Aug 15, 2023 City Council Meeting

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OH, WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.

[CALL TO ORDER]

ARROW OF LIGHT TROOP 3136 TO COME FORWARD AND LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE TONIGHT.

AND THEN AS SOON AS WE FINISH THE PLEDGE, WE'LL HAVE THE GUYS INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND THEY'LL GO BACK TO THE BACK AND HANG ON FOR A LITTLE BIT OF THE MEETING SO.

WHEN YOU'RE ALL READY, PLEASE PROCEED.

NOW, GUYS, IF YOU WOULD FACE THE AUDIENCE.

JONAH, I BELIEVE IT IS, IS HERE ON MY RIGHT.

WOULD YOU GIVE YOUR NAME TO THE AUDIENCE? BY THEIR FELLOW SCOUT LEADERS, ONE OF WHICH IS A LENEXA FIREMAN.

SO WE'RE PLEASED TO HAVE SPECIAL GUEST TONIGHT WHEN WE'RE RECOGNIZING OUR SCOUTS AS WELL.

GUYS, THANKS FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.

WE ENJOYED OUR VISIT. [APPLAUSE] JENNIFER, WOULD YOU CALL ROLL, PLEASE? THANK YOU, MAYOR.

CALL] THANKS, JENNIFER.

[APPROVE MINUTES]

MOTION BY CRAIG. SECOND BY JULIE.

ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MINUTES ARE APPROVED. ANY MOTION OR MODIFICATIONS THIS EVENING? NONE THIS EVENING. ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO APPOINTMENTS.

[APPOINTMENT]

WE'RE GOING TO BRING HER UP HERE STARTING THE FIRST PLANNING COMMISSION.

YOU CAN STAY THERE FOR TONIGHT, BUT I'M PLACING BEFORE YOU THE NAME CARA WAGNER.

AND THAT IS CARA TONIGHT TO FILL THE POSITION ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION VACATED WITH THE RESIGNATION OF JASON LIVE.

AND I PUT IN A MEMO IN THERE FOR COVER MEMO ON PAGE 63 THAT GIVES YOU A LITTLE SYNOPSIS AND SUMMARY.

CARA WAS BORN IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI, MOVED TO LENEXA WITH HER PARENTS.

I SHOULD PUT IT IN MY MEMO. HER FAMILY, BUT THERE'S ANOTHER FAMILY STILL LIVING HERE.

WHEN SHE WAS FOUR YEARS OLD, WENT THROUGH THE SHAWNEE MISSION SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THEN WENT ON OFF TO A WONDERFUL PLACE DOWN THE [INAUDIBLE] HERE WITH RED AND BLUE COLORS AND A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE BIRD AS A MASCOT AND GRADUATED WITH HER ENGINEERING DEGREE AND CAME RIGHT BACK TO LENEXA WITH HER HUSBAND.

MOVED A FEW HOUSES DOWN THE STREET FROM WHERE SHE GREW UP AND HAS BEEN HAD AN INTERNSHIP WITH KIEWIT AND HER, I BELIEVE SENIOR YEAR, THEN GRADUATED AND CAME RIGHT BACK TO WORK FOR KIEWIT, WHERE SHE'S BEEN EVER SINCE.

SO VERY FAMILIAR WITH LENEXA FOR, I'LL SAY 15 PLUS YEARS.

OKAY. AND IT'S SEEN A LOT OF GROWTH AND CHANGE AND BRINGS A LOT OF SKILLS AND TO OUR ORGANIZATION AND WHAT I'LL CALL THE METHODICAL MIND OF AN ENGINEER BUT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH REALLY DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NOW.

SO SHE'S NOT GOING TO BE TRYING TO DO SCOTT'S JOB AND TIM GREEN'S JOB FROM FROM UP HERE.

AND WE'VE MADE SURE OF THAT.

SO BUT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND CARA WAGNER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

THE TERM IS A FULL TERM, SO IT'LL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY AT THE NEXT MEETING.

AND SOMEWHERE IN MY MEMO THROUGH FEBRUARY OF 26 WHEN SHE WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR REAPPOINTMENT.

MOTION BY JULIE. SECOND BY JOE.

ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? CARA, I SEE YOU BROUGHT SOMEONE WITH YOU.

SO I TOLD YOU I WOULDN'T MAKE YOU SPEAK.

BUT WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOUR GUEST HERE TONIGHT? YES. THIS IS MY HUSBAND, JOE.

GREAT. JOE.

WELCOME TO THE CLUB.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

IT'S ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX ON THE AGENDA.

ALL MATTERS LISTED WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW OR CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL ACTED ON BY ONE MOTION WITH NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION.

IF SEPARATE DISCUSSION ON AN ITEM IS REQUIRED OR DESIRE, THAT ITEM MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND PLACED ON THE REGULAR AGENDA.

I NEED TO REMOVE WHICH ONE DID I TELL YOU, BECKY, NUMBER TWO? NUMBER TWO AS I HAVE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON THAT ONE.

SO ONE, THREE, FOUR, FIVE AND SIX TONIGHT.

MOTION BY JOE.

SECOND BY BILL.

ALL IN FAVOR. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED. SO CONTENTS INTENT.

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[2. Bid award to Infrastructure Solutions for the 2023 Pavement Management Program Residential Concrete Panel Replacement Project]

ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A BID AWARD TO INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS FOR THE 2023 PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, RESIDENTIAL CONCRETE PANEL REPLACEMENT PROJECT.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON AGENDA ITEM TWO? MOVE BY JULIE, SECONDED BY CRAIG? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

AYE. OPPOSED. ITEM NUMBER TWO PASSES.

[BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS]

PRELIMINARY/FINAL PLAN FOR RETAIL OFFICE, PERSONAL INSTRUCTION, GENERAL AND WHOLESALE WAREHOUSING, GENERAL AND LIMITED USES AT 8500 MARSHALL DRIVE.

SEVEN A IS AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY FROM BP2, PLAN MANUFACTURING ZONING DISTRICT TO CP4, PLANNED SERVICE COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT AND SEVEN B IS APPROVAL OF A COMPANION PRELIMINARY/FINAL PLAN FOR 3500 MARSHALL DRIVE.

STEPHANIE. HERE WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

AND AS MENTIONED, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU, NUMBER SEVEN THIS EVENING IS A REQUEST FOR REZONING AND PRELIMINARY/FINAL PLAN APPROVAL FOR 8500 MARSHALL DRIVE. YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN HERE, THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT 8500 MARSHALL DRIVE, WHICH IS THE INTERSECTION OF NIEMAN AND MARSHALL, JUST TO THE WEST OF I-35 AND JUST NORTH OF 87TH STREET PARKWAY.

THIS IS AN EXISTING SITE WITH AN EXISTING BUILDING THAT'S APPROXIMATELY 49,000FT², AND THE SITE IS JUST UNDER FOUR ACRES TOTAL.

AND THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE REZONING IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR AN EXISTING TENANT NAMED BUSHNELL TO BASICALLY TRANSFORM THEIR OPERATION FROM MORE OF A WAREHOUSE TYPE USE TO MORE OF A RETAIL TYPE USE TO FIT THEIR BUSINESS MODEL.

YOU CAN SEE ON THE ZONING MAP HERE ON THE LEFT OF THE SCREEN, THE SITE OUTLINED IN RED IS ZONED BP TWO IN THAT PURPLE COLOR.

AND ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, IT IS DESIGNATED FOR BUSINESS PARK TYPE USES.

THE PROPOSED REZONING IS TO CP4, WHICH IS A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT THAT WOULD ACTUALLY ALLOW THE INDUSTRIAL USES THAT FIT IN THE OTHER TENANT SPACES CURRENTLY WITH RETAIL.

SO IT'S SORT OF A MIXTURE BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL AND RETAIL TYPE USES, BUT WE DON'T TYPICALLY ALLOW RETAIL IN OUR INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS LIKE BP2.

HERE IS ANOTHER AERIAL IMAGE OF THE SITE AGAIN OUTLINED IN RED AT NEIMAN AND MARSHALL DRIVE.

THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE BUSHNELL TENANT SPACE.

YOU CAN SEE THERE IN THE MIDDLE, AND THEY ARE RELOCATED FROM A DIFFERENT SPACE IN THE BUILDING AND THEY'RE PREDOMINANTLY RETAIL AND IT'S JUST UNDER 6000 OR SO SQUARE FEET OF SPACE WITHIN THE BUILDING.

SO THE MAJORITY OF THE BUILDING WILL REMAIN AS INDUSTRIAL TYPE USES.

WITH THIS BEING REALLY THE ONLY RETAIL TYPE USE, I WILL SAY WE DO ALLOW A SMALL AMOUNT OF RETAIL IN INDUSTRIAL SPACES, IN INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, BUT NOT TO THIS SCALE.

SO YOU MAY SEE SOME INDUSTRIAL AREAS THAT HAVE SMALL RETAIL OPERATIONS, BUT I BELIEVE THE CODE ONLY ALLOWS ABOUT A 10% AREA OF THE ENTIRE BUILDING TO BE RETAIL AND THIS WOULD EXCEED THAT.

HERE'S A COUPLE IMAGES OF THE EXISTING BUILDING JUST TO ORIENT YOU.

THE TOP IMAGE IS THE VIEW FROM MARSHALL DRIVE, AND THE BOTTOM IS THE STREET VIEW FROM NIEMAN ROAD.

STAFF AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID REVIEW THE CRITERIA FOR REZONING.

AND IT'S THESE 13 ITEMS YOU SEE ON THE LIST HERE SUMMARIZED.

THE STAFF REPORT DOES CONTAIN RESPONSES TO EACH OF THESE CRITERIA AND JUSTIFICATION FOR WHY THE REZONING WOULD FIT THE CRITERIA.

IF YOU'D LIKE FOR ME TO GO OVER ANY OF THOSE EXPLANATIONS, I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT.

AND STAFF IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REZONING AND THE PRELIMINARY/FINAL PLAN.

IT WOULD ALLOW RETAIL OFFICE PERSONAL INSTRUCTION AND WAREHOUSE USES AT 8500 MARSHALL DRIVE.

THEY'RE ALL THERE ARE OTHER ADDRESSES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BUILDING, SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, IT ENCOMPASSES THE WHOLE PROPERTY.

SUBJECT TO TWO CONDITIONS, ONE OF WHICH IS THAT THE APPLICANT REPLAT THE LOTS RIGHT NOW IT'S CURRENTLY TWO PARCELS WE'D LIKE FOR THEM TO REPLAT.

SO IT'S A SINGLE LOT AND THEN INSTALL TWO NEW TREES TO MEET LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS.

THEY'RE SHORT TWO TREES.

THEY MAY HAVE DIED OVER TIME, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THE SITE IS VERY MUCH IN COMPLIANCE WITH LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS.

THE APPLICANT HAS AGREED TO DO BOTH OF THOSE THINGS AND THEY'VE ACTUALLY ALREADY RESUBMITTED WITH A PLAT FOR THE LOTS.

SO WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU STEPHANIE.

IS THE APPLICANT HERE, ANY REMARKS?

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OKAY. I'M RICK OTO, PRESIDENT OF OTO DEVELOPMENT AND OWNER OF THE BUILDING HERE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

JUST KIND OF CLARIFY STUFF.

BUSHNELL CURRENTLY IS IN 15,800FT² THAT BEEN USING IT ABOUT 6000FT² OF THE AREA FOR RETAIL FOR 15 TO 20 YEARS IN THE BACKS OF THE WAREHOUSE.

THEY'RE LIMITING THE WAREHOUSE.

THEY JUST WANT TO KEEP THE SALES PART.

SO THEY'RE GOING FROM 15,800 AND JUST MOVING OVER TO A 5800 SQUARE FOOT SPACE SO THAT THEY'LL HAVE ABOUT 5000FT² OF RETAIL, VERY SMALL WAREHOUSE IN THE BACK.

AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP A TENANT THAT'S ALREADY HERE UNDER ALLOWED TO CONTINUE ON.

AND THIS TYPE OF ISSUE WITH THE RETAILERS SEEM TO POP UP.

BUT WE MEET YOU KNOW, WE DO FEEL THAT TO THE SOUTH OF US WAS A RETAIL CENTER FOR A TIRE CENTER FOR 30 YEARS.

TWO DOORS UP, USED TO BE A RESTAURANT FOREVER.

THIS [INAUDIBLE] CALL A BUSINESS PARK, BUT CP, I THINK IS MORE APPROPRIATE, PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.

SO WITH THAT, I'D ASK FOR YOU TO APPROVE THIS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE FOR THAT AS WELL.

THANKS, RICK. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE REZONING THE PROPERTY FROM BP2 TO CP4.

MELANIE AND JOE.

ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED. ORDINANCE PASSES NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAN, INCLUDING THE STIPULATIONS WITH THE TWO TREES IN A SINGLE LOT.

REPLAT CRAIG MOTION, BILL SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED, MOTION CARRIES, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OLD BUSINESS NUMBER EIGHT IS CONSIDERATION OF TWO RESOLUTIONS FOR THE LENEXA OLD TOWN ACTIVITY CENTER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

[OLD BUSINESS]

LET ME SEE. WHAT'S THAT? CONSTRUCTION MANAGER RISK AGREEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE LENEXA OLD TOWN ACTIVITY CENTER IMPROVEMENTS.

LOGAN.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

CITY COUNCIL. LOGAN WAGLER, PARKS RECREATION.

I'M GOING TO BE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF STAFF TONIGHT, BUT I ALSO WANT TO INTRODUCE OR POINT OUT MIKE NOLAN, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, AND BEN CLARK, WHO'S BEEN SERVING AS THE PROJECT MANAGER AS PART OF THE TEAM.

AND ALSO TONIGHT, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM OUR ARCHITECT MULTI STUDIO, SEAN ZAKI, I THINK IS PRESENTING FOR THEM.

AND WE HAVE CHRISTY TURNER WITH TURNER CONSTRUCTION.

WE TALKED AND I WILL ALL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AT THE END.

SO WHAT WE'LL COVER TONIGHT.

I ALWAYS THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KIND OF TAKE A STEP BACK AND REVIEW THE PROJECT HISTORY, THE TIMELINE AND OF COURSE, THE PROJECT GOALS.

WE'LL SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME THERE.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, MARY, YOU ALREADY TOUCHED ON THIS, BUT WE'RE COMING FORWARD FOR FORMAL APPROVAL ON A FEW ITEMS, KIND OF AN A AND B ITEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT KEY MILESTONE TONIGHT. SO WE'LL ALSO GIVE SOME MINOR UPDATES AROUND THE PROJECT, INCLUDING THE MURAL PROCESS THAT'S GOING IN PARALLEL WITH THIS WITH THIS PROJECT.

AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THE DESIGN TEAM TALK ABOUT THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT.

THERE'S BEEN A FEW CHANGES AND UPDATES THERE AND THEN WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE AND WRAP THINGS UP WITH QUESTIONS.

SO REAL QUICK, THIS IS JUST THE PROJECT TIMELINE.

I ALWAYS THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT A PROJECT, YOU'VE GOT TO GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE BEGINNING, AND THAT STARTED IN 2016 WITH A NEW LOOK AT OLD TOWN STUDY.

THAT WAS A COMMUNITY DRIVEN PROCESS THAT REALLY LED TO A LOT OF EXCITEMENT ABOUT SOME POTENTIAL RENOVATIONS AND CHANGES DOWN HERE IN OLD TOWN, SPECIFICALLY WITH THIS WITH THIS CAMPUS, WHICH HAVE ULTIMATELY LED TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER, SENIOR CENTER STUDY AND LED TO A FUNDED PROJECT.

THAT FUNDED PROJECT WAS PRIOR TO COVID.

AND REMEMBER, WE HAD HIT THE PAUSE DURING COVID AND WE WERE KIND OF ON A LONG 2 YEAR DELAY.

SINCE THEN, WE CAME BACK.

WE KNEW THAT OUR BUDGET PROBABLY WASN'T APPROPRIATE.

A LOT OF THINGS HAD CHANGED.

WE WANTED TO REVISIT THE PROJECT, SO WE DID SOME PRE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMING AND SCHEMATIC DESIGN.

THEN WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION WITH THE COUNCIL, INCLUDING AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE SIGNIFICANT WORKSHOP WE HAD IN DECEMBER OF 2022 OF LAST YEAR.

WE GOT SOME GREAT DIRECTION FROM CITY COUNCIL THAT NIGHT AND WE THINK THE PROJECT IS REALLY SHAPING UP WITH THAT DIRECTION.

THAT LED TO US WORKING ON DESIGN, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND COST ESTIMATION.

AND THEN OF COURSE WHERE WE ARE TONIGHT, TO SEEK FORMAL APPROVAL ON THE CIP BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT WE TALKED ABOUT BACK AT THE WORKSHOP AND ALSO AGREEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION.

SO I ALWAYS FIND IT INTERESTING THAT WE JUST BOIL THIS DOWN TO FIVE BUBBLES TALKING ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

BUT THIS PROJECT'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK BEHIND THE SCENES.

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I KNOW PARKS AND REC, WE ARE ECSTATIC ABOUT WHERE THIS PROJECT IS GOING, HOW IT'S SHAPING UP AND SUPER EXCITED TO KIND OF ROLL SOME OF THAT STUFF OUT TONIGHT.

SO REAL QUICK AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S DRIVING THE PROCESS AND WHAT WE THINK ABOUT EVERY TIME WE MAKE A DECISION OR THINK ABOUT THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT IS WE TALK ABOUT THESE PROJECT GOALS. SO AGAIN, WE ALWAYS GOT TO KEEP IN THE FOREFRONT OF WEAVING TOGETHER OLD TOWN, ENHANCING THE OLD TOWN VISIBILITY ACROSS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND, CONNECTING TO THE ADJOINING NEIGHBORHOODS, BUILDING AND UPLIFT, A SENIOR COMMUNITY.

THAT WAS A BIG PIECE OF THIS WITH, YOU KNOW, THE CHANGE WITH THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND SENIOR CENTER AND THEN, OF COURSE, IMPROVING OPERATIONS AND MAXIMIZE THOSE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH I THINK IS REALLY HAPPENING.

SO THAT'S KIND OF THE BACKGROUND.

BUT AGAIN, MAYOR, YOU READ THESE OFF, SO I WON'T OVERDO IT ON THESE.

BUT ITEM A, 8 A IS REALLY A CIP BUDGET AMENDMENT.

IF YOU REMEMBER, WE DISCUSSED WHAT WHAT CHANGES WERE HAPPENING, WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH THE BUDGET.

TONIGHT, WE'RE SEEKING FORMAL APPROVAL OF A CIP BUDGET AMENDMENT OF ABOUT $2.5 MILLION.

SO I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT'S REALLY ENTAILS INFLATION, CONSTRUCTION ESCALATION.

AND OF COURSE, THOSE THREE ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED UP THERE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WITH THE GOVERNING BODY, AND THAT IS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SKIN AROUND THE GYMNASIUM AREA OF THE FACILITY, THE ADDITION OF THE YOUTH AND FLEX ROOM ON THE SOUTH END OF THE PROPERTY.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, SOME SORT OF NICE CANOPY FOR THE OUTDOOR SPACE.

ALSO WITH THAT, THE AB ITEM IS APPROVAL OF A CMAR AGREEMENT.

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK IS SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH.

AS WE'VE DONE THIS SUCCESSFULLY ON SEVERAL RECENT PROJECTS THAT ARE LISTED THERE.

THE CIVIC CAMPUS WHERE WE'RE STANDING.

THE JUSTICE CENTER THAT'S GOING ON IN SAR-KO-PAR AQUATICS CENTER.

THIS DELIVERY METHOD HAS WORKED REALLY WELL FOR THESE LARGER PROJECTS THAT ARE VERY ROBUST AND HAVE A LOT OF MOVING PARTS.

THIS BEING A RENOVATION AND THE SIZE IT IS, THIS FELT LIKE A REALLY GOOD VEHICLE TO BRING THIS PROJECT FORWARD.

SO WE'LL BE SEEKING APPROVAL FROM THE COUNCIL FOR THAT CMAR CONTRACT WITH TURNER.

THEY'VE ALREADY COMPLETED PRE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AND COST ESTIMATION.

THIS WILL TAKE THIS FORWARD, WAIVE THE SEALED BID PROCESS AND DO AN AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS.

AND WITH THAT RELATED TO IT IS WITH APPROVAL OF THAT.

THAT WILL ALSO APPROVE A GMP NUMBER ONE.

SO THE COUNCIL MAY REMEMBER ON OTHER PROJECTS THAT SOMETIMES WILL BRING FORWARD MULTIPLE GMPS.

WE ANTICIPATE BRINGING FORWARD TO GMPS FOR THIS PROJECT.

WE KNEW WE HAD TO DO ONE EARLY AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL BE APPROVING TONIGHT.

IT'S ONLY ABOUT 94,000, $95,000.

IT'S REALLY TO CAPTURE THOSE LONG LEAD ITEMS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO MAKE SURE WE STAY ON SCHEDULE WHEN THE RENOVATIONS START.

AND THOSE ARE LISTED UP THERE, HVAC EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL GEAR.

THOSE THINGS ARE JUST TAKE A LONG TIME TO GET IN YOUR HANDS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET RELEASED THOSE RELEASED AND PURCHASED AND GET THEM ON THE WAY.

AS FAR AS JUST SOME SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS AROUND THE PROJECT, WE WANT TO MAKE THE COUNCIL AWARE THAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH A PLATING PROCESS FOR THE PROPERTY.

THE OAK STREET THAT USED TO RUN THROUGH A BIG PORTION OF THIS PROPERTY WAS NEVER VACATED.

WE DECIDED AT THIS TIME, BE BEST TO KIND OF CLEAN THAT PLAT UP.

SO WE'LL BE VACATING THAT RIGHT AWAY.

COMBINE THE WHOLE CITY, THE WHOLE PROPERTY INTO ONE PARCEL, AND THEN WE JUST WANTED TO GIVE THE COUNCIL A HEADS UP BECAUSE THAT WILL BECOME COME BECOME FOR YOU THIS FALL FOR APPROVAL, WHEN THAT'S COMPLETE.

ALSO, AGAIN, MOVING IN PARALLEL IS THE MURAL PROCESS ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS AND THE COUNCIL HOPEFULLY REMEMBERS WE DID COMPLETE PHASE ONE, WHICH INCLUDE IDENTIFYING THE MOTIF, MOTIF OR THEME FOR A MURAL, THE APPROPRIATE LOCATION WHICH HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND THE POSSIBLE ARTISTS.

I DID WANT TO POINT OUT TONIGHT THAT WE UNFORTUNATELY HAD ONE ARTIST OF THE THREE ARTISTS THAT WE SHORTLISTED DECLINED THE OFFER TO PARTICIPATE.

IT WASN'T ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE PROJECT.

THEY WERE SUPER EXCITED AND THRILLED TO GET THE INVITATION.

THEY JUST FELT LIKE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME AND CAPACITY WITH OUR TIMELINE THAT WE WERE LAYING OUT TO PARTICIPATE.

SO THAT WAS ALEXANDER AUSTIN, WHO WAS ONE OF THE THREE.

SO WHAT WE DID IS AS A COMMITTEE, THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE GATHERED, WE LOOKED AT THE NEXT TWO ARTISTS ON THE LIST, REVISITED THOSE TWO ARTISTS TOOK A VOTE AND ULTIMATELY DETERMINED TO BRING IN A THIRD ARTIST.

AND THAT ARTIST IS A, ITRA ICON, WHICH IS ACTUALLY TWO ARTISTS IN ONE.

THEY COLLABORATED TOGETHER ON A MURAL ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, LOVED IT AND HAVE BEEN DOING MURALS TOGETHER EVER SINCE.

THEY'VE DONE ABOUT 43 MURALS TOGETHER.

IT'S TWO ARTISTS, ISAAC TAPIA AND ROD FIGO ALVAREZ.

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THEM ON BOARD AND HOPEFULLY SEE WHAT NEXT STEPS ARE.

SO MOVING ON TO PHASE TWO IS KIND OF WHAT WE'RE IN NOW, AND I JUST THOUGHT I'D KIND OF LAY OUT SORT OF THE TIMELINE AND KIND OF PROCESS.

SO THE COUNCIL KIND OF UNDERSTANDS WHAT WILL BE COMING, BUT BY THE END OF THIS MONTH, WE HOPE TO SEND OUT THE FORMAL RFP TO THOSE THREE SHORTLISTED ARTISTS.

THEY HAVE ABOUT SIX WEEKS TO COMPLETE THOSE RFPS.

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WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IS WE'LL GET A PHYSICAL MOQUETTE FROM THEM ALL ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AND SHAPE.

WE'LL ALSO GET A DIGITAL VERSION OF THAT AS WELL THAT WE COULD SHARE ON THE WEB, THINGS LIKE THAT, BECAUSE THEN WE'LL IMMEDIATELY GO INTO A COMMUNITY FEEDBACK PROCESS THAT WILL SOLICIT INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY VIA THE WEB, VIA OPEN HOUSE, YOU KNOW, JUST A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY, GET THEIR FEEDBACK ON WHAT THEY'D LIKE TO SEE AND WHAT THEY LIKE THE BEST.

SO WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR AND SOMETIME EARLY NEXT YEAR, LIKELY THE FIRST COUNCIL MEETING IN FEBRUARY, WE'LL BE BRINGING FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO THE GOVERNING BODY FOR APPROVAL.

AND IF ALL THOSE BOXES GET CHECKED AND WE'RE FEELING GOOD ABOUT IT, WE'LL BE READY TO DO THE MURAL INSTALLATION AT THE TAIL END OF THE PROJECT FALL OF 2024.

SO WHEN WE DO THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE FACILITY, WE'LL ALSO BE HAVING A NICE MURAL IN PLACE AT THAT TIME.

SO I SPED THROUGH THAT.

THAT WAS MY PART.

I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO SEAN WITH MULTI STUDIO.

THANK YOU, LOGAN. THANK YOU CITY COUNCIL.

SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT TONIGHT IS VERY MUCH A CONTINUATION OF ALL OF THE CONVERSATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD THUS FAR WITH A REAL FOCUS ON MAINTAINING A LOT OF THE GOALS THAT LOGAN HAD DESCRIBED EARLIER.

IN PARTICULAR, RECOGNIZING THAT THIS IS VERY MUCH A PLACE ABOUT CONNECTION AND CREATING CONNECTIVITY, CONNECTING BETWEEN THE NEIGHBORHOODS, OLD TOWN, THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONS, AS WELL AS JUST RECOGNIZING THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY THINK ABOUT INTERGENERATIONAL CONNECTIVITY.

AND IT'S THOSE ARE THE CENTRAL THEMES BY WHICH WE'VE BEGAN TO LAY OUT AND ORGANIZE THE SITE.

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE SITE AND WORK KIND OF FROM THE OUTSIDE INTO THE BUILDING.

AND SO THIS ILLUSTRATES THE CURRENT DEVELOPED SITE PLAN.

A FEW KEY THINGS TO SEE IN THIS.

FIRST OF ALL, IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER, THERE'S ESSENTIALLY FOUR MAIN ZONES THAT WE'VE BEGUN TO INTEGRATE INTO THE SITE, THAT'S WEST OF THE EXISTING BUILDING WHERE THE OLD SENIOR CENTER AND PARKING LOT USED TO BE.

THE LAWN AREA THAT'S SURROUNDED BY BASICALLY A PARTIAL HEIGHT WALL, WHICH WILL ALLOW IT TO BE UTILIZED FOR EXTERIOR FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES PROGRAMING DURING THE SUMMER.

THE PICKLEBALL COURTS, WHICH ARE THE VERY CENTER PORTION OF IT, AND THEY ARE REALLY THE CENTERPIECE OF THE NEW PARK LIKE ENVIRONMENT.

THE AREA DESIGNATED J, WHICH WAS A SYNTHETIC TURF AREA, BASICALLY AN EXTERIOR RECREATION ZONE.

AND THEN TO THE NORTH OF THAT, AN EXTERIOR, JUST SHUTTLE BALL, SHUTTLE BOARD AND PING PONG COURT AREA THAT BASICALLY ACTS AS AN ANCILLARY AREA TO THE PICKLEBALL COURTS.

ON THE EASTERN END OF THE SITE, YOU HAVE THE NEW ENTRY TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER THAT'S CONNECTED VIA A SERIES OF CANOPIES THAT WEAVE INTO THE BUILDING.

AGAIN, PICKING UP ON THIS IDEA OF CONNECTIVITY.

THIS CENTRAL PORTION HERE IS THE FLEX/YOUTH ADDITION THAT'S SURROUNDED BY A LANDSCAPED AREA AND THEN ON THE FARTHEST EAST SIDE IS THE ENTRY, THE HASKINS ENTRY, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY ACTING AS WHAT WOULD BE THE NEW SENIOR CENTER LOCATION.

THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW ILLUSTRATING THE PICKLEBALL COURTS AND A FEW THINGS TO NOTE ABOUT THIS.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS THE AREA THAT WAS PARKING LOT BEFORE.

NOW IT'S BEING CONVERTED INTO A VERY SORT OF GREEN AREA WITH THE PICKLEBALL COURTS ACTING AS THE CENTRAL SORT OF ELEMENT WITHIN IT.

THE VEGETATION AND THE TREES TO THE RIGHT CREATE A RAIN GARDEN.

THAT RAIN GARDEN ACTS AS A REALLY GREAT SORT OF VISUAL BUFFER BETWEEN TRAFFIC ALONG PLUM STREET AND CREATING SORT OF A NICE EDGE CONDITION ALONG THE EDGE OF THE PICKLEBALL COURTS AS WELL. AND THEN THIS IS A VIEW INSIDE THE PICKLEBALL COURTS.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE ON THE COLORS, WE HAVEN'T REALLY LANDED ON THE EXACT COLORS OF THE PICKLEBALL COURTS YET, SO THAT'S STILL IN PROCESS AS WELL AS SOME OF THE GRAPHICS.

BUT WHAT YOU CAN SEE IN THE IMAGE IS A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT STARTED TO PROGRAMMATICALLY ORGANIZE HOW THE PICKLEBALL COURTS WILL BE UTILIZED.

THEY WILL BE SEPARATED BY FENCES SO THAT BALLS DON'T GO ASTRAY OR ANYTHING.

YOU CAN START TO SEE THE SYNTHETIC TURF AREA TOWARDS THE LEFT OF THE IMAGE WHERE THEY'LL BE FESTOON LIGHTING AND THAT CAN BE UTILIZED AS AN EVENING EVENT SPACE AS WELL. AND THEN THAT TIES INTO THIS PORCH SLASH CANOPY THAT RUNS ALONG THE EDGE OF THE EXISTING GYMNASIUMS, ALL THREE ALLOWING THEM TO ACT AS A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT CIVIC FUNCTIONS AND WILL ALLOW IT TO BASICALLY BE UTILIZED FOR NOT ONLY PICKLEBALL COURTS, BUT OTHER EVENTS AS WELL.

AS WE BEGAN TO STUDY THE EXTERIOR PALETTE OF THE BUILDING.

AS YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE CRITICAL THINGS THAT WE RAN INTO IS JUST RECOGNIZING THERE WAS A NEED TO UPDATE THE BUILDING'S FACADE TO GET IT, TO GET IT TO BE SORT OF MORE MAINTAINABLE AND TO FUNCTION BETTER FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL STANDPOINT.

AS WE BEGAN TO STUDY HOW TO DO THAT, WE REALLY REFERENCED BACK TO SOME OF THE MATERIALITY AND TEXTURES FROM OLD TOWN, AS WELL AS THINKING ABOUT SOME OF THE COLORS AND

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AND AGAIN, THINKING OF THE IDEA OF CONNECTIVITY, REALLY LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE MATERIAL PALETTES OF CONNECTING THOSE TWO THINGS.

AND THE VIEW HERE THAT YOU SEE IS THE NEW ENTRY TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

THIS IS ESSENTIALLY AT THE EXISTING ENTRIES LOCATION.

YOU CAN START TO SEE THE NEW TEXTURED METAL THAT WE'RE WRAPPING AROUND THE UPPER PART OF THE EXISTING GYMNASIUM PIECE.

WE'RE UTILIZING A REALLY PRAGMATIC MATERIAL, REPLACING ESSENTIALLY WHAT WAS THERE AS A INSULATED WALL PANEL WITH A NEW WALL PANEL SYSTEM THAT'S SIMILAR TO IT, BUT UTILIZING TEXTURE TO CREATE SOME VARIETY AND A SLIGHT DIFFERENT COLORATION ALONG IT SO IT WILL HAVE SOME REFLECTIVITY, SOME MORE MODERN TAKE ON WHAT WAS EXISTING. BUT AS WELL, USING TEXTURE AND COLOR SHIFTS TO GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE VISUAL VIBRANCY.

YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE MURAL THAT SETS ALONG THE BASE OF WHAT WAS AN EXISTING MECHANICAL ENCLOSURE.

AND THAT MURAL IS REALLY A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE SORT OF A PHOTO, A PHOTO MOMENT, A WAY OF SORT OF GETTING MUCH CLOSER TO ART RATHER THAN HAVING IT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN BE DETACHED FROM. AND THEN YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE AS WELL, THE CANDIDATE BE MOVING FROM THE OUTSIDE AND REINFORCING THE SENSE OF CONNECTIVITY.

MOVING CLOSER TO THE MAIN ENTRY, YOU CAN START TO SEE HOW THE BUILDING STARTED TO OPEN UP.

IF YOU'VE COME TO THE EXISTING COMMUNITY CENTER BEFORE, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF A VERY INTROVERTED LOOKING BUILDING.

WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO EXPRESS SORT OF HOW DO YOU GET INTO THE BUILDING, INCREASE THE SENSE OF WAYFINDING, BOTH ON THE SITE LEVEL AS WELL AS AS YOU ENTER INTO THE BUILDING.

AND THEN ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE FLEX/YOUTH EDITION PIECE AGAIN, WITH THE IDEA THAT IT WOULD BE A VERY SORT OF LARGE OPEN GLASS AREA THAT YOU CAN SEE INTO AND THAT THE PROGRAMING INSIDE BECAME A THING OR BECOMES A THING THAT'S REALLY ACCESSIBLE AND VISUAL FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND THEN THIS IS A VIEW FROM THE HASKINS SIDE, FAR EASTERN SIDE, THAT ESSENTIALLY HOUSES THE HOUSES, THE SENIOR CENTER COMPONENT TO THE PROGRAM.

YOU CAN SEE THE YOUTH PIECE TOWARDS THE FLEX PIECES, THE COPPER COLOR TOWARDS THE LEFT.

AND THEN AGAIN, REALLY TRYING TO REINFORCE THIS IDEA OF TRANSPARENCY AND CONNECTIVITY FOR THE SENIOR SPACES AS WELL, SO THAT, YOU KNOW, DAYLIGHT AND A SENSE OF WELLNESS IS REALLY IN INTEGRATED IN ALL OF THE THINKING THERE.

AND THEN THIS IS A VIEW LOOKING AT IT FROM OLD TOWN.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE METAL PANELS AND WRAPPING AROUND THE TOP OF THE EXISTING CMU.

WE ARE PAINTING THE EXISTING CMU THAT'S AT THE BASE.

IT'S CURRENTLY KIND OF A BROWN COLOR WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO BRING A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE REDDISH HUE OF OLD TOWN INTO IT.

AGAIN WITH THE IDEA THAT WE'RE CREATING THAT VISUAL CONNECTIVITY.

AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE PICKLEBALL COURTS AND THE FENCING THAT WRAPS AROUND THE PARK AREA AS PART OF THE SITE DEVELOPMENT.

AND THEN THIS IS OF YOU LOOKING ALONG THE PORCH AREA THAT BASICALLY ACTS AS A TRANSITION ZONE BETWEEN THE GYMNASIUM AND THE SYNTHETIC TURF TOWARDS THE RIGHT.

AGAIN, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CREATE A PLACE THAT BECOMES A CIVIC DESTINATION, SOMETHING YOU CAN UTILIZE FOR A VARIETY OF FUNCTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S HOT AND SUNNY OUT, YOU'LL HAVE SOME SHADE PROTECTION AT THOSE IN THOSE AREAS AND YOU CAN KIND OF CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THE MURAL AT THE AT THE FAR END OF THAT.

AND THE IDEA THAT THE MURAL IS KIND OF WRAPPING ALL THE WAY AROUND FROM THE ENTRY AND CONNECTING IT INTO THE PICKLEBALL COURT SIDE.

THIS IS JUST A GENERAL FLOOR PLAN.

I'LL TALK QUICKLY ABOUT HOW IT'S ORGANIZED.

SO ON THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER IS THE EXISTING GYMNASIUM.

ON THE FAR RIGHT HAND CORNER ARE THE NEW SENIOR CENTER COMMUNITY SPACES.

SO EVERY ALL THOSE AREAS IN YELLOW ARE BASICALLY EITHER MEETING SPACES OR LOUNGE SPACES OR PART OF THE ENTRY FUNCTIONS.

THE TWO AREAS IN BLUE IN THE MIDDLE ARE BOTH ENCLOSED MEETING SPACES.

THERE ARE SORT OF FLEX MEETING SPACES FOR THE FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

THE ONE ON THE SOUTH IS THAT YOUTH FLEX PIECE THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER IN THE COPPER COLOR AND ON THE NORTH IS SORT OF A REPURPOSING OF THE EXISTING AV ROOM THAT'S THERE NOW.

AND WE'RE GIVING IT A LITTLE BIT OF DAYLIGHT INSIDE AS PART OF THE MODIFICATION.

AND THEN THERE'S SOME OTHER SORT OF EDITS THAT WE'RE DOING ALONG THE WAY FOR THE BACK OF HOUSE SPACES, ADDING SOME LOCKER ROOMS OR MODERNIZING THE LOCKER AREAS, THE RESTROOMS AND SOME OF THE KITCHEN AND ALONG THOSE AREAS.

AND THEN ON THE FAR LEFT HAND SIDE, CREATING THE NEW ENTRY THAT WRAPS INTO A NEW RECEPTION SLASH WAITING AREA.

THE FOCUS ON WELLNESS IS INTEGRATED INSIDE OF THE ENTIRETY OF THIS BUILDING.

FROM THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY STANDPOINT TOWARDS THIS IDEA OF CREATING SOCIAL CONNECTIVITY FOR FOR BASICALLY ALL THE GENERATIONS WITHIN THE BUILDING.

WE ALSO WANTED TO BE JUST RESPONSIBLE IN TERMS OF HOW WE THOUGHT ABOUT MATERIAL SELECTION INSIDE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CREATING INDOOR AIR ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE HEALTHY FOR BOTH THE YOUTH AND THE SENIORS.

SO WHAT THIS IS REALLY ABOUT IS JUST WE'VE TAKEN A LOT OF CARE IN TERMS OF SELECTION OF MATERIALITY INTO THE IN THE INTERIORS OF THE FACILITY TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE PICKING THINGS

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AND THIS IS A VIEW OF LOOKING AT IT FROM THE LOBBY.

THIS IS THE ESSENTIALLY WHAT WAS THE EXISTING COMMUNITY CENTER ENTRY POINT.

YOU CAN START TO SEE HOW A NEW WELCOME DESK CREATES A STRONG VISUAL ANCHOR WITHIN THE SPACE AND THEN THAT SAME WELCOME DESK WILL LOOK DOWN THE CENTRAL CORRIDOR SO THAT IT CAN BE A MUCH STRONGER OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE SOME VISUAL SECURITY WITHIN THE INTERIOR AND CREATE A STRONGER SENSE OF VISUAL CONTROL.

WE'RE STILL WORKING ON EXACTLY HOW THE GRAPHICS WILL WORK ALONG THAT AREA, BUT THE AREA IN THE BACK WALL WRAPPING BEHIND THE WELCOME DESK AND AROUND THIS CORNER ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO THINK ABOUT JUST TREATMENT OF COLOR AND GRAPHICS AS PART OF THAT INTERIOR WALL TREATMENT.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE CONTINUING TO EVOLVE A LITTLE BIT.

AND THEN YOU CAN SEE AN OFFICE AREA THAT'S SORT OF THE ENCLOSED AREA BEHIND THAT WELCOME DESK AROUND THE CORNER.

THIS SET. THIS SET OF IMAGES IS REALLY REFLECTING OF THE YOUTH EDITION AND THE SORT OF FLEX SPACE WITH THE EMPHASIS ON FLEX.

SO THE TWO TOP IMAGES REPRESENT IT'S SORT OF A YOUTH LIKE USAGE.

SO ON THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER, YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT SORT OF A DAY PLAY AREA, FLEX PLAY ZONE, THE AREA IN THE UPPER RIGHT THINKING ABOUT HOW IT COULD BE UTILIZED AS A SERIES OF ART CLASSES.

SO YOU CAN CERTAINLY FROM A MATERIALITY STANDPOINT, USE IT TO PAINT AND DO WHATNOT.

AND THEN REALLY THINKING ON THE BOTTOM THAT THIS CAN ALSO BE SORT OF AN AFTERNOON SLASH EVENING FUNCTION SPACE AS WELL, THAT IT'S A KIND OF VERY CHAMELEON LIKE AND IT CAN DRESS IT UP OR DRESS IT DOWN AS YOU NEED TO.

AND SO THE LOWER IMAGE IS REALLY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO HAVE A COMMUNITY MEETING WITHIN THE SPACE AS WELL.

AND THAT IT CAN IT CAN SERVE THAT FUNCTION SIMULTANEOUSLY.

AND THEN THE LAST IMAGE HERE IS LOOKING AT IT FROM THE HASKINS LOBBY.

THIS IS THE SORT OF SENIOR CENTER PROGRAM COMPONENTS.

A FEW THINGS TO NOTE IN THIS VIEW IS WE'RE REALLY FOCUSED ON THIS IDEA OF TRANSPARENCY AND VISUAL CONNECTIVITY TO REINFORCE THE SENSE OF SOCIAL CONNECTIVITY WITHIN WHAT CAN BE A POPULATION THAT'S SOMETIMES ISOLATED, REALLY A FOCUS ON TRYING TO INTEGRATE DAYLIGHT NATURE AND VIEWS INTO THE INTERIOR ENVIRONMENT SO THAT IT'S BRIGHT, IT'S WELCOMING AND IT'S WARM, AND IT CREATES A NICE, STRONG VISUAL PLACE FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR SOMEBODY TO SPEND THE DAY AND THEN IN THE EVENING CAN AGAIN TRANSITION INTO OTHER FUNCTIONS IF NEEDED.

WITH THAT, I THINK THAT CONCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT.

BEFORE YOU STEP AWAY, A COUPLE THOUGHTS.

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YES.

I KNOW WE HAVE A GRADE CHANGE.

I KNOW SENIORS.

IT APPEARS THE RESTROOMS ARE EITHER HALF WAY UP THE RAMP OR ON THE TOP SPACE AS OPPOSED TO DOWN ON THEIR LEVEL.

IF I'M. AM I READING THAT RIGHT? RESTROOMS ARE ON TWO LEVELS.

OKAY. THERE'S AN UPPER LEVEL UP HERE FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER, AND THEN THERE'S A LOWER SET THAT'S ENTRANCE OFF OF THE SENIOR LEVEL.

AND THAT COMES THROUGH THIS LITTLE PORTION RIGHT THROUGH HERE.

AND THEN THAT'S HOW THE SENIORS ACCESS THE LOWER RESTROOMS. OKAY. I SAW THE DOORS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THOSE.

AND I'M THINKING, OKAY, ARE THEY HAVE TO GO UP THE RAMP TO GO? AND I'M THINKING, THAT MAKES NO SENSE.

SO AND THEN JUST BE CAREFUL AT THE END.

WE REFER TO THE HASTON'S LOBBY.

THAT'S A LONG TERM FAMILY NAME.

IT'S ALSO A STREET NAME.

BUT WE DON'T NAME FACILITIES AND ROOMS. MAKE SURE YOU PUT IN THERE HASTON STREET OR THE SENIOR LOBBY OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.

SO WE DON'T START TELEGRAPHING.

WE'RE NAMING THIS ROOM AFTER OLD NAMES AND CREATE ISSUES THAT WE DON'T WANT.

WE CAN DO THAT LATER IF WE DISCUSS THAT.

BUT MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS, OH, THAT'S TOO HASTON FAMILY ROOM, OR DO WE HAVE ONE OF THOSE NOW AS OPPOSED TO THE HASTON STREET ENTRY? OKAY. LET'S JUST AVOID RUMORS AND POTENTIAL THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO BACK AWAY FROM.

I WILL ALWAYS CALL IT. OKAY, CRAIG.

GO BACK TO YOUR AERIAL FOR THAT ONE.

TURN YOUR MIC ON, PLEASE. CRAIG.

SO WHEN I LOOK AT THIS, I SEE A BASKETBALL HOOP.

YES. AND AS POPULAR AS PICKLEBALL IS, YOU PUT A BASKETBALL HOOP THERE, AREN'T YOU INVITING SOME SORT OF CONFLICT BETWEEN PICKLEBALL PLAYERS AND BASKETBALL PLAYERS AND YOU HAVE BASKETBALL HOOPS INSIDE, SO THIS JUST LOOKS ODD TO ME. EXPLAIN THAT.

I THINK THE THINKING ON IT WAS THAT PROGRAMING AND SORT OF HOW IT'S ORGANIZED FROM A USAGE STANDPOINT WILL BE PARTIALLY ORGANIZED THROUGH THE OFFICE AREA AND THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE BASKETBALL GOAL WAS REALLY TRYING TO THINK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS DURING DAY CAMPS WHEN KIDS ARE OUT THERE OR UTILIZING IT.

COULD YOU CREATE AN ALTERNATE FUNCTION FOR THE PICKLEBALL COURTS SO THAT THEY'D HAVE ONE MORE THING TO DO IF THEY'RE OUTSIDE THE DAY TIME? I THINK IT WAS REALLY JUST A FOCUS ON FLEXIBILITY MORE THAN ANYTHING.

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SO ONE REALLY NICE THING ABOUT THIS NEW DESIGN IS HOW MUCH LIGHT IT HAS IN AND A LOT OF WINDOWS.

MY QUESTION IS, IN THE CASE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER, YOU KNOW, THE OLD BUILDING HAD MORE CINDER BLOCK AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE GYM IS A SAFE STRUCTURE OR NOT, BUT I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHAT THE PLAN IS IN THE EVENT THAT THIS PROPERTY NEEDS TO BE USED FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER.

THERE'S STILL SEVERAL AREAS ON THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING THAT STILL HAVE A LOT OF CMU AROUND THEM.

THE OLD AB ROOM IS ONE OF THOSE SPACES THAT'S STILL SORT OF A LARGE OPEN SPACE.

IT CAN PROVIDE THAT THE RESTROOM AREAS AND THE LOCKER AREAS ARE ANOTHER AREA THAT CAN ALSO FUNCTION IN THAT WAY.

SO EVEN THOUGH SOME OF THE OTHER AREAS ARE MORE OPEN, WE STILL HAVE IN THE HEART OF THE BUILDING AREAS THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE SOLID.

OKAY. THANK YOU, BILL.

YEAH, THANK YOU, SEAN.

THAT SOUTHWEST TURF AREA, IS THAT GRASS OR SYNTHETIC? IT'S GRASS. WHAT WAS YOUR THOUGHT ON THAT? I MEAN, WE HAVE SYNTHETIC UP BY THE BUILDING.

YOU KNOW, I REALLY LIKE THE SYNTHETIC TURF THAT WE HAVE OUT HERE BY THE REC CENTER AS AN AREA.

WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHT ON THAT? I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY IT'S IT'S BEEN REALLY A BUDGET DISCUSSION, HONESTLY, COUNCILMAN SO WE'D LOVE TO DO ARTIFICIAL TURF THERE.

WE MIGHT STILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

IT'S REALLY GOING TO COME DOWN TO WHAT DOLLARS WE HAVE AVAILABLE.

BUT RIGHT NOW IN THE BUDGET IS REGULAR TURF.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? WE'RE BACK TO THAT.

DO WE DO ONE SLIDE OR TWO SLIDES? BECAUSE I THINK BILL IS RIGHT.

THE KIDS OUT OF HERE.

YEAH, WE'RE HERE.

THE KIDS OUT HERE, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE THE BOX ON CHRISTMAS THAT THEY PLAY WITH WITHOUT ANY OF THE STUFF THAT CAME OUT OF THE BOX.

AND IT'S JUST A GREAT SPOT FOR PICK UP ACTIVITY OF ALL AGES, LAWNS FULL OF CHIGGERS AND GRASS AND ISN'T REALLY USED FOR MUCH. AND MORE THAN LIKELY WE'LL BE OUT DOING GET OFF THE GRASS RATHER THAN HAVE AT IT.

SO I'D BE CURIOUS IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULDN'T CONSIDER AS A BUDGET ITEM, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO GO BACK.

WE DON'T WANT TO GO BACK AND DO IT LATER NECESSARILY, IF WE CAN DO IT NOW.

AND WHAT'S THAT? WHAT'S THAT NUMBER? I THINK WE CAN PRIORITIZE IT AND SEE WHAT WE DO TO GET IT.

AGAIN, WE'RE NOT A FINAL DESIGN.

WE HAVE A FINAL BUDGET NUMBER.

WE'RE FEELING PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THINGS, BUT THAT WAS ONE THING EARLY.

WE JUST THOUGHT, LET'S PUT THAT, LET'S NOT HAVE THAT IN THE BASE.

THAT'LL BE FINE. WE CAN DO IT.

SO THAT'S GREAT FEEDBACK.

WE AGREE WITH STAFF. WE'LL DO WHAT WE CAN TO PRIORITIZE THAT AND GET IT.

THE PROJECT BILL, IS THAT IT? YEAH. COURTNEY.

I TOO NOTICED THE BASKETBALL GOAL.

I KIND OF LIKE IT.

I MEAN, I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A FIGHT WITH ALL THE PEOPLE TRYING TO PLAY PICKLEBALL, BUT YOU KNOW, I LIKE THAT IT COULD BE USED AS FLEXIBLE SPACE.

I'M HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT BASKETBALL.

THAT WAS THE STAFF. WE DROVE THAT AS A STAFF.

HERE'S WHAT I TELL YOU. LIKE, IF YOU'VE BEEN ON THIS CAMPUS DURING THE DAY, THIS OVER THE PAST 7 OR 8 WEEKS, YOU'VE SEEN SOME OF OUR SUMMER CAMPS GOING ON.

KIDS ARE JUST EVERYWHERE TRYING TO OCCUPY ANY SPACE THEY CAN DO A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES.

THIS WAS, HEY, DURING THE DAY WHEN WE'RE RUNNING A SUMMER CAMP, WHAT ELSE COULD THEY DO BESIDES FOR KIDS PLAYING PICKLEBALL THERE? COULD WE COULD WE ORGANIZE A LITTLE GAME OF THREE ON THREE PLAY FOR US OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? THAT GIVES THEM ANOTHER SPACE TO POTENTIALLY SHOOT SOME HOOPS.

AND SO MOST OF THE TIME THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE DEDICATED PICKLEBALL SPACE, BUT THAT DOES GIVE THE FLEXIBILITY FOR SUMMER PROGRAMS AND OTHER KID PROGRAMS THAT MAY BE GOING ON IN THE CAMPUS. SO OF COURSE, IT'S A IT'S A MINOR EXPENSE.

WE THINK IT GIVES US A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY.

MY SECOND QUESTION WAS, I KNOW THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THE PRELIMINARY PLANS LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO BE GARAGE DOORS ON THOSE.

AND I NOTICED IN THE PICTURES THAT IT WAS MORE JUST GLASS DOORS.

DO WE SWITCH THAT UP TO JUST BE MORE OPEN? IT WAS IT FELT MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY AND FROM A WEATHER STANDPOINT, MORE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SPACES THAT IF WE JUST USE SIMPLE DOORS, THEY'RE EASY FOR THE STAFF TO MAINTAIN THEM.

LESS AIR WATER INTRUSION WILL OCCUR THROUGH THEM LONG TERM.

IT MAKES SENSE.

IT MAKES SENSE. I JUST NOTICED IT IN IT AS ONE OF THE CHANGES.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT.

AND I LOVE THE GLASS ON THE FLEX SPACE CHANGE.

I THINK IT KIND OF OPENS UP THAT WHOLE FRONT END INSTEAD OF IT FEELING BOXED, YOU KNOW, AS THE FIRST ESTHETIC THAT YOU SEE WHEN YOU PULL UP.

SO IT WAS A GREAT ADDITION.

I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK, TOM.

SEAN, CORRECT? YES.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, WHEN I SAW YOU HERE TONIGHT, I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO REALLY GET INTO MORE OF YOUR DESIGN ISSUES.

AND YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL VOCABULARY OF DESCRIPTIVE WORDS AND ARCHITECTURAL TERMS.

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I'D LIKE TO KIND OF KNOW HERE KNOWS WHAT A CMU IS.

IT'S CONCRETE MASONRY UNIT.

THAT'S KIND OF WHAT'S LEFT OF OUR BUILDING FROM THE ORIGINAL.

AND YOU SAID YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO PAINT IT.

SO I THINK THAT'S WISE.

AND NOT ONLY TO TO PAINT IT, TO KNOW MAKE THE COLOR MORE CONGRUENT TO YOUR PALETTE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE INTRODUCING, BUT ALSO TO HELP SEAL IT AND LET IT CONTINUE ON FOR ANOTHER 50 YEARS.

SO IT'S TO ME WE'RE REPLACING THE SKIN OF THE BUILDING, BUT WE'RE KEEPING THOSE GOOD OLD CMAS FOR ANOTHER ROUND.

AND BUT I REALLY ENJOY SEEING HOW THE DESIGN IS TIGHTENING UP HERE.

IT'S BECOMING A LITTLE BIT MORE IN FOCUS.

A LOT OF IDEAS THAT ARE FLESHED OUT NOW, ENOUGH THAT WE CAN GET GOOD BUDGETS AND MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL DESCRIPTION.

THANK YOU. MELANIE.

NO QUESTIONS FROM ME, BUT JUST COMMENTS.

I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU HERE AND SEEING THE ESTHETICS AND THE THE THE DESIGN PLANS.

I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED FOR FOR THIS TO OPEN UP.

AND AS I'M SURE YOU ARE, TOO, VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

AND NOT THAT I DON'T LIKE YOU CRAIG BUT THAT BASKETBALL HOOP KIND OF MAKES SENSE TO ME.

I LIKE IT. YEAH, WE CAN GO OUT THERE AND PLAY SOMETIME.

JULIE. YEAH.

SO YOU MENTIONED THE FORMER MECHANICAL ENCLOSURE THERE ON THE CORNER.

CAN YOU JUST QUICKLY REVIEW WHAT PROGRAM OR SURFACE YOU'RE ADDING TO CREATE THE SURFACE FOR THE MURAL AND IF THAT ADDS ANY AMENITIES TO THE BUILDING, PLEASE. THE EXISTING MECHANICAL ENCLOSURE IS STILL THERE.

WE ARE ESSENTIALLY JUST WRAPPING THE PERIMETER OF IT WITH A NEW SUBSTRATE THAT THE MURAL WILL BE ATTACHED TO.

PART OF THAT WILL BE DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MURALIST TO ENSURE THAT WE'VE GOT THE PROPER SUBSTRATE.

BUT WE'VE TAKEN SOME PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS IN TERMS OF WHAT THAT'S GOING TO TAKE.

I GUESS ONE FINAL QUESTION.

CAN I GET FROM FULHAM TO HASTINGS THROUGH THIS PARKING LOT OR IS THAT A RAISED SIDEWALK OR ANYTHING THAT WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE CUTTING THROUGH? I KNOW WE'RE DOING AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO MAKE IT NOT A STRAIGHT SHOT, BUT IS IT OPEN? IT IS AN OPEN PATHWAY.

HOWEVER, WE COULD DO SOMETHING AT THE ACTUAL WALK TO SLOW TRAFFIC DOWN.

I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD CLOSE IT, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO CONSIDER THE PEOPLE WALKING DOWN.

THERE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE GOING SLOWER THAN THE PEOPLE IN THE CARS AND JUST AVOID A TRAGEDY WITH DESIGN.

THAT'S GOOD. GOOD. OKAY.

THANK YOU. I THINK WE HAVE A CONTRACTOR PRESENTATION.

RIGHT? GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS CHRISTY TURNER. I'M WITH TURNER CONSTRUCTION AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH YOUR DESIGN TEAM AND LOGAN AND BEN FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS TO REALLY PRESENT THIS TO YOU THIS EVENING.

AND THEN AN ULTIMATE PRESENTATION IN NOVEMBER, WHICH YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT IN A MINUTE.

THE NEXT STEPS THAT WE HAVE ARE WORKING WITH THE MULTI STUDIO TEAM AS THEY FINALIZE THEIR CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.

YOU'VE MENTIONED A FEW THINGS TONIGHT.

THEY'VE MENTIONED A FEW THINGS TONIGHT THAT ARE STILL UNDERWAY AND STILL BEING CONSIDERED.

AND AS THEY KIND OF FINALIZE ALL OF THOSE PLANS, WE'LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE OUR BUDGET AND THEN ULTIMATELY BID OUT THE PROJECT FULLY.

OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, WE'VE ESTIMATED THE PROJECT A NUMBER OF TIMES.

OUR LAST ESTIMATE CAME IN ON BUDGET.

WE MADE SOME DETERMINATIONS ON DIFFERENT SCOPES OF WORK AND DIFFERENT THINGS SO THAT WE COULD DO THAT.

SO 9.88 LAST TIME.

WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT THAT NUMBER AND WE FEEL GOOD THAT WE'LL BE GETTING VERY CLOSE TO THAT WHEN WE BID THE PROJECT OUT.

CONSTRUCTION TRADES WILL BE SUBMITTING THEIR BIDS BASED ON THOSE 100% CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.

BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND NOVEMBER.

WE'LL GET BIDS IN FOR ALL OF THE SCOPES.

WE'LL REVIEW THOSE WITH THE TEAM, INCLUDING BEN AND LOGAN, AND THEN WE'LL COME TO YOU WITH A FINAL GMP FOR YOUR REVIEW AND APPROVAL IN NOVEMBER.

NOVEMBER IS CORRECT.

YEP, NOVEMBER.

SO AGAIN, OVER THE FALL, WE'LL BE BIDDING OUT ALL OF THE TRADES, ALL OF THE SCOPES OF WORK.

OUR PROCESS IS VERY OPEN BOOK.

THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT OF OUR CMA AGREEMENT, SO THAT ALL OF THOSE BIDS CAN BE REVIEWED AND CAN BE SEEN BY YOUR TEAM.

FROM THERE, WE WILL PLAN TO MOBILIZE FOR CONSTRUCTION IN JANUARY.

WE'VE GOT THOSE EARLY ITEMS THAT WE'VE ASKED TO FOR APPROVAL TO THIS EVENING ON.

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SO WE'VE REALLY TRIED TO SCHEDULE OUR START OF CONSTRUCTION SO THAT WE CAN KEEP THAT CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE AS TIGHT AS POSSIBLE.

WE ARE STILL PLANNING ON WRAPPING UP IN DECEMBER OF 24, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH LOGAN AND BEN AND THE ENTIRE TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE TAKES INTO ACCOUNT ALL OF YOUR CITY EVENTS.

OVER HERE TO THE SIDE IS MY SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, JENNIFER LISTON, AND SHE HAS ALREADY PLOTTED EVERY ONE OF THOSE EVENTS ON OUR CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE.

SO WE ARE WELL UNDERWAY WITH MAKING SURE THAT THOSE COORDINATION ITEMS OCCUR.

SO PROJECT MILESTONES, WHICH SOME OF THESE YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN THIS EVENING, THE CIP AMENDMENT AND THE AGREEMENT THIS EVENING, THE FINAL CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS IN GAP IN NOVEMBER, FULL MOBILIZATION FOR CONSTRUCTION IN JANUARY OF 2024.

AND THEN WE'LL BEGIN REALLY THAT MID ACT DEMOLITION.

AT THAT TIME, WE'LL BUILD THE NEW HASKINS ENTRANCE WING AS ONE OF THE FIRST PHASES BETWEEN JANUARY AND SEPTEMBER OF 2024 AND THEN RENOVATE THE SLUM ENTRANCE WING.

FROM THERE, WE'LL BE WORKING ON SEVERAL OF THE OTHER INTERIOR RENOVATIONS BETWEEN AUGUST AND NOVEMBER WHEN WE FINALLY BEGIN THE SENIOR CENTER DEMOLITION IN THE FALL OF 24, REALLY DOING ALL OF THAT EXTERIOR SITE WORK DURING THAT FALL TIME FRAME AND THEN GRAND OPENING IN DECEMBER.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS ON THAT? THANKS, CHRISTY. YEAH, NOTHING FUNNIER THAN SIN IN OUR SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AND LONG TERM RENTALS TO A CONTRACTOR.

IT'S LIKE A PAGE AND A HALF LONG.

YEAH, JUST INCORPORATE THIS INTO THE SCHEDULE.

NO PROBLEM. BUT NO, I WON'T SPEAK.

I DON'T HAVE REALLY ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN, YOU KNOW, COMING BEFORE YOU FOR APPROVAL ON AN AB ITEM TONIGHT.

AND EVERYONE HERE IS READY FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

OTHER THAN THAT, WE'LL LOOK FOR APPROVAL FROM THE COUNCIL.

CONSTRUCTIONS, THE 9.8 PLUS OR MINUS IN THE TOTAL BUDGET WITH FURNISHINGS AND WHATNOT GOES UP TO THE 12152.

I'M SORRY. SAY THAT AGAIN. OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS? NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AMENDMENT TO THE 202327 CIP.

MOTION BY JULIE.

SECOND BY CRAIG.

ALL IN FAVOR. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED, RESOLUTION IS APPROVED.

ALSO NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION WAIVING THE SEALED BID PROCESS AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A SEEMA WITH TURNER CONSTRUCTION.

SECOND MOTION BY TOM SECOND BY WAS THAT JULIE.

JULIE ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES AS THEY SAY.

LET'S GO. IT'S EXCITING THAT WE CAN GET THAT DONE WITHIN A ONE CONSTRUCTION SEASON.

SO AND LOGAN CAN BALANCE ALL THE FESTIVALS AND COMMITMENTS AND THEATER THAT GOES ON IN THE MEANTIME.

SO THANK YOU ALL.

[COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS]

COURTNEY. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO PUT IN ALL OF THE WORK AND EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE OFFICER OSWALD'S MEMORIAL WENT WELL.

IT'S A BIG UNDERTAKING, AND ESPECIALLY DURING A REALLY TOUGH TIME.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT AND YOUR EFFORTS WERE APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU. NO ONE ELSE.

[STAFF REPORTS]

YES, WE HAVE ONE. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS FOR YOU TONIGHT.

WE'LL START WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROX INTERNSHIP.

AND WE HAVE JIM BOWERS AND BREE RHODES FROM HUMAN RESOURCES TO PROVIDE THAT UPDATE.

IN THE HR TEAM IT LOOKS LIKE IS BEHIND JIM.

WELL, THAT'S A THAT'S ANOTHER ITEM.

OH, OKAY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BOEHM AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL JIM BOWERS, HR DIRECTOR WITH ME, AS BECKY SAID, IS BREE RHODES, ONE OF OUR HR SPECIALISTS.

WE ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW AND A RECAP OF OUR RECENT EXPERIENCE HOSTING FOUR KANSAS CITY AREA HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS THROUGH THE PRO X PROGRAM.

SO YOU MIGHT ASK, WHAT IS PRO X? WELL, IT'S A PROGRAM WHERE KANSAS CITY METRO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SPEND 25 HOURS A WEEK FOR FIVE WEEKS INTERNING WITH A LOCAL BUSINESS OR GOVERNMENT THAT THEY HAVE AN INTEREST IN PARTICIPATING.

STUDENTS SPEND FOUR HOURS PER WEEK WORKING WITH PRO COACHES ON THEIR OWN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND 21 HOURS A WEEK ON SITE AT THEIR EMPLOYER.

STUDENTS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE INTERNSHIP RECEIVE A STIPEND OF $1,250 AND RECEIVE ONE HOUR OF ACADEMIC CREDIT.

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THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY CHERY COMPANY, A SPORTS FASHION BRAND FOUNDED BY CEO THALIA CHERY, A FORMER COLLEGIATE MULTI-SPORT ALL-AMERICAN WHO RESIDES IN KANSAS CITY.

WE FOUND OUT ABOUT PROX THROUGH MAYOR BOEHM, WHO IS AN ACQUAINTANCE OF MS. CHERRY, I BELIEVE THROUGH THE GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

SO BREE RHODES WAS TASKED TO BE THE CITY'S PROGRAM COORDINATOR FOR PROX, AND SHE'S GOING TO RECAP THE DETAILS OF OUR FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE PROGRAM.

HELLO, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

AS JIM MENTIONED, MY NAME IS BREE RHODES AND I'M AN HR SPECIALIST HERE AT THE CITY.

SO WE KICKED OFF THIS PROX INTERNSHIP AT A MARCH HIRING EVENT.

IT WAS AN ON THE SPOT HIRING EVENT.

AND SO IT WAS MYSELF AND THREE OTHER CITY REPRESENTATIVES APRIL BERETTA, MANDY DANLER AND JIM BOWERS.

IT WAS SET UP LIKE A CAREER FAIR SO THE STUDENTS COULD COME AND PICK AND CHOOSE THE AREA EMPLOYERS WHO THEY GOT TO MEET WITH OR RATHER INTERVIEW WITH SINCE IT WAS ON THE SPOT HIRING. SO THERE WERE 600 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT WERE HIRED AT THIS EVENT BY 123 AREA EMPLOYERS.

WE ORIGINALLY HIRED FIVE INTERNS AND THEN FOUND OUT THE FIRST DAY THAT ONE OF THEM WOULD NOT BE JOINING US.

SO WE HAD A GREAT GROUP OF FOUR INTERNS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT.

HERE WE HAVE KAVYA PATEL, MAC FIR, ISAIAH WALKER AND ASHLEY BROYLES.

SO WE HIT EVERY AGE GROUP WITH THEM.

WE HAD ONE THAT WAS HEADING INTO HER FRESHMAN YEAR AND THEN THE OTHER ONE WAS HEADING INTO HER SENIOR YEAR.

SO WE HIT JUNIOR AND SENIOR OR JUNIOR AND SOPHOMORE IN THERE AS WELL, AND THEY DID RANGE IN LOCATION.

SO WE HAD ONE CLOSE TO HOME FROM SHAWNEE MISSION, ONE FROM BLUE VALLEY, BLUE SPRINGS, AND THEN PARK HILL.

SO TO BE FAIR, WE DID WARN HIM OF THE COMMUTE TO LENEXA FROM PARK HILL, AND HE WAS STILL SURPRISED ON THE FIRST DAY, BUT HE MADE IT WORK.

SO AS MENTIONED, IT IS A FIVE WEEK PROGRAM AND WE DESIGNED IT AS A ROTATIONAL EXPERIENCE.

WE DID HAVE NINE CITY DEPARTMENTS PARTICIPATE AND HOST THESE INTERNS.

AND REALLY OUR OVERALL GOAL WAS TO EXPOSE THESE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO LOCAL CITY GOVERNMENT AND WHAT WE DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

SO EACH SNIPPET HERE GIVES A LOOK INTO EACH WEEK THAT THEY SPENT WITH US.

IT DID RANGE AND VARY DEPENDING ON EACH DEPARTMENT OF HOW MUCH TIME THEY HAD WITH THESE INTERNS.

SO PARKS AND REC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DID HOST THEM FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK WHILE THE REST OF US HOSTED THEM FOR EITHER A HALF A DAY, A FULL DAY, A COUPLE OF DAYS, THAT KIND OF THING. HERE ARE A FEW PHOTOS OF THE INTERNS TIME WITH US.

WE DID TAKE THEM TO GO SEE GOATS ON THE GO AND EXPLAIN THE HISTORY BEHIND THAT.

THEY WERE VERY EXCITED AND EQUALLY TERRIFIED ABOUT PROPELLING OR RAPPELLING DOWN THE BUILDING WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

SO THAT WAS FUN TO HEAR ABOUT.

AND THEN THERE'S A PHOTO OF THEIR FIRST DAY TO THEIR LAST DAY.

AND SO IT WAS JUST REALLY GREAT TO BE ABLE TO SEE THEM BUILD THEIR OWN CONNECTION AND THEIR OWN RELATIONSHIP AMONGST EACH OTHER THROUGHOUT THEIR TIME WITH US.

WE DID WANT TO GET SOME FEEDBACK VIA SURVEY FROM THESE INTERNS SINCE THIS WAS OUR FIRST TIME HOSTING AN INTERNSHIP LIKE THIS.

SO THROUGHOUT THESE GRAPHS HERE, THESE RATINGS, ONE WAS STRONGLY DISAGREE AND FIVE WAS STRONGLY AGREE.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY DID RATE US VERY HIGHLY THROUGHOUT THESE QUESTIONS HERE.

THEY FELT LIKE THEY LEARNED VALUABLE INFORMATION.

THEY NOW MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN CONSIDERING A CAREER IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR, AND THEY ALL STRONGLY AGREE THAT THE EMPLOYEES THAT THEY ENGAGED WITH WERE KNOWLEDGEABLE AND PROFESSIONAL. WHAT DID THEY LIKE MOST ABOUT THIS INTERNSHIP? THEY DID LIKE THE ROTATIONAL EXPERIENCE.

THEY LIKED THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO SPEND TIME WITH AND LEARNING ABOUT DIFFERENT JOBS.

AND THEN ONE OF THEM SAID IT HELPED ME DECIDE WHAT CLASSES TO TAKE IN HIGH SCHOOL.

SO I FEEL LIKE AT THAT AGE, YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.

SO THAT'S ALWAYS NICE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF INFLUENCE THERE.

WHAT DID THEY LIKE LEAST? THEY DID SAY SOME MEETINGS WERE TOO LONG, MAYBE NOT ENOUGH TIME IN SOME DEPARTMENTS DUE TO IT BEING A SHORT SCHEDULE.

THEY DID HAVE TO DO A PRESENTATION, BUT THAT IS A PROX REQUIREMENT.

SO UNFORTUNATELY MY HANDS WERE TIED THERE.

HOWEVER, NEXT YEAR WE CAN LOOK INTO EXTENDING LUNCH BREAKS TO A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN 30 MINUTES.

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THEY REALLY SPECIFICALLY ENJOYED OUR ACTIVE COMMUNITY.

I THINK THEY WERE ALL VERY IMPRESSED WITH LENEXA AND HOW KIND EVERYONE WAS.

AND THEN ONE OF THEM SAID THAT THEY HAD ALREADY BEEN TALKING TO THEIR FRIENDS ABOUT IT.

SO JUST THE WORD OF MOUTH, I THINK, IS ALWAYS GREAT TO HEAR, TOO.

WE DID ASK FOR SUGGESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS AND FEEDBACK ON WHAT WE COULD DO BETTER FOR NEXT YEAR.

SO THEY SUGGESTED MORE HANDS ON ACTIVITIES, MAYBE ADD A QUIZ OR A GAME AT THE END OF EACH DEPARTMENT.

HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL OUT SOME TWO QUOTES HERE.

ONE OF THEM SAID, YOU ALL DID AMAZING AT ACCEPTING US, HEARING ABOUT OUR DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, TELLING US ABOUT YOURSELVES AND INFORMING US OF ALL THAT YOU DO.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, I THANK YOU AND I'M TRULY GRATEFUL AND WILL CHERISH THIS OPPORTUNITY.

AND THEN ANOTHER ONE SAID, I LOVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

IT MADE ME REALIZE THAT I WANT TO GO INTO THAT FIELD.

SO I THINK JUST HEARING ONE STUDENT SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT, ESPECIALLY IN THIS HIGH SCHOOL AGE, JUST MAKES THE PROGRAM WORTH IT.

WE ALSO SURVEYED OUR MANAGERS BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK AS WELL.

WE DID HAVE LEARNING CURVES AND LESSONS LEARNED ALONG THE WAY, BUT OVERALL EVERYONE AGREED THAT WE HAD A GREAT GROUP OF STUDENTS.

THEY WERE ENGAGED AND THEY WERE EAGER TO LEARN.

WHAT COULD WE HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY? NEXT YEAR, WE DO PLAN TO KICK THINGS OFF WITH AN IN-DEPTH SESSION WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

WE DID FIND THAT A LOT OF THESE STUDENTS REALLY HAD NO IDEA WHAT CITY GOVERNMENT DOES AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

SO THIS WAY WE CAN KICK THINGS OFF THAT WAY AND THEN THEY CAN TAKE THAT KNOWLEDGE AS THEY EXPLORE EACH DEPARTMENT FROM THERE.

WE ALSO RECEIVED FEEDBACK TO GET THEM TO INTERACT WITH ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS.

SO MAYBE WE'LL GET YOU ALL INVOLVED NEXT YEAR AS WELL.

OVERALL LESSONS LEARNED.

I THINK WE COULD PREPARE BETTER FOR THIS AGE GROUP.

IN GENERAL, THEY WERE VERY QUIET.

BUT AGAIN, THEY'RE 14 TO 18 YEARS OLD, SO THEY PROBABLY JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT QUESTIONS TO ASK OR THAT KIND OF THING.

BUT REGARDLESS, THEY WERE STILL INTERESTED AND EAGER TO LEARN.

AND THEN SOME OTHER LESSONS LEARNED IS MAKING IT MORE OF A TRUE INTERNSHIP.

EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT COSTING THE CITY ANYTHING, THEY ARE STILL GETTING PAID SO WE CAN PUT THEM TO WORK A LITTLE BIT MORE.

BUT OVERALL, WE DO JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR BOEHM, FOR INTRODUCING US TO THIS PROGRAM.

AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE PARTICIPATING DEPARTMENTS FOR YOUR TIME AND RESOURCES DEDICATED TO HELPING HELPING THESE STUDENTS LEARN AND GROW.

THIS IS THE TYPE OF PROGRAM THAT REALLY HELPS US LIVE OUR VALUES AND HELP US DEMONSTRATE THAT WE CARE.

YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? JUST START BY SAYING THANK YOU.

I KNOW YOU'RE ALL RUNNING IN CAPACITY AND DROPPING FOUR YOUNGSTERS OR FIVE POTENTIALLY INTO YOUR LIVES.

HOPEFULLY YOU SAW THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT BACK TEN YEARS, IN SOME CASES 40 YEARS.

BUT SEE WHAT THE I DIDN'T CALL OUT NAMES.

JUST SEE WHAT'S COMING UP THE PIPELINE.

AND WE'RE STARTING TO HIRE THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE AS WELL.

AND THE WORLD IS CHANGING.

TRUST ME. IT ALWAYS HAS.

SO THANK YOU. AND DALIA WAS REAL PLEASED WHEN THE CITY OF LENEXA AGREED TO JOIN.

AND I KNOW WE PROBABLY PROVIDED A MODEL OPPORTUNITY.

I'M CURIOUS, WHAT WAS THE PROJECT? HOW WAS IT DETERMINED AND? SO THE PROJECT IS A LESSON LEARNED.

WE WERE GOING TO ASSIGN THEM A PROJECT AND THEN WE WERE KIND OF TOLD THAT THE PROX COACH WOULD HELP LEAD THAT AND KIND OF FOSTER IT.

SO WE TOOK A STEP BACK AND WE DECIDED TO LET THEM CHOOSE THEIR OWN PROJECT VERSUS GIVING THEM A PROJECT.

SO I DO FEEL LIKE THEY FELT MAYBE A LITTLE LOST AT TIMES BECAUSE THEIR COACH WASN'T AS HANDS ON AS MAYBE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.

BUT THEIR THEIR PROJECT WAS ABOUT TRYING TO REACH MORE STUDENTS TO COME AND WORK FOR THE CITY.

SO I JUST THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD CONTROL MORE NEXT YEAR AND ASSIGN TO THEM AND THEN MAKE SURE THAT WE HELP FOSTER THAT MORE.

YEAH, I'M PRESUMING THE COACHES HAVE MULTIPLE BUILDINGS AND MULTIPLE PEOPLE.

SO YES, WE CAN TAKE WE CAN TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THAT AND THEY'LL SHINE.

ABSOLUTELY. WE DID LEARN ONCE IT STARTED THAT IT WAS ONE COACH TO 40 STUDENTS.

SO YEAH, THAT WAS A BIG, BIG RATIO FOR THEM.

GREAT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

COURTNEY I'M SOMEWHAT FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROGRAM.

JUST BECAUSE I WAS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER.

A LOT OF TEACHERS NEED SUMMER GIGS AND A LOT OF THEM ARE PRO COACHES AND SO WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT I'M EXCITED THAT WE DID THIS.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WE DID THIS.

SO IT'S GREAT TO SEE IT ALL COME TO FRUITION ON THIS END.

SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO DO THE STUDENTS PICK US OR DID WE DID THE STUDENTS PICK US OR DID WE HAVE A CHANCE TO PICK THE STUDENTS?

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INTERVIEWING THEY INTERVIEWED HOW MANY HOW MANY DID WE INTERVIEW TO GET? FIVE? WELL, WE DID TAKE THE FIRST FIVE, BUT THEN WE HAD A REALLY LONG LIST OF LIKE A WAIT LIST TO BE ABLE TO CALL ON IF ANY OF OUR STUDENTS FELL OUT DURING THAT SUMMER TIME, WHICH WE DID HAVE ONE, BUT WE WEREN'T MADE AWARE UNTIL THE FIRST DAY.

SO WE DIDN'T PLUG INTO THAT WAIT LIST.

BUT AT THAT JOB FAIR, THEY HAD A CHOICE OF OVER 120 EMPLOYERS AND THEY CAME TO US AND SAT AND WAITED TO BE ABLE TO INTERVIEW WITH US.

SO, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S BECAUSE THE LINE WAS SHORT OR I'M NOT SURE, BUT YEAH, THEY CHOSE US AND THEN THEY CHOSE WE DID END UP WITH A LINE.

OH, THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. IT TOOK A LITTLE BIT.

YOU BROUGHT OUT BETTER CANDY.

IS THAT THE WHOLE MAYOR? I JUST WANT TO SAY I REALLY WANT TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION TO BREA.

AS YOU MENTIONED, YOU GAVE THIS TO US AND SAID, LOOK INTO IT.

SEE WHAT YOU THINK.

I, IN TURN GAVE IT TO THEM AND SAID, LOOK INTO IT, SEE WHAT YOU THINK.

AND BREA REALLY TOOK IT AND RAN WITH IT.

WE HAD NO IDEA, YOU KNOW, WHAT IT WOULD ENTAIL.

AND SHE DEVELOPED THE WHOLE PROGRAM.

AND BREA IS A RELATIVELY NEW EMPLOYEE WITH US AS WELL.

SO SHE WAS LEARNING ALONG THE WAY.

SO BIG.

THANKS TO YOU FOR THAT AND TO THE DEPARTMENTS WHO PARTICIPATED, BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE GET PEOPLE INTO PUBLIC SERVICE AND YOU GOT TO START, YOU KNOW, AS YOUNG AS POSSIBLE TO DO THAT.

AND SEEING THINGS LIKE THEM THINKING ABOUT CAREERS AND PUBLIC SERVICE TO ME MAKES THAT VERY MUCH WORTH IT.

SO APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. THE SECOND ITEM IS I'M SORRY, ARE YOU READY FOR ME? I WAS GOING TO ANNOUNCE THERE'S ANOTHER ITEM, SO GO AHEAD.

THE SECOND ITEM THAT WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT TODAY IS JIM AND HIS TEAM HAVE BEEN WORKING ABOUT ON THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE, REALLY FROM ATTRACTING PEOPLE TO PUBLIC SERVICE, LIKE YOU JUST HEARD, TO WHAT IT'S LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, YOUR EXPERIENCE ONCE YOU GET TO THE CITY.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'VE DEVELOPED IS A WORKPLACE BUDDIES PROGRAM.

AND SO YOU SEE SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES, SOME VERY FAMILIAR FACES AND MAYBE SOME FACES THAT ARE LESS FAMILIAR TO YOU IN THE AUDIENCE.

AND SO JIM'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT FOR A MINUTE.

AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE FOLKS INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.

SO I JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE AGAIN, I THINK SHE'S BEEN HERE BEFORE FOR YOU, BUT APRIL BERETTA, ONE OF OUR HR PARTNERS, DEVELOPED THIS IDEA AS A PART OF OUR EMPLOYEE ONBOARDING AND THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE THAT WE'RE WORKING VERY.

HARD ON TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN GREAT EMPLOYEES.

SO, APRIL. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

OH, HERE. OH, I THINK I'M OKAY.

HERE WE GO. OR DO YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE.

I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE YOU. OH, THAT'S GOOD.

THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU.

WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

YES, I DO WANT TO INTRODUCE THE EMPLOYEES BEHIND ME HERE.

THEY ARE PART OF THE WORKPLACE BUDDY PROGRAM.

WE CREATED THE PROGRAM TO HELP WELCOME NEW HIRES TO THE CITY.

AND BY HAVING CITY EMPLOYEE BE THE WORKPLACE BUDDY AS A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND TO INTRODUCE THEM TO OTHER EMPLOYEES IN THE CITY. SOME OF THE BENEFITS THAT WE HOPE TO GAIN FROM THIS PROGRAM AGAIN, IT'S RECENTLY DEVELOPED HERE WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, BUT THE BENEFITS FOR THE NEW EMPLOYEE IS THAT INSTANT CONNECTION BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, HAVING THAT SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE AND FRIENDSHIP FROM A WORKPLACE BUDDY.

WE HOPE THAT THE WORKPLACE BUDDY RECOGNITION AS A STRONG PERFORMER AND WHO EPITOMIZES OUR CORE VALUES.

WE ALSO HOPE THAT FOR THE CITY, GAINING THE BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM IS INCREASED EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION, RETENTION, COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING ACROSS DEPARTMENTS.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK EMILY SEMADENI.

SHE ORGANIZED THE WORKPLACE BUDDIES AND THEIR NEW HIRES TO COME TONIGHT AS ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES OF PART OF THE PROGRAM.

AND JEN MARTIN AS WELL IS ONE OF THE WORKPLACE BUDDIES.

SO THANK YOU TO YOU GUYS FOR COMING AND BEING HERE.

SURE. WOULD YOU GUYS LIKE TO STAND UP AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES REAL QUICK? ORGANIZER. DO YOU WANT TO TELL US HOW TO? HE'S AT THE END OF THE LINE, SO.

OH, OKAY. MONTY ZIMMERMAN.

I'M THE RIGHT OF WAY MANAGER.

BRANDON MCELHANEY, ENGINEERING.

SO YOU'RE. YOU'RE THE BUDDY.

I'M THE BUDDY, AND HE'S THE NEW EMPLOYEE.

OKAY. YES.

VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT.

OKAY. SO I'M JEN MARTIN, AND I'M THE BUDDY AND JUSTINE IN FINANCE AND [INAUDIBLE] ARE MY BUDDIES.

EMILY SEMADENI. AND COURTNEY IS MY BUDDY.

SHE'S IN HR. I'M IN LEGAL.

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WELL, I AM THE BUDDY AND SHE IS MY BUDDY.

BUDDY BUDDY. I'M IN H.R.

AND HEATHER HOWELL IS WITH ME ALSO IN HR.

FEW MORE THAT COULDN'T BE WITH US THIS EVENING.

YEP. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THE LAST THING I HAD TONIGHT, MAYOR, IS TO TURN MY MIC BACK ON AND REMIND YOU THAT WE HAVE OUR BUDGET OPEN HOUSE THIS THURSDAY FROM 5 TO 7 HERE IN THIS ROOM AND IN THE LOBBY.

SO I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE A FULL HOUSE AND WE'LL HAVE A FULL REPORT FOR YOU ON FRIDAY ABOUT THAT.

I SAW THAT ONLINE THAT SAID WEDNESDAY AT ONE POINT.

I THINK IT'S BEEN CORRECTED.

IT HAS BEEN CORRECTED. NOT SURE OF THE ORDER, BUT.

YEP. OKAY.

AND THEN I'M NOT SURE ANYBODY KNOWS THIS OR NOT, BUT I'M SURE YOU'RE WELCOME.

TOMORROW, LEARNING ABOUT LENEXA FOR OUR STAFF, WE HAVE 50.

WE ARE DOING A NEW FIRST TIME EVER LEARNING ABOUT LENEXA EMPLOYEE EDITION TOMORROW AT NOON.

SO IF YOU WANT TO COME AND LEARN ABOUT LENEXA AND THAT PROGRAM THAT WE RUN WITH THIRD GRADERS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO JOIN US IN THIS ROOM.

AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PIZZA FOR LUNCH AND RUN EVERYBODY THROUGH A MOCK CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND GET EVERYBODY HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF FUN AND LEARNING ABOUT LENEXA.

FOR THE MOST PART, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL OR KEEP ORGANIZED THE THIRD GRADERS I MAY NEED HELP WITH STAFF, AND BETTY IS GOING TO STAND OVER ONE SHOULDER AND DON IS GOING TO STAND OVER THE OLDER AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO WE DO HAVE 75 PEOPLE SIGNED UP NOW.

GREAT. OKAY. SO WE'RE SO WE'RE JUST TO LET, YOU KNOW, FEED HIM WITH PIZZA AND THEN LET THEM NAP WHILE I TALK TO THIRD GRADERS.

SO COME ON OUT IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME. SO I THINK THAT'S THE END OF OUR RECORDED SESSION.

IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO BE SAID TONIGHT ON THAT PART.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.