff at the   independent school for allowing this to  come to fruition so thank you so very much thank you madam clerk please call the  next item consent agenda items 1 through 11 so make a motion uh mayor with a motion to  approve consent agend items uh 1 through 11   second motion and a second any further discussion  I see none all those in favor say I I all those   opposed same sign motion passes 70 Madame clerk  please call the next item to bids and contracts   dated June 30th 2024 sorry June 3rd 2024 that's  a tough act to follow but I'll try good evening   mayor and city council Josh lber Department  of Finance uh the board of bids and contracts   convene June 3r with the following items for  engineering we have the biological nutrient   removal plant 2 package 4 dewatering and centrate  treatment improvements for the joint venture wild   Don linger Wildcat BNR bp4 LLC in the amount of  43 M1 181,000 this is a pending kdhe approval   and subject to your approval of a new engineer  estimate and budget authorization for purchasing   we have two 3/4 ton and stake bed trucks for RC  Ford Incorporated group one base bid with options   1 through 11 this is a clerical correction  or P presentation correction for $78,900 that gives you an aggregate  total for two trucks at $17,730 we have one Toro multipro 1750 sprayer for  professional Turf products LP in the amount of $1,855 this is how to become a vendor with  the city these are request for proposals out   on the street today and I'd be happy to try  to answer your questions and I recommend your   approval any questions for staff vice mayor  Ballard thank you mayor um I just wanted to   ask about the very first slide for 43 million  that said there were no other bids received   yeah um so this one uh had me concerned at the  beginning because I wanted to verify a couple   things those things were this was above the  engineers estimate so was this a fair price   um the engineers estimate in our bid package  or bid report was submitted in the amount of I apologize I don't have that with me um Paul  can you give me that and then um in addition to   we reached out to see why vendors didn't respond  to this uh we worked on two different fronts we   worked with our consultant CDM Smith who was our  paid consultant for the blueprint specifications   and design specifications and they stated for  the record thank you for your phone call to   a uh contractor Outreach regarding package four  we held a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting during   the bid phase Garver as the owner's advisor  made additional phone calls to a few local   contractors after this advertised but with the  amount of work on site already awarded to the   joint venture donlinger Wildcat and the amount  of construction work in this area I don't believe   there are any other specialized construction firms  interested interested in this project that was   one Garver was the consultant that we pay for to  have us with the construction management and they   stated uh CDM Smith's um description is accurate  several contractor Outreach meetings were held   over the course of our design there was a  non-mandatory pre-bid meeting in which only   one prospective bidder showed up which was the  Don linger Wildcat joint venture after seeing   that we did reach out to other contractors  uh one vendor posed some questions during   the bid phase so they at least considered  um another vendor who lost uh to packages   two and three indicated straight during the  beginning of the process they would not be   on this package and we also reached out to  a couple other vendors who would be Regional   contractors who completed this type of work but  we could not convince them to chase the project   um this is important a potential driving factor  for the lack of bids is the fact that donlinger   Wildcat joint venture One packages three and  four Once other contractors knew there was a   large Workforce already mobilized they knew it  would be challenging to complete from a pricing   perspective and then I'll let PA complete out  the engineer estimate good evening as I recall   our engineer estimate was $ 41.6 million as  I recall somewhere in there awesome great I   really appreciate that I just always worry when  we only have one bid and that's a huge project   so I'm just curious why other people wouldn't be  in line for it but makes sense so I appreciate   you doing the extra work thank you for the great  question at the end of the day it's the specialty   of the work and the difficulty of getting  the workforce mobilized awesome thank you so much a motion any further questions I see none   is there a motion to approve sorry my  bad we will now open it up for public comments none we'll bring it back to  the bench is there a motion to approve   so moved second motion and second all those  in favor say I I I I all those oppose same   sign motion passes 70 Madam clerk please  call the next item petitions for public improvements evening mayor City Council  Members Paul gunsman Public Works and   utilities for the record this evening I  have a couple revised petitions for your   consideration the signatures on the petitions  represent 100% of the Improvement districts   and the petitions are valid per Kansas statute  the uh first petition before you is Brookfield   South Edition located in District 2 in October  of 2022 the city council approved sewer petitions   for berkfield South Edition the developer  has submitted a revised petition for phase   one with an increased improvement district  the budget remains as previously approved   the revised petition submitted for phase 9 has  a decrease improvement district and budget both   petitions were revised to meet current market  conditions and cover the cost of a private bid the next location for your consideration is  Pineway Edition located in District 5 on February   6th 2024 the city council approved petitions for  water storm water drain sanitary sewer and Paving   improvements to serve Pineway addition phase one a  developer has submitted Revis petitions to change   from City bid construction of the improvements  to City acquisition of the improvements privately   constructed by the developer the budgets remain  the same as previously approved it is recommended   the city council approve the revised petitions  and budgets adopt the amending resolutions and   authorize the necessary signatures I will  stand for questions any questions for staff I see none we'll open it up from public comment I   see none we'll bring it back to  the bench is there a motion to approve un moved second motion and  a second any further discussion I   see none all those in favor say I I I  all those oppos same sign motion passes 70 Adam clerk please call  the next item petition to   amend the chicken and pickle Community improvement district good evening mayor members of the  city council Mark gelder with development   services uh the ad for you today is a request  for setting a public hearing on July 2nd um   but the first step is the acceptance of the  petition for the amendment and adopting the   resolution to set that public hearing next month  um so with that the developer submitted petition   to remove uh specific Parcels from the chicken  pickle Community improvement district um that   does require that public hearing be Set uh  regarding that boundary change um this amendment   will actually reduce the CID boundaries in area  but there's no increase in C Revenue towards that   project the reimbursement limit uh will remain at  $2.3 million um so the um area outline in kind of   the light purple there is what the existing uh  district is today um the request is to remove   uh the parcels that and U Street Improvement that  they are in red uh which would leave the proposed   new CED boundaries as they presented on this map  here um so with that the next step would be to um   accept the petition adopt the resolution that  would set the public hearing for July 2nd 2024   uh for consideration of that Amendment um I'm  available for questions as well as we do have   representatives from uh the development  team that could also answer any questions questions for staff M hois thank you my first in line here um  how much has been reimbursed so far um reimbursed   um to date I have the about $630,000 reimbursed  to date okay so about a quarter of the way there   correct okay is this this doesn't isn't going  to mess with the the revenue coming in to pay   that no correct um because the revenue collected  today is uh solely generated by the chicken pickle   development and that's um where the revenues are  going so removal of this parcel does not have an   impact on uh that okay thank you so member glass  um we had briefly talked about this I think during   Friday's review but is this the first time at  least in recent history that an applicant has   actually tried to reduce the CID boundaries um  this is the second time that I recall anytime   happening the um and actually was for this Pro or  this District in the past I'll show you so um the   uh area that's kind of a hole in the district  right there that was removed I believe in 2021   um but otherwise this is the only uh project  that's had areas removed in the past thank you any further questions my question was the  same one as hoisel again it's $2.3 million is   that correct that's correct um will this put the  city in a better position or does this affect the   city in any regarding risk um it I we see it as  like no uh changly in the impact of the city on that thank you any further questions I see   none thank you we will open it up  for public comment at this time I see none we'll bring it back to the  bench this resides and council member   huddles District thank you very much  thank you Mark for your presentation   greatly appreciated and all the work that it  took to get to this point and I would move   that the city council accept the petition  and adopt the resolution setting a public   hearing for July 2nd 2024 and authorize the  necessary signatures second Motion in a second   any further discussion I see none all those in  favor say I I all those oppose same sign motion   passes 70 Madame clerk please call the next item  neighborhood cleanup program Professional Services contract good evening mayor and city council  uh my name is Brooke coucho I'm a Community   Services representative in the city manager's  office here to speak with you all tonight on   the neighborhood cleanup program Professional  Services contract um some background on this   in February 2023 the city released a request  for proposal RFP seeking qualified firms to   provide services for all or some of the groups  this includes hauling services using compactor   trucks providing dumpsters uh group three  collecting tires group four collecting potential   recycling mattresses and box springs group  five metal and group six collecting potentially   recycling tree debris uh proposals were due  Friday March 8th I will also add proposals   outside of these groups were also accepted um  here's some context as well the top middle photo   is a picture of the dumpsters typically used in  the neighborhood cleanup program and the bottom   middle photo are the compactor truck you'll  also hear Packer trucks a lot um in response   Waste Management of Kansas Inc referred  to as Waste Management Waste Connections   of Kansas Inc referred to as Waste Connections  Mobile compacting Solutions LLC referred to in   this presentation as Crusher Witchita and Mid  Kansas Services LLC submitted proposals that's   a total of four responses were received Waste  Connections was the sole proposer for group   one compactor trucks and both Waste Connections  and waste management proposed services for group   two providing dumpsters Crusher witch's  proposal provided supplemental support   to this group as well dumpsters um Mid Kansas  Services LLC was the sole proposer for group   four that's mattresses and box springs this  table shows who submitted proposals and for   which group of service there were no proposals  received for groups three five and six however   the staff screening and selection committee  decided to move forward and not solicit new proposals the staff screening and selection  committee or sssc awarded bids to proposers in   group one for compactor trucks and group four  mattresses including box springs both Waste   Connections and waste management proposed services  for group two providing dumpsters uh these firms   were interviewed the staff screening and selection  committee recommends Waste Connections based on   cost and capacity uh Crusher witch's proposal  provided supplemental support to group two   this proposal was eliminated due to liability  concerns and cost the current adopted budget   has approximately $281,000 allocated within  the landfill fund for program service costs   the law department has reviewed and approved  the contracts as to form and it is recommended   that the city council approve the contracts and  authorize the necessary signatures I'll stand for   questions questions for staff council member  Johnson go for thank you thank you mayor um I   probably should have asked you this first first  um before the meeting but being that there was   no one who bid on tires what's going to happen  during a neighborhood clean up for tires yeah   um historically the Ci's had a tire truck come  with staff and they collect tires using that um   we also have Metal scrappers who come they aren't  under contract but they've been assisting us with   this year's cleanups and recycling metal um tree  debris goes in the dumpsters and the Packer trucks   or compactor trucks typically okay and then cost  wise is this about the same cost as the last time   we approved contracts or more uh a little more  due to just Rising costs um but similar yes so   a little more without the tires like paying more  money but getting a little less service um are   you referring to the compact truck venders that  we had before because I know we've had the tire   service before as well at least I thought we did  um at least as long as I've been with the program   we've had the city collecting tires last year  we did the pilot project that collected tires   but no um proposer bided on this group so we've  kept with the city collecting them and it is an   additional fee um but that was kind of embedded  in our calculations okay yeah council member glov   few questions thank you for your presentation  Brooke um when it goes to the metal cyclers   again you had said that they've been out at  neighborhood cleanups because I've seen them   at neighborhood cleanups why do we know why  they didn't apply um do they just like to   show up is it less stringent for them to just  show up which ones they want or why would they   not apply that's a great question I don't know  specifically without asking them directly but   I would assume barriers to the uh application  process uh potentially licensing and Equipment   wanting to if we did have them under contract  there would be insurance requirements and things   like that okay thank you this may be a question  maybe a question for you perhaps a question for   the manager too how do we measure success in  this program especially historical trends of   success and have we seen because of these programs  less dumping um and can we Trace that to hey when   we invest more in neighbor cleanup programs  we have less dumping or do we not have the   empirical evidence to prove that I uh I know  our current outcome measures are we'll track   uh quantitative data number of cleanups tons  of waste collected number of mattresses box   springs number of tires collected um overall in  terms of that more qualitative is this making an   impact we site a lot that Broken Window Theory if  something looks nicer you're less apt to want to   vandalize potentially attract different things  this the environment crime prevention through   just cleaning up the neighborhood um I don't know  if we collect metrics on how that reduces illegal   dumping specifically but our hope is that it does  especially as we have our um neighborhood cleanups   in um illegal dumping hotpots such as areas south  of Kellogg South Broadway um plan view Hilltop   areas just sort of depends but a lot of these  neighborhoods rely on the city funded cleanup   to dispose of lots of bulky waste including things  that attract uh potentially but I'm I'm City man   anything mayor if I could supplement that we did  do a review or study a few years ago regarding the   impact and what we found is that the neighborhood  cleanups tend to have just a temporary impact in   terms of U dumping um in terms of reducing  dumping in alleys and on vacant Lots um so   it's not something that I could tell you every you  know has made an impact that's lasting um that's   why we're bringing a strategy forward um later  this year um on other approaches to help reduce   the um uh dumping in vacant Lots it's hopefully  to supplement this and one of your comments has   my last question out of all of the neighborhood  cleanups uh District by District do you have a   breakdown of how many are in each district handy  uh 2024 yeah um not with me but I can get that   for you okay yeah that' be great thank you Brooke  member hoisel Sor thank you mayor um I've been to   like five in my district so far this year so uh we  have quite a bit here I think district one as well   has quite a few as well it's a program I wish we  could expand all wiah but we have some limitations   with the funding where the funding comes from  and who would who uh qualifies for it but I did   have a question about the mattresses um is this  a group that recycles of mattresses is that why   they're interested in in doing this I've heard  several different uh groups that are out there   that utilize the mattresses great question yes our  uh vendor for Mid Kansas Services LLC he's able to   take those mattresses collected and transport them  to Hutchinson uh correctional facility and there   they are recycled so yes they are recycled yep I  I believe they make dog beds out of many of these   mattresses old mattresses so I believe they're  shredded and yeah that material is used for I   wish the kids would have stuck around because then  they would see us Recycling and reusing things so   all right I I appreciate that thanks for council  member glasow thank you mayor last question I just   thought of this when I looked at the financial  consideration as well is the 281,000 allocated   through exclusively federal funds or does that  come from um I don't believe that's exclusively   Federal funding that's our landfill fund program  and I'm that's specifically I don't think that's   general fund no it does come from the landfill  fund it used to also we used to have some federal   dollars in the program uh but those uh funds have  been exhausted we know it will longer have that   as a funding source this is all local funds this  is local funds through the the transfer from the   land landfill fund excuse me any further questions  thank you br we'll open it up for public comments good morning good evening mayor and city council  Vince Hancock from the deleno neighborhood getting   to cleanups in a slightly roundabout way first of  all I want to thank you guys and gals for having   an evening sitting council meeting no it's not  easy for any of you but you and I both know why   you did it it's appreciated hopefully we can work  with comms and our Media Partners to even get some   more attendant for the next two out of the rest of  the year just goes to show that you can take the   host out of getting around on witch toop but you  cannot take out her ability to inspire leadership   in next Generations uh pretty good thing next  up I want you to understand that for all of the   wonderful people that we have on payroll in this  staff some in this room in my personal opinion the   six most valued employees in the city of witw are  our community services Representatives they are I   know it's being currently funded by cdbg grants  but that's where the rubber hits the road for us   in the neighborhoods they are our Lea to you  guys and gals and we appreciate them so much   if that cdbg funding ever dried up we would want  to find another way to do that because they are   so valuable to us which leads into our cleanups  and it is local funding and we appreciate that   it is so strange from a legal perspective that if  somebody dumps a mattress on my front yard it's   my responsibility now to do that to take care of  it to find a way so you through this vote allow   us to maintain a a degree of civic pride in our  neighborhoods the people who dump mattresses I   don't know what their problems are but obviously  they're just not thinking like a good neighbor   but to be able to have a neighborhood clean up  to have people providing The Sweat Equity to get   out there and say for four hours we're going  to get dirty and we're going to help make our   neighborhood a place that we are proud to live in  so thank you guys and gals for keeping us clean any further public comments I see  none we'll bring it back to the bench I just have a quick comment I'm very  supportive of the neighborhood cleanup program   especially the brook uh work that Brooke does  every single day I think as we move forward and   we're looking at budget considerations you know  one of the purposes for this program is that it   my opinion would help combat illegal dumping  so what's the benefit or an incentive of the   community as a whole um first the individual  help for individuals that need the service   and so I'd be interested in figure out how we  can make sure that it's fitting I think the   ultimate aim of making sure that we don't have a  legal dumping in the community um not just there   is there's two benefits again the neighborhood  help plus the help to the community the help of   the community I think is the Paramount especially  when we're looking at how we're dispersing funds   and so I'm supportive of this program um I've  had neighborhood I've volunteered at multiple   neighborhood cleanups but I think the future  of how we make sure that this is also helping   combat dumping would be something that I  would be interested in the future there's   ways that we can improve the system we  use you said it has a short lifespan on   that so how can we make sure that it has  a longer lifespan um and maybe just res   strategic what that looks like in the future  but sport about of it as it's presented today too there a motion to approve Madame mayor I  recommend that the city council approve the   contracts and authorize the necessary signature  second mot Motion in a second any further   discussion see none all those in favor say I I  all those oppos same sign motion passes 70 Madame   clerk please call the next item Zin 20246 zone  change requests in the city from sf5 single family   residential district to tf32 family residential  district for duplex development generally located   on the northwest corner of West Elm Street and  North Elder Street intersection 729 North Elder Street good evening Scott wle from the planning  department in this case uh as you heard the   applicant is requesting to change the zoning from  sf5 single family to tf32 family this item is   being heard today because the district Advisory  board and the Planning Commission they both   recommended approval but their recommendations  are slightly different and I'll explain why in   terms of the requests the applicant has indicated  they're requesting a zone change so that they can   use the site for duplex development please note  that one duplex could be placed per parcel as   indicated in the staff report ultimately they  could replate replat the property to do lot   splits to get up to three duplexes so six total  dwelling units on the site about the property site   is generally located northwest of the corner  of Elm and North Elder Street it consists of   one parcel is approximately 0.46 acres in size  currently zoned sf5 and developed with a single   family house and a detached garage which you can  see on the aerial here in terms of the context the   property is surrounded on all sides by sf5 single  family district and those have single family homes   on them however multiple single F single lot tf3  zone properties are within a few hundred feet of   the subject site you can see those identified  in yellow in terms of review on April 25th   the Planning Commission reviewed the request  and recommended approval of the zone change   13 to zero there were no public comments on  the request on May 13th the district Advisory   Board reviewed the request and recommended  approval of the zone change heard the staff   recommendations but their difference from the  Planning Commission is that the dab recommended   it with a protective overlay and that vote was  7 to one there were no public comments on the   request and the protective overlay would  have one condition and that is that the   duplex shall be designed and constructed  with a hip or gabled roof and so that would   prevent a flat roof from being utilized for the  structures no protests were received against the   case therefore the zone change can be approved by  a simple majority vote or four of seven in terms   of recommendations recommend the city council  adopt the findings of the Planning Commission   and approve the zone change request authorize  necessary signatures instruct the city clerk   to publish the ordinance after approval again  requires four out of seven votes alternatives   include the following you can override the  Planning Commission adopt alternative findings   and approve the zone change with protective  overlay recommended by the dab that would   require five of seven votes you can also override  the mapc adopt alternative findings and deny the   zone change request again that would require five  of seven votes or as always you can return the   case to the Planning Commission for additional  consideration requires four of seven votes and   just a brief note about the process city council  policies at the public hearing for planning agenda   items occurs at the planning commission meeting  according to the policy city council does not   typically receive public comments on zoning  items and with that I'll take you through   some of the graphics and images so here's the  aerial uh with red outlining the subject site   here's the zoning map which we discussed earlier  here's the map from the comprehensive plan showing   residential use as recommended at this location  here are photos from the site and the surrounding area and with that all stand for any questions any questions for staff council  member tole thank you and and Scott this may   be kind of a silly question but sometimes when  we have cases that zoning cases and then you   know additions are added to what the applicant  originally submitted correct and and I always   I've asked this question of you before I just  want to make sure that the applicant will know   exactly what specifications they're supposed to do  based on what the datb recommended is that correct   that is correct yeah sometimes it's kind  of more loose and then I I worry that the   applicant doesn't know exactly what they're  supposed to do to be in in compliance but   in this case you feel like the applicant  understands what they need to do uh yeah   the language is the same uh both for the  protective overlay it's the exact same   languages is in the staff report which is the  duplex shall be designed and constructed with   a hip or gabled roof and they know what  that means right y okay thank you so much sure I see no further questions for staff vice  mayor Val thank you mayor I moved to override the   mapc approve the zone change request per the  dab recommendation with a protective overlay   recommended by the dab place the ordinance  on first reading authorize the necessary   signatures and instruct the city clerk to publish  the ordinance after approval of the second reading   in support of this motion I offer the following  findings the additional land use restrictions   in the dab recommendation protective overlay  will help reduce potential negative impacts   to nearby properties second motion and a second  any further discussion I see none all those in   favor say I I I all those oppose same sign motion  passes 7 Madam clerk please call the next item zo   20247 zone change requests in the city from  sf5 single family residential district to tf3   two family residential district for a duplex  development generally located on the west side   of North Joan Street and within one4 mile south of  West St Louis Avenue 339 North Joan Street Scott   wle again from the planning department this case  is very similar to the last one in this case as   you uh heard the applicants requesting rezoning  from sf5 to tf3 again this one is being heard   today because both the district Advisory board and  the Planning Commission recommended approval but   uh the dab had uh different uh conditions  that they wanted to attach to it in terms   of the request again the applicant has indicated  they're requesting a zone change so they can use   the site for duplex development in terms of the  property the site is generally located to the   north and west of Second Street in Joanne subject  site consists of two Parcels as you can see here   it is approximately 0.45 acres in size zoned  sf5 the South parcel is currently developed   with a single family home and the North parcel  appears to have an out building on it in terms   of context the property is surrounded on all sides  by sf5 zoned property developed with single family   houses multiple single lot tf3 zone properties  are within a few hundred feet of the subject   site as you can see here the yellow properties  are tf3 in terms of review on April 25th the   Planning Commission reviewed the request and  recommended approval unanimously 13 to Z there   are no public comments on the application on  May 13th the district Advisory Board reviewed   the request and recommended approval heard the  staff recommendation with a protective overlay   added one member of the public questioned how the  developer would be able to fit enough parking on   the Northern lot in terms of the PO the PO is the  same as what you saw in the last case that duplex   any duplex should be designed and constructed  with a hip or gabled roof no protest petitions   were received against the application therefore  it can be approved with a simple majority of four   of seven votes votes terms of recommendations  recommend the city council adopt the findings   of the mapc approve the requested zone change  authorized necessary signatures instruct the   city clerk to publish the ordinance after  approval again requires four out of seven   votes alternatives are the same as for the last  case you can override the Planning Commission   adopt alternative findings and approve the zone  change with the protective overlay as recommended   by the dab that require five of seven votes you  can override the mapc adopt alternative finds   and deny the application it's five of seven votes  or as always you can return the case to the mapc   which requires a simple majority four of seven  votes and again just a note about the process   of public comments occur at the public hearing at  the Planning Commission so I'll take you through   some of the images of Graphics here's the aial  showing the site here's the zoning map here's   the map from the comprehensive plan showing that  residential is recommended in this area here are   photos from the site and the surrounding area and  with that I'll stand for any questions questions   staff I see none sides vice mayor Ballard thank  you mayor I moved to override the mapc approve   the zone change request per the dab recommendation  with the protective overlay recommended by the dab   place the ordinance on first reading authorize  a necessary signatures and instruct the city   clerk to publish the ordinance after approval of  the second reading and support of this motion I   offer the following findings the additional land  use restrictions in the dab recommend recommended   protective overlay will help reduce potential  negative impacts to nearby properties second   motion of a second any further discussion I see  none all those in favor say I I I all those oppose   same time motion passes 70 Madam clerk please call  the next item Z in 202 24-8 zone change requests   in the city from sf5 single family residential  to tf32 family residential district generally   located on the east side of South Meridian Avenue  within 1 half mile Southwest 55th Street North   hello again Scott W from the planning department  so there's a theme to the applications for tonight   and that is tf3 so in this case the applicant  is requesting to change the zoning from sf5 to   tf3 item is being heard today today because one  protest was received against the application and   I'll talk more about that in just a little bit the  applicant has indicated they intend to subdivide   the property and to develop it for duplexes in  terms of the site the site is generally located   to the south and east of 55th Street South  and Meridian the subject site consists of a   portion of three existing Parcels you can see it  outlined in red and the parcel lines are actually   the the yellow lines it is approximately 49 .9  acres in size it's currently zoned to sf5 and   in agricultural use in terms of context property  to the north the subject site is owned sf5 and is   owned by the applicant is currently a field but  is proposed to be part of the applicant's larger   development I believe they intend to develop  it with single family homes uh likewise the   property of the South is also under the same  ownership zoned sf5 and they plan to develop   uh with residential developments property to the  east is owned sf5 in the city of witta and you can   see here the witchta city limits are this purple  dash line that goes around it is uh single family residential so the white area we also have some  property that's in the unincorporated County and   zoned sf20 are both currently in agricultural  use property to the west across South Meridian   is zoned sf20 in the unincorporated County and in  agricultural use in terms of review on April 25th   the Planning Commission held a public hearing  and recommended approval of this item 130 two   members of the public spoke in opposition in  the request of zone change citing concerns   for overdevelopment and potential drainage issues  on May 13th the district Advisory Board uh heard   this case and recommended approval 601 one member  of the public spoke at the hearing in opposition   to the requested zone change um indicating that  the requested zone change was not appropriate for   the Zoning for the uses or the character of the  neighborhood one protest was received that that   protest uh is for property located outside of the  protest area therefore the zone change request can   be approved with a simple majority of four of  seven votes in terms of the recommendation it   is recommended city council adopt the findings  of the Planning Commission approve the requested   zone change place the ordinance on the first  reading authorize necessary signatures and   instruct the city clerk to publish the ordinance  after approval of the second reading requires   four of seven votes Alternatives include the  following you can override the Planning Commission   adop adopt alternative findings and deny the zone  change request that would require five of seven   votes or as always you can return the case to the  Planning Commission for additional consideration   that would require four of seven votes and again  just a note about policy that uh public comment   typically takes place at the Planning Commission  meeting take you through some of the images so   here's the subject site outlined in red here's  the zoning map which was described earlier here's   the map from the comprehensive plan showing that  this is actually was identified in the hazeville   growth area but in terms of annexation property  owner chose to Annex into the city of witto and   it was annexed into the city of witta Fairly  recently here's a the South Witchita hazeville   area plan we did not include the air the arrow on  this one but it is recommended for residential use   here's the protest map again this one's a little  bit different because of the intersection of   city and county unincorporated County uh but as  you can see the protest was this purple area to   the north so it was outside of the protest  area which is outlined in green here are   photos from the site in the surrounding  area and with that I'll stand for any questions any questions for SC I  see none this resides INX District   brief comment uh this actually went before  dab twice I don't know if it went through   mapc twice or not um in terms of this entire  parcel of land and where they're located at   one of the recommendations from the original time  it went before dab was further north they heard   concerns from some of the Neighbors about multif  family developments being there the duplex style   developments being there and so the applicant  actually resubmitted the application and moved   it um South further away from the single family in  property at this start so I'm appreciative of that   work as well with that finding and seeing there's  no other comments I recommend the city council   approve the requested zoning change place it on  first read and authorize the necessary signatures   second Motion in a second any further discussion  I see none all those in favor say I I all those   oppose same sign motion passes 70 Madame clerk  please call the next item approval of travel for   mayor woo to attend the asian-pacific American  Institute for Congressional studies women's   Collective Summit to accept the spotlight  award June 28th through 29th 2024 in Seattle Washington I will add one more comment that  there will be no taxpayer dollars spent on this   um opportunity where I will receive the spotlight  award in Seattle is there a motion to approve this   motion to approve second motion and a second all  those in favor say I I all those I guess I don't   get to V uh I'm going to abstain uh motion passes  60 with one abstention um Madame clerk please call   the next item council member appointments  and comments vice mayor Ballard thank you   mayor I would like to reappoint Robin templin  to library board along with Jonathan Winkler   for Library board and I'd like to  appoint constant perasa for my ethics appointment any further board appointments  I have one uh for the storm water Advisory   Board it will be reappointments with one  new addition reappointments are K drenan   Scott lindac George Sherman Don Kirkland Gary  oor Gentry Thief Don Henry and Allison Herring   with the new addition Tim Austin do I have  a motion to approve board appointments so   moved second all those in favor say I I I  I all those oppose same sign motion passes 70 we will not be adjourning because we have a  special oh we have comments I apologize council   members do you have any comments uh vice  mayor Ballard thank you mayor I'd just like   to recognize uh Jim Garcia he was a long um time  employee of the city um he passed away this last   week and so um just wanted to recognize him he's  the father of the daughters from Connie's Mexico Cafe you see no further comments um I I will  now request two executive sessions for the   city council meeting for today and I will  read the two motions I move that the city   council recess into executive session for  30 minutes to receive information on Union   negotiations pursuant to KSA 75- 4319 B4 for  legal consultation with the city attorney which   would be deemed privileged in the attorney  client relationship this is for legal advice   and to discuss employer employee negotiations  whether or not in consultation with the   representative or representatives of the public  body or agency the executive session is required   to protect attorney client privilege and public  interest and to protect the city's rights to the   confidentiality of its negotiating position  and the public interest in addition we will   have a second executive session um immediately  following also 30 minutes to receive information   on security matters pursuant to KSA 75-43  19 B12 for legal consultation with the city   attorney which would be deemed privileged in  the attorney client relationship for legal   advice this is to discuss matters relating  to security measures the discussion of such   matters at an open meeting would jeopardize  such security measures that protect a systems   and other uh items B transportation c a public  body or agency d private property or persons   therefore for this purpose in this paragraph  security means measures that protect against   criminal acts intended to intimidate or coer the  civilian population influence government policy   by intimidation or or coercion or to affect  the operation of government by disruption of   Public Services um these security measures  include but are not limited to intelligence   information tactical plans resource deployment and  vulnerability assessments the executive session is   required to protect attorney client privilege and  the public interests in addition to protect the   security of the city its Public Works buildings  facilities and information systems and to protect   the security of private property or individuals  this executive session again uh will be in   uh conjunction with the uh previous executive  session read so it will be a total of 1 hour it is   currently 7:36 p.m. uh so we ask yeah mayor I just  want to advise that we take the Motions separately   for a vote you've read them you don't need to  re reread them but I would recommend that you   take the first motion and it's for 30 minutes and  then we'll vote on the second motion 30 minutes   okay also mayor I think we can do the first one in  20 minutes if you want to do 20 minutes and then I   do think we need 30 for the other okay thanks  we'll start again with just the exe executive   session regarding our Union negotiations which  will be 20 minutes in length so it is 7:37 now so   7:40 basically uh so we shall come back at 8:00  here and then start the next executive session   we'll just make them run consecutive if you wish  if you wish so 7:40 to 800 p.m. 7:40 to 8:00 p.m.   all those in favor say I I all those oppos same  sign motion passes 70 for the second executive   session which will start at 8:00 uh we will take  30 minutes for that so 8:30 is the return time   all those in say I I I all those oppose same sign  motion passes 70 we will return at 8:30 p.m. thank you good for