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GOT IT. SORRY.

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I JUST GOT BACK FROM A FISHING TRIP AND I MANAGED TO GET A KNOT IN MY CORD HERE ALREADY.

[CALL TO ORDER]

SO IF YOU WOULD ALL PLEASE RISE AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER KARLIN.

PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER EITERICH.

PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER NICKS.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER NOLTE.

PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER ROH.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ARROYO.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER SAYERS.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER DENNY.

PRESENT. MAYOR BOEHM IS PRESENT AND PRESIDING.

THANKS, JENNIFER. OUR FIRST ITEM IS THE MAY 15TH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR APPROVAL.

[APPROVE MINUTES]

SO MOVED. SECOND.

MOTION BY DAN, SECOND BY COURTNEY.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MINUTES ARE APPROVED.

[MODIFICATION OF AGENDA]

I'M GOING TO MAKE ONE MODIFICATION TO THE AGENDA THIS EVENING AND ASK WANDRA MINOR IF SHE WOULD COME FORWARD THIS EVENING.

THERE YOU ARE OVER HERE.

JUST FOR A COUPLE REMARKS ON A RECENT EVENT THAT WAS HOSTED HERE IN THE FORUM.

WANDRA.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. AGAIN, MY NAME IS WANDRA MINOR AND WITH THE JOHNSON COUNTY NAACP.

AND I JUST WANTED TO STOP IN TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR ALLOWING OUR ORGANIZATION TO SPONSOR A COMMUNITY EVENT.

IT'S ALL ABOUT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.

SO IT WAS AN AWESOME EVENT.

AND LIKE I SAID, THE EVENT THAT WE HAD, WE HAD THE TECHNOLOGY AND IT WAS JUST REALLY GREAT.

AND PEOPLE WALKED AWAY SAYING, WOW, WHAT A LOVELY FACILITY.

AND I THOUGHT, YEAH, IT'S IN THE COMMUNITY HERE, IT'S FOR YOU.

SO WE DID REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE HAVING THE EVENT HERE AND LOOK FORWARD TO STILL BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND DOING OTHER THINGS HERE IN LENEXA.

I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY ALSO I'D LIKE TO THANK DAWN FOR HER INVOLVEMENT IN INITIALLY GETTING THIS DONE AND PUT TOGETHER FOR US.

AND LENEXA WAS MY FIRST RIDE ALONG WITH THE POLICE OFFICER IN LENEXA.

SO I LIVE IN SHAWNEE AND IT GOES WELL, BUT YOU LIVE IN SHAWNEE AND I THOUGHT, THAT'S OKAY.

[LAUGHTER] I DID.

YOU WANTED TO SEE IT DONE RIGHT, DIDN'T YOU? SO FINALLY AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY ON JUNE THE 17TH, IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE AND WE'D APPRECIATE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME TO THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION.

IT'S GOING TO BE IN PRAIRIE VILLAGE.

AGAIN, ANOTHER CITY HOSTING, MAKING CONNECTION IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND IT'S FREE.

SO BRING YOUR CHILDREN, YOUR FAMILY.

IT'S A LOT OF FUN ACTIVITIES THAT WE WILL HAVE THAT DAY.

SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS, ALL OF YOU, AND DAWN FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY FORUM THAT WAS HELD ON MAY 6TH HERE IN THIS LOCATION.

I'LL TELL CHARLES I SAW YOU BILL.

[LAUGHTER] WANDRA, THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.

I'M GOING TO MAKE MY WAY TOWARD THE MICROPHONE HERE.

PAT, WOULD YOU JOIN ME, PLEASE? I'M NOT SURE WE'VE DONE THIS FOR 41 YEARS IN A ROW, BUT WELCOME TO LENEXA AND THE COUNCIL.

[PROCLAMATIONS ]

I'M GOING TO READ THE JUNE BARBECUE PROCLAMATION FOR OUR UPCOMING EVENT, AND YOU'LL HEAR IN A MINUTE.

PAT HAS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THIS ANNUAL TRADITION HERE IN LENEXA.

WHEREAS LENEXA HELD THE FIRST GREAT LENEXA BARBECUE BATTLE IN 1982 AT THE URGING OF FOUNDERS PAT DALTON AND ALAN UHL.

AND WHEREAS, IT WAS DESIGNATED THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP OF KANSAS BY GOVERNOR JOHN CARLIN ON APRIL 27TH, 1984, THIS EVENT PROVIDES WHOLESOME RECREATION AND COMPETITION FOR BARBECUE ENTHUSIASTS, AND HUNDREDS OF LENEXANS ARE ABLE TO VOLUNTEER THEIR TALENTS TOWARDS MAKING THE CONTEST A SUCCESS.

WHEREAS THIS HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT EVENT TO THE CITY OF LENEXA FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF ITS RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.

AND THIS CHAMPIONSHIP CROWNED SEVEN MEAT CATEGORY CHAMPIONS, INCLUDING BEEF, PORK, RIBS, CHICKEN, SAUSAGE, BEEF, STEAK AND MISCELLANEOUS AND ONE GRAND CHAMPION.

AND. WHEREAS, THE 41ST ANNUAL GREAT LENEXA BARBECUE BATTLE WILL BE HELD JUNE 23RD AND 24TH OF THIS YEAR, AND THE EVENT BRINGS TO THE CITY OF LENEXA SIGNIFICANT RECOGNITION AND IDENTIFICATION THROUGHOUT THE METROPOLITAN AREA, THE STATE OF KANSAS AND THE NATION.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, MICHAEL BOEHM, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LENEXA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JUNE IN THE CITY OF LENEXA TO BE LENEXA BARBECUE MONTH AND INVITE EVERYONE OUT ON FRIDAY NIGHT TO HAVE A GOOD TIME AND ON SATURDAY TO WATCH A LOT OF SMOKE AND THE TEAMS AT HARD AT WORK.

AND LIKE I NOTED, PAT WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL CO-FOUNDERS.

WE LOST HIS PARTNER, ALAN UHL A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT YOU CAN STILL SEE THE DALTON GANG STILL UNDER THAT NAME.

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YES. OUT COOKING IN THE COMPETITION TO THIS DAY.

SO COME ON OUT. PAT'S GONNA MAKE A FEW REMARKS AND THAT ONE SHOULD BE TURNED ON.

BUT LET'S DO IT REAL QUICK.

SO THERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU. GREAT. OKAY.

YOU TALK TO THEM OR YOU WANT TO DO.

CITY COUNCIL PEOPLE AND MR. MAYOR BOEHM, AND ESPECIALLY COUNCILMAN NICKS.

I'M HONORED TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

AND 42 YEARS NOW FOR THE GREAT LENEXA BARBECUE BATTLE.

IT WAS ABOUT 43 YEARS AGO THAT ALAN AND I WERE AT THE AMERICAN ROYAL JUST TO SEE WHAT A BARBECUE CONTEST LOOKED LIKE.

AND ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY, WE SAID, LENEXA NEEDS SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

AND WE STARTED THAT YEAR WITH 12 CONTESTANTS.

GRAND PRIZE A CASE OF MICHELOB BOTTLED BEER WITH ONE BOTTLE MISSING.

[LAUGHTER] WE NEVER DID FIND OUT WHERE IT WENT.

FOR ME PERSONALLY, I THINK COUNCILMEMBERS, YOU WOULD BE PROUD TO SEE A CITY COME TOGETHER FOR AN EVENT.

I THINK OF ALL THE WORK THE PARKS AND REC DID, THEY ARE SECOND TO NONE IN TERMS OF ANY PARK AND REC DEPARTMENT IN THE STATE.

I AM CERTAIN OF THAT.

I GOT TO SIT IN ON THE COMMITTEE TO HIRE COUNCILMAN NICKS TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION.

SO I'VE BEEN HANGING AROUND A LONG TIME.

PARKS AND REC JUST WORKED THEMSELVES TO DEATH.

THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT GETTING THE VENUE READY.

TAKING CARE OF IT.

WATCHING OVER US AND THE POLICE THERE MAKING US SAFE.

I KNOW ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS A CHILD GOT LOST.

THE POLICE WERE THERE AND FORCED TO FIND THAT MISSING CHILD BECAUSE ON FRIDAY NIGHT, WE'VE HAD AS MANY, I THINK, AS 20,000 PEOPLE ATTENDING. AND IN TERMS OF NATIONAL RANKING, THERE WAS I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE LENEXA BARBECUE IS NOW, BUT IT WAS IN THE TOP TEN FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

TOP FIVE IN THE NATION.

ALSO, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE PROTECTION THEY GAVE US.

AND THANK GOD WE NEVER DID HAVE A SERIOUS EXPLOSION OR ANYTHING.

BUT THEY WERE THERE ALL THE TIME.

ALL OF YOUR CITY WAS THERE.

THE STAFF FROM PARKS AND REC WORKED TIRELESSLY.

SO I'M PROUD TO BE HERE.

I'M GLAD THE CONTEST IS STILL GOING.

AND ONE OF THE SIDE BENEFITS OF GETTING WE GOT LUCKY ONE YEAR I RAN THE CONTEST AS LONG AS I COULD.

THAT GOT TOO BIG.

THAT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT HAD TO TAKE OVER, BUT.

ONE YEAR WE GOT LUCKY AND WON THE CONTEST.

AND WE WERE INVITED TO SERVE A MEAL TO ALL THE LIVING KANSAS CITY MONARCHS.

AND ULTIMATELY AFTER NEGOTIATIONS AND SEVERAL TELEPHONE CALLS, I SAID I WOULD DO THAT IN THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY, WE HAD 12 COOKERS GOING. I GOT TO SERVE MR. BUCK O'NEIL.

HE WAS MY SPECIAL GUY.

AND WE HAD A DOG AND GANG HAT, AND I TOOK IT ALONG.

HE SAID TO ME, HEY, MISTER, I WANT ONE OF THOSE.

I SAID, I JUST HAPPEN TO BRING YOU ONE.

SO THAT WAS A REALLY, REALLY GREAT HIGHLIGHT.

AGAIN, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. YOU BET.

[APPLAUSE] PAT STOLE MY CLOSING REMARKS HERE BECAUSE HE WENT AROUND AND ACKNOWLEDGED ALMOST ALL THE DEPARTMENTS, BECAUSE WHETHER IT'S FINANCE DOING THE, IS IT THE W-9S WITH THE PRIZES OR IT RUNNING THE.

WELL I WISH THEY WOULD RUN THE SCORING AND THE JUDGES SAID UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE TO DELEGATE THAT TO ANOTHER ORGANIZATION.

BUT EVERY DEPARTMENT TOUCHES THIS BARBECUE EVERY YEAR THAT HAS I KNOW I'VE SAT ON THE OTHER SIDE.

YOU WANT TO RUN FOR MAYOR? [LAUGHTER] PAT, THANK YOU.

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NEXT ITEM IS THE PRESENTATION FOR THE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION ACADEMY.

[PRESENTATIONS ]

JIM. I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE TO PUT THIS UP.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

I'M JIM BOWERS, HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR.

HERE AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE THIRD ANNUAL LENEXA LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS ACADEMY.

ACTUALLY TOMORROW MORNING OR NOT TOMORROW MORNING.

TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

THIS GROUP BEHIND ME, THE THIRD COHORT OF THE ACADEMY, WILL START THEIR TRAINING.

THE ACADEMY, AS YOU KNOW, IS A SIX MONTH DEVELOPMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE CITY'S EMERGING LEADERS.

I'D LIKE RIGHT NOW TO INTRODUCE CEO DR.

KATIE IRVIN AND COO JENNA SCOTT OF CATALYST DEVELOPMENT.

THE FOLKS WHO HAVE CONDUCTED THIS PROGRAM FOR THREE YEARS AND WILL BE CONDUCTING AND TEACHING AGAIN TOMORROW.

ALSO, WE'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE APRIL BERETTA.

SHE WAS A MEMBER OF LAST YEAR'S CLASS.

SHE IS AN H.R.

PARTNER IN MY DEPARTMENT, AND SHE WILL SERVE AS OUR CLASS LIAISON.

I SAT IN FOR A FEW SESSIONS OF THE FIRST CLASS, AND THEY DIDN'T LIKE THAT.

AND NO ONE WAS SAYING ANYTHING AND WOULDN'T SAY WHAT WAS ON THEIR MINDS.

SO WE MADE THAT CHANGE VERY QUICKLY.

AND WE HAVE SOMEBODY FROM OUR DEPARTMENT WHO SERVES AS THE LIAISON TO THE CLASS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND HEAR SUGGESTIONS AND GIVE AND TAKE FEEDBACK.

SO THANKS.

APRIL HAS PUT ALL OF THIS TOGETHER AND I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

SO I WOULD LIKE AT THIS TIME TO INTRODUCE THE 2023 CLASS AND IF YOU ALL CAN JUST ACKNOWLEDGE TO THE COUNCIL YOUR PRESENCE.

JEFFREY MAINES, OUR RIGHT OF WAY TECHNICIAN IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

BRANDON REEVES, CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR 2 IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

DAVID BILE, SENIOR PLANS ANALYST AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

SARAH LILLY MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK.

MALYNNE BONOS.

I BELIEVE YOU KNOW HER.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2 AN EXEC.

NATHAN MOLL, OUR DEPUTY CFO.

JASON ELLIS, FIRE CAPTAIN, AND ERIC KATZER, A FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC, COULD NOT MAKE IT THIS EVENING.

I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM ALSO, THOUGH.

LISA ROBERTS, HUMAN RESOURCES PARTNER.

CHRIS STILLWELL, DEVELOPER 4 IN IT, DARIAN JOHNSON, SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR IN IT, ASHLEY TOMAZIC ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY ONE.

SPENCER THROSSELL ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY TWO.

KYLE RODENHOUSE, OUR PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES.

KENNY GAY, STREET MAINTENANCE WORKER THREE IN MUNICIPAL SERVICES.

KEVIN BRUNS ASSISTANT REC CENTER MANAGER.

RYAN WIEBE, OUR AQUATICS MANAGER.

JASON GROSS, A POLICE CORPORAL, ALSO COULDN'T MAKE IT TONIGHT.

AND [INAUDIBLE] A POLICE DISPATCHER, 2, IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND NOW AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE STEPHEN SHROUT.

STEPHEN WAS A 2022 GRADUATE OF THE COHORT AND HE'S GOING TO HAVE A FEW REMARKS.

AND I'D JUST LIKE TO ADMONISH ADMINISTRATION OVER HERE.

I ALMOST HAD TO GAVEL DOWN FOR THE STAFF FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS.

SO HOLD YOUR COMMENTS, PLEASE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS.

I'M STEPHEN SHROUT, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY, 2.

I'M HONORED TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE LENEXA LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS CLASS OF 2022.

I'M CERTAIN MY EXPERIENCE IS NOT UNIQUE AND I THINK EVERY ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD ECHO MY THOUGHTS THAT I'M ABOUT TO PROVIDE TONIGHT.

I'M TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN IN THE PROGRAM AND HAVE RECEIVED THE VALUABLE INSIGHTS FROM IT AS WELL.

I'M PLEASED TO SEE ITS CONTINUATION WITH THE INCOMING CLASS OF 2023.

THE CITY STATED VISION IS TO BE LEADERS IN THE DELIVERY OF EXCEPTIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE.

LENEXA LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS IS VITAL TO REALIZING THAT VISION BY IDENTIFYING AND NURTURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY'S EMERGING LEADERS.

AND WHILE A NATURAL AFFINITY FOR LEADERSHIP IS VALUABLE, ANYONE CAN LEARN TO BE A LEADER AND LENEXA LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT PLATFORM DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE NEEDS OF THE CITY.

IT ENSURES PARTICIPANTS HAVE THE NECESSARY SKILLS TO MEET THE ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS.

LENEXA LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION IS ALSO NOT YOUR AVERAGE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.

IT'S A PERSONAL JOURNEY.

AND AS JIM MENTIONED EARLIER, HE KEPT STEALING MY THUNDER EARLIER DURING HIS PRESENTATION.

BUT IT'S A PERSONAL JOURNEY THAT CHALLENGES PARTICIPANTS TO LOOK INSIDE THEMSELVES AND CULTIVATE THOSE ESSENTIAL SKILLS NEEDED TO NAVIGATE TODAY'S PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPE WHILE

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STAYING TRUE AT THE SAME TIME TO THEIR INDIVIDUALITY.

THE PROGRAM EXPLORES VARIOUS TOPICS, INCLUDING THE APPLICATION OF LENCIONI WORKING GENIUS, RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, EXAMINES HOW FOLLOWERSHIP LEADS TO LEADERSHIP, PROVIDES STRATEGIES FOR CREATING AND FOSTERING CULTURE AND PROMOTING SOCIAL IDENTITY AND BELONGING.

PROVIDES TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE STRESS MANAGEMENT AND RESILIENCE, WHICH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN TODAY'S PROFESSIONAL WORLD, IN MY OPINION.

IT ENCOURAGES A GROWTH MINDSET AND THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF INTERPERSONAL SKILLS.

UTILIZING THOSE CONCEPTS AND SKILLS THIS PROGRAM IS SHAPING EMERGING LEADERS INTO INDIVIDUALS WITH THE ABILITY TO DRIVE POSITIVE CHANGE, FOSTER COLLABORATION, AND INSPIRE THEIR RESPECTIVE TEAMS. AS A RESULT, THE CITY WILL BE BETTER POSITIONED TO REALIZE ITS VISION, ACHIEVE ITS MISSION, AND EMBODY ITS VALUES.

THE CITY, THE GOVERNING BODY, CITY STAFF AND THE CITIZENS OF LENEXA DESERVE NOTHING LESS.

BEFORE I YIELD MY TIME, I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE SOME ADVICE TO THE INCOMING CLASS OF 2023.

I ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE INTROSPECTIVE, AUTHENTIC, VULNERABLE, AND ENGAGED THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM.

DOING SO WILL RESULT IN A TRULY TRANSFORMATIVE AND ENLIGHTENING EXPERIENCE THAT WILL BENEFIT YOU BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ACCEPTANCE INTO THIS PROGRAM, AND BEST OF LUCK WITH YOUR JOURNEY.

THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE AND STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANKS, JIM.

ANYONE. JULIE, HOW IS THE GROUP SELECTED? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

ANOTHER LESSON LEARNED IN OUR FIRST CLASS.

WE AS DEPARTMENT HEADS AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP KIND OF IDENTIFIED FOLKS THAT WE THOUGHT SHOULD BE IN THE CLASS AND VOLUN-TOLD THEM TO PARTICIPATE.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE LEARNED FROM THAT CLASS WAS SOME OF THE FOLKS UNDERSTANDABLY DIDN'T WANT TO BE THERE.

AND THE THE ENGAGEMENT AND THE PARTICIPATION WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WE WERE EXPECTING FOR SOME FOLKS.

SO IN THE SECOND AND THIRD CLASSES, ALL THE FOLKS WHO ARE SITTING HERE AND WHO WERE IN LAST YEAR'S CLASS ALL VOLUNTEERED TO PARTICIPATE.

OTHER QUESTIONS? JIM. STEPHEN, YOU GOT AWAY FROM THE MICROPHONE, BUT YOU HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST WITH YOU TONIGHT.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE THEM? YEAH, THIS IS MY SON HENRY AND MY WIFE, MICHELLE.

WELCOME. HENRY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY REMARKS? YES. COME ON DOWN.

[LAUGHTER] NO. OKAY, GOOD.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

NEXT ITEM IS CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL MATTERS LISTED IN THE CONSENT AGENDA HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE ACTED ON BY ONE MOTION WITH NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION. IF A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY WOULD LIKE DISCUSSION OR THE AUDIENCE ON A SPECIFIC ITEM, THAT ITEM MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND PLACED ON THE REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH FIVE.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

MOTION BY JOE.

SECOND BY JULIE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED.

I'M GOING TO MOVE OFF SCRIPT FOR JUST A MINUTE.

WAY THERE IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM.

JUDGE, HOPEFULLY YOU DON'T KNOW HER ON A FIRST NAME BASIS BECAUSE IF YOU DO, YOU PROBABLY KNOW SOME OF THE POLICE ON A FIRST NAME BASIS AS WELL.

BUT WE DON'T GET TO SEE, ERICA, JUDGE DEMARCO VERY OFTEN AT THE COUNCIL AND WE DON'T HEAR FROM OUR RESIDENTS VERY OFTEN OR THE ATTORNEYS OUT THERE IN THE WORLD OR OUR PROSECUTORS OR ANYTHING ELSE, BECAUSE SHE DOES A GREAT JOB.

AND THE NEXT MAYOR WILL LEARN HAVING A JUDGE AND STAFF THAT RUNS A GREAT COURT AND IS FAIR AND BALANCED IN THEIR PRESENTATION AND WHAT'S MY TERM, APPLICATION OF THE LAW AND THE ORDINANCE, IS A BIG DEAL.

AND HOW MANY YEARS HAS THIS BEEN NOW? SIX TONIGHT. OKAY.

I KNEW IT WAS 5 OR 6, AND I DON'T THINK I'VE HAD ONE COMPLAINT IN MY 20 YEAR HISTORY, THERE HAVEN'T BEEN VERY MANY.

SO WE'VE BEEN BLESSED FOR A LONG TIME WITH OUR JUDGE.

BUT I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER HAD ANYONE CALL AND COMPLAIN ON ANYTHING SO.

SO. SO I JUST WANTED TO CALL YOU OUT WHILE YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT AND SAY THANK YOU AND STAFF WHO WORKED WITH THE CONTRACTS AND PROSECUTORS AND LEGAL THAT WORKED WITH THE COURT SYSTEM AS WELL. AND YOU'LL GET TO MOVE IN JUST AS SOON AS DAWN TELLS YOU AT THE NEW FACILITY.

SO THANKS FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.

WE HAVE NO NEW BUSINESS.

ANY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS.

[COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS]

TOM. WELL, WE'VE HAD AN INTERESTING BEGINNING TO JUNE AND I THINK

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JUNE 1ST AT NOON, IT BECAME APPARENT WHO WAS GOING TO BE RUNNING FOR OFFICE AND WHO WAS NOT.

I THINK THE MAYOR LET EVERYBODY KNOW A YEAR AGO WHAT HIS POSITION WAS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, AS I DROVE BY ABOUT 11:30, THE ELECTION BOARD, I HAD THE FORMS IN THE CAR JUST KEPT DRIVING.

SO I AM NOT RUNNING OBVIOUSLY, AFTER 28 YEARS AND SEVEN ELECTIONS, I'VE CALCULATED IF YOU RUN THE NUMBERS OUT, THERE'S 12 MONTHS A YEAR AND THERE'S A COUPLE OF MEETINGS EVERY MONTH FOR 28.5 YEARS, IT COMES TO ALMOST A THOUSAND MEETINGS THAT MIKE AND I HAVE ATTENDED.

AND I CAN SAY I'VE LEARNED A LOT AND REALLY GOT TO SEE LENEXA GROW UP.

I THINK BEFORE THE MEETING WE HAD A BRIEF CONVERSATION HOW FORTUNATE WE ARE AND HOW GREAT IT WAS TO HAVE VISION 2020 AND 2040, WHICH GAVE US SUCH A WONDERFUL FRAMEWORK TO ESTABLISH GOALS, TO UNITE BEHIND AND HOW, YOU KNOW, FEW WE'VE SEEN IN OUR TENURE WHERE POLITICIANS DO NOT HAVE INDIVIDUAL MANDATES, WE WERE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER AND WORK ON GETTING THINGS DONE THAT WERE FAR GREATER THAN ANY ONE INDIVIDUAL I THINK COULD COMPREHEND OR PROJECT.

AND NOW WE GET TO ENJOY THAT.

BUT I THINK TONIGHT I DID GO LOOK AT THE CALENDAR.

THIS IS MEETING NUMBER TEN AND COUNTING DOWN FOR US.

SO COME AUGUST, WE'LL SEE HOW ONE RACE SHAKES OUT.

AND THEN COME NOVEMBER, WE WILL SEE THE REST.

SO MY FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT, I GUESS, IS NOW, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS FAIRLY OBVIOUS, IT CAME DOWN TO THE LAST HALF AN HOUR, BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO CLOSING OUT WELL AND SEEING HOW WELL THE NEXT GROUP DOES.

SO THANK YOU.

THANKS, TOM. COURTNEY.

I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF COMMENTS I WANTED TO SHARE.

FIRST OF ALL, WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.

I HAD A COWORKER THAT WAS AT THAT EVENT THAT SHARED WITH ME HER EXPERIENCE BY HAVING IT HERE IN THE COMMUNITY FORUM.

SHE SAID, I SAW YOUR NAME AND IT WAS CUTE.

SO SHE WAS VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE.

SO I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS THINKING ABOUT US AS YOUR VENUE FOR YOUR EVENT.

I KNOW THAT IT WAS A WELCOME THROUGH THE COMMUNITY.

SECONDLY, I WANTED TO SAY CONGRATS TO ALL OF YOU FOR INVESTING NOT ONLY IN YOURSELVES, BUT IN OUR CITY.

AND WE WORK REALLY HARD AS A GOVERNING BODY TO TRY TO ACHIEVE BEING A WORLD CLASS EMPLOYER.

AND THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS STEPPED UP AND HAVE PUT YOUR TIME AND YOUR ENERGY INTO DOING THIS PROGRAM SAYS A LOT ABOUT WHO YOU ARE AND LETS US KNOW THAT WE'RE IN GOOD HANDS AND MAINTAINING EMPLOYEES THROUGHOUT THE FUTURE.

AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S BEEN REALLY DIFFICULT IN THIS LABOR MARKET.

AND LASTLY, I WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING TO STEPHEN BECAUSE I WAS TOTALLY WAITING FOR A POEM.

I WAS WAITING. I WAS LIKE, HE'S GOING TO THROW SOMETHING REALLY GOOD OUT THERE.

BUT YOUR WORDS WERE KIND AND THOUGHTFUL AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND THE LAST REMARK THAT I HAVE WAS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PRIZE IS FOR BARBECUE NOW, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO GO BACK TO 23 MICHELOB'S.

[LAUGHTER] GREAT. THANKS, COURTNEY.

ANY OTHER COUNCIL REPORTS.

DAN? I WASN'T GOING TO COMMENT ON THE MICHELOB, BUT I'M.

YEAH. ANYWAY, YEAH, I JUST ALSO WANTED TO RECOGNIZE, I THINK, THE POWER OF LEADERSHIP IN THE ORGANIZATION.

YOU SEE IT WHEN WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL EMPLOYEE LUNCHES AND GET TOGETHERS AND SO FORTH.

THE FACT THAT THE COMMUNITY OF OUR WORKFORCE COMES TOGETHER AND YOU GUYS ARE LEADERS IN THAT.

SO TAKE WHAT YOU CAN OVER THE OVER THE PERIOD OF CLASSES AND SO FORTH, AND TAKE THAT BACK INTO YOUR WORKPLACE AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE.

THE ONE THING THAT I'M SO PROUD OF IN LENEXA IS THAT IT JUST SEEMS LIKE WE ARE A TEAM, WHETHER IT'S HERE OR THERE OR WHEREVER.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN ONLY BE REINFORCED BY YOUR TIME AND YOUR ENERGY AND LEADERSHIP CLASS.

SO THANK YOU FOR GOING VERY MUCH.

AND ONE FINAL COMMENT.

STEPHEN HAD MENTIONED BEING VULNERABLE.

PLEASE SHARE THE LOWER YOU GO OR THE MORE OPEN YOU ARE AT THAT INITIAL UNFREEZING, THE HIGHER YOUR

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CLIMB. AND I KNOW THAT'S HARD TO BANK OUR OLD GUY MAYOR, CLOSEST HACK ON PRIVATE CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL THINGS. BUT IF YOU OPEN UP, IT'S A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE AND YOUR GROUP WILL BE THAT MUCH CLOSER.

SO GO AHEAD AND LET GO.

CLOSE YOUR EYES, TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND SHARE.

TODD, STAFF REPORTS.

[STAFF REPORTS]

WE HAVE MAYOR LOGAN WAGLER IS GOING TO SEE LOGAN'S THERE IS GOING TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON FLAT ROCK CREEK POOL.

WE'VE JUST GOT SOME MAINTENANCE ISSUES THAT WE WANTED TO BRIEF YOU ON.

THANKS, TODD. MAYOR, AND GOVERNING BODY, JUST A QUICK UPDATE.

I THINK LAST FRIDAY WE UPDATED THE COUNCIL AND ALSO THE PUBLIC THAT WE DISCOVERED A LEAK AFTER OPENING FLAT ROCK CREEK.

IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING WEEKEND.

SO SUNDAY NIGHT WE HAD THE STAFF COME IN DRAIN THE POOL DOWN SO WE CAN HAVE A PLUMBING COMPANY COME IN THAT DOES LEAK DETECTION AND WE'RE ABLE TO LOCATE THE LEAK MONDAY MORNING THROUGH A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT VARIETY OF THINGS.

THEY DO AN ACOUSTIC TEST TO KIND OF LISTEN AND CAN KIND OF START TO NARROW DOWN THE GAP.

AND THEN THEY ACTUALLY USE A TRACER GAS, WHICH IS A MIX OF HYDROGEN AND NITROGEN THAT WILL COME UP THROUGH THE POOL DECK.

AND SO THEY FILL THE LINES WITH GAS AND THEY KIND OF SEE WHERE THE GAS COMES UP AND THEY KIND OF START TO NARROW THAT LEAK DOWN.

SO FROM THERE, ONCE WE GOT A BETTER IDEA OF WHERE IT WAS, IT'S IN RETURN LINE.

UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S ABOUT EIGHT FOOT DEEP IN THE DEEP POOL.

AND SO BUT WE'VE IDENTIFIED WHERE IT IS.

THIS IS WHERE THE TWO 45S MEET UP AND THE TRANSITION FROM A SIX INCH TO AN EIGHT INCH LINE.

AND SO THAT'S WHERE THE LEAK IS.

GOOD NEWS IS WE'RE ABLE TO IDENTIFY IT.

WE KNOW WHERE WE'RE UP AGAINST.

WE DID FILL THE THE POOL BACK UP AND PEOPLE WERE SWIMMING THIS AFTERNOON.

WE WENT TO WALK THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

SO PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING THE POOL.

WE'RE WORKING REALLY HARD TO GET ON A SCHEDULE TO GET THE REPAIRS DONE.

FLAT ROCK IS A LITTLE BIT INTERESTING BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE QUITE THE DECK SPACE AND ROOM TO REALLY GET BIG EQUIPMENT IN THERE TO EXCAVATE EIGHT FOOT DEEP.

PLUS IT REQUIRES SHORING.

SO WORK WITH THE COMPANY THAT'S EXPERTS IN THIS.

THEY CAN DO A MACK TRUCK AND ACTUALLY SUCK OUT MINIMIZE THE DISRUPTION DOING A SMALL FOOTPRINT SHORED UP FIX THE LEAK AND IN A FAIRLY HOPEFULLY A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

SO ONCE WE GET A BETTER GAME PLAN IN PLACE, WE'LL COMMUNICATE TO THE PUBLIC.

WE'RE ANTICIPATING PROBABLY ANOTHER DAY OR TWO TO CLOSE DOWN IN THE DEEP WELL JUST FOR REPAIRS DOWN THERE.

SO WE WILL LOOK TO GET THAT REPAIRED SOMETIME IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAD.

THE MAIN POOL IS OPEN AND WILL REMAIN OPEN.

CORRECT? YEAH. THE MAIN POOL IS STAYED OPEN THROUGHOUT.

OUR HOPE IS TO KEEP THAT OPEN, BUT SOME OF THAT JUST DEPENDS.

ONCE WE GET BACK FROM THE COMPANY AND UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT EQUIPMENT, EXACTLY HOW THEY'RE GOING TO ACCESS THINGS.

ONCE WE HAVE A BETTER PLAN, WE'LL COMMUNICATE THAT BACK.

SO, OKAY, SO SAY YOUR PRAYERS FOR AD ASTRA.

YEAH. SO IT'S FUNNY.

SO YEAH, JUST I WAS GOING TO GIVE SOME BACKGROUND.

I DIDN'T DO THAT. BUT LEAKS ARE COMMON AT POOLS, ESPECIALLY THESE LARGE POOLS LIKE THIS.

A LOT OF LINES GOING, A LOT OF DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, SETTLING OVER TIME.

YOU GET JUST PIPES THAT SEPARATE.

WE DID FIX WE DID IDENTIFY AND FIX A MAJOR LEAK AGAIN AT AD ASTRA.

I JOKED WITH ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS THAT WORKS ON THE LEAKS EVERY YEAR.

I SAID HAS EVERY JOINT BROKEN NOW BECAUSE I THINK WE FIXED THAT SO MANY TIMES.

[LAUGHTER] AND HE SAYS THERE'S FOUR LEFT.

SO WE'RE GETTING CLOSE.

WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE END, HOPEFULLY.

BUT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY IT'S ALWAYS IDEAL WHEN YOU CAN FIND THOSE LEAKS AND FIX THEM BEFORE THE POOL SEASON STARTS.

IT'S JUST UNFORTUNATELY WASN'T THE CASE WITH FLAT ROCK.

SO I'M EXCITED, THOUGH.

I THINK WE'VE GOT A GOOD PLAN IN PLACE.

I'M HOPEFUL THAT'LL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND WE'LL HAVE MINIMAL DISRUPTION TO THE PUBLIC.

SO OKAY, I'M THINKING THAT AD ASTRA MAY BE AN ABOVE GROUND POOL WITH A COMPUTER FLOOR UNDERNEATH IT.

SO, DAN.

THANKS. MAYOR.

LOGAN, THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.

RELATIVE TO HAVING OUR POOL ON THE HILL CLOSED AND SO FORTH, HOW'S THE CROWDS BEEN BETWEEN THE REMAINING TWO POOLS AND OBVIOUSLY THE ONE WITH THE CLOSURE AND SO FORTH? BUT HOW ARE WE DOING WITH CROWD BALANCE? MUCH BUSIER AT AD ASTRA THAN WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST, WHICH IS KIND OF NEAT TO SEE THAT POOL GETTING UTILIZED.

BUT OUR CROWD'S BEEN GREAT.

AND RYAN, OUR AQUATICS SUPERVISOR, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR YOU, BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN NUMBERS.

BUT OUR I THINK OUR NUMBERS SO FAR HAVE BEEN REALLY STRONG THIS YEAR.

SO AND THE GOOD NEWS IS I DON'T I THINK WE'VE HEARD MINIMAL FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY ON INDIAN TRAILS BEING CLOSED.

I'M ALWAYS THINKING THAT THE DAY WE'RE SUPPOSED TO OPEN, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SHOW UP AND GO, WHAT IS GOING ON? SO, YOU KNOW, WITH DENISE AND HER COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, I THINK DID A GREAT JOB OF OF GETTING THAT WORD OUT.

AND PEOPLE WERE AWARE AND KNEW WHAT OPTIONS WERE AVAILABLE.

SO GREAT QUESTION.

THANK YOU. THANKS, LOGAN.

TODD. OKAY.

NEED A MOTION TO.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

ADJOURN? NOPE, WE'RE NOT DONE YET.

THIS ENDS THE RECORDED PORTION OF OUR MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.