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WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE RISE AND JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG.
[SWEARING IN CEREMONY]
AT THIS TIME I WILL TURN THE MEETING OVER TO CITY CLERK JENNIFER MARTIN, WHO WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH OR AFFIRMATION OF OFFICE.BEGINNING WITH WARD 1 WILL PROGRESS DOWN TO WARD 4 AND THEN THE MAYOR'S POSITION.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR NEWLY AND REELECTED.
I'M JENNIFER MARTIN, THE CITY CLERK.
SO WHEN I CALL ON YOU, PLEASE COME AND STAND BEFORE ME HERE ON THE STAGE.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
I COURTNEY EITERICH, DO SOLEMNLY AFFIRM.
THAT I WILL SUPPORT. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS.
THE CONSTITUTION OF STATE OF KANSAS. AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE.
THE DUTIES OF COUNCIL MEMBER. OF THE CITY OF LENEXA, KANSAS.
OF THE CITY OF LENEXA, KANSAS.
CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] PROBABLY.
AND JUST LIKE RIGHT THERE, AND YOU WANT TO SIGN.
OKAY. AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOUR GUESTS.
THEY CAN STAND. THEY CAN JUST STAND.
[LAUGHTER] SAVE YOU STAND UP. TONIGHT, ALONG WITH MANY, MANY, MANY FRIENDS, I HAVE MY YOUNGEST CHILDREN, MY HUSBAND, MY MOTHER, AND LOTS OF CONSTITUENTS AND SUPPORTERS.
[APPLAUSE]. MARK CHARLTON, WARD 2.
[APPLAUSE] MARK, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
I MARK CHARLTON. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. THAT I WILL SUPPORT.
THAT I WILL SUPPORT. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS.
AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE. THE DUTIES OF COUNCIL MEMBER.
OF THE CITY OF LENEXA, KANSAS.
OF THE CITY OF LENEXA, KANSAS. SO HELP ME GOD.
SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] RIGHT HERE.
NOW DO I GO UP THERE? WELL, YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE YOUR FAMILY FIRST.
PLEASE STAND JEN LET EVERYBODY KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
KEEP A ROOF OVER OUR HOUSE DOING THIS DURING THIS.
MY SON KEVIN. MY MIDDLE SON, KEVIN.
MY YOUNGEST SON, OWEN, WHO JUST WON STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.
[APPLAUSE] MY OTHER SON LIVES IN TEXAS NOW, SO HE'S NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT.
YOU CAN HAVE A SEAT NOW. CHELSEA WILLIAMSON, WARD 3.
[APPLAUSE] PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
OF THE CITY OF LENEXA, KANSAS.
OF THE CITY OF LENEXA, KANSAS.
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THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] YOU'RE A LEFTY. YEAH.AWESOME AND INTRODUCE YOUR GUESTS.
I HAVE MY HUSBAND, DAVID WILLIAMSON, WHO I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS WITHOUT YOU.
I HAVE MY PARENTS, MARK AND SUSAN HERRING, AND THEN I HAVE MY BROTHER, CALE HERRON, HIS WIFE LESLIE, AND MY NEPHEW HAYDEN.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU. I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH.
ALL RIGHT. CHRIS HERRON, WARD 4.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
I, CHRISTOPHER HERRON. DO SOLEMNLY AFFIRM.
I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS.
AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS.
AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE. THE DUTIES OF COUNCIL MEMBER.
OF THE CITY OF LENEXA, KANSAS.
OF THE CITY OF LENEXA, KANSAS. CONGRATULATIONS.
[APPLAUSE] AND IF YOU WILL, JUST SIGN RIGHT HERE.
ALL RIGHT. AND INTRODUCE YOUR GUESTS.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY WIFE, GRETCHEN.
[APPLAUSE] I COULDN'T HAVE DONE WITHOUT HER.
AND THERE'S MY BROTHER IN LAW AND HIS WIFE, JIM AND ANDREA.
SO THANK YOU FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. YOU CAN HAVE A SEAT. AND FINALLY, JULIE SAYERS, MAYOR.
OKAY. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
THAT I WILL SUPPORT. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS.
AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS.
AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF MAYOR.
THE DUTIES OF MAYOR. OF THE CITY OF LENEXA, KANSAS.
OF THE CITY OF LENEXA, KANSAS.
AND IF YOU WOULD INTRODUCE YOUR GUESTS? YES. THE FOLKS THAT YOU HAVE TO THANK FOR THE MAYOR'S LAST NAME RHYMING WITH MAYOR.
HIS MOM, JEANIE, AND HIS DAD, STEVE.
[APPLAUSE] OH, MY BEST GOOD FRIEND, ERIC MOODY.
AND THEN THE TEAM THAT SUPPORTED MY CAMPAIGN, THE ROBINSON FAMILY AND THEIR KIDS BACK THERE.
OKAY, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO CAME FOR JUST THAT PORTION OF THE SHOW.
JUST THAT PORTION OF THE SHOW.
SO IF THERE'S ANYBODY THAT NEEDS TO GET UP AND LEAVE, PLEASE FEEL COMFORTABLE DOING SO.
JENNIFER, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CALL ROLL.
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COUNCIL MEMBER KARLIN.PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER EITERICH.
PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CHARLTON.
PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER NICKS.
PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMSON.
PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER DENNY IS ABSENT THIS EVENING.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERRON PRESENT.
MAYOR SAYERS IS PRESENT AND PRESIDING.
THANK YOU JENNIFER. ANY MODIFICATIONS THIS EVENING? NONE THIS EVENING. THANK YOU.
EVERYBODY GOOD KNOW WHERE THEIR MICROPHONE BUTTON IS TOO.
FIRST WE HAVE THE DRAFT MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 21ST CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
[APPROVE MINUTES]
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? THANK YOU. MOTION BY JOE, SECOND BY BILL.OH. I ASKED FOR MODIFICATIONS TOO EARLY.
[PRESENTATIONS ]
PRESENTATION THIS EVENING.THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING.
WELL, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME, MAYOR.
MY NAME IS ERIKA GARCIA REYES AND I WORK FOR UNITED COMMUNITY SERVICES, WHICH IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN SERVING JOHNSON COUNTY FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS. THE HUMAN SERVICE FUND IS A CRITICAL CITY AND COUNTY PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN 14 CITIES, PLUS JOHNSON COUNTY GOVERNMENT PULL FUND OF GENERAL TAX DOLLARS INVESTED IN OUR HUMAN CAPITAL IN JOHNSON COUNTY THROUGH AN ANNUAL AND COMPETITIVE STRUCTURE GRANT PROCESS MANAGED BY UCS SINCE 1990.
THE DOLLARS ARE AWARDED TO NONPROFIT PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE ESSENTIAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, PRIMARILY TO RESIDENTS WHO LIVE WITH INCOME AT NEAR 200% FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL.
THE GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT SEMIANNUALLY, AND TODAY, I'D LIKE TO SHARE A FEW RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW THOSE FUNDS WILL BE ALLOCATED FOR 2024.
THERE ARE SO MANY BENEFITS TO HSF.
OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ALSO BENEFITS WITH INCREASED INVESTMENT IN RESIDENTS THAT REDUCES THE NEED FOR MORE COSTLY INTERVENTIONS AT PUBLIC EXPENSE, SUCH AS LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUSTICE SYSTEM ENCOUNTERS AND HEALTH CARE.
THE FOCUS OF HSF IS INFORMED BY RESEARCH AND NEED IN JOHNSON COUNTY IN DIFFERENT AREAS, SUCH AS WORKFORCE SUPPORTS LIKE GAPS IN CHILD CARE AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, JOB TRAINING, AS WELL AS EMERGENCY AID AND SHELTER, ADEQUATE HOUSING, CHILD AND ADULT ABUSE, CHILD WELFARE AND HEALTH CARE.
THERE ARE PROGRAMS IN EVERY CITY AND IN EVERY TOWNSHIP.
WE REPORT ON 2022, WHICH IS THE LAST CLOSED GRANT CYCLE, AND IT INCLUDED AN IMPACT OF NEARLY 23,000 MEDICAL AND DENTAL APPOINTMENTS AND SCREENINGS, AS WELL AS OVER 45,000 MEALS AND FOOD PANTRIES, MORE THAN 12,000 NIGHTS OF SAFE SHELTER AND EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE AT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE HILLCREST AND SALVATION ARMY FAMILY LODGE, WHICH HAVE OUTCOMES OF 90% OF FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WHO RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM THEM.
NEVER TOUCH THE HOMELESS SYSTEM AGAIN.
THERE'S ALSO EMPLOYMENT TRAINING SUPPORTS LIKE GROWING FUTURES EARLY EDUCATION CENTER, WHICH PROVIDES BEFORE AND AFTER CARE FOR LOW AND EXTREMELY LOW INCOME FAMILIES WHO ARE WORKING FULL TIME OR GOING TO SCHOOL FULL TIME, PROVIDING NOT ONLY QUALITY EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS, BUT ALSO ENSURING THAT OUR WORKFORCE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK TO PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE, I'D LIKE TO SHARE A QUICK STORY.
A SINGLE MOTHER IS CURRENTLY RAISING A LARGE FAMILY.
HER YOUNGEST CHILD ATTENDS GROWING FEATURES WRAP AROUND CARE PROGRAM.
THE MOTHER WORKS FULL TIME TO SUPPORT THE ENTIRE FAMILY ON HER OWN.
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SHE'S ALWAYS ON TIME WITH PICKUP AND DROP OFF AT GROWING FEATURES, COMES TO ALL THE CONFERENCES AND EVENTS, AND HER CHILD HAS EXCELLENT ATTENDANCE BECAUSE SHE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR DCF, THE CHILD CARE SUBSIDY, SHE MUST PAY THE FULL FEES OUT OF POCKET AND SOMETIMES THIS IS CHALLENGING.THE SCHOLARSHIP FROM THIS FUND, WHICH IS GRANTED TO GROWING FUTURES DIRECTLY, HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS AID FOR THIS MOTHER AND HER CHILD AND ALLOWED THEM TO CONTINUE TO REMAIN ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM.
WE ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING YOUR COMMITMENTS SINCE 1990, AND THIS YEAR, THE CITY OF LENEXA HAS COMMITTED TO INCREASING THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO 23,500 AND TOGETHER, THE POOL FUNDS WITH OTHER 14 JURISDICTIONS TOTAL 434, 690 IS AVAILABLE TO ALLOCATE TO ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION IN OUR COUNTY.
WE'VE RECEIVED 22 APPLICATIONS, AND WHILE WE SAW THAT THERE WAS A SLIGHT INCREASE OF OVER $20,000 FROM LAST YEAR COMPARED TO THIS YEAR IN AVAILABLE FUNDS, WE ALSO SAW THE INCREASE OF REQUESTS OF APPLICATIONS BY OVER $100,000.
THIS INCLUDES THREE SMALL GRANTEES AND 19 REGULAR GRANTEES.
THE SMALL GRANT TOTALS $12,900 RECOMMENDED FOR THREE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT IN TRANSPORTATION, MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, AND STABILIZATION SUPPORTS, INCLUDING A NEW APPLICANT, STARFISH.
AND AS FAR AS THE REGULAR HUMAN SERVICE FUND GRANTEES, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT 19 OF THOSE PROCEED TO RECEIVE FUNDING FOR A TOTAL OF $421,790.
ONE NEW APPLICANT IN THIS CATEGORY IS CENTER FOR GRACE CENTER OF GRACE.
THOSE ARE HOPE BUILDERS AND PATHWAY TO HOPE.
THERE ARE 16 RETURNING GRANTEES.
TEN OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS ARE ESTABLISHED GRANTEES.
AND SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT THEY RECEIVE TWO YEAR GRANTS TO REDUCE THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN.
SO THE SAFETY NET LOOKS LIKE THIS.
SEVERAL PIE CHARTS AND THE PORTFOLIO FOR HSF IS BASICALLY BUCKETED IN THREE PORTIONS.
THE WORK SUPPORTS THE HEALTH SUPPORTS AND THE BASIC NEEDS.
AND SO WITH THAT, WE BELIEVE THAT THOSE 22 APPLICANTS ARE GOING TO HELP ENSURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE A GREAT IMPACT IN JOHNSON COUNTY FOR 2024.
THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FOR ERIKA? ALL RIGHT. BILL. YEAH.
ERIKA, THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.
IT'S GOOD THAT ALL THE CITIES IN THE COUNTY CAN PARTNER WITH YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE PEOPLE THAT NEED THE HELP ARE WORKING THROUGH SOMEONE WHO KEEPS TRACK OF ALL THE NEEDS.
SO AND THANK YOU FOR COMING IN TONIGHT AND BRINGING US UP TO DATE.
AND THEN WE'LL GO ON TO THE NEXT SECOND REPORT.
YES. SO IT WAS PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS THE ALCOHOL TAX FUND.
I HAD TO FIGURE THAT OUT MYSELF.
SO ALCOHOL TAX FUND STATE EXCISE TAX ON LIQUOR SOLD BY THE DRINK.
THE STATE STATUTE REQUIRES THAT A PORTION TO BE RETURNED TO THE JURISDICTION WHERE IT WAS GENERATED, AND THEN THE PERCENTAGE MUST THEN BE USED FOR PROGRAMS WHOSE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE IS ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE, EDUCATION, PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, OR TREATMENT.
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THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS, WHICH ARE NEW THIS YEAR, THEY'RE A SPECIAL PURPOSE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS DISTRIBUTED BY THE KANSAS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO MUNICIPALITIES THAT JOIN THE STATEWIDE OPIOID SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.THE STATUTE, KANSAS FIGHTS ADDICTION ACT, PROVIDES THAT THE STATE RETAINS 75% OF OSF TO DISTRIBUTE THROUGH GRANTS SO THAT MONEY'S STILL BEING DISTRIBUTED, AND THEN 25% IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO MUNICIPALITIES PER CAPITA, AND LENEXA, ALONG WITH SIX OTHER LOCAL JURISDICTIONS, HAVE DECIDED TO ALLOCATE A PORTION OF THEIR OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS THROUGH THE PROCESS.
SO THE DRUG AND ALCOHOLISM COUNCIL IS ACTUALLY WHERE IS THE BODY THAT REVIEWS ALL THE APPLICATIONS, INTERVIEW APPLICANTS, AND THEN MAKES FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO ALLOCATE THE FUNDING.
THE DAC HAS BEEN SUPPORTED BY UCS SINCE 1980, AND IT CONSISTS OF 22 MEMBERS WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EXPERTISE, FROM LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO SCHOOL DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES, AS WELL AS MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS.
EACH JURISDICTION HAS A REPRESENTATIVE ON THE DAC.
SO WE ALSO WANT TO THANK THE JURISDICTIONS FOR ALL OF THEIR SUPPORT.
TOGETHER, THE OSF FUNDS AVAILABLE TO ALLOCATE FROM THE SIX JURISDICTIONS PLUS JOHNSON COUNTY GOVERNMENT EQUAL $450,000 THIS YEAR. AND TOGETHER, OSF AND ATF TOTAL A $2.943 MILLION, OF WHICH 2.75 MILLION WAS AVAILABLE FOR ALLOCATION THIS YEAR, AND THIS IS AN INCREASE OF $70,000 TO THE FUND AS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.
THE SUBSTANCE USE HAS ALSO REDUCED IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS AMONG STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, AND WE'RE PROUD TO KNOW THAT JOHNSON COUNTY IS RANKED NUMBER ONE IN HEALTH RANKINGS IN THE STATE OF KANSAS.
AND JUST TO GIVE YOU ANOTHER QUICK STORY, B IS WHAT WE'RE USING.
AFTER THREE WEEKS IN TREATMENT AND RAPID ESCALATION OF HIS SUBSTANCE USE B INTO RESIDENTIAL CARE AT JOHNSON COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH ADOLESCENT CENTER, TREATMENT, B RECEIVE INDIVIDUAL, GROUP AND FAMILY THERAPY, WHERE HIS THERAPISTS HELP HIM IDENTIFY AND LEARN TO MANAGE TRIGGERS FOR SUBSTANCE USE AND HOW TO TAP INTO HIS SUPPORT SYSTEM.
TOGETHER, THEY DEVELOPED A DETAILED RECOVERY PLAN, AND AFTER ONE MONTH AT THE ADOLESCENT CENTER, TREATMENT B ENTERED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT AND WAS DISCHARGED AFTER 120 DAYS OF SOBRIETY AT ONE YEAR.
SOBRIETY B'S MOM REACHED OUT IN GRATITUDE TO THE STAFF FROM BOTH ORGANIZATIONS, AND REPORTED THAT B IS EXCELLING IN SCHOOL, PARTICIPATING IN CROSS COUNTRY AND SWIM, AND HAS A PART TIME JOB AND PLANS TO ENTER THE MARINES AFTER GRADUATION.
SO FOR 2024, ATF AND OSF, YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE FULL REPORT.
SO I'LL JUST GIVE BRIEF HIGHLIGHTS.
BUT THE REQUEST FOR FUNDING WAS OVER $4.9 MILLION.
I THINK THAT AGENCIES GOT EXCITED TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL POOL OF FUNDS, AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO ASK FOR WHAT THEY FELT WAS NEEDED. THIS YEAR, WE RECEIVED FIVE NEW APPLICANTS TO THE SUF PROCESS CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION WAS ACTUALLY FULLY FUNDED BY THE STATE LEVEL OSF DOLLARS, AND SO THEY ACTUALLY WITHDREW FROM THE PROCESS.
THE 10TH DISTRICT ADULT DRUG TREATMENT COURT IS BRAND NEW AND INFORMED BY BEST PRACTICES.
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IT'S VERY EXCITING TO SEE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM AND ENSURE THAT PEOPLE ARE BREAKING THE CYCLE OF ADDICTION AND REOFFENDING AND NCIRCLE, WHICH WORKS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS INPATIENT RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAM WILL BE PROVIDING FREE WORKFORCE TRAINING AND CREDENTIALING, HELPING FOLKS MAINTAIN JOBS AND RESULTING IN LONG TERM STABILITY AND REDUCING RELAPSE.12 AGENCIES ARE GETTING OSF DOLLARS AND 24 ARE GETTING ATF DOLLARS.
AND SO FOR THIS YEAR, WE BELIEVE THAT FUNDING FOR NEW APPLICANTS TO SUPPORT RECOVERY HOUSING AND ADDITIONAL TREATMENT INCREASES DIRECTED TO ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS IN PREVENTION AND TREATMENT IN SCHOOLS A KEY PLACE TO SEE SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS FOR RELATIVELY SMALL FUNDINGS.
FIRST, TO ENGAGE IN ADDITIONAL EFFECTIVE PREVENTION AND LIFE SAVING TREATMENT, SUCH AS NALOXONE, AND TO SUPPORT A STABILIZATION AND RECOVERY THROUGH MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT, TRANSITIONING TO RECOVERY, HOUSING AND WORKFORCE AND REINTEGRATION SUPPORTS LIKE PEER RECOVERY.
THERE'S A SPECIFIC PROGRAM THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT.
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB HAS THEIR PROGRAM POSITIVE ACTION, WHICH IS FOCUSING ON PROMOTING POSITIVE BEHAVIORS, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, ACADEMIC AND LIFE SKILLS SUPPORT.
AND BECAUSE THEY ARE PART OF THIS CONTINUUM OF CARE, THEY MEET ON A QUARTERLY BASIS AND ENSURE THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS, TO ENSURE THAT THEY EITHER ENTER INTO RECOVERY, GET A JOB, AND CONTINUE TO STAY STABLE. QUESTIONS.
MAYOR? YES, I DID HAVE ONE CLARIFICATION.
THE CITY'S REPRESENTATIVE ON THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL COUNCIL IS ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY STEPHEN SHROUT.
THANK YOU ERIKA. THANKS FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.
GREAT REPORT. WE'RE HAPPY TO SUPPORT YOUR ORGANIZATION.
ALL THE GREAT WORK YOU DO. THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE IT. NEXT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.
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WE HAVE FIVE ITEMS TONIGHT.ALL MATTERS LISTED WITHIN THE CONSENT AGENDA HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE, AND WILL BE ENACTED ON BY ONE MOTION WITH NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION.
ANYONE WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM? HEARING NONE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
SECOND BY MELANIE. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION IS APPROVED.
AND THAT IS THE END OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ITEM NUMBER SIX IS BEING CONTINUED UNTIL THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, SO STAY TUNED FOR THAT.
[NEW BUSINESS]
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH TURNER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE NEXT OLD TOWN ACTIVITY CENTER.WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY LOGAN AND THE PROJECT TEAM LOGAN.
THANK YOU MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL.
I'M THE PARKS RECREATION DIRECTOR HERE, AND I AM BEYOND EXCITED TO COME BEFORE YOU AND PRESENT AND SEEK YOUR APPROVAL FOR A GMP ON THE LENEXA OLD TOWN ACTIVITY CENTER.
TONIGHT I WANT TO DO SOME QUICK INTRODUCTIONS FOR OUR GET ROLLING ON THE PRESENTATION.
BUT FIRST OFF, IN THE BACK THERE IS BEN CLARK, WHO WORKS IN OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
HE'S BEEN RUNNING LEAD AS THE PROJECT MANAGER, DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB FOR US.
MIKE NOLAN, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS, PLAYED A HUGE ROLE FROM A STAFF LEVEL AS WELL.
MY JOKE WAS YOU MUST HAVE YOUR LAST NAME, MUST START WITH Z IF YOU WORK FOR MULTISTUDIO.
BUT THEN ALSO WE HAVE MATT EVETT WITH CONFLUENCE WHO'S A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.
YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM HIM TONIGHT.
AND THEN WE HAVE OUR CONSTRUCTION PARTNER TURNER CONSTRUCTION AND [INAUDIBLE] COME UP THERE.
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AND THEN JENNIFER LISTON, WHO'S OUR SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER.SO A LOT OF FACES YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM 3 OR 4 OF US TONIGHT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GIVE PLENTY OF CONTEXT AND HISTORY FOR THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
JUST SO YOU'RE KIND OF UP TO SPEED ON WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND GOING THROUGH.
SO PLEASE STOP US ALONG THE WAY IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL.
SO THESE ARE THE ITEMS WE WILL COVER.
I'M GOING TO COVER THE MAJORITY OF THE FRONT END.
AND SO LET ME LET ME WALK YOU THROUGH KIND OF THE TIMELINE HERE.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THE NEW LOOK AT OLD TOWN STUDY TOOK PLACE BACK IN 2015 2016.
THERE WAS A GRANT THROUGH MID-AMERICA REGIONAL COUNCIL.
THE CITY WAS ABLE TO GET FUNDING THROUGH THAT.
BUT ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION THAT CAME OUT OF THAT WAS TO KIND OF REIMAGINE THIS CORNER OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER, SENIOR CENTER CAMPUS, AND THAT INCLUDED THE SENIOR CENTER ACTUALLY NOT BEING THERE.
AND THAT KIND OF CAUGHT US OFF GUARD.
IT WOULD KIND OF CREATE THIS FRONT YARD OR OUTDOOR SPACE FOR OLD TOWN.
BUT WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE SENIOR CENTER? SO WE DECIDED TO TAKE THAT A STEP FURTHER.
AND THAT TOOK PLACE IN ABOUT 2017, 2018.
WHAT NEW SPACE OR HOW WOULD WE ACCOMMODATE ALL THESE PROGRAMS AND USES WITHIN THOSE SPACES, AND THEN HOW WOULD WE? AND WE ALSO TOOK A CONCEPTUAL LOOK AT HOW THAT OUTDOOR SPACE REALLY LOOK, IF THAT WERE TO GO AWAY.
IT WAS WELL RECEIVED, SO WELL RECEIVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY AT THAT TIME.
THEY SAID, LET'S FUND THIS AS A PROJECT AND GET THIS GOING.
SO WE HAD MONEY SET ASIDE TO START IN 2020.
WE WENT AND PICKED IT BACK UP IN 2022.
SO WHAT WE DID IS WE SORT OF TOOK THIS KIND OF DIFFERENT APPROACH IS WE ENGAGED A DESIGN PARTNER.
WE PRESENTED A BUNCH OF CONCEPTS AND IDEAS TO THE CITY COUNCIL ACTUALLY ONE YEAR AGO LAST DECEMBER.
THAT'S THE WORKSHOP THAT'S IDENTIFIED THERE.
WE GOT SOME REALLY GOOD DIRECTION AT THAT TIME.
AND THAT LED US TO IN AUGUST, WE ACTUALLY DID THREE THINGS.
WE DID A CIP BUDGET AMENDMENT, SO WE INCREASED THE BUDGET FOR THE PROJECT TO PICK UP THOSE ADDITIONAL ITEMS WE SPOKE ABOUT AT THE GOVERNING BODY WORKSHOP AND INFLATION, THOSE KIND OF THINGS.
AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.
AND I'LL EXPLAIN WHAT THAT MEANS.
BUT TONIGHT THAT BRINGS US TO TONIGHT.
WE'LL BE IN FRONT OF YOU SEEKING APPROVAL FOR GMP NUMBER TWO.
ALL THE REMAINING CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE IN THIS GOING FORWARD.
SO REAL QUICK I WON'T SPEND A WHOLE LOT OF TIME ON THE PROJECT GOALS.
AND THEY'RE THINGS THAT JUST GUIDED US, THE DESIGN TEAM AND A PROJECT TEAM AS WE DESIGN AND THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT THIS SPACE SHOULD BE AND HOW IT SHOULD FUNCTION WHEN WE OPEN IT BACK UP. SO AGAIN, REWINDING THE TAPE BACK TO AUGUST, THIS SAYS FALL 2023.
AND THOSE THINGS ARE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE EXTERIOR SIDING ON THE GYM ENVELOPE.
SO ONE THING WE FOUND OUT WHEN WE GOT OUR CONSTRUCTION PARTNER ON BOARD AND STARTED POKING AROUND, LOOKING A LITTLE BIT DEEPER INTO THIS BUILDING, WE REALIZED THE SKIN IS IN REALLY ROUGH SHAPE AND KIND OF FAILING.
AND SO THE COUNCIL DECIDED TO BUY UP.
GO AHEAD AND REPLACE THAT WHILE WE'RE IN HERE DOING THE WORK.
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PROVIDE A NICE COVER FOR PEOPLE BOTH COMING IN AND OUT OF THE BUILDING, BUT ALSO OUTDOOR BY THE PICKLEBALL COURT.SO THOSE ARE THREE THINGS THAT WERE ADDED THROUGH THE PROCESS.
WE ALSO AT THAT TIME IN AUGUST APPROVED THE CMAR AGREEMENT.
CMAR I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M UP HERE, [INAUDIBLE] THE ONE TRYING TO EXPLAIN WHAT THIS MEANS.
IT'S CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK.
AND THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF BENEFITS IN THIS APPROACH.
AND THE REASON WE TOOK IT ON THIS ONE, IT'S A RENOVATION PROJECT SCHEDULE IS CRITICAL.
SO WE BRING THEM INTO THE PROCESS DURING THE DESIGN PHASE AND ALLOW THEM TO HAVE INVOLVEMENT, ENGAGEMENT, HELP US GET REAL TIME PRICING, AND AGAIN, HELP US REALLY FLUSH OUT THAT SCHEDULE SO WE MINIMIZE THE IMPACT ON THE END USER, BECAUSE THESE SPACES ARE CONTINUING TO BE USED THROUGHOUT THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.
WE DID I DID MENTION IN THE SLIDE THAT THIS IS AN APPROACH WE'VE USED ON SEVERAL OTHER PROJECTS, SOME KEY ONES THE CIVIC CAMPUS HERE, THE CITY HALL, THE REC CENTER, THE WHOLE CIVIC CAMPUS WAS THE CMAR, AND THEN THE JUSTICE CENTER THAT'S CURRENTLY GOING ON.
AND THEN THE RENOVATIONS AT SAR-KO-PAR TRAILS PARK AQUATIC CENTER IS ALSO USING CMAR.
SO WE'VE HAD GREAT LUCK WITH THAT APPROACH.
GMP NUMBER ONE, THAT WAS APPROVED IN AUGUST REAL QUICKLY.
THAT WAS ONLY $95,000 OF THE PROJECT, BUT IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO GET SOME LONG LEAD ITEMS ORDERED AND SO THEY CAN BE DELIVERED ON TIME AND NOT FOUL UP OUR CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE ONCE WE GET GOING ON THE RENOVATION.
THE ITEMS ARE KIND OF LISTED THERE.
THEY'VE BEEN ORDERED AND ARE HOPEFULLY IN PRODUCTION.
SO SO THAT BRINGS US TO TONIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. SO FINAL GMP, GMP NUMBER TWO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
THIS IS ALL THE REMAINING ITEMS THAT ARE WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.
IT'S FOR A TOTAL OF JUST OVER $9.8 MILLION.
SO COMBINED WITH GMP NUMBER ONE THAT'S A TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST WITH TURNER OF $9.9 MILLION.
I POINT OUT ONE THE LANDSCAPING IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS.
THIS IS NOT SUPER UNCOMMON, BUT OUR PARKS RECREATION TEAM WILL BE SELF-PERFORMING THAT IT'S NOT ONLY A COST SAVINGS, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF OWNERSHIP AND A LOT OF GOOD THINGS THAT COME OUT OF THAT. WE'LL ALSO BE PURCHASING ALL THE FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT THAT GO WITH THE FACILITY OUTDOOR FURNITURE, INDOOR FURNITURE, THINGS WE NEED, TABLES, CHAIRS, THOSE KIND OF THINGS. WE'LL PURCHASE THOSE, INSTALL THOSE AS NEEDED AS A STAFF AS WELL.
THAT'S GOING TO BE REALLY COOL.
SO AGAIN, THE TOTAL BETWEEN GMP NUMBER ONE AND GMP NUMBER TWO IS THE $9.9 MILLION.
WE'VE GOT A BUCKET OF MONEY TO PAY FOR THAT.
AND THEN WE HAVE WE'RE CARRYING ABOUT 4 TO 4 AND ONE HALF PERCENT IN CONTINGENCY.
SO WE'VE GIVEN OURSELVES A LITTLE BIT OF CONTINGENCY THERE.
AND KIND OF A BREAKDOWN UNDERNEATH OF WHAT THOSE THINGS ARE.
ONE OF THOSE THINGS IN THE MISCELLANEOUS CATEGORY IS REPLOTTING THE ENTIRE PROPERTY.
WE'RE GOING TO VACATE THAT RIGHT OF WAY.
THAT WORKS UNDERWAY FROM THE LEGAL STANDPOINT.
THEY'RE GETTING ALL THAT WORK DONE.
SO. ALL RIGHT, LASTLY, I'M ALMOST DONE.
ALL RIGHT, SO LAST THING IS PUBLIC ART.
THE LENEXA ARTS COUNCIL, VERY PASSIONATE GROUP.
LOVE PUBLIC ART AND A VARIETY OF WAYS.
ONE FOCUS THEY ALWAYS HAVE IS TRYING TO INTEGRATE ART INTO NEW PROJECTS THE CITY IS DOING.
THEY SAW THIS AS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING SOME ART INTO THIS PROJECT.
AND HOW WOULD WE DO THAT? WE FORMED A COMMITTEE.
I GUESS OUR NEW MAYOR, INCLUDING MAYOR SAYERS AND COUNCIL MEMBER ARROYO, IS INVOLVED AS WELL.
AND THEN OUR ARCHITECTS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED, BUT WE KIND OF WENT THROUGH A DECISION PROCESS.
AND I LOOK AT THIS AS THREE PHASES.
THE FIRST PHASE WAS KIND OF IDENTIFY WHAT WE WANTED TO DO.
WE IDENTIFIED WE WANT TO DO A MURAL.
IT SHOULD BE LIKE CONTEMPORARY STREET STYLE, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
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SO THAT IS COMPLETED RIGHT NOW.WE'RE KIND OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN PHASE TWO IS BASICALLY THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
WE'VE PUT THOSE PROPOSALS OUT TO THE PUBLIC.
THEY'RE VOTING ONLINE. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THAT, PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE.
CHECK IT OUT, PUT IN YOUR VOTE.
IT'S A TIGHT RACE SO FAR, A LOT OF GOOD ENGAGEMENT.
AND WE'RE SUPER EXCITED HOW THAT'S GOING.
SO, THE KEY DATES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT MURAL ARE LISTED THERE.
JUST SO THE COUNCIL KNOWS THE NEW MEMBERS.
THE CITY COUNCIL HAS THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE ALL ART PURCHASES.
SO, THE ARTS COUNCIL STAFF, WE JUST MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS.
ULTIMATELY, THE CITY COUNCIL MAKES THOSE FINAL DECISIONS, AND THAT'S HOW THAT WILL PLAY OUT AS WELL.
AND THEN AGAIN, WE'LL PAINT THE MURAL SOMETIME IN THE FALL TOWARDS THE END OF THE PROJECT.
BE REALLY EXCITING AT THAT TIME.
OKAY, ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I STEP BACK AND GET THE DESIGN TEAM UP HERE? THAT WAS A LOT. SO OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. HELLO AGAIN.
AND YOU KNOW, LOGAN TALKED ABOUT THE FRONT YARD.
AND WE KNEW THAT WAS AN IMPORTANT PIECE TO THIS PROJECT.
FROM THAT NEW LOOK OF OLD TOWN, WE REALLY KIND OF FOCUSED ON THAT.
YOU SEE THIS YARD'S GAME LAWN.
HERE'S THE SHUFFLEBOARD COURTS.
HERE. ARE THE PICKLEBALL COURTS REALLY CREATING THIS AS A DESTINATION.
REALLY GETTING PEOPLE OUTSIDE MAKING IT ACTIVE VISIBLE SO PEOPLE FROM OLD TOWN SEE THINGS GOING ON.
SO, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS BRING THE PARK UP INTO THE SPACE FROM SCOUTING PARK AND REALLY KIND OF WEAVE IT IN, WHICH IS WHAT THEY TALKED ABOUT EARLY, JUST CONNECTING THIS TO ONE LARGER PARK AND REALLY KIND OF FIXING THE BUILDING TO BE PART OF THE PARK.
SO, BRINGING THE LANDSCAPE UP TO IT, WE THINK WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED THAT IN THIS PROJECT.
WE KNOW LENEXA IS REALLY BIG ON BMPS OR BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.
MOST OF THIS AREA HERE WITH THE COURTS SHEET DRAINS TO RAIN GARDENS.
SO, WE'RE COLLECTING WATER, WE'RE CLEANING IT, WE'RE BRINGING IT THROUGH THE LANDSCAPE.
THE CITY IS ACTUALLY GOING TO INSTALL THE LANDSCAPE ON THIS ONE.
SO, WE REALLY FEEL LIKE WE GOT A LOT OF THINGS GOING HERE.
WE'VE SELECTED THE COLORS OF THE COURTS, SO WE'RE ALMOST THERE, RIGHT? SO, WE WANTED THE TWO-TONE BLUE, WHICH IS USUALLY THE BEST AS IT IS EASIEST TO SEE THE YELLOW BALL WHEN YOU PLAY PICKLEBALL AND THESE KINDS OF CONDITIONS.
BUT A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON THROUGHOUT THIS AREA AND IT'S REALLY KIND OF WEAVING THROUGH, THROUGH WALKS, THROUGH SIMILAR KIND OF WALKS WITH FLAGSTONE AND AGAIN, REALLY KIND OF CREATING A DYNAMIC FOR ALL AGES TO USE THIS SPACE.
HERE AGAIN IS A BIRD'S EYE LOOKING AT THOSE COURTS, HOW THEY'RE KIND OF FIXED TO THAT SPACE.
HERE AGAIN IS THAT YARD GAMES LAWN CONNECT FOUR.
ALL THESE THINGS CAN HAPPEN OUT HERE.
THIS CAN BE SPILLOVER SPACE WHEN THEY HAVE AN EVENT UNDER ALONG THE BUILDING SPACE OVER HERE.
AGAIN, THE SHUFFLEBOARD COURT.
THE ONE THING THAT IS MISSING FROM THIS IS THE LIGHT POLES.
THE [INAUDIBLE] LIGHT POLES. SO THOSE WILL KIND OF BE SITTING HERE AND HERE.
AND HERE ARE GETTING A LITTLE BIT LOWER.
KIND OF AT THE EYE LEVEL OF WHAT THAT WILL FEEL LIKE AS WELL.
ONE THING I WANTED TO MENTION WE'VE MADE A COUPLE ADJUSTMENTS LATELY.
WE'VE RAISED THE FENCE ALONG THE COURTS HERE TO ANOTHER TWO FEET TO KIND OF CAPTURE MORE BALLS FROM GOING OUT AND MADE A COUPLE OTHER SMALL LITTLE NUANCES ALONG THE WAY. BUT AGAIN, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT SPACE AND IT CAN BE HEAVILY USED THROUGHOUT AND ARE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THIS HAPPEN.
SEAN, CAN WE PAUSE THERE REALLY QUICK FOR A QUESTION? PARDON ME. CAN WE GO BACK TO THE FIRST SLIDE, PLEASE? GOT IT. THIS ONE? YEAH. THANK YOU.
I THINK I REMEMBER THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE.
ITEMS J AND K HAVE WE WORKED THE NUMBERS THAT IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL HAVE SYNTHETIC
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TURF THERE ON J.YES, I KNOW THAT WAS KIND OF UP IN THE AIR, CORRECT? YES. THAT ACTUALLY HAS BEEN CHANGED.
AND THAT IS AGAIN FOR THE DAY CAMPS THAT WOULD BE READY TO USE AFTER THE RAIN IS DONE.
SO THAT WAS A MOVE THAT WE DECIDED TO MAKE HAPPEN.
AND K, I THINK WE HAD CONVERSATION ABOUT SOME WAY TO GET PEDESTRIANS FROM OVER THERE ON THE EAST SIDE TO THE TO THE FRONT DOOR THERE ON, ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER IS THAT MAINTENANCE PATH.
IS THAT WHAT THAT'S FOR? AM I MISREMEMBERING SOMETHING? YEAH, WE DID LOOK AT THIS AS BEING A CONCRETE PATHWAY.
BUT THE GRADES WERE TOO STEEP FOR ADA ACCESSIBILITY.
SO, IT'S JUST A MAINTENANCE PATH.
YOU COULD WALK THERE, BUT IT REALLY IS FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE LANDSCAPE.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAD TO GET SOMETHING KIND OF THROUGH THERE.
BUT AT ONE TIME WE DID LOOK AT KIND OF CREATING ANOTHER PATHWAY THERE.
THAT WAS SOMETHING WE TALKED ABOUT IN A COUPLE OF COUNCIL MEETINGS AGO.
SURE. ANYTHING ELSE? THERE YOU GO, SEAN.
IN TERMS OF IDEAS ABOUT HOW WE CAN WEAVE TOGETHER NEIGHBORHOODS AND CREATE DESTINATION SPACES AND THE PALETTE FOR HOW WE BEGAN TO THINK ABOUT THE BUILDING AS A WHOLE WAS REALLY ROOTED IN THAT.
THE IDEA THAT WE WOULD POOL MANY OF THE COLORS, THE TEXTURES, THE FORMS FROM OLD TOWN AND THEN LOOK FOR WAYS OF ALSO BRINGING IN WHAT'S HERE IN CIVIC CENTER AS PART OF THAT AS WELL, SO THAT THE PROJECT COULD BE SEEN ALMOST AS A MELDING OF THOSE TWO ELEMENTS, AND THAT IT WOULD BECOME A MECHANISM NOT ONLY TO WEAVE TOGETHER OLD TOWN, BUT TO CREATE CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
ONE LOGAN HAD MENTIONED THE NEW EXTERIOR PANELS AROUND THE BUILDING.
I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THOSE IN A MOMENT, BUT YOU CAN START TO SEE THOSE IN THIS VIEW.
SECONDARILY, YOU CAN SEE A CANOPY PROJECTING OUT OF THE BUILDING.
AND THAT WAS REALLY THE NOTION THAT WE WERE TRYING TO REFERENCE THE AWNINGS AND THE CANOPIES THAT ARE IN OLD TOWN AND CREATE A MECHANISM FOR THEM TO REACH OUT OF THE BUILDING AND ACTUALLY CREATE CONNECTIONS TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND THOSE OCCUR ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BUILDING TO THE SOUTH.
AND THEN LASTLY, THE MURAL THAT LOGAN HAD ALSO TALKED ABOUT, THAT THIS WOULD BECOME A REAL MOMENT THAT AS YOU PULLED ONTO THE SITE, THE INTEGRATION OF ART AND THE CONNECTION OF ART WOULD BECOME INTEGRAL WITHIN THE EXPERIENCE OF THE ACTIVITY CENTER AS YOU GET CLOSER TO THE BUILDING.
ONE OF THE OTHER MODIFICATIONS THAT WE REALLY BEGAN TO LOOK AT WAS THIS IDEA OF VISUAL CONNECTIVITY.
AND SO, WE'VE OPENED UP THE ENTRY SO THAT IT'S MORE VISIBLE TO WHAT'S HAPPENING OUTSIDE.
AND THEN TO THE RIGHT YOU CAN SEE THE MULTI-USE SPACE THAT SITS ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
IT'S ALSO A VERY OPEN COMPONENT, AND IT'S ALSO AN AREA THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO SEE INTO IT AND SEE ACTIVITY AS PART OF THE BUILDING, WHICH IS A WHICH IS A BIG SHIFT IN TERMS OF HOW THE BUILDING CURRENTLY OPERATES.
IT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF WINDOWS IN IT, AND IT FEELS VERY SORT OF INTROVERTED AS A BUILDING.
WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE EXTROVERTED AS PART OF THE DESIGN PROCESS.
AND THEN THIS IS A VIEW FROM THE HASKINS STREET.
SO, THERE WOULD BE A SEPARATE ENTRY AT THIS SIDE.
YOU CAN SEE THE CANOPY COMING OUT OF THE BUILDING AND REACHING OUT TO THE EAST.
AND THEN THE IDEA THAT WE'RE STARTING TO CREATE SOME VISUAL CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THE LOBBY OF THE SENIOR CENTER, HASKINS ENTRY AREA TO THE EXTERIOR, JUST WE'RE STANDING ROUGHLY IN THIS VIEW WHERE THE COMMUNITY GARDENS ARE.
AND THEN THIS IS A VIEW FROM ESSENTIALLY FROM PLUM AND SANTA FE.
SO THIS IS REALLY WHAT THE REVISION TO THE BUILDING WILL LOOK LIKE FROM OLD TOWN.
THOSE SHOULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT UPGRADE IN TERMS OF HOW THE BUILDING PERFORMS FROM AN HVAC AND AN ENERGY CONSUMPTION STANDPOINT, AND WE'RE ALSO CREATING NEW COLOR FOR THE BASE OF THE BUILDING AS WELL.
SO, WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO GIVE IT A COMPLETE FACELIFT.
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THE UPPER METAL PANELS WILL BE IN A VARIETY OF COLORS AND TEXTURES.HOWEVER, THE TEXTURE AND THE COLOR AND THE VARIABILITY THERE DOES A LOT TO REALLY GIVE IT AN UPDATE IN TERMS OF HOW IT BOTH LOOKS AND HOW IT WILL FUNCTION AND PERFORM IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS A VIEW LOOKING AT THE SHADE CANOPY THAT THAT WILL BE PLACED ON THE WESTERN FACE OF THE BUILDING, AND THIS IS REALLY THE THRESHOLD POINT BETWEEN WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE THE GYMNASIUM SPACE AND THE PICKLEBALL COURTS AND THE ATHLETIC SPACES THAT MATT HAD TALKED ABOUT.
ONE OF THE KEY THINGS THAT YOU CAN SEE IN THIS VIEW AS WELL IS THE NEW WINDOWS.
NOW YOU'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE A LOT OF STRONG VISUAL CONNECTIVITY THERE.
IT'LL BE A GREAT WAY OF JUST REALLY ACTIVATING THAT AS A CIVIC PROMENADE BETWEEN THE ACTIVITY AREAS AND WHAT'S HAPPENING INSIDE THE GYM, AND IT'S REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO THINK ABOUT HOW YOU CAN HAVE AN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR EVENT, HOW A CHILI FEED OR THE LENEXA RUN CAN ALL BEGIN TO START TO ENGAGE WITH THIS AND MAYBE A NEW WAY.
THE FLOOR PLAN ESSENTIALLY ILLUSTRATES THE AREAS THAT WE ARE TOUCHING ON THE BUILDING.
WE ARE CREATING THE TWO ENTRIES THAT OCCUR ON EACH SIDE OF THE BUILDING, AND YOU CAN SEE IN THE BLUE AREA TOWARDS THE SOUTH IS THAT THAT SORT OF MULTI-USE SOUTH ADDITION THAT CAN BE UTILIZED FOR A VARIETY OF FUNCTIONS.
AND THEN ONE OF THE PREDOMINANT THINGS THAT'S CHANGED ON THE BUILDING RIGHT NOW, THAT IF YOU'VE BEEN IN THERE AT ALL, YOU CAN KNOW THAT AS YOU MOVE FROM THE EXISTING CONFERENCE ROOMS ON THE EASTERN SIDE TO THE MAIN ENTRY POINT, IT'S KIND OF A MAZE OF CIRCULATION.
YOU GO THROUGH A RAMP AND MAYBE SOME STAIRS AND SOME GUARDRAILS, AND IT'S PRETTY CHOPPED UP.
AND WE WERE REALLY LOOKING FOR A WAY OF THINKING ABOUT HOW THIS CAN FEEL AS INCLUSIVE AS POSSIBLE, SO THAT FOLKS THAT MAY HAVE STRUGGLE WITH SEEING WELL OR MOBILITY CAN MUCH MORE EASILY MOVE THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING.
AND SO, WE'RE CREATING A NEW RAMP THAT'S IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE EXISTING CORRIDOR, REALLY TRYING TO CREATE THIS SENSE OF CONNECTIVITY AND MAKE THAT CONNECTIVITY WELCOMING AS WELL.
SO, IT DOESN'T APPEAR A BARRIER ANYMORE, THAT IT'S A FREE-FLOWING CIRCULATION.
THIS IS A VIEW LOOKING AT THE EXISTING LOBBY, RENOVATED NOW.
SO, IF YOU'VE BEEN IN THERE AGAIN, IT'S A PRETTY CLOSED IN SPACE.
WE'RE INTRODUCING WOOD TO CREATE A SENSE OF WARMTH.
WE'RE CREATING GRAPHIC PATTERNS WITH PAINT AND NEW GRAPHIC SIGNAGE AS PART OF THE ENTRY SEQUENCE, AND THEN CREATING SOME VISUAL CONNECTIVITY TO THE GYMNASIUM AS WELL. WE'RE CREATING A NEW LOCATION FOR THE STAFF INSIDE OF THE LOBBY SPACE, SO THAT THEY NOW HAVE A STRONG VISUAL CONNECTION TO WHAT HAPPENS DOWN THE CORRIDOR. AGAIN, RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE KIND OF TUCKED AROUND THE CORNER AND BEHIND THE WALL AND BEHIND THE WINDOW, AND THEY CAN'T REALLY SEE OUT.
THIS IS THAT SOUTH MULTI-USE SPACE THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT AND EMPHASIS ON MULTI-USE.
THE IDEA HERE BEING THAT IT CAN BE UTILIZED FOR CHILDREN'S DAYCARE FOR YOUTH IN SORT OF IN-BETWEEN, AFTER SCHOOL OR DURING SUMMER PROGRAMS. IT CAN BE USED FOR ART PROGRAMS, BUT IT CAN ALSO BE USED AS A MULTI-USE MULTIFUNCTION MEETING SPACE AS WELL.
AND WE'LL INTEGRATE TECHNOLOGY IN THERE.
THIS IS A VIEW IN THE HASKINS LOBBY.
THIS SHOWS THIS SORT OF IDEA, THAT CANOPY THAT WAS SHOWN ON THE INTERIOR OR THE EXTERIOR MOVING INTO THE INTERIOR WITH THE GOAL THAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO CREATE ALMOST A LIVING ROOM TYPE OF EXPERIENCE, SO THAT IN THE SENIOR CENTER PORTION OF IT IN PARTICULAR, THAT THERE'S A STRONG SENSE OF COMFORT THAT IT CREATES, SORT OF A NICE INTIMATE AREA. WE'LL HAVE TELEVISION SCREENS ON THE WALL, BOOKCASES FOR GAMES AND ACTIVITIES DURING THE DAY, COMFORTABLE SEATING AND THEN LIGHTING THAT BASICALLY
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SCALES DOWN THE SPACE SO IT FEELS VERY COMFORTABLE TO BE IN AND TO UTILIZE THE BUILDING AS A WHOLE.AND THEN THE LAST VIEW HERE IS OF THE HASKINS STREET ROOMS. SO, THESE ARE THE MULTI-USE ROOMS THAT SIT JUST ADJACENT TO THE LOBBY.
SO THAT'S THE DESIGN IN SORT OF WHOLE AS WE CURRENTLY HAVE COMPLETED IT.
AND THE TERM COMPLETE ISN'T REALLY TRUE BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE CONSTRUCTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH.
AND I WOULD EMPHASIZE THAT IT REALLY HAS BEEN A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS TO GET US TO THIS POINT, BOTH TAKING THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM MANY OF YOU FROM CITY STAFF AND THEN FROM LOGAN AND HIS TEAM AND, AND THE TURNER TEAM, TO BASICALLY PACKAGE THIS IN A WAY THAT WORKS BOTH WITHIN THE BUDGET AS WELL AS TRIES TO HIT THE GOALS THAT WE HAD ALL TALKED ABOUT SINCE DAY ONE.
ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS THERE ABOUT ARCHITECTURE BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE.
COURTNEY, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE PICTURE OF THE OAK STREET ROOM, THE ACTUAL THE FLOOR PLAN PICTURE? GO BACK. IS THAT EXTERIOR DOOR NEW? THE DOOR. THAT'S RIGHT HERE.
OKAY. I WAS JUST MAKING SURE I WAS LIKE; I THINK THAT WAS A NEW DOOR.
AND IS THAT TO KIND OF HELP? IF YOU JUST NEEDED TO GO TO THAT SPACE FOR THAT TIME FOR THAT THING, OR IS IT JUST A FIRE EXIT KIND OF DEAL? PREDOMINANTLY FIRE EXIT, BUT IT DOES GIVE YOU THE FLEXIBILITY THAT IF YOU WANTED TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF DROP OFF, YOU COULD DO THAT IN A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBLE MANNER AS WELL.
YEAH. SPEAKING OF DOORS, COULD YOU REMIND US ABOUT THE DOORS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE GYM? WHAT DO WE DO IN THERE? YES. SO, THERE IS A THERE IS AN EXISTING DOOR.
THERE'S ONE ADDITIONAL DOOR AND THEN THE REST OF THE DOORS.
THE REST OF THESE ARE JUST WINDOWS, SO THERE'S NOT A RUN OF DOORS THERE.
OKAY. BECAUSE ONCE UPON A TIME WE TALKED ABOUT GARAGE DOORS, FOR WANT OF A BETTER WORD.
SO THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK WITH THE FLOW OUT TO THE PICKLEBALL AND THAT PATIO THERE.
YES. THE. AFTER SOME ANALYSIS WE FOUND THAT JUST USING STANDARD DOORS WERE GOING TO BE MUCH MORE RELIABLE FOR YOU ALL FROM BOTH JUST KEEPING WATER OUT STANDPOINT AS WELL AS JUST ALLOWING PEOPLE TO UTILIZE THEM EASIER.
AND THEN THE NUMBER OF DOORS THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO NEED WEREN'T AS SIGNIFICANT.
SO, WE REDUCED IT DOWN TO JUST A COUPLE ALONG THERE AND INTRODUCED DAYLIGHT FOR THE REST OF IT.
ANYBODY ELSE? I DO HAVE JUST ONE QUESTION, SEAN.
WE ALSO IN PRIOR MEETINGS SORT OF TALKED ABOUT LEGIBILITY AND WAYFINDING AND HOW PEOPLE KNOW WHICH END OF THE BUILDING TO ENTER. WILL YOU ALL BE DOING SOME NAMING CONVENTIONS OR ARE THESE OAK ROOM, PASKIN STREET, ALL OF THAT? IS THAT GOING TO STICK? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I LOVE THIS QUESTION.
YOU KNOW THE REASON THIS FELT VERY INTUITIVE.
IT'S SIMILAR TO WHAT WE USE HERE AT CITY HALL.
AND SO, WE THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD AND PRETTY INTUITIVE.
WE HAVE NOT TALKED ABOUT, BUT WE DO INTEND TO DO MORE WAYFINDING AND SIGNAGE AROUND THAT.
BUT WE'VE KIND OF USED THIS AS AN EXAMPLE HERE IN THIS.
SO, THANK YOU. GREAT POINT OKAY.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JENNIFER LISTON, AND I AM A SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER AT TURNER CONSTRUCTION.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO REVIEW OUR CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE WITH YOU.
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SO, THIS PROJECT WILL BE SCHEDULED IN TWO PHASES.THE FIRST PHASE WILL START IN JANUARY WITH THE DEMOLITION WITH US WILL BE MOBILIZING AND START WITH THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING BUILDING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING. FROM THERE, WE'LL BUILD THE TWO NEW ADDITIONS AND RENOVATE THE EAST SIDE OF THE EXISTING COMMUNITY CENTER.
PHASE ONE IS SCHEDULED TO COMPLETE THE END OF AUGUST, AND WITH PHASE TWO STARTING IN SEPTEMBER.
NOW PHASE TWO WILL START WITH THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING SENIOR CENTER.
THE NEXT SLIDE I HAVE UP IS KIND OF I THINK IT MOVED A LITTLE BIT, BUT.
SO, THIS SLIDE YOU CAN SEE THE EXISTING MEDIC BUILDING ON THE RIGHT IN THE YELLOW.
THAT IS WHAT'S GOING TO BE DEMOED.
I WAS GOING OKAY; THIS IS THE NEW THIS IS THE FLOORPLAN OF THE NEW BUILDING.
SO, FROM HERE YOU CAN SEE THE BUILDING IS GONE AND THE GREEN AREA IS THE NEW SENIOR CENTER.
SO THAT AREA WE'RE GOING TO WILL BE TAKING OVER AS PART OF PHASE ONE.
AND THEN THAT AREA IN RED WILL BE KIND OF REMODELED AFTER THE AREA IN GREEN, BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE GYM AREA WHILE WE ARE RENOVATING THE AREA IN GREEN PHASE ONE.
AND THEN WE JUST HAVE A LIST OF SOME OF OUR PROJECT MILESTONES.
AS DISCUSSED EARLIER, THE GMP ONE WAS APPROVED BACK IN AUGUST, SO WE HAVE MATERIALS CURRENTLY ON ORDER READY TO COMPLETE TO FACILITATE THE CURRENT SCHEDULE.
WITH OUR MEETING RIGHT NOW IN DECEMBER 2023.
AND THEN WE PLAN TO HAVE A GRAND OPENING IN DECEMBER OF 2024.
HEY, WHEN WILL YOU DO? WHEN WILL YOU DO THE SKIN AROUND THE.
THAT WILL BE ONGOING THROUGHOUT.
PROBABLY. IT SHOULD BE COMPLETE WITH PHASE ONE.
WE WILL BE REMOVING SECTIONS AND PUTTING BACK THE METAL PANEL AT THE SAME TIME TO HOPEFULLY KEEP THE GYM OPEN AND NOT HAVE THAT GYM OPEN TO WEATHER OR LIKE IN ONE DAY.
I TOLD MYSELF I WASN'T GOING TO SPEAK TODAY.
I WANTED TO JUST SIT DOWN AND LISTEN AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT.
IT'S NOT ABOUT THIS SCHEDULE, BUT I JUST SAT THERE AND CHURNED MY HEAD ABOUT THE DESIGN, AND HE BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT THE, YOU KNOW, THE WEST SIDE DOESN'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE GARAGE DOORS. AND THERE'S DISCUSSION AND I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING INVOLVED IN UNDERSTANDING IT EARLY ON.
BUT AS YOU GUYS SPOKE EARLY ON ABOUT THE MULTI-USE OF THAT BUILDING, AND WE REALLY HAVEN'T COME TO SOME NOTION OF WHAT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GOING TO HOW THAT'S GOING TO SUPPORT OTHER EVENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO CHILI FEST OR THE OR THE OR THE FREEDOM RUN.
IF THERE'S A TON OF RUNNERS NEEDING TO GET THEIR BADGES OR SOMETHING.
THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK.
WE'VE TODAY, WE'VE GOT DOUBLE DOORS ON THE NORTH END AND SOUTH END.
WE'RE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF DOORS ON THAT WEST SIDE, DOUBLE DOORS.
SO, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MOVE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN AND OUT AND STILL ACCOMMODATE.
WE'VE THOUGHT A LOT THROUGH THE PROCESS TO MAKE SURE WE ACCOMMODATE FREEDOM RUN REGISTRATION AND FACILITATION, CHILI CHALLENGE AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT GO ON AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. SO, WE KIND OF FELT LIKE THIS WAS WE LOOKED AT THAT VERY CLOSELY.
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WE'D LOVE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, BUT WE KIND OF FELT LIKE THIS WAS THE BEST AVENUE.SO YEAH, APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK.
ANYONE ELSE QUESTIONS FOR THE TEAM? I HAVE JUST A COUPLE.
IT DIDN'T TALK ABOUT IMPACT OF PARKING AND CONSTRUCTION LAYDOWN SPACE.
I ASSUME THAT'S PART OF THIS PHASING THAT HAPPENS AS WELL.
I WAS GOING TO SAY WE DON'T HAVE IT AS PART OF THE PRESENT.
I DON'T HAVE IT AS PART OF THE PRESENTATION, BUT WE DO HAVE A LOGISTICS PLAN.
I CAN SEND TO YOU THAT FOR PHASE ONE.
AND THEN PHASE TWO, WE HAVE ANOTHER PLAN TO I CAN SEND THAT AFTER THE MEETING.
AND THEN JUST LOGISTICS OF CHILI AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN OCTOBER.
BECAUSE YOU'LL BE IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THIS.
YEAH. I'M SO PARKS AND REC 101.
RIGHT. WE ALWAYS HAVE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.
WE'VE DONE IT, YOU KNOW, A NUMBER OF TIMES AT SAR-KO-PAR TRAILS PARK FOR THE BARBECUE.
WE DON'T EXACTLY WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT.
AND I PROMISE WE'LL FIND A WAY TO MAKE CHILI WORK.
SO, WE'VE ALREADY BEEN WORKING ON LAYOUTS.
WE TALKED TO A LOT OF THE TEAMS THIS YEAR THAT WERE OVER IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER CURRENTLY, AND ABOUT BEING RELOCATED, WE GOT SOME REALLY POSITIVE AND PRODUCTIVE FEEDBACK FROM THEM. SO, FEELING VERY CONFIDENT.
WE DON'T HAVE FINALIZED PLANS YET, BUT WE ARE WORKING OUT ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS.
SO. AND JENNIFER, SHE MAKES IT SOUND SO EASY.
LIKE ALL THIS. THIS IS PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO.
THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS GOING ON IN THIS BUILDING.
THIS IS CONTINUING TO BE AS ACTIVE AS POSSIBLE.
WE'VE THIS IS WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT HAVING TURNER ON.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS, A LOT OF PLANNING.
SO, WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME COORDINATING ALL THOSE THINGS.
SO, WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO MINIMIZE.
BUT THERE ARE GOING TO BE DISRUPTIONS DURING THIS DURING THIS PROCESS IN SOME WAY SHAPE OR FORM.
BUT I THINK WE'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB AND WORKED REALLY HARD TO TRY TO MINIMIZE THOSE.
OKAY. MY LAST ONE IS 50% SERIOUS, 50% JOKE.
AND I HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR FRIEND HERE.
WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR VERY DETAILED GANTT CHART OF THE SCHEDULE, CAN YOU JUST GIVE US A LITTLE SIGNAL ON THE DAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO DEMO THE TREE? SO, I CAN BE OUT OF TOWN.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT THING FOR WE HAVEN'T BEEN A VERY LONG TIME.
JUST TO GIVE US A HEADS UP ON THE DAY THAT THE CATALPA COMES DOWN, WE'D APPRECIATE THAT.
OKAY, WELL, IF NO ONE HAS ANYTHING ELSE, THIS IS SUPER EXCITING.
SO, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR LONG-TERM EFFORTS IN PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THIS MOVE FORWARD.
OKAY. WITH THAT I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH TURNER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE LENEXA OLD TOWN ACTIVITY CENTER PROJECT.
MOTION BY COURTNEY, SECOND BY BILL.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES.
THERE MIGHT BE ONE LEFT BACK THERE IN THE BACK OR TWO.
OKAY. PREVIOUS MAYOR MADE STUDENTS COME DOWN TO THE MICROPHONE, INTRODUCE YOURSELF, WHAT SCHOOL YOU'RE FROM AND WHAT CLASS YOU'RE WORKING ON THIS EVENING. COULD I HAVE YOU ALL COME DOWN AND JUST VERY QUICKLY SAY HELLO AND THEN WE'LL LET YOU GO? SORRY YOU DREW THE SHORT STRAW.
AND AGAIN, JUST YOUR NAME, YOUR SCHOOL AND WHAT CLASS YOU'RE WORKING ON TONIGHT.
I'M GO TO SHAWNEE MISSION WEST AND I'M WORKING ON AMERICAN GOVERNMENT.
DO YOU LEARN ANYTHING INTERESTING TONIGHT? WE HAD A MIGHTY FULL AGENDA.
THAT'S USUALLY THE RESPONSE WE GET.
ANY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS THIS EVENING?
[COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS]
NONE. OKAY.[01:10:01]
OH, COURTNEY. GO AHEAD.I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE SENIOR LUNCHEON WAS A LOT OF FUN.
WAS THAT YESTERDAY? YEAH. YEAH. I KNOW, RIGHT? I'M JUST CRAM PACKED A LOT OF THINGS THIS WEEK.
SENIOR LUNCHEON YESTERDAY WAS GREAT.
I CAN TELL THAT IT'S A WELL-OILED MACHINE.
YOU KNOW, YOU SHOW UP, THEY TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW TO DO IT.
AND EVERYBODY THERE, I GUESS, LINES UP SUPER EARLY AND THEY STAY, LIKE, FIVE HOURS.
CAROLERS ARE GREAT. THE CONCERT WAS COOL.
SO, I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.
THANKS. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY, BECKY, ANY STAFF REPORTS TONIGHT?
[STAFF REPORTS]
JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK ITEMS, MAYOR.THERE WILL BE NO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING NEXT TUESDAY, THE 12TH.
BUT THE LUCKY NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS DO GET TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR ORIENTATION ON THAT DATE.
AND THEN I WOULD JUST LIKE TO INVITE THE ENTIRE COUNCIL TO JOIN US FOR THE EMPLOYEE HOLIDAY LUNCH THAT WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14TH AT 11:30 A.M. AT THE OLD TOWN ACTIVITY CENTER.
COME VISIT THE CENTER ONE MORE TIME BEFORE IT GOES UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN JANUARY, AND IT'LL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY SOME PIZZA AND MEET SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES, SO PLEASE JOIN US IF YOU'RE ABLE.
THAT'S ALL WE HAVE TONIGHT, MAYOR.
THIS NOW ENDS THE RECORDED PORTION OF THE MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.